2019-2020学年长春市第一三七中学高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年长春市第一三七中学高三英语上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
Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work inMinneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window and shouted. “Hey. I’m driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?” The man laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I was really hoping to get a haircut.” Steller pulled out a red chair from her car and helped the man cut his hair immediately. After the work was done, the man looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said.
Up to now, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts around the city to people with little influence, and she is strongly aware of the power of her cleanup job.
As a teen, she suffered from a severe disease, causing her hair to get thinned, so her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut. “To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own barbershop so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology (美容术) school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Her aim was that by doing some kind acts, others would be inspired to spread their own.
“Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely peoplelooked,” she said. “I thought maybe I’d go around and ask if people want free haircuts. I can’t fix their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”
It all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free haircut. “The way you show up in the world matters,” said Steller. “You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give them.”
1. How does the writer begin the passage?
A. By making a comparison.
B. By giving a reason.
C. By raising a question.
D. By describing a scene.
2. What made Stellar start the Red Chair Project?
A. Her mother’s love for her.
B. Her interest in cosmetology.
C. Her care for those in need.
D. Her wish to fight severe diseases.
3. What did Stellar expect from the project?
A. To spread kindness.
B. To solve social problems.
C. To deal with relationships.
D. To make people look smarter.
B
As an eco-minimalist, Su Yige has maintained an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle for the past three years while studying in Canada. She takes her own bag when she goes grocery shopping and uses second-hand items as often as possible. She avoids almost all paper-related products unless she has to use a public toilet while away from home.
Diligence and thrift are time-honored traditional Chinese virtues. Su's family is a good example of this, according to the native of Weihai, Shandong province. Although they have little formal “green” knowledge, her parents lead a very environmentally friendly life.
For example, the family has used the same hair dryer for more than a decade, and Su remembers many of her mother's clothes from as far back as kindergarten. “As long as something can still be used, my mother will not replace it with a new item,” she said.
“I frequently asked my father to bring the plastic bag back home after dumping our waste in the trash bin. He was unhappy, and argued that instead of making that request, I should go downstairs to dump the waste myself” she said. In another move, her father criticized her for doing too much shopping online. Eventually, they both made steps toward becoming better environmentalists. Her father brings the bag back for reuse and she has only bought two pieces of clothing online in the past six months.
Back in Canada, Su is looking forward to finding a job related to sustainable development in China after she graduates as a computer science major in the summer.
4. Which of the following best describes Su Yige?
A. Conservative.
B. Nostalgic.
C. Economical.
D. Productive.
5. What can be found about Su's mother according to the third paragraph?
A. She has a lot of formal green knowledge.
B. She regards using the same items as a lifestyle.
C. She always wears old clothes due to lack of money.
D. She will not replace the old items until they are out of style.
6. What can be inferred about Su and her father?
A. Both of them like to criticize each other.
B. Su's father is particular about her clothes.
C. The relationship between them is very tense.
D. They urge each other to become more environmentally friendly.
7. What can we learn about the author soon after she graduates in Canada?
A. She will stay there to look for a job.
B. She will put effort into computer science.
C. She will devote herself to her motherland's future.
D. She will come back to China to stay with her parents.
C
Chimps use loud calls and gestures to make their feelings known but until now, the exact meaning for individual movements has remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have translated the key gestures used in the chimp community and identified their intentions for the first time.
From 4,351 gestures, experts were able to identify 66 that are used for 19 specific message meanings, including showing a foot to tell a child they can climb on their back. The researchers were able to narrow down these 66 gestures to 36 that are used intentionally to achieve 15 purposes. The translations were made by Dr Catherine Hobaiter and her colleagues at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Dr Hobaiter used behavior sampling and filmed all recorded cases of gestural communication. Other gestures include stomping their feet to ask another chimp to stop what they are doing, and slapping objects together to ask another to follow them. Of the 19 meanings,17 encouraged interactions to start, or to develop, such as “move closer,” and “change play”. Some of the gestures were found to have more than one meaning. and only 10 of the 66 gestures were used for only a single meaning.
Researchers collected a total of 471 video clips from two social groups of chimps at a shelter near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As well as identifying what the gesture means, they also discovered the technique needed to increase the chances of success.
