2020届徐水综合高中高三英语期末试题及答案

2020届徐水综合高中高三英语期末试题及答案

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

FindYourChicagoArchitectureTour

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guideswilltellyouthestoriesbehindthebuildings.

Must-seeChicago

Must-seeChicagoisafast-paced,90-minutetourtoChicagofeaturing（以...为特色）someofitsmostfamous

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Duration:1.5hours

Price:$26public,freeforCACmembers

ArchitectureHighlights

Discovertheexcitingdiversity（多样性）ofChicagoarchitecture,whichtracesthecity'sdevelopmentfromits

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parks.

Duration:3.5hours

Price:$55public,freeforCACmembers

HistoricTreasuresofChicago'sGoldenAge

LearnaboutthegreatarchitecturallandmarksofMichiganAvenueandStateStreet,withviewsinside

beautifulbuildingsfromthe1890s~1930s.Themostmemorablepartsincludetheamazinginteriors（内部）ofthe

PalmerHouseHotelandtheChicagoCulturalCenter.

Duration:2hours

Price:$26public,freeforCACmembers

日evatedArchitecture:Downtown〃L〃Train

ExploreChicago/samazingarchitecturefromtheuniqueviewofelevatedtrainsandstationplatforms.Learn

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Duration:2hours

Price:$26public,freeforCACmembers

1.WhichtourcanyouchooseifyouwanttoseeMillenniumPark?

A.Must-seeChicago.

B.HistoricTreasuresofChicago'sGoldenAge

C.ArchitectureHighlights.

D.EIevatedArchitecture：Downtown"L〃Train.

2.WhenvisitingArchitectureHighlights,acoupleshouldpay.

A.$55B.$110C.$165D.$220

3.Whatcanyouseeonthethirdtour?

A.TheChicagoRiver.B.TheGoldCoast.

C.Theelevatedtrains.D.ThePalmerHouseHotel.

B

ThisisScientificAmerica's60-SecondScience.IamChristopherIntagliata.

TheApollomissionsbroughtback842poundsofrockandsoilfromthemoon,that*snearly2200different

samples.Butthemostinterestingone,accordingtoascientistMeenakshiWadhwa,isasamplenamed"Apollo

l-0-0-8-5collectedbyNeilArmstrongonApollo11.

〃Hewasabouttostepbackintothelunarmodule（登月舱）whenheturnedaroundandsawtherewerelittle

spacesintherockbox.Heknewthatgeologistsonearthwouldbejustsoexcitedtostudythesematerials,sohe

justscoopedupninescoops（勺）ofsoilandputitintothebox."Wadhwaexplained.

ItwasoneofthemostwellstudiedsamplesoftheApollomissions.AndageologistnamedJohnWood

noticedwhiteflecks（微粒）ofrockinthesoil,whichinspiredhimtodigdeeperintothemoon'sancientpast.

“Thiswasquitealeapofimagination—heproposedthatthewholeofthemoonhadbeenalmostcovered

withamagma（岩浆）oceannearly4.5billionyearsago.Thiswasarevolutionaryideaatthetime,becausepeople

hadthoughtthemoonhadformedcold,soitcompletelychangedourideahowthemoonformed//

ButWadhwahasamorepersonalreasontoappreciatethissample.ShemetherhusbandScottParazynski

alsobecauseofthisrocksample.Scott,amountaineeratthattime,wantedtoclimbMountEverestwithamoon

rockwhileWadhwawasthechairmanoftheNASAcommitteethatgivesaccesstothesamplesforscientific

purposes.

NeilArmstrong'slast-minutescoopofmoondustbroughttwopeopletogetherhereonEarthandupturned

ourunderstandingofhowthemoon—andtheEarthitself-gothere.

ThankyouforlisteningforScientificAmerican's60-SecondScience.

4.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3that.

A.NeilArmstrongwasexcitedtofindthesoil

B.thespaceshipwasabouttolandonthemoon

C.Sample"Apollol-008-5"wascollectedatthelastminute

D.scientistswerenotsatisfiedwiththesamplesbroughtbackbyNeil

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Scottmadeanewproposalaboutthemoon'sorigin.

B.TheApollomissionsbroughtback842rocksamples.

C."Apollo1-0-0-8-5"broughtnewevidencetothemoon*sformation.

D.WadhwaandherhusbandclimbedMountEverestwithamoonrock.

6.Whatisthistext?

A.Ashortinterview.B.Anintroductiontoascientist.

C.Aninspiringspeech.D.Abroadcaststoryofaprogram.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aromanticstoryofamoonrock.

B.AbigleapmadebyNeilArmstrong.

