2020届兰州市第五中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案

2020届兰州市第五中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案
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
In the 1994 filmForrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping.
A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging but invisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.
Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced fromJapantoChinain 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed byHong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.
According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The typically cute cartoon figurines come in miniature sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere.
Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.
“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works inShenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”
Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.
When someone re-makesForrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box...”
1. Why is the famous saying in the filmForrest Gumpquoted at the beginning?
A. To arouse the readers’ interest.
B. To present the writer’s view.
C. To introduce the topic.
D. To highlight the fun of blind boxes.
2. Which of the following is the main feature that makes blind box so popular?
A. Miniature sizes.
B. Cute appearances.
C. Fear of the unknown.
D. Mystery and uncertainty.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Blind box became popular in 2019 after being first introduced fromJapantoChina.
B. Blind box toys typically originated in pop culture, varying from movies to cartoons.
C. Blind box toys was designed and named by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung.
D. When people open this simple little box, they will feel disappointed.
B
Put your hand over your heart and sit very still. You may notice that the sound of your heartbeat is similar to the beat of a drum. Your heart starts beating before you are born and continues throughout your life. For this reason, the beating of a drum stands for the rhythm of life for many people around the world.
InGhana, a country inAfrica, many schools use drums instead of bells to show the beginning and ending of class. Through the drum, the children ofGhanaalso learn about their history and culture. They hear old stories passed on through the music of the drum. The stories of the drum also teach children games, rules and lessons about behavior.
For thousands of years inAfrica, drums have been used to tell stories of daily life and history. Drums told the coming of a king, the start of a war, or the birth of a child. They also allowed people to share messages. But how does a drum tell a story?
InWest Africa, the most common drum used for communication is called a “talking drum”. By making higher orlower drum sounds, the drummer can make the drum “talk”.
In many African languages, words go up and down in pitch (高音) when they are spoken, almost like a song. Depending on the pitch or tone (音调), the same sound can have many different meanings. For example, when spoken with two low tones, the African word “ilu” means “drum”. When spoken with one high and one low tone, “ilu” means “town”.
Drum language works in the same way. Just as in spoken language, the word “ilu” has different meanings depending on how it’s drummed. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using low tones, the word means “drum”. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using one high and one low tone, it means “town”.
Drummers create “words” to build ideas, sentences and stories. The next time you hear a song, listen for the heartbeat within the music. Can you hear the story of the drum?
4. The first paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. drums beat like our hearts
B. drums have a long history
C. drums are widely used in the world
D. drums are important for many people worldwide
5. From the text, we learn that inGhanadrums________.
A. are not as useful as before
B. teach children a lot of things
C. help bring the war to an end
D. are used in class by teachers
6. The example of the African word “ilu” is used to show________.
A. how a word can have different sounds
B. how to speak African languages
C. how a drum tells stories
D. how to beat a drum
7. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Know the history of the drum
B. Listen to the story of the drum
C. Beat the drum of life
D. Love me, love my drum
C
In Colombia a group, named WebConserva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help of coffee growers.
The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have dealt a blow to its ecosystem. To limit additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors from around the country.
Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for use, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000 hectares in 2015.
To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $77,000 dollars a year. WebConserva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promise not to cut down trees to expand their crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee, an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among those taking part. His new coffee plantation(种植园) makes a
barrier between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.
Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels that growing coffee lets him be astewardof the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and the animals," he said.
8. Why does WebConserva set up the project?
A. To help local farmers make money.
B. To expand areas of coffee growing.
C. To link processors with coffee growers.
D. To conserve biodiversity in the Mountains.
9. What happened after Colombia’s civil war was over?
A. Colombia helped many needy families.
B. Colombia lost lots of areas of forests.
C. Colombia started to save damaged forests.
D. Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.
10. Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?
A. A method of protecting cattle and wildlife.
B. A substitute for hunting of wild animals.
C. A barrier between man and wild animals.
D. A shelter for cattle against human hunters.
11. What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?
A. Farmer.
B. Master.
C. Guardian.
D. Explorer.
D
When an animal species is considered endangered, it means that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluatedit as nearly extinct, which means that a majority of its population has already died off and the rate of birth is lower than the species’death rate. Today, more and more animal and plant species are on the way to extinction because of a variety of major factors that cause a species to become endangered, and as you might expect, humans play a role in quite a few of them — in fact, the biggest threat to endangered animals is human encroachment (侵入) on their habitats.
Every species needs a habitat, where an animal finds food, raises its young. Unfortunately, humans destroy animal habitats in a number of different ways: building houses, clearing forests to getlumberand to plant crops, draining rivers to bring water to those crops, and making streets and parking lots.
In addition, human development pollutes the environment with all kinds of chemicals, which destroys food sources and shelters for the creatures and plants of that area. As a result, some species die out while others are pushed into areas where they can’t find food and shelters — to make matters worse, when one animal population suffers, it affects many other species in its food web, so more than one species’population is likely to decrease.
Habitat destruction is the number one reason for animal endangerment, which is why conservation groups work hard to repair the effects of human developments — many non-profit groups like the Nature Conservancy are taking measures to clean up coastlines and establish nature preserves to prevent further harm to native environments and species around the world.
12. A species is considered endangered________.
A. when the IUCN has noticed its population change
B. when most of its population has died off
C. when the species’ birth rate is close to its death rate
D. when the species is losing its habitat
13. What does the underlined word “lumber” probably mean?
A. Gas.
B. Food.
C. Chemicals.
D. Wood.
14. What is being done to protect the endangered species?
A. Calling for human development.
B. Raising money.
C. Establishing nature preserves.
D. Educating people.
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Habitat destruction causes animal endangerment.
B. Animals die out due to environment pollution.
C. Measures need to be taken to increase species.
D. Non-profit groups are making great contributions.
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 Encourage a Teenager to Take up a Hobby
Having a hobby can greatly enrich a teenager's life. Hobbies can increase physical activity and socialinteraction, provide stress relief and teach valuable skills.____16____Even so, you can use some gentle guidance to help your teens to explore their interests and find their perfect hobbies.
You can ask your teens what makes them feel good about themselves. One way to help a teenager find a hobby is to focus on their strengths and what makes them feel good. Many teens may only focus on weaknesses or things they have failed at.____17____
You can determine if your teens already participate in hobbies. Teenagers spend much of their life away from the eyes of parents and don't always offer up information.____18____Your children may be developing hobbies away from home, so you may not have to encourage them to adopt new ones. Instead, you can support their current hobbies.
____19____After brainstorming(头脑风暴), have your teens write down a list of interests they would like to pursue or be curious about. Then, have the teens rank the interests on a scale from 1 to 10, with I being most likely to try and 10 being least likely.
You can analyze the teens' personality.____20____Think about your teens. What are their character traits(特点)? What things do they get in trouble for doing? What do they gravitate towards? The answers to these questions can help them come up with ideas.
A. You can have the teens make aninterest list.
B. However, many teens are unwilling to try a hobby.
C. Because their parents force them to do what they hate.
D. You can search for opportunities you think your teens might like.
E. A person's personality can help them figure out hobbies or interests.
F. So what you should do is to pay attention to what they enjoy doing.
G. As a result, sometimes adults are not entirely aware that teenagers are developing hobbies.
