2020-2021学年浙江省苍南中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年浙江省苍南中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考
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
Overnight French Toast
What You’ll Need
•16-ounce loaf of French bread
•5 eggs
•1 1 /2 cups milk
•1/2 cup half-and-half
•1/3 cup maple syrup（枫糖浆）
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•foil（锡箔纸）
•2 tablespoons melted butter（for topping）
•2 tablespoons maple syrup（for topping）
What to Do
•With an adult’s help, cut the bread into 1-inch slices.
•Place the eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, and salt into a large bowl. Stir（揽拌）the mixture until blended（混合均匀）.
•Place the sliced bread into a baking dish. Pour the mixtureover the bread and press the slices into it. Cover the dish with foil and refrigerate overnight.
•Remove the dish from the refrigerator at least one hour before baking. Ask an adult for help to preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the French toast for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
•For the topping, combine the melted butter and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Pour it over the French toast before serving.
1.How much salt will you need to make a French toast?
A.1/3 cup.
B.1/2 teaspoon.
C.2 tablespoons.
D.16 ounces.
2.How will you use foil?
A.Place the sliced bread
B.Cover the dish.
C.Remove the dish.
D.Eat the French toast.
3.Who is the passage written for?
A.Teachers.
B.Parents.
C.Cooks.
D.Kids.
B
Before moving to Stokholm, I did my research on Sweden and was confident about my move. However, I quickly realized on my first day that so much of what I learnedwas so very wrong. There are many things that a Google search cannot show about Sweden.
The first is fika. A fika is taking a break from whatever you are doing to enjoy a coffee with friends. Swedes value community highly so it makes sense that they would like to set aside time each day to reconnect with others. Fika is a great time to meet new people as well as catch up with friends.
I grew up in the American South where everyone is very friendly. I found that little things like not being asked my life story at the coffee shop by the waiter upset me. However, Swedish people are not rude. Instead, they practice being logom, which means “just enough”.
The winters can be very dark and cold, so the Swedish people do not take any sunny day for granted. Since the weather has been fine, I have found myself walking a lot around Stockholm. Often it is easiest to get from place to place by walking, which allows you to see so much of the city and enjoy the fresh air. Though it has been very tiring to get used to, it also has made me feel better about all of the kardemummabullar that I have been eating!
I think it is important for students who want to study abroad to know that it is hard to move to countries no matter how “similar” you may think they may be. You have to jump in with both feet and be patient with yourself as well as others. As long as you keep an open mind and are willing to learn, you will have a great experience.
4. What do we know about fika?
A. It is a waste of time.
B. It is a way to balance life and work.
C. It is all about drinking coffee.
D. It is a Swedish social tradition.
5. What does the author think of Swedish people?
A. They are friendly.
B. They seem a bit cold.
C. They appear really rude.
D. They are interested in other's life.
6. Why does the author like walking?
A. It is fun and not very tiring.
B. It is good exercise on cold days.
C It allows her to enjoy sunny days. D. It gives her the chance to eat the local food.
7. What's the author's advice for students going abroad?
A. Be confident.
B. Be careful.
C. Be open- minded.
D. Be hard- working.
C
It might have been Jimmy Kimmel, or any other sharp-tongued talk show hosts of late-night TV. In this instance, it was Samantha Bee, stating her opposition to childhood vaccinations humorously. “Who are you going to believe?” she asked. “Leading authorities on medical science, or 800 comments on your cousin’s Facebook page?”
Joking about science can have serious effects, according to studies by communication scholars. Accordingly, since 2013, Paul, a psychological professor, has conducted studies of how satire (讥讽) can influence people’s beliefs about science, which have shown that if you want to interest people in science and shape their views on hot-button science issues, satirical humor can work better.
Many Americans pay little attention to science. Even people who regularly watch TV news receive only scraps of science information in their media diet, because mainstream media outlets devote so little airtime to the subject. On top of that, some Americans may regard science as inaccessible.
Yet satirical humor can reach viewers who would never watch NOVA or read — well, National Geographic. Millions of people watch late-night television programs live, and videos of these shows get millions of views on streaming services. In 2016, a vote conducted by the University of Delaware Center indicated that nearly one in 10 said they learned about science from late-night television shows.
