2020届昆明市第十八中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届昆明市第十八中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案届昆明市第十八中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考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 ANational Disability Insurance Scheme(方案)The National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS)will transform the way Queenslan

2、ders with disability aresupported and change the way disability services are funded and delivered.Under the scheme,Queenslanders with disability will have choice and control over how they access supportand who delivers them.They will also have certainty that they will be supported throughout their l

3、ifetime toachieve their personal goals.The NDIS will have an effect on the following programs.School Transport Assistance Program for Students with DisabilityThe NDIS will not disrupt existing services for qualified students.The Queensland Government will alsocontinue to provide school transport ass

4、istance for students with disability who are not qualified to receivefunding via the NDIS.For more information about the School Transport Assistance Program,and to check your qualification,visitthe Education and Training website.Taxi Subsidy(补助金)SchemeThe Queensland Governmenthas lengthened the Taxi

5、 Subsidy Scheme(TSS)membership for NDIS qualifiedmembers to 31 October,2022.This will allow more time to solve transport support arrangements under theCommonwealths NDIS.You can find more information about the TSS and your qualification on the TransLink website.Disability Parking Permit SchemeNo cha

6、nges will be made to the Disability parking permit scheme when the NDIS is introduced inQueensland.Current arrangements for this scheme will be maintained.You can find more information on this scheme,and check your qualification,on the Queensland Governmentwebsite.Public Transport Concessions for Pe

7、ople with DisabilityThere will be no change to concessions on public transport for people with disability when the NDIS isintroduced inQueensland.TransLink will continue to ensure concessions are provided for disabled personstravelling on public transport inQueenslandwhen the NDIS is introduced.You

8、can find more information about public transport discounts for people with disability,and check yourqualification,on the TransLink website,1.Which program helps drive the disabled to and from school?A.Taxi Subsidy Scheme.B.Disability Parking Permit Scheme.C.Public Transport Concessions for People wi

9、th Disability.D.School Transport Assistance Program for Students with Disability.2.What can we learn about Taxi Subsidy Scheme?A.The scheme is for parking permit.B.The existing membership can be effective for longer time.C.There is no change to current arrangements for the scheme.D.The NDIS will not

10、 break off existing services for qualified students.3.What do the four programs have in common?A.They are all related to transport.B.They are all largely affected by NDIS.C.They all can be checked on the same website.D.They all provide discounts for disabled persons.BIn sportthe sexes are separate.W

11、omen and men do not run or swim in the same races.Women are lessstrong than men.That at least is what people say.Women are called the weaker sex,or,if men want to please them,the fair sex.But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities.There are women who are famousPrime Ministers

12、,scientists and writers.And women live longer than men.A European woman can expect to liveuntil the age of 74,a man only until he is 68.Are womens bodies really weaker?The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes.The best women need 4.5 minutes.Womens time isalways slower than mens,but some fac

13、ts are a surprise.Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenagegirls.One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first Tartan in film wasan Olympic swimmer,Johnny Weissmuller.His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds,which is 37.9seconds slower than

14、a girl 50 years later!This does not mean that women are catching men up.Conditions arevery different now and sport is much more serious.It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormoneinjections.At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not.It se

15、emssad that sport has such problems.Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes!4.Women are called the weaker sex because _.A.women do as much as menB.people think women are weaker than menC.sport is easier for men than for womenD.in sport the two sexes are always together5.Which

16、of the following is true?A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere.B Women do not run or swim in races with men.C.Famous Prime Ministers are women.D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.6.The underlined part“That at least is what people say”means people _.A.say other things,tooB.don

17、t say this muchC.say this but may not think soD.only think this7.In this passage the author implies that _.A.womenare weaker than men,but fasterB.women are slower than men,but strongerC.men are not always stronger and faster than womenD.men are faster and stronger thanwomenCAccording to a survey pub

18、lished by the American Institutes for Research last year,a total of 57 colleges wereoperating some form of CBE programs and about 85 percent of all the higher education officials said they wereeither designing a CBE program at their school or were considering doing so.Students in a CBE program choos

