2020年东莞市塘厦中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案

2020年东莞市塘厦中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案
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
Top Four Places to Visit in and aroundBali
Ubud
Ubud is pretty away from the beaches. It is considered the cultural center of Bali, where you will discover the art and spirit ofBaliand learn about Balinese religion through paintings, dance, and other art forms. You could drink a beer while watching a local band perform, but most people come here for the cultural appreciation.
Nusa Lembongan
This tiny island off the coast of Bali is where many people miss their journey plans, but it is a must-see, It is the perfect place to stay for a couple of nights, The roads are not good, but the island itself is so beautiful and quiet.
Sanur
Sanur is an especially relaxing beach town. It's close to the airport and Kuta. It's also the starting place to explore Nusa Lembongan.
Kuta
ThebeachofKutais great for surfing. It is crowded and you won't get far without someone trying to get you to rent a surfboard or buy something. The main town is a mixture of market stands and shopping malls containing the biggest brands, from Zara to Ralph Lauren. The familiarity of the western style shops and restaurants won't give anyone too much of a culture shock.
1. Which place are you probably advised to experience Balinese culture?
A. Nusa Lembongan.
B. Sanur.
C. Ubud.
D. Kuta.
2. What is special about Kuta?
A. It is a beach town near the airport.
B. It has a convenient transportation means on it.
C. It is a shopping center and famous for surfing.
D. It is a place where you can learn Balinese history.
3. Where is the text probably taken from?
A. An official document.
B. A travel magazine.
C. A science report.
D. A history book.
B
As I work in theLarkwhistle Garden in Dyer's Bay, Ontario, I take my time and the garden is teaching me about working with the earth. I recognize that there will be both successes and failures and there are many variables(变量)that affect them both.
The quality of the seeds planted has a bearing on how the plants will grow. The weather can be too hot, too cold, or exactly right, and usually varies between all three. Weeds seem to grow in the garden and need to be taken care of, pulled, and removed to ensure they do not eat into the fruits, vegetables, and flowers we have so lovingly planted.
I take time to stand back and rest, and to observe the plants and how they are growing. Each plant is unique and develops in the way that is best for them. Some have large broad leaves to shadow their fruit from the severe rays of the sun, while other plants are more open, their fruit needing the light to grow and ripen.
Getting my hands dirty, feeling the sweat on my forehead, and the strength and flexibility of my body as I dig, bend and work under the warm summer sun, reminds me I am alive in ways I would not have remembered sitting on the couch.
It is attractive to move things around, to transplant, and to disturb the natural order of how plants grow. The garden teaches me that it is important to know when to disturb things and when to let them be. The garden's life cycle follows a pattern that is repeated according to laws of nature, birth, growth, and then dies and it teaches us to accept this fact.
4. How many variables may affect the growth of plants in the garden?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
5. What can we learn about the author?
A. He feels exhausted while gardening.
B. He enjoys life from working practice.
C. He takes pleasure in harvesting fruits.
D. He dreams away his time in the garden.
6. How is the garden tended by the author?
A. Its rank grass is got rid of.
B. Its plants are left to grow freely.
C. Its temperature is controlled properly.
D. Its plants with large broad leaves are cut off.
7. What fact does the author learn from gardening?
A. Life takes its course.
B. Hard work benefits health.
C. Time is short and precious.
D. Gardening brings good harvest.
C
It’s 13:30 and 28-year-old Marten Pella 's smart phone starts pinging, a signal that it’s time for us to stop working around his living room table and instead start our workout routine together. A cartoon character wearing bright red shorts on video begins instructing us to do star-jumps and sit-ups around his apartment.
Pella, a research assistant at Stockholm University, is part of the Hoffice movement, which invites workers-freelancers（自由职业者）or full-time employees who can do their jobs remotely—to work at each other’s homes to increase productivity and enjoy an active social life.
Those attending Hoffice events advertised on Facebook are typically asked to work silently in 45-minute blocks, before taking short breaks together to exercise, or simply chatting over a coffee. In addition, each participant shares daily objectives with the rest of the group upon arrival, and is invited to report back on whether or not they have achieved them at the end of the day.
“Often when I am alone, I can work focused for a couple of hours but then I’m easily distracted（分心）.The help of others makes me so much more disciplined.” says Pella, who attends Hoffice events as both a guest and a host. Lunches mean networking and connecting with new contacts. “People are coming from really different areas and have different professions so there can be really interesting discussions,” he says.
The Hoffice movement has grown quickly since it was founded in 2014 by Swedish psychologist Christofer Franzen, now 37. He had been giving lectures on the benefits of collective（集体的）intelligence, but realised he was spending most of his own time working alone at his kitchen table. “I wanted to test more structured home co-working with friends in similar situations,” he says.
Franzen says that holding events in houses and apartments creates a unique atmosphere, because there’s a sense of community and desire to contribute. He’s looking for ways to expand the social value of Hoffice, by matching up members with relevant skills to share and even encouraging jobseekers to join its gatherings.
8. Where is Pella when his smart phone starts pinging?
A. In his own home.
B. In his office.
C. In another person’s home.
D. At Stockholm University.
9. What do people attending Hoffice events do first when they meet?
A. Watch an exercise video.
B. Work silently for 45 minutes.
C. Tell each other their daily plans.
D. Report what they have achieved.
10. What does Franzen really mean by saying “friends in similar situations”?
A. They usually work alone.
B. They often give lectures.
C. They study collective intelligence.
D. They have to work at a kitchen table.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. Sharing Comfortable Workplaces
B. A New Way to Make New Friends
C. Benefits of Collective Intelligence
D. Working from Others’ Homes
D
There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include responsibilities and unconditional love, whichprecludemothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining(保持) and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may ormay not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse; the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers
never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers always “trump(胜过)” friends.
12. What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. differ.
B. benefit.
C. prevent.
D. change.
13. What can we learn from what Marina said?
A. Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.
B. Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.
C. Her mother is wiser on account of her age.
D. Her mother is definitely not her best friend.
14. Why can a mother and a daughter build a even closer relationship today?
A. Because they share advanced technology with each other.
B. Because they work together to support the whole family.
