2019-2020学年贺兰县第一中学高三英语期末试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年贺兰县第一中学高三英语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
Best Places to Visit in July
Norway's Fjords
Most travelers prefer to visit Norway's famous fjords (峡湾) in July because Norway has about 23 hours of daylight, giving travelers lots of time to take in the spectacular views of blue water, glaciers and mountains. July is also whenNorway's weather is at its warmest, about18℃, so travelers might include a light sweater in their luggage.
Bastille Day inParis
July 14 is a national day celebrating independence to the French. July 14, 1789, is the day the French stormed the Bastille, aParisprison, and officially began the French Revolution, overthrowing a royal government that often threw people in prison there for no reason at all. While the day is marked all overFrance, the biggest celebration takes place inParis.
Masai Mara National Reserve
The thrill of seeing millions of animals wander the plains inKenyais not easily forgotten. One of the most popular months to visit the Masai Mara is in July when the famous wildlife migration reaches the Masai Mara and zebras are at their highest number. The best times to view the animals inKenya's most popular game park are dawn and dusk.
Running of the Bulls inPamplona
Travelers who pride themselves on being fast runners may want to head toPamplonain July for the San Femin Festival. A key part of this annual festival is the running of the bulls. Six bulls are released onto a narrow street for
a half-mile run, with hundreds of runners seeing if they can run faster than the animals.
1. What can visitors do inNorway's in July?
A. Enjoy the impressive scenery.
B. Swim and fish in the fjords.
C. See daylight around the clock.
D. Buy heavy sweaters to keep warm.
2. Which of the following is of historical significance?
A. San Fermin Festival.
B. Bastille Day.
C. Masai Mara National Reserve.
D.Norway's Fjords.
3. Where will visitors interested in wild animals go?
A. Norway.
B. Paris.
C. Masai Mara.
D.Pamplona.
B
Over 180 teenage girls from LixianCounty No. 1 Middle School in Longnan city, Gansu province, listened carefully to a lecture about neuroscience (神经科学). It was delivered by a director of the experimental surgery department at The Second Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University in Xi’an.
The students also joined a science class to make paper rockets to launch into the sky. A plastic bottle was connected with a long pipe joined to the end of the rocket, and students stepped heavily on the middle of the bottle so hard that the air pressure shot the rocket upward.
The program started in 2016 as a one-week summer camp in Beijing that invited female students to take science courses and to interact with women in science. It aims to stir (激发) an interest in science and technology among female students.
“I’m excited to take the opportunity because it’s been my biggest wish to popularize science among students. They can broaden their eyes and hopefully some of them will devote themselves to the field of neuroscience,” the director says. “It’s necessary to bring more of these activities on campus. I’m willing to communicate with teenagers, some of whom ask deep and thoughtful questions that I would never think of.”
The key to science popularization is to imbue (灌输) others with the spirit of science. Some scientific and technological workers have devoted themselves to a job in a certain field and they enjoy the pleasure of scientific research. Female Chinese scientific and technological workers sometimes have to double their efforts to receive the same treatment or recognition as those male scientific workers. However, after years of continued effort, the situation will improve, showing the increasing number of female scientists in China.
4. What is the purpose of the program?
A. To praise the efforts of women scientists.
B. To find out how much girls love science.
C. To develop interest in science among girls.
D. To show love for students in Western China.
5. How does the director think of the program?
A. Important.
B. Challenging.
C. Confusing.
D. Serious.
6. What is the most important in science popularization?
A. Enjoying the fun of scientific research.
B. Filling people with the spirit of science.
C. Holding more scientific activities on campus.
D. Forcing students to choose scientific subjects.
7. What can we learn from the text?
A. One can go anywhere if he/she learns science well.
B. People have a stronger sense of science than before.
C. Male scientists are much easily recognized than female ones.
D. Thedirector graduated from Lixian County No. 1 Middle School.
C
An ancient tomb was recently discovered in southern Siberia in which there may be treasure, priceless objects, and the 3, 000-year-old remains of an ice mummy.
Swiss scientist Gino Caspari with the University of Bern was looking carefully at the pictures of the area in the Russian Tuva Republic, when he came across what appeared to be a tomb. It is a tomb of the Scythians, an ancient group of Eurasians.
This summer, together with researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Hermitage Museum, a dig at the site not only proved Caspari's idea, but told us the site is the largest and oldest of its kind ever discovered in what's increasingly known as the “Siberian Valley of the Kings.”
While any discovery dating back to a period between the Iron Age and Bronze Age is exciting, it's the nature of this site that makes scientists want to begin carefully clearing away the layers of rock and earth. First, the tomb appears to have never been dug, because it is in a Siberian wetland faraway from the nearest place where people live. Second, and most important, is its possible resting place under a thick layer of permafrost.