19、e a central field of study,just as they would at a traditional college oruniversity.Yet instead of attending a series of classes led by professors or teaching assistants at schools,thestudents study online and direct themselves.CBE programs require students to show their understanding of a given set

20、 of sills Students must prove theirmastery of skills that relate to their field of choice by taking related exams.Once they have met all therequirements of their study programs,the students will get their degrees.CBE programs have made use of many new technologies,especially internet and online medi

21、a.This helpsreduce barriers for nontraditional and other students by bringing higher education to them.And programs thatpermit students to work at their own speed may save students money by reducing the time it takes for them toearn a degree.But some educators have concerns about the value of the ed

22、ucation that CBE programs offer.Johann NeematWesternWashingtonUniversityargues that the purpose of higher education is not simply to help students mastercertain skills.It should teach students how to think critically(批判性地)understand the subjects they are studyingmore deeply and see how they are conn

23、ected to other subjects.Only that way can they put the knowledge tobetter use.He said,“You need to explore,think.get shaken,have a conversation and struggle.Andthose things taketime.”Instead of supporting CBE,he adds,policy makers and educators should look for ways to improve access andreduce costs

24、for traditional higher education.8.How are CBE programs different from traditional college education?A.They require students to choose their subjects.B.They offer shorter curricula and are less expensive.C.They heavily rely on the information technologies.D.They allow students to take easier examina

25、tions.9.What can we learn from Johann Neems words?A Free access to traditional education should be provided.B.Higher education just focuses on critical thinking skills.C.Students should spend longer time completing the degree courses.D.College students should be challenged to explore around their su

26、bjects.10.How does Johann Neems attitude toward CBE programs?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Sympathetic.D.Uncaring.11.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To press policy-makers to provide more affordable education.B.To show the disadvantages of the traditional college education.C.To int

27、roduce a new controversial trend in the higher education.D.To encourage educators to improve the quality of CBE programs.DEach year,the women of Olney and Liberal compete in an unusual footrace.Dressed in aprons(围裙)andheadscarves,they wait at both townsstarting lines.Each woman holds a frying pan wi

28、th one pancake inside.Atthe signal,the women flip(轻抛)pancakes and theyre off!This“pancake racing”tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday,1445,in Olney.Shrove Tuesday isthe day beforethe Christian season of Lent(大斋戒)begins.During Lent,many people decide to give up sugary orfatty foods.Leg

29、end says that in 1445,an Olney woman was making pancakes to use up some of her sugar and cookingfats before Lent.She lost track of time and suddenly heard the church bells ring,signaling the beginning of theShrove Tuesday service.Realizing that she was going to be late for church,she raced out the d

30、oor still wearing herapron and headscarf and holding her frying pan with a pancake in it.In the following years,the womans neighborsimitated her dash to church,and pancake racing was born.The rules are simple.Racers must wear the traditional headscarf and apron.They must flip their pancakestwice-onc

31、e before starting and once after crossing the finish line.After the race,there are Shrove Tuesday churchservices.Then Liberal and Olney connect through a video call to compare race times and declare a winner.In both towns,the races have grown into larger festivals.Olneys festival is an all-day event

32、 starting with a bigpancake breakfast.Liberals festival lasts four days and includes a parade,a talent show,and contests that featureeating and flipping pancakes.Although the womens race is still the main event,both towns now hold additionalraces for boys and girls of all ages.12.How did pancake rac

33、ing start?A.A woman in Olney created it.B.Women made pancakes before Lent.C.A woman dashed to church with a pancake.D.People followed the suit of an interesting incident.13.What should racers obey during the race?A.They can wear fashionable headscarves and aprons.B.They must flip their pancakes once

34、 in the race.C.They must flip their pancakes at the beginning of the race.D.They can flip their pancakes in the middle of the race.14.What can we learn about the race from the last paragraph?A.People can show their talent in Olney festival.B.People can enjoy a one-day holiday in Liberal.C.The race i

35、s not only intended for women now.D.People can have a big pancake breakfast in both towns.15.What is the text mainly about?A.The origin of pancake racing.B.The history of pancake racing.C.The development of pancake racing.D.The introduction to pancake racing.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

