北京市东城区2020-2021学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题-USB迷|专注于互联网分享

2024年3月21日发(作者：云诗兰)

东城区2020-2021学年度第一学期期末统一检测

高三英语

束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A school bus driver returned to college to become a high school history teacher, thanks to some 1

students.

Clayton Ward is a history lover, and as such, 2 the time he'd spend chatting with students about their

history classes as he 3 them to and from school.

"After several of these discussions, some of the students would tell me they wanted me to be their 4 ,“ he

said. "That small mention from those kids ... it 5 me and gave me the motivation to complete a goal I had

started years ago,“

6 ,Ward went to college after his high school graduation； but after a year, he had to leave and

2021.1

本试卷共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结

soon started driving buses. But he still valued 7 , and talking with the students on the bus route renewed his

sense of passion for expanding and teaching young minds.

Ward enrolled （注册）at a community college in May 2019, and 8 to take his classes full time while

also still driving his bus.

“It wasn't always 9 I would drive my route in the morning and afternoon, take classes in between shifts

and take night classes," he said. "I would think of those students and all the years I wanted to make this

happen, and it helped me focus my energy. "

“You wouldn't think that kids can do something like that, to give me the 10 and ambition to go back to

school,“ Ward said. "It's kind of crazy that such a small thing can make such an impact on your life. "

1. A. energetic

2. A. enjoyed

3. A. attended

4. A. driver

5. A. aimed at

6. A. Initially

7. A. success

8. A. hesitated

B. supportive

B. found

B. watched

B. adviser

B. stuck with

B. Consequently

B. communication

B. offered

C. considerate

C. saved

C. bussed

C. friend

C. occurred to

C. Apparently

C. responsibility

C. managed

D. generous

D. missed

D. trained

D. teacher

D. called on

D. Ultimately

D. education

D. happened

9. A. suitable

10. A. right

B. hopeful

B. drive

C. lucky

C. chance

D. easy

D. freedom

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，共15分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提

示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Adolph Kiefer, a famous swimmer, 11 (die) at the age of 98 in 2017. Kiefer was America's 12 (old)

living Olympic champion. He was the first in the world to break the one-minute mark in the 100-meter

backstroke (仰泳)when he was a 16-year-old student. One year later, Kiefer won the gold medal in the 100-

meter backstroke competition at the Olympic Games, 13 (set) a record that would stand for 20 years.

About 5,000 years ago, a strange circle of blue stones were set up in Britain. The structure has 80 stones

in all and each stone 14 (weigh) about three tons. No one is sure 15 built the structure. One of the most

popular beliefs is that the Celts built it. Some even think creatures from another planet who visited Earth left

it behind just 16 (let) us know they were here.

Have you ever attended a Cinco de Mayo festival? If you have not, you do not know what you are missing.

17 Spanish, the words cinco de mayo mean fifth, of May. It is a day for the 18 (celebrate) of the fighting

spirit of Mexican people. The festival 19 (hold) both in Mexico and in parts of the United States, especially

the Southwest, 20 there is a larger Hispanic population.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题;每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

To increase your chances of landing an assignment for a travel guidebook, you need to find out what the

publishers are looking for. Here are links to their submission guidelines with a few special requirements and

tips.

Fonor's

Fonor's is a publishing company of both travel guidebooks and online content covering thousands of

destinations worldwide. Visit Fonors. com/about-us, and near the bottom of the page you'll find “Write for

Us" with information for submitting articles. Do remember to attach a copy of one of your other works when

contributing.

☆ TIP： Fonor's always hires writers who live in the destinations they cover. So, it's good to remember：

While you may want to write about a foreign destination, more than likely you're closer to being an expert

about the place where you live.

Workman

Workman publishes unique and unexpected travel guides such as 1,000 Places to See Before You Die,

and The Food Lover

s Guide to Paris. Consider them if you're interested in writing a non traditional travel

guide. You can find their submission guidelines at workman, com/work-with-us. They require a typical

nonfiction book proposal with a suggested table of contents and author information. A chapter of your other

books is also required. Send your submissions to submissions @ workman. com.

☆

TIP

：

If they don’t accept your article, you might be lucky enough to get feedback about why.

Lonely Planet

Writers can get in touch with Lonely Planet by visiting their “Become a Contributor” page at

LonelyPlanet. com/contribute. At that page you'll find a form asking for a resume （简历）and links to your

other writing, but there's also space for more travel-related information such as geographical knowledge and

level of fluency in relevant languages.

☆

TIP

：

You

’

ll find they also accept articles for "Travel News”. If they say yes, you may get another chance

for a bigger job such as a guidebook.

For more information on publishers , please visit Contributors Digest. com.

