2020届中国科学技术大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案

2020届中国科学技术大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末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
In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer. But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.
While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.
Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.
Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.
While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.
1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.
B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.
C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.
D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.
2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works?
A. Social reality.
B. Female dreams.
C. Human emotions.
D. Political environment.
3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.
B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.
C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.
D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.
B
In Colombia a group, named WebConserva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help of coffee growers.
The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have dealt a blow to its ecosystem. To limit additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors from around the country.
Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for use, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000 hectares in 2015.
To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $77,000 dollars a year. WebConserva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promise not to cut down trees to expand their crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee, an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among those taking part. His new coffee plantation(种植园) makes a barrier between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.
Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels that growing coffee lets him be astewardof the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and the animals," he said.
4. Why does WebConserva set up the project?
A. To help local farmers make money.
B. To expand areas of coffee growing.
C. To link processors with coffee growers.
D. To conserve biodiversity in the Mountains.
5. What happened after Colombia’s civil war was over?
A. Colombia helped many needy families.
B. Colombia lost lots of areas of forests.
C. Colombia started to save damaged forests.
D. Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.
6. Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?
A. A method of protecting cattle and wildlife.
B. A substitute for hunting of wild animals.
C. A barrier between man and wild animals.
D. A shelter for cattle against human hunters.
7. What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?
A. Farmer.
B. Master.
C. Guardian.
D. Explorer.
C
In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for
cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
8. What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A. A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B. A name of a big company who makes robots.
C. A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D. A place where people can buy proper robots.
9. The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A. it has a wireless command center
B. it has brushes for cleaning corners
C. it is more famous and exciting
D. it is driven without electricity
10. What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A. Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B. Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C. Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D. Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
11. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B. It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C. Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D. It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
D
One billion people in the world are short of water. How can this problem be solved. Some suggestions have been to desalinate ocean water or to build enormous water pipelines from areas where water is abundant. (Suggestions such as these prove extremely expensive when they are actually used.) One possibility that scientists are considering is pulling icebergs from either the North Pole or the South Pole to parts of the world with a water shortage. Although many questions must be answered before such a project could be tried, moving icebergs
seems a reasonable possibility in the future.
Engineers, mathematicians, and glaciologists from a dozen countries have been considering the iceberg as a future source of water. Saudi Arabia is particularly interested in this project because it has a great water shortage. Scientists estimate that it would take 128 days to transport a large iceberg (about 1/2 square mile) to Saudi Arabia. Yet the iceberg would be completely melted by the 104th day. Therefore, insulation would be essential, but how to insulate the iceberg remains an unsolved problem.
The problems in transporting an iceberg are numerous. The first problem is choosing the iceberg to pull. The icebergs that form in the North Pole are quite difficult to handle because of their shape. Only a small portion extends above the water — most of the iceberg is below the surface, which would make it difficult to pull. South Pole icebergs, on the other hand, are flat and float like table tops. Thus they would be much easier to move.
How can a 200-million-ton iceberg be moved. No ship is strong enough to pull such enormous weight through the water. Perhaps several ships could be used. Attaching ropes to an iceberg this size is also an enormous problem. Engineers think that large nails or long metal rods could be driven into the ice. What would happen if the iceberg splits into several pieces during the pulling. Even if an iceberg with very few cracks were chosen, how could it be pulled through stormy waters. Furthermore, once the iceberg reached its destination, very few ports would be deep enough to store it.
All of these problems must be solved before icebergs can become a reasonable source of water. Yet scientists estimate that it will be possible to transport them in the near future. Each year, enough icebergs form to supply the whole world with fresh water for a full year. In addition, icebergs are free and nonpolluting. As a solution to the world’s water problems, icebergs may be a workable possibility.
12. What is a problem in transporting iceberg?
A. The size of the iceberg.
B. The colour of the iceberg.
C. The salt in the iceberg.
D. The movement of air and water.
13. What is the author’ attitude towards transporting iceberg?
A. Pessimistic.
B. Objective.
C. Optimistic.
D. Unconcerned.
14. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. It is hard to use iceberg.
B. Iceberg are a good choice.
C. There are problems with iceberg.
D. Man finds no other ways to solve water shortage.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Shortage of water.
B. Icebergs for water.
C. Scientists and icebergs.
D. Iceberg—scientists headache.
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What are some of the life lessons I would teach every student, and professional, if I had the chance? Here are four of the most important lessons I wish everyone could have the chance to learn:
Remember communication isn’t natural and doesn’t come easy.
____16____But talking and communicating are two different things. Communication takes focus and energy. It requires active and reflective listening. In other words, you need to actually care about others if you ever really want to communicate effectively.
Learn how to solve your own problems.
Stuck in a rut? Many people are, at some point in their life.____17____It’s a common situation. The question is whether you spend your time complaining how stuck you are, or you devote your attention to finding a way out.
Become curious about people and about the world around you.
Don’t take things at face value or believe everything you hear. Ask “why?” as often as a three-year-old.____18____Where is it coming from? What’s the background or intention? Take a sincere interest in learning.
____19____.
For many people the world is small. It’s their family or the place of work they visit each day. There is a world of people out there to connect with, to learn from and to engage with. Keep in touch with people.____20____
A. Find the positive in every day.
B.Never stop networking or making connections.
