2019-2020学年洛阳市第一中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案

2019-2020学年洛阳市第一中学高三英语下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
Located in the beautiful Sichuan Basin, Chongqing is a magical 8D city. The natural history and cultural scenery of the area provide children with learning opportunities because they can enjoy the many wonders of this area.
Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
Tiankeng Diqiao Scenic Area is located in the southern mountainous area of Fengjie County. The Tiankeng pit is 666 meters deep and is currently the deepest tiankeng in the world. The scenic spot is divided into ten areas including Xiaozhai Tiankeng, Tianjingxia Ground, Labyrinth River, and Longqiao River. There are many and weird karst cave shafts, and countless legends haunt them.
Youyang Peach Garden
Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national forest park, a national 5A-level scenic spot, and a national outdoor sports training base. Located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. The Fuxi Cave in the scenic spot is about 3,000 meters long, with winding corridors, deep underground rivers, and color1 ful stalactites. The landscape is beautiful.
Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
Jinyun Mountain is located in Beibei District of Chongqing City, about 45 kilometers away from the Central District of Chongqing City. The nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain stand upright and rise from the ground. The ancient trees on the mountain are towering, the green bamboos form the forest, the environment is quiet, and the scenery is beautiful, so it is called "Little Emei". Among them, Yujian Peak is the highest, 1050 meters above sea level; Lion Peak is the most precipitous and spectacular, and the other peaks are also unique.
Chongqing People's Square
Chongqing's Great Hall of the People, one of the landmarks of Chongqing, gives people the deepest impression than its magnificent appearance resembling the Temple of Heaven. It also uses the traditional method of central axis symmetry, with colonnade-style double wings and a tower ending, plus a large green glazed roof, large red pillars, white railings, double-eave bucket arches, and painted carved beams.
1.How deep is the Tiankeng Ground Joint?
A.666m
B.3,000m
C.45km
D.1050m
2.Which of the following rocks can you see in Youyang Peach Garden?
A.Limestone
B.Stalactite
C.Marble
D.Quartzite
3.Which attraction is closest to downtown Chongqing?
A.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
B.Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
C.Chongqing People's Square
D.Youyang Peach Garden
B
According to the study posted onScienceDirect, gardening just two to three times a week increase the benefits of better well-being as much as possible and lower stress levels.
The research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognized any health benefits from the activity.
A questionnaire was handed out electronically within theUK, with 5,766 gardeners and 249 non-gardeners responding. Data was collected on factors including garden typology（类型学）, frequency of gardening and individual awareness of health and well-being.
"This is the first time the dose response（剂量效应）to gardening has been tested and the evidence from the survey strongly suggests that the more frequently you garden, the greaterthe health benefits," said Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) lead author Dr Lauriane Chalmin-Pui. In fact, gardening every day has the same positive impact on well-being than undertaking regular and powerful exercise like cycling or running.
When gardening, our brains are pleasantly entertained by nature around us. Gardening takes our attention away from ourselves and our stresses, therefore, it helps restore our minds and reduce unfavorable feelings.
Improving health, however, was not the main motive power to garden, but rather the direct pleasure gardening brought to the participants.
"Gardening is like effortless exercise because it doesn't feel as exhausting and hard as going to the gym, for example, but we canexpendsimilar amounts of energy," Chalmin-Pui added.
Most people say they garden for pleasure and enjoyment, so people who like gardening may be easy to be addicted to it. However, this sometimes may become a piece of good news, from the aspect of mental health. "We hope all the millions of new gardeners will be getting their daily gardening and feeling all the better for it. " Chalmin-Pui said in the interview.
4. What can be inferred about gardening from the survey?
A. Improving health is the aim of the participants.
BGardening makes no difference to health.
C. Health benefits from frequent gardening.
D. Too much gardening always does harm to health.
5. What does the underlined word "expend" mean in paragraph 7?
A. Consume.
B. Make use of.
C. Increase.
D. Save.
6. Why do so many participantslike gardening?
A. It isn't exhausting.
B. It is good for health.
C. It brings pleasure.
D. It is like going to the gym.
7. What is Chalmin-Pui's attitude to the new gardeners' gardening?
A. Carefree.
B. Supportive
C. Tolerant.
D. Indifferent.
C
The Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now they're actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they haven’t paid a cent.
ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.
Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.
The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They don't just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid(电网). The residents are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.
That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.”
What’s not to like? Mostly the costs. The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely expensive. For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.
8. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now?
A. They want to cut down their utility' expenses.
B. They want to know if they are able to pay.
C. They want to see how much they have saved.
D. They want to avoid being overcharged.
9. What is special about the ZEH communities?
A. They are built in harmony with the environment.
B. They have created cutting edge technologies.
C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.
D. They aim to be independent in power supply.
10. What does the "net metering" practice mean to the power company?
A. More pressure at peak time
B. Reduced operational costs.
C. Increased electricity output.
D. Less profits in the short term.
11. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community __________.
A. is a worthy investment in the long run
B. is but a dream for average consumers
C. gives the owner great tax benefits
D. contributes toenvironmental protection
D
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.
I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.
I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation system？It seemed impossible, and with considerable regret. Suddenly a thought ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.
The point is that the new, along with the different, is almost scary by definition. But each time you try
something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can accomplish wonders.
12. The author accepted the assignment because_________.
A. he had never travelled abroad before
B. he hardly knew any foreign languages
C. he was familiar with any other country in Europe
D. he would learn something new and different by trying
13. Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A. The author had been abroad only twice.
B. The author thought the trip was hard but worthwhile.
C. The author admitted that anything different was terrible.
D. The author must be good at doing research and making interviews.
14. We can infer from the text that the author is_______.
A. awkward
B. generous
C. stubborn
D. brave
15. What's the best title of the text？
A. An Interesting Trip Abroad
B. My First Writing Assignment
C. Ready to Try and Challenge
D. How to Be Daring and Brave.
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For humans, ignorance (无知) is inevitable (不可避免的) : It's our natural state. There's too much complexity in the world for any individual to master. Ignorance can be frustrating, but the problem is not ignorance itself.____16____.
According to David Dunning, ignorant people don't know how ignorant they are. If you give a group of people a task to do and then ask them how well they think they've done on the task. Poor performers overestimate how well they've done; strong performers often underestimate their performance: This is because those who lack skills also lack the knowledge of what skills they're missing.____17____Those who have skills know what skills they could improve on.
Our ignorance, in general, shapes our lives in ways we do not know about. Put simply, people tend to do what
they know and fail to do what they don't know.____18____People fail to reach their potential simply because they are not aware of the possible.
This is a fact of life.____19____We won't missDisneylandif we don't know it's there. For many expensive things, the less you know about them, the less you'll miss them and the happier you'll be.
___20___If we don't know about birth control, then we won't use it. If we remain ignorant about the horrors that are going on next door, we won't do what's necessary to stop them. And if we are ignorant about the dangerous things our children are getting into, disaster can follow.
A. Ignorance means you have neither.
B. So they think they're pretty good.
C. It’s the trouble we get into by not recognizing it.
D. But ignorance has costs.
E. It's knowledge of possibilities that makes us miss them.
F. We can't choose what we don't know about.
G. In that way, ignorance channels the course we take in life.
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How far would you go to help a friend? Jeremy Savage, aged 17, and Ian Marshall, aged 16, both fromCanada, had their friendship tested to the limit on a recent trip to theRocky Mountainswith their parents.
On Saturday morning, the two boys decided to___21___CathedralMountainby themselves while their parents relaxed at the___22___. After three hours, they reached the___23___and enjoyed the beautiful view from the mountaintop.
