2020届郑集高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020届郑集高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及参考答案
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
Overnight French Toast
What You’ll Need
•16-ounce loaf of French bread
•5 eggs
•1 1 /2 cups milk
•1/2 cup half-and-half
•1/3 cup maple syrup（枫糖浆）
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•foil（锡箔纸）
•2 tablespoons melted butter（for topping）
•2 tablespoons maple syrup（for topping）
What to Do
•With an adult’s help, cut the bread into 1-inch slices.
•Place the eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, and salt into a large bowl. Stir（揽拌）the mixture until blended（混合均匀）.
•Place the sliced bread into a baking dish. Pour the mixtureover the bread and press the slices into it. Cover the dish with foil and refrigerate overnight.
•Remove the dish from the refrigerator at least one hour before baking. Ask an adult for help to preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the French toast for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
•For the topping, combine the melted butter and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Pour it over the French toast before serving.
1.How much salt will you need to make a French toast?
A.1/3 cup.
B.1/2 teaspoon.
C.2 tablespoons.
D.16 ounces.
2.How will you use foil?
A.Place the sliced bread
B.Cover the dish.
C.Remove the dish.
D.Eat the French toast.
3.Who is the passage written for?
A.Teachers.
B.Parents.
C.Cooks.
D.Kids.
B
Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to5℃on these hot summer days? Thanks to a recent discovery, the possibility is getting closer. While there are many alternatives that manage to keep the body warm, this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those who are eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.
Its inventors, engineers Ma Yaoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, look a completely innovative approach. They designed a special textile dial can absorb body heat and re-emit its energy into space as mid-infrared radiation (MIR). This textile cools both the objects and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling, Science reveals. This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt, you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.
Research conducted at Stanford University in 2017 had already managed to cool the wearer by 3℃, but this previous trial was limited. So researchers still need to test the new approach to determine how effectively the new fabric cools while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky, like in their trials. They also need to examine and measure how well it works when T-shirts are not in close contact with the skin.
Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers and clothing brands that are interested in using their fabric. They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 percent. “We can make it with mass production which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as theirs,” old Yaoguang said.
So if you are an athlete or simply someone that has to deal with the extremely high temperatures, be patient because your days of feeling hot and bothered may be corning to an end!
4. What is the purpose of the new invention?
A. To warm up people's body.
B. To cool people off in hot weather.
C. To detect the wearers' temperature.
D. To protect clothes from becoming wet.
5. How does the special product work?
A. By turning sunlight into energy.
B. By sending out absorbed heat.
C. By keeping heat out completely.
D. By using light color1 s to reflect sunlight.
6. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The invention needs further testing.
B. The previous studies lack evidence.
C. The new fabric has a good cooling effect.
D. The new fabric applies to various situations.
7. The invention of the T-shirt may hean example of ________.
A. barking up the wrong tree
B. robbing Peter to pay Paul
C. killing two birds with one stone
D. pulling the cart before the horse
C
I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans.” I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their ideas, the better, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.
My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.
InChina, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.
With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there's the “thousand talent scheme.” this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries aboutChina's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.
At last, forChina, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnership with top western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It's about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It's not that simple.
8. Why does the writer feel disappointed at his students?
A. Because there is one group presenting a catering service.
B. Because the six groups did not cooperate well in the brainstorm.
C. Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.
D. Because the students' ideas were lacking in creativeness.
9. Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?
A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.
B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.
C. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.
D. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.
10. We can infer form the passage that ________.
A. China can make and sell any product all over the world from its own creation.
B. high pay may not solve the problem ofChina's research environment.
C. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand.
D. the new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination.
11. Which is the best title for the passage?
A Look for a new way of learning B. Reward creative thinking
C. How to become a creator
D. Establish a technical environment
D
Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.
Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color1 or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published bySciencefound that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: ly not.
Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”
12. Whatdoes the author think of victors' standards for joining the genius club?
A. They're unfair.
B. They're conservative.
C. They're objective.
D. They're strict.
13. What can we infer about girls from the study inScience?
A. They think themselves smart.
B. They look up to great thinkers.
C. They see gender differences earlier than boys.
D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs
14. Why are more geniuses known to the public?
A. Improved global communication.
B. Less discrimination against women.
C.Acceptance of victors' concepts.
D. Changes in people's social positions.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. Geniuses Think Alike
B. Genius Takes Many Forms
C. Genius and Intelligence
D. Genius and Luck
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Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience.____16____.The following are five major cultural differences betweenChinaand theUSto help promote mutual understanding.
Privacy
Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as Americans do. They talk about topics such as ages, income or marital status, which Americans think is annoying and intrusive (侵扰的).
