2019-2020学年邵阳市一中高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年邵阳市一中高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案
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
F the Art World competition
.Prize -The winner of each type will get the chance to display their artworks in a week-long exhibition inChelsea,New York.
.Eligibility - Open to artists all over the world.
.Entry Fee(参赛费)-$24 for a maximum of 3 submitted(提交的)photos.
.Date of Exhibition - From 25thApril to 2ndMay.
F the Art World is an international art competition organized by which is quite unusual, compared to other competitions. The artworks are not judged on the basis of creativity and skill. Instead, they're judged by the depth of the subject matter. The subject this year is “A Competition About Change”, where artists can try and show how they'd like to change humanity in a good way.
Notes
*For this competition, there are three types for submissions, namely: street art, fine art, and digital art.
*Each type will have a winner as chosen by the organizers and all the winners will have the wonderful chance to exhibit their works at the Unarthodox Gallery inNew Yorkin a week-long exhibition.
*All the winners will also receive 100% of the sale price when any of their artworks are sold!
Winners will also be displayed on the website and the entrants' artworks will also be displayed in the opening ceremony(仪式)as well.
1.What is special about F the Art World Competition?
AIt is free to attend.
B.It lasts for over a week.
C.It is open to artists inNew York.
D.It centers on the depth of the artworks.
2.What will the winners get?
A.Prize money.
B.A chance to visit an exhibition.
C.A written judgement of their artworks.
D.Money from the sale of their artworks.
3.Where will the entrants' artworks be shown?
A.In the street.
B.In the opening ceremony.
C.On the website.
D.At the market.
B
Being a teacher is a rewarding career when it comes to changing lives, but it’s obviously one that comes with plenty of stresses and difficulties too.
Seeking help for a child who is so obviously in need isn’t easy. Often, you feel ignored by the government. You feel upset that there isn’t anything you could personally do to help a needy and sensitive member of your class.
That’s exactly how Chelsea Haley, aged 24 at the time, felt when she met fourth-grade student Jerome Robinson while working for Teach forAmericainLouisianafor the first time.
The pair didn’t get off to the best start, with Jerome, the “problem child”, almost drivingChelseafrom teaching. But whenChelseaput her foot down and became determined to work more closely with Jerome, she learned the cause of his rude behavior: a bad home situation.Chelseawas eager to help Jerome, and realized that he needed more than just academic support.
By 2016, a year after meeting him, Chelsea had adopted (收养) Jerome and his brother Jace.
Adopting a child doesn’t come cheap, andChelseaspent all the money in her bank to see the process through.
In her first few years of raising the boys, she lived on credit cards and postponed her student loan.
AsChelsealived with her two adopted sons, she worked hard to repay her debts. She took on extra tutoring jobs outside of school hours, moved in with her parents, and even delivered groceries for cash. Along the way, she was learning how to be the best mom to Jerome and Jace, cooking for them and cheering them on at football matches.
And now, just five years later,Chelseacan proudly say that she has paid off nearly $50, 000 of debt. Now that she’s finally out of debt,Chelseahas plans to buy a house and save up for the boys’ college education.
“It allows me to focus on the boys’ future,” she said. “Saving money for them, and not spending it on my past.”
4. What do we know from paragraph 4?
A. Jerome’s family was less fortunate.
B. The brothers were in the same class.
C. When helping Jerome,Chelseafelt hopeless.
D.Chelseagot along well with Jerome from the very start.
5. What didChelseado to pay off her debts?
A. Borrow money from her parents.
B. Do part-time jobs.
C. Train students to play football.
D. Cook for customers.
6. How old wasChelseawhen she paid off nearly all of her debts?
A. 24.
B. 28.
C. 29.
D. 30.
7. Which of the following can best describeChelsea?
A. Lucky and lovely.
B. Sensitive and ambitious.
C. Selfless and determined.
D. Warmhearted and strict.
C
CanadaIs Our Neighbour
Canada and the United States are neighbours.They are on the same land.They share the same long boundary(国界).These two nations are similar in many ways.Canada buys many goods from the United States.Cars and clothes are two examples.The United States also buys goods from Canada.Much of the paper used in the United States comes from Canada.Some of the oilweuse comes from Canada,too.
Americans travel toCanadaon holiday.And Canadians often visit the United States.It is easy for the people of one country to go to the other country.
Canadians read about the United States in newspapers and magazines.Many Americans watch Canadian baseball and hockey (曲棍球)matches on Sundays.
