2019-2020学年西安市蓝田县城关中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年西安市蓝田县城关中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题
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
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
A teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks to one woman’s act of kindness.
Jayden Sutton, a high school senior, went on foot each day from school to his job at a restaurant and then back home. Sutton was determined to work and make enough money to eventually buy his own vehicle.
Sutton said he’d leave school at 3:30 pm, then walk miles to his job at the restaurant. After his work, which usually lasted six to eight hours, he walked home, sometimes not arriving back until almost midnight.
That all changed when Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December. “The young man was insistently in a rush walking to work, saying ‘I can’t be late,’” Myers said. “He begged me to give him a ride. I told him I could take him as far as I was going. I began to create small talk along the way. It wasrevealedto me that his name was Jayden, 12th grader, worked 40 hours a week, walked 5 miles to work immediately after school, got off at 10:30 pm at night and walked back home another 5 miles if co-workers didn’t offer a ride.”
After dropping Sutton off, Myers said his heart and determination filled her with tears. “He was smiling in good spirits and that’s a child worth blessing,” she told Fox News. So, Myers shared Sutton’s story on the GoFundMe page, which raised more than $ 9, 000 from 186 donors.
She surprised Sutton with a new car after she managed to convince the general manager to drop the price of the vehicle to meet the budget.
4. Why did Sutton work so hard in his spare time?
A. To gain working experience.
B. To pay for his education.
C. To own a car.
D. To support his family.
5. What difficulty did Sutton have in his work at the restaurant?
A. He worked longer than other workers.
B. His work was too tiring.
C. His job was much less paid.
D. He had to walk to work.
6. What does the underlined word “revealed” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Known.
B. Attached.
C. Believed.
D. Limited.
7. What do we know about the money donated online?
A. It could buy more than a new car.
B. It was not enough to buy a new car.
C. It was given to Myers to buy herself a new car.
D It mainly came from a car sales manager.
C
A 24-year-old female space commander has become a viral sensation on Chinese social media for her work.
Zhou Chengyu was in charge of the rocket connector system---described as a vital role. Her story in particular has drawn the public’s attention given her young age. Social media users have been celebrating her brilliance and referring to her as pride of the country.
Being the youngest of the team, Zhou Chengyu was born in1996 intheprovinceofGuizhou. She is certainly not “old” enough compared with her colleagues, but she is known at work as "Big Sister” as a sign of respect. Once in a 3-km running contest, she actually beat half of her male counterparts. Although work shifts are not uncommon at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, each shift requires tremendous courage because of the different background knowledge. However, for Zhou Chengyu, she experienced multiple positions in 5 launching tests and now she is the youngest commander at the site.
Despite carefulness and high responsibility at work, she is just like her peers in normal life. Eating snacks and shopping are her favorite free-time activities. Her high school teacher remembers her as tough and determined. “She always had a dream of becoming scientist,” said her physics teacher.
According to her colleague, Zhou Chengyu was very surprised when she found out shewent viralonline. She said that she was happy when she saw people online regarding her as the pride of the country, and yet she kept saying that she was “nobody but normal worker at a launch site” and there are a lot more people just like her going unnoticed while doing the hardest job to guarantee a better future for the Chinese space program. She also said that she wished to remain her current status and continue doing her work with or without the popularity.
8. What makes Zhou Chengyu the pride of the country?
A. Her young age.
B. Her vital role in her work.
C. Her great courage.
D. Her responsibility at work.
9. Which of the following words can best describe Zhou Chengyu?
A. Learned and confident.
B. Respectable and generous.
C. Patient and responsible.
D. Modest and determined.
10. Which of the following can replace the underlined words in paragraph 5?
A. took pride
B. made a contribution
C. became a hit
D. made an achievement
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Young Pride
B. A Successful Colleague
C. An Extraordinary Dream
D. An Ambitious Commander
D
Since I was born and brought up in a rural town, I have a great interest in nature. Using the chance of studying abroad in my second year at college, I decided to go toCanadajust because I wanted to see the beautiful phenomena there So after I finished the study program, I went toYellowknifein theNorthwest Territories.
I clearly remember the sixth night inYellowknife. Suddenly my host mother came to my room around 8 p.m. and told me to change clothes and go outside quickly carrying her camera.
The northern lights were flickering (闪烁) in the sky! I was shocked and just stood there with my mouth open.
I forgot to take pictures of the mysterious lights.
Since that night, whenever it was sunny, I went outside at night and looked at the sky. It was so cold that I lost all feeling in myhands and feet.
As I took pictures of the northern lights, I came to find a characteristic movement of the lights. They first appear in the north part of the sky and then they gradually come down to the south part of the sky. After that, suddenly, they come in the middle of the north and south only for a while, which is the time when the best northern lights can be seen. Since it is only a few seconds for the northern lights to come down to the middle of the sky, it is very hard to get good pictures.
The stronger the sun acts, the better and stronger the northern lights flicker in the sky. That’s because they come about from the collisions (碰撞) between atmospheric gases and the solar wind. Much more solar wind comes to the earth when the sun is active, whichleads to the best northern lights. And the color1 s of the northern lights depend on the height of the collisions and the kinds of gases.
12. Why did the host mother ask the author to go out?
A. She wanted to take a picture of him.
B. She wanted to take a walk with him.
C. She wanted to tell him something important.
D. She wanted him to see the northern lights.
13. The author forgot to take pictures after going out because ______.
A. the host mother didn’t remind him to take the camera
B. he was shocked by the wonderful sight
C. the lights flickering in the sky disappeared too soon
D. he lost all feeling in his hands and feet
