2019-2020学年淄博市淄川第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年淄博市淄川第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及
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
Find Your Chicago Architecture Tour
Chicago is known around the world for its architecture. Whether you tour downtown or a neighborhood, our guides will tell you the stories behind the buildings.
Must-see Chicago
Must-see Chicago is a fast-paced, 90-minute tour to Chicago featuring(以…为特色) some of its most famous buildings, including the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower and more! Get a brief overview of more than a dozen buildings—as well as Chicago landmarks like Millennium Park, the Loop and the Chicago River.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: $ 26 public, free for CAC members
Architecture Highlights
Discover the exciting diversity(多样性) of Chicago architecture, which traces the city’s development from its founding through present day. We cover about 30 miles of Chicago design, passing through the Loop and the Gold Coast, as well as Hyde Park and other areas of the South Side. We’ll see two university campuses and several parks.
Duration: 3.5 hours
Price: $ 55 public, free for CAC members
Historic Treasures of Chicago’s Golden Age
Learn about the great architectural landmarks of Michigan Avenue and State Street, with views inside beautiful buildings from the 1890s〜1930s. The most memorable parts include the amazing interiors(内部) of the Palmer House Hotel and the Chicago Cultural Center.
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $ 26 public, free for CAC members
Elevated Architecture: Downtown “L” Train
Explore Chicago’s amazing architecture from the unique view of elevated trains and station platforms. Learn
the history behind the famous “L” system and hear how it has shaped the development of buildings within the Loop. The city’s first elevated train started making trips in 1892. Now considered one of Chicago’s most wonderful features, the “L” offers impressive views of downtown.
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $ 26 public, free for CAC members
1.Which tour can you choose if you want to see Millennium Park?
A.Must-see Chicago.
B.Historic Treasures of Chicago’s Golden Age
C.Architecture Highlights.
D.Elevated Architecture：Downtown “L” Train.
2.When visiting Architecture Highlights, a couple should pay ______.
A.$55
B.$ 110
C.$ 165
D.$ 220
3.What can you see on the third tour?
A.The Chicago River.
B.The Gold Coast.
C.The elevated trains.
D.The Palmer House Hotel.
B
The Rise of Voice Technology
Voice technology has come a long way. Just a few years ago, it would have been unusable. But now, those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better.
Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions. How difficult is it actually? Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think. Even gifted speakers make mistakes. To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning. You’ll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make it work.
Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style. How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type? Chances are that it would come up with many more short sentences and more concrete language, which is good. It would probably also rely on prepared phrases a lot more often, which is not available when you are speaking quickly.
To confirm this, a column was not written, but dictated (听写). It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only, and it was edited for length, with all of the original errors kept in. Here were the results. The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high. There weren’t many cases wherethe software had heard
one word incorrectly and written down another. But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad. Obviously, the blame is not with the technology at all, which turns out to be rather good. Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess. Writing is hard. There’s a reason it can’t be done at the speed of speech, in real time.
To clarify the matter, this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing. Punctuations (标点) had to be spoken aloud, and after a full stop, the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically. Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer. To improve accuracy, people “trained” the software beforehand, reading a prewritten passage aloud. Actually it turns out to be more effective. All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing.
Language is the most important tool for human interaction, and voice is one beautiful part of language. With the maturity of modern technology, it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction.
4. According to the passage, which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style?
A. There is careful planning in advance.
B. Errors and broken sentences are avoided.
C. People type words as fast as they say them.
D. The writing contains more prepared phrases.
5. To achieve better results, the author mentions some changes for ______.
A. processing errors in a column.
B. adding minor punctuation marks.
C. increasing the number of brief notes.
D. integrating short paragraphs in writing.
6. The author suggests that ______.
A. human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing.
B. writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing.
C. writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved.
D. technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction.
7. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Why people fully intend to turn speech into writing.
B. What role voice technology plays in improving readability.
C. Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage.
D. How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing.
C
Older adults with a better sense of smell may live longer than thosewho have a poor sense of smell, a new study suggests. The study was a project of researchers in theUnited Statesthat was ongoing for over 13 years. They asked nearly 2,300 men and women to identify 12 common smells. All the subjects were from 71 to 82 years of age. The researchers gave the adults scores, from 0 to as high as 12, based on how many smells they identified correctly.
During the years of follow-up investigation, over 1,200 of the subjects died. When the study was launched, none of the adults were weak. They could walk a little under half a kilometer, climb 10 steps and independently complete daily activities. In the latest findings, the researchers noted that those with a weak nose were 30 percent more likely to die than people with a good sense of smell. The findings were reported last month in the scientific publication Annals of Internal Medicine.
Honglei Chen, a doctor withMichiganStateUniversityinEast Lansing,Michigan, was the lead writer of a report on the study. He said the connection between a poor sense of smell and an increased risk of dying was limited to adults who first reported good-to-excellent health. This suggests that a poor sense of smell is an early and sensitive sign for worsening health before it is recognizable in medical tests. With a poor sense of smell, people are more likely to die of brain and heart diseases, but not of cancer or breathing disorders.
