广东省韶关市第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期末试题新人教版

广东省韶关市第一中学高三上学期期末考试试题英语本试卷共10页, 三大题, 满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室 号、座位号填写在答题卡和答卷纸上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点 涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指 定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案； 不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分) 第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so _1_ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the _2_ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he cant forget his troubled childhood and _3_ continues to relive things that happened during that time. However, past memories can help people to _4_ in the present. A _5_ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the _6_ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of _7_ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to _8_ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was _9_ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same _10_ of why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)? had been used after World War I towards Germany. The _11_ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually _12_ . The German people became so desperate that they started _13_ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not _14_ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could _15_ have a World War III on our hands. 1. A. shocked B. troubled C. punished D. annoyed 2. A. memory B. situation C. present D. future 3. A. constantly B. innocently C. ridiculously D. rarely 4. A. forget B. recover C. enjoy D. compare 5. A. personal B. scientific C. historical D. commercial 6. A. conclusion B. decision C. invasion D. extension 7. A. medical B. political C. economic D. lawful 8. A. need B. provide C. find D. prevent 9. A. reasonable B. necessary C. difficult D. foolish 10. A. statement B. argument C. suggestion D. introduction 11. A. intension B. request C. influence D. lack 12. A. hopeless B. worthless C. worldwide D. valuable 13. A. refusing B. employing C. supporting D. charging 14. A. stop B. warn C. resist D. help 15. A. similarly B. simplyC. regularly D. unlikely第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。 It was Sunday morning in late October, about four months after Tess Durbeyfields arrival at the village. Some weeks _16_ (pass) since the night carriage ride with dUrberville in the forest. Tess was carrying a heavy basket filled with clothes. Occasionally she stopped _17_ (rest) by some gate or post; and then, went steadily on again. She followed the same road on _18_ dUrberville had driven so wildly that night in June. When she reached the top she gazed _19_ the familiar green world beyond. It was always beautiful from here; it was _20_ (terrible) beautiful to Tess today, for, _21_ her eyes last fell upon it, she had learnt that in even the most beautiful surroundings there may be danger. Her view of life had been totally changed for her by the lesson. She had slipped away from dUrbervilles farm _22_ all the people were in bed, though her going would not be prevented now. Tess had thought, “I shant come back,” and was sure of her _23_ (decide). Now she did not look back, _24_ slowly walked along the narrow lane. _25_ was still early and there was not a single person in sight.II 阅读 (共两节，满分50分) 第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future. Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a persons character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 also known as the “master” numbers to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny. Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this persons life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved. Your Expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be. Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers. If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think. 26. If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number? A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11 27. To understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your _. A. Life Path number B. Expression number C. birthday D. name and birth date 28. According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _. A. stubborn B. home-loving C. artistic D. imaginative 29. According to the passage, numerologists believe that _. A. Life Path number can be used to predict a persons most challenging life periods B. Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a persons character C. numbers can help people better understand themselves D. numbers can be used to change a persons future 30. The function of the passage is _. A. to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology B. to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes C. to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose D. to tease those who take such beliefs seriouslyB Normally when I pop in to see my parents, my mum bursts out of the house with a big smile. Not today. Your brother, she says, hes showered twice this afternoon. Does he know how much it costs to run this house? Are we limiting water now? I didnt think the recession(萧条) had got that bad. My poor brother is a boomerang kid. Like 60 percent of guys immediately after university, hes back at home. Graduating 15,000 in debt and faced with unpaid internships(实习期) or low wages thanks to the flooding of the market with graduates, a lot of twentysomethings simply dont have the necessary income or parental support to live independently. Three years after getting their degree, most graduates are still not earning above the average salary. They have a near 50 percent tax burden, thanks to student loan repayments and council tax on top of income tax and national insurance. Unless you have parents who can afford to finance what is effectively a second home for them, returning to the parental nest is often the only affordable option. The boomerang effect is becoming even more pronounced thanks to the recession. One in four of those losing their job during the downturn is under 25. Only 13 percent of final-year students have jobs. Home is the only place many are going: 111,000 16-29 year olds moved back home in 2020, five times the average of previous years. Boomeranging is bad news. It poses serious problems for parents finances. Theyve already supported their children through university, topping up loans with handouts, averaging 12,300 in total, to keep twentysomethings afloat. Now their retirement savings are being eaten away by continuously dependent children. Its bad for the returning kids too. Ambitious young people will be left frustrated, seeing their university peers from more wealthy backgrounds excel only because parents money was there to support them through the initial period of poverty wages. Those living in rural areas are further disadvantaged by lack of access to cities where most new jobs are located. Half of all young people now feel they will not achieve their goals. Research by the Princes Trust reveals that one-quarter of all 16-25 year olds are regularly down or depressed. And depression does not help self-motivation, the very trait needed to seek out job opportunities. 