2020-2021学年太原市第五中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年太原市第五中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
Alex Palmer says he'll never forget his 13th birthday, not because of a gift or a party, but fire. “It made me realize how valuable life is,” said Alex, a seventh grader atMonroeDemonstrationSchoolinTulsa,Oklahoma.
On April 18, Alex and many other kids from his school were riding home on a school bus when they suddenly saw smoke coming from the bus’ engine. “It was jaw-dropping,” he told reporters.
By the time Alex and some other kids made it out the bus’ back door, the bus was already on fire. And some of their schoolmates were still inside. So he and some of the other older kids took action.
“One little kid was slowing everyone down with his big backpack, ” eighth grader Destiny Fain said, “so I got it off and threw it to the side and helped to make sure all the little kids weren’t fighting or pushing. ”
As that was going on, sixth grader Marketez Doyle-Smith reportedly helped another classmate who had trouble in breathing because of the smoke. “We saw our friend lying on the ground,” he said, “so we took our shirts off and waved them to get him some air to breathe.”
Marketez also reportedly stopped a younger kid trying to get back on the bus to search for something he’d left behind. “We're all a family,” he told reporters. “So I went back to help the little kid.”
Finally everyone made it off safely, thanks to Alex, Destiny, Marketez and several other kids. By later that day, they were already being called heroes. “I really don’t see it as being a hero,” Alex said, according to The World. “I see it as the right thing to do—helping others before you help yourself.”
1. What happened on Alex’ s way home?
A. The school bus was on fire suddenly.
B. There was a party for Alex’s birthday.
C. He received a gift from his classmate.
D. Some classmates quarreled with each other.
2. By saying "We're all a family.” Marketez probably meant
A. We’re brothers in the same family.
B. It’s our duty to help each other.
C. We’re classmates in the same class.
D. The thing left on the bus is mine.
3. According to the last paragraph, Alex thought that he
A. was not a brave student.
B. had the right to do anything.
C. had just done what he should do.
D. hated to be called a hero by others.
B
When I was trying to find a place where to spend my December holidays, I met by chance some cheap flights to Iceland. After checking just a few winter pictures of Iceland, I realized that the country, known as the land of fire and ice, during the cold months of the year could offer me experiences I had never had before.
For sure you can’t miss the chance to go to Iceland in winter if your traveling wish list includes at least one of the crazy experiences Iceland can offer. Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean is a paradise (乐园) for all those who want to see the northern lights, experience cold weather conditions and put themselves in geothermal (地热的) baths while the snow is falling on their head.
The best way to move around Iceland is with a rental car. Distances are huge and public transport in winter is not really common out of the major towns. As we wanted to be even more convenient we decided to rent a small camper (野营车). Sleeping and cooking in a camper saved us a lot of driving, money and gave us the chance tobe always in the right place at the right time.
There were also no locals and in many cases no tourist facilities (设备). For us, as we slept in a camper, it was easier. But for tourists traveling by normal cars it is necessary to check the opening times ofhotels and restaurants as many of them run just from June to September.
It is amazing to experience how the weather is changing in Iceland. However, Icelanders prefer to stay inside their houses. They have even no time to complain about the weather in December. All they care about is Christmas. They love to decorate their houses, sing Christmas songs and eat typical Christmas food.
4. Why is Iceland famous as the land of fire and ice?
A. Because tourists would like to play with fire on the ice.
B. Because it is too dry to easily cause fire to happen.
C. Because it is hot inside a house and cold outside.
D. Because there exist hot springs and freezing ice.
5. What did the author think of the rented camper?
A. It was not only practical but also economical.
B. It was convenient but cost them more money.
C. It provided the best chance to see the new country.
D. It was much faster than other public transport.
6. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. The Icelanders prefer to live with their family.
B. The joy of Christmas drives the freezing weather away.
C. December is the coldest month of the year.
D. The Icelanders are always positive and stay outside.
7. What does this passage most probably come from?
A. A textbook
B. A scientific report
C. A travel magazine
D. A news report
C
If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them findyou. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(树枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.
When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.
8. If you get lost in the forest, you should _________.
A. try to find your friends in no time
B. stay in one place and give signals
C. walk around the forest
D. shout as loudly as possible
9. Which signal is a call for help?
A. Crying twice.
B. Shouting here and there.
C. Whistling everywhere in the forest.
D. Shouting or whistling three times together.
10. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that _________.
A. someone needs your help
B. something terrible will happen
C. people will come to help you
D. someone is afraid of an animal
11. What’s the meaning of the last paragraph?
A. Use branches to make a bed.
B. Drop branches to look for water.
C. Pick off branches to build another house.
D. Leave branches to help you find your way back.
D
When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N. Y. That's where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says arose her interest in reading and the library.
“You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child?” Jean told Hasina Islam at aStoryCorpsconversation in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship began when Abigail was 3. Through the years, Islam has offered book suggestions that Abigail has read with great enthusiasm. “What's cool is that Hasina has recommended a lot of books that I, at the time, thought might be a little too advanced for you," Jean told Abigail. “Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Abigail said.
Islam's own love of the library was sparked when she was in the third grade. She lived near the main branch of the Queens Public Library in New York City, and she went there to research Henry Hudson, an English explorer, for a school project.
"The librarian made me feel so special. She remembered my name, and my favorite thing was that she gave me book recommendations," she said." When I was graduating from college, I thought about how I was going to make a difference in the world. And I remembered my librarian，and I remembered that feeling that she gave me every single time I went to the library. ”
