2020年青岛第四十四中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2020年青岛第四十四中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案
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
Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new?
Check out one of these hot new restaurants.
Fast Best
Fast food doesn't have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality are important here, and the prices aren't bad either.
Your Local Caff (小餐馆)
Remember when cafés served full English breakfasts—sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs—with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s.
Last Days of the Raj
A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot!
The Chocolate Box
The owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don't come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.
1.Fast Best suits a person ______.
A.who has a sweet tooth
B.who loves spicy food
C.who wants to have good breakfast
D.who gets 30 minutes off for lunch
2.Which is true about Last Days of the Raj?
A.You can listen to great music in it.
B.It serves hot food with pepper.
C.It serves an all-day breakfast.
D.It is prefect for vegetarians.
3.Which restaurant serves only desserts and sweets?
A.Fast Best.
B.Your Local Caff.
st Days of the Raj.
D.The Chocolate Box.
B
In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. But now, almost anyone can report and publish on the Internet and share it as news through social media. But the problemis that not all of the information is true and not all of the reporting is trustworthy.
Howard Schneider, a former editor of the newspapersNewsday,started the Center for News Literacy (素养) at Stony Book University in 2007. The center has multiple projects, but the most famous one is a course to teach news literacy. The course trains students to look for various details that may indicate the truth of the story.
Michelle Sheng is a third-year student at theUniversityofMichigan. Sheng finds that students either just stop reading the news or only take news from one source that they trust. "A lot of people are tired of the news. People are too busy to keep up with the news, and it is really easy to take whatever news is given to you because you don’t have the time to figure it out yourself,“ she says.
For her part, Sheng recently created a digital exhibit for the university library of images to educate students on steps they can take to better analyze the news.
It is important to educate an even larger audience, beyond American university students. The Center for News Literacy has developed teaching resources, as well as a free online news literacy course. It is also trying to reach a younger audience. It has partnered with several secondary schools in the American state ofNew Yorkto teach news literacy.
People should research and confirm what they read online. However, to change human behavior is a difficult thing, but that really is the only thing that is going to help. The biggest problem is not getting people to be able to recognize bad journalism or false news, but getting people to want to recognize it. Our brains are wired to the Internet to seek out information that agrees with our current beliefs.
4. What’s purpose of the course “News Literacy”？
A. To get rid of false information on the Internet.
B. To make people realize the risk on the Internet.
C. To train students to tell true information from the false.
D. To teach students good habits of using information online.
5. Why do students have difficulty judging the truth of news?
A. They are too lazy.
B. They are bored with news.
C. They lack news resources.
D. They lack time to check its realness.
6. What does the Center try to do besides teaching university students?
A. Educate the public.
B. Improve the service online.
C. Prevent children going online.
D. Set up several secondary schools.
7. What did the author suggest doing to solve the problem of false news?
A. Believing whatever you see.
B. Changing human behaviors.
C. Questioning all the news online.
D. Only trusting reliable information.
C
Where doyou usually put your toothbrush?Do you keep it in the bathroom? How’s your toothbrush looking these days? Even if you can’t see it with a naked eye, experts say it may be saturated(使饱和)with millions of toilet germs!
Dr. Charles Oerba, a germ expert, is amicrobiology professor at the University of Arizona. He says there are approximately 3 million bacteria per square inch in most toilet bowls, and every time you flush it without closing the lid, those millions of bacteria droplets spray into the air as far as twenty feet away and dirty everything in their path. And a common victim is your poor toothbrush, usually, left out on the bathroom sink, right?
So, what do we do? Dr. Gerba says it’s easy. Close the toilet lid before you flush—that’ll greatly cut downthe germs, which will otherwise float in the air. And wash your toothbrush every few days in mouthwash or peroxide to get rid of any germs hiding in it. You can even put it through the dishwasher to sanitize(消毒)it. And always store your toothbrush in a closed cabinet.
Here’s one more tip from Dr. Gerba, who says our kitchen sink is probably dirtier than our toilet. “If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts, he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and go to the bathroom in your sink.” He says that’s because the kitchen sink is a great place where E. coli(大肠杆菌)to live and grow since it’s wet and damp. Bacteria feed on the food that people put down the drain or—that’s left on dishes in the sink. To reset your sink’s bacteria count back to zero, you’d better regularly wash it
with hot water and sanitize yoursink with special chemicals. In fact, you may want to do it every day or before preparing dinner.
8. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To show how to brush your teeth.
B. To tell people the importance of health.
C. To warn people of the invisible germs.
D. To introduce a microbiology professor.
9. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. Bathroom sinks are the dirtiest places.
