广东省揭阳市2021届高三英语下学期开学质量测试试题（word版附答案）（文件编号：21030917）

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揭阳市2020-2021学年度高中三年级教学质量测试

英语

本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处.

2. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效.

3. 答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀. 考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回.

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.

A

I've been reading lots of books per year during the past decade. So obviously I get the usual question of what books I recommend. Well here are my top 4 favorite books of all time, which influenced me into who I am today.

1. Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

It's one of the biggest bestsellers of all time. Napoleon Hill spent two decades analyzing over 500 successful men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John D. Rockefeller to discover how they did it. The result of Hill's research is in Think & Grow Rich — 13 steps to achieve your goal, whatever it is. All other self-help books are just copies of Hill's book first published in 1937.

2. Psyclho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

It's another bestseller and the only self-help book you'll need next to Think & Crow Rich. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who was amazed that some patients still felt ugly after surgery. That's when he discovered they also needed reconstruction work inside — their "self-image". Everything about how to use the "mind-body" connection to achieve your goals, and how to feel confident about your body is inside this book.

3. Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.

This book drives the point home that success in any field is not determined by genes or talent but deliberate practice, Colvin uses examples from class achievers like Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet, Mozart to prove that they all got theirs through years of practice—the 10,000 hours rule. You'll reexamine your beliefs about what it takes to succeed and supercharge your motivation after reading Colvin's book.

4. Mastery by George Leonard.

This book also stresses that practice is the secret of success in anything. Leonard explains that mastership never ends — you will never have perfect technique and be able to stop. Instead you'll keep learning, improving, and hitting plateaus. The big point in Mastery is that plateaus are vital for improving your skills and that you therefore must start enjoying them instead of getting impatient or quitting like most guys do.

1. For what purpose will a person read the book Think & Grow Rich as a reference?

A. To make a research on being rich and famous.

B. To draw a conclusion on the successful men's stories.

C. To deliver a lecture on the instructions on how to succeed.

D. To write a report on how to copy Hill's 13 steps to become famous.

2. What do Think & Grow Rich and Psycho-Cybernetics both share?

A. They are on the same bookshelf next to each other.

B. They are bestsellers and the self-help books as well.

C. They introduce about successful people and their secrets.

D. They help readers to become successful by offering confidence.

3. Which books can best explain the sayings "Practice makes perfect" and "Live and learn" respectively?

A. Talent is Overrated; Mastery. B. Mastery; Psycho-Cybernetics.

C. Think & Grow Rich; Psycho-Cybernetics. D. Think & Grow Rich; Talent is Overrated.

B

Having just completed her diploma in French, Feng Yu, as a brave young girl, was ready for some adventure. She finally took on the job offer that brought her to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work as an interpreter. Only 22 years old at the time, she could hardly imagine the hardships sue would face there. But with the support of her African friends in China, she stood firm and found out that an extraordinary experience was awaiting for her there.

Despite having made all necessary preparations, Feng spent her first night on the continent in tears. But she did her best to adapt to the new living environment.

After a few months, she look on a new job offer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before moving to Algeria. She stayed on the African continent for three and a half years in total , before finally returning to China.

As days went by, a golden opportunity opened to her. Her company needed someone to go to a faraway village deep in the forest. None of her colleagues wanted to go, but Feng, as a junior employee, seized the opportunity.

This village is inhabited by the tribe, cut off from the world, still maintains is traditional ways. That night when the kerosene lamp went out, Feng found herself in total darkness. "I was so scared, but I had nowhere to run away," she recalled. The next day, she saw how singing and dancing play a major role in the lives of local villagers.

Little by little, Feng was caught up in this lively atmosphere and soon forgot her initial worries.

Back home, she found a position in an African embassy in Beijing. For the next four years, from 2014 to 2018, Feng traveled twice to Mauritania and twice to Madagascar. She was captivated by the continent again and again.