However,there are important differences between theUnited Statesand Canada.The United States has more people.
Because the population is smaller,there are more open places in Canada.There is much unused land.This is another important difference.
8.Canadabuys from theUnited States.
A.oil and paper
B.nothing
C.many things
D.everything
9.In the first paragraph “we” means ________.
A.Canadians
B.Americans
C.Chinese
D.students
10.The people in theUnited Stateslike Canadian ________.
A.baseball
B.basketball
C.newspapers
D.oil
11.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A.Canada has less people than theUSA.
B.Canada has not used all the land.
C.Canada is connected withAmerica.
D.Canadians don’t like hockey.
D
The American poet Louise Gluck, author of 12 collections of poetry, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born inNew Yorkin 1943, Gluck published her first volume of poetry, “Firstborn”, in 1968, quickly gaining her reputation as a poet. In the decades since, she has become one of the country's most celebrated literary figures. Her work uses the power of myth to deal with some of our darkest human concerns. Her straightforward language always gets at the heart of deep-seated anxieties: loneliness, rejection, death ...
Stephanie Burt,an English professor atHarvardUniversity, said, “She's someone who's been able to make emotion states vivid on the page... Few poets have tried as hard as she has not to repeat herself. And her strongest books are really different from one another”. “She offers poetry lovers a lot of inspiration, but she's also on a lot of bookshelves," said Chiasson, a poet, who added she is a generous reader of her fellow writers’work.
At Yale, where Gluck is a professor of English, she served for years as judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and worked closely with poets she chose for the prize and those she did not, helping them shape their work. “In that very practical way she's had an enormous influence on a great many figures,” said Langdon Hammer, a professor of English at Yale. “She's someone who has been a 'guiding spirit’ for generations of students, writers, and readers.”
Gluck described teaching and writing as symbiotic. “I teach not out of selflessness or generosity: I do it because it feeds me,” she said. “It feeds them, too, so it's a happy relationship. I'm sure not all my students feel that way, but some do. I never feel that it takes me from my work: I think it gives me my work.”
12. Which of the following topics might Gluck tend to explore in her work?
A. Victory.
B. Divorce.
C. Romance.
D. Achievement.
13. What quality does Gluck have according to the passage?
A. Humorous and intelligent.
B. Ambitious and helpful.
C. Considerate and optimistic.
D. Inspiring and creative.
14. What does teaching mean to Gluck?
A. A source of wealth.
B. A barrier to writing.
C. A fountain of creation.
D. A stepping stone to fame.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. A Guiding Spirit
B. A Successful Pioneer
C. An Adventurous Creator
D. A Hardworking Writer
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We think of winter as cold and flu season，but the cold temperatures have powerful biological upsides too.
Boosts your brain
___16___.Studies have found that people perform some cognitive（认知的）tasks like making decisions better when the temperature is cooler. Research has also shown that people are less willing to handle complex tasks in the summer than in the winter.
Burns calories（卡路里）
When it's cold，your body works harder to keep your core temperature，which is typically. about 98.6 degrees. "Our bodies use a considerable amount of energy to keep us warm and to dampen the air we breathe when we're out in the cold，"explains Stacy Tucker，an expert from Kansas City.___17___ . A recent study showed that participants burned 34 percent more calories when they hiked in 14-to 23-degree temperatures than they did hiking on 50-degree days.
Activates healthy fat
We know accumulating too much ordinary fat or "white fat" can endanger our health. But adults also have small amounts of beneficial "brown fat" that can quicken their metabolism（新陈代谢）and bum more calories___18___.
Encourages bettersleep
Your body's core temperature drops when you're trying to sleep.___19___，but it's much faster in winter，says Tucker. Plus，with darker mornings，you naturally sleep later.
___20___
Yes，you might get more colds during the winter. However，studies haveshown that the immune system can be activated by colder temperatures，which improves our ability to fight infections，explains Tucker. That said，the flu virus becomes strong in cold，dry air，and time spent indoors increases your chance of infection. To reducerisk，
get your annual flu shot，wash your hands frequently，and go outside.
A. Fights infections
B. So fasten your boots
C. Suffers from infections
D. Colder temperatures can help you think more clearly
E. And cold temperatures can activate this useful fat
F. Exercising in the winter makes heart muscles stronger
G. This process can take up to two hours in the summer
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Michael felt hot. Why was it so hard to breathe? They had rehearsed（预演）the play, and Michaelknew his part.___21___he was still nervous.___22___filled his head. What if I say the wrong thing? What if I trip（绊倒）and fall?