C. Because they experience the same values and traditions.
D. Because they have common experience in life and work.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to build a good mother and daughter relationship.
B. A mother-daughter relationship is irreplaceable.
C. Mothers want to be daughters’ friends.
D. A daughter is a mother’s best friend.
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Universities are doing everything they can to become a green campus. But there are also items students can do to make your campus more eco-friendly.
16. Recycle everything, especially paper!
There is a large amount of paper a college student goes through every term. _______17_______We know that these things can’t be avoided, but the way you handle the use of all the paper can really help create a better green campus.
18. Buy green.
____19____Paper, cleaning products and water are products that can be bought as recycled goods. They’re
slightly more expensive than the normal products, but it’s worth it to make a green campus.
20. Walk and bike to school.
Most campuses, especially those that are trying to become a more eco-friendly campus, have pretty good public transit (公共交通系统). _______21_______Walking or biking will help make your campus a green university.
22. ____23____
A water bottle can be refilled at any water fountain and can easily be drunk in class or while riding a bike. This will save the environment by decreasing the amount of plastic waste on your campus.
24. Buy used clothing.
It is usually thought of as something to do to save money. ______25______Recycling clothes minimizes the use of resources to make clothing and puts a dent in the problem of worldwide sweatshops.
A.Carry a water bottle.
B.It is also good for the environment!
C.Buy recycledgoods as much as possible.
DPaper made of this kind of wood is much stronger.
E.On top of that, almost all universities are pedestrian (步行者) friendly.
F.It includes class notes, term papers, student newspapers and so on.
G.Universities call on all thestudents to learn to recycle all the waste paper.
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
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years Ihave really changed. I have started to think about other people___21___I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a___22___person:
I think my___23___started when I was atPalomarCollege. At first, I just wanted to get my___24___, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever___25___to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really___26___. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n)___27___. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I___28___to help. That was really a big___29___for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of____30____are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new____31____, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my____32____. Every time I came into her room, she
was so____33____because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never____34____her, so I took her place. She let me____35____. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was____36____, but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much____37____, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not____38____these experiences. They have____39____e to care about other people more than about myself.____40____who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
21. A. since B. before C. or D. unless
22. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
23. A. education B. career C. tour D. change
24. A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest
25. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
26. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
27. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence
28. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
29. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
30. A. us B. which C. them D. whom
31. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
32. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
33. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
34. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
35. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
36. A. homeless B. heart broken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
37. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
38. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
39. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
40. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect
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 pandemic is till in play around the world. On Nov 23, more than 1.5 million people had been confirmed infected with coronavirus in the UK while more than 55,000 people____41.____(die), according to the official
website of the UK government.
____42.____(control) the spread of the pandemic, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a four-week lockdown for England from Nov 5 to Dec 2, BBC reported.
___43.___these circumstances, students of the University of Cambridge have been told that they won’t be able to graduate if they leave their university accommodation during lockdown, according to the Telegraph.
“Full-time students are required to follow university rules in order to____44.____(award) their degrees,” a senior tutor at Jesus College told the Telegraph. “If you do not have the college’s____45.____(permit) to study remotely, you will not be allowed to progress to the next year of your course to receive your degree if you are in the last year.”
Another senior tutor at Robson College also issued a warning____46.____students who leave during term time will be in breach(违反) of the university’s rules and will “influence” their ability___47.___(graduate).
According to a Cambridge spokesperson, the institution is following the UK government guidance by “asking students in residence to remain here and avoid travel____48.____the national lockdown is in place”, the Guardian reported.
In a letter___49.___(post) on social media, Michelle Donelan, Minister of State for Universities, also urged all students in the UK that they “should not leave your term time address and return to your parents or carer’s home_____50._____at least Dec 2”.
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。

In the morning of September 29, 2018, from 10:00 to 11:00, all the students in our school took a part in a Sunshine Sports Programmer. The Ministry of Education demands that students exercised for an hour every day so as to have a strong body and enjoying the whole life. In my opinion, it is a good idea for we senior high school
students to take exercise every day. Now, everyone was eager for health, that is considered as a key factor for success. Because we spend an hour a day on exercise, it is well worth it. Not only taking exercise build up our bodies, but it also helps us concentrate on our study. Therefore, we can work more efficiently in the process of study and acquire much knowledge.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.新高考全国卷中的新作文题型——读后续写对大部分同学来说极具挑战性，请你以高三学生李华的身份给外教Helen写一封信，咨询她关于读后续写的建议。

内容包括：
1.写信原因；
2.题型简介；
3.你的困难。

注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Helen,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________
Sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. A 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. F 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. B
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35.
D 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. had died
42. To control
43. Under/In
44. be awarded
45. permission
46. that 47. to graduate
48. while/when
49. posted 50. until
51.(1). in→on (2). 删除a (3).exercised→exercise (4). enjoying→enjoy (5). we→us (6).was→is (7). that→which (8). Because→Although/Though/While (9).Not only后加does (10). much→mor 52.略。