“There's permafrost in the area,” Caspari said. “There are really only a handful of permafrost tombs and very few that have not been damaged, where there have been ice mummies in good condition, and all the things in the tomb are untouched.”
While not as large, other tombs discovered in the area have produced fantastical treasures and objects, including thousands of gold objects and other things about the past. By studying all these tombs, researchers hope to have a better understanding of the Scythian people.
Caspari said his team is in a race against time to uncover the tomb and find out its secrets. “We now have to
act fast,” he said, “because with the rising temperatures, the permafrost could melt and damage all the things in that tomb. And these are things that are over 3,000 years old, that look like new, like they were put there yesterday.”
8. How did Caspari discover the tomb?
A. By studying pictures.
B. By visiting a Russian area.
C. By talking with Russian researchers.
D. By comparing other scientists,ideas.
9. Why has the tomb remained untouched?
A. It is covered by a lot of rocks.
B. It is well kept by the Scythians.
C. It is too small to draw attention.
D. It is hidden in a wild cold place.
10. Why do scientists want to uncover the tomb?
A. To better protect the tomb.
B. To save the treasures inside.
C. To learn more about the Scythians.
D. To have a good understanding of mummies.
11. Why is Caspari's team racing against time to dig the tomb?
A. The tomb is too old.
B. It is getting hotter and hotter.
C. Some treasures are being damaged.
D. They want to save time for other tombs.
D
A satellite is about to demonstrate a new way of capturing space junk with magnets for the first time. With the frequency of space launches dramatically increasing in recent years, the potential for a disastrous collision above Earth is continually growing. Now, Japanese orbital clean-up company Astroscale is testing a potential solution.
The firm's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission is scheduled to lift off on 20 March aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. It consists of two spacecraft: a smal “client” satellite and a larger “servicer” satellite, or “chaser”. The smaller satellite is equipped with a magnetic (磁力的) plate which allows the chaser todock withit.
The two stacked spacecraft will perform three tests once in orbit, each of which will involve the servicer satellite releasing and then recapturing the client satellite. The first test will be the simplest, with the client satellite drifting a short distance away and then being recaptured. In the second test, the servicer satellite will set the client satellite tumbling before catching up with it and matching its motion to grab it.
Finally, if those two tests go well, the chaser will live up to its name by letting the client satellite float a few hundred metres away before finding it and attaching to it. All of these tests will be performed autonomously, with
little to no human input once they are set in motion.
“These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before in space - they are very different to, say, an astronaut controlling a robotic arm on the International Space Station,” says Jason Forshaw at AstroscaleUK.“This is more of an autonomous mission.” At the end of the tests, both spacecraft will burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
If companies wanted to use this capability, they would have to attach a magnetic plate to their satellites so they could be captured later. Because of the growing space garbage problem, many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites once they run out of fuel or fail, so this could be a fairly simple likely plan, Forshaw says. Right now, each chaser can only nab one satellite, but Astroscale is working on a version that could drag three or four out of orbit at once.
12. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "dock with" in Paragraph 2?
A. Deal with.
B. Keep up with.
C. Join together.
D. Crash.
13. Why many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites?
A. Because of the growing space waste problem.
B. Because the frequency of space launches are dramatically increasing.
C. Because they can earn large profits from it.
D. Because Astroscale has found a new method of capturing the space garbage.
14. What will Astroscale do to solve the space junk problem?
A. An astronaut controls a robotic arm on the International Space to capture the “client” satellite.
B. Through a magnetic plate remotely controlled by humans on the ground to catch the “client” satellite.
C. Finding the "client "satellite and attaching to it with a magnetic plate automatically.
D. Tumbling to match the motion of “client satellite the drag three or four satellites out of its orbit into atmosphere.
15. What can we infer from the passage?
A. People will bum the space junk up in Earth's atmosphere in the future.
B. Japan andRussiawill conduct space debris cleanup experiment together.
C. These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before.
D. The demonstration mission will be divided into three phases.
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
What to do in a fire
Talking about fires can be frightening because no one likes to think about people getting harmed or their things getting burned.____16____So let’s start from talking about escape plans and escape routes (路线).
Know your way out.
An escape plan can help you get out of a burning house. The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. Smoke froma fire can make it hard to see where things are, so it’s important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.____17____How do you get to them from your room? It’s a good idea to draw a map of the escape plan. It’s possible one way out could be blocked by fire or smoke, so you’ll want to know where other ones are.
____18____
If you’re in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out, you need to take more steps: Check to see if there's heat or smoke coming in the cracks around the door.____19____If you don’t see smoke — touch the door. If the door is hot or very warm — don’t open the door! If you don’t see smoke and the door is not hot — then use your fingers to lightly touch the door handle. If the door handle is hot or very warm — don’t open the door!
