1、山东省青岛市2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题2020.1 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分,考试用时100分钟。注意事项: 1答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上和试卷指定位置。 2回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷(共65分)第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项
2、中选出最佳选项。AThe Breakfast Club Starred by John Hughes,1985Five high school students with nothing in common are forced to spend an entire Saturday together in detention(拘留)At seven amthey had nothing to say,but by four pm,they had bared their souls to each other and became good friendsthe Jock,the Brain
3、,the Criminal,the Princess,and the KookThey were finally able to talk about themselves while they were forced to stay togetherPretty in PinkStarred by Howard Deutch,1986Pretty in Pink looks at the central dilemma of adolescence where ones dreams are much larger than ones confidenceMolly Ringwald pla
4、ys Andie Walsh,a poor girl living with her father and working in a downtown record storeThe school she attends is full of wealthy snobs(势利小人)and she likes a rich kid BlaneThere is nothing new about the plotrich boy and poor girl love each other and snobbery nearly destroys the romanceCluelessStarred
5、 by Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone,1995Cher,played by Alicia Silverstone,is one of the most popular girls at Beverly Hills High School where rich kids hang out,talk to each other on cell phones and occasionally attend classesAt 15 going on 16,Cher has it alla white Jeep,an extensive wardrobe
6、with a computer to help select the perfect dress,and an unbelievable ability to charm,cajole and whine(哄骗和哭诉)until others obey her requestsThe dialogue is wiry and entertaining1The Breakfast Club is about_Aa prince and a princess Bseveral criminalsCseveral students Dsome tourists2we can conclude fro
7、m Pretty in Pink that_Athe love between Molly and Blane arent going smoothly BMolly and Blane eventually get marriedCMollys and Blanea parents quite agree to their loveDthe love between Molly and Blane defeats snobbery3Which of the following is starred by Howard Deutch?AThe Breakfast Club BPretty in
8、 PinkCCluelessDBeverly Hill Schoo14We can infer that the Breakfast Club,Pretty in Pink and Clueless are three_Aworld-famous paintings about religionBDisneys cartoons about love storiesCfilms about teenagersDancient Roman fairy talesBPeople back in the United States are always asking me,“Whats it lik
9、e to live in China?”They hope to hear strange stories about weird food and cultural conflictsInstead,I tell them that living in China is like being a babyPlease dont misunderstand meI dont think that Chinese people are babiesI am a babyOr at least,I become one when I leave my houseThats because babi
10、es cant read,and when I leave my house in Beijing,Im illiterate(不识字的)This can be dangerousIf a sign says,“Watch out for big angry bears,”in Chinese,I will continue walking,completely ignorant of my peril(危险)Then a bear will eat me for breakfastI have started to recognize a few characters,but they se
11、em impossible to ever learn without a lifetime of studyWhen I see a character I likeI give it a nameThere is“The Square,”“The Octopus(章鱼),”“The-upside-down Octopus,”and my favorite,“Upside-down Octopus on an airplane”However,I still dont know their sounds or meaningsThey are just beautiful mysteries
12、 to my eyes Because I cant read,city streets present an endless series of enigmasIf I see a business,I wonder,“Is that a restaurant? A dentist? A lawyers office?”Once,while hungry,I saw a big colorful signI walked in and asked a realtor(房屋中介)to see the drink menuSpeaking of menus,eating at restauran
13、t is a daily misadventureMany places have photos of food,which is helpfulBut if they have no photos,I walk from table to table and point at whatever looks deliciousI apologize if Ive ever interrupted your dinner to point at your plateI didnt mean to be rudeI was just a hungry baby !5Why does the aut
14、hor think living in China is like being a baby?ASome Chinese people behave like babiesBIts comfortable to be a baby in ChinaCHe is as curious as a baby about Chinese thingsDHe is like a new-born who cant read at a116What do we know about the author?AHe can order food in simple ChineseBHe doesnt know
15、 many Chinese CharactersCHis spoken Chinese is better than his written ChineseDHe memorizes Chinese words based on their sounds7In Paragraph5,what does the underlined word enigmas mean?AStories BMirac1es CChoicesDPuzzles 8What is the passage mainly about? AThe authors love for Chinese food BThe lang
16、uage barrier the author meets in ChinaCCultural conflicts the author faces in ChinaDHow the author overcomes difficulties in learning ChineseCMorgan Holmes had taken part in Boy Scouts of America activities for a few years,but she only became a full member recentlyThis was because the Boy Scouts beg