4. What do we know about Feng Yu from Paragraph One?

A. She wanted to experience some hardships after graduation.

B. She is an experienced Chinese oversea student.

C. She wanted to work in Africa after graduation.

D. She was working at an embassy in Africa.

5. Where did Feng Yu go to work when she was 22 years old?

A. Algeria. B. Mauritania. C. Madagascar. D. Congo.

6. How did Feng Yu feel after in the village finally?

A. Scared. B. Relaxed. C. Worried. D. Excited.

7. How long did she stay in Africa in all before she got a position in an African embassy?

A. Almost four years. B. Almost three years.

C. More than four years. D. More than five years.

C

Marco Springmann and his colleagues, at the Oxford Martin School's Future of Food Programme, built computer models that predicted what would happen if everyone became vegetarian by 2050. The results indicate that if the world went vegan, the greenhouse gas emissions declines would be around 70%.

In the US, for example, an average family of four emits more greenhouse gases because of the meal they eat than from driving two cars——but it is cars, not steaks, that regularly come up in discussions about global warming.

Food, especially livestock, also takes up a lot of room. 68% of agricultural land in the world is used for livestock. When these lands become grasslands and forests, they would capture carbon dioxide and further ease climate change.

However, if the whole world went vegan, there would be negative effects too. First, it is necessary to keep livestock for environmental purposes. "I'm sitting here in Scotland where the Highlands' environment is very man-made and based largely on grazing by sheep," says Peter Alexander, a researcher in socio-ecological systems modeling at the University of Edinburgh. "If we took all the sheep away, the environment would look different and there would be a potential negative impact on biodiversity. "

Plus, meat is an important part of history , tradition and cultural identity. Numerous groups around the world give livestock gifts at weddings, celebratory dinners such as Christmas with turkey or roast beef.

And nowadays, moderation in meal-eating's frequency and portion size is key to solving these conflicts. "Certain changes would encourage us to make healthier and more environmentally friendly dietary decisions," says Springmann, "like putting a higher price lag on meat and making fresh fruits and vegetables cheaper. "

In fact, clear solutions already exist for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock industry. What is lacking is the will to implement those changes.

8. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

A. Driving cars is more dangerous than eating steaks in the US.

B. Our dietary choices affecting climate change is often underestimated.

C. People compare the greenhouse gas emissions of the cars and steaks.

D. Cars affect the global warming more seriously than the steaks.

9. Why does Peter Alexander mention the sheep?

A. To show the important impact of livestock on the environment.

B. To show his work as a researcher in the socio-ecological systems

C. To encourage people to take all the sheep back for environmental purpose.

D. To point out the negative impact of the sheep on the biodiversity.

10. Which saying can best show the author's attitude to livestock?

A. It is hard to please all.

B. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

C. One cannnot see the wood for the trees.

D. Everything is a double-edged sword.

11. Where is this text most likely from?

A. A biology textbook. B. A health magazine.

C. A scientific journal. D. An educational review.

D

According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.

So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it's not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets. It’s also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren't more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.

Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.

As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

12. What do most Americans think of women leaders according to a new Pew Research Center  survey?

A. They have to do more to distinguish themselves.

B. They have to strive harder to win their positions

C. They are stronger than men in terms of willpower.

D. They are just as intelligent and innovative as men.

13. What do we learn from previous survey findings about women seeking leadership roles?

A. They have unconquerable difficulties on their way to success.

B. They are lacking in confidence when competing with men.

C. Their failures may have something to do with family duties.

D. Relatively few are affected in their career advancement.

14. What is the primary factor keeping women from taking top leadership positions according to the recent survey?

A. Personality traits B. Gender bias.

C. Family responsibilities. D. Lack of vacancies.

15. What does the passage say about corporate America in the near future?

A. More and more women will sit in the boardroom.

B. Gender imbalance in leadership is likely to change.

C. The public is undecided about whether women will make good leaders.

D. People have opposing opinions as to whether it will have more women leaders.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项. 选项中有两项为多余选项.

Leading intelligence

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence has changed our life, and continues to do so. Earlier this month, many cutting-edge AI technologies were unveiled at Baidu World 2020, the leading tech company's annual technology conference. _____16_____

Virtual people

"Xiao Li" and "Xiao Kang" are virtual versions of Li Yanhong, chairman and CEO of Baidu, and Kang Hui, a CCTV host. The latest Baidu Brain 6.0, a global leading AI platform, is the driving force behind the virtual people.

