《2020届昌邑市外国语学校高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析.pdf》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2020届昌邑市外国语学校高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析.pdf（11页珍藏版）》请在taowenge.com淘文阁网|工程机械CAD图纸|机械工程制图|CAD装配图下载|SolidWorks_CaTia_CAD_UG_PROE_设计图分享下载上搜索。
1、2020 届昌邑市外国语学校高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析 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 Some colleges have started offering their own gap year programs to support students who want to take a year off in a meaningful way.Below,well look at four of these programs.American Un
2、iversity Gap Program When to apply:By July 15 or November 15 Is there funding available?No.In American University Gap Program,students spend three days per week with a government or business organization in the city.Students go on field trips,listen to guest speakers,take part in hands-on lessons an
3、d work on service projects as a group.Students who complete the program can earn seven credits.Duke University Gap Year Program When to apply:By early May of each year Is there funding available?Yes,$5,000 to$15,000.Though Duke University has no course of study or experience for its gap year program
4、,it encourages students to have an independent plan for their year off,particularly one that promotes personal growth.Independent experiences may include community service,personalized experiential learning opportunities and others.Florida State University Gap Year When to apply:By February 24 Is th
5、ere funding available?Yes,up to$5,000.Florida State University offers gap year funding to students wishing to work or volunteer before starting college.In order to get the momey,students must explain their plans for their gap year.The experience must last over one year.St Norbert College Bridge Year
6、 Experience When to apply:not specified Is there funding available?Not specified.Students taking part in the Bridge Year Experience can travel to locations such as New Mexico,Wisconsin and Guatemala during the fall term,where they learn about the local cultures,take courses and get service opportuni
7、ties.1.What does Duke University advise students to do during their gap year?A.Focus on their personal growth.B.Be independent of their parents.C.Apply before the end of November.D.Contact some off-campus organization.2.How can students get gap year funding from Florida State University?A.By having
8、extra credits.B.By organizing several projects.C.By showing their gap plans.D.By doing volunteer work.3.If you are interested in travelling,you can choose _.A.Florida State University Gap Year B.American University Gap Program C.Duke University Gap Year Program D.St.Norbert College Bridge Year Exper
9、ience B Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife,with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.Single-use masks have been found on the ground,waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir us
10、e in public places to slow the pandemics spread.Worn once,the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down.Face masks arent going away any time soon-but when we throw them away,these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet,Ashley from anima!rights gr
11、oup PETA said.Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysias capitalKuala Lumpur.And in an incident inBritain,a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.However,the biggest influence is in the water.More than 1.5 billion m
12、asks made their way into the worlds oceans last year,accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution,according to environmental group OceansAsia.“Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures,says George Leonard,chief scientist from NGO.When those plastics break down
13、 in the environment,they form smaller and smaller particles（颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“he added.Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them.OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for litte
14、ring and encourage the use of washable masks.4.What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now?A.Waste masks.B.Covid-19.C.Polluted water.D.Damaged habitats.5.What does the underlined word“problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?A.Important.B.Attractive.C.Common.D.Troubling.6.What can we infer from the text?A.Mo
15、nkeys learned to wear masks from humans.B.Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.C.Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.D.Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.7.How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?A.Keep masks after they re used.B.Call on govern
16、ments to stop littering.C.Punish those who wear single-use masks.D.Put used masks in the recycling box.C Technology is supposed to make our lives easier,allowing us todo things more quickly and efficiently.But too often it seems to make things harder.This increase in complexity,often called feature
