2020-2021学年沈阳市铁路实验中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年沈阳市铁路实验中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答
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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
Ashish, the 48-year-old surgeon encourages others to do the same through Bloodline, a nonprofit association he founded in 2017. Besides this, he donates blood regularly.
According to Ashish, who has been a doctor at a United Family Healthcare hospital in Shanghai since 2007, Bloodline is aimed at creating a blood bank that can help the community as well as individuals with rare blood types who face an urgent need for blood.
“My father, a doctor who specialized in treating chest infections, only charged those who could afford the medical treatment. For those who couldn’t pay, he never mentioned money and instead gave them the drugs for free.” he says.
During his growing up years, Ashish was also exposed to social services, helping collect food and money for a local children’s hospital.
Ashish first donated blood when he was 18. After arriving in China in 2003, Ashish learned mandarin at Fudan University in Shanghai before becoming a graduate student in general surgery at Shanghai Huashan Hospital. Here, he continued participating in blood donation drives as his way of giving back to society. In 2011, he became a volunteer at the Shanghai Blood Center where he helped raise public awareness about blood donations.
The idea of setting up an online community for this cause came in 2013 as he believed that there should be a group of expats who get together voluntarily to work with patients and organize regular gatherings to raise public awareness. In 2017, this community was officially registered as Bloodline.
“Our organization currently has a presence in 14 cities, including Beijing, Dalian, and Guangzhou. It’s often a small group of people in each city but they can help a great deal.” says Ashish, who holds the roles of ambassador and director of the foreign volunteers group at the Shanghai Blood Center.
Ashish has also emphasize the importance of raising awareness of their causes in children, noting that people from the younger generations are more receptive to the idea of donating blood. Bloodline is currently planning to launch a junior club within the organization where youth will get to tour blood donation centers, witness how the blood is dealt, who the end users are, and the difference that they can make to the lives of those in need of blood.
“We come from different countries and have different skin color1 s, but the blood streaming through our bodies is the same. When there is a need to roll up sleeves and save lives, we will step forward bravely.” he says.
1. The goal of Bloodline is to ________.
A. set up a blood bank that can help the community
B. raise money for the charity
C. assist children in local hospitals
D. help poor people reduce their financial burden
2. What can we infer about Ashish through the whole passage? He ________.
A. benefited from blood donation himself
B. got his medical degree in FuDan University
C. got the idea of founding Bloodline from his father
D. helped collect food and money for a local children’s hospital
3. What message does the passage convey to us?
A. Giving is receiving
B. Hard work leads to success.
C. One needs to return the favor.
D. Love is without boundaries.
B
The climate change is already eating into the output of the world's agricultural systems, with productivity much lower than it would have been if humans hadn't rapidly heated the planet, new research has found.
Advances in technology, fertilizer (化肥)use and global trade have allowed food production to keep pace with an increasing global population since the 1960s. But rising temperatures in this time have acted as a handbrake (手刹) to farming productivity of crops, according to the new research, published in Nature Climate Change. Productivity has actuallyslumpedby 21% since 1961, compared to if the world hadn't been affected by global heating.
With the global population set to rise to more than 9 billion by 205, the UN'S Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that food production will have to increase by about 70%,with annual crop production increasing by almost 1 billion tons and meat production by more than200mtons a year by this point. Meanwhile, global temperatures are rising at a rate that scientists warn is extremely dangerous for human civilization.
“The impact already is larger than I thought it would be,” said Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an economist atCornellUniversitywho led the research. “It was a big surprise to me. The worry I have is that research and development in agriculture takes decades to translate into higher productivity. The projected temperature
increase is so fast that I don't know if we are going to keep pace with that.”
Weston Anderson, a researcher of food security (安全) and climate at Columbia University who didn't take part in the study, said the new research provides fresh insight into the importance of the impact upon agriculture.
“The regions that this paper highlights as experiencing the largest reductions in agricultural productivity-CentralAmericaand theSahel- contain some of the least food secure countries in the world, which is a real concern,” he said.
4. What does the underlined word “slumped” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Fallen.
B. Gathered.
C. Approached.
D. Benefited.
5. What is Ariel Ortiz-Bobea worried about?
A. Fertilizer is used in food production.
B. Population will rise to over 9 billion.
C. Global temperatures are rising too fast.
D. Agricultural research needs many years.
6. What can we learn about Weston Anderson?
A. He puts forward a different solution.
B. He proposes carrying on with the research.
C. He pays more attention to food insecure regions.
D. He supports improving agricultural productivity.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. The Impact of Growth in Farm Productivity
B. Productivity in Agriculture is Growing
C. Causes and Effects of Global Heating
D. Rapid Global Heating is Hurting Farm Productivity
C
Many of us were delighted to learn that a high school senior Kwasi Enin was accepted to all eight Ivy League universities. To our surprise, he wasn't excited as expected, but appeared extra calm. He announced that he would revisit the universities to find the best suitable in music or medicine. He also wanted to compare their financial aid packages.
