甘肃省武威第十八中学高三上学期第四次诊断检测（期末）英语试题

2020—2021年度第一学期第四次诊断考试卷高三英语命题人：时间：100分钟满分：120分卷I（选择题）第一部分阅读理解（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，并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。AHerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopastpresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreatAmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnF.Kennedyandhiswifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefourbedroompropertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$10.99millionwhenitwasfirstputupforsalein2013.JackieKennedy’sSummerHouseAnotherKennedylinkedpropertyforsaleisthe“Lasata”estateintheHamptons,designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethansevenacresoflandneartheocean,itincludesatenbedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,includingathreecargaragebuilding.It’sonthemarketfor$38.995million,alittlebithigherthanlastyear.ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouseChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhisdowntimehere.Thethreestory,sixbedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldiningandlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.BarackObama’sSummerRentalThisMartha’sVineyardhomewhichwasbuiltinthelatetwentiethcenturyservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoformerPresidentObama.Itiscurrentlyforsalefor$19.125million,downfrom$22.5millioninJuly2015.Setonnineandahalfacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubtactsasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn’twanthiseverymovementseen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,ahalfbasketballcourt,outdoorterracesandatwobedroomguestcottage.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?A.BarackObama’sSummerRental.B.JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse.C.ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse.D.JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat.WhatisthefeatureofBarackObama’sSummerRental?A.Privacy.B.Architecture.C.Location.D.Price.Whatdothefourhouseshaveinmon?A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.B.TheyhaveconnectionswithU.S.presidents.C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.BMynameisMatthew.I’mnotsomeonewhohasmanysecrets,becauseI’materribleliar.ButthereisonehugesecretthatIkeptforyears—Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadnevereveneclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butmyparentstoldmeIhadto.Theysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenpermitexam,butgettingbehindthewheelwasadifferentstory.ButwhenOctober30throlledaround,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,showingoffthebrandnewlicensethey’dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspecialday,Ican’trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberisstartingthetest,pausingatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.Ihadreceivedanautofailsincemypausewasindeedapauseandnotarealstop.Iwasn’tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldknowthatIhadfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,ItoldeveryoneIdidn’twanttotakethetestonmybirthday.OneFridayamonthlater,Iwenttothetestspotagainandpassed.LaterthatnightIdroveforthefirsttimebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI’veneverexperienced—butstill,Icouldn’timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn’t.Itwasn’tuntilmidwaythroughcollegethatIcameclean.Itturnedoutplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!AndIgatheredenoughcouragetospeakthefactout.Yes,Ihadalsofailed.NowIrealizefailureandimperfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,withoutwhichonecouldn’tmakeatrueman.WhatcanwelearnaboutMatthew?A.Hereliedheavilyonhisparents.B.Hewasboredwithtellinglies.C.Hewasaslowlearnerofdriving.D.Hewasafraidoftakingexams.WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?A.Toputanendtohistest.B.Tocheckhisparkingskills.C.Togivehimasecondchance.D.Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.WhatmadeMatthewfeelextremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?A.Failingtogetadrivinglicense.B.Missinghisbirthdaycelebration.C.Makinghisparentsdisappointed.D.Losingfacebeforehisclassmates.WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhisownexperience?A.Failureisawaytogrowup.B.Honestyisthebestpolicy.C.Truthstandsthetestoftime.D.Imperfectionisanotherformofperfection.CMyfirstdayofhighschoolwaslikeanyotherfirstday:registering,findingnewclassmates,meetingnewteachers,andseekingnewfriends.Duringlunch,Iranintomyfirstsnag(小困难)oftheday.Atthedininghall,asthecheckout(付款处)ladyaskedformymoney,IrealizedthatIhadforgottenmylunchmoney.WhenItoldheraboutit,Iheardavoicebehindme.Iturnedaroundandtherestoodateachertellinghewouldpayformylunch.Hetoldmehisname,Mr.PeterWalker,andsaid,“Ifyougetachance,youshouldtakemyhistoryclass.”Irecognizedhisname,andtoldhimIwasinhisclasslaterthatday.Mr.Walkermadefriendswithmeontheveryfirstdayofschoolataverycrucialtimeoftheday—lunch!Healwaystoldusweshoulddomorethanweeverthought.Hepushedustodoallthingsbetter.Hecoachedmanysports,andsponsoredmanyafterclassactivities.Ifwewereinterestedinsomething,hewouldfindawaytoexposeustoitbyinvitingspeakers,takingusonfieldtrips,orobtaininginformationforus.Twoyearslater,myjunioryearinschoolwasclickingalongnicelywhenonedayIwasridingmymotorcycleandIwashitbyacar.Ispentsixdaysinhospitalandwasathomeinbedfortwoweeksbeforereturningtoschool.Mr.Walkerstoppedbythehospitaleachdaywithmyworkfrommyteachers.OnceIwasathome,hewouldbringmyworktoo.Afterhighschool,IattendedtheUnitedStatesArmyAirborneSchoolinFortBenning,Georgia.IknewmyparentswouldbetherethedayIgraduated,buttheybroughtanunexpectedguest.TheycameacrossMr.WalkeratlunchseveraldaysbeforeandtoldhimIwasabouttograduate.Hisvisit,however,wasnotasurprisetome.Atthedininghall,______.A.theladydidn’twanttochargetheauthorforhislunchB.theauthorknewMr.WalkerwasrightbehindhimC.Mr.Walkerdidn’tknowtheauthorwashisstudentD.theauthordecidedtoinviteMr.WalkertolunchThestoryinParagraph4showedthatMr.Walkerwas______.A.caringB.strictC.skilledD.learnedWhathappenedontheauthor’sgraduationday?A.HisparentsmetMr.Walkerbychance.B.HisfamilyinvitedMr.Walkertolunch.C.Mr.Walkerbroughtanunexpectedguest.D.HisparentscametogetherwithMr.Walker.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentence?A.TheauthorhadinvitedMr.Walkertohisgraduationceremony.B.Theauthor’sparentshadinformedhimofMr.Walker’svisit.C.Mr.Walkerhadaverycloserelationshipwithhisstudents.D.Mr.Walkerwenttovisittheauthorfrequently.DNewresearchhasfoundthatevenifyougiveupsmoking,thedamageithasdonetoyourgenes（基因）willstaythereforamuchlongertime.Intheresearch,ateamofUSscientistsstudiedthebloodof16,000people.Amongthem,someweresmokers,someusedtosmoke,andtherestwerenon﹣smokers.Scientistsparedtheirgenesandfoundthatmorethan7,000genesofsmokershadchanged﹣anumberthatisone﹣thirdofknownhumangenes.

