学年惠州市河南岸中学高三英语期末试题及参考答案.docx

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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