北京市石景山区2020届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

北京市石景山区2020届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

石景山区2019—2020学年第一学期高三期末试卷 英语试题 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）‎ 第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ A 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。‎ Yesterday, I was walking down the street ___1___ I saw four separate dimes (角) on the ground shining in the sunlight. I bent down, picked them up and entered the post office. Inside a lady ___2___ (dig) through her purse at the counter anxiously looking for change to mail a package. Believe it or not, she was exactly forty cents short. How amazing it was! I placed my dimes on the counter. The smile I got in return was worth a thousand ___3___ (dollar).‎ ‎【答案】1. when ‎ ‎2. was digging ‎ ‎3. dollars ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者昨天走在大街上，捡了四毛钱，进入邮局时，发现一位女士正缺少四十美分来邮局包裹，作者帮助了这位女士支付了所缺少的钱。‎ ‎【1题详解】‎ 考查连词。分析句子可知，本句为固定句型，be doing sth ...when...“ 正在做某事，这时……”。 故填when。‎ ‎【2题详解】‎ 考查过去进行时。分析句子可知，主语为a lady，与谓语为主动关系，且句子为过去进行时。故填was digging。‎ ‎【3题详解】‎ 考查名词复数。dollar为可数名词,且被a thousand修饰。 故填dollars。‎ B 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。‎ The earth, the planet on ___4___ we are living, is the third planet from the sun. It came from the shrinking (收缩) of a vast cloud of dust and gas in outer space. Many scientist believe that the earth, as well as the sun and the other planets in our solar system, ___5___ (form) at least five billion years ago. The earth is slightly flattened at the North and South Poles, ___6___ it would look like a perfect ball if you were far out in space.‎ ‎【答案】4. which ‎ ‎5. was formed/formed ‎ ‎6. but ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了地球的一些相关信息。‎ ‎【4题详解】‎ 考查关系代词。分析句子可知，the planet为先行词，在后面的定语从句作on的宾语，所以关系代词为which。故填which。‎ ‎【5题详解】‎ 考查一般过去时。由“five billion years ago”可知，本句为一般过去时，主语the earth与谓语form为主动关系/被动关系。 故填was formed/formed。‎ ‎【6题详解】‎ 考查连词。分析句子可知，前后句意为转折关系，所以连词为but。故填but。‎ ‎【点睛】定语从句中关系词的选择可考虑以下三点：‎ ‎(1) 一看先行词的意义，即分清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点还是原因(如指物时不能用who或whom，指人时通常不用which等。‎ ‎(2) 二看关系词的句法功能，即分清关系词是担任什么句子成分，是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等(如作定语通常用whose，有时也用which；作状语要用when, where, why。‎ ‎(3) 三看定语从句的种类，即分清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句(如that和why通常不引导非限制性定语从句。‎ 分析小题1的句子可知，the planet为先行词，在后面的定语从句作on的宾语，所以关系代词为which。故填which。‎ C 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。‎ China is well known as the Kingdom of Bamboo. Bamboo culture has already been rooted ___7___ Chinese minds through the long history. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue, ___8___ (reflect) people’s soul and emotion. Bamboo has the title of “the gentleman of plants”. ___9___ (it) deep root symbolizes determination and its straight and hollow pole represents straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always ____10____ (play) a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when facing tough situations.‎ ‎【答案】7. in 8. reflecting ‎ ‎9. Its 10. plays/has been playing ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇说明文，短文介绍了竹子在中国文化中所代表的的意义。‎ ‎【7题详解】‎ 考查介词。be rooted in“ 根植于……”为固定短语。故填in。‎ ‎【8题详解】‎ 考查现在分词。分析句子可知，bamboo与reflect在逻辑上是主动关系，所以用现在分词reflecting。故填reflecting。‎ ‎【9题详解】‎ 考查代词。its为形容词物主代词，修饰名词root。故填Its。‎ ‎10题详解】‎ 考查时态。由“always ”可知，本句为一般现在时，主语为 Bamboo culture，所以谓语为plays。根据句意“竹子文化一直以来都在鼓励中国人在面对困难的时候坚持下去”可知，本句也可以为现在完成进行时，现在完成进行时表示过去发生的动作或状况一直持续到现在，这个动作可能仍在继续进行或刚刚结束。 故填plays/has been playing。‎ 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The world always makes way for the dreamer When I was nine years old, I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this, so I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (卡片盒). Two weeks later when the kit arrived, I took the cards and ran out of ‎ the house. Three hours later, I returned home with no ___11___ and a pocket full of money. A ___12___ was born.‎ When I was twelve years old, my father took me to ___13___ Zig Ziegler. I remember listening to Mr. Ziegler who raised everyone’s ___14___ up to the ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. I wanted to be a speaker just like Mr. Ziegler. Then a ___15___ was born. Recently, I began pursuing my dream of ___16___ others.