2019-2020学年南宁市三美学校高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2024年3月10日发(作者：嵇碧萱)

2019-2020学年南宁市三美学校高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考

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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

As the MOOC craze continues to explode, anyone interested in taking an online course faces a tricky question:

Which course to take? Here are five aspects that you should consider before you start.

(1)What is your learning style?

Many MOOCs are video-based. Other courses use presentation formats. Some also require participation in

group work. If you want to stay motivated during your course, think about how you enjoy learning.

Are you a visual learner, preferring to use images to understand a topic? If so, a video-based course will work

well for you. If you are a verbal learner who gains new information by speaking and writing, try a text-based

course with lots of note-taking. Social learners, meanwhile, will thrive in forum discussions and project-based

assessment.

(2)Are you ready to become a full-time student?

Be realistic about the time that you can commit to your online studies. Participating in an online course can

take as much time and commitment as a class-based program. Check the course requirements and make a plan

around your current schedule.

(3) Does the course really meet your needs?

Whether you are interested in a professional qualification or want to take a personal development course like

yoga, there is a MOOC for you. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of taking lots of free courses in

everything that you ever wanted to learn. Before you start a course, think about the end goal. Is the course aimed

at beginners or advanced learners? Why do you need this qualification?

(4) Do you need a support group?

Some people learn best from seeing how others approach the problem. If you are such as learner, you will

need to supplement your online lessons with an in-person support group.

(5) What kind of certification will you get?

Take time to find out what kind of certification is available upon completion of the course, and how you can

prove your learning to others - for example, certificates, transcripts or digital badges.

1. What kind of MOOC's does the author recommend to verbal learners?

A. A video-based course. B. A text-based course.

C. A forum-based discussion. D. A project-based assessment.

2. What kind of learners need an in-person support group?

A. Learners who prefer individual work.

B. Learners who are in great need of a certificate.

C. Learners who are too busy to become a full-time student.

D. Learners who learn best from observing how others address the problem.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Picking the right MOOC's for you. B. Deciding your learning style.

C. Taking the right course you need. D. Choosing a suitable support group.

An anti-obesity program for Australian girls didn’t lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activities

or body weight a year later, according to a new report.

Findings from the school-based intervention (介入), which involved exercise sessions and nutrition

workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a lot of research attempting tohead offadult

obesity and the disease risks that come with it.

Especially during the middle- and high-school years, girls’ physical activity reduces obviously, according to

lead researcher David Lubans, from theUniversityofNewcastleinNew South Wales,Australia. He said, “In the future

we need to make the programs more interesting and exciting and present information in a way that is meaningful

to adolescent girl.”

Lubans and his workmates conducted their study in 12 schools in low-income areas ofNew South Wales. At

the start of the study, girls in both groups weighed an average of close to 130pounds, with about four in ten

considered overweight. Over the next year, adolescents in the intervention group were given pedometers (计步器)

to encourage walking and running and invited to nutrition workshops and regular exercise sessions during the

schoolday and at lunchtime. Participation in some of those activities were less than ideal. For example, the girls

went to only one-quarter of lunchtime exercise sessions, and less than one in ten completed at-home physical

activity or nutrition challenges, the researchers reported. At the end of the year, girls in both groups had gained a

similar amount of weight and there was no difference in their average body fat.

Preventive medicine researcher Robert Klesges said that although some anti-obesity programs have helped

adults lose weight, the teen population has always been a source of failure for researchers. “The common belief is:

nothing works,” he said. “And we have got to get beyond that.”

“We need to think outside the box,” said Klesges, who wasn’t involved in the new study. “That could include

learning from what has worked in adult studies, such as giving meal replacement drinks or prepared foods to

teens who have trouble making changes to their diet. Or, it could mean using a “step-care” method — rather than

researchers or their doctor telling them to keep doing the same thing.” Klesges said.

4. The underlined words “head off” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “________”.

A. damage B. defend C. prevent D. affect

5. The methods used in the program to stop obesity don’t include ________.

A. walking and running

B. inviting them to nutrition workshops

C. joining exercise sessions regularly

D. giving meal replacement drinks

6. The main reason for the failure of the anti-obesity program is probably that ________.

A. the participants didn’t take an active part in it

B. the program was not interesting and exciting to participants

C. the participants didn’t get extra nutrition or exercise help

D. the program didn’t pay attention to healthy exercise

7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. As researchers, it is important to have creative research methods.

