2020届广州市中山大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案.pdf

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1、2020 届广州市中山大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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 Provincetown,Cape Cod Restaurants After a day on the sands or exploring our charming town,enjoy local eats,from fresh seafood and lobster to authentic Italian.Youll find many wonderf

2、ul Provincetown,Cape Cod restaurants and cafes just steps away.Fanizzis Restaurant Right next door to our hotel,this award-winning local eatery is one of the finest Cape Cod restaurants.The menu highlights seafood,Italian,steaks,burgers,and fresh salads.Enjoy the Friday Fish Fry,Early Bird Specials,

3、and Sunday Brunch,available from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.all year long.539 Commercial Street 508-487-1964 Napis Restaurant Napis serves dinner all year round and lunch from April to October.A cozy place located just off Commercial Street and overflowing with local art,this Cape Cod,Massachusetts class

4、ic specializes in everything from freshly caught seafood to Portuguese and Brazilian dishes to vegetarian items.7 Freeman Street 800-571-6274 Mews Restaurant Enjoy views of Provincetown Harbor at this waterfront restaurant just steps from Surfside Hotel&Suites.Intercontinental dishes are served in t

5、he beach-level dining room,while upstairs youll find a casual American bistro.Summer months bring on a brunch menu,and dinner is served year-round.429 Commercial Street 508-487-1500 The Red Inn A favorite among our guests,The Red Inn is located on Provincetowns picturesque waterfront which provides

6、diners with the most gorgeous harbor views and spectacular sunsets.The Red Inn provides historic old world charm with new world pleasure.Their menu features the finest local seafood.15 Commercial Street 508-487-7334 1.Which restaurant offers a special breakfast for early risers?A.Fanizzis Restaurant

7、.B.Napis Restaurant.C.Mews Restaurant.D.The Red Inn.2.What is special about The Red Inn?A.It exhibits the good local art.B.It is the finest local restaurant.C.It offers the best local seafood.D.It serves brunch all year round.3.What does the text mainly talk about?A.Accommodation.B.Life styles.C.Sig

8、htseeing.D.Dining.B The idea came to him when he least expected it.Alvin Irby was at a barbershop when he saw one of his former students sitting in the shop with a bored look on his face.Thats when Irby realized that by pairing barbershops and books,he might be able to inspire young boys to read.Alv

9、in Irby,a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher,knows how important it is for young children to read.He also knows that young boys in particular often dont have adult male role models who inspire them to read.“Many young boys may literally never see a man reading in school during the years whe

10、n theyre learning to read because there are so few male elementary school teachers,”Irby toldMashable.Thats where the barbershops come in.Four years ago,Irby launched Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the hands of young boys,but also to create community reading spaces in a place w

11、here kids go frequently.Since itsinceptionin 2013,the program has created kid-friendly reading spaces in 50 barbershops in 12 states throughout the United States.Irby isnt the first person to see the connection between barbershops and books and boys.Hair stylist Courtney Holmes,launched a program a

12、few years ago offering free haircuts to kids as long as they read to him while he cuts their hair.Thats the kind of environment that Irby wants to promote with his program.The reading spaces created by Barbershop Books help to spark an interest in books by showing kids that reading is about more tha

13、n just spelling and vocabulary skills,its about making reading a low-stress activity that can help them relax,laugh and have fun.“Our belief is that if we can create positive reading experiences early and often for young boys,then they will choose to read for fun,”Irby noted,adding,“This is really w

14、hat Barbershop Books is about,getting young boys to say three words:Im a reader.”4.What happened to Alvin when he was at a barbershop?A.He found it easy for young people to get bored.B.He offered a barbershop to his former student.C.He thought of a way to encourage young readers.D.He realized the im

15、portance of reading for young boys.5.What is the function of Barbershop Books?A.To attract more customers who love films.B.To provide free haircuts to book lovers.C.To show the influence of reading on children.D.To create a reading environment fbr children.6.It can be inferred from the passage that

16、_.A.reading is a low-stress activity that is relaxing B.Barbershop Books is only suitable for young boys C.Irby attaches great importance to school education D.Barbershop Books can arouse(引起)young peoples interest in reading 7.What does the underlined word“inception”in the 3rdparagraph mean?A.discov

17、ery.B.success.C.popularity.D.beginning.C The headmaster of a primary school showed on television to support her idea that parents should“dress appropriately in daywear”when they drop off and pick up their kids from school.Kate Chisholm,head teacher atSkerneParkAcademyin Darlington,theU.K.,sent a let

