2019-2020学年江苏省常州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年江苏省常州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及
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
As a nation, we are getting bigger and eating more. But there are effective ways to control your appetite and eat only as much as you need.
Keep away from low-nutrition snacks
That means ice cream, sweets, chips biscuits, cakes and any other salty orsugary snacks you eat between meals. Although we have a tendency to eat them, you can learn to live without these unhealthy-and-fattening-additions to your diet. Try to make it a habit to eat them only when offered at social events or as a special treat.
Leave half an hour between main course and dessert
Having a break between courses gives your brain time to receive the fullness signal and make you more likely to refuse the sweet stuff. And, in fact, as soon as you feel the first signals of fullness, remove your plate from the table. That will tell your brain that food time is over.
Make yours a small helping
Put an end to super-sized portions. You won’t be missing out—today’s small was the medium or large of a few decade ago. Select or serve yourself a modest portion and eat it slowly enjoying the flavors. Before you know it, small will feel just right. What’s more, ordering the smaller size leads to wearing the smaller size.
Distract yourself
When you find yourself hunting down food, even though you’re even hungry, do something else for 20 minutes. Drink a large glass of water as thirst is often confused with a desire for food. Choose something that engages your brain as well as your hands, such as writing a letter or listening to a song. You could also go for a short walk or do something that you enjoy. If you think you really are hungry, set an alarm for 20 minutes’ time and if you still want to eat when it rings, fine. If not, the urge will have passed.
1. Which way suits you better if you tend to order a large portion of food?
A. Distract yourself.
B. Make yours a small helping.
C. Keep away from low-nutrition snacks.
D. Leave half an hour between main course and dessert.
2. Why should you have a break between main course and dessert?
A. To give people time to chat.
B. To have a good appetite for sweet stuff.
C. To reduce appetite for dessert.
D. To give the host time to remove your plate.
3. When you find yourself pursuing for food, what should you do?
A. Eat some biscuits.
B. Eat some sugary snacks.
C. Have some soft drinks.
D. Listen to a lovely melody.
B
“My P.E. teacher taught me maths.”It has been a common joke for years but when a P.E. teacher applied for the head-teacher job, many parents worried that “the joke could come true”. Some parents asked, “Does the P.E. teacher know maths and English?If not, how is he supposed to tutor the students?” But there were still parents who believed P.E. teachers had more time to discipline the students since they didn’t have many classes.
This concern is actually a “subject bias”, that is, choosing a P.E. teacher as the head-teacher is not good for the students’ grades since he doesn’t know Chinese, maths, or English. It is acceptable for Chinese teachers, maths teachers and English teachers to be head-teachers because these subjects are important to entrance exams and scores. Such a concern reflects parents’ anxiety in the current educational environment, which tends to link the head-teacher’s responsible subject with the facts whether the school cares about the class and the children’s performances in the subject.
Many people care about their kids’ academic performances only. They don’t care about their kids’ P.E. performance at all. Even if kids have P.E. classes, parents care little. P.E. teachers are in humble position and their classes are often occupied by other teachers. Of course, if students, P.E. performance is related to grades and entrance exams, parents won’t mind “a P.E. teacher being the head-teacher”.
At the moment, P.E. is gradually included in entrance exams.
In terms of high school entrance examination,Guangzhouwill launch a new high school entrance exam which includes P.E. performance and Health examination in 2021, raising the score to 70 points.
In terms of the college entrance examination, universities having the right of independent enrollments added P.E. tests to their entrance exams in 2019. This practice is seen as an important signal that the assessment of
physical fitness and athletic ability, which are important aspects of a student’s overall quality, may be included in the college entrance examination in the future.
We hope that it’s a trend for P.E. teachers, music teachers and art teachers to become head-teachers.
4. By saying “My P.E. teacher taught me maths”, what does the author intend to show us?
A. It is just a joke that seldom happened in reality.
B. P.E. teachers hardly assist students in maths.
C. P.E. teachers are good at teaching maths..
D. Parents doubt the ability of P.
E. teacher.
5. We can infer from paragraph 2 that a P.E. teacher .
A. is of little benefit for students’ academic performance
B. is humbler than Chinese, math or English teachers
C. reflects whether the school cares about the class
D. gets unfairly judged due to the current educational system
6. Why doesGuangzhouraise proportion of P.E. performance in high school entrance examination?
A. To raise students’ awareness of physical health.
B. To call on parents to pay attention to P.E. teachers.
C. To test the overall ability of high school students.
D. To make P.
E. teachers equal with other teachers.
7. What opinion does the author hold towards P.E. teachers working as head-teachers?
A. Neutral.
B. Unexpected.
C. Supportive.
D. Critical.
C
Put your hand over your heart and sit very still. You may notice that the sound of your heartbeat is similar to the beat of a drum. Your heart starts beating before you are born and continues throughout your life. For this reason, the beating of a drum stands for the rhythm of life for many people around the world.
