2020届广西岑溪中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届广西岑溪中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案届广西岑溪中学高三英语下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 ABob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtualReality and The

2、College Freshman,they write“The Freshman oftenfaces an identity problem during the firstsemester.”College is a more pressured environment than it used to be,in part because the academic gap betweenhigh school and college has increased.Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decision

3、sabout sex,drugs and alcohol.Most dont know how to manage their time or money.They often feel lonely andoverwhelmed,resulting in anxiety and depression.Nancy Corbin,director of clinical service for student-counseling(咨询)services at Iowa State University,saysher office is seeing a significant increas

4、e in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having trouble makingthe adjustment to college life.She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problemsthat arent easily defined or fixed.And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.Parents and high schoo

5、ls can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them differently.For example,byteaching them to budget their hours and dollars.The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course.“Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels t

6、o take,”they say.Many homesick freshmenthink theyll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving.So parents can help by letting them know theyre welcome to return if they feel the need.In the meantime,parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids.One of the

7、best ways is e-mail.Its lessunpleasant and less expensive than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwrittenletter.1.Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?A.Because they often fail in exams.B.Because they lack time and money.C.Because they are too ho

8、mesick to make new friends.D.Because they have to settle personal issues on their own.2.In the last paragraph,it is suggested that _.A.parents should stop buying anything for their kidsB.parents should develop a good relationship with their kidsC.parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their

9、 kidsD.parents should work with high schools in college-life courses3.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Hard Life of College FreshmenB.Approaches to Trouble in CollegeC.Freshmens Adaptation ProblemsD.A Strange Phenomenon in CollegeBItalys fashion capital is gray not on

10、ly because of the blocks of stone buildings，but also due to itsoften-gray sky,which traps pollution.ButMilannow wants to change it.The city has an ambitious plan to plant 3 million new trees by 2030-a move that experts say could offer relieffrom the citys hot weather.Some projects have already contr

11、ibuted to environmental improvements.ArchitectStefano Boeris Vertical Forest residential(居民的)tower,completed in 2014,aims to improve not only air qualitybut the quality of life for Milan residents.Boeri created a smallisland of greenery in the heart ofMilan,filling everybalcony with plants that abso

12、rb carbon dioxide.“I think forestation is one of the best chances that we have today.It is one of the most effective ways we haveto fight climate change,because everyone can plant trees,Boeri said.Damiano Di Simine,a member of the environmental group Legambiente,said the greenMilanproject willlower

13、temperatures in a city where the nighttime temperature can be 6 degrees Celsius higher than in thesurrounding area.City show thatMilanexperiences 35 hot nights a year.Because the city lies close to theAlps,Milingets very little wind to lower the citys temperatures.Planting trees will help this,Di sa

14、id.TheVerticalForesthas attracted more than 20 species of birds.And the shade provided by the 800 trees and15,000 plants means that residents rarely have to put on air conditioning,even in hot summers.TheVerticalForests total greenery-can absorb 30 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.The presen

15、ce of greentrees has a very important effect on peoples health and psychological state,as has already been proved.4.What change doesMilanplan to make?A.Planting more trees.B.Creating a new fashion style.C.Pulling down more gray stone buildings.D.Doing more surveys to study global wanning.5.Whats Boe

16、ris opinion on the citys plan?A.It costs a lot.B.It is unpractical.C.It fails to attract peoples attention.D.It is helpful to fight against climate change.6.What is Di Simines attitude toward the citys plan?A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.7.What does the last paragraph focus on?

17、A.Specifics of the citys plan.B.Challenges faced by the city.C.The aim of theVerticalForestproject.D.The positive effect of theVerticalForestproject.CIn 2015,a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386,000 words in the entireFrench Scrabble Dictionaryinjust nine weeks.However,he does not speak French.R

18、ichards impressive feat is a useful example to show howartificial intelligence works real AI.Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals withunlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting.Because AI canou

19、tperformhumans at routine tasks provided the task is in one field with a lot of data it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions ofwhite and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.But not every job will be replaced by AI.In fact,four types of jobs are not at risk at all.First,th

20、ere are creativejobs.AI needs to be given a goal to optimize.It cannot invent,like scientists,novelists and artists can.Second,thecomplex,strategic jobs executives,diplomats,economists go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field andBig Data.Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be cr

21、eated by AI.Are you worried that these three types of jobs wont employ as many people as AI will replace?Not to worry,as the fourth type is much larger:jobs where emotions are needed,such as teachers,nannies and doctors.Thesejobs require compassion,trust and sympathy which AI does not have.And even

22、if AI tried to fake it,nobodywould want a robot telling them they have cancer,or a robot to babysit their children.So there will still be jobs in the age of AI.The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can dothem.This must be the responsibility not just of the government,which can prov

23、ide funds,but also ofcorporations and those who benefit most.8.What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?A.To introduce the topic.B.To mention Nigels feat.C.To stress the importance of good memory.D.To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.9.Which of the following best explains“outperform”underlined i

24、n paragraph 2?A.Be superior toB.Be equal toC.Be similar toD.Be related to10.Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?A.The writer.B.The shop assistant.C.The babysitter.D.The psychologist.11.What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI?A.Limit the application

25、of AI to a certain degree.B.Get more support from the government.C.Apply for the donation from companies.D.Upgrade themselves all the time.DThe first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart.We tried to slow it down withtreatment,but it suddenly stopped beating completely.La

26、ter,whenever I would have a case like that one,I foundmyself second-guessing my clinical management.However,it turns out that thinking twice may actually causemore harm than good.In a working paper,Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result,they are more

