2020届广西岑溪中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届广西岑溪中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析届广西岑溪中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷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 ADesign a science holiday to win a science holidayIs there a scientific holiday,tour,vacation or experience in your lis

2、t that you dream of making a reality?Wemight just be able to help with that!We are the crowd sourcing thoughts and suggestions onnew tours,and thewinner will receive two free places on their tour when its launched.Starting entries1st May 2020Deadline31st August 2020ENTER NOW-Write a brief descriptio

3、n of your ideal science holiday,tour,vacation or experience.-No matter how big or small,we are looking for brilliant,unique thoughts.It can be a complex multi-locationoverseas holiday tour,a weekend away deep-diving,or a simple walking tour(and everything in between).-Our current tours are mainly in

4、dividual-focused but we would love to hear ideas for families and schools.-Creations that have environmentally friendly themes and a low carbon impact are also welcome.-Your entry can be as simple as a great title but writing more specifies will improve the possibility of walkingoff with the prize.-

5、The competition doesnt close by September,2020,so plenty of time to brainstorm your entry.-We will launch the best idea in late 2020 or at the beginning of 2021.The winner will receive the awardonce the result is published.If you want to submit more than 3,999 words,include photos/maps with your ent

6、ry,or submit multiple.Thecompetitionguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailable at .1.When will the winner probably be announced?A.In August,2020.B.In September,2020.C.In January,2021.D.In May,2021.2.What kind of entries might be more likely to win?A.Those producing a low carbon impact.B.Those

7、with a long and unique title.C.Those providing detailed information.D.Those for individual-focused tours.3.What is the purpose of this text?A.To give guidance on a competition.B.To advertise a science holiday.C.To inspire creativity in teenagers.D.To collect the ideas for tours.BA nurse has fulfille

8、d(实现)a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend herdaughters graduation from nursing school.Edina Habibovic,22,graduated from Chamberlain Universitys College of Nursing in 2020.Her mother,SevalaHabibovic,46,died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.“I thought the

9、medical field wasnt for me.Then,my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in andout of the hospital,”Edina toldGood MorningAmerica.“When my mom passed away,I thought,I want todothis.”she said.Sanja Josipovic,who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfiel

10、d,Illinois,cared for Sevala inside her home.They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over sixmonths of care.“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadnt finished school yet,”Sanja said.“Weare like sisters;we care about and trust each other.She was a powerful

11、 and strong minded woman.She wasntscared to die;she was just worried about her kids and husband.”Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people.“When Sanja was working,my mom would still try to make her something to eat,no matter how sick she was,”Edina added.When Se

12、valaslife was coming to an end,she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughters nursing school graduation.“That was the only thing she was going to miss.Edinas graduation,”said Sanja,who is a mother of three herself.She agreed.Due to COVID-19,there was no graduation or pinning ceremony.Ed

13、inas manager at MarianjoyRehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin.“Sanja hasfulfilled her promise,”Edina said.Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.4.What does the underlined word“this”in

14、paragraph 3 refer to?A.Leaving the hospitalB.Working as a nurseC.Facing death positivelyD.Caring for Edinas mother5.What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?A.They enjoyed volunteeringB.They were cancer survivorsC.They had unhappy marriagesD.They developed a close bond6.What would be Sevalas regre

15、t?A.The loss of the chance to study medicineB.Her absence from Edinas school graduationC.Failing to keep the promise made to SanjaD.Never cooking a good meal for her husband7.How did Sanja fulfill her promise?A.By taking care of Edina and her familyB.By helping Edina enter her dream hospitalC.By att

16、ending a special ceremony for EdinaD.By managing to become Edinas colleagueCA satellite is about to demonstrate a new way of capturing space junk with magnets for the first time.Withthe frequency of space launches dramatically increasing in recent years,the potential for a disastrous collisionabove

17、Earth is continually growing.Now,Japanese orbital clean-up company Astroscale is testing a potentialsolution.The firms End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission is scheduled to lift off on 20 Marchaboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.It consists of two spacecraft:a smal“client”satellite and

18、a larger“servicer”satellite,or“chaser”.The smaller satellite is equipped with a magnetic(磁力的)plate which allows the chasertodock withit.The two stacked spacecraft will perform three tests once in orbit,each of which will involve the servicersatellite releasing and then recapturing the client satelli

