2020届苏州市城西中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案

2020届苏州市城西中学高三英语上学期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
Washington D.C. Sightseeing
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The Old Town Trolley Tour
It offers something for the whole family. Not only will it give them something fun to do, but it will give them a history lesson. This tour will last about three hours and it’s proper for people of all ages.
African American History Tour
Be sure to take this tour because African Americans have had an important role in the making of our country. Take this historical four-hour tour, where you will visit some important sites including Museum of African American History and Culture.
Comedy Walks Washington D.C.
This is a great experience allowing you to enjoy the capital in a new way. The walking tour lasts for about one hour and thirty minutes, which takes place in less than a mile journey from the starting place.
D.C. Twilight Tour
Check out the D.C. Twilight Tour for a unique view of some of the most famous sites! What makes this two-hour guided tour truly unique is that you can view many wonderful sites at night time!
1.Which tour is recommended to a tourist who is fond of hiking?
A.The Old Town Trolley Tour
B.African American History Tour
edy Walks Washington
D.C. D.D.C. Twilight Tour
2.Which tour lasts longest?
A.The Old Town Trolley Tour
B.African American History Tour
edy Walks Washington
D.C. D.D.C. Twilight Tour
3.Where will you read this text most likely?
A.In a guidebook.
B.In a magazine.
C.In a newspaper.
D.On the Internet.
B
Some people take their holiday decoration very seriously. And some take it to the next level. The Griffith family in Kenova, West Virginia, is in this camp. They put on a display that shows they’re just filled with Halloween spirit.
Each year, this family displays 3,000 pumpkins (南瓜) in front of their home for the Halloween season. Yes, you readthatright. Ric Griffith puts out one jack-o’ -lantern (南瓜灯) for every person who lives in Kenova.
Of course he doesn’t do it all on his own. He has a lot of help from his family, and also from members of the community who are super-proud of what has become quite the tourist attraction over the years. More than 30,000 people stop by to see the amazing display, which includes jack‑o’‑lanterns cut to look like the faces of famous people, animals, cartoon characters, and other creative designs. It’s certainly a must-see as part of the area’s Ceredo-Kenova Autumnfest.
To fit in all 3,000 pumpkins, Griffith and his helpers spread them across the home’s garden and front porch (门廊), as well as on the roof!
Griffith began the tradition back in 1978 with just fivepumpkins and, many years later, it’s much bigger and better. People can’t help but come to the area, walking along the sidewalk outside the house to get that perfect Halloween experience.
“Locals take great pride in it, and then there are people from around the country who plan fall trips and include it in their trips so they can see it,” said Tyson Compton, president of the Cabell‑Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It’s really something.”
“It’s become a tradition for many people in our area, and it feels good to keep that going,” Griffith said.
4. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The Griffiths selling 3,000 pumpkins a day.
B. Ric Griffith giving 3,000 jack-o’‑lanterns to tourists.
C. Ric Griffith teaching 3,000 people how to display jack-o’‑lanterns.
D. The Griffiths decorating their house with 3,000 pumpkins.
5. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Ric Griffith’s idea has received support from his community.
B. There are only two kinds of jack-o’‑lanterns.
C. Ric Griffith dislikes asking for help from others.
D. There are 30,000 people in Kenova.
6. What do we know about the tradition?
A. It began with 1,978 pumpkins.
B. It has lasted more than 40 years.
C. It includes five pumpkin competitions.
D. It encourages people to do more exercise.
7. What’s Tyson Compton’s attitude towards the tradition?
A. Worried.
B. Uncaring.
C. Favorable.
D. Uncertain.
C
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its corals (珊瑚) within 30 years, with climate change a key driver of reef disturbance, a new study has found.
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, inQueensland, northeasternAustralia, studied coral communities and theirsize along the length of theGreat Barrier Reefbetween 1995 and 2017, finding all coral populations disappear gradually, they said.
Reefs are important to the health of ocean ecosystems — without them, ecosystems break down and ocean life dies.
