安徽省桐城中学2020届高三上学期第五次考试英语试卷

英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

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In addition to being open to opposite opinions， here are some techniques that could help broaden the way you think．

Respect Difference

The mere presence of individuals from different backgrounds with different points of view in your everyday life creates an atmosphere in which people can better respond to change．

Change Environments

A change in your everyday life may provide the force needed to change the direction of your thinking． For some people， small changes might help reorganize your desk or take a new route to work， whereas for others， more adjustments are required．Shift into Positivity

Unlike negative emotions that bring about specific reactions， positive emotions prompt us to broaden our attention， explore our environment， and open ourselves to absorbing information． Take a few moments to think about the things in your life that are going well and for which you are grateful； this will automatically brighten your mood-and free your brain．

Look as if You've Never Seen

A Zen Buddhist concept for approaching even routine situations as if you were encountering them for the first time， "beginner's mind" allows you to remain open to new experiences despite any expertise you may have． For instance， when you brush your teeth， take a moment to look at the toothbrush as if you've never laid eyes on such an object and notice its color and shape． Think about the flavor of the toothpaste and notice how your mouth feels as you move the brush back and forth．

1.What may be the benefit of small changes in life？ ______

A. Reducing one's workload．

B. Focusing one's attention．

C. Leading to adjustments．

D. Better responding to changes．

2.How can you find something new in routine situation？ ______

A. By shifting into positivity．

B. By respecting difference．

C. By changing environments．

D. By looking as if you've never seen．

3.What's the purpose of the article？ ______

A. To introduce skills of broadening one's thinking．

B. To compare the attitudes to thinking．

C. To give advice on thinking positively．

D. To explain the reasons for being open．

B

Avoiding the worst effects of climate change will require action． But it's hard to take action when you don't even know there's a problem． Around the world， only half of adults understand that humans are causing climate change through activities that produce greenhouse gases． But the picture is different for kids． Previous work has shown that children are more engaged and more knowledgeable than adults are about climate change． The question is， can we harness this to make a difference？"We had come across this idea that kids are capable of influencing their parents． And when we say influence， we really mean just teaching them．" said Daniella Lawson，a social scientist at NC State University． "That's what we set out to really investigate： can we design things in such a way that kids are able to teach their parents about climate change． A parent is willing and able to listen to their children speaking to them instead of just an adult on the street or a different climate communicator． "

To test the idea， Lawson set up a wildlife-based climate course for kids． This approach was based on previous courses， but the team added a twist： involving the parents． First， parents were invited to come along to an event that formed a part of the course． And that's not all． "So we also had students interview their parents． And this interview never mentioned climate change specifically． But it had questions like： how have you seen the weather change over the last five to ten years？ Do you believe the sea level is rising？ How do you think that could impact our communities？"

The study showed that the course did indeed increase concern about climate change：not just among the kids， but their parents too． And there were some surprising findings in the results． These findings come at a time when more kids are becoming climate activists． And Lawson says that her study shows just how persuasive young people's voices can be．

4.What does the underlined word "harness" in paragraph one refer to？ ______

A. Adopt．

B. Accumulate．

C. Review．

D. Control．

5.What can be learned from the first paragraph？ ______

A. Effective actions have been taken to deal with climate change．

B. Most adults have realized the climate damages caused by themselves．

C. Children better adults in the area of climate change and its effects．

D. Adults and children will cooperate to deal with climate change．

6.About climate change teaching， which one will Daniella Lawson most probably

agree with？ ______

A. Kids can be taught by adults．

B. Adults can learn from the kids．

C. Climate communicators are more professional．

D. Parents are more likely to consult street adults．

7.What can be learned about the course？ ______

A. The course involved is completely new．

B. Interviews and questionnaires are necessary in the course．

C. Adults and kids study separately during the course．

D. The course is relatively effective in climate education．

C

It was New Year's night． An aged man was standing at a window． Few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the tomb． He had already passed sixty of the age leading to it， and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regrets．

