2020届广州市荔湾区文伟中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届广州市荔湾区文伟中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案届广州市荔湾区文伟中学高三英语期末考试试题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 AFilms to watch in MarchGretaA lonely young waitress finds a handbag on aNew Yorksubway train.Luckily,the address is

2、inside,so shereturns it to the piano teacher who left it there.She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit ofdropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends.Directed by Neil Jordan,the actors are attractive.Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who adm

3、ires her.Thanks to them,Greta winds upbeing far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.The AftermathThe Aftermath is one of the few World War-related films.Based on Rhidian Brooks novel,this touchingromantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley,who is the wife of a British officer.She hates the G

4、ermans becauseher son was killed in an air raid.But is there a chance that a tall,dark andhandsome man might persuade her toovercome her hate?Captain MarvelIt took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero.Its also the first Marvel film to bedirected by a woman,who has directed Half

5、 Nelson and Missisippi Grind.Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s.TheOscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers,a US Air Force fighter pilot,while Samuel L Jackson,as usual,plays Nick Fury.DumboDumbo is a classic Disney cartoon,who has big ears and there have been plenty of those kind of movies

6、inrecent years.Burtonalways has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to MissPeregrines Home for Peculiar Children.Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.1.What makes Captain Marvel special?A.Winning Oscar.B.Its female director.C.Time setting.D.A woman

7、pilot.2.Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch?A.The AftermathB.Captain MarvelC.GreteD.Dumbo3.Where can you most probably read the text?A.Readers DigestB.NatureC.Scientific AmericanD.National GeographicBLosing your ability to think and remember is pretty frightening.We know the risk of d

8、ementia(痴呆症)increases with age.But if you have memory slips you probably neednt worry.There are pretty clear differencesbetween signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.After age 50,its quite common to have trouble remembering the namesof people,places and things quickly,says Dr.Kirk Daffner of

9、 Brigham and Womens Hospital inBoston.The brain ages just like the rest of the body.Certain parts become smaller,especially areas in the brain thatare important to learning,memory and planning.Changes in brain cells can affect communication betweendifferent regions of the brain.And blood flow can be

10、 reduced as blood vessels narrow.Forgetting the name of an actor in a favorite movie,for example,is nothing to worry about.But if you forgetthe plot of the movie or dont remember even seeing it,thats far more concerning,Daffner says.When you forget entire experiences,he says,thats“a red flag that so

11、mething more serious may be involved”.Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven,or forgetting how to drive to the house of afriend youve visited many times before can also be signs of something going wrongBut even then,Daffner says,people shouldnt panic.There are many things

12、that can cause confusionandmemory loss,including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep,high bloodpressure,or depression,as well as medications(药物)like antidepressants.You dont have to figure this out on your own.Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medication

13、s,health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory.And the best defense against memory loss is totry to prevent it by building up your brains cognitive(认知的)reserve,Daffner says.“Read books,go to movies,take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways,”he says.In

14、 other words,keep your brain busy and working.And also get physically active,because exercise is a knownbrain booster4.Why does the author say that one neednt be concerned about memory slips?A.Not all of them are related to ones age.B.Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.C.They occur only among

15、certain groups of people.D.They are quite common among fifty-year-old people.5.Which memory-related symptom should people take seriouslyA.Totally forgetting how to do ones daily routines.B.Inability to recall details of ones life experiencesC.Failure to remember the names of movies or actorsD.Occasi

16、onally confusing the addresses of ones friends.6.What should people do when signs of serious memory loss show up?A.Check the brains cognitive reserve.B.Stop medications affecting memory.C.Turn to a professional for assistance.D.Exercise to improve their well-being7.What is Dr.Daffners advice forfigh

17、t against memory loss?A.Having regular physical and mental checkups.B.Taking medicine that helps boost ones brain.C.Engaging in known memory repair activities.D.Staying active both physically and mentallyCAdvertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism.The

18、ir critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around.Why dont they stop advertising andreduce the price of their goods?After all,its the consumer who pays.The poor old consumer!Hed have to pay a great deal more if advertising didnt create mass markets forproducts.It is pr

19、ecisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap.But we get the wrongidea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.Another equally important function is to inform.Agreat deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisement

20、s we read.Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about.Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine,it is more than likely you would obtain details regardingperformance,price,etc.,from an advertisement.Lots of people pretend that they never

21、 read advertisements,but this claim may be seriously doubted.It ishardly possible not to read advertisements these days.And what fun they often are,too!Just think what a railwaystation or a newspaper would be like without advertisements.Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or readingrailway byelaw

22、s while waiting for a train?A cheerful,witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall ora newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.We must not forget,either,that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets.The fact that wepay so little for our daily paper,or can enjoy s

23、o many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spentby advertisers.Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!Another thing we mustnt forget is the“small ads.”What a tremendously useful service they perform for thecommunity!Just about anything can be accomplish

24、ed through these columns.For instance,you can find a job,buyor sell a house,announce a birth,marriage or death in what used to be called the“hatch,match and dispatch”column(栏目)but by farthe most fascinating sectionisthe personalor“agony”column.No otheritem inanewspaper providessuch entertaining read

25、ingor offers such a deep insight intohuman nature.Its the bestadvertisement for advertising there is!8.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Advertisements steal money from our pocketsB.The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.C.Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.D.Adverti

26、sements are everywhere.9.What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?A.He appreciates the role of advertisements.B.He doubts the effect of advertisements.C.He believes what is said in advertisements.D.He complains too many advertisements in daily life.10.Which of the following is Not Tr

27、ue?A.The personal or“agony”column makes us know more about human nature.B.The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.C.A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.D.Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.11.Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?(=Paragra

