2020-2021学年惠州市华罗庚中学高三英语期末试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年惠州市华罗庚中学高三英语期末试卷及参考答案
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
On the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.
Jinggangshan
This is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem, which is covered with rich forest, rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army. The best time to visit is between April and October, with the most temperature timing April and May when the large azaleas (杜鹃花) bloom.
Open: 8:00-17:00 (Feb. 16-Nov. 15). 8:00-16:30 (Nov. 16-Feb. 15)
Xibaipo
It is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed, drawing up the blueprint for a new country. A memorial hall was built to honor the memory of this site. The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00 (Xibaipo Memorial Hall)
The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall
A new exhibition is held with updated display approaches, including phantom imaging (全息影像) and oil painting, which are used to improve visitors' experiences. The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00 (closed on Mondays)
Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth
New Youthstarted the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement. The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.
Open: Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 16:30 (closed on Wednesdays)
1. Where would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?
A. Jinggangshan.
B. Xibaipo.
C. The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.
D. Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth.
2. What do we know about the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall?
A. It focuses on Chinese achievements in art.
B. It mainly advertises the coming anniversary.
C. It applies modernized methods to the exhibition.
D. It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu.
3. When can tourists visit Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth?
A. At 1:00 p.m. on Mondays.
B. At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.
C. At 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.
D. At 5:00 p.m on Sundays.
B
Compared to dogs, cats are often considered to be aloof（冷漠的）with respect to their human owners. It is usual for them to be indifferent（无动于衷的）when humans calltheir names. Are we sure that they don’t understand human voices at all?
A recent study published in the journal of Scientific Reports suggests that we’ve been fooled. Japanese scientists found that cats can recognize their names if their owners regularly use them. In the study, scientists recruited 78 domestic cats. They played recordings of voices of their owners saying five words: the first four words were random nouns thatresembledtheir names while the final word was the cat’s name. Then they observed the cats’ responses, if there were any.
Most of cats moved their ears or heads when they heard their names, while they made no response to other words. That suggested, “cats were paying attention to you, what you say and what you do,” John Bradshaw, an expert on human-animal interactions（互动）at the University of Bristol, UK, told The Times. “And cats were just as good as dogs at learning,” she added.
In the study, when people called their names, cats often associated (联系) the words with rewards, such as food or play, or with “punishments” such as having a bath or going to the vet . This made cats sensitive (敏感的) to words. After the cats had been called several times, they could respond to the words. But the scientists added that while dogs have evolved（进化）to follow their owners’ orders, cats have not. Although cats appear to be distant, they do have special relationships with their owners.
According to study co-author Atsuko Saito, cats have evolved not to show their emotions as a survival
method. One example is illness, which they tend to hide because “in the wild, no one can rescue them” and predators (捕食性动物) are more likely to pay attention to them, Saito explained.
However, technology may help bridge the communication gap between cats and us. There are now mobile apps available to explain what their meows mean. So, the next time you hear “meow, meow”,your cat may be telling you: “Hi, you haven’t cleaned my litter box recently.”
4. What did the recent study find about cats?
A. Cats can recognize their names.
B. Cats are cleverer than dogs.
C. Cats learn more slowly than dogs.
D. Cats are willing to follow orders.
5. What does the underlined word“resembled”in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. were limited to
B. were different from
C. were similar to
D. were away from
6. Why do cats appear distant to their human owners?
A. They associate words with punishments.
B. They want to protect themselves from harm.
C. They are not sensitive to the human voice.
D. They don’t pay much attention to their surroundings.
7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. It is difficult to understand cats’ meows.
B. Interaction with your cats is very important.
C. Cats do have good relationships with their owners.
D. We may know cats better with the help of technology.
C
I come to theUnited Statesten year ago. I would always say that I was trying to study, but there were always things 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 again. I always 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 didn’t understand them because I didn’t speak English. He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I told myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can make it.”
