2020届江苏阜宁中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案

2020届江苏阜宁中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案
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
The Orchard
I had a very nice meal at the Orchard restaurant．The food was lovely and the service was quite good．We chose to eat in the garden which was full of beautiful flowers and very relaxing．The only disappointment was the dessert — the apple piewas far too sweet and it was cold too．Apart from that it was an enjoyable evening．As for the price — what a bargain，excellent value for money！
Park Inn
The best thing about Park Inn was the service — it was excellent．There was a warm welcome when we arrived and the waiters were very helpful all evening．However，the food wasn’t as good．The menu looked interesting but the meals were rather tasteless．It’s not a cheap restaurant and I wasn’t happy to pay so much for boring food．
Richard’s Place
When we enteredthe restaurant，we were surprised by the lovely interior (内部的) design of it．So stylish，so modern！This is one of the most popular restaurants in town and it’s very easy to see why．The food was great and excellent value for money but it was ruined by very，very poor service！
TheRiverside
It was lovely sitting outside and looking over the river．There were lots of little lanterns (灯笼) and color1 ed lights everywhere and it all looked very pretty．The food was good，nothing very special but quite tasty．The service was OK; we didn’t have to wait too long for our food but the waiter never looked very happy！It’s quite an expensive place but with the view I think it’s quite good value for money．
1. In which restaurant can customers eat in the garden？
A. Park Inn．
B. TheOrchard．
C. The Riverside．
D. Richard’s Place．
2. What makes the customers of Park Inn most satisfied？
A. The food．
B. The price．
C. The service．
D. The environment．
3. In Richard’s Place，customers can ________．
A. receive good service
B. enjoy its moderndesign
C. listen to wonderful music
D. enjoy the beauty of a river
B
Music is said to be a universal language. But for Chase Burton, a deaf filmmaker fromTexas, music has always been a totally different experience.
“When I was a kid, I’d lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations (震动，颤动) from my brother’s band rocking out below my body, ” the 33-year-old man said. “That was one of the first times I began building a relationship with music.”
In 2016, his ability to experience music changed dramatically, thanks to California-based technology company Not Impossible Labs. It designed a vibrating suit that enables deaf people to “feel” music through their skin. Consisting of a body harness (背带), ankle and wrist belts, the suit translates audio into a range of vibrating pulses that are felt at 24 contact points.Burtonhas been trialing the suit for four years.
“The sound hits different parts of your body, ” saidBurton. “Maybe it will strikeme down in my ankles first. And then I’ll start to feel the vibrations in my back. And then I’ll feel some pulsations in my wrist.”
The creators want to extends the tactile (触觉) musical experience beyond the deaf community. In 2018, they gave out 150 of the suits at a rock concert inLas Vegaswhere half the audience members were deaf and half were able to hear.
Since then, Not Impossible Labs has been working to improve the technology and says it’s ready to go to market soon. Eventually, the creators want the suit to become a consumer product, accessible to all. The company’s talent and business development director, Jordan Richardson, said that the technology could be used in live sports broadcasts, video games and theme parks.
As a writer and director who’s been working to make the movie world more accessible,Burtonhopes that the vibrating suit will be available to his film audiences in the future. He believes the suit canenhanceemotions while watching a movie – for hearing as well as deaf people. “I see the tech as a real opportunity to help people understand that music for movies doesn’t always need to be enjoyed through the ears”.
4. Why would Chase Burton lie on the floor when he was a kid?
A. To feel some pulsations in his wrist.
B. To feel the vibrations from his brother’s band.
C. To expand the tactile musical experience.
D. To begin building a bond with films.
5. What do we know about Not Impossible Labs from the passage?
A. It was started by Chase Burton in 2016.
B. Its products have been used in live sports broadcasts.
C. It is a technology company based inCalifornia.
D. Its administrative director is Jordan Richardson.
6. Which can replace the underlined word “enhance” in the last paragraph?
A. create
B. express
C. cover
D. strengthen
7. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Vibrating Suit Allows Deaf People to “Feel” Music
B. Tech Company Provides Free Suits for Deaf People
C. Deaf People Enjoy Rock Music with Free Suit
D. Movies Need to Be Enjoyed Through the Ears
C
Like all cultural institutions, galleries and art fairs are adapting to a new reality.
Art Basel Hong Kong, Asia's biggest contemporary-art fair, was cancelled because of covid-19, but anyone he who had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative：the viewing room. At the click of a keyboard) you could enter an overall view but private visual salon, without having to brave the airless Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
