2020届成都市彭州中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析.pdf
20202020 届成都市彭州中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析届成都市彭州中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题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 ARome can be pricey for travelers,which is why many choose to stay in a hostel(旅社).The hostels in Romeoffer a bed in a dorm room for around$25 anight,and for that,youll often get to stay in a central location(位置)with security and comfort.Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome,it would be Yellow Hostel.Its one of thebest-rated hostels in the city,and for good reason.Its affordable,and its got a fun atmosphere without being toonoisy.As an added bonus,its close to the main train station.Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels,this is the best hostel for you in Rome.Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun.Staffmembers hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots,bar crawls and karaoke.Theres also an area on therooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.Youth Station HostelIf youre looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel,look no further than Youth Station.It offers beautifulfurnishings and beds.There are plenty of other benefits,too;it doesnt charge city tax;it has both air conditioningand a heater for the rooms;it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and its close to allof the citys main attractions.The staff is friendly and helpful,providing you with a map of the city when you arrive,and offering advice if you require some.However,you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.1.What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?A.Comfort.B.Security.C.Price.D.Location.2.Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?A.Yellow Hostel.B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.C.Youth Station Hostel.D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.3.What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?A.It gets noisy at night.B.Its staff is too talkative.C.It charges for Wi-Fi.D.Its inconveniently located.BJon Pedley is making a big change.He is giving up his life as a businessman for a life of helping others.He istrading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda,East Africa.Pedley admits that he has notalways led a very positive life.At times he drank too much and got in troublewith the law.“Ive always put the pursuit of money in front of everything else.As long as I was all right,I didntcare who I was hurting,”says Pedley.But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook on life.He was amazed at what he saw and howmuch the people there appreciated the work he was doing.“I worked there for a few days and these people whohave nothing were thanking me by giving me bags of potatoes,which are a fortune for them,”he said.Now Pedley is selling his business,his$1.5 million farmhouse,and his expensive car and moving into a hutmade of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village.There he will help run an organization that hopes to improvethe quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi.He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to holdclean water for villagers.Today,people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital,so Pedley will help to builddoctors offices,too.Pedleys organization will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble.The teens will be sent to a“camp”in Uganda that Pedley will run.The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water,health,andeducation facilities for kids in Kigazi,many of whom have lost their parents to poverty or disease.Pedley hopes theteens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and morepositive path.4.Which of the following best describes Pedleys life in the past?A.Negative.B.Colorful.C.Independent.D.Selfish.5.What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village?A.Do business with the local people.B.Help farmers increase potato output.C.Assist villagers with construction work.D.Introduce tools to improve English teaching.6.Why will Pedley work with English teenagers in trouble?A.To encourage them to make friends with locals.B.To inspire them to live a more positive life.C.To train them to become doctors in the future.D.To make them learn about different cultures.7.What is the best title for the text?A.From millionaire to mud hutB.A life-changing adventureC.A rich man becoming homelessD.More money,more worriesCOnce small farmers in Masii,a remote village in Kenya,have picked their crops,all they can do is wait until abuyer trucks through.The system works fairly well for beans and corn,but mangoes-the areas other maincrop-spoil(腐烂)more quickly.If the trader is late,they rot.However,a simple coating could change that.A company,SmartTech,has created a product that doubles theshelf life of fresh produce,enabling farmers to access far-off,larger