2019-2020学年合肥市第八中学高三英语期末试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年合肥市第八中学高三英语期末试卷及参考答案
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
Older adults who sleep six hours or fewer a night may have elevated risk for dementia(痴呆症) and other cognitive (认知的) issues, a new study finds.
Researchers at Stanford University measured seniors' (ages 65 to 85) dementia risk and cognitive abilities, finding higher risk in those patients who regularly slept six or fewer hours compared to those who slept seven or eight hours. Those seniors who slept nine or more hours also had lower cognitive functions and other health issues, but the researchers didn't find the same high dementia risk in this group.
The findings demonstrate how important it is for adults to maintain a healthy sleep cycle, especially as they get older.
As adults age, it's common for their sleep patterns to change or becomedisrupted— leading to longer, shorter, or more irregular sleep. This disruption may be linked to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, impacting seniors' ability to remember information, problem-solve, and go through everyday behaviors. Sleep disruption can also be caused by or heighten depression, cardiovascular disease（冠心病）, and other conditions.
A recommended sleep time for seniors is seven to eight hours, the researchers said. Six or fewer hours corresponded to short sleep, while nine or more hours corresponded to long sleep.
The Stanford researchers measured levels of beta amyloid, a protein in the brain that is typically found in high levels when a patient develops Alzheimer's. In addition, the researchers used several tests for memory, attention, spatial skills, and executive function to identify patients' cognitive abilities. Those patients sleeping for six hours or fewer a night were more likely to develop dementia, the researchers found. The low-sleep patients had higher levels of beta amyloid.
The Stanford researchers found that patients with lower sleep also performed worse on memory tests, while those with higher sleep (more hours) performed worse on executive function tests，which measure the brain's ability to switch between different tasks.
―The main takeaway is that it is important to maintain healthy sleep late in life, Winer told CNN.
1. What does the underlined word “disrupted” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. difficult
B. disordered
C. dissolved
D. different
2. According to the findings, which of the following is NOT related to the disrupted sleep?
A. It is more likely to cause old people to have bad memories over issues.
B. It may contribute to dementia, cardiovascular disease and other illnesses.
C. Some daily behaviors perhaps differ from those whose sleeping is normal.
D It tends to bring all the old people to undergo brain scans and cognitive tests.
3. What can we infer from the study?
A. A proper sleep time for seniors is seven to eight hours.
B. Low and high sleep patients were both poor at memory tests.
C. Executive function test is applied to measure the capacity of brain.
D. Keeping a healthy sleep for older adults late in life is crucial.
B
A team of researchersfrom theUniversityofColorado Boulderhave created a revolutionary type of robotic muscles. They are strong and flexible at the same time, can feel the movements they perform and, whenever they suffer damage, they can self-heal. However, what is best about them is probably the fact that they are extremely cheap to manufacture.
The robotic muscles have been called actuators, and have drawn inspiration from real-life muscles. By creating robots equipped with this kind of actuators, researchers would allowthem to perform movements just like human muscles.
To make the robotic muscles work, they filled some flexible material with electrodes(电极)and with liquid and oil. Then, they applied some electricity, and the liquid and oil started moving around the electrodes and powered them. This way, the robotic muscles started contracting and relaxing just like real muscles, but a lot quicker.
Researchers also took inspiration from the variety of human muscles, and created more types of actuators, each of them performing a different movement. They called these robotic muscles HASEL ( Hydraulically-Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic). However, they are superior to biological muscles as they are stronger, faster, and more flexible.
Even the researchers were amazed they could develop such technology. Eric Acome, the author of one of the studies, explained what is unique about the robotic muscles.
“The ability to create electrically powered soft actuators that lift a gallon of water at several times per second
is something we haven't seen before.”
These muscles are special because they are also self-healing. This property is given by the liquid placed inside of them, which also gives them a lot more advantages than those mechanisms (机械)using solids. In the end, the material which keeps the liquid, the oil and the electrodes is extremely cheap. It is a type of polymer (聚合物)similar to the one used for potato chips bags, and can be manufactures for only 10 cents.
4. What can we learn about actuators?
A. They can heal on their own.
B. They are biological muscles.
C. They can not move like human muscles.
D. They are slower to react than real muscles.
5. What do actuators use to directly power electrodes?
A. Solids.
B. Liquid and oil.
C. A type of polymer.
D. Potato chips bags.
6. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The origin of actuators.
B. The opinions on actuators.
C. The advantages of actuators.
D. The significance of actuators.
7. In which part of a newspaper will the textmost probably appear?
A. Health.
B. Culture.
C. Education.
D. Technology.
C
Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research. Over the years I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in various experiments.
