2020-2021学年北京教育学院宣武分院附属中学高三英语期末试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年北京教育学院宣武分院附属中学高三英语期末试题及
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
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
Vail Winter Weather Guide
Covered in grand mountains，flashing lights and snowy pines, Vail is perfect for explorers and people who love adventures alike. Whether skiing down the slopes for the first time or the hundredth, this guide will ensure that you're ready for everything this city has to offer.
Best Time to Vacation
December through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in skiing down the slopes in style.
Know Before You Go
Make the necessary preparations and reservations in advance：
• Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Don't have your own equipment! Vail Sports rents out a variety of skis and snowboards for all ages and abilities, as well as snow shoes and helmets.
• Clothing Rentals：For those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation. Mountain Threads has a rental program just for you, where you can get mountain necessities like coats, pants and goggles（护目镜）.
• Suncream：You might not think about getting sunburn, but it happens to skiers and snowboarders every day.
• Difficulty levels：It's important to know what level you're at before jumping on a ski lift and heading up the mountain. Use a free trail map and plan the slopes you're going to ski down ahead of time based on the following levels you'll find up the mountain：
• Green Circle：These are the easiest slopes.
• Blue Square：These indicate average to medium levels.
• Black Diamond：The most advanced slopes. Some mountains will feature double black diamonds, indicating even higher difficulty.
While Vail is famous for snow sports, you'll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down or
you are tired. Explore the rest of our website for more information!
1. When is the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?
A. In March, April June and December
B. In December, February, April and March
C. In January, February, March and December
D. In September, October, November and December
2. Before you go to the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, you will have to take ________with you.
A. helmets
B. goggles
C. suncream
D. a trail map
3. What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?
A. Blue Square
B. Black Diamond
C Double Black Diamonds D. Green Circle
B
A young female athlete in thePhilippinesrecently won many gold medals during a sports meet despite not having proper running shoes. Rhea Ballos, an 11-year-old student ofSalvationElementary Schoolin Balason,Iloilo, wasonly wearing bandages around her feet when she competed at the Iloilo Schools Sports Meet.
Facebook user Valenzuela posted pictures of the girl with her feet wrapped in bandages bearing the famous Nike logo. Ballos even wrote the word “NIKE” on the sides of her “shoe” to complete the “Nike running shoes” look. The bandages were tightly wrapped around her feet, creating a thin protective layer against the track. While she was actually barefoot during the races, she was still able to defeat her competitors who all more proper footwear intended for running,
According to the post, Ballos bagged the top awards in the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter run, and the 1500-meter run in the girls' categories in the inter school sporting event held in Iloilo, central Philippines.
When pictures of her “Nike” footwear become popular, Flipinos on social media praised her. Many noted that instead of falling into self-pity, she was even able to make light of the situation by drawing the Nike logo on her “running shoes”. Some of the commenters of Valenzuela's post expressed how the girl deserved to be recognized by Nike and that the brand should actually give her a new pair of real Nike shoes. Others started getting in touch with the American sports brand, as well as local basketball specialty store Titan 22.
It did not take long for Titan co-founder and Alaska Aces head coach Jeffrey Cariaso to take notice of Ballos' outstanding achievement. Cariaso immediately made an effort to get in touch with the young track runner. The
seven-time PBA champion has since talked to the student as well as her coaches in an apparent bid to help her out.
4. Why did Ballos wear bandages around her feet to compete?
A. She couldn't afford to buy shoes.
B. She wished to be noticed by Nike.
C. She wanted to draw public's attention.
D. She thought it fashionable and unique.
5. What's people's attitude to Ballos' story?
A. Surprised.
B. Confused.
C. Favorable.
D. Doubtful.
6. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Ballos will be recognized by Nike.
B. Ballos will be probably helped by Cariaso.
C. Ballos is bound to win more champions.
D. Ballos will become a great basketball player.
7. Which of the following can best describe Ballos?
A. Shy and lucky.
B. Kind and brave.
C. Clever and outstanding.
D. Gifted and optimistic.
C
Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alarming you to any traffic, pedestrians,animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the live stream. It's like the map has come to life.
This type of map isn't available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellites was launched into space. Even though it orbits Earth at more than 370 miles（600 km）away, it can capture images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches（25cm）across.Peeringall the way from outer space, it can make out a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can't identify your face or read the cars' license plate numbers . . . at least not openly.
