2020年三都民中计算机协会高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案

2020年三都民中计算机协会高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AFtheArtWorldcompetition.Prize-Thewinnerofeachtypewillgetthechancetodisplaytheirartworksinaweek-longexhibitioninChelsea,NewYork..Eligibility-Opentoartistsallovertheworld..EntryFee(参赛费)-$24foramaximumof3submitted(提交的)photos..DateofExhibition-From25thAprilto2ndMay.FtheArtWorldisaninternationalartcompetitionorganizedbywhichisquiteunusual,comparedtoothercompetitions.Theartworksarenotjudgedonthebasisofcreativityandskill.Instead,they'rejudgedbythedepthofthesubjectmatter.Thesubjectthisyearis“ACompetitionAboutChange”,whereartistscantryandshowhowthey'dliketochangehumanityinagoodway.Notes*Forthiscompetition,therearethreetypesforsubmissions,namely:streetart,fineart,anddigitalart.*EachtypewillhaveawinneraschosenbytheorganizersandallthewinnerswillhavethewonderfulchancetoexhibittheirworksattheUnarthodoxGalleryinNewYorkinaweek-longexhibition.*Allthewinnerswillalsoreceive100%ofthesalepricewhenanyoftheirartworksaresold!Winnerswillalsobedisplayedonthewebsiteandtheentrants'artworkswillalsobedisplayedintheopeningceremony(仪式)aswell.1.WhatisspecialaboutFtheArtWorldCompetition?AItisfreetoattend.B.Itlastsforoveraweek.C.ItisopentoartistsinNewYork.D.Itcentersonthedepthoftheartworks.2.Whatwillthewinnersget?A.Prizemoney.B.Achancetovisitanexhibition.C.Awrittenjudgementoftheirartworks.D.Moneyfromthesaleoftheirartworks.3.Wherewilltheentrants'artworksbeshown?A.Inthestreet.B.Intheopeningceremony.C.Onthewebsite.D.Atthemarket.BIfyoucouldtravelbackintime,whichperiodofhistorywouldyouvisit?It’sagreatquestiontoaskyourfriends,andtimetravelisthesubjectofmanysciencefictionfilms.Ofcourse,sci-fiisfamiliartomostofus,butwhatiscli-fi?Thesimpleanswerisclimatefictionwhichfocusesonthesubjectofclimatechange.Manyofthecli-fiexampleswewatchtendtobedisasterfilms.Itcouldbesolarflares(太阳耀斑),iceagesdevastating(摧毁)theplanet,extremefloodingswampingtheearthwithwater,orsuper-stormsthatthreatenlifeasweknowit.Whilefilmsandnovelsofthisstyleareoftensubjecttothetypicalimagesofaheroorheroinebattlingtosavetheday,whatsetsitapartfrommostsci-fifilmsisthattheplotswilloftendrawonapparentlyreasonableoutcomesinthenearfuture.Climatechangeandthepotentialthreatshavelongbeenestablished.Somebelievethattheissueofclimatechangehasevenledtomorefanswatchingfilmstolearnmoreaboutwhat'shappeningtotheworld–seeingitasaformofedutainment.AstudyconductedbytheYaleprogrammeonClimateChangeCommunicationtestedtheeffectsthattwoclimatefictionnovelscanhaveonitsreadersandfound“significantpositiveeffects”intermsoftheirattitudesandbeliefstowardstheclimatecrisis–forexample,understandingglobalwarmingwillharmthemandfuturegenerations.Mostclimatefilmsarenotonlyextremelypopularactionfilms,butalsocauseourfearofwhatsomeseeastheapproachingendoftheworld.Thissoundsbad,butaccordingtoastudyconductedon310adultsintheUS,watchingsuchscaryfilmscanhelpusfeelmorepreparedandlessaloneinsituationssuchasthepandemic(疫情).So,itlookslikecli-fiisheretostay–andthereseemtobesomebenefits.Whetherit’stheretoeducate,entertainorprepareyouforaclimatecrisis,itmighthavearoletoplay.4.Whichofthefollowingmaybethesubjectofcli-fi?A.Timetravel.B.Globalwarming.C.Weatherforecast.D.Economicclimate.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutcli-fifilmsfromparagraph2?A.Theyareoftenaboutextremenaturaldisasters.B.Theywanttoshowthatmancanconquernature.C.Theyusuallyhavesimilarplotswithsci-fifilms.D.Theycanshowthetruenearfutureoftheworld.6.WhyisthestudyconductedbytheYaleprogrammementionedinparagraph3?A.Toprovethatclimatechangehaspotentialthreats.B.Toshowthatpeoplelikeclimatefictionnovels.C.Totellthatcli-finovelshavepositiveeffectsonreaders.D.Toexplainhowtheclimatecrisisaffectthehumanbeing.7.