2020年梅州市蕉岭中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案

2020年梅州市蕉岭中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案
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
Returns & Refund Guarantee（保证；保证书）
The “Returns & Refund Guarantee” is a promise provided by sellers for every item they sell on DHgate. com. When you receive an item that was bought and paid for on our site, and you find it is not as described or isof low quality, you can contact the seller to resolve these problems. DHgate will offer additional assistance if the seller is not cooperative.
Scope（范围）
The following points should not be included in the “Returns & Refund Guarantee”：
▲The seller didn't make any promise.
▲The seller can provide evidence to prove the items are as described.
▲You didn't contact the seller within the promised time.
▲You have released the payment to the seller before asking DHgate for help.
Sellers are able to set up the following promises：
Returning items for any reason
Buyers can return items for a refund within a specific date which has been set up by sellers, such as 3 days, and 7 days from the day when the items are received. The items' receiving date is the date that is indicated on the shipping carrier's official website. Buyers should prepay any return shipping cost, which will be given back to the buyers after the seller receives the items as long as the items are returned in the same exact condition as when they were delivered.
Returns or Refunds accepted if the product has quality issues
Buyers can return the items for a refund when they are not as described or possess quality issues by communicating directly with the seller. The seller is responsible for the return shipping cost.
Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are not as described or possess quality issues by negotiating directly with sellers.
1.Who can get additional assistance from DHgate in the guarantee?
A.The buyers in physical stores.
B.The buyers on DHgate. com.
C.The sellers on DHgate. com.
D.Both the buyers and the sellers.
2.Which situation is within the scope of the guarantee?
A.The seller didn't make any promise.
B.The buyer has paid the seller in advance.
C.The buyer asked for help within the promised time.
D.The seller proves that there is nothing wrong with the item.
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Not all the sellers make promises.
B.DHgate sometimes will pay the buyers.
C.Sellers should prepay return shipping cost.
D.The buyer can't keep the items after getting a refund.
B
Rock and pop hitmaker Jim Steinman, who wrote and composed music for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, and more, died Monday in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 73. Steinman's brother Billconfirmed that the cause of death was kidney (肾) failure.
A statement posted on Steinman's Facebook page read, “It's with a heavy heart that I can confirm Jim's passing. There will be much more to say in the coming hours and days as we prepare to honor this giant of a human being and his glorious legacy.”
Steinman's wholly unique career found him working as a composer, lyricist, and producer for many artists in a variety of styles. According to a biography on his website, the records he's worked on have sold more than 190 million copies worldwide. He was nominated (提名) for four Grammys, and won Album of the Year for his work on Dion's 1996 smash,Falling Into You.
Steinman began his career in a musical theater while in college, writing and starring in a rock musical calledThe Dream Engine, which gained the attentionof New York theatrical producer Joe Papp. After graduating, Steinman worked at the Public Theater (which was established by Papp). In 1973, Yvonne Elliman recorded Steinman's song “Happy Ending”, which became Steinman's first commercially released tune. That same year, the Public Theater staged his musicalMore Than You Deserve.
One of the actors who auditioned forMore Than You Deservewas Meat Loaf, and he and Steinman soon struck up a close personal and professional relationship. The two began working on Meat Loaf's solo album,Bat Out of Hell, in the early 70s, but it wouldn't be released until 1977. It wasn't until about one year later — after
Meat Loaf performed onSaturday Night Live— that the album became a hit.
“There is no other songwriter ever like him,” Meat Loaf said. “I can never repay him. He has been such an influence, in fact, the biggest influence on my life, and I learned so much from him that there would be no way I could ever repay Mr. Jim Steinman.”
4. What caused Jim Steinman's death?
A. A hit on the head.
B. A kidney problem.
C. A failed operation.
D. A lack of blood supply.
5. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. Meat Loaf performed onSaturday Night Live.
b. Jim released his first commercial tuneHappy Ending.
c. Jim and Meat Loaf released the albumBat Out of Hell.
d. Jim starred in a rock musical calledThe Dream Engin
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e. Jim's musicalMore Than You Deservewas put on show.
f. Jim won Album of the Year for his work onFalling Into You.
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6. Why was Jim Steinman important to Meat Loaf?
A. Because Jim was an extraordinary songwriter.
B. Because Jim allowed him not to repay his debt.
C. Because Jim was influential in the music industry.
D. Because Jim gave him friendship and career support.
7. What do we learn about Jim Steinman?
A. He mainly focused his career on acting in musicals.
B. He is a well-known and widely respected musician.
C. His closest friends were Bill, Papp and Meat Loaf.
D. He won four Grammys in the course of his career.
C
Preventing heart disease is a topic I think about all the time, given my family history of heart disease. So last summer, I travelled toBolivia.The natives, called the Tsimane, were reported to have the healthiest hearts in the world. I wanted to learn what they could teach me about preventing heart disease.
Getting to the Tsimane wasn't easy. They lived in small family groups of about 60 people along river banks. We finally found one of the villages at sunset. That night, we set up our tents in the middle of the village. Thatched huts surrounded us, with no electricity or modem conveniences.
