2020届江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析

2020届江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语下学期期末试题及

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AIt'stimetoputyourtwo-wheelertogooduseonthesefunbikepaths—eachvaryingindistanceanddifficulty.Justchooseonefitforyou.•PaulinskillValleyTrailCheckoutPaulinskillValleyTrail,filledwithforests,wetlands,andsmalltownsalongthis25-mileroute.Whilethetrailismostlyflat,youcandoaquickride.You'relikelytocatchsightofbeautifulbirds,consideringmorethan100speciesfindahomeinthelandnearthepath.Checkoutthetrailinthefall-primetimeforprettysights.•AlaHeleMakalaeOntheislandofKaui,you'llfindabikepathwithlotsofbeachyviewsthat'llleaveyoufeelingaccomplishedyetcalm.Thenametranslatesto“ThePaththatGoesByCoast,”and,asyoumightguess,theseven-milepathhugstheshoreline.Startearlyenoughandyou'llwitnessanincrediblesunrisetomakeitevenmoreamazing,•TheCheahaRouteThisridecoversupto126miles,withsteepclimbsandextremedownhillsalongtheway.Soprepareforathrillingride-onethat’snotnecessarilyfortheinexperiencedorthoselookingforaneasy,casualride.Alongtheroute,you'llpedalthroughfivetowns.Thejourneyisworthit,though,becauseyougetsomeofthemostscenicviewsinthestate.•TheWhitefishTrailFamousforitscountlessrouteoptions,whetheryou’reanewbikerlookingforsmoothtracksoryouhavemoreexperienceandwanttoplayaroundonrocky,moretechnicalland,thisbikepathbringsinlotsofvisitors.The43-milerouteoffersbeautifulgreenscenery.Aroundeverycomer,you’llseeanewjaw-droppinglandscape,fromglassylakestogreenmountains.WhenisthebesttimetovisitPaulinskillValleyTrail?A.InAutumn. B.Allyearround.C.Onearlymornings. D.Onsunnydays.Whichrouteisnotfitforsomeonenewtocycling?