Xiao Li and Xiao Kang are modeled after the two men in appearance, voice and movement. _____17_____ “The virtual people combine various modes of Baidu Brain AI technology, including vision, voice, language and knowledge,” said Wang Haifeng, the CTO of Baidu, at the conference.

AI-powered mobile services

Baidu also launched the Duxiaoxiao virtual assistant app and search product. Duxiaoxiao provides users with a range of information services and helps to solve questions in everyday life. ____18____ For example, Duxiaoxiao will give different feedback to a question by taking user's personalities and hobbies into consideration.

_____19_____

Baidu has trained an “experienced AI driver”. ____20____ The company claimed that its autonomous vehicles have undergone six million kilometers of road tests, carried 100, 000 passengers across 27 cities in the world, and had zero accident. A 5G remote driving service, which was also showcased at the event, allows human operators to remotely control vehicles in case of emergency.

A. A 5G remote service.

B. Fully autonomous driving.

C. Let's get a glimpse of some of them.

D. They are also performed with the two men's knowledge and memories.

E. It's a driving system that can operate independently without a human driver

F. It's a driving service that can operate the car according to a man's voice and habits.

G. Over time, the app will change to suit each user's needs based on his or her habits.

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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

It's 2012 in the screening-room. As the lights dimmed, two sisters appeared on the screen. Anna, the younger character, is going to be the queen. Elsa, her older sister, is jealous, evil and cursed. Everything she touches turns to ice. She was ____21____ over for the throne because of this power. And now she wants revenge and ____22____ the village with cruel _____23_____ monsters. The monsters, however, are soon out of her ____24____. They begin to threaten everyone. The only way to survive, Anna and Elsa realize, is for them to join forces. Through ____25____, they defeat the creatures, and everyone lives happily ever after.

The name of the movie is Frozen. Often, when a movie screening ends at Disney, people cheer or shout. But this time, there were no cheers. It was very, very ____26____.

From the beginning, the Frozen team members had known they couldn't ____27____ retell an old fairy tale. They wanted the film to ____28____ something bigger, about how girls don't need to be ___29___ by Prince Charming.

"This is a movie about _____30_____ and fear. Anna has to learn that love is about sacrifice. And Elsa has to learn that you can't be ____31____ who you are. You can't run away from your own ____32____. You have to embrace your strengths. That's what we need to show—love is ____33____ than fear" Lee, the film writer, said.

In November 2013, Frozen was released. The prince wasn't charming; ____34____, he was the villain. The princesses weren't ____35____; instead, they saved each other. Finally, true love came from sisters learning to embrace their own strengths.

21. A. took B. pulled C. passed D. turned

22. A. floods B. charges C. rewards D. provides

23. A. iron B. wood C. stone D. snow

24. A. sight B. support C. range D. control

25. A. assessment B. observation C. cooperation D. preparation

26. A. noisy B. amazing C. quiet D. calm

27. A. simply B. hopefully C. possibly D. finally

28. A. call B. make C. say D. advertise

29. A. kissed B. saved C. joined D. dated

30. A. charm B. pain C. cheer D. love

31. A. afraid of B. proud of C. known for D. fit for

32. A. image B. powers C. memory D. courage

33. A. larger B. lower C. stronger D. heavier

34. A. moreover B. in fact C. still D. furthermore

35. A. helpless B. hopeless C. careless D. selfless

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式.

“We should respect nature,” said Luo Jiajia. Four years after graduation from college, Luo noticed that environmental issues were becoming more serious, ____36____ few actions were being taken _____37_____(address) the situation. She decided to join environmental protection efforts, so that future ____38____(generation) may also enjoy nature.

Now, Luo, 36, works at China Green Foundation(CGF) — a non-profit organization _____39_____ raises money to promote reforestation and mobilizes participants in environmental protection.

She's also active _____40_____ China's borders. While ____41____(work) at CGF, Luo served as chairman of the Civil Society Organization Panel of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Luo's main work focuses on the Million Forest project. And ____42____ ongoing project has exceeded ____43____(it) original goal. So far, the project ____44____(bring) about many benefits to the local communities, such as providing jobs to local residents and developing the eco-tourism.

