甘肃省酒泉市敦煌中学2020届高三上学期调研考试英语试卷

英语试卷

第一部分 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）

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       Bus Tours in Washington DC

    The Lights Night Tour in Washington DC

Duration: 3 hours $56.33

    Highest-rated Night Tour in DC! The ONLY DC Night Tour where the Tour Guides

    HOP OFF with you at each stop and tell you about each monument and attraction. Hop aboard the Lights Night Tour! The best time to take a tour of Washington DC is at, night.

    Best Mount Vernon & Arlington Cemetery Tour from Washington DC

    Duration: 6 hours. $78.96.

    See Arlington Cemetery, Old Town Alexandria and George Washington's Mount

    Vernon Estate on this small group bus tour from Washington DC. Your tour guide will accompany you through Mount Vemon, telling you about all of the attractions there and the history of George Washington's home on the Potomac River.

    The Best Minibus Tour in Washington DC.

    Duration: 3 hours $ 46.92

    See all the key attractions DC has to offer in a 3-hour format. You will learn all about the history and trivia that surrounds Washington and visit the major monuments and attractions DC has to offer.

    Please Note: Rates for this tour vary by day of the week. When you choose your specific date on the availability calendar, the rates for that date will be displayed.

    The Blossoms Tour in Washington DC.

    Duration: 3 hours $ 56.99

    BEST WAY to Experience the Cherry Blossoms! Each year from mid March to mid April, see the beautiful Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC and get great photos because you'll be led to all the best spots by the best guides. The annual spring bloom in DC is a magical time and this tour promises to provide the very best tour opportunity for you!

1．Which tour would provide you with a sightseeing boat?

A .The Lights Night Tour     B .Best Mount Vemon & Arlington Cemetery Tour

C .The Best Minibus Tour    D .The Blossoms Tour

2．What is special about The Best Minibus Tour?

A .Its price is not fixed.                       B .The best time to take it is at night.

C .The tour guide accompanies you.    D .You can get great photos of cherry.

3．Which date suits The Blossoms Tour most?

A .July 4         B .August 15          C .March 27          D .October 8

B

  When a leafy plant is under attack，it doesn't sit quietly．Back in 1983，two scientists，Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin，reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get．These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant  and seem to be an alarm．What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds，VOCs for short．

  Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked．It's a plant's way of crying out．But is anyone listening？Apparently．Because we can watch the neighbors react．

  Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away．But others do double duty．They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers．Once they arrive，the tables are turned．The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch．

  In study after study，it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors．The damage is usually more serious on the first plant，but the neighbors，relatively speaking，stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do．

   Does this mean that plants talk to each other？Scientists don't know．Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches，and so，in effect，was talking to itself．Perhaps the neighbors just happened to "overhear" the cry．So information was exchanged，but it wasn't a true，intentional back and forth．

    Charles Darwin，over 150 years ago，imagined a world far busier，noisier and more intimate（亲密的） than the world we can see and hear．Our senses are weak．There's a whole lot going on．

4．What does a plant do when it is under attack?

A．It makes noises．              B．It gets help from other plants．

C．It stands quietly．              D．It sends out certain chemicals．

5．What does the author mean by"the tables are turned"in paragraph 3?

A．The attackers get attacked．             B．The insects gather under the table．

C．The plants get ready to fight back．  D．The perfumes attract natural enemies．

6．Scientists find from their studies that plants can　   　．

A．predict natural disasters          B．protect themselves against insects

C．talk to one another intentionally   D．help their neighbors when necessary

7．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The world is changing faster than ever．B．People have stronger senses than before．

C．The world is more complex than it seems．D．People in Darwin's time were more imaginative．

C

     Benjamin West，the father of American painting，showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age．But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one．In those days，a brush was made from camel's hair．There were no camels nearby．Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead．He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush．

The brush did not last long．Soon Benjamin needed more fur．Before long，the cat began to look ragged（蓬乱）．His father said that the cat must be sick．Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing．

The cat's lot was about to improve. That year，one of Benjamin's cousins, Mr．Pennington，came to visit．He was impressed with Benjamin's drawings．When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings （版画）by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had  ever  seen.