17、an accepting girls from fifth grade to 12th grade into a new program called Scouts BSAIt brings girls the opportunities boys have,including becoming Eagle Scouts,the highest rank of the Boy Scouts“Im loving it,”Morgan,now 17,said“I finally get to wear the uniform now”Six middle school girls have joi
18、ned Morgan in Troop48 in Scouts BSASome were members of Girls Scouts,and some have brothers in the Boy ScoutsNow brothers and sisters can take part in activitiesMorgan knows Boy Scouts activities wellStarting when she was 14,Morgan went on high-adventure outings like hiking 1 00 miles and shooting g
19、unsBut shed never been able to progress to become an Eagle ScoutNow Morgans goal is to reach the top rank of Eagle ScoutShe regularly runs a mile to build up her bodyNow,shes planning on camping in the snow“The journey to get there is really exciting,”she saidSince Boy Scout activities are led by th
20、e Scouts themselves,Morgan,as the oldest girl,will be organizing activities and teaching the girls to tie knots and other skillsOne of those girls in Troop48 is Nicolette U1rich,who is also in the Girl ScoutsHer mother,Sasha Ulrich,said she sees,the Boy Scouts as more leadership oriented and the Gir
21、l Scouts as more culturally orientedThis will be shown by all upcoming gathering where girls will learn about different food and cultures from around the world “Girl Scouts is a great group and she11 continue to do that”Sasha said“But she also wanted the opportunities provided by the Boy Scouts”9Wha
22、t did Morgan want to do after becoming a full member of Boy Scouts?AShe wanted to join in the activities with her brotherBShe wanted to challenge herself to become,all Eagle ScoutCShe wanted to compete with boys in all activities.DShe wanted to hike long distances and shoot guns with boys10What is t
23、he best word to describe Morgan?ACommunicative BHelpful CCreative DAdventurous11What does Sasha Ulrich think of Boy Scouts? AIt is more culturally oriented BIt helps to build teamworkCIt helps to improve leadershipDIt is more interesting than Girl ScoutsDOne step too farScientists have been trying t
24、o figure out how to alter the genes of humans for many years now,and it looks like theyve finally cracked(破解)the codeBut while this may seem like a great step forward in science,some also believe that its one step back when it comes to ethicsIn August,a group of scientists from the US and South Kore
25、a worked together to successfully edit a human embryo and remove a genetic mutation(突变)that would have led to heart disease,reported The GuardianThis was achieved with the help of CRISPR,a gene-editing tool that allows scientists to“cut and paste”human DNAAlthough this was the first example of an em
26、bryos genes being changed successfully,the benefits of gene editing have already been tested in living patientsIn 2015,a five-month-old girl from the UK was saved after doctors used edited cells to fight off her cancerAs of today,shes alive and wellAnd in the US last year,scientists managed to remov
27、e HIV cells from several patients by editing the genes inside their bodiesSome people hope that in the future,diseases or birth detects could simply be “edited out”However,others believe this could lead to so-called designer babies,giving parents the option to choose everything from eye color to int
28、elligence“You could find wealthy parents buying the latestupgradesfor their children,leading to even greater inequality than we already live with,”Marcy Darnovsky,director of the San Francisco Center for Genetics,told BBC NewsIn spite of these ethical concerns,experts say its not possible to create
29、the“perfect”human beingDespite the progress scientists have made,We dont understand human genes enough to give all unborn child great brainpower or amazing singing abilities“Right now,we know nothing about genetic enhancement,”Hank Greely,a director of sciences at Stanford University,US,told The New
30、 York Times“Were never going to be able to say,honestly,This embryo looks like it would score high on the two-part SAT” So it looks like if we want good exam results,or to impress people with our piano skills,we11 have to stick with the old fashioned method of plain hard workat least for now 12The u
31、nderlined word“alter”in Paragraph 1 probably means_Arecord Bchange Cremove Dincrease13Why do some people consider human gene editing a step backwards? AThey dont think it is an effective way to light diseases BThey are concerned that it could lead to genetic mutationsCThey think it could lead to des