Her team discovered that it was just as important to change people's attitudes. Million Forest changed its slogan to “Plant a tree in your heart.” Luo said, “It's not possible for you to plant a tree every day, but _____45_____ you have a tree in your heart you can take care of the whole environment.”

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46. 假定你是学校英语周刊的记者，学校在上周五举办了一年一度的艺术节，请你根据艺术节期间的所见所闻所想，写一篇英语新闻报道，内容包括：

1. 本次艺术节的基本信息；

2. 介绍其中一个令人印象深刻的节目（可以从主题、表现形式、意义等方面着手）；

3. 对艺术节的评价。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节使得行文连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实班名、人名.

An annual art festival, attended by all the teachers and students, was held in our school last Friday. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

第二节（满分25分）

47. 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.

One day in 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's food for his family.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out into the sunlight. There was purpose in his mind. He would raise the five dollars and not tell anybody.

Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the sacks were thrown away, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he found two sacks, which he took to the wooden factory and sold to the man in charge of packing nails. The boy's hand tightly held the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home. Near his house stood the ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin, dropped his coins inside and hid the tin beneath a pile of sweet smelling hay.

It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending. But she was happy. Her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Every day after chores and school, Reuben searched the town, collecting the nail bags diligently.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

Finally the time had come! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“I have the money,” he told the shop owner seriously but sincerely.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

揭阳市2020-2021学年度高中三年级教学质量测试

英语（答案版）

本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处.

2. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效.

3. 答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀. 考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回.

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.

A

I've been reading lots of books per year during the past decade. So obviously I get the usual question of what books I recommend. Well here are my top 4 favorite books of all time, which influenced me into who I am today.

1. Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

It's one of the biggest bestsellers of all time. Napoleon Hill spent two decades analyzing over 500 successful men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John D. Rockefeller to discover how they did it. The result of Hill's research is in Think & Grow Rich — 13 steps to achieve your goal, whatever it is. All other self-help books are just copies of Hill's book first published in 1937.

2. Psyclho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

It's another bestseller and the only self-help book you'll need next to Think & Crow Rich. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who was amazed that some patients still felt ugly after surgery. That's when he discovered they also needed reconstruction work inside — their "self-image". Everything about how to use the "mind-body" connection to achieve your goals, and how to feel confident about your body is inside this book.

3. Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.

This book drives the point home that success in any field is not determined by genes or talent but deliberate practice, Colvin uses examples from class achievers like Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet, Mozart to prove that they all got theirs through years of practice—the 10,000 hours rule. You'll reexamine your beliefs about what it takes to succeed and supercharge your motivation after reading Colvin's book.

4. Mastery by George Leonard.

This book also stresses that practice is the secret of success in anything. Leonard explains that mastership never ends — you will never have perfect technique and be able to stop. Instead you'll keep learning, improving, and hitting plateaus. The big point in Mastery is that plateaus are vital for improving your skills and that you therefore must start enjoying them instead of getting impatient or quitting like most guys do.

1. For what purpose will a person read the book Think & Grow Rich as a reference?

A. To make a research on being rich and famous.

B. To draw a conclusion on the successful men's stories.

C. To deliver a lecture on the instructions on how to succeed.

D. To write a report on how to copy Hill's 13 steps to become famous.

2. What do Think & Grow Rich and Psycho-Cybernetics both share?

A. They are on the same bookshelf next to each other.

B. They are bestsellers and the self-help books as well.

C. They introduce about successful people and their secrets.

D. They help readers to become successful by offering confidence.

3. Which books can best explain the sayings "Practice makes perfect" and "Live and learn" respectively?

A. Talent is Overrated; Mastery. B. Mastery; Psycho-Cybernetics.

C. Think & Grow Rich; Psycho-Cybernetics. D. Think & Grow Rich; Talent is Overrated.

【答案】1. C    2. B    3. A

B

Having just completed her diploma in French, Feng Yu, as a brave young girl, was ready for some adventure. She finally took on the job offer that brought her to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work as an interpreter. Only 22 years old at the time, she could hardly imagine the hardships sue would face there. But with the support of her African friends in China, she stood firm and found out that an extraordinary experience was awaiting for her there.