The results also suggest that a poor sense of smell may be an early warning for poor health in older age that goesbeyond dementia or other neurodegenerative(神经变性的) diseases. These often signal the beginning of a weakening of the mind or body.
8. What do you know about the study mentioned?
A. The study involved researchers from the world.
B. All the participants were of different ages.
C. The study began to be performed about 13 years ago.
D. 2 ,300 men and women were young and healthy.
9. What was the situation like at the beginning of the study?
A. More than 1,200 of the participants passed away.
B. Many of the subjects were found with health problems.
C. All the subjects were independent of others when walking.
D. One third of the participants had a poor smell sense.
10. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. People with a poor sense of smell have heart disease.
B. You should be careful with your health if you smell poorly.
C. People with a poor sense of smell won't suffer from cancer.
D. Most of the elder people may have the dementia disease.
11. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Strong Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Longer Life
B. Old People Tend to Have a Poor Sense of Smell
C. A Number of Factors Result in Longer Life
D. Being Ill Means Losing the Sense of Smell
D
Even plant can run a fever，especially when they're under attack by insects or disease．But unlike human，plants can have their temperature taken from 3，000 feet away straight up．A decade ago，adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites，physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick wayto take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress．The goal was to let farmers precisely（精确的）target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field，which always includes plants that don't have pest problems．
Evenbetter，Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye．Fixed on a plane flown at 3，000 feet at night，an infrared scanner measured the heat sent out by crops．The data were transformed into a color﹣coded map showing where plants were running "fevers"．Farmers could then spot﹣spray，using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide that they otherwise would．The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984，after only three years．Farmers resisted thenew technology and long﹣term supporters were hard to find．But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce and refinements（改进）in infrared scanning，Paley hopes to get back into operation．Agriculture experts have no doubt that the technology works．"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States，" says George Oerther of Texas A& M，who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture，thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade．But only if Paley finds the financial support which he failed to obtain 10years ago．
12. Plants will give out an increased amount of heat when they are ．
A. facing an infrared scanner
B. sprayed with pesticides
C. exposed to extreme sun rays
D. inpoor physical condition
13. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely，we can use infrared scanning to ．
A draw a color1﹣coded map
B evaluate the damage to the crops
C. locate the problem area
D. measure the size of the affected area
14. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties of ．
A. the lack of official support
B. its high cost
C. the lack of financial support
D. its failure to help increase production
15. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ．
A. full support from agricultural experts
B. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
C. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
D. growing concern about the over use of pesticides on crops
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To tell the truth, no one has the right to judge you. People may have heard your stories, but they can't feel what you are going through; they aren't living YOUR life.___16___Instead, focus on how you feel about yourself, and do what you think is right.
___17___Your relationship with yourself is the closest and most important one you will ever have. If you don't take good care of yourself, then you can't take good care of others either. Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do.
Do what you know is right, for YOU. Don't be afraid to walk alone, and don't be afraid to like it. Don't let anyone's words stop you from being the best you can be.___18___When you are totally at peace within yourself, nothing can shake you.
Follow your own path.___19___Make use of the chance to make life all that you want it to be. Work hard for
what you believe, and keep your dreams big and your worries small.
Forgive those who have wronged you.___20___It is a special quality of the strong and wise. It allows you to focus on the future instead of the past. Without forgiveness, wounds can never be healed, and moving on can never be achieved.
A. Take care of yourself.
B. So forget what they say about you.
C. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
D. Show everyone your love and kindness.
E. Every new day is a chance to change your life.
F. Keep doing what you know in your heart is right.
G. When you are dealing with failure, don't be ashamed.
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Last year, I took an improvisational (即兴的) comedy class. I made a successful attempt to___21___my comfort zone and to have fun. One of the first things our teacher, Myles Goldin, told us to do whenever anyone made a mistake during an exercise was to___22___our hands high in the air and___23___, “Wahoo!” Within a couple of minutes of starting our first game, some students___24___to catch the virtual (虚拟) ball. Suddenly, Goldin was leading us in a round of yelling “Wahoo!” Goldin was conveying a central___25___; Mistakes are not only okay, they’re necessary building blocks of learning and creativity. “We should embrace and___26___mistakes, because we couldn’t grow and create cool things without them,” she said.
An increasing number of teachers are also doing so by encouraging students to___27___in direct experimentation. They are replacing the traditional “sage (智者) on stage” teaching style with“___28___on the side.” Students must instead attempt to think___29___, guided by a teacher’s careful questioning. This requires a lot of_____30_____and error. Along the way, students learn to_____31_____how failure often leads – inadvertently (无意中) — to new discoveries and inventions.
One such program involves the design and construction of a pinhole (针孔) camera. Students use materials such as an old shoebox and oatmeal container, and must apply concepts from all four STEM_____32_____— science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Despite the apparent_____33_____of the materials provided, the challenge requires knowledge of light and optics (光学), engineering design processes (such as meeting the customer needs), mathematical modeling and scientific experimentation.
