1、枫亭中学2019-2020年度高三英语期末试题 第一卷（选择题 共 100分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)1Where does the man want to go?ATo New York BTo Boston CTo Chicago2How will the man pay?ABy cheque BBy credit card CIn cash3What does the man mean?AHe will do a class projectBHe will go to the zoo next time CHe wont go to the beach4Why
2、is the man late?AThe traffic was heavyBHe took the wrong busC.There was an accident5What is true about Ellen?AShe likes African artBShe knows Susan very wellCShe doesnt know Bob第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分225分)听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What does the woman think of Charlie?AHandsome BStrange CHumorous7What are the sp
3、eakers talking about?AA singing competition BA basketball match CA famous pop star听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8What does the man dislike?AEating out BShopping online CGoing to the store9Whats the girls plan?AWaiting for her mother BHaving some pizzaCStaying at home听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What does the woman say about
4、 her family?AThey led a poor lifeBThey kept a lot of birdsCThey owned a small farm11What did the womans mother impress her with?AHer love BHer success CHer ambition12What did the womans mother wish her to do?AGo to college BBecome a writer CHave a better life听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Why does the woman pla
5、n to wear a mask tomorrow?ABecause of the smog B.Because of her illnessCBecause of the cold weather14Whats a big problem in the city?AThe heavy traffic BThe air pollution CThe large population15What do the speakers decide to do?AChange their ways to go to work BAsk the government to do somethingCCal
6、l on people to protect the environment16What can we know about the man?AHe always uses the public transportB.He seldom listens to the weather reportCHe is waiting for the weather to improve soon听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Who is the speaker?AA student BA professor CA teachers helper18What is the class mainl
7、y about?AElectricityBModern scienceCScience in ancient Greece and Rome19What was calculated correctly by an ancient Greek?AThe size of the earthBThe size of the moonCThe distance between the moon and the earth20What will the speaker do next?ATalk about ArchimedesBExplain a math problemCAnswer some q
8、uestions第一部分: 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）AIn October 2010, I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow. Id been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away. On January
9、2, 2012, while Mom was visiting me in Iowa, I told her, “I dont like gymnastics anymore. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job in Virginia. I just want to come home.” Moms eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone. “Youre breaking my heart, Brie,” she said. “Youve been do
10、ing gymnastics for ten years, and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind?”I hadnt lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. Its an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.“Im not trying to break your heart, Mom,” I said. “I just dont want to do it anymore.”“I know y
11、ou miss home. But youve signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability. Youve got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If you dont like gymnastics, then at the very least, you will finish
12、the season.”The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chows gym, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnast
13、ics.For now, heres what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics, my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.21. The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _. A. she thought she loved music more B.she was
14、 overcome with homesickness C. an Olympic gold was beyond her reach D. the training for the Olympics was too hard 22. We can infer from the passage that the author _. A. was born into an athletic family B. realized her Olympic dreamC. changed her mind in the end D. had a bad childhood 23. What would
15、 be the best title for the passage? A. My leap of faith B. A quitterC. My mother D. A dream come true BLong-time exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain and cause trouble in learning and memory, and even anxiety. This is suggested by the results of new research on mice.Wh
16、ile other studies have shown the harmful effects of polluted air in the lungs and heart, this is the first to show the negative effect on the brain.The team of Laura Fonken, Randy Nelson, from the Ohio State University, USA, has spread to the brain a previous line of research which found that fine p
17、articulate (微粒) matter floating in the air mainly because of air pollution caused by humans, causes swelling in much of the body, and may be related to high blood pressure problems, and some other diseases.In the research Fonken and his colleagues exposed mice to polluted air for six hours each day,
18、 five days a week, over a period of 10 months, almost half the average life length of mice.Polluted air contains fine particles created by cars, factories and natural dust. Fine particles of this kind are tiny, about 2.5 micrometers in diameter, or about one-thirtieth the width of a human hair. Thes
19、e particles can go deep into lungs and other organs.The concentration of this particulate material to which they exposed mice is equal to the concentration at which people can be exposed in some polluted urban areas.After a period of 10 months, the researchers got the animals to have a series of beh
20、avioral tests. Both the behavior of mice and the results of neurological (神经的) tests done to them show that those within the polluted air had more problems in learning and memory, and higher levels of anxiety.The results suggest that long-time exposure to polluted air can have measurable negative ef
21、fects on the human brain and can cause a variety of mental health problems. This could have important consequences for those living and working in polluted urban areas. 24The results of new research on mice first suggest that polluted air mainly does harm to _ .Anormal organsBlungs and heart Cmental
