2020-2021学年广东省梅州市兴宁一中高三（上）期末英语试卷

第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A B C D）中，选出最佳选项。

• 1．Here are four books which will make young readers want to continue turning the pages.
     Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
     Outrun the Moon tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl and her determination to succeed，even in the face of disaster.Mercy Wong's life is completely turned upside down when an earthquake destroys her home and school.Mercy is determined to help her broken city heal.Outrun the Moon is a heartwarming story about the determination of a teenage girl.It's the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
     OCDaniel by Wesley King
     This first-person narrative is told from the perspective of Daniel，a 13-year-old who tries to hide his obsessive compulsive disorder as he struggles to fit into the world of middle school.Then he gets a note that puts him in the middle of a mystery that may change everything.Full of heartbreak and joy，as well as important lessons and themes，OCDaniel is a thrilling novel that will definitely make you cheer for Daniel and eagerly turn the pages.
     Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
     With dreams of becoming a teacher one day，the main character，Amal，is living a simple，ordinary life in her Pakistani village until a terrible incident forces her to become a servant for the village's landlord（地主）.Her new life is a struggle，at times heartbreaking，but she stays strong.After many struggles，she finally returns to her loved ones and works towards her goals.
     Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
     This novel tells the tale of six students who meet weekly to speak from their hearts about issues that are affecting them，from race，prejudice and privilege to immigration.As they express the feelings and fears that they hid from others and try to make sense of the world around them，the kids show the effectiveness of talking to others.
  
  （1）What is Outrun the Moon about？

  
  A．A boy has difficulty fitting into the world.
  B．Some students have a free talk every week.
  C．A girl helps repair her city after the disaster.
  D．A woman tries her best to become a teacher.
  （2）Which of the following novels shows the importance of communication？

  
  A．Outrun the Moon.
  B．OCDaniel.
  C．Amal Unbound.
  D．Harbor Me.
  （3）What do the four books share？

  
  A．They are the bestsellers.
  B．They are suitable for teenagers.
  C．They are award-winning books.
  D．They are based on true stories.
  组卷：2引用：5难度：0.5

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• 2．Craig Blackburn，a father and car fan，built a Batmobile for his son's hope for using the vehicle to brighten the lives of sick children.And now he hopes to use it for more than just his son's hope after seeing the children's reaction to the Batmobile.
     Based on the number of failures he had seen in car groups，he estimated that only about one in 50 attempted constructions was actually finished and he realized what an incredible opportunity he had.
     Mr.Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2018 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing.It started with importing an outer shell overseas，before picking brains of a friend who had a background as a worker in a car factory to gain knowledge of how to build the car.With the help of his friend，Mr.Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.
     Mr.Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower（喷火器）onto the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the more recent Batman Tumbler from the series film Dark Knight.Though Mr.Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction，in September 2019，the car made its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba，before being used by Blackburn's son for his hope.
     "It was great.It was so good to see the kids' and adults' excitement at seeing the Batmobile，" Mr.Blackburn said.As a result，the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible，so he can visit sick children and take them out with his son.
  
  （1）What is Craig Blackburn's initial purpose of making the Batmobile？

  
  A．To realize his son's dream.
  B．To donate it to sick children.
  C．To pay his respects to the film Dark Knight.
  D．To show off at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.
  （2）How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first？

  
  A．Hopeful.
  B．Confused.
  C．Impossible.
  D．Unsure.
  （3）How did Blackburn's friend help him？

  
  A．By making an outer shell for him.
  B．By offering him financial support.
  C．By sharing the knowledge of building cars.
  D．By telling him the background of the car factory.
  （4）What is the car lovers' expectation of the Batmobile？

  
  A．It will be driven soon on the roads.
  B．It can be displayed around the world.
  C．It can change the lives of sick children.
  D．It will appear in the next film about Batman.
  组卷：3引用：3难度：0.5

