2020-2021学年泰州中学附属高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年泰州中学附属高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参
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
Stepping Out Into Nature
The classic road trip is more popular than ever. Here are several places to hit the open road.
Colo-road Trips
The Colorado Tourism Office has made it easy for road-trippers to explore the state’s 24 Scenic & Historic Byways.A new microsite includes-an interactive map that enables travelers to explore options by region, interest or season. Travelers seeking inspiration can also access insider tips and side-trip suggestions for historic attractions, active adventures and highlight cultural opportunities.
TheBeartooth Highway.
Visitors of this extraordinary byway experience the grand sights ofMontana,WyomingandYellowstonePark. The windy 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto. Breathtakingly beautiful, this All-American Road showcases wide, high alpine plateaus（高原）, painted with ice blue lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.
SewardHighway,Alaska
The road that connectsAnchorageto Seward is 127-mile treasure of natural beauty, wildlife and stories of adventure. The drive begins at the base of theChugach Mountains, hugs the scenic shores of Turnagain Arm and winds through gold mining towns, national forests and fishing villages. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, eagles and some good bear stories.
The Lighthouse Trail,Maine
Travel the 375 miles betweenKitteryandCalais,Maine, visiting lighthouses along the way. Hear tales of shipwrecks（海难）and of the difficult and lonely life led by those who kept the lights burning brightly. If possible, visit theMaineLighthouseMuseum. where artifacts and hands-on exhibits for children provide an appealing break.
1.What makes Colo-road Tips special?
A.Good bear stories.
B.A scenic beach.
C.Hands-on exhibits.
D.An interactive map.
2.Where can you explore state of gold miners?
A.Colorado.
B.Montana.
C.Alaska.
D.Maine
3.Which place is suitable for a family with children?
A.Colo-road Trips.
B.TheBeartooth Highway.
C.Seward Highway.
D.The Lighthouse Trail.
B
AnOntarioteen is making waves by turning old fishing gear into new treasures. Since last year, Natalie, 15, hasbeen taking lost or thrown — away fishing nets and rope and transforming them into bracelets, rope art, mats, baskets and necklaces.
Last year, Natalie was working on an assignment for her science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) class. As part of the assignment, she learned about “ghost nets”, which are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by people who fish.
“They have huge effects on our environment. They can kill coral reefs and many animals,” said Natalie. “46 percent of the Pacific garbage is ghost gear.” The Great Pacific Garbage is a huge collection of trash floating in the Pacific Ocean betweenHawaiiandCalifornia.
Natalie told her mom she wanted to do something to help. She got in touch with a handful of charities, including the Sea Protection Society and Coastal Action.
After getting some shipments of ghost nets and rope from those organizations, Natalie, with the help of her family, started turning thediscardedgear into new artworks. “We've made bracelets, rope art, mats, baskets, and we've made necklaces, which also use beach glass in them,” she said. Natalie then started selling the artworks online, the crafty buying and selling website.
She donated all her profits-minus a small sum of change to cover supplies — to the charities that donated fishing supplies to her. She's also been donating all the income from her non-profit business, called Nautical Waters, to charity. Natalie said she hoped to continue her passion for ocean life, with plans to study marine biology in university.
4. How did Natalie help with ghost nets?
A. By turning them into artworks.
B. By asking support from her mother.
C. By collecting money from charities.
D. By selling ghost nets at a good price.
5. What made Natalie decide to do something with ghost nets?
A. To collect supplies for the artworks.
B. To prepare for her study in university.
C. To protect coral reefs and marine animals.
D. To complete an assignment for her STEM class.
6. What docs the underlined word “discarded" in Paragraph5refer to?
A. Polluted.
B. Rare.
C. Waste.
D. Discovered.
7. What is the best title for the text.
A. Ghost Nets Ready forSale
B. Charities Make a Big Difference
C. Natalie's Passion for Ocean Treasures
D. TeenTurnsOld Fishing Nets into Artworks
C
Starting at university or college can be a big challenge, especially if you’re living away from home for the first time. You arefaced with big questions such as, “Who’s going to do my washing?” “Who’s going to tidy my room?” And, most importantly, “How am I going to eat?” Yes, living on your own means cooking for yourself, and when you’re living a student lifestyle, this could be a recipe for disaster.
