高三英语试题及解析

高三英语试题

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第一部分阅读（共两节, 满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Windermere Jetty

This new museum will trace 200 years of boats and boat-building in the Lakes. The vessels on show will range from historic steam launches to record-breaking speed boats. The conservation workshop will also allow visitors to watch the restoration work take place. V enture out on to the water on cruise boats and grab the opportunity to sail on the Osprey, a restored Edwardian steam boat.

? Opens 23 March, adult ￡9, under 16s ￡7.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

This art-filled landscape has 500 acres of rolling hills home to works by many artists. The newly-built visitor centre, the Weston, is to open to the public, with a gallery space, restaurant and a shop selling produce that includes honey made at the park.

? Park is open year round, new visitor centre opens 30 March, admission free, parking from ￡3 an hour. National Centre for Children’s Literature

Neverland is real after all. The “enchanted land”, surrounding Moat Brae, a Georgian townhouse in Dumfries, south-west Scotland, was the inspiration behind the tale of Peter Pan. The house is being restored to its former glory and transformed into a cultural centre celebrating children’s literature. It will include an interactive exhibition, garden adventure trails, bookshop, cafe, as well as hosting workshops and events.

? Opens 3 May, tickets on sale in April.

Adventure Parc Snowdonia

New activities at this redeveloped adventure centre in Wales include indoor climbing and artificial caving, and an adventure playground. The centre was the world’s first inland surf hub. Currently there’s pod and camping, including use of hot tubs and sauna, with plans for an on-site hotel and spa for 2020.

? Off-peak surfing ￡35 adult, ￡25 child; surf lessons from ￡50 adult, ￡40 child.

1. What can be expected in Windermere Jetty?

A. Different crafts.

B. Great scenery.

C. Riding a steam boat.

D. Restoring some ships.

2. Where can local produce be accessed?

A. Windermere Jetty.

B. Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

C. National Centre for Children’s Literature.

D. Adventure Parc Snowdonia.

3. Which of the following was inspired by the tale of Peter Pan?

A. Neverland.

B. Moat Brae.

C. Dumfries.

D. Scotland.

4. How much will it cost for a couple with two kids to take surfing courses?

A. ￡120.

B. ￡180.

C. ￡200.

D. ￡300.

B

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local market. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was undoubtedly the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks(得意的笑) made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena. We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

5. Why was the writer unconfident of victory?

A. He was an inexperienced rider.

B. He was unpopular with the crowd.

C. He had not practised much yet.

D. He thought his horse wasn’t good.

6. What did the writer learn from his experience?

A. Life can sometimes be unfair for us.

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C. A positive attitude will bring us success.

D. One should not judge others by appearance.

7. What is the best title for the text?

A. A Run to Remember

B. A Horse’s Tale

C. Neck and Neck Race

D. A Difficult Age

C

What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?

But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.

A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intention to purchase increased by 80 percent.

When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.

Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar

stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.

Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.

8. What is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?

A. A friendly assistant.

B. Unique scents.

C. Soft background music.

D. Attractive window display.

9. E-shops are mentioned in the text to _______.

A. show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores

B. urge shop assistants to change their attitude

C. advise stores to use sights and sounds

D. introduce the rise of e-commerce

10. The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 probably means “______”.

A. a platform that exhibits goods

B. a spot where travelers like to stay

C. a place where customers love to go

D. a target that a store expects to meet

11. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To compare and evaluate.

B. To examine and assess.

C. To argue and discuss.

D. To inform and explain.

D

Researchers from the Water, Peace and Security partnership (WPS) have announced the creation of a global forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity are most likely to break out. The system uses artificial intelligence to create patterns from a wide rage of geographical and socio-economic data and can identify potential conflict hotspots up to a year in advance.

Susan Schme, a senior lecturer at Delft Institute for Water Education, which leads the WPS, explains predicting these types of conflicts isn’t as simple as it might first appear. It isn’t simply a case of conflicts increasing every time a water security incident occurs. Several regional and cultural factors also play a part, making prediction difficult.

The researchers test-ran the AI tool in Mali. They found that it predicted more than three-quarters of the

water-related conflicts there. To achieve this, the system is fed with a variety of data. “First there’s the natural side of things—so rainfall data, soil moisture and many other natural factors,” explains Schme. This enables it to identify areas where availability of water is likely to become a concern.

“Then we also look at vulnerability in terms of socio-economic and political developments — anything from a regime type to the state of development in a region,” she adds. This additional information is weighed up to determine whether it increases or decreases the chance of conflict. Other factors might include whether the water insecurity is likely to affect crops.

The tool is just one part of a wider WPS project that aims to increase the availability of information which could help avoid water-related conflicts. Once artificial intelligence has made its predictions the WPS researchers use other analytical tools to zoom-in on a certain region and find out exactly what’s driving water insecurity. This might be decreased rainfall, increased population, or water might be being diverted away from a community.

The designers are now undergoing final tests of the new AI tool to make sure it’s ready for a November launch date. Once widely available, Schme hopes that it will be used by local governments and also by international organizations with an interest in maintaining global stability.

