2020-2021学年湖北省荆州中学高三英语期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年湖北省荆州中学高三英语期末考试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
Kate Humble: Books that changed my life
Kate Humble is a writer and broadcaster specializing in science, wildlife and rural affairs. Together with her husband site runs Humble by Nature, a rural skills education centre on working farm near Monmouth intheWyeValley.
Winnie the Pooh
by A A Milne
My father used to read this to me when I was very young — he used different voices for all the animals. The characterization (角色设定) was so clever; we all know someone just like each inhabitant of the HundredAcre Wood: gloomy Eeyore; thick but loyal Pooh; enthusiastic Tigger.
A A Milne was masterful in exploring the way they got along together, opening my eyes to how society really works.
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
This book tells of the authors, adventures as they set out to find the rarest of animals, those on the edge of extinction.
Their travels are rather exciting and they share a wonderful humour, which really appealed to me. Yet underpinning (支撑) everything is the realization that we can't just sit back and allow species to disappear. PicturePalace
by Paul Theroux
I've always loved Theroux's travel writing, but this novel took my breath away. The words aren't long or complicated but, fromthat first paragraph, his writing grabs you by the nose hairs and drags you along. I had an art teacher who told me, “You're only an artist when you've found your own style, not when you're copying someone else, and Theroux represents this.”
1. Why did the author mention the characterization ofWinnie the Pooh?
A. To indicate the book has realistic values.
B. To show how adorable the characters are.
C. To persuade people to learn from the characters.
D. To prove the writer is good at creating characters.
2. What didLast Chance to Seestrike into Kate's heart?
A. Curiosity.
B. Responsibility.
C. Exploration.
D. Devotion.
3. Which writer does Kate Humble like for his original writing?
A. A A Milne.
B. Douglas Adams.
C. Mark Carwardine.
D. Paul Theroux.
B
Portraits as Art
According to a dictionary, portraiture is “a representation (描绘) of a person, especially of the face by drawing or painting alikeness.” However, this definition neglects the complexities of portraiture. Portraits are works of art that engage with ideas of identity rather than just a likeness. These concepts of identity involve social rank, gender, age, profession, character of the subject, etc. It is impossible to copy all the aspects of identity. Therefore, portraits reflect only certain qualities of subjects. Portrait art has also undergone significant shifts in artistic practice. The majority of portraits are the outcome of current artistic fashions and favored styles. Therefore, portrait art is an art category providing various engagement with social, psychological, and artistic practices and expectations.
Since portraits are different from other art categories, they are worthy of separate study. During their production, portraits require the presence of a specific person, or an image of the individual. In many instances, the production of portraiture has required sittings, which result in interaction between the subject(s) and the artist throughout the creation of the work. In certain instances, portrait artists depended on a combination of different involvement with their subjects. If the sitter can’t sit in the studio regularly, portraitists could use his or her photographs. InEurope, during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the sitting time was sometimes decreased by focusing only on the head. Theoretically, portraitists could work from impressions or memories when creating a painting, but this rarely occurred according to documented records. Nonetheless, whether the work is based on model sittings, copying a photograph, or using memory, the process of painting a portrait is linked with the model’s attendance.
Furthermore, portrait painting can be distinguished from other artistic categories by its connection with
appearance, or likeness. As such, the art of portrait painting got a reputation for imitation instead of for artistic innovation. Based on Renaissance art theory, portraiture was related to the level of a mechanical exercise as opposed to a fine art. Michelangelo’s well-known protest against portraits is only one example. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the attitude to portraiture was critical. Even so, artists from around the globe persisted in painting portraits despite their theoretical objections. Picasso, for example, became widely-known forcubist still-life painting(立体派静物画) early in his career, but some of his early experiments in this new style were his portraits of art dealers.
4. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us?
A. The changing definition of portraiture reflects shifting attitudes to it.
B. Most portraits reflect artistic fashions and favored styles when created.
C. Portraiture is a more complex art form than is defined in a dictionary.
D. Portrait art shouldn’t be seen as a distinct art category for its complexity.
5. Which of the following is a characteristic of portraiture mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. Portraiture typically takes much less time than other art forms.
