2020届彭泽一中高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届彭泽一中高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析届彭泽一中高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析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 AOn Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door,hetook a steak knife from th

2、e kitchen.It was dark,and the family didnt know what Marley was barking(吠)at.Taylor,Amber and their girls Finley,6,and Sadie,4,soon woke up and came downstairs,too.“Well,it was dark so we couldnt see anything,only couldhear Marley,”Amber recalled,saying her husband then went for the lights.“And once

3、 he turned the hall light on,we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldnt get out,and by that point in time,Marleys gothim cornered,”Taylorsaid.Pham slashed(砍)both Marley and Taylor,and blood went everywhere.Taylor s

4、hared avideo summary to his Facebook page,where he said Marley was stabbed(刺)up to six times,mostly around thehead and neck area.“And as I pulled back,blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued.“She got him pretty goodand I got him pretty good in the face.”“But it was really hard because I was trying

5、 to make sure that my husband wasnt going to die,”Amberexplained,adding that she was trying to protect their two girls.“When he realized that the two girls were in thehouse,thats when he kind of backed up and started running.Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.And th

6、e family is thankful for their dogMarley.“Shes our hero,”Amber said.“If it hadnt been for her,that guy could have gone in the.he could have goneto their rooms or something.”Tayloradded,“Yeah,I mean,the story plays out very differently if Marleys notthere.”1.Why did the family come downstairs before

7、daybreak?A.To stop a break-in.B.To lock the back door.C.To check on Marley.D.To turn the hall light on.2.What happened during the fight?A.Pham dug a hole in the corner.B.Marley was injured but bit back.C.Taylor had a backup from neighbors.D.Amber fought back to protect her girls.3.What doesTaylormai

8、nly express on his Facebook?A.Forgiveness.B.Concern.C.Anger.D.Appreciation.BKamikatsu,a small town in Japan,has shown the world that our garbage has far-reaching effects,and not juston our environment.Theexperiment in going zero waste started when the town built a new incinerator 20 years ago.But al

9、mostimmediately,the incinerator was determined to be a health risk due to the poisonous gases when garbage wasburned in it.It was too expensive to send waste to other towns,so locals had to come up with a new plan.Thenthe Zero Waste Academy was born,which helped perform this plan.Now Kamikatsu peopl

10、e separate their waste into 45 different categories.But in the beginning,it wasnt easyto convince local people to do all this work,and there was somepushback.Only after that initial education perioddid most residents come on board.This is all great news for waste reduction of course,but it has also

11、had some unexpected social benefits aswell.Like much of Japan,Kamikatsus population is aging,and about 50 percent of the locals are elderly.The factthat the whole community takes their trash in to be recycled has created a local action and interaction betweengenerations.That idea has been purposeful

12、ly expanded to include a circular shop where household goods are dropped offand others can take them,and a tableware library where people can borrow extra cups,glasses,silverware andplates for celebrations.The elderly see this not as a waste-collection service,but an opportunity to socialize with th

13、e youngergeneration and to chat.When we visit them,they prepare lots of food and we stay with them for a while,we askhow they are,Sakano,the founder of the Zero Waste Academy,said.Sakanos ideas are truly revolutionary if you think about it.Shes proving that community can be foundthrough handling the

14、 stuff we no longer want and need.4.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?A.What harmful effects garbage burning has.B.Why garbage sorting is necessary in Japan.C.How the idea of zero waste was put forward.D.What the Zero Waste Academy functions as.5.What does the underlined word pushback proba

15、bly mean?A.Inactive response.B.Generous reward.C.Bitter suffering.D.Beneficial guidance.6.What is a bonus of the zero waste project?A.Reducing waste.B.Creating community.C.Increasing peoples income.D.Developing a new technology.7.Which part of a newspaper is this text most likely from?A.Technology.B

16、.Health.C.Workplace.D.Lifestyle.CI come to theUnited Statesten year ago.I would always say that I was trying to study,but there were alwaysthings like work and my kids that would not allow me to start.Now I realized that those were only excuses.What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying

17、 again.Ialways believed I would learn by myself.One day,however,my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didntunderstand them because I didnt speak English.He was also sad because I could never help him with hishomework.That same day,I told myself,“Rocio,you have to s

