2020年绵阳南山中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

2020年绵阳南山中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案
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
Fine art fairs（艺术博览会）are the trend of the 21st century, with new art and antique（古玩）fairs and festivals springing up in diverse parts of the world. Here is a list of four noteworthy art fairs.
Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
The granddaddy of art fairs, Art Basel, was established in 1970 by a group of local art gallerists and is the biggest contemporary art fair in the world. Art Basel takes place over a 5-day period each June in Basel, Switzerland. The high cost of renting space for gallery owners is offset（抵消）by the huge attendance at the fair. For example in 2010, about 60,000 visitors attended Art Basel.
Frieze Art Fair, London
“Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 and is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists.v"Thefair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. ”
In addition to the fair which began in 2003, the fair owners Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp publish Frieze, an international art magazine established in 1991 and devoted to contemporary art.
TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands
Established in 1975 as The Pictura Fine Art Fair, and renamed The European Fine Art Foundation（TEFAF）, Maastricht in 1996, the fair includes 260 of the world's most famous art and antique dealers from 16 countries.
The 24th edition of the TEFAF fair held March 18 — 27, 2011 featured 260 dealers exhibiting approximately 30, 000 artworks and antiques with an overall value of $ US 1. 4 billion.
ARCO, Madrid
ARCO Madrid was established in 1982 and is one of Europe's leading and popular art fairs. In addition to the exhibiting galleries（in 2011, 197 international art galleries participated）, a seriesof lectures and specially focused exhibitions take place.
1.How does Art Basel cover the expense of renting space?
A.By selling tickets.
B.By selling expensive exhibits.
C.By donation from dealers.
D.By support from the government.
2.The owners of Frieze Art Fair are also in charge of____.
A.170 living artists.
B.An international art magazine.
C.30,000 artworks and antiques.
D.A series of lectures.
3.Which of the following has the longest history?
A.Art Basel
B.Frieze Art Fair
C.TEFAF
D.ARCO
B
I started out in life with few advantages. I didn't graduate from high school. I worked at menial (不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.
And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.
Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline (自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."
Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four.
A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant (犹豫), but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.
It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.
After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”
He smiled at me, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"
He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work."
4. Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?
A. Because he wasn't satisfied with himself.
B. Because he was a person of self-discipline.
C. Because he dislike those successful people.
D. Because he wanted to share his idea on success.
5. What made the writer invite the older gentleman to join him ?
A. His great kindness.
B. The gentleman's fame.
C. His eagerness for success.
D. The gentleman's habit.
6. What are the four large books about ?
A. Personal changes
B. The secret of success
C. Sayings of wisdom
D. The gentleman's manners.
7. What's the best title for the text ?
A. The Magic of Reading
B. An Unexpected Conversation
C. A Question that Changed MyLife
D. The Power of Self-discipline
C
I waschecking out at the supermarket counter on Wednesday night, ready to pay for my bananas, when all of
a sudden, fear came upon me. My wallet was gone. And I could only have left it one place: the G9 bus, from which I had gotten off minutes earlier and which was now speeding to some stops. The moment of realizing it was gone was followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the credit cards, the driver's license, the expensive lipstick ($ 55!).
Two hours after I was back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband answered while I sat in the dining room on the phone with a credit card company. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard someone say. In her hand was my wallet, without a penny missing. She left before I could offer my gratitude to her.
After I posted the story, I heard from her boyfriend, who identified the good citizen as Erin Ball, a 26-year-old girl working for a trade organization.
Once I figured out her, I called to thank her. She said she spotted my wallet and thought that it's more dangerous to go to a stranger's house than leaving the wallet with the driver, but she still decided to take the chance. "If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me," she said. Ball doesn't find her actions particularly excellent. She added, "It's not hard to do small things for people."
After Ball found my wallet, she decided to post a picture of my driver's license online before going to my
house, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I got emails from two neighbors who recognized my face, both offering to help me find my missing property.