markets.More time forfresh produce ongrocers shelves also means less food waste-a$2.6 trillion problem,according to the United Nations Food andAgriculture Organization(FAO).James Rogers,CEO of SmartTech,wanted to solve the problem for food much in the same way that oxidebarriers preventing rust(锈)have achieved for steel.Fortunately,researchers have found when plants made thejump from water to land,they developed cutin(蜡质),a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together toform a seal around the plant,helping keep water in.The cutin was such a grand strategy that today youll still find it across the plant kingdom.SmartTechdiscovered through researches that an orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because of thethickness of its skin,but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules(分子)on thesurface.After extensive trials,Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plantmaterial-stems,leaves and skins.The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot.And best of all,the treated produce doesnt require refrigeration.“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Africa into commercial farmers,”says Rogers.“Thatmeans more money in pockets,and more food in stomachs.”But whether the company can cost-effectively reachsmall farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.8.The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to _.A.stress their need for preserving produceB.show their challenge in harvesting cropsC.express their wish to reach larger marketsD.evaluate their loss caused by slow transport9.What can we learn about SmartTechs product?A.It is financially supported by FAO.B.It is intended to replace refrigeration.C.It is designed to thicken produces skin.D.It is based on plantsown defence system.10.What will James Rogers probably focus on next?A.How to expand farms.B.How to earn more money.C.How to produce more tasty food.D.How to profit farmers in remote area.11.The main purpose of the passage is to _.A.promote a productB.present a technologyC.advertise SmartTechD.introduce James RogersDAt first glance,there is nothing unusual about BingoBoxs convenience storeshelves packed with snacks linethe walls,attracting passers-by through the glass windows.But upon closer look,BingoBox is no ordinary store.The door unlocks only after customers scan(扫描)aQR code to enter,and there is no cashier just a lonecheckout counter(柜台)in a corner.The Shanghai-based company is one of many unmanned store operators(运营者)opening outlets all over China,hoping to improve slim profit by reducing staff costs.“Ifstaff costs rise quickly,that puts greater pressure on low-profit businesses like convenience stores andsupermarkets,”said Andrew Song,an analyst at Guotai Junan Securities.“InChina,manpower costs have beenrising ly quickly.”However,the future vision of shopping without a check-out person is still a work in progress.A Post reporterwho visited a BingoBox store inShanghaiwas briefly locked in when trying to exit without buying anything.Although a sign near the exit stated that empty-handed customers can leave by scanning a QR code,no QR codewas to be found.Repeated calls to the customer service hotline went unanswered.The idea of unmanned stores first caught the worlds attention in December last year.Equipped withtechnology such as RFID tags,mobile payment systems and facial and movement recognition,such stores collectlarge amounts of data that give operators a better idea of consumer preferences and buying habits,which canthen be used to optimize(使最优化)operations and make more efficient inventory decisions.For companies likeBingoBox,lower operating costs also mean it can afford to expand its reach to areas with less foot traffic or fewerpeople,according to its founder and chief executive ChenZilin.12.What makes BingoBox store look like an ordinary convenience store?A.No cashier to check out.B.A lone checkout counter.C.Shelves packed with goods.D.Entering by scanning a QR code.13.Why are unmanned stores popular with operators?A.The customers prefer mobile payment systems.B.The unmanned stores help improve profit with lower labor costs.C.The employees focus on consumer preferences and buying habits.D.The operators care more about operations and inventory decisions.14.Why is the reporters case mentioned in the passage?A.To show his anger and dissatisfaction.B.To warn people not to go to a BingoBox store.C.To explain unmanned stores still have a long way to go.D.To complain that QR code service is not convenient at all.15.What can we infer from the chief executive Chen Zilin?A.Nowadays all stores should be equipped with advanced technology.B.The operators collect data about consumer preferences and buying habits.C.BingoBox made wiser decisions based on the data collected in those unmanned stores.D.The operators can open unmanned supermarkets in more distant places with low cost.