高三英语试题
2020.6
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第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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
Here are four women who made it their life’s mission to make the world a better place through
environmental activism．
Greta Thunberg
“I have not accomplished anything．”This statement was made by Greta Thunberg(17 years
old)and it couldn’t be further from the truth．Her dedication to protecting the environmenl for our
future generations is all accomplishment on its own ． Her ability to resist to adults in power is
admirable and continues to push the importance of conservation to the front of our minds．
Peggy Shelmrd
WE ACT for Environmental Justice is an organization that“through advocacy，planning，and
research…mobilizes low-income communities to make environmental changes．”At the helm(掌
权)of WE ACT is Peggy Shepard. Her goal is to make sure that sustainable environmental practices
are accessible to all，regardless of circumstance．
Rachel Carson
American marine biologist，writer，scientist，and ecologist，Rachel Carson(1907—1964)，was
way ahead of her time．She wrote about conservation in the late 1930s and focused on her mission of
protecting our oceans．
Julia“Butterfly”Hill
In the late 90s，Julia“Butterfly”Hill spent 738 days living in an ancient redwood，called Luna．This act brought awareness to the immense human threats to Redwood trees．Julia continues to
advocate for the environment．“By standing together in unity，solidarity and love，we will heal the
wounds in the earth and in each other．We can make a positive difference through our actions．”
1．What do we know about Greta Thunberg?
A．She has not accomplished anything．
B．She seldom tells the truth．
C．She faces powerful people bravely to protect environment．
D．She shows great respect and admiration to people in power．
2．Wh y did Peggy Shepard set up the organization WE ACT?
A．To help poor people to lead a better life．
B．To appeal to low-income group to protect our environment．
C．To make people aware of the environmental status．
D．To control the changes of environment．
3．Who preferred taking on-the-spot actions to protect environment?
A．Greta Thunberg． B．Peggy Shepard．
C．Rachel Carson． D．Julia“Butterfly”Hill．
B
Every so often，someone so young does something so amazing that you can’t help but wonder
how he manages it．That’s what happened the first time we heard Matthew Whitaker play the
piano．Matthew is a jazz pianist who is blind，and since the age of 11，he’s been performing around
the world．
Matthew Whitaker was born at 24th week．He weighed 1 pound and 11 ounces．His parents
were told he had less than a 50％chance of survival．One of the many complications(并发症)he
faced was a disease which led to blindness．
No one in Matthew’s family was a musician，but his grandfather bought him his first keyboard
when he was 3 years old．It didn’t take long for Matthew to show that he had a gift．So the
Whitakers decided to get Matthew a teacher，which proved to be difficult．“At the time，we got a lot
of answers that he’s too young and they don’t know how to teach a blind child，”Moses Whitaker
said．“He was 3 years old at the time．”
Finally，Dalia Sakas agreed to meet Matthew．Dalia is the director of music studies at a music school in New York City，a school for the visually impaired．To her surprise，Matthew could 1isten to
a piece of music once and then play it．“Because it is rare to meet someone of the world and I want
to make that possible．”
She did．Matthew has played in more than 200 clubs and concert halls around the world．His
love of music has never been in doubt．Matthew’s latest album is called Now Hear This．One critic
noted that it sounded like Matthew was playing with six hands．
4．Which word best describes Matthew as a pianist?
A．Fruitless． B．Ordinary． C．Remarkable． D．Ambitious．
5．What was the root cause of Matthew’s blindness?
A．His premature hirth． B．His low weight．
C．His low chance of survival． D．A disease running in his family．
6．What increased the difficulty finding Matthew a music teacher?
A．His family background． B．His lack of talent．
C．His age and disability． D．His character．
7．Why did Dalia accept Matthew as her student?
A．Because she sympathized Matthew for his experience．
B．Because she was struck by Matthew’s talent for music．
C．Because she gave in to the insistence of Matthew’s grandfather．
D．Because she knew how to teach a blind student well．
C
For the most part，American children aren’t great at math．But Chinese children tend to be
excellent．It’s consistently found Chinese students at the top of the academic pile and Americans
much nearer the bottom．
In Lenora Chu’s book“Little Soldiers：An American Boy，a Chinese School”，she begins to
reveal the cultural differences that lead to this gap．The differences she notices in children’s focus
and discipline are dramatic，but she also notices cultural differences that influence how Chinese
schools are run，and the reason why its students test so well．Along with factors such as highly
trained teachers and an emphasis on memorizing before pursuing deeper understanding ， the
difference comes down to a belief that has begun slowly making its way across the US：achievement
is the result of hard work，not natural ability．This approach comes from a firm belief that anything is possible with hard work，with chiku，or
“eating bitter”．Studies show that for kids who score poorly．Chinese teachers believe a lack of
effort—rather than of smarts—is to blame．
Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck，author of“Mindset(心态)”，is responsible for making up
the terms“growth mindset”and“fixed mindset”. Chinese students are trained to have a growth
mindset：if they aren’t doing well，they’11 work harder，and they’11 be successful．American
children tend to be trained to have a fixed mindset about academics ： their abilities are largely
predetermined and static. If they aren’t doing well，it’s because they’re not good at it．
In America students are told that learning is fun and easy. But real learning is actually very
difficult and takes suffering and anxiety．If you’re not willing to go through that you’re not going to
learn deeply．The downside is these students often give up when something gets hard or when it’s
no longer fun．
8．According to Lenora Chu，what contributes most to the Chinese students’excellent academic
performance?
