2020年东莞市东城高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2020年东莞市东城高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
Best language learning apps
Duolingo
The app doesn't restrict how many languages you can try to learn at the same time. I use Duolingo to practice Spanish and German. In the app, you can access resources such as Duolingo Stories, which can allow you to check your comprehension skills as you go. I also subscribe to Premium for $10 per month which includes an ad-free experience and downloadable lessons.
Memrise
One of my favorite parts of Memrise is its short videos about how real locals express different phrases in conversation. A few lessons are available for free daily, but the full program is accessible if you subscribe to Memrise Pro. There are three plans—one month for $9, a year for $30 or three months for $19.
Busuu
When you sign up for Busuu, you select the language you want to learn, and the app helps you determine how advanced you are with it and why you want to learn it, and to what level. From there, you set a daily study goal. Premium costs about $6 per month for a year.
Lirica
If you listen to any song enough, you'll learn all the words through repetition, even if they're in a different language. But how do you figure out what they mean? This is where Lirica comes in. This app is unique in how it approaches teaching Spanish. Instead of traditional teaching methods for learning a language, Lirica uses popular music by Latin artists to help you learn the Spanish language and grammar. Lirica has a one-week free trial and then it's about $4 per month.
1. Which app is best for learning multiple languages at a time?
A. Lirica.
B. Busuu.
C. Memrise.
D. Duolingo.
2. How much should you pay for a quarterly subscription to Memrise Pro?
A. $9.
B. $19.
C. $28.
D. $30.
3. What is special about Lirica?
A. It offers a one-month free trial.
B. It helps users set a daily study goal.
C. It hires Latin artists to teach Spanish.
D. It enables users to learn Spanish through music.
B
It was once considered an important status symbol ---but having a home phone is increasingly seen asa white elephant. New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），and almost a third of those that do never actually use it.
The vast majority of people who still have a home phone ——72 percent ——say they only have it because it is part of their broadband package.But that's not the only reason to desert the home phone - 20 percent of those surveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.
Digital media expert Dr. Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone use. She explained："If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside, you would rely on a mobile phone. But if you are older, disabled and perhaps poorer, our research shows you're more likely to use a landline. If you are richer, you will have access to more smart devices --- a smart TV, smartphone or laptop. But the poorer you are --- or if you are older, your use of these devices is more limited.”
Last year, research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually in theUKhad halved over just six years, to 54 billion minutes. The new study also showed that more than a quarter of households have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline, but only six percent have done so.
4. The underlined part “ a white elephant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that is
A. costly but effective
B. useful and beautiful
C. expensive but useless
D. cheap and necessary
5. What's the main reason why some people still have a home phone?
A. Their broadband package contains it.
B. Their family can only afford to use it.
C. They are used to using a home phone.
D. They consider it an important status symbol.
6. Which of the following is more likely to use a landline?
A. A young adventurer.
B. An old poor gardener.
C. An outdoor photographer.
D. A famous indoor designer.
7. What's the best title of the text?
A. End of the landline?
B. Fed up with cold calls?
C. The history of phones
D. Different choices of phones
C
Avi Loeb, a scientist, believes that we are not alone in the universe. The belief fits withLoeb's alien spaceship theory that at least one alien spaceship might be flying over the orbit of Jupiter, which won the international attention last year.
Astronomers inHawaiifound the first known interstellar object in late 2017. It was a bit of light moving so fast past the sun that it could only have come from another star. Almost every astronomer on the planet was trying to figure out how the object, called “Oumuamua” got to our far-away part of the Milky way galaxy. “One possibility is that ‘Oumuamua’ is debris from an advanced technological equipment,” Loeb said. “Technology comes from another solar system just showed up at our door. ”
“‘Oumuamua’ is not an alien spaceship,” Paul Sutter, another scientist wrote. He suggested Loeb was seeking publicity. Most scientists think “Oumuamua” is some sort of rock. They think it could be an icy wandering comet.
Loeb says that “Oumuamua's” behavior means it can't be a block of rock shaped like a long photo. He thinks it's more likely an object that's very long and thin, perhaps like a long pancake or a ship's sail. Loeb says that if someone shows him evidence thatcontradictshis beliefs, he will immediately give in.
Loeb believes himself a truth-teller and risk-taker in an age of very safe, too-quiet scientists. “The worst thing that can happen to me is that I would be relieved of my management duties, and that would give me even more time to focus on science,” Loeb says. He said he wouldn't mind giving up all the titles he had and returning to the Israeli farming village where he grew up.