18、ter home asking parents to set a better example for their children.“I have noticed there has been an increasing tendency for parents to drop off and pick up their kids from school while still wearing their pajamas(睡衣),”Chisholm wrote.“Could I please ask that when you are sending your children,you ta

19、ke the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions?”Kate Chisholm wants parents at her school to dress nicer.She appeared on British television station ITV to further explain her decision,saying she had started noticing the pajama trend had been picked up by“30

20、 or 40”parents at school.Despite her determination to make school a nicer place to be,Chisholm admits that she cant demand that parents dress up-such as Karen Routh,49,who wore pajamas to drop off her 8-ycar-old daughter Holly,because she was running late and didnt feel well.“I imagine there might b

21、e some people who keep up wearing pajamas for the next six months to prove a point,”Chisholm said.“I cant force people to get dressed but I will keep sending letters home in the hope that they decide to put on a pair of jeans.”Wearing pajamas in public has also become a hot issue for some schools an

22、d States in theU.S.In 2015,aFloridaschool board member insisted on a dress rule for parents who showed up in the school in sleepwear.8.The headmaster asks parents to pay attention to _.A.the way they dress B.the relations with teachers C.the way they treat their kids D.the clothes they buy for their

23、 kids 9.How does Chisholm try to change this situation?A.Asking kids to set examples.B.Keeping them out of school.C.Sending letters to persuade them.D.Forcing them to change by laws.10.Why did Kate Chisholm appear on ITV?A.She wanted to force Karen to dress properly.B.Parents spent less time on thei

24、r clothes.C.She wanted to explain her decision about the parents dress.D.She wanted to tell us more and more parents wear pajamas to school.11.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A.strict laws should be passed to stop pajamas B.aFloridaschool will force parents to wear jeans C.people w

25、earing pajamas in public will be punished D.more and more people are concerned about dressing properly in public D The race skywards began inAmerica.In the late1800s,industrialization had driven urban populations and land prices up,making tall buildings increasingly cost-effective,according to Carol

26、 Willis,director of theSkyscraperMuseuminNew York,“The very first tall buildings were office buildings that concentrated a work force,piled one on top of the other in order to make business very efficient,”she says.Like all major changes in architecture,the trend wasunderpinnedby engineering.The dev

27、elopment of steel framework,which could be used instead of load-bearing stones,made it easier and cheaper to build tall.The coming of the elevator,meanwhile,made living on higher floors far more convenient.Though similar in shape,todays skyscrapers(摩天大楼)look little like those built in the first half

28、 of the 20thcentury.This is mostly thanks to architectures next major technological shift：the curtain wall.Postwar developments in manufacturing meant that huge panes of glass could be produced quickly and uniformly,and glass windows soon became the front of choice for high-rises.As well as allowing

29、 for greater floor space and more natural light,glass exteriors(外部)help.buildings resist greater windloads.There are now 191 completed skyscrapers that are at least 300 meters tall.But that doesnt mean our cities will grow taller indefinitely.While each additional story adds sellable floor space,con

30、struction costs also rise.All buildings reach a point where adding an extra floor will cost more money than it brings.“Every city wants to have this landmark that gives that sense of distinct culture,”but it also needs places for people to live and work in urban settings“without the city sprawling(无

31、序扩张),”explains Hong Kong architect Simon Chan.The next big challenge facing architects goes beyond height：At a time when buildings and their construction account for more than a third of the worlds energy consumption and contribute about 40%of greenhouse gas emissions(排放),there are new costs to cons

32、ider.Whether its employing more energy-efficient materials,encouraging natural air or using buildings themselves to generate solar or wind energy,reducing carbon emissions is the new frontier for many skyscraper architects.12.What does the underlined word“underpinned”in paragraph 2 probably mean?A.C

33、reated.B.Prepared.C.Suggested.D.Supported.13.What made living on higher floors much more convenient?A.The development of steel framework.B.Load-bearing stones.C.The use of the elevator.D.The curtain wall.14.What can we know from paragraph 5?A.Our cities will grow taller definitely.B.All skyscrapers

34、are at least 300 meters tall.C.Construction cost rises as the stories increase.D.The profit for builders will be greater as the building becomes higher.15.Whats the next big challenge facing architects?A.How to build the greenest building.B.How to build the strongest building.C.How to build the tall