18、tart believing in yourself and you will see you canmake it.”The next day,I went downtown to look for a big banner(横幅)in front of the school which said that theyoffered classes for adults.I came in to see if I could join,but the classes were closed already.That night I took thekids to the movies,and

19、on the way back,I told them we would take a new route.I ended up getting lost.Thats theway I foundChaffeyCollege.The following Monday,I went to ask for information.They told me that summer schoolwas starting that week.Thats how I started studying English last summer.It is difficult,but I have had gr

20、eat rewards.My daughterhad to write a story for school.It was about the female they most admired and why.She wrotethat I was theperson she most admired because I had started going to College.I will never forget this.8.According to the passage,the author probably is a.A.teacherB.doctorC.fatherD.mothe

21、r9.What made the author make up her mind to study English?A.What her son said.B.What her daughter said.C.Thinking about herself.D.Thinking about her daughter.10.How did they findChaffeyCollege?A.On the way to the movies.B.They took a new route and got lost.C.Ask a stranger for information.D.Accordin

22、g to the banner.11.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The author came to theUnited Statesfrom another country.B.The author had two children at least including one daughter.C.What really changed the authors life was she believed in herself.D.The author wrote that she was the person her son most adm

23、ired.DThe English language is changing,and you are responsible!Whether we consider changes in grammar,spelling,pronunciation,or the very vocabulary of the language,you have played your part and continue to do so.When we first learned basic grammar and spelling,perhaps in elementary school,we might h

24、ave gotten theimpression that these things were sacred.The rules that apply to such things might have been presented asunchanging and unchangeable.While this way might be helpful for teaching children,it is far from accurate.The English language,like many others,is a living,growing,ever-evolving thi

25、ng.Like it or not,you areinvolved in this change.These changes take many forms.Grammar and spelling have changed greatly over theyears and centuries,with the spelling differences in different countries today a reflection of this.While thelanguage of a thousand years ago might be called English,most

26、of us would hardly recognize it today as the samelanguage.The first involves changes in the pronunciation of words.Many are familiar with the differences between theBritish and American ways of pronouncing certain words.In addition to these differences,the pronunciation ofmany words has changed over

27、 the years because of how you have decided to pronounce them.For example,consider the word err.The traditional pronunciation of this word rhymes with the word her.Older dictionariesshow this to be the primary or only pronunciation.However,in recent years,more and more people have beenpronouncing it

28、so that it sounds like air.Another change in the language involves the addition and removal ofwords.The makers of dictionaries decide which words deserve to be officially adopted as part of the Englishlanguage.Through the centuries,many words have come from other languages.In fact,English has probab

29、ly donethis more than any other language in the world,which is why spelling and pronunciation rules for English have somany exceptions.Of course,many slang words have been just short-lived fashions that have died out quickly.Others,though,have been adopted by mainstream society and become respectabl

30、e,as have many technical terms.So thenremember,the next time you repeat the newest expression to hit the street,or make up your own words,you maybe contributing to the future of the English language.12.When we begin to learn English,we think _.A.it is interesting to pick up a new languageB.English r

31、ules are wrongly presented in factC.grammar and spelling rules are unchangeableD.only adults have the ability to affect a language13.From paragraph 3 we can know that_.A.we can change the English languageB.many languages are changing over yearsC.English has changed little in the past 1,000 yearsD.th

32、ere were main changes in grammar and pronunciation14.Why is the pronunciation of words changing?A.people speak in different waysB.people have adopted foreign wordsC.it has been affected by American EnglishD.makers of dictionaries often change them15.Which of the following is the best title for the p

33、assage?A.Foreign words involved in English.B.The British speaks differently from Americans.C.English language is changing over years.D.You can change the English language.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Using Social Media and Email SafelyT

34、he Internet is a huge part of many peoples everyday lives._16_,no matter how safe you feel whilebrowsing(浏览).By getting into the habit of using good Internet safety practices,you can protect your informationand your identity for years to come._17_.Keeping your social media profiles(个人档案)private can

35、make it harder for strangers to contactyou online or get a hold of your information.Choose an option that makes your profile visible to only you or yourfriends.Never give personal information to someone you met online._18_.No matter how well you may thinkyou know someone you met online,you can never

