2020年湖北省黄石市第八中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及参考答案

2020年湖北省黄石市第八中学高三英语第一次联考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
HubeiProvincehas long been a favorite Chinese tourist destination because of its natural scenery, historic cities, and beautiful mountains. Here are some of the best places to visit inHubeiProvince.
YellowCraneTower
YellowCraneToweris known as one of the Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River, together withYueyangTowerinHunanand Tengwang Pavilion inJiangxi. The history ofYellowCraneTowerdates back to the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history. The tower was used as a watchtower by the King of Wu's army in the beginning.
Enshi Grand Canyon
Enshi Grand Canyon can beChina's answer to the Grand Canyon inArizona, theUnited Statesin beauty. The canyon runs 108 kilometers and occupies a land area of 3,000 square kilometers. The region where Enshi Grand Canyon is located used to be a vast sea with many limestone deposits 230 million years ago.
Shennongjia Scenic Area
It is famous for its varied plant species as well as mountains. Regarded as the “Lungs of Central China", the forest coverage reaches over 90 percent of the area. Due to the special climate, it is neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. Sometimes clouds stretch around mountains, rewarding tourists with unforgettable views. Besides, the area is home to some rare animals such as golden monkeys, white bears and antelope.
The Three-Gorge Tribe scenic spot
Located in the area of the Xiling Gorge in the city ofYichang, it has the beauty of landscape paintings. The spot is a “ProtectedCenterof the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges”. Since ancient times, a lot of famous scholars have produced a great number of excellent poems praising the beauty of this place, some of which are carved on the stones along theYangtze River.
1. What is special aboutYellowCraneTower?
A. It has a long history.
B. It offers a scenic view.
C. It once served war's purposes.
D. It is the best-known tower inChina
2. Why is the Grand Canyon inArizonamentioned ?
A. To explain its popularity inChina.
B. To help readers know more about it.
C. To prove the beauty of the Chinese canyon.
D. To show differences between the two canyons.
3. Which place will a Chinese literature lover probably visit?
A. Enshi Grand Canyon.
B.YellowCraneTower.
C. Shennongjia Scenic Area.
D. TheThree-Gorge Tribe scenic spot.
B
Faming is a tradition among many in South Dakota, one that is not always easy to keep in the family. But one family has survived four generations and hopes to continue long into the future. The year was 1933 when Ed VanderWal's father first stepped onto the farm. Now 80 years later, Ed carries the passion(热情) his father gave him for farming every daywhile working the fields on the family farm in Volga.
“Well, I was in the first grade when my dad moved here to this farm and I grew up on the farm. And that's what I was interested in doing more,” Ed said. But that love of working the land didn't stop with Ed. He's passed it down to his six sons. Some of them run farms of their own now, but two of them, Scott and David, still work side by side with their dad every day.
Some people might worry that working sun up to sun down with family seven days a week would lead to a few family spats(争吵). But for the VanderWals, the constant time together works just fine.
“When families work together on a farm, it's a challenge at times getting along. Everyone has to pull their weight and do their share. And that, of course, transfers from one generation to the next,” Scott said.
And while they all get along like any family, with good days and bad, it's tradition that keeps each generation teaching the next.
“But we taught them to work with animals at a young age, like most farmers do. So it's nice to be able to pass that tradition onto the next generation,” Scott said.
The youngest generation of the VanderWals, Ed's three grandsons and a granddaughter, all started learning farming techniques at a young age.
4. Why did Ed VanderWal devote himself to the farm?
A. Because he grew up on the farm.
B. Because he was affected by his father.
C Because he could do nothing but work on the farm.
D. Because he wanted to set a good example for his sons.
5. What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. Managing a farm is a real challenge.
B. Ed has divided his farms into six parts.
C. Ed taught his sons how to work on farms.
D. Scott and David own their own farms now.
6. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The VariderWals have strict family rules.
B. Ed's tradition has great effect on the local.
C. Ed's grandchildren will drop out of school.
D. Ed's farms have no lack of successors (继承者).
7. What's the best title of the passage?
A. A Faming Family.
B. A Successful Farmer.
C. The Agricultural 'Tradition.
D. The Agricultural Generation.
C
At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide, which has won architectural (建筑学的) medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain, which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards. It has been updated to have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful than making money,” Li says.
8. How did Li feel about city life?
A. Satisfied.
B. Tired.
C. Attractive.
D. Noisy.
9. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A. The smoke of cooking.
B. The forest of bamboo.
C. The smell of the village.
D. The feeling of loneliness.
10. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A. It is ancient and broken.
B. It can hold many guests.
C. It has been rebuilt bythe couple.
D. It must have been carefully designed.
11. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A. Continuing their music dream.
B. Staying at the old house.
C. Living in the countryside.
D. Developing the economy of cities.
D
A year ago I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco. All of my hard work paid off. My mom had spent a lot on my attending a private high school, so I made sure to push myself: I volunteered, took part in various clubs, and graduated with honors. I was so excited to start a new part of my life.
Soon enough, the big day came, but it wasn't like what I had thought. The first two weeks were the most difficult days of my entire life. Every night I would cry myself to sleep. I was missing my family, my home and everything in my hometown so much and I didn’t know how to deal with my broken heart.
To distract myself, I threw myself into my studies. I also found a ton of jobs. In any free time, I started forcing myself to go to the gym. I wanted to keep every part of my day busy so I wouldn’t think about how lonely I felt. Soon after, I began to control my eating, considering it another solution to my homesickness. But soon there was
something wrong with me.
Finally, I went to see a doctor. When the doctor told me I had no choice but to take time away from school, I started to fear. How could I stop? School was what I was best at. “I’m not so bad,” I thought in my head. But the result was that I was taken to hospital again a month later and my mother camewoefully. I had to take a semester off from school, and go to the treatment center near my home.
If there are girls who are suffering similarly, I hope you know that there is hope and that you should have a positive attitude towards life. Though you may feel alone, there are so many people who can understand your struggle. That’s why I want to share my story.
12. Why did the author push herself during high school?
