2020-2021学年北京市海淀北部新区实验中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年北京市海淀北部新区实验中学高三英语期中试卷及答
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
Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places.
★Visit art museums.They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts.
★Head to a natural history museum.This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
★Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors.
Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.
★Tryhands-on science.Visit one of the many hands-on science museums aroundthe country.
These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.
1.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit _____.
A.a Youtheater
B.an art museum
C.a hands-on science museum
D.a natural history museum
2.What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?
A.Science games designed by kids.
B.Learning science by doing things.
C.A show of kids' science work.
D.Reading science books.
3.Where does this text probably come from?
A.A museum guide.
B.A tourist map.
C.A science textbook.
D.A news report.
B
The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality. There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.
Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.
Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).
Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012. Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.
The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.
4. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Sea water is bard to purify.
B. The desert is short of water.
C. The temperature is high in the desert.
D. Desert farms aren’t fit to plant vegetables.
5. What is one of the characters of desert farming?
A. It needs more pesticides.
B. It saves delivery costs.
C. It has a location limit.
D. It solves food waste problems
6. What can we know about the Sabara Forest Project?
A. It lives up to expectations
B. It can help produce more food
C. It is started to prevent global warming
D. It uses technology to produce saltwater
7. What can be inferred about desert farming from the last paragraph?
A. It still has problems to solve.
B. It represents the future of farming.
C. Its early success has aroused interest in it.
D. Its aim is to create more job opportunities.
C
Is homeschooling good or bad? That is a question that many parents ask themselves. In my opinion, homeschooled kids can give reliable answers.
Kayla Murray, who lives inGreensboroNorth Carolina, started homeschooling almost eight years ago, after attending two local schools. “Homeschooling is school at home,” like the name says, but it’s not just that/ she says. “You're able to learn more and do more.”
Having experienced learning at both school and home, Kayla says that she prefers the latter. “With homeschooling, I can do schoolwork in my pajamas, and no one cares,” she says, “you also have more chances. Earlier this year, my family and I were able to take a short vacation and go to an air show. My siblings and I get to take the day off for our birthdays. This year, I spent that time reading and playing the piano and guitar.”
There are, however,drawbacksof being homeschooled, Kayla says, especially “the lack of people”. While she doesn't miss homework, al school, she did enjoy getting to see my friends every day.”
Matthew Dimmette, also fromGreensboro, used to be a homeschooler. He now attends public high school. He says being homeschooled is quite different from going to public school. The differences depend on how you arc homeschooled and the things you do. “For me, it wasn't really different in terms of the classes but the school environment was a big change atter hearting at home. says Matthew.
Talking about his homeschooling experience, Matthew says the best part of it was being able to learn what he wanted to. Yet the main disadvantage was that he couldn't do many experiments in homeschooling unless taking classes at different places. “My interest in science has been growing quickly in recent years, so I chose to go to public school,” he says.
8. What does Kayla like about learning at home?
A. She can spend her time more freely.
B. She can always stay with her siblings.
C. She can play the instruments she likes.
D. She can celebrate her birthday at home.
9. What does the underlined word “drawbacks” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Concerns.
B. Reasons.
C. Changes.
D. Problem.
10. Why did Matthew choose to go to public school?
A. He wanted to make more friends.
B. He wanted to do experiments in labs.
C. He wanted to take all kinds of classes
D.He wanted to experience the school environment
11. What in the authors attitude cowards homeschooling?
A. Supportive.
B. Doubtful.
C. Uninterested.
D. Unclear.
D
The British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking．His obsession（痴迷）for starting poetryevents led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015．“At that time，the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun，”Byrne says．While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019，Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers，as well as musicians and others in the creative scene．Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas，from literary works to different forms of art，with projects developing from the creative energy within the community．Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong．Byrne says，“In Beijing，you have these wonderful hutongs，ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars，so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area．”
He adds，“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world．We create a kindof theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form．”
The readings would mainly be in English，but with an international community，a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started，which featured works in Chinese，French，Arabic，Russian，Spanish and other languages．
Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life．And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to buildnew relationships while living in a different country．
12. What can we know about the Spittoon Collective?
A. It was closed in 2019．
B. It was set up in 2013 in Beijing．
C. It's popular with literature lovers．
D. It's a community just for foreigners．
13. Why did Byrne start the Spittoon Collective in Baochao Hutong?
A. To attract students' love of poetry．
B. To expandChina's literature globally．
C. To makeBeijing's hutongs famous．
D. To combine poetry with the hutong．
14. What effect would the Spittoon Collective have on Chinese culture?
A. Beneficial．
B. Negative．
C. Challenging．
D. Controversial．
15. What is the author's attitude to the Spittoon Collective?
A. Unclear．
B. Intolerant．
C. Doubtful．
D. Favorable．