21. This passage is mainly for

A. guides

C. travelers

A. Fonor's.

C. Lonely Planet.

23. What is required by all the companies?

A. Geographical knowledge.

C. Overseas experience.

B. Nontraditional ideas.

D. Previous writing.

Craig Foster, bare-chested, was diving in bitterly cold waters off the southern-

most tip of Africa when he saw her — an octopus hiding under a coat of shells

and stones.

Deeply attracted, he began following this incredibly shy creature. He kept

coming back every day to the same place where he first met her, trying to stay

very still in her presence. For weeks she refused him： hiding in her home, or

pushing her liquid body into the nearest crack to escape. And then, after Foster's dogged persistence for 26

days, she reached out and touched him.

In the documentary “My Octopus Teacher”, this tender moment moves you in a way you never thought an

octopus tentacle （触手）wrapped around a human hand could. The nature documentary won Best Feature

B. writers

D. publishers

B. Workman.

D. Contributor's Digest.

22. Who may provide advice on how to improve articles?

at the EarthxFilm Festival 2020.

“If you gain the trust of that animal over a period of months, it will actually ignore you to a certain degree

and carry on with its normal life, and allow you to step inside its secret world, Foster says in his documentary.

We see her outsmarting a shark by riding on its back, growing a new tentacle after surviving a shark attack,

and finally wasting away after laying her eggs. "The octopus showed me many behaviors that were

completely new to science,“ Foster says.

After years of filming some of the planet's most dangerous animals, Foster was burnt out, depressed,

and disconnected. "I was struggling. My only way to heal felt like I needed to be in the ocean, my go-to

happy place as a child,“ he says.

Completely involving himself in the underwater world has calmed his mind. Over the years other

animals have reached out to make contact, including dolphins, whales and even sharks. "But nothing has

compared to this ' once — in — a — lifetime' bond with the octopus," Foster says.

The octopus changed Foster's life forever. Foster says the octopus taught him that humans are part of the

natural world, and not simply visitors. "Your own role and place in the natural world is the most precious gift

we humans have received," he says.

24. Foster followed the octopus with

A. great patience

C. scientific curiosity

A. enjoyed Foster's attention

B. taught Foster surviving skills

C. placed trust in Foster gradually

D. benefited from Foster's company

26. What did Foster learn from the experience?

A. The natural world offers many gifts.

B. Humans belong to the natural world.

C. The natural world never fails to impress.

D. Humans should protect the natural world.

Once small farmers in Masii, a remote village in Kenya, have picked their crops, all they can do is wait

until a buyer trucks through. The system works fairly well for beans and corn, but mangoes-the area's other

main crop—spoil （腐烂）more quickly. If the trader is late, they rot.

Obadiah Kisaingu, a farmer in Masii, estimates 40 % of the village's mango

crop is lost to spoilage. But a simple coating could change that. A company,

SmartTech, has created a product that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce,

enabling farmers like Kisaingu to access far-off, larger markets. More time for

fresh produce on grocers' shelves also means less food waste——a $2. 6 trillion

B. a professional goal

D. an adventurous spirit

. 25. According to “My Octopus Teacher”, the octopus

problem, according to the United Nations'

Food and Agriculture Organization（FAO）.

James Rogers, CEO of SmartTech, who has a Ph. D in materials science, wanted to solve the problem for

food much in the same way that oxide barriers preventing rust （锈）have achieved for steel. Fortunately,

researchers have found when plants made the jump from water to land hundreds of millions of years ago,

they developed cutin, a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together to form a seal around the plant,

helping keep water in.

The cutin was such a grand strategy that today you'll still find it across the plant kingdom. Not that it's

exactly the same solution across the board： An orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because

of the thickness of its skin, but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules （分

子）on the surface. SmartTech

s challenge was first identifying the key components of cutin. After extensive

trials, Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plant material—stems,

leaves and skins. The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot. And best of all, the treated

produce doesn't require refrigeration.

SmartTech traveled a long road to get here. It was six years from launch before products applied with the

substance were in stores. SmartTech-treated fruits and vegetables are already in large grocery chains in

Europe and the U.S. and the company recently gained regulatory approval in several less developed countries

in South America.

“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Africa into commercial farmers, says Rogers.

"That means more money in pockets, and more food in stomachs.” But whether the company can cost-

effectively reach small farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.

27. The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to.

A. stress their need for preserving produce

B. show their difficulty in harvesting crops

C. evaluate their loss caused by slow transport

D. help express their wish to reach larger markets

28. What can we learn about SparTech’s product?

A. It is financially supported by FAO.

B. It is intended to replace refrigeration.

C. It is designed to thicken produce's skin.

D. It is based on plants' own defense system.

29. What does James Rogers expect?

A. To profit farmers.

C. To produce more food.

A. prove a theory

B. To earn more money.

D. To expand grocery chains.

B. promote a product

30. The main purpose of the passage is to .