2019-2020学年高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案

2019-2020学年高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案
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
When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.people in the US like alcohol
B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B.many things in our lives are incomplete
C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A.Tea.
B.Alcohol.
C.Silk fabric.
D.The mechanical clock.
B
Concerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat alternatives (替代品) increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants. But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratory—is still an idea that is just beginning.
More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, beef and chicken. These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029. One of the companies, Shiok Meats, grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature. They are then given nutrients in a solution (溶液). The cells become meat in four to six weeks.
This lab-grown meat’s price is high. One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok Meats’ chief executive Sandhya Sriram. At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300. Sriram, avegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year. “We are looking at next year, so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world,” Sriram said. “Shiok Meats still needs approval from the city’s food regulator, and that matters the most at present.”
Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still faceresistance(抵制) to their products. In Singapore, some people said they would give lab grown meat a second thought. “I may not exactly dare to eat it, but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,” said 60-year-old Pet Loh, while sheshopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.
Any alternative way of making animal protein without harming the environment is positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University. But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.
4. Why are more people eating less meat?
A. Because lab-grown meat has more nutrition.
B. Because plant-based food is getting popular.
C. Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.
D. Because health and the environment are their concerns.
5. What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?
A. Bringing down the price.
B. Gaining consumers’ acceptance.
C. Obtaining official permission.
D. Getting ahead of other companies.
6. Which word best describes Pet Loh’s attitude towards lab-grown meat?
A. Doubtful.
B. Uncaring.
C. Negative.
D. Positive.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. A new way to make a fortune.
B. Negative results of lab-grown meat.
C. New research findings on healthy diet.
D. A meat alternative grown in labs.
C
If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It’s a great question to ask your friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us, butwhat is cli-fi? The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.
Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. It could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life as we know it. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable outcomes in the near future.
Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world – seeing it as a form of edutainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis – for example, understanding global warming will harm them and future generations.
Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as the approaching end of the world. This sounds bad, but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US, watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic (疫情). So, it looks like cli-fi is hereto stay – and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it’s there to educate, entertain or prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.
8. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?
A. Time travel.
B. Global warming.
C. Weather forecast.
D. Economic climate.
9. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?
A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.
B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.
C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.
D. They can show the true near future of the world.
10. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To prove that climate change has potential threats.
B. To show that people like climate fiction novels.
C. To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.
D. To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.
11. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.
B. A study was conducted on 310 adults in theUS.
C. The pandemic make people scared and alone.
D. Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.
D
In the Hollywood industry, most of the studios are using AI to make movies for various reasons such as getting the actors out of danger, replacing the actors indifferent scenes, forming appealing atmosphere to enhance（增强）the views, etc.
Directors and producers are using VFX (Visual effects), animations and AI to makea model that looks like the actor and replaces the actor's place. In particular, AI is used in scenes where actor shave to produce certain stunts （特技）to develop setups in the studio artificially. VFX is used to later change the internal studio backgroundsto a different place in the movie.
There are many movies with two characters of the same actor. When AI was not a part of the film, editors used different methods to show the two aspects of the same actor in one scene, but now AI is being used to form the second character of the same actor and is being performed to the viewers.
By a perfect combination of animation, VFX and AI, realistic models are being created. And the most fun part
is the fictitious character can hold the face of the actor but the age, hairstyles, and clothing can be changed to create more enhanced looks according to the movie scene and story. With the help of AI, the directors recreating appealing scenes to enhance the thrill and excitement. InJurassic Park,no dinosaurs were running but with the help of AI and visual effects, we could enjoy the scenes and the atmospheres.
The directors and the producers direct to form a green screen including the obstacles and those green screens get replaced with the views that are made from AI and VFX, and the actors make the scenes alive and deliver the most suitable action-packed movie scenes. This method also enhances the viewers' experience, which makes the movie a blockbuster（大片）.
12. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 1?