___24___, trouble began when they started the climb down. On one very dangerous part of the mountain, Ian___25___three metres off the side of the path. Jeremy climbed down to where Ian was and found him badly injured and not able to___26___. Jeremy had to decide what to do. He needed help but he did not want to leave his friend. He___27___the dirt and blood from Ian's face and hands, and then tried to help Ian stand up, but Ian's right leg was hurting too much. They had to___28___and hope that help would come.
Meanwhile, as darkness started to fall, their parents back at the campsite became very___29___that the boys had not returned. They got in touch with park workers and began____30____for the boys. Soon more than 20 people were looking for them onCathedralMountain.
While they waited for____31____, Jeremy gave Ian his food and water and let him lie on his jacket. As the
evening grew____32____and the temperature dropped, Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents but Jeremy____33____did not leave. He thought it was too dangerous for Ian to be____34____on such a cold, windy night. Jeremy used his jacket and an extra shirt to keep Ian____35____and they rested together through the night.
At sunrise, Jeremy____36____that the only way to help his friend was to carry him down the mountain. So, they started the long climb back to the campsite. Sometimes Jeremy carried Ian on his back. Sometimes he carried him in his arms.____37____, after four long and tiring hours, they came____38____their relieved parents, who were still looking for them on the mountain. “I will always remember what Jeremy did for me,” said Ian____39____. “He saved my life. That is the greatest thing that a person can do for his____40____.”
21. A. jump B. climb C. travel D. walk
22. A. campsite B. hotel C. restroom D. mountain
23. A. edge B. bottom C. top D. side
24. A. However B. Therefore C. Often D. Usually
25. A. lost B. broke C. went D. fell
26. A. turn B. run C. move D. keep
27. A. washed B. cleaned C. repaired D. moved
28. A. wait B. sit C. leave D. try
29. A. scared B. worried C. disappointed D. amazed
30. A. working B. setting C. entering D. searching
31. A. help B. advice C. information D. service
32. A. colder B. shorter C. darker D. longer
33. A. always B. also C. still D. even
34. A. homeless B. useless C. caring D. alone
35. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. bright
36. A. wondered B. wanted C. asked D. decided
37. A. Quickly B. Finally C. Shortly D. Immediately
38. A. across B. along C. away D. after
39. A. again B. recently C. afterwards D. simply
40. A. family B. member C. man D. friend
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
We all love to take photographs. It is a simple way to capture (捕捉) a special moment or____41.____amazing view. Traditional cameras____42.____(use) to take pictures in the past decades. But the biggest change has come____43.____the development of digital technology. Now we have the smartphone_____44._____has made taking photos____45.____(quick) and easier. It's enabled us to take a photo and review it instantly, to handle it using software and to share it like never before—_____46._____(particular) on social media.
Does that mean the traditional camera will eventually become out-of-date?____47.____(figure) from Japan show shipments (运送) of digital cameras from companies like Canon and Nikon have dropped 39% year on year. But Phil Hall, editor of TechRadar, thinks there's nothing____48.____(worry) about because producers are looking at higher-end cameras.
Certainly, the_____49._____(grow) of smartphones opens our eyes to the creative possibilities they provide. But whatever camera viewfinder (取景器) we end up_____50._____(look) through, it is important to remember the basics of photography and get your subject to say “cheese!”
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

Mary is a high school student, who devotes herself at her lessons every day. Last Saturday, as usually, she went to several classes. In the evening, she continued to study until deeply into night. She was too sleepy and tired that she couldn’t work effectively. On the Sunday morning, she was about to do her lessons while her father came up and advised her to take a break. Soon they came up a good idea. We decided to go cycling in the countryside. Mary enjoyed herself, competing and chatting with her father, and felt relaxing in the open air. On Monday, Mary was energetic but active in class.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，最近你发现自己视力下降严重，无法看清楚周边的事物。

因此，你感到十分的焦虑。

请你写封信向你的美国网友Lucy咨询她保护视力的相关事宜。

要点：1.视力下降；2.视力下降的原因；3.询问保护视力的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Lucy,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C
16. C 17. B 18. G 19. F 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. C 34.
D 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. an 42. have been used
43. with 44. which/that
45. quicker
46. particularly
47. Figures
48. to worry
49. growth 50. looking
51.(1).at→to
(2).usually→usual
(3).deeply→deep
(4).too→so
(5).Sunday前the去掉
(6).while→when
(7).came up 后面加with
(8).We→They
(9).relaxing→relaxed
(10).but→and
52.略。