2020-2021学年度上学期高三年级期末考试英语科试卷听力部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选择最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．1．At what time will the speakers get to the sports meeting?A．8:45．B．8:30．C．8:15．2．How will the woman get to New York?A．By car．B．By air．C．By train．3．What can we learn from the conversation?A．The man is handsome．B．The man eats a lot every day．C．The man has been exercising recently．4．Why is the woman studying English?A．It will help her with her job．B．She wants to find a better job．C．She will move to America．5．Who is the woman probably speaking to?A．A shop manager．B．A policeman．C．Her neighbor．第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选择最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．听第6段材料，回答第6、7题．6．What does the woman think of the coming examinations?A．Very easy．B．Very difficult．C．Not too difficult．7．What has affected the woman's choice of career?A．Her family．B．Her hometown．C．Her teacher．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．8．Who advised the woman to call the man?A．Her son．B．Her friend Susan．C．Her friend's son Bobby．9．Why does the woman contact the man?A．She wants to ask something about her son's studies．B．She wants to give some suggestions to the man．C．She wants to ask for some information on gymnastics．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．10．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A．Teacher and student．B．Colleagues．C．Doctor and patient．11．What happened to Mark?A．He felt sad about David's leaving．B．He missed David's farewell party．C．He drank too much and felt unwell．12．What made Bill happy?A．His friends visited him．B．His wife had a baby．C．He attended a party．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．13．What is wrong with the woman?A．She has got flu．B．She has sleeping problems．C．She was sick last night．14．When did Jerry eat at the new restaurant?A．Last night．B．Last week．C．Last month．15．What can we learn about the woman?A．She does not agree with the man．B．She thinks she has eaten something bad．C．She does not like the food in the restaurant．16．What is the man's opinion of this matter?A．The restaurant has a food safety problem．B．It is only a coincidence．C．The restaurant needn't be investigated．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．17．What makes fatty meals more popular with children?A．Promotion．B．Toys．C．Discounts．18．Which of the following is recommended to overweight children?A．Apple sticks．B．Sweets．C．Fast food．19．What is the most important thing in getting children to exercise?A．Teaching them to have a strong will．B．Forcing them to exercise every day．C．Making exercise fun for them．20．How many suggestions does the woman offer?A．2．B．3．C．4．笔试部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 Held from Nov 5 to 10 in Shanghai,the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) became “a perfect platform for promoting international innovation and cooperation”, People’s Daily noted. Let’s take a look a t two of them.Portable kayakLightweight equipment is what all sport lovers desire. At the CIIE, the French sporting goods company Decathlon launched its portable kayak ITIWIT X500. According to the company, the kayak measures 380 cm in length and 65 cm in width when inflated (充气). When not in use, it can be folded up to the size of a backpack. It consists of five independent air chambers. Even if two of them don’t work, the kayak floats are enough for sportsenthusiasts to return to the shore safely.Mind-reading ping-pong robotLike ping-pong but afraid of criticism from your coach? The sixth generation of the Forpheus ping-pong robot from Japanese tech company Omron may help you. The robot has a robotic arm that can imitate humans. It can actually live up to the feeling of playing against a real opponent. At the same time, it can use sensors and five cameras to work out where you are and how you’re moving. After analyzing your abilities, it can adjust its own playing level to match yours. The robot “pursues harmony of humans an d machines by patiently teaching us how to playping-pong”, noted The Verge.1. What is the function of the five independent air chambers?A. To make the kayak light.B. To make the kayak easy to be folded up.C. To make the kayak look cool.D. To make the kayak safer.2. What is the difference between the mind-reading ping-pong robot and human coaches?A. The robot doesn’t embarrass people when teaching.B. The robot fails to figure out human movement.C. The robot can’t create the feeling of a real ping-pong match.D. The robot isn’t able to match people’s different skill levels.3. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article?A. To advertise some products shown at the CIIE.B. To introduce some products shown at the CIIE.C. To compare and analyze some products shown at the CIIE.D. To explain how to use some products shown at the CIIE.【答案】1. D 2. A 3. BBI’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses. I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard, check that nobody is watching, then bury my head in the flowers.I’ve also been walking into bakeries and walking around without buying anything.After having surgery on my broken nose 18 months ago, I haven’t been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose is back in business.I’ve been fascinated by smells, and it’s given me a new way of thinking. Smell is just one of the little bits andpieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was 5 months old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back and giggled (傻笑). He’d never felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed.Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new, clean bed sheets? We don’t write postcards about the small things.We don’t frame them in photographs.They aren’t that great or grand, but w ithout them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive.As my sense of smell returns to me, it’s like I’m smelling things for the first time. They’re full of memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There’s an itch (痒) I can’t reach!4. What does the writer try to do in the first two paragraphs?A. Discuss new ways to enjoy leisure time.B. Show that she loves doing secret things.C. Give examples of how she kills time.D. Get readers to wonder about her behavior.5. What does the underlined part “a new way of thinking” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. The ability to discover the joy of small things.B. The habit of overcoming ignorance.C. The ability to fully use our limited attention.D. The habit of making personal reflections.6. What did the author take for granted before?A. Memories and magic.B. V aluing being alive.C. Her sense of smell.D. Laughing at the weather.7. Which word can be used to describe the writer’s feeling while writing the passage?A. Depressed.B. Pleased.C. Disturbed.D. Annoyed.【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. BCLouise Gluck has been no stranger to awards over her long and storied career, since her first publication in 1968. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris. And on Oct 8 she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature with the Nobel prizes first awarded in 1901.Gluck was honored “for her unmistakable poetic voice that, with plain beauty, makes individual existence universal”. Often said to be an autobiographical poet, drawing from her life, “she is not to be rega rded as a confessional poet (告白派诗人). Gluck seeks the universal,” Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement.Gluck, 77, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering life, loss, and loneliness. Because of this, readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”. However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson. “It is straightforward and a voice full of humor and biting wit,” he said.For example, in her poem Snowdrops, she uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death. She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end. At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring. This is often the case in Gluck’s poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.When her work Faithful Virtuous Night received a National Book Award for Poetry in2014, a judge for the award went on to say, the collection comes from “a world where darkness blurs (使模糊) ordinarily sharp edges around the oppositions of our lives－loss and renewal, male and female, the living and the dead”.Although she’s already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring pain and healing,Gluck did feel honored to be given the Nobel award. However, when asked what the prize means to her, the poet responded by saying, “It’s too new... I don’t know really what it means.” Her only hope is that she can continue her daily life.8. What can we know about Louise Gluck?A. Her first book was published in 1993.B. The Wild Iris won her the Nobel Prize in literature.C. She draws from her life experiences in her writing.D. She is seen as a successful confessional poet.9. What does Olsson think of Gluck’s poems?A. They focus on individual existence.B. They are too dark for readers.C. They are mainly about human psychology.D. They are frank and humorous in style.10. Why does the author mention Snowdrops in paragraph 4?A. To introduce the main plots of this poem.B. To describe Gluck’s crea tivity in choosing themes.C. To show the features of Gluck’s poetry.D. To explain Gluck’s purpose in writing Snowdrops.11. How does Gluck feel about winning the Nobel Prize in literature? A. She is not qualified for the prize. B. It is not meaningful for her. C. It may influence her daily life. D. The history of the award isn’t long.【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C D From the moon to Mars, scientists have been hunting for alien life in the solar system for decades. However, Venus was not regarded as an ideal place because of its hot temperature and dry atmosphere. But arecent discovery of traces of a gas in the clouds of Venus has excited astronomers, as it may serve as a potential sign of life.On Sept 14, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada announced that scientists have detected phosphine (磷化氢) in the clouds of Venus. Phosphine is a colorless, poisonous gas that has a smell of garlic. Though poisonous, it is viewed as a possible sign of life because on Earth the gas is made by microorganisms that live in oxygen-free environments.