东城区2020-2021学年度第一学期期末统一检测
高三英语
试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，共15分）
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本试卷共11页,共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上?在试卷 上作答无效。考
阅读下面短文.掌握其大意?从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A school bus driver returned to college to become a high school history teacheri thanks to some ] students.
Clayton Ward is a history lover? and as such, 2 the time he'd spend chatting with students about their history classes as he 3 them to and from school.
“After several of these discussions- sonic of the students would tell me they wanted me to be their 4 J he said. ° That small mention from those kids - it 5 me and gave me the motivation to complete a goal I had started years ago. n
6 t Ward went to college after his high school graduation； but after a year, he had to leave
and soon started driving buses. But he still valued 7 , and talking with the students on the bus route renewed his sense of passion for expanding and teaching young minds.
Ward enrolled （注册）at a community college in May 2019, and 8 to take his classes full time while also still driving his bus.
“It wasn't always 9 I would drive my route in the morning and afternoon, take classes in between shifts and take night classes ?v he said. ° I would think of those students and all the years I wanted to make this happen, and it helped me focus my energy. n
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You wouldn't think that kids can do something like that. to give me the 10 and ambition to go
back to school,“ Ward said. \your life. 0 1. A. energetic
B. supportive
C. considerate
D. generous
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2. A. enjoyed 3. A. attended 4. A. driver 5. A. aimed at 6. A. Initially 7.A. success 8. A. hesitated 9. A. suitable 10. A. right
B. found B. watched B. adviser B. stuck with B. Consequently B. communication B. offered B? hopeful B. drive
C.saved C. bussed C. friend C. occurred to C. Apparently C. responsibility C? managed C. lucky C. chance
D. missed D. trained D. teacher D. called on D. Ultimately D. education D. happened D.easy D. freedom
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5 分，共15分）
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空臼处仅填写1个适当的单词.在 给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
Adolph Kiefer, a famous swimmer?
11 (die) at the age of 98 in 2017. Kiefer was
America's 12 (old) living Olympic champion. He was the first in the world to break the onc-minute mark in the 100-mctcr backstroke (仰泳)when he was a 16-ycar-old student. One year laterKiefer won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke competition at the Olympic Games. 13 (set) a record that would stand for 20 years.
B
About 5.000 years ago, a strange circle of blue stones were set up in Britain. The structure has 80 stones in all and each stone 14
(weigh) about three tons. No one is
sure 15 built the structure^ One of the most popular beliefs is that the Celts built it. Some even think creatures from another planet who visited Earth left it behind just 16 (let) us know they were here.
C
Have you ever attended a Cinco de Mayo festival? If you have not . you do not know what you are missing. 17 Spanish, the words cinco de mayo mean fifth of May. It is a clay for the 18 (celebrate) of the fighting spirit of Mexican people. The festival 19 20
(hold) both in Mexico and in parts of the United States, especially the Southwest. there is a larger Hispanic population.
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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分） 第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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.并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。
A
To increase your chances of landing an assignment for a travel guidebook, you need to find out what the publishers are looking for. Here are links to their submission guidelines with a few special requirements and tips.
Fonor's
Fonor s is a publishing company of both travel guidebooks and online content covering thousands of destinations worldwide. Visit Fonors. com/about us and near the bottom of the page you'll find “Write for Us“ with information for submitting articles. Do remember to attach a copy of one of your other works when contributing.
☆ TIP： Fonor's always hires writers who live in the destinations they cover. So. it's good to remcnibcr ： While you may want to write about a foreign destinationt more than likely you're closer to being an expert about the place where you live.
Workman
Workman publishes unique and unexpected travel guides such as 7.000 Places to See lie fore You Die. and The Food Lover \\ Guide to Paris. Consider them if you're interested in writing a nonlraditional
travel guide. You can find their submission guidelines at workman, com/work-with-us. They require a typical nonfiction book proposal with a suggested tabic of contents and author information. A chapter of your other books is also requirccL Send your submissions to submissions@workman. com.
☆ TIP： If they don't accept your article, you might be lucky enough to get feedback about why.
Lonely Planet
Writers can get in touch with Lonely Planet by visiting their uBecome a Contributor^ page at
LonelyPlanei. com!contribute. Al that page you'll find a form asking for a resume （简历）and links
to your other writing* but there's also space for more travel-related information such as geographical knowledge and level of fluency in relevant languages.
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北京市东城区2020~2021学年第一学期期末考试高三英语试题(含答案解析)
