高三英语试题

2020届高三年级英语试题

命题人：李老师

第一卷听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并且在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Great American Song Contest

Contest Rules & Entry:

→This annual event is designed for amateur and semi-pro(半职业) songwriters only. Songwriters who earn over $ 10 000 annually from song publishing royalties (版税) do not have qualifications.

→Amateur and semi-pro songwriters from all nations of the world are invited to participate in the Great American Song Contest. Song lyrics (歌词) may be in any language. Please include an English translation.

→All participants will be sent an entry confirmation and a judging schedule when their songs are received and processed.

→This year's deadline is March 5, 2019. Online submissions must be received by this date. Mailed submissions must be postmarked(盖邮戳) by this date.

→An entry fee of $ 30 is required for each entered song. After the first two entries, the entry fee drops to $ 25 for each additional song.

→If the same song is entered in multiple categories, each requires a separate entry fee. Prizes & Benefits:

Grand Prize Winner receives $ 1 000 in cash; each First Prize Winner receives $ 500 in cash. In addition, all winners receive a free membership to TAXI Independent A&R Company—$ 300 value!

Unlike those highly competitive " big cash prize" contests, which receive 20 000 to 30 000 entries each year but reward only a few, the Great American Song Contest offers a clear benefit to everyone who enters. Songwriters can get their songs heard and get feedback from knowledgeable music-industry professionals. That's because the Great American Song Contest offers this opportunity and unique guarantee: All participating songwriters receive written opinions on their songs from experienced music-industry professionals!

21. What can we know from the contest rules?

A. Song lyrics must be written in English only.

B. Not all songwriters can take part in the contest.

C. All submissions must be received by the deadline.

D. Not all participants will receive a judging schedule.

22. How much should a songwriter pay for his three entries?

A. $ 75.

B. $ 80.

C. $ 85.

D. $ 90.

23. What's an advantage of the Great American Song Contest?

A. More cash for every prize.

B. Quicker confirmation.

C. A larger number of entries.

D. Written comments on entries.

B

Post-00s is a documentary about growing up. It covers almost every aspect of Millennials' experiences on their path toward adolescence—their struggles with schoolwork, their relationship with peers, their confusion if a younger brother or sister is born into the family, and their growing desire to keep a distance from their parents. But this five-episode series was different from any other TV program with a similar theme.

Post-00s was filmed over a period of 10 years, during which the show's makers followed a group of kids from when they were infants through to when they became teenagers. In other words, the show's "characters" grow older for real, and their stories are all real.

"Coming-of-age" stories, as they're known, have a special appeal. They satisfy our curiosity of looking at someone else's life, and we become more and more attached to the characters as if we truly know them. And while we enjoy the truthfulness of the stories because nothing is set in advance, we also can't help but feel the cruelty of reality. After all, there's no re-writing of the script and there's no turning back—this is real life.

This realness can also be seen in Boyhood, a 2014 film that won the Silver Bear award for best director at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. During a period of 12 years, the film follows the life of Mason. Jr—played by US actor Ellar Coltrane—from when he was 6 to when he finished high school.

One of Boyhood's appeals comes from its "ordinariness". Mason Jr isn't some child genius... He is a quietly spoken, fairly typical American boy, growing up in the Texas suburbs. He likes riding his bike and playing video games.

While coming-of-age stories may look ordinary on the outside, they often allow us to look underneath the surface and see something extraordinary—the power of life itself.

24. In the documentary, we see post-00's growing experience EXCEPT ________.

A. how they deal with their studies

B. how they help look after brothers or sisters

C. how they get along with people of their age

D. how much they long to be independent of their parents

25. What do Post-00 and Boyhood have in common?

A. They're intended to win an award for best director.

B. The heroes and heroines are characters themselves.

C. They're a kind of reality show of ordinary kids' growth.

D. The stories are based on true life but polished by writers.