A. How AI helps actors.
B. What AI brings to movies.
C. Why AI is applied to movies.
D. Where AI is made full use of.
13. What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A. AI can be used as an editor.
B. Editors consider AI irreplaceable.
C. Editors used many methods to replace AI.
D. AI makes what used to be complex scenes easier.
14. What's the author's attitude to using VFX, animations and AI in movies?
A. Supportive.
B. Sceptical.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Enthusiastic.
15. Which of the following could be the best title for thetext?
A. What AI Brings Out Hollywood Movies
B. Why AI Is Applied to Hollywood Movies
C. Which Hollywood Movies Make Much Use of AI
D. How AI Is Being Applied to Hollywood Movies
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Renee says, “After seeing that myfriend wrote her own English songs, I am eager to write one, too. But I am a senior now.____16____Some friends are persuading me to give up and concentrate on my studies. Should I take
their advice or do what I really want? What should I do?”
I am glad to read about her passion for music. Playing music is my favorite hobby and I have many thoughts about her problem.
First, don’t cut into study time to write a song. Songwriting can be difficult, especially in a foreign language. Instead, wait for school holidays.____17____A possible topic could be “delayed passion”. I think many people can relate to (与……有关) that, I sure can!
In the meantime, if she has a good idea, then write it down and save it for the holiday.
Now, she has been inspired by her friend totake up a challenge. This is great. Arts flourish (蓬勃发展) with friendly competition, but be careful.
____18____One quit his job and tours the world with an accordion (手风琴). Sometimes I think that I must be like them. I put pressure on myself to write songs, then I am disappointed with my results. In that process, I forget what I love about making music. Instead, I become angry at myself. But songwriting is different from writing stories and articles.____19____
So she shouldn’t judge herself by the standard her friend has set. Instead, write a song to please herself and enjoy the process. Learn from it.____20____
We would love to hear a song she writes in English. She can send in whatever she comes up with.
A. She can turn to some musicians for help.
B. Then she can give it her full attention.
C. And she can share it with others if she wants to.
D. Many of my friends are songwriters and performers.
E. It requires different skills, and I haven’t mastered them.
F. Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of their brain.
G. I am buried in so many piles of work that I can hardly spare any time to write.
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After a tornado touched down in a small town nearby, all the local newspapers carried many stories on families who suffered the hardest. A particular photo especially___21___me. A young woman stood in front of a___22___mobile home, together with a young boy and a tiny girl standing before the ruins, eyes wide with___23___and fear. This would be a good___24___to teach my children to help those less___25___than themselves.
I held the___26___to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Breit, and to three-year-old Meghan. “These___27___people now have nothing,” I said, “We are___28___to share what we have with them”. I brought three large boxes and asked the boys to___29___some of their less favorite things. The boys____30____the toys they had chosen into one of the boxes____31____I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan____32____quietly and then walked up with Lucy, her____33____but much-loved doll hugged tightly to her____34____“Oh , honey,”
I said, “You love her so much.” “Lucy makes me happy. Maybe she'll make that____35____girl happy, too.” Having watched their baby sister, Brad brought one of his favorite action figures, and Bret____36____some of his prized match-box cars from his room.
Taking the cue from my little one, I____37____my old jacket from the box of clothes. I____38____it with the new green one bought last week. True____39____is giving what you cherish most. I, who had____40____to teach, had been taught.
21. A. puzzled B. excited C. touched D. disappointed
22. A. decorated B. protected C. repaired D. destroyed
23. A. confusion B. amazement C. delight D. excitement
24. A. experience B. event C. purpose D. chance
25. A. thankful B. confident C. hopeful D. lucky
26. A. story B. box C. picture D. clothes
27. A. poor B. wealthy C. unhealthy D. injured
28. A. warned B. expected C. ordered D. forced
29. A. take up B. take away C. give away D. give up
30. A. kicked B. placed C. stored D. slid
31. A. so B. since C. until D. while
32. A. slept B. spoke C. watched D. moved
33. A. valuable B. worn C. pretty D. broken
34. A. chest B. leg C. arm D. head
35. A. good B. little C. kind D. shy
36. A. hid B. borrowed C. fetched D. supplied
37. A. removed B. caught C. held D. left
38. A. compared B. changed C. added D. replaced
39. A. sharing B. belonging C. trust D. friendship
40. A. managed B. meant C. failed D. refused
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
Coronaviruses(冠状病毒)are a large family of viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. Coronaviruses can cause illnesses that range___41.___the common cold to many more severe illnesses.
