2019-2020学年福建省福清融城中学高三英语期中考试试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年福建省福清融城中学高三英语期中考试试卷及参考答
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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
You haven’t truly visited a city until you’ve experienced its nightlife. Watching a big city likeLondongradually turn dark and darker into the night is a beautiful journey of time and light. So how about taking a historical evening walk and touchingsome of the nicest areas in centralLondon? Let’s get started.
6:30 pm
The walk starts on theMillenniumBridge. On the bridge, watch the scenic city across the River Thames with the skyscrapers gradually lighting up against the darkening skies.
TheMillenniumBridgehas been featured in many London-based films, includingHarry Potter, and the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.
7:30 pm
It’s getting dark. A fifteen-minute walk northwest fromSt Paul’s Cathedral takes you to the historic Borough Market. During the evenings, you find a lot of restaurants around the market. This is an excellent time to get your dinner.
9:00 pm
The next stop isLondonBridge. This is about 6 minutes’ walk from the Borough Market. As you join other onlookers and mentally go through the nursery school rhyme of “LondonBridgeis Falling Down”, you get lost again in history. Why does the song sayLondonBridgeis falling and who is the fair lady?
During theLondoncity fire of 1897,LondonBridgeserved an important role in fire control. It was one of the major structures that prevented the fire from crossing over to the other side ofLondon.
11:30 pm
Londonnever sleeps; it’s a few minutes to midnight and everywhere is still filled with people moving around. About four minutes away from the Golden Jubilee Bridges isTrafalgar Square, our next stop.
12:00 am
It’s been a beautiful evening, hasn’t it?
1. Where can you visit aGuardians of the Galaxyfilming location?
A. In theSt Paul’s Cathedral.
B. On theMillenniumBridge.
C. In the Borough Market.
D. On the Golden Jubilee Bridges.
2. What can be learned about the Borough Market?
A. It is far fromLondonBridge.
B. It is related to a famous song.
C. It is an ideal place for dinner.
D. It is a modern open-air market.
3. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To showLondon’s color1 ful culture.
B. To introduce the scenery inLondon.
C. To ask people to do outdoor activities.
D. To recommend a night tour inLondon.
B
Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to5℃on these hot summer days? Thanks to a recent discovery, the possibility is getting closer. While there are many alternatives that manage to keep the body warm, this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those who are eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.
Its inventors, engineers Ma Yaoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, look a completely innovative approach. They designed a special textile dial can absorb body heat and re-emit its energy into space as mid-infrared radiation (MIR). This textile cools both the objects and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling, Science reveals. This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt, you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.
Research conducted at Stanford University in 2017 had already managed to cool the wearer by 3℃, but this previous trial was limited. So researchers still need to test the new approach to determine how effectively the new fabric cools while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky, like in their trials. They also need to examine and measure how well it works when T-shirts are not in close contact with the skin.
Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers and clothing brands that are interested in using their fabric. They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 percent. “We can make it with mass production which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as theirs,” old Yaoguang said.
So if you are an athlete or simply someone that has to deal with the extremely high temperatures, be patient
because your days of feeling hot and bothered may be corning to an end!
4. What is the purpose of the new invention?
A. To warm up people's body.
B. To cool people off in hot weather.
C. To detect the wearers' temperature.
D. To protect clothes from becoming wet.
5. How does the special product work?
A. By turning sunlight into energy.
B. By sending out absorbed heat.
C. By keeping heat out completely.
D. By using light color1 s to reflect sunlight.
6. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The invention needs further testing.
B. The previous studies lack evidence.
C. The new fabric has a good cooling effect.
D. The new fabric applies to various situations.
7. The invention of the T-shirt may hean example of ________.
A. barking up the wrong tree
B. robbing Peter to pay Paul
C. killing two birds with one stone
D. pulling the cart before the horse
C
One of the greatest challenges in caring for such intelligent animals as chimpanzees(猩猩)is providing them with enriching experiences. Every day, the chimpanzees at Project Chimps receive morning and evening food-based enrichment devices, but caregivers are always looking for more ways to keep the chimps mentally engaged. With 79 chimpanzees, each with their distinctive personality, care staff often find that different chimps react differently to new enrichment.
