2019-2020学年北大附中深圳南山分校高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年北大附中深圳南山分校高三英语上学期期中试题及参
考答案
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
Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like400 kmabove my head. That's where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at a time.
How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle (小隔间) on the ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains, “It's like a little phone booth, but it's pretty comfortable and it doesn't matter if I turn overand sleep upside down. I don't have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me I'm upside down.”
Brushing your teeth in a place where you can't have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big blob of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he has to swallow when he's done.
Daily exercise is essential. The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength — so astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two hours a day.
The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is carefully planned by mission control — although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get used to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子)．
One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”, dominated by that gigantic blue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!
1. When they sleep upside down, the astronauts willnot get dizzy because ________.
A. they don't feel it
B. they sleep in the daytime
C. they sleep in special sleeping bags
D. they are trained to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness
2. What parts become weak if astronauts don't exercise?
A. Their teeth and bones.
B. Their brains and bones.
C. Their bones and muscles.
D. Their teeth and muscles.
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The Problems We Met in Space.
B. Living and Working in Space.
C. How to Become an Astronaut.
D. The International Space Station.
B
A dog spentthe lastfour years of his life waitingat a crossroad in the Thai city ofKhon Kaenas if waiting for someone. People originally thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.
One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soonwent viraland the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s former old owner.
Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman fromThailand’sRoiEtProvince, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years，her heart melted(融化).
Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon，the poor dog started wiggling(扭动)his tailand came to her，but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’ t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.
4.Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?
A. He walked around the crossroad constantly.
B. He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.
C. A local reporter brought him food and water.
D. A woman looked after him on a regular basis.
5. What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Changed surprisingly.
B. Spread quickly.
C. Appeared gradually.
D. Fell directly.
6. How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog's waiting for her?
A. Shocked.
B. Regretful.
C. Touched.
D. Proud.
7. What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?
A. Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.
B. We should adjust ourselves to environments.
C. We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.
D. No one knows the result until the last minute
C
As a basic food in the Asian diet，soybeans（大豆）have been used to make tofu and soy milk for hundreds of years．But now，they are also being turned into an alternative to plastic wrap．
William Chen，a professor of foodscience and technology at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University，invented the environmentally﹣friendly food wrap．It's made of cellulose（纤维素），a form of fiber，obtained from the waste generated by soy bean product producers．The beans are pressed tosqueeze out juice that's used to make tofu and soy milk．And what's left is usually thrown away，but Chen takes the waste and puts it through a fermentation（发酵）process，during which cellulose is produced．
Cellulose﹣based plastic wraps have been on the market for a few years，but Chen says that most are made from wood or corn，grown for that purpose．By contrast，his wrap is made from a waste product，which doesn't compete with other crops for land and is more sustainable．Chen's technology could help to solve two problems at once：cutting plastic production and reducing the amount of food waste．"In Singapore，the amount of food waste generated every year could fill up 15，000 Olympic﹣sized swimming pools，" Chen says．F&N，a soy﹣based drinks producer，has partnered with Chen's lab and provides the product，straight from the factory．The company is conducting a study to assess whether the food wrap could complete commercially with conventional products．Chen adds，"The soy﹣based wrap costs almost nothing to makein the lab because the raw materials are free．Commercial production would involve additional expenses，such as storage and quality control，however，we have not calculated those costs yet．"
Chen hopes neighboring soy﹣loving countries will be inspired bySingapore to adopt his innovation．"My dream is that our technology，which is cheap and simple，will cut plastic and food waste and create a cleaner environment，" Chen says．
8. What is the second paragraph mainly about？
A. The introduction to William Chen．
B. The process of producing soy milk．
C. The way to make soy﹣based wrap．
D. The benefit of eating soy products．
9. What's the biggest difference of Chen's wrap from other cellulose﹣based plastic wraps？
A. It saves land for industry．
B. It's more easilybroken down．
C. It is made from the food waste．
D. It has been put into practice for many years．
10. What will commercial production of the food wrap cause？
A. A lack of competitiveness．
B. Poor quality of the wraps．
C. A shortage of raw material．
D. An increase in production costs．
11. From which is the text probably taken？
A. A personal diary．
B. A travel guide．
C. A book review．
D. A scientific magazine．
D
Once a rich and clever boy had practically everything a boy could want, so he was not interested in most toys. But he couldn't get a very old mirror, and heconvinced his parents to buy it from mysterious（神秘的）old man. When the mirror arrived home, the boy went to see his reflection in it. His face looked very sad indeed. He tried smiling and making funny faces, but his reflection continued with its sad expression. "What a terrible mirror! It's the first time I've seen a mirror that didn't work properly!" the boy jumped violently.
That same afternoon he went into the street to play and bought a few toys, but on his way to the park he saw
a little girl who was crying her heart out. The girl was crying so much and looked so lonely that the rich boy went over to help her and to see what had happened. The little girl told him that she had lost her parents.
Together the two set off in search of the parents. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying, the boy spent his money buying her sweets to cheer her up. Finally, after much walking, they found her parents who were much worried and were looking for her everywhere.
The rich boy said goodbye to them. As it was getting late, he decided to head for home, without being able to play. At home, he went to his room, and noticed a shining light in the corner, the same corner he had left the mirror in. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror, and realised that the light was coming from his own body, so radiant（闪亮的）with happiness he had become.