Students, in the UK at least, often rely on generally available food such as baked beans or cheese on toast. And for the more adventurous, there’s “spag bol” — spaghetti bolognaise(肉酱意粉), that is, cooked spaghetti served with a ground beef and tomato sauce — a budget-friendly solution. If you make a huge pan of it, it can probably last you a whole week! Other low-cost options include jar sauces and oven pizzas.
Recently, a British supermarket suggested that rose harissa paste, organic cider vinegar and Swiss bouillon powder were the important food materials needed for the “student cupboard”. But are these items considered essential and affordable for someone on a budget?
As a matter of fact, living on a budget is certainly one barrier to eating a well-balanced diet. What’s more, some young people don’t know much about cooking, and for many young students, there are more fun things to go and do than just stay inside and cook. That’s where takeaways and microwave meals come in.
What should a health-conscious student really have in his or her food cupboard? Jack Monroe, a food writer and campaigner, has words to say: baked beans, lemon juice, canned tomatoes and tomato ketchup, described as “salt, sugar, vinegar and tomato all in one handy squeezy bottle”. And should that not appeal, you can always wait till your next visit to your mum and dad for a square meal!
8. What does the author indicate by “this could be a recipe for disaster”?
A. Cooking is difficult for a student.
B. Students must cook if they live alone.
C. It is important to live independently.
D. Learning to cook will cause disasters.
9. What is the feature of “spag bol”?
A. It is delicious.
B. It is healthy.
C. It saves money.
D. It needs little
skill.
10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. How well-balanced diets can be realized.
B. How students can eat healthily with limited money.
C. Why living on a budget is common among students.
D Why students choose takeaways and microwave meals.
11. Why does the author write the last paragraph?
A. To advocate visiting parents.
B. To offer some tips.
C. To promote health consciousness.
D. To introduce a writer.
D
The prevalence of melanoma (黑素瘤) has been rapidly rising around the world for nearly a century. While some of the increase may be due to better detection, researchers also believe it’s because we’re spending more time outdoors in the sun, vacationing to warmer climates during the winter and using tanning beds. That rise is concerning, since melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.
Most of us know to cover up and apply sunscreen on hot, sunny days, but when fall arrives, we tend to drop those habits. Experts warn that’s a mistake. Though there’s less need for sun protection after summer ends, exposure to UV rays still adds up.
What precautions you should take to defend against melanoma during the cooler months depends on where you are in the world. That’s because the further away you are from the equator, the more UV rays weaken in the winter. “In southern England or Canada, the daily dose of UVA on a clear summer day is 6.5 times higher than on a clear winter day,” says Professor Brian Diffey of the British Association of Dermatologists. “People in those countries typically receive only about 5% of their annual UV exposure in the winter months.”
But no matter where you are, even during colder, lower risk months, it’s a mistake to put your sun-protection habits on ice. “It’s important to wear sun-screen when there is a lot of glare from the snow,” says Victoria Mar, director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Finally, you should monitor your moles(痣). “Early detection of melanoma is vital for successful treatment,” says Diffey. If it’s caught before it spreads to other parts of the body, the patient will have 99 % of chance to survive for five years. If it’s caught late, that can drop to 25%. Warning signs are a mole that’s changing size, shape or colour, or one that’s asymmetrical — sometimes referred to as “ugly duckling” moles. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.
12. What’s the main cause of the rise ofmelanoma?
A. The climate change.
B. Better detection.
C. More exposure to the sun.
D. The increase ofskin cancer.
13.What’s a mistake according to experts?
A. Applying sunscreen in summer.
B. Wearing sun-screen when there is snow.
C. Using sunscreen during lower risk months.
D. Dropping sun-protection habits in winter.
14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Prevention is better than cure.