35、est building in the world.D.How to build the most comfortable building.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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 long does a year last?_16_Your parents might say that a whole year can passin the blink of an eye.Whydoes time seem to pass faster as we get older?_17_This

36、physical change causes the rate at which we take in and process new information to decline.Babies,for example,move their eyes much more often than adults because theyre processing images at a faster rate.They take in a lot of information and do many things in a single day._18_However,as peoples brai

37、ns degrade over time,fewer images are processed in the same amount of time.Therefore,older people receive less information during a day than younger people.This causes things to seem as though theyre happening more quickly._19_People may measure time by the number of memorable events that can be rec

38、alled within a certain period.Have you ever noticed that when you recall your firsts they seem to be in slow motion?Thats because when something is a first,there are many exciting things to remember.Recalling these memories makes you feel like they took forever.For many adults,life is routine.When t

39、hey look back,they might feel like there are not many novel things to remember._20_ A.Children might say that a year lasts forever.B.Different people have different feelings toward time.C.Therefore,time seems to be moving faster to them.D.As we grow older,we become less interested in new things.E.Th

40、is makes them feel like a single day lasts for a long time.F.According to scientists,our brains degrade and change over time.G.In addition,people may also feel time differently due to psychological reasons.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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

41、Surviving Mount Rainier Bad luck and poor timing left Krasnitskiy and three climbers stuck on Mount Rainier for several long days.They faced mountain climbings_21_tests.One man suffered_22_sickness;ice and rockfall_23_down at night;cold nights in a_24_that got torn left them hypothermic(体温过低的).Calm

42、confidence,skill and the courage to continue up the_25_route,despite illness and injury,likely saved their lives.The climbers_26_on a Friday,camping low on the route the first night because they were_27_about rockfall after a climber had recently died in an accident at the routes typical_28_camp.On

43、Saturday,at about 10,500 feet,one of the climbers became sick from the altitude,which began to slow them down.By Sunday evening,the ill climber was_29_,and they had to make an unplanned camp on steep snow.A_30_wind,unexpected and strong,began to break their tent.It was a cold night.On Monday,they ca

44、lled 911.For several_31_,they watched as high winds_32_rangers(护林员)attempts at a helicopter rescue.Their food was_33_and they shared a single bottle of snowmelt(融雪水)each day.Then the icefall_34_their tent platform and squeezed them together.It was impossible to climb down.On Wednesday,they decided t

45、o_35_their climb-_36_,carefully,resting when they were weak.Krasnitskiy thought of all the people who loved him,and it really_37_him they must be worried.As he climbed,he just kept yelling out to his_38_,“We have to get there.”However,on Thursday morning,their spirits began to_39_.They started to_40

46、_they could continue.But then the helicopter arrived.They were rescued.21.A.best B.toughest C.simplest D.fairest 22.A.altitude B.car C.radiation D.sleeping 23.A.slowed B.settled C.rained D.burned 24.A.cave B.hut C.village D.tent 25.A.challenging B.long C.beautiful D.southern 26.A.fell down B.gave up

47、 C.set out D.got back 27.A.concerned B.crazy C.guilty D.unhappy 28.A.winter B.training C.temporary D.high 29.A.bored B.exhausted C.recovered D.refreshed 30.A.bored B.warm C.favourable D.stiff 31.A.weeks B.minutes C.days D.hours 32.A.rushed B.prevented C.assisted D.protected 33.A.running out B.breaki

48、ng down C.put away D.left over 34.A.missed B.exposed C.widened D.buried 35.A.make room for B.carry on with C.have a break from D.put a stop to 36.A.slowly B.secretly C.mentally D.casually 37.A.beat B.told C.hit D.taught 38.A.family B.friends C.students D.guides 39.A.lift B.rise C.sink D.harden 40.A.

49、admit B.surprise C.believe D.doubt 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 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 Bright and color1 ful Beijing Opera faces appear on a computer screen,A teacher asks the students,“Shall we go to see Beijing Opera?”This is the scene of_41._online Chinese class inIndias Mumbai.As the

50、 COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread,online Chinese learning on a_42._(various)of platforms is gaining popularity locally.Eighteen year-old Drashti Gala from Mumbai is one of many online Chinese_43._(learner)and even has a Chinese name Tang Dashi.Actually,all three sisters in her family_44._(begin