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1、20202020 届廊坊市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及答案届廊坊市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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 ANew events and changes of junior golf competition calendarNew eventsNotah BegayJunior Golf National ChampionshipWhat doe
2、s a junior golfer aim to pursue?One thing is to be noticed,ideally by a college coach.A remarkableopportunity will be offered by the Notah BegayJunior Golf National Championship to its participants:an eventbroadcast by Golf Channel.Players aged between eight and 18 can compete in the new event;infor
3、mation aboutwhere and when it will be held will be released later.Barbasol Junior ChampionshipBeginning the career in the PGA Tour is something that a junior golfer tends to dream of.The Barbasol JuniorChampionship,which is scheduled to take place between June 29 and July 2 at Keene Trace Golf Clubi
4、nNicholasville,Kentucky,will provide such an opportunity.Boys under 19 years old will qualify for this new 54-holeevent,and the winner will be awarded a spot at the PGA Tours Barbasol Championship in July.Changed eventsThunderbird International JuniorThe dates of the AJGAs Thunderbird International
5、Junior have to be changed since the NCAA Championshipsmove to Grayhawk Golf Club inScottsdale,Arizona,for the next three years.Generally,the Thunderbird is played atthe end of May.However,this year it is scheduled on different dates for the first time,from April 9 to 12,whichmeans,of course,that the
6、 finish date is on Masters Sunday.Gator InvitationalJunior golf intends to prepare for the following college golf.If this is the case,then it is crucial to simulate thehigher-level experience as much as possible.Because of that,the Gator Invitational,as a junior boys event,hasmade a significant deci
7、sion on becoming a 54-hole event by adding a round this year.The new version will beplayed from March 13 to 15 at The Country Club of Jackson inJackson,Mississippi.1.Which event can be watched on TV?A.Notah BegayJunior Golf National Championship.B.Barbasol Junior Championship.C.Thunderbird Internati
8、onal Junior.D.Gator Invitational.2.When will the Thunderbird International Junior be played?A.At the end of May.B.From April 9 to 12.C.Between June 29and July 2.D.From March 13 to 15.3.What has been changed about the Gator Invitational?A.The award given to the winnerB.The place where it is played.C.
9、The required age of the players.D.The number of rounds it has.BIvrea is a town in the Piedmont province of northern Italy.It is known for its localcarnival（狂欢节）organizedin February.The main part of the carnival is the famous Battle of the Oranges(La battaglia delle arance).The Battleincludes nine te
10、ams who throw oranges at each other during three carnival days Sunday,Monday and Tuesday.Oranges were not always used in the battle.In the middle ages people used beans.Twice a year the localfeudal lord gave a pot of beans to the poor families who,as sign of rebellion,threw them out of their homes.L
11、aterbeans became part of carnival as sort of“ammunition”for throwing at people passing by.It is still not known why exactly people started using oranges.It is believed that the origin for this tradition isin the mid 19th century.The legend says that local girls,standing on balconies,started to throw
12、 some oranges,together with confetti,lupins(白羽扇豆)and flowers,onto the parade carriages.The girls actually wanted to drawattention of boysin the carriages.Boys“answered”by throwing some objects back at girls.Little battle started thatway.Battle of the Oranges got strict rules after the World War II.T
13、he battles are organized on towns squares.Thebattles are fought between teams in carriages(symbolizing local the guards of localtyrant(恶霸)and the teamswalking beside those carriages(symbolizing rebellious people of Ivrea).Oranges for the event are brought from the island of Sicily.The oranges used a
14、re of low quality,not suitablefor humans.About 270,000 kilograms of oranges are used each year.The carnival ends with a silent march on the night of“Fat Tuesday”.The Carnival general says goodbye toeveryone with the phrase See you next Fat Thursday at 1 p.m.Special prizes are awarded to three best f
15、oot teams,three carriages drawn by two horses and three carriagesdrawn by four horses.Different elements are judged like for example throwing ability,fair play or decoration ofcarriages.4.The word ammunition(paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to_.A.decorationB.bulletsC.advertisementD.presents5.In Bat
16、tle of the Oranges,the teams walking beside carriages act as _.A.the Carnival generalB.the local feudal lordC.the rebellious people of IvreaD.the guards of local tyrant(暴君)6.Which of the following statements about Battle of the Oranges is NOT true?A.In the middle ages,people threw beans out of homes