And so he understood the mystery of that mirror, the only mirror which could faithfully reflect the true joy of its owner. He realised it was true. He felt very happy at having helped that little girl. And since then, each morning when he looked in that mirror and failed to see a special shine, he knew what he had to do to bring it back.
12. How did the boy feel when he first looked into the mirror?
A. Embarrassed.
B. Angry.
C. Worried.
D. Delighted.
13. Why was the little girl crying so hard?
A. She couldn't find her parents.
B. She couldn't get the mysterious mirror.
C. Her parents couldn't buy toys for her.
D. The boy refused to give his toys to her.
14. What could the boy see in the mirror after he went back from the park?
A. A shining toy.
B. A broken mirror.
C. His happy face.
D. The lovely girl.
15. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To tell us a horrible story.
B. To introduce to us a strange mirror.
C. To warn us not to be selfish.
D. To encourage us to help others.
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Whether you have experienced a breakup with someone you cared for deeply, whether death has taken a loved one, whetheryou have lost a job, learn how to move on and let go.____16____
Let’s take a look at what people often do in time of loss that actually makes the situation worse. These are some things to avoid.
Don’t spend too much time or energy mourning what has happened. Let a broken romance or
friendship.____17____Even with death, there is a time to mourn, and there is a time to renew and to move on with your own life.
Don’t overreact to your loss and take any sudden action without careful reflection.____18____Seek support in the short term, and only make significant commitments after you have restored concentration and confidence.
____19____Although you may feel the urge to avoid interacting with your friends and family, it is important in time of loss that you keep up social contacts. Try not to lose the friendships you have built, but if you do find yourself isolated from previous connections, focus all your energy on building new connections.
Don’t complain about what has happened, and don’t listen to your friends’ complaints. It is better to focus your thoughts on positive matters.____20____
A. Don’t spend a lot of time alone.
B. Life can be joyful and rewarding again.
C. Don’t respond negatively to your family.
D. Keep your attention on building a bright future.
E. Let a lost job become an experience and no more.
F. Bad emotions may be related to our physical health.
G. Though lonely or frightened, don’t take action based on those emotions.
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“My neighbor doesn't speak English，but her kindness needs no translation.”
Angie Morris，an 81­year­old Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver，British Columbia，was41how her next­door neighbor，Ms.Wing，a 68­year­old Chinese woman，_42cooks meals for her every day. She called it “the ultimate home­delivery_43”．
Morris's _44first­person narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper The Globeand Mail，has gone popular，with _4524，000 online reposts.
“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，” she wrote. “A thermos with hot soup and a stainless­steel _46with a meal of rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，_47with a kind of pancake. This has become an almost daily _48 .”
Wing started her act of _49when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery. She_50it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbor，_51the two women have no way of communicating verbally. Wing speaks only Mandarin，and Morris's Mandarin is _52to ni hao(hello)．
“So here we are，two grandmothers a world away from where we were_53，neither of us able to speak the other's language，but communicating one way or another(with some help from technology)．The _54keeps ringing and there is the _55 brown paper carrier bag，handed _56to me by Wing，” Morris wrote.
Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this _57that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.
“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life，” one reader commented. “I come from old Ireland，so I can tell you a thing _58two about conflict. The point is, most people are very good with big _59and want their children to grow up _60and in places like this country can offer.”
21. A. writing B. describing
C. retelling
D. explaining
22. A. voluntarily B. helpfully
C. readily
D. pleasantly
23. A. job B. treat
C. attention
D. service
24. A. amazing B. moving
C. exciting
D. interesting
25. A. less than B. other than
C. more than
D. rather than
26. A. container B. steamer
C. package
D. luggage
27. A. rarely B. meanwhile
C. sometimes
D. apparently
28. A. existence B. coincidence
C. presence
D. occurrence
29. A. generosity B. kindness
C. patience
D. devotion
30. A. took B. made
C. put
D. set
31. A. as though B. even though C. now that D. regardless of
32. A. reduced B. admitted
C. limited
D. applied
33. A. raised B. separated
C. located
D. sheltered
34. A. telephone B. alarm clock
C. doorbell
D. wall clock
35. A. common B. similar
C. familiar
D. precious
36. A. anxiously B. selflessly
C. politely
D. smilingly
37. A. relationship B. connection
C. cooperation
D. fellowship
38. A. and B. but
C. with
D. or
39. A. heads B. minds
C. souls
D. hearts
40. A. healthy B. happy
C. safe
D. wealthy
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
New Year’s Eve is a public holiday in many places around the world____41.____(include) Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Schools, post offices and government offices____42.____(close). On the special eve, many people____43.____are up to welcome the New Year and have a day off work have the chance____44.____(sleep)in and spend the day either attending church service, visiting friends or s, going to the movies, staying in, or watching or playing sports. Feasting on traditional New Year’s food is also a____45.____( ) widespread practice but dishes vary across cultures.
New Year’s Day marks the start of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar(公历). Although Romans began marking the start of their civil year____46.____January 1 in their calendar（prior to the Gregorian calendar）, the____47.____(tradition) springtime opening of the growing season and time for major military campaigns still held on as the popular New Year celebration.
Pope Gregory XIII____48.____(introduce)the Gregorian calendar in 1582. It was adopted immediately in some areas of Europe____49.____it was not used in various______50.______(country) until even centuries later. For example, the United Kingdom and the United States started observing the Gregorian calendar in 1752, in which 11 days were dropped.
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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Running is fun. I enjoy running three time a week in the neighborhood. I keep it up until the weather makes it impossible to do so. I suppose that we can gain a lot of from running. To begin with, running strengthen oneself physically and mentally. It is one of best ways for us to relax from their study or work. What’s worse, running proves to help us to sleep better at night. Wherever you are, you can always start running immediate. This is my idea on running. Meanwhile, experts suggest that we going for three to four runs every week in order to feel energy.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom近日给你发来电子邮件，说他想结交更多的中国朋友。

