2020年湖北省當陽市玉陽中學高三英語期中考試試卷及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項AItrulythoughtthatImightdiethatday.HadInotseenthreebearsandafewwolvesoverthelastcoupleofdaysneartheroad,Imighthavejustlaindownandcalleditquits.WhatintheworldwasIthinking,draggingmybikeuptoYellowstoneandthinkingIcouldridefromWestYellowstonetoOldFaithfulinthesnow?Noless!Ihadplannedthistripformorethantwomonths,andIwasn'tabouttogiveupsoeasily.Thefirstfewmileswerebeautiful.Tenmilesin,Istartedsuckingwind.Fifteenmilesandmylegsfeltliketheyweremadeoflead.Bytwentymiles,mylungswereburningandfeltliketherewasnothingleftinthetank.ThatwaswhenIturnedaroundandsawmyhusbandandthreechildrencheeringmeoninthevanbehindme.IknewIcouldn'tquitbecauseItellmychildrenallthetimethatjustbecausesomethingisharddoesn'tmeanthatyoustopdoingit.IhadtolivewhatI'dbeenpreaching（說教）.Thatthoughtgotmeupthatmountainandtotheendoftheride.Theimportanceofthatridewasapparentafteronlyaweek.Myeight-year-olddaughterEmaleewantedtorideinatwelve-milecharityride.Thatdaywascoldaswell.Shewastheyoungestrider.Aboutfourmilesintotheride,shestartedfeelingcold.Thechill（寒冷）wasmakinghermusclescrampalittleandshebegantostruggle.Bysixmiles,shehadtearsrunningdownherface.Itbrokemyhearttoseehersufferinglikethat.Itoldherthatshedidn'thavetofinish.Shesaidthatshewouldn'tquit.ItoldherhowIhadwantedtoquittheweekbefore,butperseverancehadgottenmetotheendandIknewshecoulddoit,too.Thelookonherfaceasshepulledintothefinishwaspriceless.Shethrewherarmsaroundmeandsaid,“Youdidn'tquit,Mommy,soneitherdidI.”Whatmotivatedtheauthortofinishherride?Herfamily'sencouragement.Herowninstructionforchildren.Thebeautifulsceneryandweather.Thecarefulandthoroughpreparation.BydescribingtheconditionsEmaleemet,theauthorwantedto .showherguiltforherdaughterprovethatridingisatoughtaskpersuadeherdaughtertogiveupindicateshewasproudofEmaleeWhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusaccordingtothestory?Neversaydie.Donothingbyhalves.Childrenarewhatthemothersare.Everymother'schildishandsome.BWhenyouwalkwithabackpack,doyouknowhowthethingsinsidemovefromsidetoside?Nowscientistshavefiguredouthowtotapintothatmovementtoproduceelectricity.Pictureapendulum（擺錘）fixedtoabackpackframeandstabilizedwithspringsoneitherside.Thepack’sweightisattachedtothependulum,sothependulumswingssidetosideasyouwalk.Thenamachineisdrivenbythatswingingmovement,andspitsoutelectricalcurrenttochargeabattery.VolunteerscarriedthepackwhilewalkingonarunningmachineandworemaskstomeasuretheflowofO2andCO2.Walkingwiththeslightlyswinging20-poundload,thedevice（設備）didnotsignificantlyaffectthevolunteers’metabolic（新陳代謝的）ratecomparedtowhentheycarriedthesameweightfixedinplace.Infact,theenergy-harvestingpackreducedtheforcesofaccelerationthey’dfeelinaregularpack,whichmightmeangreatercomfortforalonghike.Andthedevicedidproduceasteadytrickle（涓流）ofelectricity.Ifyouuptheloadto45pounds,theswingofthepackcouldfullychargeasmartphoneonlyafter12hours.ThedetailsareinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience.Thedeviceproduceselectricityfromhumanmovementandhasbeenidentifiedasaworkablesolutiontoprovidingarenewableenergysourceforportableelectronicdevices.Itisparticularlyusefulforthosewhoworkinremoteareas,asthesepeopleoftencarryalotofweightinabackpackfortheirexploration.Buthere'sarealconundrum:theenergy-harvestingdevicecurrentlyweighsfivepounds.Theresearcherssaythat’saboutfourpoundstoomanytobeasmartalternativetobatteries.Sotheyhopethatmoreresearchletsthemlightentheload,toensurethepackchargesyouupwithoutweighingyoudown.