2019-2020学年韶关市南雄市南雄中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年韶关市南雄市南雄中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题
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
Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman, they write “The Freshman oftenfaces an identity problem during the first semester.” College is a more pressured environment than it used to be, in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased. Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex, drugs and alcohol. Most don’t know how to manage their time or money. They often feel lonely and overwhelmed, resulting in anxiety and depression.
Nancy Corbin, director of clinical service for student-counseling (咨询) services at Iowa State University, says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life. She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that aren’t easily defined or fixed. And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.
Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them differently. For example, by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars. The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course. “Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,” they say. Many homesick freshmen think they’ll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving. So parents can help by letting them know they’re welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids. One of the best ways is e-mail. It’s less unpleasant and less expensive than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.
1. Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?
A. Because they often fail in exams.
B. Because they lack time and money.
C. Because they are too homesick to make new friends.
D. Because they have to settle personal issues on their own.
2. In the last paragraph, it is suggested that ________.
A. parents should stop buying anything for their kids
B. parents should develop a good relationship with their kids
C. parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids
D. parents should work with high schools in college-life courses
3. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Hard Life of College Freshmen
B. Approaches to Trouble in College
C. Freshmen’s Adaptation Problems
D. A Strange Phenomenon in College
B
Improvements to energy efficiency, such as LED lights, are seen by many authorities as a top priority for cutting carbon emissions. Yet a growing body of research suggests that arebound effect could wipe out more than half of the savings from energy efficiency improvements, making the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change even harder to hit.
A team led by Paul Brockway at the University of Leeds, UK, looked at the existing 33 studies on the impact of the rebound effect. First comes the direct rebound: for instance,when someone buys a more efficient car, they may take advantage of that by driving it further. Then comes the indirect rebound: fuel savings leave the owner with more money to spend elsewhere in the economy, consuming energy.
Although the 33 studies used different methods to model the rebound effect, they produced very consistent estimates of its impact, leading the team to conclude that the effect wipes out, on average, 63 percent of the anticipated energy savings.
“We're not saying energy efficiency doesn't work. What we're saying is rebound needs to be taken more seriously,” says Brockway.
The idea that increased efficiency may not deliver the hoped­for savingsdates back to the Jevons paradox(悖论), named after the economist William Stanley Jevons, who, in 1865,observed that more efficient coal use led to more demand for coal.
If the rebound effect does prove to be as big as suggested, it means future global energy demand will be higher than expected and the world will need far more wind and solar power and carbon­capture technology than is currently being planned for.
But that doesn't mean nothing can be done to limit the rebound effect. One answer is to double down on energy efficiency and do twice as much to achieve the same effect.
4. Which of the following is a rebound effect?
A. A man uses LED lights to cut carbon emissions.
B. A company uses coal more efficiently to reduce waste.
C. A family saves money by using energy­saving devices.
D. A lady spends savings from her fuel efficient car on more clothes.
5. How did Paul Brockway's team carry out their research?
A. By interviewing economists.
B. By analyzing former studies.
C. By modeling the rebound effect.
D. By debating about the Jevons paradox.
6. What would Paul Brockway probably agree with?
A. Authorities should dismiss energy efficiency.
B. Worldwide efforts to preserve energy are in vain.
C. The rebound effect helps protect the environment.
D. More attention should be paid to the rebound effect.
7. What's the author's attitude towards limiting the rebound effect?
A. Positive.
B. Pessimistic.
C. Doubtful.
D. Disapproving.
C
Thermoelectric generators turn waste heat into electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions, like a free lunch. But the high cost of these devices has prevented their widespread use. Now, researchers have found a way to make cheap thermae-lectrices that work just as well. The work could pave the way for greener car engines, and other energy-generating devices.
“This looks like a very smart way to realize high performance,” says Li-Dong Zhao, a materials scientist. He notes there are still a few more steps before these materials can become high-performing. However, he says, “This will be used in the not too far future.”
Thermoelectrics are semiconductor devices placed on a hot surface. That gives them a hot side and a cool side. If a device allows the hot side to warm up the cool side, the electricity stops flowing. A device’s success at preventing this, as well as its ability to conduct electrons, feeds into a score known as the figure of merit, or ZT.
Researchers have produced thermoelectric materials with increasing ZTs. The record came in 2014 when Mercouri Kanatzidis came up with a tin selenide with a ZT of 3.1. Yet the material was too fragile to work with.
“For practical applications, it’s a non-star-ter,” Kanatzidis says.
Getting through that door will still take some time. The tin selenide the team makes is mixed with Na, creating a “p-type” material that conducts positive charges. To make working devices, researchers also need an “n-type” version to conduct negative charges.
Zhao’s team is now working on making an n-type version. Once successful, researchers should have a clear path to making a new generation of super-efficient thermoelectric genera-tors. Those could be installed everywhere from automobile exhaust pipes to water heaters and industrial smelters toscavengesome of the 65% of fossil fuel energy that winds up as waste heat.
8. The first paragraph wants to tell us________.
A. The wide use of thermoelectric generators
B. The devices of current thermoelectric generators
C. The reason why researchers make cheap thermoelectrics
D. The greener car engines that contribute to environmental protection
9. How does Li-Dong Zhao feel about cheap thermoelectric generators?
A. Indifferent.
B. Optimistic.
C. Critical.
D. Worried.
10. What do you know about the research in 2014 from paragraph 4 and 5?
A. It was far from a success for practical applications.
B. A tin selenide with a ZT of 3.1 can be easy to work with.
C. Researchers made an “n-type” version to make working devices
D. A “p-type” material made from the tin selenide conducts negative charges
11. What does the underlined word “scavenge” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Recycle.
B. Produce.
C. Clean.
D. Increase.
D
People from Britain and Ireland first came to live in Australia in 1788. They brought different dialects (方言) of English with them. These different kinds of English began to mix and change. The newcomers soon began to speak with their own typical accent (口音) and vocabulary. More and more people came to Australia during the Gold Rush in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some came from Britain and Ireland; others came from non-English speaking countries. Australian English continued to grow and change.
