2020届四川省宜宾市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2020届四川省宜宾市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答
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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
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● Intelligent reading for 8-12 year-olds
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● Exciting new topic every issue
AQUILA is created and owned by an independent UK company. It has 28 pages,printed on high-quality paper and there are no advertisements or posters. Instead it is full of well-written articles, thought-provoking ideas and great contemporary artwork. Each monthly issue is centred around a new topic.
AQUILA works as a superb learning extension to current primary (or KS2 and KS3) curriculum (课程), but it is much more than that! Entertaining and always surprising, AQUILA is recommended because it widens children’s interest and understanding, rather than encouraging them to concentrate only on their favourite subjects. It gives children a well-rounded understanding of the world, in all its complexity.
The concepts in AQUILA can be challenging, requiring good comprehension and reading skills. 8 years is usually a good age to start. Some gentle interest from an adult is often helpful at the start.
In 2020 AQUILA will have been in publication for 28 years, but it has never appeared in newsstands or shops. We are subscription only.
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1.What is special about AQUILA?
A.It is available in shops.
B.It is for kids of all ages.
C.It has no advertisements.
D.It prints readers’ artworks.
2.What does AQUILA offer its readers?
A.Articles on modern art.
B.Family reading materials.
C.Ideas on improving readingskills.
D.Knowledge beyond school subjects.
3.AQUILA is intended for ________.
A.foreign language learners
B.children with learning difficulties
C.parent-child reading lovers
D.curious kids with good comprehension
B
In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell youthe meaning of their town or city, but most people who live inManchester,OxfordorBirminghamwould not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.
Two thousand years ago, most people living inBritainwere Celts. Even the word “Britain" is Celtic (凯尔特语).Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra". This is why there are so many place names inEnglandwhich end in "-chester" or “-caster"Manchester, for example.
The Romans never reachedWalesorScotland, and many placenames there are Celtic. For example,Welsh place names that begin with “Llan" come from the Celtic word for "church".
After the Romans leftBritain, it was attacked by the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is nowGermanyandHolland. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham" or “-ton". Some got their names from the leader of the village.SoBirminghamfor example, means "Beormund's village”
The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (village on a hill)——a good place to build a village and Moreton (“village by a lake”)where floods could make life hard. Place names that end in “-ford" (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.
Finally, in 1066EnglandbecameNorman—theNormansgave us the place name "grange", which means farm.
And how aboutLondon? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that theUnited Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fast-flowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.
4. The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because of
A. the death of local languages
B. the long lost history of the names
C. their lack of interest in it
D. the frequent changes to the names
5. According to the article,Stratfordis most likely a town .
A. on a hill
B. near a castle
C. beside a river
D. with a church
6. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants inBritain?
A. The Celts—The Romans—TheNormans—The Anglo Saxons
B. The Celts—The Romans—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormans
C. The Romans—The Celts—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormans
D. The Romans―The Anglo Saxons—The Celts—TheNormans
7. What doesLondonmean in Celtic?
A. River
B. Londinium
C. Lud
D. Castle
C
I come to theUnited Statesten year ago. I would always say that I was trying to study, but there were always things like work and my kids that would not allow me to start.
Now I realized that those were only excuses. What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying again. I always believed I would learn by myself.
One day, however, my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didn’t understand them because I didn’t speak English. He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I told myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can make it.”
The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner (横幅) in front of the school which said that they offered classes for adults. I came in to see if I could join, but the classes were closed already. That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told them we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. That’s the way I foundChaffeyCollege. The following Monday, I went to ask for information. They told me that summer school was starting that week.
That’s how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great rewards. My daughter had to write a story for school. It was about the female they most admired and why . She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to College. I will never forget this.