Late-night hosts may occasionally poke fun at scientists. More often, however, the hosts promote a positive image of science. By making science entertaining to audience with little knowledge of the topic, late-night television could spark science engagement. Furthermore, the researchers concluded that satirical shows had the biggest impact among the least educated viewers, thus helping to narrow a gap in attention to science. Though late-night satirical humor can boost science interest and awareness, it has its limits. Science is complex, and conveying that complexity in a few minutes while telling jokes can be a challenge.
8. What does Paul’s studies of joking about science indicate?
A. It may do serious damage to science.
B. It can effectively popularize science.
C. It totally changes people’s attitude to science.
D. It will shift people’s attention from entertainment to science.
9. Why do TV watchers receive a little science information?
A. Because they enjoy watching entertainments.
B. Because science is not easy to come up with.
C. Because they find no interest in science issues.
D. Because science is scarcely seen on mainstream media.
10. What do we know about the late-night shows involving science?
A. The hosts get used to playing tricks on scientists.
B. The hosts’ aim is to build a positive image of science.
C. Education gap can be bridged through late-night shows.
D. Science participation can be promoted among their viewers.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards combining science with satire?
A. Critical.
B. Objective.
C. Positive.
D. Negative.
D
The relationship between humans and the Amazon Rainforest has not always been a harmonious one. However, recent research suggests that the native peoples ofthe Putumayo region helped to protect the rainforest, leaving it unchanged for 5,000 years. Perhaps humans’ coexisting with nature is possible after all.
The study, published in PNAS, looked at soil samples in the Putumayo region of the Amazon in Peru to find how humans influenced the land. The researchers found that the trees still growing in the region today have been growing there for the last 5,000 years — evidence that the area has not been home to cities and farmland in that time. Traces of charcoal(木炭) found in the, soil, however, indicate that people did live there; they just did so in a way that had minimum influence on their environment.
To come to these conclusions the team dug a 0.6-0.9 meter deep column into the ground, taking samples of soilfrom different heights along the column. Back in the lab, samples were carbon- dated to determine their age and then sorted under a microscope to look for microscopic mineral particles, known as phytoliths (植硅体). Phytoliths are essential evidence of plants— they remained in the soil thousands of years after the plant died. So researchers can use them to tell which plants have grown in an area in the past.
Over 5,000 years’ worth of samples, no species loss was detected. These findings suggest that contrary to common belief, the Amazon is not untouched by humans, but rather has been protected by them for thousands of
years. The management of the rainforest by native peoples appears to have been vital in preserving its biodiversity and will continue to be important in the fight to prevent it from acollapse.
As Nigel Pitman, a co-author on the paper, said: “Since this particular forest is still being protected by native peoples, I hope this study reminds us all how important it is to support their work.”
12. How did native peoples deal with the rainforest in the region of Putumayo?
A. They always destroyed the rainforest.
B. They had a side effect on the rainforest.
C. They never lived in the area of the forest.
D. They had been in harmony with the forest.
13. What did the researchers try to find in the Amazon forest in Peru?
A. The diversity of the plants in the rainforest.
B. The evidence of human influence on the forest.
C. The nutrition of the soil samples in the rainforest.
D. The survival age of growing trees in the rainforest.
14. What does the underlined word “collapse” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. Sudden decrease.
B. Bad management.
C. Poor preservation.
D. Over development.
15. What can be inferred from Nigel Pitman's words?
A. Native peoples should protectthe rainforest.
B. We should help protect the Amazon Rainforest.
C. More science research should be done on rainforest.
D We should make good use of the Amazon Rainforest.
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
A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance
We all want it… to accept and love ourselves. But at times itseems too difficult and too far out of reach.___16___Here’s a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction.
●___17___Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are you hoping that eventually you willfeel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own;you are the only you in this world.
●Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures.___18___You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response?＂That didn’t go as planned. But, I tried my best.＂
●Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today.___19___
●Now that you’ve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you don’t feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself.___20___Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome you are?
A. Feeling upset again?
B. Where do you start?
C. Nothing is too small to celebrate.
D. Remember, you are only human.
E. Set an intention for self-acceptance.
F. Stop comparing yourself with others.
G. When does the comparison game start?