Last year, we began inviting musicians to perform for chimps to see what they may respond. A violin performance received quite the response. Additional musicians were lined up to visit but the coronavirus has stopped the activities, which we hope toresumein the near future.
This past week, we brought an electric piano for the chimps to investigate. Some chimps, like twins Buttercup and Clarisse, were immediately interested and could not wait to tap out a few notes. Others, like Emma, were more interested in trying to take it apart.
29- year-old Precious has very little tolerance for the piano. She sat off to the side for a few minutes, but eventually she decided that was enough. She called an end to the enrichment session by throwing a handful of waste at the piano. Receiving her message loud and clear, we removed the piano.
We could never have guessed how 33-year-old Luke would react to it. As with many retired lab chimpanzees Luke has some anxiety issues. He seems particularly distrustful of anything new, including people, food, and
enrichment. But when we presented the chimps with the piano, Luke was the first to investigate. We could not believe our eyes — this usually anxious chimpanzee bravely chose to explore something new!
To us at Project Chimps, this is what it is all about: giving chimpanzees the freedom to choose. We are honored to be part of their journey.
8. Why do chimpanzees respond differently to new enrichment?
A. They are of different genders.
B. They have natural curiosities.
C They are as intelligent as humans. D. They have their unique characters.
9. What does the underlined word “resume” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Continue.
B. Suspend.
C. Monitor.
D. Regulate.
10. Who showed the least interest in the piano?
A. Buttercup and Clarisse.
B. Emma.
C. Precious.
D. Luke.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. How caregivers care for the retired chimpanzees.
B. What care staff do to enrich chimpanzees' daily life.
C. How chimpanzees are trained through various enrichment.
D. What Project Chimps does to observe and study wild chimps.
D
The Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now they're actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they haven’t paid a cent.
ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.
Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.
The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They don't just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid(电网). The residents
are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.
That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.”
What’s not to like? Mostly the costs. The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely expensive. For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.
12. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now?
A. They want to cut down their utility' expenses.
B. They want to know if they are able to pay.
C. They want to see how much they have saved.
D. They want to avoid being overcharged.
13. What is special about the ZEH communities?
A. They are built in harmony with the environment.
B. They have created cutting edge technologies.
C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.
D. They aim to be independent in power supply.
14. What does the "net metering" practice mean to the power company?
A. More pressure at peak time
B. Reduced operational costs.
C. Increased electricity output.
D. Less profits in the short term.
15. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community __________.
A. is a worthy investment in the long run
B. is but a dream for average consumers
C. gives the owner great tax benefits
D. contributes toenvironmental protection
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Successful students are highly motivated (激励) by an inner drive to study well. They have a specific career goal in mind.___16___So they form their own good study habits, plan ahead and stick to their study timetable on their own initiative (主动权).
If you want to motivate yourself, here are some great ways to improve your motivation.
℃You should write down your educational goals, which makes them become clear.
℃Imagine your success. Experience the feeling of reaching your particular goal.
℃Give yourself rewards.___17___
℃Seek advice and study opportunities from the good students in your class.
Successful students tend to study hard. They pay much attention to class as well as taking notes.___18___Outside class they find a quiet study place to study, because they know that academic(学术的) life comes before their social life.
___19___ After setting goals it is important to write them down for many reasons.
℃Goals that aren't written are only wishes.
℃It helps you make a commitment (承诺) to yourself.
℃It gives you a way to see your progress.
℃No one wants to regret not doing something they could have done.
Successful students manage their time well by setting up weekly timetable. They make the best use of their study time andfind a quiet place and study there every day.___20___
If you want to be a successful student, please do as the above.