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him， and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrances of the two roads． One leading to a peaceful， sunny place covered with flowers and fruits； the other leading to a deep dark cave which was endless． He looked towards the sky and cried painfully，"Oh youth， return! Oh， my father， place me once more at the entrance to life"． But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away．

He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness，and these were the days of his wasted life； he saw a star fall from the sky and disappear， and this was the symbol of himself． Then he remembered his friends in his childhood， who entered life together with him． But they had made their way to success and were then honored and happy on that New Year's night．

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents． They had taught him and prayed to God for his good． But he chose the wrong way with shame and grief． He dared no longer to look towards the heaven where his parents lived． He burst out a cry： "Come back， my early days!"And his youth did return， for all this was only a dream on New Year's night． He was still young though his faults were real． He had not yet entered the deep dark eave， and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land．

8.Which of the following words can best describe the aged man？ ______

A. Confident．

B. Selfless．

C. Regretful．

D. Fortunate．

9.What can we learn from Para3？ ______

A. The man's friends missed their youth．

B. The man's friends suffered failure finally．

C. The man wasted his life at one time．

D. The man was lonely in his childhood．

10.What can be inferred from the text？ ______

A. The old man didn't take his father's advice．

B. The old man was enjoying his journey．

C. The old man's father accompanied him during the journey．

D. The old man was like lights in the darkness．

11.What is the best title for the text？ ______

A. A Special New Year's Night

B. An Old Man's Hesitation

C. Youth Coming Back

D. Two Roads to Take

D

The English-language version of Wikipedia has almost six million articles． And if you're a cheating student， that's six million essays already written for you． But plagiarism（剽窃）isn't really an effective way-just type the text into a search engine and the game is over． Then what about having a ghostwriter compose your final essay？

"Standard plagiarism software cannot detect this kind of cheating．" said Stephan Lorenzen， a data analyst at the University of Copenhagen． In Denmark， where he's based， ghostwriting is a growing problem at high schools． So Lorenzen and his colleagues created a program called Ghostwriter that can detect the cheats．

At its central part is a neural（神经的）network trained and tested on 130，000 real essays from 10，000 Danish students． After reading through tens of thousands of essays labeled as being written by the same author or not， the machine taught itself to tune into the characteristics that might tip off cheating． For example， did a student's essays share the same styles of punctuation？ The same spelling mistakes？

By examining inconsistencies like those， Ghostwriter was able to seek out a cheated essay nearly 90 percent of the time． The team presented the results at the European Meeting on Artificial Neural Networks， Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning． There's one more aspect here that could help students． Your high school essays probably get better over time as you learn to write-and the machine can detect that． The final idea is to detect students who are at risk because their development in writing style isn't as you'd expect． Teachers could thus give extra help to kids who really need it， while sniffing out the cheaters too．

12.What can be true about a cheating student trying to finish an essay？ ______

A. His cheating may be detected in a certain way．

B. Essays offered by WikiPedia can't be downloaded．

C. He won't hire a ghostwriter to write one for himself．

D. Ghost cheating can be detected by Standard plagiarism software．

13.Which aspect of the program "Ghostwriter" is talked about in Para． 3？ ______

A. Its components．

B. Its weaknesses．

C. Its influences．

D. Its working theory．

14.Which one of the following is the function of "Ghostwriter" ？ ______

A. It never fails to find out a cheated essay．

B. It can detect a student's progress in writing．

C. It can guide a student to correct his writing style．

D. It relieves teachers of giving extra help．

15.Where is the text most likely from？ ______

A. A guidebook．

B. A magazine．

C. A novel．

D. A diary．

二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）

Many college students pursue internships（实习）， but only a few of them have the chance to turn that experience into a future career． (1) But there are still strategies interns can employ to win their employer's attention． (2)

●Treat challenging projects as a way to test yourself．

The company may be in a field that is new to you， so the projects you work on may

be equally unfamiliar． Adapting to a new environment without having prior experience can be scary． (3) When you show that you can take on every project with a positive attitude， your employer will know how valuable you could be as a full-time employee after graduation．