B. Bacteria are bad for people’s health.
C. Why bacteria spread through the air.
D. How bacteria spread in the bathroom.
10. What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The food.
B. The toothbrush.
C. The sink.
D. The chemical.
11. Why does Dr. Gerba mention the example of an alien?
A. To tell us a fiction story of an alien studying bacteria.
B. To show our kitchen sink may be dirtier than our toilet.
C. To teach us how to reset sink’s bacteria count back to zero.
D. To prove coli prefers to live in the kitchen and the drain.
D
My entire life has been influenced by the fact that I stand way above the average height for both men and women. I was born two weeks late. When I finally entered the world I weighed 11 pounds 10 ounces and was 24 inches long. When my mom told my grandmother my measurements, she asked in amazement, "Are you okay?!"
I was healthy, but very shy as a child and into my teens. I'm from a small town, and I grew up and graduated with the same 50 people. I started playing basketball in third grade every Saturday, but I didn't have any control over my awkward body. (I didn't even score a point in a game until many years later.) I was 5-foot-10 in fourth grade. I had a small group of friends in elementary school, but sometimes the boys picked on me, calling me a bean pole or the Jolly Green Giant. I still remember my embarrassment when they laughed at me, and how badly I wanted to be invisible.
In high school I got more involved in sports, but I spent most days in the art room. By this time everyone at my school was used to my height (by ninth grade I was 6-foot-3), but if I went out of town people would stare at me and comment about my appearance.I was forced into the spotlight wherever I went.
With high school came more confidence. I had success in school, the arts and sports. I played basketball, but my true passion was track and field. During my senior year I was the conference champion in high jump and the 400-meter run. The friendships I gained through my involvement in high school boosted my confidence and helped me develop a sense of humor. Now when a stranger told me I was tall I would smile and nod or, if I was feeling determined, I would pretend to feel shocked and thank them for telling me. I had no idea!
Still, society keeps me aware of my status as something rare. And even though people tell me I'm beautiful and I should be a model, there are times when I would trade in my long legs for a small frame and tiny feet. I often wish people weren't so rude. I'm a minority only in the sense of height. I like to think that those who have insulted me didn't intend to. I do believe that most people are basically good, but they can be insensitive.
12. What can be inferred from Para.1?
A. The writer's height has something to do with her late birth.
B. Grandmother was unwilling to have the writer as her grandchild.
C. The writer failed to have a successful life because of her unusual height.
D. The writer was heavier and bigger compared with other babies when she was born.
13. By saying 'I was forced into the spotlight', the author probably means that she ________.
A.was criticized by others
B. caught public attention
C. was threatened
D. felt inferior
14. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned as the writer's experiences in high school?
A. She quit playing basketball and joined the track and field team.
B. She no longer felt upset when facing her height problem.
C. She had a passion for some sports events.
D. She built up more confidence.
15. What does the last sentence imply?
A. People enjoy making fun of others.
B. People are bad andcannot be trusted.
C. People tend to bully those who are weaker.
D. People sometimes care little about how others feel.
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 Read More and Learn More
These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think we should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can broaden our mind and improve our language skills.___16___. Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose of reading.
___17___Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading these books are important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the books faster.
___18___
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
Give up books that you don't enjoy.
You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they serve your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy. Whenever you realize that you don't enjoy the book you are reading, give it up.___19___.
Set a reading goal.
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is that the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books.___20___. Before you read each book, ask yourself when you can complete this book.
A. Read only what you are interested in.
B. Read the books borrowed from others.
C. Of course, it also helps us get good grades.
D. Remember reading should not be boring.
E.We need to get the latest news and communicate with friends.
F. Before you start reading, ask yourself why you read this book.
G. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.
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One day, in ancient Greece, the great philosopher Socrates was walking leisurely around a community garden.
A neighbor walked up to him and said, “You are never in a million years going to____21____what I just heard about one of our neighbors…”
“Wait,” the great wise man____22____. “Before you continue with this story, your words must____23____the triple filter (三重过滤) test.” The neighbor was____24____and stared at him with a blank expression. Socrates told her that the first filter was to check the____25____of the story. The second filter was to____26____whether what she was about to say was good anyway. Before he could finish his____27____, Socrates asked the woman, “Is what you want to share useful?” The neighbor thought for a moment and then said, “No, I____28____it is not really…” “So, do you want to____29____something with me that may not be true, is probably not good, and is not_____30_____?” Socrates asked. The neighbor wordlessly._____31_____. “Well, you have no good reason to tell me this_____32_____, and you have no good reason to believe it yourself,” Socrates added, as the neighbor walked away_____33_____.
