2020届成都市树德中学国际部高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届成都市树德中学国际部高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答届成都市树德中学国际部高三英语下学期期末考试试卷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 AAlex Palmer says hell never forget his 13th birthday,not because of a gift or a party,but fire.“It made mereal

2、ize how valuable life is,”said Alex,a seventh grader atMonroeDemonstrationSchoolinTulsa,Oklahoma.On April 18,Alex and many other kids from his school were riding home on a school bus when they suddenlysaw smoke coming from the bus engine.“It was jaw-dropping,”he told reporters.By the time Alex and s

3、ome other kids made it out the bus back door,the bus was already on fire.And someof their schoolmates were still inside.So he and some of the other older kids took action.“One little kid was slowing everyone down with his big backpack,”eighth grader Destiny Fain said,“so I got itoff and threw it to

4、the side and helped to make sure all the little kids werent fighting or pushing.”As that was going on,sixth grader Marketez Doyle-Smith reportedly helped another classmate who hadtrouble in breathing because of the smoke.“We saw our friend lying on the ground,”he said,“so we took ourshirts off and w

5、aved them to get him some air to breathe.”Marketez also reportedly stopped a younger kid trying to get back on the bus to search for something hedleft behind.“Were all a family,”he told reporters.“So I went back to help the little kid.”Finally everyone made it off safely,thanks to Alex,Destiny,Marke

6、tez and several other kids.By later that day,they were already being called heroes.“I really dont see it as being a hero,”Alex said,according to The World.“Isee it as the right thing to dohelping others before you help yourself.”1.What happened on Alex s way home?A.The school bus was on fire suddenl

7、y.B.There was a party for Alexs birthday.C.He received a gift from his classmate.D.Some classmates quarreled with each other.2.By saying Were all a family.”Marketez probably meantA.Were brothers in the same family.B.Its our duty to help each other.C.Were classmates in the same class.D.The thing left

8、 on the bus is mine.3.According to the last paragraph,Alex thought that heA.was not a brave student.B.had the right to do anything.C.had just done what he should do.D.hated to be called a hero by others.BTwenty years ago,I became involved in pet therapy(疗法)work with our Angel.As she matured and went

9、through professional training,we realized that she would be good at this new job.Angel is ten now and works every week.She visits two hospitals providing day care for the elderly,and ourlibrarys PAWS forReadingprogram.At the library,six to ten dogs lie on the floor,and the kids pick a book to readto

10、 a dog.After they finish,they get a card with the dogs picture and history.Angel also helps out at aspecial-needs camp.She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her,especially the kids she hasworked with.We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work.I brought Ange

11、l to our local hospital tovisit a woman who was completely unable to move the right side of her body from a stroke(中风).One day,myhusband,Jack,got Angel up into a chair next to the womans bed,asking her if she wanted to give Angel a treat.She nodded.Angel gently took the treat.Then the woman raised h

12、er right hand and started petting Angel.Herfriend couldnt believe her eyes.After that,every time we saw the woman,she lifted her left hand.Wed tell her she had to use her right hand,and she would.Next,youll fall in love with this womans story of rearing her own Angel later in her family andwhy she c

13、alls it the best decision she ever made.4.Who is Angel?A.A pet trainer.B.A hospitalC.A therapy dog.D.The authors kid.5.What does Angel usually do?A.Save seriously ill people.B.Pay visits to kids in hospital.C.Protect the elderly in their homes.D.Help children at a special camp.6.Why was the womans f

14、riend astonished?A The woman moved her right hand.B.The woman treated Angel.C.Angel helped the woman recover.D.Angel got along with the woman.7.What does the underlined word“rearing”in the last paragraph mean?A.Accompanying.B.Raising.C.Assisting.D.Training.CIt was once a shoreline buried by enough g

15、arbage to make it invisible(看不见的),thus,given the unfortunatenickname toilet bowl.Now the Philippines Manila Bay beach is totally different,compared with a few monthsago.It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.The cleanup started on 27 January,when

16、5,000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons(公吨)of garbage,marking the beginning of a nation-wide environmental campaign.But some two months beforethis great movement began,a quiet revolution was already underway.During the first week of December 2018,Brooklyn-based Bounties Netwo

17、rk collectedthree tons of garbagefrom Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of people,mostly fishermen,with adigital currency(数字货币)based on the Ethereum system.For the mostly non-bank-using Filipino fishermen,this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency.Itson

18、e that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight againsthumanitys waste.There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off.Earlier inSeptember 2018,Plastic Bank,a Vancouver-based company powered by IBM techn

19、ology,also started a similarproject.They set up a project in Naga,a town in southern Luzon,the countrys largest island,building a collectionpoint to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their

20、 first location is not surprising considering thecountrys contribution to ocean waste.A Wall Street Journal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make thethird-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.8.Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl”?A.It looked like a huge bowl.B.