‎ After working for many years in the company, I decided to ___17___ my secure position after attending a sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a speech that ___18___ my life. He asked us, “___19___ an angel could realize your three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a moment to ___20___ the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need an angel?” I would ___21___ forget the encouragement it gave me at that moment. I ___22___ that I didn’t need an angel’s help to become a great speaker.‎ Having made that decision, I was immediately ___23___. My husband was laid off from his job just one week after I ___24___ my job. We had recently bought a new house and needed both ___25___ to pay the monthly mortgage (按揭贷款). I even planned to turn back to my ___26___ company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was ___27___ that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to ___28___ forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.‎ When I firmly ___29___ my dream, the miracles really began to happen. In a short period my husband found a better job. And I was able to get a lot of ___30___ engagements. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.‎ ‎11. A. cover B. tool C. card D. magazine ‎12. A. salesperson B. advertiser C. designer D. collector ‎13. A. help B. see C. hug D. encourage ‎14. A. height B. senses C. Voice D. spirits ‎15. A. concept B. memory C. dream D. chance ‎16. A. controlling B. entertaining C. challenging D. ‎ motivating ‎17. A. leave B. gain C. pursue D. question ‎18. A. prevented B. ruined C. changed D. studied ‎19. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Before ‎20. A. give up B. look into C. carry out D. write down ‎21. A. never B. seldom C. always D. sometimes ‎22. A. argued B. realized C. expected D. imagined ‎23. A. improved B. criticized C. tested D. accepted ‎24. A. knew B. quit C. offered D. created ‎25. A. ideas B. confidence C. energy D. incomes ‎26. A. ideal B. former C. official D. secure ‎27. A. optimistic B. certain C. sensitive D. generous ‎28. A. touch B. sit C. manage D. move ‎29. A. stuck to B. adjusted to C. returned to D. objected to ‎30. A. selling B. operating C. speaking D. publishing ‎【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了世界总为梦想者让路的故事。‎ ‎【11题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：三个小时后，我回家时口袋里没有一张卡片，口袋里装的都是钱。A. cover封面; B. tool工具；C. card卡片; D. magazine杂志。由“I took the cards and ran out of ‎ the house ”可知，作者拿着卡片跑出了家门，三个小时之后，口袋里没有一张卡片，口袋里装的都是钱。故选C项。‎ ‎【12题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一名销售人员诞生了。A. salesperson销售员；B. advertiser广告商；C. designer设计者；D. collector收藏家。由“, I returned home with no ___1___ and a pocket full of money ”可知，作者回来时口袋里没有一张卡片，口袋里装的都是钱，可见作者将卡片买了。所以作者做了一回销售员。所以一名销售人员诞生了。故选A项。‎ ‎【13题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我十二岁的时候，我父亲带我去拜访齐格勒先生。A. help帮助；B. see拜访；C. hug拥抱；D. encourage鼓励。由“I remember listening to Mr. Ziegler”可知，作者的父亲带着作者去拜访了齐格勒先生。故选B项。‎ ‎【14题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我聆听齐格勒先生演讲，他让每个人都精神振奋。A. height高度；B. senses感觉；C. voice声音；D. spirits情绪。由“I left there feeling like I could do anything”可知，齐格勒先生让每个人都精神振奋，使得作者觉得自己能做任何事情。故选D项。‎ ‎【15题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后一个梦想诞生了。A. concept概念；B. memory记忆；C. dream梦想；D. chance机会。由“I wanted to be a speaker just like Mr. Ziegler”可知，作者想成为像齐格勒先生那样的演说家，所以一个梦想诞生了。故选C项。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，我开始追求激励他人的梦想。A. controlling控制；B. entertaining娱乐；C. challenging挑战；D. motivating激励。由上文可知，作者想成为像齐格勒先生那样的演说家，所以演说家的目的之一就是要激励他人。故选D项。‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在公司工作多年后，我参加了一个销售会议后，决定离开原来的工作岗位。A. leave离开；B. gain获得；C. pursue追求；D. question质问。由下文的“after I quit my job”可知，作者在参加了一个销售会议后，决定离开原来的工作岗位。故选A项。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们公司的副总裁做了一次演讲，改变了我的一生。A. prevented阻止；B. ruined破坏；C. changed改变；D. studied 学习。作者离开了原来的岗位，从事了演讲的工作，是因为公司的副总裁做了一次演讲，改变了作者的一生。故选C项。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 考查连词词义辨析。句意：他问我们:“如果天使能实现你的三个愿望，你希望是什么?”。A. If如果；B. Although尽管；C. Unless除非；D. Before在……之前。公司的副总裁在问员工问题，所以本句为if引导的条件句。故选A项。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他让我们写下三个愿望，然后问我们:“你们为什么需要天使?”。A. give up放弃；B. look into调查；C. carry out实施；D. write down写下。由“___9___ an angel could realize your three wishes, what would they be?” 可知，如果天使能实现你的三个愿望，你希望是什么? 所以副总裁问完这个问题之后，让作者写下这三个愿望。故选D项。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我永远不会忘记在那一刻它给我的鼓励。A. never决不；B. seldom很少；C. always一直；D. sometimes有时。作者永远不会忘记在那一刻副总裁问的那句话对自己的鼓励。故选A项。