A．School operation model． B．The emphasis on memorizing．
C．High-qualified teachers． D．Chinese culture．
9．According to Chinese teachers，students failing an exam are______.
A．lazy B．slow C．unfocused D．foolish
10．Which of the following is TRUE according to Carol Dweck’s theory?
A．A majority of Chinese students are born excellent learners．
B．American students tend to believe learning ability is genetically determined．
C．Amerlcan students should choose a Chinese school to achieve success．
D．American students are lacking in a fixed mindset，compared to Chinese students.
11．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Students should study in a fun way．
B．American students are always anxious about their study．
C．American students have no difficulty in learning deeply．
D．Diligence plays an essential part in learning．
D
The sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the future．It’s happening now，much faster than previously expected，and it's entirely our fault，according to a study puhlished Mooday．
Humans have already wiped out hundreds of species and pushed many more to the brink of
extinction through wildlife trade，pollution，habitat loss and the use of toxic substances．The findings
published in the scientific Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences( PNAS)show
that the rate at which species are dying out has accelerated in recent decades．
Gerardo Ceballos González，a professor of ecology at the National Autonomous University of
Mexico and one of the authors of the study，said approximately 173 species went extinct between
2001 and 2014．“173 species is 25 times more extinct species than you would expect under the
normal extinction rate．”he told CNN in an email．He and his team found that in the past 100 years，
more than 400 vertebrate(脊椎动物的)species went extinct．In the normal course of evolution，such
extinctions would have taken up to 10，000 years，they said．
Mass extinctions are just as severe as their name suggests．There have been five mass extinction
events in the Earth’s history，each wiping out between 70％and 95％of the species of plants，
animals and microorganisms．The most recent，66 million years ago，saw dinosaurs disappear．The
past events were caused by catastrophic changes of the environment，including massive volcanic
eruptions or collision with an asteroid．
The sixth mass extinction the one happening now—is different：scientists say it’s caused by
humans ． The researchers also said the current coronavirus( 冠 状 病 毒 )crisis shows people ’ s
recklessness(鲁莽)towards nature can seriously hurt themselves．Many endangered species are dying
in large numbers due to the trade in wild animals and plants．
12．What does the underlined word“toxic”in Para．2 mean?
A．Poisonous． B．Useful．
C．Alternative． D．Environment-friendly．
13．How does the writer convince readers of the seriousness of the mass extinctions?
A．By listing reliable statistics．
B．By imagining a picture of the extinctions．
C．By mentioning some news from CNN．
D．By explaining the history of the extinctions．
14．What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A．To tell the difference between the fifth and sixth extinction．B．To explain the cause of the coronavirus crisis．
C．To warn humans to get rid of their wrong actions．
D．To show the writer’s concern about the endangered species．
15．What does this article mainly talk about?
A．The changes of the environment do harm to wildlife．
B．The sixth mass extinction is much faster than expected．
C．Mass extinctions are just as severe as their name suggests．
D．The current coronavirus has arisen from the illegal trade.
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
选项。
Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night?If so，here is a piece of advice for you：listen to
some soft music．
16 ．This works for sleepers of all ages，and even for those with sleeping problems．Soft music
can help us fall asleep faster，wake up less during the night and feel more rested in the morning．You
may not notice the effects overnight，though． 17 ．
Why can soft music help us sleep better?The reasons aren’t clear yet．It may have something to
do with the relaxing effect of a good song. Music can have real physical effects，too. Soft music can
lower our heart rate and slow down our breathing． 18 ．
Scientists say that for most people ， music that has 70 beats per minute works
best． 19 ．Familiar songs work well，too．You may need to experiment to make your own
playlists. If you are not sure how many heats a song has in a minute，you can find out by entering its
title into songbpm．com. And remember to get the volume right． 20 . Otherwise，you may be woken
up by the sudden silence．
It is very important to get enough high-quality sleep．Before you go to bed tonight，play some
soft music．Then，just prepare to be rocked off to dreamland!
