2020届成都市石室中学北湖校区高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析.pdf

20202020 届成都市石室中学北湖校区高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析届成都市石室中学北湖校区高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A ALocated in the beautiful Sichuan Basin,Chongqing is a magical 8D city.The natural history and culturalscenery of the area provide children with learning opportunities because they can enjoy the many wonders of thisarea.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground JointTiankeng Diqiao Scenic Area is located in the southern mountainous area of Fengjie County.The Tiankeng pitis 666 meters deep and is currently the deepest tiankeng in the world.The scenic spot is divided into ten areasincluding Xiaozhai Tiankeng,Tianjingxia Ground,Labyrinth River,and Longqiao River.There are many and weirdkarst cave shafts,and countless legends haunt them.Youyang Peach GardenYouyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national forest park,a national 5A-level scenic spot,and a nationaloutdoor sports training base.Located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain.The Fuxi Cave in the scenic spot isabout 3,000 meters long,with winding corridors,deep underground rivers,and color1 ful stalactites.Thelandscape is beautiful.Jinyun Mountain National Nature ReserveJinyun Mountain is located in Beibei District of Chongqing City,about 45 kilometers away from the CentralDistrict of Chongqing City.The nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain stand upright and rise from the ground.The ancienttrees on the mountain are towering,the green bamboos form the forest,the environment is quiet,and thescenery is beautiful,so it is called Little Emei.Among them,Yujian Peak is the highest,1050 meters above sealevel;Lion Peak is the most precipitous and spectacular,and the other peaks are also unique.Chongqing Peoples SquareChongqings Great Hall of the People,one of the landmarks of Chongqing,gives people the deepestimpression than its magnificent appearance resembling the Temple of Heaven.It also uses the traditional methodof central axis symmetry,with colonnade-style double wings and a tower ending,plus a large green glazed roof,large red pillars,white railings,double-eave bucket arches,and painted carved beams.1.How deep is the Tiankeng Ground Joint?A.666mB.3,000mC.45kmD.1050m2.Which of the following rocks can you see in Youyang Peach Garden?A.LimestoneB.StalactiteC.MarbleD.Quartzite3.Which attraction is closest to downtown Chongqing?A.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground JointB.Jinyun Mountain National Nature ReserveC.Chongqing Peoples SquareD.Youyang Peach GardenBImagine the feeling of swinging at a baseball going 100 miles per hourwithout leaving your living room,orbeing in race car as it roars down the track,while you are sitting on the couch.These are just some of the ways that sports business leaders say virtual reality(VR)will revolutionize howpeople train for and experience sports.Virtual and augmented（增强的）realities are together known as mixedreality(MR).“American footballers are already using VR to better train their minds andread the field,”Ludden said.“This can allow players to perfect their skills without risking injury.”Canadian company D-BOX Technologies designs and produces moving seats found in cinema and theme parks.It is now moving into sports,and shows its Formula One(F1)racing simulator（模拟器）.The seats stimulate theforce of gravity,speed and every shaking as Fl champion Lewis Hamilton zips around city streets.A simulation seat uses pre-programed data now.Someday,though,it could use real-time information sent bythe car.“They couldbroadcast live content through a network in pop-up theaters around the world,”Ludden said.Say you want to experience the true stress of a batter being up against major-league baseball pitcher.“You canhave a heartbeat added to the sensation on the seat and then you can feel it,boom,boom,”Maheu explained.“When he swings and hits the ball,you can have an impact.”One day,fans around the world could physically experience every game from their favorite player in real time.Ludden said that current and near-future technology could create“augmented stadiums”for live audiences.Panasonic launched its“Smart Venue”plans which included the overlaying of graphics,advertisements,playerstatistics and replays on the field of play at a pro football game.“If you are seated in the cheap seats,you can seethis really useful.”