Kwasi's success story is rare, but his reaction is not. After the admission letters arrive at home, students have
30 days to really think about what kind of school would help them grow as a person, which school would best prepare them for the future, and at which school they would be happiest. And they also have to think about whether they can afford the school they choose.
But how to answer the questions about which school is the best suitable university? Some young people are attracted to large universities with great school spirit and a list of offerings. But besides those advantages, many of these universities focus on graduate work and research, with undergraduates taught mostly by part-time instructors. Others are attracted to smaller boarding schools with discussion-based classes. But some of these schools will have much limitation for students who want a high-energy city life experience.
Many students today seem to think they should pick the university where they will get the diploma that will help them get the most highly paid job. This is a sad misunderstanding of what a college education should provide.
A good college education should prepare them to overcome any difficulty andthrivein society. It helps them to form the habit of creative mind and spirit that will continue to develop far beyond their university years. So when you choose college, you should consider if it is filled with useful learning to help create new spaces for different possibilities of growth.
8. What can we know about Kwasi Enin from paragraph 1?
A. He was from a very poor family.
B. He would choose the top university.
C. He was too excited to calm himself at the good news.
D. He considered his interests when choosing his university.
9. What can you infer from paragraph 2?
A. Few students can be admitted to university.
B. Many students face the choices like Kwasi.
C. Top universities are the first choice for most students.
D. American students can afford their university by themselves.
10. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 4?
A. Fail
B. Succeed
C. Research
D. Work
11. What should the best university be like according to the text?
A. Very large and have good instructors.
B. Small boarding schools with discussion-based classes.
C. It will offerthe diploma to get the most highly paid job.
D. It will help continue to develop far beyond university years.
D
Japan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer. Recently, the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6, 000 residents (居民) tested.
However, the frozen urine samples (尿样) are not tested in conventional ways. Instead, Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are using them in a trial to determine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease. Though the study is still in its early stages, Miyashita is thrilled with the results. He said, “In our research so far, cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.”
Researchers have known about the animals’ superior sensory skills for decades. However, their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989, after a dog sniffed out early-stage malignant melanoma (恶性黑色素瘤) on a patient’s leg in London. Since then, scientists from many countries have conducted studies to test dogs’ great skill at identifying cancer chemicals.
While most dogs can be trained for the task researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise, quiet, and perhaps even a little shy. The training process is similar to how dogs are taught to learn any trick — by rewarding them with treats! However, it takes much longer because the dogs have to learn to separate the “cancer scent (气味)”from the thousands of organic compounds (有机化合物) in the human body. Researchers begin by exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer, people with other diseases, and patients with no health issues, Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer, they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.
Successful as they may be, experts think dogs are unlikely to replace conventional tests. For one, it takes about seven years and costs as much as $45,000 to train a single dog. Klaus Hackner, a researcher and physician who studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Krems University Hospital in Austria, is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone. Patients, therefore, have to receive further tests to confirm if they have the disease.
12. What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. They have done a great job.
B. They are trained in a special way.
C. They can easily learn to distinguish cancer.
D. They can be seen in many Japanese hospitals.
13. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?
A. Offer readers some advice.
B. Add some background information.
C. Summarize the previous paragraphs.
D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.
14. What kind of dog is suitable for the cancer-sniffing job?
A. Smart and brave.
B. Active and faithful.
C. Strong and patient.
D. Careful and peaceful.
15. What is Klaus Hackner’s opinion on cancer-sniffing dogs?
A. They should work as a team.
B. They need to receive more training.
C. They can replace doctors in detecting cancer.
D. They should be used together with traditional tests.
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Why is it that we always seem to pick the slowest line in a supermarket or store? Basically, the reason is simple: the chances are against us. To explain, imagine that youare in a store where there are three lines.____16____If there are more lines, your chances of getting into the speediest queue are even less.
Interestingly, some people have come up with theories and formulas to calculate this kind of thing.___17___A pioneering queuing theorist was an engineer named Erlang. He wanted to figure out the best number of telephone operators to have at the telephone exchange in the early 1900s. Taking into consideration the average number of phone calls in an hour and the average call length, Erlang came up with formulas to determine the best number of operators that should be on duty at any given time.____18____On top of that, his work established the basis for queuing theory, which became a new branch of mathematics.
The theories first invented by Erlang are still used today in a variety of commercial settings, including call centers and traffic engineering.____19____While there are many options available regarding lining up, it appears that a snaking-line approach—where people stand in a single line and wait for the next available clerk—is the most efficient.____20____Research shows that this option is about three times faster than using separate lines, which is the approach that is most commonly used but not that efficient for anyone in a rush.