AccordingtoNBCNews,bothheartdiseaseandcancerarecausedbygeneticchanges.Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywereborn,butmostpeoplegetthemintheirdaytodayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.Whenyoustopsmoking,alotofthesegeneswillreturntonormalwithinfiveyears.Thismeansyourbodyistryingtoheal（治愈）itselfoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Butthechangesinsomeofthegenesstayforlonger.Theycanstayforaslongas30years.It’salmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement（水泥）一itwillalwaysbethere,evenwhenyou’vewalkedawayandwhenthecementbeesdry.

Althoughthestudyresultsmaymakepeopleunhappy,thereisabrightside:thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerrisks．ThefunctionofParagraph1isto________．A.giveanexample．B.introducethetopicofthepassage．C.makeanargument．D.showthemainideaofthepassage．Mostgeneticchangeshappenbecauseof________．A.people’sconditionatbirth．B.environmentalpollution．C.people’sbadlivinghabits．D.heartdiseaseandcancer．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto________．A.thecement．B.thefootprint．C.theharmful．D.thegeneticchange．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？________A.Thefindingsarethefruitofmorethanthreeyears’research．B.Thefindingshavepreventedmorepeoplefromstartingsmoking．C.Thefindingsofferevidencethatadamagedgenecanhealitself．D.Thefindingshelptofindcuresforgeneticdamagecausedbysmoking．第二节：七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选入能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)。HowtolearnEnglishwellAllEnglishlearnerswanttoimprovetheirEnglish,butasyouknow,itcanbedifficult!（16）_______Thefourmainareasforyouare:speaking,listening,reading,andwriting.Herearesomewaystohelpyoulearnwell．Speaking

Speakasmuchaspossible!ThisisthebestwaytolearnEnglish．（17）_______ThefastestwaytolearnEnglishistosurroundyourselfwithEnglishspeakers.Also,getintothehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Don’ttranslatefromyourownlanguageintoEnglish﹣itwillslowyoudown.Andit’sfuntosinginEnglish,solearnsomeEnglishsongsandsingyourheartout!Listening

Likespeaking,it’sbetterforyoutobeinatotallyEnglish﹣speakingenvironment.It’salsogoodtowatchTVshows,ormoviesinEnglish.（18）_______Butthemoreyoulisten,themoreyou’llget.It’sgoodtolistentosomethingoverandoveragain.First,trytogetthegeneralmeaning,andthen,listenasecondtimeformorein﹣depthinformation.Reading

ReadingEnglishissomethingyoucandotohelpyoulearnonyourown，outsideoftheclassroom．Newspapersaregoodforhigher﹣levelstudents．Soforlowerlevels,tryreadingchildren’sstoriesorbookswhichhavebeenespeciallywrittenforEnglishlearners．（19）_______Youshouldfindsomethingthatyoucanlearnwellfrom．WritingTrykeepingadiary;writesomethinginEnglishiniteveryday,evenifit’sverysimple．（20）_______AndtheInternetisagreatwaytohelpyoulearnEnglish.Trytomakefriendsonline，visitchatrooms,orpostmentsonblogs.Theseareallusefultoolsforyou．A.Makeaplanforyourself．

