陕西省渭南市韩城市司马迁中学2020届高三下学期冲刺考试英语试卷
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第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Here are some of the strangest aviation(航空）ideas in recent history.
Double-Decker Seating
In 2015, Airbus filed a patent for a design for a double-decker cabin seating arrangement. Passengers would sit on top of the other, with upper-tier passengers climbing steps or a small ladder to reach their seats. While the design does have some advantages* the idea of climbing a ladder during flight seems unreliable.
Separated Cabins
This patent was awarded to Airbus. Rather than waiting for a flight to arrive and be cleaned,passengers could simply board a ready cabin, which would be moved into the plane's body as soon as it was ready. When the plane reached its destination, the cabin would be separated again. Different cabins with different kinds of seating or levels of comfort could be used for flights of different lengths or destinations.
Windowless Cockpits(驾驶舱}
For ideal design, airplane noses should be long and pointy. But there’s the whole “pilots have to fit in the cockpit” problem. Well, what if the cockpit didn’t have to go in the nose of the plane? That's part of the thinking behind this Airbus patent application* which suggests replacing the plane's window with a digital viewing surface. Without a window, there’s no reason the cockpit needs to go in the front of the plane —it could go in the middle of the plane, or even in the tail.
Nap Straps (睡眠吊带}
Airbus is not the only company in the strange patent contest. Boeing’s got its own patent, Nap Straps. With this invention, passengers looking for a nap can find an “upright sleep system” beneath their seat. In action, the whole thing is somewhat like a traction device for someone who's been in a terrible accident.
21. Which shows the disadvantage of double-decker seating?
A. Crowded. B. Expensive. C. Small. D. Unsafe.
22. Why were separated cabins designed?
A. To improve flight speed. B. To save passengers’ time.
C. To increase comfort level. D. To ensure passengers' safety.
23. Which design is intended for pilots?
A. Double-Decker Seating. B. Separated Cabins.
C. Windowless Cockpits. D. Nap Straps.
B
In the nineteenth century, one of America’s greatest writers, Walt Whitman, helped
people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry.
Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirty-six years old when he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fifty-five. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.
One of America’s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman’s work. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman’s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.
Walt Whitman's poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventy-three, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninety-two. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead* they simply call him a great poet.
24. What can we know about Whitman?
A. His poems have the same rhyme.
B. He is the first great poet in the USA.
C. He helped people to create new poems.
D. His poems show his love for his country.
25. Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first?
A. The poems are quite short.
B. The form of poetry is special.
C. Whitman wasn’t famous then.
D. There are only 12 poems in it.
26. What does the underlined word “denounced” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. Accused. B. Downloaded. C. Published. D. Translated.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Walt Whitman—a Great Soldier
B. Walt Whitman—an Unfortunate Poet
C. Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass
D. The First and Greatest Poet in America
C
In beautiful rural Montana lies the town of Livingston. Around half the students in the Livingston School District qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, according to local educator Rachael Jones, known as “Farmer Jones”. She is the director of the Livingston Farm to School program, which uses the district’s two greenhouses and four gardens to grow food that supplements school meals while offering kids hands-on lessons. Jones said, “In many places around the country, if you can’t pay for your school meal, you don’t eat. Well, here, we don’t turn anyone away. ”
The town’s school district and community members started the program eight years ago. It^ part of the National Farm to School Network, which aims to increase access to local food and nutrition education across the country. Jones, who attended public school in Livingston as a kid, has headed up the local program since 2014. Farm to School enriches curriculums in all of the schools through garden lessons, cafeteria and kitchen lessons, and classroom lessons.
Research has shown that healthy school meals can enhance academic performance, including improved test scores. Though the Farm to School program is not aimed solely at lower-income students, Jones said, “Such kids are more likely to eat lunch provided by the school. ^Eventually she wants to get healthy, affordable meals on the plate of every child in Livingston.
It is important for kids to understand where their food comes from. That's a life changing experience for them. Jones said,” When I grew up a big force in my life was my grandma Ethel. She taught me from a really early age the value of growing my own food. I worked in her gardens with her9and somehow, through all of those experiences —eating her tomatoes and canning pickles with her —it really built up my trust and knowledge in food systems. I’m so thankful for her!”