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Cli-fifilmsareverypopularasactionfilms.B.Astudywasconductedon310adultsintheUS.C.Thepandemicmakepeoplescaredandalone.D.Cli-fifilmsareusefulandwillbeheretostay.CSummerheatcanbedangerous,andheatleadstotragedyfartoooften.Accordingtokidsandcars,org,anaverageof37youngchildrenperyeardieofcarheatintheUS,whentheyareaccidentallyleftinahotvehicle.ForBishopCurry,afifthgraderfromMckinney,Texas,onesuchincidenthitclosetohome.Asix-month-oldbabyfromhisneighborhooddiedafterhoursinahotcar.Afterhearingaboutherdeath,Currydecidedthatsomethingneededtobedone.YoungCurry,whoturned11thisyear,hasalwayshadaknackforinventingthings,andhedrewupasketch(草图)ofadevicehecalled“Oasis.”Thedevicewouldattachtocarseatsandwatchthetemperatureinsidethecar.Ifitreachedacertaintemperatureinthecar,andthedevicesensedachildinthecarseat,itwouldbegintocirculatecoolair.CurryalsodesignsthedeviceusingGPSandWi-Fitechnology,whichwouldalarmthechild’sparentsand,iftherewasnoresponsefromthem,thepolice.Curry’sfatherbelievesthattheinventionhaspotential.“ThecoolthingaboutBishop’sthinkingisnoneofthistechnologyisnew,”hesaid.“Wefeellikethewayhe’sthinkingandcombiningallthesetechnologieswillgettoproductionfaster.”HisfatherevenintroducedthedevicetoToyota,whereheworksasanengineer.ThecompanywassoimpressedthattheysentCurryandhisfathertoacarsafetyconferenceinMichigan.InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.Theirgoalwas$20,000,butsomanypeoplebelievedinOasis’potentialthattheyhaveraisedmorethantwicethat—over$46,000.Curry’sfatherremembersthefirsttimehesawhisson’ssketch.“Iwassoproudofhimforthinkingofasolution,”hesaid.“Wealwaysjustcomplainaboutthingsandrarelyoffersolutions.”8.WhatinspiredCurrytoinventOasis?A.Hisnarrowescapefromdeathafterbeinglockedinacar.B.Hisknowledgeofmanychildren’sdeathbecauseofcarheat.C.Thedeathofhisneighbor’sbabyafterbeingleftinahotcar.D.Theinjuryof37childreninhisschoolinacaraccident.9.WhatwouldOasisdoifitwashotinacarwithachild?A.Itwouldinformtheparentsoreventhepolice.B.Itwouldpumpoutthehotairinthecar.C.Itwouldsoundthealarmattachedtothecar.D.Itwouldgetthewindowopentosavethechild.10.WhatdoesCurry’sfatherthinkiscoolaboutCurry’sinvention?A.Itusedsomeofthemostadvancedtechnology.B.Itsimplycombinedtechnologiesthatexisted.C.Itcouldaccelerateproductionofnewtechnology.D.Itisthemostadvancedamongsimilarproducts.11.WhydidCurry’sfatherstartacampaigntoraisemoney?A.Toconductexperimentstotesttheinvention.B.Togetotherchildrendevotedtoinventions.C.Tosupportacharityofmedicalaidforchildren.D.Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction.DInordertohelpdiscoverspoilageandreducefoodwasteforsupermarketsandconsumers,researchershavedevelopednewlow-cost,smartphone-linked,eco-friendlyspoilagesensorsformeatandfishpackaging.OneinthreeUKconsumersthrowawayfoodjustbecauseitreachestheuse-bydate,but60%ofthe£12.5billion-worthoffoodwethrowawayeachyearissafetoeat.Theresearchers,whosefindingswerepublishedinACSSensors,saythesensorscouldalsoeventuallyreplacetheuse-bydate—awidelyusedindicatorofbeingfreshandeatable.ThesensorscosttwoUScentseachtomake.Knownas“paper-basedelectricalgassensors(PEGS)”,theydetectspoilagegaseslikeammonia(apoisonousgaswithastrongunpleasantsmell)inmeatandfishproducts.Theinformationprovidedbytheelectronicnoseisreceivedbyasmartphone,andthenyoucanknowwhetherthefoodisfreshandsafetoeat.TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhodevelopedPEGSmadethesensorsbyprintingcarbonelectrodesontoaspecialtypeofpaper.Thematerialsareeco-friendlyandharmless,sotheydon’tdamagetheenvironmentandaresafetouseinfoodpackaging.Thesensors,combinedwithatinyelectronicsystem,theninformnearbymobiledevices,whichidentifyandunderstandthedataaboutspoilagegases.LeadauthorDrFiratGuderofImperial’sDepartmentofBioengineering,said,“Althoughthey’redesignedtokeepussafe,use-bydatescanleadtoeatablefoodbeingthrownaway.Theydon’talwaysreflectitsactualfreshness.Infact,peopleoftengetsickfromfood-bornediseasesduetopoorstorage,evenwhenanitemiswithinitsuse-bydate.”