2020年滕州市西崗鎮(zhèn)中心中學(xué)高三英語期末考試試卷及參考答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)ALookingtothefuture,wearenowfocusingonnextyear'stours.Wearenotpresentlytakingbookings,butifaspecifictourliftsyourspirits,whynotmarkyourinterestandwewillcontactyouwhenthetimeisright.JapanOctober2021Acentrefortechnologywithnaturalbeauty,Japanisamust-seedestinationforscienceandnaturelovers.Joinusonaspecialjourneyacrossthecountryduringitsfantasticautumntoseeitsamazinglandscapes,visitleadingscientificinstitutionsandexperienceroboticsandAI.AntarcticaApriltoSeptember2021JoinusaboardtheMagellanExplorerforanexcitingadventuretoSouthGeorgiaandtheAntarcticPeninsula,exploringtheworld'slargestoceanreserveandbestoceanecosystem.Followinthefootstepsofthegreatscientistswhilemarveling（驚嘆）aticebergs,ancientglaciersandicefliesontovolcanicbeaches.ItalyMarchandJune2021EncounterthegreatscientificmindsanddiscoveriesoftheRenaissanceonaculturaladventureacrosstwoofitscities,FlorenceandBologna.Enjoybeautifulsurroundingsasyoutakeinthewonderfulcollections,buildingsandchurchesthatdemonstratetheperiodacrossarchitectureandpaintings.CzechRepublicMayandJuly2021Discoverthelegacy（遺產(chǎn)）ofKeplerandBraheinPrague,acitywhereastronomy,maths,medicineandarchitectureconnect.KeplerbecamethefatherofmodernastronomysupportedbytheobservationaldatafromBrahe.WhatcantravelersdoinJapan?Experiencespacetravel.Enjoyitsspringlandscape.Visititsscientificinstitutions.Learnaboutitstraditionalculture.WhichofthefollowingcanyouchooseifyouarefreeinAugust?A.Japan. B.Italy.C.Antarctica. D.CzechRepublic.WhatdoItalyandCzechRepublichaveincommon?A.Astronomy. B.Architecture.C.Paintings. D.Medicine.BMarkTwain,thefamousAmericanwriter,wasoncetravelinginFrance.HewentbytraintoDijon.Hewasverytiredandwantedtosleep.HethereforeaskedtheconductortowakehimupwhenthetraincametoDijon.Butfirstheexplainedhewasaveryheavysleeper,“Imaypossiblyprotest（抗議）loudlywhenyoutrytowakemeup,”hesaidtotheconductor.“Butdon’ttakeanynoticeofwhatIsay.Justputmeoffthetrainanyway.”ThenMarkTwainwenttosleep.Later,whenhewokeupitwasnighttimeandthetrainhadreachedParisalready.HerealizedatoncethattheconductorhadforgottentowakehimupatDijon.Hewassoangrythatherantotheconductorandbegantoshoutathim.“Ihaveneverbeensoangryinmylife,”MarkTwainsaid.Theconductorlookedathimcalmly（平靜地）.“YouarenothalfsoangryastheAmericanwhomIputoffthetrainatDijon,”hesaid.MarkTwainknewthathewasaheavysleeper,so .heprotestedloudlytotheconductorhedidnotsleepbeforehearrivedinDijonhetoldtheconductortowakehimupnomatterhowloudlyhemightprotesthesleptlightlythattimeTheconductordidn’twakeupMarkTwainatDijonbecause .hedidn’ttakeMarkTwain’swordsseriouslyheforgotMarkTwain’swordswhenthetraincametoDijonhedidnotwanttobearhisprotesthemistookanotherAmericantravelerforMarkTwainTheAmericanwhomtheconductorputoffthetrain .didnotwanttogetoffatDijonwantedtogetoffatPariswantedtogetoffatDijondidnotwanttogetoffatParisWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Theconductordidn’ttakeMarkTwain’swordsseriously.TheconductordidtakeMarkTwain’swordsseriously.Theconductorwasaheavysleeper.MarkTwainmustgetoffatParis.CConcernsabouthealth,animalsandtheenvironmentareleadingmorepeopletoremovemeatfromtheirdiet.Plant-basedmeatalternatives（替代品）increasinglyappearinsupermarketsandrestaurants.Butwhatsomepeoplecallcleanmeat-meatgrownfromcellsinalaboratory—isstillanideathatisjustbeginning.Morethan24companiesaretestinglab-grownfish,beefandchicken.Thesebusinesseshopetoenterthealternativemeatmarket,whichcouldbeworth$140billionby2029.Oneofthecompanies,ShiokMeats,growsitsproductbytakingshrimpcellsandkeepingthematafixedtemperature.Theyarethengivennutrientsinasolution（溶液）.Thecellsbecomemeatinfourtosixweeks.Thislab-grownmeat’spriceishigh.Onekilogramofitnowcosts$5,000,saidShiokMeats’chiefexecutiveSandhyaSriram.Atthatcost,asingleporkandshrimpdumplingcouldbeasmuchas$300.Sriram,avegetarian,hopestocutthecostto$50foronekilogrambytheendofthisyear.