Despite having made all necessary preparations, Feng spent her first night on the continent in tears. But she did her best to adapt to the new living environment.

After a few months, she look on a new job offer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before moving to Algeria. She stayed on the African continent for three and a half years in total , before finally returning to China.

As days went by, a golden opportunity opened to her. Her company needed someone to go to a faraway village deep in the forest. None of her colleagues wanted to go, but Feng, as a junior employee, seized the opportunity.

This village is inhabited by the tribe, cut off from the world, still maintains is traditional ways. That night when the kerosene lamp went out, Feng found herself in total darkness. "I was so scared, but I had nowhere to run away," she recalled. The next day, she saw how singing and dancing play a major role in the lives of local villagers.

Little by little, Feng was caught up in this lively atmosphere and soon forgot her initial worries.

Back home, she found a position in an African embassy in Beijing. For the next four years, from 2014 to 2018, Feng traveled twice to Mauritania and twice to Madagascar. She was captivated by the continent again and again.

4. What do we know about Feng Yu from Paragraph One?

A. She wanted to experience some hardships after graduation.

B. She is an experienced Chinese oversea student.

C. She wanted to work in Africa after graduation.

D. She was working at an embassy in Africa.

5. Where did Feng Yu go to work when she was 22 years old?

A. Algeria. B. Mauritania. C. Madagascar. D. Congo.

6. How did Feng Yu feel after in the village finally?

A. Scared. B. Relaxed. C. Worried. D. Excited.

7. How long did she stay in Africa in all before she got a position in an African embassy?

A. Almost four years. B. Almost three years.

C. More than four years. D. More than five years.

【答案】4. C    5. D    6. B    7. A

C

Marco Springmann and his colleagues, at the Oxford Martin School's Future of Food Programme, built computer models that predicted what would happen if everyone became vegetarian by 2050. The results indicate that if the world went vegan, the greenhouse gas emissions declines would be around 70%.

In the US, for example, an average family of four emits more greenhouse gases because of the meal they eat than from driving two cars——but it is cars, not steaks, that regularly come up in discussions about global warming.

Food, especially livestock, also takes up a lot of room. 68% of agricultural land in the world is used for livestock. When these lands become grasslands and forests, they would capture carbon dioxide and further ease climate change.

However, if the whole world went vegan, there would be negative effects too. First, it is necessary to keep livestock for environmental purposes. "I'm sitting here in Scotland where the Highlands' environment is very man-made and based largely on grazing by sheep," says Peter Alexander, a researcher in socio-ecological systems modeling at the University of Edinburgh. "If we took all the sheep away, the environment would look different and there would be a potential negative impact on biodiversity. "

Plus, meat is an important part of history , tradition and cultural identity. Numerous groups around the world give livestock gifts at weddings, celebratory dinners such as Christmas with turkey or roast beef.

And nowadays, moderation in meal-eating's frequency and portion size is key to solving these conflicts. "Certain changes would encourage us to make healthier and more environmentally friendly dietary decisions," says Springmann, "like putting a higher price lag on meat and making fresh fruits and vegetables cheaper. "

In fact, clear solutions already exist for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock industry. What is lacking is the will to implement those changes.

8. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

A. Driving cars is more dangerous than eating steaks in the US.

B. Our dietary choices affecting climate change is often underestimated.

C. People compare the greenhouse gas emissions of the cars and steaks.

D. Cars affect the global warming more seriously than the steaks.

9. Why does Peter Alexander mention the sheep?

A. To show the important impact of livestock on the environment.

B. To show his work as a researcher in the socio-ecological systems

C. To encourage people to take all the sheep back for environmental purpose.

D. To point out the negative impact of the sheep on the biodiversity.

10. Which saying can best show the author's attitude to livestock?

A. It is hard to please all.

B. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

C. One cannnot see the wood for the trees.

D. Everything is a double-edged sword.

11. Where is this text most likely from?

A. A biology textbook. B. A health magazine.

C. A scientific journal. D. An educational review.

【答案】8. B    9. A    10. D    11. C

D

According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.

So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it's not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets. It’s also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren't more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.

Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.