“Human children use gestures to communicate before they produce their first words, and their earliest gestures typically appear around 10 months of age,” explained the researchers. “In great apes, there is good evidence that language-trained individuals are capable of acquiring and understanding signals, but this is far less clear in their natural communication. ”
8. Chimps slap the objects to____________.
A. tell others to stop what they are doing
B. ask others chimps to join them
C. gather other chimps to move closer
D. encourage interactions to start
9. What did researchers find after studying 471 video clips?
A. Chimps trained in language are good at understanding signals.
B. Two social groups of chimps live at a shelter near Kinshasa.
C. Language-trained individuals do well in natural communication.
D. Chimps’earliest gestures appear around 10 months of age.
10. How is the last paragraph developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By examining differences.
C By making comparisons. D. By following time order.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A A New Research on Chimps B. Human Children and Chimps
C. Getting the Chimps Trained for Language
D. Translating the Sign Language of Chimps
D
Whena person in the United States gets the COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗), the person receives a small piece of paper called a “COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card”.
It is a piece of paper with the logo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, and the name and date of the vaccine. Because it is so simple, it could be easy to fake.
Many people in theU.S.are still unsure about getting the vaccine. As universities, workplaces and other places are requiring proof of vaccination, some people are now buying fake vaccination cards without getting a shot.
The Associated Press reports that students and teachers at universities around theU.S.are worried about fake cards. Sellers are using social media apps like Instagram to advertise fake vaccination cards. The prices range from $25 to $200. The AP notes that many college students seem interested in buying the cards. On the site Reddit, one person wrote, “I need one, too, for college. I refuse to be a guinea pig.”
It is reported that more than 700 universities and colleges require proof of vaccination. Most schools simply ask their students to take a photo of their card and send it to a school website. Benjamin Mason Meier is a professor at theUniversityofNorth CarolinaatChapel Hill, UNC. He studies international health policy. He said, unlike some countries, theU.S.is not using a digital system to record vaccine status. He said theU.S.is depending on “aflimsypaper card”, and students have told him they knew of others who had used fake vaccination cards. Rebecca Williams also works at UNC. She is a researcher at the school’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She said she was not surprised that people were worried about fake vaccination cards. “This is why I
think the development of a reliable national digital vaccine passport app is very important,” she said.
There is a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards. If someone uses the CDC logo without permission, they can be lined and punished by up to five years in prison. The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged a person inCaliforniawith making fake vaccination cards.
College students who already have the vaccine are criticizing those who would rather spend money to buy a fake than get a free shot. Maliha Reza is an electrical engineering student atPennsylvaniaStateUniversity, She called those students “dumb”. “I’m angry about that,” she said. “Like, there is more anger than I could describe now.”
12. Why do some college students buy fake vaccination cards?
A. They are easy to get.
B. Many Americans are still uncertain about getting the vaccine.
C. Students have an interest in the fake vaccination cards.
D. To get a vaccine shot is expensive.
13. Which of the following measures can NOT be used to stop the fake cards?
A. Having a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards.
B. Developing a reliable national digital vaccine passport app.
C. Using a digital system to record vaccine status.
D. Having all the students take a photo of their vaccination card and send it to the school website.
14. What does the underlined word “flimsy” probably mean?
A. Weak.
B. Effective.
C. Detailed.
D. Professional,
15. What might be the writing purpose for the news report?
A. To promote a digital system to record the vaccination shots.
B. To explain why theU.S.should prevent making the fake vaccination cards.
C. The stress the influence of the COVID-19 vaccination.
D. To reduce theU.S.university leaders’ worry about fake vaccination cards.
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The American bookWhoMovedMyCheesehas been a best-seller all over the world.
___16___Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teenagers.
The book tells us that when facing changes in our lives,like a new school or new friends,don’t be afraid.Instead,use these changes to make a better life.
___17___A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.Several teenagers are talking about this.Most of them are unhappy and worried.But Chris laughs and tells a story about two mice,two little people and some cheese.___18___Here,cheese means something important in life,like moving to a new class or getting into college.___19___
The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese.___20___The little people,however,can’t do this.They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story,the friends understand one thing:to get more cheese,move in a new direction quickly.His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teenagers face,such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
A. But they find the cheese is gone.
B. This means finding different dreams.
C. The four are in a maze looking for the cheese.
D. The book gives an example of a change at school.
E. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives.
F. However,some strange things happened in a school.
G. It tells a story which happened between mice and people.
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Burdon decided to host an improvised(临时安排的) graduation ceremony for her daughter Angela in their backyard. After hers was___21___due to COVID-19, Burdon wanted to make it up for his sorrow-stricken daughter in some way. Best of all, his daughter didn’t___22___about it beforehand.