C.AnunusualtaskforApollomissions.

D.Anunexpecteddiscoveryinmoonexploration.

C

AccordingtoOxfordDictionaries,moralitymeans:"Principlesconcerningthedistinctionbetweenrightand

wrongorgoodandbadbehavior/'Thoughmoralityisarathersubjectivesubject,therearesomeprinciplesthat

areuniversalacrossallculturesfoundbyanOxfordUniversitystudy:z/helpyourfamily,helpyourgroup,return

favors,bebrave,obeysuperiors,divideresourcesfairly,andrespectothers'property".Thefactthatthesemorals

arefoundacross60culturesfromaroundtheworlddemonstratesthatmorality,thoughsubjective,isthe

cornerstoneofkeepingoursocietiestogether.Herearesomereasonstobemoral:withoutmorality,asociallifeis

almostimpossibletomaintain;havingagoodreputationandhavingaclearconscienceispsychologicallyhealthy;

andmostphilosophiesregardunselfishandprincipledbehaviorasimportant.

Thereisnodoubtthatwithoutmorals,asocietycannotfunctioneffectively.Aconfusedsituationwould

appear,AccordingtotheSocietyofMorality,/zWearesocialanimals,andtheactionswetake-thethingswedoand

thethingswedon'tdo-haveconsequencesonourenvironmentsandontheothersaroundus.Asaresult,we

needtobeabletogovernourbehaviorintheneartermsoasnottoinjureourselvesorourcommunityinthelong

term.Thissystemofcontrollingouractionsandourthoughtsinordertooperateinacommunityiswhatweoften

refertoasmorality”.Therefore,weneedasetofmoralsinordertooperatewithinasocialcircleandasocial

environment.Actingimmoralusuallyresultsinbeingexcludedfromsocialactivitiesorbeingavoidedbyasociety

basedonlawsandculturalstandards.Besidesactingmoralhavingasociologicalneed,italsohasapsychological

basis.Mostpeopleareconcernedtosomeextentabouttheirreputation.AccordingtoPsyPost,〃Alotofeconomic

modelsofhumanbehaviorassumethatpeopleareonlyrational（理'性的）whentheynarrowlypursuetheirown

self-interest,buthistoryshowsusthatpeoplearealsotremendouslyconcernedwithbeingandappearingmoralJ

So,thefearofone'sreputationbeingdamagedisoftenastrongmotivatortobemoral.Andifsomeonehasbeen

immoral,mostpeoplegooutoftheirwaytomakesurenoonefindsout,ortocorrectthebehaviorinordertonot

becaught.Thisgoesinlinewithconscienceaswell.Peoplegenerallyfeelinabetterpsychologicalstateiftheyfeel

thattheirconscienceisclean.Adirtyconsciencecanresultinalackofsleep,anxiety,internalstress,andeven

illness.

Onthesideofphilosophy,thestudyofethics（伦理）comesintoplay.Mostphilosophersagreethatone

shouldrationallychooseasetofstandardsofbehaviorinordertofunction.Thoughthereismoralrelativism,

thereareuniversalanthropological（人类学的）morals,asmentionedintheintroduction.Bythenatureofour

societiesandcultures,wechoosewhatwebelieveisrightandwrong.Butsurprising,thisrationalbehaviorcomes

toageneralagreementonmorals.So,thereisafinelinebetweenmoralrelativismandmoralabsolutism.Butthe

mainthingtotakeawayfromthisdiscussionisthatphilosophersgenerallybelievethateachindividualhasthe

righttorationallycomeupwithasetofethicstoliveby,andthatitishealthytodoso.

8.Theauthordiscussesmorality（paragraph1）inorderto.

A.explaintherelationshipbetweenmoralityandculture

B.describethemoralrulesfoundallaroundtheworld

C.contrastthedistinctionbetweenrightandwrong

D.introducethedefinition,principlesandreasonsofmorality

9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.actingmoralallowsustofitintogroupbetter

B.moralitybringsthesystemofcontrollingbehavior

C.contrastthedistinctionbetweenrightandwrong

D.introducethedefinition,principlesandreasonsofmorality

10.Whichofthefollowingisthepsychologicalbasisforactingmoral?

Apursuitofself-interest.B.acleanconscience.

C.Theconcernaboutreputation.D.adirtyconscience.

11.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Toreachageneralagreementonmoralsbasedonethics.

B.tocarveone'sownsenseofethicstooperateinthisworld.

C.Tochoosebetweenmoralrelativismandmoralabsolutism.

D.Toexcludephilosophers'beliefsandsolutionaswell.