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我不需要天使的帮助就能成为一个伟大的演说家。A. argued争论；B. realized意识到；C. expected期望；D. imagined想象。由“I didn’t need an angel’s help to become a great speaker ”可知。作者意识到作者不需要天使的帮助就能成为一个伟大的演说家。故选B项。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：做出这个决定后，我立即受到了考验。A. improved提高；B. criticized批判；C. tested 测试；D. accepted接受。由“My husband was laid off from his job just one week” 可知，作者的丈夫在作者辞职一周后就被解雇了，这是对作者坚持自己梦想的考验。故选C项。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫在我辞职一周后就被解雇了。A. knew知道；B. quit辞职；C. offered提供；D. created创造。由前文的“I decided to leave my secure position”可知，作者辞掉了工作。故选B项。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们最近买了新房子,需要收入来支付每月的按揭贷款。A. ideas 观点；B. confidence自信；C. energy能量；D. incomes收入。由“pay the monthly mortgage (按揭贷款)” 可知，作者需要收入来支付每月的按揭贷款。故选D项。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我甚至计划回到我以前的公司，知道他们希望我留下来，但我确信如果我回去，我就永远不会离开了。A. ideal理想的；B. former先前的；C. official官方的；D. secure安全的。作者以及丈夫都失业了，且要偿还贷款，这些让作者萌生了回到先前的公司工作的想法。故选B项。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我甚至计划回到我先前的公司，知道他们希望我留下来，但我确信如果我回去，我就永远不会离开了。A. optimistic乐观的；B. certain确定的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. generous慷慨的。由“if I went back, I would never leave ”可知，作者确信如果作者回去了，就永远不会离开了。故选B项。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定我还是向前看，而不是以后嘴里塞满了“但愿如此”。A. touch接触；B. sit坐；C. manage管理；D. move快速行进。由“rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on ”可知，作者要继续向前看。故选D项。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我坚定地坚持我的梦想时，奇迹真的开始发生了。A. stuck to坚持；B. adjusted to适应于……；C. returned to返回；D. objected to反对。由“ the miracles really began to happen.”可知，正因为作者坚定地坚持了自己的梦想，所以奇迹发生了。故选A项。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我得到了很多演讲的机会。A. selling卖;B. operating操作;C. speaking说;D. publishing出版。作者要成为一名演讲家，自然是得到了很多演讲的机会。故选C项。‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A I was ten when my father first sent me flowers. I had been taking ballet lessons for four months, and the school was giving its yearly performance. As a member of the beginners’ chorus group, I was surprised to hear my name called out at the end of the show along with the leading dancers and to find my arms full of red roses. I can still feel myself standing on that stage, seeing my father’s big smiles.‎ Those roses were the first of many bunches accompanying all the milestones in my life. Getting all those roses was wonderful, but they brought a sense of embarrassment. I enjoyed them, but I also felt they were too much for my small achievements.‎ Not for my father. He did everything in a big way. Once, when mother told him I needed a new party dress, he brought home a dozen. His behavior often left us without money for other more important things. Sometimes I would be angry with him.‎ Then came my 16th birthday. It was not a happy occasion. I was fat and had no boyfriend. And my well-meaning father furthered my suffering by giving me a party. As I entered the dining room, there on the table next to my cake was a huge bunch of flowers, bigger than any before.‎ I wanted to hide. Now everyone would think my father had sent flowers because I had no boyfriend to do it. Sweet 16, and I felt like crying. But my best friend, Jenny, whispered, “Boy, you’re lucky to have a father like that.”‎ As the years passed, other occasions—birthdays, awards, graduations—were marked with Dad’s flowers. Those flowers symbolized his pride, and my success. As my fortunes grew, my father’s health became worse, but his gifts of flowers continued until he died. I covered his coffin with the largest, reddest roses I could find.‎ Often during the dozen years since, I felt an urge to buy a big bunch to fill the living room, but I never did. I knew it would not be the same.‎ Then one birthday, the doorbell rang. I was feeling blue because I was alone. My husband and my two daughters were away. My 10-year-old son, Tommy, had run out earlier with a “see you later”. So I was surprised to see Tommy at the door. “Forgot my key,” he said. “Forgot your birthday too.” He pulled a bunch of roses from behind his back.‎ ‎“Oh, Tommy,” I cried. “I love flowers!”‎ ‎31. The writer felt embarrassed getting her first roses because .‎ A. she wasn’t a member of leading dancers.‎ B. she thought her success wasn’t big enough.‎ C. she regarded the flowers as a milestone in her life.‎ D. she found herself standing on the center of the stage.‎ ‎32. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?