In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old，Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin's parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit．

In the city，Mr．Pennington gave Benjamin  materials for creating oil paintings．The boy began a landscape （风景） painting．Wiliams, a well﹣known painter，came to see him work．Wiliams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home．The books were long and dull．Benjamin could read only a little，having been a poor student．But he later said，"Those two books were my companions by day，and under my pillow at night．"While it is likely that he understood very little of the books，they were his introduction to classical paintings．The nine﹣year﹣old boy decided then that he would be an artist．

8．What is the text mainly about?

A．Benjamin's visit to Philadelphia．B．Williams' influence on Benjamin．

C．The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist．D．The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington．

9．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?

A．The cat would be closely watched．   B．The cat would get some medical care．

C．Benjamin would leave his home shortly．D．Benjamin would have real brushes soon．

10．What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?

A．He took him to see painting exhibitions．B．He provided him with painting materials．

C．He sent him to a school in Philadelphia．D．He taught him how to make engravings．

11．Williams' two books helped Benjamin to　   　．

A．master the use of paints         B．appreciate landscape paintings

C．get to know other painters      D．make up his mind to be a painter．

D

Studies have shown most people fail to realize how much time they spend on their smart­phones each day.

    Frank and Amelia's family were put to a test, using a free app called "Moment­screen Time Tracker". The Vascellaros—Frank, Amelia, 14-­year-­old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-­year-­old Sam—all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.

    "Honestly, I don't feel like I'm on my phone a lot," Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent close to four hours on his phone—which came as a shock to him. The children's times varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.

    Minneapolis­based Dr Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up a lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members' phone use has become problematic.

    "If we hear more than once, 'Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?' it may be a sign that it is negatively influencing our family relationships and our daily lives," she said.

    Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.

    She asks parents to encourage more face ­to ­face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. "What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems——when we spend a lot of time on our smart­phones to communicate with other people she said.

12.How did the families tested by the app feel about the test results?

A .Satisfied.        B .Doubtful.           C .Uninterested.           D .Astonished.

13.Why did Lind Seal mention the three questions in Para 5?

A .To encourage people to live a simple life. B .To explain the signs of problematic phone use.

C .To show the importance of close relationships. D .To ask people if they use phones too much.

14.What did Lind Seal want to convey in the last paragraph?

A .We should make more face ­to ­face communication.

B .We can understand each other better using smart phones.

C .Our ability of empathy is strengthened by smart phones.

D .Smart phone usage improves the teens' emotional skills.

15.Where is this text most likely from?

A . A diary.     B . A guide book.       C . A  novel.      D . A  magazine.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock．In fact，the key to easy morning wake﹣up lies in resting your body clock (16)_________. Here's how to make one．

●(17)　   　 In order to make a change，you need to decide why it's important．Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family，get in some exercise，or just be better prepared for your day？Once you are clear about your reasons，tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make．

●Rethink mornings．Now that you know why you want to wake up，consider re﹣arranging your morning activities．If you want time to have breakfast with your family，save some time the night before by setting out clothes，shoes，and bags．(18)_________That's a quarter﹣hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer．

●Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends．If you're tired out by Friday night，sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful．But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week，a recent study found．(19)　   　

●Keep a record and evaluate it weekly．Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel．After you've tried a new method for a week，take a look at your record． (20)　   　     If not，take another look at other methods you could try．

A．Get a sleep specialist．

B．Find the right motivation．

C．A better plan for sleep can help．

D．And consider setting a second alarm．

E．If the steps you take are working，keep it up．

F．Stick to your set bedtime and wake﹣up time，no matter the day．

G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee．

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

When I came to my new school three years ago，I was surprised at how lonely I felt．Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner (21)　   　．I was a little anxious，but finally I gladly (22)　   　．

