2020年湖北省羅田三里畈高級中學高三英語上學期期末考試試卷及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（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四個選項中選出最佳選項ARomecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅社）.ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you’lloftengettostayinacentrallocation位置）withsecurityandcomfort.YellowHostelIfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.It’soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It’saffordable,andit’sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it’sclosetothemaintrainstation.HostelAlessandroPalaceIfyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There’salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.YouthStationHostelIfyou’relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouthStation.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too;itdoesn’tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.HotelandHostelDesArtistesHotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcitystationandit’sclosetoallofthecity’smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?A.Comfort. B.Security.C.Price. D.Location.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?A.YellowHostel. B.HostelAlessandroPalace.C.YouthStationHostel. D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?A.Itgetsnoisyatnight. B.Itsstaffistootalkative.C.ItchargesforWi-Fi. D.It’sinconvenientlylocated.BTwentyyearsago,Ibecameinvolvedinpettherapy（療法）workwithourAngel.Asshematuredandwentthroughprofessionaltraining,werealizedthatshewouldbegoodatthisnewjob.Angelistennowandworkseveryweek.Shevisitstwohospitalsprovidingdaycarefortheelderly,andourlibrary’sPAWSforReadingprogram.Atthelibrary,sixtotendogslieonthefloor,andthekidspickabooktoreadtoadog.Aftertheyfinish,theygetacardwiththedog’spictureandhistory.Angelalsohelpsoutataspecial-needscamp.Sheissopopularthateverywherewegopeoplerecognizeher,especiallythekidsshehasworkedwith.Wehaveseensomeveryspecialthingsthroughourpettherapywork.IbroughtAngeltoourlocalhospitaltovisitawomanwhowascompletelyunabletomovetherightsideofherbodyfromastroke（中風）.Oneday,myhusband,Jack,gotAngelupintoachairnexttothewoman’sbed,askingherifshewantedtogiveAngelatreat.Shenodded.Angelgentlytookthetreat.ThenthewomanraisedherrighthandandstartedpettingAngel.Herfriendcouldn’tbelievehereyes.Afterthat,everytimewesawthewoman,sheliftedherlefthand.We’dtellhershehadtouseherrighthand,andshewould.Next,you’llfallinlovewiththiswoman’sstoryofrearingherownAngellaterinherfamilyandwhyshecallsitthebestdecisionsheevermade.WhoisAngel?A.Apettrainer. B.AhospitalC.Atherapydog. D.Theauthor’skid.WhatdoesAngelusuallydo?Saveseriouslyillpeople.Payvisitstokidsinhospital.Protecttheelderlyintheirhomes.Helpchildrenataspecialcamp.Whywasthewoman’sfriendastonished?AThewomanmovedherrighthand.ThewomantreatedAngel.Angelhelpedthewomanrecover.Angelgotalongwiththewoman.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rearing”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Accompanying. B.Raising.C.Assisting. D.Training.CTherearetwodaysthatsetyouonyourpathinlife:thedayyou’reborn,andthedayyourealizewhyyouwereborn.GrowingupsouthofChicagoinHarvey,Illinois,mostpeoplejusthadtheirheadsdowntryingtomakeitfrompointAtopointB.Iwasthesameway,justgoingwiththeflow.IplayedbasketballinhighschoolbecauseIwasgoodatitandbecauseotherpeoplethoughtIshoulduntilIdiscoveredmytalent.Igiveupbasketballandstarteddoingspeeches.Itwasn’tapopulardecisionbutmygrandfathertoldmetodowhatmademehappy.Ifellinlovewithcomedyandperforming.AndwhenIdiscoveredthepassion,IrealizedwhyIwasborn.IknewIhadsomethingtooffer—IknewthatnotonlyamIpowerful,butIcanmakeadifference.Irealizedalongtimeagothatmydreamisnottobefamousorrich.Mytalentistoentertain.Butit’smorethanthat.Ihavethechancetoreachpeople,tobrightendays,tobringlaughterandpositiveenergyintolivesandinspire.AndIamgratefulforit.Actingputtingmyselfoutthereandhavingdoorsclosedonmetimeandtimeagainhastaughtmealotaboutmyself.IhavelearnedtotrustwhatIhavetooffertheworldovermomentarydoubt.I’velearnedtoputmyfaithovermyfeelings.AndI'vegrownatoughskin.Moreimportantly,Ihavelearnedthereisalongwaytowardsourgoalsandthatwhenweputourtalentsandpassiontowork,wedetermineourvalue.Likealotofplacesacrossthecountry,there’spoverty,crime,violenceandunemploymentinHarvey.Andgrowingupthere,alotofpeoplehavetragicallylowexpectationsforlife.ButIknowthatwiththerightopportunityandwithhelpalongtheway,everyonecanfindtheirpassionandgoafterit.Mylifeisproof.Whatwastheauthorborntodoaccordingtothetext?A.Beabasketballplayer. B.Actandperform.C.Makespeeches. D.Teachpeople.