D

Dad'scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum,whichmadethecombtwoyears

olderthanIwas.Everynight,hewouldsmile,handmethecombandsay,“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,

OK?〃

Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Atagefivethismundanetaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthe

tapon,thenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob,Iwould

proudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatmeandplacethecombontopofhiswallet.

Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownwholesalebusiness.Istartedprimaryschool.

Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Hedidn'tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto-justacoupleoftimesa

week.Andwhenhedidcomehome,itwasalwayslateandI'dalreadybeinbed.Istartedtogetmad.Istopped

waitingforhimtocomehome,andstoppedgoingdownstairstocheckonhim.

Today,Kmnolongerakid.I'vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad'sbusinesshasgotbackontrack.

Thingsarebetternow.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmepersisted.

Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Asusual,Ihelpedhimcarryhisbagsintohis

study.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,〃Hey,wouldyouliketohelpmecleanmycomb?,/1lookedathimawhile,

thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.

IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Helookedatitandsmiled.Butthistime,Inoticedsomethingdifferent.

Mydadhasaged.Hehaswrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiles,yethissmileisstillasheartwarmingasbefore.

Thesmileofafatherwhojustwantsagoodlifeforhisfamily.Dadcarefullyplacedhiscombontopofhiswallet.

Aftersomanyyears,hestillorganizeshispersonalitemsinthesamemeticulousway.Iguesssomethings

neverchange.Andforthat,Kmglad.

12.WhatcausedtheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandme?

A.Generationgap.B.Dad'sfailureinbusiness.

C.MyignoranceofDad.D.Dad'sabsencefromthefamily.

13.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDad?

A.Gentlebutstrict.B.Hardworkingandcaring.

C.Cautiousandrealistic.D.Demandingbutpatient.

14.WhydidDadaskhisdaughtertocleanhiscombbeforeherbirthday?

A.Togiveheralesson.B.Tofollowhisoldhabit.

C.Tofixtheirrelationship.D.Topraiseherhelpfulness.

15.Whichsayingconcludesthetextbest?

A.Yesterdayoncemore.B.Letbygonesbebygones.

C.Somethingsneverchange.D.Likefather,likedaughter.

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

Haveyoueverbeenlabeleda“perfectionist"?Ordoyouconsideryourselftobeone?It'sattractivetosee

perfectionismasapositivequality—itshowsthatwepaycloseattentiontodetailandgetthingsright!And,itis

oftenviewedasastrengththathelpspeopletoproducehigh-qualitywork.16Itcandamageself-esteem,

causerelationshipproblems,and,inextremecases,itmayevenleadtoserioushealthproblems.Ifyouthinkthat

youhaveaproblemwithperfectionism,thefollowingstrategiescanhelpyoutolessenitsnegativeeffects.

Setrealisticgoals.17Instead,learntothinkaboutyourmostimportantlifeandcareergoals.Then,

breakthemdownintosmallersteps.Notonlywillthismakeiteasiertoreachyourobjectives,butyou'llalso

experiencethethrillofachievingthem.

18Ifyou'refeelinganxiousorunhappyaboutatask,theymaybetellingyouthatyou'retryingto

achievetheimpossible.Andadjustyourtargetsaccordingly!Perfectionistsareoftenlikelytostartnegative

self-talk.Ifyoucatchyourselfdoingthis,stop!Tryusingthoughtawarenesstoquestionyournegativethoughts

andaddsomepositivity!

Focusonthebiggerpicture.Perfectionismcancause“tunnelvision”—whenyoufocusononesmallpartof

somethingbutignoretherest.Youmight,forinstance,focusongettingaminorpartofapresentationright,like

thespecialeffects,insteadofconcentratingonthemeaningthatyouaretryingtodeliver.Remembertokeepyour

focusonthebiggerpicture.19

Relaxandgowiththeflow.Thepursuitofperfectioncanmakeitextremelydifficulttorelax.And

perfectionistsprefertomaintainfocusandtosticktotheircarefullylaidplans.Butrelaxationisn/tjustnecessary

forahealthylife.Itcanalsoimproveyourproductivityandwell-being.Andyou'llbebetteratkeeping

perfectionismundercontrolifyou'refeelingrested,clear-headedandhappy.20Getoutside,beopento

newexperiencesandnewpeople,makeuseofrelaxationtechniques,andrecognizewhenyouneedtoswitchoff.

Mostofall；don'tallowperfectionismorfearoffailuretostopyoufromexperiencingnewthings.Beopento

newwaysofthinking,newpeople,andnewexperiences.Youmightjustfindthatlettinggoactuallyboostsyour

well-being,yourrelationships,andyourperformance.

A.Listentoyouremotions.