14. When is the best time to see the northern lights?
A. When they appear in the north part of the sky.
B. When they come down to the south part of the sky.
C. When they are between the north and south.
D. When they rise in the east part of the sky.
15. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Waysto take good pictures.
B. The relationship between the sun and the northern lights.
C.The color1 s of the northern lights.
D. The time of the best northern lights.
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For students of all ages, final exams can cause anxiety. The key to easing that anxiety is to plan ahead and to use proper learning techniques in the weeks ahead ofthe exams.___16___
Underline key terms and concepts in notes and textbooks and then consider putting them into thinking maps.___17___But the practice of writing the information will help you remember them.
___18___Studying in a small group can allow the members to compare notes and share learning strategies. And quizzing each other can be a fun way to cover course information. Belonging to a study group will also help you to get explanations of concepts that you do not understand.
Study independently the night before the exam.___19___By preparing for the exam weeks in advance, the final night should be devoted to going over the learning tips and other notes. It should be a time of refreshing your mind, not trying to understand information.
Get a good night’s sleep and have a healthy breakfast on the morning of the exam. Try doing some relaxation activities.___20___This will help you start the exam with a calm, focused mind.
A. It may seem like spending a lot of time.
B. Form a study group with fellow students.
C. Share notes in small groups before exams.
D. Actually, it is not difficult to get rid of anxiety.
E. This is not the time to make efforts at the last moment.
F. These could be deep breaths, yoga or listening to music.
G. The following steps will help you prepare for the exams.
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David Deutchman has been a volunteer with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta since he retired.
12 years ago, he was coming to the hospital for a____21____after a injury when he first____22____some patients' mothers. From conversations with them, he____23____that he wanted to make more connection with parents and children being treated. Therefore, he started____24____at the hospital.
He holds babies and sometimes he____25____gets peed (小便)on, but he is determined to____26____. "It's wonderful____27____ it gives me something meaningful to do. Every day I drive here, I don't know which kids and parents I'll____28____and how I can help, but I enjoy it. You just can't imagine the____29____that I can get from holding a baby and____30____with parents", he said.
In the ICU, there are always new admits every night, so he will visit the parents whose kids have been____31____recently. "Usually they needed a____32____after a whole night. And I make sure they can go down for breakfast and I'll stay with the children until they get back," he said.
Mary Beth, a mother of a premature baby, returned to the hospital to find her baby in Deutchman's room. She said, “Knowing this man____33____donates his time to these babies is such a____34____.”
Elizabeth Mittiga, an ICU nurse, said Deutchman was a really____35____person to the staff and that they appreciated Deutchman's calming presence and his____36____to the cause. “We’re so____37____for him to be a part of our unit.” she said.
"Right now, I'm still____38____it a lot," he said."____39____they need me, I'll be there." Truly, Mr.Deutchman is the typical example of a selfless man making his life____40____by helping others.
21. A. rest B. treat C. visit D. recovery
22. A. noticed B. convinced C. ignored D. believed
23. A. imagined B. realized C. predicted D. promised
24. A. connecting B. wandering C. praying D. volunteering
25. A. even B. instead C. further D. still
26. A. show off B. carry on C. give up D. calm down
27. A. so B. but C. because D. while
28. A. wait B. accompany C. admire D. meet
29. A. influence B. trouble C. reward D. comment
30. A. discussing B. talking C. joking D. comforting
31. A. admitted B. injured C. examined D. cured
32. A. gift B. drive C. break D. bath
33. A. helplessly B. restlessly C. carelessly D. selflessly
34. A. blessing B. pleasure C. pity D. sorrow
35. A. difficult B. strange C. special D. respectful
36. A. addiction B. devotion C. response D. solution
37. A. sorry B. doubtful C. proud D. grateful
38. A. missing B. worrying C. enjoying D. regretting
39. A. As long as B. Even if C. If only D. As soon as
40. A. perfect B. worthwhile C. simple D. painful
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
Dian Fossey was regarded___41.___one of the heroes of the 20thcentury. She was___42.___outgoing and kind person. However, her interest in animals, and the writings of an American scientist___43.___(call) George Schaller, inspired her___44.___(take) the first step towards her future work. In 1966, she went toAfricato study rare mountain gorillas.___45.___the gorillas had interested her so much, Dian decided to study for PHD. After she finished her degree, she wrote a book about the gorillas___46.___she had lived with. She later returned toAfrica.___47.___(luck), she was murdered in 1985.
Dian Fossey is still alive in___48.___(we) hearts to this day. Thanks to her research, we now know more about mountain gorillas. They___49.___(protect) by governments and various___50.___(organize). Without her work, there would be very few mountain gorillas left today.
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。

Summer is one of everyone’s favourite seasons, and students feel them good to swim in the river. Our school will hold a activity next Friday help us students learn some tips on avoiding drowning. The activity contain two parts. The first part is a lecture in the school hall that Mr. Evans, a famous coach, will talk about how we swim correct. In addition, he will introduce the ways of protect ourselves and helping others properly. In the second part, students can put the knowledges into practice. We can also ask about questions. The activity will start at 4 p.m. Please come here on time, but remember to be here with your notebooks and pens.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是你校学生会主席李华，为庆祝建党100周年，你校决定举办一场学生书画作品展，主题为“我心中的祖国”，现向全校同学征集作品。

请你代表学生会写一则通知。

内容包括：
1.展览的时间、地点；
2.作品内容；
3.截止日期。

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：建党the founding of the CPC
Notice
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Student Union
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. A 18. B 19. E 20. F
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. as 42. an
43. called 44. to take
45. Because
46. that##which##不填
47. Unluckily
48. our 49. are protected
50. organizations
51.(1).them→it；
(2).a→an；
(3).在help前加to；
(4).contain→contains；
(5).that→where；
(6).correct→correctly；
(7).protect→protecting；
(8).knowledges→knowledge；
(9).去掉about；
(10).but→and
52.略。