2020 年北京市朝阳区高三期末英语试卷

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）

C

The debate (7) junk food in schools has gone for many years, and

第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）

people on both sides feel very strongly.

Some people believe junk food, such as candy, cookies, potato chips, and soda, (8) 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。

(taste) good, but it’s not good for the human body. This is (9)

they have made an effort to ban it from schools. They think taking junk

food out of schools will make kids healthier.

Others, however, believe this kind of ban doesn’t make much of a difference. Instead of banning junk food, they suggest students should be given choices between healthy and unhealthy ones. (10) (learn) to make healthier

A

To celebrate his sixtieth birthday, Devon’s father organized a family vacation to Alaska. On the long northward flight, Devon (1) (think) that she would

choices on their own is an important part of growing up.

have preferred a tropical (热带的) island. But she changed her mind on their third day, (2) they hiked out onto Root Glacier (冰川) with a guide. Standing

inside an ice cave beneath the glacier’s surface, Devon stared in amazement at the glowing neon (氖) blue of the glacial ice surrounding her. This was (3) (definite) worth the trip!

B

While bottled water is convenient, it is also really bad for the environment. Not only does it create rubbish, but it also uses more resources because it (4) (ship) to the shore. To be more eco-friendly, make it a habit (5)

(carry) a reusable water bottle with you everywhere so that you can drink water on the go. Plastic bottles are usually the (6) (light) and most convenient.

You can also find glass water bottles that are a great choice if don’t like using plastic.

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第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）

New Distractions (使人分心的事)

Madeline’s family vacation to the beach was usually the highlight of her summer. This year, however, her parents announced a new (11): no phones allowed for the entire week. “No distractions,” they said.

“But my friends will be (12) updates,” Madeline protested. “They’ll have to (13),” her mom said.

“What if something bad happens?” Madeline changed her (14). Her mom shook her head as she opened a drawer. Madeline saw that her parents’ phones were already in it. Madeline had to (15) her phone in, too. The drive to the beach house took most of the day. That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the kitchen, where her father was (16) dishes.

“Still hungry?” he asked.

“No,” she answered. Then she gave him a (17) look and said in her sweetest voice, “Couldn’t I have my phone back? Just so I can tell everyone what a(n) (18) time I’m having?”

“Can’t,” he said. “It’s not here. Remember? (19) out the bookcase in the living room,” he suggested. “Might find something you like.”

She walked into the living room and spotted a jigsaw puzzle (拼图玩具) on the bookcase. She took it, put the pieces on the table, and began to (20) them.

After what seemed like minutes, she looked up. It was past ten o’clock. She had been (21) for almost two hours! The puzzle was less than half done. It would have been nice to (22) a picture of the puzzle with her friends, she thought.

The next morning, a golden sun was rising over the blue ocean. The sky was cloudless. The scene (23) Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had oohed and ahhed over it. This view was even better. It would leave everyone (24). Madeline’s hand (25) to the bedside table, but there was nothing there.

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That evening, Madeline lost herself in the jigsaw puzzle again. She felt a little excited every time the shapes (26). Soon, all that were left were a few gaps. She quickly put the remaining pieces into place. The puzzle was (27).

She stepped back to (28) the finished puzzle. The picture showed an old painting of several farmhands working in a brown field and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.

Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutes, trying to (29) the image in her mind. Then, she quietly started taking it (30). That, she thought, was just for me. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

A. rule

A. providing A. wait

A. behaviour A. bring A. serving A. curious A. limited A. Pick A. collect A. reading A. share A. warned A. speechless A. rolled A. moved A. clear

A. recognize A. preserve A. away

B. result B. expecting B. guess B. strategy B. hide

B. preparing B. serious B. amazing B. Figure B. sort B. thinking B. draw B. reminded B. hopeless B. pointed B. changed B. separate B. resolve B. present B. down

C. date

C. considering C. search C. mind C. push C. washing C. strange C. boring C. Clean C. mix C. working C. explain C. convinced C. amused C. shot C. met

C. complex C. appreciate C. create C. over

D. discovery D. selecting D. judge D. mood D. drop D. cooking D. loving D. ordinary D. Check D. examine D. watching D. discuss D. persuaded D. confused D. rose D. gathered D. complete D. describe D. improve D. apart

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）

第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）

A

Membership Card

Fighting Fit is a members-only club. When you first join, we give you a computerized card. It has your name, photo and membership number on.

Please have your card with you every time you use the club. The card is for your use only, and there is a small charge to provide a new one if you lose it. Members are permitted to bring guests to use the facilities at the club. A visiting guest fee is charged for each guest. Fitness Programs

Your Fitness Program includes a meeting with one of our skilled instructors. This will happen two or three weeks after you have joined. The instructor looks at your health, your current needs and the way you live, and organizes a program suitable for you. Gymnasium

Our gymnasiums are the most modern in the area and have high quality exercise equipment. For safety reasons, you must wear sportswear and trainers while exercising, and please remember to take a small towel too. It is one of our rules that you wipe the equipment after use.

There is no limit to how long you spend in the gymnasiums, but we ask you to respect other members by only spending 20 minutes on each piece of equipment. There are experienced staff helping you in the gymnasiums at any time.