21、There were plenty of toilets.C.It was covered by rubbish.D.People loved the toilets here.9.What does the underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Completely depended on.B.Suddenly arrived at.C.Occasionally decreased to.D.Gradually disappeared from.10.What made poor communities willing to

22、 fight against waste?A.The benefits to their homeland.B.The desire to make a difference.C.The chance to escape ocean pollution.D.The experience with a digital currency.11.What is the best title for the text?A.Online system helps endocean pollution.B.Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.C.Plastic Ban

23、k is powerful in recycling waste.D.Philippines make a great amount of waste.DIn the summer of 2016,I gave a talk at a small conference in northernVirginia.I began by admitting that Idnever had a social-media account;I then outlined arguments for why other peopleshould consider removing socialmedia f

24、rom their lives.The event organizers uploaded the video of my talk to YouTube.Then it was sharedrepeatedly on Facebook and Instagram and,eventually,viewed more than five million times.I was both pleasedand annoyed by the fact that my anti-social-media talk had found such a large audience on social m

25、edia.I think of this event as typical of the love-hate relationships many of us have with Facebook,Instagram,andother social-media platforms.On the one hand,weve grown cautious about the so-called attention economy,which,in the name of corporate(公司的)profits,destroys social life gradually and offends

26、 privacy.But we alsobenefit from social media and hesitate to break away from it completely.Not long ago,Imet a partner at a largelaw firm in Washington,D.C.,who told me that she keeps Instagram on her phone because she misses her kidswhen she travels;looking through pictures of them makes her feel

27、better.In recent months,some of the biggest social-media companies,Facebook and Twitter,in particular,havepromised various reforms.In March,Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan to move his platform toward privatecommunication protected by end-to-end encryption(端对端加密);later that month,he put forward thee

28、stablishment of a third-party group to set standards for acceptable content.All of these approaches assume that the reformation of social media will be a complex,lengthy,and gradualprocess.But not everyone sees it that way.Alongside these official responses,a loose collective of developers thatcalls

29、 itself the IndieWeb has been creating another alternative.They are developing their own social-mediaplatforms,which they say will preserve whats good about social media while getting rid of whats bad.They hopeto rebuild social media according to principles that are less corporate and more humane(人道

30、的).12.Why did the author feel annoyed when his video was spread online?A.His video caused many arguments.B.His video was shared without his permission.C.His talk was opposed by a large amount of people.D.His videos popularity on social media is against his talk.13.Why does the author mention the sto

31、ry of his partner in paragraph 2?A.To prove that social media has some benefits.B.To advise people to break away from social media.C.To tell the negative effects social media may produce.D.To describe peoples complicated relationships with social media.14.What is the purpose of the reform made by so

32、me social-media companies?A.To attract more users.B.To improve network environment.C.To make more profits.D.To provide more convenientservice.15.What does the IndieWeb intend to do?A.Develop new social-media platforms.B.Remove social media from peoples lives.C.Improve the existing social-media princ

33、iples.D.Help social-media companies to make reformation.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Learning to Give a Pep Talk（打气）Everyone wants to be the type of person who gives the critical talk that turns around a friends outlook.However,giving a

34、 good pep talk isnt easy._16_.You need to not only listen and understand,but also stressthe other persons strengths.You also need to know when to stop talking.A lot of people think they are giving a pep talk,but they are just saying what they would want to hear,saysStacy Kaiser,a psychotherapist（心理治

35、疗师）in Los Angeles.Instead of instantly telling someone what to do,ask him what actions he has thought about taking and whyhe thinks they will be beneficial.“Dont jump right in and insist Youll be fine,says Kaiser._17_,Repeat thepersons concerns out loud,so he feels heard.Then,show your friend that y