“I was very surprised, in fact,” astronomer Jane Greaves of Cardiff University in Wales and lead author of the research, told MSN. “There is a chance that we have detected some kind of living organism in the clouds of Venus.”This layer of clouds is about 48 kilometers above the Venus surface, with its temperature ranging from 30 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit (about -1 to 93 ºC). Scientists have concluded that if life exists on V enus, the clouds are likely the only place where it would survive.Scientists went through every possibility that could have led to the formation of phosphine gas in Venus’ clouds, including volcanoes, lightning strikes, small meteorites (陨石) falling into the atmosphere. But they ruled all of them out. It was concluded that there is no explanation for the existence of this gas in Venus’ clouds, other than the presence of life, USA Today reported.Although the detection of phosphine is not solid evidence for life, this finding is great enough to change scientists’ view on Venus, which is thought to b e a completely inhospitable (不适合居住的) planet.12. What is the text mainly about?A. A newly detected gas may indicate possible existence of life on Venus.B. Scientists found the best place on Venus for humans to live.C. The environment on Venus changed in favor of life.D. Phosphine formed on Venus means alien life is present.13. What can we learn about phosphine from the text?A. It has no smell at all.B. It only exists on Venus.C. It can be produced by microorganisms.D. It is a sign of the existence of oxygen.14. What can we infer from paragraphs 4 and 5?A. Various living organisms have been detected on Venus.B. The higher the cloud is above Venus, the warmer it is.C. The clouds are rich in phosphine.D. If life exists on Venus, it is likely in the clouds.15. What did scientists conclude about the phosphine gas detected on Venus?A. It could be formed as a result of the falling of meteorites.B. It could be a sign that there is life in Venus’ clouds.C. It could be caused by volcanoes and lightning strikes.D. It proves that Venus is another habitable planet.【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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．For many, public speaking especially in English speaking competitions can be quite challenging, but it doesn’t mean we can’t improve. Here is Li Aiyun, a teacher at Nanjing Foreign Language School who offers three tips to help us. Let’s take a look!Do not over prepare.Practicing may help speakers not feel as nervous, but over-preparing can cause problems.When speakers over prepare their speeches,___16___. Sometimes young speakers will try to analyze a topic from an adult’s view, using complex words they don’t understand.Listen to the questions or topics carefullyThough speeches can be prepared in advance,___17___. Listening carefully can help you be an effective, focused speaker. Li gave an example. “A contestant talked about her dog’s bravery, and I asked if she could offer an example. Instead of talking about bravery, she talked about different types of dogs such as guide dogs and police dogs. ___18___.” Li said.___19___.Compassion (同理心) is important for public speakers.___20___. Li gave another example: When a contestant mentioned that hitting a snowman is fun, Li asked, “Have your ever thought about the snowman’s feelings?” Without consideration, the boy replied, “Snowmen do not have emotions.”As Li put it, “Communication is the final purpose of public speaking.” The speaker who shows compassion is the one who is remembered.A. Put yourself in others’ shoesB. Prepare in advance as much as possibleC. It helps the audience relate to the speakerD. It was not to the point, and not an effective answerE. he could have a much better interaction with the audienceF. there is still the challenge of answering questions from judgesG. they are very likely to include too much information and material【答案】16. G 17. F 18. D 19. A 20. C第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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．One of my grandchildren sent a self-portrait she drew for art class. The top half of the portrait shows her hair ___21___in the middle with her big brown eyes staring___22___glasses at me.The bottom half of the self-portrait is a facemask with colorful flowers. Her eyes look a little confused, but who hasn’t been confused in recent months?___23___I think I know what the problem is. The child needs to work on her smize.Fashion model Tyra Banks created the___24___ “smize” several years ago. A smize is a___25___of smile and eyes, meaning to smile with your eyes. Models can make their eyes smile without moving their___26___.Smizing___27___right now. It’s hard to show friendliness when the smiling half of your face is___28___. Restaurants and shop owners are___29___waiters and shopping___30___to perfect the smize behind facemasks.Two exercises can help___31___your smize. First, practice narrowing your eyes while holding your mouth___32___. The second is to use cheek fat to help___33___your eyes up from the bottom to create a smiling___34___.Too bad we often can’t see one another smiling these days because smiling is like___35___which is easy to spread to others. Please go ahead, smize or smile, whatever you can do.Spread it around.21. A. cut B. left C. built D. parted22. A. through B. in C. with D. back23. A. Fortunately B. Unexpectedly C. Secretly D. Eventually24. A. phrase B. idiom C. term D. article25. A. combination B. competition C. consideration D. cooperation26. A. eyes B. mouths C. ears D. noses27. A. attracts B. matters C. remains D. sticks28. A. saved B. spared C. kept D. covered29. A. coaching B. forcing C. begging D. suggesting30. A. accountants B. assistants C. customers D. colleagues31. A. pretend B. approach C. improve D. prevent32. A. silent B. calm C. still D. usual33. A. recover B. pull C. remove D. push34. A. view B. effect C. case D. act35. A. chewing B. weeping C. jogging D. yawning【答案】21. D 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. B 31.C 32. C 33.D 34. B 35. D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。
