2019-2020学年安徽省淮北市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年安徽省淮北市第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题
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 his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer. But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.
While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.
Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.
Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.
While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.
1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.
B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.
C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.
D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.
2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works?
A. Social reality.
B. Female dreams.
C. Human emotions.
D. Political environment.
3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.
B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.
C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.
D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.
B
In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
4. What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A. A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B. A name of a big company who makes
robots.
C. A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D. A place where people can buy proper robots.
5. The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A. it has a wireless command center
B. it has brushes for cleaning corners
C. it is more famous and exciting
D. it is driven without electricity
6. What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A. Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B. Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C. Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D. Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
7. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B. It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C. Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D. It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
C
Ask a classroom of children to draw a scientist, and you’ll see plenty of color1 ed lab coats and glasses. The image (画像) hasn't changed much since the 1960s, but the person wearing the lab coat is changing.
A new analysis finds that more female scientists have appeared in kids? drawings in recent decades — going from nearly nonexistent in the 1960s to about a third in 2016.
The first of many “ draw-a-scientist ’’ studies asked nearly 5,000 children to draw a scientist between 1966 and 1977. Of those 5,000 drawings, only 28 drew female scientists. That was just 0.56 percent. Today, female scientists are being presented more in the media. For example, in a content analysis, 13 percent of people pictured in science feature stories of the 1960s were women or girls, compared with 44 percent in the 2000s. “That might really affect children’s idea on what a scientist should be like, ” says Miller, a Ph. D. candidate in psychology.
To look for changes in children'sperceptionover time, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis ,combining data from 78 studies that included a total of more than 20,000 children from kindergarten to the 12th grade.On average, 28 percent of children drew female scientists in studies conducted from 1965 to 2016.
What hasn’t changed much: kids pick up stereotypes (模式化观念）by gender (性别）as they grow up. At age
6, about 70 percent of the girls in the more recent studiesdrew female scientists. By age 16, 75 percent drew male scientists. This is an important period in which kids are learning stereotypes. It’s important that teachers and parents present diverse examples of both male and female scientists.
8. What’s the picture of scientists drawn by a 1960s, kid like?
A. A man with long curly hair.
B. A woman with lab glasses.
C. A woman in a formal lab suit.
D. A man in a color1 ed lab coat.
9. What may contribute to the changes in kids’ drawings?
A. The improvement of women^ social status.
B. The kids are affected by teachers and parents.
C. More female scientists appear in the media.
D. The increasing number of female scientists.
10. What does the underlined word “ perception” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. Belief.
B. Idea.
C. Habit.
D. Growth.
11. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A. it's a stereotype that scientists are generally males
B. girls are more influenced by stereotypes than boys
C. some children are born with certain stereotypes
D. most children tend to prefer female scientists
D
John Montefiore's path to graduation from theUniversityofTorontowas a little unusual. He recently completed his bachelor's degree(学士学位) which he started in1995.
Montefiore left university in 1996 and tried to tell himself that a degree wasn't necessary for personal success. But it remained unfinished businessuntil he made the decision to return in 2018 at the age 42. At that time, his job development stalled, so he made up his mind to go back to school in order to improve himself and work well in future.
The second time around, Montefiore never missed a class and always sat in the front row. He found many courses invaluable and he received the Award of Excellence twice. He found support services played an important role in his successful return. He said, “I hadn't written a paper for years, so I found the college writing centre to be of great use. Before I handed in a paper, they would give me feedback, which was really great. The university has so much built in to help students succeed and I'm so thankful for that.” But he also met difficulties this time. As a
student much older than others, he found it harder to make friends with classmates.
However, no matter what had happened before, he finally got his bachelor's degree. He said, “After all these years, I had thought it wouldn't mean anything, but it means a lot. I totally understand the value of education now. It's not necessarily the value that other people see in it, but the value it gives me as a person, for my confidence and my self-esteem. It also helps me prepare well before I re-enter the workplace.”
12. Why was Montefiore's graduation unusual?
A. He had achieved personal success before.
B. He understood the importance of a degree.
C. He finished his degree at a much older age.
D. He began his university study at a young age.
13. What does the underlined word "stalled" in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Stopped.
B. Started.
C. Survived.
D. Succeeded.
14. What can we learn about Montefiore from the third paragraph?
A. He got good grades very easily.
B. He took his study seriously this time
C. He was thankful for his classmates' help
D. He had difficulty using support services.
15. What did Montefiore learn from his experience?
A. Confidence is important in one's life.
B. Others' opinions on education matter a lot.
C. Higher education is a must for personal success.
D. Education makes one feel better about himself.
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Here are four tips to help you prepare a better cup of coffee from the comfort of yourkitchen:
Start with good materials.
At its simplest, a cup of coffee consists of two things: coffee and water.____16____Therefore, choosing good water is very important for creating good coffee at home.
When it comes to the other main material, it goes beyond just buying “good” coffee. Try choosing fresh coffee. Like sonic fruits coffee will go bad with time, and the unique flavors will start to fade away.
Get a good coffee grinder.
Good grinders run col fee beans through two gear-like circles. They allow for a more uniform grind size
compared to common grinders, although they tend to be bigger and more expensive. There are mechanized grinders and hand control ones.____17____
Develop Your Recipe.
The proportion of coffee to water is a personal thing. Walimaki likes a 1:16 proportion.____18____The right proportion, she says, “will do magic to like the flavors of your coffee.” If that math is hard in your head, try starting out with 60 grams of coffee to one liter of water as a baseline.
____19____
Don’t expect to become some kind of expert taster overnight. Walimaki notes “The more you taste something, the better you’re going to get at identifying what’s good and what’s bad. If you’re having trouble naming what you taste try using a flavor wheel — a handy tool that can help you pick out exactly what you’re tasting.____20____And it gets more specific towards the edges.”
A. Learn to describe what you taste.
B. That is one part coffee to 16 parts water.
C. There can be more to coffee than just what’s in your cup.
D. The taste of your water will affect the taste of your coffee.
E. It starts with more general tastes in the center like fruit and nut.
F. Drink your morning coffee at home while catching up on the news.
G. By breaking up beans yourself at home,you can choose your preferred powder.
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What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes? On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His___21___in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit（轨道）, around the earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. It made himChina's first___22___in space. He had worked towards this___23___for many years.
Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to___24___since hewas a young boy. His friends and teachers have all said that he___25___science and technology from a young age. He always had a(an)___26___of flying.
In 1983,he joined the army and went to flight school. He___27___in 1987 and became a pilot. In 1998, he___28___to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14___29___from 1,500 candidates（候选人）. The team spent the next five years being___30___. They not only studied all the subjects___31___to be an astronaut, but also learned___32___skills and all about how spaceship and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very___33___in everything the group studied.
In September 2003, only three out of the 14 candidates were___34___for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them. He took all kinds of tests to___35___he was fit for this important task.___36___he did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological（心理的）tests that___37___won him the chance.
In the end, Yang was indeed a___38___. His name will go down in history. The people ofChinacan be___39___of him and young people all over the world can___40___him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.
21. A. sailing B. voyage C. walk D. leap
22. A. tourist B. survivor C. astronaut D. volunteer
23. A. goal B. idea C. risk D. reward
24. A. explore B. operate C. compete D. fly
25. A. ignored B. loved C. doubted D. refused
26. A. dream B. chance C. opinion D. schedule
27. A. dropped B. survived C. graduated D. succeeded
28. A. wanted B. hoped C. deserved D. applied
29. A. got B. taken C. selected D. kept
30. A. recognized B. trained C. persuaded D. replaced
31. A. required B. added C. simplified D. released
32. A. walking B. communication C. management D. survival
33. A. altitude B. middle C. top D. bottom
34. A. designed B. picked C. coached D. praised
35. A. prove B. admit C. expect D. mention
36. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. When
37. A. frequently B. swiftly C. gradually D. finally
38. A. concern B. failure C. success D. competitor
39. A. confident B. proud C. afraid D. ashamed
40. A. get along with B. care about C. deal with D. look up to
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
Marie Curie was one of the___41.___(much) famous and greatest people of her time. Together with her
husband Pierre, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903, and she tried her best___42.___(win) another in 1911.Marie___43.___(be) the daughter of a teacher. In 1891, she went to Paris to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne in___44.___she met Pierre Curie, professor of the School of Physics. They got married in 1895. The Curies worked together researching radioactivity(放射性). At the end of 1898, they announced___45.___discovery of radium. The Curies, were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
Pierre's life was cut short in 1906 when he was___46.___(kill) by a carriage. Marie took over his teaching work,___47.___(become) the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. And she devoted herself to continuing the work that they had begun together. She received a second Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911.
Despite her___48.___(succeed),Marie continued to face great objection from men_____49._____(scientist) in France, and she never received much money from her work. In the late 1920s, her health was beginning to become worse, and she died____50.____July 4th,1934 from high-energy radiation from her research.
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，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。

