2020届江苏省泰州中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案

2020届江苏省泰州中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案
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
As the MOOC craze continues to explode, anyone interested in taking an online course faces a tricky question: Which course to take? Here are five aspects that you should consider before you start.
(1)What is your learning style?
Many MOOCs are video-based. Other courses use presentation formats. Some also require participation in group work. If you want to stay motivated during your course, think about how you enjoy learning.
Are you a visual learner, preferring to use images to understand a topic? If so, a video-based course will work well for you. If you are a verbal learner who gains new information by speaking and writing, try a text-based course with lots of note-taking. Social learners, meanwhile, will thrive in forum discussions and project-based assessment.
(2)Are you ready to become a full-time student?
Be realistic about the time that you can commit to your online studies. Participating in an online course can take as much time and commitment as a class-based program. Check the course requirements and make a plan around your current schedule.
(3) Does the course really meet your needs?
Whether you are interested in a professional qualification or want to take a personal development course like yoga, there is a MOOC for you. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of taking lots of free courses in everything that you ever wanted to learn. Before you start a course, think about the end goal. Is the course aimed at beginners or advanced learners? Why do you need this qualification?
(4) Do you need a support group?
Some people learn best from seeing how others approach the problem. If you are such as learner, you will need to supplement your online lessons with an in-person support group.
(5) What kind of certification will you get?
Take time to find out what kind of certification is available upon completion of the course, and how you can prove your learning to others - for example, certificates, transcripts or digital badges.
1. What kind of MOOC's does the author recommend to verbal learners?
A. A video-based course.
B. A text-based course.
C. A forum-based discussion.
D. A project-based assessment.
2. What kind of learners need an in-person support group?
A. Learners who prefer individual work.
B. Learners who are in great need of a certificate.
C. Learners who are too busy to become a full-time student.
D. Learners who learn best from observing how others address the problem.
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Picking the right MOOC's for you.
B. Deciding your learning style.
C. Taking the right course you need.
D. Choosing a suitable support group.
B
Imagine the feeling of swinging at a baseball going 100 miles per hour—without leaving your living room, or being in race car as it roars down the track, while you are sitting on the couch.
These are just some of the ways that sports business leaders say virtual reality (VR) will revolutionize how people train for and experience sports. Virtual and augmented（增强的）realities are together known as mixed reality (MR). “American footballers are already using VR to better train their minds andread the field,” Ludden said. “This can allow players to perfect their skills without risking injury.”
Canadian company D-BOX Technologies designs and produces moving seats found in cinema and theme parks. It is now moving into sports, and shows its Formula One (F1) racing simulator（模拟器）. The seats stimulate the force of gravity, speed and every shaking as Fl champion Lewis Hamilton zips around city streets.
A simulation seat uses pre-programed data now. Someday, though, it could use real-time information sent by the car. “They couldbroadcast live content through a network in pop-up theaters around the world,” Ludden said. Say you want to experience the true stress of a batter being up against major-league baseball pitcher. “You can have a heartbeat added to the sensation on the seat and then you can feel it, boom, boom,” Maheu explained. “When he swings and hits the ball, you can have an impact.”
One day, fans around the world could physically experience every game from their favorite player in real time. Ludden said that current and near-future technology could create “augmented stadiums” for live audiences. Panasonic launched its “Smart Venue” plans which included the overlaying of graphics, advertisements, player statistics and replays on the field of play at a pro football game. “If you are seated in the cheap seats, you can see this really useful.” “Fans may someday join in stadium wide games, using the field as a virtual gaming platform,”
Ludden added.
4. What does the underlined phrase “read the field” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Get off the playing field.
B. Build up a football court.
C. Judge the situation on the field.
D. Ask players to play on the spot.
5. What does Maheu think audiences can do in the future baseball game?
A. Enjoy live content in any theater.
B. Program the simulation seats in advance.
C. Control the force and speed of the baseball.
D. Experience the real time game with the player.
6. What does Ludden mainly describe in the last paragraph?
A. The origin of VR.
B. A future stadium.
C. An advertisement platform.
D. The expectations of audiences.
7. What is the main idea of the text?
A. VR can improve players' skills for sports.
B. VR increases fans' joy in the baseball game.
C. VR can improve sports experience for players and fans.
D. VR promises a new future for football players and games.
C
In Japan many workers for large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment. They will not be laid off during recessions or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots. To some observers, this is capitalism at its best, because workers are treated as people not things. Others see it as necessarily inefficient and believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive with foreign corporations more concerned about profits and less concerned about people.
Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works. In the first place not every Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job. The lifetime employment system includes only “regular employees.” Many employees do not fall into this category, including all women. All businesses have many part time and temporary employees. These workers are hired and laid off during the course of the business cycle just as employees in the United States are. These “irregular workers” make up about 10 percent of the nonagricultural work force. Additionally, Japanese firms maintain some flexibility through the extensive use of subcontractors. This practice is much more common in Japan than in the United States.
The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has increased markedly in Japan since the 1974-1975 recession. All this leads some people to argue that the Japanese system really is not all that different from the American system. During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temporary workers and give less business to subcontractors. In the United States, corporations lay off those workers with the least working experience. The difference then is probably less than the term “lifetime employment” suggests, but there still is a difference. And this difference cannot be understood without looking at the values of Japanese society. The relationship between employer and employee cannot be explained in purely contractual terms. Firms hold on to the employees and that employees stay with one firm. There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job. Most retirement benefits come from the employer. Changing jobs means losing these benefits. Also, teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production. Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily, lower productivity and lower pay.
8. According to the passage, a woman in Japan _________.
A. cannot get a lifetime job
B. is impossible to get a part time job
C. will be employed for life
D. is among the regular workers
9. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Japanese workers stay with one firm?
A. They don’t want to lose their retirement benefits.
B. They are not adaptable people.
C. Any change of jobs will make them less paid.
D. They get used to the teamwork.
10. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. those who want to change jobs frequently in Japan should think twice
B. those who are first laid off by American corporations are temporary workers
C. the use of subcontractors makes Japanese firms less flexible
D. the Japanese system is totally different from the American system
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The extremely hard situation during recessions.
B. The extensive use of subcontractors in Japan.
C. The characteristics of corporations in the United States.
D. The features of lifetime employment in Japan.
D
Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that others can have a better life.
Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After college, she became a teacher. Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.
Dolores liked teaching but she decided to quit her job so that she could spend more time helping her students and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for their parents, farm workers. Thus they could buy their children what they needed.
Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables, like grapes and tomatoes. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote. Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got fair pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless new laws were made to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were passed that gave farm workers fair pay.
Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.
12. What did Dolores find about her students?
A. They worked hard to make a living.
B. They lived far away from schools.
C. They had little time to play.
D. They were hungry sometimes.
13. Why did Dolores stop teaching?
A. She wished to be a lawyer.
B. She moved to another place.
C. She wanted to help her students more.
D. She got little money by teaching.
14. Thanks to Dolores’ great effort, the farm workers ________.
A. got better jobs
B. got fair pay
C. had more time off
D. had a settled way of life
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. One person can make big changes.
B. One can change their jobs often.
C. One person can work hard for others.
D. One can make life better by themselves.
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Open an app at your smart phone and scan the code bar on the garbage can. When you throw garbage into the garbage can, it will show the weight of the garbage and the points you can get from doing so.___16___It will become more popular in the future. Yes, we are talking about the smart garbage can.
___17___The environmental problems have become constant headaches in the development of those cities. Encouraging garbage classification has become an effective way.
In some cities, a variety of multifunctional smart garbage cans are being put into use. In Beijing, for example, a smart garbage can is equipped with an LED screen, which not only shows national policies on garbage classification but also shows the correct steps for garbage sorting. It can also calculate the weight of the garbage and the accumulated points one can get. They can be traded for some articles of daily use.___18___Its body is actually a screen. It is equipped with some Internal sensors. When people throw garbage into it, the internal sensors can automatically tell the types of the garbage. Meanwhile, people can see how to deal with them.___19___
Garbage disposal is a small issue that involves everybody each day. However, it is also a big issue.___20___With smart garbage cans in our daily life, the idea of garbage sorting will become more established. Our dream of building a greener and more beautiful China will come true so long as we start to make small changes right now.
A. Garbage sorting has been a new fashion.
B. Another kind of garbage can is even smarter.
C. It is no wonder that residents cheered for their presence.
D Such a way of handling garbage has appeared in some cities.