12. What is the function of the tool?

A. Collecting all kinds of data.

B. Predicting conflict hotspots.

C. Ensuring security of water.

D. Stopping breakout of water pipe.

13. How did the AI tool work in Mali?

A. The government discourages it.

B. More improvement is needed.

C. It works quite effectively.

D. It attracts public attention.

14. What is related to the water-related conflicts in Mali?

A. Its climate.

B. Its lifestyle.

C. Its agriculture.

D. Its population.

15. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. People’s attitude to the AI tool.

B. Study process of the AI tool.

C. Designers of the AI tool.

D. The future of the AI tool.

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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Travelling with friends can be an absolutely amazing experience where you could make lifelong memories or

it could end up ruining your friendship. 16 Here are some rules you should follow to make sure your next trip with friends goes as smoothly as possible.

17 Sure, you and your friends probably have some similar interests, but that’s not always the case. In an effort to keep everyone happy, go over travel plans and expectations ahead of time. Have each person categorize activities or sights into “must-see” “want to see” and “would go if we have time”. Plan accordingly and make sure everyone can see some of their top attractions.

Communicate and respect each other. Everyone has personal preferences when travelling — from getting the bed closest to the bathroom or sitting in the airplane’s window seat. But sometimes things don’t go as you like. In this case, share your requirements directly with your travel companions. 18 Have a conversation when problems arise, for communication is the key.

Don’t disappear. When travelling with a group — or even just one other person — you may want some alone time. That’s completely fine, but make sure your friends know where you are and have a way of contacting you.

1 19

Get off your phone. Of course, your friends will understand if you need to take a call from a family member, or in the event of a work emergency, but other than that, try to stay off your phone. 20 After all, the appeal of this type of trip is to spend time with friends. Just enjoy it!

A.Give each other some space.

B.Include at least one activity for everyone.

C. And remember that consideration and respect go a long way.

D.At the same time, listen to their concerns and be respectful of them.

E.Don’t respond to non-urgent work contact or send messages frequently.

F.It’s especially true of travelling in foreign countries or unfamiliar places.

G.So it’s important to make sure you and your friend(s) are on the same page.

第二部分语言运用（共两节, 满分45 分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a bite until all the dishes we 21 were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in 22 the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact 23 order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the 24 and click in the filter（滤镜）app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no 25 to really enjoy it—it all went cold. Actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates

to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to 26 others. They find it hard to be 27 and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their 28 life on social media. What they are trying to prove is 29 what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any 30 to reality, as they still 31 the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more 32 into achieving it 33 fabricating（伪造）it. Being more confident, 34 themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than 35 their life on social media.

21. A. ordered B.served C.offered D.prepared

22. A. cooking B.washing C.setting D.collecting

23. A. messy B.arranged C.casual D.missed

24. A. dishes B.restaurants C.tables D.pictures

25. A. chance B.choice C.excuse D.reason

26. A. comfort B.please C.inspire D.discourage

27. A. independent B. generous C.responsible D.confident

28. A. real B.secret C.peaceful D.healthy

29. A. rarely B.hardly C.exactly D.nearly

30. A. difficulty B.change C.guidance D.harm

31. A. question B.dislike C.doubt D.follow

32. A. effort B.ambitions C.feelings D.money

33. A. other than B.more than C.rather than D.less than

34. A. identifying B.accepting C.persuading D.amusing

35. A. simplifying B. ruining C.beautifying D.worsening

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个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The giant panda, also 36 (know) as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native 37 south central China. In the past many years, the giant panda 38 (drive) out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming, deforestation and other 39 (develop). Wild population estimates vary：one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals 40 (1ive) in the wild, while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that 41 number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise.

The West first learned of the giant panda on March 11, 1869, 42 the French missionary(传教士) Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter. In 1936, Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner to bring a

live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. To protect the pandas, in 2012, Earthwatch Institute, a global nonprofit that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important 43 (science) research, launched a program called “On the Trail of Giant Panda”. This program, based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, allows 44 (volunteer) to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity (圈养), and help them 45 (gradual) adapt to life in the wild.

第三部分写作（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你作为交换生在美国的游学即将结束。请你给美国好友David写一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1.表示感谢；

2.分享自己的游学体会；

3.邀请他到中国玩。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

高三英语试题参考答案及评分标准

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）

1—4CBAB 5—7DBA

8—11BACD

12—15BCAD

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

16—20GBDFE

31—35DACBC 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）21—25 ACBDA 26—30 BDACB 第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)

36.known 37.to 38.has been driven 39.development 40.living 41.the

42.when

43.scientific

44.volunteers

45.gradually

第三部分 写作（满分 25 分）One possible version:Dear David ，

I’m writing to express my sincere gratitude to you for what you’ve done for me when studying in America as an exchange student. It is your kindness and consideration that make my stay here so enjoyable.

The beautiful scenery, the nice environment and kind local people impress me so much. Not only have I learned a lot about your culture, but also I have practiced my spoken English. The time when I stayed with you left me so warm and a deep impression. What a meaningful and unforgettable experience!

I am expecting your visit to China!Yours,Li Hua

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