2020届连城县第一中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析

2020届连城县第一中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Some young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its $25,000 prize.
In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further develop their inventions.
Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."
His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning. Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.
That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.
1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?
A. It was intended to solve medical problems.
B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.
C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.
D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.
2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?
A.He showed excellent programming ability.
B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.
C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.
D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.
3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?
A. Talented and caring.
B. Independent and humorous.
C. Responsible and patient.
D. Polite and inspiring.
B
Addiction to smartphones will result in poor sleep, according to a new study.
The study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Psychiatry, looked at smartphone use among 1,043 students between the ages of 18 and 30at King's College London. Researchers asked the students to complete two questionnaires on their sleep quality and smartphone use, in person and online.
Using a 10-question scale that was developed to judge smartphone addiction in children, nearly 40% of the university students qualified as "addicted" to smartphones, the study found. “Our findings are in agreement with other reported studies in young adult populations globally, which are in the range of 30-45%,” lead author Sei Yon Sohn and her co-authors wrote in the study. "Later time of use was also significantly connected with smartphone addiction, with use after 1 a.m. increasing a 3- times risk," the authors wrote.
Students who reported high use of smartphones also reported poor sleep quality, the study found. That foils in line with previous studies that have found overuse of smartphones at night to be associated with trouble falling asleep, reduced sleep duration (睡眠持续时间)and daytime tiredness. That's likely because use of smartphones close to bedtime has been shown to delay the body's normal sleep - and - wake clock.
In fact, the No. 1 rule is "no computers, cell phones, and ipads in bed and at least one hour beforebed Dr. Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs sleep basic research, said in a recent interview. That's because "any LED light source from electronics (电子设备)may further hold back melatonin (褪黑激素)levels," Polotsky said. Melatonin is often referred to as a "sleep hormone," because we sleep better during the night when levels reach the top.
“This is a cross-sectional study, and it cannot lead to any firm conclusions about smartphone use as the cause of reduced sleep quality, said Bob Patton, a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Surrey, via email.
4. How did Sei Yon Sohn's team begin their study?
A. By publishing researching papers.
B. By responding to others’ concern.
C. By collecting firsthand data.
D. By turning to related experts.
5. What did the study find about sleep quality and smartphone use?
A. 30-45% of the university students are addicted to smartphones.
B. High use of smartphones is related to poor sleep quality.
C. Overuse of smartphones leads to shorter sleep duration.
D. Use after 1 a.m. will result in smartphone addiction.
6. What is Polotsky's opinion on electronics ?
A. We should stop using them an hour before going to sleep.
B. LED light source from them will delay normal sleep- and- wake clock.
C. Reduced sleep quality has nothingto do with them.
D. No electronics should be used in bed at any time.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Say No to Smartphones
B. Sleep Quality Can Be Improved
C. LED Light Source Causes Great Harm
D. Smartphone Addiction Ruins Sleep
C
Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from their house in the countryside to a flat building in Chicago. Maria really liked some things about the city, but she missed her house and yard in the countryside.
One day, Maria was in her flat building when she noticed her neighbor, Mrs. Garcia, carrying a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs. Garcia was able to garden in the city.
“My mom used to grow the most delicious vegetables, and I know she misses her garden now that we don’t have a yard,” said Maria.
Mrs. Garcia laughed. “I’ll show you,” she said.
Maria thought that Mrs. Garcia would take her to the park, but she took her to the roof. When the door opened, Maria was surprised to see rows of flowers and vegetables on the roof.
“What a wonderful garden!” said Maria.
Mrs. Garcia told Maria that for a long time the roof was just an empty space. Then some of the people in the building asked the owners to turn it into a community garden. The building owners liked the idea because the plants not only helped to keep the air clean, but they also helped to keep the building cooler during warmer weather.
“I plant flowers in my own place,” Mrs. Garcia said, “but you would be surprised by how different the plants
are up here. Some people grow vegetables just like your mom. You can do some of the same things in the city as in the countryside. You just have to be creative!”