At first, I thought they mainly got their calorics from meat. However, I found food such as rice and com made up nearly 70% of their diet. The food was not processed, lacking added sugars or salts.
During my stay there, I went hunting and fishing with the men and played soccer with the kids. I found the Tsimane were standing or walking nearly all of their waking hours. Men spent lots of time tracking animals. Fanning and gathering, mostly done by children and women, were all-day affairs.
I also got a clear idea of how they rested. As soon as the sun went down, people returned to their huts and went to sleep. And with the call of the cock in the morning, another day began.
The lifespan of the Tsimane is actually much shorter than those living in theUS. Various factors, like animal attacks and infections, bring down the lifespan. But up until the day they die, they are often very healthy. While heart disease kills thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day, the Tsimane remind us that wealth doesn't necessarily buy health.
8. Why does the author pay so much attention to preventing heart disease?
A. He dreams of becoming a doctor.
B. He wants to teach others about the topic.
C. His family members encourage him to do so.
D. He was born with a high risk of heart disease.
9. Which factors did the author mainly focus on in his research?
A. Housing, food and cooperation.
B. Diet, activity and rest.
C. Physical work, social life and lifespan.
D. Group size, family history and consumption
10. What was the Tsimane 's sleep-wake cycle mainly based on?
A. Natural sound.
B. Routine activity.
C. Animal behaviour.
D. Natural light.
11. What might the author advise us to do after his travels inBolivia?
A. Take in less sugar and salt.
B. Stand less and walk more.
C. Eat white meat instead of red meat.
D. Live in the middle of the community.
D
Wolves have a certain undeserved reputation: fierce, dangerous, good forhunting down deer and farmers’
livestock. However, wolves have a softer, more social side, one that has been embraced by a heart-warming new initiative.
In a bid to save some of Europe’s last wolves, scientists have explored the willingness of these supposedly fierce creatures to help others of their kind. Female wolves, the scientists have discovered, make excellent foster parents to wolf cubs that are not their own. The study, published in Zoo Biology, suggests that captive-bred wolfcubs(幼兽)could be placed with wild wolf families, boosting the wild population.
The gray wolf was once the world’s most widely distributed mammal, but it became extinct as a result of widespread habitat destruction and the deliberate killing of wolves suspectedof preying on livestock. Fear and hatred of the wolf have since become culturally rooted, fuelled by myths, fables and stories.
In Scandinavia, the gray wolf is endangered, the remaining population found by just five animals. As a result, European wolves are severely inbred and have little geneticvariability（变异性）, making them vulnerable to threats, such as outbreaks of disease that they can’t adapt to quickly. So Inger Scharis and Mats Amundin of Linkoping University, in Sweden, started Europe’s first gray wolf-fostering program. They worked with wolves keptat seven zoos across Scandinavia. Eight wolf cubs between four and six days old were removed from their natural parents and placed with other wolf packs in other zoos. The foster mothers accepted the new cubs placed in their midst.
The welfare of the foster cubs and the wolves’ natural behavior were monitored using a system of surveillance cameras. The foster cubs had a similar growth rate as their step siblings in the recipient litter, as well as their biological siblings in the source litter. The foster cubs had a better overall survival rate, with 73% surviving until 33 weeks, than their biological siblings left behind, of which 63% survived. That rate of survival is similar to that seen in wild wolf cubs. Scientists believe that wolves can recognize their young, but this study suggests they can only do so once cubs are somewhere between three to seven weeks of age.
If captive-bred cubs can be placed with wild-living families, which already have cubs of a similar age, not only will they have a good chance of survival, but they could help dramatically increase the diversity of the wild population, say the researchers. Just like the wild wolves they would join, these foster cubs would need protection from hunting. Their arrival could help preserve the future of one of nature’s most iconic and polarizing animals.
12. What’s the theme of the passage?
A. Giving wolf cubs a new life
B. Foster wolf parents and foster cubs
C. The fate of wild wolves
D. Changing diversity of wild wolves
13. Which of the following flow chart best demonstrates the relationship between the wolves?
A. B.
C. D.
14. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Female wolves are willing to raise wolf cubs of 3 to 7 weeks old.
B. Foster cubs are accepted by foster parents and are well bred.
C. Man’s hostile attitude towards wolves roots in myths, fables and stories.
D. Foster cubs and their biological siblings have similar growth rate and survival rate.
15. What’s the purpose of the research?
A. To help wolves survive various threats
B. To improve wolves’ habitat and stop deliberate killing
C. To save endangered wolves by increasing their population
D. To raise man’s awareness of protecting wolves
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Living with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症), Lata, an 83-year-old lady finds focus and inspiration in tribal art, and the only memories she is left with — her childhood.
Young Lata attended an English school in Mumbai.____16____She first picked up a brush as a child, learning the basics of art from her older sister Mai. She recalls performing a song along with a famous singer at a function and having her paintings displayed at a school exhibition.
However, her happy days didn’t last long.____17____She dropped out of college to help support the family by selling paintings and hand-painted sarees (莎丽服). After getting married, she moved with her husband to their home in Bandra East, where they have been living for nearly six decades.