As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

12. What do most Americans think of women leaders according to a new Pew Research Center  survey?

A. They have to do more to distinguish themselves.

B. They have to strive harder to win their positions

C. They are stronger than men in terms of willpower.

D. They are just as intelligent and innovative as men.

13. What do we learn from previous survey findings about women seeking leadership roles?

A. They have unconquerable difficulties on their way to success.

B. They are lacking in confidence when competing with men.

C. Their failures may have something to do with family duties.

D. Relatively few are affected in their career advancement.

14. What is the primary factor keeping women from taking top leadership positions according to the recent survey?

A. Personality traits B. Gender bias.

C. Family responsibilities. D. Lack of vacancies.

15. What does the passage say about corporate America in the near future?

A. More and more women will sit in the boardroom.

B. Gender imbalance in leadership is likely to change.

C. The public is undecided about whether women will make good leaders.

D. People have opposing opinions as to whether it will have more women leaders.

【答案】12. D    13. C    14. B    15. D

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项. 选项中有两项为多余选项.

Leading intelligence

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence has changed our life, and continues to do so. Earlier this month, many cutting-edge AI technologies were unveiled at Baidu World 2020, the leading tech company's annual technology conference. _____16_____

Virtual people

"Xiao Li" and "Xiao Kang" are virtual versions of Li Yanhong, chairman and CEO of Baidu, and Kang Hui, a CCTV host. The latest Baidu Brain 6.0, a global leading AI platform, is the driving force behind the virtual people.

Xiao Li and Xiao Kang are modeled after the two men in appearance, voice and movement. _____17_____ “The virtual people combine various modes of Baidu Brain AI technology, including vision, voice, language and knowledge,” said Wang Haifeng, the CTO of Baidu, at the conference.

AI-powered mobile services

Baidu also launched the Duxiaoxiao virtual assistant app and search product. Duxiaoxiao provides users with a range of information services and helps to solve questions in everyday life. ____18____ For example, Duxiaoxiao will give different feedback to a question by taking user's personalities and hobbies into consideration.

_____19_____

Baidu has trained an “experienced AI driver”. ____20____ The company claimed that its autonomous vehicles have undergone six million kilometers of road tests, carried 100, 000 passengers across 27 cities in the world, and had zero accident. A 5G remote driving service, which was also showcased at the event, allows human operators to remotely control vehicles in case of emergency.

A. A 5G remote service.

B. Fully autonomous driving.

C. Let's get a glimpse of some of them.

D. They are also performed with the two men's knowledge and memories.

E. It's a driving system that can operate independently without a human driver

F. It's a driving service that can operate the car according to a man's voice and habits.

G. Over time, the app will change to suit each user's needs based on his or her habits.

【答案】16. C    17. D    18. G    19. B    20. E

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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

It's 2012 in the screening-room. As the lights dimmed, two sisters appeared on the screen. Anna, the younger character, is going to be the queen. Elsa, her older sister, is jealous, evil and cursed. Everything she touches turns to ice. She was ____21____ over for the throne because of this power. And now she wants revenge and ____22____ the village with cruel _____23_____ monsters. The monsters, however, are soon out of her ____24____. They begin to threaten everyone. The only way to survive, Anna and Elsa realize, is for them to join forces. Through ____25____, they defeat the creatures, and everyone lives happily ever after.

The name of the movie is Frozen. Often, when a movie screening ends at Disney, people cheer or shout. But this time, there were no cheers. It was very, very ____26____.

From the beginning, the Frozen team members had known they couldn't ____27____ retell an old fairy tale. They wanted the film to ____28____ something bigger, about how girls don't need to be ___29___ by Prince Charming.

"This is a movie about _____30_____ and fear. Anna has to learn that love is about sacrifice. And Elsa has to learn that you can't be ____31____ who you are. You can't run away from your own ____32____. You have to embrace your strengths. That's what we need to show—love is ____33____ than fear" Lee, the film writer, said.

In November 2013, Frozen was released. The prince wasn't charming; ____34____, he was the villain. The princesses weren't ____35____; instead, they saved each other. Finally, true love came from sisters learning to embrace their own strengths.