Angela wasn’t the only one___23___by the cancellation; her father Burdon could hardly___24___his daughter’s sadness. The devoted dad___25___to host his own graduation ceremony for Angela in her___26___in Memphis rather than accept his daughter’s dream as forfeit(被没收的东西).
Over the course of just six weeks, Burdon___27___to reserve a photographer and a stage without his daughter’s knowledge, which___28___her greatly.
When the___29___day finally came, Angela was shocked to find a full-sized stage waiting for her in her yard.
40 people___30___the ceremony, and it met COVID-19 prevention guidelines, all sitting six feet apart
with___31___on—and her father even played sacred music as she walked up to get her___32___.
“Angela never saw anything until she came out for a(n)___33___,” Burdon said. “At that moment, I was___34___. To see my baby walk across the___35___and all her friends, families, neighbors and people that we don’t even know___36___in the street to witness this, I couldn’t___37___anything better.”
“My daughter couldn’t have her official___38___due to the pandemic so I___39___one for her!” “Now I’m___40___that I made it happen!”
21. A. arranged B. celebrated C. delayed D. cancelled
22. A. know B. argue C. think D. care
23. A. spoiled B. upset C. frightened D. confused
24. A. believe B. sense C. bear D. share
25. A. determined B. promised C. hesitated D. preferred
26. A. classroom B. dormitory C. hospital D. home
27. A. claim B. managed C. attempted D. failed
28. A. disappointed B. troubled C. surprised D. annoyed
29. A. big B. busy C. final D. common
30. A. hosted B. expected C. admired D. attended
31. A. dresses B. masks C. uniform D. make-up
32. A. cake B. scholarship C. diploma D. offer
33. A. walk B. greeting C. examination D. check
34. A. tired B. cautious C. helpless D. speechless
35. A. door B. stage C. street D. campus
36. A. traveled B. volunteered C. stopped D. waited
37. A. ask for B. give away C. agree with D. work out
38. A. welcome B. organization C. treatment D. graduation
39.A. registered B. created C. joined D. accepted
40. A. guilty B. confident C. proud D. optimistic
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
Chinese painting has a history of more than 2,000 years. Chinese painting has three major kinds of subjects,____41.____(include) birds and flowers, persons and sights of the countryside, mountains and sea.
Chinese painting has much to do with the art of fine handwriting____42.____(call) calligraphy (书法). Chinese painters use black ink____43.____(produce) different tones and a brush to make many kinds of lines. Even if they add color1 , the ink drawing remains the basic____44.____the design. In judging paintings, the Chinese pay more attention to the brushwork than to____45.____subject.
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, has its unique and____46.____(independence) system in the world’s fine arts field. The traditional subjects are persons, sights, flowers and birds. They____47.____(divide) into two different styles: one is Gong bi, or meticulous (细致的) painting. This traditional realistic style features the fine brushwork and close attention to detail; the other is Xie yi, or impressionist painting,____48.____characteristics are vivid expression and powerful outlines. The____49.____(form) of painting include wall paintings, screens, album and fan covers. There____50.____(be) also unique decoration and paper hanging skills for paintings.
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.下面短文中有10处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

When I was ten years old, I went to Dali with two American. I became their guide. First, we went to the Erhai Lake. They wanted to look around the lake by the boat. After buy the tickets, we got into a boat. We went around seeing the beautiful sight. After that, we went shopping. The sellers couldn’t spoke English. Though it was very harder, I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences. They bought some little things with their help. Next, we went to a small zoo but took some pictures. When we felt hunger, we went out and had lunch. After lunch, we visited some old house and learned more about Chinese history.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，请代表学生会写一封电子邮件，邀请英国交换生Jim来参加本周四晚关于如何开展校园垃圾分类（garbage classification)的会议，并分享英国垃圾分类的做法。

内容包括：
1.会议时间、地点；
2.会议主题；
3.期待对方参加。

注意：词数80左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. E 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33. A 34.
D 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. including
42. called 43. to produce
44. of 45. the
46. independent
47. are divided
48. whose 49. forms
50. are
51.(1).American → Americans
(2).去掉the
(3).buy→ buying
(4). spoke→ speak
(5). harder→ hard
(6).try best后加to
(7). their→ my
(8). but→ and
(9). hunger→ hungry
(10).house→ houses
52.略。