Michael tried to think of___23___things. Tomorrow he'd enjoy a delicious dinner with his family. But first he had to get through today, with a roomful of strangers___24___him. His family was in the audience（观众）. He tried to imagine that the family were all___25___around the dining room table right now. That always made him feel___26___.
Michael___27___the play. It wasthe story of how the early Pilgrims had survived in the new land with the help of the people who lived there.
"Piece of cake," Jake had said. "Jake, you're___28___" Michael thought. "Nothing to be___29___about".
"You have a（n）___30___role to play, "Mr. Murray, the play's director, had told him. Michael felt as if the whole___31___depended on him.
"Everyone in place”, said Mr. Murray.
Michael found that the theater was___32___. He was very nervous.
Michael felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Serene giving him a（n）___33___smile. "You can do it", she said.
The play___34___.
"This is not a plant I've ever seen before, said Jake.
It was Michael's turn to___35___something. But his mouth went dry. The audience was___36___. But he was frozen in place. And then heheard Serene say, "How will we survive if we don't grow food?"Wait. That wasn't
Serene's___37___. She must have made that up to___38___him to remember what he was going to say.
"We must ask for help with the plants, "Michael said.
He took a deep___39___, and started to focus. Serene and Jake wanted to help him. He wasn't in this before. But he survived the rest of the play. Michael felt___40___for his friends' help.
21. A. So B. But C. And D. Or
22. A. Worries B. Lies C. Difficulties D. Choices
23. A. bad B. possible C. frightening D. pleasant
24. A. searching for B. caring for C. looking at D. laughing at
25. A. sitting B. standing C. exploring D. fixing
26. A. strange B. surprised C. proud D. relaxed
27. A. watched B. directed C. debated D. understood
28. A. sorry B. right C. no D. perfect
29. A. shy B. excited C. worried D. regretful
30. A. important B. easy C. normal D. different
31. A. program B. school C. play D. plan
32. A. dirty B. full C. old D. small
33. A. polite B. weak C. encouraging D. winning
34. A. began B. changed C. finished D. continued
35. A. show B. say C. buy D. explain
36. A. waiting B. thinking C. asking D. working
37. A. opinion B. voice C. duty D. line
38. A. allow B. help C. stop D. invite
39. A. breath B. sleep C. look D. interest
40. A. peaceful B. angry C. disappointed D. thankful
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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer,____41.____（publish）in 1876, is one of America's best-loved stories. It has double appeal. First, it attracts nearly all young people, regardless of time or culture because of the____42.____（excite）adventures of a typical boy during the mid-nineteenth century. Secondly, the novel attracts the adult reader____43.____looks back on his or her own childhood. In fact，at the beginning of the book Twain wrote,
''Although my book____44.____(intend) for the entertainment of boys and girls, part of my plan has been to____45.____(pleasant) remind adults of what they once were themselves.” Thus,the novel is a____46.____(combine) of the past and the present. Althoughthe Adventures of Tom Sawyeris set in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River sometime during____47.____1840s, readers from all parts of the world respond to the____48.____(variety) adventures experienced by Tom and his group of friends. Twain's ability____49.____(discover) universal experiences and dreams and fears of childhood leads to the success____50.____the novel.
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.每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；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分.
Michael, who now studied in our school, is my good friend. On the morning of last Saturday he asked me spend the weekend together with himself. It was such fine weather that we had decided to hang around in the town. There were lots of people walk here and there. Michael looked interesting in everything he saw. Three hours went by before we both felt hungrily, but all the restaurant were full of guests. To our excitement, we were about to give up while two guests rose and left. We immediately sat down for our lunch and about an hour later we took the taxi home.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华．你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣，恰好你校今年寒假将为外国学生举办一场汉语冬令营活动（Chinese Winter Camp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．时间和地点；
2．内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等；
3．报名方式和截止时间．
注意：1．词数：100左右
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. D 17. B 18. E 19. G 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37.
D 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. published
42. exciting
43. who##that
44. is intended
45. pleasantly
46. combination
47. the 48. various
49. to discover
50. of
51.(1). studied→studies
(2). me前∧to
(3). himself→him
(4).去掉had
(5). walk→walking
(6). interesting→interested
(7). hungrily→hungry
(8).restaurant→restaurants.
(9). while→when
(10). the→a
52.略。