32、igner babies and increased inequalityDThey worry that it could make parents abandon children with birth defects14What was the first successful example of human embryo gene editing? AA genetic mutation related to heart disease was removed by scientistsBA newborn baby with cancer was saved by edited c
33、ells CHIV cells were removed from patientsbodies DSome birth defects were simply edited out 15What can we conclude from the text? AGene editing is regarded as the perfect way to treat birth defects BThere is still a long way to go to fully understand human genes CGene editing could help enhance huma
34、n intelligence in the near futureDScientists are pessimistic about the future of gene editing 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies the tiny island nation of Tuvalu,the fourth smallest country in the worldThis group of four islan
35、ds and five atolls(islands made from coral)is famous for its sandy beaches and turquoise(蓝绿色的)waters and has long been a popular tourist destination for nearby New ZealandersHowever,the nation of Tuvalu is at risk of soon no longer existing;not because of war or political change,but because it will
36、be covered by the rising ocean Tuvalu is experiencing the harmful effects of global warmingAs global temperatures rise,so too does the ocean temperatureDue to the scientific law of“thermal expansion,”when water heats it get bigger 16 Most experts claim that the effects of climate change will make Tu
37、valu uninhabitable within the next 50 yearsProblems are already emergingAs sea levels rise,ocean water containing high levels of salt is travelling further and further inland destroying the little amount of soil Tuvaluans have to grow cropsEven before Tuvaluans began to suffer from the effects of cl
38、imate change,lift on Tuvalu was tough 17 Most of the land on an atoll is rock-hard arid any soil that exists on it is usually thin and poor for growing cropsThe nation has always had to import food apart from fishMore serious than Tuvalus lack of home-grown food has been its lack of drinking water 1
39、8 Therefore,Tuvaluans depend almost entirely on rainwater for their water needsUnfortunately,due to a geographical phenomenon known as La Nina,Tuvalu often suffers from long periods of droughtIn autumn 2010,after seven months of no rain,the Prime Minister had to declare a state of emergency riot onl
40、y because of a lack of drinking water,but also because the water left was polluted with cholera(霍乱)19Tuvalus problems have led some of its 11,000 inhabitants to consider migrating to Australia or New Zealand 20 They know they11 have to someday,but for as 1ong as possible,they want to remain and make
41、 the world aware of what is happening to their homeland due to chimate changeAIt was a desperate situation and,but for emergency shipments from New Zealand and Australia,many Tuvaluans would have died BThis is largely due to the geological makeup of atollsCUnlike normal islands,atolls have no rivers
42、 or streams,which means that most of Tuvalu has no groundwater to use for drinkingDTuvalus representatives demanded that nations should take a more responsible rote in reducing gas emissions ETherefore,sea levels are rising and for low-lying Tuvalu,this spells disasterFHowever,they ate not willing t
43、o abandon the land of their forefathers so easilyGAnd as a member of the United Nations,they are doing just that第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A scientist 21 several monkeys in order to study animal psychologyHe took a glass bottle, 22 its co
44、rk(瓶塞)and put two peanuts inside itThe peanuts dropped to the bottom and were easily seen from the outsideHe then passed the bottle to a monkey,who shook it 23 for a long while and was able to get the peanuts when they 24 fell outThe scientist then put some peanuts into the bottle again 25 he had do
45、ne before and showed the monkey that it only needed to turn the bottle upside down for the peanuts to drop out 26 the monkey always ignored his 27 Each time it just shook the bottle frantically,with great 28 but without necessarily achieving 29 resultNow the question is why the monkey was unable to
46、understand 30 the scientist instructs. 31 because all its attentions was focused on the peanutsInstead,it must take its eyes off the peanuts and quickly 32 its attention to the 33 movement of the scientist and the way the bottle was turned upside downTo achieve this,it had to calm down and not be 34
47、 by the impulse(诱惑)of its appetiteYet the monkey was not able to understand thisIt is the instance like this that reveals the monkeys some psychology is just like 35 of human beings21Akept Brose Cfed Dcaught22Amoving Bremoved Cdiscovered Dcovered23Ahappily Banxiously Churriedly Dinstantly24Asuddenly Baccidentally Coccasionally Dquickly25Aas Bthat