【附20套高考模拟试题】2020届江苏省扬州市高三下学期期末英语试题含答案

2020届江苏省扬州市高三下学期期末英语试题第一部分（共20小题每，小题1.5分，满分30分）1．There’s another way to survive this competition -- a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _____ you have to learn for yourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another2．—What’s wrong with you?—Oh, I am sick. I ________ so much ice cream just now.A．shouldn’t eat B．mustn’t eatC．couldn’t have eaten D．shouldn’t have eaten3．— Where is Gary?— He is at the library studying for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he ________ for the test every day over the past week.A．has reviewed B．was reviewingC．has been reviewing D．had been reviewing4．We were sad to learn that several students were by a car yesterday.A．hit out B．knocked overC．run across D．picked up5．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.A．had B．haveC．would have D．have had6．If you sleep less than seven hours, you are three times more to catch a cold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely7．It is not surprising that she was elected ______ monitor ;she is ______ very smart girl who has the ability to organize the class well.A．/; the B．/; aC．a;a D．the;/8．Owing to The Chinese Poetry Competition, publications on classical Chinese literature are __________ a significant share of storage space at the bookstore.A．taking up B．dividing up C．breaking up D．putting up9．Watching basketball games on TV at home is one thing, going to watch them ________ live is quite another.A．perform B．performing C．to perform D．being performed10．Everything was placed exactly ________ he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.A．the place where B．whenC．where D．in which11．All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if12．--- How about ______ plan to open a branch?--- I should say it was ______ failure.A．a; a B．a; / C．the; / D．the; a13．---Has John ever broken his promise?---No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and .A．so would he B．so did heC．so he would D．so he did14．Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _________ their education that causes misunderstanding.A．like B．as C．or D．but15．一Excuse me，sir．Y ou can’t enter0ffice without permission．一But the manager is expecting me．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填D．不填；不填16．My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.A．kills B．is killing C．has killed D．killed17．—What does the sign over there read?—"No person_______ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will18．.Opening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name ______ on it.A．to print B．printed C．printing D．print19．The senior teacher always goes swimming and does push-ups to stay ________.A．in place B．in orderC．in shape D．in fashion20．_______ it is so hot, I guess we can’t do anything until after dark.A．In case B．Now that C．Even if D．As though第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）Throughout the past few years, I have tried lo give myself to others. I have bounced around to find where I truly fit in, I found my place while I stayed in Guatemala, an orphanage (孤儿院)with the children living there. Through hearing many stories of their lives. I was moved to tears and started question my living ways and gave up everything that wasn’t essential: makeup and any other sort of luxury (奢侈品).I lived like they did. It was the most relaxing feeling in the world.When at Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, we were given the task of creating a pig pen(猪圈). Atfirs, I thought it should be easy. After arriving at the area where the pig pen should he, we saw a hill. We were told to uproot the weeds as well as level the entire area. Looking at it we felt it would be impossible.On my own faith journey, I have felt this type of doubt before. The "hoe” , as we referred to, is a symbol of my faith journey. It appeared to be an obstacle I could not overcome, but in the end completed it with efforts. I feel this pig pen wasn’t easy to create but was so rewarding to give.I've always struggled to be on a journey of faith, but I’ve never completely stepped foot onto the path until Guatemala. I’ve always tried to open my heart to everyone around me and give them my love, I feel as though I cut open my heart and share every bit of love I had with these orphans, There is one orphan named Ceto who will always remain very close to my heart, In Guatemala, I sponsor with thirty dollars a month, hat it doesn’t seem enough. I'll return there next summer and give more of my love for a whole month.When it was time to leave. I looked out of the window and saw not just ordinary children. Over all, the most significant accomplishment I m in Guatemala was stepping towards my own faith journey and not looking back.1、（小题1）What resulted in the author s decision to live a new life?A．Desire to help others B．Decrease in his incomeC．A knowledge of the orphans' life. D．Awareness of the difficulty in his life2、（小题2）What does the underlined word "it "in Paragraph 2 refer lo?A．Removing the doubt B．Uprooting the weed.C．Starting the faith journey D．Creating the pig pen3、（小题3）What did the author think of his experience in Cuaternala?A．It was regretful B．It was meaningfulC．It was interesting. D．it was frightening4、（小题4）What may be the best title for the text?A．A Step into a New World B．An Awful Faith JourneyC．A Great Success in Life D．A Return of Confidence22．（8分）In this Pennsylvania city, Pittsburgh is shrinking but getting wealthier. Since 2000, its population has declined by 95,000 while its income per capita (人均) has shot up 24 percent. The trend is taking hold in many other cities, like Buffalo in New Y ork, Providence in Rhode Island and New Orleans.Some of these areas have created more high-paying jobs in energy, health care or education. Others have managed to reshape their manufacturing (制造业) for a new economy. Higher-paying jobs have a greater effect be cause they create demand for additional services. “The story in Pittsburgh is very positive, and other areas are looking at it as an example of the transformation that might be possible,” said Guhan Venkatu, who wrote an economic history of the area called “Rust and Renewal” for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have helped bring tech jobs and innovation (革新) to the area by sponsoring tech centers that help graduates start companies without moving to Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This has helped keep P ittsburgh’s educated young population growing even as the entire population in the city has dropped.Pittsburgh has more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs than other shrinking cities, about 80,000 or 7% of all jobs. STEM jobs add productivity and income growth to the area. Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment in the Pittsburgh area also have doubled employment in the last 10 years.However, some experts question whether growing income per capita can really make up for a declining population. According to Patrick Adler, a researcher at the University of Toronto, population loss does matter if it means lower-skilled workers have fled because of a lack of opportunity. What’s more,high-paying jobs in education and health care can dis appear if the population declines too greatly. So it’d be wise to find ways to increase the population.1、In what aspect does Pittsburgh set a good example?A．Transforming new energy. B．Creating more well-paid jobs.C．Prohibiting the manufacturing. D．Sponsoring higher education.2、How do some academic institutions help with the local economy?A．By helping to attract more talents from other areas.B．By providing much technical support to local companies.C．By successfully keeping educated youths working locally.D．By assisting in employing a large number of educated youths.3、Why is Patrick Adler mentioned in the last paragraph?A．To show the disadvantage of a declining population.B．To give a suggestion about increasing population.C．To raise doubts about growing income per capita.D．To tell a reason why lower-skilled workers flee.4、What can be a suitable title for the text?A．How Fast Job Growth Is Related to Population GrowthB．How Less-crowded Cities Plan Their High-tech EconomyC．Why Some Cities are Losing People but Getting WealthierD．Why Some Cities are Suffering From a Shrinking Population23．（8分）Students should be able to show what they know. Many folks take this as an apparent truth. But I think it demands closer examination.Possessing a skill or piece of knowledge is not the same thing as being able to show it. This is why many smart young people hate school. Understanding，figuring out，and getting a handle on a piece of knowledge is really exciting，but having to prove to somebody else that you understand is a pain in the neck.Finding proof of student learning is a huge part of the teacher’s job，and whether it is done poorly or not makes all the difference in that teacher’s effectiveness. There is a huge difference between“how do I figure out if this student understands”and“how do I make this student prove to me he gets it”.The first is a valuable approach；the second is the first step on the road toward wasting everybody’s time.And there’s the problem. If we start with the assumption that a student who knows must be able to show his knowledge to our satisfaction，we will be traveling down the wrong road. The more we demand that students prove to us that they know the stuff，the more we will design artificial tasks that demand a set of skills and knowledge entirely different from those we really want to measure.As a classroom teacher，I have to remember that the burden（重担）is on me to find a way to see what my students know；the burden is not on them to put on whatever trained monkey show.It may not be the worst thing ever to say，“Students should be able to show what they know.”But I think it’s far more useful to say，“Teachers should be able to discover what students know.”1、What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean？A．Very dangerous. B．Very annoying.C．Very surprising. D．Very frequent.2、According to the third paragraph，a teacher should have the ability to________.A．discover whether his students have understoodB．avoid wasting the precious time in classC．apply various approaches while teachingD．give students the chance to prove themselves3、What does the author think of the artificial tasks designed to test student learning？A．They should be limited in number.B．They are a huge burden on teachers.C．They should mainly focus on effectiveness.D．They slide away from the original purpose.4、What is the main idea of the passage？A．Students should be able to show what they know.B．There are many ways to find proof of student learning.C．Teachers should be able to discover what students know.D．There should be better understanding between teachers and students.24．（8分）As any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A baby’s cry pulls at the heartstrings(扣人心弦）in a way while other cries don’t, researchers found.Researchers found that a baby’s cry can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore them—whether we are parents or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same response…suggesting the b rain is programmed to respond specifically to a baby’s cry.A team of Oxford University scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls and cries. After 100 milliseconds --- roughly the time it takes to blink (眨眼) —two parts of the brain that respond to emotion lit up. Their response to a baby’s cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and women—even if they had no children.Researcher Dr Christine Parsons said, “You might read that men should just notice a baby and step over it and not see it, but it’s not true. There is a special processing in men and women, which makes sense from an evolutionary(演化的）view that both men and women would be responding to these cries.” The study was in people who were not parents, yet they are all responding at 100ms to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in all of us regardless of parental status.Fellow researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer f or someone to recognize their own child’s cries because they need to do more “fine-grained analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we hear a baby crying. Adults performed better on computer games when they heard the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults crying.1、A baby’s cry is difficult to ignore because it.A．