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Critical thinking means absorbing important information and using that to form a decision or opinion of yourown._16_But luckily,its something you can train yourself to do better.One of the most important parts of thinking critically is learning what details matter.Wereexposed to somuch information and so many different opinions every day that its really easy to get lost in the details._17_Knowing which details matter is the first part of critical thinking,but its pretty useless if you dont know whattypes of questions to ask next._18_Its important to always ask yourself why something is important and howit connects to things you already know.As you do that,you train your brain to think critically about moreinformation you come across.As with anything,if you want to get good at critical thinking,you need to practice it every day._19_Thiscould be casual observations or a notebook with opinions,but the point is to write every single day.Likewise,participating in a healthy debate with friends is great practice._20_The more knowledge you gain,the better youll become at thinking about it.That doesnt meanthat you should be constantly thinking about thinking,but the end result is a brain that automatically forms betterarguments,focused ideas,and creative solutions to problems.A.Critical thinking doesnt end.B.It doesnt always come naturally to us.C.Critical thinking cant be learned in school.D.You should question all the provided details.E.One easy way to do this is to keep a journal of some kind.F.After all,thinking critically and asking questions go hand in hand.G.Subsequently,we need to train ourselves to learn which details matter.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My grandpa was not tall.But to me,a five-year-old child,he was a giant.We would sit side by side,watchingthe sun go down behindthe gas station across the busy street,a street that I was never_21_tocross_22_accompanied(陪伴)by an adult.One day we sat_23_the traffic,counting cars and trying to guess the color1 of the next one to turn thecorner.Suddenly Grandpa asked,“_24_?Yes,was my reply.How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get_25_a bottle ofCoke?I couldnt believe my_26_.Had I heard right?Was he talking to me?On my familys modest（卑微的）income,Cokewas not a part of our diet.A few sips(小口抿)was all I had ever had,and certainly never my ownbottle.I replied shyly,Okay,already wondering how I would get across the_27_.I thought Grandpa wasgoing to go with me._28_,after he gave mea dime(硬币),he said to me,Okay,Im going tostay_29_and tell you when its safe to cross.You go over to the Coke machine,get your Coke and walkback._30_me to tell you when its safe to cross back.I was very both excited and nervous when Grandpa_31_my hand tightly.Together welooked_32_the street and down,and up again.When he told me it was safe to cross,he_33_my hand and I ran.I ran faster than I had ever run before.The street seemed_34_.Iwondered if I would_35_it to the other side.Reaching the other side,I_36_to find Grandpastill standing exactly where I had left him,_37_proudly.Coke in hand,I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk,seeing Grandpa waswaiting_38_.Stop right there!he yelled(喊).One or two cars sped by me,and once again,Grandpa yelled,Come on now,run!At last I crossed the street safely.Dont ever do that_39_,he warned.One long swallow(吞，咽)of the cold Coke cooled my sweating body.I_40_felt so proud.21.A.hopedB.expectedC.daredD.allowed22.A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.whether23.A.watchingB.noticingC.seeingD.finding24.A.HappyB.FunnyC.HungryD.Thirsty25.A.youB.ourselvesC.meD.yourself26.A.eyesB.earsC.brainD.words27.A.CokeB.stationC.carsD.street28.A.ThoughB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Therefore29.A.homeB.hereC.inD.there30.A.Ask forB.Search forC.Wait forD.Look for31.A.tookB.shookC.heldD.put32.A.downB.backC.upD.upwards33.A.took hold ofB.let go ofC.lost hold ofD.controlled over34.A.narrowB.smoothC.longD.wide35.A.takeB.makeC.haveD.see36.A.turnedB.hadC.beganD.came37.A.smilingB.singingC.cryingD.calling38.A.angrilyB.impatientlyC.carefullyD.patiently39.A.againB.onceC.aloneD.though40.A.neverB.stillC.everD.also第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Mountain climbers around the world dream_41._going up Qomolangma,the highest mountain in theworld._42._many people who have climbed the mountain have left waste material that is harming theenvironment.A team of Americans is planning the largest clean-up effort ever on Qomolangma.They will makethe_43._(risk)trip of all time up the mountain next month.The team of eight Americans_44._(guide)by more than twenty Sherpas of Nepal(尼泊尔夏尔巴人).Their goal is_45._(remove)all the rubbish they see.They will spend two months cleaning up the mountainby gathering all kinds of rubbish,among_46._disposable products are a major concern.So the clean-upteam will take along_47._(new)developed equipment to collect and treat disposable products.They a