31. In paragraph 1, the mothers criticizing her son for showering too often shows _. A. the price of water has increased B. she thinks her son is selfish C. her son is an economic burden D. she wants to have a shower herself 32. What is the boomerang mentioned in the passage? A. A person earning low income. B. A person who has heavy tax burden. C. A youth who cannot get parental support. D. A youth returning to parents after graduation. 33. According to the passage, which of the following does NOT contribute to the tax bill of most young graduates? A. National insurance. B. Income tax. C. Council income. D. Student loans. 34. Who is comparatively most affected by the recession according to the passage? A. Those who havent completed their university studies. B. Those who are supported through by their parents. C. Those who can have access to the urban facilities. D. Those who were born into the well-off families. 35. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Global Recession B. Boomerang Kids C. Unemployment Rate D. Falling IncomesCStudying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “Driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk. Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so its not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. “I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of the city,” she explains. “The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.” Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesnt take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1,000C, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision - there wasnt time to do anything else.” And what about the future? “I havent been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic,” she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” In other words, Hazel Rymer wont be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet. 36. Hazels claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that _. A. people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the past B. Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in. C. there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives D. Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces 37. When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes? A. When she was visiting Italy. B. When she was at school. C. When she was twenty. D. When she saw Vesuvius. 38. The underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to _. A. melting ice-caps B. volcanic eruptions C. changes in sea level D. higher temperatures 39. When Hazel was on Mount Etna she had to _. A. take a dangerous route B. take an unnecessary risk C. leave her boots behind D. walk for ten hours around the mountain 40. In the future, Hazel wants to _. A. revisit volcanoes she knows B. go on holiday to the Antarctic C. find a less dangerous job D. discover new things about volcanoes DAcross the planet there are millions of people who engage in some type of meditation, the practice of concentrating and clearing the mind to bring the body into a state of peace, at least a semi-regular basis. For some, particularly among practitioners of Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, this is part and parcel of their religious practice. For others, particularly in Western cultures, meditation tends to be a response to stress. With the world economy approaching meltdown and people worried about their job or their ability to keep their home, its a way for people to attain a state of peace of mind and well-being. For those interested in taking up the practice, instruction in meditation for beginners can be found in literally thousands of sources. ww w.x kb1.c omOne of the most popular styles of mediation in the West, with classes offered in most major cities, is called Transcendental Meditation. TM, as it is known among its practitioners, first came to worldwide attention when the Beatles began practicing it in 1967. For direct, guided, personal instruction in meditation for the beginner, TM may be the hallmark. Part of the confusion about how to practice meditation effectively is due to the fact that there are literally hundreds of techniques championed by various groups and individuals. As a general principle, it might be said that all meditation techniques seek to have the practitioner attain a state of consciousness that is different to our ordinary state of awareness. They attempt to train people to clear their minds and achieve a sense of inner peace. It sounds simple enough, but of the huge number of people experiment with meditation, very few are able to maintain its practice over the long haul. In most cases, this is due to frustration over the inability to experience any dramatic, instantly recognizable effects. This is quite a sad state of affairs, that so few these days are willing or equipped to persist in something that doesnt provide immediate life-changing results. It reflects a culture in which demands for discipline and sustained effort are considered unnecessary or even unfair. It is no surprise therefore that many people abandon their efforts at meditation before they have a chance to bear fruit. But for anyone who does decide to take up this worthwhile practice, please remember. You must clear your mind, relax and “take it as it comes”. Maintain the practice with a sense of discipline and devotion, and eventually benefits of inner peace and calm will be yours. 41. The underlined part “part and parcel of” in paragraph 1 is nearest in meaning to _. A. closely associated with B. very different to C. usually sent from D. an important element of 42. The goal of meditation is _. A. to clear the mind B. to practice a religion C. to develop a technique D. to carry out an experiment 43. What can we infer about meditation from the passage? A. It has two main types. B. It is practiced by many famous artists. C. Its benefits are not immediately obvious. D. Most people find it a very good way to relax.44. According to the writer, what has attracted many Western people to meditation practices in recent years? A. Their improved understanding of foreign culture. B. The need to fill in their growing free time. C. Increasing employment instability. D. Migration from countries in which meditation is traditional. 45. Who is the probable audience for this article? A. Experienc