北京市海淀区2020届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

・・#•doajeteenl'air21:standononeleg,kicktheotheroneupandoutasclosetoasplitaspossible,andthendoaturnintheair.Hopefully,you'dlandonbothfeet.Alltheothercandidatesdidthejetebeautifully.Itwasmyturn.Itookthepreparatorystep,andwiththatnever-endingsmile,Ileapedupintotheair,turnedinmid-airand22flatonmyback.Buteventhen,thesmilenever23myface.Wheneverythingsettleddown,myfriendswereinstructedtogototheright.WhenIwastoldtogototheleft,theirfacestoldtheyfelt24forme.Ipickedupmybelongingsandpreparedtoleavewhenthechoreographercalledouttome,“Whereareyougoing?You'vegotthe25ifyouwantit."DidIwantit?Icertainlydid.IthoughtIhadbeen26_!Therewerenojetesinthe27.ImademyfirstappearanceonnationalTV.Ineverstopped28,andIalwayslandedonmyfeet.HadInotbelievedIcoulddoit,andhadInottried,Iwouldhave29outonathoroughlyenjoyableexperience.Itprovedonceagainthatasmilewillgetone30thanafrowneverwill.11.A.qualifiedB.interestedC.availableD.suitable12.A.declaredB.complainedC.requestedD.suggested13.A.stableB.flexibleC.readyD.mature14.A.inspiredB.botheredC.discouragedD.shocked15.A.admittedB.promisedC.confirmedD.decided16.A.costumeB.shadowC.reflectionD.reaction17.A.calledinB.signedinC.loggedinD.joinedin18.A.consultingB.fightingC.trainingD.trying19.A.WhoeverB.WhateverC.WhereverD.Whenever20.A.delightedB.proudC.impatientD.serious21.A.immediatelyB.formallyC.graduallyD.individually22.A.landedB.stayedC.layD.hung23.A.approachedB.changedC.leftD.covered24.A.puzzledB.relievedC.nervousD.sorry25.A.jobB.giftC.danceD.reward26.A.dismissedB.cheatedC.rejectedD.ignored27.A.showB.contestC.interviewD.play28.A.smilingB.actingC.laughingD.leaping29.A.stoodB.takenC.missedD.come30.A.freerB.furtherC.fasterD.fitter【答案】11.B12.A13.C14.B15.D16.C17.B18.D19.B20.D21.D22.A23.C24.D25.A26.C27.A28.A29.C30.B第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。EveryweekthereareamazingthingstodoinLosAngeleswithkids!We'vecollectedalistofwhatwethinkarethemostfun,mostinterestingfamilyeventsinLAatthebeginningof2020—andhopefullywillresultinLAparentsandkidshavingthebesttimetogetherasafamily!KidsWereActivitiesVroman'sBookstore695E.ColoradoBlvd,Pasadena,CA91101Vroman'sBookstoreishostingspecialKidsWeekActivitiesallweeklongfromMonday,Jan.6ththroughFriday,Jan.10th.DifferentactivitiesareplannedeachdayincludinganArtExtravaganza(onTuesday)andSuperheroDay(onWednesday).Allactivitiesarefree,butreserveinadvancetomakesurethereareenoughsuppliesandmaterialsavailableforeveryone.Checkthewebsiteforascheduleof

events.IntotheWoodsHollywoodBowl2301N.HighlandAve.,LosAngeles,CA90068EnjoyaperformanceofIntotheWoodshappeningattheHollywoodBowlonFriday,Jan.10th(8:00pm),Saturday,Jan.11th(8:00pm),andSunday,Jan.12th(7:30pm).Beapartof“anenchantedworldofmagicbeans,toweringgiants,andhandsomeprinces.”Ticketsareavailableonline.FamilySandcastleBuildingDayCabrilloMarineAquarium3720StephenM.WhiteDr.,SanPedro,CA90731HeadtotheCabrilloMarineAquariumonSaturday,Jan.11th10:00amto3:00pmforFamilySandcastleBuildingDay.Bringyourfavoritesandcastlebuildingtoolsandyourcreativitytothisfreeevent.(Thesandonthebeachwillalreadybethoroughlywetdownandreadyforcreativebuilders!)OutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020&826LA@Hammer:Who'sGottheArt?HammerMuseum10899WilshireBIvd,LosAngeles,CA90024TheHammerMuseumishostingtwodifferentspecialeventsonSunday,Jan.12th.Atboth11:00am&1:00pm,childrenaged5andabovecanparticipateinOutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020ledbymovementdirectorZoeRappa-port.Familieswill“discoverrelationshipsbetweennature,art,andthecreativeprocess”duringthesespecialmovementactivities.Freepopsicleswillbeavailableaftertheprogram.Alsohappeningat11:00amis826LA@Hammer:Who'sGottheArt?Childrenaged8-14willhelp“inspectthegalleries,correctclues,andcrackthecaseofalegendarymysterytheft."Thisworkshopisdesignedforupto20students,soreservationsareencouraged.Whichactivityneedstobebookedinadvance?KidsWeekActivities.B.TheperformanceIntotheWoods.C.FamilySandcastleBuildingDay.D.OutdoorArtMoves,Winter2020.Forkidsenjoyingplayingdetectives,theycango.695E.ColoradoBlvd.,Pasadena2301N.HighlandAve,LosAngeles3720StephenM.WhiteDr.SanPedro10899WilshireBlvd.,LosAnglesThepassageismainlyintendedfor.parentsandkidsB.artistsanddirectorsC.guidesandtouristsD.buildersandarchitects【答案】31.A32.D33.ABMyGrandpaForgetsWhoIAmAfewdaysagoIvisitedmygrandfatherinhospital.HehasAlzhemier's—adegenerativediseasethatusuallystartsslowlyandgetsworseovertime.IthoughtIwaspreparedtoseehim.Iknewchanceswereslimthathe'dactuallyrecognizeme.Hedidn't.Asamatteroffact,hehadnoideathatheevenhadgrandchildren.Buthewasexcitedthatsomebodycametovisithim.ItriedtoexplaintohimwhoIwas.Butafterhetoldmemultipletimesthathedidn'thavegrandchildren,Igaveup.Andmyheartbrokeintoamillionlittlepieces.Iwastiredofexplainingthingstohim.SoIjustsmiled.Hesmiledback.It'sagenuinesmile.Likealongtimeago,whenhe'dtakemebythehandandmadethisbigworldalittlebitlessscaryforme.NowIhavetotakehishand.Wesatinsilenceforalittlewhile,beforehetoldmetocallmygrandma.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadtriedsohardtoholdbacktears.Mygrandmadiedfouryearsagoandhedidn'tremember.Hethoughtshewasstuckonherwaytopickhimup.Mygrandpausedtobeastrong,hard-workingman.Hewasthepersonyouturnedtowhenyouneededyourcarfixed,yourtireschangedorsomethingheavytobecarried.Sadly,thatmanleftthisworldalongtimeago,andleftbehindamanthatislostandscared.Iwanttohelphim.Iwanttomakehimfeelbetter.Iwanttotellhimabouthisoldlife,andhowgreatitwas.SoIsatwithhimandIheldhishand,andeveryonceinawhileItoldhimhowgoodhelookedandhowmuchIlikedthecolorofhisshirtandhowitbroughtouttheblueinhiseyes.Itoldhimthatmygrandmawasonherwaywheneverheaskedabouther,andImadesuretheglassinhishandwasalwaysfilledwithwater.Ican'ttakeawayhispain.Ican'thelphimremember.Ican'tmakethediseasegoaway.AllIcandoisholdontothememories—holdonforbothofus.Whentheauthorfirstsawhergrandpainhospital.shegaveuponhimtheywerebothexcitedhedidn'trecognizeherD.theytalkedaboutthepastTheauthorwasclosetotearsbecause.grandmadiedaboutfouryearsagograndpaneededtobetakencareofgrandmadidn'tmakeittothehospitalD.grandpabelievedgrandmawasstillaliveWhichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor?Tolerantandmerciful.Considerateandpatient.Warm-heartedandgrateful.Strong-mindedandgenerous.Theauthorwrotethispassageto.showpitytowardshergrandparecordmemoriesofhergrandpaexpressdeeploveforhergrandpacallonfurtherstudyonAlzheimer's【答案】34.C35.D36.B37.CCOneday,gardenersmightnotjusthearthebuzzofbeesamongtheirflowers,butthewhirrofrobots,too.Scientistshavemanagedtoturnanunassumingdrone（无人机）intoaremote-controlledpollinator（授粉媒介）byattachinghorsehairscoatedwithaspecial,stickygeltoitsunderbelly.Animalpollinatorsareneededforthereproductionof90%offloweringplantsandonethirdofhumanfoodcrops.Chiefamongthosearebees—butmanybeepopulationsintheUnitedStateshavebeeninsteepdeclineinrecentdecades.Thus,thedeclineofbeesisn'tjustworrisomebecauseitcoulddisruptecosystems,butalsobecauseitcoulddisruptagricultureandeconomy.Peoplehavebeentryingtocomeupwithreplacementtechniques,butnoneofthemareespeciallyeffectiveyet.Scientistshavethoughtaboutusingdrones,buttheyhaven'tfiguredouthowtomakefree-flyingrobotinsectsthatcanrelyontheirownpowersourcewithoutbeingattachedtoawire.“It'sverytoughwork,”saidseniorauthorEijiroMiyako,achemistattheNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology.Hisparticularcontributiontothefieldinvolvesagel,onehe'dconsideredamistake10yearsbeforeandstuckinastoragecabinet.Whenitwasrediscoveredadecadelater,ithadn'tdriedupordegradedatall.