Australian English has also been influenced by American English. During the Second World War, there were many American soldiers staying in Australia. More importantly, American television shows and music have been
popular in Australia since the 1950s.
Australians use many words that other English speakers do not use. The famous Australian greeting, for example, is G’day! A native forest is called the bush and central Australia is called the outback. Many words were brought to Australia from Britain and Ireland. For example, mate means “friend”, and it is still used in Britain. Some of these words have changed in meaning. Some words have come from Australian original languages, many of which are names for animals, plants and places, like dingo and kangaroo.
Australian spelling comes from British spelling. In words like organise and realise, -ise is the expected and taught spelling method. In words like colour, favourite, -ouris the normal, but nouns such as the Labor Party and Victor Harbor are spelled with -or. Program, on the other hand, is more common than programme.
There are also differences in the definition (定义) of words Australians use in different parts of the country. For example, football means “rugby” in New South Wales and Queensland, but “Australian rules football" in everywhere else in Australia. In New South Wales, a swimming costume is called a cossie or swimmers, while in Queensland it is called togs and bathers in Victoria.
12. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A. Reasons why English is important.
B. Different dialects of Australian English.
C. Various aspects that Australian English has been influenced.
D. Changes of the accent and vocabulary in English.
13. According to the text, which of the following is spoken only by Australians?
A. Mate.
B. Outback.
C. Program.
D. Rugby.
14. Which is the following can best describe Australian English?
A. Confusing and interesting.
B. Multicultural and creative.
C. Crazy and boring.
D. Unchangeable and mixed.
15. What might be the best title for the text?
A. The History of Australia
B. The Birth of Australian English
C. The Development of Australian English
D Different Kinds of English Across the World
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
I have sometimes given money to beggars.___16___Please let me explain why.
First, for every dollar that we give to a beggar, the more profitable we make begging and, comparatively, the less profitable we make working. This is bad, for we want people to work, not beg. Working is productive while begging is at best neutral and often a burden. Second, the beggar who receives the money might spend it on alcohol or drugs.____17____
When I went to elementary school, I remember that I was very moved by a song named "Streets of London". The song tells a heartbreaking story about some ofLondon's poorest, an old man in particular. Not long ago, however, when I heard the song on the radio, it struck me that the man in the song does not live that horrible a life after all. Judging from the lyrics of the song, the man has shoes, and occasional access to a newspaper.____18____So why should you give money to the beggar in the developed world instead of the starving child inAfrica?
It might be harsh to claim that it is immoral to give money to Western beggars. After all, it seems reasonable that you can spend the money as you like.____19____If our aim is to benefit ourselves, then giving money to beggars is not suitable. If our aim is to benefit others, then giving money to beggars is also wasteful.
In seeking to help others, we should not merely give to those who are geographically close to us and whose appearance arouses our sympathy.____20____To achieve this, we should first decide how much we are willing to spend helping others, and then donate money to the most efficient charity.
A. Many people die of hunger inAfrica.
B. True as it might be, we should spend our money wisely.
C. Why not donate money to those in need of financial aid?
D. Upon reflection, however, I have come to change my mind.
E. You almost certainly spend money helping the wrong people.
F. In a world where thousands die of hunger every day, that's a pretty comfortable life.
G. Rather, we should aid those who are the least responsible for the situation they're in.
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My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such a(n)____21____.
She____22____a small shop at a flea market and collected old clothes and other things to sell for the money
we needed. Once during elementary school, my mom came. I was so embarrassed and____23____how she could do this to me. I____24____her a hateful look and ran out.
I told myself that I would become____25____in the future, so I studied very hard. Later I was____26____into the Seoul University. I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. I bought a house of my own. I was living____27____as a successful man.
Then, I got married. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the____28____. Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't____29____meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over____30____. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW”
And to this, my mother quietly answered, “Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong____31____.” and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter____32____a school reunion came to my house. I went back to participate in the____33____. After that, I went down to the old____34____house where we used to live, just out of curiosity. There I found my mom____35____on the cold ground, with a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.
My son,
I think my life has been____36____enough now, and I won't visit Seoul anymore. But I miss you so much.
You see, when you were very little, you got into an____37____and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn't____38____watching you having to grow up with only one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son to see a whole new world for me with that eye. I was never____39____at you for anything you did.
Don't____40____for me because of my death. I love you so much.
21. A. surprise B. shock C. embarrassment D. pity
22. A. sold B. bought C. entered D. ran
23. A. wondered B. imagined C. thought D. doubted
24. A. got B. took C. left D. threw
25. A. merciful B. wonderful C. successful D. ambitious
26. A. allowed B. admitted C. welcomed D. permitted
27. A. sadly B. excitedly C. happily D. gratefully
28. A. conveniences B. comforts C. wonders D. misfortunes
29. A. even B. still C. ever D. rather
30. A. unnoticed B. untouched C. unexplained D. uninvited
31. A. address B. name C. letter D. house
32. A. regarding B. including C. supposing D. considering
33. A. party B. celebration C. activity D. reunion
34. A. furnished B. equipped C. shabby D. splendid
35. A. laying B. lying C. sitting D. standing
36. A. short B. hard C. easy D. long
37. A. accident B. affair C. event D. matter
38. A. ignore B. stand C. enjoy D. help
39. A. excited B. amazed C. upset D. fulfilled
40. A. cry B. blame C. scold D. honor
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
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)____41.____(announce) on Jan 25 that Chinese is now one of its official languages.
The UN agency is the world's most____42.____(influence) intergovernmental international tourism organization. The organization,____43.____(base) in Madrid, Spain, works on promoting responsible sustainable and____44.____(global) accessible tourism.
China joined the UNWTO in 1983 and proposed to include Chinese____45.____one of the body's official languages in November 2007. The UNWTO now has six official languages:Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic____46.____Russian.
According to China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this helps China play a(n)____47.____(active) role in global tourism affairs than ever and share China's tourism development experience and____48.____(opportunity).
Gong Jian, executive dean of the Wuhan Branch of the China Tourism Academy, told China Daily that it is Chinese____49.____(become) an official UNWTO language_____50._____will help China's tourism industry grow.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。

