2020-2021学年吉林市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年吉林市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考
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
Best Places to Visit in July
Norway's Fjords
Most travelers prefer to visit Norway's famous fjords (峡湾) in July because Norway has about 23 hours of daylight, giving travelers lots of time to take in the spectacular views of blue water, glaciers and mountains. July is also whenNorway's weather is at its warmest, about18℃, so travelers might include a light sweater in their luggage.
Bastille Day inParis
July 14 is a national day celebrating independence to the French. July 14, 1789, is the day the French stormed the Bastille, aParisprison, and officially began the French Revolution, overthrowing a royal government that often threw people in prison there for no reason at all. While the day is marked all overFrance, the biggest celebration takes place inParis.
Masai Mara National Reserve
The thrill of seeing millions of animals wander the plains inKenyais not easily forgotten. One of the most popular months to visit the Masai Mara is in July when the famous wildlife migration reaches the Masai Mara and zebras are at their highest number. The best times to view the animals inKenya's most popular game park are dawn and dusk.
Running of the Bulls inPamplona
Travelers who pride themselves on being fast runners may want to head toPamplonain July for the San Femin Festival. A key part of this annual festival is the running of the bulls. Six bulls are released onto a narrow street for
a half-mile run, with hundreds of runners seeing if they can run faster than the animals.
1. What can visitors do inNorway's in July?
A. Enjoy the impressive scenery.
B. Swim and fish in the fjords.
C. See daylight around the clock.
D. Buy heavy sweaters to keep warm.
2. Which of the following is of historical significance?
A. San Fermin Festival.
B. Bastille Day.
C. Masai Mara National Reserve.
D.Norway's Fjords.
3. Where will visitors interested in wild animals go?
A. Norway.
B. Paris.
C. Masai Mara.
D.Pamplona.
B
When a United Kingdomsupermarket chain promised to move its farms to Net Zero by 2030, it made it clear that the effort would require working on many different fronts. From energy consumption and land - use change to methane emissions (甲烷排放), cattle farming comes with environmental challenges. So even if recent studies suggesting it's possible to cut methane emissions 80% do turn out to be accurate, there's still a very long way to go for most cattle farming to get anywhere close to truly net zero.
Organic Valley, when producing milk, might be closer to that goal. It made headlines in 2019 by going 100% renewable (可再生的). Now the company is expanding on that tradition by starting a major loan initiative (贷款计划) to help its farm suppliers adopt renewable energy too.
Created with Clean Energy Credit Union, the $ 1 million loan fund will deliver loans at below - marketrates. Specifically, the money will be made available to Organic Valley's 1, 700 farmer members, and can be used for a variety of projects.
“We are focused on a whole systems approach to renewable energy, and I'm excited to launch this energy loan fund. From the farm to the shelf, I see renewable energy playing a bigger role in organic food,” said Bob Kirchoff, Organic Valley CEO.
“Organic Valley is already helping to protect the environment through organic farming practices, and now they re going one step further by supporting the introduction of renewable energy projects for their farmer members,” said Blake Jones, volunteer board chair of Clean Energy Credit Union. “In addition to the environmental benefits, we re eager to help family farmers throughout the world to lower their energy costs.”
The world is not short of examples of farmers innovating in the field of renewable energy. What's encouraging about Organic Valley's announcement is the idea of a national brand putting its marketing and financing weight behind such efforts and, hopefully, creating consumer demand that pushes the rest of the industry in this direction too.
4. What does paragraph 1 indicate about going net zero for cattle farming?
A It is not easy to achieve B. It is common in the UK
C. It is an impractical goal
D. It meets no challenges
5. What is Organic Valley's tradition according to the text?
A. Helping farm suppliers
B. Using renewable energy
C. Having a loan initiative
D. Making headlines annually
6. What is Organic Valley's initiative mainly intended to do?
A. Reform organic farming practices
B. Make use of environmental benefits
C. Help farmers decrease energy costs
D. Shrink the group of farmer members
7. What is the author's attitude towards Organic Valley's initiative?
A. Worried
B. Doubtful
C. Ambiguous
D. Positive
C
“We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds... Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth.” These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival inNorwayin 2017, a year before his death.
Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonize other planets. That way, if an asteroid, a terrible disease, nuclear war, or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most tempting destinations. NASA, theUnited Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.
But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers there is deadly radiation that bombards the planet.
Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid strike or disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.
In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seems uninhabited, but it could possibly host microbial life. Human visitors may destroy this life or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.
What do you think? Should humans colonize outer space or stay home?
8. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many experts insist that humans should take the risk.