Family
InChina, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while the young are cherished and nurtured. InAmerica, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children.____17____.
Friends
Chinese people have different meanings to define friends.____18____. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply obligated to give each other whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.
Money
As is known to all, the Chinese like to save. Chinese are always conservative when they are planning to spend money.____19____, where far fewer families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts.
Team VS Individual
BasicallyChinavalues the community and theUSvalues the individual.____20____, it's because you were great. While inChina, if you achieve something it's because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets attributed to the greater whole, while in America individual merits (功绩) are celebrated.
A. You're welcome Io leave your comments
B. It is different in theUSA
C. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship
D. If we can accept the differences, we will make the result perfect
E. If you achieve something in theUSA
F. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children
G. You have to learn different cultural practices and try to adapt to them
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
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class___21___they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.
___22___, with a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How___23___do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out___24___from 100ml to 300ml.
She quieted the students down and then replied, “It does not matter on the weight. It___25___on how long
you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right___26___. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the___27___of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the___28___I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in___29___, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our___30___and worries in life are like that glass of water. If we___31___our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even___32___to carry on.
___33___you have to do is put all your burdens down, as___34___in the evening as possible. Don’t carry___35___through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get___36___next morning and are able to move forward.
More___37___than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you___38___your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling___39___for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to___40___yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
21. A. wondered B. agreed C. expected D. argued
22. A. Instead B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
23. A. full B. little C. heavy D. much
24. A. replied B. ranged C. read D. remained
25. A. holds B. calls C. takes D. depends
26. A. finger B. foot C. arm D. leg
27. A. shape B. function C. size D. weight
28. A. better B. longer C. deeper D. further
29. A. thought B. idea C. plan D. class
30. A. doubts B. joys C. stresses D. surprises
31. A. carry B. cover C. hide D. show
32. A. uncertain B. unhappy C. unaware D. unable
33. A. What B. That C. Whether D. How
34. A. late B. early C. soon D. fast
35. A. this B. that C. them D. it
36. A. reset B. reviewed C. refreshed D. reminded
37. A. usually B. commonly C. ordinarily D. often
38. A. catch up with B. let go of C. put up with D. take care of
39. A. sorry B. satisfied C. happy D. confused
40. A. help B. abandon C. drive D. treat
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
Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 command module（舱）pilot and first astronaut____41.____(travel)the far side of the moon alone, has died of cancer at the age of 90.
“Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for____42.____(explore)in astronautics,” NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement published on Wednesday. “As the pilot of the Apollo 11 command module—some called him ‘the loneliest man in his tory’—while his____43.____(colleague)walked on the moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a definite milestone.”
On that famous mission, Collins worked alone in the command module “Columbia” for 21.5 hours, during____44.____the module floated behind the moon, previously reported. In the last moments before he temporarily lost contact____45.____Mission Control Centre, he wrote, “I am alone now, truly alone, and ly isolated from any known life. I am it. If a count were taken, the score would be 3 billion on earth plus two over on the other side of the moon, and one who knows what's on this side.” Hence, Collins____46.____(earn)the nickname “loneliest man in history”. He's also been called the “forgotten astronaut” since he was on the Apollo 11 mission____47.____never walked on the moon as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did that day, NPR reported.
Regarding Collins’ passing, his family said, “He spent his final days____48.____(peaceful), with his family by his side,” according to the NASA statement. “Please join____49.____(we) in fondly and joyfully remembering his sharp intelligence, his quiet sense of purpose, and his wise insight, gained both from looking back at Earth from the best position of space and_____50._____(stare) across calm waters from the deck of his fishing boat,” they wrote.
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。

Dear Bob,
I’m delighting that you show an interest in the lecture. To help us grow up healthy, last Friday Professor Smith invited to give us a lecture. He not only offered us some advices on what we should eat, and also pointed out our eating problems.
Professor Smith’s speech has benefited from us greatly, make us realize the influence of our eating habits. As the saying goes,“we are what we eat”，so that is better for us to get into the healthy eating habit.
Now we are on a balanced diet and have meals regularly, because of what we are healthier and more energetic now.
Yours,
Li Hua 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，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1.介绍你的基本信息；
2.说明你的优势；
3.表示你希望被录用。

注意：
1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
Sincerely，
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. F 18. C 19. B 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. B
41. to travel
42. exploration
43. colleagues
44. which 45. with
46. earned 47. but
48. peacefully
49. us 50. staring
51.(1). delighting→delighted；(2). healthy→healthily；(3).在invited前加was；(4). advices→advice；(5).and→but；
(6).去掉from；(7).make→making；(8).that→it；(9).the→a；(10).what→which
52.略。