2020-2021学年广东省潮州市高三（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。

• 1．2021 Monday Concert Series Guarantee Your Seat（s） for the Entire Season!
     New 2021 Monday Night Concert Series Packages go on sale，Friday，January I and Individual
     Shows Tickets go on sale，Wednesday，January 6.These tickets will be available for purchase online.
     Prices for the 2021 Packages for 6 times：
     Rows A-D= ﹩150.00 per person（﹩25.00）
     Rows E—Q=﹩144.00 per person（﹩24.00）
     Individual Ticket Price：﹩26.00
     For additional information，please contact Nancy Planck at 520-393-2911，Tuesday and Wednesday，8：00 a.m.jye.ai 5：00 a.m.
     Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Show
     Tuesday，January 12，2021
     Ticket Price：﹩40.00
     A bus trip will be provided for the Car Show in Scottsdale.The bus boards at the Madera Clubbouse South Parking Lot at5：30 a.m.jye.ai departs at 6：00 a.m.The Car Show will last from 8：00 a.m.jye.ai 3：30 p.m.Please feel free to bring your own coffee and breakfast for the trip as the Coffee Bar is not open that day.Water will be available for the trip.
     Vintage Hollywood
     Monday，March 1，2021
     Ticket Price：﹩30.00
     Limit of 10 tickets per order
     Don't miss out on the party of the century as the Ballroom Dance Company will host their impressive event Vintage Hollywood at 4：00 p.m.jye.ai the Madera Clubbouse.The Ballroom dancers will be teaching dances like the swing，Charleston and foxtrot.No partner or previous dance experience is needed.Just be sure to dress to impress and get ready to have some fun.
  
  （1）How much could you save in all if you buy the 2021 Packages for Rows E-Q？

  
  A．﹩3.
  B．﹩4.
  C．﹩6.
  D．﹩12.
  （2）What do visitors have to do if they go and visit the Car Show by bus？

  
  A．Bring water for the bus trip.
  B．Eat lunch at the Coffee Bar.
  C．Get on the bus before 6：00 a.m.
  D．Reach the Madera Clubbouse at 8：00 a.m.
  （3）What's special about the Vintage Hollywood？

  
  A．It provides four tickets per order at most.
  B．It offers dance instructions to participants.
  C．It has the lowest ticket price among the three.
  D．It requires previous dancing experience on the Swing.
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• 2．At 81 years old，Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit.She's still running competitive races，breaking world records and taking on new challenges."The thing I'm learning about aging is that it's inevitable，"Daprano said."I'm not going to escape it.There are two ways to go：You can either press on or give up."
     Daprano grew up in lowa.Then，she moved to California.As a primary school teacher，shebegan running in order to keep up with her student."I was known as a running teacher，"she said.
     "I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day."Thenshe began running competitively with 5 K and 10 K road races before moving to the track.She is now the world record holder in the women's75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters."When I get to the final finish line，I want this body to be worn out.I'm not doing this to live to be 100.I'm doing this to be the best I can be today."
     After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago，Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer.Ever since，she's been coming to his gym，where he tailors workouts for Daprano's specife needs."When she came to me，she was pushing 70 years old."Buer said."I've worked with other individuals Jeanne's age，but she came to me with different goals.She had a unique drive and passion—not just a passion for fitness or athleties but for life in general."
     Last February，Daprano took on a new challenge；her first indoor rowing competition.In classic fashion，she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group，rowing 2，000 meters in 9：23：7.For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time，she offers this advice：Listen to your body.What are you passionate about？How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit？Start where you are.Don't look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "inevitable"in Paragraph 1 probably mean？

  
  A．Invisible.
  B．Abnormal.
  C．Impossible.
  D．Unavoidable.
  （2）Daprano started her life as a runner when

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  A．working at a primary school
  B．taking fitness training classes
  C．volunteering in a5 K road race
  D．moving to California from Iowa
  （3）What might be Buer's first impression of Daprano？

  
  A．She was a qualified teacher.
  B．She was an unusual woman.
  C．She was too old to run a race.
  D．She was hard to get along with.
  （4）What does Daprano suggest us do？