Coral population decreases happened in both shallow and deep water coral species, experts found, but branching and table-shaped corals — which provide habitats for fish — were worst affected by mass bleaching (漂白) events in 2016.
Warm ocean temperatures are the main reason of coral bleaching. Bleaching doesn’t kill coral immediately, but if temperatures remain high, eventually the coral will die, destroying a natural habitat for many species of ocean life.
“We used to think the Great Barrier Reef is protected by its huge size — but in fact our results show that even the world’s largest and ly well-protected reef system is increasingly destroyed and in decline,” Terry Hughes, an outstanding professor at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said.
“There is no time to lose — we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible,” the reporter warned in the paper, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal.
8. What has mainly influenced the coral populations of theGreat Barrier Reef?
A. Destroyed habitats.
B. Climate change.
C. Lack of seafood.
D. Bleaching events.
9. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many species has been dying out slowly.
B. The size of reefs contributes to their protection.
C. Ocean ecosystems don’t develop without reefs.
D. Bleaching continually disturbs table-shaped corals.
10. What attitude does the reporter hold to the present situation of theGreat Barrier Reef?
A. Worried.
B. Angry.
C. Hopeful.
D. Surprised.
11. What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Climate change damages theGreat Barrier Reef
B. The Species of ocean Life Are In Danger
C. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Get Worse
D. Sea Ecosystems Are In Decline
D
For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational(理性的) being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.
More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was strengthened, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield(盾牌) behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers
cynically（愤世嫉俗地）to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.
Another reason for disbelief about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.
12. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.
A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animals
B. consists of competitiveness and selfishness
C. is something partly innate and partly acquired
D. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior
13. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.
A. the emergence of the evolutionary theory
B. the historical approach to man
C. new insight into human behavior
D. the philosophical analysis of slavery
14. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.
A. have some characters in common
B. are born with diverse cultures
C. are born without a fixed nature
D. change their characters as they grow up
15. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.
A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”
B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evils
C. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”
D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.
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People who love to spend time in their kitchen know that after having a rough day it helps themto relieve stress. Cooking up a favorite meal helps you forget about any of the issues you were focused on during the day.___16___Spending time alone in the kitchen after a long day at work allows you to simply recharge and enjoy the solitude of your kitchen.
Cooking can be a great way to put off a daily task, and those who love to cook know this all too well. Putting all your effort into making an elaborate meal or your favorite dessert is a great way to avoid anything that you
have been dreading.
___17___Anyone who enjoys cooking knows that when you share a common interest like cooking with someone from a different culture, you can easily form a bond. They see this as an amazing opportunity to share recipes and dishes and learn from different cooking traditions and customs.
Eating out as a cook allows you to taste surprising ingredients in dishes.___18___Unusual flavors excite you and unique interpretations of dishes have you asking the waiter exactly what was added to make the food so flavorful. This might not excite your non-cook friends and family, but for you, it’s a great way to learn and improve.___19___
___20___As a cook, you have learned to add your own personal tastes to recipes through extensive trial and error. There are no limits for you when it comes to putting a new take on a traditional favorite, because, for you, cooking is all about creation.
A. Going out to eat becomes a whole other experience.
B. Instead, you concentrate on creating something delicious.
C. Cooking is also a universal language.
D. Moreover, cooking plays an important role in family life.
E. It is also likely to potentially inspire you to try to cook the meals in your own kitchen.
F. Mastering cooking skills helps you to become creative with food.
G. Cooking makes you a happy and popular person.
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One of my teammates said it best on our last day of the season: “Guys, you are my family. We are all brothers.” Our tennis team is more than just a group of individual players thrown____21____; there is a friendship____22____by no other group with which I have been involved. We are____23____, yet connected. We have student-athletes from all four years of high school, from different parts of the city, and from different families and social____24____. Nevertheless, we are all____25____by a shared love of tennis. The tennis team____26____to me because it contains two things that I treasure most: tennis and____27____.