“Thesesensorsarecheapenoughsowehopetoseesupermarketsusingthemwithinthreeyears.OurgoalistousePEGSinfoodpackagingtoreduceunnecessaryfoodwaste.”TheauthorshopethatPEGScouldhaveapplicationsbeyondfoodprocessing,likesensingchemicalsinagriculture,airquality,anddetectingdiseasemarkersinbreathlikethoseinvolvedinkidneydisease.12.WhatisthefunctionofPEGSaccordingtothetext?A.Toimprovethetasteoffoods.B.Toimprovetheserviceofstores.C.Tohelpsupermarketsstorefoods.D.Tohelppeopletestfoodfreshness.13.WhatroledoesthesmartphoneplaywhilePEGSarefunctioning?A.Itactsasanelectronicnose.B.ItreadsthedatacollectedbyPEGS.C.Ithelpsprintthegassensorsontopaper.D.Itdiscoversthespoilagegasesfromfoods.14.WhatdoesDr.FiratGudersayaboutuse-bydates?A.Theyarenotcompletelyreliable.B.Theycanhelpreducefoodwaste.C.Theyarebasedonscientificresearch.D.Theyarenotacceptedbytheconsumers.15.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?A.Theprocessofresearchingspoilagesensors.B.Anewtechnologyinpackagingtoreducefoodwaste.C.Theapplicationofspoilagesensorsbeyondfoodprocessing.D.Theinfluenceofuse-bydatesonsupermarketsandconsumers.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Agreatlifedoesn’thappenbyaccident.Agreatlifeistheresultofallocating(分配)yourtime,energyandhardworktowardswhatyouwantyourlifetobe.Stopsettingyourselfupforstressandfailure.____16____Makethefollowingsecretsfityourownneedsandstyle,andstartcreatingyourowngreatlifetoday!Agreatlifeistheresultofsimplifyingyourlife.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatsimplifymeans.____17____Instead,it’sawaytofreeupyourenergyandtimefortheworkthatyouenjoyandthepurposeforwhichyouarehere.Inordertocreateagreatlife,youwillhavetomakeroomforitfirst.Agreatlifeistheresultofremovingdistractions(分心之事).Upto75%ofyourmentalenergycanbeusedinthingsthatarenotimportantbutdistractingyou.Lookaroundatsomeone’slifeyouadmire.Whatdotheydothatyouwouldliketoadoptinyourownlife?Askthemhowtheydidit.____18____Agreatlifeistheresultofyouradjustments.____19____Itmaymeanthinkingaboutagainhowyouspendyourtime,orchoosingtospendyourmoneyinadifferentway.Itmaymeanlookingfornewwaystospendyourenergythatagreewithyourparticulardefinitionofagreatlife.____20____There’stheoldsayingeveryone’sfamiliarwith“ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep”.Inordertoevenmovefromthecouchtotherefrigerator,youhavetostart.There’snobettertimetostartthantoday.It’swhatyoudoTODAYthatwillmakeadifferenceinyourlifetomorrow.A.Agreatlifeistheresultofstarting.B.Startsettingupyourlifetosupportsuccessandease.C.Agreatlifeistheresultofhavingintention.D.Soitrequiresthatyoushouldmakesomechanges.E.It’snotawaytoremoveworkfromyourlife.F.It’seasytospendyourdaysonwhatevergetsyourattention.G.Thenyouwillfindwaystofreeupyourmentalenergyformoreimportantthings.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MenningertookthehardwaytoclimbEverest—theworld’stallestpeak___21___hikeitup,hedecidedtoclimbasanon-nativeEverestporter(挑夫),whichmeant___22___packsweighingupto220poundsalongrough,highaltitudetrails(小路).Menningercameupwithsucha(n)___23___afterspendingaseasonasaguideinNepal,andbecoming___24___withlifeoftheseporters.“Mygoalwastohavethesameexperience”,heexplains.Thephysicalandemotional___25___ofthejobislaid___26___asMenningerisfilmedstrugglingwithapackconsistingofmultiplebagstiedtogether,___27___tryingtosleepatnightincrowdedfreezingporterhouses.Atypicalday___28___wakingupataround7:30amandgoingtotheclient’shotelto___29___theirbagsandbeginningtotrek(长途跋涉).Portershaveto____30____fortheirownaccommodationduringtreks.Someevenregularlygowithout____31____tokeepcostsdown.Astheyaren’t____32____untilthelastday,theyhavenoideawhetherthetrekhasbeeneconomicallyworthwhileuntilthey’ve____33____it.Lifeisnever____34____forthem.LastyearwasoneofEverest’sdeadliestclimbingseasons,largely____35____difficultweatherconditions,andlackofexperience.