8. Where did Mrs. Garcia take Maria to one day?
A. The park.
B. The roof.
C. The garden in front of her house.
D. The countryside.
9. Which of the following is NOT the good side of the community garden?
A. It made the building stronger.
B. It helped keep the air clean.
C. It helped keep the building cooler.
D. It used the empty space well.
10. After Maria visited the garden, she would most probably ask her mom to ________.
A. go back to the countryside
B. pick flowers from the garden
C show her around the park D. grow vegetables on the roof
11. What is the best title for this passage?
A. A Creative Lady
B. An Empty Roof
C. A Rooftop Garden
D. A Special Building
D
You don't generally expect to put yourself in the public eye whenyou go on vacation. However when a British couple, Jessica and Edward, flew to Crete, they found themselves attracting a lot of attention after coming across a large sum of money in the street.
At first, their Crete vacation hadn't been anything outside of the norm. However, it was as they were exploring the souvenir shops that everything changed. The couple were just walking down the street when Jessica suddenly kicked something lying on the ground. It looked a bit like a make-up bag and so they assumed that someone had lost it.
Without hesitation, Jessica picked up the bag and opened it. She was shocked to see a lot of money in it-a total of 7,100 Euros. There was probably a lot they could do with all that money. However, the couple didn't have it in them to steal what belonged to someone else. Going to the police was the first thought that came to mind when Jessica saw the money. She didn't consider that there was any other choice, so the couple handed over the money to the local police.
The police found the owner, an elderly woman, and informed the couple that the woman wanted to meet them. When they eventually met at the police station, the woman was so overcome with emotion that she wouldn't stop hugging and blessing them, although they insisted they were just doing the right thing.
News of what the couple had done quickly made its way around the island. The locals wanted to show them their gratitude. This included receiving free taxi rides and even an offer to have their hotel room upgraded. The couple appreciated the kindness, but it was all getting to be a bit too much. They just wanted to have a normal vacation.
They are probably hoping that they fly a little more under the radar during their next vacation. There's only so much attention that these two lovebirds can handle.
12. What is the first reaction of the couple after finding the money?
A. They decided to do all with that money.
B. They bought something in souvenir shops.
C. They turned it over to the local police station.
D. They tried to look for the owner by themselves.
13. Which o£ the following can best describe the locals in Crete?
A. Polite and hard-working.
B. Kind and grateful.
C. Sociable and honest.
D. Rich and determined.
14. Why do the couple hope to “fly a little more under the radar" in the last paragraph?
A. They want to take fewer flights.
B. They can't handle more radars.
C. They hope to gain less attention.
D. They don't have more money.
15. What can we learn from the text?
A. Good things come to kind people.
B. The early bird catchesthe worm.
C. Behind bad luck conies good luck.
D. Money is too much for strangers.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项Last year, I accepted an overseas job in a small town ofChinaas an English teacher. I hadbeen there for only a few days, and I was already feeling homesick. For some reason, I had an urge (冲动) to make some fresh bread, so I decided to go to the store to buy some flour.____16____, I thought I would find where flour was displayed (陈列).
The small town where I lived had one tiny store. I walked around the store a few times, but I did not see a bag of anything that appeared to be flour. I wanted to ask one of the three saleswomen where the flour was, but I did not know the word for “flour.” Just then, I saw one of my students leaving the store. I ran to him and asked, “How do you say ‘flour’?”____17____.
I ran back into the store and found one of the saleswomen and asked in Chinese, “Ni hao, hua zai na li?” The woman moved as quickly as she could to the far right side of the store. Finally, I thought to myself, “I’m going to be able to make bread.”____18____when the woman, pointed to some red roses. At first I was confused, but suddenly it all made sense.____19____When I asked my student for the Chinese word for “flour”, I did not specify (详细说明) whether I meant “flour” or “flower”.
I did not buy any roses that night.____20____. My very limited knowledge of Chinese caused me to go home empty-handed. However, I learned the value of simple vocabulary in speaking a second language.
A. I was notable to find the flour either
B. However, my hope ended rather quickly
C. He told me effortlessly that the word was “hua”
D. Although I knew my Chinese skills were limited
E. As I tried to think of how to say “flour” using different words
F. I was standing in front of the flower display, not the flour display
G. Flour usually comes in a bag with pictures of biscuits or bread on it
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
I was blessed for all the special moments I had with my mother. When she was 82, she thought she was____21____me by asking me to take her to the many doctor visits she had, but it was a____22____for me to spend time with her.
I tried to make an____23____of our days together. One day, while we were driving and deciding where to eat lunch, I saw a large arcade(电子游戏厅). Then I____24____.
The arcade was mostly____25____except for a children’s birthday gathering in the back corner. I____26____the special buffet lunch, and it came with fifty tokens(游戏币) for the arcade games.____27____the shiny golden tokens, Mom’s eyes opened wide.