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（^），并在其下面写出改加的词。

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。

We had a discussion on “overnight-fame” at last week. Nowadays, many people were crazy about instant fame and wealthy. To be honest, it is not bad be famous or have a lot of money, but I don’t agree with the view which people rise to fame overnight. We all know “easy come, easy go”. Let’s take Li An as the example. Only after his hardly work did he become successful. Or we can list more similar cases if need. What I do believe is the process in which we try our best. It is what we have experienced along the way to success that we treasure and enjoy mostly.
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。

“Once there was a ship travelling on the tough sea and on the ship there was a pair of couple. All of a sudden, the ship met with an accident and the couple had no choice but to run to the life boat without delay. After reaching there, they realized that there was space only for one person. At that very moment, the husband pushed his wife behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat himself, leaving his wife standing on the sinking ship, shouting something desperately to her husband eyes filled with tears.”
The teacher stopped her story-telling and asked her students, “Guys, guess what it was that she shouted.”
Most students answered. “I hate you!”
After listening to all this reply, the teacher glanced through the whole class again and noticed that there was a boy sitting silently throughout. Then she asked him the same question.
The boy answered, “I believe she would have shouted-Take care of our child.”
Listening to his remarks, the teacher was surprised and asked the boy doubtfully. “Have you heard of this story before?”
Shaking his head, the boy said softly and sadly, “No, I haven’t. But that’s what my mother said to my father before she died of a deadly disease.”
Moved and feeling sad, the teacher replied. “Your answer is ly right!”
Then she continued, “Let’s take up the story. The ship sank eventually and the husband went home and brought up their daughter alone. Many years later after the death of the man, their daughter was tidying up all his belongings when she found his diary. In his diary she found that when her parents were on the ship, her mother had already been diagnosed (诊断) with advanced illness and at the critical moment, the father rushed to the only chance of survival.”
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。

In his diary, the man mentioned he wished to sink to the ocean with his wife but for their daughter he had to live.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
The story was finished and the class was silent.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. D 17. E 18. F 19. B 20. G
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35.
B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39.
C 40. A
41. announced
42. influential
43. based 44. globally
45. as 46. and
47 more active
47. opportunities
48. becoming
49. that
51.(1).把last week前的at去掉
(2).were→are
(3).wealthy→wealth
(4).在bad 后加to
(5).which→that
(6).the→an
(7).hardly→hard
(8).Or→And
(9).need→needed
(10).mostly→most 52.略。