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。

The first time I hear my family planned to climb on the weekend, I thought it was the end of the world so I was not good at sports at all. To cheering me up, my father told us the first one to get to the top of the mountain would given a prize. Upon hearing this, we began to run up. Although my sister was well ahead of him, I didn't give up. The prize attracted me so much as I kept running forward. Surprising, I reached the top at first. I turned out to be the happy of all, because I not only got the prize but also knew that one shouldn't give up easily. Now I am already 18 year old, but the memory of my childhood is still fresh.
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。

Henry started his teddy bear craft-making hobby when he was only 9 years old. Now a teen, his one-of-a-kind collection has grown into thousands, but you won't find his bears on the shelf at home. His mission of kindness has the only purpose of donating his creations to put a smile on the faces of sick children and lift their spirits.
The young boy's work began one day when he was Christmas shopping with his mother. He asked if he could buy a few presents for sick children in hospitals. His mother had to infuse because the family, which included nine children, could simply not afford the extra cost. Henry told his mother not to worry-he would make the toys himself.
“I hadn’t sewed（缝纫）anything before. In the beginning, it took me a lot of practice,“ Henry recalled.
He borrowed his mother's sewing machine and got straight to work. He learned to create the toy animals by trial and error, using the Internet for instructions. It took him five hours to make his first bear, which he described as “a simple, ugly bear”. With much practice and effort, he was able to cut his time down to one hour per bear, and he began creating unique, bright-color1 ed bears that kids love to hug.
Throughout his youth, while most other children were playing video games or skateboarding , Henry was working on a sewing machine, making stuffed animals. What drives his hard work is seeing firsthand how a child changes when they are gifted a teddy bear. Each child's eyes light up with joy, and for a moment, they forget their illness.
“They smile, and some hug me. It makes their whole day better," said Henry, describing how children typically react when he hands them a toy bear. He believes each bear inspires a sense of hope in the receiver.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After his story was aired on TV, Henry started his own organization.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Then the young boy launched his own channel（频道）on the Internet.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. D 17. G 18. B 19. A 20. E
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. most
42. to win 43. was
44. was 45. the
46. killed 47. becoming
48. success
49. scientists
50. on
51.(1). hear→heard
(2). so→because
(3). cheering→cheer
(4).在would后面加be
(5). him→me
(6). as→that
(7). Surprising→Surprisingly
(8).去掉at
(9). happy→happiest
(10). year→years
52.略。