2020-2021学年无锡市坊前学校高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案

2020-2021学年无锡市坊前学校高三英语上学期期末考试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
If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? Keeping your body alive indefinitely still seems like an impossibility, but some scientists think that digital technology may have the answer: creating a digital copy of your “self” and keeping it “alive” online long after your physical body has ceased to function.
In effect, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike the familiar physical clones — children that have identical features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a separate life — your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible? The first step would be to mapthe brain.
How? One plan relies on the development of nanotechnology (纳米技术). Ray Kurzweil — one of the kings of artificial intelligence — predicts that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be put into the bloodstream. Inthe capillaries (毛细血管) of the brain, they would line up alongside the neurons and detect the details of the cerebral (大脑的) electronic activity. They would be able to send that information to a receiver inside a special helmet, so there would be no need for any wires sticking out of the head.
As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also imagines the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world of virtual reality on the Internet, similar to what was shown in the film “Matrix”. With the nano transmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen, they would play inside your mind. Rather than send your friends e-mails you would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.
Some peoplebelieve that they can enjoy life after death. But why wait for that when you could have a shot of nanobots (纳米机器人) and upload your brain onto the Internet and live forever as a virtual surfer?
One snag: to exist on the net you will have to have your neural network parked on the computer of a web-hosting company. These companies want real money in real bank accounts every year or they will wipe your bit of the hard disc and sell the space to someone else. With your body six feet underground how will you pay?
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Nano transmitters can help map the human brain.
B. Electronic clones recreate the original human body.
C. Electronic clones may put their physical selves into movies.
D. Nano transmitters use a helmet to detect the cerebral activities.
2. What is the author’s attitude towards electronic clones?
A. Optimistic and careful.
B. Interested and unconvinced.
C. Excited and confused.
D. Assured and critical.
3. The author asks “how will you pay?” at the end of the article, because ________.
A. you can’t pay to exist on the Internet if you are physically dead
B. you can’t pay for hard disc space if you don’t have a bank account
C. you can’t pay for a special service if too many people want to use it
D.you can’t pay the web-hosting company if you don’t have a neural network
B
The outbreak of the novel corona virus pneumonia (NCP) has disrupted the lives and work of nearly every Chinese person. However, a new trend has been on the rise: many have turned themselves into livestreaming users orfollowers.
According to Questmobile, a professional big data intelligence services provider in China, the audience for Douyin, Kuaishou and other livestreaming platforms surged to 574 million during the Spring Festival holiday, up 35 percent from 2019.
Confined at home, away from their friends and loved ones, people turn to livestreaming to reach out to the world. For them livestreaming can help them share their lives and interest with a global audience, which will give them the sense of being “in the moment”. Even as viewers, they can also engage immediately with livestreamers by commenting and making suggestions.
“When I comment on the livestreaming videos, I’m not simply an audience member, but also an active part of the program. That gives me a sense of engagement,” an Internet user named Wang Hao told People’s Daily.
Livestreaming is not only for fun, but also a new tool for many businesses. Affected by the pandemic, many businesses had to stop their sales in physical stores. To meet their business goals and survive during these trying times, many chose to livestream to revive their businesses.
Joyoung, a leading maker of small kitchen appliances, is a good example. The company not only added a number of broadcasts each day to advertise their products, but also shared the menus that were beneficial to health. “The responses to our livestreaming shows have been well beyond expectations,” Kang Li, who oversees the company’s livestreaming unit, told China daily. “It’s a natural opportunity to truly bond with our followers.”
Like it or not, livestreaming is likely to go mainstream in China for both entertainment and business.
4. What is the purpose of writing the second paragraph?
A. To introduce some popular livestreaming platforms in China.
B. To report data on the development of livestreaming in 2019.
C. To show that Chinese people spend too much time on livestreaming apps.
D. To prove that livestreaming are becoming increasingly popular in China.
5. What does Wang Hao think of commenting on livestreaming?
A. It is boring to make comments.
B. It is the only way to share viewers’ lives.
C. It makes people feel involved in the stream.
D. It helps livestreamers improve themselves.
6. What do paragraphs 5&6 mainly talk about?
A. Livestreaming replaced physical stores in many areas.
B. Many businesses turned to livestreaming platform for marketing.
C. Livestreaming platforms faced challenges during the pandemic.
D. Livestreaming platforms made changes to their services.
7. How does the author feel about thefuture of livestreaming？
A. Positive.
B. Uncertain.
C. Disappointed.
D. Confused.
C
Las Vegascity inNevadais built in a desert. The city may be known to the outside world for its partying. But officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless grass. The grass is never laid on, played on or even stepped on. The grass is only there to look nice.
Now, the city is asking theNevadastate legislature to ban useless grass. It is trying to become the first place inAmericato ban that kind of grass often seen between streets, in housing developments and in office parks.
It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40% of all the grass inLas Vegasand it needs a lot of water to survive. Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus. By tearing out the grass, the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15%.