There, on one webpage, was Jeff Koons riffing(翻唱)on Botticelli's "Primavera" in a tribute to the history of painting at David Zwirner Gallery. Ota Fine Arts offered one collector the chance to acquire an "infinity(无限)room“, one of the most Instagrammed artworks of recent years- the creation of the fantasies,nonagenarian (九十多岁) Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. White Cube presented a large collection of international works by Andreas Gursky (German), Theaster Gates (American) and Beatriz Milhazes (Brazilian). But not every artist, gallery and form showed to equal advantage in this alternative fair. Not surprisingly, simple two-dimensional works in bright colours came across best No sculpture or conceptual art was included
Besides depth and texture, there are aspects of gallery hopping that a website is unlikely to copy. One isserendipity—the sense of wandering between artworks and encountering the unexpected. Another is sociability. Art is a communion between artist and viewer, but galleries and fairs are also places to swap opinions and share enthusiasms.
Thereare ways to compensate (or these inevitable(不可避免的)disadvantages. As they shut their physical
doors, some of the world's nest galleries and museums are offering advanced interactive visits, 360 degree videos and walk around tours of their collections, allwithout queues and high ticket prices. One of the best is laid on by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam；its tour allows visitors to view its Vermeers and Rembrandts, including the magnicent "Night Watch”, far more closely than would normally he possible. Another standout offering is from the Museu de Arte de SPaulo, which has an even broader collection. On its virtual platform, its pain tings, spanning 700 years, appear to be hanging in an open-plan space, seemingly hung on glass panels, or "crystal easels” as the. museum calls them, ideal for close-up inspection,
8. From the paragraph 3, we may know
A. "Primavera" was originally painted by JeKoons
B.“innity room” was the most popular artworks of recent years on social media
C. White Cube displayed a great many works by artists from different nations
D. Various paintings and statues showed on the webpage are well-received
9. What does the underlined word "serendipity" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. surprise
B. treasure
C. expectation
D. compromise
10. What is the purpose of writing the last paragraph?
A.To introduce some popular art show in the world.
B. To show that there are some alternative ways to promote the display during covid-19 epidemic.
C. To prove that paintings hung on glass panels can be idealfor close-up inspection,
D. To release some information about some extraordinary art shows.
11. What is the best title?
A. Art beyond the internet.
B. Fascinating art.
C. Art under covid-19.
D. gallery hopping
D
Typhoons can be deadly — in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, was responsible for 6,340 deaths—and cost billions in damages. Current forecast modelscan only predict these storms 10 days in advance, at most, and they cannot precisely predict how intense the storms will become.
An international team of researchers has developed a model that analyzes nearly a quarter of Earth’s surface and atmosphere in order to better predict the conditions that birth typoons.
“The target problem of this study is how to foretell the birth of typhoons,” said paper author Mingkui Li, associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in the Ocean University of China and the Pilot
National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM). “We specifically address three aspects: the beginning time, inner pressure and maximum wind speed.”
The researchers also accounted for the influence of one variable(变量) on another, such as wind speed on sea surface temperature. This influence is well understood and accounted for in climate predictions and in weather forecasts, butithas not been fully applied in understanding how long-term climate affects day-to-day weather, according to Li. “We aimed to provide insights on the time scale that can be used to forecast typhoons in advance.”
From their study, the researchers determined that a model with the ability to better understand the relationship between warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind movement— conditions that favor typhoon formation—could improve typhoon predictability.
“Our goal is to develop a 10 to 30-day prediction system that will lead to seamless(无缝的) weather-climate predictions.” Shaoqing Zhang, paper author and professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, said.
12. What is the problem with the present forecast system?
A. It cannot foretell storms in advance.
B. It is ineffective in accuracy and timeliness.
C. It costs too much and causes great damages.
D. It can hardly predict the intensity of typhoons.
13. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The variable.
B. The climate
C. The temperature.
D. The influence.
14. What is the purpose of the study?
A. To advance the prediction system.
B. To figure out the three main aspects.
C. To know how climate affects daily weather.
D. To understand the influence of the variables.
15. Where is this text most likely from?
A. Awork diary.
B. A travel guidebook.
C. A science magazine.
D. A fantasy fiction.
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
Earthquakes strike without warning and are among the most destructive natural disasters. Keeping calm and proper reaction can sometimes save your life. To ride out an earthquake, remember the phrase “drop, cover, and hold on.”___16___
17. Move away from buildings, street lights, power lines, and bridges.
