2020届天津市静海县第一中学高三英语期中试卷及参考答案

2020届天津市静海县第一中学高三英语期中试卷及参考答案
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
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Barred owls(大林鸮猫头鹰) are a large species native to eastern North America, but they began moving west at the start of the 20th century. By 1973,large numbers of barred owls had arrived in the western state ofWashington. Later they moved south intoOregonandCalifornia.
In parts of thePacific Northwest, the owls are now believed to be causing a drop in the population of a smaller, less aggressive bird: the northern spotted owl. In many ways, the barred owl is the spotted owl's worst enemy. The barred owl has more babies per year and eats the same animals, like squirrels and wood rats. And their numbers are now larger in many parts of the spotted owl's traditional territory.
David Wiens is a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal agency that studies the Earth and its natural resources. He and other officials are doing something unusual to protect spotted owls: killing barred owls. It is a controversial, experimental program. More than 2,400 barred owls have already been shot.
Wiens is the son of a well-known bird expert and grew up with the fascination for birds. He has mixed feelings about the program. "It's a little distasteful, I think, to go out killing barred owls to save another owl species," he says. But he adds, “We knew that barred owls were out competing spotted owls and their numbers were growing too fast."
To catch barred owls, officials put digital bird callers on the ground. Then they step back and wait as several sounds from the devices fill the air. All of this happens in the dark of night. Barred owls dislike other birds in their territory, so they will fly down and chase other owls out. That is when Wiens and his team try to shoot them.
4. What's the main problem with spotted owls?
A. They are being starved to death.
B. They have more babies each year.
C. They are invaded by another bird.
D. They are hunted by man.
5. Why are barred owls being killed?
A. They are eating the spotted owls.
B. They are killing each other to survive.
C. They are putting the spotted owls in danger.
D. They are destroying large areas of forests.
6. Why did the officials release the bird sounds?
A. To kill barred owls.
B. To puzzle barred owls.
C. To protect barred owls.
D. To frighten barred owls.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Killing One Animal to Save Another.
B. Keeping the Balance of Nature.
C. Protecting Birds in Danger.
D. Preventing Birds from Playing Fair.
C
Paper is one of our oldest, simplest and most important inventions. But it also presents a danger to the world in two important ways. First, the making of paper requires the loss of many millions of trees each year. And worldwide use of paper is expected to double in the next 40 years. Clearly, the planet cannot stand such a high rate of forest loss. The second great problem with paper is what happens once it is no longer useful. A large amount of wastepaper ends up in landfills, where it can produce harmful gases and finally contribute to global climate change.
One simple solution can greatly reduce both of these problems: paper recycling. Instead of cutting down trees, recycle existing paper to feed the paper-making process.
Paper is mainly made from cellulose (纤维素)，which can be used repeatedly in papermaking. Unfortunately, it also means that paper waste takes a surprisingly long time to break down in landfills. So far, trees are the only source(来源) of cellulose that can fill the great demand for paper products. Therefore, recycling paper is simply one of the best ways to save trees. Thanks to advances in processing, recycled paper need not be the dark-color1 edstuff many of us are familiar with. It now can offer the same print performance as non-recycled paper.
Effective recycling requires a continuous effort from everyone at all levels of society. The way to begin is with education and understanding. Once enough people realize the need for recycling, more effective recycling systems can be developed.
The need is real. The massive loss of trees affects everybody on earth. Everyone should do their part to recycle paper and encourage government and industry to do the same. The world will be a better place for it!
8. What can we infer from the text?
A. The use of recycled paper will double in 40 years.
B. Recycling paper helps relieve global climate change.
C. Wastepaper can easily break down in landfills.
D. There are not enough landfills for wastepaper.
9. What makes recycled paper more acceptable?
A. The great demand of trees.
B. The low processing cost.
C. Its dark-color1 ed feature.
D. Its improved print performance.
10. What does the author propose?
A. Punishing the act of cutting trees.
B. Recycling paper.
C. Improving recycling system.
D. Promoting paper industry.
11. How is the text mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes and effects.
B. By offering research plans and data.
C. By discussing problems and solutions.
D. By comparing strengths and weaknesses.
D
Newspapers in Great Britainvarygreatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
12. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _________.
A. a serious newspaper
B. foreign newspaper
C. any independent paper
D. a popular newspaper
13. The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for ________ years.
A. 19
B. 85
C. 236
D. 229
14. The Times is an independent paper because ________.
A. it supports no political parties
B. it is not controlled by the British Government
C. it gives special support to all the political parties.
D. the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper
15. The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. improve
B. compete with each other
C. are different
D. keep in touch with each other
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
How to Realize Your True Potential
Every human being, regardless of race, sex, or any other characteristic, e has the incredible capacity to realize their potential.____16____, there are several steps you can make on your path to this realization.
Determine your core values.In order to realize your full potential, you must know and live according to your core values.____17____.Studies suggest that you will find your life more meaningful, and feel a deeper sense of happiness, if you live a life that is in line with what's the most important to you.
____18____Once you have a good idea of your core values and what areas of your life could be, take some time to decide your true potential.Is it personal improvement? More success in your career?
Be patient and kind to yourself____19____More importantly, it will take self-compassion.Acknowledge your strengths and skills as well as the areas in which you need to grow.Honor the efforts you make each day toward realizing your true potential.