21. A. took B. pulled C. passed D. turned

22. A. floods B. charges C. rewards D. provides

23. A. iron B. wood C. stone D. snow

24. A. sight B. support C. range D. control

25. A. assessment B. observation C. cooperation D. preparation

26. A. noisy B. amazing C. quiet D. calm

27. A. simply B. hopefully C. possibly D. finally

28. A. call B. make C. say D. advertise

29. A. kissed B. saved C. joined D. dated

30. A. charm B. pain C. cheer D. love

31. A. afraid of B. proud of C. known for D. fit for

32. A. image B. powers C. memory D. courage

33. A. larger B. lower C. stronger D. heavier

34. A. moreover B. in fact C. still D. furthermore

35. A. helpless B. hopeless C. careless D. selfless

【答案】21. C    22. A    23. D    24. D    25. C    26. C    27. A    28. C    29. B    30. D    31. A    32. B    33. C    34. B    35. A

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式.

“We should respect nature,” said Luo Jiajia. Four years after graduation from college, Luo noticed that environmental issues were becoming more serious, ____36____ few actions were being taken _____37_____(address) the situation. She decided to join environmental protection efforts, so that future ____38____(generation) may also enjoy nature.

Now, Luo, 36, works at China Green Foundation(CGF) — a non-profit organization _____39_____ raises money to promote reforestation and mobilizes participants in environmental protection.

She's also active _____40_____ China's borders. While ____41____(work) at CGF, Luo served as chairman of the Civil Society Organization Panel of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Luo's main work focuses on the Million Forest project. And ____42____ ongoing project has exceeded ____43____(it) original goal. So far, the project ____44____(bring) about many benefits to the local communities, such as providing jobs to local residents and developing the eco-tourism.

Her team discovered that it was just as important to change people's attitudes. Million Forest changed its slogan to “Plant a tree in your heart.” Luo said, “It's not possible for you to plant a tree every day, but _____45_____ you have a tree in your heart you can take care of the whole environment.”

【答案】36. but    

37. to address    

38. generations    

39. that/which    

40. beyond    41. working    

42. the    43. its    

44. has brought    

45. if

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46. 假定你是学校英语周刊的记者，学校在上周五举办了一年一度的艺术节，请你根据艺术节期间的所见所闻所想，写一篇英语新闻报道，内容包括：

1. 本次艺术节的基本信息；

2. 介绍其中一个令人印象深刻的节目（可以从主题、表现形式、意义等方面着手）；

3. 对艺术节的评价。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节使得行文连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实班名、人名.

An annual art festival, attended by all the teachers and students, was held in our school last Friday. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【答案】        An annual art festival attended by all the teacher and students, was held in cur school last Friday. Altogether, there were twelve performances in various forms of acting.

The most impressive performance was a special virtual choir, in which some students on the spot sang along with some graduates on the big screens behind the stage. All the audiences were shocked by the combination of reality choir and virtual choir.

The festival was a huge success, from which students have learned how hard everyone was trying to improve themselves and make our school a better place. Everyone was excited and looking forward to next year's festival.

第二节（满分25分）

47. 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.

One day in 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's food for his family.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out into the sunlight. There was purpose in his mind. He would raise the five dollars and not tell anybody.

Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the sacks were thrown away, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he found two sacks, which he took to the wooden factory and sold to the man in charge of packing nails. The boy's hand tightly held the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home. Near his house stood the ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin, dropped his coins inside and hid the tin beneath a pile of sweet smelling hay.

It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending. But she was happy. Her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Every day after chores and school, Reuben searched the town, collecting the nail bags diligently.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

Finally the time had come! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“I have the money,” he told the shop owner seriously but sincerely.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【答案】Finally the time had come! Reuben an into the barn, poured the coins out and began to count. He needed 20 cents more. He had to find four more sacks and sell them before the day ended. The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up. “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now, please.” The man could tell he was close to tears. He took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand. Reuben murmured a thank you and then clutched the tin can, be headed for the shop.

“I have the money,” he told the shop owner seriously but sincerely. The shopkeeper smiled and went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure. He gently wrapped it in brown paper. Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. “Here, Mom! Here!” he exclaimed and placed a small box in her work-roughened hand. She unwrapped it carefully, tears began to blur her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word Mother. It was Mother's Day. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.