B. Health is better than wealth.
C. A disease known is half cured.
D. When the sun comes in, the doctor comes out.
15. What is the best title of the text?
A. Detect Melanoma.
B. Beware Winter Rays.
C. Monitor Your Moles.
D. Spend Less Time Outdoors.
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The Lomax family needed a dog. Though their house wasalready full with seven people, they knew a dog would truly make the house a home. So they settled on a dog whom they named Jack.____16____ It was Jack’s protective instinct (本能) that would eventually save the lives of Lomax family. Indeed, if it wasn’tfor him, the family may never have survived the terrible accident that would eventually befall (降临到头上) them one cold January day in 2017.
It was a night like many others. Autumn, the family’s youngest child and her mother Ashley had settled into bed in oneof the bedrooms on the second floor. Jack, who rarely left Autumn’s side, had settled in there as well.____17____At some point during the night, while the family was fast asleep, a fire had started in one of the other second-floor bedrooms, Jack had picked up a whiff (些微的气味) of the smoke in the next room. In an instant, the brave dog jumped into action.
The four-legged family member knew something was wrong but had no way of telling his owners.____18____She pushed him off her and tried to roll over but he began again.Then he went to Autumn and
did the same thing until both were up.
____19____She screamed at the top of her lungs as she ran from the room, alerting (使警觉) the rest of the family to the disaster that was taking place. Jack did his part again too, barkingas loudly as he could. Ashley’s scream woke the four other adults and two more children.____20____
In no time at all, the fire had engulfed (吞没) nearly the entire home, but luckily, all of the Lomax had made it out alive, with Jack leading the way.
A. itturned out to be the best decision they ever made.
B. Jack took to little Autumn, the youngest of the family.
C. He jumped upon Ashley’s bed and began touching her face.
D. Their old house had been in the Lomax family for more than 30 years.
E. All of them jumped out of bed and headed out into the cold January night.
F. Little did they know that something terrible was about to happen that night.
G. As soon as she could, Ashley took hold of Autumn and began to move away from the door.
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Joella and Joanna are 20-year-old twins. On April 6, Joella____21____,on Facebook that Joanna was suffering Leukemia, a type of cancer that____22____the blood and bone marrow（髓）. And she____23____shaved her head alongside her twin sister in a moving video, which has since gone viral.
____24____COVID-19 lockdown（封城）, Joanna was forced to begin her chemotherapy treatments alone in the hospital. ''Without her family there to____25____her hand and wipe her tears when she needs it," Joella said in the____26____. “The only contact we had with her was through video calls and messages," Joella shared. ''It is a(n）____27____time for my family but especially for my____28____"
When Joanna made the difficult decision to shave her head to make her____29____easier, Joella______30______her sister by doing the same. "I couldn't let her______31______it alone so I decided we'll do it together just like everything else we've done together in this______32______" Joella explained. " I______33______you so much, my beautiful sister. You are a fighter and we’ll fight this battle together."
The______34______video, which shows the entire family hugging and wiping away each other's tears as both sisters have their heads shaved, has been______35______by 11 million times, plus more than 140.000______36______from well-wishers around the globe. "Your sister is strong and beautiful," said one______37______. “She will fight this and win."
Joella later______38______a photo of the two sisters smiling, looking______39______with their newly shaven heads. "My first best friend," she______40______the picture. "By your side through it all."
21. A. landed B. found C. announced D. focused
22. A. absorbs B. affects C. cleans D. thickens
23. A. regretfully B. painfully C. hesitantly D. bravely
24. A. Duc to B. According to C. Regardless of D. Rather than
25. A. lift B. give C. shake D. hold
26. A. letter B. video C. interview D. hospital
27. A. special B. hard C. important D. happy
28. A. head . B. hair C. sister D. mother
29. A. treatments B. achievements C. feelings D. movements
30. A. called B. supported C. promised D. accompanied
31. A. go through with B. come up with C. get down to D. go in for
32. A. case B. aspect C. life D. campaign
33. A. love B. envy C. pity D. appreciate
34. A. amusing B. exciting C. amazing D. touching
35. A. noticed B. answered C. collected D. viewed
36. A. visits B. suggestions C. presents D. comments
37. A. user B. customer C. patient D. doctor
38. A. sent B. took C. shared D. compared
39. A. nervous B. happy C. shy D. embarrassed
40. A. signed B. mentioned C. captioned D. described
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
Ateam of biologists studied rain frogs in the forests of northern Ecuador. While doing so, they made a surprising___41.___(discover): a Mindo harlequin toad(丑角蟾).It was 30 years since the creature___42.___(see) alive. The scientists couldn't believe their eyes.
