2020年乐安县第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020年乐安县第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40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ASomeyoungpeoplewinattentionbecauseoftheirgoodlooksortheirsingingability.Amuchsmallernumbergainfamebecausetheyhavedonesomethingimportantandworthwhilewiththeirabilities.RishabJainisamongthelatter.In2018,13-year-oldRishabdevelopedawaytouseAItechnologytohelppancreatic(胰腺的)cancerpatientsandwonthe3MYoungScientistChallenge,anationwidemiddle-schoolsciencecompetition,anditsInthelaststageofthecontest,Rishabcompetedagainstnineotherfinalistsatthe3MInnovationCenter(创新中心)inSt.Paul,Minnesota.Leadinguptothebigmeet,eachfinalisthadpartneredwithascientisttofurtherdeveloptheirinventions.Rishabexplainswhatledhimtocreatehisinvention.First,afamilyfrienddiedofcancer.ThenRishablearnedabouthowdeadlypancreaticcanceris,andthatitintoprogramming,soIwaslearHiswinningshavebeenputinfurtherresearchandinhisnonprofitSamyakScienceSociety,whichchildrenentertheSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)education.Rishabisalsoraisingawarenessaboutpancreaticcancer.Theseeffortsmakehimquitedifferentfromteenagersofhisage.ConsideringbecomingAlmostcertainlythedoorsofhighereducationwillopenwidetohimbeforeheevenknocks.That'sanoutstandingoutlookforonesoyoung.Rashibiscommittedtohelpingverysickpeopleinneed.Heisalsoprovidingteenagersofhisagewithamuch-neededmodelofwhatkindsofthingsyouthcanachieve.1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe3MYoungScientistChallengein2018?A.Itwasintendedtosolvemedicalproblems.B.ItwasanationwideAIcompetitionforteenagers.C.Itofferedthefinalistsanopportunitytoworkwithscientists.D.ItallowedthefinaliststolearnAItechnologyinthe3Mcenter.2.HowdidRishabwinthe3MYoungScientistChallenge?A.Heshowedexcellentprogrammingability.B.Hefiguredoutthesurvivalrateofpancreaticcancer.C.HeintroducedpoorchildrentoSTEMeducation.D.HeappliedAItechnologytotreatingpancreaticcancer.3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRishab?A.Talentedandcaring.B.Independentandhumorous.C.Responsibleandpatient.D.Politeandinspiring.BItwasonceconsideredanimporta），almostathirdofthosethatdoneveractuallyuseit.Thevastmajorityofpeoplewhostillhaveahomephone——72percispartoftheirbroadbandpackage.Butthat'snottheonlyreasontodesertthehomephone-20percentofthoseDigitalmediaexpertDr.ElinorCarmisaidtherewasagenerationalandsocialexplained："Ifyou,reyoungandhavethemobilitytogooutside,youwouldrelyonamobilephone.Butifyouareolder,disabledandperhapspoorer,ourresearchshowsyou'remorelikelytousealandline.Ifyouarericherwillhaveaccesstomoresmartdevices---asmartTV,smartphoneorlaptop.Butthepooreryouareareolder,youruseofthesedevicesismorelimited.”Lastyear,researchfromregulatorOfcomfoundthattheamountoftimespentonlandlinecallsannuallyintheUKhadhalvedoverjustsixyears,to54billionminutes.Thenewstudyalsoshowedthatmorethanaquarterofhouseholdshavedecidedtofindabroadbandproviderthatdoesnotchargefortheirunusedlandline,butonlysix4.Theunderlinedpart“awhiteelephant"inParagraph1probablyreferstosomethingthatisA.costlybuteffectiveB.usefulandbeautifulC.expensivebutuselessD.cheapandnecessary5.What'sthemainreasonwhysomepeoplestillhaveahomephone?A.Theirbroadbandpackagecontainsit.B.TheirfamilycanonlyaffordtouseD.Theyconsideritanimportantstatussymbol.6.WhichofthefollowingismorelikelytousealanA.Ayoungadventurer.B.Anoldpoorgardener.C.Anoutdoorphotographer.D.Afamousindoordesigner.7.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Endofthelandline?C.ThehistoryofphonesD.DifferentchoicesofphonesCIfyou’veeverhadadog,youknowjusthowdeepaconnectionyoucandevelopwith“man’sbestfriend”.Buthastogothroughtheheartbreakingmomentwhentheirlovingpetpassesaway.Whynotmakeacloneofthatdogthen?ThisisthesolutionofferedbyaSouthKoreancompany,SooamBiotechResearchFoundation.Thecompanyhassuccessfullyclonedatleast400dogs,mostlyforUScustomers,eversinceitpioneeredthetechniquein2005.Now,SooamBiotechisplanningtointroducetheirbusinesstoUKdogowners,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones.Meanwhile,anotherdogisselectedtosupplyanegg.ResearchersthenreplacetheDNAintheeggwiththatfromtheskincellandimplanttheeggintothewomb(子宫)ofafemaledog.Theegggrowsintoapuppyoverthefollowingtwomonths.Tocloneadog,researchersfirstneedtotakeaskincellfromalivingdogoronethathasjustdied.Thewholeprocesstakeslessthanaday,butitcomesatashockinglyhighprice—around£63,000(yuan).Butifyoucan’tafforditnow,youcanalsosavethecellsinalaboratoryandacclikeidenticaltwinsofhumans,theysharetheexactsameDNAbuttherewillstillbesmalldifferencesbetweenthem.“ThespotsonaDalmatianclonewillbedifferent,forexample,”InsungHwang,headtoldTheGuardian.However,asmagicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectreplicaoftheoriginalone.Dogownerswillalsohavetoacceptthefactthatpersonalityisnot“clone-able”.Apartfromgenes,personalityisalsodeterminedbyupbringingandenvironment,whichareboth“randomelements[that]cloningtechnologiessimplycannotovercome”,ProfessorTomKirkwoodatNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldTheTelegraph.Perhapsbringingourdogsbackwithcloningisnotthebestwaytorememberthemafterall.Kirkwood,adogownerhimself,pointedout:“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscomingtot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46.(complete)thisstudy,theresearchersused35goats47.hadalreadyspenttimearoundhumans.Whenthephotoswereplacedinthegoats'enclosure,itquicklybecameclearthattheanimalslikedtobenearandspend48.(much)timestayingwiththehappyphotothantheangryone.Aftermanytrials,theresearchersfoundthatregardlessoftheperson'sageorgender,goalspreferredhumanswithhappyfaces.Itturnsoutthatanimalsthatdon'thavealonghistoryofdomesticationcanstillfigureoutwhenahumanis第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。Harryrefusedtotake“no”forananswer.Ted,Brownie’sowner,wasste