2020届徐州市第三十三中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届徐州市第三十三中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案届徐州市第三十三中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答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 ABest Places to Visit in JulyNorways FjordsMost travelers prefer to visit Norways famous fjords(峡湾)in July because Norway

2、 has about 23 hours ofdaylight,giving travelers lots of time to take in the spectacular views of blue water,glaciers and mountains.July isalso whenNorways weather is at its warmest,about18,so travelers might include a light sweater in theirluggage.Bastille Day inParisJuly 14 is a national day celebr

3、ating independence to the French.July 14,1789,is the day the French stormedthe Bastille,aParisprison,and officially began the French Revolution,overthrowing a royal government that oftenthrew people in prison there for no reason at all.While the day is marked all overFrance,the biggest celebrationta

4、kes place inParis.Masai Mara National ReserveThe thrill of seeing millions of animals wander the plains inKenyais not easily forgotten.One of the mostpopular months to visit the Masai Mara is in July when the famous wildlife migration reaches the Masai Mara andzebras are at their highest number.The

5、best times to view the animals inKenyas most popular game park aredawn and dusk.Running of the Bulls inPamplonaTravelers who pride themselves on being fast runners may want to head toPamplonain July for the San FeminFestival.A key part of this annual festival is the running of the bulls.Six bulls ar

6、e released onto a narrow street fora half-mile run,with hundreds of runners seeing if they can run faster than the animals.1.What can visitors do inNorways in July?A.Enjoy the impressive scenery.B.Swim and fish in the fjords.C.See daylight around the clock.D.Buy heavy sweaters to keep warm.2.Which o

7、f the following is of historical significance?A.San Fermin Festival.B.Bastille Day.C.Masai Mara National Reserve.D.Norways Fjords.3.Where will visitors interested in wild animals go?A.Norway.B.Paris.C.Masai Mara.D.Pamplona.BHumans have found an easy way to tell if others are lying.Recent research sh

8、ows that the best way so far isbeing clever at how you ask questions and listen to the answers.Much of this research is based on the idea that telling a lie is simply harder mental work than telling the truth.Making up a story takes more effort than simply recording something that happened.And like

9、a writer,a liar hasto keep all the unreal details in his memory and sound believable when he explains them.One method that seems to work is asking them to tell their story in reverse order.This is harder when thestory isnt true and makes it easier for you to tell they are lying.An even more basic wa

10、y that helps is to just askmore questions,especially unexpected ones.Truth-tellers can easily find more to say,but its a challenge for a liarto come up with something thats not in his prepared story.Researchers suggest that you shouldnt lay all your cards on the table at the start,but only gradually

11、 presentwhat proof you have.The liars stories may not agree with that proof,making it clear that theyre lying.So it looks like there are ways to increase the chances of catching a liar;weve just been basing our methodson the wrong stories.Low-tech ways of causing people to make mistakes in conversat

12、ion seem to work better thanany science about eye movement or machines used to recognize a liar.To find a liar,watch less and listen more.4.Why does the author mention the writer?A.To show its hard to make up lies.B.To show its hard to recognise a liar.C.To show writers know liars best.D.To show wri

13、ters are very clever.5.What do we know about liars?A.They often have much to say.B.They often ask many questions.C.They usually prepare a made-up story.D.They usually feel good about themselves.6.What advice is given to help people catch liars?A.Asking them to set their stories down.B.Presenting you

14、r proof one by one.C.Telling different stories to them.D.Letting them ask questions.7.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Why People LieB.How to Stop People LyingC.Low-tech Ways to Find a LiarD.LiarsAre Smarter than ThoughtCIn a world simultaneously on fire and underwater thanks to climate ch

15、ange,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

16、 World Conservation Congress in Marseille,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,ha

17、bitat 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 s

18、ame 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 mov

19、ing 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 bil

20、lfishes 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

21、 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

22、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 accord

23、ing 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 pa

24、ssage?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.DThe term bird brain is frequently used to describe a persons lack of inte

25、lligence and good decision-makingability.However,some scientists believe it should be considered a praise,given that many birds can performhuman tasks like producing and using tools,solving problems,and planning for future needs.Now,Griffin,anAfrican Grey parrot,has proved that birds may even posses

26、s better visual memories than human adults andchildren.The study,led by Hrag Pailian,a researcher at Harvard University,had the parrot compete in the game againsttwenty-one undergraduate students and twenty-one 6 to 8-year-old children.The popular challenge involveshiding a small object under one of

27、 three or more upside-down cups,which are moved around.Participants arerequired to accurately identify the cup under which the object lies.To make the task more challenging,theresearchers required participants to track two,three,and four objects at the same time.An analysis of the results showed tha

28、tGriffinoutperformed the 6 to 8-year-olds across all levels on average.Even more impressive,the bird brain performed as well as,or slightly better than,the 21 Harvard students on 12of the 14 trials!It was only in the final two tests,which had the most objects and most movement,that the parrotfell be

29、hind the adults.However,Griffins performance was never below that of the children.Griffinwas the candidate of choice because the scientists needed an animal that had a brain functionalitysimilar to that of humans.The fact that the smart parrot loves to show off his brain power in exchange for a fewc

30、ashews(腰果)did not hurt either,said Irene Pepperberg,a Harvard lecturer,who has trained Griffin and severalother African Grey parrots,has been studying the species for over four decades and is considered a pioneer in thestudy of bird intelligence.12.Whatwere the participants required to do in the stu