●Let your boss know you are interested in a job．

If you love your internship and want to work at the company in the future， tell your boss before you leave． It might seem direct． But it is worth putting yourself on your boss's radar while you are still in the company． (4) If it is more than

a few semesters away， tell him or her that you will follow up as the date gets closer．

● (5)

Internship supervisors（主管）and colleagues are valuable members of your professional network．

They know your work and abilities． They can recommend you not only for jobs at their company， but also when you apply for other companies． Remember to send e-mails or text messages to your former bosses a few times a year． Let them know what you are doing as you progress in college．

A． Keep in touch when your internship ends．

B． Get your supervisors to recommend you．

C． This could be because of the tough job market．

D． Let your supervisor know when you will graduate．

E． Your boss's interest on you will allow you to graduate easily．

F． But try to look at your internship as the ideal opportunity to learn a new skill．G． Here are some suggestions for students to make the most of their internship．16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G.

G

17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G.

G

18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G.

G

19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G.

G

20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G.

G

三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）

It is 5am and it's too dark to see the fields of volcanic rock and trees on either side of the highway． But over the lights of my ear， I get a taste of the(21)I'm really here for， as a few stars Pierce（渗透）the inky(22)sky．

Today our relationship to the universe is largely connected byes(23)， such as telescopes and NASA assignments． But for thousands of years， humans could(24)look up on a clear night to be(25)at the bright spots that stretched（延伸）directly over them．

But over time， we've(26)ourselves from our sky， building a covering of artificial light between ourselves and the dark depth of space． Our(27)， neon signs（霓虹

灯）， and other electric lights are increasingly flooding the night sky and(28)the stars．(29)， about one third of the world's population cannot see the Milky Way from where they live． And some can't even recognize it． The sense of wonder for the night sky(30)， and that means something vital to humanity is lost as well．That's why I've dragged myself out of bed hours before(31)． Like 99 percent of Americans， I live with(32)pollution and I've never seen a truly night sky． So I'm here to(33)my first glance．

As I(34)out of the ear， I(35)raise my face up towards the sky， worrying whether I can make it． There it is，(36)across the sky as far as I can see． The Milky Way is so vivid that my eyes don't even have to(37)the dark to see it．

I expect to feel the(38)of the sky， perhaps as though I'm falling into a bottomless hole． Instead， the blanket of stars above me is so thick that it is hard to(39)． In black and white， the whole scene feels surreal．

As I get back in the ear， I pass a(40)that says "Never Stop Looking Up．"

21. A. view B. issue C. event D. cause

22. A. clear B. black C. blue D. dirty

23. A. emotion B. survey C. imagination D. technology

24. A. completely B. hardly C. simply D. rarely

25. A. depressed B. frightened C. confused D. amazed

26. A. excused B. distanced C. freed D. defended

27. A. shops B. decorations C. streetlights D. buildings

28. A. covering B. beating C. unlocking D. reflecting

29. A. Moreover B. Instead C. Therefore D. Meanwhile

30. A. increases B. disappears C. struggles D. pours

31. A. sunrise B. dark C. sunset D. dusk

32. A. noise B. air C. waste D. light

33. A. turn out B. search for C. apply for D. figure out

34. A. step B. look C. wonder D. think

35. A. formally B. confidently C. nervously D. casually

36. A. putting B. walking C. cutting D. stretching

37. A. adjust to B. turn to C. depend on D. throw away

38. A. length B. width C. depth D. strength

39. A. test B. weigh C. catch D. measure

40. A. note B. sign C. letter D. signal

四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）

41.Dogs are desperate for human eye contact． It's hard for most people to resist

a flash of puppy-dog eyes． Dogs split off from (1) （they）wolf relatives． A

paper has found that dogs' faces are structured for complex (2) （expression）in a way that wolves' aren't． There are two muscles (3) work together to widen and open a dog's eyes， causing them to appear (4) （big）， and objectively cuter． (5) for wolves neither muscle was present． When dogs work these muscles，humans respond more positively． This isn't simpl (6) accidental love story，

where the eyes of two species just so happen to meet across a crowded planet． Like all the best partnerships， this one more likely (7) （result）from years of evolution and growth．