8. What does Loeb say about “Oumuamua”?
A. It is an icy comet.
B. It looks like a long photo.
C. It is actually some sort of rock.
D. It may come from another alien civilization.
9. What does the underlined word “contradicts” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Goes against.
B. Relies on.
C. Turns to.
D. Searches for.
10. What do you think of Loeb?
A. He is foolish.
B. He is unsatisfied with his titles.
C. He is a firm believer in scientific truth.
D. He is uncertain about his career future.
11. What's the best title for the text?
A. Have Aliens Paid a Visit in Spaceships?
B. Do We Really Know about Space Theory?
C. Scientists Are Working on High Technology
D. Astronomers Are Encouraging Space Travel
D
Sophie became friends with the gray squirrels during her first week atPennState, after spotting them running around and wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university knows her as the “Squirrel Girl”.
Sophie tried bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was greatly positive, and before long Sophie and her squirrels became an Internetsensation.
Growing up in a neighborhood outside ofState College, Sophie was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didn't interact with people very much. She was later diagnosed (诊断) with Asperger's syndrome, but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because I'll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them,” she said, “I am a lot more outgoing.”
And in case you're wondering how Sophie is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop (道具), and they'll grab it. In the beginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.
This year, Sophie is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Sophie plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.
12. What does the underlined word “sensation” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Event.
B. Hit.
C. Service.
D. Addiction.
13. What can we learn about Sophie according to paragraph 3?
A. She got lots of friends due to squirrels.
B. She used to be a popular girl in her childhood.
C. She lived in the far countryside when young.
D. She was more outgoing than before.
14. How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?
A. By attracting them with food.
B. By putting them in cages.
C. By playing music to them.
D. By dressing like squirrels.
15. What do you think of Sophie?
A. Tolerant and capable.
B. Sociable and aggressive.
C. Patient and caring.
D. Indifferent and appreciative.
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When you think of life skills, youtypically think of things like cooking or fixing broken objects. These sorts of skills help regulate the environment around you.____16____In other words, there are skills you can learn to help manage difficult emotions.
Take responsibility
When I wasa child, I often accused my brother of making me mad. My mom was quick to correct me. “He can’t make you mad,’’ she would say. “He just does things, and you choose how your espond.’’ Although people sometimes try to annoy us, each of us is responsible for our own reaction. We can choose how we interpret the actions of others and whether we will act on how we feel.____17____Fear, for example, is a common feeling that can sometimes cause trouble. Learning to do things that we’re afraid of is an important part of becoming mature.
____18____.
On the other hand, we also don’t have direct control over our feelings. If we’re sad, we can’t suddenly decide to be happy and create positive feelings using pure willpower.____19____These thoughts and actions will eventually guide our emotions. Choosing to smile even if you don’t feel happy can create happy feelings. Concentrating on good things in life works the same way.
Recognize others’ feelings
Another set of skills related to emotions involves recognizing other people’s feelings. Just as other people
can’t force us to feel things, we also can’t control what others feel.____20____This involves reading their facial expressions. But it’s also helpful to think about how we would feel in the other person’s circumstances. If we know how other people feel, we will be better able to help them handle their feelings.
Feelings can be difficult to handle, so managing them is an important life skill.
A. Guide our feelings
B. Concentrate on good things
C. And we should learn to control our feelings.
D. This also applies to other emotions besides anger.
E. But it can be helpful to recognize other people’s emotions.
F. Instead, we have to change what we think about and how we act.
G. But skills that help regulate what’s going on inside of you are equally important.
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What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes? On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His___21___in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit（轨道）, around the earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. It made himChina's first___22___in space. He had worked towards this___23___for many years.
Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to___24___since hewas a young boy. His friends and teachers have all said that he___25___science and technology from a young age. He always had a(an)___26___of flying.
In 1983,he joined the army and went to flight school. He___27___in 1987 and became a pilot. In 1998, he___28___to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14___29___from 1,500 candidates（候选人）. The team spent the next five years being___30___. They not only studied all the subjects___31___to be an astronaut, but also learned___32___skills and all about how spaceship and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very___33___in everything the group studied.
In September 2003, only three out of the 14 candidates were___34___for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them. He took all kinds of tests to___35___he was fit for this important task.___36___he did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological（心理的）tests that___37___won him the chance.
In the end, Yang was indeed a___38___. His name will go down in history. The people ofChinacan be___39___of him and young people all over the world can___40___him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.