Ball found my house on a bitterly cold night,for which I was extremely grateful. Looking back, I'm not surprised someone had wanted to help a stranger. A warm current of honesty and harmony is running through this town.
8. What do we know about the author according to paragraph 1?
A. She missed the G9 bus.
B. She paid for her bananas.
C. She replaced the credit cards.
D. She found she had left her wallet on the bus.
9. Who helped the author find Ball?
A. The G9 driver.
B. The girl's boyfriend.
C. The author's neighbors.
D. The author's husband.
10. What did Ball do first after finding the wallet?
A. Ball called the author.
B. Ball went to the author's house.
C. Ball gave the wallet to the bus driver.
D. Ball posted a photo of the author's driving license.
11. Which of the following best describes Erin Ball?
A. Humorous and kind.
B. Generous and demanding.
C. Honest and warm-hearted.
D. Caring and outgoing.
D
When a fire broke out in my home in the middle of the night, I knew I'd do anything I could to save my family. The medicine that I take for my rheumatoid arthritis causes me to wake up inthe middle of the night with a dry mouth. January 15, 2016, was no different. I, Indiana, US, awoke at 2:30am needing water.
I was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when I heard my bulldog , Rock. Whatever Rock was doing down
there, it made enough noise for me to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs, he was running up, and he never came up the stairs, no matter what. I think that was his way of telling me, "We've got to go back up. "When I got to the top of the stairs, I turned around and saw a light on, but I didn't remember leaving one on. I walked downstairs again, and that's when I saw fire. I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then pried open the window and kicked out the screen. I started screaming for help. But help never came. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn't slip off. It was cold, January cold. Then I started screaming for help. But help never came.
Now, I'm scared of heights and have physical issues, what with my rheumatoid arthritis, but I couldn't let my family burn up. So I jumped off the roof. I didn't scoot to the edge; I just jumped and got the wind knocked out of me when I landed. I found our ladder, placed it against the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around my daughter and carried my nine - month - old with my teeth, by his little sleeper. Then I climbed down the ladder. Once on the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get my other daughter. Then I went back up again and got my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he just disappeared in the black smoke. I never saw him alive again,
I'm no hero. I'm just an ordinary person who'd help anybody. This happened to be the time when I helped my own family. I live to protect my family. Just likeRock—he lived to protect us.
12. What made the author wake up at 2:30am?
A. My dog's barking
B. The medicine's effect
C. A burning fire
D. A noise downstairs
13. How did Rock tell the author the danger downstairs?
A. He turned on a light downstairs.
B. He ran to the author's room upstairs.
C. He kept barking and running up to stairs.
D. He made some noise at the bottom of the stairs.
14. What did the author do after his family all stood on the roof?
A. He placed a blanket to keep warm.
B. He started screaming for help.
C. He jumped off the roof.
D. He broke open the window and kicked out the screen
15. Which ofthe following best describe the author?
A. Courageous and responsible
B. Caring and selfish
C. Loyal and brave
D. Strong and considerate
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You might have noticed how everyone is addicted to their screen during family gatherings or bonding with friends. Disconnecting from devices might be challenging.___16___With the right activities, you can connect more with them and have fun.
If you want to spend quality time with each other, you and your friends need to sacrifice your screen time. Turning off your devices could be the first step you can do. It could also be one of the house rules when you are together. However, everyone in the group must be willing to cooperate or else the purpose might be defeated. By turning off your devices, it would focus the atmosphere more on your bonding. Everyone could feel more welcomed and invited.___17___
So what are the alternatives other than staring at the screen? Before the trend of high-tech devices, a board game had always been the source of entertainment when a group of friends wanted to have some fun.___18___Though they have digital versions, you might not want to miss the opportunity to actually interact (互动) with your friends face to face.
Another helpful way to start a conversation with your friends is through playing question games.___19___But don’t worry. There are many different versions of question games you can search online, such as Never Have I Ever questions.
___20___While it is important to enjoy your get-together, going into a purposeful conversation is also necessary. You don’t know what your friends are going through, and making room for a heart-to-heart talk might be what they need.