According to some reports, this satellite and other US spy satellites have the technology to take even sharper images, with a resolution（分辨率）of up to around 4 inches（10cm）. ButUS law forbids making these super-sharp pictures public, to prevent enemies from using them. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem horrible. Live, high-detail satellite mapping could possibly be used to monitor
anybody at any time. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he is concerned about what this could mean for privacy. Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that imagery. “It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.
At the same time, live, detailed maps of Earth's surface could be useful in amazing ways. Live maps of a disaster area could quickly discover people in need of rescue as well as the safest routes in or out. Satellite images are already helping catch illegal logging and fishing operations. Higher detail may make it possible to catch other criminals in the act. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.
What do you think? Do you wish everyone could access high-detail live maps of Earth's surface?
8. What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Seeing
B. Standing
C. Walking
D. Hearing
9. Why does US law forbid making super-sharp pictures public?
A. to protect the technology.
B. for the sake of safety.
C. to protect the environment.
D. to threat other countries.
10. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. This super-sharp map hasn't been put into market.
B. Worldview-3 satellites orbits the Earth at 370 km away.
C. Personal privacy is safely protected if you use the super-sharp map.
D. The super-sharp map should be completely forbidden.
11. How is this technology used in agriculture?
A. It can help improve the production of crops.
B. It can help kill pests.
C. It can help farmer to watch over their crops from far away.
D. It can help increase farm land.
D
Please take a few seconds and think of your personal biggest goal. Imagine telling someone you meet today what you’re going to do. Imagine their congratulations and their high image of you. Doesn’t it feel good to say it out loud? Don’t you feel one step closer already? Well, bad news: you should have kept your mouth shut, because that good feeling will make you less likely to do it.
Any time you have a goal, there is some work that needs to be done to achieve it. Ideally, you would not be satisfied until you’d actually done the work. But when you tell someone your goal and he acknowledges(认可) it,
psychologists have found it’s called a “social reality”. The mind is kind of tricked into feeling that it’s already done. And then, because you’ve felt that satisfaction, you’re less motivated to do the actual hard work necessary. This goes againstthe traditional wisdom that we should tell our friends our goals, right?
In 1982, Peter Gollwitzer, a Professor of Psychology, wrote a whole book about this. And in 2009, he did some new tests that were published. It goes like this: 163 people across four separate tests—everyone wrote down their personal goal. Then half of them announced their commitment(许诺) to this goal to the room, and half didn’t. Then everyone was given 45 minutes of work that would directly lead them towards their goal, but they were told that they could stop at any time. Now those who kept their mouths shut worked the entire 45 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said they felt they had a long way to go to achieve their goal. But those who had announced it quit after only 33 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said that they felt much closer to achieving their goal.
12. What do the words “social reality” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Completion of the goal.
B. Necessary hard work.
C. People's acknowledgement.
D. A sense of satisfaction.
13. What does Peter Gollwitzer try to tell us?
A. Writing down the goal is very helpful.
B. Achieving personal goal needs more time.
C. Keeping the goal secret makes people work harder.
D. Making the goal public makes people less satisfied.
14. How did Peter Gollwitzer prove his idea about people’s goal?
A. By giving figures.
B. By giving examples.
C. By making a survey.
D. By making comparison tests.
15. What will probably happen if you tell your friends your goal?
A. You will be more confident.
B. You will not gain satisfaction.
C. You are less likely to realize it.
D. You’ll be much moremotivated.
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Coloring booksare no longer just for children! In fact adult color1 ing books are topping bestseller lists. Why have adults decided to start color1 ing again?___16___
It is to relieve stress and anxiety.
___17___They take on full-time jobs that often demand more than 40 hours a week, equally as part-time jobs, family responsibilities. For many, there just aren’t enough hours in the day, which explains why practising mindfulness becomes so popular. It’s important to set aside some time to calm the thoughts. Coloring can bean escape from everyday stress.
It is to go back to their childhood.
A trend among adults is to seek out childhood experiences. That’s why summer camps for adults are cropping up (大量出现) across the country.___18___A brand new color1 ing book with bright markers, crayons, and color1 ed pencils provide endless possibilities. Adult color1 ing books are much more detailed than color1 ing books for children, but the emotions are similar and allow adults to feel as if they are “a kid again”.
___19___
Adults are constantly staring at screens: Desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, TVS, etc. Whether for business or personal use, it has become very difficult to “put down”. Even some readers have e-readers and tablets to consume books, magazines, and newspapers.___20___Of course, to truly realize the benefit of stepping away from the devices for a period of time, you can’t constantly be checking them while you color1 ! Turn them off and leave them in another room.