A.TheWhitefishTrail.B.AlaHeleMakalae.A.TheWhitefishTrail.B.AlaHeleMakalae.C.PaulinskillValleyTrail. D.TheCheahaRoute.What'sthecommonfeatureofthefourroutes?A.Theyarefullofchallenges. B.Variousrouteoptionsareoffered.C.Theyhavebeautifulscenery. D.Differentspeciescanbefoundthere.BThefounderofEarthDaywasGaylordNelson,aU.S.SenatorfromWisconsin.Duringthelate1960s,Americanswitnessedtheuninvitedsideeffectsofhighproductivity.FactoriesandpowerplantsweresendingoutsmokeandindustrialwastewhileAmericanswereusingpetrolfortheirmassive（大量的）cars,makingairpollutionalmostsynonymouswiththenation’sdevelopment.WhatmovedSenatorNelsontoactionwasthe1969massiveoilspillinCalifornia,thelargestintheUnitedStatesatthattime.Thespillprovedtobeanenvironmentalnightmareasithadasignificanteffectonmarinelife,killingabout3,500seabirds,aswellasmarineanimalssuchasdolphins,elephantsealsandsealions,fuelingpublicanger.Inspiredbythestudentantiwarmovementatthatperiodoftime,Nelsonfounditanappropriatetimetodirecttheenergyofthestudentstowardsafightforenvironmentalprotection.HedecidedthatitwastimetoeducatetheAmericansontheneedtoprotecttheenvironment.ThusEarthDaywasbornin1970,andpublicenvironmentalawarenesstookcentrestage.On22ndApril1970,millionsofAmericanstooktothestreetandthousandsofstudentsmarchedtoappealforahealthy,sustainableenvironment.Therewasnowanewsynergy（协同作用）amongdifferentgroupswhichhadpreviouslybeenfightingtheircausesrelatedtotheenvironment.Theirfightforenvironmentalconservationbecamesooverwhelmingthataffectedbusinesseswereforcedtofollowenvironmentalstandardsiftheywantedtocontinuetheiroperations.Asitbecamemoreapparentthatenvironmentalissueswerenotjustlocalizedonesbutaglobalconcern,theyear1990sawEarthDayreachouttomanymorearoundtheworld.EarthDay1990helpedpavethewayforthe1992UnitedNationsEarthSummitinRiodeJaneiro,bringingtogethermanynationsforaunitedefforttowardsprotectingtheenvironment.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“synonymouswith”inparagraph1?A.familiarwith B.oppositetoC.differentfrom D.equaltoWhydidNelsonfoundEarthDay?Tosupportstudents’antiwarmovement.Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheseriousnessoftheoilspill.ToarouseAmerican’sawarenessofenvironmentalconservation.ToeducateAmericanstoprotectmarinelifethreatenedbyoilspillevents.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Businesseswouldliketofollowenvironmentalstandards.EarthDayunitedpeopletofightforenvironmentalprotection.ItwasthesideeffectsofhighproductivitythatledNelsontotakeaction.The1992UnitedNationsEarthSummitmadeEarthDayknowntomorecountries.Thepassagemainlytalksabout .howEarthDaycameintobeingwhyEarthDaywassosignificantwhothefounderofEarthDaywaswhatEarthDaymeanttotheworldCBrowncowsmaynotactuallymakechocolatemilk,butpinksilkworms（蚕）doproducepinksilk,ateamofscientistshasdiscovered.Toseeiftheycouldproducepre-dyedsilk-silkthatcomescolor1ed,straightfromthesource-theteamfedordinarysilkwormsmulberry（桑树）leavesthathadbeensprayed（喷洒）withfabric（织W）dyes（染色剂）.Outofseventesteddyes,onlyoneworked,producingathreadthatremindedmeofpinkdyedhair.Andyes,thewormsthemselvestakeonsomecolor1beforetheyproducesilk.Theircolor1fuldietsdidnotaffecttheirgrowth,theteam,whichincludedengineersandbiologistsfromtheCSIR-NationalChemicalLaboratoryinIndia,reportsinthejournalACSSustainableChemistry&Engineering.（Theresearchersdidn'tlooktoodeeplyintohowthedyesaffectedthesilkworms'health.Afterall,silkwormsdiewhenpeopleharvesttheirsilk.）Theteammadedyeingsilkthiswaybecausecolor1ingfabricnormallyuseslargeamountsoffreshwater.Thewatergetspollutedwithdangerouschemicalsintheprocess,requiringcostlytreatmentbeforefactoriescansenditbackintowaterways.Dyeingsilkdirectlybyfeedingsilkwormswouldavoidthosewater-washingsteps.Scientistsarejuststartingtostudythisidea.However,itremainstobeseenifit'scommerciallysuccessful.Inthisexperiment,theIndianteamtestedsevendyes,whicharecheapandpopularintheindustry.Thescientistsfounddifferentdyesmovedthroughsilkworms'bodiesdifferently.Somenevermadeitintotheworms'silkatall.Otherscolor1edthewormsandtheirsilkbutthecolor1disappearsbeforethesilkisturnedintofabric.Onlyonedye,named"directacidfastred",showedupinthefinal,washedsilkthreads.Bythetimeitmadeitthere,itwasapleasant,lightpink.Thetextismostprobablya(n) .A.sciencereport B.touristguideC.animalexperiment D.fashionadvertisementSilkwormscanproducepinksilkbecause .A.theyarebornpink B.theyaredyedpinkC.theygrowinpinkwater D.theyarefeddyedfoodWhereistheexperimentcarriedout?A.InAmerica. B.InIndia. C.InIsrael. D.InChina.Howmanydyeshavebeenprovedsuccessfulintheexperiment?A.One. B.Three. C.Five. D.Seven.DMedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedaboutmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecornerwheretheschoolbusdroppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon-especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.Hermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:writeanapp.Shewashalf-kidding,butMedhadidn'ttakethechallengelightly.Soshesetouttowork.TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhentravellingalone.UsingtheiPhone,apersoncanprogramittosendawarningtosomeoneheorshetrustsifheorshefailstoarriveatadestinationwithinacertaintime.ItwasthefirstiOSappthatMedhahadcreated.Whileshedidn'tthinkmuchwouldcomefromtheproject,hereffortcaughttheeyeofjudgesfortheannualCongressionalApp.Challenge,whoselectedherasthewinnerforVirginia's10thDistrict.TheAppChallengeisdesignedtoencouragestudentstoconsidercareersinscience,technology,engineering,andmathbyexperimentingwithcodingandcomputerscience.WinningstudentsareinvitedloattendareceptiononCapitolHillinAprilandalsoreceived$250inAmazonWebServicecredits.Medhasaidittookherabout40hourstodesign,programandtesttheapp.Asforhernextapp?Medha'snotcertain.Shetemporarilyhasherapp-developmentambitionsonholdbecauseshe'sbusyteachingherselfartificial

intelligencetohelpdealwithimproperwordsonFacebook.Yes,sheknowsthatthereareteamsofengineersprobablydoingthesamething.Butshefiguresitcan'thurtherownpart,too.“Ifweseesomethingwrongwiththeworld,weshoulddosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Afterall,theonlyonestoppingusfromdoingsomethingisourselves.”WhydidMedhaGuptafeelworried?A.Ittookalongtimetowalkhome. B.Itwasdifficulttowriteanapp.C.Itwascolderthaneverinwinter. D.Itwasunsafetowalkhomealone.WhatisMedha'sattitudetohermother'schallenge?A.Serious. B.Casual. C.Uncertain. D.Indifferent.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“onhold”inParagraph6mean?A.Developed. B.Delayed.15.A.Developed. B.Delayed.15.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.MedhasignedupfortheAppChallenge.C.AnappSafeTravelguideswalkershome.B.MedhadesignedSafeTravelsuccessfully.TheAppChallengedirectsstudentstochoosecareers.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Startinghighschoolmeanschangesinyourlife.Mostteenagerslookforwardtothefirstdayofhighschool,butstillfeelalittlebitnervous. 16 Learnallthatyoucanaboutyourfirstdaybeforethefirstschoolday.Takepartinsomeactivitiesthatareheldattheschoolfornewstudentstoknowtheschoolbetter.Ifparentsareinvitedtotheactivities,takeyourswithyou.Carefullylookoverallthematerials（材料）youreceive. 17 18 Buythethingssuggestedonyourteachers’supplylistsandplaceyourmaterialsforeachclassseparately.Keeppacewithyourhighschoolworkload（工作量）.Ifyoufindyou’renotdoingwellinasubject,makeuseofafter-schoolstudygroupsoraskyourteachertohelpyouwithyourschoolwork. 19 Therearemoreafter-classactivitiesinhighschoolthaninmiddleschool,suchasclubs,musicandtheatregroups,thestudents’union,andsportsteams.Makefriendsandtakepartinsuchschoolactivities. 20 Asksomeoneintheschoolofficeaboutchancestotakepartinschoolactivitiesifyoudon’tknowhow.Thisisagoodtimetodowhatyoulikeandachancetotrynewthings.Whosaidschoolhastobeallworkandnoplay?