“Wearelookingatnextyear,sowemightbethefirstevercompanytolaunchacell-basedmeatproductintheworld,”Sriramsaid.“ShiokMeatsstillneedsapprovalfromthecity’sfoodregulator,andthatmattersthemostatpresent.”Althoughpeopleincreasinglydemandmeatalternatives,cell-basedmeatcompaniesstillfaceresistance（抵制）totheirproducts.InSingapore,somepeoplesaidtheywouldgivelabgrownmeatasecondthought.“Imaynotexactlydaretoeatit,butIdofindtheideaappealingbecausetheanimalsintheoceansaredeclining,”said60-year-oldPetLoh,whilesheshoppedforshrimpsinaSingaporemarket.Anyalternativewayofmakinganimalproteinwithoutharmingtheenvironmentispositive,saidPaulTeng,aspecialistinagriculturetechnologyatNanyangTechnologicalUniversity.But,headded,morestudiesareneededtounderstandanynegativeresultofmakingcellularprotein.Whyaremorepeopleeatinglessmeat?Becauselab-grownmeathasmorenutrition.Becauseplant-basedfoodisgettingpopular.Becausemeatinthemarketisincreasinglyexpensive.Becausehealthandtheenvironmentaretheirconcerns.WhatisthemostimportantforShiokMeatsatpresentaccordingtoSriram?A.Bringingdowntheprice. B.Gainingconsumers’acceptance.C.Obtainingofficialpermission. D.Gettingaheadofothercompanies.WhichwordbestdescribesPetLoh’sattitudetowardslab-grownmeat?A.Doubtful. B.Uncaring.C.Negative. D.Positive.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Anewwaytomakeafortune. B.Negativeresultsoflab-grownmeat.C.Newresearchfindingsonhealthydiet. D.Ameatalternativegrowninlabs.DMysisterAliceandIhavebeentryingtogetpeopletostopdroppingcigarette（香煙）butts（煙頭）forsevenyears.Oneday,wewerewalkinginourhometownandsawhundredsofcigarettebuttsontheground.Theymadethetownlooksouglythatwedecidedtostartagrouptomakepeopledroppingbutts.Wecalledit“NoButtsAboutIt”.Atfirst,wedrewpictureswith“TheEarthisnotyourashtray（煙灰缸）”writtenonthem.Weputthepicturesaroundourhometown—inparks,bybeaches,andalongroads.Wewantedtomakepeopleunderstandthatdroppingbuttshurtstheenvironment.Mostsmokersdon’tthinkthatdroppingbuttshurtstheEarth.Butitdoes,andallrubbishdoes!Later,wewrotetocompaniesandaskedthemformoneytohelpus.Weusedthemoneytobuyashtraystogivetosmokers.Wewantedsmokerstocarrytheashtrayswiththemsotheydidn’thavetodropbutts.Atthemoment,wearetryingtogetcigarettecompaniestoputanashtrayineachpackofcigarettes.Somecompanieswanttodoit.Manypeoplehavestartedtojoinourgroupsinceitbegan.Todaythereare45other“NoButtsAboutIt”groupsinAmerica.NowthereevengroupsinEngland,Australia,andIndia!Manynewspapershavewrittenaboutmysisterandmeoverthelastsevenyears.Andwehavewonmanyprizesforwhatwedo.Butwearenotinterestedinprizes.WejustwanttomaketheEarthabetterandcleanerplaceforanimals,plantsandpeople.Oneday,itwillbe.Whatdidthewriterthinkaboutthecigarettebuttsinthefirstplace?A.Theymadethetownsmelly. B.Theymadethetownunhealthy.C.Theymadethetowndirty. D.Theymadethetownpoor.Whatdoesthewriterdowiththecigarettebutts?A.Giveashtraystothesmokers. B.Stoppeoplebuyingcigarettes.C.Pickupthecigarettebutts. D.Winprizesforstartinggroups.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat .nocompanieswantedtogivemoneytothemThewriterbelievesthattheEarthwillbeabetterandcleanerplaceThereareonly45”NoButtsAboutIt”ThewriterlikestobeonnewspapersandwinprizesWhichisthebesttittleforthepassage?SaveourTownFromCigaretteButts. B.BuyYourselfAnAshtray.C.CigaretteButtsAlsoDestroyOtherCountries. D.NoButtsPrize.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Learningshouldneverstop.Thesamewayappliesforself-improvement, 16 .Herearefourreasonswhyself-improvementisimportantregardlessofyourage.Increaseself-awarenessSelf-awarenessisanongoingjourney. 17 ,whichmakeyoumoreawareofyourpersonality,thoughtsandfeelings.So,inordertobeonthepathofself-improvement,itisimportanttoneverlosetouchwithyourself.EnhancestrengthsSelf-improvementletsyouidentifyyourpersonalstrengths,fromrelationshipstocareers—knowingyourstrengthsisimportantforeveryaspectofyourlife.Itgivesyouabetterunderstandingofwhatyouareseekingandwhereyouarelikelytobemoreexcellent. 