In 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority banned developers from planting grass in front of new homes. It also offered homeowners $ 30 for each square meter of grass they tear out. But fewer people are now using the
program. Water usage has increased in southernNevadaby 9% since 2019. And last year,Las Vegaswent a record 240 days without major rainfall. The Colorado River provides much ofNevada's drinking water. The river could lose more water as climate change affects it.
Water officials in other dry cities said water usage needs to be reduced. But they fear the reaction to reforms like the ones inLas Vegasif their communities do not accept them. Cynthia Campbell is the water resources adviser for the city ofPhoenixinArizona. “There might come a point when city restrictions get too severe for some residents. They'll say that is the point of no return for them,”Campbellsaid. “For some people, it's a pool. For some people, it's grass.”
8. Why doesLas Vegascity try to ban useless grass?
A. To protect the local people.
B. To beautify the city.
C. To reduce water usage.
D. To reduce waste.
9. What program was carried out inLas Vegasin 2003?
A. Allowing planting grass before new houses.
B. Encouraging the residents to tear out grass.
C. Praising those who signed on the program.
D. Awarding those who reduced water usage.
10. What is implied inCampbell's words in the last paragraph?
A. Many residents won't follow the ban.
B. Reaction to the reform will vary personally.
C. Other measures should be taken to protect wetter.
D. Water officials should take many factors into account.
11. What is the best title for the text?
s VegasPlans to Ban Useless Grass
B. A Method Is Adopted to SaveLas Vegas
C. Choices between Beauty and Practice
D. Grass Is Important but Useless inLas Vegas
D
It’s a little before8 a.m. when Mathias Schergen pushes open the side door at Chicago’s Jenner Elementary Academy for the Arts. He walks down the hall toward the office to sign in. It’s the same routine he’s had as Jenner’s art teacher for nearly a quarter century. “It’s going to be a good day,” a colleague calls out. “It’s a good
day.” They hug. It seems like a typical Friday. Except it’s not. After 23 years at Jenner Elementary, Schergen is retiring. Even on his last day, there are still art projects to finish.
Schergen leaves behind a richlegacyat this school. He’s won grants (拨款) for art projects. He turned an empty classroom into a museum. He’s pushed his students to make art about their lives. And he was awarded a Golden Apple — the most honorable teaching award in Chicago. But it wasn’t always easy. For years, Schergen taught in one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods. “When I first got my room, I noticed there were bullet holes in the window. That made me nervous,” he says. So he stuffed Beanie Babies in the holes to make it “look kind of funny”. “I didn’t even tell my wife for a whole year,” he says. “I didn’t want her to know.”
With one hour to go, Schergen piles the chairs and sweeps the floor. He cleans out the sink for the last time. Fifth-grader Deontae Barnes, one of his best helpers, has watched him say goodbye all day. He wanders in the doorway. “Ah, come here, son,” Schergen says, signaling him over. He bends down for a hug. “Thank you for making these last days special and being a help to me.”
When Deontae leaves, a reporter asks Schergen: When your kids ask why you’re retiring, what do you tell them? “I just tell them that grown people have dreams too,” he says. “I have other things in my life I have to do. It’s time. It’s just time.”
12. Why is it a special Friday for Schergen?
A. He was retiring on that day.
B. He won an honor for his school.
C. He was interviewed by a reporter.
D. He received a Golden Apple award.
13. What does the underlined word “legacy” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Art projects.
B. Great achievements.
C. Respect from students.
D. Change in teaching.
14. What made Schergen nervous when he first got to the school?
A. Safety concerns in the school.
B. The poorly-equipped classroom.
C. Being misunderstood by his family.
D. Students’ poor academic performance.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A.A Typical Day for an Art Teacher
B. Time for Art Projects
C. A Teacher’s Final Day at School
D. The Last Art Class
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
Young People Enjoy Reading More during Lockdown
More than athird of young people in the UK say they have read more during the coronavirus outbreak.___16___.
Between January and March 2020 the National Literacy Trust and Puffin asked 58,346 young people, aged nine to eighteen, in the UK about their reading habits. They then repeated this with 4,141 young people during lockdown, between May and early June. ___17___.
___18___. Nearly 60% of those questioned said that reading made them feel better. More than 46% had read a new book and around 14% said they re-read books that they had already enjoyed.
There was an increase in the gap between girls’ and boys’ reading habits. The report found girls enjoyed reading more than boys during lockdown. At the start of 2020, girls were enjoying reading 2.3% more than boys were. This difference rose to 11.5% during lockdown. Before the lockdown, more girls read every day than boys.___19___.
Some children reported that they did not have access to books during lockdown, because schools and libraries were closed. Others said they did not have a quiet space where they could read, and that without encouragement from teachers and friends, they had not felt like reading as much as they used to.___20___. More than half of boys said that listening to audiobooks made them more interested in reading, and 43.2% said it had increased their interest in writing. Half of the people asked said that reading had encouraged them to dream about the future.
A. The survey found that not only were young people reading more, but more than a quarter said they were enjoying reading more.