  
  A．Run right now.
  B．Live and learn.
  C．Follow your heart.
  D．Be a good listener.
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• 3．After being lost for three decades，this tiny deer-like species has finally been rediscovered in the forests of Vietnam.The silver-backed chevrotain — also known as the Vietnamese mouse deer — is about the size of a large rabbit.They are shy，enjoy being alone，appear to walk on the hips of their hooves （蹄） and have two sharp teeth.Chevrotains typically weigh less than 5 kilograms.
     Its last recorded sighting was in 1990，when a team of Vietnamese and Russian researchers obtained a dead chevrotain from a hunter. "Then nothing.So little known about it that the species was one big question mark.For so long，it has seemingly only existed as part of our imagination，" said Vietnamese biologist Any Nguyen.
     One of the biggest challenges was deciding where to start the search.After several interviews with local villagers who reported seeing a grey mouse deer，a field team set three camera traps for five months. "We had these two areas separated by quite some distance — one in the southern part of Vietnam and the other much further north，" said Andrew Tilker，Asian Species Officer at the Global Wildlife Conservation.This resulted in 275 photographs of the species.The team then set up another 29 cameras in the same area，this time recording 1，881 photographs of the animal.
     Tilker also warned that just because this species was found relatively easily，it doesn't mean it's not under threat. "This might represent the last population or one of a handful populations，in which case we need to take action immediately to put conservation measures in place to ensure its survival."
     The team is now setting out to determine how large and stable this population of chevrotains is，assess the wider distribution of the species，and explore the threats to its survival.As part of the first-ever comprehensive survey on the species，the team began camera trap surveys in October in two additional areas.They will use all of the information that they gather to set up a project that strengthens the conservation of the species across its range.
  
  （1）What can be learned about chevrotains？

  
  A．They usually live in small groups.
  B．They are a rare rabbit-sized species.
  C．They weigh as much as an adult deer.
  D．They've lived in Vietnam for 30 years.
  （2）What did An Nguyen's words suggest？

  
  A．Chevrotains became a mystery.
  B．Chevrotains didn't exist at all.
  C．It was fun to hunt for chevrotains.
  D．It was too late to protect chevrotains.
  （3）How did the field team conduct their research？

  
  A．By interviewing some hunters.
  B．By analyzing previous studies.
  C．By taking pictures of chevrotains.
  D．By employing villagers as guides.
  （4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？

  
  A．The threats to chevrotains.
  B．The team's main challenges.
  C．The team's new discoveries.
  D．The protection of chevrotains.
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第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分15分）第一节 （满分15分）

• 8．假定你是李华。本周六下午你原本计划与朋友Tom参观潮州博物馆，但因为你到时候要参加学校举办的英语演讲比赛，所以不得不取消。请根据以上内容给Tom写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
  1.事由和原因；
  2.另约时间。
  注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
  2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
  Dear Tom，
      __________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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第二节 （满分25分）阅读材料，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。续写的词数应为150左右。
      At noon that day，I drove back to my house after the performance.Just as I entered the living room，I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.
      "Thief!"
      I dashed upstairs.Sure enough，as expected，a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin.The boy had messy hair and a thin face，his oversized coat seemingly filled with something.At first glance，I found a new pair of shoes missing.It seemed that he was surely a thief.
      Then，I saw his eyes full of fear and despair.My anger was immediately replaced by a smile，I asked， "Are you Mr.Ram's nephew，Michael？I'm his housekeeper.Two days ago，I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come.It must be jye.ai.You're really like him!"
      On hearing my words，the boy was first astonished，but then quickly said， "Has my uncle gone out？I think I'd better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while."
      I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin， "Do you like to play the violin so much？"
      "Yes，but I'm so poor that I can't afford it，" the boy replied.
      "Then，I give this violin to you." The boy looked at me questioningly，but he picked up the violin.Going out to the living room，he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House.He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.
      I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper's photo.
      Paragraph 1：
      A few years later，I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students._____
      Paragraph 2：
      After the competition， "Michael" ran to me，holding a violin box._______
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