2019-2020学年深圳市耀华实验学校初中部高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年深圳市耀华实验学校初中部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
On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.
Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets,by Patricio Pron
In April 1945,Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.
To Killa Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Set in a smallAlabamatown in the 1930s, the story focuses on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson, a black man accused of committing a crime.
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) storyby Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who traveled alone fromBelarustoAmericato survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention.
1.What type of book is the first novel?
A.Sci-fi.
B.Biography.
C.Detective books.
D.History books.
2.Which book explores life and death?
A.To Kill a Mockingbird
B.When Breath Becomes Air
C.Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets
D.Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story
3.Who is the main character in the last novel?
A.Bobby Bell.
B.Bess Kalb.
C.Bess’s mother.
D.Bobby’s mother.
B
As I work in theLarkwhistle Garden in Dyer's Bay, Ontario, I take my time and the garden is teaching me about working with the earth. I recognize that there will be both successes and failures and there are many variables(变量)that affect them both.
The quality of the seeds planted has a bearing on how the plants will grow. The weather can be too hot, too cold, or exactly right, and usually varies between all three. Weeds seem to grow in the garden and need to be taken care of, pulled, and removed to ensure they do not eat into the fruits, vegetables, and flowers we have so lovingly planted.
I take time to stand back and rest, and to observe the plants and how they are growing. Each plant is unique and develops in the way that is best for them. Some have large broad leaves to shadow their fruit from the severe rays of the sun, while other plants are more open, their fruit needing the light to grow and ripen.
Getting my hands dirty, feeling the sweat on my forehead, and the strength and flexibility of my body as I dig, bend and work under the warm summer sun, reminds me I am alive in ways I would not have remembered sitting on the couch.
It is attractive to move things around, to transplant, and to disturb the natural order of how plants grow. The garden teaches me that it is important to know when to disturb things and when to let them be. The garden's life cycle follows a pattern that is repeated according to laws of nature, birth, growth, and then dies and it teaches us to accept this fact.
4. How many variables may affect the growth of plants in the garden?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
5. What can we learn about the author?
A. He feels exhausted while gardening.
B. He enjoys life from working practice.
C. He takes pleasure in harvesting fruits.
D. He dreams away his time in the garden.
6. How is the garden tended by the author?
A. Its rank grass is got rid of.
B. Its plants are left to grow freely.
C. Its temperature is controlled properly.
D. Its plants with large broad leaves are cut off.
7. What fact does the author learn from gardening?
A. Life takes its course.
B. Hard work benefits health.
C. Time is short and precious.
D. Gardening brings good harvest.
C
Shanghairesidents passing through the city’s eastern Huangpu district in Octobermight have astonished at an unusual sight: a “walking” building. An 85-year-old primary school has been lifted off the ground in its entirety and relocated using new technology named the “walking” machine.
In the city’s latest effort to preserve historic structures, engineers used nearly 200 mobile supports under the five-story building. The supports act like robotic legs. They’re split into two groups which in turns rise up and down, imitating the human step. Attached sensors help control how the building moves forward.
TheLagenaPrimary School, which weighs 7,600 tons, faced a new challenge — it’s T-shaped, while previously relocated structures were square or rectangular. Experts and technicians met to discuss possibilities and test a number of different technologies before deciding on the “walking machine”.
Over the course of 18 days, the building was rotated 21degrees and moved 62 meters away to its new location. The old school building is set to become a center for heritage protection and cultural protection. The project marks the first time this “walking machine” method has been used inShanghaito relocate a historical building.
In recent years,China’s rapid modernization has seen many historic buildingsrazedto clear land for skyscrapers and office buildings. But there has been growing concern about the architectural heritage loss as a result of destruction across the country.
Shanghaihas beenChina’s most progressive city when it comes to heritage preservation. The survival of a number of 1930s buildings in the famous Bund district and 19th-century “Shikumen” houses in the repaired Xintiandi neighborhood has offered examples of how to give old buildings new life. The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2018, the city relocated a 90-year-old building in Hongkou district, which was then
considered to beShanghai’s most complex relocation project to date.
8. How did the primary school get moved?
A. By reducing the weight of it.
B. By using movable supports.
C. By dividing it into several parts.
D. By using robotic legs.
9. What does the underlined word “razed” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Replaced.
B. Burnt.
C. Protected.
D. Destroyed.
10. What can we infer about the heritage preservation inChina?
A. The use of advanced technology leads to growing concern.
B. Shanghai is the pioneer in preserving architectural heritage.
C.A number of old buildings have been given new life.
D. Many historic buildings will be relocated.
11. What is the passage mainly about?
A. New preservation campaigns are launched inChina.
B. New technology gives new life to historic buildings.
C. A building inShanghai“walks” to a new location.
D. “Walking machine” makes heritage protection simpler.
D
This past year, I've found myself returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you, books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.
Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surprise and excitement. They broaden our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract us and help reduce ourmental chatter.When we hit the “flow state" of reading where we're fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing anything else.
There is so much noise in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation. You disconnect from the chaos around you.You reconnect with yourself when you are reading. And there's no more noise.
In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more books,many are reporting they're having a harder time getting through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats to keep you alive.Our fight-or-flight response has been consistently activated.
Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding and screaming: “Can't you see I'm busy!” Anxiety causes our brain to produce a flood of stress,which consumes our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.
Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read"The House of Mirth" every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up and started reading.I just kept going.The comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me peace.So return to something familiar.