36、ou believe in him and that he haswhat it takes to get through this hard time.Stress his strengths._18_.You cant!guarantee success,but you can remind the person that he has been through a toughtime before and has gotten through itAt last,Kaiser says you must know when to stop.“_19_.Dont argue if the

37、person disagrees with whatyou are saying.Instead,tell him I am sorry you are having such a hard time,And then back down.Kaiser says he has learned to give good pep talks by giving bad ones.He lost a number of loved ones during ashort period.“Timing is everything.There is a time to give a pep talk,an

38、d there is a time to justlisten._20_.A.Let your friend have his momentB.Give your pep talk and then shut upC.Arguing with your friend makes no senseD.Show your friend that you understand why he is sadE.He isnt interested in what his best friends really needF.It requires an understanding of whatyour

39、audience needsG.It is also important to remember that pep talks are about hope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How do you present yourself to the world?If you are a person of inferiority(自卑),you willt

40、hink that otherswill_21_you.However,the_22_is that the person who devalue you most in the world is yourself.A few years ago,I met a girl at Claremont:_23_outline and ordinary-looking.But when you get togetherwith her,you always feel the sun the breath from her heart overflows self-confidence and_24_

41、.A friend couldnt_25_asking,“Why are you so confident?”The girl laughed,“There is a_26_in myroom.”At the corner of her room is a mirror._27_out from the mirror,her body can appear to be slimmer thanitself.Moreover,the image of the mirror and the light makes her face look_28_.Before going out every d

42、ay,she_29_to the mirror,“This is my image in the eyes of others!”Every day shegoesoutwithgood_30_andsmiletoothers.Thenshegainsmoreself-confidencefromothers_31_glances.The girl says,“I know that my image is not good enough,but if we bury ourselves in self_32_,we willbe more gray.I dont!I want to look

43、 my best!”_33_she is,all she wants to see is the image in the mirror.So she never_34_others looks,andalways looks at others_35_.A philosopher in the east once said,“with brass as a mirror,you can dress yourself;with history as a mirror,you can know the rise and_36_;with people as a mirror,you can kn

44、ow gain and loss.”And witha_37_in your heart,you can identify yourself._38_,the mirror is not only in the girls room,butdeeply_39_in the girls heart.How you present yourself to others is the way others_40_you.21.A.look down uponB.look intoC.look up toD.look after22.A.purposeB.matterC.factD.reason23.

45、A.thinB.highC.shortD.fat24.A.pressureB.optimismC.braveryD.relaxation25.A.helpB.bearC.keepD.stand26.A.secretB.modelC.photographD.note27.A.ShiningB.LookingC.MakingD.Moving28.A.uglierB.palerC.softerD.rounder29.A.pointsB.turnsC.wavesD.smiles30.A.healthB.moodC.makeupD.care31.A.annoyingB.frighteningC.admi

46、ringD.pleasing32.A.relianceB.angerC.punishmentD.pity33.A.WhateverB.WheneverC.WhereverD.Whoever34.A.controlsB.escapesC.rejectsD.approves35.A.eagerlyB.willinglyC.confidentlyD.shyly36.A.deathB.ruinC.fallD.balance37.A.mirrorB.lightC.wayD.sight38.A.InsteadB.AdditionallyC.HoweverD.Actually39.A.coveredB.st

47、ampedC.foldedD.exposed40.A.respectB.assistC.presentD.see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The Argentina Football Association confirmed Maradonas death on Wednesday and expressed the deepestsorrow for the_41._(lose)of the countrys legend._42._(reg

48、ard)as the best player in the history of the game,Maradona became a household name afterhe_43._(lead)his country to World Cup glory in 1986.He took center stage at the tournament with amemorable performance against England where he scored an iconic(具有讽刺意义的)goal_44._wasdescribed as the Hand of God.La

49、ter in_45._same match,he scored one of the best_46._(goal)inhistory after weaving his way past seven English defenders.Argentinas President announced three days of national mourning_47._(show)the sadness for thepassing away of the superstar,and posted a tribute(悼念)to Maradona on Twitter.You took us

50、to the top of theworld.You made us feel_48._(incredible)happy.You were the greatest of all.Thank you for having existed.Maradona will lie atArgentinas presidential palace where his fans will have the chance to say goodbye totheirhero.Meanwhile,aminutessilence_49._(observe)aheadofallEuropeanmatchesth