2019-2020学年宁波中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年宁波中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案
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
This online course is designed to provide you with work-ready skills including responding to job advertisements，writing application letters and resumes（简历）and developing inter-view skills．What topics will it cover?
● The recruitment（招聘）and selection process
● The job application
● Planning for the interview
● Developing interview skills
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course，you'll be able to...
● Assess the recruitment and selection process from an employer's point of view
● Interpret an advertisement，job description and selection criteria correctly
● Model a well-written job application
● Plan for a job interview
Who is the course for?
While this course appeals to trainees and graduates，it also applies to job seekersin the broader community looking to increasing their confidence and success rate when applying for work．
Who develops the course?
Central Queensland University．It is Australia's leading regional university．Our courses are designed alongside industry andmany include hands-on learning experiences and project-based learning．Our commitment to making real-world knowledge and skills accessible to all has seen us being awarded global recognition．
1. What will students learn if they take the online course?
A. The way to write a resume．
B. The way to put an advertisement．
C. The skills of talking with others．
D. The skills of improving reading．
2. Who is the online course intended for?
A. Trainers．
B. Interviewers．
C. Job seekers．
D. College students．
3. Which ofthe following best describes the online course?
A Cheap． B. Practical． C. Long-standing． D. World-class．
B
A trip to thelibrary was like a great journey to a different country. To get there, we had to walk a mile. But our weekly journeys to the library were a piece of perfection. I had around me at one time all the people I loved best-my father and mother and brothers and sister--and all the things I loved best- quiet, space and books.
I read a lot of books about science: not the spaceships my brothers preferred, but the birds and the bees--literally. I brought home a book of birds and searched the trees for anything other than robins (知更鸟). I went through a phrase of loving books with practical science experiments and used up a whole bottle of white vinegar by pouring it on the sides of our apartment building to prove that it was constructed of limestone (石灰石).
One Saturday, as I wandered through the young adult section, I saw a title: Little Women, by Lousia May Alcott. I had learned from experience that titles weren’t everything. A book that sounded great on the shelf could be dull once you got it home. So I sat in a chair near the shelves to skim the first paragraphs.
I read and read and read Little Women until it was time to walk home, and, except for a few essential interruptions like sleeping and eating, I did not put it down until the end. Even the freedom to watch weekend television held no appeal for me in the wake of Alcott' s story. It was about girls, for one thing, girls who could almost be like me, especially Jo. I had found someone who thought and felt the way I did.
4. What can we say about the author’s family?
A. They enjoyed traveling abroad.
B. They were library frequenters.
C. They were very fond of walking.
D. They led a perfectly quiet life.
5. What does the author mainly want to show in paragraph 2?
A. Her different hobbies from her brothers.
B. How she conducted science experiments.
C. Why she loved books about the birds and the bees.
D. Her reading interests during a particular period of time.
6. What opinion does the author hold on books?
A. Book titles can sometimes be misleading.
B. Science books are as interesting as novels.
C. The first few paragraphs of a book are attractive.
D. Books seem duller when read in libraries than at home.
7. How would the author describe Little Women?
A. It helped her to discover her true character.
B. It made her forget about food and sleep.
C. It inspired confidence in her.
D. It kept her absorbed.
C
The founder of Earth Day was Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator fromWisconsin. During the late 1960s, Americans witnessed the uninvited side effects of high productivity. Factories and power plants were sending out smoke and industrial waste while Americans were using petrol for their massive(大量的) cars, making air pollution almostsynonymous withthe nation’s development.
What moved Senator Nelson to action was the 1969 massive oil spill inCalifornia, the largest in theUnited Statesat that time. The spill proved to be an environmental nightmare as it had a significant effect on marine life, killing about 3,500 sea birds, as well as marine animals such as dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions, fueling public anger. Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that period of time, Nelson found it an appropriate time to direct the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection. He decided that it was time to educate the Americans on the need to protect the environment. Thus Earth Day was born in 1970, and public environmentalawareness took centre stage.
On 22ndApril 1970, millions of Americans took to the street and thousands of students marched to appeal for a healthy, sustainable environment. There was now a new synergy(协同作用) among different groups which had previously been fighting their causes related to the environment. Their fight for environmental conservation became so overwhelming that affected businesses were forced to follow environmental standards if they wanted to continue their operations.
As it became more apparent that environmental issues were not just localized ones but a global concern, the year 1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more around the world. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit inRio de Janeiro, bringing together many nations for a united effort towards protecting the environment.
8. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “synonymous with” in paragraph 1?
A. familiar with
B. opposite to
C. different from
D. equal to
9. Why did Nelson found Earth Day?
A. To support students’ antiwar movement.
B. To draw people’s attention to the seriousness of the oil spill.
C. To arouse American’s awareness of environmental conservation.
D. To educate Americans to protect marine life threatened by oil spill events.
10. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Businesses would like to follow environmental standards.
B. Earth Day united people to fight for environmental protection.
C. It was the side effects of high productivity that led Nelson to take action.
D. The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit made Earth Day known to more countries.
11. The passage mainly talks about_______.
A. how Earth Day came into being
B. why Earth Day was so significant
C. who the founder of Earth Day was
D. what Earth Day meantto the world
D
Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.
It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.
Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.
Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.
But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?
“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”
12. What do we know about snowplow parenting?
A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.
B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.
C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.
D. It provides more than enough services for children.
13. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?
A. Its cost.
B. Its benefits.
C. Its popularity.
D. Its ending.
14. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?
A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.
B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.
C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.
D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.
15. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?
A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.
B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.
C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.
D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.