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?Howthedeviceworks.Whatthedevicelookslike.Whothedeviceisdesignedfor.Whyscientistsdesignedthedevice.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthedevice?Itgreatlyaffectedthevolunteersmetabolicrate.Itharvestedenergyasthevolunteerswalk.Itfailedtoproducesteadyelectricity.Itwasuselessforalongwalk.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conundrum”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Problem. B.Method. C.Bond. D.Decision.Whatwilltheresearcherstrytodonext?Increasethechargingspeedoftheirdevice.Findsmarteralternativestobatteries.Reducetheweightoftheirdevice.Puttheirdeviceonthemarket.COncesmallfarmersinMasii,aremotevillageinKenya,havepickedtheircrops,alltheycandoiswaituntilabuyertrucksthrough.Thesystemworksfairlywellforbeansandcorn,butmangoes-thearea’sothermaincrop-spoil（腐爛）morequickly.Ifthetraderislate,theyrot.However,asimplecoatingcouldchangethat.Acompany,SmartTech,hascreatedaproductthatdoublestheshelflifeoffreshproduce,enablingfarmerstoaccessfar-off,largermarkets.Moretimeforfreshproduceongrocers’shelvesalsomeanslessfoodwaste-a$2.6trillionproblem,accordingtotheUnitedNations’FoodandAgricultureOrganization（FAO）.JamesRogers,CEOofSmartTech,wantedtosolvetheproblemforfoodmuchinthesamewaythatoxidebarrierspreventingrust（銹）haveachievedforsteel.Fortunately,researchershavefoundwhenplantsmadethejumpfromwatertoland,theydevelopedcutin（蠟質）,abarrierwhichismadeoffattyacidsthatlinktogethertoformasealaroundtheplant,helpingkeepwaterin.Thecutinwassuchagrandstrategythattodayyou’llstillfinditacrosstheplantkingdom.SmartTechdiscoveredthroughresearchesthatanorangecanlastlongerthanastrawberrynotsomuchbecauseofthethicknessofitsskin,butbecauseofthedifferenceinthearrangementofthosecutinmolecules（分子）onthesurface.Afterextensivetrials,Rogersandhisteamdevelopedanaturalandtastelessprotectivecoatingfromplantmaterial-stems,leavesandskins.Theproductextendsthesweetspotbetweenripeningandrot.Andbestofall,thetreatedproducedoesn’trequirerefrigeration.“SmartTechhashugepotentialtoturnpoorfarmersinAfricaintocommercialfarmers,”saysRogers.“Thatmeansmoremoneyinpockets,andmorefoodinstomachs.”Butwhetherthecompanycancos-etffectivelyreachsmallfarmersinfar-offareasstillremainsachallenge.TheauthormentionsthesmallfarmersinKenyato .stresstheirneedforpreservingproduceshowtheirchallengeinharvestingcropsexpresstheirwishtoreachlargermarketsevaluatetheirlosscausedbyslowtransportWhatcanwelearnaboutSmartTech’sproduct?ItisfinanciallysupportedbyFAO.Itisintendedtoreplacerefrigeration.Itisdesignedtothickenproduce’sskin.Itisbasedonplants’owndefencesystem.WhatwillJamesRogersprobablyfocusonnext?Howtoexpandfarms.Howtoearnmoremoney.Howtoproducemoretastyfood.Howtoprofitfarmersinremotearea.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto .A.promoteaproduct B.presentatechnologyC.advertiseSmartTech