精品解析：广东省普宁市2019-2020学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

2019-2020学年度第一学期期终高中三年级质量测试 英语科试题 全卷共8页, 满分120分, 考试时间120分钟 说明: 1. 答题前, 考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上, 并在“考场号”、“座位号”栏内填涂考场号、座位号。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑; 如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其它答案; 答案不能答在试题卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答, 答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内的相应位置上; 如需改动, 先划掉原来的答案, 然后再写上新的答案; 不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡整洁, 考试结束后, 将答题卡交回, 试题卷自己保存。 第一部分阅读理解(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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life-changing adventure overseas. They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down. However, life overseas is not always easy, and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture. The honeymoon period At first, for those who actually decide to move abroad, life is an exciting adventure. They enjoy exploring their new surroundings, and life seems like an extended holiday. They don’t mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture. They can even afford to practice their foreign-language skills without fear of making mistakes. Trouble in paradise In many cases, when people consider moving to another country, they often fail to realize how different life will be. As time goes by, they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache. In this stage, the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favor of mixing with others from their own cultural background. The road to recovery Gradually, most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them. This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home, such as opening a bank account. This new-found confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness. Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem. The secret to overcoming it is to stop