2020-2021学年惠州一中高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年惠州一中高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案
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
The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at homewith her parents. But through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.
To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.
UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adultsstill living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.
The report shows that 74 percent of millennials (千禧一代)get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers,friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.
Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in theUS, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.
“ There's no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage. I don't know if it represents a change in moral values. But it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents’ homes because it's becoming part of the culture.
1. What can we learn from the UBS Financial Services' report?
A. Millennials are on good terms with their parents.
B. Millennials are financially independent after college.
C. Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.
D. Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.
2. What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?
A. It increases the consumption of household products.
B. It may continue despite job growth.
C. It is a sign of shift in moral values.
D. It is new in American culture.
3. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce millennials' living habits.
B. To stress the importance of financial independence.
C. To explain why American young adults still live at home.
D. To inform people of a social trend in theUS.
B
Even plant can run a fever，especially when they're under attack by insects or disease．But unlike human，plants can have their temperature taken from 3，000 feet away straight up．A decade ago，adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites，physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick wayto take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress．The goal was to let farmers precisely（精确的）target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field，which always includes plants that don't have pest problems．
Evenbetter，Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye．Fixed on a plane flown at 3，000 feet at night，an infrared scanner measured the heat sent out by crops．The data were transformed into a color﹣coded map showing where plants were running "fevers"．Farmers could then spot﹣spray，using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide that they otherwise would．The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984，after only three years．Farmers resisted thenew technology and long﹣term supporters were hard to find．But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce and refinements（改进）in infrared scanning，Paley hopes to get back into operation．Agriculture experts have no doubt that the technology works．"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States，" says George Oerther of Texas A& M，who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture，thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade．But only if Paley finds the financial support which he failed to obtain 10years ago．
4. Plants will give out an increased amount of heat when they are ．
A. facing an infrared scanner
B. sprayed with pesticides
C. exposed to extreme sun rays
D. inpoor physical condition
5. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely，we can use infrared scanning to ．
A draw a color1﹣coded map
B evaluate the damage to the crops
C. locate the problem area
D. measure the size of the affected area
6. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties of ．
A. the lack of official support
B. its high cost
C. the lack of financial support
D. its failure to help increase production
7. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ．
A. full support from agricultural experts
B. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
C. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
D. growing concern about the over use of pesticides on crops
C
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism. Their critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding
performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the “small ads.” What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column(栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!
8. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. Advertisements are everywhere.
9. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements.
B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements.
D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
10. Which of the following is Not True?
A. The personal or “agony” column makes us know more about human nature.
B. The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.
C. A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.
D. Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.
11. Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=" Paragraph" 1, ②=" paragraph" 2, ③=" paragraph" 3, ④=" paragraph" 4 ⑤=" paragraph" 5)
A B.
C. D.
D
The prevalence of melanoma (黑素瘤) has been rapidly rising around the world for nearly a century. While some of the increase may be due to better detection, researchers also believe it’s because we’re spending more time outdoors in the sun, vacationing to warmer climates during the winter and using tanning beds. That rise is concerning, since melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.
Most of us know to cover up and apply sunscreen on hot, sunny days, but when fall arrives, we tend to drop those habits. Experts warn that’s a mistake. Though there’s less need for sun protection after summer ends, exposure to UV rays still adds up.
What precautions you should take to defend against melanoma during the cooler months depends on where you are in the world. That’s because the further away you are from the equator, the more UV rays weaken in the winter. “In southern England or Canada, the daily dose of UVA on a clear summer day is 6.5 times higher than on a clear winter day,” says Professor Brian Diffey of the British Association of Dermatologists. “People in those countries typically receive only about 5% of their annual UV exposure in the winter months.”
But no matter where you are, even during colder, lower risk months, it’s a mistake to put your sun-protection habits on ice. “It’s important to wear sun-screen when there is a lot of glare from the snow,” says Victoria Mar, director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Finally, you should monitor your moles(痣). “Early detection of melanoma is vital for successful treatment,” says Diffey. If it’s caught before it spreads to other parts of the body, the patient will have 99 % of chance to survive for five years. If it’s caught late, that can drop to 25%. Warning signs are a mole that’s changing size, shape or colour, or one that’s asymmetrical — sometimes referred to as “ugly duckling” moles. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.