Four years ago, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s which has affected her short-term memory.____18____It
was her sonParesh who helped her pick up her passion for painting again. He got her painting supplies and books on animals and plants. Now, she can spend hours painting the most detailed images. And for those hours, she is at peace and is focused. She is also most comfortable while doing some housework.____19____She knows where everything in her kitchen is and still refuses to keep help at home.
____20____From encouraging her art to answering all her questions when she forgets things from minute to minute, he did everything patiently. For Lata, everything is new every day and it’s her painting that keeps her going. Talent has no age!
A. She still cooks three meals a day.
B. Doctors’ advice was to keep her engaged.
C. Her other constant support has been her husband.
D. It is very important to make the home comfortable.
E. She frequently talks about her childhood memories.
F. Her father passed away before she could complete her education.
G. She had a keen interest in music and art despite having no formal training.
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Tang, who retired two years ago, had taught physical education for 34 years in primary and middle schools in rural areas. Apart from____21____, Tang is also well-known and seeks out many young____22____to train in Hunan's Xinning county of Shaoyang city.
For more than 30 years, athletes with disabilities are____23____by Tang, and they have won championships in many____24____. Tang is also____25____as a world champion's first teacher for taking village children into the world of sports.
For him, being____26____does not mean the end, but makes him get more time to help rural children____27____their sporting dreams. Tang's____28____place for the children is in his former home, in a room____29____less than 30 square meters. Walls that have fallen into_____30_____show the house's age, and the rings and hemp (大麻) rope hanging from the_____31_____have also helped many athletes to_____32_____their skills.
“Get in line!” Tang asks his students toline up for their warming-up_____33_____. “Rural children are more_____34_____and they enjoy running and jumping. Sometimes it is difficult to_____35_____them,” he comments. “___36___, they are really enthusiastic about sports and can_____37_____much difficulty.”
Tang often_____38_____kindergartens and elementary schools in the county to find more sports-loving and_____39_____talented children. He asks the children to_____40_____the standing long jump and the short running. For so many years, Tang has been engaged in sports teaching in village.
21. A.teaching B.studying C.resting D.sleeping
22. A.students B.teachers C.athletes D.children
23. A.picked up B.brought up C.taken in D.trapped in
24. A.ways B.places petitions D.shows
25. A.served B.recognized C.clarified D.remembered
26. A.retired B.famous C.excited D.courageous
27. A.suppose B.process C.arrange D.achieve
28. A.mentioning B.training C.surrounding D.discovering
29. A.facing B.setting C.spreading D.measuring
30. A.goods B.ruins C.pictures D.paintings
31. A.building B.barrier C.column D.ceiling
32. A.demand B.support C.develop D.expose
33. A.activities B.exercises C.effects D.abilities
34. A.generous B.lovely C.energetic D.protective
35. A.warm B.grasp C.fight D.control
36. A.However B.Anyway C.Therefore D.Instead
37. A.face B.change C.lose plain
38. A.knows B.masters C.visits D.decorates
39. A.seriously B.really C.honestly D.kindly
40. A.help B.keep C.submit D.learn
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
As the new school year___41.___(begin), Jim was quite happy. But the writing assignment troubled him because the English teacher, Mrs Peabody, asked the students___42.___(write) something related to summer vacation. That night he stared___43.___a blank sheet of paper for quite a long time. He didn’t think his summer vacation was fun. So, he made up a science fiction story about life on a___44.___(distance) planet. He also made sure that he used proper spelling and grammar as Mrs Peabody required. Next day after___45.___(hand) in the
story, Jim stayed___46.___(wake) that night. He feared that he had ignored Mrs Peabody’s requirement. He was worried that his writing would disappoint Mrs Peabody as most students might write___47.___(essay) about their summer vacation. However, it turned out that Jim was the only student___48.___got an A. Mrs Peabody thought he had been___49.___(create). What____50.____great surprise !
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.下面短文中共有10处错误,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（▲）,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。

When I were a child, I spent more than five years learning the violin. Therefore, I couldn’t find any fun in music. After I had graduated from high school a few years ago, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar together. All of us thought it was cool. I will never forget the day that I went to buy my guitar in a guitar store. There I met one of my classmate. He helped me choose my guitar the different models. He also shared his understand of music. Since then we have been playing the guitar together and music has become a important part of my life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国好友Tom在学校羽毛球比赛中获得第一名，请你给他写封祝贺信，要点如下：
1.表示祝贺；
2.肯定他的付出；
3.希望学习他的技术。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当増加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头及结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
4.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours,
LiHua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. D 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C
16. G 17. F 18. B 19. A 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35.
D 36. A 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. began
42. to write
43. at 44. distant
45. handing
46. awake 47. essays
48. who/that
49. creative
50. a
51.(1). were→was
(2). Therefore→However
(3).去掉had
(4). started→start
(5). All→Both
(6). that→when
(7). classmate→classmates
(8).在guitar后面加from
(9). understand→understanding
(10). a→an
52.略。