28、ph 1,=paragraph 2,=paragraph 3,=paragraph 4=paragraph 5)AB.C.D.DAt any moment,about half the worlds population is wearing denim（牛仔布）clothes.But few realize tiny bitsof denim have been adding up to a surprising amount of pollution in water,as a new study shows.Sam Athey,one of the studys authors,says

29、,“Even though denim is made of a natural materialcotton,itcontains chemicals.”Cotton fibers were treated with many types of chemicals,she notes.Some improve itsdurability and feel.Others give denim its distinctive blue color1.Athey and her team washed jeans and found that about 50,000 microfibers ca

30、me off from each pair per wash.Not all of those fibers make their way into the environment.Wastewater treatment plants catch about 83 to 99percent ofthem.Catching 99 percent may sound pretty good.But one percent of 50,000 is still 500 fibers per wash.And since every pair of jeans is washed again and

31、 again,it still adds up to lots of microfibers entering the waterenvironment.Denim microfibers showed up in sediment（沉淀物）from the Great Lakes.More of these fibers polluted aseries of shallow lakesin southern Ontario.They even turned up in sediment from the Arctic Ocean in northernCanada.The team fou

32、nd denim accounted for 12 to 23 percent of microfibers in the sediment.There were othermicrofibers too.But the team focused on denim because so many people wear jeans.“Everyone wears jeans so they could be our largest input of microfibers into our streams and soils,”Atheysays.“An easy way to limit t

33、hat is by washing our jeans less often.”Athey grew up thinking she should wash herjeans after wearing them every couple of times,but most jean companies recommend washing them no morethan once a month.“The solution is not that you shouldnt wear jeans,”she says.“We need to buy fewer denimclothes and

34、only wash them when they truly need it.”12.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Chemicals are contained in natural cotton.B.Chemicals can make denim color1 ful.C.Chemicals prevent fibers from falling.D.Chemicals can make the life of denim longer.13.What does the underlined word“

35、them”in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Denim.B.Sediment.C.Microfibers.D.Chemicals.14.What does the author mainly want to tell us through Atheys words?A.To avoid wearing jeans.B.To reduce denim consumption.C.To wash jeans more often.D.To limit input in denim production.15.In which section of a magazine might

36、 the text be found?A.Science.B.Entertainment.C.Tourism.D.Geography.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How fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventor is on the case.An electrictoothbrush senses how long and how

37、well you brush,_16_.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show inLas Vegasthis week.It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wirelessconnection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush righ

38、t（Dont forget the insides of the teeth!）and make sureyoure brushing long enough.“_17_.”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor._18_,so developers could,for instance,create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could scorepoints for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart but als

39、o fun,”Serval says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and his childrentold him that they had brushed their teeth.He was pleased with their behavior,_19_.He decided heneeded a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says

40、 the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,for$99 to$199,depending on features.TheU.S.is the first target market.Serval says that one day,itll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also hasa camera._20_.A.thus awarding them more toothbrushesB.only to find their toot

41、hbrush heads dryC.The camera can also check more tooth problemsD.It can even shoot holes in your teeth while you brushE.and it lets you track your performance on your phoneF.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phoneG.Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch

42、 yourbrushing on a day-to-day basis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It was a great shock to me to discover that I had a serious disease.I had never been very well coordinated(协调)physically when I was_

43、21_.But things seemed to change when I went to university,at the age of 17,Istarted to_22_some sports.In my third year at university,however,I noticed that it seemed to be difficult for me,and I fell over once ortwice for no obvious_23_My father took me to the family doctor who led me toagood_24_.Tw

44、o dayslater,I went into hospital for examinations.I stayed in the_25_for two weeks,during which I had a widevariety of tests.But after all the_26_,they didnt tell me what I had,except that I was a special case.However,they_27_it to continue to get worse.The doctor felt sorry because he could do_28_e

45、xcept giving mevitamins(维生素),I could see that he didnt_29_the vitaminsto have much effect on my disease.I didnt feellike asking for more details,because the disease was obviously_30_.I realized that I had a(n)_31_disease.It was a bit of a shock.However,while I had been in hospital,Ihad seen a boy wh

46、o had leukemia(白血病)and he_32_died of that kind of disease.Clearly there werepeople who were_33_than me.At least my condition didnt make me feel sick,so whenever Ifelt_34_,I remembered that boy.The doctors told me to go back to university.I_35_doing the research I had started before going tohospital.

47、My dreams at that time were rather hard to_36_Before my condition had been diagnosed(诊断),I had been very bored with life.But shortly after I came out of hospital,I_37_realized that there were a lotof worthy things I could_38_.I began to make progress in my_39_and I got married to a girl calledJane,w

48、hom I had met just about the time my condition was diagnosed.That marriage_40_my life.It gaveme something to live for.21.A.strongB.youngC.oldD.calm22.A.tryB.watchC.recordD.destroy23.A.resultB.noticeC.reasonD.excuse24.A.doctorB.teacherC.engineerD.patient25.A.houseB.hospitalC.parkD.street26.A.discover

49、iesB.examplesC.examinationsD.inventions27.A.requiredB.forecastedC.askedD.wished28.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing29.A.knowB.realizeC.fearD.expect30.A.goodB.terribleC.entireD.fantastic31.A.commonB.seriousC.incorrectD.important32.A.finallyB.selflesslyC.sincerelyD.uselessly33.A.richerB.bette

50、rC.worseD.luckier34.A.confidentB.cheerfulC.discouragedD.satisfied35.A.turned upB.dug outC.gave upD.went on36.A.achieveB.ruinC.cancelD.create37.A.wronglyB.simplyC.suddenlyD.possibly38.A.rescueB.attackC.sufferD.do39.A.researchB.mistakesC.preparationsD.violence40.A.botheredB.doubtedC.trappedD.changed第二