12. When might Abigail and Hasina Islam first meet?
A. In 2012.
B. In 2016.
C. In 2018.
D. In 2020.
13. What do we know about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the text?
A. It was Islam's favorite book.
B. It might be hard for Abigail.
C. It was a best seller at that time.
D. It was important for Abigail.
14. How did Hasina Islam help Abigail?
A. By offering books to her.
B. By reading together with her.
C. By giving advice on books.
D. By introducing great libraries.
15. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Islam's special college life.
B. Islam's working experiences.
C Islam's living conditions. D. Islam's reasons for loving library.
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 an effort to stop the pandemic's advance, we may be finding ourselves taking certain precautionary (预防的) measures and maintaining a reasonable degree of social distance. Our habits have had to change to accommodate the reality of coronavirus.___16___
People are advised against touching high-touch surfaces in public places, including elevator buttons, door handles, and especially other people's hands. Consequently, the traditional habit of handshake has been substituted for other gestures, like elbow bump (碰撞)and foot tap, which involve less bodily contact.___17___The foot tap and the elbow bump have a way of feeling vaguely ridiculous, and it's hard to take them entirely seriously, especially in business settings. Centuries of tradition has normalized handshake in our culture, and it may be too deeply rooted in our custom to be abandoned.
___18___In 1996, a sales manager developed an experiment to test the impact of the handshake on strangers. He found that more people told the truth when he introduced himself to them with a handshake before asking the question." A handshake, "he later told The New York Times, "creates a higher level of trust, a degree of familiarity, within a matter of seconds."
With more communication on screen, the handshake is an occasion to reach out and touch one another, to enjoy a tiny, fleeting connection.___19___And meeting someone face to face, whether a client or a colleague, always suggests a closer level of familiarity than merely touching base online.
As the coronavirus spreads and habits change, it may prove that you can't fist bump or foot tap a handshake either. There's something in human nature that responds to the handshake. It feels good to shake the hand of someone you respect or admire, to have that moment of bonding.___20___When COVID-19 is a distant memory, chances seem good that the handshake will prevail (流行)again.
A.The handshake is the first thing to go.
B.In a sense it can't be seriously replaced.
C.The handshake is a way of maintaining relationships.
D.The real human contact feels all the more precious now.
E.The handshake is also a rare gesture of casual closeness.
F.These touch-free alternatives are likely to replace the handshake.
G.However, adjusting to these new forms of greeting has been difficult.
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Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She___21___primary school till 4th grade at her village. For the 5th grade on, she had to get a(n) ___22___to a school in a city nearby. She was very happy knowing that she was___23___by a very famous school in a city.
Today was the first day of her school. Anna went to her___24___after asking fellow students for ___25___. Upon seeing her ___26___clothing and knowing she is from a small village, other students started ___27___her. Luckily, the teacher arrived in no ___28___. She asked everyone to keep ___29___. After that, the teacher_____30_____Anna to the class. Then she told everyone to write down the 7 wonders of the world. When everyone except Anna had _____31_____their answer paper, the teacher came and asked Anna, “What happened, dear?” Don’t _____32_____. Just write what you know as other students have _____33_____learned about it.”
Anna replied, “I was thinking that there are so many things, and which I should_____34_____to write?” When she handed in her answer paper, the teacher reading everyone’s answers and the majority (大多数) had answered it _____35_____.
The teacher was_____36_____as the students had remembered what she had taught them. At last the teacher _____37_____Anna’s answer paper and started reading. “The 7 Wonders are — To be able to see; To be able to hear; To be able to feel; To laugh; To think; To be kind; To love!”
The teacher stood_____38_____and the whole class was speechless. Today, a girl from a small village _____39_____us of the precious (珍贵的) gifts that God has given us, which is truly a _____40_____.
21. A. visited B. attended C. avoided D. left
22. A. gift B. award C. trial D. admission
23. A. rejected B. doubted C. accepted D. introduced
24. A. classroom B. dormitory C. library D. canteen
25. A. advice B. permission C. protection D. direction
26. A. special B. poor C. familiar D. tight
27. A. laughing at B. playing with C. pointing at D. talking with
28. A. way B. case C. time D. hurry
29. A. calm B. quiet C. safe D. friendly
30. A. explained B. announced C. introduced D. mentioned
31. A. submitted B. received C. prepared D. collected
32. A. challenge B. sigh C. pretend D. worry
33. A. even B. hardly C. already D. never
34. A. choose B. agree C. expect D. manage
35. A. timely B. independently C. unwillingly D. correctly
36. A. determined B. pleased C. relaxed D. exhausted
37. A. picked up B. made up C. relied on D. took in
38. A. nervous B. worried C. shocked D. delighted
39. A. warned B. reminded C. searched D. persuaded
40. A. trick B. lesson C. relief D. wonder
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
Sanxingdui Museum is known as the most important ancient remains of the Sichuan region. The museum consisting of two galleries with an___41.___(exhibit) area of nearly 12,000 square meters is recognized as "the source of Yangtze River Civilization".
Most of the___42.___(desert) cultural relics in Sanxingdui were used for sacrifice (祭祀). The unique and exquisite shapes make it hard for experts to explain___43.___the ancient people did it. Although Sanxingdui Museum is a little far from the downtown area, it is well worth___44.___visit.
Sanxingdui was first discovered by a farmer in 1929 when he dug a ditch in his field. Since then, more than 10,000 relics, some of___45.___date back 3,000 to 5,000 years, have been unearthed. But up to now no records___46.___(find) about it either during or after the late Shang Dynasty. The Sanxingdui Ruins serve as___47.___(convince) proof that the origins of Chinese civilization are diverse.___48.___the excavation of Sanxingdui, Sichuan was believed to have a history of about 3,000 years.___49.___is now generally recognized that civilized culture appeared in Sichuan about 5,000 years ago. During the future excavations, archaeologists expect____50.____(solve) such mysteries as where raw materials came from and when and why the civilization disappeared.
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.每句中只有一处错误。