22、 healthDblood pressure25The bad effects of tiny particles in polluted air are those Except _ .Ahigh blood pressure problemsBmaking human hair thinnerCdifferent kinds of diseasesDswelling in much of the body26From the last sentence we can infer that people living in polluted urban areas _ .Aare likel
23、y to suffer from mental problemsB. can measure the negative effect on themC show little concern for air pollutionD. can be exposed to polluted air longer27Which of the following is the best title for the passage?ALong-time Exposure to Air Pollution B.Evidence and Concern of Air PollutionC Measurable
24、 Effect on Human Brain D DmentalProblems Caused by Air PollutionCFrom the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure t
25、hey “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they dont know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them t
26、o read oftener and more adventurously. One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now Im going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am n
27、ot going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, thats enough for me. Also Im not going to ask you what words mean. “ The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One gi
28、rl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.” During the spr
29、ing she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk, From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It cant be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Dont you find parts
30、of it rather heavy going?” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part. ” This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom isan exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you
31、can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book. 28. According to the passage, childrens fear and dislike of books may result from_. A. reading little and thinki
32、ng little B. reading often and adventurouslyC. being made to read too much D. being made to read aloud before others 29. Upon hearing the teachers talk, the children probably felt that_. A. it sounded stupid B. it was not surprising at all C. it sounded too good to be true D. it was no different fro
33、m other teachers talk 30. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage? A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading. B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks. C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books. D. She turned
34、out to be a top student after coming to this school. 31. From the teachers point of view,_ . A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school D. reading
35、involves understanding every little piece of information DIf you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specialized training. A recent survey shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-j
36、ob training. Thats especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornells School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelors degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a backgr
37、ound of formal education coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesnt pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary in the first place, but the
38、 impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate (公司的) faith in specialized degrees, Michigan States Scheetz states a pattern in corporate hiring practices, although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalist
39、s for middle and upper-level management. “They want someone who isnt limited by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture, ” says Scheetz.Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are thought to have: writing and communication skills, organizational ski
40、lls, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academ
41、ically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behaviorplus a computer course or two. With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good c
42、ombination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz.32. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market? A. Students with a bachelors degree in humanities. B. People with an MBA degree front top universities. C. People with formal schooling plus work experience. D. People with special training in
43、 engineering.33. By saying “. but the impact of a degree washes out after five years”, the author means _. A. most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundation B. an MBA degree does not help promotion to managerial positions C. MBA programs will not be as popular in five years time
44、as they are now D. in five years people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates have got.34. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because _. A. they are more capable of handling changing situations B. they can stick to established ways of solving problems C. they are thor
45、oughly trained in a variety of specialized fields D. they have attended special programs in management.35. Which of the following statements does the author support? A. Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists. B. Formal schooling is less important than job training. C. On-the-job tra
46、ining is, in the long run, less costly. D. Generalists will do better than specialists in management.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。What will you do if you cant eat everything bought in the canteen? 36 . According to a survey , what students waste every year could fe
47、ed over 10 million people. 37 . According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people . Food waste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflects various cultural and social issues in d
48、ifferent countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that its good to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste. 38 . Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