17、 as a sign of rebellion.B.Girls throw oranges towards carriages in the parade to attract the attention of boys inside.C.Tons of oranges are used every year to hold the festival.D.People started to throw oranges because they are of low quality and not suitable to eat.7.What is this passage mainly abo
18、ut?A.A traditional activity in an Italian carnivalB.The origin of Battle of the OrangeC.How people enjoy themselves in the Orange CarnivalD.The rules of activities in carnivals in ItalyCA company called Neuralink has shared a video which appears to show a monkey playing a video game,butwhat makes th
19、e video even stranger is that themonkey is playing the video game with just its mind.Neuralink is a company owned by Elon Musk,which is working to develop devices that could allow people tocontrol things using just their brains.The monkey in the video is called Pager,having special Link devices insi
20、dehis brain.These devices are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pagers brain that controlmovements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game using a banana juice as a reward when he playedthe gamecorrectly.Soon Pager was eager to play well in order to get m
21、ore smoothie.At first,Pager controlled the videogame using a joystick(操纵杆).But as Pager played,his Link devices wirelessly sent out information about thesignals his brain was using to control his arms and hands.Neuralinks scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match up
22、the signals from Pagers brain to the movements that his hands wereactually doing.This was challenging work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence(AI)to help themdecode(解码)Pagers brain signals.The next step was to have a computer make moves in the video game as if Pager had actually mo
23、ved thejoystick.If Pager thought about moving the joystick up,the computer would send an upsignal to the video game.Thus Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.When people are paralyzed(瘫痪的),its often because the brain has lost the ability to send signals to nervesand muscles in
24、certain parts of the body.Neuralink hopes that one day,its system will be ableto send thisinformation in a different way,allowing paralyzed people to use their arms or legs again.8.What does Neuralink aim to do?A.To make monkeys much smarter.B.To solve complex problems with monkeys.C.To create a dev
25、ice linking monkeys and people.D.To make people control things with their brains.9.How does the author introduce the process of the research?A.In order of time.B.By making a comparison.C.By giving examples.D.In order of space.10.What played an important role in the success of the research?A.The joys
26、tick.B.Artificial intelligence.C.The video game.D.The banana smoothie.11.Which is the most suitable title of the test?A.Neuralink Posts an Unusual VideoB.Disabled People Have a Bright FutureC.Monkey Plays Video Games with His MindD.Neuralink,a Creative and Competitive CompanyDImagine the feeling of
27、swinging at a baseball going 100 miles per hourwithout leaving your living room,orbeing in race car as it roars down the track,while you are sitting on the couch.These are just some of the ways that sports business leaders say virtual reality(VR)will revolutionize howpeople train for and experience
28、sports.Virtual and augmented（增强的）realities are together known as mixedreality(MR).“American footballers are already using VR to better train their minds andread the field,”Ludden said.“This can allow players to perfect their skills without risking injury.”Canadian company D-BOX Technologies designs
29、and produces moving seats found in cinema and theme parks.It is now moving into sports,and shows its Formula One(F1)racing simulator（模拟器）.The seats stimulate theforce of gravity,speed and every shaking as Fl champion Lewis Hamilton zips around city streets.A simulation seat uses pre-programed data n
30、ow.Someday,though,it could use real-time information sent bythe car.“They couldbroadcast live content through a network in pop-up theaters around the world,”Ludden said.Say you want to experience the true stress of a batter being up against major-league baseball pitcher.“You canhave a heartbeat adde
31、d to the sensation on the seat and then you can feel it,boom,boom,”Maheu explained.“When he swings and hits the ball,you can have an impact.”One day,fans around the world could physically experience every game from their favorite player in real time.Ludden said that current and near-future technolog
32、y could create“augmented stadiums”for live audiences.Panasonic launched its“Smart Venue”plans which included the overlaying of graphics,advertisements,playerstatistics and replays on the field of play at a pro football game.“If you are seated in the cheap seats,you can seethis really useful.”“Fans m
33、ay someday join in stadium wide games,using the field as a virtual gaming platform,”Ludden added.12.What does the underlined phrase“read the field”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Get off the playing field.B.Build up a football court.C.Judge the situation on the field.D.Ask players to play on the spot.13.What
