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1、20202020 届广州大学附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析届广州大学附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析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 AHow to Look at ShapeTake a seat at the virtual(虚拟的)table.At our new,monthly membership program,youll join MoMA sta
2、ffand fellow members for lively discussions about our collection and exhibitions.Ask questions,share your thoughts,and broaden the mind.A live Q&A,with Michelle Kuo and Anny Aviram,about shape and its role in MoMAscollection is also arranged.Draw,Write,and Connect with OthersExperiment with drawing
3、and writing exercises as ways to connect with others,even when physically distant,in this 45-minute online workshop.This workshop is part of the Creativity Lab at Home plan.This session is led byFrancis Estrada,Assistant Educator,and Hannah Fagin,Coordinator.Ifs open to anyone,but registration is li
4、mitedand space is available on a first-come,first-served basis.Storytelling Through ArtThere are many ways to tell a story through words through theater and dance,or through visual art,forexample.Discover how artist Jacob Lawrence shared the history of an important event by combining words andart in
5、 a series of paintings calledThe Migration Series.For kids ages seven to fourteen.Parent participation isencouraged in this online event.Don miss the opportunity to spend meaningful time with them.The Human ShelterIn 2016,MoMA opened Insecurities:Tracing Displacement and Shelter,an exhibition that e
6、xamined howcontemporary architecture arid design addressed ideas of shelter in light of global refugee(难民)emergencies.Danish Boris Benjamin Bertram documented the exhibition,and the result is a movie by him asking what makes ahome,and,perhaps more importantly,when shelter becomes home.This online ev
7、ent is part of Member events.1.What is special about How to Look at Shape?A.It provides an interactive part.B.It is accessible to everyone.C.It is organized by Michelle Kuo.D.It focuses on MoMAs new collection.2.Which event is family-friendly?A.The Human Shelter.B.How to Look at Shape.C.Storytelling
8、 Through Art.D.Draw,Write,and Connect with Others.3.In which aspect might Bertram do well?A.Shelter design.B.Storytelling.C.Art education.D.Film-making.BDads comb was jade green.I heard he bought it when he married Mum,which made the comb two yearsolder than I was.Every night,he wouldsmile,hand me t
9、he comb and say,“Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it,OK?”I was more than happy to do it.At age five this mundane task brought me such joy.I would excitedly turn thetap on,then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could.Satisfied that Id done a good job,I wouldproudly return the comb
10、 to Dad.He would smile at me and place the comb on top of his wallet.About two years later,Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business.I started primary school.That was when things started to change.He didnt come home as much as he used to just a couple of times aweek.And when he d
11、id come home,it was always late and Id already be in bed.I started to get mad.I stoppedwaiting for him to come home,and stopped going downstairs to check on him.Today,Im no longer a kid.Ive graduated from college and got a job.Dads business has got back on track.Things are better now.Yet the uncomfo
12、rtable silence between Dad and me persisted.Two days before my birthday last year,Dad came home early.As usual,I helped him carry his bags into hisstudy.When I turned to leave,he said,“Hey,would you like to help me clean my comb?”I looked at him a while,then took the comb and headed to the sink.I pa
13、ssed the clean comb back to Dad.He looked at it and smiled.But this time,I noticed something different.My dad has aged.He has wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiles,yet his smile is still as heartwarming as before.The smile of a father who just wants a good life for his family.Dad carefully placed
14、 his comb on top of his wallet.After so many years,he still organizes his personal items in the same meticulous way.I guess some thingsnever change.And for that,Im glad.4.What caused the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me?A.Generation gap.B.Dads failure in business.C.My ignorance of Dad.D.Dads
15、 absence from the family.5.Which of the following can best describe Dad?A.Gentle but strict.B.Hardworking and caring.C.Cautious and realistic.D.Demanding but patient.6.Why did Dad ask his daughter to clean his comb before her birthday?A.To give her a lesson.B.To follow his old habit.C.To fix their r
16、elationship.D.To praise her helpfulness.7.Which saying concludes the text best?A.Yesterday once more.B.Let bygones be bygones.C.Some things never change.D.Like father,like daughter.CScientists often compare coral reefs(珊瑚礁)to underwater rainforests,yet unlike the leafy plant base of aforest,corals a