‎ A. The father made the writer happy by giving her a party.‎ B. The father was proud of the writer in her growth stages.‎ C. The father didn’t leave the family money for important things.‎ D. The father bought the writer flowers when she got angry with him.‎ ‎33. Tommy came back again, mainly to .‎ A. take back his keys. B. show his love for flowers.‎ C. encourage his mother. D. bring his mother birthday gift.‎ ‎34. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?‎ A. Love in Bloom. B. Father and Me.‎ C. Pleasure and Embarrassment. D. Father’s Flowers.‎ ‎【答案】31. B 32. B 33. D 34. A ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了在作者的成长过程中，作者父亲的鲜花一直陪伴着作者，这给作者带来了莫大的安慰，父亲的爱一直伴随着自己的成长，父亲去世时，作者用鲜花覆盖了父亲的棺材，但留给作者的是对父亲无限的思念。现在作者也有了自己的家庭，孩子的鲜花让作者同样的感动。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第二段“Getting all those roses was wonderful, but they brought a sense of embarrassment .I enjoyed them, but I also felt they were too much for my small achievements”可知，收到那些玫瑰花是件美妙的事，但也带来了一种尴尬的感觉。作者喜欢这些花，但作者也觉得它们对于作者小小的成就来说太多了。所以这位作家第一次收到玫瑰花时感到很尴尬，因为她认为自己的成功还不够大。故选B项。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第六段“As the years passed, other occasions—birthdays, awards, graduations—were marked with Dad’s flowers. Those flowers symbolized his pride, and my success ” ‎ 可知，随着时间的流逝，其他的日子——生日、获奖、毕业——都有父亲的鲜花相伴。那些花象征着他的骄傲和我的成功。所以父亲为作者的成长阶段感到骄傲。故选B项。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由最后段So I was surprised to see Tommy at the door. “Forgot my key,” he said. “Forgot your birthday too.” He pulled a bunch of roses from behind his back.可知，所以我很惊讶地看到汤米站在门口。“忘带钥匙了，”他说。“也忘了你的生日。他从背后抽出一束玫瑰。所以Tommy 又回来了，主要是给他妈妈带生日礼物。故选D项。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文叙述了在作者的成长过程中，作者父亲的鲜花一直陪伴着作者，这给作者带来了莫大的安慰，父亲的爱一直伴随着自己的成长，父亲去世时，作者用鲜花覆盖了父亲的棺材，但留给作者的是对父亲无限的思念。现在作者也有了自己的家庭，孩子的鲜花让作者同样的感动。所以短文的最佳标题为“鲜花中的爱”。故选A项。‎ B Choosing where to live may be one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when you move to Sydney, but you’ll have plenty of help.‎ Temporary arrival accommodation Before you move to Sydney, we recommend that you book a temporary place to stay. Once you get here, you can look for longer-term accommodation.‎ ‎--sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term On-campus-residential colleges (fully catered饮食全包的)‎ The University has eight residential colleges on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus, including International House, a residential community of global scholars. Colleges provide comfortable, fully furnished single rooms and daily meals, along with sporting, cultural, leadership and social programs. They also include on-site tutorials(辅导课) in addition to campus-based classes.‎ ‎--sydney.edu.au/colleges On-campus residences (self-catered饮食自理的)‎ The University has two self-run residences—Queen Mary Building (QMB) and Abercrombie Student Accommodation—on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus. Both just under a year old,‎ ‎ they house up to 1000 students. These residences provide modern single-study rooms with large common living, learning and study spaces, shared kitchens, a theatre, gyms, soundproofed music rooms, art studios, sky lounges and rooftop gardens.‎ ‎--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html Off-campus living More than 90 percent of our students live off campus. The University is close to many dynamic and multicultural suburbs such as Annandale, Newtown, Chippendale and Glebe. A great place to search is our large online database of properties.‎ ‎--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html ‎35. Where can you find a place to live temporarily?‎ A. On “sydney.edu.au/colleges”.‎ B. On “sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term”.‎ C. On “sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.‎ D. On “sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html”.‎ ‎36. What do students living in QMB have access to?‎ A. Their own kitchens.‎ B. On-site tutorials.‎ C. Daily meals.‎ D. Gyms.‎ ‎37. What is the most popular choice among students?‎ A. Living off campus.‎ B. Living in host families.‎ C. Living in self-catered flats on campus.‎ D. Living in fully catered houses on campus.‎ ‎【答案】35. B 36. D 37. A ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读。文章介绍了当你搬到悉尼的时候，选择在哪儿居住也许是你要做的最大的决定之一。本文对你会有一定的帮助。