2020届海口市第四中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案

2020届海口市第四中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案
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
I started working with my hands at a young age. The youngest of five brothers, I took on the role as a “maintenance (维修) man” at an early age for our family’s small grocery store. Often my dad wouldn’t give me a clear idea of how something shouldbe done, so I just had to figure it out by researching or through trial and error.
Fast forward to 2016 and those problem-solving skills would become the focus of Tippecanoe High School’s Homebuilding class. I knew I wanted to teach the students skills that went beyond just being able to hammer nails or cut pieces of two-by-fours. The problem was that we didn’t have the resources at the time to do much else. The idea of attracting some type of funding seemed very important. Designing, building and selling a tiny house on wheels seemed like the perfect project to accomplishthe task. I reached out to a number of local businesses and most of them responded with the greatest support for what x k w we were doing.
This year we added a new element to the program. Through one of our partners, we were able to connect with the nonprofit Veteran’s Ananda Incorporated. Students in the Homebuilding class are leading the design and production of micro houses to be donated to this organization. The new partnership gives the students another focus to consider when designing and building the houses.
There has been no shortage of students since our first year. Three years ago we had 41 students, the next 191, and this year it was limited to just over 160 students so we could have a safe and manageable classroom environment. The number of girls taking the class has risen steadily over the last few years as well. This class offers something for everyone and the skills are universal.
1. How can we describe the young author?
A. He opened a small grocery store.
B. He did a lot of research in the lab.
C. He enjoyed doing hands-on activities.
D. He learnt about maintenance from his father.
2. What do the underlined words “the task” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Getting some financial support.
B. Selling a tiny house on wheels.
C. Reaching out to many local businesses.
D. Offering the students some problem-solving skills.
3. What can be inferred about the Homebuilding class from the last paragraph?
A. Its size needs increasing.
B. Itis popular with the students.
C. It has caused some safety concerns.
D. Its classroom environment is hard to manage.
B
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.
4. 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.
5. According to the text, which of the following is spoken only by Australians?
A. Mate.
B. Outback.
C. Program.
D. Rugby.
6. 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.
7. 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
C
In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are
what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
8. What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A. A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B. A name of a big company who makes robots.
C. A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D. A place where people can buy proper robots.
9. The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A. it has a wireless command center
B. it has brushes for cleaning corners
C. it is more famous and exciting
D. it is driven without electricity
10. What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A. Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B. Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C. Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D. Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
11. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B. It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C. Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D. It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
D
Cuckoos don’t bother building their own nests—they just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests. But other birds are wishing up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.
Cuckoos are often know asparasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nest of other species. To avoid detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host bird doesn’t notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.
To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spot the fakes, which we’re only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra colour-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can. This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.
Fascinatingly, we’re actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected. Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick.
Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. What’s remarkable is that the dunnocks fakes are so bad and the redstart ones so good, and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.
It speaks to just how thoroughly a species’ behavior can be changed by the pressures of natural selection, or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks. Biologists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they don’t want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their own eggs.
12. This passage can be most likely found in a ________.
A. science survey
B. nature magazine
C. zoo advertisement
D. travel journal
13. What does the underlined word “parasite” in paragraph 2 most probably refer to?
A. Animals that work together to raise young.
B Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.
C. Animals that can adapt to changing environments.
D. Animals which live on or inside other host animals.
14. Which of the following is TRUE about the dunnock according to the passage?
A. It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.
B. It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the nest because fakes are so bad.
C. It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.
D. It is unable to evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.
15. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign eggs.
B. Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.
C. Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their own young.
D. It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnock’s egg.
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
As we all know, in daily life, many people want to get in shape. If you happen to be one of them, where will you get started?
Diet comes first.___16___Health experts have long noted the importance of physical activities.
___17___Physical activity burns calories—the more calories you consume, the easier it is to control or lose your weight. Besides, it helps to reduce the risk of some diseases, including heart disease, stroke and even some kinds of cancer.
Physical activity is also known to increase the release of endorphins, which help people to reduce pain and feel more happy and peaceful as well.___18___Some experts believe it's the act of exercising itself. Others say it's the feeling one gets from having met an exercise goal. Either way, the two things work together when it comes to improving one's emotional health.
So exactly how much exercise do you need to do to gain all of these great health effects? Different people, different ideas. Experts say it is easier than you think—one activity is better than none.___19___
To get the most from your exercise plan, you are advised to choose physical activities that you find fun.___20___What you really like, sometimes, outweighs what is popular among the public.
A. It helps to guarantee that you can stay with the program.
B. Keeping a balanced diet contributes a lot to your health.
C. You can release some bad emotions by physical activities.
D. Exercise is a good way for you to maintain physical health.
E. So, if you are not doing anything, now is the time to get started.
F. There is some debate about exactly what causes the release of them.
G. However, diet alone won't do much good without an exercise plan.
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While we all hear that this or that is badfor us, and the conflicting information can be frustrating（令人沮丧的）to say the least, there is one thing that doctors and experts____21____warn us about, and that is the use of____22____containers.
We all want to do what is best for our____23____. However, it can be hard to____24____all the newest information and warnings.
While plastic containers can be great for____25____food, doctors say that we should find a much better way to keep it. New research tells us that we should never____26____plastic containers to put hot food in, or to heat up food in.
If you've ever heard about BPA（双酚A）, you've probably heard that it can be____27____. It is put in the plastic in containers to harden them, but is known to be____28____to our health.
The problem with BPA is that it can change the timing of puberty（发育期），increase body fat, and____29____the immune and nervous systems.
Phthalates（塑化剂）are just as bad for your body and are also______30______in plastic. They are used to make plastic more flexible and can______31______cardiovascular（心血管的）disease.
We used to think that BPA was______32______released（释放）into our food when we______33______our food in these plastic containers in the microwave, but studies show there are more______34______of these chemicals than we think.
Studies have also shown that putting these plastic containers inthe dishwasher can also release these______35______which means they're not even______36______after you wash them.
So what are we supposed to do? Experts______37______buying glass containers. These won't have the chemical issues that plastic containers do, and______38______with enough of us buying them, producers will______39______the price of glass containers, so more and more people can afford to buy them.
______40______this story with your family and friends so that they can be sure to keep their families safe too!
21. A. privately B. consistently C. recently D. apparently
22. A. recycled B. locked C. plastic D. handy
23. A. research B. health C. children D. customers
24. A. keep up with B. put up with C. look forward to D. look back
on
25. A. preparing B. serving C. ordering D. storing
26. A. take over B. rely on C. care about D. shut up
27. A. poisonous B. addictive C. different D. cheap
28. A. relevant B. useful C. harmful D. important
29. A. affect B. reflect C. control D. support
30. A. increased B. cleaned C. predicted D. found
31. A. respond to B. contribute to C. fight against D. mix with
32. A. even B. still C. already D. only
33. A. cooked B. preserved C. produced D. harvested
34. A. wastes B. examples C. dangers D. changes
35. A. details B. chemicals C. data D. gases
36. A. special B. convenient C. effective D. safe
37. A. recommend B. continue C. admit D. resist
38. A. suddenly B. personally C. hopeful!' D. proudly
39. A. determine B. compare C. check D. decrease
40. A. Write B. Update C. Share D. End
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
Have you ever dreamed of being famous_____41._____a popular musician? Many musicians, at first, may form a band_____42._____(practice) their music. And then they may get the chance to give_____43._____(perform) in pubs or clubs. Later they may_____44._____(gradual) become popular. However, the Monkees started in a different way. Only one of_____45._____(they) was good enough and the other three members pretended to sing. To be honest, it couldn’t be called a real band at the_____46._____(begin). Anyhow, their shows were_____47._____(humor) and they became popular. After a year or so, they worked even_____48._____(hard) and produced their own records and started touring. The Monkees broke up in about 1970_____49._____they reunited in the mid-1980s and______50.______(produce) a new record in 1996 to celebrate their former happy time.
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。