A. It is better for you all to agree on this matter.
B. So why not bring these classic activities back?
C. You and your friends could attend more to each other.
D. Being interactive is the key in bonding with your friends.
E. However, there are ways to spend time with your friends without using them.
F. Entertainment isn’t the only way to interact with your friends.
G. The main idea of this kind of game is to take turns in involvement.
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
I will never forget the year when I was about twelve yearsold. My mother told us that we would not be___21___Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d___22___?” Just when I started to___23___that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women___24___at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of___25___, that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't___26___Somebody had thought___27___of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my___28___Christmas there special and memorable, I___29___remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of_____30_____for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I_____31_____a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125 homeless children at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped (包裹) color1 ful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,_____32_____with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were_____33_____Before I called out their names and handed, them their gifts, I_____34_____them that they couldn’t opentheir presents_____35_____every child had come forward. Finally the_____36_____they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces lightened and their bright smiles_____37_____,up the room. The_____38_____in the room was obvious, and_____39_____wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew_____40_____that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
21. A. receiving B. sending C. making D. exchanging
22. A. got B. prepared C. found D. brought
23. A. hope B. doubt C. accept D. suggest
24. A. broke in B. turned up C. took off D. settled down
25. A. loss B. relief C. achievement D. commitment
26. A. loved B. blamed C. abandoned D. forgotten
27. A. highly B. poorly C. enough D. little
28. A. first B. present C. recent D. latter
29. A. rarely B. regularly C. instantly D. occasionally
30. A. strength B. importance C. independence D. responsibility
31. A. put up with B. kept up with C. caught up with D. came up with
32. A. none B. some C. few D. each
33. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. energetic
34. A. reminded B. recalled C. convinced D. guaranteed
35. A. until B. after C. when D. since
36. A. reward B. chance C. moment D. present
37. A. lit B. cleaned C. burned D. broke
38. A. belief B. calmness C. joy D. pity
39. A. everybody B. something C. such D. it
40. A. for B. from C. after D. by
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
Playing video games casually can be a great way to have fun. However, if you're so focused on gaming that it feels like it's taking over your life, you may have a video game____41.____(addict). It is no joke. The WHO in 2018 officially____42.____(classify) it as a mental health condition, called "gaming disorder".____43.____(fortunate), there are things you can do to get it controlled.
Give yourself____44.____strict time limit for daily play. Don't give____45.____up if you end up____46.____(play) longer than you meant to ---it's totally normal! Try to learn from what happened and think of a way____47.____(avoid) it next time.____48.____this still doesn't work, ask friends and family to help you. Have them check in with you to make sure you are not playing.
Keep gaming____49.____(device) inaccessible. If there is a mobile phone or a computer in your room, you may be attracted to stay up playing. Make your room a screen-free zone____50.____you can stay away from late-night gaming.
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。

We students often feel stressed because we have too many homework to do every dayWe are such busy studying all day that we don't have any free time to do what we are interested. So we always felt very tired. What should we do to relax ourselves then?
First, doing sports with some of our classmate is the best way to relax ourselves. It is also good for our healthy. Second, we can also listening to music during the breaks. Third, when we feel tired, going to the movies with our parents on weekends is another good choice, which will help us build a much more closer relationship with them. In short, they should spend a little time on relaxed activities each day.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校英国交换生Linda在昨晚的中文演讲比赛中未能获奖，心情沮丧。

请你给她写一封邮件安慰她。

包括以下要点：
1.表示安慰；
2.分析失败的原因；
3.提供帮助。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Dear Linda.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C
12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. E 17. C 18. B 19. G 20. F
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. addiction
42. classified
43. Fortunately
44. a 45. it
46. playing
47. to avoid
48. If##When
49. devices
50. where
51.(1).many →much
(2).such→so
(3).在interested后加in
(4).felt→feel
(5).classmate→classmates
(6).healthy→health
(7).listening→listen
(8).将more去掉
(9)..they→we
(10).relaxed→relaxing
52.略。