B.Foryou,youneedtoworkonallareas．

C．Chooseeasystoriesandyoucanlearnmore．

D．TheEnglishnewscanbedifficultforyouatfirst．

E．Startwithsmallsentencesandmakethemlonger．

F．Thereisnothingbetterthanconversationstohelpyouimprove．

G．Youwon’tlearnmuchifyouchooseabookthatistoodifficultortooeasy．第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ineverforgetthesingleactofkindnessthatchangedmylifeover25yearsago.Duringavacationtrip,Ineededtofindmy（21）_______totheGreyhoundbusstation,some30milesaway.Beinga（22）_______student,Ihadlittlemoneytogetthere．I（23）_______tocallvarioustaxisandshuttleservicesbuttheywerealltoo（24）_______ortoofarawaytopickmeup.Then,Igotonepersononthe（25）_______whomanagedtomakeoutthatIneededaridetotheGreyhoundstationbutonlyhadlimitedfinancial（26）_______andheagreedtotransportme!Hecametopickmeupabout45minutes（27）_______．ThedriverwasolderandI（28）_______whytheshuttledidn’thaveameterbuthisIDwasthereandIcouldseethiswashis（29）_______．Thedriverwassokind．HeknewIwas（30）_______,sohedistractedmewithstoriesandgood（31）_______．HesaidIlookedlikehisgranddaughter．Atonepoint,Iaskedhimwhyhe（32）_______solittletotheothers．Then,hepatientlyexplainedthathewas（33）_______retiredandhadn’tremovedhisnumberfromthephonebookbutwhenIcalled,clearlyupset,hefelt（34）_______tohelp．Thismandroveanhouroutofhiswaytohelpapersonhedidn’tknowforafeethatonly（35）_______hisgas,ifthat!Becauseofhis（36）_______,Iknewthingsweregoingtobeokay．Thisman’skindnesswarmsmyhearteverytimeIthinkofhim．（37）_______,Ididn’tgethisnameandhisfacehas（38）_______graduallyfrommymemorybutheisonmymindoftenandIwishIcouldthankhim（39）_______．"Thankyou.Mr.AngelShuttle﹣Man!Ihopeyourgranddaughterknowswhata（n）（40）_______grandfathershehas!" B.entrance C.way D.route B.lucky C.wealthy D.talented B.failed C.agreed D.managed B.expensive C.reasonableD.special B.email C.InternetD.phone26.A.difficultiesB.supportC.market D.system27.A.later B.earlier C.before D.after28.A.admiredB.decided C.wondered D.knew B.function C.duty D.business B.excited C.hurt D.crazy B.introductionC.conversationD.connection B.demanded C.offered D.charged B.easily C.certainly D.clearly B.troubled C.driven D.permitted B.included C.involved D.provided B.honestyC.kindness D.patience37.A.UnfortunatelyB.ThankfulC.Surprisingly D.Delightedly B.fixed C.existed D.disappeared B.inperson C.privately D.inahurry B.strange C.ordinary D.brave第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Iamtaughtbymanyteachersinmyschool．Everysubjecthasa（41）________（differ）teacher，butIlikemymathteacher（42）________（well）．HernameisLakshmibutweusuallycallherMa’am．Sheisourclassteachertoo．Ma’am（43）________（join）uslastterm．Sheisverykindandherwayof（44）________（teach）issointerestingandsimplethatweallcanunderstandwhatisbeingtaughtandhowitcouldbedone．Most（45）________（important），Ma’amteachesmathwithlotsofpatience．（46）________wedonotunderstandaproblem，shewillspendextratime（47）________（guide）usuntilweunderstandit．Andwecangotoheratanytimeduringschoolhoursforhelp．Shealsohelpsuswithactivitiesatschool．Whenthereare（48）________（program），shewillbetheretohelpustogetreadyfortheshow．Evenwhenwegoonpicnics，shetakesgoodcareof（49）________．Tome，Ma’amisnotonly（50）________goodteacher，butalsoourbestfriend．IloveMa’amandIwishherahappylife．第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）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。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ihadainterestingdreamlastnight．IdreamedthatItookpartinaraceinthesportsmeeting．Atfirst，Icouldnottorunveryfastandfellbehind．SoIdidn’tloseheartandkeptrunning．Allthestudentontheplaygroundcheeredmeon，“eon!”IwassoencouragingthatIranfasterandfasteruntilIcaughtupalltheotherrunners．Ifeltlikeasuperman．Intheend，Igottothefinishinglinefirst．Iwontherace．Ifeltveryproudlyofmyself．Manyofmyclassmatesthrowmeupintotheair．JustatthatmomentIwokeupandfoundmestilllyinginbed!Whatinterestingthedreamwas!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Amy来信询问中国对新型冠状病毒（novelcoronavirus）的防控情况。请你给Amy回信，内容包括：新型冠状病毒简介；采取的应对措施；3.有信心战胜疫情。要求：1.词数100左右；2.开头已给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearAmy,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________