The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner (横幅) in front of the school which said that they offered classes for adults. I came in to see if I could join, but the classes were closed already. That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told them we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. That’s the way I foundChaffeyCollege. The following Monday, I went to ask for information. They told me that summer school was starting that week.
That’s how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great rewards. My daughter had to write a story for school. It was about the female they most admired and why . She wrote that I was the person 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. teacher
B. doctor
C. father
D. mother
9. 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. According 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 author’s life was she believed in herself.
D. The author wrote that she was the person her son most admired.
D
Once small farmers in Masii, a remote village in Kenya, have picked their crops, all they can do is wait until a buyer trucks through. The system works fairly well for beans and corn, but mangoes-the area’s other main crop-spoil (腐烂) more quickly. If the trader is late, they rot.
However, a simple coating could change that. A company, SmartTech, has created a product that doubles the
shelf life of fresh produce, enabling farmers to access far-off, larger markets. More time forfresh produce on grocers’ shelves also means less food waste-a $2.6 trillion problem, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
James Rogers, CEO of SmartTech, wanted to solve the problem for food much in the same way that oxide barriers preventing rust (锈) have achieved for steel. Fortunately, researchers have found when plants made the jump from water to land, they developed cutin(蜡质), a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together to form a seal around the plant, helping keep water in.
The cutin was such a grand strategy that today you’ll still find it across the plant kingdom. SmartTech discovered through researches that an orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because of the thickness of its skin, but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules (分子)on the surface. After extensive trials, Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plant material-stems, leaves and skins. The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot. And best of all, the treated produce doesn’t require refrigeration.
“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Africa into commercial farmers,” says Rogers. “That means more money in pockets, and more food in stomachs.” But whether the company can cost-effectively reach small farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.
12. The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to ________.
A. stress their need for preserving produce
B. show their challenge in harvesting crops
C. express their wish to reach larger markets
D. evaluate their loss caused by slow transport
13. What can we learn about SmartTech’s product?
A. It is financially supported by FAO.
B. It is intended to replace refrigeration.
C. It is designed to thicken produce’s skin.
D. It is based on plants’own defence system.
14. What will James Rogers probably focus on next?
A. How to expand farms.
B. How to earn more money.
C. How to produce more tasty food.
D. How to profit farmers in remote area.
15. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. promote a product
B. present a technology
C. advertise SmartTech
D. introduce James Rogers
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 to Release Waking-up Tiredness
Yawn! If you often feel too tired in the mornings,even if you’ve got 8 hours’ sleep, then this article is for you. Waking up still tired is pretty common — but that doesn’t mean it’s natural.____16____The following tips may help.
Body scan.When you open your eyes, even if you have to madly turn off your annoying alarm, lie back down for 2 minutes to do a quick body scan. First, take four deep breaths.____17____This will leave you feeling very calm.
Say something you’re grateful for.This simple, short act gives us a moment to take our minds off all of our responsibilities, tasks, projects and deadlines, and allows us to express thanks for another day of life.____18____ Listen to your favorite songs.____19____There is a list of recordings for waking up and getting up in a shiny mood and you can pick anything you like.
____20____Having set sleeping and waking time is so important for ensuring you feel energetic and happy in the mornings. Your body begins to expect sleeping and waking up, making it less likely that you’ll wake up tired.
A. Keep your routine.
B. Try to develop good habits.
C. Then, start from your toes and feet.
D. It will take you much energy to do it.
E. Music will make you energetic all day.
F. We deserve a peaceful start to each new day.
G. This can take 60 seconds but give peace to the day.
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I’ve learned a lesson that accepting kindness is important, too. I’m a social worker and have been___21___more time recently with those unlucky people that some might say are less___22___. I had a
wonderful interaction (互动) this past week, when I had the___23___of being the receiver of kindness. I was speaking to a gentleman who has bad luck and is in___24___. We were just talking for a while and getting to___25___each other.
Towards the end of our evening he said he wanted to___26___me a hamburger at the nearby fast food restaurant. In time before, I would have___27___that he let me buy him a meal, since he had a greater___28___than I. But my kindness experience has taught me the___29___of being a good receiver, too. So I told him if he___30___wanted to do that I would be___31___to share a meal with him.