“Fans may someday join in stadium wide games,using the field as a virtual gaming platform,”Ludden added.4.What does the underlined phrase“read the field”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Get off the playing field.B.Build up a football court.C.Judge the situation on the field.D.Ask players to play on the spot.5.What does Maheu think audiences can do in the future baseball game?A.Enjoy live content in any theater.B.Program the simulation seats in advance.C.Control the force and speed of the baseball.D.Experience the real time game with the player.6.What does Ludden mainly describe in the last paragraph?A.The origin of VR.B.A future stadium.C.An advertisement platform.D.The expectations of audiences.7.What is the main idea of the text?A.VR can improve players skills for sports.B.VR increases fans joy in the baseball game.C.VR can improve sports experience for players and fans.D.VR promises a new future for football players and games.CIn a world simultaneously on fire and underwater thanks to climate change,scientists have announced some goodnews:Several important tuna(金枪鱼)species have stepped back from the edge of extinction.The unexpectedly fast recovery speaks to the success of efforts over the past decade to end overfishing.But tunaare not the only species scientists are discussing at the 2021 World Conservation Congress inMarseille,France,which is organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN).Researchers caution that manyother marine species remainimperiled.For instance,more than a third of the worlds sharks remain threatenedwith extinction due to overfishing,habitat loss,and climate change.“I think the good news is that sustainable fisheries are possible,”says Beth Polidoro,a marine biologist atArizona State University.“We can eat fish in a proper way and without driving the population to the point where itis on the road to collapse or extinction.At the same time,she warned that the changes in status should not be anreason to catch as many fish as we want.The IUCN,which ranks the worlds most endangered species on its Red List of Threatened Species and isbacked by 16,000 experts across the globe,also announced at the meeting that some animals are moving in theother direction,onto the Red List.One notable example is the Komodo dragon,an island-living lizard at particularrisk from climate change.For the better part of two decades,Polidoro has been part of a specialist group tasked with assessing thestatuses of more than 60 species of tuna and billfishes for the IUCN.Her team announced its first comprehensivefindings in 2011,mentioning that a number of commercially fished tuna species were dangerously close todisappearing.According to the new data,the Atlantic bluefin tuna(Thunnus thynnus),once listed as endangered,now qualifies for a status of least concern.As does the yellowfin tuna(Thunnus albacares)and albacore tuna(Thunnus alalunga),which were both considered near-threatened the last time they were assessed.8.What does the underlined word“imperiled”in paragraph 2 mean?A.EndangeredB.ConservedC.ExtinctD.Safe9.What can we infer from Polidoros words?A.Too many fish are being eaten by human beings.B.Eating fish does not necessarily lead to its extinction.C.Fish species are on the edge of dying out if no action is taken.D.The situation of underwater species are changing for the better.10.Which of following statement is true according to the passage?A.Some Tuna species are wiped out by overfishing.B.Tuna are ranked as the worlds most endangered species.C.Climate change poses a threat to most species in water and on land.D.Three tuna species have been saved from extinction according to the data.11.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Some tuna species are reported endangered recently.B.IUCN has helped saved a great many marine species.C.Improvement has been made in saving marine species.D.Great efforts should be made to conserve species underwater.DIt was once considered an important status symbol-but having a home phone is increasingly seen asawhite elephant.New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），andalmost a third of those that do never actually use it.The vast majority of people who still have a home phone 72 percent say they only have it because itis part of their broadband package.But thats not the only reason to desert the home phone-20 percent of thosesurveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.Digital media expert Dr.Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone use.Sheexplained：If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside,you would rely on a mobile phone.But if you areolder,disabled and perhaps poorer,our research shows youre more likely to use a landline.If you are richer,youwill have access to more smart devices-a smart TV,smartphone or laptop.But the poorer you are-or if youare older,your use of these devices is more limited.”Last year,research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually intheUKhad halved over just six years,to 54 billion minutes.The new study also showed that more than a quarter ofhouseholds have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline,but only sixpercent have done so.12.The underlined part“a white elephant in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that isA.costly but effectiveB.useful and beautifulC.expensive but uselessD.cheap and necessary13.Whats the main reason why some people still have a home phone?A.Their broadband package