2020届广州市江南外国语实验学校高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案.pdf
20202020 届广州市江南外国语实验学校高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答届广州市江南外国语实验学校高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案案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 AFilms to watch in MarchGretaA lonely young waitress finds a handbag on aNew Yorksubway train.Luckily,the address is inside,so shereturns it to the piano teacher who left it there.She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit ofdropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends.Directed by Neil Jordan,the actors are attractive.Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who admires her.Thanks to them,Greta winds upbeing far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.The AftermathThe Aftermath is one of the few World War-related films.Based on Rhidian Brooks novel,this touchingromantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley,who is the wife of a British officer.She hates the Germans becauseher son was killed in an air raid.But is there a chance that a tall,dark andhandsome man might persuade her toovercome her hate?Captain MarvelIt took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero.Its also the first Marvel film to bedirected by a woman,who has directed Half Nelson and Missisippi Grind.Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s.TheOscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers,a US Air Force fighter pilot,while Samuel L Jackson,as usual,plays Nick Fury.DumboDumbo is a classic Disney cartoon,who has big ears and there have been plenty of those kind of movies inrecent years.Burtonalways has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to MissPeregrines Home for Peculiar Children.Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.1.What makes Captain Marvel special?A.Winning Oscar.B.Its female director.C.Time setting.D.A womanpilot.2.Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch?A.The AftermathB.Captain MarvelC.GreteD.Dumbo3.Where can you most probably read the text?A.Readers DigestB.NatureC.Scientific AmericanD.National GeographicBWe touch our faces all the time,and it had never seemed to be a big problemuntil COVID-19 arrived.Touching our facesthe T-zone of our eyes,nose and mouth in particularcan mean giving ourselves thedeadly virus.This is why organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)have suggested that weavoid touching our faces.Just stop this simple behavior,William Sawyer,founder of Henry the Hand,a nonprofitorganization that promotes hand hygiene(卫生),told The Washington Post.Its the one behavior that would bebetter than any vaccine(疫苗)ever created.Yet,stopping this simple behavior might be harder than you think because its already hardwired(固定存在于)into our system.Some face touchingis an automatic reflex(反射)like when there is an itch(痒)on your nose,youll scratch(挠)it without thinking.According to CNBC,a 2014 study found that touching your face also helps to reduce stressand regulate emotions.For example,youre more likely to do it when you feel awkward or embarrassed.Accordingto Dacher Keltner,a psychologist at the University of California Berkeley,US,this action may also come with asocial function:When you are talking to someone and want to change the subject,for example,touching your faceis like the curtains on a stage,closing up one act of the social drama,ushering(引导)in the next,Keltner told theBBC.Moreover,face-touching in almost all of these occasions is subconscious,which means its very hard tochange because you dont even know youre doing it,said Sawyer.But youre not alone.In a 2015 study,whereagroup of medical students were filmed in class,it was found that they touched their faces an average of 23 timesan hourwith 44 percent of the touches being in the T-zones.That was particularly surprising since medicalstudents were supposed to know better.Since its so hard to shake the habit,maybe the easiest way is to wash our hands more often.This way,wecan be sure that our hands are free from the novel coronavirus.4.What do the first two paragraphs talk about?A.The best way to fight COVID-19B.How organizations are fighting COVID-19.C.Typical hand hygiene problems in the fight against COVID-19.D.The necessity to avoid touching our faces to fight COVID-19.5.Why is it hard for people to stop touching their faces?A.It makes people feel more confident.B.Many are unaware of this behaviors risks.C.They usually do it automatically and subconsciouslyD.Many think the action helps them express their emotions.6.Which of the following is a social function of touching faces,according to the text?A.Using it as a sign to change the topicB.Bringing a conversation to an end.C.Showing an interest in the ongoing subject.D.Making others feel relaxed while talking.7.What is the authors purpose in mentioning a 2015 study on a group of medical students?A.To give tips on how to stop touching faces.B.To prove that it is common for