2019-2020学年安徽省阜阳第一中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年安徽省阜阳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
Speaking with people on the phone is pretty rare these days. Most people use e-mail or messaging apps when they need to communicate with someone. Sometimes, though, making a call is unavoidable. This simple act can actually be a nightmare for some people. Their hearts race and their hands sweat at the very thought. If this sounds familiar to you, you might be one of the millions of people who suffer from telephobia—the fear of speaking over the phone.
Telephobia is a form of social anxiety, although people who feel perfectly comfortable in social situations may also experience telephobia. When speaking face-to-face, we give off lots of facial or bodily cues that help each other follow the conversation. This is not the case over the phone. And the idea of speaking into this void（真空）makes people terrified that they will freeze up, stumble over their words（失言）, or lose control of the conversation and look foolish In fact, telephobia is very similar to thefear people feel before putting on a performance in front of a big audience. However, there are things that one suffering from thin condition can do to reduce this fear and make phone calls at least somewhat bearable.
One thing that those with telephobia can do before a call in smile. It may sound silly, but smiling before doing something stressful can help you feel more relaxed. It won't delete the anxiety altogether, but it will take the edge off it.
Similarly, imagining how the call will go before you make it can also help things go more smoothly. Running through a positive conversation in your head will make you feel less nervous and may help you predict any possible problems. There's no need to spend hours on this, just a few minutes thinking up a general idea of what you want to say. You can even write down some brief notes to remind yourself of your talking points. This is particularly useful for dealing with the fear of not being able to express yourself naturally.
And finally, when faced with receiving a call, you don't always have to pick up. There's nothing wrong with calling the person back later when you feel more comfortable.
So the next time your phone starts ringing, remember—speaking on the phone doesn't have to make you sweat. The important thing is to be aware of your fear and take steps to deal with it.
1. According to the article, which situation can cause a feeling similar lo telephobia?
A.Speaking face-to-face to a good friend.
B. Performing in front of a large audience.
C. Running in a race without proper shoes.
D. Using a messaging app while on the subway.
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to deal with telephobia?
A.Imagining how the call will go before you make it.
B. Standing on the edge of a tall building while making a call.
C. Calling someone back later instead of answering their phone calls right away.
D. Writing down some brief notes to remind yourself of your talking points.
3. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To present ways to ease telephobia.
B. To explain the development of telephobia
C. To introduce the influence of telephobia.
D. To give the reason why someone suffers from telephobia.
B
Medha Gupta sometimes felt worried about making the 20-minute walk from the corner where the school bus dropped her off to her home in Herndon -especially during the colder months in winter.
Her mother, Divya Gupta had a suggestion: write an app. Shewas half-kidding,but Medha didn't take the challenge lightly. So she set out to work.
The result was Safe Travel, an app designed by Medha to help walkers feel more secure when travelling alone. Using the iPhone, a person can program it to send a warning to someone he or she trusts if he or she fails to arrive at a destination within a certain time.
It was the first iOS app that Medha had created. While she didn't think much would come from the project, her effort caught the eye of judges for the annual Congressional App. Challenge, who selected her as the winner for Virginia's 10th District.
The App Challenge is designed to encourage students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math by experimenting with coding and computer science. Winning students are invited lo attend a reception on Capitol Hill in April and also received $250 in Amazon Web Service credits.
Medha said it took her about 40 hours to design, program and test the app. As for her next app? Medha's not
certain. She temporarily has her app-development ambitionson holdbecause she's busy teaching herself artificial intelligence to help deal with improper words on Facebook. Yes,she knows that there are teams of engineers probably doing the same thing. But she figures it can't hurt her own part, too.
“If we see something wrong with the world, we should do something about it,” she said. “After all, the only one stopping us from doing something is ourselves. ”