C. Not sure what to do next or how to get somewhere?
D. Be interested in what’s underneath any information you hear.
E. Yes, we learn to talk at an early age and talking is natural for most people.
F. Instead of blaming others, figure out what you can do to make a difference.
G. You never know when you will need a friend to help you somewhere along the way.
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We can’t predict the future, but all we know for sure is thatlife will never be the same.
I had always been____21____about traveling, and in our 8 years together, we made full use of our___22___budget and time, traveling as often as we could near or far, even checkingHawaiioff the bucket list.
___23___, once my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I didn’t go back to___24___ at all for over a year. For 6 months, my life became about being the caretaker, personal doctor and wife I could possibly be. I lived and___25___for him because that’s what he deserved and needed, and I wanted to spend every second I had___26___with him.
Sadly, he was gone. I was___27___. At that time, a family member___28___their apartment inHawaiito me if I wanted to take some___29___for myself. I knew this was what I needed to do. Arriving inHawaiiby myself was quite possibly the___30___feeling ever, second only to leaving the hospital the day he___31___. But I rented a car, I walked the beach, I hiked to waterfalls, and I spent time with old friends who lived there.___32___, I learned I was my own good friend and I could___33___myself. . Being alone with my thoughts and___34___was the hardest thing I could___35___, but I think at the time, it seemed___36___than going back to my old routine with a huge vacancy in my life.
And pretty soon, I was on the go___37___. After numerous trips, I felt it was time to return to work. I started to live life to the___38___, experiencing things I would never have imagined.
.Now I don’t want to wait to___39___my dreams and check things off my bucket list. I hope you don’t___40___.
21. A. crazy B. concerned C. anxious D. worried
22. A. limited B. equal C. enough D. proper
23. A. Anyway B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
24. A. hospital B. school C. exercise D. work
25. A. cried B. smiled C. shouted D. breathed
26. A. enjoyed B. left C. taken D. wasted
27. A. in amazement B. in shock C. at a loss D. at risk
28. A. received B. offered C. sold D. sent
29. A. money B. advice C. energy D. time
30. A. happiest B. loneliest C. most awkward D. most embarrassing
31. A. died B. recovered C. passed D. returned
32. A. Actually B. Obviously C. Gradually D. Generally
33. A. depend on B. check on C. reflect on D. focus on
34. A. comments B. admiration C. surprise D. memories
35. A. forget B. hope C. face D. identify
36. A. harder B. easier C. worse D. safer
37. A. continuously B. anxiously C. safely D. powerfully
38. A. least B. fullest C. busiest D. simplest
39. A. leave B. establish C. follow D. survive
40. A. too B. yet C. neither D. either
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 chime-bells of Marquis Yi of the Zeng State(曾侯乙编钟) is___41.___unique Chinese ancient instrument. People, near and far, who come toHubeiMuseum, can’t wait____42.____(admire) it with their own eyes.
Thisancient Chinese____43.____(music) instrument is made up of 65 bronze bells of different sizes,____44.____are hung at three levels and divided into 8 groups. All of the bells____45.____(decorate) with some delicate sculptures(雕刻). When facing the chime-bells, you will find them____46.____(stand) there silently like rows of warriors, but elegantly like ancient women.
The instrument was usually played for important____47.____(festival) or great ceremonies, sacrifice, feasts or harvests in ancient times. It was very popular,_____48._____(particular) during the Warring States Period. The music ofHighMountainsand Running Water played by the chime-bells____49.____(be) amazing. It highly represents the wisdom_____50._____Chinese people.
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。

Many people like to go shopping. My mom is no different. She likes to buy shoe. Once, my mother told me to go shopping with her, and so I do. However, after I got home, I made a decide that I would not go shopping with her some more. She always spends long time on window shopping. When I go shopping, I always rapid buy the things I want to. That doesn’t take her a lot of time. Some people shop not only to buy things, and also to look at things, which is call window shopping.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Ericthrew himself on the sofa, sighing. Mother's Day was approaching, but he didn't have apresent. “How can I buy a present without any money?” he thought.
Eric picked up thenewspaperthat was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest (比赛). "Tell us why your mom is special and win ashopping spree(疯狂购物) for her," said the advertisement.
"This is perfect!" thought Eric. He ran to his room with the newspaper. Taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.
"My mom isthe best motherin the world. She always makes lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives me the besthug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom."
Eric liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and gotan envelopeand a stamp from his bed. He ran to the mailbox with hisentry(参赛作品) . "Mom will love having a shopping spree," he thought.
Eric checked the mailbox every day forhis prize. Days went by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother's Day. Eric still hadn't heard anything about the contest.
"What am I going to do now?" he wondered. He didn't have a present, and he didn't have a shopping spree. And he still didn't havemoney.
He had to think of something. Eric closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought hard.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1:
Suddenly he had an idea.
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Paragraph 2:
The next morning Eric handed his present to his mom.
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参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B
16. E 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. G
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33. A 34.
D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. a 42. to admire
43. musical
44. which 45. are decorated
46. standing
47. festivals
48. particularly
49. is 50. of
51.(1). shoe→shoes
(2). do→did
(3). decide→decision
(4). some→any
(5). long前面加a
(6). rapid→rapidly
(7). 去掉to
(8). her→me
(9). and→but
(10). call→called 52.略。