InGhana, a country inAfrica, many schools use drums instead of bells to show the beginning and ending of class. Through the drum, the children ofGhanaalso learn about their history and culture. They hear old stories passed on through the music of the drum. The stories of the drum also teach children games, rules and lessons about behavior.
For thousands of years inAfrica, drums have been used to tell stories of daily life and history. Drums told the
coming of a king, the start of a war, or the birth of a child. They also allowed people to share messages. But how does a drum tell a story?
InWest Africa, the most common drum used for communication is called a “talking drum”. By making higher orlower drum sounds, the drummer can make the drum “talk”.
In many African languages, words go up and down in pitch (高音) when they are spoken, almost like a song. Depending on the pitch or tone (音调), the same sound can have many different meanings. For example, when spoken with two low tones, the African word “ilu” means “drum”. When spoken with one high and one low tone, “ilu” means “town”.
Drum language works in the same way. Just as in spoken language, the word “ilu” has different meanings depending on how it’s drummed. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using low tones, the word means “drum”. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using one high and one low tone, it means “town”.
Drummers create “words” to build ideas, sentences and stories. The next time you hear a song, listen for the heartbeat within the music. Can you hear the story of the drum?
8. The first paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. drums beat like our hearts
B. drums have a long history
C. drums are widely used in the world
D. drums are important for many people worldwide
9. From the text, we learn that inGhanadrums________.
A. are not as useful as before
B. teach children a lot of things
C. help bring the war to an end
D. are used in class by teachers
10. The example of the African word “ilu” is used to show________.
A. how a word can have different sounds
B. how to speak African languages
C. how a drum tells stories
D. how to beat a drum
11. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Know the history of the drum
B. Listen to the story of the drum
C. Beat the drum of life
D. Love me, love my drum
D
Starting at university or college can be a big challenge, especially if you’re living away from home for the first time. You arefaced with big questions such as, “Who’s going to do my washing?” “Who’s going to tidy my room?” And, most importantly, “How am I going to eat?” Yes, living on your own means cooking for yourself, and when you’re living a student lifestyle, this could be a recipe for disaster.
Students, in the UK at least, often rely on generally available food such as baked beans or cheese on toast. And for the more adventurous, there’s “spag bol” — spaghetti bolognaise(肉酱意粉), that is, cooked spaghetti served with a ground beef and tomato sauce — a budget-friendly solution. If you make a huge pan of it, it can probably last you a whole week! Other low-cost options include jar sauces and oven pizzas.
Recently, a British supermarket suggested that rose harissa paste, organic cider vinegar and Swiss bouillon powder were the important food materials needed for the “student cupboard”. But are these items considered essential and affordable for someone on a budget?
As a matter of fact, living on a budget is certainly one barrier to eating a well-balanced diet. What’s more, some young people don’t know much about cooking, and for many young students, there are more fun things to go and do than just stay inside and cook. That’s where takeaways and microwave meals come in.
What should a health-conscious student really have in his or her food cupboard? Jack Monroe, a food writer and campaigner, has words to say: baked beans, lemon juice, canned tomatoes and tomato ketchup, described as “salt, sugar, vinegar and tomato all in one handy squeezy bottle”. And should that not appeal, you can always wait till your next visit to your mum and dad for a square meal!
12. What does the author indicate by “this could be a recipe for disaster”?
A. Cooking is difficult for a student.
B. Students must cook if they live alone.
C. It is important to live independently.
D. Learning to cook will cause disasters.
13. What is the feature of “spag bol”?
A. It is delicious.
B. It is healthy.
C. It saves money.
D. It needs little skill.
14. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. How well-balanced diets can be realized.
B. How students can eat healthily with limited money.
C. Why living on a budget is common among students.
D Why students choose takeaways and microwave meals.
15. Why does the author write the last paragraph?
A. To advocate visiting parents.
B. To offer some tips.
C. To promote health consciousness.
D. To introduce a writer.
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
A study plan is an effective way to help you get through your college education in an organized way. Each student will develop a different study plan.___16___When creating your personalized (个性化的) study plan, you will need to do some self-evaluation of your current schedule and time management. Follow the step-by-step instructions below will help you.
Create a time chart of your current activities.
Creating a time chart will allow you to see how you spend your time from day to day. For a one-week period, take notes about your daily activities. Record things like when you are at work, school, or home with family.___17___
Develop a schedule.
Now that you have determined available days and times for studying, make a mark in your calendar. Use detailed notes to block out (概略画出) times on your calendar so that you are reminded every time you look at it.___18___Seeing it written down can make it seem more important, like a doctor's appointment you can't miss.