A. They know that they are responsible for their success or failure.
B. They make study time productive and not necessarily long.
C. Successful students should set goals.
D. You will be proud of yourself when you achieve success.
E. Each time you complete a lesson, do something special for yourself.
F. When you set your goals, make sure that your goals are specific and realistic.
G. They arrive at the classroom early and sit in the front.
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
I will never forget the year when I was about twelve yearsold. My mother told us that we would not be___21___Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d___22___?” Just when I started to___23___that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women___24___at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of___25___, that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I
wasn't___26___Somebody had thought___27___of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my___28___Christmas there special and memorable, I___29___remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of_____30_____for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I_____31_____a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125 homeless children at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped (包裹) color1 ful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,_____32_____with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were_____33_____Before I called out their names and handed, them their gifts, I_____34_____them that they couldn’t opentheir presents_____35_____every child had come forward. Finally the_____36_____they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces lightened and their bright smiles_____37_____,up the room. The_____38_____in the room was obvious, and_____39_____wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew_____40_____that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
21. A. receiving B. sending C. making D. exchanging
22. A. got B. prepared C. found D. brought
23. A. hope B. doubt C. accept D. suggest
24. A. broke in B. turned up C. took off D. settled down
25. A. loss B. relief C. achievement D. commitment
26. A. loved B. blamed C. abandoned D. forgotten
27. A. highly B. poorly C. enough D. little
28. A. first B. present C. recent D. latter
29. A. rarely B. regularly C. instantly D. occasionally
30. A. strength B. importance C. independence D. responsibility
31. A. put up with B. kept up with C. caught up with D. came up with
32. A. none B. some C. few D. each
33. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. energetic
34. A. reminded B. recalled C. convinced D. guaranteed
35. A. until B. after C. when D. since
36. A. reward B. chance C. moment D. present
37. A. lit B. cleaned C. burned D. broke
38. A. belief B. calmness C. joy D. pity
39. A. everybody B. something C. such D. it
40. A. for B. from C. after D. by
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
The chain Shaxian Delicacies, originating in Shaxian county, Fujian Province,____41.____(be) a success across the country to date. According to local officials, there are over 80,000 restaurants serving Shaxian____42.____(tradition) snacks nationwide. But it is also____43.____global hit with eateries in 61 foreign countries and regions beloved by foreigners.
In 2018, a Shaxian Delicacies restaurant opened in New York City, only____44.____(close) three hours later after all the dishes sold out. "It is amazing that the Shaxian Delicacies can open its eatery near my house in America. The____45.____(flavor)of the food here are just the same as I remember. "Ms Zheng, who was born in Fuzhou city, told China Daily.
It has kept the “taste of home”,____46.____the Shaxian Delicacies chain is always creating tastes tailored to different local needs. For example, the owner of its chain in France uses green tea powder,____47.____is very popular there, rather than spinach (菠菜) seeds in the flour wrappers. Wu Shaohua, owner of the Shaxian Delicacies eatery in Portugal,____48.____(special) prepares "fried meat” and "fried spring rolls" for local residents who like fried food.
Besides the delicious food, a clean environment also keeps customers____49.____(come) back. The owner of the Shaxian Delicacies eatery in New York. Shao Binfang, designed an open kitchen in her restaurant. When the customers can see the cooking process, it puts them_____50._____ease over food safety, Shao told People's Daily.
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.短文改错
In recently years, the sandstorm in the northern part of China has become more and more common natural disaster. The strong wind blows up some sand, making them difficult for people to go out. Sandstorms are cause by a variety of reason. First, in the past, people feed a great number of sheep. As a result, the sheep ate so many grass that the land turned into deserts. Second, people were not concerning about protecting forests, and cut down many trees, that caused the loss of soil. When it comes to improve the situation, the government starts to stress at the importance of the environment. I believe final the problem will be solved in the near future.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你们班近期举行了建党100周年主题班会。

请你用英语为学校网站英语专栏写则简要报道，内容包括：
1.班会的时间、地点：
2.班会的过程：
3.班会的意义及你的感受。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

建党100周年：the100 Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC
A Meaningful Class Meeting
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. A 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. has been
42. traditional
43. a 44. to close
45. flavors
46. but 47. which
48. specially
49. coming 50. at
51.(1). become后加a
(2). them→it
(3). reason→reasons
(4). feed→fed
(5). many→much
(6). concerning→concerned
(7). that→which
(8). improve→improving
(9). at去掉
(10). final→finally
52.略。