B.So,takeregularbreaksatwork.

C.Seekadvicefromqualifiedhealthprofessionals.

D.Yourfailingswillseemlesssignificantandyou'llreducetheurgetobeperfect.

E.However,whenperfectionismgetsoutofcontrol,itcandomoreharmthangood.

F.Perfectionistsoftensetobjectivessohighthatthere'slittlehopeofeverachievingthem.

G.Ifyou'reafraidtomakemistakes,itsdifficulttogeneratenewideasandseizeopportunities.

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

Ifyoucouldhaveanythreethings,whatwouldyouwant?

Eleven-year-oldKateChitseyloves___21___thatquestion.Sheasksitatnursinghomes.Shethensetsout

to___22___theresidents'wishes.Katehaslongbeenclosetothe___23___.Whenhermother,AmandaChitsey,a

nurseatnursinghomes,goestoworkontheweekend,Kateoften___24___.'Tveneverfoundtheseoldpeople

scaryatallzsoI'mwillingto___25___themandaskiftheyneedanything/'shesays.

LastMay,KatenoticedaresidentnamedPearlstaringoutawindow.Shehada___26___expressiononher

face,"Whatareyoulookingat?"Kateasked.Pearlsaidshewaswatchingherdogbeing___27___byhisnewowner

afteravisit.Pearldidn'tknowwhenshewouldseeherdogagain.

Katenoticedthatpetswerenot___28___atthenursinghome.AndPearlcouldn/t___29___tolookafterher

dog,asshegotonly$40amonthtospendon___30___itemssuchasclothesandhaircuts.Katealsolearnedthat

manyresidentshadthesimilar___31___,soshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

Katestartedbyaskingresidentswhatthreethingstheywantedmost.Atfirst,shewas___32___thatpeople

wouldaskforcarsandotherthingsthatwerebeyondthe___33___ofan11-year-oldgirl.___34___,theyaskedfor

chocolatebarsandclothesthatfitproperly.Usingtheirownmoney,Kateandhermother___35___theneedsof

about100peopleinthreemonths,buyingasmanyitemsastheycould.Thentheystartedappealingfor___36___.

Manypeopleresponded___37___,andAmandasetupaGoFundMepage,raisingmorethan$250,000infive

months.Withthose___38__,Katewasabletohelpmorepeople.

Katedoesn'tplanto__39___there.Oneofhernewgoalsistosetupcommunal（全体共用的）laptopsat

nursinghomes.z/lconsider40___tobemyhobby,“shesays.

21.A.takingonB.bringingupC.thinkingoverD.dealingwith

22.A.realizeB.listC.considerD.predict

23.A.sickB.homelessC.disabledD.elderly

24.A.respondsB.agreesC.followsD.behaves

25.A.comfortB.approachC.supportD.invite

26.A.sorrowfulB.thoughtfulC.cautiousD.strange

27.A.putdownB.spiedonC.lookedafterD.ledaway

28.A.expectedB.ensuredC.permittedD.recognized

29.A.affordB.hesitateC.decideD.attempt

30.A.dailyB.properC.simpleD.necessary

31.A.attitudeB.complaintC.experienceD.confusion

32.A.surprisedB.concernedC.determinedD.disappointed

33.A.beliefB.dutyC.abilityD.benefit

34.A.InsteadB.AnyhowC.ThereforeD.Moreover

35.A.adjustedB.discoveredC.reflectedD.satisfied

36.A.opinionsB.donationsC.rewardsD.changes

37.A.differentlyB.sensitivelyC.enthusiasticallyD.thankfully

38.A.wishesB.choicesC.standardsD.funds

39.A.stopB.escapeC.reactD.miss

40.A.creationB.kindnessC.braveryD.curiosity

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

Atthe41.(begin)ofthe21stcenturyChinahadnohigh-speedrailways.Slowandoften

uncomfortabletrainsranslowlyacrossthishugecountry,____42.(make)journeyssuchasShanghai-

Beijing____43.testoftravelendurance.

Today,it'sa____44.(total)differentpicture.Theworld'smostpopulousnationhasthe

world's45.(large)networkofhigh-speedrailways.Since2008nofewerthan37,900kilometersoflines

havecriss-crossed(纵横交错)thecountry,linkingallofitsmajor46.(city).

Halfofthetotal47.(complete)inthelastfiveyearsalone,withafurther3,700kilometersdueto

openinthecomingmonthsof2021.Thenetworkisexpectedtoincreaseinlength48.morethan70,000

kilometers,by2035.Withmaximumspeedsof350kphonmanylines,intercitytravelhasbeenchangedandthe

rulingpositionofairlineshasbeen