Find areas that do not agree with your values.If you don't feel like you're living up to your true potential, it could be because parts of your life are currently not up to your core values.____20____.
A. If you take it for granted.
B. Though it will be no easy task.
C. Decide what your true potential looks like.
D. Determine whether you have set up your final goals.
E. Achieving your true potential will take time and effort.
F. So see whether these are areas in which you like to change.
G. These are the things that shape how you view yourself, others, and the world around you.
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At stations inLondongoes a tradition that warm and inspirational words are written on White Boards for emotional support. It’s been 14 years since customer services manager Anthony Gentles was inspired to___21___the “blank faces” of commuters (往返上班者) with a daily dose (剂量) of___22___from his favorite book, Tao Te Ching, the key text in the ancient Chinese philosophical tradition of Taoism. This___23___of writing a meaningful sentence on the board is named Thought of the Day. At the beginning of2018, on the board is “A journey of a thousand must begin with a single___24___.”
“If it’s___25___for me, perhaps when passengers see it, it will allow them to___26___for a moment and could distract them from whatever was___27___their mind.” Mr. Gentles said. Offering up pearls of wisdom fromChinawas his way of___28___to make people feel more___29___as they used the underground.
Mr. Gentles____30____how one man wandered about on the platform for 20 minutes before heading back to the atrium (中厅) to pronounce that he’d____31____“what the thought was____32____to me.”
In the year 2007, Gentles____33____the job over to his colleague Glen Sutherland and ever since then Mr. Sutherland has written over 3,000 sentences on the____34____. He has taught himself calligraphy so as to____35____clear handwriting on it.
Thought of the Day at Oval station of theLondonsubway has won world-wide attention and Sutherland____36____a story on the Twitter account of the station. Mr. Sutherland____37____a quote by Mirtha Legrand, a famous actress and television presenter in the South American country at the request of an Argentine family. But he hadn’t____38____it was spoken highly of by the presenter in her program. He told BBC. “If it’s helping people, and giving people____39____feelings, then it’s good. But I’m really____40____about 20,000 followers on Twitter for Thought of the Day — I can’t get my head around it.”
21. A. turn down B. drive away C. light up D. bring about
22. A. comfort B. optimism C. happiness D. wisdom
23. A. practice B. skill C. hobby D. behavior
24. A. experience B. action C. step D. thought
25. A. comfortable B. inspirational C. ambiguous D. relevant
26. A. stand B. wonder C. stop D. relax
27. A. passing by B. going through C. getting across D. running for
28. A. trying B. asking C. requiring D. desiring
29. A. guilty B. enthusiastic C. anxious D. welcome
30. A. recalls B. understands C. explains D. analyses
31. A. taken in B. made up C. worked out D. kept off
32. A. saying B. emphasizing C. exhibiting D. promising
33. A. took B. passed C. brought D. sent
34. A. train B. post C. board D. wall
35. A. admire B. appreciate C. imitate D. provide
36. A. invented B. downloaded C. updated D. shared
37. A. showed off B. put up C. gaveup D. turned down
38. A. expected B. believed C. doubted D. declared
39. A. disturbing B. amusing C. awkward D. pleasant
40. A. certain B. confused C. concerned D. skeptical
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
The landmark success of herbal expert Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman____41.____(win) a Nobel Prize in Science,____42.____(arouse) an extreme sense of national pride and hopes on the future of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the past few days. Tu, born in 1930, shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Irish-born William Campbell and Japan’s Omura for her discoveries____43.____(concern) a treatment for malaria （疟疾）.
She discovered Artemisinin（青蒿素）, a drug____44.____has significantly reduced the death rates for patients suffering from malaria. “Artemisinin is a gift for the world people from the traditional Chinese medicine. It is of great significance for curing malaria and other infectious diseases and for protecting the health of the world people.” Tu said inBeijing. The prize winning is____45.____honor forChina’s science cause and traditional Chinese medicine in their course of reaching out to the world.
“Tu’s winning the prize signifiesChina’s prosperity and progress in____46.____(science) and technological field, marks a great contribution of traditional Chinese medicine____47.____the cause of human health. and showsChina’s growing strengths and rising international standing,” Premier Li Keqiang said in a congratulatory letter on Monday evening.
In 1951, she____48.____(admit) into Beijing University, majoring in pharmacognosy（生药学）. Since graduating from college in 1955, she has been a chief researcher and professor at the Beijing-based China
Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. In 2011, Tu wonAmerica’s respected Lasker Award for the anti-malaria therapy.
On Weibo, the breaking news has been sent by at least tens of thousands of users and received countless____49.____(thumb-up). Netizen “Xiaoxie” wrote, “Now I feel____50.____(true) proud of being a medical student.
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。

Our school offers all kinds of activities with students after school, especially art activities like music festivals. There are lots of music club on campus. To my greatly joy, I have joined the orchestra which I have made lots of new friends. Sometimes, we represent our school in regional competitions and that is worthwhile to join in these contests. Amazingly we also have a robotics club, which wins a national robot contest last week, so it is getting popular at present. In addition, academic clubs are offered as well as, including the written club and the French film club.
Although we have many homework, we still manage to take active part in various activities after school.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校将于近期举办庆祝建党100周年活动。

请写一封邮件邀请外教Smith前来参加加，内容包括：
1.活动时间，目的；
2.活动安排（如参观小平故居，唱红歌等）；
3.活动意义。

注意：1.词数100左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：中国共产党the Communist Party of China小平故居Xiaoping's Former residence
Dear Smith,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Yours.
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. B 17. G 18. C 19. E 20. F
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35.
D 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. to win
42. has aroused
43. concerning
44. which/that 45. an
46. scientific 47. to
48. was admitted
49. thumb-ups 50. truly
51.(1). with→ to
(2). club→ clubs
(3). greatly→ great
(4). which→ where
(5). that→ it
(6). wins→ won
(7). 去掉well后的as
(8). written→ writing
(9). many→ much
(10). take后加an
52.略。