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学年惠州市河南岸中学高三英语期末试题及参考答案
2020-2021学年惠州市河南岸中学高三英语期末试题及参考答案
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分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
A
Istartedworkingwithmyhandsatayoungage.Theyoungestoffivebrothers,Itookontheroleasa“maintenance(维修)man”atanearlyageforourfamily’ssmallgrocerystore.Oftenmydadwouldn’tgivemeaclearideaofhowsomethingshouldbedone,soIjusthadtofigureitoutbyresearchingorthroughtrialanderror.
Fastforwardto2016andthoseproblem-solvingskillswouldbecomethefocusofTippecanoeHighSchool’sHomebuildingclass.IknewIwantedtoteachthestudentsskillsthatwentbeyondjustbeingabletohammernailsorcutpiecesoftwo-by-fours.Theproblemwasthatwedidn’thavetheresourcesatthetimetodomuchelse.Theideaofattractingsometypeoffundingseemedveryimportant.Designing,buildingandsellingatinyhouseonwheelsseemedliketheperfectprojecttoaccomplishthetask.Ireachedouttoanumberoflocalbusinessesandmostofthemrespondedwiththegreatestsupportforwhatxkwweweredoing.
Thisyearweaddedanewelementtotheprogram.Throughoneofourpartners,wewereabletoconnectwiththenonprofitVeteran’sAnandaIncorporated.StudentsintheHomebuildingclassareleadingthedesignandproductionofmicrohousestobedonatedtothisorganization.Thenewpartnershipgivesthestudentsanotherfocustoconsiderwhendesigningandbuildingthehouses.
Therehasbeennoshortageofstudentssinceourfirstyear.Threeyearsagowehad41students,thenext191,andthisyearitwaslimitedtojustover160studentssowecouldhaveasafeandmanageableclassroomenvironment.Thenumberofgirlstakingtheclasshasrisensteadilyoverthelastfewyearsaswell.Thisclassofferssomethingforeveryoneandtheskillsareuniversal.
1.Howcanwedescribetheyoungauthor?
A.Heopenedasmallgrocerystore.
B.Hedidalotofresearchinthelab.
C.Heenjoyeddoinghands-onactivities.
D.Helearntaboutmaintenancefromhisfather.
2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thetask”inparagraph2referto?
A.Gettingsomefinancialsupport.
B.Sellingatinyhouseonwheels.
C.Reachingouttomanylocalbusinesses.
D.Offeringthestudentssomeproblem-solvingskills.
3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheHomebuildingclassfromthelastparagraph?
A.Itssizeneedsincreasing.
B.Itispopularwiththestudents.
C.Ithascausedsomesafetyconcerns.
D.Itsclassroomenvironmentishardtomanage.
B
Haveyoueverbeenonsocialmediaandseenyourfavoritecelebritytalkingaboutaproduct?
Thesepromotionsmightnotbetotallyrandom,andareactuallyseenasavitalpartofthemarketingprocess.Thequestionis:
Howdosocialmediainfluencers‘influence’whatyoubuy?
Humandesireforstatusandmakingfriends,combinedwithourneedtobelongtoagroup,makesusreceptivetobeing‘sociallyinfluenced’.Companiesoftenusethatdesiretohaveasimilarlifestyletoacelebrityweadmiretosellorlaunchaproduct.So,whatdothesepromotionsactuallydo?
Firstly,theycanbeusedtobuildbrandawareness.Asocialmediainfluencershouldhaveastrongunderstandingoftheplatformtheyoperateon,andthereforecancreateappealingcontentthatnotonlystickstothebrandimage,butsparkstheirfollowers’interestsinaproducttheymightneverhaveseenbefore.
Secondly,influencerscanimproveacompanyorproduct’srelationshipwiththeircustomerbase.AccordingtoInMoment’s2018USRetailCXTrendsReportoncustomerloyalty,77%ofbuyershavebeenbrandloyalformorethantenyears.Thisisalsotrueof60%ofmillennials.Apopularcelebritycantargetkeycustomersandtalkorblogaboutaproduct,whichcancreateaninstantandlastingbondwiththem.
Lastly,influencerscanimprovecustomerbuyinghabitswithseemingly‘unbiasedopinions’.Wearemorelikelytorespondto‘peerrecommendation’thantraditionalads,meaningthefactweseeaninfluencerasa‘friend’canmakeuslesslikelytobedoubtfulaboutwhatweareseeing.
So,thenexttimeyouseeacelebritytalkingaboutaproduct,youmightwanttoconsiderthatthiscouldbeacarefullyworked-outmarketingstrategydesignedtotargetyourcoreneeds.Ifyoufindyourselfexaminingaproductyou’veseenonsocialmedia,youmaywellhavebeeninfluenced.
4.Whydocompaniesinvitecelebritiestolaunchproducts?
A.Becausecelebritiescanimprovethecompanies’publicimages.
B.Becauseconsumersliketosharesimilaritywithcelebrities.
C.Becausecelebritieswanttomakemoremoney.
D.Becauseconsumerscanmakefriendswithcelebrities.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichstrategyisoftenusedbyinfluencers?
A.Settingupoperationplatforms.B.Sendinggiftstocustomers.
C.Improvingrelationshipwiththecompany.D.Takingadvantageoftheirpopularity.