A．This prepares us for sleep
B．Make sure that the final piece is one that slowly fades out
C．It would take as many as three weeks to see any improvements
D．Therelore，folk music is something that anyone can understandE．Classical，jazz and folk music are usually more effective than other musical styles
F．Scientists have found that soft music can help to improve sleep quality and quantity
G．Music plays a more important role in our life than just being a source of entertainment
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At first ， a Belgian man thought the noise coming from his outdoor planter was annoying
pigeons. It 21 to be Europe’s largest owl—four of them．
One of the world’s largest owls，the Eurasian eagle owl，set up 22 in Jos Baart’s third-storey
apartment planter． 23 the mother owl’s three chicks hatched，they’ve taken to watching 24
through the window with their new landlord(房东)．
In video footage，the huge，fluffy chicks can be seen standing at attention in 25 ，eyeing the
television screen 26 Baart’s shoulder.
Their 27 mom typically watches over her hatchlings from behind a bush for six to eight
hours at a stretch each day，seemingly a little more 28 of Baart and her babies’TV-watching habits．
They seem to have grown 29 to each other now，but not so long ago，Baart，thought they were
30 ．“I thought，damn，those pigeons again，”he says．He was proven 31 one day when he arrived
home and the large mother owl took 32 right in front of him．“You can see how 33 they
are，”Baart says in the footage．“They’re not scared at a11．”
Eagle owls typically nest on cliffs and ledges，but are sometimes known to 34 abandoned
golden eagle nests．They have no natural predators and a long lifespan of 20 years in the 35 ，but
can live up to 60 years in captivity(圈养)．
21．A．holds on B．turns out C．1ives up D．gives away
22．A．camp B．time C．business D．shop
23．A．Before B．Until C．Once D．Since
24．A．video B．footage C．games D．TV
25．A．sense B．way C．row D．hurry
26．A．over B．on C．off D．by
27．A．less-diligent B．less-friendly C．gentle D．ambitious
28．A．careless B．patient C．cautious D．sensitive29．A．addicted B．accustomed C．attached D．opposed
30．A．annoyances B．guests C．friends D．enemies
31．A．fake B．true C．right D．wrong
32．A．fright B．flight C．care D．place
33．A．cute B．tense C．relaxed D．alert
34．A．leave behind B．stand up C．put up D．take over
35．A．region B．nest C．wild D．field
第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．
The Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．It was created thousands of
years ago 36 (guide)agricultural production．
Grain in Ear(芒种)，the 37 (nine)solar term，begins on June 5 this year and signifies the
ripening of wheat. Regions neat the Yangtze River 38 (be)about to enter the Plum Rains
season．Plum Rains，often 39 (occur)during June and July，refer to the long period of continuous
rainy or cloudy weather．It happens to be the time for plums(李子)to ripen，40 explains the origin of
its name．Green plums contain a variety of natural and high-quality organic acids and are rich in
minerals．41 ，fresh plums are acerbic(酸的)and need to be boiled before serving．There was an
allusion(典故)that Cao Cao and Liu Bei，two central figures in the Three Kingdoms period(AD
220—280)，talked about 42 (hero)while boiling green plums．
“An Miao”(meaning seedling protection)is a traditional farming activity of southern Anhui
provincethat 43 (practice)since the early Ming Dynasty(1368—1644)．People make different types
of bread with wheat flour and color them with vegetable Juice．The bread is used 44 a sacrificial
offering(祭品)to pray for a good harvest and people’s 45 (safe)．
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
假如你是李华，是你校“英语报”的主编，请你根据提示，用英语写一封邮件向你的笔
友 Tom 为“To be the master of your cellphone”栏目约稿。
要点包括：
1．该栏目的意义；
2．稿件要求：词数 400 左右；3．截稿日期：6 月 20 日。
注意：
1．邮件词数 80 左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．电子邮件的开头已为你写好。
Dear Tom，
How is everything going?___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节(满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续
写的词数应为 150 左右。
I have a friend who is afraid of spiders．This isn’t very unusual；a lot of people are afraid of
spiders．I don’t really like spiders much myself．But my friend isn’t afraid of spiders in any normal