The researchers found that learning outcomes were higher for students in science classes that take a student-centered_____34_____. Some of these effects were both significant and sustainable (可持续的). For instance, a_____35_____influence was measured onscores for tests taken 5.5 months after the original instruction. And the results appear to_____36_____to all students — from kindergarten through college.
Learning from mistakes is hardly a(n)_____37_____teaching or life philosophy. A century ago, after live months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn’t able to make a new type of storage battery_____38_____, according to a 1910 authorized biography. When a colleague_____39_____all that effort had failed to produce any results, Edison retorted (反驳): “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of_____40_____! I know several thousand things that won’ t work.”
21. A.stretch B.convey C.establish D.cover
22. A.shake B.reach C.throw D.clap
23. A.roar B.yell C.cheer D.crow
24. A.struggled B.failed C.pretended D.managed
25. A.note B.report C.speech D.message
26. A.celebrate B.approve C.support D.avoid
27. A.take B.engage C.enter D.occupy
28. petitor B.trainer C.guide D.partner
29. A.positively B.critically C.personally D.honestly
30. A.intention B.attempt C.judgment D.trial
31. A.appreciate B.enjoy C.value D.observe
32. A.exercises B.regulations C.disciplines D.tests
33. A.rarity B.hardship C.variety D.simplicity
34. A.approach B.access C.test D.chance
35. A.primitive B.predictable C.potential D.positive
36. A.fit B.contribute C.apply D.occur
37. A.new B.unique C.advanced D.unknown
38. A.solve B.move C.work D.promote
39. A.took out B.pointed out C.handed out D.picked out
40. A.inventions B.experiments C.batteries D.results
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
Writing instruction in early education should: be about more than letter formation and handwriting, argue Michigan University researchers,___41.___found preschool teachers didn’t often encourage writing for communication purposes.
So far, there___42.___(be) little research on how preschool teachers view writing in early education. But using writing as a communication tool is an effective way___43.___(strengthen) writing skills at an early age.
In___44.___recent study, researchers observed teachers ”material resources and practices to support writing. They then___45.___(interview) teachers to ask about beliefs and instruction. They found environmental supports were in place in 94% of classrooms.___46.___，while materials were available, there was limited discussion of how children were taught to use materials.
The most___47.___(wide) observed activities reflected a focus on handwriting, such as teachers reminding children to write their___48.___(name) on artwork ,and describing the procedure for creating a letter,___49.___(sign) in and tracing(描摹) something. Since Common Core standards for grade school students emphasize(强调) a____50.____(create) composition, could teachers be putting preschool students at a disadvantage? Maybe.
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。

When I was in junior high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could have one. So I started thinking about what to achieve the goal. A new bike was too expensive for me. So I decided to buy a using bike. The next thing I had to do is collect money. Soon my father knew my plan or he was willing to give us the money. However, I would rather to buy a bike on my own. From now on, I went to school on foot instead by bus to save money. Half a year later, I had my own bike! Now I feel proudly to ride my bike to school every day.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Old Jimwas without doubt the besthairstylist I’d ever known. He designed every haircut so artistically that it would be an understatement to say the magics created by him were “beautiful”. But there was one strange thing about his shop: there was nomirrorin it, so customers were kept in suspense until they reached home.
I entered Old Jim’s hairdresser’s, sad and disappointed, having just been rejected a role in the school play. I was ordinary-looking and boring, and that’s why they didn’t want me — I was convinced. “I want to bebeautiful,” I said to Old Jim, tears almost dropping. After having a haircut, I thanked him again andwalkedout through the door, his words remaining in my head: “There’smagicin your new hair. Now start your journey to beauty.”
Sunlight dropped down through the overlapping leaves above my head as I walked on the street. I shook my head but didn’t feel a difference. I could only slightly feel that something was different, like a little voice that had long been suppressed that desired to beheard.
Suddenly, I heard someone calling out to me. “Susan! Susan” I turned around. It was Jennifer, the most popular girl in the whole school. “It really is you, Susan. You look great today!” ‘Thanks.” Jennifer was everything I wanted to be. What a sweet victory to get such admiration from a girl like her! We had aconversationon school and parted at a crossing, where she turned left and I right.
As I walked, I could see aboywalking toward me. We went to the same school but hadn't talked to each other much. If it weren't for the new hair, I would have looked down and pretended not to see him. I had always beenshy.
Paragraph 1:
But at that point, I intended to test out Old Jim’s magic.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
At the sight of home, I started to go faster, desperate to see my new hair in the mirror in my room.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. D
16. B 17. A 18. F 19. E 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. who
42. has been
43. to strengthen
44. a 45. interviewed
46. However
47. widely 48. names
49. signing
50. creative
51.(1). friend → friends
(2).what → how
(3).using → used
(4).is → was
(5).or → and
(6).us → me
(7).去掉rather后的to
(8).now→ then
(9).instead后加of
(10).proudly→ proud
52.略。