6.Tocustomers,therecommendationsofinfluencersseemtobe________.
A.offensiveB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.misleading
7.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.howsocialmediamakeadsB.howsocialmediainfluenceourlifestyle
C.howsocialinfluencersaffectourbuyingD.howcelebritiesearnfame
C
PhotographerRebeccaDouglashasalwaysbeenfascinatedbythenightsky.HerloveforstarshastakentheU.K.residenton“starwalking”tripstoIcelandandintotheArctic,whereshestepsoutontodarkenedtrailstocapturetwinklingstarsandglowingplanetsinherimages.
Hikingatnightisn’tuncommon.Plentyofpeoplehikeafterdarktogettocampsitesorwatchthesunrisefromamountaintop.Starwalkinggoesastepfurtherbyblendinghikingwithstargazing.Ratherthanheadingtoanobservatoryorsettingupatelescopeinyourbackyard,starwalkingtakesyouonabriefjourneytolookatthestarsfromdifferentviewpoints.
Whetheryou’reinthemountainsideorbythelakewithstarsreflectingonthewater,starwalkingisoftenmuchmoredynamicthantraditionalstargazing.
What’smore,starwalkingisgoodforyou.Thereareplentyofstudiesthatshowthehealthbenefitsofbeinginnature.Spendingatleasttwohoursaweekoutdoors,particularlywhileengaginginwhatinvolves“effortlessattention”,candecreasebloodpressure,heartrate,andstresslevels.
Sohowdoesanaspiringstarwalkergetstarted?
Itdoesn’ttakemuchmorethanasturdypairofboots.
Whiletelescopesandbinocularsobviouslyhavetheiruses,peopleareencouragedtostartwithnaked-eyestargazing.Usingonlytheeyesallowsonetogetlostintheinfiniteexpanseofspaceandletsthemindgo.
Itisadvisedthatonereaduponthenightskybeforeheadingout.Freemobileapps,suchasStarWalk2,canhelpidentifycelestialbodies(天体)andareeasytouse—simplypointyourphoneattheskytorevealamap.WebsiteslikeSky&TelescopeandNASA’sSpacePlacecoverthebasics,havein-depthexplanationsonstars,andofferadviceonequipment.SpacePlacepostsmonthlyskywatchingupdates,soyoucanplanoutingsaroundeventssuchasmeteorshowers.
IntheUnitedStates,nationalparksaregreatoptionsforinexperiencednighthikers.Manyofferguidedoutingsthatexplaintheimportanceofprotectingnightskies.ThosewithagoodnumberofwalksundertheirbeltmaywanttotryGlacierNationalParkinMontana.
Ifnationalparksandotherdark-skydesignatedareasareoutofrange,checklocalastronomyclubsandobservatoriesforguidedsessions.SitesliketheInternationalAstronomicalUnionareusefulforfindingresourcesbyarea.
Attheendoftheday,thebestadviceistotakeitslowandenjoythejourney.
“Withallofthechaos(混乱)that’shappeningaroundus,theoneconstanthasbeenthenightsky,”explainsDouglas,whohasbeenexploringpopularplacesnearby,longafterthecrowdshavegonehomefortheday.“Walkingisquiteamindfulwayoflookingupandbeingremindedthat,althougheverythingfeelssodifferent,somethingsarestillthesame.”
8.Accordingtothepassage,starwalkingrefersto________.
A.goingtoanobservatory
B.lookingatstarsinmountains
C.combininghikingandstargazing
D.settingupatelescopeinthebackyard
9.Oneofthereasonswhypeoplegoonastarwalkingisthat_______.
A.it’seasiertoidentifycelestialbodies
B.itisgoodforphysicalandmentalhealth
C.theycanenjoythejourneywithoutcrowds
D.theycanraiseawarenessofprotectingnightskies
10.Accordingtothepassage,astarwalkingbeginnerisadvisedto_______.
A.prepareapairofstrongboots
B.startbyobservingwithtelescopes
C.joinanastronomycluboranobservatory
D.findguidedoutingswiththehelpofmobileapps
11.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.excitepeople’sinterestinstarwalking
B.recommendsomeplacesforstarwalking
C.explainthehealthbenefitsofstarwalking
D.introducethepreparationsforstarwalking
D
ItwasverycoldandIhadbeenwatchingahomelessmanmakehimselfcomfortableina“shelter”ontheriverbank.His“shelter”wasatarpaulin(油布)tiedtorockstokeepthewindfromblowingitaway.Hehadbeenlivingthereforoveramonth.Ineversawhimwithwarmclothingorfood.IknewwhatIwantedtodo.
WhenItoldmyparentswhatIwantedtodotheywerealarmed.TheysaidIcouldbeputtingmyselfatrisk,takingaboxtoahomelesspersonatnight!
ButIknew,inmydeepheart,thatIwouldbesafe.
Igotabox.MyparentswatchedasIaddedwarmgloves,aheavyblanket...intotheboxuntilitwasfull!
Then,IputaChristmascardontop.Itsaid,“Eventhoughwehardlyknoweachother,IwanttowishyouaMerryChristmas!
”Iputtenone-dollarbillsinsideitaswell.
Myfatherinsistedhewenttherewithmeasitwas10pmonChristmasEve.Isaidhecoulddrivemebuthehadtostayinthecar