___18___As soon as the ground begins shaking, try to get as far away as possible from any nearby structures. Do not seek shelter under a bridge or overpass.
19. Crouch down low in a wide open area until the shaking stops.
Once you've made your way away from nearby structures, get on your hands and knees and cover your head. See if there are any objects nearby to use as a shield (遮蔽物）, such as a trash can lid.___20___
21.___22___
As you go out after the earthquake, be careful of broken glass, rubble, downed power lines, fallen trees, and any other potential danger. Check yourself and anyone nearby for injuries. If necessary,perform first aid and call emergency services.
23. Get to higher ground if you're on the shore or near a dam.
Earth quakes can cause tsunamis, so put distance between yourself and the coast. If a shaking lasts more than 20 seconds,___24___Get to ground that's at least 100 ft (30 m)above sea level or 2 miles (3.2 km)from the shore.
A. Drop to your hands and knees under a table or desk.
B. Watch out for danger as you observe your surroundings.
C. If possible, grab a pillow, sofa cushion, or another object to cover your face and head.
D. Here are four tips helping you survive an earthquake if you are outdoors.
E. Don't wait for an alarm or warning to escape.
F. The most dangerous locations during an earthquake are areas immediately around buildings.
G. If none are available, cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.
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 love parties. I always have. I also liked all different kinds of people. I____21____quitefit into one of the many little groups at my school, so I just kind of floated around, accumulating____22____from various cliques (小团体).There was an "in" crowd____23____the cool kids who had the power to rule the school - if a cool kid wore two different color1 ed socks to school one day, everyone thought it was____24____.
Shannonwas one of my friends who seemed to unknowingly____25____the rules all the time. I don't know why she was targeted, but people found it____26____to make fun of her.Shannonwas a nice girl and wore pretty clothes, but was somewhat overweight and didn't talk much. She was____27____a lot.
One year, to celebrate my birthday, my mom told me I could have a____28____at our house. Once I had chosen all the names, I made the____29____and handed them out to my friends at school.
"Why did you invite_____30_____?” asked one of my_____31_____friends when it was discovered that I had invitedShannon. She insisted that I had made a big mistake and_____32_____me to tell her not to come.
The day of my party, both Shannon and my other friends came, and all_____33_____happened was that we had a lot of fun together.
I was_____34_____my high school twenty-year reunion when a beautiful,_____35_____, very professional-looking woman walked up to me. She said, “Lindy, I am so_____36_____you came tonight. You are the reason I am here." "Oh? I replied, not_____37_____her face at first. She pointed to her nametag that_____38_____, “Dr. Shannon Chatzky.”
Shannoncherished the_________39_________of that birthday party from so many years before. It was important to her that I had welcomed her into the fun, and it was a day when she felt_________40_________and part of group.
21. A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
22. A. experience B. money C. friends D. materials
23. A. made up B. made from C. made out of D. made up of
24. A. bad B. common C. surprising D. great
25. A. break B. obey C. make D. cancel
26. A. suitable B. reasonable C. acceptable D. considerable
27. A. picked up B. picked on C. picked out D. picked from
28. A. party B. picnic C. ball D. barbecue
29. A. calls B. invitations C. cakes D. decorations
30. A. him B. them C. us D. her
31. A. cool B. close C. good D. dear
32. A. proposed B. pressured C. persuaded D. permitted
33. A. which B. what C. that D. when
34. A. at B. in C. on D. up
35. A. overweight B. awkward C. elegant D. slim
36. A. upset B. amazed C. glad D. shocked
37. A. realizing B. watching C. remembering D. recognizing
38. A. wrote B. read C. responded D. answered
39. A. happiness B. luck C. memory D. entertainment
40. A. accepted B. welcomed C. excited D. relaxed
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: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。

I went camping last Saturday with several friends. It was so fine weather that we felt really relaxed, singing and laughing all of the way. When we arrived at the camp site, it was already noon. We set up the camp and want to have lunch. But fortunately, we found the food missing. I volunteered to buy some in a nearby store, where an old man helped me pack up some breads. But when it was time to pay, I told he had no smartphone and that he could only pay in cash. However, I didn't have any cash. Seeing my disappointing look, the old man offered me some free food, what moved me greatly. What the kind man!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，获悉你校准备创办一份中学生英文校报，以促进大家的英语学习。

请你用英语给校报顾问Mr Smith外教写一封信。

内容包括：
1.表达你得知此事的喜悦心情;
2.推荐一个你喜欢的栏目(column)，并说明理由。

注意：1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. D 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. E
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A
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).so→such
(2).去掉of
(3).want→wanted
(4).fortunately→unfortunately
(5).breads→bread
(6).I后接was
(7).he→I
(8).disappointing→disappointed
(9).what→which
(10).the→a
52.略。