28. Who is “Farmer Jones” according to the text?
A. A local farmer.
B. A school president.
C. A teacher in a local school.
D. A student in a local school.
29. Why is the Livingston Farm to School program set?
A. To offer students food and lessons.
B. To help local farmers make a living.
C. To provide part-time jobs for students.
D. To improve local environmental protection.
30. What can we know from Paragraph 3?
A. The program was short of money.
B. Students were facing health problems.
C. The program offered all students free meals.
D. Students performed better in their studies than before.
31. What make(s) Jones so confident in food system?
A. Her grandma’s suggestions. B. Her childhood experiences.
C. Her college education. D. Her healthy lifestyle.
D
Yesterday I cleared up my house and I mean really cleared up my house. The room that gave the most results was my husband’s “office”. There I found: one right-footed shoe, size 10 (he lost the other one somewhere), a set of Star Wars videos and two small china cats someone gave me last birthday. I collected these “finds” and took them downstairs and logged (登录）on to eBay: the answer to all our rubbish.
What is eBay? It aims to provide a global trading platform where almost anyone can
trade almost anything. The idea came from Pierre Omidyar. Born in Paris, Omidyar moved to Washington when he was still a child. At High School he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tufts University in 1988, he worked for
the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, originally offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the site that he had to upgrade and he began collecting fees. Joined by a friend, Peter Skoll and in 1998 by his dynamic CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great dot-com crashes of the late 1990s eBay went from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping sites on the Internet.
If you think about it, it’s a perfect Internet idea. All you have to do is take an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you're in business; the world is your market place.
Some of the more bizarre goods up for offer have been a piece of French bread, partially eaten by Justin Timberlake, advertising space on a man’s head, and a pair of used false teeth.
One week later I am proud of having a clean and tidy home and € 110 in cash. Someone even bought the shoe.
32. Why did the author log on to eBay?
A. To sell some useless things.
B. To buy shoes for her husband.
C. To exchange things with other users.
D. To search for things used at the office.
33. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about eBay?
A. It aims to provide free service.
B. It was the idea of a high school boy.
C. It has become more and more successful.
D. It faced a difficult situation in the late 1980s.
34. The underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____
A. popular B. unusual C. valuable D. unacceptable
35. What does the author think of eBay?
A. She is satisfied with it.
B. She is worried about it.
C. She shows no interest in it.
D. She thinks it wastes a lot of money.
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项◊选项中有两项为多余选项。
Self-esteem means feeling good about yourself. You can do things to feel better about yourself. Here are some tips to raise your self-esteem.
Be with people who treat you well. Some people act in ways that tear you down. Others lift you up by what they say and do. Learn to tell the difference. Choose friends who help you feel OK about yourself. Find people you can be yourself with. 36 .
Accept what’s not perfect. It’s always good to do the best you can. 37 , you can’t
feel good about anything less. Accept your best. Let yourself feel good about that. Ask for help if you can’t get past a need to be perfect.
Focus on what goes well. Are you so used to talking about problems that they’ve all you see? It’s easy to get caught up in what’s wrong. 38 ，it just makes you feel bad. Next time, catch yourself when you complain about yourself or your day. Find something that goes well instead.
Give and help. 39 .Tutor a classmate, help clean up your neighborhood, or walk for a good cause. Help out at home or at school. Make it a habit to be kind and fair. Do things that make you proud of the kind of person you are. When you do things that make a difference your self-esteem will grow.
Set goals and work toward them. If you want to feel good about yourself, do things that are good for you. Maybe you want to eat a healthier diet, get more fit, or study better.
40 • Then make a plan for how to do it. Stick with your plan. Track your progress.
A. Make a goal
B. Say helpful things to yourself
C. Be that type of friend for others
D. But when you think you need to be perfect
E. But unless you balance it with what’s good
F. When you focus on what's good about yourself
G. Giving is one of the best ways to build self-esteem
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
Like many military wives, I had to stand the long separations until my husband retired. Though I supported him in his chosen career, I 41 every moment away from him.
To 42 our separations, I wrote letters every day. I made up dozens of small 43 for him which I secretly put into his bag, so that he could 44 them when he was out to sea. To this day those notes are still 45 to us.
46 in 1996 my husband retired from the Navy. But the only job 47 for my husband was six and a half hours of driving away in Norfolk, Virginia.
We spent eight months 48 . That was our hardest separation, perhaps because we had 49 planned to be apart again. He 50 to apply for jobs in the area where we hoped to live. We expected we would soon be able to be 51 again.
