2019-2020学年湖北省沙市中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年湖北省沙市中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题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
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a global stage where the world’s next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace, and lots of companies are participating. Here are several of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.
August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
It's an intelligent door lock to protect your home, and it works on Wi-Fi. The lock doesn’t require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock. The owner can remotely access the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends. It keeps statistics and records of your door’s “lock”, “unlock”, and who have visited.
Motion Pillow
It’s a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring (打鼾) problem. The solution box detects, records, and analyses the sleeping person’s snoring patterns. By changing the internal airbag’s pressure, it fixes the position of the sleeping person’s neck and head gently to improve his breathing. Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the user’s sleeping disturbance.
Ao Air
It’s a high-tech face-covering wearable air purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose. The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration (过滤) process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device. It’s designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98 % of PM2.5 through filtration.
Transparent Hood
The company Continental showed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award. It’s a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat. Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blind spots and prevent even parking damage too.
1.Who is the text mainly intended for?
A.The general public.
B.The science lovers.
C.The electronic companies.
D.The college students.
2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?
A.It’s intended for all those who can’t sleep well.
B.It can help sleepers breathe smoothly.
C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.
D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.
3.What can we infer from the text?
A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.
B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.
C.Motion Pillow reduces material to minimize sleeping disturbance.
D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.
B
Not long after the first fitness magazine was published, a list probably followed soon after, ranking the best fitness equipment. This tradition has continued, with the implied message: usethisand exercise willbe yours.
And that's part of the problem, says Dr. Lieberman, a professor of Harvard University. There isn't one “best” anything to achieve fitness. Besides, people understand exercise is good for them. Knowledge about exercise still doesn't motivate.
Before you can answer why, it helps to look at history. Before the Industrial Revolution, people fetched water and walked up stairs because they had to. But then technology made life and work easier. Exercise has become something that people have to carve out time for. “It's a fundamental instinct to avoid physical activity when it's neither necessary nor rewarding,” he says.
It would seem like being healthy would qualify as necessary, but a doctor's prescription to exercise “can make it like taking cod liver oil,” Lieberman says. “Sometimes it works, but more often than not, it doesn't. And it's still coming across as an order, and “not having a heart attack in five years is not an immediate reward,” says Dr. Beth Frates, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
People might not want to exercise because it's never been enjoyable. Most of us probably have memories of gym class, not being picked for a team, or being in a fitness center that's filled with in-shape people. The majority don't feel excited. They feel that exercise isn't for them, but it can be. Coaching people in an empowering and motivating way can work much better than ordering someone to exercise. It starts with an expanded definition of what counts as exercise, and an injection of what's rarely used to describe exercise, but is certainly allowed: namely, fun.
4. What does the underlined “this” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The magazine.
B. The tradition.
C. The equipment.
D. The message.
5. What can we infer about technology?
A. It improves life quality.
B. It saves people's time.
C. It drives social progress.
D. It makes exercise less likely.
6. Why does the author mention “cod liver oil” in paragraph 4?
A. To attach importance to health.
B. To present a doctor's prescription.
C. To explain exercise is considered inessential.
D. To introduce the latest medical application.
7. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Exercise should be made more joyful.
B. It's more fun to work out with others.
C. We may encounter bad workout experiences.
D. Orders work well to motivate people to exercise.
C
About a month after I joined Facebook, I got a call from Lori Goler, a highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay. She made it clear this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook,” she said. “Instead of recommending myself, I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem, and how can I solve it?”
My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the previous decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves, with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebook’s needs front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, “Recruiting is my biggest problem. And, yes, you can solve it.”
Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recruiting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading People@Facebook.
The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010, the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to forty-six alone. Lori often quotes Pattie Sellers, who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”
As Lori describes it, there’s only one way to get to the top of a ladder, but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone, but especially women who might be starting careers, switching careers, getting blocked by external barriers, or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips, detours (弯路), and even dead ends presents great views of many people, not just those at the top. On a ladder, most climbers are stuck staring at the butt of the person above.