12. What’s the main cause of the rise ofmelanoma?
A. The climate change.
B. Better detection.
C. More exposure to the sun.
D. The increase ofskin cancer.
13.What’s a mistake according to experts?
A. Applying sunscreen in summer.
B. Wearing sun-screen when there is snow.
C. Using sunscreen during lower risk months.
D. Dropping sun-protection habits in winter.
14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Prevention is better than cure.
B. Health is better than wealth.
C. A disease known is half cured.
D. When the sun comes in, the doctor comes out.
15. What is the best title of the text?
A. Detect Melanoma.
B. Beware Winter Rays.
C. Monitor Your Moles.
D. Spend Less Time Outdoors.
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Loving others is easy, but loving yourself can be one of the hardest things in this world. Without enough self-love, you can easily become a pessimist.___16___.
Avoid perfectionism.Somepeople have trouble accepting anything less than perfection from themselves. If you find yourself pursuing perfectionism when you are less than perfect, you need to do something.___17___. Stop your current line of thinking, and then focus on the effort that will be required to work towards a goal, and then steadily apply the required effort.
Focus on the positive.Focusing only on the negatives in your life is a bad habit. Excessive focus on negative or
less favorable events in your life can make these events seem unreasonably important. If you find yourself complaining that everything that happens to you is bad, try to find a little evidence to the contrary.___18___.
___19___This is the fun part of self-love: rewarding yourself! If you have had a significant accomplishment, celebrate it with a nice dinner at your favorite fancy restaurant. Think of all of the hard work you do every day, and find a reason to reward yourself with something nice.
Do things that make you feel good.Think of feeling good physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Do what it takes to feel good in multiple ways; it may require exercise, meditation, dancing and keeping a positive journal.
Reflect on the effects of practicing self-love.When you spend time loving and rewarding yourself, you will likely see benefits in other areas of your life.___20___, or if you are able to be more present with others. You might start to feel like you are more in charge of the choices you make, and that you have more control of your life.
A. Take three simple steps
B. It is very unlikely that everything is really bad
C. Here are some tips to love yourself better
D. Notice whether you have more energy
E. Don’t forget to take advantage of alone time and use it for pleasure
F. Celebrate and reward yourself
G. Find a routine that feels good and stick to it
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It was a Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting___21___— some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, peaceful scene. Then___22___, a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so____23____and active that the whole___24___of the car instantly changed.
The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently（显然）___25___of the situation. The children were yelling and___26___things, and yet, the man sitting next to me did nothing.
It was difficult not to feel___27___. I couldn't believe that he was___28___his children to run wild like that, and was taking no___29___at all. It was easy to see that____30____else on the subway felt annoyed.
So finally, I turned to him and said, "Sir, your children are really____31____a lot of people. Could you____32____them a little more?"
The man lifted his gaze and said softly, ' Oh, you're_____33_____; I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother_____34_____about an hour ago. I don't know what to think, and I guess they don’t know how to____35____it either.
Can you____36____what I felt at that moment? Suddenly, I saw things differently；my anger was____37____.
I didn't have to worry about controlling my attitude or my behavior; my heart was filled with the man's____38____. Now, instead of frustration（沮丧）, feelings of____39____filled my heart. "Your wife just died? Oh, I'm so sorry. Can you tell me about it? What can I do to help?”
Everything____40____in an instant.
21. A.nervously B.quietly C.seriously D.patiently
22. A.suddenly B.finally C.carefully D.immediately
23. A.happy B.cute C.noisy D.funny
24. A.mood B.view C.condition D.position
25. A.afraid B.sure C.proud D.unaware
26. A.reading B.throwing C.folding D.drawing
27. A.worried B.discouraged C.annoyed D.ashamed
28. A.expecting B.guiding C.warning D.allowing
29. A.risks B.notes C.effect D.responsibility
30. A.everyone B.someone C.nobody D.anyone
31. A.supporting B.embarrassing C.disturbing D.attracting
32. A.notice B.control C.watch D.encourage
33. A.right B.wrong C.unlucky D.crazy
34. A.returned B.worked C.died D.stayed
35. A.understand B.describe C.deny D.handle
36. A.express B.imagine C.predict D.remember
37. A.lost B.done C.gone D.deepened
38. A.pain B.joy C.courage D.faith
39. A.bitterness B.trust C.freedom D.sympathy
40. A.restored B.changed C.settled D.ended
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
With a popular online comic strip（连环画），overseas Chinese artist Cao Siyu___41.___（enjoyable）sets about deconstructing stereotypes（成见）and cultural misunderstandings betweenEast and West.