____36____theproblemsisalackofcommunicationbetweentheportersandtheirmostlywealthyclients.Withhisfilmshotduringthistoughtrek,Menningerwishesmorewere____37____ofhowmuchportersrelyontheirlowsalaries,andhowmuchtheycontributetotheoverallEverestexperience.“____38____,myfilmcouldencouragethoseportersby____39____whatthey’reableto____40____andhowhardtheywork.”21.A.OtherthanB.SimplyC.RatherthanD.Directly22.A.carryingB.preparingC.mailingD.wrapping23.A.approachB.conclusionC.suggestionD.idea24.A.pleasedB.boredC.fascinatedD.disappointed25.A.paymentB.priceC.enjoymentD.courage26.A.uncoveredB.messyC.untouchedD.understandable27.A.butB.orC.whileD.and28.A.takesB.involvesC.indicatesD.requires29.A.searchB.collectC.deliverD.repair30.A.fightB.askC.workD.pay31.A.mealsB.permissionC.moneyD.limit32.A.dismissedB.praisedC.tippedD.satisfied33.A.climbedB.experiencedC.reachedD.completed34.A.easyB.challengingC.encouragingD.tough35.A.focusingonB.owingtoC.dependingonD.leadingto36.A.RespondingtoB.BringingaboutC.GettingridofD.Addingto37.A.awareB.informedC.warnedD.sure38.A.JoyfullyB.UnfortunatelyC.GenerallyD.Hopefully39.A.examiningB.claimingC.showingD.announcing40.A.understandB.bearC.complainD.imagine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ThelaunchofanEnglishtranslationofConfidenceComesfromEffectiveness:AForeigner'sWuhanDiary____41.____(hold)lastFriday.Thebook,first____42.____(publish)inArabicandtheninChinese,tellshowtheauthorAdhamSayed,aLebaneseexchangestudentinChina,____43.____(throw)himselfintoworkingwithChinesepeopleduringthecity'slockdownlastyear.InSayed'sview,China'sputtingthe____44.____(safe)andhealthofitspeoplefirstisthereasonforwinningthebattle.Hisforeignperspective,____45.____(globe)visionandWesternwayofthinkingmakeaconsistentnarration.HeweavesintheconceptofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindandrevealsChina____46.____aresponsiblecountry.ItalsoshowstheworldhowpeopleinHubeihavemadegreatsacrificesforChina____47.____(overcome)thepandemic.Thisbook,____48.____originalintentionwastohelppeoplerememberthehistoryofthepandemicandtocarryforwardthespirit,isdescribedasarecordof____49.____theauthorsaw,heardandthoughtduringtheterriblemomentsofthecrisis._____50._____(it)EnglishversionwillplayapositiveroleintellingChina'sstorytotheworld.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节短文改错（满分10分）51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。TheremaybetwomainlyreasonsforthepopularityofEnglishinChinainrecentyear:theeconomicreformandtheopenpolicy.Withthedevelopmentofinternationaltradeandco-operation,Englishastheinternationallanguageplayamoreandmoreimportantrole.ThedemandforpeopleknownEnglishisincreasing.Thelabormarketneedsyoutodobusinesswithforeigncompanies,toopenforeignmarkets,andtolearntouseupadvancedtechnologyfromabroad.Theyarealsoneededtoparticipateinternationalaffairs.UniversitystudentswhoEnglishlevelishighareeasilyemployedandwellpay.ThisencouragespeopletolearnEnglish.第二节书面表达（满分25分）52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Lastnight,mypartnerJohnandIwenttothelevees(堤岸)whereIwasrelearninghowtorun.HesupportedonhisbikeandIwentasfastorasslowasmyoldlegswantedtotakeme.Aheadofuswasaveryoldmanwithaplasticbagwhoseemedtobeunabletowalkastraightline.Johnsaid,“Youkeeprunning,andIwillcheckonhim.”Johnwasholdinghishand.Johntoldtheman,“Wearegoingtocomebackthisway.Ifyouarestillhere,wewillcheckonyou.”Themansaidhewasfinebuthewasgoingtostaydownforabit.Hewasonthegroundatthebottomoftheleveeandoffawalkwaythatbackedupintootherpeople’shomes.Weranonfor10-15minutesorsoandturnedaround.Johnrodeaheadtoseeifhewasstillthere.WhenIgottothespot,therewasJohnandtheman.Themandidn’tlookfine—hewasstumbling(蹒