27、 likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient,often unnecessarily andsometimes with worse results.Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences,thefalloutfrom second-guessingappears especially large for us.A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bl

28、eed after being prescribed(开药)warfarin,the physician was about 20%less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes(中风).However,if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribewarfarin to their other patients.These find

29、ings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors.In the blood-thinner study,doctors weremore affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were moreaffected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient)and

30、 less affected byletting harm happen(not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke).Yet a stroke is often morepermanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine.Overreaction to Fearsome Risks holds true for broadersociety.For instance,sensational head

31、lines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and ledthe state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions.Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and,according to thestudy,such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Hum

32、ans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational(不理性的)thinking when processinginformation,bad events and mistakes.As much as we dont want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again,we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesnt necessarily mean we did anyt

33、hing wrong.When we overthink,we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced.Instead,we mayinvoluntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient,who died morethan a year ago.Instead

34、 of second-guessing myself,I trusted my clinical instinct(本能)and stayed the course.Every one of those patients survived.You should trust your instinct in your life,too.12.The first two paragraphs suggest that_.A.bad medical outcomes affect doctorsB delivering babies can be difficult workC.some docto

35、rs are not very experiencedD.doctors sometimes make silly mistakes13.In the blood-thinner study,doctors_.A.tend to prescribe less effective medicineB.are more concerned about the patients safetyC.become less confident in writing a prescriptionD.believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding14.Wh

36、at does the underlined word fallout in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.ResultB.BenefitC.DifferenceD.Absence15.The author will probably agree that_.A.we should not doubt our own decisionsB.our experience will pave way for our futureC.humans are emotional and irrational on the wholeD.instincts dont necess

37、arily lead to wrong directions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Choosing the Right Path to Be a“Better”PersonLife is a constant exercise in self-improvementIn the rush to achieve，the idea of being“better”can becomelost sometimesYou may alway

38、s wonder how to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams in an easierway_16_Explore your talentsEverybody has some outstanding skills or interestsSo its often necessary to be patient and try manythingsbefore you find one that suits you_17_For example，people loving adventure may not be interested in

39、the quiet chess club，but someone whoenjoys other quiet activities might beDetermining who you enjoy being around may help you know what you11enjoy_18_No matter how much money you makeyou will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something youhateIts important to at least devote some of y

40、our time to what makes you happy If youre particularly unhappy at your job，consider why _19_If you feel your job isnt meaningful，or isnt inline with your values，consider finding another jobExperience something newResearch has shown that when were in our comfort zone，we arent as productive as we are

41、when we step justbeyond it _20_Because of that，we may react slowly to our own positive experiences and interactions withothers，even when those are little scaryDoing so can help you achieve moreA.Do what you loveB.Here are some tips for youC.Register in a class youreinterested in D.Humans adapt very

42、quickly to positive eventsE.Its possible that some changes may change your feeling F.Similar types of people may be attracted to the same activities G.Try not to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life 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.

43、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More than 30,000 runners,selected from 160,000 applicants both in and out of China,took part in this yearsBeijing Marathon on Nov.3.Wearing color1 ful T-shirts and posing for photos,they_21_at Tiananmen Square before takingtheir_22_at the s

44、tarting line.Nearlyadecadeago,Chinesemarathon_23_struggled to make fullpreparations.Now,atbig_24_like the Beijing Marathon,runners must win a lottery to enter.This is_25_of the worlds running boom.For millions of runners around the world,the real reasonthey_26_to pound the roads until their legs hur

45、t is more than weight loss or fitness.Chasing records like the three-hour_27_,for example,is important,but its not the reason people runmile after mile,up hills,in wind and rain,when they could just stay_28_in their beds.Record timesare_29_the carrots they hang in front of themselves.Last year,a run

46、ner in the United Kingdom_30_with the goal of running a marathon in less thanthreehours.Intheend,he_31_inthreehoursandtwominutes.However,hewas_32_afterward.If Id done it,that would be it,Mie told the Guardian.“Now Ive still got my_33_,I can try again nextyear.”Although running is_34_and requires eff

47、ort,it also brings joy._35_children.When theyare excited,they cant stop running back and forth,_36_.Indeed,when we race through the streets of a city,splashing through puddles(水洼),getting_37_inthe rain and ruffled in the wind,we can_38_that childish joy again.As Holden Caulfield,themain_39_of the no

48、velThe catchertheRye(麦田里的守望者),said,“I dont_40_know what Iwas running for Iguess I just felt like it.”21.A.workedB.pickedC.gatheredD.speeded22.A.placesB.businessesC.chargesD.suggestions23.A.teachersB.organizersC.studentsD.teammates24.A.eventsB.incidentsC.showsD.things25.A.partB.significanceC.taskD.be

49、nefit26.A.think outB.head outC.cry outD.bring out27.A.peaceB.studyC.progressD.mark28.A.calmB.comfortableC.healthyD.hopeless29.A.onlyB.hardlyC.completelyD.particularly30.A.hikedB.injuredC.refreshedD.trained31.A.finishedB.occurredC.failedD.attempted32.A.astonishedB.pleasedC.worriedD.upset33.A.prizeB.l

50、oveC.targetD.future34.A.hardB.flexibleC.excitingD.reasonable35.A.Depend onB.Think aboutC.Believe inD.Come to36.A.up and downB.in a wayC.from time to timeD.on the contrary37.A.happyB.wetC.sadD.scared38.A.senseB.convinceC.promiseD.suspect39.A.expertB.characterC.readerD.assistant40.A.stillB.ratherC.eve