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• 3．Most online fraud（诈骗）involves identity theft.Passwords help.But many can be guessed.Newer phones，tablets，laptops and desktop computers often have strengthened security with fingerprint and facial recognition.But these can be imitated.That is why a new approach，behavioural biometrics （生物统计学），is gaining ground.
     It relies on the wealth of measurements made by today's devices.These include data from sensors that reveal how people hold their phones when using them，how they carry them and even the way they walk.Touchscreens，keyboards and mice can be monitored to show the distinctive ways in which someone's fingers and hands move.These features can then be used to determine whether someone attempting to make a transaction （交易）is likely to be the device's habitual user.
     "Behavioural biometrics make it possible to identify an individual's unique motion fingerprint"，says John Whaley，head of Unifyid，a firm in Silicon Valley that is involved in the field.When coupled with information about a user's finger pressure and speed on the touchscreen，as well as a device's regular places of use-as revealed by its GPS unit一that user's identity can be pretty well determined.
     Used wisely，behavioural biometrics could be a great benefit.In fact，Unifyid and an unnamed car company are even developing a system that unlocks the doors of a vehicle once the pace of the driver，as measured by his phone，is recognised.Used unwisely，however，the system would become yet another electronic spy on people's privacy，permitting complete strangers to monitor your every action，from the moment you reach for your phone in the morning，to when you throw it on the floor at night.
  
  （1）What is behavioural biometrics for？

  
  A．To ensure network security.
  B．To identify network crime.
  C．To track online fraud.
  D．To gather online data.
  （2）How does behavioural biometrics work？

  
  A．By restricting and detecting the access to an account of users.
  B．By spotting and revealing a device's regular places of use.
  C．By monitoring and comparing the ways users interact with devices.
  D．By offering and analyzing the operating system of devices.
  （3）What's the author's attitude towards behavioural biometrics？

  
  A．Doubtful.
  B．Concerned.
  C．Objective.
  D．Favorable.
  （4）From which section of a magazine can this passage possibly be taken？

  
  A．Health and wealth.
  B．Science and technology.
  C．Finance and economics.
  D．Books and arts.
  组卷：9引用：2难度：0.6

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第三部分：写作（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（满分 15 分）应用文写作

• 8．假定你是李华，针对校园内存在浪费粮食的现象，学校决定举行抵制浪费粮食的活动。请你代表学生会在学校英文报上写一封倡议书，内容包括：
  1.活动的理由及目的；
  2.具体的做法；
  3.呼吁从我做起，节约粮食。
  注意：
  1.写作词数应为80左右；
  2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
  Dear fellow students，
  ________
  The Student Union
  组卷：73引用：16难度：0.5

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第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

• 9．阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
      Asad was a 13-year-old boy who was very honest and hardworking.Recently，he had entered a new school so he had no friends yet.On Monday morning，he was nearly late for school.The night before，his family attended his cousin's wedding and reached home late，which was why he couldn't get up on time as usual.
      At school，Asad could not pay attention to anything and wanted the bell to ring so that he could buy something to eat.After a few hours，when the bell rang，Asad quickly opened his schoolbag to find his money，but just then he remembered that he had left for school in a hurry in the morning and forgotten to take money.He looked under his books，hoping to find some money but there was nothing.
      Not knowing what to do，he walked out of the classroom and sat on a bench in front of the canteen.He saw a few of his classmates there，among them was Fahad.He was one of the richest kids in his class but he was a very arrogant boy who thought everyone else was a loser.But as Asad was new，he didn't know much about Fahad.
      When he went towards Fahad and asked if he could borrow some money for his lunch，Fahad laughed a lot and said， "I knew you were a loser，maybe a beggar？" Fahad laughed out so loud that other kids also heard and made fun of the situation.He didn't answer Fahad，and slowly walked back towards an empty bench.
      When he reached the bench，he noticed something lying near jye.ai.It was a wallet.He picked it up and recognized it as Fahad's，as he remembered Fahad showing it to his friends and telling that his uncle bought it for him from the UK.There was quite a lot of money inside for a kid.
  注意：
  1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
  2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
  3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
  4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
  Paragraph 1：
      At first，Asad wanted to keep it a secret and punished Fahad.______________
  Paragraph 2：
      Then Fahad said， "Why are you giving it back？"______________
  组卷：6引用：6难度：0.5

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