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In the early decades of the People’s Republic ofChinafounded in 1949, due to the underdeveloped transportation and communication system, it was hard for people living and working far away from their hometown to visit their families or stay in touchregularly. So to enable people to get together with their near and dear ones at least once a year,____16____.
It was decided that every year, a married couple could have family leave for 30 days to see each other____17____; if they lived together, they could have 20 days to visit their parents every four years.____18____. A regulation was issued in 1958 and the system was improved through more regulation in the early 1980s.
However, nowadays, thanks to the rapid development of transport and communication means, it’s much easier for people to either contact their dear ones frequently or visit them,____19____. Besides, as the family leave scheme covers only those who work in government departments and state-owned enterprises, it is increasingly being regarded as an outdated practice and a privilege enjoyed by a small group of people.
____20____. While this is backed by those who don’t have family leave, it is strongly opposed by those who do. Also, some say that the issue is not whether family leave should be canceled; insteadChina’s current holiday and leave system should be reformed in entirely.
A. they choose to live together
B. if they lived in different places
C. the family leave was introduced
D. no matter how far away they are
E. Single people could enjoy 20 days’ leave annually to visit their parents
F. There are suggestions that the system should be canceled to keep up with the times
G. For employees with children regular use of family leave was to increase life satisfaction.
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In the process of celebratingmy 60th birthday with a 60 day kindness challenge, I got the greatest birthday surprise from my daughters. When they asked me what I___21___for my birthday, I said," please do a___22___act for someone in my ___23___"They took it way___24___
They got in___25___with all my friends and family members and asked them to do the___26___thing I had asked of them, as my birthday___27___. Then they asked them to___28___them after they had done their___29___and tell them what they had done. They also askedtheir friends to do the same.
On my birthday,I was presented with a___30___scrapbook(剪贴簿）filled with pictures and all the kindness acts written out in their own words,___31___me what they had done and how it made them feel.
The "acts" ranged from___32___frequent flyer miles(飞行积分）so someone could visit their mom, shortening showers' duration(长度）to help with the water___33___,bringing an elderly neighbor coffee in the
morning, stopping to buy a___34___person lunch,___35___at a Red Cross blood drive, to many, many other beautiful gestures.
I cannot tell you how___36___I was by this gift, and even more touched that their young adult friends would___37___with such love and enthusiasm. I cannot____38____a better gift. I share this story with the___39___that many a beautiful "someone” passes on this idea. The joy of it is___40___！
21. A. wanted B. planned C. recommended D. suspected
22. A. brightness B. kindness C. happiness D. politeness
23. A. reputation B. belief C. honor D. trust
24. A. farther B. deeper C. bigger D. greater
25. A. trouble B. agreement C. touch D. tune
26. A.various B. precious C. meaningful D. same
27. A. present B. promise C. contribution D. sacrifice
28. A. talk to B. write to C. stare at D. look after
29. A. behaviour B. responsibility C. matter D. act
30. A. simple B. complicated C. gorgeous D. various
31. A. warning B. reminding C. telling D. explaining
32. A. providing B. donating C. lending D. buying
33. A. shortage B. pollution C. influence D. disaster
34. A. fearless B. homeless C. selfless D. careless
35. A. practising B. instructing C. observing D. volunteering
36. A. disturbed B. satisfied C. touched D. disappointed
37. A. celebrate B. explain C. suggest D. participate
38. A. look into B. think of C. make out D. pick up
39. A. hope B. decision C. fact D. opinion
40. A. challenging B. attractive C. interesting D. astonishing
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
To win a national award for handwriting, especially in this digital age, is an achievement in itself. But____41.____makes Anaya Ellick extra special is that the seven-year-old made the achievement despite____42.____(have) no hands.
The young girl____43.____competed in the category for students with special needs had to beat____44.____(compete) to win the award. Contest director Kathleen Wright said the judges, many of whom are occupational doctors ,____45.____(be) “just amazed” by the quality of Anaya's printing. Wright says,”Her writing sample was Comparable to someone who had hands.”
Anaya's proud parents, Bianca Middleton and Gary Ellick say the young girl's determination and desire to be____46.____(depend) became obvious when she was just a baby.____47.____a young child, she learned to eat with a fork and build with blocks. At 5, she managed____48.____(hold) a crayon or marker between her hands and draw. Though Anaya was fitted with prosthetic (假体的) arms for a short time, the young girl decided she was better off____49.____her natural ones and threw____50.____(it) away.
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：
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。

Healthy eating along with regular exercise are probably the only way become fit. If we eat healthy or exercise regularly, we will lose weight, keep fit and feel great.
As a teenager, it is important to have a balanced diet because we need enough nutritions to grow tall and strong. So we should not be particular with food. Take exercise regularly is of equal importance, which can help you keep fit and release stress.
More important, we should develop a positive attitude, which allows us to look at things positively no matter which happens. Even if we are in a difficult situation, we should never lose a hope.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jamie来信说他对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但在阅读时遇到了困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等，希望得到你的帮助。

请给他回信，内容包括：
1.表示理解并给予安慰；
2.提出建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：中国传统文学traditional Chinese literature；汉字Chinese characters
Dear Jamie,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. C 17. B 18. E 19. D 20. F
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. C 32.
B 33. A 34. B 35. D 36.
C 37.
D 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. what 42. having 43. who/that
44. competitors 45. were
46. independent 47. As 48. to hold 49. with 50. them
51.(1).are→is
(2).way后添加to
(3).or→and
(4).nutritions→nutrition
(5).with→about
(6).Take→Taking
(7).your→us
(8).important→importantly
(9). which→what
(10).去掉a
52.略。