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据Temporary arrival accommodation部分的Before you move to Sydney, we ‎ recommend that you book a temporary place to stay. Once you get here, you can look for longer-term accommodation.可知，在你去悉尼以前，你可以预订一个临时居住的地方。一旦你到那里以后，你可以寻找长期居住的地方。再结合下面提供的网址信息--sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term，‎ 可以找到答案。B选项正确。‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据On-campus residences (self-catered)部分的These residences provide modern single-study rooms with large common living, learning and study spaces, shared kitchens, a theatre, gyms, soundproofed music rooms, art studios, sky lounges and rooftop gardens.可知，生活在QMB的学生是可以进入体育馆的。故D选项正确。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由Off-campus living部分第一句 “More than 90 percent of our students live off campus.”可推知，超过90％的学生选择外宿。故A选项正确。‎ C A few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the driver’s accent washed over me in a familiar way.‎ I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. That’s how he found out I went to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up—the product of his sacrifice.‎ And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didn’t even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”‎ Here I was, his daughter, wasting the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous)—to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made ‎ across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same.‎ I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, I’m grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, I’ve promised myself I won’t get annoyed at their inquiries. I won’t defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice. I’ll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.‎ ‎38. Why did the author feel warm at the driver’s accent?‎ A. The driver took her to the Boston airport.‎ B. The author became the driver’s daughter.‎ C. The driver worked hard to provide for his family.‎ D. The author’s parents were also African immigrants.‎ ‎39. What disappointed the driver？‎ A. The author’s attitude towards him.‎ B. The school that the author is attending.‎ C. The author’s major in history and literature.‎ D. The author’s interests in African-American studies.‎ ‎40. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?‎ A. Their parents want them to move upward in society.‎ B. Their parents are high-achieving as well.‎ C. They have much more knowledge.‎ D. They are very smart in general.‎ ‎41. How did the author react to the driver’s questioning？‎ A. Getting upset. B. Feeling satisfied.‎ C. Defending herself. D. Appreciating his concern.‎ ‎【答案】38. D 39. C 40. A 41. D ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者是一名大三的学生，叫了一辆优步送自己去波士顿机场，打算坐飞机回家度假，司机和作者的父母一样都是来自西非的移民，由此展开了作者和司机的谈话。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第一段，第二段“As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the driver’s accent washed over me in a familiar way. I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant. I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success”可知，当作者钻进汽车后座时，司机口音的温暖语调让一种熟悉的感觉涌上了作者的心头。作者了解到，他是一名最近来美的西非移民。我有同感：我是两名埃塞俄比亚移民的女儿，为了我的前程，他们作出了牺牲。所以为什么作者对司机的口音感到温暖是因为作者的父母也是非洲移民。故选D项。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第三段“And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”可知，接着就是一个致命的问题：“你在学什么？” 作者回答说“历史与文学”，司机声音里的自豪就消散了，作者就知道会这样。他的声音中满是失望，“你费了这么大的劲进了哈佛，就学个历史？”所以作者主修历史和文学让司机很失望。故选C项。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第四段“Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same.”可知，完成你向上流社会流动的叙事角色，好让你的孩子也可以这么做。所以为什么移民的孩子要成为医生或律师是因为他们的父母希望他们进入上流社会。故选A项。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由倒数第二段和最后一段“but now as a junior in college, I’m grateful for their support more than anything. I’ll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.”可知，但现在作为一个大三学生，我非常感激他们的支持。我只会笑着点头，享受这个时刻的温暖。所以判断出，作者对司机的提问持感激的态度，很感激司机的关注。故选D项。‎ D Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways.‎ Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. It is not customary to telephone someone every early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, the time of the call shows that the matter is ‎ very important and requires immediate attention. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.‎ In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.‎ The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings often arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness(准时) is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S., no one would think of keeping a business partner waiting for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology.‎ This way of treating time is quite different from that of several other cultures. This helps to explain the unfortunate experience of a certain agriculturist from the United States, assigned to duty in another country. After a long delay, the agriculturist was finally agreed an appointment with the Minister of Agriculture. Arriving a little before the appointed hour, the agriculturist waited. The hour came and passed. At this point he suggested to the secretary that perhaps the minister did not know he was waiting in the outer office. This gave him the feeling of having done something to solve the problem, but he had not. Twenty minutes passed, then thirty, then forty-five. To an American, that is the beginning of the “insult period”. No matter what is said in apology, there is little that can remove the damage done by an hour’s wait in an outer office. Yet in the country where this story took place, a forty-five-minute waiting period was not unusual.‎ In the West, particularly in the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road stretching into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections, which are to be kept separate— “one thing at a time”. People who cannot plan events are not highly regarded. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.‎ Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.‎ ‎42. According to the passage, an announcement broadcast during class must be very important because ________．‎ A. it is a customary time to make. B. it makes everyone surprised.‎ C. it requires immediate attention. D. it speaks more plainly than words.‎ ‎43 The author mentions an agriculturist’s experience in order to show ________．‎ A. the value of promptness for Americans.‎ B. the cultural differences in treating time.‎ C. the bad manners of the Minister of Agriculture.‎ D. the importance of time in different parts of the day.‎ ‎44. The underlined word “insult” in Paragraph5 probably means ________．‎ A. boring. B. patient.‎ C. shameful. D. hopeless.‎ ‎45. We can learn from the passage that people will understand better if ________．‎ A. they are concerned with the value of time.‎ B. they know how to communicate with each other.‎ C. they escape dealing with many things at one appointed time.‎ D. they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently.‎ ‎【答案】42. C 43. B 44. C 45. D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了时间的重要性以及时间在不同文化中的不同意义。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由第二段“If you telephone him early in the day, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance ”可知，如果你在一天的早些时候给他打电话，打电话的时间表明这件事很重要，需要立即处理。通话时间的选择体现了通话的重要性。所以判断出，根据这篇文章，在课堂上的一则课堂广播一定是非常重要的，因为事情需要立即处理。故选C项。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由第五段“This way of treating time is quite different from that of several other ‎ cultures”可知，这种对待时间的方式不同于其他几种文化。所以这是本段的主题句，所以段落中所举的例子都是为了支持本段的主题句。故判断出作者提到一位农学家的经历，是为了展示对待时间的文化差异。故选B项。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。由第五段“This gave him the feeling of having done something to solve the problem, but he had not. Twenty minutes passed, then thirty, then forty-five. To an American, that is the beginning of the “insult period”. No matter what is said in apology, there is little that can remove the damage done by an hour’s wait in an outer office”可知，这给了他一种已经解决了问题的感觉，但他没有。二十分钟过去了，然后是三十分钟，然后是四十五分钟。对美国人来说，这是“侮辱期”的开始。不管道歉的内容是什么，在外面的办公室里等一个小时所造成的损害是无法消除的。所以通过上下文可以判断出，段落5中划线的“insult”一词可能是指shameful“丢脸的”。故选C项。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由最后段“Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind”可知，由于时间的意义根据文化的不同而不同，交流就常常会有障碍。如果我们认识到这一事实，那么我们就可能更好的理解对方。所以我们可以从这段短文中学习到，如果人们记住不同文化对时间需要不同地对待，他们会更好地理解对方。故选D项。‎ ‎【点睛】事物共性推断是根据文章中所阐述的细节，运用自己掌握的基础知识进行分析、推敲，从而得出对另一个共性事物的看法的一种推断方法，解答此类题，不仅需要我们有一定的生活基础知识，而且还需要对细节以及有关背景知识有一个充分的理解。‎ 例如，小题1由第二段“If you telephone him early in the day, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance ”可知，如果你在一天的早些时候给他打电话，打电话的时间表明这件事很重要，需要立即处理。通话时间的选择体现了通话的重要性。所以判断出，根据这篇文章，在课堂上的一则课堂广播一定是非常重要的，因为事情需要立即处理。故小题1选C项。‎ 第二节（共５小题；每小题２分，共10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, ‎ 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Life Lessons Life is not easy when you are pursuing something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences. ____46____ Here are some life lessons which people will learn the hard way in majority of cases.