Locker Rooms

We have large male and female locker rooms. Please ensure that your property is kept in your locker at all times. Any belongings which are found in a

locker overnight will be removed and taken to Lost Property. Café

The Café offers free tea, coffee and soft drinks. Suggestion Box

Members' suggestions are always welcome, and the suggestion box and forms can be found at reception. We try to respond within two days.

31. At the Fighting Fit Health Club, you can . A. have free drinks in the Café

B. share your membership card with friends C. spend as long as you like on all equipment D. leave personal items in the locker for 24 hours

32. What does the Fighting Fit Health Club provide for its members?

A. Help from the staff all the time.

B. A second membership card for free. C. Certain kinds of clothes and towels.

D. A personalized program on their first visit.

33. Where is the information most probably from?

A. A news report. B. A guide book. C. A noticeboard. D. A reference book.

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B

A Dream Chaser in a Wheelchair

Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition nearly ended in 2010 when Hill was in a car accident, which put the 17- year-old high school senior in hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. But for Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a barrier, her wheelchair encouraged her to fight. “I want to prove to everyone including myself that I'm still normal,” she said, \ means.\

Normal for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her wheelchair alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. Half of her body was taken away from her, so she had to move it with her hands. It took much learning and patience.

After graduation from high school, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who were fighting for the dream of dancing against various spinal(脊椎的)injuries, and invited them to dance with her. To reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes.

Every year Hill holds a dance camp called the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users to help them bring out their acting talent. In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. For many, it was the first time they'd felt they belonged. Edna Serrano said that being part of the Rollettes team gave her the courage to get behind the wheel of a car. “I didn't know I could do so many things that my fellow teammates had taught me.” she said. “I didn't know I could be sexy. It's so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because they're my teachers. I have more confidence.”

Chelsie Hill attained what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She has been chasing her dream in the wheelchair. She's a dancer. The Rollettes have

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helped her find something else just as fulfilling.

34. What happened to Chelsie Hill in 2010?

A. She last her hope of dancing. B. She suffered from a serious disease.

C. She realized her dream of becoming a dancer. D. She was severely disabled due to a car accident. 35. Why did Chelsie Hill set up the Rollettes in 2014?

A. To expand her social network. B. To enlarge her dance business. C. To seek more chances to dance. D. To motivate more people like her.

36. What change did the Rolleltes Experience bring to Edna Serrano?

A. She could help others. B. She had more faith in herself. C. She learned how to drive. D. She became sexier than before.

37. Which of the following words can best describe Chelsie Hill?

A. Modest and professional. B. Responsible and creative. C. Determined and inspiring. D. Cooperative and generous.

C

In the first few years of their lives, children brought up in English-speaking homes successfully master the use of hundreds of words, including those for objects, actions, emotions, and many other aspects of the physical world. However, when it comes to learning colour words, the same children perform very badly. If shown a blue cup and asked about its colour, typical two-year-olds seem as likely to come up with “red” as “blue”.

Cognitive (认知) scientists at Stanford University in California supposed that children’s incompetence at colour-word learning may be directly linked to the way these words are used in English. They are used mostly in pre-nominal position (e.g. “blue cup”), in contrast to post-nominal position (e.g. “The cup is blue.”). The difficulty children have may simply come down to the challenge of having to make

predictions from colour words to the objects they refer to, rather than from the

objects to the colour words.

To explore this idea further, the research team recruited 40 English children aged between 23 and 29 months and carried out a three-phase experiment. It considered of a pre-test, followed by training in the use of colour words, and finally a post-test that was identical to the pre-test. The pre- and post- test materials comprised six objects that were unfamiliar to the children. There were three examples of each object in each of three colours — red, yellow and blue. The objects were presented on trays (托盘), and in both tests, the children were asked to pick out objects in response to requests in which the colour word was either a pre-nominal (“Which is the red one?”) or a post-nominal (“Which one is red?”).

In the training, the children were introduced to five sets of familiar items (balls, cups, crayons, glasses, and toy bears) in each of the three colours. Half the children were presented with the items one by one and heard them labeled with

colour words used pre-nominally, while the other half were introduced to the same

items described with a post-nominal colour word. After the training, the children repeated the selection task on the novel items in the post-test. Correct choices on items that were consistent across the pre- and post-tests were used to measure children’s colour knowledge.

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According to the assessment, children’s performance was consistent when they were both trained and tested on post-nominal adjectives, and worst when trained on pre-nominal adjectives and tested on post-nominal adjectives. Comparing the pre- and post-test scores across each condition revealed a significant decline in performance when children were both pre- and post-tested with questions that placed the colour words pre-nominally. 38. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2?

A. To present a phenomenon. B. To make a contrast.

C. To give a possible explanation. D. To provide an example.

39. What can we learn about the experiment from the passage?

A. The children had to place the pre-and post-test objects onto coloured trays. B. The children were presented with the same objects in the pre- and post- tests.

C. Pre-nominal questions were less used than post-nominal questions in the training.

D. The researchers aimed to look for consistencies in children’s knowledge of word order. 40. What does the underlined word “novel” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Imaginary. B. Unknown. C. Familiar. D. Common. 41. The outcome of the experiment shows that . A. children are unable to accurately sort objects by colour B. children trained on pre-nominal adjectives perform well C. children learn colour words rapidly in post-nominal position

D. children can make predictions from the objects to the colour words