Determine your study goals.
At the beginning of each week, determine why you need to study and what you plan to accomplish in each class. Do you want to raise your average in a particular class in order to maintain a certain GPA (平均分)?___19___For example, if you are studying for an important mid-term exam, change yourstudy plan two weeks before the test to include reviews of old tests and notes in your sessions (课程).
___20___
A study plan works best if it is followed on a consistent (一致的) basis. You should try to develop a study plan that you can follow for the lengthof each term of college. Since most students enroll in different classes each term, you will have to reevaluate your plan and fine- tune it each term.
A. Stick to your schedule.
B. Even note when you eat and sleep.
C. Are you preparing for a big exam?
D. There is no correct study plan for everyone.
E. It is best to have a schedule written down so you won't forget.
F. So be sure to analyze what you plan to get out of each study session.
G. However, it is helpful to write down which subject you plan to study.
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Mr. Bean quickly shut the back door of the ambulance and started the engine. Inside were the___21___parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. She was holding their baby daughter Sally. The little girl had___22___food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
Mr. Bean,___23___his siren (报警器), and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against___24___. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the___25___street. From the back of the___26___the parents were shouting at him to___27___, since Sally had almost___28___breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. Bean knew that he had no time to___29___, so he drove straight past the traffic lights,___30___his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows___31___, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was listening to the radio. He did not___32___the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight___33___into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Luckily, no one was hurt. Mr. Bean looked back to see___34___Sally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of___35___on the faces of the parents.
“Look! “ cried Mrs. Green. “She is___36___again.”
“It must have been the___37___.” said Mr. Green. “It___38___the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color1 was turning to normal, and she was crying in a loud but healthy___39___. They were all joyful, and___40___forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
21. A. worried B. angry C. happy D. surprised
22. A. any B. some C. none D. no
23. A. turned down B. turned on C. turned off D. turned up
24. A. police B. enemy C. lights D. time
25. A. empty B. deserted C. busy D. large
26. A. street B. car C. road D. ambulance
27. A. hurry B. continue C. ride D. drive
28. A. kept B. stopped C. prevented D. forbade
29. A. think B. look C. lose D. shout
30. A. looking to B. looking at C. looking for D. looking out
31. A. open B. clean C. closed D. down
32. A. hear B. see C. find D. notice
33. A. away B. on C. off D. out
34. A. who B. what C. where D. how
35. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise
36. A. breathing B. crying C. smiling D. speaking
37. A. traffic B. policeman C. car D. crash
38. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made
39. A. sound B. voice C. tone D. noise
40. A. immediately B. eventually C. hardly D. completely
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
One of the best things about a photographer is that you can observe animals in their___41.___(nature) environment. I really enjoy working outside in the wild. I like to take photos inYellowstoneNational Parkbest. Being famous____42.____the variety of its wildlife, it is probably best known for its bears,___43.___can run very fast and also swim perfectly.
Last spring, after stepping out of a dark forest, I was____44.____(shock) to see the breathtaking view. While I was concentrating on photographing the amazing scene? I___45.___(sudden) felt I was being watched. I turned slowly and___46.___(find) a bear only metres away from me, staring at me. My legs started shaking. Somehow, I forced my finger____47.____(press) the button. Luckily, a second later, the bear turned____48.____ran back into the forest. And I had a___49.___(frighten) but magical experience!
I sometimes look at these photos? and they serve as a_____50._____(remind) to show respect to all animals.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：
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。

Wusheng Express is a newly established express company in Shanghai, specializing in hire people with hearing loss. Li Liang was among the first employees to work in company. He hadn’t done delivery works before, so he started learning with practice. To the beginning, he rang the doorbell many times because he can not hear the door open. When he got complaints from customers, he could tell it when customers was saying something unpleasantly from their facial expressions. When this happened, Li and his colleagues would lower his heads and avoid to looking at each other. They signed to comfort each other. They hoped the company could provide which they needed for them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你校将举办主题为“创意点亮校园”学生手工作品展。

请给你校的交换生Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参观展览。

内容包括：
1.介绍展览信息(例如：时间、地点、内容等)；
2.询问对方意向。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：手工作品handicraft
Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. B 18. E 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34. D 35.
C 36. A 37.
D 38. C 39. B 40.
41. natural
42. for 43. which
44. shocked
45. suddenly
46. found 47. to press
48. and 49. frightening
50. reminder
51.(1). hire→hiring
(2). 在company前加the
(3). works→work
(4). To→In
(5). can→could
(6). was→were
(7). unpleasantly→unpleasant
(8). his→their
(9). 删除to
(10). which→what
52.略。