“Iwassosurprisedbecauseitstillhadhighviscosity,"Miyakosaid.Thechemistnoticedthatwhendropped,thegelabsorbedanimpressiveamountofdustfromthefloor.Miyakorealizedthismaterialcouldbeveryusefulforpickinguppollen（花粉）.Heandhiscolleagueschoseadroneandattachedhorsehairstoitssmoothsurfacetomimicabee'sfuzzybody.Theycoatedthosehorsehairsinthegel,andthencontrolledthedronesoverlilies,wheretheywouldpickupthepollenfromoneflowerandthendepositthepollenatanotherone,thusfertilizingit.Thescientistslookedatthehairsunderascanningelectronmicroscopeandcountedupthepollengrainsattachedtothesurfaceandfoundthatthedroneswhosehorsehairshadbeencoatedwiththegelhadabout10timesmorepollenthanthosethathadnotbeencoatedwiththegel.Miyakodoesnotthinksuchdroneswouldreplacebeesaltogether,butcouldsimplyhelpbeeswiththeirpollinatingduties.There'salotofworktobedonebeforethat'sareality,however.Smalldroneswillneedtobecomemorecontrollableandenergyefficient,aswellassmarter,withbetterGPSandartificialintelligence.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viscosity”inPara.3probablymean?Hardness.B.Stickiness.C.Flexibility.D.Purity.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.beesdisruptbothagricultureandeconomyscientistshaveinventedself-poweredrobotinsectsbeesintheUnitedStatesareontheedgeofextinctionMiyakofoundthespecialfeatureofthegelbychanceAdroneworksbestinpickinguppollenwhen.A.itsbodyismadelikeabee'sitsGPSworksmoreefficientlysomeflowersarecoatedwiththegelhorsehairswiththegelareattachedtoitAccordingtoEijiroMiyako,thedrones.arenotyetreadyforpracticalusemayeventuallyreplacebeesinthefuturearemuchmoreefficientthanbeepollinatorscanprovideasolutiontoeconomicdepression【答案】38.B39.D40.D41.AD“IfIonlyhadalittlehumility,I'dbeperfect,”themediagiantTedTurnersupposedlysaidsometimeinthe1990s.Whybemodest?Aristotlesaid:“Allmenbynaturedesiretoknow.”Intellectualhumilityisaparticularinstanceofhumility,sinceyoucanbedown-to-earthaboutmostthingsbutstillignoreyourmentallimitations.Intellectualhumilitymeansrecognisingthatwedon'tknoweverything.Actually,itmeansweshouldacknowledgethatwe'reprobablybiasedinourbeliefaboutjusthowmuchweunderstandandseekoutthesourcesofwisdomthatwelack.TheInternetanddigitalmediahavecreatedtheimpressionoflimitlessknowledgeatourfingertips.But,bymakinguslazy,theyhaveopenedupaspacethatignorancecanfill.ThepsychologistTaniaLombrozooftheUniversityofCaliforniaexplainedhowtechnologyenhancesourillusions（错觉）ofwisdom.Shearguesthatthewayweaccessinformationiscriticaltoourunderstanding—andthemoreeasilywecanrecallanimage,wordorstatement,themorelikelywe'llthinkwe'vesuccessfullylearnedit,andsowithdrawfromeffortfulcognitiveprocessing.Logicalpuzzlespresentedinanunfriendlyfont（字体）,forexample,canencouragesomeonetomakeextraefforttosolvethem.Yetthisapproachrunscountertothenicedesignsoftheappsandsitesthatpopulateourscreens,whereourbrainprocessesinformationina“smooth”way.Whataboutalltheinformationthatpresentsonline?Well,yourcapacitytolearnfromitdependsonyourattitudes.Intellectuallyhumblepeopledon'thideorignoretheirweaknesses.Infact,theyseethemassourcesofpersonaldevelopment,anduseargumentsasanopportunitytorefinetheirviews.Peoplewhoarehumblebynaturetendtobemoreopen-mindedandquickertoresolvedisputes,sincetheyrecognisethattheirownopinionsmightnotbevalid.Attheotherendofthescaleliesintellectualarrogance.Sucharrogancealmostalwaysoriginatesfromtheegocentricbias—thetendencytooverestimatetheirownvirtueorimportance,ignoringtheroleofchanceortheinfluenceofotherpeople'sactionsontheirlives.Thisiswhatmakesthesepeoplecreditsuccesstothemselvesandfailuretocircumstance.Fromanevolutionaryperspective,intellectualarrogancecanalsobeseenasawayofachievingdominancethroughforcingone'sviewonothers.Intellectuallyarrogantpeoplehardlyinvestmentalresourcesindiscussionorworkingtowardsgroupconsensus,thusmakingithardforgroupstoworksuccessfully.TheThriveCenterforHumanDevelopmentinCalifornia,whichseekstohelpyoungpeopletumintosuccessfuladults,isfundingaseriesofmajorstudiesaboutintellectualhumility.Theirhypothesisisthathumility,curiosityandopennessarekeytoafulfillinglife.