19、te.The first test will be the simplest,with the clientsatellite drifting a short distance away and then being recaptured.In the second test,the servicer satellite will setthe client satellite tumbling before catching up with it and matching its motion to grab it.Finally,if those two tests go well,th

20、e chaser will live up to its name by letting the client satellite float a fewhundred metres away before finding it and attaching to it.All of these tests will be performed autonomously,withlittle to no human input once they are set in motion.“These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before

21、 in space-they are very different to,say,anastronaut controlling a robotic arm on the International Space Station,”says Jason Forshaw at AstroscaleUK.“Thisis more of an autonomous mission.”At the end of the tests,both spacecraft will burn up in Earths atmosphere.If companies wanted to use this capab

22、ility,they would have to attach a magnetic plate to their satellites sothey could be captured later.Because of the growing space garbage problem,many countries now require firms tohave a way to bring back their satellites once they run out of fuel or fail,so this could be a fairly simple likely plan

23、,Forshaw says.Right now,each chaser can only nab one satellite,but Astroscale is working on a version that coulddrag three or four out of orbit at once.8.Which of the following can replace the underlined word dock with in Paragraph 2?A.Deal with.B.Keep up with.C.Join together.D.Crash.9.Why many coun

24、tries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites?A.Because of the growing space waste problem.B.Because the frequency of space launches are dramatically increasing.C.Because they can earn large profits from it.D.Because Astroscale has found a new method of capturing the space gar

25、bage.10.What will Astroscale do to solve the space junk problem?A.An astronaut controls a robotic arm on the International Space to capture the“client”satellite.B.Through a magnetic plate remotely controlled by humans on the ground to catch the“client”satellite.C.Finding the client satellite and att

26、aching to it with a magnetic plate automatically.D.Tumbling to match the motion of“client satellite the drag three or four satellites out of its orbit intoatmosphere.11.What can we infer from the passage?A.People will bum the space junk up in Earths atmosphere in the future.B.Japan andRussiawill con

27、duct space debris cleanup experiment together.C.These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before.D.The demonstration mission will be divided into three phases.DIn Australia,plenty of wild things can bite or sting(刺伤)you.Strangely enough,one of them is a tree.Nowscientists have figured out w

28、hat makes the trees sting so bad.The rainforests of eastern Australia are home to a stinging tree known as Dendrocnide.Many people callit thegympie-gympie treea name given to the tree by native Australians.Its covered with sharp,needle-like hairs thatcarry poison.If you touch a gympie-gympie tree,yo

29、u wont forget it anytime soon.The pain can stay with you forhours,days or weeks.In some cases,its been reported to stay for months.Scientists have long looked for the source of this powerful sting.Now researchers at the University ofQueensland have discovered what makes this stinging plant so painfu

30、l.After carefully studying different kinds ofgympie-gympie trees,the scientists were able to separate out different chemicals that the trees produce.Thisallowed them to identify a group of chemicals that they believed was responsible for the pain.The researchers created artificial versions of these

31、chemicals,which they call“gympietides”.Sure enough,when the scientists injected mice with gympietides,the mice licked(舔)at the places where theyd been injected,indicating that they hurt in those places.When the scientists studied the way gympietides were built,they foundthat they formed a knot-like

32、shape.The shape makes the chemicals very stable,which helps explain why the painstays so long.The knot-like shape of the gympietides was similar to the shape of poisons produced by poisonous spidersand cone snails.The scientists were surprised to see three very different kinds of life all using simi

33、lar poisons.Spiders and cone snails carry poisons because they catch food by stinging other creatures.Its not clear howstinging helps the gympie-gympie tree.Though the trees sting may stop some animals from eating it,it doesnt stop all animals.Beetles andpademelons(small s of the kangaroo)are able t

34、o eat the plant without trouble.12.Why is a touch on the stinging tree unforgettable?A.Because it has so unusual an appearance.B.Because it is extremely rare in existence.C.Because touching it creates a quite strange feeling.D.Because the pain caused by it doesnt goaway quickly.13.What do scientists

35、 fail to find out about the stinging tree?A.How it produces poisons.B.What poisons it produces.C.How it benefits from the sting.D.The consequences of its sting.14.What does the text imply about the stinging tree?A.It produces the same poisons as spiders.B.Poisonous as it is,it also has natural enemi