If the door handle feels cool, and you can’t see any smoke around the door, you can open the door very carefully. When you open the door, if you feel heat or smoke pours into the room, quickly shut the door.____20____
A. Get everyone out.
B. How many exits are there?
C. Remember the safety steps.
D. But what if there was a fire where you live?
E. But you can feel less worried if you are prepared.
F. If there’s no smoke or heat, go toward your escape route exit.
G. If you see smoke coming under the door — don’t open 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
Yassin Terou owns a restaurant in downtown Knoxville. One morning, he___21___early, only to find someone had attempted to rob his shop. A rock was___22___thrown through the window and broken pieces were seen everywhere. But since the food is made___23___each morning and the cash registers are___24___every night,
the thief went away empty-handed.
After realizing the person who broke in was probably___25___in some way, Yassin, instead of being___26___, put up a sign that read “If you are hungry or need emergency money, just___27___till we open! We are more than happy to___28___you when weare open!”
Sounds unbelievable, right? But to people who know Yassin, it is not___29___at all.
When he first arrived in the U.S. as a refugee（难民）, he struggled to find his_____30_____because of discrimination. But he quickly discovered the best way tofight the_____31_____he felt was to be loving. With the help of local community（社区）,Yassin_____32_____a restaurant. He welcomes everyone into his restaurant, regardless of their_____33_____. He knows and greets hundreds of_____34_____by name daily,and the relaxed and_____35_____atmosphere makes visiting feel like seeing family. At one point, Yassin was accused of “stealing_____36_____from Americans” by someone who was laid off. Despite the fact that he is a_____37_____citizen of this country and that he should just have ignored him, he calmly offered to_____38_____the man who charged him.
Yassin’s restaurant was_____39_____with the title of “Nicest Place of America” by Reader s Digest in 2018. His success comes from the kindness, love and_____40_____he shows in everything he does. And of course, the food is delicious too!
21. A.dropped in B.slipped away C.showed up D.moved out
22. A.apparently B.carelessly C.casually D.narrowly
23. A.delicious B.fresh C.attractive D.healthy
24. A.checked B.cleaned C.removed D.emptied
25. A.hiding promising C.suffering D.cheating
26. A.disappointed B.annoyed C.relieved D.delighted
27. A.wait B.continue C.escape D.search
28. A.forgive B.accompany C.treat D.help
29. A.satisfying B.amusing C.surprising D.challenging
30. A.place B.strength C.interest D.style
31. A.sympathy B.hate C.loneliness D.anxiety
32. A.inspected B.visited C.decorated D.started
33. A.appearances B.ages C.differences D.characters
34. A.residents B.customers C.tourists D.neighbours
35. A.friendly rmal C.traditional D.quiet
36. A.money B.food C.dreams D.jobs
37. A.foreign B.legal C.former D.wealthy
38. A.promote B.understand C.employ D.praise
39. A.presented B.associated C.equipped D.covered
40. A.courage B.enthusiasm C.confidence D.acceptance
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
China’sHenanprovince ____41.____(make) headlines as it was hit with heavy rains, which left people dead, missing and ____42.____(severe) affected. ____43.____ donations, supplies and condolences(慰唁) rolling in, many Chinese enterprises are setting ____44.____ positive example.
Chinese sportswear company ERKE made a donation of 50 million yuan ($7.7 million) to provide supplies for flood ____45.____(relieve) and aid. After the company made the announcement on ____46.____(it) social media platform, Sina Weibo, on Wednesday, it received widespread support.
One of the comments ____47.____(leave) by a netizen ranked at the top under the topic. “It feels like you’re going out of business and you donated so much,” the netizen wrote.
What made the company’s donation ____48.____(impress) and led it to go viral is the fact that the donation is a big sum for the company, ____49.____(consider) that ERKE’s business didn’t seem to develop very smoothly during the past few years.
On Thursday night, the company’s live streaming channel on Taobao, Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, attracted over 2 million people, ____50.____ was a big increase from its usual number of viewers.
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。

Challenges of life are of great importance in personal grow. They remind me of my days when I join in the
military training in senior high school. Live away from my home for the first time, I found life there a bit difficult to get used. And the training officer was strict with her. I once thought I couldn’t be stick to it. But anyway, I succeeded. The training made me much strong to adapt to life than before, but I think the difficulties have now become a precious memory in my life. In short, learning to regard the challenges of life as a stepping stone to future success and make a best of them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校学生会正招聘英语节主持人（host），请你用英语给负责学生会的老师写一封申请信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.自己的优势；
3.表达期望。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Sir/Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. E 17. B 18. C 19. G 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. made
42. severely
43. With 44. a
45. relief 46. its
47. left 48. impressive
49. considering
50. which
51.(1). grow→growth
(2). join→joined
(3). Live→Living
(4).get used后加to
(5).her→me
(6). I couldn’t后的be去掉
(7). strong→stronger
(8). but→and
(9). learning→learn
(10). make a best of中a→the 52.略。