‎ It takes consistent time and effort to be successful in any area. However, People usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it would. At this time, people refer only to people who have already achieved what you want to be, which most people fail to do. Look at any successful person and you’ll notice one thing common in all of them. They took time to learn and mastered their skills like no one else. ___47___‎ Be brave to take the road less travelled. In our whole life, we always want to follow the same path that everyone suggests, do the same things everyone does, take the same career path everyone takes, wear the same clothes everyone wears, and hang out with the same people we work with. ____48____ But when you get bored of life, you will realize that you are not meant to do what everyone does and that your destiny is different from anyone else’s out there in the world. But the price you pay to realize this is high because it takes a great amount of courage to follow your own path.‎ You don’t have to live your life in a way society wants you to. ____49____ Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don’t want because other children have selected that career. Worst of all people follow them without even asking. There is no harm in old rituals（惯例） and beliefs but when you pursue them before your interest, sooner or later you’ll realize that you should first do what you think is right.‎ ‎___50___ However, if you are smart enough to learn early and wish not to waste your precious time learning them the hard way, learn them now and apply it to your life as soon as possible.‎ A. You have to break the rules sometimes.‎ B. After all, life lessons are always learned the hard way.‎ C. There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.‎ D. The reason why we follow others is that we are scared to fail.‎ E. It always takes tests and then fails us to learn anything worthwhile.‎ F. The general rule goes that the harder you try, the greater results you get.‎ G. Many old beliefs are being performed these days and are followed blindly.‎ ‎【答案】46. E 47. C ‎ ‎48. D 49. G ‎ ‎50. B ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。作者向我们介绍了需要费一番周折才能学会的5 个生活教训。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 由前后句“Life is not easy when you are pursuing something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences. ____1____ Here are some life lessons which people will learn the hard way in majority of cases.”可知，当你想追寻值得做的事情并准备学习最好的经验时， 生活并不是简单的。下面的这五个教训， 大部分的情况下人们都是费一番苦功才会学到。所以选项起到承上启下的作用。故E选项“它总是测试我们， 让我们通过失败来学习有价值的东西 ”切题。故选E项。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 由上句“Look at any successful person and you’ll notice one thing common in all of them. They took time to learn and mastered their skills like no one else”可知，随便找出一个成功的人， 你就会发现成功人士的共同点。他们都比常人努力， 拿时间去学习并掌握技能。所以选项是对上几句的总结，来说明成功的途径是什么。故C选项“通往成功的路上没有电梯， 你只能去一级一级爬楼梯” 切题。故选C项。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 由前句“In our whole life, we always want to follow the same path that everyone suggests, do the same things everyone does, take the same career path everyone takes, wear the same clothes everyone wears, and hang out with the same people we work with”可知，我们按着别人建议的道路去走，做别人做的事情，走别人走的职业路线，穿和别人一样的衣服，和同事一起出去玩。所以选项要说明这么做的原因是什么。故D选项“我们总是跟随别人的原因是我们害怕失败”切题。故选D项。‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 由后句“Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don’t want because other children have selected that career”可知，父母们有时会强迫孩子选择孩子不喜欢的专业就因为其他孩子选择了那个专业。所以选项要与后句一同具体说明社会上一些不好的风气。故G 选项“许多老的规矩最近又开始风行， 人们盲目地跟风 ”切题。故选G项。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 由后句“However, if you are smart enough to learn early and wish not to waste your precious time learning them the hard way, learn them now and apply it to your life as soon as possible.”可知，然而， 如果你足够聪明想早点儿学到它们， 不想把宝贵的时间浪费在费劲去学这些教训上， 那么你现在就可以学习它们， 并可以尽早把它们用到你的生活中。所以选项与后一句为转折关系。故B选项“毕竟， 生活中的教训总是需费一番苦功才能学到”切题。选B项。‎ 第三部分 书面表达（共两节，35分）‎ 第一节（15分）‎ ‎51.假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim下学期将作为交换生来你校学习，他想学习传统中国画。请你给Jim回信提供相关信息，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 你校开设中国画选修课程;‎ ‎2 上课时间和地点;‎ ‎3. 工具和材料。‎ 注意：1．