Thereisnousefulinformation.Getthethingsyouwillneedforclass.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.DMakesureofthelocationoftheschool’sbuildings.Considerprivatelessonstogetyouthroughadifficulttime.Joinacluborotherorganizationstomeetpeopleanddevelopfriendship.Inordertomakeyourhighschoollifeeasier,youcanfollowthesetips.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Manyevolutioncoachesseemtoagreethatgreatthingshappentheminutewestepoutsideofourcomfortzone.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsweshouldalwaysrememberisthatgrowthand___21___can’tcoexist.PersonaldevelopmentexpertNapoleonHilloncesaid,“Whateverthemindcanbelieve,itcanachieve___22___howmanytimesyoumayhave___23___inthepastorhowgreatyouraimsandhopesmaybe.”Thisstatementis___24___becauseitremindsusthatwe’retheonlyoneswhocanbe___25___forhowfarwe’llgo.Toreachany___26___,we’reusuallyrequiredto___27___thewaywedothings.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneisprobablythemostimportantsteptoward___28___realchanges.Butpersistence（坚持）andcontinuingtomoveforwardare___29___important,asit’sextremelyeasytoslidebackintoold 30 withoutrealizingit.Forlong,IwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmybachelor’sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileIwasthere,Iwasableto 31 thelasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyinghomeforgraduation.IstillliveinArgentinanow,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthe 32 stepstomakeita 33 wasoneofthemostimportantthingsIeverdid.Certainly,I’mnotsuggestingweshouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandjustseewhat 34 .Butit’simportantforusto 35 whatwewantandtrytobringour 36 tolife.Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusinto 37 wehaveenoughtime,whenyearscanflybywithoutushavingaccomplishedwhatwereallywantedto.Wewon’t 38 havetomorrowtodowhatwecouldhavedonetoday.So,acceptthediscomfortandallowitto 39 youtotrynewthings.Youneverknowwhatyoucouldbemissingoutonbyremaining 40 .21.A.hopeB.safetyC.comfortD.happiness21.A.hopeB.safetyC.comfortD.happinessof23.A.struggledB.succeededC.missedD.failed24.A.consistentB.powerfulC.plainD.challenging25.A.readyB.intendedC.suitableD.responsible26.A.levelB.stateC.goal D.destination27.A.changeB.knowC.discoverD.follow28.A.comparingB.experiencingC.acceptingD.confirming29.A.equallyB.normallyC.slightlyD.potentially30.A.timesB.memoriesC.habitsD.concepts31.A.planB.valueC.completeD.require32.A.directB.effectiveC.quickD.necessary33.A.motivationB.realityC.wonderD.possibility34.A.happensB.existsC.helpsD.matters35.A.recognizeB.createC.appreciateD.gain36.A.thoughtsB.chancesC.effortsD.dreams37.A.expectingB.admittingC.believingD.understanding38.A.eventuallyB.alwaysC.evenD.certainly39.A.encourageB.teachC.guideD.remind40.A.modestB.self-confidentC.independentD.self-content22.A.regardlessofB.intermsofC.asaresultof第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)D.inconsideration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D.inconsiderationDoyouhavealibraryinyourclassroom?Ifyouconsideraclassroomlibrary___41.___acozyandwelcomingspacewherestudentscanreadquietlyorbrowse(浏览)througharich___42.___(collect)oftexts,youareonlypartlycorrect.Theyare,inthebroadestsense,thebackboneofmanyclassroom___43.___(activity).Generallyaclassroomlibrary___44.___(equip)withbooksandothermediamaterialstosupportstudents’dailylearning.Thisprovidesaplaceforteacherstoteachandchildrentolearn.Aneffectively___45.___(design)classroomlibraryalsohelpsstudentslocatebooks___46.___(easy)andgivesthemroomtoenjoythemselves.Furtheranin-classlibraryoffersasettingforstudentstoreadaloudandhaveadiscussion___47.___(provide)aperfectopportunityfortheteachertogive___48.___informalassessmentofeachstudentsreading.Theclassroomlibraryisagatheringplace___49.___studentsandt