17、creep,costs consumers time,but it also costs business money.Product returns in the U.S.cost a hundred billion dollars a year,and a recent study by Elke den Ouden,of Philips Electronics,found that at least half of returned products have nothing wrong with them.Consumers just couldnt figure out how to
18、 use them.Companies now know a great deal about problems of usability and consumer behavior,so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?In part,fieature creep is the product of the so-called internal-audience problem:the people who design and sell product are not the ones who buy and use them
19、,and what engineers and marketers think is important is not necessarily whats best for consumers.The engineers tend not to notice when more options make a product less usable.And marketing and sales departments see each additional feature as a new selling point,and anew way to attract customers.You
20、might think,then,that companies could avoid fieature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want.But thats where the trouble begins,because although consumers find overloaded gadgets（配件）unmanageable,they also find them attractive.It turns out that when we look at a new product in a
21、store we tend to think that the more features there are,the better.It is only once we get the product home and try to use it that we realize the virtues of simplicity.It seems strange that we dont expect feature tiredness and thus avoid it.But,as numerous studies have shown,people are not,in general
22、,good at predicting what will make them happy in the future.As a result,we will pay more for more features because we systematically overestimate how often well use them.We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a complicated product works.The fact that buyers want bells and whistles but us
23、ers want something clear and simple creates an unusual problem for companies.A product that doesnt have enough features may fail to catch our eye in the store.But a product with too many features is likely to annoy consumers.8.What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?A.The benefits brought by th
24、e advanced technology.B.The recent study conducted by Elke den Ouden.C.The loss caused by the feature creep of technology.D.Many problems of usability known by the consumers.9.Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?A.It is the audience problem that leads to feature creep.B.
25、What matters to designers and marketers is not good for consumers.C.Feature creep brings blessings to the people in marketing and sales.D.The engineers will not pay attention to the quality of the product 10.What do we know about the buyers in paragraph 4?A.They are deeply convinced that all the pro
26、ducts work in simple way.B.They are fed up with the more and more features of the products.C.They are too confident of their ability to use the complicated products.D.They are quite clear about the products which will make them happy.11.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Saying No to Featur
27、e Creep is No Easy Thing B.Feature-heavy Products in Demand C.The More Features,the Better D.Simplicity Outweighs Complexity D My mother is a teacher.I often asked her,“Why do you teach?What keeps you teaching?”The answer was always the same.“There is always that one child,that one moment that is wo
28、rth it.”Now,I am a teacher,too.But different from my mother,I teach students challenging activities outdoors.And when my mother asked me the similar questions,my answer was,“Its that one child,that one special moment.”One of those moments happened recently.I was working with a group of girls in a fo
29、ur-week programme.Everything went on well through the“Team”events and we were moving on to a“High”one called the Wire Walk.In the Wire Walk,each girl had to climb up the pegs in a tree to a wire,8 meters high,and then walk across it.Of course,everything was safe for sure.When it was Susies turn,it s
30、eemed that she didnt really want to.I asked Susie if she was ready.She answered softly,“I suppose.”Now,Susie was at the foot of the tree.She started to make the long reach.Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step.I realized she would not go much further.Susie was halfway up.Then she s
31、topped and held the tree tight,looking very afraid.Her eyes were closed.With her face against the tree,she cried,“I cant.”The other girls sat in silence.I talked quietly to Susie,trying to relax her.I talked for a long time till I ran out of words.“I will still be your friend no matter what,Susie!”M
32、ary broke the silence.To my surprise,Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire.Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled.Mary smiled back.Finally,Susie made it all the way across that wire.When she returned to the ground,the first hug she looked for was from Mary.We all cheered.Moments l
33、ike this keep me doing what I do.12.Why did Susie stop halfway up to the wire?A.It was too high for her to reach.B.She was too afraid to move on.C.Something was wrong with it.D.The teacher asked her to do it.13.Why did Mary break the silence?A.To try again herself.B.To relax the writer.C.To encourag