B. Portraiture often requires frequent cooperation between artists.
C. Portraits show models in a more accurate way than other art forms.
D. Portraits generally involve interaction between subjects and artists.
6. According to paragraph 2, during portraits’ production, artists __________.
A. based their work on the subjects’ attendance
B. preferred models’ photographs to their presence
C. were more willing to use impressions or memories
D. reduced sitting time to concentrate on a sitter’s head
7. Picasso is chosen as an example by the author because he __________.
A. altered the way other artists felt about portrait art
B. created portraits in spite of his objection to portrait art
C. depended on portrait art to establish a higher reputation
D. had fewer theoretical objections to portraitures than others
C
One-year-old Tallulah turned purple and stopped moving after the sweet became stuck in her throat. Her mum Leigh-Anne said the drama began during a visit to her grandma’s house when her grandparents gave her
older kids some sweets.
“Then at about 4:45 pm, Tallulah started to choke—we all went into a panic.”
“It seemed like it went on for ages. Not one of us knew what to do.”
“I rang an ambulance while my grandma and granddad tried to get the sweet to come up.”
“Tallulah was panicking at first but then she started to go purple—she almost had no oxygen left in her.”
With her daughter limp (无力的) and time running out, Leigh—Anne knew she couldn’t afford to wait for the ambulance to arrive.
“The only thing I could think was to go out into the street.” She said.
“I rushed out and screamed for someone to help while my grandma rushed out crying with Tallulah.”
At exactly the moment, Caitlin, who is studying public services atRedcarCollege, was passing byQueen Street. She said, “I was waiting to go to work when I heard someone screaming for help, so I ran straight over.”
The 17-year-old girl added, “Something just clicked and I went into auto mode. The little girl was completely limp, so I checked her airways and tilted (使倾斜) her over and started hitting her back. I turned her round and tapped on her chest, then after what felt like forever she coughed up the sweet and spat it out.
As soon as she started crying I felt a huge relief. I was just so pleased I was able to help.”
Caitlin was taught her lifesaving skills when she joined the Army Cadets four years ago.
8. When did Tallulah get choked?
A. While eating sweets.
B. While enjoying a drama.
C. While having a meal.
D. While taking some medicine.
9. Why did the family go out into the street?
A. To buy some needed tools.
B. To search for timely help.
C. To get a breath of fresh air.
D. To wait for the ambulance to arrive.
10. Which of the following can best describe Caitlin?
A. Brave and selfless.
B. Kind and energetic.
C. Determined and generous.
D. Quick-thinking and helpful.
11. What may be the best title for the text?
A. First aid skill sounds important.
B. Screaming for help makes sense.
C. Eating sweets endangers baby girl.
D. Heroic teenager saves baby girl’s life.
D
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a wearable device that changes the human body into a biological
battery. The device is stretchy(弹性的) enough that you can wear it like a ring, sport band or any other thing that touches your skin. It also taps into a person's natural heat-employing thermoelectric generators to change the body's internal temperature into electricity. "In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery," said Jianliang Xiao, an associate professor at CU Boulder.
The concept may sound like something out of The Matrix film series, in which a race of robots have enslaved humansto harvest their precious organic energy. Xiao and his colleagues aren't that ambitious: Their devices can generate about 1 volt (伏特) of energy for every square centimeter of skin space-less volt per area than what most existing batteries provide but stillenough to power electronics like watches or fitness trackers.
Scientists have previously experimented with similar wearable devices, but Xiao's is stretchy, can heal itself when damaged and is fully recyclable-making it a cleaner alternative to traditional electronics. "Whenever you use a battery, you're depleting(消耗) that battery and will, eventually, need to replace it," Xiao said. "The nice thing about our device is that you can wear it, and it provides you with constant power."