4. Why did Medha Gupta feel worried?
A. It took a long time to walk home.
B. It was difficult to write an app.
C. It was colder than ever in winter.
D. It was unsafe to walk home alone.
5. What is Medha's attitude to her mother's challenge?
A. Serious.
B. Casual.
C. Uncertain.
D. Indifferent.
6. What does the underlined phrase “on hold” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. Developed.
B. Delayed.
C. Achieved.
D. Satisfied.
7. What's the main idea of the text?
A. Medha signed up for the App Challenge.
B. Medha designed Safe Travel successfully.
C. An app Safe Travel guides walkers home.
D. The App Challenge directs students to choose careers.
C
I have a memory of being about five years old, picking up a beautiful grilled(烧烤的）cheese sandwich made for me by my hard —working mother and turning it over to see that theother side was burned. Suddenly what I thought was the perfect sandwich was not so perfect. Mom had tried to hide that fact from me. There was no question; I ate it anyway without complaining. However, that moment has stuck in my mind for many years. Now, at the age of 43 as a mother of two children and as a biology professor where I am routinely the "academic mother" of hundreds of students every year,I find that I believe inThe Grilled Cheese Principle.Here is what I mean Making a grilled cheese sandwich is easy right? But when I think of how many burned grilled cheese sandwiches I have eaten, or I have made myself, I realize that most of the grilled cheese sandwiches I have known have had at least one burned side. The thing is that although it is a ly easy thing to make, I can also easily lose focus, and before long the sandwich is burned. For my mother, the first side was usually perfect and the second side got burned due to her being distracted. For me,I have tended to burn the first side,but then I more carefully monitor the second side.Either way,the grilled cheese sandwich suffers because it has not been given the attention it deserves
So, I have learned that even the simplest task deserves my full attention. When I am multi-tasking, I am doing none of the tasks well. And when I allow myself to be distracted, I am not in the present moment — not paying attention to the small details of living or enjoying the process
So now, I believe the best way to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich is to make only one at a time and give it my full attention.
8. How did the writer react to the sandwich with burned side?
A. She ate it with some complaints
B. She showed no interest.
C. She thought it was still perfect
D. She was deeply impressed with it
9. What doesThe Grilled Cheese Principlemean?
A. Even simple things deserve full attention
B. Losing focus makes the sandwich burned
C. Self-made sandwiches are always burned
D. we should make only one sandwich at a time
10. Which of the following can we infer from the passage?
A. Everything cannot be done well without full attention
B. Moms always like to lie to kids when they have done something wrong
C. We can lose focus more easily when we do easy things.
D. Multi-tasking can be an obstacle to the achievement of tasks.
11. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Nothing is perfect
B. Learn to appreciate the burned sandwiches
C. Devote yourself to one thing at a time.
D. Never do multi-tasks
D
Portraits as Art
According to a dictionary, portraiture is “a representation (描绘) of a person, especially of the face by drawing or painting alikeness.” However, this definition neglects the complexities of portraiture. Portraits are works of art that engage with ideas of identity rather than just a likeness. These concepts of identity involve social
rank, gender, age, profession, character of the subject, etc. It is impossible to copy all the aspects of identity. Therefore, portraits reflect only certain qualities of subjects. Portrait art has also undergone significant shifts in artistic practice. The majority of portraits are the outcome of current artistic fashions and favored styles. Therefore, portrait art is an art category providing various engagement with social, psychological, and artistic practices and expectations.
Since portraits are different from other art categories, they are worthy of separate study. During their production, portraits require the presence of a specific person, or an image of the individual. In many instances, the production of portraiture has required sittings, which result in interaction between the subject(s) and the artist throughout the creation of the work. In certain instances, portrait artists depended on a combination of different involvement with their subjects. If the sitter can’t sit in the studio regularly, portraitists could use his or her photographs. InEurope, during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, the sitting time was sometimes decreased by focusing only on the head. Theoretically, portraitists could work from impressions or memories when creating a painting, but this rarely occurred according to documented records. Nonetheless, whether the work is based on model sittings, copying a photograph, or using memory, the process of painting a portrait is linked with the model’s attendance.
Furthermore, portrait painting can be distinguished from other artistic categories by its connection with appearance, or likeness. As such, the art of portrait painting got a reputation for imitation instead of for artistic innovation. Based on Renaissance art theory, portraiture was related to the level of a mechanical exercise as opposed to a fine art. Michelangelo’s well-known protest against portraits is only one example. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the attitude to portraiture was critical. Even so, artists from around the globe persisted in painting portraits despite their theoretical objections. Picasso, for example, became widely-known forcubist still-life painting(立体派静物画) early in his career, but some of his early experiments in this new style were his portraits of art dealers.
12. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us?
A. The changing definition of portraiture reflects shifting attitudes to it.
B. Most portraits reflect artistic fashions and favored styles when created.
C. Portraiture is a more complex art form than is defined in a dictionary.
D. Portrait art shouldn’t be seen as a distinct art category for its complexity.
13. Which of the following is a characteristic of portraiture mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. Portraiture typically takes much less time than other art forms.
B. Portraiture often requires frequent cooperation between artists.
C. Portraits show models in a more accurate way than other art forms.
D. Portraits generally involve interaction between subjects and artists.
14. According to paragraph 2, during portraits’ production, artists __________.
A. based their work on the subjects’ attendance
B. preferred models’ photographs to their presence
C. were more willing to use impressions or memories
D. reduced sitting time to concentrate on a sitter’s head
15. Picasso is chosen as an example by the author because he __________.
A. altered the way other artists felt about portrait art
B. created portraits in spite of his objection to portrait art
C. depended on portrait art to establish a higher reputation
D. had fewer theoretical objections to portraitures than others
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
How to Turn Your Hobby into Your Career（职业）
It's said that if you choose a job you love, you'll never work a day in your life.___16___. it is true that you can find many ways to turn yourhobby into a career. Here are some initial steps you can take to make it.