18 .Afterall,youcanonlyachievewhatyouwantwhenyouknowwhatyouwant.Overcomeweaknesses 19 ,youshouldcometotermswithyourweaknesses.Don’tbeashamedofthem,lookatthemasareasofimprovement.Weallhavestrengthsandweaknessesthatshapeourpersonality.Itistheseimperfectionsthatmakeushumans. 20 Choosingtoworkonimprovingyourselfrequiresyoutotakeyourtripoutofcomfortableareas.Itletsyoufaceyourfears,trynewthings,takerisksandchallengeyourself.Therewillbetimeswhenyouwilldiscoveranewsideofyourpersonalitybuttherewillalsobetimeswhenyouwillfail.A.ImprovementalhealthStepoutofcomfortzoneItalsohelpsyousetlifegoalsandmakethemhappenWhenyourefusetoimproveyourselfinyourdailylifeThoughidentifyingstrengthsisanimportantaspectofself-improvementAslifeprogresses,youaremetwithdifferentexperiencesandchallengesThat’stosay,selfimprovementisofgreatimportancenomatterhowoldyouare第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)LastSaturday,Iwentouttohavebreakfastwithafriend.Itwas 21 .Butwhatwasn’tsolovelywastheladywhotookour 22 .Shespokeinawaythatwas 23 ,unhappy,certainlynotfriendlyandsortofrude.Workinginhospitality（服務(wù)行業(yè)）myself,I24.Whenitwasmy25toapproachherandorder,Ithoughttomyself,“WhatcanIdoheretocheerherup,toappreciateher,tomakeher 26 ?”Ihadnothing.Surelytheremustbe27Icouldsincerelycompliment（稱贊）heron.ThenI28instantly.Itwasher 29 .Shehadthemostincrediblywell-spokenandclearvoice.ItwasSOgood.AndthatwaswhatIwould 30 herfor.Soaftershetookmyorderandgavemethesameunfriendlyattitude,Itoldher.Isaid:“Ihopeyoudon’tmindmesayingso,butyouhavethemost 31 voice.It’ssoclear,well-spokenandsoundsso32.”Itoldtheladyhervoicewouldbe33forvoice-overs（配音）andshecouldbeahostessforradioprograms.Herface 34 ,andshesmiled—thefirsttimeIhadseenherdoso,andInoticedherwholeattitude 35 .Thecustomerbehindmereceivedatotallydifferentkindof 36 ,abetterone.AnditwasallbecauseofwhatIdid.Somethingso 37 !Therewasatimewhenthissortofthingwouldhave 38 me,orI’dhavebeentooshyandawkwardtosaysuchathing.Notnow.NowImust.Why?BecauseIhavethe 39 .Thepowertocompletelychangesomeone’sdaybysomethingassimpleasafewkind 40 .Andyouhavethispowertoo.Wealldo.21.A.excitingB.commonC.lovelyD.surprising22.A.seatB.orderC.foodD.menu23.A.impatientB.cautiousC.shyD.proud24.A.understoodB.ignoredC.consideredD.noticed25.A.chanceB.abilityC.choiceD.turn26.A.listenB.smileC.talkD.respond27.A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something28.A.rememberedB.learnedC.knewD.proved29.A.voiceB.hairC.face D.attitude30.A.thankB.trustC.blameD.praise31.A.reliableB.amusingC.amazingD.funny32.A.enthusiasticB.interestingC.professional D.relaxing33.A.clearB.perfectC.knownD.normal34.A.stayeddarkB.litupC.turneddownD.wentpale35.A.changeB.adjustC.worsenD.recover36.A.serviceB.paymentC.menuD.order37.A.interestingB.differentC.simpleD.difficult38.A.excitedB.embarrassedC.confusedD.touched39.A.confidenceB.passionC.abilityD.power40.A.wordsB.ordersC.suggestionsD.activities第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Erhu,atypeofChinesestringinstrument,isanimportantandpopularmusicalinstrumentinChina.Oneofthemostunique 41. （quality）ofErhuisthatitonlyhastwostrings.Butevenwithonlyavery 42. （limit）numberofstrings,professionalErhuplayerscanconveyalotofemotionswiththeirplay.Erhuisanexpressivebowedstringinstrumentthatcanproduceanimals'soundsandevenhumanvoices.Despiteitspopularity,there 43. （be）veryfewhistoricalrecordsaboutErhu.Thereisageneralconsensus 44. Erhuisactuallyan 45. （adapt）ofXiqin,aninstrumentthat 46. （introduce）intocentralChinaduringthetimesoftheTangDynasty.Erhuissimilartotheviolin,buttherearemanysignificantdifferences 47. them.Forinstance,Erhuis 48. （normal）playedonamusician'slap（oronatable）vertically.Ithasnofingerboard,andthebowisalreadyfixedbetweenthetwostrings（notaseparatepartof49.instrument）.Erhuistechnicallyastringinstrumentwithmiddle-highsound