36、 really be sure of who they are and whether they might bedangerous.Use caution when meeting in-person with someone you met online.Its best not to meet people in-personwho youve only talked to online,but some situations might require it-if you sold something on Craigslist,forexample,or are using an o

37、nline dating site._19_.Dont open emails or files from people you dont know.Phishing scammers(网络钓鱼骗子)are people whouse fake emails or messages to make you share personal information.If you see an email from an unfamiliaraddress,or from an address you know but with a doubtful message,move it to your s

38、pam folder(垃圾邮件夹)._20_,but never click on them until you can verify(证实)that its a legal message.A.Make your profiles privateB.Avoid making your profiles invisible to allC.Theemail could also include links that might look legalD.Its fun,useful,and informative,but can also be dangerousE.It attracts pe

39、oples attention,but its also unsafe to search forF.This might seem obvious,but its still important to rememberG.In these cases,meet in a public place and bring a friend with you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

40、填入空白处的最佳选项My very first job was to teach a group of lovely four-year-olds.One day,a woman entered my_21_.She stood next to the door quietly,_22_the children and me,but when I_23_she was gone.Later I found out the woman was a_24_parent at the school.Her little girl was born with very poor_25_.She wou

41、ld fall over if she was pushed,even slightly._26_,she wanted her daughter to betaught in a_27_classroom.When Kelly arrived at our school,the first day went really_28_;she only fell over twice.After severaldays of carrying her to and from the yard,I thought,why not_29_her to walk a little by herself?

42、Then Iencouraged Kelly to begin her first_30_down the hallway.After a few weeks,Kelly_31_it all theway to the playground!One week in December,Kelly was_32_for several days.When I called her home I was told she wasgetting her annual_33_with her doctors.When her mom brought her back to school,she aske

43、d if I hadbeen doing anything_34_with Kelly.I wasnt quite sure what she_35_.Then came the suddenquestion,“Have you been forcing Kelly to_36_?”I very_37_told her that I had encouraged Kelly to walk by herself.To my_38_,the mothersaid excitedly,“Her legs have gotten more_39_in the past few months than

44、 in the past four years of herlife.”She looked at me with tears in her eyes.“I dont know how to_40_you for everything you havedone for my daughter.”21.A.apartmentB.officeC.classroomD.house22.A.observingB.followingC.surroundingD.questioning23.A.looked backB.looked downC.looked outD.looked up24.A.pote

45、ntialB.singleC.commonD.popular25.A.memoryB.hearingC.eyesightD.balance26.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile27.A.regularB.realC.quietD.special28.A.quicklyB.wellC.safelyD.wrong29.A.warnB.makeC.tellD.inspire30.A.adventureB.journeyC.dayD.ride31.A.pushedB.keptC.madeD.took32.A.absentB.lostC.illD.alon

46、e33.A.appointmentB.examC.checkupD.service34.A.carefullyB.kindlyC.cruellyD.differently35.A.knewB.meantC.heardD.thought36.A.leaveB.practiceC.runD.walk37.A.disappointedlyB.simplyC.softlyD.happily38.A.surpriseB.enjoymentC.annoyanceD.sorrow39.A.advantageB.careC.exerciseD.attention40.A.contactB.thankC.bla

47、meD.pay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 Sweet Art Sugar PaintingInandaroundChinas southwesternSichuanprovince,onecanoftenfindfolkartistsproducingsugar_41._(painting)with liquid sugar along the streets and in the parks.According to some academi

48、c studies,sugar painting originated from the Ming Dynasty when sugar animalsand figures_42._(make)in molds(模具)as part of a sacrifice in religious ceremony.In the Qing Dynasty,sugar painting gained more_43._(popular).The production techniques were upgraded and the patternsbecame more various,most of_

49、44._stood for good luck such as fish,dragon and monkey.Afterward,thefolk artists inSichuan_45._(develop)this art by adding techniques of Chinese shadow puppet and Chinesepaper cutting.The molds were also replaced_46._a small bronze spoon.As time passed by,thecontemporary form of sugar painting has_4

50、7._(gradual)evolved.Although the number of sugar painters has decreased,due to its unique charm,a certain number of artistsare making efforts_48._(preserve)it by offering classes,holding relevant activities such as sugar paintingcontests and applying for the National Non-material Cultural Heritage.N