49、 On campus, a generation of single children is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly have any concept of how much toil others go through in order to provide them with the food they eat. 39 . There are 925 million hungry people in the wo
50、rld. They dont have enough food to eat . And farmers work very hard to grow the crops . 40 . Its also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste. Recently a campaign against food waste launched on line in China might make you think twice about being so wastef
51、ul. ABut canteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg. BSo we shouldnt waste our food. CStudents can never realize the serious food waste situation. DMost of us would simply throw away any leftover food. E. Students waste is extremely serious. FTo reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time
52、. GChina, in turn, features its own eating culture. 第二部分: 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fanciest place to eat. My 41 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping. I order
53、ed a Salisbury steak. When brought to the table, it was 42 by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas. And I 43 was not about to eat them now. “Eat your peas,” my grandmother said.“Mother,” said my mother in her 44 voice. “He doesnt like peas. Leav
54、e him 45 .”My grandmother did not reply. She 46 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the fateful words that changed my life: “Ill pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I had absolutely no idea of the coming doom. I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 47 amount of
55、 money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 48 of that five dollars. I began to force the terrible things down my 49 .My mother was very angry. My grandmother had that 50 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）. “I can do what I want, E
56、llen, and you cant stop me. ”My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me.I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat. The 51 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to 52 , but the magical image of that five dollars 53 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them
57、. My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a(n) 54 way. My mother continued to glare in silence. And the 55 ended. Or so I thought.My grandmother left for Aunt Lillians a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas
58、. She offered me some peas, and I certainly 56 . My mother fixed me with a cold 57 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to 58 me for years.“You ate them for 59 , she said. You can eat them for love.”What possible argument could I gather against that? There was
59、none. I ate them that day and every other time they were 60 thereafter. 41. A. grandmotherB. sisterC. brotherD. father42. A. coveredB. accompaniedC. replacedD. brought43. A. passivelyB. particularlyC. sincerelyD. certainly44. A. warningB. pleasantC. terrificD. bored45. A. awayB. behindC. aloneD. out
60、46. A. cameB. leanedC. walkedD. waved47. A. unacceptableB. uncertainC. unimaginableD. undeniable来源4848A. possessionB. thoughtC. referenceD. offer49. A. mouthB. faceC. stomachD. throat 50. A. interestedB. surprisedC. offensiveD. self-satisfied51. A. peasB. glaresC. wordsD. gestures52. A. break upB. s
61、end upC. throw upD. jump up53. A. floatedB. fadedC. escapedD. rolled54. A. peacefulB. showyC. hurriedD. encouraging55. A. incident B. silence C. lunchD. shopping56. A. hesitatedB. acceptedC. refused D. complained57. A. handB. voiceC. lookD. eye 58. A. pushB. benefitC. troubleD. cheer59. A. moneyB. p
62、ressureC. funD. love60. A. awardedB. refusedC. servedD. mentioned 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。 When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that he could catch many fish 61 I couldnt catch
63、anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I was even more upset then because, “Im not a fish!” I didnt know how to think like a fish.As I got a little 62 (old), I began to understand what my da
64、d really 63 (mean). So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the 64 (month) meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water 65 deep water because
65、the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.When I grew up and entered 66 business world, I remember 67 (hear) my first boss say, “We all need to think like sales peop
66、le.” But it didnt completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts 68 (promote) long-term services to people who are much senior and richer than me, I gr
67、adually learned 69 we all need is to think more like 70 （consume）.第三部分: 写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Sir, Im writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host family for the British students Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighb
68、orhood, our large fully-equipped apartment meets all their needsIn addition the convenient public transportation, our own car can also bring them to some nearby places of interestWith fluent English, Im sure I will have no difficulty communicatewith themAbove all, we have hosted two British students
69、 last year, through it weve gained lots of experienceWhats more, my mother is a good cooker and can guarantee us a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food I would greatly appreciate you if I could have the chance to host them and make friends with themLooking forward to your reply Yours,
70、Li Hua笫二节: 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是高三学生李华。在一个英文网络论坛上,你看到如下的一个帖子: With the college entrance examination approaching, quite a few students are suffering mental problems. It does great harm to their study and health. What can we do to help those students?请你回帖，要点如下： 1. 列出某些学生心理焦虑的现象； 2. 提出应该采取的对策（如应对方法和积极态度）。注意：1. 文章的开头和结尾已经给出（不计入总词数），可适当发挥2. 词数：100左右。 I agree with what you said. It also worries me that many students have some mental problems. _ With the mental problems removed, we will keep in normal mental health and study happily.