•Choose your favorite hobby. If you have more than one hobby, you will have a choice of which one you turn into a career.___17___. Then, follow a path to professionalism in that hobby.
•___18___. Turning your hobby into a career can be a rewarding experience. However, you'd better be aware of your own strengths first. Whether you are a designer, photographer, dancer or a singer, you have to find out what you are good at and devote every second of your life to it.
• Start small.___19___. Set short term goals and work towards completing those goals with
everything you've got. Starting small gives you the opportunity to discover your strengths and weaknesses.
• Don't fear failure. There is no shame in admitting your career switch didn’t work out. Even if you head into your new career confidently, it might not be as great as it first seems. You might struggle for years to get your new operation off the ground.___20___, don't be afraid to give up.
Start again.
A. Consider your advantages
B. Develop positive work habits
C. While this might sound a bit impractical
D. If your career doesn't work out as planned
E. Your dream job is something you want to do forever
F. Remember to always start small before starting anything
G. First, think about which one really inspires and excites you
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
The Story of A Wandering Wallet
A few years ago, I was given a wallet. It was small, with only a single pocket for___21___, cards and coins. A zipper kept everything inside from___22___out. The wallet came to me all the way fromTanzania,___23___to me by a close friend. I fell in love with it immediately, which was the perfect size and came from a place I hoped to someday visit. I___24___it everywhere; it was always uncertainly hanging out of one pocket or___25___.
I seem to have a habit of___26___things-jackets,water bottles, text books, even my favorite wallet; I lost it almost weekly. Fortunately the most common___27___for me to lose it was in my own house, so of course I would___28___find it.
One day, however, as I was___29___a football stadium at a school, the wallet once again leaped from my pocket. I___30___the loss when I got home that evening. I___31___the house and prayed as usual. Nothing.
Around a week later, my parents___32___a message on their business voicemail. A___33___stranger was calling with___34___of my wallet. I couldn't believe it. This man, in an attempt to find who the wallet___35___, looked inside of it, and found a___36___which my parents had written to me. It happened to have their___37___phone number on it.
I don't know if I believe in luck, but I do know I believe in the___38___acts of kindness, which filled my life. Every day my hope for the world is renewed___39___I remember people who go out of their way to___40___whomever they can.
21. A. books B. bill C. cases D. cash
22. A. falling B. finding C. breaking D. running
23. A. lent B. gifted C. borrowed D. purchased
24. A. showed B. saw C. carried D. felt
25. A. another B. others C. else D. above
26. A. hiding B. losing C. forgetting D. handling
27. A. reason B. way C. time D. place
28. A. eventually B. generally C. never D. seldom
29. A. leaving B. arriving C. approaching D. heading
30. A. understood B. expected C. missed D. discovered
31. A. visited B. searched C. changed D. cleaned
32. A. sent B. cancelled C. received D. ignored
33. A. different B. complete C. perfect D. familiar
34. A. paper B. comment C. news D. picture
35. A. turned to B. turned off C. dropped off D. belonged to
36. A. check B.call C. account D. document
37. A. personal B. work C. business D. local
38. A. special B. careful C. shameless D. selfless
39. A. as B. when C. because D. once
40. A. believe B. lead C. help D. beat
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
If you were born in the 2000s, you____41.____(call) the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you___42.___the world around you. They think of you___43.___the "face-down generation" because you use your phone so much. They wonder___44.___you will deal with school, friends, and family.
___45.___adults worry that today's youth are spoilt and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents". They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program___46.___(fill) with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and____47.____(creative) than past generations. They seem to be
willing___48.___(become) leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager___49.___won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.
So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be_____50._____(hope) about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud.
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。

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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Dear Peter,
I’m glad to give you some advices on how to learn Chinese well. Here is a few suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course, so in this way you can learn from teachers and practice with your fellow students. Then, it also helped to watch TV and read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever it possible. Besides, it is good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so you’ll learn and remember Chinese words more easier. You can also make more Chinese friends, with whom you will learn a lot about China. They can help you learning Chinese, too. We hope that my suggestions will be of help to you.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，得知美国著名杂志《国家地理》正从全球评选十大旅游胜地，请给该杂志写封信推荐一个中国的著名旅游地。

内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.推荐理由；
3.欢迎来访。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. C 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. D
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35.
D 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. are called
42. than 43. as
44. how 45. Other
46. filled 47. more creative
48. to become
49. who 50. hopeful
51.(1).advices→ advice
(2).is→ are
(3).so→ because
(4).helped→ helps
(5).去掉it或在it后加is
(6).在good前加a
(7).easier→ easily
(8).with→ from
(9).learning→ learn
(10).We→ I
52.略。