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，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。

Last Friday, the Student Council organize an activity to raise money for Zhang Lu, a student in Grade Two which is suffering from a rare bone disease in our library.
In order to treat Zhang Lu, her parents has spent all their savings. However, it is still far from enough to cure her with the serious illness. As her friends and schoolmates, a large number of student in our school took the part in the activity and donated their pocket money. The activity lasted for four hours in a peacefully way and 20000 yuan collected in the end.
We are proud of do what we can to help our schoolmate and we hope ZhangLu will get over their illness soon.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.据调查，高一学生课外阅读的时间每周平均为7小时，高二为4小时，高三为2小时。

请你根据这一信息，以“Senior High School Students’ Extracurricular Reading”为题，用英语按以下要点为你校校报写一篇100-120词的短文。

1.描述以上有关高中生进行课外阅读的信息；
2.分析原因（如没认识到阅读的重要性、作业多）；
3.简短评论。

注意：文章的标题已给出（不计词数）。

Senior High School Students’ Extracurricular Reading
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参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. G 17. D 18. F 19. E 20. A
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C
41. as 42. to practice
43. performances
44. gradually
45 them 45. beginning
46. humorous
47. harder 48. but
49. produced
51.(1).organize→organized (2).which→who/that (3).has→have (4).with→of (5).student→students (6).去掉第一个the (7).peacefully→peaceful (8).collected前面加was (9).do→doing (10).their→her
52.略。