contains it.B.Their family can only afford to use it.C.They are used to using a home phone.D.They consider it an important status symbol.14.Which of the following is more likely to use a landline?A.A young adventurer.B.An old poor gardener.C.An outdoor photographer.D.A famous indoor designer.15.Whats the best title of the text?A.End of the landline?B.Fed up with cold calls?C.The history of phonesD.Different choices of phones第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Developing a positive attitude through positive thinking is good for both your physical and mental health.Understandably,its not always possible to keep positive during certain situations,but itis possible to develop theskills to have positive thinking._16_Surround yourself with positive peopleBeing around people who always see the bad side of something will only make you feel bad._17_Itshard to be negative when everyone around you is positive!Learn to deal with negative thoughts_18_To become a successful positive thinker youll need to learn to know the negative words you tellyourself.Words such as never and always are known to carry a negative mental effect.Instead of telling yourself,“Ialways make mistakes”,change your words to,“I make mistakes sometimes but I always learn from them.”Set goalsIts much easier to be positive when you have set goals in mind.Setting goals will help you to deal with thedifficulties.Take responsibility for your actions_19_They seldom made many complaints when coming across hard times.Accepting responsibility foryour actions will help keep you thinking positively and prevent you from accusing others without any reason.Look for positive informationReading positive information about being successful in life can help you work towards becoming a positivethinker._20_Its a wonderful way to start and finish each day!Making decisions to change your way of thinkingfrom negative to positiveis a very effective step toensuring success in your life.Surround yourself with other like-minded people,and youll gain all the rewards of ahappy life.A.Dont make some complaints.B.One of the secrets to successful people is that they take responsibility for their behavior.C.Its necessary for you to learn how to deal with negative words.D.By learning how to make positive thinking easy,youll benefit a lot!E.Being around positive people,on the other hand,will affect you in a positive way.F.Spend a little time every day reading something that encourages you to think positively.G.Its hard to become a positive thinker if your mind is always annoyed with negative thoughts.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项I first heard about several cases of coronavirus in January,2020.But I did not_21_the outbreak to havesuch a sudden and powerful effect on the rest of the world.In March,towards the end of winter quarter,itwas_22_that we would take all the finals online.It was unexpected,and all university teachers and studentswere_23_.Due to the coronavirus pandemic,our University of California at San Diego（UCSD）student-run free dentalclinics are closed_24_,and most research laboratories are only open for_25_personnel.Thus,I havehad a lot more spare time than before,_26_most of the events have been switched to be held online.To_27_time,I learned to follow_28_to make different dishes.The period of quarantine（隔离）hasbecome a time when I can learn some new life_29_.Besides cooking,I have been_30_a new hobbyplaying puzzles.At first,solving a puzzle was justa wayfor me to_31_endurance（忍耐性）and patience.Then I realized that I learned much more than that.WhenI_32_1,000 pieces of a puzzle on the table,I_33_not buying a simpler one.I suddenly realized howimpatient I was that I couldnt even focus on such a simpler task.Electronic devices have been training me to constantly stare at a blinking（闪烁）screen and_34_what Iwas doing.I decided to solve a puzzle while_35_devices for several hours,and enjoy one simple task like alittle child.When I started to look for different pieces to see if they could fit in a larger_36_,I started to look forshortcuts.I tried to collect puzzles with similar patterns or color1 s and_37_their edges.During this time,I slowly forgot all the madness and_38_of quarantine life.Every time I got one piece inthe right place,I was_39_awarded by such a small success and motivated to keep on trying.It was surprisingand unexpected for me to receive so much_40_from focusing on solving puzzles.21.A.encourageB.expectC.requireD.remind22.A.announcedB.promisedC.hopedD.discovered23.A.unhappyB.unfortunateC.uninterestedD.unprepared24.A.occasionallyB.formallyC.temporarilyD.gradually25.A.devotedB.eagerC.excellentD.limited26.A.unlessB.beforeC.sinceD.though27.A.treasureB.killC.wasteD.save28.A.schedulesB.ordersC.targetsD.recipes29.A.secretsB.tracksC.skillsD.lessons30.A.exploringB.spreadingC.reviewingD.doubting31.A.supportB.practiseC.recommendD.appreciate32.A.broke upB.handed inC.poured outD.put away33.A.imaginedB.permittedC.advisedD.regrette