After she encountered many misunderstandings and came face to face with stereotypical views about China, Cao was inspired to create Tiny Eyes Comics, an internet-based cartoon strip___42.___(illustrate) the big world through tiny Chinese eyes”. Since her first illustration in late 2016, Cao followers___43.___(post）more than 300 comics to her Instagram account,___44.___has attracted about 41, 000 followers.
Italian magazine Grazia says：" Her simple sketches have played___45.___big part in making iteasier to understand Chinese culture."One of her comics shows the cultural___46.___( difference) behind the debate about usage of masks, which has been a divisive topic throughout the pandemic. To wear or not to wear, that is the question that has led to___47.___( expect) controversy and,___48.___.some cases, even physical conflict, in some parts of the world. In the strip she explains that Chinese people wear masks___49.___( prevent) infection, as well as avoid passing the virus to others.
Many foreign readers say they find her illustrations enlightening, helping them to understandChina, while Chinese immigrants have felt understood, according to Cao. This feedback and___50.___(connect) with her readers has been "the biggest motivation"，for her to keep creating.
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次。

删除：把多余的用斜线（\）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；
(2)只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。

Last Saturday, I participated the English Speech Contest holding in our school. However, I didn’t get a satisfactory result as he expected. When I stand on the stage, I felt my legs shaking. I was such nervous that I forgot everything prepared in advance! I couldn’t even remember how I walked off the stage when I finished.
Now, looking back to this experience, I have learned something from this failure. First of all, I didn’t make full preparations for the contest. Beside, I didn’t take practice serious. Although it is a failure in my life, but I still think it is a unforgettable experience.
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，续写的词数应为150
左右。

It was a cold December day. After saying goodbye to his neighbour, David, Tom set out for a run with his dog, Taz. As a professional athlete, Tom often went for training runs by himself and had done this particular route many times before, but that day something unusual happened to him.
About an hour later, Tom hit some black ice. He found himself slipping down the rock face, which became steeper（陡峭的）and steeper until suddenly he was in free fall. He fell 60 feet into the canyon（峡谷）, landing on grass and dry branches. If he'd missed them, there was, no way he would have survived. He could feel his legs, so he knew he wasn't paralyzed（瘫痪的）but he was in great pain. Taz had managed to find his way back to Tom, so Tom knew there must be a way out of the canyon, but he couldn't stand or even crawl（爬）. He later learned that he had broken his right leg.
Tom shouted for help, and tried to pull himself forward. Every inch was an effort. It took him five hours to go a quarter of a mile. Eventually it got so dark that he couldn't see where he was going. He decided to stay next to a river which he could drink some water from. All he had on him were his jogging clothes, a water bottle, two boxes of medicine, a bar of chocolate, and a shower cap which adventure racers often wear to prevent heat loss.
At night, the temperature dropped below freezing. Tom couldn't go to sleep or he would die, so he stayed awake lifting his head a few inches over and over. Throughout the night, Taz curled up next to him and kept him company. The next morning, he couldn't move any more. He tried to stay positive. He was sure somebody would find he was missing or hear him screaming for help. But there was nobody around.
Paragraph 1:
As time went by, Tom felt himself growing weaker and he knew he must take action.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
About three hours later, Taz returned and Tom heard an engine in the distance.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
C D C B
[语篇解读]
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. F 20. E
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. A 34.
C 35.
D 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. enjoyably
42. illustrating
43. has posted
44. which 45. a
46. differences
47. unexpected
48. in 49. to prevent
50. connection
51.(1).participated后加in
(2). holding→ held
(3). he→ I
(4). stand→ stood
(5). such→ so
(6). to→ on
(7). Beside→ Besides
(8). serious→ seriously
(9).去掉but
(10). a→ an
52.略。