E. It will affect China’s transformation towards green development.
F. Over 200 million tons of garbage is produced each year in some cities.
G. The good habit of garbage classification can improve the living environment.
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 was packing lunch for my two children. It was so early in the day that it was still____21____outside. It drove me crazy because I lacked____22____. Being a singlemom, I needed all the shut-eye I could get. So why was I adding this____23____to my life? It’s all because of a family____24____.
I remember my grandmother telling me how she____25____leftovers (剩菜) for my grandfather’s lunch. He
always____26____to come home starving.____27____, after much questioning, he admitted he had been____28____half his lunch to a coworker. From then on, my grandmother always sent extra.
My mom didn’t have____29____to pack lunches for five kids in school, so we ate_____30_____food. Once, I broke school rules,_____31_____, Mom decided to pack my lunch to school, which consisted of_____32_____a hamburger and a cookie for several days. But by Friday, I found in my lunchbox my_____33_____egg salad sandwich and a giant jellyroll (卷筒蛋糕) with a note on top-Just in case you want to_____34_____. I was in_____35_____as I offered slice after slice to my friends.
As I went on packing lunch, I thought about the_____36_____it took for my grandparents to share what little food they had. And my mother_____37_____to do the same. Even today, Thanksgiving day at her home always includes at least two guests who are_____38_____. Either leaves with a bag of leftovers and several dollars.
Although our budget was_____39_____and unable for extras, by sharing the little we had, I was carrying on a tradition, a lesson of kindness I could_____40_____to my own kids!
21. A. dark B. bright C. stormy D. normal
22. A. money B. sleep C. confidence D. honour
23. A. stress B. hope C. identity D. sweet
24. A. gathering B. conflict C. tradition D. business
25. A. bought B. prepared C. searched D. packed
26. A. pretended B. seemed C. intended D. happened
27. A. Eventually B. Generally C. Strangely D. Naturally
28. A. breaking up B. paying off C. calling for D. giving away
29. A. privilege B. problem C. courage D. time
30. A. bakery B. stand C. canteen D. cafe
31. A. Even so B. What is more C. If necessary D. As a result
32. A. partly B. merely C. slightly D. hardly
33. A. alternative B. ordinary C. favorite D. expensive
34. A. abandon B. bargain C. share D. return
35. A. heaven B. tension C. curiosity D. trouble
36. A. appreciation B. responsibility C. sacrifice D. intelligence
37. A. refused B. continued C. afforded D. failed
38. A. ambitious B. homeless C. punctual D. speechless
39. A. tight B. abundant C. compulsory D. independent
40. A. make use of B. take on C. get hold of D. pass on
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
Unluckily for my son Joey, he was born with two diseased feet. The doctor said that he would be able to walk with______41.______(treat) but would never run very well. The first three years of his life______42.______(spend) in hospital.
By the time Joey was eight, he could walk as______43.______(normal) as others. Children in our neighborhood always ran around during their play,______44.______Joey would run and play, too.
In the seventh grade, he decided to join the school running team.______45.______(know) that only the top seven runners would be chosen, he trained______46.______(hard) than anyone else. He ran four______47.______five miles every day, even when he had a fever.
One day, I went to see him and found him running alone in the playground. I asked him______48.______he felt. “I’m OK,” he said. He still had two more miles______49.______(run). So he kept running.
Two weeks later, the seven team members were picked out, among_______50._______Joey was number six. Joey’s efforts paid off. I was very proud of him.
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短文。

短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Nowadays, the great number of people, especially young people, like ordering meals online. It’s not surprised. First, as the pace of modern life is becoming faster and faster, people had less time to cook even one meal for themselves. Second, the development of technology bring us smart phones and new apps, what may lead to the increase in online service. However, we should pay more attention to food. As we all know it, our health is closely related to what we eat. Although the service provides us convenience, we must take the food safety into considerate. Home-made food is cleaner and healthier, but I prefer to cook food at home rather than ordering meals online.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter将要到你校学习，请给他写一封信，内容包括：
1.表示欢迎：
2.提出建议（关注气候差异，准备日常汉语等）；
3.表达祝愿。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. D 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. E
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. treatment
42. were spent
43. normally
44. and 45. Knowing
46. harder 47. to
48. how 49. to run
50. whom
51.(1).the → a；
(2).surprised → surprising；
(3).had → have；
(4).bring → brings；
(5).what → which；
(6).把it去掉；
(7).在us后面加with；
(8).consider → consideration；
(9).but → so；
(10).ordering → order。

52.略。