8. According to the passage, the author probably is a .
A. teacher
B. doctor
C. father
D. mother
9. What made the author make up her mind to study English?
A. What her son said.
B. What her daughter said.
C. Thinking about herself.
D. Thinking about her daughter.
10. How did they findChaffeyCollege?
A. On the way to the movies.
B. They took a new route and got lost.
C. Ask a stranger for information.
D. According to the banner.
11. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The author came to theUnited Statesfrom another country.
B. The author had two children at least including one daughter.
C. What really changed the author’s life was she believed in herself.
D. The author wrote that she was the person her son most admired.
D
Sport is not only physically challenging, but can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress canbe physical, emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find faults in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also pay attention that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find faults with youngsters’ performances. Positive support should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive support motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.
12. An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is_____________.
A. to make sport less competitive
B. to increase their sense of success
C. to reduce their mental stress
D. to make sport more challenging
13. According to the passage, sport is positive for young people in that_____________.
A. it can help them learn more about society
B. it enables them to find faults in themselves
C. it can provide them with valuable experiences
D. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves
14. Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes_____________.
A. believing that criticism does good to their early development
B. without realizing criticism may destroy their self­confidence
C. in order to make them remember life’s lessons
D. so as to put more pressure on them
15. According to the passage parents and coaches should_____________.
A. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sport
B. help children to win every game
C. train children to cope with stress
D. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sport
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In 1998, I found myself in need of a lock to use on an exercise room locker where I work. My oldest daughter had one that she had been using for her middle school locker.____16____It was just an ordinary lock. It is always tied to a loop (环) on my workout bag and gets moved to a locker each day, then moved back when I leave the exercise room after a run outside or exercise inside. Since 1998, the lock has seen three different locker rooms. I guess I have locked and opened it 10,000 times.____17____
On a few occasions I left it unlocked on a locker but it was always there when I returned the next day. Generally, people around here are very honest.____18____
The lock is a small thing, not worth much in monetary terms.____19____Funny how you can get attached to something that becomes part of your life without your even realizing it. When I die, I will give it back to the daughter who never asked for the lock back.____20____
A. It is still in good working order.
B. My daughter lost her lock somewhere.
C. Many people ask me where I get my lock.
D. I hope she will keep it to remember me by.
E. Some people don’t even lock their lockers.
F. But it has come to be one of my most prized belongings.
G. But since it was summer time she didn’t need it and gave it to me.
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 impressed me a lot. I never thought that little help would___21___out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and___22___to climb further. With a broad___23___, he asked if I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed in both legs and was___24___funds for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could___25___training guaranteeing him a job. I was full of___26___and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the___27___money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for more money for accommodation. This time I was more or less___28___he is not cheating me. I gave him some and said this is all I had.
A year went by and I had moved to a(n)___29___place. One fine day I got a call from an unknown number. The caller called out his name but I didn’t___30___him. Then he said he is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.
I asked him how he is doing. He said, “ What, sir? Do you recognize me not by my name but by my___31___state? ”
Then he went on saying, “With your kind help I am now able to___32___on my legs without support. I was operated___33___. I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable___34___.”
I don’t___35___remember if I gave him my phone number.___36___, what he said next was touching. He said he wanted to return my money so that I didn’t feel cheated and continued to help people___37___in the future. I don’t know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were___38___down my face. That day I promised him I will continue to help people as i see a(n)___39___—small or big.___40___that changed my life.
21. A. send B. bring C. turn D. break
22. A. playing B. substituting C. struggling D. walking
23. A. look B. whisper C. view D. smile
24. A. raising B. finding C. seeking D. earning
25. A. pretend B. attend C. intend D. tend
26. A. doubts B. minds C. worries D. depression
27. A. remaining B. left C. hiding D. forgotten
28. A. informed B. outspoken C. convinced D. prepared
29. A. bad B. old C. systematic D. new
30. A. remind B. recognize C. replace D. repeat
31. A. disabled B. messed C. excited D. stressed
32. A. live B. stand C. focus D. base
33. A. surprisingly B. successfully C. hopefully D. naturally
34. A. reason B. promise C. character D. job
35. A. also B. even C. already D. only
36. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Meanwhile
37. A. in favor B. in place C. in advance D. in need
38. A. running B. putting C. bringing D. pulling
39. A. behavior B. case C. accident D. opportunity
40. A. Strangely B. Truly C. Generally D. Originally
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
Scientists have exposed that around two-fifths of the world’s plants are at risk of extinction. A top botanist, Professor Alexandre Antonelli, said, “We are living in_____41._____age of extinction.”