17、re animals.The soft creatures are naturally half-transparent and get their brilliant color1 fromalgae(藻类)living inside them.When corals experience stress from hot temperatures or pollution,theyhalttheinterdependent relationship with algae,typically pushing them out and turning white.Corals are still
18、 alive whenthey are white,but theyre at risk and many eventually die,turning dark brown.Scientists around the world are looking for means to protect and maybe increase corals.One common optionis to create more protected areas essentially national parks in the ocean.Beyond nature preserves,someconser
19、vationists are looking to more hands-on methods.One research center in the Florida Keys is exploring aform of natural selection to keep corals remaining.The reef system in the Keys has been hit hard by climatechange and pollution,which is especially tough,because corals there help support fisheries
20、worth$100 millionevery year.To keep the wild ecosystem alive,Erinn Muller,the centers director,and her team are harvesting samples ofthe corals that survived the environmental stress naturally,keeping them to make them reproduce,and thenreattaching them to the reef.They have 46,000 corals on plastic
21、 frames under the sea.So far,the center hasregrown over 70,000 corals from five different species on damaged reefs.In The Bahamas,Ross Cunning,a research biologist at Chicagos Shedd Aquarium,focuses on corals withgenes that could make them natural candidates for restoration projects.He published a s
22、tudy of two Bahamianreefs,one that survived an extreme 2015 heat wave,and one that didnt.We think their ability to deal with thesehigher temperatures is built into their genes,says Cunning.Theres evidence of corals evolving more quickly toresist rapidly warming climate.The big question scientists ne
23、ed investigate,adds Gunning,is how much more heatcorals can adapt to.8.What does the underlined word halt in the first paragraph mean?A.End.B.Develop.C.Strengthen.D.Weaken.9.What do Muller and her team do to save corals?A.Restore the damaged reefs.B.Grow corals by hand underwater.C.Create more prote
24、cted areas.D.Move corals to unpolluted areas.10.What do Gunnings words suggest?A.Many corals have been genetically improved.B.Cooling down the waters is key to rescuingcorals.C.Reasons for corals surviving heat waves are shocking.D.The highest temperature corals cansurvive is unclear.11.Which can be
25、 a suitable title for the text?A.Relationship between corals and algaeB.Efforts made to save coralsC.Impact of climate warming on coralsD.Survival crisis faced by coral reefsDThe Jewish(犹太人）family-had-just finished supper and the woman had placed the dishes in the sink.Thekitchen was quite damp and
26、even gloomier than in the main room.It was their third apartment since the start ofthe war,they had abandoned the other two in a hurry.The woman came back into the room and sat down again atthe table.The 3-year-old boy sat with his back straight,his eyes fixed on his father,but it was obvious that h
27、e was sosleepy that he could barely sit up.The man was smoking a cigarette.His eyes were blood-shot and he kept blinking in a funny way.This blinkinghad begun soon after they fled the second apartment.It was late,past ten oclock and they could have gone to sleep,but first they had to play the game t
28、hat theyhad been playing every day for two weeks.Even though the man tried his best and he moved very quickly,the faultwas his and not the childs.The boy was.marvelous.Seeing his father put out his cigarette,he opened his blue eyeseven wider.The woman,who didnt actually take part in the game,stroked
29、 the boys hair.“Well play the key game just one more time only today.Isnt that right?she asked her husband.He didnt answer because he was not sure.They were still two or three minutes off.He arose and walkedtowards the bathroom door.Thenthe woman called out softly,“Ding-dong.At the sound of the bell
30、 ringing somusically from his mothers lips,the boy jumped up from his chair and ran to the front door,which was separatedfrom the main room by a narrow corridor.“Whos there?he asked.The woman,remaining in her chair,shut her eyes tight as if feeling a sudden,sharp pain.“Il1 open up in a minute,Im jus
31、t looking for the keys,the child called out.Then he ran back to the mainroom,making a lot of noise with his feet.He ran in circles around the table,pulled out one of the sideboarddrawers,and slammed it shut.“Just a minute,I cant find them,I dont know where Mama put them,he yelled,then dragged the ch
32、air acrossthe room,climbed onto it,and reached up to the top of the shelf.“I found them!”he shouted triumphantly.Then he got down from the chair,pushed it back to the table,and calmlywalked to the door and opened it.“Shut the door,darling,the woman said softly.You were perfect.”The child didnt hear
33、what she said.He stood in the middle of the room,staring at the closed bathroom door.“Shut the door,the woman repeated in a tired flat voice.Every evening she repeated the same words,andevery evening he stared at the closed bathroom door.At last it opened.The man was pale and his clothes were streak