The___42.___(new)identified virus，called COVID-19，is thought to have spread to humans from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan，in___43.___(centre)China’s Hubei Province. But it is now spreading between people. Chinese officials say___44.___disease is able to spread from one person to another even before any actual signs appear，___45.___makes it especially hard to contain.
Signs of some patients___46.___(affect)by the disease have included fever，cough，shortness of breath and general breathing difficulities. In some more severe___47.___(case)，the virus can cause pneumonia(肺炎). Some people report few or no signs，while others have gotten very sick or even died. There is no special___48.___(treat)for the new coronavirus at present. However，many of its effects are treatable，as long as a patient is in fair health.
Last week the US Centers for Disease Control also___49.___(publish)prevention tips. It says：wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water；avoid____50.____(touch)your face with unwashed hands；stay home when you are sick；clean objects and surfaces that are touched often.
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

March 11, 2011 was a holiday in Japan. Everything was going on like usual. Most people were at home while there came an extreme loud sound like thunder. Next, people's houses began to shake. Buildings cracked and water pipes bursting. In the town of Fukushima (福岛), the main street went up into the air, ten feet holes opened up in the ground, and buildings fell into ruins. People were shocking by the unexpected quake. Some ran up and down the street, while others were trapped in the buildings were looking out their windows for help. An
earthquake that hit Japan was one of the strongest disaster in the world. Many towns were destroyed in the earthquake and a great number of people was killed. Most seriously, Fukushima nuclear accident happened.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Nick was new, so he didn’t have many friends. One day when he sat by himself at lunch, the headmaster walked in and announced that it was the basketball season, so they needed to practice after school till 6. Nick smiled. He loved playing basketball.
Later that day it was time to go to the first practice of the season. There were other guys and they all sat together talking, but Nick just sat there and waited. “Alright boys! Line up and tell me your names,” the coach demanded. “Ricky, Derick, Josh, Dan, Nick.” they answered, one after another. Practice went on and the coach began to try out the boys. Ricky and his friends did really good. But the coach ran out of time before he could try out Nick.
The next day, Ricky and his friends came up to Nick and told him he wasn’t good enough though they had never seen him play. Nick said nothing. Soon enough it was time for Nick to try out. “We will start with free throws,” the coach said. Nick stood on the free throw line and then shot. He didn’t miss one shot. The boys were amazed. Ricky was mad because they were all giving the attention to Nick. The coach informed Nick that he made the team. All the boys were congratulating him.
Nick was happy that he was on the team and it was a good way to make friends. Ricky just stood there and looked at him in anger. Ricky always got the attention but now Nick did because he’s an amazing player. The next day came and Nick went to lunch. He sat by himself and the next thing he knew was that the table he was sitting at was filled with all the basketball players except Ricky.
Soon enough it was time for their first game. The game was a close one ... There were 5 seconds left and Ricky had the ball. Everyone was blocked but Nick was open. “I'm open. I’m open,” Nick said over and over.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

Ricky saw that he was open but he didn’ t care.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Nick decided to talk to Ricky after they failed the game.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. C
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. from
42. newly 43. central
44. the 45. which
46. affected
47. cases 48. treatment
49. published
50. touching
51.(1).like→as
(2).while→when
(3).extreme→extremely
(4). bursting→burst
(5).shocking→shocked
(6).去掉were
(7).out后接of
(8).An→The
(9).disaster→disasters
(10).was→were
52.略。