届甘肃省武威市第十八中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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届甘肃省武威市第十八中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题

2020届甘肃省武威市第十八中学高三上学期期末考试

英语

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

卷I（选择题）

第I部分阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（每小题2分，共30分）

A

HerearefourhomesforsalearoundtheU.S.withlinkstopastpresidents,aswellastheirclosefamilies.

JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat

AmodestfarmnearMiddleburg,Virginia,wasbuiltbyJohnF.Kennedyandhiswifeintheearly1960s.Theformerfirstladydesigneditherself.Thefour-bedroompropertyiscurrentlybackonthemarketfor$5.95million,decreasedby$10.99millionwhenitwasfirstputupforsalein2013.

JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse

AnotherKennedy-linkedpropertyforsaleisthe“Lasata”estateintheHamptons,designedbyarchitectArthurC.Jacksonandbuiltin1917.Setonmorethansevenacresoflandnearth2eocean,itincludesaten-bedroomhousethatwasrestoredin2007,includingathree-cargaragebuilding.It’sonthemarketfor$38.995million,alittlebithigherthanlastyear.

ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse

ChesterA.Arthur,whobecamethe21stpresidentin1881,spentsomeofhisdowntimehere.Thethree-story,six-bedroomVictorianmansion,whichwasbuiltin1796andhasbeenrecentlyrestored,isforsalewitha$14.2millionpricetag.Featuresincludealibrarywithfireplace,aformaldiningandlivingroomandafamilyroomoverlookingthegardenandtheswimmingpool.

BarackObama’sSummerRental

ThisMartha’sVineyardhomewhichwasbuiltinthelatetwentiethcenturyservedasthesummerWhiteHousetoformerPresidentObama.Itiscurrentlyforsalefor$19.125million,downfrom$22.5millioninJuly2015.Setonnine-and-a-halfacresoflandandwithitsownprivateroad,thispropertynodoubtactsasaperfectsummerhideawayforthosewhodidn’twanthiseverymovementseen.Inadditiontoprivacy,otherfeaturesincludeaheatedpool,ahalf-basketballcourt,outdoorterracesandatwo-bedroomguestcottage.

1.Whichhousehasthelongesthistory?

A.BarackObama’sSummerRental.

B.JackieKennedy’sSummerHouse.

C.ChesterA.Arthur’sSummerWhiteHouse.

D.JohnF.Kennedy’sWeekendRetreat.

2.WhatisthefeatureofBarackObama’sSummerRental?

A.Privacy.

B.Architecture.

C.Location.

D.Price.

3.Whatdothefourhouseshaveincommon?

A.Theirpricesaregoingdowntheseyears.

B.TheyhaveconnectionswithU.S.presidents.

C.Theyhaveahistoryofmorethanacentury.

D.Theyhavemorethan5bedroomsinthehouse.

B

MynameisMatthew.I’mnotsomeonewhohasmanysecrets,becauseI’materribleliar.ButthereisonehugesecretthatIkeptforyears—Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadneverevencomeclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butmyparentstoldmeIhadto.Theysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenpermitexam,butgettingbehindthewheelwasadifferentstory.

ButwhenOctober30throlledaround,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,showingoffthebrandnewlicensethey’dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspecialday,Ican’trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberisstartingthetest,pausingatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.Ihadreceivedanauto-failsincemypausewasindeedapauseandnotarealstop.Iwasn’tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldknowthatIhadfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,ItoldeveryoneIdidn’twanttotakethetestonmybirthday.

OneFridayamonthlater,Iwenttothetestspotagainandpassed.LaterthatnightIdroveforthefirsttimebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI’veneverexperienced—butstill,Icouldn’timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn’t.Itwasn’tuntilmidwaythroughcollegethatIcameclean.Itturnedoutplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!

AndIgatheredenoughcouragetospeakthefactout.Yes,Ihadalsofailed.

NowIrealizefailureandimperfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,withoutwhichonecouldn’tmakeatrueman.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMatthew?

A.Hereliedheavilyonhisparents.

B.Hewasboredwithtellinglies.

C.Hewasaslowlearnerofdriving.

D.Hewasafraidoftakingexams.

5.WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?

A.Toputanendtohistest.

B.Tocheckhisparkingskills.

C.Togivehimasecondchance.

D.Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.

6.WhatmadeMatthewfeelextremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?

A.Failingtogetadrivinglicense.

B.Missinghisbirthdaycelebration.

C.Makinghisparentsdisappointed.

D.Losingfacebeforehisclassmates.

7.WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhisownexperience?

A.Failureisawaytogrowup.

B.Honestyisthebestpolicy.

C.Truthstandsthetestoftime.

D.Imperfectionisanotherformofperfection.

C

Myfirstdayofhighschoolwaslikeanyotherfirstday:

registering,findingnewclassmates,meetingnewteachers,andseekingnewfriends.