B. Researchers need to give meals or prepare foods to participants.

C. Teen girls have no difficulty in making changes to their diet.

D. Some ant-obesity programs have not helped adults lose weight.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) included on December 17,

2020 China's Tai Chi on the RepresentativeList of the Intangible（无形的）Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The

decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the

Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from December 14 to19 inKingston, capital ofJamaica.

“Born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province,

Tai Chi is not only a kind of traditional Wushu integrated with slow movements and deep breathing, but is also

deeply rooted in many areas of Chinese culture, such as medicine and philosophy,”Zhu Xianghua says, who is the

son of the famous Tai Chi master Zhu Tiancai.

Although it has spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to

practice, the idea that Tai Chi is for the elderly has stopped many young people practicing the ancient Wushu.

They think of it as a slow exercise, which is specially made and better suited for their grandparents. Instead, many

young people are turning to the Indian practice of yoga（瑜伽）to relieve stress, which was placed on the UNESCO's

List in 2019.

In order to promote Tai Chi, joint efforts have been made from individuals and the Chinese government in the

last decades. Xi'an Jiaotong University requires students to learn Tai Chi. Wang Yunbing, a professor in the

university's sports center, stressed that Tai Chi is not only good physical exercise-researchers from the American

College of Rheumatology find that it can help manage several diseases but is also conned ted to ancient Chinese

eivilization. Since 2014, the World Tai Chi Championships have been held every two years by the International

Wushu Federation. It provides a platform for communication and learning between the Tai Chi masters and Tai Chi

lovers around the globe. In January 2020, Tai Chi became an official event in the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic

Games.

8. What does Zhu Xianghua say about Tai Chi in paragraph 2?

A. It originated from fast Kung Fu action.

B. It was born around the 1750s in a village.

C. It is related to other cultural fields ofChina.

D. It integrates Chinese medicine and western philosophy.

9. Why do some young people choose to practice yoga instead of Tai Chi?

A. They think it easier to practice yoga to keep fit.

B. The elderly stop young people practicing Tai Chi.

C. They consider Tai Chi is custom-built for old people.

D. Yoga was included in the world culture earlier than Tai Chi.

10. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To promote contemporary Chinese civilization.

B. To show many efforts made to popularize Tai Chi.

C. To stress the importance of Chinese Tai Chi masters.

D. To advise people to practise Tai Chi to cure diseases.

of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Tai Chi Steps on the UNESCO's List.

B. Tai Chi is Competing against Yoga.

C. Tai Chi Has Regained populate Globally.

D. Opinions Greatly Differ on Tai Chi and Yoga.

Jules Verne was born on 8 February1828 inthe French city of Nantes. From an early age, he had a fascination

with exploration and discovery. When he was six, his teacher, Madame Sambin, told him stories about her

husband, who disappeared while traveling the world on a ship 30 years before. She told her class that he was like

Robinson Crusoe, a fictional castaway who lived on a desert island. Verne would later write stories about similar

characters.

In 1847, Verne was sent by his family to study law at a university in Paris, but he preferred to write novels,

poems and plays. After graduating, he realized he wanted to write adventure stories based on science and

d never been done before, but Verne was sure that it would be a success. His first story, Five

Weeks in a Balloon, was published in September 1862. His career lasted for more than 40 years, during which time

he wrote more than 60 gripping stories.

To begin with, Verne wrote positive and optimistic books. Many of these were to be his most popular

creations. Although some included fantastical elements, they were usually based in scientific fact, making them

believable. These happy stories weren’t to last. As he got older, Verne became less confident in the idea that

science and technology were always good for the planet. His books started to include more scientists who used

technology for their own-sometimes evil - purposes. Verne died on 24 March 1905, but new books continued to

be published until 1919. These stories were based on ideas Verne had written about while he was still alive, but

featured new characters and plots created by his son, Michel.

In the 20th century, his books were translated into more than 140 languages and several successful film

versions were released. His creations have been recognized as an inspiration for many scientists and inventors.

Many of the futuristic ideas from his most popular books have since come true.

12. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A To show Verne’s discovery.

B. To offer the background information of Verne.

C. To tell of the adventure of Sambin’s husband.