A. Adults lead busy, tiring lives.
B. Coloring books are expensive.
C. It is to put down the technology.
D. Here are 3 reasons to let you deeply understand it.
E. Perhaps nothing is more equal to childhood than a color1 ing book.
F. It is to practise the patience and improve their relation with children.
G.An adult coloring book provides a great outlet to escape from all of the screens.
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 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered one of the most successful athletes in America. She was a six-time USA____21____for XTERRA racing, and held a world title.
Everything____22____during an event that seemed like so many others she had experienced. As a____23____athlete, Jamie Whitmore was used to____24____, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer!
When she heard the terrible____25____for the first time, Whitmore felt she couldn't____26____. “They
were talking about treatment and I just started____27____and saying ‘I don't want to die’.” Finally, the____28____got the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis(败血症) from the surgery and got through a____29____two-month recovery. When she began to feel______30______again,Whitmore was certain her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected______31______: She was pregnant—with twins.
Jamie Whitmore isn't used to slowing down. She has never met a(n)______32______she couldn't overcome, whether it was a mountain bike race or a______33______. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She's______34______again, and has______35______a gold medal in the Paralympics and set two world records. She travels as an______36______speaker when she's not spending time with her sons. Whitmore has some______37______for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors______38______me I would never ride anything more than a stationary(静止不动的) bike.______39______I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. You just can't______40______.”
21. A. president B. manager C. champion D. professor
22. A. changed B. happened C. disappeared D. stopped
23. A. professional B. foreign C. common D. shy
24. A. practising B. waiting C. leaving D. suffering
25. A. reason B. result C. question D. suggestion
26. A. quarrel B. draw C. breathe D. shout
27. A. smiling B. running C. jumping D. crying
28. A. doctors B. readers C. neighbors D. volunteers
29. A. valuable B. difficult C. happy D. relaxing
30. A. fit B. tired C. curious D. sick
31. A. freedom B. courage C. news D. attention
32. A. challenge B. excuse C. mistake D. order
33. A. headache B. fever C. cancer D. cold
34. A. trembling B. competing C. falling D. performing
35. A. made B. bought C. lent D. won
36. A. angry B. inspiring C. expensive D. annoying
37. A. advice B. information C. sadness D. help
38. A. asked B. called C. encouraged D. told
39. A. So B. Yet C. Unless D. If
40. A. set off B. look out C. give up D. work out
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 Moon’s near side，the one we all see，has been the target of many robotic and human missions.However，its far side，also___41.___(call)the dark side because it faces away from the Earth and little___42.___(know)about it，has never been explored.That changed on Jan.2，2019，when Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 made a soft landing on___43.___is often referred to as the dark side.
The landing is___44.___example of China’s growing desire___45.___(compete)with the American，Russian and European space programs.China also wants to___46.___(strength)its position as a regional and international power.
One of the great___47.___(difficulty)in exploring the far side of the Moon is that it blocks all radio signals，___48.___(make)it impossible to communicate with the Earth.To overcomethis difficulty，in 2017，the Chinese National Space Administration launched a satellite to orbit the Moon and relay the signals.Once a___49.___(rely)communication path was in place，Chang’e 4 could send back information.
Chang’e 4 will make astronomical observations and examine the structure and mineral composition of the ground above and below the surface，___50.___researchers believe will provide insights into the solar system’s early days and perhaps even the origin of the first stars.
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。

The problem of “white pollution” was caused by using plastic is becoming increasingly serious, on which plastic shopping bags play an important role. In China, about three billions plastic shopping bags are consumed every day, that results in a great waste of resources and heavy environmental pollution. Lucky, the government
has put a nationwide ban on the use of free plastic bags, demand that no stores or supermarkets should provide customers with free plastic bags. The rule will undoubtedly reduce use of plastic bags or promote the awareness of environmental protection. It was highly suggested that everyone turns to cloth bags and shopping baskets.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校中学生英语杂志正在开展主题为“The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students”的征文活动。

请你就此写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.介绍学生使用智能手机的情况；
2.简述智能手机对学生的影响；
3.提出学生使用智能手机的建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题的相应位置作答。

The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
16. D 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. called
42. is known
43. what 44. an
45. to compete
46. strengthen
47. difficulties
48. making 49. reliable
50. which
51.(1). 第一行was删除
(2). 第二行on→in
(3). 第二行billions → billion
(4).第三行that→which
(5). 第四行Lucky→Luckily
(6). 第五行demand→ demanding
(7). 第六行reduce后加the
(8). 第六行or→and
(9). 第七行was→is
(10). 第七行turns→turn
52.略。