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It was just after sunrise on a June morning. “Nicolo,” whose real name cannot be____21____to the public because of Italy's privacy laws, finished working thewhole____22____at a factory in Turin. As he often did, he slopped by the “after work auction（拍卖）”____23____by the Italian police where things found on the trains were sold to the____24____bidder（竞拍者）. There，among many other things, Nicolo____25____twopaintings he thought would look nice above his dining room table. Nicolo and another bidder____26____until Nicolo finally won the paintings for $32.
When Nicolo retired and wentto live in Sicily, he brought the paintings with him. They were____27____above the same table he had moved from Turin. His____28____,age 15,who had____29____an art appreciation class,
thought that there was something_____30_____about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair. It was signed “Bonnato” or so he thought, but when he_____31_____it, he only found“Bonnard,”a(n)_____32_____painter he hadn't heard of at all. He bought a book and was_____33_____to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same_____34_____as his father's painting.
“That's the garden in our picture.” The son told his father. They_____35_____learned that the painting they_____36_____was called"The Girl with Two Chairs". They studied_____37_____painting and learned that it was_____38_____Paul Gauguin's “Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog.”The_____39_____called the Italian Culture Ministry; the official confirmed that the two paintings were_____40_____and worth as much as $50 million.
21. A. exposed B. shared C. attached D. subscribed
22. A. noon B. afternoon C. dusk D. night
23. A. attended B. cancelled C. reserved D. run
24. A. highest B. lowest C. quickest D. slowest
25. A. hid B. spotted C. observed D. robbed
26. A. battled B. debated C. discussed D. bargained
27. A. held up B. set up C. pushed up D. put up
28. A. brother B. son C. nephew D. neighbor
29. A. missed B. failed C. taken D. led
30. A. fond B. unusual C. addictive D. natural
31. A. computed B. witnessed C. researched D. treasured
32. A. capable B. brilliant C. unknown D. significant
33. A. amazed B. expected C. anxious D. prepared
34. A. room B. kitchen C. hall D. garden
35. A. frequently B. confidently C. eventually D. mentally
36. A. owned B. borrowed C. sold D. ruined
37. A. others B. another C. the one D. the other
38. A. entirely B. actually C. particularly D. specifically
39. A. girl B. artist C. family D. police
40. A. copies B. originals C. models D. presents
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
Jan Tchamani,_____41._____English teacher in theUK, suddenly developed a serious illness, so she had to quit her job. While she_____42._____（stick）at home, she felt lonely and bored. Later, she discovered that_____43._____（surf）the Internet was very interesting. She joined an online group_____44._____she could talk about her problems and get support from others. She realized that one of the greatest_____45._____（benefit）of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people._____46._____（inspire）by the people she met online, she started an IT club_____47._____（teach）older people how to use computers and the Internet and many old people benefited from it. A 59-year-old man learned how to apply_____48._____work online and find a great job. A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company together with her friends. Jan has started to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society_____49._____（good）. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. In a word, Jan's life______50.______（improve）greatly by the Internet over these years.
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.请体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问。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\划掉。

修改:在错的词下面画一横线,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-词；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In order to celebrated National Day and the Mid-AutumnFestival, and we had an 8-day holiday. After it, my classmates and I were talking about how to do during the holiday excitedly. Then we decided to go to help the farmers instead of stay at home. As soon as we arrived at farm, we were attracted by the apples hanging on the branches. We couldn't wait to pick the apples, which were the most interesting work. Particular, we were allowed to choose what we liked best and taste them. We didn't feel boring at all even though the job was tiring. We worked for 5 hours happily unless the sun set.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校英语俱乐部邀请David教授来做一个关于英国节日文化的讲座。

假设你是该活动的主持人李华，请用英语写一份讲座主持开场白。

内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.介绍David教授；
3.听讲座要求。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头己给出，不计入总词数。

Ladies and gentleman,
May I have your attention please?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. E
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. C 32.
C 33. A 34.
D 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B
41. an 42. was stuck
43. surfing
44. where 45. benefits
46. Inspired
47. to teach
48. for 49. better
50. has been improved
51.(1). celebrated→celebrate (2). 删除（第一句中第二个）and (3). After→Before (4). how→what (5). stay→staying (6).farm前面the (7). were→was (8). Particular→ Particularly (9). boring→bored (10). unless→until
52.略。