词数不少于50；‎ ‎2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 提示词： 选修课 optional course Dear Jim,‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎【答案】Dear Jim,‎ Hope you are getting ready for the exchange program! ‎ Last time, you mentioned that you were interested in traditional Chinese painting. It has occurred to me that my school will offer an optional course on learning to paint in a traditional ‎ Chinese style. The class will meet every Friday from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in Room 211 at the Teaching Building.‎ When you arrive, I’d like to take you to buy the appropriate tools such as Chinese brush, ink, and paper. ‎ Looking forward to your arrival. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇应用文，要求写一封信。‎ ‎【详解】第一步：审题。审题的目的是获取重要信息。通过审题我们可以确定几个方面的信息。第一，假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim下学期将作为交换生来你校学习，他想学习传统中国画。请你给Jim回信提供相关信息，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 你校开设中国画选修课程;‎ ‎2. 上课时间和地点;‎ ‎3. 工具和材料。‎ 第二，人称为第一人称，第二人称和第三人称。第三，时态为一般过去时，现在完成时，一般现在时和一般将来时。‎ 第二步：布局段落，确定主要段落，次要段落，段落数量。这篇写作段落数量为四段。第一段，表达希望。第二段、第三段，1. 你校开设中国画选修课程; 2. 上课时间和地点; 3. 工具和材料。第四段，表达期望。‎ 第三步：确定关键词汇和短语: be ready for，be interested in，it occurs to sb that , offer an optional course, Friday from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in Room 211 at the Teaching Building。‎ 第四步：确定较为高级的句子: that 引导的宾语从句Last time, you mentioned that you were interested in traditional Chinese painting. when引导的时间状语从句When you arrive, I’d like to take you to buy the appropriate tools such as Chinese brush, ink, and paper。‎ 第五步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连接词进行过渡衔接: besides, however ,in conclusion。‎ 第六步：注意书写，保持卷面整洁，避免划线，乱擦。‎ ‎【点睛】文章思路清晰，语言规范，段落整齐，语篇连贯，层次清晰。使用了较为高级的句式: that 引导的宾语从句Last time, you mentioned that you were interested in traditional Chinese ‎ painting. when引导的时间状语从句When you arrive, I’d like to take you to buy the appropriate tools such as Chinese brush, ink, and paper。‎ 高级句式的应用提升了写作的档次，整个短文显示出了作者高水平的英语表达能力。‎ 第二节（20分）‎ ‎52.假如你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，以“A New-year Gift for Our Motherland”为题，介绍你和同学参加2020年元旦快闪活动全过程。‎ 注意：词数不少于60。‎ 提示词：快闪flash mob ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【答案】As the New Year’s day was coming, my classmates and I decided to do something special to give our motherland a new-year gift. After a heated discussion, we agreed on carrying out a flash mob singing the song Me and My Motherland at Beijing West Railway Station .‎ On the early moring of the day, we set out to the station. After setting up the equipment, I took a deep breath and began to sing. Meanwhile, my classmates walked towards me from different ‎ directions and sang together, playing the musical instruments, which got the atmosphere warmed up. More and more passers-by slowed down and joined the chorus, waving national flags. The flash mob lit everyone’s patriotic passion. ‎ To our great excitement, our flash mob was reported in Beijing News on the evening TV. Watching the news, my parents sang high praise for what we had done. The flash mob was really a meaningful new-year gift for our motherland and ourselves as well.‎ ‎【解析】‎ 分析】‎ 这是一篇图画作文。‎ ‎【详解】第一步：审题。审题的目的是获取重要信息。通过审题我们可以确定几个方面的信息。第一，假如你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，以“A New-year Gift for Our Motherland”为题，介绍你和同学参加2020年元旦快闪活动全过程。第二，人称为第一人称和第三人称。第三，时态为一般过去时。‎ 第二步：布局段落，确定主要段落，次要段落，段落数量。这篇写作段落数量为三段。第一段，随着元旦的到来，我和我的同学决定做一些特别的事给我们的祖国一个新年礼物。经过激烈的讨论，我们同意在北京西站举行快闪活动，演唱《我和我的祖国》这首歌。第二段，介绍快闪活动全过程。第三段，晚间电视节目《新京报》报道了该快闪活动以及该活动的意义。‎ 第三步：确定关键词汇和短语: decide to do sth , agree on, Me and My Motherland at Beijing West Railway Station, set out, set up, warm up, slow down, light everyone’s patriotic passion, sing high praise for。‎ 第四步：确定较为高级的句子: which引导的非限制性定语从句Meanwhile, my classmates walked towards me from different directions and sang together, playing the musical instruments, which got the atmosphere warmed up. 现在分词作状语More and more passers-by slowed down and joined the chorus, waving national flags. 宾语从句Watching the news, my parents sang high praise for what we had done。‎ 第五步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连接词进行过渡衔接: After，Meanwhile，Finally。‎ 第六步：注意书写，保持卷面整洁，避免划线，乱擦。‎ ‎【点睛】文章思路清晰，语言规范，段落整齐，语篇连贯，层次清晰。使用了较为高级的句式: which引导的非限制性定语从句Meanwhile, my classmates walked towards me from ‎ different directions and sang together, playing the musical instruments, which got the atmosphere warmed up. 现在分词作状语More and more passers-by slowed down and joined the chorus, waving national flags. 宾语从句Watching the news, my parents sang high praise for what we had done。‎ 高级句式的应用提升了写作的档次，整个短文显示出了作者高水平的英语表达能力。‎