people to touch their faces.C.To show it is impossible to shake the habit of touching your face.D.To show how hygiene awareness helps people avoid touching their faces.CDid you know people who live in different parts ofChinahave different habits and preferences?For example,people from southernChinaprefer to eat vegetables,while people from northChinalike to eat meat.According to anew study in a journal,gene variations(变异)might be responsible for these differences.Researchers fromChinasBGI collected genetic information from 141,431 Chinese women,who came from 31 provinces and consisted of 36ethnic minority groups.They found that natural selection has played an important role in the ways that people living in differentregions of China have developed,affecting their food preferences,immunities(免疫力)to illness and physicalfeatures.A variation of the gene FADS2 is more commonly found in northern people.It helps people metabolize(新陈代谢)fatty acids,which suggests a diet that is rich in flesh.This is due to climate differences.Northern Chinais at ahigher latitude.This weather is difficult to grow vegetables in.Therefore,northerners tend to eat more meat.The study also found differences in the immune systems of both groups.Most people in southernChinacarrythe gene CR1,which protects against malaria.Malaria was once quite common in southernChina.In order tosurvive,the genes of people in the south evolved to fight against this disease.However,people in the south arealso more sensitive to certain illnesses,as they lack the genes to stop them.Genes can also cause physical differences between northerners and southerners.Most northerners have theABCC11 gene,which causes dry earwax,less body smell and fewer sweats.These physical differences are alsomore beneficial to living in cold environments.Southerners are less likely to have this gene,as it did not develop intheir population.8.What did the new study focus on?A.Regions.B.Eating habits.C.Gene variations.D.Ethnic minority groups.9.What is the main function of the gene FADS2?A.It helps store fat.B.It helps digest meat.C.It helps gain weight.D.It helps treat an illness.10.According to the study,most northerners _.A.sweat less frequentlyB.are immune to malariaC.prefer vegetables to meatD.are more sensitive to climates11.How many differences did the study find related to genes?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.DIn 2002,young Elon Musk tried unsuccessfully to buy Russian rockets to help him send mice to Mars and back.Afterwards,the youngmillionaire decided to build his own rockets.Musk went to Southern California and started hiring people to help bring his dream to life.In a very shorttime,and despite some failures,his company SpaceX launched Falcon 1,the first successful privately-built liquidfuel rocket,into Earths orbit in 2008.As the first Falcon rocket began testing,development was already underway for the Falcon 9.This muchlarger rocket,which uses nine engines to lift heavy payloads（有效载荷）into orbit,is engineered to return to Earth,ready to be reused for another flight.For Musk,space is the final destination.To help people get there,his company Neuralink is developingdevices that will link peoples brains with computers.A similar device has been developed at the University ofUtah.It consists of a chip（芯片）with 256 threads（线程）that is placed between a persons skin and brain.Thethreads attach directly to brain tissue（脑组织）.Patients who have the device are able to use only their minds tocommunicate with one another through computers.Neuralinks chips will have about 1,000 threads.A robot developed by the company will place up to ten chipsunder a persons skin.The chips will communicate without wires but with a tiny device that will be worn behindthe persons ear.That device,in turn,will communicate with computers.The primary market for the technologywill be for people that,because of injuries or birth defects,cannot control their hands and arms.With Neuralinkproduct,theyll be able to mentally command a computer to type messages for them or carry out other tasks.12.According to this article,what was the first Falcon 1 able to do?A.Launch big satellites.B.Reach distant moons.C.Move around our planet.D.Study the universe.13.What does the article explain about Neuralinks chips?A.How theyll be set up.B.What safety features theyll have.C.How much money theyll earn.D.Where theyll be produced.14.According to this article,who is Neuralink going to market its product to first?A.Those who own great wealth.B.Those who are physically disabled.C.Those who travel internationally.D.Those who do research on plants.15.In which publication is this article most likely to appear?A.The Journal of Environmental Studies.B.Advances in Business and Technology.C.Digest of Fashion and Entertainment News,D.Consumers Guide to Outdoor Recreation.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How Do Languages Die?How many languages do you think there are in the entire world?Altogether,people around the world speakabout 6,000 languages.Does that surprise you?