8. Why did Lori make the call?
A. She helped Facebook to solve the biggest problem.
B. She wanted to make a business deal with Facebook.
C. She tried to ask for a pay rise in Facebook.
D. She wanted to become an employee in Facebook.
9. What impressed “I” by Lori?
A. Lori was good at running recruiting.
B. Lori attached great importance to Facebook’s needs.
C. Lori jumped in Facebook with no adequate experience.
D. Lori was skilled in marketing at eBay.
10. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Now all people don’t tend to climb the ladder.
B. None on the ladder can enjoy the great views.
C. Jungle gyms offer limited exploration for employees.
D. A pregnant woman, jobless, benefits little from the jungle gyms.
11. What is the best title of the passage?
A. It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder.
B. Facebook’s Biggest Problem.
C. Applying for a Job in Facebook.
D. A Jungle Gym is Better than a Ladder.
D
There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter
relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include responsibilities and unconditional love, whichprecludemothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining(保持) and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may ormay not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse; the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers always “trump(胜过)” friends.
12. What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. differ.
B. benefit.
C. prevent.
D. change.
13. What can we learn from what Marina said?
A. Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.
B. Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.
C. Her mother is wiser on account of her age.
D. Her mother is definitely not her best friend.
14. Why can a mother and a daughter build a even closer relationship today?
A. Because they share advanced technology with each other.
B. Because they work together to support the whole family.
C. Because they experience the same values and traditions.
D. Because they have common experience in life and work.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to build a good mother and daughter relationship.
B. A mother-daughter relationship is irreplaceable.
C. Mothers want to be daughters’ friends.
D. A daughter is a mother’s best friend.
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Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day, falling on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November.
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On Black Friday, Many people choose to take trips to visit family members or friends who live in other areas or go on vacation. Shopping for Christmas presents is also popular on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers and lower their prices of some goods, such as toys.
Black Friday is a public holiday in some states.___17___Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend. Some stores extend their opening hours on Black Friday. Public transportation systems may run on their normal schedule or may have changes.___18___
Background of Black Friday
___19___One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day leave many black marks on the road surface, leading to the term “Black Friday”. The other theory is that the term “Black Friday” comes from an old way of recording business accounts.___20___Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits before Christmas. They hoped to start showing a profit marked in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving Day.
More recently, Black Friday has been exported to nations outside of North America such as theUnited Kingdomby major online retailers like Amazon or Apple. In 2011, IBM reported online Black Friday sales were up by 24.3%, according to a study that includes 500 retailers.
A. History of Black Friday
B. Activities on Black Friday
C. People can take a day off on Black Friday.
D. Thanksgiving Day shows an attitude toward life.
E. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink.
F. There can also be jams on roads to popular shopping destinations.
G. There are two popular theories as to why it is called “Black Friday”.
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When I was growing up, I had an oldneighbor, a physician named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any____21____I'd ever known. We often played in his yard. But he never____22____us for making a mess in his yard.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't____23____lives, he was planting trees in his yard. He had some interesting___24___about planting trees. He____25____the principle "No pains, no gains". He____26____watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional（传统的）wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that____27____plants spoiled（宠坏）them because it made them grow____28____. He said he had to make things____29____for the trees so that only the strongest could_____30_____. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow_____31_____and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So,_____32_____watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper to help the trees build up_____33_____.
After he died, I walked by his_____34_____and looked at the trees, which were all tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of_____35_____these trees meant they grew weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Hardship seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs' trees in ways_____36_____and case never could exist.
Every night, before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But_____37_____I've been thinking that it's time to change my_____38_____. I know my children are going to_____39_____hardship. What I need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rain falls and the wind blows, they won't be_____40_____.