One day Louie called me with the good 52 . He found a job in southwest Virginia. We were excited! There was only one small 53 . Louie would have to live in a camper (露营车），while our daughters and I lived in a little house an hour and a half of driving 54. My daughters were 55 enough to take care of themselves? So I left them and stayed with Louie.
Louie and I spent several 56 weeks together. One morning after he left for work, I sat 57 in the camper trying to remember any possession that was as priceless as the 58 we stayed together. I couldn’t 59 a single thing. Then all of us moved into that camper and lived there for a year. It was pure joy! I’ve learned that the greatest 60 I have is the time I’ve spent with the ones I love.
41. A. spent B. enjoyed C. hated D. missed
42. A. deal with B. prepare for C. think of D. fight for
43. A. stories B. gifts C. letters D. notes
44. A. receive B. discover C. consider D. write
45. A. precious B. important C. strange D. necessary
46. A. Once B. Again C. Soon D. Finally
47. A. convenient B. common C. ready D. available
48. A. easily B. apart C. normally D. happily
49. A. already B. just C. never D. always
50. A. continued B. afforded C. managed D. liked
51. A. rich B. young C. close D. together
52. A. news B. job C. chance D. skill
53. A. shame B. mistake C. fault D. problem
54. A. far B. distance C. away D. farther
55. A. clever B. old C. strong D. beautiful
56. A. long B. simple C. wonderful D. busy
57. A. patiently B. alone C. sadly D. calmly
58. A. plan B. promise C. time D. place
59. A. depend on B. think of C. care about D. focus on
60. A. treasure B. happiness C. luck D. feeling
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China Giant Panda Protection and Research center has three bases: Wolong, Dujiangyan, and Ya’an Bifengxia. The main function of the Dujiangyan base is the giant panda’s nursing and disease control. Dujiangyan Panda Base was 61 (formal) open to the public in June 2013.
China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base 62 (locate) in Sichuan, 63 (support) by the government of the Hong Kong special
administrative region. China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is style of western Sichuan Linpan in Chengdu plain dwellings. With bamboo forest in the park and a piece of lawn and winding trails, 64 (visitor) may feel refreshed to walk into it.
Dujiangyan Panda Base is the place 65 you can be in close contact with a group of 66 (love) pandas. Dujiangyan covers the panda habitat in western China, so it is easy 67 (carry) out protection, breeding, aid, and research work.
It is worth 68 (mention) that China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is designed according 69 the standards of green building three stars award. China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is 70 first center rescue for a single wild giant panda species as rescue objects.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分}
第一节短文改错（共10小题;每题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ^ )，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Sunday, while eating in a restaurant, I notice a bowl full of dumplings on the table next to mine. They must have been left by someone. Just then, the old man entered. Judged from his clothes, I believed she was poor. He saw the dumplings left on the table. Looking shyly, he sat down and started eating. The others around looked him, puzzled, but some even laughed. However, after finishing the dumplings, he went up to the donation boxes on the counter, put one hundred yuan in it and left，that left us all shocked and ashamed. We shouldn't judge by a person just from his or her appearance.
第二节书面表达（满分25分)
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jonah来信说，想利用自己的假期来中国体验一下中国的传统节日。在端午节、中秋节和春节中，你会建议他选择哪个呢？请你回复邮件并说明推荐理由。
注意 1. 词数100左右.
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
答案与解析
21-25 DBCDB
26-30 ACCAD
31-35 BACBA
36-40 CDEGA
41-45 CADBA
46-50 DDBCA
51-55 DADCB
56-60 CBCBA
61. formally
62. is located
63. supported
64. visitors
65. where
66. lovely
67. to carry
68. mentioning
69. to
70.the
短文改错
第一句：notice- noticed
第三句：the-an
第四句：Judged—Judging; she- he
第六句：shyly—shy
第七句：looked 后加 at; but—and
第八句：boxes—box; that—which
第九句：去掉by
书面表达
Dear Jonah，
I’m glad to know that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals and want to experience one of them. There are many traditional festivals in China« such as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival. But I really hope you can come and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with me.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, a special occasion for family reunion, falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar year. It is to celebrate the harvest and lo admire the beautiful moon. On this day, the moon is said to be the biggest and brightest. It’s also a day to eat special foods like mooncakes.
I am looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