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5referto?A.Chance.B.Energy.C.Days.D.Laughter.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Tohelpothersfindtheirtalents. B.Toprovehisdecisionwasright.C.Toinspirepeopletofollowtheirdreams. D.Toencouragepeopletosetagoal.Whatcanbethebesttileforthetext?A.SuccessLiesinHardWork. B.HowtoAchievetheDreamIsImportant.C.TheTwoImportantDaysinLife. D.TheDayIRealizedWhatIWasBorntoDo.DImaginethatyouareasuperhero.Yoursuperpowersareactivatedbyaspecialsuit.Thesuitcommunicateswithyourbrain.Itallowsyoutodoamazingthingswithonlyathought.Byconcentratingonstrength,forexample,youcankickasoccerballacrossafield.Byfocusingonswiftactions,youcanjumptothetopofatree.Suchaconnectionbetweenmindandmachinemaysoundlikeafantasy.Toscientists,though,itisaveryrealgoal.Theyarecreatingmachinesthatletdisabledmonkeyswalk.Thesemachinesmaysoonhelpdisabledhumansdothesame.Unlikeotherbionicdevices,theserobotic“supersuits”donotcommunicatewithmusclesandnerves.Instead,theyhaveadirectlinetothebrain.In2005,doctorsdrilledaholeintheskullofHutchinson,whohadlostherrightarminanaccident.Thentheyinsertedasensorontohermotorcortex（大腦皮層運動區）.Wiresconnectedthesensortoareceiveronherhead.Aftersherecovered,researcherspluggedHutchinson’sreceiverintoacablethatrelayedsignalsfromherbraintocomputers.Thentheyconnectedaroboticarmtothecomputers.ThecomputerscouldinterpretHutchinson’sbrainsignalstomovethearm.Soon,Hutchinson,thecomputer,andtheroboticarmbecameateam.Hutchinsonwasevenabletoliftherhandanddrinkfromacup.“Shesmiledwhensheputdownthatdrink—that’severything.”saysDonoghue,abrainscientist.Todayotherscientistsarebuildingonthatsuccess.OneofthosescientistsisDr.MiguelNicolelis,whodesignedawhole-bodybionicequipment.In2014,adisabledformerathletekickedthefirstballoftheWorldCupGameswearingoneofMiguel’sfull-bodyexoskeletons.Theexoskeletonwasconnectedtobrainsignalsensorsintheman’scap.Bythinkingaboutkicking,hesentsignalstoacomputeronhisback.Thecomputerthentranslatedthesignalintoanexoskeleton-aidedkick.Suchdesignsmaybecomecommonasscientistskeepmergingmindandmachine.12.Whichcanbestdescribethetoneofparagraph1?Narrativeandserious.Persuasiveandcritical.Informativeandobjective.Descriptiveandimaginative.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Reasonoftheexperiment. B.Resultsoftheexperiment.C.Processoftheexperiment. D.Significanceoftheexperiment.WhyisDr.Miguel’sexoskeletonspecial?Itcanbeusedonanimals.Itcanmovethewholebody.Itwassupportedbycomputers.Itwasconnecteddirectlytothebrain.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?Roboticsuitsmaybewidelyusedtohelpdisabledpeople.ExoskeletonismorecommonthanHutchinson’sbionicarm.C.Scientificexperimentsarecommonlycarriedoutinfootballfields.D.Disabledathletescannowplayfootballagainwiththehelpofcomputer.第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項TheOlympicspiritisaboutsportsmanship,personalsacrifice,andastrongwilltoreachyourgoals. 16 Instead,it’sasourceofmotivationtokeepgoingandtrytoimproveeveryday.TheimportanceoftheOlympicspiritgoesfarbeyondthesportsevents.Andit’snotjustforprofessionalathletes,either. 17 Itsgoalistoencourageeveryone,aspeople,andascitizens,toincorporate（使并入）thesevaluesintotheirlives.It’snoteasytodescribetheOlympicspiritinwords.Yeteveryonewhomeetsitprobablyknowswhatitmeans.Onecentralaspectishavingtheknowledgethatthegreatestrewarddoesn’tlieingettingtoaparticulargoalorvictory. 