2020届宁夏银川一中高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案

2020届宁夏银川一中高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案
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
I started working with my hands at a young age. The youngest of five brothers, I took on the role as a “maintenance (维修) man” at an early age for our family’s small grocery store. Often my dad wouldn’t give me a clear idea of how something shouldbe done, so I just had to figure it out by researching or through trial and error.
Fast forward to 2016 and those problem-solving skills would become the focus of Tippecanoe High School’s Homebuilding class. I knew I wanted to teach the students skills that went beyond just being able to hammer nails or cut pieces of two-by-fours. The problem was that we didn’t have the resources at the time to do much else. The idea of attracting some type of funding seemed very important. Designing, building and selling a tiny house on wheels seemed like the perfect project to accomplishthe task. I reached out to a number of local businesses and most of them responded with the greatest support for what x k w we were doing.
This year we added a new element to the program. Through one of our partners, we were able to connect with the nonprofit Veteran’s Ananda Incorporated. Students in the Homebuilding class are leading the design and production of micro houses to be donated to this organization. The new partnership gives the students another focus to consider when designing and building the houses.
There has been no shortage of students since our first year. Three years ago we had 41 students, the next 191, and this year it was limited to just over 160 students so we could have a safe and manageable classroom environment. The number of girls taking the class has risen steadily over the last few years as well. This class offers something for everyone and the skills are universal.
1. How can we describe the young author?
A. He opened a small grocery store.
B. He did a lot of research in the lab.
C. He enjoyed doing hands-on activities.
D. He learnt about maintenance from his father.
2. What do the underlined words “the task” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Getting some financial support.
B. Selling a tiny house on wheels.
C. Reaching out to many local businesses.
D. Offering the students some problem-solving skills.
3. What can be inferred about the Homebuilding class from the last paragraph?
A. Its size needs increasing.
B. Itis popular with the students.
C. It has caused some safety concerns.
D. Its classroom environment is hard to manage.
B
Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alarming you to any traffic, pedestrians,animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the live stream. It's like the map has come to life.
This type of map isn't available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellites was launched into space. Even though it orbits Earth at more than 370 miles（600 km）away, it can capture images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches（25cm）across.Peeringall the way from outer space, it can make out a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can't identify your face or read the cars' license plate numbers . . . at least not openly.
According to some reports, this satellite and other US spy satellites have the technology to take even sharper images, with a resolution（分辨率）of up to around 4 inches（10cm）. ButUS law forbids making these super-sharp pictures public, to prevent enemies from using them. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem horrible. Live, high-detail satellite mapping could possibly be used to monitor anybody at any time. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he is concerned about what this could mean for privacy. Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that imagery. “It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.
At the same time, live, detailed maps of Earth's surface could be useful in amazing ways. Live maps of a disaster area could quickly discover people in need of rescue as well as the safest routes in or out. Satellite images are already helping catch illegal logging and fishing operations. Higher detail may make it possible to catch other criminals in the act. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.
What do you think? Do you wish everyone could access high-detail live maps of Earth's surface?
4. What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Seeing
B. Standing
C. Walking
D. Hearing
5. Why does US law forbid making super-sharp pictures public?
A. to protect the technology.
B. for the sake of safety.
C. to protect the environment.
D. to threat other countries.
6. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. This super-sharp map hasn't been put into market.
B. Worldview-3 satellites orbits the Earth at 370 km away.
C. Personal privacy is safely protected if you use the super-sharp map.
D. The super-sharp map should be completely forbidden.
7. How is this technology used in agriculture?
A. It can help improve the production of crops.
B. It can help kill pests.
C. It can help farmer to watch over their crops from far away.
D. It can help increase farm land.
C
Jon Pedley is making a big change. He is giving up his life as a businessman for a life of helping others. He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda, East Africa.
Pedley admits that he has notalways led a very positive life. At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law. “I’ve always put the pursuit of money in front of everything else. As long as I was all right, I didn’t care who I was hurting, ” says Pedley.
But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook on life. He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing. “I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing were thanking me by giving me bags of potatoes, which are a fortune for them,” he said.
Now Pedley is selling his business, his $1.5 million farmhouse, and his expensive car — and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village. There he will help run an organization that hopes to improve the quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi. He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers. Today, people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital, so Pedley will help to build doctors’ offices, too.
Pedley’s organization will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble. The teens will be sent to a “camp” in Uganda that Pedley will run. The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water, health, and education facilities for kids in Kigazi, many of whom have lost their parents to poverty or disease. Pedley hopes the
teens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.
8. Which of the following best describes Pedley’s life in the past?
A. Negative.
B. Colorful.
C. Independent.
D. Selfish.
9. What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village?
A. Do business with the local people.
B. Help farmers increase potato output.
C. Assist villagers with construction work.
D. Introduce tools to improve English teaching.
10. Why will Pedley work with English teenagers in trouble?
A. To encourage them to make friends with locals.
B. To inspire them to live a more positive life.
C. To train them to become doctors in the future.
D. To make them learn about different cultures.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. From millionaire to mud hut
B. A life-changing adventure
C. A rich man becoming homeless
D. More money, more worries
D
Thefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.
Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.
Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.
Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people
with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.
There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.
12. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.
B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.
C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.
D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.
13. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?
A. At birth.
B. Half a year old.
C. Nine months old.
D. In adolescence.
14. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A. Depressed.
B. Confused.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Surprised.
15. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?
A. People need to take it seriously.
B. Certain techniques can make up for it.
C. It will be cured in the near future.
D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.
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
Some effective ways to Meet New People
It is universally acknowledged that first impressions matter a lot. If you want to know how to meet people, just follow these steps.
◆Live in the moment.
To meet new people, the first thing you have to do is enjoy the present moment of the new conversation. Let go of your expectations and fears._____16_____
When you approach a new person, don’t ask yourself, “How do I look?” or “How do I sound?” Instead, ask,
“What would this person like to talk about?” or “What matters to this person?”
◆ _____17_____
If you keep up your confidence, people feel that you’re a person who is worth talking to. You should be confident before you walk into a room with new people in it and build your confidence as the conversation goes along. Just smile,talk about the things that you love, and show everyone that you love who you are, where you are, and what you do.
____18____Stand tall, maintain eye contact, and don’t fidget (烦躁) with your hands or look at the floor. When you introduce yourself, speak clearly and loudly enough that you’ll be heard.
◆Be positive.
____19____You should smile from time to time. Talk about the things you love, the things that make you happy, and your interests to keep people engaged.
Don’t talk about your long­standing hatredfor a certain teacher, or classmate.___20___The occasional “That’s so true!” or “I know exactly what you mean!” will be far more positive.
A. Stay confident.
B. Communicate in a fun and casual way.
C. Body language can help you stay confident.
D. They can prevent a conversation from unfolding smoothly.
E. Don't ask for the person's number in the middle of the conversation.
F. Maintaining a positive attitude will make people want to talk to you.
G. Don't nod and agree with what the person is saying everyfive seconds.
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Real financial security and freedom is not in our job but in our passion (激情). It’s easy to decide and____21____a man by his pursuit (追求).
In life, we always do one of the two things: either making a living or making a____22____Pensions and salaries stop many from pursuing excellence while passion____23____hidden potentialsthat____24____us for challenges and chances. A job helps us make a living while passion enables us to make a difference.
I want to help change the misguided____25____among workers that a job is a means of livelihood. Rather, it should be a means to____26____our passion. The____27____you realize the truth of life, the more clearly you can____28____ yourself in living a valuable life .
The success of KFC shows how____29____it is to pursue your passion instead of your pension. Its founder Colonel Sanders, didn’t realize this until he received his first social security_____30_____of 105 dollars. But he decided there_____31_____was something to do for himself and other people_____32_____living on that small pension. So he was_____33_____to devote himself to some_____34_____things. Drawing_____35_____from his mother’s special recipe for fried chicken, he invented “finger-licking” seasoning with eleven spices and herbs(草药). Regardless of much_____36_____, he managed to promote the company’s rapid expansion to_____37_____6,000 locations.
Sanders’ life pointed towards two_____38_____about making a difference: one, there is no age that is too_____39_____to make a difference; two, there is nothing too small or_____40_____to make a difference with, as long as it is your passion.
21. A. elect B. greet C. evaluate D. think
22. A. difference B. fortune C. list D. plan
23. A. does B. unlocks C. helps D. folds
24. A. get B. salute C. leave D. equip
25. A. tip B. equality C. relief D. belief
26. A. create B. fuel C. intend D. resign
27. A. better B. sharper C. earlier D. closer
28. A. position B. squeeze C. stand D. adopt
29. A. considerate B. potential C. holy D. meaningful
30. A. check B. bill C. note D. fine
31. A. hardly B. simply C. merely D. surely
32. A. because of B. instead of C. in search of D. regardless of
33. A. designed B. appointed C. determined D. strengthened
34. A. valuable B. suitable C. reasonable D. comfortable
35. A. virtue B. justice C. inspiration D. admiration
36. A. agreement B. consumption C. rejection D. sentence
37. A. less than B. more than C. other than D. better than
38. A. facts B. principles C. theories D. thoughts
39. A. young B. smart C. stupid D. old
40. A. unconscious B. insignificant C. unhappy D. incorrect
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
Each year, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Ghost Festival is celebrated all over Asia. On this day, it____41.____(believe) that the gates of Heaven and Hell open up,____42.____(allow) the spirits of all the dead to visit the Earth. During this time, people will burn offerings (祭品) and prepare fancy meals____43.____(pay) respect to the dead.
Similar holidays are celebrated all around the world. However, these holidays tend to be less gloomy (阴郁的)____44.____Chinese holidays. In the Western world, Halloween, Oct 31 every year, is mainly celebrated by____45.____(light) pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes (服装). It is considered____46.____a time to remember and honor the dead. The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico on Nov.1&2 each year. People will build altars (祭坛) at home and decorate them with candles, flowers, skulls (骷髅头) and gifts. Around the altar, people pray and tell stories about the dead. This holiday is also____47.____(joy). In some public areas, there are even parties at night.
Death is a____48.____(frighten) thing. But holidays like these can help us to better understand death as a natural part of life,____49.____can remind us to value our own time on Earth and encourage us to live our best____50.____(life).
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处:每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(◆)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

只允许修改10处，多者(第11处起)不计分。

One of my hobbies is running. I really like running so first of all it's very cheap. It doesn't cost you any money. You can do it anywhere, as example, on a city street. If you run a lot, maybe three or four times a week, you will definite stay in shape. When you run, it's very important drink lots of waters. You should drink a lot of the water before you run and then maybe you should drink a little when you run, if you ran for more than 30 minutes. Naturally, stretch is very important. Most people actually stretch before you run, and I like to stretch after I run .
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1.介绍你的基本信息；
2.说明你的优势；
3.表示你希望被录用。

注意：
1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
Sincerely，
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. D 17. A 18. C 19. F 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. B 38. A 39.
D 40. B
41. is believed
42. allowing
43. to pay 44. than
45. lighting
46. as 47. joyful
48. frightening
49. which 50. lives
51.(1).so→because；
(2).as→for；
(3).definite→definitely；
(4).在important 后加to；
(5).waters→water；
(6).将of后的the去掉；
(7).ran→run；
(8).stretch→stretching；
(9).you→they；
(10).and→but
52.略。