In one of the experiments, I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, asking them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper, saying, “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends.
They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.
Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), are open to new experiences, and adopt a never-say-die attitude that transforms bad luck into good luck.
8. What’s the purpose of the author’s research?
A. To discover what luck means to people.
B. To find lucky people and unlucky people.
C. To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.
D. To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.
9. Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?
A. There was too much information to be read in detail.
B. They were too focused on looking for photographs.
C. It took too much time to go through newspapers.
D. The words were too small to be noticed.
10. What leads to lucky people’s good fortune?
A. Their ability to spot opportunities.
B. Their ability to become relaxed.
C. Their ability to communicate.
D. Their ability to make friends.
11. What’s the key message of the last paragraph?
A. What lucky people are looking for.
B. How lucky people generate good luck.
C. What lucky people can do with opportunities.
D How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.
D
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) included on December 17, 2020 China's Tai Chi on the Representative List of the Intangible（无形的）Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from December 14 to19 inKingston, capital ofJamaica.
“Born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province,
Tai Chi is not only a kind of traditional Wushu integrated with slow movements and deep breathing, but is also deeply rooted in many areas of Chinese culture, such as medicine and philosophy,”Zhu Xianghua says, who is the son of the famous Tai Chi master Zhu Tiancai.
Although it has spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practice, the idea that Tai Chi is for the elderly has stopped many young people practicing the ancient Wushu. They think of it as a slow exercise, which is specially made and better suited for their grandparents. Instead, many young people are turning to the Indian practice of yoga（瑜伽）to relieve stress, which was placed on the UNESCO's List in 2019.
In order to promote Tai Chi, joint efforts have been made from individuals and the Chinese government in the last decades. Xi'an Jiaotong University requires students to learn Tai Chi. Wang Yunbing, a professor in the university's sports center, stressed that Tai Chi is not only good physical exercise-researchers from the American College of Rheumatology find that it can help manage several diseases but is also conned ted to ancient Chinese eivilization. Since 2014, the World Tai Chi Championships have been held every two years by the International Wushu Federation. It provides a platform for communication and learning between the Tai Chi masters and Tai Chi lovers around the globe. In January 2020, Tai Chi became an official event in the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.
12. What does Zhu Xianghua say about Tai Chi in paragraph 2?
A. It originated from fast Kung Fu action.
B. It was born around the 1750s in a village.
C. It is related to other cultural fields ofChina.
D. It integrates Chinese medicine and western philosophy.
13. Why do some young people choose to practice yoga instead of Tai Chi?
A. They think it easier to practice yoga to keep fit.
B. The elderly stop young people practicing Tai Chi.
C. They consider Tai Chi is custom-built for old people.
D. Yoga was included in the world culture earlier than Tai Chi.
14. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To promote contemporary Chinese civilization.
B. To show many efforts made to popularize Tai Chi.
C. To stress the importance of Chinese Tai Chi masters.
D. To advise people to practise Tai Chi to cure diseases.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Tai Chi Steps on the UNESCO's List.
B. Tai Chi isCompeting against Yoga.
C. Tai Chi Has Regained populate Globally.
D. Opinions Greatly Differ on Tai Chi and Yoga.
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Good presentation skills are important for having an impact on your audience and getting your message across. Some presentation skills in particular—like listening to your audience, using humor and maintaining eye contact—can help a lot.___16___
●Know what the needs of your audience are.___17___Thoroughly understand your material, and then put it in a logical order. Make sure your speech keeps your audience's attention.
●___18___During the presentation, you will want to highlight your strengths. Dress appropriately, and make sure you look relaxed and calm. Speak at an appropriate speed, and show appropriate emotion. This can help you to establish a good relationship with the audience.
●Remember your body language.___19___How you walk, move and stand can all be seen by your audience, and can help convey your message. Thus, you should pay attention to your body language during the presentation.
●Speak as if you believe what you are saying. When you speak with confidence, your audience is much more likely to believe what you have to say. You should speak loudly and clearly, and address your audience directly.___20___
These presentation tips will help you make a good presentation.
A. You should sound confident, and if you make an error, just apologize and move on.
B. Here are some other good tips for improving presentation skills.
C. During the presentation, you can match your presentation's content to those needs.
D. Try to make eye contact with several audience members.
E. Know your strong and weak points.
F. Body language is important, yet often overlooked.
G. Know when to stop talking.
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
A little girl, named Starry, was playing outside her grandmother's apartment building. Her mom, Marina, kept an eye on the___21___from a window. At about 4 pm, Starry walked around the cornerof the building to get her bike and___22___.