For a species to change quickly， a pretty (8) （power）force must be having effects on it． And that's where humans come in． We connect (9) （close）with animals capable of exaggerating the size and width of their eyes， (10) （make）them look like our own human babies．

五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）

42.假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有

10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．

In order to help foreign students promote their understanding Of traditional Chinese culture， our school is going to provide a course naming Chinese Classic Poems Singing for them．

Any foreign student who is studying at our school and interested in Chinese poems are welcome to choose it． It would be a golden opportunity to enjoy the beautiful of Chinese poems or show a talent for singing． If interesting， do sign up for the course before the next Saturday． Don't miss it． General speaking， to apply for the course， foreign students are required to hand an individual application form． They can be got either from the Students' Union directly and be downloaded from the school website．

六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）

43.假如你是李华，为了庆祝建国70周年，你校成功举办了一场校园文化艺术节活动．你

的笔友Tony来信向你了解艺术节相关情况，请你给他回信，内容包括以下几个方面：1．活动目的：庆祝建国70周年；

2．活动形式：演讲比赛，歌舞表演及中国传统文化展览等；

3．活动意义．

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数．

Dear Tony，

_________

Yours，

Li Hua

英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

【小题1】C 【小题2】D 【小题3】A

【小题1】A 【小题2】C 【小题3】B 【小题4】D 【小题1】C 【小题2】C 【小题3】A 【小题4】D 【小题1】A 【小题2】D 【小题3】B 【小题4】B

二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）

【小题1】C 【小题2】G 【小题3】F 【小题4】D 【小题5】A

三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）

【小题1】A 【小题2】B 【小题3】D 【小题4】C 【小题5】D 【小题6】B 【小题7】C 【小题8】A 【小题9】C 【小题10】B 【小题11】A 【小题12】D 【小题13】B 【小题14】A 【小题15】C 【小题16】D 【小题17】A 【小题18】C 【小题19】D 【小题20】B 四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）

【小题1】their 【小题2】expressions 【小题3】that

【小题4】bigger 【小题5】But 【小题6】an

【小题7】results 【小题8】powerful 【小题9】closely

【小题10】making

五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）

In order to help foreign students promote their understanding Of trad itional Chinese culture，our school is going to provide a course n aming Chinese Classic Poems Singing for them．

Any foreign student who is studying at our school and interest ed in Chinese poems are welcome to choose it．It would be a gol den opportunity to enjoy the beautiful of Chinese poems or show a talent for singing．If interesting，do sign up for the course bef ore the next Saturday．Don't miss it． General speaking，to apply for the course，foreign students are required to hand ∧

an individual application form． They can be got either from the St udents' Union directly and be downloaded from the school website．1．naming→named 2．are→is 3．would→will

4．beautiful→beautify 5．interesting-interested 6．去掉the 7．General-Generally 8．hand后加in 9．They-It

10．and→or

六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）

Dear Tony，

I'm delighted to hear that you show great interest in the Art Festival which was successfully held in our school．【高分句型一】

Now，I'd like to give you a brief description of it．（写信目的）

The Art Festival was held with the aim of celebraling the 70th anniversary of the founding of China．（活动目的：庆祝建国 70周年）In the couse of the festival，a variety of activities have been held among students， such as a speech competition and performances with singing and dancing． Besides， there was a grand exhibition on traditional Chinese culture， on which some art works， related pictures and videos were exhibited．【高分句型二】（活动形式）

This art festival is extremely meaningful for us students as it enables us to know more about traditional Chinese culture and the great achievements our motherland has accomplished during the past seven decades． In the mean-

while， it also inspires us to work hard and make great contributions to our motherland．（活动意义）

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions．（联系）

Yours，Li Hua