B. Mars is the most attractive destinations for human beings.
C. Hawking firmly believes the only way to save humans is moving to Mars.
D. All the other experts don’t agree with Hawking’s idea.
9. Why do some experts disagree with the plan to colonize Mars?
A. It will cost much more money to settle on Mars than on Earth.
B. It is too long a distance from the Earth to the Mars.
C. Human visitors will bring diseases to Martian environment.
D. The deadly radiation that bombards the planet is the biggest danger.
10. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
A. To raise people’s awareness of protecting the environment.
B. To present different opinions on whether to move to the Mars.
C. To arouse readers’ reflection on whether to colonize outer space.
D. To inspire people to deal with the environmental problems.
11. In which section of a magazine is the passage most likely from?
A. Fiction.
B. Current affairs.
C. Social Studies.
D. Science.
D
The race skywards began inAmerica. In the late1800s, industrialization had driven urban populations and land prices up, making tall buildings increasingly cost-effective, according to Carol Willis, director of theSkyscraperMuseuminNew York, “The very first tall buildings were office buildings that concentrated a work force, piled one on top of the other in order to make business very efficient, ”she says.
Like all major changes in architecture, the trend wasunderpinnedby engineering. The development of steel framework, which could be used instead of load-bearing stones, made it easier and cheaper to build tall. The coming of the elevator, meanwhile, made living on higher floors far more convenient.
Though similar in shape, today's skyscrapers (摩天大楼) look little like those built in the first half of the 20thcentury. This is mostly thanks to architecture's next major technological shift：the curtain wall.
Postwar developments in manufacturing meant that huge panes of glass could be produced quickly and uniformly, and glass windows soon became the front of choice for high-rises. As well as allowing for greater floor
space and more natural light, glass exteriors (外部) help. buildings resist greater windloads.
There are now 191 completed skyscrapers that are at least 300 meters tall. But that doesn't mean our cities will grow taller indefinitely. While each additional story adds sellable floor space, construction costs also rise. All buildings reach a point where adding an extra floor will cost more money than it brings.
“Every city wants to have this landmark that gives that sense of distinct culture, ”but it also needs places for people to live and work in urban settings“without the city sprawling (无序扩张), ”explains Hong Kong architect Simon Chan.
The next big challenge facing architects goes beyond height：At a time when buildings and their construction account for more than a third of the world's energy consumption and contribute about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions(排放), there are new costs to consider.
Whether it's employing more energy-efficient materials, encouraging natural air or using buildings themselves to generate solar or wind energy, reducing carbon emissions is the new frontier for many skyscraper architects.
12. What does the underlined word“underpinned” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Created.
B. Prepared.
C. Suggested.
D. Supported.
13. What made living on higher floors much more convenient?
A. The development of steel framework.
B. Load-bearing stones.
C. The use of the elevator.
D. The curtain wall.
14. What can we know from paragraph 5?
A. Our cities will grow taller definitely.
B. All skyscrapers are at least 300 meters tall.
C. Construction cost rises as the stories increase.
D. The profit for builders will be greater as the building becomes higher.
15. What's the next big challenge facing architects?
A. How to build the greenest building.
B. How to build the strongest building.
C. How to build the tallest building in the world.
D. How to build the most comfortable building.
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
七选五（每题2分，共5个，共10分）
What Can We See in a Logo?
We see hundreds of logos on signs, vehicles, websites, and even on the clothes we wear. All of these logos are designed to attract our attention.____16____However, recently research supports the idea that remembering what a logo looks like is a very difficult task.
Researchers gave 85 students a simple assignment to draw the Apple logo purely from memory. Surprisingly, only one student in the study could accurately draw the logo from memory.____17____Researchers have developed a theory that they think might help to explain this blind spot in our memories.
Logos are typically designed to be simple and easy to recognize with a quick glance. Yet the frequent exposure to these logos can actually make our brains overlook them. This process is known as “attentional saturation (注意力饱和).”____18____
Even though the brain is accustomed to ignoring unnecessary details, it is also programmed for recognition. When we see images such as logos over and over again, we become familiar with them. This constant exposure leads to something scientists refer to as gist (梗概) memory.____19____This general sense of memory has its own benefits. In fact, familiarity with a popular logo can even make people feel more comfortable about purchasing or using certain products.
Logos are everywhere we look today. A fancy design or a thoughtful color1 combination may be a good start for a logo concept, but there are other factors to consider.____20____A clever design may be interesting, but most people will forget the details—especially if our brains have anything to say about it.