B. When it came to listening to audiobooks, slightly more boys than girls were found to enjoy them.
C. The findings were released on 13 July by the National Literacy Trust and Puffin, which is one of the world’s leading publishers of children’s books.
D. The lockdown has changed their reading habits.
E. Subtly different from those previously surveyed, their ages range from eight to eighteen.
F. This gap widened during lockdown too.
G. The survey reveals how much the young people enjoy reading during lockdown.
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
完形填空(共20小题;每小题21.5分,满分30分)
As I head down the narrow hallway of my high school, my ears are filled with the sounds of complaints.
The___21___around me are constantly complaining about school. These complaints fill the___22___and make it hard to breathe. I try to mention the___23___side of our current situation in high school but meet with criticism. The feeling of___24___school has become widespread among students worldwide. This can create a___25___educational environment. In my opinion, school is and should be fun.
I don’t___26___to enter such a negative environment. We should enjoy school! As students, we are so___27___to have the opportunity to attend school___28___millions of children around the world still do not have that opportunity. We should feel grateful that we are given the___29___to learn. School allows us to____30____some of the most interesting topics from science to foreign languages. High school allows students to find their____31____whether they are physics or European history.____32____, school has allowed me to find my love for debate, history, English and computers. High school has shaped me into a person of____33____interests and ambitions, even though I must____34____at 6 o’clock in the morning.
As students, we should____35____all the wonderful opportunities we are given in school____36____social events, meeting new friends, and learning. I have met so many____37____people in school. There is so much to be____38____in school.
Lighten up and find the positive aspects of school.____39____school and everything it has____40____.
22. A. teachers B. students C. parents D. friends
23. A. ear B. room C. water D. air
24. A. special B. successful C. bright D. lively
25. A. hating B. improving C. replacing D. ignoring
26. A. specific B. frightening C. strange D. negative
27. A. plan B. adopt C. want D. need
28. A. lucky B. brave C. allergic D. healthy
29. A. when B. while C. because D. though
30. A. time B. reason C. money D. chance
31. A. learn B. remember C. predict D. consider
32. A. lectures B. concerns C. interests D. instructions
33. A. Instantly B. Personally C. Formally D. Basically
34. A. conventional B. perfect C. lifelong D. various
35. A. wake up B. give up C. slow down D. calm down
36. A. create B. classify C. recognize D. allow
37. A. besides B. including C. among D. regarding
38. A. honest B. abstract C. delicate D. outstanding
39. A. careful about B. curious about C. grateful for D. ready for
40. A. Protect B. Enjoy C. Respect D. Examine
41. A. offered B. promised C. gained D. possessed
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
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China with___41.___length of 5,464 kilometers. It originates from the mountains in Qinghai and flows right across China into the Bohai Sea. The river___42.___(get) the name Yellow River because of the yellow mud___43.___ the river carries down from the desert into the sea. As we all know, Chinese civilization was born on the shores of the Yellow River. It is said that the Yellow Emperor, one of China’s most ancient tribal leaders, was born here. Even today Chinese people all over the world still___44.___ (proud) call themselves the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor.
For thousands of years the river___45.___(admire) by literary giants, artists, as well___46.___the common people. It is no exaggeration to say that the river is a melting pot,___47.___there are many branches and countless streams feeding___48.___(it) way through the course. The Yellow River breaks barriers and flows into the broad plain___49.___(form) the cradle of Chinese civilization. It has stood all the test of almost all kinds of difficulties and finally created the continuous Chinese civilization. Rich cultural relics, history and gorgeous natural scenery make the river a fine place to visit. Along the river there are dozens of worthwhile____50.____(attract).
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(A)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（A）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.每处错误及其修所均仅吸一词；
只允许修改10处，多去(从第11处起)不计分。

My sister and I are riding our bikes outsideour town. Suddenly,we saw something small moving in the grass ahead of us.We all stopped to have a look.Soon we discovered it was a dog with an injure leg. We realized we had to help with the dog.We returned to the town with the dog.We were walking to the animal hospital while we saw
a farmer.The dog ran immediate to him after see him.At that moment he knew he had to keep. The dog now lives the easy life on the farm with plenty of animal to play with.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是学校英语社团的一名成员，为了增进友谊，英语社团上周日(6月13日)组织社团成员去人民公园进行了一次郊游活动。

请你写一篇英文稿件记录这次郊游活动，并且向校报投稿。

稿件内容包括：
1.活动的目的
2.集合的时间、地点、交通方式以及郊游期间的活动
3.你的感受
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：一次郊游活动an outing
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参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A
12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. C 17. E 18. A 19. F 20. B
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36. B 37.
D 38. C 39. B 40. A
41. a 42. gets
43. which/that
44. proudly
45. has been admired
46. as 47. because
48. its 49. forming
50. attractions
51.(1).are→were (2).all→both (3).injure→injured (4).删除with (5).while→when (6).immediate→immediately (7).see→seeing (8).keep后加it (9).the→an (10).animal→animals
52.略。