12. What does the underlined part “mental chatter” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Getting lost in a book.
B. Non-stop inner anxiety.
C. Chatting with the author.
D. Powerful network of brain.
13. What do we know about reading according to the text?
A. It can treat our headache.
B. It can calm down the noisy people.
C. It forces us to concentrate.on thinking.
D. It makes us communicate with ourselves.
14. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020?
A. People bought too many books.
B. The books were too difficult to understand.
C. People just wanted to escape from the threat.
D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.
15. Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. To rid people of concern for safety.
B. To present an effective reading way.
C. To wake up memories of an old book.
D. To recommend the book he/she reads.
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Don't judge a book by its cover. We have heard that advice over and over again. And it makes sense. Why should we judge someone who is overweight simply by how they look? It has nothing to do with them as a person, and it says nothing about all they have achieved in life.
___16___We should not judge them as healthy simply because they are thin.
We care so much about weight that we think those who succeed in keeping a "healthy weight" must be healthy.
Many studies have shown that being overweight increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and even death.___17___Some studies just look at pounds. Some use body mass index(BMI) which includes both height and weight measurements. But neither one says anything about overall health for sure.
In some studies, a person's fitness has been shown to be more important than overall weight.
That means those at "normal" weight, but below average fitness could be at higher risk than fitter and heavier people.___18___
If you are thin and want to know if your health may be at risk, whole body MRIs (磁共振成像）can tell you if you are a TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside). This is thought to increase your health risk even if you have a perfect body weight.___19___Rather, creating and keeping healthy lifestyle habits should be the goal.
Start nowand you will be on your way to improving your overall health.___20___But even if it doesn't, rest assured you are still improving your health and your life.
A.The same holds true for thin people.
B.Weight loss will usually naturally follow.
C.The article mainly talks about people in Australia.
D.So weight loss should not be what we always dream of.
E.How many times do you say, "She looks great! Nice and thin!"?
F.But the problem lies with how we can know we are overweight.
G.So there is no such thing as healthy weight, only healthy lifestyles.
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)
When I was a young man I had much ego(自负). I though I____21____everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember once in college____22____telling one of my friends: “ If only everyone listened to me, then they would all be happy.” I____23____left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.
In the____24____following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had____25____in finding work. My jobs were either temporary or were____26____badly. When my wife and I had children, we were____27____to learn that both of our sons had Autism(自闭症) and would need to be____28____for the rest of their lives. I had no____29____why this had happened to us.
In time, however, I began to____30____. My ego was decreasing fast. Instead of success, I found my____31____in moments of love. Playing and____32____with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys____33____me more about peace, patience, joy and love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the____34____I learned through my writings and my life. I finally realized that my____35____in this world had nothing to do with fame or success.___36___, it had everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and____37____it with everyone I could.
You maynot be happy 100% of the time.____38____can be in this world. Yet, you will find a joy no earthly(世俗的)____39____could ever give. Put all of your moments, days and years to good use then.____40____them with love.
22. A.knew B.deserved C.possessed D.confirmed
23. A.calmly B.nicely C.proudly D.eagerly
24. A.frequently B.finally C.suddenly D.smoothly
25. A.days B.months C.weeks D.years
26. A.fun B.regret C.power D.trouble
27. A.done B.paid C.prepared D.judged
28. A.exhausted B.annoyed C.shocked D.embarrassed
29. A.taken charge of B.paid attention to C.put up with D.taken care of
30. A.idea B.hope C.opinion D.belief
31. A.agree B.change C.struggle D.improve
32. A.job B.joy C.luck D.goal
33. ughing B.toying C.swimming D.working
34. A.fetched B.brought C.prepared D.taught
35. A.theories B.contents C.lessons D.truths
36. A.demand B.career C.purpose D.world
37. A.Therefore B.Again C.Also D.Instead
38. A.sharing B.owning C.admiring D.enjoying
39. A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Everybody D.Anybody
40. A.person B.matter C.success D.experience
41. A.Equip B.Trade C.Live D.Fill
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
Between 139 and 126 BC, Zhang Qian traveled to Central Asia as a diplomat（外交家）for the Han emperor. As a result of his efforts, Chang'an became the starting place of the Silk Road, a network of trading routes that went all the way to the Roman Empire. People who traveled on the Silk Road___41.___(carry) more than just silk. Merchants also used the Silk Road___42.___(bring) tea, spices, and Chinese inventions such as paper to Europe.___43.___return, Chinese received fruits and vegetables, some of___44.___were unknown in Asia before then, along with glass products and carpets.
___45.___, in many ways, Chang'an was the most powerful during the Tang Dynasty(618-907). During that time,___46.___had as many as one million people, and was in fact the___47.___(large) city in the world.
Meanwhile, Chang'an was also the center of Asia.___48.___(near) everything produced in the world could___49.___(find) on the streets of Chang'an. A large percentage of the population: merchants, students, artists, and diplomats, came from other____50.____(country), and the city served as the model for the design of the ancient capitals of Korea and Japan.
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.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。

Dear Tom,
How is it going in the UK? I was planning a trip to London with my parents next month.
As the matter of fact, I intend to travel to London so as experience different cultures, which might be helpful for me to broaden my horizon. Also, I am eager to improve my speaking English by communicating with foreigner. Most important, I will get a chance to meet you and enjoyed a different lifestyle. Despite of good hopes, I have no idea that is worth visiting or how to behave properly. Could you introduce some places of interest and some customs to me?
Looking forward to you early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你的英国好友Jim曾经在你校读书，想了解学校有哪些变化，发来邮件询问相关信息。

请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.学校的变化；
2.你的感受。

注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
12. B 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. A 17. F 18. G 19. D 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38.
B 39.
C 40. C
41. carried
42. to bring
43. In 44. which
45. However
46. it 47. largest
48. Nearly 49. be found 50. countries
51.(1). was→am
(2). the→a
(3). as后加to
(4). speaking→spoken
(5). foreigner→foreigners
(6). important→importantly
(7). enjoyed→enjoy
(8). 去掉of
(9). that→what
(10). you→your
52.略。