A. This may be inspiring to logo designers.
B. People will know the product behind the logo.
C. So why is it so difficult for people to recall the details of images?
D. They also help us remember a product or service connected to that image.
E. It means that our brain remembers the basic idea without all of the details.
F. Our brains actually signal us to ignore information we don’t think we will need to remember.
G. Logo designers need to know that people will only remember what they believe is worthwhile.
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 Fall leaves are really starting to change now. It looks like the trees and mountains have become a
canvas___21___by a loving artist. The bright, beautiful reds are___22___in the sunlight and the yellows are glittering(闪耀)like___23___. Some trees have only a few leaves changed, some are half-way and others have already completely___24___. Some of the leaves are falling to the ground to turning it into a color1 ful___25___. I am enjoying this so much becauseI am___26___ aware when winter arrives all of the trees will be___27___with the leaves down. It is always a little ___28___to see but I know it is the circle of life. Those dead leaves will become the soil that nourishes(滋养)the trees and___29___new life next spring.
Today I noticed a lovely little girl from our____30____picking up the fallen leaves from the ground. The prettiest reds, yellows, and oranges were picked up and____31____in her arms. Soon she had quite a pile and____32____carried them over to her Mom and then with a smile gave them to her as if they were delicate flowers. Her Mom accepted them with a smile and together they____33____ them out on their porch and stared at them like the priceless____34____.
I watched this____35____from my living room window with a smile on my face as well. The world____36____a circle of love as well as a circle of life. And I am____37____that the former like the latter will never end. It will____38____all through this life and into the next. Take your place in the circle. Give love. Receive love. Live every day of your life to the____39____with love. And your ____40____will shine bright like the most beautiful tree in Autumn.
21. A. sought B. painted C. discovered D. praised
22. A. shining B. burning C. flashing D. shaking
23. A. pearl B. star C. gold D. dream
24. A. gone B. reserved C. allocated D. transformed
25. A. pad B. bed C. curtain D. carpet
26. A. completely B. finally C. casually D. partly
27. A. fruitful B. bare C. safe D. natural
28. A. relaxing B. strange C. sad D. boring
29. A. brings up B. brings about C. brings forward D. brings in
30. A. class B. club C. group D. community
31. A. held B. received C. admired D. searched
32. A. secretly B. carefully C. clumsily D. gradually
33. A. threw B. sent C. figured D. spread
34. A. potentials B. chances C. treasures D. exchanges
35. A. scene B. view C. story D. notice
36. A. directs B. shares C. stores D. creates
37. A. positive B. frustrated C. content D. doubtful
38. A. return B. break C. continue D. remain
39. A. fastest B. easiest C. coolest D. fullest
40. A. face B. soul C. appearance D. state
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
President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Tuesday to award four people national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions___41.___fighting the COVID-19 pandemic（瘟疫，流行病）.
Zhong Nanshan,___42.___excellent disease expert, was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19 inChina. Three others were also awarded the “People’s Hero” national honorary title. They are Zhang Boli, a___43.___(tradition) Chinese medicine expert; Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital; and Chen Wei, a medical scientist___44.___made breakthroughs in COVID-19-related basic research.
Zhong also has long been devoted to the research, prevention___45.___treatment of major infectious and chronic respiratory disease（慢性呼吸病）, and has a long record of___46.___(achieve). He was a major figure in the fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome(综合症状)outbreak in 2003 in China.
___47.___(follow) the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government encouraged the country___48.___(contain) the disease inWuhan,HubeiProvince, after the city was locked down in late January. More than 42,000 medical workers from across the country____49.____(send) toHubeito fight the disease. The pandemic has been___50.___(effective) placed under control on the Chinese mainland since early March.
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。

Some Senior 3 students can't study efficient because of staying up late. What's the more, many have anxiety, that also leads to the inefficiency of studying. In respect of the problem, I have some suggestion for them. First, they should have enough sleep, which is of great important. Besides, striking a balance between study and relaxation are necessary. Finally, it's a great idea for them to spend more time do sports. In my opinion, more attention should paid to Senior 3 students’ health. I suggest they take care of them so that they can stay healthy but study well.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周日你校组织了为期一天的阳光老年公寓志愿服务活动。

请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.服务形式；
3.你的感想。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：阳光老年公寓Sunshine Senior Apartment
Voluntary Work at a Senior Apartment
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A
16. D 17. C 18. F 19. E 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
B 33. D 34.
C 35. A 36.
D 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. to 42. an
43. traditional
44. who/ that
45. and 46. achievements
47. Following
48. to contain
49. were sent
50. effectively
51.(1).efficient→efficiently
(2).去掉the
(3).that→which
(4).suggestion→suggestions
(5).imporatnt→importance
(6).are →is
(7).do→doing
(8).should后接be
(9).them→themselves
(10).but→and
52.略。