34、ed with lime and dust.He stood there,eyesblinking in that funny way.“Well?How did it go?asked the woman.“I still need more time.He has to look for them longer.I slip in sideways allright,but then.Its so tight in therethat when I turn.And hes got to make more noise-he should stamp his feet louder.The
35、 child didnt take his eyes off him.“Say something to him,the woman whispered.You did a good job,little one,he said mechanically.“Thats right,”the woman said,“youre really doing a wonderful job,darling.You act just like a grown-up.Andyou do know that if someone should really ring the doorbell when Ma
36、ma is at work,everything will depend onyou?And what will you say when they ask you about your parents?”“Mamas at work.”“And Papa?He was silent.“And Papa?the man screamed in terror.The child turned pale.“And Papa?”the man repeated more calmly.“Hes dead,”the child answered and threw himself at his fat
37、her,who was standing right beside him,butalready long dead to the people who would really ring the bell.12.What does the underlined sentence in Para.5 mean?A.The family needed to practise the game for another 2 or 3 minutes.B.There was still 2 or 3 minutes left before someone knocked at the door.C.T
38、hey would become too sleepy to play the game 2 or 3 minutes later.D.The father needed 2 or 3 more minutes before the kid opened the door.13.Why did the boy make a lot of noise when he was looking for the key?A.Because he needed to drown out the noise caused by his father.B.Because he was too little
39、and just couldnt control his footsteps.C.Because he was too anxious to find the key to open the door with.D.Because he met many barriers on his way to where the key was.14.In Para.12,why did the mother repeat“shut the door”in a tired,flat voice,instead of the previous soft one?A.She was angry becaus
40、e her son didnt close the door as he had been told to.B She felt anxious because she knew her husband would be annoyed at the boy again.C.She was disappointed because the boys movement betrayed again where her husband was.D.She was impatient because she was asked to repeat these words again and agai
41、n every evening.15.What is the best title of the passage?A.A Scary NightB.The Key GameC.My Father Is DeadD.An Innocent Boy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The end of British pub culture?British beer and pubs are famous around the world.Thin
42、gs are changing.However,_16_For thousands of years,the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and thepub.Traditionally,the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town,since it is where the peoplegather to socialize and exchange news.After all,the word
43、“pub”is actually short for“public house”.As a result,British pubs are often old and well preserved._17_Many British pubs have old names referring to the monarchs,such as the kings head or the queen Victoria,but of course this doesnt mean they are only for kings and queens._18_On a cold night,the pub
44、s landlord orlandlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire.There is always honest and hearty food and plenty ofdrink available at an affordable price.Thats how it used to be._19_Economic downturns,governmental“austerity measures”(财政紧缩政策),and cultural changes are causing many pubs to go o
45、ut of business.People do not have spare money to spend onbeer.On top of that,in 2007 smoking was banned in all public indoor spacer including spaces,including pubs,which may also have affected the numbers of customers going to pubs since then.To save their business,pubs are trying to diversify to at
46、tract new customers.Now there are a number ofdifferent types of pubs.Besides a“traditional pub”,a“gastro pub”serves higher-quality food thanusual._20_And a“theme pub”caters to specific types of customers,such as sports or karaoke fans.As you can see,British pubs now offer something for everyone.And
47、with various“save the pub”campaign,there are signs that people are regathering around these new kinds of pubs while supporting the traditional onesto back its great British custom with pride.A.Dont British people like drinking beer?B.Many of them have become historic sites that tourists visit.C.Is t
48、his the end of a great British tradition?D.A“microbrewery”often has fresher beer than other types of pub.E.Some pubs are allowed law to stay open after 11 pm.F.Pubs have always welcomed people from all classes and parts of society.G.Now there are worrying signs that things are beginning to decline.第
49、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The goal of the Egg Drop Challenge was simple-you built a_21_container to keep an egg frombreaking when_22_over the stadium wall.We worked alone or with a(n)_23_.My bes
50、t friend,Cassie,and I always worked on projects together.She is_24_;Im brainy.We are the perfect_25_.I made my sandwich while waiting for Cassie to come and_26_the container.Spreading themarshmallow(棉花软糖)cream_27_me an idea-cushion the egg with some marshmallow creamsto_28_the shock of the impact(撞击