21. A. sailing B. voyage C. walk D. leap
22. A. tourist B. survivor C. astronaut D. volunteer
23. A. goal B. idea C. risk D. reward
24. A. explore B. operate C. compete D. fly
25. A. ignored B. loved C. doubted D. refused
26. A. dream B. chance C. opinion D. schedule
27. A. dropped B. survived C. graduated D. succeeded
28. A. wanted B. hoped C. deserved D. applied
29. A. got B. taken C. selected D. kept
30. A. recognized B. trained C. persuaded D. replaced
31. A. required B. added C. simplified D. released
32. A. walking B. communication C. management D. survival
33. A. altitude B. middle C. top D. bottom
34. A. designed B. picked C. coached D. praised
35. A. prove B. admit C. expect D. mention
36. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. When
37. A. frequently B. swiftly C. gradually D. finally
38. A. concern B. failure C. success D. competitor
39. A. confident B. proud C. afraid D. ashamed
40. A. get along with B. care about C. deal with D. look up to
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
Bella Liu is a surf instructor inHouhaiBay, on the island’s southern coast. Surfing ____41.___(change) her “inside and out”,she says. She is not alone in seeking out its benefits. Most of her clients are women, many of ___42.___ are prepared to go against the tide--by plunging (塞，投身于）into it.
Hainan’s palm -lined beaches and balmy winters have long been adraw for domestic tourists. ___43.____even a decade ago, it had few surfing enthusiasts. When an American expatriate(侨民）organized a surfing contest there in 2008, just two of the 30-old___44.___(participate) were Chinese.TodayRiyueBay, north of Houhai, is home __45.___ the national surfing team’s academy, set up after the International Olympic Committee accepted as an Olympic sport in2016. The local government is now eager to turnHainaninto a ___46.___(globe)
destination.
Now official approval is promoting more people to try the sport. So is the pandemic. It has forced many Chinese who would ___47.___(normal) have holidayed overseas ___48.___(stay) put(留在原地）.Between January and May,Hainanreceived 11% ___49.___(many) visitors than in the same period in 2019. Surfing also gained a lift last year when “summer surf shop”, a variety show___50.___(film) inRiyueBay, began airing on iQiyi, a Netflix-like site.
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；
2,只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My family was very poorly when I was a child. My parents lost their jobs and lived with heavy pressure. As result, I wanted to studying hard so as to have a different future. During my high school life, I spent all my time studying those difficult subject, which made me to one of the best students in our school. After graduation, I am admitted to a key university where I met a lot of interested friends. Now, I am working on a big company but I am able to afford anything I want. What's more, my parents also have found new jobs. So I believe that our dreams will come true if you try our best.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

After watching my son Todd run in an annual race. I made my usual comment. “Todd I could walk faster than those women run.” Todd laughed as he knew I wasn't a runner. “Listen, Mom. I want you to show by your actions. How about you running with me next year at this race?” Without thinking, I quickly agreed to this challenge.
But when it was almost time for this race to occur, Todd wasn't going to be running. He was sent to Africa as a soldier for three years. A few of his friends knew this challenge I had agreed to with Todd. They started to encourage me to run the race. I hadn't trained or anything. Quite frankly, I had almost forgotten I said I would do it.
I decided I should keep my promise to Todd and run the race. The first thing I did was go out and buy some
running clothes. I might as well look good was my thought. even though I hadn't trained at all.
The day of the race came. I was not well prepared, but I started. It wasn't long before some guy on the roadside started to talking next to me. I wasn't in the talking mood. However, this guy was very talkative. He kept making remark on how tired he was, and I must be tired too. The race was over, and this guy's wife won! I was just happy to finish and keep my promise to Todd.
I came home, and my neighbor asked about the race. I told him what had happened and how this guy would not shut up his negative talk. My neighbor laughed and set me straight," Kay. don't you know what this guy was doing? He thought you were the competition by the way you were dressed. He wanted his wife to win "Oh really!”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

This guy's attitude built a fire in me for the next race!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
The race began on a cold day and I saw this guy and his wife.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. A
12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. G 17. D 18. A 19. F 20. E
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. D
41.has changed 42. whom 43. but 44. participators 45. to
46.global 47.normally 48. to stay 49.more 50. filmed
51.(1).poorly→poor；
(2).在result前加a；
(3).studying→study；
(4).subject→subjects；
(5).去掉one前面的to；
(6).am→was；
(7).interested→interesting；
(8).on→in；
(9).but→and；
(10).you→we
52.略。