A. This is the method that most banks use.
B. People who do this type of research are generally known as queuing theorists.
C. His formula was soon accepted by telephone companies, including the British Post.
D. You only have a one-in-three chance of picking the quickest line, so most likely you’ll be wrong.
E. The research he conducted even helps modern businesses provide satisfactory services to the public.
F. Businesses know just the tricks for distracting their customers from the long lines they’re waiting in.
G. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout lines to get all customers through without delay.
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
On Saturday morning，a heavy snowfall covered the ground of the nursing home．It was___21___without all the other patients and medical workers．I enjoyed working as the charge nurse on these___22___men．My Big Boys，as I called them，were sitting there___23___watching TV．I loved the___24___these retired men of various occupations told．They also___25___the questions I asked them about their___26___．My question today was，“Did you like to play in the snow when you were young?”
Their eyes lighted up as they___27___the excitement．
“I haven’t felt snow in many years，”said Stanley from his wheelchair，gazing___28___the large picture window．“___29___won’t last long．”said another．
Dared I…?But why not? I might get____30____．but I would not get fired．
So I gathered up some huge____31____．I went out the back door and filled them with snow．I took the first container of snow inside to Stanley．“Do you remember____32____a snowball?”
Stanley smiled，reaching out his___33___hands，took a handful of the snow and began forming a____34____．“Who would you like to throw it at···?”I asked．
“Tom!”Stanley shouted____35____as he threw the ball at the man near the door．Then all the men got into the action．
“Better duck!”one shouted．
“Catch this one!”another____36____．
Laughter filled the whole nursing home．____37____also became a victim and soon found myself fighting，too．The____38____lasted until the snow began to melt．Their laughter，smiles and energy____39____the whole day．I saw the____40____inside these Big Boys．
21. A. worse B. quieter C. simpler D. heavier
22. A. elderly B. serious C. painful D. poor
23. A. peacefully B. proudly C. stably D. eagerly
24. A. ideas B. 1ies C. stories D. differences
25. A. argued B. missed C. doubted D. enjoyed
26. A. dreams B. ages C. friends D. youths
27. A. accepted B. experienced C. recalled D. recognized
28. A. outside B. inside C. upon D. over
29. A. Frost B. Rain C. Wind D. Snow
30. A. hurt B. scolded C. trapped D. 1ost
31. A. stones B. containers C. courage D. strength
32. A. throwing B. taking C. making D. hitting
33. A. flexible B. trembling C. graceful D. free
34. A. ball B. habit C. toy D. team
35. A. naturally B. nervously C. desperately D. excitedly
36. A. tried B. suggested C. challenged D. whispered
37. A. He B. They C. I D. We
38. A. break B. fights C. business D. exercises
39. A. brightened B. started C. happened D. finished
40. A. True Love B. Determined Gentlemen C. Human Curiosity D. Little Boys
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
Have you ever felt bad for sitting around and doing nothing? Now the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany,____41.____(offer) “idleness grants (闲人奖学金)” of 1,600 euros (around 13,000 yuan) to three students who____42.____convince people they’d make the best of their “active inactivity (不作为)”.
Students’ self-recommendation must____43.____(hand) in by September 15. According to The Guardian, the____44.____(apply) includes only four questions: What do you not want to do? For how long do you not want to do it? Why is it important to not do this thing____45.____particular? Why are you the right person not to do it? Applicants are free____46.____(choose) the form and length of their inactivity. For example,____47.____you decide you’re not going to sleep, then you can only do that for a couple of days. But if you say you are not going to shop, then that’s something you can do for a lot____48.____(long), The Guardian noted.
The idea behind the project came from a discussion about the “contradiction (矛盾) of a society____49.____promotes sustainability while valuing success,” Friedrich von Borries, the architect and design theorist who came up with the program, told The Guardian. “Doing_____50._____isn’t very easy,” Friedrich von Borries added. “We want to focus on active inactivity.” That makes a difference.
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：在错的词下面画一横线，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are required to wearing masks on buses in China. However, one day, I forget to wear one when I was heading for a vital exam. While boarding the bus, I stopped by the driver. Realizing what I would be late for the exam，I nearly burst into tear. Just at that time, an old lady handed me with a mask, telling me not to worry. Thanks to his precious gift, I was final in time for the exam.
Not only does the mask show our great qualities to help each other in face of great danger, but it also represented the Chinese people's determination to prevent but control the pandemic.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，暑假在英国伦敦学习，得知当地一家美术馆下个月要举办中国书法展，正在招志愿者，请给该美术馆写一封电子邮件，申请志愿者一职。

内容包括：1.写信目的；2.个人优势；3.希望得到回复。

注意：1.词数80左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：招募recruit
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参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D
12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. B 32.
C 33. B 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. is offering
42. can 43. be handed
44. application
45. in 46. to choose
47. if 48. longer
49. that/which
50. nothing
51.(1).wearing→wear
(2).forget→forgot
(3).在stopped前面加was
(4).what→that或将what删除
(5).tear→tears
(6).将with删除
(7).his→her
(8).final→finally
(9).represented→represents
(10).but→and
52.略。