keeps on crying B．cries harder than adultsC．causes people great pain D．makes people feel strong emotions2、The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”A．remove B．avoidC．cause D．cure3、What may Christine Parsons agree to?A．Almost everyone makes certain response to a baby’s cry.B．A crying baby makes no sense to people without children.C．Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women.D．Parents can hardly recognize their own babies’ cries.4、What’s the main idea of the text?A．Why you can’t get a baby’s cry out of your head.B．How to recognize different babies’ cries.C．Why a baby is easy and likely to cry.D．How to prevent a baby crying.25．（10分）Like a lot of young people. Joanna Rakoff took the first job she was offered. She decided to work at one of New York’s oldest literary agencies. Yet she had no idea that it would be the first stepp ing stone on the way to becoming a writer, and later, the novelist she is today.In the face of the ups and downs, she gave it her all. She can still remember that her boss was very challenging. “The thing that worked when my boss was being difficult was remembering it wasn’t personal. Usually, it’s not about you, it’s them,” she advises anyone in a similar situation.Being a manager and editor herself later in her career also helped to make sense of what happened years before. “It’s really hard managing a lot of people. I had a lot more sympathy for my former boss after that. Y ou don’t know everything that’s going on with them, and remember: they’re a person, too,” she says.After only a year, Rakoff realized she was not “an agency person” as her manager ha d believed, but the seed had been planted. She left with dreams of becoming a writer and a real understanding of the world of glossy (亮丽光鲜的) magazines.Rakoff rose from writing magazine articles to features editor, and later editor-in-chief. Dreams of one day writing fiction remained. “Writing pieces for magazines really helped me to become an author. It helped make writing less scary. When you write regularly and have deadlines, it really teaches you that sometimes you have to sit down and just do it,” she says.With all the pressure on young people these days, it is important to remember you don’t have to be in the perfect job right away. What’s more, you don’t need to know what you want to be or do for a career as soon as you finish high school or college. Rakoff explains how many of her very successful friends found different paths toward becoming fiction writers. There is nothing wrong with having a job to keep you busy and pay the bills while you figure out your passions, she says.1、When Joanna Rakoff was offered the first job. she .A．gave it up to seek for some better opportunitiesB．left it at once because the boss was too demandingC．agreed to work for the old literacy agency in New YorkD．accepted it believing it would lead to her future success2、How could Rakoff understand her boss in the literary agency?A．She thought her boss was under great pressure.B．She believed her boss expected her to work better.C．She knew her colleagues were doing well enough.D．She became a manager and editor herself later on.3、Rakoff left the literary agency with the ambition of .A．working as a managerB．writing for magazinesC．becoming a fiction writerD．being an agency person4、What can we learn from Rakoff’s experience?A．The grass is always greener on the other side.B．Keep on what you are doing until you succeed.C．Land the best job as soon as you graduate from college.D．A seemingly imperfect job may as well lead to success.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）I went to the classroom with great confidence when I gave my first lesson to my English literature class. Since I had taught in America for many years, I had no 1 about my ability to hold their attention and to 2 them my admiration for the literature of my native language.I was 3 when the monitor shouted, “Stand up！” The whole class 4 as I entered the classroom. I was somewhat 5 how I could get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly 6 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact- packed lecture, sure to gain their 7 — perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow (满面红光) which came from a sense of 8 .All ray students 9 diaries. However, as I read their diaries, the rosy glow was gradually 10 by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. Her next lecture will 11 be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a12 theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 13 for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How should they say I didn’t 14 them anything?”After a long term, I gradually learned that my ideas about 15 were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to 16 questions and provide enough background so that students could 17 their own conclusions, while my students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 18 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a great 19 !However, I also learned a lot, and my 20 with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.1、A．idea B．doubt C．trouble D．difficulty2、A．fix on B．hold on C．focus on D．impress on3、A．shocked B．amused C．interested D．excited4、A．laughed B．shouted C．rose D．whispered5、A．puzzled B．confident C．anxious D．curious6、A．covered B．hid C．regained D．won7、A．satisfaction B．support C．concern D．respect8、A．failure B．achievement C．embarrassment D．sadness9、A．liked B．kept C．read D．exchanged10、A．replaced B．held C．controlled D．caught11、A．surely B．naturally C．obviously D．possibly12、A．normal B．special C．similar D．disappointing13、A．knowledge B．background C．development D．information14、A．explain B．tell C．provide D．teach15、A．education B．learning C．culture D．literature16、A．discover B．consider C．raise D．answer17、A．draw B．decide C．express D．share18、A．useful B．related C．exact D．standard19、A．concept B．situation C．challenge D．difference20、A．discussion B．experience C．argument D．growth第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。