2019-2020学年天津市和平区高三（上）期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共47.5分）
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Active Challenge Weight loss camp for girls aged 13-18 in Canada Location： Beautiful Bear Creek Outdoor Centre near Ottawa Ontario Season： July 2-August 28th Capacity： 40 Activities include ，hiking，rafting，canoeing，yoga （瑜伽）cooking， camp skills， mountain biking，nutrition classes， swimming， fitness classes，etc Choose what you like Active Challenge is a weight loss program specially for young women． The burden of being overweight is heavier than just the extra pounds． We use outdoor adventures to challenge the girls， to give them something to draw strength from．
Because you'll be losing weight alongside young women just like you， you'll find no one laughing at you and you'll help each other． At Active Challenge you'll make lifelong friends with young women of your own age and learn to love new adventurous activities．
Unlike any other weight loss program， Active Challenge is designed so you'll lose weight and have the strategies （策略） and skills to keep the weight off forever． Active Challenge does not put you on a diet． We follow the Canada Food Guide to healthy eating and exercise appropriate portion （一份） control． We help you develop healthy habits．
The staff at Active Challenge combine experienced outdoor adventure professionals with highly qualified clinicians． All of us are absolutely devoted to helping you achieve lasting behavioral change and weight loss． Most of all， we are devoted to having a great time doing it．
Pre-Camp： Upon registration （注册） in Active Challenge， a registration package will be sent out to you with forms to be completed before camping as well as program preparation materials， an introduction to Active Challenge and pre-program personal challenging assignments （任务） to get you on your way toward a healthier self．
Post-Camp： Our post program is designed to keep you focused and remind you of the goals that you set during the camp． After the camp ends we will send you home with your personal meal and exercise plan and keep in touch with you for a full three months through letters，emails and phone calls，tracking your progress and giving you strategies and support． 1. Outdoor adventurous activities are held for girls ______ ．
A. to follow a good diet C. to build up their health B. to lose weight quickly
D. to increase their confidence
2. How will girls feel about the atmosphere at Active Challenge？ ______
A. Lonely but safe． B. Cold but exciting． C. Friendly and supportive． D. Competitive and challenging． 3. After registration， girls ______ ．
A. should go to buy the program preparation materials B. will be informed how to get prepared for the program C. should learn some skills and strategies to lose weight D. will have to finish some challenging assignments at home
4. The post-camp help will last ______ ．
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A. until the end of November
B. until the beginning of the next year C. until girls achieve success in their lives D. until girls can keep their weight off forever
5. What is the main purpose of the text？ ______
A. To explain why Active Challenge is popular． B. To share skills and strategies of losing weight． C. To show how important losing weight is． D. To invite girls to join in Active Challenge．
B
The killdeer， a small bird known for its high-pitched （声调高的） call， could lead to the cancellation of one of Canada' biggest music festivals．
The first hint of trouble for Ottawa's Bluesfest，an outdoor festival that draws around 300，000 people each year， came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds． It had laid four eggs nearby， effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground．\， but we feel we can work through this，\， executive director of the festival． \， so we're taking it very seriously．\The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs， hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day． Environmentalists were also brought in． \，\． What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched， leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so．
The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center．
Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival's 11-day run， said Monahan． It's highly likely that the festival's thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs．
Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned， however．
\，\said．\．\
As news of the dilemma spread， it left residents divided． Some supported the bird， saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned．
Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird， which is widespread across North America， was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy．
The killdeer's tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US： earlier this year， construction on a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered． 6. What can we learn about Bluesfest？
A. It is the first music festival in Canada． B. It is an important event for music lovers． C. It is a music festival held every two years． D. It is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa．
7. What was especially challenging for Bluesfest this year？
A. Pressure from the government． B. Disagreements with the public．
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C. The need to protect the bird's eggs．
D. The lack of experience in hosting the event．
8. How did the festival plan to deal with the problem？
A. Move the nest to another place． B. Ask government officials for help．
C. Seek advice from environmentalists．B． Hire security guards to protect the eggs． 9. What was Monahan's attitude toward hosting the festival？
A. Negative． B. Positive． C. Unsure． D. Indifferent． 10. The underlined word \．
A. a difficult situation B. an extreme situation C. a dangerous situation D. an encouraging situation
C
Professor Stephen Hawking recently came out with a serious warning for people． While at the Starmus Festival， a festival in Trondheim，Norway，celebrating science and the arts，Hawking warned people that the human race is in serious danger．
Hawking criticized President Donald Trump for denying climate change．Then the physicist warned the audience， \warming，unlike Donald Trump， who may just have taken the most serious， and wrong， decision on climate change this world has seen．\
Hawking proposed that the leading countries should send astronauts to the Moon before 2020 to restart a movement of more exploration in space． BBC reported that Hawking suggested that we \．\
According to BBC， Professor Hawking said， \change the future of humanity．\，\a single goal，to face the common challenge for us all．\motivate the younger generation to continue exploring space． Hawking stated， \ambitious space program would excite and stimulate interest in other areas， （young people），such as astrophysics and cosmology．\