18 Ofcourse,we’renottryingtosuggestthatvictorymeansnothingtoanathleteorthatgoalsaren’timportant.Whenwespeakofpersonalorprofessionaldreamsorgoals,we’reawarethatreachingtheobjectiveisalwaysone’sgreatestwish.Nevertheless,weshouldn’tforgetthatvictoryistheresultofalongprocess.It’sonlypossiblethroughtheeffortthatleadsuptoit. 19 Everyonewhomanagestogainvictoryhastotravelalongwaytogetthere.Anditmustnecessarilyincludesomefailuresanddisappointments,butmustneverendwiththepersongivingup.Let’stakeatrackandfieldraceasanexample-justtokeepgoingalongthelineofthissportsthread. 20 Butallofthecompetitorsaregoingtogivethebestofthemselvesthroughoutthecompetition.Andyoucanexpectthey’llcontinuetodosojusttoimprovethemselvesevenaftertherace.A.Alwaystrytoachieveperfection.B.TheOlympicspiritspeakstoallofus.It’saboutthepromotionofcertainvalues.Therearenopeoplewhoarebornchampions.Instead,theprocessitselfisthegreatestreward.Anotherperson’ssuccessisnoreasontogiveuporenvy.Therecanonlybeonewinnerattheendofeverytrackortrial.第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項Anydog'slovecanfeellikeamiracle（奇跡）.Masonisastrong21,andhemaybethekindonethatcanbringhappysurpriseonEarth.He 22 astormlastspring.Hisfamilythoughthewouldbe 23 there,butthestormbrokethegaragedoorandMason 24 .Thatdayalotofpeople 25 alot.Mason’sfamilywas 26 thattheywerejusttobealive, 27 thestormhadlefttheirhomebroken.Buttheywere 28 atthethoughtthattheirsweetfriendhaddied.They 29 theneighbourhood,hopingtofindhim,butMasondidn’t 30 up.Threeweeksafterthe 31 ,Mason’sfamilystoppedbythehousetocollectsomethingsthatonce 32 tothem.ThereMasonsatonthefrontdoor,so 33 toseehisfamilythathisentirebodywasshaking.WherehadMasonstayedduringthestorm?Whatdidheeatforthoselongweeks?Howdidhe 34 hiswaybackhomewithoutanyhelpfromtheothers?Therewasnoanswertothose 35 andnotimetothink.Masonwasthinandcouldn’tstandwell.Thefamilyquicklyfoundthe 36 andlearnedtheirdoghadreturnedhomeonbrokenfrontlegs.“Hewas 37 badly,”saysDoster,whohadspentdayshelpingpetswiththeirowners.HealsogotintouchwithDr.William,who 38 toperformtheoperationforfree.Masonwashurtsobadthatheneededweeksto 39 .BythetimehereturnedhometohisfamilyinSeptember,hewasjumpingaroundlikea 40 dogagain.“Itisreallyamiracle!”Dostersays.21.A.catB.byC.dog D.horse22.A.wentthroughB.lookedfor C.diedfrom D.fellinto23.A.safeB.lovelyC.lonelyD.brave24.A.wokeB.escapedC.disappearedD.starved25.A.gainedB.foundC.enjoyedD.suffered26.A.upsetB.calmC.gratefulD.dangerous27.A.sothatB.eventhough C.asifD.nowthat28.A.honestB.certainC.specialD.sorry29.A.designedB.searchedC.protectedD.solved30.A.getB.turnC.end D.pick31.A.disasterB.miracleC.festivalD.celebration32.A.belongedB.wentC.gotD.fell33.A.tiredB.excitedC.frightenedD.determined34.A.findB.decideC.prepareD.keep35.A.storiesB.reasonsC.experiencesD.questions36.A.restB.medicineC.resultD.help37.A.beatenB.hurtC.paidD.fixed38.A.volunteeredB.triedC.continuedD.struggled39.A.leaveB.countC.recoverD.develop40.A.weakB.healthyC.cleverD.hopeful第二節（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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式Beforehighspeedrail,ittookaround34hourstotravelmorethanl,600kilometersbytrainfromBeijingtoLanzhouviaBaotou.Forrailwayfans,thetripwas,andstillis,really___41.___treat.After___42.___(leave)atnightfromBeijing,youwakeupthenextmorningtobegreetedbythesightoftheplainsofInnerMongolia.Inthedistance,tothenorthyouseelowmountains,andtothesouth,hills.Theplainsthemselvesaremostlyempty,exceptforgrassandperiodicallysheep,or___43.___(end)fieldsofwheatorsunflowersshininginall___44.___(they)gloryinthesummersun.Withinthesleepercarriage,___45.___littleelsetodo,peopletalkorplaycards,andsoonasmallcommunity___46.___(develop)amongthepassengers.NearBaotoutheYellowRiverwindsalongthehillssouthoftherailline.Itswaters47.（fill）withthecharacteristicsilt（淤泥）thatgivesititslightbrownishcolor1.___48.___theskygrowsdarkoncemore,youreturntoyourbedandgotosleep,tobeawakenedearlythenextmorning___49.___（happy）bythesightofadeepdesertvalleyjustoutsideLanzhou.ThetraincrossestheYe