It's a very_____42._____(worry) picture of risk and urgent need for action. We’re losing the race against time as species are disappearing faster_____43._____we can find and name them. Many of them could hold important clues for solving some of the most pressing_____44._____(challenge) of medicine and even perhaps of the emerging and current pandemics we are seeing today.”
There_____45._____(be) positive signs in the past few years. More than 4, 000 species of plants and fungi (菌类)______46.______(discover) in 2019, among which are potential future foods that could be a lifeline to millions of people on Earth suffering from_____47._____(poor) and food insecurity. Professor Antonelli stressed_____48._____(firm) the importance of protecting these and all plant life on Earth. He said, “We would not be able_____49._____(survive) without plants and fungi — all life depends on them. Every time we lose a species, we lose an opportunity_______50._______humankind.” Leading scientists will demand that the world leaders act against biodiversity loss.
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：
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。

With the development of the Internet, we have a new place which we can enjoy ourselves, finding information and communicate with others. Some people think the Internet will take place of the traditional library in the future. Surely enough, the Internet brings great convenient to our life. It is much easy to find a book we need with the search engine than before.
In my opinion, libraries create a better atmosphere for studying. With all the students absorbing in their studies, I can concentrate on my books. Beside, reading books give me a different taste and a better experience. So I would rather to use libraries more frequently.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

Four men once came to a wet place in the roadless forest to fish. They cast their tent upon pine-clothed rocks. On sweet-smelling branches they slept the sleep of unsuccessful fishermen, for the sun made them lazy and the rain made them wet in turn. Finally they ate the last bit of bacon and the last wonderful cake.
Immediately a little man volunteered to stay and hold the camp while the remaining three should go miles to a farmhouse for supplies. They looked at him dismally (沮丧地). “There's only one of you — the devil is your brother,” they said and disappeared down the hill. Then night came and the three had not returned. The little man sat close to the campfire and added branches. Suddenly he heard the coming rustle (沙沙声) of the dead leaves. The little man arose slowly to his feet, his clothes refused to fit his back, his pipe dropped from his mouth, and his knees struck each other. “Hah!” he cried. A low voice replied and a bear paced into the light of the fire. The little man supported himself upon a tree and recognized his visitor — a bear.
The bear was obviously an experienced fighter, for its fur had become deep yellow with age. There was confidence in his small pace and in his shining eyes. It rolled back its lips and exposed its white teeth. The fire enlarged the red of its mouth. The little man had never come across the terrible animal before and was too scared to breathe. “Ah!” The bear interpreted this silence as a gladiator (角斗士). It approached cautiously and slowly. As it came near, the boots of fear were suddenly upon the little man's feet. He cried out and then ran around the campfire. “Ho!” said the bear to himself, “this thing won't fight — he runs. Well, let me catch him.” It started strongly around the campfire. The little man screamed and ran violently. Twice around they went.
In desperation the little man flew into the tent.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The little man went into giggling (咯咯笑).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. G 17. A 18. E 19. F 20. D
21. C 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
B 33. B 34. D 35. B 36.
C 37.
D 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. an 42. worrying
43. than 44. challenges
45. have been
46. were discovered
47. poverty
48. firmly 49. to survive
50. for
51.(1). which→where
(2). finding→find
(3). take后加the
(4). Surely→Sure
(5). convenient→convenience
(6). easy→easier
(7). absorbing→absorbed
(8). Beside→Besides
(9). give→gives
(10).删除to
52.略。