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哈尔滨市德强高中学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语试题及答案详解WORD版

哈尔滨市德强高中2020-2021学年度第一学期期末考试高三

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HerelistsomebiggestandbestbookstoresinBeijing:

WangfujingXinhuaBookstore

ItisoneofthebestbookstoresinBeijingandlargestchainbookshopinChinawiththousandsofbranches.Itoffersalargecollectionofbooksinvolvingpolitics,economics,literature,education,artandscience,withatotalnumbernearly200,000books.VCDs,DVDsanddigitalreadingmaterialscanalsobefoundinthebookshop.

OpeningHours:

09:

00-21:

30

Location:

No.218,WangfujingStreet,DongchengDistrict（nexttoOrientalPlaza）

ChinaBookstore

AsoneofthebestbookstoresinBeijing,itisnotaverybigone,butitoffersmanytraditionalChineseliteratureworks.Thenewbookshereareatan80%discountnormally,whiletherearesomesecondhandbooksaswellatmuchcheaperprices.Additionally,youwillfindanimpressiveselectionofbooksonChinesepainting,calligraphyandphotography.

OpeningHours:

09:

00-17:

00（Weekdays）

Location:

No.115,EastLiulichangStreet,XichengDistrict

BeijingLanguageandCultureUniversityPressBookstore

ThisisthebestonefromwhichtobuyChineselanguagelearningbooksofalllevels.Therearealsodictionaries,encyclopedias,linguisticbooksandreadingmaterialsfromwhichtochoose.

OpeningHours:

09:

00-17:

00（Weekdays）09:

00-16:

00（Weekends）

Location:

ChengfuRd,HaidianDistrict

BeijingBookBuilding

Thereisagreatvarietyofbooksfromwhichyoumaychoose.InthisbiggestbookstoreinBeijing,youwillfindbookswritteninEnglishinthebasement,andtherearemanyChineselanguagelearningmaterialsonthethirdfloor.Thepersonnelinthebookshopareveryhelpful,andtheyspeakEnglish.

OpeningHours:

09:

00-21:

00

Location:

No.17,WestChanganAvenue,XichengDistrict

1.Whereareyoumostlikelytofindaffordablenewbooksatalowerprice?

______

A.ChengfuRd,HaidianDistrict.

B.No.218,WangfujingStreet,DongchengDistrict.

C.No.115,EastLiulichangStreet,XichengDistrict.

D.No.17,WestChanganAvenue,XichengDistrict.

2.Whichbookstorehasthelongestopeninghoursonweekdays?

______

A.BeijingBookBuilding.

B.ChinaBookstore.

C.BeijingLanguageandCultureUniversityPressBookstore.

D.WangfujingXinhuaCookstore.

3.WhatisspecialaboutBeijingBookBuilding?

______

A.ItsellsChineselanguagelearningbooks.B.Itfeaturesthelargestvarietyofbooks.

C.ItsstaffcancommunicateinEnglish.D.Ithasmanyfloorsandsections.

B

Thirteen,forme,wasachallengingyear.MyparentsdivorcedandImovedtoanewtownwithmyfather,farfrommyoldfamilyandfriends.Iwasterriblylonelyandwouldcrymyselftosleepeachnight.Toeasemysadness,myfatherpurchasedanoldhorseformeatalocalauction.InamedhimCowboy.

Cowboywasundoubtedlytheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreason.

IjoinedaridingclubandsufferedrudecommentsandmeansnickersaboutCowboy’slooks.IneverletonabouthowIfelt,butdeepinside,myheartwasbreaking.Theothermembersrodebeautiful,registeredhorses.

WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorseisjudgedonappearance,wewerequicklyshownthegate.NoamountofpreparationandlovewouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.

OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.Needlesstosay,shedidn’tfeelthreatenedwhenIcompetedagainstheratthenextshow.Shedidn’tneedto.Icameinnexttolast.

ThestingingmemoryofBecky’ssmirks（得意的笑）mademedeterminedtobeather.ForthewholenextmonthIwokeupearlyeverydayandrodeCowboyfivemilestothearena.WepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhometotallyexhausted.

Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplace.

Myturnfinallycame.Iputonmyhat,rubbedCowboy’sneckandenteredthearena.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpeditwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.

Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds!

Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.

4.Theunderlinedexpression“shownthegate”（paragraph4）mostprobablymeans“_________”.

A.toldhowtoenterthearena.B.shownhowtomakethehorsebeautiful.

C.removedfromthecompetitionearly.D.toldtoenterthetimed-speedevents.

5.Whywasthewriternotconfidentofvictory?

A.Hewasaninexperiencedrider.

B.Hebelievedhewasunpopularwiththecrowd.

C.Hehadnotpracticedenough.

D.Hethoughthishorsewasn’tasgoodastheothers.

6.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Lifecansometimesbeunfair.

B.Oneshouldnotmakejudgmentsbasedonappearance.

C.Apositiveattitudewillbringsuccess.

D.Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough.

7.Thebesttitleforthestoryis________.

A.NeckandNeckB.AHorse’sTale

C.ARuntoRememberD.ADifficultAge

C

Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?

AresearchbyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.

Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?

Sciencecanexplainit.

Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine,ahormone（荷尔蒙）closelyrelatedtoourcreativity.“Peoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamine”,explainedAliceFlaherty,afamousAmericanneuroscientist.“Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbring'Aha!

'momenttous.”

Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Inthisway,accordingtoAmericanpsychologistShelleyH.Carson,authorofYourCreativeBrain,“ashoweringhourmayturnintoan‘incubation（孵化）period’foryourideas.”

Comparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputer,takingashowerissomethingwedolessfrequentlyinourdailylife.Whenshowering,wegetafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity.“Newandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinking,”explainedKaufman.“Gettingoffthecouchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfromanewpointofview.”

Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,butitneedn'tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.Forinstance,GertrudeStein,afemaleAmericanwriterandpoet,gotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmind,whetherit'sawalkneartheocean,acountrydriveorreadingabookathome.

8．Accordingtothearticle,whatchangescanshoweringcause?

A.Bringingtheterriblemomenttous.B.Increasingthelevelofdopamine.

C.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.D.Settingthecreativepartofthebrainfree.

9．Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingallday,showeringcanhelp_______.

A.turnone’sattentioninwards.B.drawone’sattentiontotheoutsideworld.

C.onemakeanimportantbreakthrough.D.manychemicalchangestotakeplace.

10．Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_______.

A.changesinthefrequencyofanactioncancreateanewperspective.

B.itisagoodideatotalkwithothersabouttheirsourcesofinspiration.

C.ourlivesmightfeellongerandfullerifwefrequentlytrynewthings.

D.itishelpfultotrysomethingdifferentratherthanstayfocusedonadifficulttask.

11．TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto_______.

A.encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspiration.

B.pointouttoreadersthatit'shardtofindinspiration.

C.explainhowtolinkinspirationwithreaders’dailylives.

D.showthatcreativityoftencomesfromstrangeplaces.

D

Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth（灰蛾）isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.

In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.

Atthebeginning