“Withouthumility,youareunabletolearn,”LaszloBock,Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations,notes.Thepassageismainlyabout.theharmarrogancedoestousthekeyelementstoafulfillinglifethesignificanceofintellectualhumilitythewaypeopleaccessinformationonlineTechnologyenhancesourillusionsofwisdombecauseit.enablespeopletothinkcriticallyofferstoomuchunreliableinformationallowseasyaccesstoabundantinformationmakesithardforpeopletorecallinformationAccordingtoPara.4,intellectuallyhumblepeople.A.valueothers'opinionsmorethantheirownuseonlineinformationtobetterthemselvesareunwillingtoshowtheirstrengthsprefertosolvedifficultproblemsTellectualarroganceistheresultofevolutionintellectuallyarrogantpeopleoftenlackteamspiritssuccessfulpeopleareoftenunawareoftheirlimitationscircumstancesdon'tfavorintellectuallyarrogantpeople【答案】42.C43.C44.B45.B第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。FinancialEducation-AwarenessDilemmaWhenitcomestofinancialeducation,themajorityoftoday'syouthwillregarditasanecessityforcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.46Actually,elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessentialpartofourday-to-daylife.Supposeyouhave$100inasavingaccountthatpayssimpleinterestattherateof2%peryear.lfyouleavethemoneyintheaccount,howmuchwillyouhaveaccumulatedafter5years:morethan$102,exactly$102,orlessthan$102?Thetestmightlooksimple,butonlyhalfofthepeoplesurveyedgavethecorrectanswer.47Theexplanationgoesasfollows:Peoplewithlowlevelsoffinancialliteracysufferfromthatlackofknowledgeateverystageoftheirlives.Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewithahighdegreeoffinancialliteracyaremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.48Onthecontrary,peoplewhohavealowerdegreeoffinancialliteracytendtoborrowmore,accumulatelesswealth,andpaymoreinfeesrelatedfinancialproducts.Theyarelesslikelytoinvest,morelikelytoexperiencedifficultywithdebt,andlesslikelytoknowthetermsoftheirmortgagesandotherloans.Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisveryhigh.49_Whatisthesolution?50Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthecorecurriculuminourschools.Likewise,parentsshouldengageinregular,constructiveconversationsaboutmoneymatters.Thiswillgivetheirkidsasolidfoundationforfinancialwell-being,whichwillkeepongivingreturnsthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives.Financialeducationmuststartearly.However,theymissanimportantpoint.Whydoeseachofushavetofaceafinancialchallenge?Whydoesfinancialliteracymattersomuchinoursociety'?Richpeoplearegenerallybettereducatedonfinancialmanagement.Besides,thesepeoplehavemorethandoublethewealthofpeoplewhodon't.Forexample,theyfrequentlymakelatecreditcardpayments,overspendtheircreditlimit,etc.【答案】46.B47.D48.F49.G50.A第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校交换生Jim打算寒假出京旅游，发来邮件请你推荐一座中国历史文化名城。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：1.你的推荐；2.推荐理由;3.食宿建议。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,Yours,

LiHua【答案】Howisyourpreparationforthefinalsgoing?IamsoexcitedtolearnthatyouareplanningtotraveltoanothercitywithrichhistoryandcultureinChina.Aftercarefulconsideration,IhavedecidedtorecommendXi'antoyou.YourjourneytoXi'anwillbeoneofancientwonders.Asthecapitalcityfor13dynasties,itishometocountlesshistoricrelics一theTerra-cottaWarriors,theGreatWildGoosePagodaandmanyothers.Iamsureahistoryloverlikeyouwillnotbedisappointed.Xi'anisalsoawonderlandforyoutoexplorethefascinatingartandc