way．She isn’t just afraid of spiders，she is totally，completely and utterly terrified of them．When
she sees a spider，she shivers all over and sometimes she freezes completely—she can’t move at all
because she is so scared．Sometimes she even faints．
She decided to do something about her terror，so she went to visit a doctor．After knowing my
friend’s situation，the doctor got out a small spider from his desk．It wasn’t a real spider．It was
made of plastic．Even so，my friend screamed when she saw it．“Don’t worry，”said the
doctor．“It’s not a real spider．”“I know，”said my friend．“But I’m afraid of it just the
same．”
“Hmm，”said the doctor．“A serioos case．．．”He put the plastic spider on the desk．When
my friend stopped screaming ， the doctor told her to touch it ． When she stopped screaming
again—the idea of touching the plastic spider was enough to make her scream—she touched it．At
first she touched it for just one second．She shivered all over，but at least she managed to touch
it．“OK，”said the psychiatrist．“that’s all for today and you can go home now．”
My friend went back the next day，and found the plastic spider was already on the doctor’s
desk．This time she touched it and held it for five minutes．Then the doctor told her to go home and come back the next day．The next day she went back and the plastic spider was on her chair．She had
to move the spider so she could sit down．The next day she held the spider in her hand while she sat
in her chair．The next day，the doctor gave her the plastic spider and told her to take it home with
her．After a deep breath，she agreed．
Paragraph1
The next day ， she went back with the plastic spider and then she had a shock ．．． a big
shock．_______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
“Guess what?”my friend said to me one day．“I’ve got a new pet!”_________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________高三英语试题参考答案
2020．6
第一部分
第一节
评分要求：每小题 2.5 分，与答案不符者不得分。
1—5CBDCA 6—10 CBDAB 11—15 DAACB
第二节
评分要求：每小题 2.5 分，与答案不符者不得分。
16—20 FCAEB
第二部分
第一节
评分要求：每小题 1 分，与答案不符者不得分。
21—25 BADDC 26—30 ABCBA 31—35 DBCDC
第二节
评分要求：每小题 1.5 分，与答案不符但符合文意及答题要求且语法无错误的可酌情得分。
36．to guide 37．ninth 38．are 39．occurrmg 40．which
41．However 42．heroes 43．has been practiced 44．as 45．safety
第三部分
第一节 应用文写作(范文略)
评分细则：
一、优秀 11—15 分
观点明确，紧扣主题。理由表达充分，能有效地使用连接成分，具有较强的书面表达能
力。语言小错不超过四个(包括拼写、标点、用词等)。
二、一般 6—10 分
观点明确，紧扣主题。表达基本清楚，语言错误已影响了部分意思的表达，但多数句子
基本正确。
三、差 1—5 分
要点缺失、表达不清，只写出与文章内容相关的单词、短语、或零星句子。
注意事项：1．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其档次
2．词数少于 60 和多于 100 的，从总分中减去 2 分
3．书写较差，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
说明：
1．内容要点可用不同方式表达。
2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。
第二节 读后续写(范文略)
一、评分原则
1．本题总分为 25 分，按七个档次进行评分。
2．评分时，应主要从内容、词汇语法和篇章结构三个方面考虑。
(1)续写内容的质量、完整性以及与原文情境的融洽度；
(2)所使用词汇和语法结构的准确性、恰当性和多样性；
(3)上下义的衔接和全文的连贯性。
3．评分时，应先根据作答的整体情况确定其所属的档次，然后以该档次的要求来综合衡
量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
4．评分时还应注意：
(1)词数少于 120 的，酌情扣分；
(2)书写较差以致影响交际的，酌情扣分；
(3)单词拼写和标点符号是写作规范的重要方面，评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考
虑，英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
第一档(0 分)
——未作答；所写内容太少或无法看清以致无法评判；所写内容全部抄自原文或与题目
要求完全不相关。
第二档(1—5 分)
内容和逻辑上有较多重大问题，或有部分内容抄自原文，续写不完整，与原文情境基本
脱节；
——所使用的词汇非常有限，语法结构单调，错误极多，严重影响理解；
——几乎没有使用语句间衔接手段，全文结构不清晰，意义不连贯。
第三档(6—10 分)——内容和逻辑上有一些重大问题，续写不够完整，与原文有一定程度脱节；
——所用的词汇有限，语法结构单调，错误较多且比较低级，影响理解；
——未能有效地使用语句间衔接手段，全文结构不够清晰，意义欠连贯。
第四档(11—14 分)
——创造了基本完整的故事内容，但有的情节不够合理或逻辑性不强，与原文情境基本
相关；
——使用了简单的词汇和语法结构，有部分语言错误和不恰当之处，个别部分影响理解；
——尚有语句衔接的意识，全文结构基本清晰，意义基本连贯。
第五档(15—17 分)
——创造了基本合理的内容，有一定的逻辑性，续写基本完整，与原文情境相关；
——使用了比较恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达方式不够多样性，表达有些许错误，但基
本不影响理解；
——使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构比较清晰，意义比较连贯。
第六档(18—21 分)
——创造了比较丰富、合理的内容，比较有逻辑性，续写比较完整，与原文情境融洽度
较高；
——使用了比较多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达比较流畅，有个别错误，但不影响
理解；
——比较有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构比较清晰，意义比较连贯。
第七档(22—25 分)
——创造了新颖、丰富、合理的内容，富有逻辑性，续写完整，与原文情境融洽度高；
——使用了多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达流畅，语言错误很少，且完全不影响理解；
——自然有效地使用了段落间、语句间衔接手段，全文结构清晰，前后呼应，意义连贯。
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