It was great! He was so happy to be able to___32___something like that and he was___33___the entire time.
I felt glad to___34___the wonderful feeling of someone’s giving. We___35___some great conversation and I could see it___36___so much to him.
As we parted ways, instead of me feeling bad that he probably spent his last few___37___on our meal, I smiled and felt with a wonderful___38___of connection and gratitude. It’s not only fun to be a receiver of kindness,___39___this also gives someone else the chance to be the___40___. That is important, too.
21. A. wasting B. killing C. spending D. saving
22. A. active B. fortunate C. famous D. familiar
23. A. chance B. price C. right D. method
24. A. return B. prison C. common D. trouble
25. A. know B. hate C. love D. encourage
26. A. borrow B. buy C. make D. show
27. A. noticed B. demanded C. ordered D. insisted
28. A. need B. life C. wish D. wealth
29. A. truth B. power C. importance D. base
30. A. exactly B. really C. selflessly D. briefly
31. A. happy B. generous C. sad D. peaceful
32. A. create B. refuse C. ignore D. do
33. A. regretting B. shouting C. smiling D. praising
34. A. send out B. take away C. calm down D. go through
35. A. missed B. avoided C. shared D. judged
36. A. changed B. remained C. lost D. meant
37. A. choices B. dollars C. efforts D. times
38. A. sight B. pride C. act D. sense
39. A. and B. or C. but D. so
40. A. giver B. helper C. receiver D. donator
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
No culture in the world has produced a longer continuous tradition of garden design than___41.___of China. Originally, a typical Chinese garden merely___42.___(consist) of useful trees planted with the walls around a farmhouse.
In a Chinese garden, a strong belief___43.___a sense of unity with nature is required. The concept of its___44.___(compose) is to "bring out the rhythm of nature." It is a place___45.___visitors can appreciate the classic beauty with an educated mind and eye.
Plants are not essential to the integrity of a Chinese garden. Rocks and water come first,___46.___(follow) by architecture, plants, trees and flowers. To the Chinese, their associations were far___47.___(important) than looks. Bamboo, which bends in the wind and doesn't break, symbolizes___48.___honorable man.
Irregularity of design is the key to the success of a garden. Just as all other art forms in the Chinese culture___49.___(affect) by Confucianism or Daoism, two main____50.____(philosophy) in China, so has the Chinese garden. This is reflected in the importance placed on its siting.
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.短文改错
Last weekend, my parents and I went to a countryside to visit my grandparents. As usually, all three of us wore masks because the epidemic (流行病). Some cases from abroad was frequently reported in the media, which made us nervous.
When we arrived, many s or friends came to see us off. Shaking hands and having small talks with us, they warmly welcome us. But to my surprised, none of them wore a mask! It made them appear funny. But at the same time, it showed that the epidemic situation in China was well under control.
However, masks can not only be used to fighting the epidemic, but they can also be used to prevent the spreads of the flu. So we still need to wear them in the coming winter.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，在你的博客里看到了一条署名Worried Jerry的留言：
How wonderful the world is! I want to travel in the summer vacation, but I have no enough money. What
should I do?
Worried Jerry 请你根据留言内容写一封100词左右的建议信，适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

要点如下：
1.可向父母求助。

2.可做一些兼职工作赚钱。

3.未来安全起见，可约朋友一同旅行。

Worried Jerry,
You needn’t worry about that at all.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________
Yours
Lihua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. F 17. C 18. G 19. E 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
41. that
42. consisted
43. in 44. composition
45. where 46. followed
47. more important
48. an 49. have been affected
50. philosophies
51.(1). a→the
(2). usually→usual
(3). because后面添加of
(4). was→were
(5).去掉the
(6). or→and
(7). welcome→welcomed
(8). surprised→surprise
(9). fighting→ fight
(10). spreads→spread 52.略。