34、does Maheu think audiences can do in the future baseball game?A.Enjoy live content in any theater.B.Program the simulation seats in advance.C.Control the force and speed of the baseball.D.Experience the real time game with the player.14.What does Ludden mainly describe in the last paragraph?A.The or
35、igin of VR.B.A future stadium.C.An advertisement platform.D.The expectations of audiences.15.What is the main idea of the text?A.VR can improve players skills for sports.B.VR increases fans joy in the baseball game.C.VR can improve sports experience for players and fans.D.VR promises a new future fo
36、r football players and games.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）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Give yourself a test.Which way is the wind blowing?How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from yourfront door?If your awareness is as sharp as it could be,youll have no troubl
37、e answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults.A childs day is filled with fascination,newness and wonder._16_But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear;we are numbto new stimulation(刺激),new ideas.Relearning the art of seeing the wor
38、ld around us is quite simple,although ittakes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before itoccurs._17_One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students,I mentionedthat we
39、were going to cross a mountain stream.The students began complaining about how cold it would be.Wereached the stream,and they unwillingly walked ahead.They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was ahot spring.Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first._18_I saw bird watchers who s
40、potted a bird,immediately looked it up in field guides,and said,aruby-crowned kinglet and checked it off.They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it wasdoing.The pressures of time and destination are further blocks to awareness.I encountered many hikers whowere headed to a di
41、stant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark._19_They nevertake a moment to see whats around them.I asked them what theyd seen.Oh,a few birds,they said.Theyseemed bent on their destinations._20_Next time you take a walk,no matter where it is,take in all the sights,sounds and sens
42、ations.Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.A.This blocks awareness.B.They dont know what awareness is.C.Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness.D.It seldom occurred to them towander a little bit.E.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.F.Being s
43、harp doesnt mean we have to stay alert all the time,though.G.Another block to awareness is the obsession many of us have with naming things.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 21.5 分，满分
44、30 分)For many,public speaking is a huge headache.As someone who is very shy,I never thought I couldperfectly_21_a speech until I decided to_22_an English speaking competition.One day when I entered the classroom,my eyes were immediately drawn to a sign_23_that an Englishspeaking competition would be
45、 hold next month.Giving a speech in front of a large audience would be a huge challenge for me._24_,I really didntwant to miss this opportunity to help_25_my confidence and cultivate(培养)my_26_speaking skills.I was torn between my desire of participating and my_27_of speaking in public.In the end,I_2
46、8_myselfto sign up and to take on the challenge.I didnt want to be shy any more.I carefully chose a suitable topicand constantly polished my speech to_29_it.I also practiced mypronunciation and every gesture in front of the mirror over and over again._30_,the big day arrived.Iheard he hot say,Lets w
47、elcome contestant number 9.I stepped onto the stage and saw that the hall wascompletely_31_with people.A burst of fear took over me.I could feel my heart pounding and my palms(手掌)began to_32_and got wet.My legs trembled and I felt as cold as ice.To make matters worse,my mindwent_33_and I couldnt rem
48、ember what I was going to say.I was at the point of giving up when I suddenly_34_my English teacher in thecrowd,who was standingin the corner and smiling at me.Seeing her warm smile,I felt that a sense of_35_immediately replaced themounting fear and anxiety in my mind.My only thought was that I need
49、ed to calm down and enjoy this cheerfulmoment on stage.I took a deep breath,calmed down and started my speech.I focused all of my attention on every word so Iwouldnt make any mistakes.I gradually became_36_in my speech and my nervousness transformed intoconfidence and excitement.It turned out that m
50、y speech was nothing but success.I_37_from the other competitors.I tookmy_38_at the podium(领奖台)to receive a shining medal for my speech.From what I have experienced,I know nothing is_39_.We will face many difficulties in life.Thesedifficulties are like climbing a mountain.It might be difficult at fi