Ever since I was ten years old, the____28____aspect of tennis attracted me to an otherwise physical sport. My first tennis coach always used to say, “Tennis is 10% physical and 90% of mental.”
____29____the mental strength to stay_____30_____and controlled under pressure, skills are_____31_____. Sometimes I feel like I have two_____32_____in a match: me against the person on the other side of the net, and
me against the person inside my head, telling me to hit a better shot.
However, despite the_____33_____pressures of tennis, the brotherhood_____34_____by working together as a team helps spread the_____35_____of the pressure over an entire group. We_____36_____each other on and off the court. We do this because we have become a/an_____37_____away from home. I play my best tennis when I have my team’s full support,_____38_____in the knowledge that they are always backing me_____39_____. I know that each one of us puts everything we have into every_____40_____whether we are playing or cheering.
21. A. around B. back C. forward D. together
22. A. earned B. followed C. matched D. noticed
23. A. opposite B. diverse C. separate D. skillful
24. A. activities B. backgrounds C. responsibilities D. services
25. A. appealed B. sponsored C. trained D. united
26. A. matters B. returns C. continues D. occurs
27. A. entertainment B. childhood C. brotherhood D. society
28. A. physical B. environmental C. mental D. technical
29. A. Without B. Beyond C. In spite of D. According to
30. A. active B. calm C. hopeful D. silent
31. A. useless B. difficult C. contradictory D. powerful
32. A. goals B. friends C. opponents D. risks
33. A. unavoidable B. unreasonable C. unexpected D. unwelcome
34. A. allocated B. created C. imagined D. suspected
35. A. area B. control C. value D. weight
36. A. support B. fight C. treated D. teach
37. A. audience B. family C. reason D. member
38. A. anxious B. curious C. sensitive D. secure
39. A. conditionally B. differently C. enthusiastically D. intentionally
40. A. match B. person C. dream D. team
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
At the____41.____(begin) of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways. Slow and often
uncomfortable trains ran slowly across this huge country,____42.____(make) journeys such as Shanghai -Beijing____43.____test of travel endurance.
Today, it's a____44.____(total) different picture. The world's most populous nation has the world's____45.____(large) network of high-speed railways. Since 2008 no fewer than 37,900 kilometers of lines have criss-crossed (纵横交错) the country, linking all of its major____46.____(city).
Half of the total____47.____(complete) in the last five years alone, with a further 3,700 kilometers due to open in the coming months of 2021. The network is expected to increase in length____48.____more than70,000 kilometers, by 2035. With maximum speeds of 350 kph on many lines, intercity travel has been changed and the ruling position of airlines has been broken on the busiest routes.
Spain,____49.____has the most high-speed networks in Europe and sits in second place in the global league table, is a little fish_____50._____(compare) with just over 2,000 miles of lines built for operation at over 250 kph. In contrast, the UK presently has just 107 kilometers whilethe United States has only one rail route that (just about) qualifies for high-speed status.
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（从第11处起）不计分。

A week before Earth Day, posters put up around our school, called on us to protect our earth. Our class came up with the idea that we should make a better use of the used materials. We bring worn-out clothes and empty plastic bottles to our classroom and turned them into handbags and small vases. That weekend, we went to a nearby neighbourhood and gave away that we had made to the people here. Everyone was very happily with those gifts, especially little kids. We did very well that we were invited to share our ideas and experiences with all the student of our school. We are very proud of us and believe that we can do much more for a better world.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，你校上周举行了主题是“太空”的年度“科学节”活动，持续一周。

请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.具体活动；
3.活动反响。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Science Festival goes off with a bang!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A
12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. F
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33. A 34. B 35.
D 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
41. beginning
42. making 43. a
44. totally
45. largest
46. cities 47. has been completed
48. to 49. which
50. compared
51.(1).在posters后面加were
(2). called→calling
(3).去掉a
(4). bring→brought
(5). that→what
(6). here→there
(7). happily→happy
(8). very→so
(9). student→students
(10). us→ourselves 52.略。