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。

The teacher explained to us that the earth moved round the sun.
When the boy came into the classroom, he found the others disappointing at his presence.
The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman calling Ms. Shen.
Now Jim and we play together, chat each other and have picnics.
This restaurant isn’t half as better as that restaurant which we went to yesterday.
Would you mind wait outside for a moment?
Thanks to my head teacher, I have made a great progress in my study.
Lucy can speak English as fluent as the foreigners in Western countries.
The teachers are very enthusiastic and friend, and the classrooms are amazing.
On Monday mornings it usually took me an hour to drive to work, though it is not far from my house.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是红星中学学生李华，你想邀请你校外教Peter参加你校所举办的建党100周年庆祝活动。

请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.介绍活动安排；
3.期待回复。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC建党一百周年庆祝活动。

Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. D
12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. G 18. E 19. D 20. B
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. exhibition
42. deserted
43. how 44. a
45. which 46. have been found
47. convincing
48. Before 49. It
50. to solve
51.(1). moved→moves
(2). disappointing→disappointed
(3). calling→called
(4). chat 后加with
(5). better→good
(6). wait→waiting
(7). 删除a (8). fluent→fluently
(9). friend→friendly
(10). took→takes
本题考查语法语境应用能力和判断能力。

【56题详解】
考查时态。

句意：老师向我们解释地球绕着太阳转。

分析可知，宾语从句“that the earth moved round the sun”为客观真理，应用一般现在时，不受谓语“explained”的过去时态影响。

故将moved改为moves。

【57题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：这男孩走进教室时，发现其他人对他的出现感到失望。

分析可知，“the others”应是指代“其他人”，应用-ed形式的形容词作其宾语补足语。

故将disappointing改为disappointed。

【58题详解】
考查非谓语。

句意：英语课真的很有趣。

老师是一位非常热情的叫沈老师的女士。

分析可知，“call Ms. Shen”在句中担当之前名词woman的后置定语，与其之间为被动关系，应用过去分词形式。

故将calling改为called。

【59题详解】
考查介词。

句意：现在Jim和我们一起玩，聊天，野餐。

分析可知，chat with sb.，固定短语，意为“与某人聊天”。

故在chat后加with。

【60题详解】
考查形容词原级。

句意：这家餐馆还没有我们昨天去的那家餐馆的一半好。

分析可知，as+形容词原级+as…意为“与......一样......”。

故将better改为good。

【61题详解】
考查动名词。

句意：你介意在外面等一会儿吗? mind doing sth，固定短语，意为“介意做某事”，动名词作宾语。

故将wait改为waiting。

【62题详解】
考查冠词。

句意：多亏了我的班主任，我在学习上取得了很大的进步。

分析可知，make great progress，固
定短语，意为“取得很大的进步”，其中progress，意为“进步”，为不可数名词，无需不定冠词作限定词。

故将a删掉。

【63题详解】
考查副词。

句意：Lucy说英语和西方国家的外国人一样流利。

分析可知，副词作状语修饰动词speak。

故将fluent改为fluently。

【64题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：老师们非常热情友好，教室也很棒。

分析可知，句式结构为“主系表”结构，因此应用形容词形式作表语，与之前形容词“enthusiastic”构成并列结构。

故将friend改为friendly。

【65题详解】
考查时态。

句意：周一早上，我通常开车去上班要花一个小时，虽然离我家不远。

结合后文让步状语从句谓语“is”为一般现在时，且“On Monday mornings”为一般现在时时间状语，因此主句应用一般现在时，主语“it”为第三人称单数，应用第三人称单数形式。

故将took改为takes
52.略。