The Mindo harlequin is the latest harlequin toad species to come back from the dead. Since 2003, eight others have ken found, three of them in Ecuador. Until___43.___(recent), 13 of the 25 species of harlequin toads in Ecuador have gone unseen since the 1980s or early 1990s. Scientists thought most of them had been wiped out
by a disease___44.___(call) chytrid, which is especially___45.___( harm) to the harlequin toad. The Mindo harlequin may have developed a resistance (抵抗力)to the disease,___46.___would explain their reappearance. And it could spell good news forother harlequins. Since discovering the first one, the team have found five___47.___(many). They were all tested for the disease but none of them had. But that doesn’t mean the survival of the species is guaranteed. The harlequin toad is still endangered.
Biologists are developing a conservation plan together___48.___a zoology museum in Ecuador. They want to make sure the Mindo harlequin toad doesn't fall back into extinction. Each reappearance gives us___49.___second chance to develop better conservation ways. Not every day do we have the opportunity____50.____(save) a species that we believed to be extinct.
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。

Terry Fox, is born in 1958, studied physical education in university. At 19, his right leg was fitted with a artificial leg due to bone cancer. In 1980, he decided to run the “Marathon of Hope” across Canada, hoped to let people know about the suffering of cancer patients and to raise money for cancer research. On April 12, he start his run in Newfoundland. It was a difficult run, and he was very determined and kept running. Soon people were gathering along his route to cheer her on and to give money to his cause. The media began to report on his progresses. Terry had covered 5,373 kilometers before he had to stop because the spread of cancer. He dead in 1981, which great saddened the nation.
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。

Some researchers think there might be a connection between UFOs and angel sightings. They say the angels and heavenly figures might actually have been extraterrestrials(外星人)。

After his experience in the 1980s with "the most beautiful thing" he ever saw, Lewis might agree with that assessment.
It was a Saturday morning in Mariposa, California, and Lewis had to work that day. The air was fresh from a cool rain the night before, and the morning sky was bright with a few scattered clouds.
"I was heading out to my car in the back parking lot of the apartment complex where I lived when I noticed someone kneeling next to my car," Lewis says. "This person saw me and quickly stood up holding a crowbar(撬棍),"
The young man was quite obviously astonished by Lewis's interruption, and although Lewis sensed the boy was up to no good, it hadn't yet hit him what he was doing. Then Lewis looked through the passenger window of his car and saw that the steering wheel column had been stripped(脱去)of its cover. He realized that the young man was trying to steal his car.
"I asked him what he was doing," Lewis recalls, "He gave me a lame story about his friend's car being stolen last night and that my car looked like his friend's and so on. I didn't want to hear it. I told him I was going to call the police, which I did on my cell phone."
Lewis dialed 911 and gave the dispatcher(调度员)the address. He told the would-be thief that the police were on their way and warned him not to leave. "If he did, I wasn't going to try to stop him because he had that crowbar," Lewis says.
As Lewis was questioning the young man, trying to detain(扣留)him, he began to notice three rather large clouds in a single-file formation that were almost overhead.
"Then I saw it," he says."A shiny object exited from the first cloud and entered the next and then came out of that one. It was shiny, like brightly polished objects, moving at a good speed. I couldn't make out the shape."
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

By this time, Lewis was so distracted by the UFO.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________
"As it sailed overhead, some of the arms and legs would move up and down, giving the impression of being alive!"
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
C D C B
[语篇解读]
16. A 17. F 18. C 19. E 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. A 34.
D 35. D 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. discovery
42. had been seen
43. recently
44. called 45. harmful
46. which 47. more
48. with 49. a
50. to save
51.(1).删除is (2).a→ an (3). hoped→ hoping或者在hoped前面加上and (4). start→ started
(5). and→ but (6). her →him (7). progresses→ progress (8). because后面增加of (9). dead→ died (10). great→ greatly
52.略。