There was loud music playing and someone in a mouse costume____28____the little children todance. My mother was____29____by the dancing mouse, and we swung along in our seats. We laughed as the kids tried to follow the mouse’s_____30_____.
After we ate, it was time to_____31_____those golden tokens. Mom was_____32_____of playing Skee-Ball and collecting tickets. She moved from game to game like a child. She had_____33_____when watching one machine spew out(吐出) seven tickets again and again! She laughed about the super_____34_____string of
tickets and placed them around her neck like a necklace. I handed her token after token for the next game to be played until our tokens were all_____35_____.
Then we went to trade in our_____36_____at the counter. We stood there for a long while as my mother tried to_____37_____what to get with her tickets._____38_____, she chose a toy whistle(哨子) with a picture of the mouse on it. The clerk gave her an extra one, for me, so we_____39_____them together happily.
I keep that whistle on my desk, as a_____40_____of a wonderful experience with my mom as we satisfied her willingness to make the most of every day.
21. A. confusing B. embarrassing C. challenging D. bothering
22. A. trial B. privilege C. right D. shame
23. A. alarm B. excuse C. adventure D. experience
24. A. pulled up B. cut in C. fell behind D. broke down
25. A. messy B. modern C. secure D. empty
26. A. finished B. sold C. ordered D. promoted
27. A. Winning B. Seeing C. Buying D. Imagining
28. A. requiring B. convincing C. reminding D. encouraging
29. A. delighted B. relieved C. annoyed D. frightened
30. A. interests B. thoughts C. moves D. expressions
31. A. count B. use C. store D. return
32. A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. fond
33. A. fun B. time C. patience D. courage
34. A. thick B. valuable C. long D. flexible
35. A. absent B. gone C. accessible D. reserved
36. A. awards B. belongings C. honors D. tickets
37. A. decide B. accept C. record D. remember
38. A. Instantly B. Actually C. Finally D. Honestly
39. A. blew B. decorated C. fixed D. knocked
40. A. means B. souvenir C. reason D. consequence
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
The European nation of Iceland is called the land of ice and fire. It's home____41.____both volcanoes and
glaciers, and meteorologists say there are signs____42.____a volcanic outbreak it brewing（酝酿）. Southwestern Iceland____43.____（witness）17, 000 earthquakes over the past week, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
One resident told CNN that it's very____44.____（usual）to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. The____45.____（large）of these tremors had a magnitude（震级）of 5. 6. That's considered a moderate （中度的）of quake depending on how deep it is. There have been some small cracks in the roads, and rock falls____46.____the ground is steeper（更陡峭的）, but aside from that not a lot of damage has been reported. The tremor seemed to calm down from Wednesday to Thursday. While scientists don't know exactly what has caused this stream of____47.____（quake）, a University of Iceland volcanology professor thinks, they might be because there's been a quote “intrusion of magma into the Earth's crust in southwest Iceland.” This is where several volcanoes located, and especially____48.____（concern）because 2/3 of the country's population lives in the southwestern part of the island.
University computer models predict that when there's an____49.____（erupt）, the resulting lava（岩浆）flows probably won't impact any nearby towns or the region's international airport, but again, that's only____50.____（base）on models.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Like many boys, my most favorite sport is basketball. To be honest, I felt clumsy when I first learn to play it. I moved more slowly and I was not as strongly as others. But they didn’t give up and spent my spare time practicing. Gradually, I made progresses. I can’t forget how exciting I was before winning the first match. That’s how I fell in love basketball. Since then, it has become a important part of my life. It strengthens my body but also helps me become confident.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你校英国交换生Jim给你发了一封邮件，告诉你暑假他想留在北
京做志愿者工作（a volunteering job），希望你给他一些建议。

请你给他回封邮件，邮件内容需包括以下几点:
1.你所推荐的志愿者工作；
2.推荐的理由；
3.建议他做哪些准备
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
I am happy to hear from you.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
……
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. F 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. to 42. that
43. has witnessed
44. unusual
45. largest
46. where 47. quakes
48. concerning
49. eruption
50. based
51.(1).去掉favorite前的most；
(2).learn→learned；
(3).strongly→strong；
(4).they→I；
(5).progresses→progress；
(6).exciting→excited；
(7).before→after；
(8).在basketball前加with；
(9).a→an；
(10).but→and
52.略。