Just pretend that you're out for a jog. As you exercise, your body heats up, and thatheat will radiate out to the cool air around you. Xiao's device captures that flow of energy rather than let it go to waste. "The thermoelectric generators are in close contact with the human body, and they can use the heat that would normally be sent into the environment," Xiao said.
12. What does Xiao expect of his device at present?
A. It will be used for medical purposes.
B. It will be made smaller and wearable.
C. It will change natural power into electricity.
D. It will supply constant power to wearable devices.
13. Why does the author mentionThe Matrixseries in the text?
A. To give an explanation.
B. To make a comparison.
C. To introduce a topic.
D. To analyze the cause.
14. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The strengths of Xiao's device.
B. The convenience of using a battery.
C. The replacement of wearable devices.
D. The development of traditional electronics.
15. What do we know about Xiao's device from the text?
A. It operates with plenty of power.
B. It is designed for practical use.
C. It benefits people's health in a way.
D. It's based on traditional electronics.
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We were high in the mountains of Xishuangbanna, as far south as you can get inYunnan, skirting the borders ofMyanmarandLaos. The drive was typical, textbook beauty: mountains thick with rubber tree forests, pu’er tea plantations andbanana palms and tiny Dai villages. Hidden among the fields of green, I spotted an odd collection of wooden boxes near a tent on the side of the road.____16____
We had run into the current home of Wei Dajing, a 17-year-old apprentice (学徒) beekeeper who was manning his hives. Wei was fresh to the beekeeping life, and had been on the job for just two months and was here to learn from a master beekeeper. Their tent and hive set-up is always temporary.____17____This particular spot was stationed at a sunny patch of yellow flowers. Once these flowers die, the rubber trees will be flowering, so we will move toward them,” he told Sam.
Like thieves in the night, the beekeepers will stealthily pack up their hives in the dark once the bees go to sleep. “They are most active around midday when they are collecting their nectar (花蜜).____18____” Wei explained.
The hives were humming, and bees were invasively buzzing around Wei as he spoke to us. Pieces of fruit lay drying among the hives, used to feed the bees and givethem an extra boost of energy once Wei bottles up their hard-earned honey. Sam, who also has a couple of his own small hives in his backyard, tells us you must always leave a little bit of honey in the hive.____19____
We waved goodbye to Wei. Back at Sam’s house, he gave us a bowlful of local honey.____20____Lacking the usual sweetness of honey but instead rich with a more savory, spiced flavor, it tasted just likeChina.
A. It was smooth, thin and runny.
B. Wei skillfully collected honey from the hives.
C. Otherwise the bees get fed up and abandon you.
D. Maybe it is the flowers that give such unique taste to the honey.
E. By 10 pm they are asleep in their hives, which is when we move.
F. I asked our excellent guide and new best friend, Sam, to pull over.
G. Wei and his master move their camp as the flowers bloom and die.
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 grew up in a small town. There was a man named Joe, who was uneducated and couldn’t talk___21___. He was good natured but not very smart,___22___every one teased him.
One day when was sitting on the porch, he came walking by, I was about 12 and thought it would make me___23___grown up to play jokes on him as some___24___did.
He asked what I was doing, I told him that my father had .___25___his job and that we were short of money.
I could see my friends nearby___26___so I went on with the___27___. From his___28___expression, I’m convinced that I had fooled him___29___.
I knew he lived a_____30_____life with low income, SO it was funny when he asked_____31_____we needed anything. I told him that we didn’t know if we would have enough to_____32_____. he replied "you poor thing. "
That night I heard the door_____33_____softly. I thought it was the wind whipping against the door, so I_____34_____it. The next morning I found a small box of food outside my house, I knew it was from Bob. I looked into the box of canned food with_____35_____in my eyes. I felt ashamed for taking advantage of his_____36_____towards me, I_____37_____the whole story to my father and said I wanted to return the box. My father scolded me and_____38_____that I keep the box; otherwise it would hurt Joe’s feelings.
Although the good was not_____39_____, I knew Joe gave the best he had. I did not_____40_____the gift.