36、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Renee says,“After seeing that myfriend wrote her own English songs,I am eager to write one,too.But I am asenior now._16_Some friends are persuading me to give up and concentrate on my studies.Should I taketheir advice or do what I really want?What

37、should I do?”I am glad to read about her passion for music.Playing music is my favorite hobby and I have many thoughtsabout her problem.First,dont cut into study time to write a song.Songwriting can be difficult,especially in a foreign language.Instead,wait for school holidays._17_A possible topic c

38、ould be“delayed passion”.I think many people canrelate to(与有关)that,I sure can!In the meantime,if she has a good idea,then write it down and save it for the holiday.Now,she has been inspired by her friend totake up a challenge.This is great.Arts flourish(蓬勃发展)withfriendly competition,but be careful._

39、18_One quit his job and tours the world with an accordion(手风琴).Sometimes I think that I mustbe like them.I put pressure on myself to write songs,then I am disappointed with my results.In that process,Iforget what I love about making music.Instead,I become angry at myself.But songwriting is different

40、 from writingstories and articles._19_So she shouldnt judge herself by the standard her friend has set.Instead,write a song to please herself andenjoy the process.Learn from it._20_We would love to hear a song she writes in English.She can send in whatever she comes up with.A.She can turn to some mu

41、sicians for help.B.Then she can give it her full attention.C.And she can share it with others if she wants to.D.Many of my friends are songwriters and performers.E.It requires different skills,and I havent mastered them.F.Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of their brain.G.I am bur

42、ied in so many piles of work that I can hardly spare any time to write.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A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package.He wa

43、s veryfrightened that it was a mousetrap._21_to the farm yard,the mouse announced the_22_“There is amousetrap in the house!There is a mouse trap in the house!Raising her head,the_23_who was looking forfood said,“Mr.Mouse,this is a_24_problem for you,but it is of no importance to me;I cannot be bothe

44、redby it.”The mouse_25_the pig and told him,“There is a mousetrap in the house.”“I am so_26_,Mr.Mouse,”sympathized the pig,“but there is nothing I can do about it to_27_you.”The mouse turned to the cow,whoreplied,“Does a mousetrap have_28_to do with me?Am I in great danger?”The mouse wasvery_29_and

45、then he returned to the house to_30_the mousetrap alone.That very night a sound of the mousetrap_31_its prey was heard._32_the farmers wife rushedto see what was caught,she was_33_by the poisonous snake the trap had caught.In the darkness,she didnot see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the tr

46、ap had caught.She got a high fever soon,so the farmer killedthe chicken to cook_34_chicken soup for her.Her_35_became worse so that friends and neighborscame to_36_with her day and night.To_37_them,the farmer killed the pig.However,the farmerswife did not get well,unfortunately,she_38_and many peopl

47、e came for her funeral so that the farmer hadthe cow killed to provide_39_for all of them to eat._40_the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem,you should try your best to help him orher because it may concern you in a larger degree.21.A.TravelingB.LeadingC.PointingD.Returning22.A.ideaB

48、.mindC.warningD.story23.A.cowB.pigC.snakeD.chicken24.A.seriousB.differentC.strangeD.normal25.A.arrive atB.turned toC.asked forD.moved to26.A.sorryB.gladC.excitedD.honest27.A.giveB.helpC.showD.teach28.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing29.A.tiredB.ashamedC.disappointedD.satisfied30.A.buyB.prot

49、ectC.hideD.face31.A.findingB.meetingC.catchingD.watching32.A.BeforeB.IfC.AfterD.When33.A.encouragedB.attractedC.bittenD.beaten34.A.saltyB.freshC.bitterD.sweet35.A.sicknessB.workC.temperatureD.problem36.A.quarrelB.sitC.sleepD.go37.A.feedB.pleaseC.supportD.invite38.A.diedB.escapedC.recoveredD.changed3

50、9.A.boneB.breadC.meatD.soup40.A.ButB.AndC.ForD.So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A new study has discovered that alcohol is a more_41._(danger)drug than heroin and cocaine.Thereport is fromBritains Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs.Its