36、es.C.Animals are wise enough to stay away from it.D.Only one chemical in it causes pain to thetoucher.15.Whats the best title for the text?A.Scientists Discover Stinging Trees SecretB.Caution:Stinging Tree Can Bite and Poison YouC.Scientists Discover a Strange Species in AustraliaD.Effective Ways to

37、 Avoid Being Hurt byStinging Tree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Feeding bread to the ducks is a fond pastime for many of us,reminding us of happy childhood trips to thelocal park._16_Eating it can cause our feathered friends to develop a

38、condition called Angel Wing,which iswhen too much bread makes birds feathers grow too quickly.This additional weight puts a strain on their muscles,causing their wings to twist and drop open,and if not treated fast,they can lose the ability to fly.“Angel Wing can be cured if we reach birds before it

39、 has developed too severely,”says Caroline Simpson,atrustee ofUKcharity Swan Lifeline.“_17_”Over the last 20 yearsUKcharity Swan Lifeline has rescued andtreated more than 30,000 birds.Adult birds can develop heart disease by eating much bread,so its important thatwe do our best to prevent this by fe

40、eding then with the right kind of food._18_Rotten(腐烂的)bread at the bottom of rivers and lakes allows bacteria to produce,spreadingdisease and attracting rats and other pests to our waterways,which can result in the presence of a mould(霉菌)called Aspergillus.It has the potential to kill waterfowl(水禽)a

41、nd other wildlife if it gets into their lungs._19_Giving birds the right food like frozen peas,sweetcorn and some other plants is good forboth them and the environment.They can float on the water surface,and birds can enjoy them._20_A.So we must stop feeding the ducks.B.But did you know that bread a

42、ctually puts birds in danger?C.This doesnt mean we have to stop fun trips to feed the ducks.D.Bread can also cause harmful changes to the natural ecosystem(生态系统).E.What a scene it is to watch ducks eating bread loating on the river.F.Otherwise the results can be serious such as the loss of the wing.

43、G.So next time take a healthier alternative and do your bit to protect our precious wildlife.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After a long day work,I was heading home tired but happy.Stopping at a fru

44、it market,I chosea_21_space and reversed(倒车)in.But then I was being_22_by one of these passers-by of almostrunning her daughter over.The girl was actually a teenager,who was old enough to have her owncommon_23_.It is seldom to see a little kid running wild in a carpark,where you would_24_.After I pa

45、rked,I walked up to the lady and_25_her what else I could have done.When she pointed outthat I was heading into one car space but changed my mind,I told her_26_that I had never intended for theparking space in front and mentioned that I had my reverse lights_27_.“So lets just regard it as amisunders

46、tanding,shall we?”I suggested,rather than_28_with her about the parking.She said“Yes,lets”,but showed me her_29_face.Later,an elderly couple nearby who had_30_it all and told me I had_31_it well and that theangry woman was in the wrong.This_32_some comfort to me.While in the market,I thought aboutth

47、e_33_.If I had responded to the lady in anger,then I would have ended up taking her poison on too.Butby managing to stay calm,there was a totally different_34_.Car parks in summer are never the most_35_places tobe anyway.Fuses(导 火 线)runshort_36_the heat and busyness.People are likely to lose_37_in c

48、rowds.But if we are ableto_38_other people instead of only thinking of ourselves,it will avoid adding more_39_to the fire.The car park incident left me with_40_and self-love while it left the other people with anger.I knowwhich I would prefer.21.A.outerB.parkingC.livingD.working22.A.invitedB.pleased

49、C.accusedD.visited23.A.senseB.ideaC.interestD.behavior24.A.readB.wonderC.restD.stop25.A.askedB.remindedC.orderedD.abused26.A.lazilyB.honestlyC.quicklyD.easily27.A.upB.downC.onD.off28.A.agreeB.fightC.encourageD.supply29.A.sadB.happyC.boredD.angry30.A.possessedB.chargedC.witnessedD.influenced31.A.inte

50、rruptedB.realizedC.repairedD.handled32.A.praisedB.offeredC.reducedD.fixed33.A.incidentB.fortuneC.progressD.evidence34.A.contentB.sceneC.goalD.result35.A.lovelyB.difficultC.excitingD.amazing36.A.apart fromB.regardless ofC.due toD.in case of37.A.temperB.heartC.balanceD.belief38.A.instructB.guideC.cons