Hawking also revealed his vision for other forms of energy that could move us to a new planet．He warned the audience，\difficult for me to be positive．\， \， at an alarming rate． We have given our planet the disastrous gifts of climate change， rising temperatures， reduction of the polar ice caps， deforestation， and decimation （大量毁灭） of animal species． We can be ignorant， unthinking lot （人）．\
The professor warned the audience that doing nothing would lead nowhere． He said， \succeed we will send a probe （航天探测器） to Alpha Centauri within the lifetime of some of you alive today．It is clear we are entering a new space age． We are standing at the threshold （起点） of a new era．Human colonization and moving to other planets is no longer science fiction， and it can be science fact．\because we are running out of space．
11. According to Hawking， what is the first step for humans to spread out into space？
______
A. To build a lunar base． B. To send people to Mars．
C. To send astronauts to the Moon． D. To change the future of humanity．
12. What does the underlined phrase \？ ______
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A. Spreading out into space．
B. Facing the common challenge of humans．
C. Stimulating young people's interest in other areas． D. Motivating the younger generation to explore space．
13. The underlined word \．
A. speeded up B. stored C. used up D. explored 14. What is Hawking's attitude towards the Earth's future？ ______
A. Worried． B. Confused． C. Positive． D. Indifferent． 15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph？ ______
A. To warn the audience that humans are in danger． B. To predict what will happen to the earth in future． C. To stress that humans are entering a new space age． D. To encourage the audience to move to other planets．
16. The reason why humans must leave earth soon is that ______ ．
A. the Earth is under threat and the human race is in serious danger B. a new and ambitious space program would excite young people C. astronauts have found a better world in the space than the Earth D. humans have found other forms of energy to move to a new planet
D
Smartphones are our constant companions． For many of us， their glowing screens are a ubiquitous presence， （十分普遍的）
drawing us in with endless distractions． They are in our hands as soon as we wake， and command our attention until the final moments before we fall asleep． Steve Jobs would not approve．
In 2007， Jobs took the stage and introduced the world to the iPhone．If you watch the full speech， you will be surprised by how he imagined our relationship should be with this iconic invention． This vision is so different from the way most of us use these devices now． In his remarks， Jobs spent an extended amount of time demonstrating how the device utilized （应用） the touch screen before detailing the many ways Apple engineers had improved the age-old process of making phone calls． It's the best iPod we've ever made，\at one point． \，\． Both lines drew thunderous applause．
The presentation confirms that Jobs imagined a simpler iPhone experience than the one we actually have more than a decade later．For example， there was no App Store when the iPhone was first introduced，and this was by design． Jobs was convinced that the phone's
carefully-designed native features were enough． He did not seek to completely change the rhythm of users' daily lives．He simply wanted to take experiences we had already found important-listening to music，placing calls，generating directions-and make them better． The minimalist （简约主义者） vision for the iPhone Jobs offered in 2007 is unrecognizable today-and that is a shame．
Under what I call the \，\portals （通道） to information． We have become so used to it over the past decade that it is easy to forget the novelty （新奇之处） of the device． It seems increasingly clear to me that Jobs probably got it right from the very beginning： Many of us would be better-off returning to his original minimalist vision for our phones．
Practically speaking， to be a minimalist smartphone user means only using your device for a
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small number of features that do things of value to you． Otherwise， you simply put it away outside of these activities． This approach dethrones （废黜） this device from the position of a constant companion down to a luxury object， such as a fancy bike， that gives you great pleasure when you use it but does not dominate your entire day． Early in his 2007 keynote， Jobs said， \， Apple is going to reinvent the phone．\he didn't add， however， was the follow-up promise： \your life．\， but it was never meant to be the foundation for a new form of existence．
If you return this innovation to its original role， you will get more out of both your phone and your life．
17. The underlined word \．
A. information
C. the always-on portal B. the smartphone
D. the constant companion model
18. According to Steve Jobs， what was the main selling point of Apple's first iPhone？
______
A. It allowed the users to have access to the internet． B. It was actually an iPod that could make phone calls．
C. It was installed with applications by third-party developers． D. It could fulfill people's desire to multitask in their daily lives．
19. According to the article， a minimalist smartphone user tends to ______ ．
A. expect to reinvent his life with the device
B. buy the latest model of iPhone and see it as a luxury C. remove all the unnecessary applications from the device D. spend more time working than playing with his device
20. The author's purpose in writing the article is to ______ ．
A. tell readers why Steve Job created the iPhone
B. remind readers not to be addicted to their smartphones C. show readers that smartphones can greatly change our lives D. encourage readers to block internet access on their smartphones
二、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分） 21. -Would you mind if I asked you a question？
-_________， as long as it won't take long．（ ） A. Take care B. Never mind C. Go ahead D. Don't worry 22. -Prof．Smith， Miss Wang is waiting for you in your office．
-My schedule is very_________right now， but I'll try to fit her in．（ ）
A. tight B. short C. regular D. flexible
23. -Why did you quit your job？
-It was good_________its working conditions， but the salary was too low．（ ） A. on behalf of B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in terms of 24. I have read the letter twice， but I can't make_________of it．（ ）
A. sure B. sense C. notice D. use
25. With the Entrance Exam approaching， I feel more and more stressed．It will ruin my
college dream_________I take action now as soon as possible．（ ）
A. since B. once C. until D. unless
26. -You think I shouldn't say how I feel？
-_________． Do what you like．（ ） A. Same to you B. That's for sure C. I hope so D. I don't care
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2019-2020学年天津市和平区高三(上)期末英语试卷
