2019-2020学年广东广雅中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年广东广雅中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

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

A

HubeiProvincehas long been a favorite Chinese tourist destination because of its natural scenery, historic

cities, and beautiful mountains. Here are some of the best places to visit inHubeiProvince.

YellowCraneTower

YellowCraneToweris known as one of the Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River, together

withYueyangTowerinHunanand Tengwang Pavilion inJiangxi. The history ofYellowCraneTowerdates back to the

Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history. The tower was used as a watchtower by the King of Wu's

army in the beginning.

Enshi Grand Canyon

Enshi Grand Canyon can beChina's answer to the Grand Canyon inArizona, theUnited Statesin beauty. The

canyon runs 108 kilometers and occupies a land area of 3,000 square kilometers. The region where Enshi Grand

Canyon is located used to be a vast sea with many limestone deposits 230 million years ago.

Shennongjia Scenic Area

It is famous for its varied plant species as well as mountains. Regarded as the “Lungs of Central China", the

forest coverage reaches over 90 percent of the area. Due to the special climate, it is neither too hot in summer nor

too cold in winter. Sometimes clouds stretch around mountains, rewarding tourists with unforgettable views.

Besides, the area is home to some rare animals such as golden monkeys, white bears and antelope.

The Three-Gorge Tribe scenic spot

Located in the area of the Xiling Gorge in the city ofYichang, it has the beauty of landscape paintings. The

spot is a “ProtectedCenterof the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges”. Since ancient times, a lot of famous

scholars have produced a great number of excellent poems praising the beauty of this place, some of which are

carved on the stones along theYangtze River.

1. What is special aboutYellowCraneTower?

A. It has a long history.

B. It offers a scenic view. C. It once served war's purposes.

D. It is the best-known tower inChina

2. Why is the Grand Canyon inArizonamentioned ?

A. To explain its popularity inChina.

B. To help readers know more about it.

C. To prove the beauty of the Chinese canyon.

D. To show differences between the two canyons.

3. Which place will a Chinese literature lover probably visit?

A. Enshi Grand Canyon.

B.YellowCraneTower.

C. Shennongjia Scenic Area.

D. TheThree-Gorge Tribe scenic spot.

B

A nurse has fulfilled (实现) a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her

daughter's graduation from nursing school.

Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University's College of Nursing in 2020. Her mother, Sevala

Habibovic, 46, died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.

“I thought the medical field wasn't for me. Then, my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and

out of the hospital, ” Edina toldGood MorningAmerica. “When my mom passed away, I thought, ‘I want to

dothis.’”she said.

Sanja Josipovic, who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield,

Illinois, cared for Sevala inside her home. They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six

months of care.

“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadn't finished school yet, ” Sanja said. “We

are like sisters; we care about and trust each other. She was a powerful and strong minded woman. She wasn't

scared to die; she was just worried about her kids and husband.”

Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people. “When Sanja was working,

my mom would still try to make her something to eat, no matter how sick she was, ” Edina added. When Sevala's

life was coming to an end, she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughter's nursing school graduation.

“That was the only thing she was going to miss. Edina's graduation, ” said Sanja, who is a mother of three herself. She agreed.

Due to COVID - 19, there was no graduation or pinning ceremony. Edina's manager at Marianjoy

Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin. “Sanja has

fulfilled her promise, ” Edina said.

Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.

4. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Leaving the hospital B. Working as a nurse

C. Facing death positively D. Caring for Edina's mother

5. What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?

A. They enjoyed volunteering B. They were cancer survivors

C. They had unhappy marriages D. They developed a close bond