请你给他回一封电子邮件，向他介绍你的一位好友。

内容包括：
1.表明写信目的；
2.介绍你的朋友；
3.表达美好祝愿。

注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. C 9. C 10. D 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. B 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. D
41-45 BADBC 46-50 ACDBA 51-55 BCACC 56-60 DADDC
21.A是“写”，B是“描述”，C是“复述”，D是“解释”，根据上下文应为B。

22.A是“自愿地，主动地”，B是“有益地，有用地”，C是“便利地，爽快地”，D是“愉快地”，根据上下文应为A。

23.A是“工作”，B是“款待”，C是“注意”，D是“服侍”，根据上下文应为D。

24.A是“令人惊奇的”，B是“令人感动的”，C是“令人兴奋的”，D是“有趣的”，根据上下文应为B。

25.A是“少于”，B是“除了，不同于”，C是“多于，超过”，D是“而不是”，根据上下文应为C。

26.A是“容器”，B是“蒸笼”，C是“包裹”，D是“行李”，根据上下文应为A。

27.A是“罕有地”，B是“同时”，C是“有时”，D是“显然地”，根据上下文应为C。

28.A是“存在”，B是“巧合”，C是“存在，出席”，D是“发生，事件”，daily occurrence意为“家常便饭”或者“每天都发生的事情”根据上下文应为D。

29.A是“慷慨”，B是“好意，善良”，C是“耐心”，D是“忠诚，热爱”，根据上下文应为B。

30.take …upon oneself意为“主动承担责任”。

31.A是“似乎”，B是“尽管”，C是“既然”，D是“不管”为介词，根据上下文此处应为连词，故选择B。

32.A是“沦为，减至”，B是“获准进入”，C是“只限于”，D是“应用于”，根据上下文应为C。

33.A是“抚养”，B是“分离”，C是“位于”，D是“庇护”，此处应该是我们长大的地方，根据上下文应为A。

34.A是“电话”，B是“闹钟”，C是“门铃”，D是“挂钟”，根据上下文应为C。

35.A是“常见的”，B是“相似的”，C是“熟悉的”，D是“珍贵的”，根据上下文应为C。

36.A是“忧虑地”，B是“无私地”，C是“礼貌地”，D是“微笑地，含笑地”，根据上下文应为D。

37.A是“关系”，B是“联系”，C是“合作”，D是“友谊”，根据上下文此处应强调人与人之间的相处关系即the way in which two people or two groups feel about each other and behave towards each other为A。

38.a thing or two为习惯搭配，意为“内幕，真相，秘闻”。

39.big hearts意为“高尚的气度，宽广的胸怀”故选择D。

40.根据
41. including
42. are closed
43. who##that
44. to sleep
45. ly
46. on 47. traditional
48. introduced
49. but 50. countries
51.(1). time→times；
(2). until→unless；
(3).删除of；
(4). strengthen→strengthens；
(5). best前加the；
(6). their→our；
(7). worse→more；
(8). immediate→immediately；
(9). going→go；
(10). energy→energetic；52.略。