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2020年佛山市樵北中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

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

The Middler

by Kirsty Applebaum

Eleven-year-old Maggie lives in Fennis Wick, enclosed and protected from the outside world. Her brother Jed

is the eldest, a hero. Her younger brother is Trig—everyone loves Trig. But Maggie's just a middler；she is left

behind. In this book, we experience the sadness of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even

in her own family.

Dennis in Jurassic Bark

by Nigel Auchterlounie

Beanotown is in trouble again, and this time the danger is Jurassic! Dennis，latest adventure is filled with fun,

including Vikings, Victorians and soon, along with puzzles for you to finish. Can you help Dennis save Beanotown

from the prehistoric invasion?

Little Book for Big Changes

by Karen Ng and Kirsten Liepmann

Including more than 100 activities, try-outs, games, puzzles and tips,Little Book for Big Changesoffers fun and

creative ways to bring people together to help change the world. Understand more about big problems in the

world such as inequality and climate change, and be empowered to help make the world a better place.

The Saga of Erik the Viking

by Terry Jones

In this illustrated story, Erik the Viking sets out with his trusty team of men in search of the land where the

Sun goes at night. On his journey, he will meet adventures that will put his courage to the test.

1. Who told a story about an unseen child in a family?

A. Terry Jones. B. Kirsty Applebaum.

C. Nigel Auchterlounie. D. Karen Ng and Kirsten Liepmann.

2. Which book is proper for kids who love prehistoric-related stories?

Middler. Book for Big Changes.

in Jurassic Bark. Saga of Erik the Viking.

3. What is special aboutLittle Book for Big Changes"!

A. It is about two people. B. It is an adventure book.

C. It has picturesinside to help kids read. D. It teaches kids to care for the world.

B

The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies

have found positive effects. A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example, discovered that greener areas of

the city experienced less crime. In another，employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their

workplaces were decorated with houseplants.

The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the

actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions. These include plants

that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they’re short of water and a plant that can detect

harmful chemicals in groundwater.＂We’re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the

things that we use every day,＂explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.

One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables.

Strano’s team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light，about

one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be

used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.

In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in

a one-off treatment that would last the plant’s lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off＂

switch＂where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.

Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed

from the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot

of energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save

energy.

4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. A new study of different plants.

B. A big fall in crime rates.

C. Employees from various workplaces.

D. Benefits from green plants.

5. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?

A. To detect plants’ lack of water

B. To change compositions of plants

C. To make the life of plants longer.

D. To test chemicals in plants.

6. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?

A. They will speed up energy production.

B. They may transmit electricity to the home.

C. They might help reduce energy consumption.

D. They could take the place of power plants.

7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Can we grow more glowing plants?

B. How do we live with glowing plants?

C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?

D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?

C

It was five years ago that something unforgettable happened. My wife and I celebrated our 40thwedding

anniversary that year. It was a lovely event hosted by our sons for us. My wonderful friends from the past

surprised us with gifts and congratulations. Our gift to each other was a driving trip out west. We drove

fromOntariointoAlberta, then southward intoGlacierNational ParkinMontana, and continued

toYellowstoneNational Park.

It was a cold spring day, and theBeartooth Highwayhad opened for the season just days before. Alongside the

road, there was still a great amount of snow there. The scenery was so impressive that we made lots of stops to

record memories with my camera. At the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the amazing

views, with my wife in the centre of my camera lens.

There were not many cars on the road. Sometimes, cars with energetic young tourists passed by. And then

we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, who wore dirty clothes, parked behind our

cars. As he approached us, his only words were, “Give me your camera and get over there with your wife.” I must

admit I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. Surprisingly, he just

took a picture of us, handed back my camera and rode off before we could express our gratitude. The photo he

took is one of the most valuable and prized of our trip.

I learned my lesson somewhere I least expected it. We should never judge a man by his appearance. If the

motorcycle driver reads this story and remembers the situation, we would like to say “Thank you” to him.

8. According to the passage, what do we know about the trip?

A. It was taken by train to the west.

B. It was a suggestion from their friends.

C. It was in the late autumn five years ago.

D. It was a gift for their wedding anniversary.

9. Why was the author nervous when the motorcycle driver offered to take a picture?

A. He could have lost the camera.

B. His wife might not be satisfied with the view there.

C. The motorcycle driver would borrow the camera.

D. The motorcycle driver might not be good at the taking pictures.

10. Which of the following best describes the driver of the motorcycle?

A. Kind and straightforward. B. Rich and generous.

C. Creative and capable. D. Careful and admirable.

11. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

A. No pains, no gains.

B. Seeing is believing.

C. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

D. The longest journey begins with the first step.

D

You run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item. You grab what you need and head to the front of

the store. After quickly sizing up the check-out lines, you choose the one that looks fastest. You chose wrong.

People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot. Why does this

seem to always happen to you?

Well, as it turns out, it's just math that is working against you. A grocery store tries to have enough

employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay. But sometimes, like on a

Sunday afternoon, they get super busy. Because most grocery stores don't have the physical space to add more

checkout lines, their system becomes overburdened. Some small interruption — a price check, a particularly

talkative customer — will have downstream effects, holding up the entire line behind them.

If there are three lines at the store, these delays will happen randomly at different registers (收银台). Think

about the probability. The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three, which means you have

a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line. So it's not just in your mind: Another line is probably moving

faster thanyours.

Now, mathematicians have come up with a good solution, which they call queuing theory, to this problem:

Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line, called a serpentine line, and serve each person at the front

with the next available register. With three registers, this method is about three times faster on average than the

more traditional approach. This is what they do at most banks, Trader Joe's, and some fast-food places. With a

serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will

slow everyone down a little bit.

12. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?

A. Queuing in a line. B. A shopping experience.

C. A rush in the morning. D. Cutting in a line.

13. According to the article, what may cause delays in checking out?

A. The lack of employees in the grocery store.

B. Some unexpected delays of certain customers.

C. The increasing items bought by customers.

D. A worsening shopping system of the store.

14. What is the solution given by mathematicians?

A. Employing more workers for checking out.

B. Limiting the number of queuing people.

C. Making only one line available.

D. Always standing in the same line.

15. What's the principle behind the queuing theory?

A. To pursue the maximum benefit.

B. To leave success or failure to luck.

C. To avoid the minimum loss.

D. To spread the risk equally among everyone.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）