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 do you stick with somethingeven if you’re not the best at it?
When people find out my son Sam is a(n)____21____mathlete, they usually ask if my husband and I are “math people”. The answer is definitely not. Sam’s done pretty well____22____his parents aren’t math people. But sometimes I wish I was a math person so I could help him or at least give him better____23____.
Ninth grade was____24____for Sam, math-wise. He left the____25____of middle school math, where he was kind of a big fish, and started____26____with the high school kids. In the most recent competition, he didn’t do as well as he’d hoped and was____27____by a math camp he’d applied to. He’d set a high goal for himself and hadn’t quite____28____it.
He____29____into my office one day last week, clearly discouraged. “I don’t know why I didn’t do better,” he said,____30____on a chair. “Maybe I should just____31____. I’m not good enough.”
I knew how he felt. The thought____32____us all-that we just aren’t good enough, and that all our hard work
won’t____33____in the end and we can’t turn our____34____into success. I don’t have an answer for Sam. I am still____35____. How to____36____difficulty, disappointment, rejection, boredom. How to commit ourselves to something because it’s beautiful and worth our while, not because we’re____37____we’ll succeed.
“Maybe you’re not,” I said, looking at my son. To me, he is incredible and accomplished, but I know he is____38____by doubt just like anyone. “But I, for one, don’t think that’s been decided yet.”
To devote time to something with no guarantee of its____39____is risky and terrifying. But, then again,____40____is everything. And we don’t need to be a math person to know that.
21. A. competitive B. sensitive C. generous D. anxious
22. A. unless B. because C. considering D. providing
23. A. life B. advice C. solution D. taste
24. A. interesting B. attractive C. boring D. tough
25. A. principle B. world C. test D. age
26. A. running B. travelling C. swimming D. hunting
27. A. admitted B. received C. caught D. rejected
28. A. scored B. reached C. pursued D. managed
29. A. stole B. marched C. wandered D. jogged
30. A. sinking B. lying C. sliding D. hiding
31. A. struggle B. experience C. try D. quit
32. A. interrupts B. discourages C. limits D. suits
33. A. mind B. occur C. matter D. differ
34. A. effort B. luck C. support D. belief
35. A. practicing B. risking C. suffering D. learning
36. A. bring up B. go over C. push through D. turn down
37. A. certain B. happy C. optimistic D. anxious
38. A. warned B. troubled C. destroyed D. guided
39. A. quality B. shelter C. virtue D. success
40. A. so B. nor C. such D. it
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 Chinese Garden of Friendship was built as a beautiful symbol of friendship____41.____Sydney in the
State of New South Wales and Guangzhou in the province of Guangdong, China (sister cities of sister states), to mark Australia’s bicentenary (二百周年纪念) in 1988.
The garden___42.___(design) and built by Chinese landscape architects and gardeners,___43.___(follow) the Taoist principles of “Yin-Yang” and the five opposite elements — earth, fire, water, metal and wood. These principles also stress the____44.____(important) of Qi, the central force of life and energy.
Yin-Yang____45.____(play) such a vital role that just one missing element would disrupt the garden’s harmony and balance. However, when____46.____(combine) perfectly, the five elements form a fluid and nurturing environment. Everything you encounter in the garden has been hand-picked and very carefully placed to capture the five elements and the energy of Qi.
Unlike western-style gardens, there are no planted flowerbeds___47.___neatly-cut lawns, wild___48.___(aspect) of nature are recreated in landscapes____49.____feature waterfalls, mountains, lakes and forests.
The art of Chinese Garden design began in imperial parks during the Shang Dynasty 3,000 years ago. Darling Harbor’s Chinese Garden of Friendship is a small-scale version of______50.______(type) private garden from this 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。

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。

I love reading. When I was free, I always read my favorite books. To me joy, books help me understood the world better. I will never to stop the love for reading at any time. There are a number of book for people to read. I like those books on history and literature.Readinghistory obvious makes me wise.Readingliterature widen my view and makes my life amazed. Honestly speaking, I benefit so many from reading. As the saying goes, “Something is learned every time certain book is opened.” Isn’t it a pleasure to start reading from now on?
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，获悉你校准备创办一份中学生英文校报，以促进大家的英语学习。

请你用英语给校
报顾问Mr Smith外教写一封信。

内容包括：
1.表达你得知此事的喜悦心情;
2.推荐一个你喜欢的栏目(column)，并说明理由。

注意：1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B 9. D 10. D 11. B
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
16. B 17. F 18. D 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. A
41. between
42. was designed
43. following
44. importance
45. plays 46. combined
47. or 48. aspects
49. that/which
50. typical
51.(1). was→am
(2). me→my
(3). understood→understand
(4). 删除to
(5). book→books
(6). obvious→obviously
(7). widen→widens
(8). amazed→amazing
(9). many→much
(10). 在certain前加a
52.略。