A. She wanted to attend the University of San Francisco.
B. It cost too much to study in a private school.
C. Her parents controlled much of her life.
D. Her family put her under pressure,
13. What can we know about the author in the first two weeks?
A. She couldn't fall asleep because of pressure.
B. She couldn't pay attention to her study.
C. She couldn't deal with her homesickness.
D. She couldn't catch up with others.
14. What does the underlined word “woefully” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Sadly.
B. Surprisingly.
C. Curiously.
D. Happily.
15. What is the author's purpose in writing this text?
A. To look back on her past life.
B. To increase her own confidence.
C. To express appreciation to her mother.
D. To encourage other girls like her to be positive.
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Many of us like to dine out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing hearty fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts, which are not easily cooked at home.
___16___According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber meals have become popular in China’s restaurants and online delivery platforms.
___17___According to a report released by a major online food delivery platform, the number of light meals
ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous year.
Having a light meal, however, doesn’t mean eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a typical light dish avoids oily, salty and spicy food.____18____Healthy nutrients are the theme of the light meal.
These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight.____19____Diners see it as “a great way to avoid bloating,” wrote the Telegraph.
These changes in eating behavior are connected to deeper changes in how people think about food, says Walter Willett, chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, US. “Diet quality, not quantity, is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” Willett told The New York Times.
So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal.___20___
A.That’s probably why so many people, especially millennials are into them.
B.The country saw a rapid expansion of restaurants specializing in light meals.
C.People tend to choose the food they suit their taste.
D.Instead, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
E.So light meals have a promising future.
F.It will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.
G.The recent rise of light meals, however, gives diners a smarter choice.
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 live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are___21___people. My home is deep in a valley___22___by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees.___23___many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or___24___farm animals, in my community the mountains and___25___soil make it difficult to farm. This is one___26___why few people live in my area.
What’s it like to live in the mountains? Since we have a lot of___27___, we get to have horses and chickens. My family___28___eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there’s a___29___In my community, people keep battery- powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights___30___. Some people also use a generator-- a machine that generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are___31___
Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and___32___longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to the___33___city. This means I must get up much earlier than
my___34___classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren’t paved with asphalt(沥青) either, so during storms they___35___become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow(扫雪机)___36___quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren’t the priority(优先), so days can pass before a snowplow___37___theroad. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it____38____to drive.
I am not sure____39____if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up. I like being in nature, hearing the creek and the birds, and having a big yard. I also like being in the city, though, where I can go howling or skating, or see my friends. It can get____40____in the country, although I do love being around our animals.
21. A. few B. many C. fewer D. more
22. A. surrounded B. hidden C. shadowed D. enriched
23. A. When B. While C. Because D. If
24. A. feed B. grow C. train D. house
25. A. rich B. muddy C. rock D. snowy
26. A. explanation B. cause C. excuse D. reason
27. A. space B. room C. place D. land
28. A. lays B. harvests C. buys D. picks
29. A. storm B. thunder C. lighting D. shower
30. A. put out B. wear out C. run out D. go out
31. A. dangers B. risks C. emergencies D. incidents
32. A. walking B. running C. driving D. traveling
33. A. nearby B. distant C. nearest D. farthest
34. A. rural B. city C. old D. new
35. A. can B. may C. must D. should
36. A. comes by B. comes about C. comes to D. comes out
37. A. cleans B. digs C. clears D. covers
38. A. likely B. necessary C. improper D. impossible
39. A. still B. yet C. even D. as
40. A. quiet B. lonely C. alone D. busy
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
China is widely known for its ancient civilization___41.___has continued all the way through into modern
times. There are many reasons why this has been possible.
At the beginning, written Chinese was___42.___picture-based language. Ancient Chinese people carved___43.___（symbol）on animal bones and shells. By the Shang Dynasty, a well-developed writing system had come into being. At that time, people lived in different places,___44.___（lead）to many varieties of dialects and characters.
Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop___45.___one direction. The writing system was of great___46.___（important）in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, wherever Chinese people live or whatever dialect they speak, they can communicate___47.___（free）in writing.
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China's present is connected with___48.___（it）past. People in modem times can read classic works that___49.___（write）by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,____50.____（know）as Chinesecalligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture.
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.下面短文中有10处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

The day before yesterday, I went to the bookstore where is near our school to buy a dictionary. It was Saturday, so there was many people. Under the help of the shop assistant, I quickly got the book I needed. I was about to leave when I found someone trying to steal the man’s money. Although nervous, but I tried to think a way to help him. Suddenly a good idea came to me. I stepped on the man’s foot on purpose. As I expected, the man’s scream gives the thief a fright, who quick walked out of the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and showed many thank to me.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华。

为弘扬传统文化，你校特举办“翰墨书香”书法大赛，邀请外教Peter作英语书法组的评委。

请写一封邀请函。

要点如下：
1.书法比赛的目的；
2.书法比赛的时间及地点。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：翰墨书香brush and ink
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参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. B
41. which/that
42. a 43. symbols
44. leading
45. in 46. importance
47. freely 48. its
49. were written
50. known
51.(1).where→which/that
(2).was →were
(3).Under→With
(4).the→a
(5).删除but
(6).think 后加of
(7).gives→gave
(8).quick→quickly
(9).hear→hearing
(10). thank→thanks
52.略。