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It happens all the time-you are standing on a bus, listening to music, when you feel someone's breath on the back of your neck. You think to yourself: Is this person getting too close to me? The answer is yes. Everyone has a sense of personal space.____16____
According to a new study, the size of the space is different for different people,____17____reported Los Angeles Times. In the study, researchers from University College of London asked volunteers to hold their hands at different distances from their face. They then gave them an electric shock on their hand while measuring how often the volunteers blinked. The more they blinked(眨眼),___18___
The results among volunteers were a little different but the average personal space was 20 to 40 centimeters. Researchers also found that the more anxious a person was, the larger their personal space was because they were more sensitive.
Besides psychological factors,___19___. For example, a person who grew up in a country that hugs a lot has less of a problem with strangers getting too close than a person who grew up in one with more distance between people.
___20___"If you are chatting to someone in your living room, you won't have a large safety margin(界限)at all," explained researcher Gian Domenico Iannetti. "But if you are walking through a dangerous area, then that will be much bigger." Sadly, sometimes people just don't understand the idea of personal space and keep getting into yours. Whenever that happens, rather than trying to step backwards, researchers suggest that you "create a new
space" by turning to wave at someone passing by or to get something out of your bag.
A.But how big is this space?
B.it shows that they are worried about their hands.
C.the more of a threat they felt the shock was to their face.
D.but generally it is between 20 to 40 centimeters in front of the face.
E.culture is also thought to be able to change your personal space.
F.People's senses of personal space also dependon the environments they are in.
G.It is clear that people's senses of personal space is considered to be very important.
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 grew up in a small town. There was a man named Joe, who was uneducated and couldn’t talk___21___. He was good natured but not very smart,___22___every one teased him.
One day when was sitting on the porch, he came walking by, I was about 12 and thought it would make me___23___grown up to play jokes on him as some___24___did.
He asked what I was doing, I told him that my father had .___25___his job and that we were short of money.
I could see my friends nearby___26___so I went on with the___27___. From his___28___expression, I’m convinced that I had fooled him___29___.
I knew he lived a_____30_____life with low income, SO it was funny when he asked_____31_____we needed anything. I told him that we didn’t know if we would have enough to_____32_____. he replied "you poor thing. "
That night I heard the door_____33_____softly. I thought it was the wind whipping against the door, so I_____34_____it. The next morning I found a small box of food outside my house, I knew it was from Bob. I looked into the box of canned food with_____35_____in my eyes. I felt ashamed for taking advantage of his_____36_____towards me, I_____37_____the whole story to my father and said I wanted to return the box. My father scolded me and_____38_____that I keep the box; otherwise it would hurt Joe’s feelings.
Although the good was not_____39_____, I knew Joe gave the best he had. I did not_____40_____the gift.
21. A. smoothly B. loudly C. publicly D. honestly
22. A. if B. when C. so D. but
23. A. feel B. appear C. sound D. smell
24. A. peers B. teenagers C. adults D. idiots
25. A. found B. lost C. quitted D. changed
26. A. playing B. cheering C. smiling D. laughing
27. A. report B. story C. tale D. legend
28. A. doubtful B. impatient C. puzzled D. concerned
29. A. ly B. easily C. completely D. finally
30. A. happy B. expensive C. simple D. tough
31. A. how B. whether C. why D. that
32. A. drink B. spend C. wear D. eat
33. A. knocked at B. broken into C. tom down D. closed up
34. A. opened B. shut C. ignored D. locked
35. A. thanks B. fear C. tears D. pride
36. A. stupidity B. kindness C. love D. sympathy
37. A. confessed B. translated C. repeated D. recommended
38. A. suggested B. insisted C. ordered D. decided
39. A. fresh B. cheap C. valuable D. tasty
40. A. appreciate B. give C. cherish D. deserve
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
I used to be so addicted____41.____computer games that I had little time for study and thus fell behind and my____42.____(fit) began to fail. My parents and teachers were greatly worried about me. It was what my English teacher said to me____43.____helped me out. She told me that I must have my own goal of life, otherwise my future would be hopeless and that playing computer games____44.____(be) fun but it would not guarantee me____45.____bright future. I finally realized that I must set up a goal and work hard towards it right away. In the days that____46.____(follow), whenever I felt tired or had a desire____47.____(play) computer games, I thought of my goal and soon regained strength.
Now I turn out to be a vital and diligent student and I never miss a class. Apart from this, I am____48.____(enthusiasm) about helping the other students. After having got rid of the bad habits, I have a whole new world view. While____49.____(return) to school every morning, I make up my mind to spare no effort to achieve my set goal and_____50._____(bright) the day of others.
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.假如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，删除和修改。

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。

I really miss my hometown, which I lived until I was ten. So recently I decided pay a short visit. To my astonished, the playground where he had a good time with my friends is now covered with buildings. The school I attended are no longer there and now it has became a supermarket. At that time, I always play football with several friend after class. No matter what the weather was like, we always played outside happy. And we developed lifelong friendship with each other which I value it greatly.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校刚举办了一年一度的“英语文化节”（English Culture Festival），你的外国笔友Tom 对你们的节日很感兴趣，请你写一封电子邮件告诉他相关内容并邀请他参加明年的文化节。

内容包括：1）时间、地点；2）具体内容、意义；3）发出邀请。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. D 10. B 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. D
16. A 17. D 18. C 19. E 20. F
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D
41. to 42. fitness
43. that 44. was
45. a 46. followed
47. to play
48. enthusiastic
49. returning
50. brighten
51.(1).which→where或在which前添in
(2).在decided后加to
(3).astonished→astonishment
(4).he→I
(5).are→is
(6).became→become
(7).play→played
(8).friend→friends
(9).happy→happily
(10).将it删去
52.略。