D.introduceJamesRogersDWhatdoyouthinkof80spopmusic?DothenamesGeorgeMichael,MadonnaandMichaelJacksonsoundfamiliar?Well,thesearejustsomeofthenamesthatwerewell-knowninthemusicsceneofthe80sandearly90s.The80spopmusicscenewasanimportantsteptothepopularity（普及）ofpresent-daymusic.Anewwaveinthemusicscenewasintroduced,whichmadesuchmusicstylesaspunkrock,rapmusicandtheMTVpopular.Althoughitwasanendtotheold60sand70sstyles,itwasalsothebeginningofsomethingbig.Thepopularityofmusicvideosmeantthatartistsnowreplacedtheirguitar-basedmusicwithvisualdisplays.Anewwaveofartistscameonthesceneandtheentireindustrydevelopedquickly.Themostfamous80spopmusicvideoisMichaelJackson’sThriller.Introducedin1982,fewpeoplecanforgetthevideonotonlybecauseofitsnever-be-foreseenimages,butalsobecauseofthepopularityitreceived.Thinkofhow80spopmusicchangedthelivesofpeoplewhogrewupinthe80s.Askayoungmantodaytotellyouthenamesofthe“NewKidsontheBlock”andhewillstarttalkingabouttheneighborkidswhojustmovedin.Thesearenottheanswersyoumighthaveheardinthe80s.Thoughtoday’syoungmendonotrecognizehowcool80spopmusicwas,mostpeoplewillalwaysrememberitforwhatitwasandthesearehappymemoriestheywillalwayslove.Someofthe80spopmusiclegends（傳奇人物）includeMadonna,U2,AeroSmithandofcoursetheKingofPopMichaelJackson.Let’snotforgetPrince,TinaTurner,PhilCollinsandMotown’sLionelRitchie.Someofthesemusiciansplayedmusicthathasstoodthetestoftime.Undoubtedly,the80spopmusicscenewillliveonformanymoreyearstocome.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thecharactersof80spopmusic. B.Whatmade80spopmusicpopular.C.80spopmusic’sstepstopopularity. D.Theeffectsof80spopmusic.80spopmusicmainlyincludesthefollowingstylesEXCEPT .A.guitar-basedmusic B.theMTV C.rapmusic D.punkrockMichaelJackson’sThrillerimpressedpeoplesodeeplymainlybecause .A.itchangedthelivesofpeople B.hesangitinaspecialstyleC.itwasmadeintoamusicvideo D.itleftpeoplewithhappymemoriesThepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellreadersthat .A.80spopmusicisandwillremainpopular B.80spopmusichasmanyfaultsC.80spopmusicisnowoutofdate D.weshouldn’tforgetthegreatmusiciansofthe80s第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Toanoutsider，anyculturecanseemconfusing.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothatraisesafeweyebrows.However，understandthewhyandthingsmightbelesspuzzling.___16___.Inaworldwhere61％ofnationsdriveontheright，Britsdriveontheleft.Why?MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval，maybeevenRomantimes.___17___whenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirlefthip.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent，whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticecontinueduntilthe18thcenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft.VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsinkmightbewonderingwhyonetapisonlyforhotwater，theothercold.___18___.So，whythisoddity?Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventpollution.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainssupply，buthotwatercamefromattictanksandwasnotconsideredsuitableforconsumption.Sotheywerekeptapart.Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide，buttheoddBritsputmilkintheirs.Why?Thismysteriouspracticerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thcenturywhenteawasfirstimposed.ForthemajorityofBri，tsthecupsavailablecouldn’tstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldbreak，somilkwasaddedfirst.___19___.Andthispracticaltweaksoonbecameanationalhabit.