2020-2021学年唐山市第四十九中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年唐山市第四十九中学高三英语期中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
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
Barred owls(大林鸮猫头鹰) are a large species native to eastern North America, but they began moving west at the start of the 20th century. By 1973,large numbers of barred owls had arrived in the western state ofWashington. Later they moved south intoOregonandCalifornia.
In parts of thePacific Northwest, the owls are now believed to be causing a drop in the population of a smaller, less aggressive bird: the northern spotted owl. In many ways, the barred owl is the spotted owl's worst enemy. The barred owl has more babies per year and eats the same animals, like squirrels and wood rats. And their numbers are now larger in many parts of the spotted owl's traditional territory.
David Wiens is a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal agency that studies the Earth and its natural resources. He and other officials are doing something unusual to protect spotted owls: killing barred owls. It is a controversial, experimental program. More than 2,400 barred owls have already been shot.
Wiens is the son of a well-known bird expert and grew up with the fascination for birds. He has mixed feelings about the program. "It's a little distasteful, I think, to go out killing barred owls to save another owl species," he says. But he adds, “We knew that barred owls were out competing spotted owls and their numbers were growing too fast."
To catch barred owls, officials put digital bird callers on the ground. Then they step back and wait as several sounds from the devices fill the air. All of this happens in the dark of night. Barred owls dislike other birds in their territory, so they will fly down and chase other owls out. That is when Wiens and his team try to shoot them.
4. What's the main problem with spotted owls?
A. They are being starved to death.
B. They have more babies each year.
C. They are invaded by another bird.
D. They are hunted by man.
5. Why are barred owls being killed?
A. They are eating the spotted owls.
B. They are killing each other to survive.
C. They are putting the spotted owls in danger.
D. They are destroying large areas of forests.
6. Why did the officials release the bird sounds?
A. To kill barred owls.
B. To puzzle barred owls.
C. To protect barred owls.
D. To frighten barred owls.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Killing One Animal to Save Another.
B. Keeping the Balance of Nature.
C. Protecting Birds in Danger.
D. Preventing Birds from Playing Fair.
C
Researchers say spicy tomatoes could soon be on the menu thanks to the rise of gene-editing technology.
It's not the first time that experts have claimed techniques could develop fruit with unusual features: scientists have already been looking at changing the color1 of kiwi fruit and bettering the taste of strawberries.
But researchers inBrazilandIrelandsay such methods could also offer practical advantages, with hot tomatoes offering a new way of harvesting the pungent chemicals found in peppers known as capsaicinoids, which make food taste “hot”.
“Capsaicinoids are valuable. They are used as painkillers and there are some researches showing that they promote weight loss,” said Agustin Zsogon from a Brazilian university, a co-author of a new article arguing for the benefits of engineering hot tomatoes.
Writing in the journal Trends in Plant Science, the researchers say peppers are difficult crops to grow and low productive. Worse still, it is tricky to keep the pungency of the fruits table. By contrast, tomato production is high and the plant is well-studied. “You could produce the capsaicinoids in a more cost-effective manner,” said Zsogon.
Tomatoes and peppers developed from a common ancestor, but separated about 19 million years ago. “All these genes to produce capsaicinoids exist in the tomato, they are just not active,” said Zsogon. “Using gene-editing technology, it is likely to switch these genes back on in tomatoes, making the fruit more special”, he said.
8. Why are the tomatoes made hot by the researchers?
A. To test the gene-editing technology
B. To improve the amount of the tomatoes
C. To explore ways to harvest more capsaicinoids.
D. To make the tomatoes more delicious.
9. For what purpose can capsaicinoids be used according to the text?
A. To put on weight.
B. To ease the pain.
C. To improve sleep.
D. To better the look.
10. What is Zsogon's attitude to the gene-editing technology?
A. Confident.
B. Critical.
C. Anxious.
D. Doubtful.
11. What's the main idea of the text?
A. An introduction to gene-editing plants.
B. Creating hot tomatoes by gene-editing.
C. Problems with capsaicinoid production.
D. The procedure of producing capsaicinoids.
D
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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The food.
B. The toothbrush.
C. The sink.
D. The chemical.
15. 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.
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Brain training is becoming a trend. There are formal courses,websites and books with programs on how to train your brain to work better and faster.___16___.
17. Meditation
Daily meditation is perhaps the single greatest thing you can do for your mind/body health.___18___. By creating a different mental state, you exercise your brain in new and interesting ways while increasing your brain fitness.
19. Read Something Different
Books are free from libraries and filled with interesting characters, information and facts.___20___. If you usually read history books, try a modem novel. Read foreign authors, the classics and random books. Not only will your brain get a workout, you will also have interesting stories to tell about your reading.
21. Learn a New Skill
___22___. Your memory comes into play, you learn new movements and you connect things differently. Reading Shakespeare, learning to cook and building an airplane out of toothpicks all will challenge your brain and give you something to think about.
23. Make Simple Changes
We love our routines. But the more something is “second nature”, the less our brains have to work to do
it.___24___, use your opposite hand to open doors and eat dessert first. All this will force your brain to wake up from habits and pay attention again.
A. Change ways to the grocery store
B. Branch out from familiar reading topics
C. Choose a variety of exercises to challenge your brain
D. Learning a new skill works various areas of the brain
E. We have hobbies and pastimes that we could do for hours on end
F. Meditation not only relaxes you, it gives your brain a workout
G. Try these ideas every day and your brain will be ready for anything
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Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school. When the other kids began to___21___that he was wearing the same black pants and gray long-sleeved shirt day after day, Todd became target of___22___. But there was little Todd could do. His mother simply couldn't___23___to buy him new clothes.