34、e Susie.D.To draw Susies attention.14.What can we learn from the story of Susie?A.Helping others is helping ourselves.B.A word of encouragement matters a lot.C.Outdoor activities bring peoplecloser than ever.D.A good method plays an important role in teaching.15.Which of the following can be the bes
35、t title for the passage?A.The Wire Walk B.That One Moment C.Fear and Courage D.The Young Hearts 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 Do you want to know how to learn from failures?Your journey starts this second.It takes courage for people to realize that they help on
36、 how to learn from features.These following steps will assist you in learning from your mistakes and move on with your life.36 Alittle bit of humility goes a long way.You know you did something wrong;and while you want to defend your mistakes,you had better keep your emotions in check.Accept that yo
37、ur plans dont go as well as you want and apologize to those who are under influence.Humility is the first step to mend broken ties and relationships.37 Who you were before,or whatever your status might have beenthose are no longer significant.This is not the time for you to start another war,but the
38、 time for you to reflect on what you have done.Observe and report.If you want to learn from failures,then you need to stay quiet and start listening to other people.38 You might not have noticed these things before.Now that youre given the opportunity to observe them,you might be able to pick up a t
39、hing or two.This is your chance to learn how you can help straighten things out.Make things right.Its not the most pleasant task to do,especially when youre cleaning up your mess.But making things right is extremely important to your redemption(补救).If youre not yet certain of what youcan do,ask.39 I
40、nstead,you can start by helping out in little ways.Getting coffee for those who are under the influence,for example,is one way you can choose.Knowing how to learn from your failures is very important.40 A.Humility helps.B.Control your feelings.C.This is the only way you can grow as a person.D.Watch
41、how your friends and colleagues are handing matters.E.Ignore other people who are talking about you behind your back.F.People will be more than happy to help if youshow up with a smile.G.You dont have to come up with one solution that will take care of everything.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小
42、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 was a self-employed writer.But I had been in a bad_21_since my new neighbor moved in.Whenever I became_22_to write,I could hear a girl singing next door.She didnt sing well at all,even_23_-it was ly a headache for me._24_,it became a daily
43、routine for me to_25_.How could I keep up my_26_and go on writing?One day,it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely_27_.I had my husband go to_28_her about the matter.Minutes later,he returned.“That girl is only 17,”he_29_with a sad look,“but she has bone cancer.”My mind suddenly went_30_.“Her
44、mother said that the more_31_it is,the louder her daughter sings.It helps her_32_the pain.The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.”In a flash,I felt guilty about my thoughtless_33_.From that day on,I no longer felt anything_34_,and even got used to her singing-I felt as if_35_by the smel
45、l of flowers.Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been_36_into a hospital.When I returned home in late summer,I_37_felt that something was_38_.I couldnt hear the girl next door sing anymore.“However hard the winds blow,you will stray(走失)no more from my_39_You shall believe
46、that I am brave only with you”Her singing always_40_in my mind.I hope the voice is everlasting for you,me,and everyone.21.A.appetite B.condition C.mood D.state 22.A.bored B.inspired C.safe D.afraid 23.A.out of place B.out of fashion C.out of order D.out of tune 24.A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Surprising
47、ly D.Particularly 25.A.understand B.explain C.tolerate D.follow 26.A.interests B.head C.hope D.spirits 27.A.disturbed B.lifted C.buried D.touched 28.A.indicate B.approach C.complain D.scold 29.A.cried B.yelled C.sighed D.declared 30.A.cold B.silent C.calm D.blank 31.A.hurtful B.wonderful C.effortles
48、s D.difficult 32.A.accelerate B.gather C.ease D.cover 33.A.manners B.step C.movement D.action 34.A.personal B.wrong C.complicated D.stubborn 35.A.blown B.absorbed C.greeted D.moved 36.A.admitted B.laid C.transformed D.suspended 37.A.instead B.somehow C.otherwise D.anymore 38.A.explicit B.abstract C.
49、complex D.missing 39.A.company B.distinction C.prejudice D.reputation 40.A.develops B.rises C.flows D.changes 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 rise in childrens screen time has brought about calls for_41._(great)interaction and more outdoor exerciseto improve learn
50、ing and guard_42._the spread of shortsightedness.Time spent online_43._(increase)dramatically in the past years.Millions of pupils have been forced_44._(switch)to remote learning,according to Qustodio software,_45._tracks usage of devices by children aged 4 to 15 in the UK,US and Spain.One area of c