___20___.Asyoucansee，theseoddBritshaveperfectlyclearreasonsforleft-handdriving，two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Eveniftheystillseemstrange，atleastnowyou’reintheknow.ThismakesitdifficulttoimproveThereisamethodtothemadnessThisunusualbehaviormakessenseYoucanknowtheoriginsofthepracticesEithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortableThiscooledthecupenoughtoresisttheboilingwaterHerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain’smorepuzzlingpractices第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項SteveandMarkweregoodfriends.TheydecidedtospendtheirvacationinHaiti.Sincethey___21___noFrench,theytookaFrenchwordbookwiththemandhopeditwouldhelpthemindifficultsituations.Theflightwas___22___,andthehotelwasverycomfortable.Eachdayafterbreakfast,SteveandMark___23___apicniclunchanddinnerandwentofftovisitinterestingplaces.Afterawhile,theboysbecame___24___ofeatingpicnicmealsanddecidedtoeatabigfishdinnerinagoodrestaurant.Unfortunately,they___25___theirwordbookinthehotel.They___26___themenucarefully.Aftertenminutes,StevesaidtoMark:“Idon’tunderstandthismenu.”“NeitherdoI,”saidMark.“Iseepoisononthismenu.Arethey___27___here?”“Maybe.Theyevenspelledpoison___28___.Theyspelleditp-o-i-s-s-o-ninsteadofp-o-i-s-o-n.Butit___29___meanthesamething.Maybeweshouldgotoanotherrestaurant.Idon’t 30 toeatsomethingthatwillkillme.”ButMarkwas 31 ,sohesaid,“Thereisnootherrestaurantnearhere,andI’mtiredofwalkingaroundthecity.Let’sordersomethingelseinstead.It’s 32 here,sothefoodmustbegood.”Theboylookedatthemenuagain.Theyfinallydecidedtoordersteak, 33 theyreallywantedfish.Theboysjustpointedtothewordsteak,andthewaiter 34 .Astheywereeating,they 35 sometouristsspeakingEnglish.This 36 isdelicious.”“We’reluckywepickedarestaurantthat’sfamousforitsfish.”SteveandMarkwonderedaboutwhatthey 37 .“Famousforitsfish?Therewasnofishonthe 38 !”saidMark.Finally,Stevedecidedtofindoutwhatallthiswasabout.“Excuseme,howdidyouorderfishwhenitwasn’tonthemenu?”“Sureit’sonthemenu.It’srighthere.Poisson.”Theboyshouted,“Poisson.That’spoison!Wewere 39 whyarestaurantlikethiscouldhavepoisononthemenu.”Thetourists 40 oneofthemsaid,“No.PoissonisFrenchforfish.”21.A.spokeB.inspectedC.taughtD.commanded22.A.terribleB.straightC.swiftD.excellent23.A.selectedB.replacedC.packedD.reserved24.A.tiredB.frightenedC.gratefulD.fond25.A.heldB.keptC.left D.lost26.A.studiedB.learntC.rememberedD.observed27.A.familiarB.crazyC.confidentD.official28.A.fluentB.wrongC.simpleD.native29.A.canB.shouldC.mustD.would30.A.wantB.recognizeC.requestD.recover31.A.scaredB.swappedC.tiredD.endangered32.A.activeB.comfortableC.peacefulD.crowded33.A.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.because34.A.understoodB.escapedC.realizedD.commanded35.A.foundB.sensedC.noticedD.heard36.A.steakB.insectC.fruitD.fish37.A.releasedB.rewardedC.concernedD.discovered38.A.tableB.menuC.showD.trackA.determining B.wondering C.expressing D.admittingA.stopped B.shocked C.laughed D.shouted第二節(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式Hand-washingisoneofthesimplestandthemost___41.___(effect)waystopreventthespreadofCOVID-19.Andyet,somepeoplestillfail___42.___(wash)theirhandseffectively.However,thereisonelastprocedurethat___43.___theydrytheirhandsmightsavetheday.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeeds,UK,foundthatbothpapertowelsandjetairhanddryers—thetwomainwayspeopledrytheirhandsinpublictoilets—cansignificantlyreducevirus___44.___(pollute).Butthereisstillabigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Intheirstudy,scientistscontaminatedthehandsofparticipantswithaharmlessvirus.Tosimulate(模擬)poorlywashedhands,participants___45.___(ask)nottowashthematallbefore___46.___wipingthemwithpapertowelsorputtingthemunderahanddryer.S