21. A. smoothly B. loudly C. publicly D. honestly
22. A. if B. when C. so D. but
23. A. feel B. appear C. sound D. smell
24. A. peers B. teenagers C. adults D. idiots
25. A. found B. lost C. quitted D. changed
26. A. playing B. cheering C. smiling D. laughing
27. A. report B. story C. tale D. legend
28. A. doubtful B. impatient C. puzzled D. concerned
29. A. ly B. easily C. completely D. finally
30. A. happy B. expensive C. simple D. tough
31. A. how B. whether C. why D. that
32. A. drink B. spend C. wear D. eat
33. A. knocked at B. broken into C. tom down D. closed up
34. A. opened B. shut C. ignored D. locked
35. A. thanks B. fear C. tears D. pride
36. A. stupidity B. kindness C. love D. sympathy
37. A. confessed B. translated C. repeated D. recommended
38. A. suggested B. insisted C. ordered D. decided
39. A. fresh B. cheap C. valuable D. tasty
40. A. appreciate B. give C. cherish D. deserve
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
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and___41.___(wise). First, some of us___42.___(be) upset about our appearance. I don’ t think it is important at all and there is no need to care about it. Actually, it is one’ s inner beauty___43.___maters. Second, we sometimes cannot___44.___(understand) correctly by our teachers, parents and classmates. Faced with this, we can find a right time to have a heart - to - heart talk with___45.___(they), trying to remove the misunderstanding. Some of us have fewer friends___46.___would like to listen to our deepest feelings and thoughts. I think being open -minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, which makes us___47.___(stress). Well, we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently, full of___48.___(determine). At last, some of us don’ t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’ t it strange?___49.___my view, as long as we have some, that’s enough. And then, we can learn to be independent by____50.____(take) some part-time jobs, earning some extra money.
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(Λ)，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Lucy is a foreign student in our school. There is a pity that she is going to leave, which make us all very sad.
She is a kind-hearted girl, but always offers to help us our English. I remembered when I am preparing for a speaking contest two month ago, Lucy spent her spare time teach me for almost three days. I won the first prize in the contest. When I said thanks to her, and she gave me a big smile. I hope that he can come to China again. I wish her a color1 fully and interesting life.
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。

One rainy day, Lily, a sad little girl, was looking out of the window. Her mother was doing her usual housework. She had been busy preparing dinner and washing clothes. Her daughter, not old enough to go to school, had wanted to play outside, but it was raining. The mother told her little girl to get some paper and a pencil to draw pictures. She hadn’t noticed her daughter was very sad.
Lily was the only child in the family and had no brothers or sisters to play with. She sat on the sofa with her pencil and paper, looked out of the window and began to draw a picture. She drew the window with rain streaming down the glass. Then she drew a little girl in front of the window with ribbons in her hair. The mother passed by as she was going to put the clothes into the dryer. She told her daughter that her drawing was pretty. Lily said thank you, but she still wanted to go out to play. Her mother said, “We have discussed that already. You can’t. It’s raining.”
Lily continued to draw the picture, while her mother went back to the kitchen to check on dinner. The mother could see her daughter’s drawing across the glass door that divided the two rooms. In the drawing, a little girl had big tears rolling down her cheeks. The mother thought about the events of the day in her mind.
Several times that day, Lily had asked her mother for permission to go out and play. The rain had prevented her from going out. She had asked her mother to play and watch cartoons with her. Each time, her mother was too busy with things she had to do. The mother felt guilty, and realized the little girl in the drawing was her daughter’s self-portrait. So she walked into the living room.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:
She sat down on the sofa by her daughter.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
“Where’s my surprise, Mommy?” Lily asked curiously.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. D
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
16. F 17. G 18. E 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D
41. wisely
42. are 43. that
44. be understood
45. them 46. who##that
47. stressed
48. determination
49. In 50. taking
51.(1). There→It;
(2).make→makes;
(3).but→and;
(4).us→with;
(5).am→was;
(6).month→months;
(7).teach→teaching;
(8).去掉When 或者and;
(9).he→she;
(10).color1 fully→color1 ful;
52.略。