21. A. doctor B. teacher C. lawyer D. farmer
22. A. liked B. admired C. respected D. blamed
23. A. saving B. losing C. changing D. shortening
24. A. stories B. theories C. goals D. projects
25. A. took apart B. worried about C. believed in D. made up
26. A. briefly B. hardly C. enthusiastically D. constantly
27. A. watering B. caring C. drying D. growing
28. A. stronger B. bigger C. weaker D. healthier
29. A. easy B. good C. interesting D. tough
30. A. escape B. survive C. sleep D. recover
31. A. flowers B. leaves C. branches D. roots
32. A. because of B. in addition to C. instead of D. thanks to
33. A. kindness B. love C. strength D. interest
34. A. yard B. hospital C. garden D. tomb
35. A. planting B. attending C. processing D. ruining
36. A. comfort B. freedom C. happiness D. wealth
37. A. early B. lately C. previously D. originally
38. A. situation B. result C. design D. prayer
39. A. leave out B. care about C. long for D. meet with
40. A. turned down B. torn apart C. picked out D. thought of
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
Three months ago I landed in Beijing InternationalAirport after a boring long___41.___(fly) from Vancouver, Canada. Definitely there would be one difficulty after another, yet little did I realize my understanding of how to pay was to be overthrown.
As a 3rd-generation Chinese American___42.___origin is deeply rooted in this Far East Land, I'm ly convinced it would take me not long___43.___(adjust) to life here. However, nothing seemed as easy. I still remember___44.___(ask) my cousin if I could borrow his metro (地铁) card. Astonishingly he stared into me,“Why not pull out your dear phone? An alien?"
You'll surely___45.___(shock) by how convenient payment has grown to be in China.___46.___I arrived, it struck me soon there lay no chance to pay___47.___cash. Withthe fewest customers, even the___48.___(small) convenience stores prefer Alipay or WeChat pay. Right now I'm getting gradually used to this brand-new trend. Often I___49.___(simple) avoided asking grocery stores whether I could pay through WeChat, and immediately____50.____(show) them my payment code. Thinking back on my past experience, I've to admit that our life has indeed become much better with the presence of booming mobile payment.
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.假如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同的增加.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:把多余的问用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的问。

注意:
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。

I am a book lover. I can read by myself at the age of four. Last year, I decided to participate a volunteer weekend reading program. I still g here once a week to help kids learn to read. The kids are sitting in the library , but I can see in their eye that they are going on a differently journey with each new book. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction that I see the look of joy on our faces. Volunteering is a dream come true to me. I can do what I love to do and to help other people in need at a same time.
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。

On a beautiful Thursday of this April, Amy and Alan Green took their daughter Abbey out for a walk in the neighborhood. On their way back, Amy picked up a kite for Abbey from the Dollar Tree, blue with rainbows—there are a lot of rainbows decorating homes around the region these days, which helps make life less dull during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the afternoon, Abbey took the kite out for its first flight. At first, the wind was perfect. It took the kite high in the sky. However, suddenly, the wind became much stronger and whipped the kite out of Abbey's hands in a moment. It sailed farther and farther and finally got stuck on the power lines next to a big tree, wrapping itself over and over again around the wires. Since the kite was too high for them to reach, the Greens could do nothing about it. Worried less about the kite than the potential danger it might present to the lines, Amy called National Grid to report the incident.
About one hour later, Mike, a worker from the power company arrived. He carefully unwound the kite line from the wires. After about 10 minutes' effort, he successfully freed it. But unfortunately, as the kite was wrapped so tightly, there was some unpreventable damage. Still, he presented it at the door to Alan Green. As he left, he noticed Abbey took the kite to the backyard. Out of curiosity, he stood there for a while to see how the girl would deal with it. Surprisingly, she dug a hole and buried the kite in a shoebox! Even though he could not see the girl's face clearly, he knew exactly how sad Abbey could be. He really felt bad for her. And it was at that moment that he decided to do something.
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。

The next day, Alan went out to get the mail as usual.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________
Deeply moved by this act of kindness, Alan posted the whole story on the Internet.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________
参考答案
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