“I took my eyes___23___her for five minutes, and she was gone,” says Marina. “I knew something was___24___,” she adds,___25___when she saw that Starry's bike was___26___here and found an old credit card her daughter had been playing with___27___near the bike. Marina called 911.
Policemen came soon, blocking off streets and___28___the neighborhood. Officers handed out a photo of the blond (金发) girl. Many people joined in.
Temar Boggs, 15, was with some friends helping his elderly neighbor when one searcher___29___them and asked if they'd seen the girl.____30____the boys, none of them had seen her. Temar was approached with a photo of Starry. “I____31____that I was going to find her,” he says. He borrowed a bike from a friend and sped away. The boy searched without a plan,____32____keeping a sharp eye out as he rode on.
Then Temar____33____a car driving down a side street and turning back,____34____the driver was unfamiliar with the neighborhood. He followed it. The car pulled an____35____U-turn at the top of a hill—a group of policemen had gathered there.
The car passed the boy as it circled back____36____the hill. Temar madeeye contact (接触) with the man behind the wheel, and spied a tiny blond girl in the passenger seat. Temar____37____knew “it was her, for sure.” The boy____38____fast after the car, but the driver kept moving, slowly winding his way through the neighborhood.____39____, the driver pulled the car to the street side a few hundred feet ahead of him and pushed open the passenger-side door. Starry____40____out of the car. The kidnapper (绑架者) sped away but was caught by the police the next day.
21. A. building B. girl C. bike D. policeman
22. A. hid B. escaped C. disappeared D. left
23. A. off B. for C. to D. above
24. A. wrong B. difficult C. special D. dangerous
25. A. unfortunately B. formally C. especially D. probably
26. A. yet B. even C. also D. still
27. A. enveloped B. abandoned C. brought D. presented
28. A. disturbing B. entering C. searching D. exploring
29. A. annoyed B. invited C. inspired D. approached
30. A. According to B. As a result of C. In spite of D. Depending on
31. A. learned B. agreed C. felt D. proved
32. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. properly D. simply
33. A. passed B. spotted C. missed D. followed
34. A. so that B. even though C. as if D. in case
35. A. sharp B. major C. awful D. vast
36. A. along B. around C. down D. toward
37. A. certainly B. ly C. immediately D. nearly
38. A. circled B. drove C. ran D. rode
39. A. Cautiously B. Finally C. Gradually D. Wildly
40. A. slipped B. ran C. cycled D. walked
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
School districts across the United States have reported the number of students failing classes____41.____(rise) many times higher than usual numbers since the pandemic broke out. Erik Jespersen is principal of McNary High School, Oregon. At his school, 38 percent of grades in late October were failing,____42.____(compare)with 8 percent in normal times.
____43.____(educate) see a number of reasons for the change. Students learning from home often miss assignments____44.____(complete). Internet availability is____45.____(limit)or not effectively established,____46.____(make) it difficult to complete and upload assignments. And teachers____47.____do not see their students in person have____48.____(few) ways to note who is falling behind. That is especially true with many students keeping their cameras off during online classes.
The increase____49.____failing grades has been seen in districts of all sizes throughout the country. Now, many schools have increased efforts to return to in-person learning. Other schools are changing their grading policies and giving students more time to complete assignments. Teachers have been instructed to give less homework____50.____urged to find different ways of teaching
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.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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My uncle once intends to go to another city on the business by train. However, he entered the carriage only for people whom were returning to Wuhan and reached Wuhan by mistake. Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, he had to stay here. In order to solve the living problem, he applied be a volunteer in a local hospital. In the beginning he was so afraid with being infected with the disease that he avoided have contact with patients. As time went by, he was moved by the brave of nurses and doctors and gradually took on extra works. Knowing what we did in Wuhan, I am very proud to have such an uncle.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校英文报将征集抗疫英雄事迹的稿件，请你写一篇关于武汉市金银潭医院院长——张定宇的短文，内容包括：
1.患有渐冻症；疫情期间，日夜坚守，果断决策；
2.2020年9月8日，被授予“人民英雄”国家荣誉称号；
3.体现了意志坚强，勇担重任的精神。

参考词汇：ALS渐冻症COVID-19 pandemic新冠疫情the national honorary title国家荣誉称号
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A Hero
Zhang Dingyu is president of the Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B
12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. A
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. has risen
42. compared
43. Educators
44. completely
45. limited
46. making 47. who##that
48. fewer 49. in
50. and
51.(1). intends→intended
(2). 删除the
(3). whom→who/ that
(4). here→there
(5). applied 后加to
(6). with→of
(7). have→having
(8). brave→bravery
(9). works→work
(10). we→he
52.略。