Not really knowing how (23)　   　the bus ride should be，I (24)　   　when I saw the landmarks (25) 　   　on my friend's hand﹣drawn map．But when I got close enough to the (26)　   　，I found none of the streets were shown on the map．I was (27)　_     on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight．I had no (28)　   　when the next bus would come，(29) 　   　when a bus did come by，I (30) 　   　 got on．I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the (31)　   　bus，but he let me stay on．After he had finished his scheduled bus route，he (32)　   　 　   　to help me out．I gratefully showed him my little hand﹣drawn map but (33)　   　did not help much．

He finally (34)　       　me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was (35)　     　that he could not help me more．After a few minutes of walking，I noticed a bus pull up beside me．It was the (36)　   　bus driver．He explained that he didn't want to leave me there (37)　   　．He sent out a call and someone radioed back，saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away．At last I made it to the dinner party(38)　   　I was over an hour late．

I am forever thankful for the (39)　   　that this bus driver had for me．His act of kindness left a (40)　   　 on my heart．

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Imagine a road crossing without the three-way traffic signal. Cars, trucks, school buses, bicyclists and students walking to school would try to rush through the crossing ___41____the same time. Their safety would be in danger.

Thanks to an African-American____42____(invent) named Garrett Augustus Morgan, we have three-position traffic signals that help make crossings much safer. Mr. Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877. He only___43____(receive) six year’s education. As a teen he left his family’s farm in search of better opportunities.___44___(live) in Cincinnati, Ohio, he continued his studies in English grammar. Then he moved on to Cleveland___45____ he worked as a repairman for a clothing factory. He had a keen interest in solving problems___46___(meet) in everyday life. Later he patented(获得专利) several inventions. The three-way traffic signal was just one of his famous inventions. One day he felt very sad when he saw a traffic accident. ___47___(help) reduce traffic accidents and save people’s lives, he ___48___(immediate) began to work on the invention. Finally, it was ___49___ great success which saved lives then, and ___50___(be) still saving lives today.

41．_________  42 .  _________  43 .  _________  44 .  _________   45 .  _________

46 . _________    47 .  _________   48 .  _________   49 .  _________   50 .  _________

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

It was on Sunday so I didn’t have to go to school as usually. My parents went to the countryside to see my grandparents, left me alone. After finishing my homework, I begin to play football at home. All of a sudden, I kicked the ball so hardly that it flew right onto a vase and broke it. It was great favorite of my mother’s. I decided to tell my parents it was the fault of the cat for fear that she should punish me. Therefore, when they got home, I hesitated for a moment and told them that truly happened. Instead of punishing me, they just hoped that I would never make so a foolish mistake again.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

某英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现向全球征集优秀范文。要求参加者提交一篇题为“I want to Smile”的英语短文。根据以下思路图的提示用英语写一篇英语短文。

注意：

根据思路图适当展开，以使行文连贯

词数：120左右

I Want to Smile                                                                               

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参考答案

阅读理解 BACDA    BCCDB    DDBAD 

七选五  CBGFE

完形填空BACDC    ACBAD    BCABC    ADBBA

语法填空

1 ．at   2．inventor 3．received 4．Living  5．Where

6．met  7．To help     8．immediately 9．a  10．is

短文改错

1.去掉on   2. usually改为usual  3 left改为leaving  4 begin改为began   5 hardly改为hard            6.great前加a      7. she改为they 

8. Therefore改为However     9. that改为what   10 . so改为such

书面表达

There are many advantages of smiling. It can not only make us happy, but also please others. If we smile at life, life will smile on us in return. So I want to smile at all whenever and wherever possible,

First, I would like to smile at my parents because they have given me life and take all the trouble to bring me up. They arrange almost everything for me. With their help, I have made great progress. I would like to say “Thank you” to them with a smile. Then my smile should go to myself, for only in this way can I gain more confidence in smiling my troubles away and live a better life. 

In a word, let’s greet every day with a smile. Tomorrow is another day.