Two of the___24___teasing him were Garrett and Graham. But over time, they___25___that their disparaging（贬低）words felt like bullying（欺凌）and seemed to be slowly destroying Todd's___26___. "I felt like I needed to do something," Graham said. So he and Garrett created a(an)___27___secretly. They went home and___28___through their own drawers and closets. The next day at school, they met Todd at their third period class and___29___him to come into the hall. Todd was understandably_____30_____about being called out by the larger boys.
"He wasn't_____31_____, and I was like, 'I think this is going to make you smile,'" Graham said. "I told him, 'We're in the same third period, and I_____32_____for laughing at you, and I want to give something to you to_____33_____.'" He then handed Todd a large and heavy bag. Inside the bag were_____34_____shirts and shorts, plus a brand-new pair of_____35_____. Todd was blown away. "I was very happy and completely_____36_____." And Todd got much more than a new wardrobe. He no longer sits_____37_____at lunch. Now he eats with his two new friends.
"I've been bullied in my entire life," Todd said._____38_____the day Garrett and Graham called him into the hall, he_____39_____, "It was the best day of my entire life,_____40_____."
21. A. sympathize B. notice C. insist D. announce
22. A. adoration B. complaint C. assistance D. laughter
23. A. refuse B. wait C. afford D. swear
24. A. kids B. adults C. friends D. teachers
25. A. realized B. argued C. assumed D. predicted
26. A. virtue B. spirit C. nature D. quality
27. A. attack B. trap C. opportunity D. plan
28. A. checked B. saw C. hunted D. went
29. A. asked B. commanded C. advised D. begged
30. A. disappointed B. embarrassed C. delighted D. worried
31. A. smiling B. crying C. trembling D. yelling
32. A. hesitate B. switch C. apologize D. compensate
33. A. make up B. show off C. mark D. enjoy
34. A. messy B. clean C. unique D. common
35. A. buttons B. earrings C. sneakers D. glasses
36. A. confused B. panicked C. annoyed D. shocked
37. A. peacefully B. alone C. still D. nervously
38. A. Exposed to B. Lost in C. Living through D. Reflecting on
39. A. whispered B. added C. exploded D. sighed
40. A. normally B. probably C. basically D. ridiculously
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
My aunt Carmeleta was___41.___wife of my mother’s youngest brother Fred. Even though my uncle Fred died many years ago and Aunt Carmeleta is now married to Ken, I still consider her my aunt.
Everyone should have a___42.___(wonder) aunt like Aunt Carmeleta. When I was a child, I lived with her for 2 years. Like a lot of___43.___(teenager), I had problems with people who talked negatively about me. I was troubled by such___44.___(annoy) things. If this has ever happened to you, you’ll understand___45.___(deep) how painful it is.
I’d talk to Aunt Carmeleta about these hurtful things and she would always say, “Just be yourself. ” This was great advice! In fact, it’s been some of the best advice I___46.___(receive) since I could remember. I learned not everyone is going to like you and that’s OK. Just be___47.___(you).
When my husband Bill met Aunt Carmeleta___48.___the first time, he questioned, “How could anyone be so nice and so real?” But he has found out the___49.___(true) through the years. I’ve never forgotten Aunt Carmeleta’s advice “Just be yourself.” We need more people in this world____50.____give great advice and are kind and caring like Aunt Carmeleta.
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

It isn’t hard to be the responsible member of the society.
I remember an incident that happened a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was waiting for the green light at a crossing while a girl of about 10 was hit by a passed car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately rushes to give the girl first aid but I joined in it without hesitation. Fortunate, she was not badly injured, and we sent her away to the nearest hospital. Compared with the escaped drivers, I am proud of what I did.
As a member of the society, I am aware that being responsible is how it takes to make the society better.
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。

Johnson lived alone in a small town, Salem. Once he suffered a minor stroke (中风). He didn't usually go outside of his home unless it was to get his favorite food: pizza. He only ordered from Domino’s Pizza, and due to him frequently ordering, the staff was well familiar with his name.
Although Johnson was a loyal customer, the staff had never heard his voice or seen is face. It was only the delivery drivers who caught a glance of the man. Many neighbors went on to say that he just liked to keep to himself.
The manager of Johnson’s local Domino’s Pizza, Mary, said that he was always so polite to the delivery staff. Throughout the seven years of him placing orders at and supporting the particular Domino’s store, there had never been a problem.
And so none of the employees at Johnson's local Domino’s seemed to notice anything unusual the first
couple of days. However, this quickly changed when Mary realized that they hadn't had an order from Johnson in a while. Johnson was considered to be one of the branch's most loyal customers. It was unusual that Johnson hadn't ordered anything for more than 12 days. They felt something might be off. A member of the staff, Tom, was sent to Johnson’s house to see if they could notice anything unusual.
As Tom approached Johnson’s house, he was relieved to see that the lights were on. Johnson wasn't answering the door, even though the lights and TV were on in his room. Tom decided to knock once again and called him on his phone, but there was no answer. There was a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Tom decided to call the police. After hearing the situation, the police arrived quickly. They knocked on the door just as Tom had, but there was no answer once again. Just then one of the officers heard a faint voice coming from inside of the home.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The voice was calling out for help.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _
In the hospital, Johnson was getting better after the stroke.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. F 18. B 19. D 20. A
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. A 34. B 35. C 36.
D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. the
42. wonderful
43. teenagers
44. annoying
45. deeply 46. have received
47. yourself
48. for 49. truth
50. who
51.(1).the→a
(2). happened后加on
(3). while→when
(4). passed→passing
(5). rushes→rushed
(6). but→and
(7). Fortunate→Fortunately
(8). 删掉away
(9). drivers→driver
(10). how→what
52.略。