_16_Today,about half the worlds spoken languages areendangered.Experts say that another language becomes extinct(灭绝)every two weeks.How do languages die?They die when people stop using them.But most people dont just stop speakingtheirnative language.Its more complex than that.More often,theyre either pressured or forced to doso._17_Theyre often pressured to speak the areas main language instead of their own.This leads manyimmigrants to stop using their native language.They might not even teach it to their children.Slowly,the native language dies out.Sometimes,languages shift or develop instead of becoming extinct.Have you ever heard that Latin is a deadlanguage?In a way,it is.No one today speaks Latin as their native language._18_People still use Latin in manyways.Scientists use it to name plants and animals._19_That means the death of a language hurts peoples ability to take part in cultural traditions.Theymight lose access to stories and knowledge that were passed down for many years.This is one reason why manypeople today are working to save dying languages.How can languages be saved?Some young people learn the language of their ancestors as adults.Linguists travel the world to record the last native speakers of dying languages_20_They do so in hopesthat future generations will bring the languages back to life.Many educational programs today also work to helppreserve native languages and cultures.A.There used to be many more!B.You may have used it in school.C.Language is extremely closely tied to culture.D.But that doesnt mean it disappeared completely.E.One example is when people move to a different country.F.Some native speakers write dictionaries in their language.G.There are plenty of things to do to help protect languages.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 husband sat down on the bed.“Your_21_are complete ridiculous,Denise.These gifts dont haveto be perfect.The kids dont care.”I_22_him and kept wrapping the gifts.Each boy needed to have his own paper,and eachgift_23_to be wrapped perfectly.Actually,I always_24_to do everything perfectly.I suspected myentire family lived in_25_of my standards.I told myself I was just taking care of my family,but in reality Iknew my_26_perfectionism wasnt doing us any good.I knew I needed to_27_.Two days later,my husband and I took our two older boys on a_28_toMatamoros,Mexico.We weregoing to participate in a(n)_29_known as the Big Feed,where wed be working in a field with strangers.Upon arriving,we sat down and listened to the director,Ben,give his_30_about the event.“We wontstay inside although its raining.And I have something thatll_31_that all of you stay flexible.”He_32_a small piece of cookie to each of us.“This is the Flexi-cookie.You eat it and you_33_will beflexible.Now lets eat this cookie together.”It tasted so ordinary,but it_34_magical ways.I worked alongside my family for two long days ina_35_field.We handed out supplies and_36_for several thousand people.My sons played gameswith the other children all day in the rain,and I never once_37_them up.I learned to be flexible.Later,I muttered(嘀 咕)Fexi,Flexi throughout the day,_38_myself that I needed to beless_39_.I cannot say Ive totally overcome my perfectionism,but Ive made enough_40_.21.A.attitudesB.beliefsC.principlesD.standards22.A.blamedB.abandonedC.ignoredD.teased23.A.hadB.requestedC.happenedD.asked24.A.agreedB.attemptedC.failedD.refused25.A.orderB.fearC.placeD.support26.A.stubbornB.curiousC.generousD.normal27.A.fleeB.withdrawC.changeD.recover28.A.routineB.dietC.dilemmaD.journey29.A.eventB.adventureC.lectureD.ceremony30.A.speechB.reviewC.writingD.guess31.A.explainB.guaranteeC.witnessD.assume32.A.showed offB.took inC.mixed upD.passed out33.A.improperlyB.certainlyC.rarelyD.unwillingly34.A.occurredB.countedC.workedD.mattered35.A.muddyB.broadC.comfortableD.smooth36.A.preparedB.stoodC.waitedD.cooked37.A.fixedB.pickedC.broughtD.cleaned38.A.convincingB.remindingC.warningD.promising39.A.patientB.conservativeC.rigidD.careful40.A.marksB.equipmentC.progressD.differences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It took two years to complete the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegations entry uniform.Afterseveral rounds of selections and_41._(evaluate),final uniform designs with the theme of making a goodstart were_42._(official)confirmed in March last year._43._the appearance of the athletes is a focus of the opening ceremony,an eye-catching color1 likered is a top choice,especially since it is the primary shade in Chinas national flag,_44._symbolizes energy,passion and joy in traditional Chinese culture.White represents brightness,purity and divinity.The combination ofred and white makes an auspicious(吉祥)statement_45._(echo)the theme of the design:making a goodstart.Coloralongwithgraphics canconvey thevisualcharacteristics ofacountry andexpress amore_46._(accuracy)nationalimage.Thehem(下 摆)ofth