31、dy?A.Identify different kinds of objects.B.Tell where the hidden object lies.C.Track other participants performance.D.Move around upside-down cups.13.What did the results of the study indicate?A.6 to 8-year-olds did better thanGriffin.B.Parrots have a better memory than other birds.C.Harvard student

32、s have a better visual memory.D.Griffinoutsmarted Harvard students in some trials.14.Why wasGriffinchosen for the experiment?A.It was good at making decisions.B.It was specially trained for experiments.C.It had similar brain functions to human beings.D.It loved to show off his language power for som

33、e treats.15.What is the best title for the text?A.Bird brain becomes a term for a stupid person.B.Harvard lecturer pioneers in bird intelligence study.C.Parrot outsmarted Harvard students in visual memory test.D.Researchers made new discoveries about human intelligence.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2

34、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When you think about college and the experiences youll have there,you probably think about learning andgrowing._16_Some researchers suggest students who make friends at college are more likely to be successful in theirstudy._17_Humans ar

35、e social creatures and when you have someone who can encourage you，you will bebetter prepared to face the challenge of higher education.Friendship is important for everyone.But when you go through college,you not only increase your knowledge,but you try to get along with others.When you apply for a

36、job after graduation,you will be asked questions aboutyour skills and knowledge._18_What does all of this have to do with friendships?Learning to get along withpeople and work well with them takes many forms,and one of them is friendship._19_These students can form study groups,discuss ideas for pro

37、jects,and celebrate victories and goodgrades.When you need to talk to someone,your classmates must be the best.It doesnt sound very friendly to talk about friendships in terms of what someone can gain from them.Butthe very nature of the relationship is reciprocal（互惠的）.While a person is providing you

38、 with the support andstrength you need,you have to be providing this back to them._20_A.Friendship is a two-way street.B.That help can come in the form of friendships.C.You might wonder why,but the answer is very clear.D.Youll also be asked how well you work with a team.E.You should also think about

39、 the friendship youll form.F.Your friends help you interact with people all around you.G.Students can get a lot by being friends with their classmates.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The Best LoveI h

40、ave been married to Scott for 20 years.He has_21_15 pounds.Once a marathon runner,he now runsonly down_22_halls.His hair is becomingless and his body shows the_23_of long working hours and toomany candy bars.When my friend asked me What will make this love last?I ran through all the obvious_24_:resp

41、onsibility,unselfishness,physical attraction,communication.Yet theres more.We still have fun.Last Saturdayat the grocery,we split the shopping_25_and raced eachother to see who could make it to the checkoutfirst.We_26_being together.There is understanding I understand why he must play basketball wit

42、h the guys.And he understands why,once a year,I must get away from the house to_27_my sisters for a few days of nonstop talking and laughing.Thereissharing.Notonlydowe_28_householdworriesandparentalburdenswealsoshare_29_.Once,Scott sent me a thick historical novel._30_he prefers thrillers(惊险小说)and s

43、ciencefiction,he had read the novel first.He_31_my heart when he explained it was because he wanted to beable to_32_ideas about the book after Id read it.There is forgiveness.When Im embarrassingly loud and_33_at parties,Scott forgives me.When headmitted_34_some of our savings in the stock market,I

44、gave him a hug and said,Its nothing_35_.Its only money.Finally there is sensitivity.Last week he came home and told me about a 60-year-old woman whod had astroke(中风)and would probably never_36_?He wept as he recalled the womans_37_standingbeside her bed,holding her hand.I_38_too.Because it was of th

45、e medical crisis.Because there were stillpeople who have been married 40 years.Because my husband is still moved and_39_after years of hospitalrooms and dying patients.I guess weve got what it_40_to make our love last.21.A.reducedB.lostC.gainedD.made22.A.hospitalB.collegeC.concertD.lecture23.A.abili

46、tiesB.chancesC.signD.rights24.A.methodsB.reasonsC.solutionsD.advantages25.A.basketB.centerC.costD.list26.A.avoidB.enjoyC.hateD.mind27.A.meetB.leaveC.attendD.follow28.A.bearB.shareC.tolerateD.escape29.A.happinessB.sorrowC.interestsD.ideas30.A.ThoughB.SinceC.UnlessD.Once31.A.hurtB.tookC.stuckD.touched

47、32.A.exchangeB.expressC.findD.provide33.A.politeB.gentleC.crazyD.enthusiastic34.A.increasingB.losingC.gettingD.winning35.A.strangeB.interestingC.specialD.serious36.A.moveB.walkC.speakD.recover37.A.daughterB.sonC.husbandD.brother38.A.criedB.smiledC.regrettedD.agreed39.A.excitedB.astonishedC.concerned

48、D.delighted40.A.meansB.takesC.promisesD.brings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In advance of the Allied landings at Normandy,the British planned the aerial bombing of the Amiens Prison innorthwest France.On February 18,1944,18 of the legendary M

49、osquito fighter-bombers(蚊式轰炸机)carried out theplan_41._(free)the 700 French Resistance members_42._(lock)up there.The weather that day was sobad that one of the pilots thought_43._a tough task it was.However,the group still_44._(fly)across theEnglish Channel at just 15 meters above the waves,though f

50、ive had to turn back due to radio and engine problems.Now down to 13 planes,Group Captain Charles Pickard carried on_45._the raid.At 12:01 pm,the bombers attacked the prison wall to allow the prisoners_46._route of escape.Theywent on to destroy the blocks where German officers were standing guard,ma