2020届广州市天秀中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案.pdf

2020 届广州市天秀中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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 You havent truly visited a city until youve experienced its nightlife.Watching a big city likeLondongradually turn dark and darker into the night is a beautiful journey of time and light.So how about taking a historical evening walk and touchingsome of the nicest areas in centralLondon?Lets get started.6:30 pm The walk starts on theMillenniumBridge.On the bridge,watch the scenic city across the River Thames with the skyscrapers gradually lighting up against the darkening skies.TheMillenniumBridgehas been featured in many London-based films,includingHarry Potter,and the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.7:30 pm Its getting dark.A fifteen-minute walk northwest fromSt Pauls Cathedral takes you to the historic Borough Market.During the evenings,you find a lot of restaurants around the market.This is an excellent time to get your dinner.9:00 pm The next stop isLondonBridge.This is about 6 minutes walk from the Borough Market.As you join other onlookers and mentally go through the nursery school rhyme of“LondonBridgeis Falling Down”,you get lost again in history.Why does the song sayLondonBridgeis falling and who is the fair lady?During theLondoncity fire of 1897,LondonBridgeserved an important role in fire control.It was one of the major structures that prevented the fire from crossing over to the other side ofLondon.11:30 pm Londonnever sleeps;its a few minutes to midnight and everywhere is still filled with people moving around.About four minutes away from the Golden Jubilee Bridges isTrafalgar Square,our next stop.12:00 am Its been a beautiful evening,hasnt it?1.Where can you visit aGuardians of the Galaxyfilming location?A.In theSt Pauls Cathedral.B.On theMillenniumBridge.C.In the Borough Market.D.On the Golden Jubilee Bridges.2.What can be learned about the Borough Market?A.It is far fromLondonBridge.B.It is related to a famous song.C.It is an ideal place for dinner.D.It is a modern open-air market.3.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To showLondons color1 ful culture.B.To introduce the scenery inLondon.C.To ask people to do outdoor activities.D.To recommend a night tour inLondon.B Six Neanderthals who lived in what is now France were eaten by their fellow Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago,according to fearful evidence of the cannibalistic(食人的)event discovered by scientists in a cave in the 1990s.Now,researchersmay have figured out why the Neanderthals,including two children,became victims of cannibalism:Global warming.While previous studies have examined Neanderthal remains to find proof of cannibalistic behavior,this is the first study to offer clues as to what may have led Neanderthals to become cannibals.Scientists found that rapid changes in local ecosystems as the planet warmed may have wiped out the animal species that Neanderthals ate,forcing them to look elsewhere to fill their stomachs.The researchers examined a layer of sediment(沉积物)in a cave known as Baume Moula-Guercy,in southeastern France.In that layer,charcoal(碳)and animal bones were so well-preserved that scientists could reconstruct an environmental picture representing 120,000 to 130,000 years ago.They discovered that the climate in the area was likely even warmer than it is today,and that the change from a cold,dry climate to a warmer one happened quickly.“Maybe within a few generations”,study co-author Emmanuel said.As the animals that once populated the landscape disappeared,some Neanderthals ate what they could find their neighbors.Cannibalism is by no means unique to Neanderthals,and has been practiced by humans and their s“from the early Palaeolithic to theBronze Age and beyond,”the study authors reported.The behavior adopted by the starving Neanderthals in the Baume Moula-Guercy should therefore not be viewed as“a mark of bestiality(兽性)or sub-humanity”,but as an emergency adaptation to a period of severe environmental stress,according to the study.4.What does the study mainly focus on?A.The social behavior of Neanderthals.B.The reason for cannibalism among Neanderthals.C.The climate change in southeasternFrance.D.The influence of global warming on ancient animals.5.What can possibly be used to describe the climate in southeasternFrance120,000 to 130,000 years ago?A.It was no warmer than it is today.B.It was first warm while later cold and dry.C.Its change was mild and went through quite a long process.D.Its change is a chief factor contributing to cannibalism.6.Which of the following might the study authors agree with?A.Neanderthals cannibalism showed their bestiality.B.Cannibalism was actually a measure the Neanderthals had to adopt to survive.C.Neanderthals cannibalism guaranteed their rule over other tribes.D.Only Neanderthals were found to have cannibalism in human history.7.Where can you most possibly find this passage?A.In a science journal.B.In a travel brochure.C.In a history book.D.In a geography book.C Hardware in general,and smartphones in particular,have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global Souths landfill sites(垃圾填埋场).Electronic waste(e-waste)currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste,and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone,laptop and power bank They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on theoutskirts of Ghanas capital,Accra.It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world,where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process.They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.But Agbogbloshie should not exist.The Basel Convention,a 1989 treaty,aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries.The e-waste industry,however,circumventsregulations by exporting e-waste labelled as secondhand goods to poor countries like Ghana,knowing full well hat it is heading for a landfill site.A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals.This is not surprising:smartphones contain chemicals like mercury（水银）,lead and even arsenic(砷).Reportedly,one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level thats about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA).Most worryingly,these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system.This should concern us all,since some ofGhanas top exports are cocoa and nuts.Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers waste.For example,Germanyhas started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie,along with a health clinic for workers.However,governments cannot solve the problem alone,as there is an almost limitless consumer demand for hardware,especially when governments green policies are focused on issues like climate change.Only the manufacturers can fix this.A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair,reuse and recycling of hardware profitable,or at least cost-neutral 8.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.Electronic waste requires more landfill sites acrossGhana.B.Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycle C.Electronic products need to be improved urgently D.Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie 9.What does the underlined word circumventsin Paragraph 3 mean?A.Abolishes B.Tightens C.Brings in D.Gets around 10.What should be the best concern according to the text?A.The thread of polluted food around the world B.The damage of chickens immune system C.The lack of diversity inGhanas exports D.The violation of EFSAs standards 11.What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem?A.Manufacturers developing a sustainable hardware economy B.Governments adjusting their green policies about e-waste.C.Reducing customers demands for electronic products D.Manufacturers urging the government to make effective policies to ensure more profit.D A company called Neuralink has shared a video where a monkey is playing a video game.That s fairly unusual,but what makes the video even stranger is that the monkey is playing the video game with just his mind.The monkey in the video is called Pager who has two of Neuralinks special Link devices(装置)inside his brain.The devices planted in Pagers brain are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pagers brain that control movements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game.At first,Pager controlled the video game using a joystick it,which is a normal gaming controller.But as Pager played,his Link devices wirelessly sent out information about the signals his brain was using to control his arms and hands.Neuralinks scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match the signals from Pagers brain to the movements that his hands were actually doing.This was the most difficult work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence(AI)to help them decode(解码)Pagers brain signals.The final step was to have a computer make moves inthe video game as if Pager had actually moved the joystick.If Pager thought about moving the joystick up,the computer would send an“up”signal to the video game.At first,the researchers let Pager keep moving the joystick with his hand,even though it was no longer connected to the computer.But soon Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.Even though Neuralinks work right now focuses on animals and video games,theres a very serious purpose behind it.Neuralink wants to make it possible for humans who have lost the ability to make physical movements to interact with the world around them.12.What are“Link”devices used to do?A.To pick up the arms and hands signals.B.To link the computer to the monkeys brain.C.To send out information about the brains signals.D.To control movements of the arms and hands.13.What challenged scientists most in the study?A.Recording and sending out body signals.B.Training Pager to use the joystick correctly.C.Planting Link devices into Pagers brain.D.Matching brain signals to body movements.14.What is Neuralinks real purpose of the study?A.To test artificial intelligence.B.To help those without arms or legs.C.To study how animals play video games.D.To develop more complex video games.15.What can be the best title for the text?A.Video Games for Animals Are Developed.B.Science Proves the Intelligence of Monkeys.C.Monkey Plays Video Games Using His Mind.D.Neuralink Is Leading the World in Technology.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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 Before there was the written word,there wasthe language of dance.Dance expresses love and hate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between._16_We dance fromFloridatoAlaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We dance at weddings,birthdays,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”says Lester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio inIowa.“I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.”Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.“Teaching dance is wonderful._17_Its great to watch them.For many of them,its a way of meeting people and having a social life.”_18_“I can tell you about one young couple,”says Bridges.“Theyre learning to do traditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile._19_”So,do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier?Andrea Hillier says,“Dance,like the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get better and better._20_I find it hard to stop!Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in theU.S.is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors,come toAmerica.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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 Scott,72,an elderly woman lives inMassachusettswhose home was in badly need of repairs.There were_21_in the ceiling,and some wild animalswere getting in,”Kinney,the electrician_22_,adding the lady also didnt have running water and her kitchen sink was_23_and leaking.After_24_the job,Kinney went home,but he kept thinking about Scott,and that she lived alone and couldnt_25_ other repairs.So the electrician decided to_26_-first,by working on Scotts home by himself for free.But he didnt_27_there.After cleaning up and doing a ton of yard work for Scott,Kinney decided to_28_Facebook fundraiser（资金募集）to offer more_29_.Within hours,the fundraiser received more than$3500.Today,since their_30_first began,more than$105,000 has been_31_to help Kinney pay for materials.“The_32_kept growing and support kept pouring in,“he told CNN,adding that local restaurants have even donated_33_to the skilled volunteers.So far,the volunteers have managed to fix a（an）_34_electrical system,heating system,roof；windows,paint job in Scottshome,and also_35_new grasses in her backyard.“Shes been here by herself for over 10 years,so Im_36_its a big change for her,but shes warmed up to everybody,he explained.Shes so_37_;she got all types of new friends.Shes out here making lunch for us,laughing joking.Its just a_38_to witness.The electrician said he_39_wants to offer services to other elderly people in the same_40_and hopefully,around the country.21.A.holes B.roofs C.nests D.windows 22.A.hesitated B.sobbed C.remembered D.understood 23.A.cheap B.broken C.plastic D.different 24.A.forgetting B.refusing C.slowing D.completing 25.A.like B.allow C.afford D.require 26.A.make a deal B.set a goal C.take notes D.take measures 27.A.stop B.check C.regret D.wait 28.A.find B.create C.mend D.tell 29.A.materials B.water C.help D.volunteers 30.A.meetings B.discussions C.repairs D.wishes 31.A.raised B.spent C.wasted D.lent 32.A.ambition B.official C.project D.mood 33.A.money B.clothes C.power D.meals 34.A.advanced B.new C.expensive D.stainless 35.A.planted B.cut C.bought D.painted 36.A.worried B.sure C.excited D.embarrassed 37.A.happy B.upset C.sick D.confused 38.A.story B.test C.play D.wonder 39.A.hardly B.even C.always D.fortunately 40.A.website B.nation C.community D.house 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 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“Time waits for no man”or so the saying goes.We cant stop time and we cant control_41._,although sometimes,in our minds,we think time flies.But if this year_42._particular feels like its passing more quickly than others have done,there could be a scientific_43._(explain).Of course,we know a year is usually 365 days long.Clever scientists calculated this a long time ago.They also worked out that every four years,we need an extra day_44._(call)a leap year to keep ou