Duringlunch,Iranintomyfirstsnag（小困难）oftheday.Atthedininghall,asthecheckout（付款处）ladyaskedformymoney,IrealizedthatIhadforgottenmylunchmoney.WhenItoldheraboutit,Iheardavoicebehindme.Iturnedaroundandtherestoodateachertellinghewouldpayformylunch.Hetoldmehisname,Mr.PeterWalker,andsaid,“Ifyougetachance,youshouldtakemyhistoryclass.”Irecognizedhisname,andtoldhimIwasinhisclasslaterthatday.Mr.Walkerbefriendedmeontheveryfirstdayofschoolataverycrucialtimeoftheday—lunch!

Healwaystoldusweshoulddomorethanweeverthought.Hepushedustodoallthingsbetter.Hecoachedmanysports,andsponsoredmanyafter-classactivities.Ifwewereinterestedinsomething,hewouldfindawaytoexposeustoitbyinvitingspeakers,takingusonfieldtrips,orobtaininginformationforus.

Twoyearslater,myjunioryearinschoolwasclickingalongnicelywhenonedayIwasridingmymotorcycleandIwashitbyacar.Ispentsixdaysinhospitalandwasathomeinbedfortwoweeksbeforereturningtoschool.Mr.Walkerstoppedbythehospitaleachdaywithmyworkfrommyteachers.OnceIwasathome,hewouldbringmyworktoo.

Afterhighschool,IattendedtheUnitedStatesArmyAirborneSchoolinFortBenning,Georgia.IknewmyparentswouldbetherethedayIgraduated,buttheybroughtanunexpectedguest.TheycameacrossMr.WalkeratlunchseveraldaysbeforeandtoldhimIwasabouttograduate.Hisvisit,however,wasnotasurprisetome.

8.Atthedininghall,______.

A.theladydidn’twanttochargetheauthorforhislunch

B.theauthorknewMr.Walkerwasrightbehindhim

C.Mr.Walkerdidn’tknowtheauthorwashisstudent

D.theauthordecidedtoinviteMr.Walkertolunch

9.ThestoryinParagraph4showedthatMr.Walkerwas______.

A.caring

B.strict

C.skilled

D.learned

10.Whathappenedontheauthor’sgraduationday?

A.HisparentsmetMr.Walkerbychance.

B.HisfamilyinvitedMr.Walkertolunch.

C.Mr.Walkerbroughtanunexpectedguest.

D.HisparentscametogetherwithMr.Walker.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentence?

A.TheauthorhadinvitedMr.Walkertohisgraduationceremony.

B.Theauthor’sparentshadinformedhimofMr.Walker’svisit.

C.Mr.Walkerhadaverycloserelationshipwithhisstudents.

D.Mr.Walkerwenttovisittheauthorfrequently.

D

Newresearchhasfoundthatevenifyougiveupsmoking,thedamageithasdonetoyourgenes（基因）willstaythereforamuchlongertime．

Intheresearch,ateamofUSscientistsstudiedthebloodof16,000people.Amongthem,someweresmokers,someusedtosmoke,andtherestwerenon﹣smokers.Scientistscomparedtheirgenesandfoundthatmorethan7,000genesofsmokershadchanged﹣anumberthatisone﹣thirdofknownhumangenes.

AccordingtoNBCNews,bothheartdiseaseandcancerarecausedbygeneticchanges．Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywereborn,butmostpeoplegetthemintheirday﹣to﹣dayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.

Whenyoustopsmoking,alotofthesegeneswillreturntonormalwithinfiveyears.Thismeansyourbodyistryingtoheal（治愈）itselfoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking．Butthechangesinsomeofthegenesstayforlonger.Theycanstayforaslongas30years.It’salmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement（水泥）一itwillalwaysbethere,evenwhenyou’vewalkedawayandwhenthecementbecomesdry.

Althoughthestudyresultsmaymakepeopleunhappy,thereisabrightside:

thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerricks．

12.ThefunctionofParagraph1isto________．

A.giveanexample．

B.introducethetopicofthepassage．

C.makeanargument．

D.showthemainideaofthepassage．

13.Mostgeneticchangeshappenbecauseof________．

A.people’sconditionatbirth．

B.environmentalpollution．

C.people’sbadlivinghabits．

D.heartdiseaseandcancer．

14.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto________．

A.thecement．

B.thefootprint．

C.theharmful．

D.thegeneticchange．

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

________

A.Thefindingsarethefruitofmorethanthreeyears’research．

B.Thefindingshavepreventedmorepeoplefromstartingsmoking．

C.Thefindingsofferevidencethatadamagedgenecanhealitself．

D.Thefindingshelptofindcuresforgeneticdamagecausedbysmoking．

第二节：

七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选入能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）。

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