In reality, every single day, we_____34_____much time and energy in gossip (流言蜚语). Especially nowadays, many of us_____35_____social media in order to know something that is far from what is true, good and useful. But the mind-numbinggossip_____36_____wastes our time and even does harm to us. So don't fall into the_____37_____of being disturbed by gossip. Instead, we should take Socrates'_____38_____and simply focus on something that is true, good, and useful. It was_____39_____to people a couple thousand years ago, and I_____40_____you that it continues to work well for many people today.
21. A. observe B. discuss C. notice D. believe
22. A. interrupted B. paused C. continued D. repeated
23. A. witness B. pass C. mark D. illustrate
24. A. disappointed B. kind-hearted C. confused D. excited
25. A. value B. theory C. appearance D. truth
26. A. look through B. find out C. talk about D. take out
27. A. question B. debate C. lesson D. task
28. A. indicate B. confirm C. understand D. suppose
29. A. leave B. compare C. share D. connect
30. A. common B. advantageous C. attractive D. possible
31. A. nodded B. ignored C. stopped D. cried
32. A. joke B. lie C. legend D. story
33. A. secretly B. confidently C. embarrassedly D. cautiously
34. A. turn B. invest C. introduce D. push
35. A. make use of B. make up for C. take care of D. take notice of
36. A. also B. only C. still D. ever
37. A. promise B. battle C. trap D. expectation
38. A. advice B. proverb C. request D. proof
39. A. beneficial B. safe C. close D. familiar
40. A. encourage B. recommend C. remind D. guarantee
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
How do native speakers truly feel when speaking with non-native English speakers?It seems that___41.___(break) English annoys them. However, they keep being really nice when speaking with non-native speakers. I wonder___42.___they really feel when doing so. I think it would depend on the native English speakers. Some people are just___43.___(easy) annoyed.
Personally, I study Spanish. When I hear someone___44.___(try) English, I am patient with them because I know how difficult it is to talk in a non-native tongue. I also know English is very difficult___45.___(learn), and that increases my respect___46.___their efforts. I’m a patient person by nature.
The situation___47.___(matter) too. If I were a waiter on a super crowded day and really needed to do about a dozen different things, I might become upset at having to wait for someone to struggle while ordering___48.___(he) meal.
There also exists the___49.___( possible) that what is considered as annoyance is not truly annoyance. I might frown while listening to a non-native speaker,____50.____that would be because I am concentrating and listening hard to understand him. It wouldn't mean I'm at all annoyed.
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.请改正下面短文中的错误。

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：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。

Last Saturday, my parents and I paid visit to my grandparents by train. There was alarge number of people in the crowded train, but everyone help those who had lots ofbaggage and behaved politely. Along the way, we enjoyed beautifully views. At first, we sawone hill after another. Then what came into our eye were fields with green crops. In a six-hourtrip, we arrived at my grandparents’ house. Exhausted though I felt, but I was happy to see mygrandparents, which I hadn’t seen for a long time. It’s really an excited trip because it was thefirst time I had taken so a long-distance train.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Pushing Back School Starting Times
It's January. The outdoor temperature has fallen below 5C in the morning. Have you ever complained that you still have to get up at 6 a. m. and arrive at school before 7 am? Do you wish you could have a long nice lie-in?
You are not alone if your answer is "Yes!" In the United States, many high school students are unhappy with their school starting times, too.
That may soon change. Last October, Gavin Newsom, California's governor, signed a law that sets a limit on starting times of half-past eight for high-schoolers and eight o'clock for middle schoolers, hoping students will benefit form their extra time in bed.
Sleep deprivation is associated with problems in attention, behavior and learning. A research review by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(C.D.C.)finds that later school starting times can lead to less falling asleep in class. The change can also help improve students' attendance and grades.
Many parents, however, are strongly opposed to such changes. Those who cannot start work later say they won't be able to drop their children off at school before they go to work. They also fear that later starting times will mean later ending times, resulting in fewer opportunities for their children to take part in after-school activities, hold part-time jobs and care for younger siblings.
Supporters argue that there really is no significant reason not to do this. Anthony Portantino, the California senator who introduced the law, believes evidence of the change's benefits will soon win over opponents. He says, "I only see an overwhelming resistance to the change from adults—something many teenagers will be familiar
with."
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. C 17. F 18. A 19. D 20. G
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. D
41. broken
42 how 42. easily
43. trying 44. to learn
45. for 46. matters
47. his 48. possibility
49. but
51.(1). paid后面加a (2). was→were
(3). help→helped
(4). beautifully→beautiful (5). eye→eyes (6). in→after (7). but去掉
(8). which→who
(9). excited→exciting (10). so→such
52.略。