〖加33套高考模拟卷〗福建省东山二中2020-2021学年高三期中考试英语(A卷)试题含解析

福建省东山二中2020-2021学年高三期中考试英语（A卷）试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．，dear! Things won’t be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you. A．Hurry up B．Look upC．Cheer up D．Make up2．He used to study in a village school, ______was rebuilt two years ago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose3．Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.A．completely B．sincerelyC．approximately D．increasingly4．—Have you found the new flat advertised in the newspaper?— Y es. But the community____ very large and I nearly got lost just now.A．had been B．was C．will be D．is5．Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, ______ anyone can start now and make a new ending. A．for B．andC．but D．so6．—I think the paper is taking you a long time to write.—I ______ on it for almost a month now.A．worked B．was workingC．am working D．have been working7．After a long absence, I went back to college, _______ to pick up where I’d left off.A．hoping B．hopeC．to hope D．hoped8．---Each of the students working hard at their hard at their lessons the book.---So have I.A．readsB．have readC．has readD．read9．— Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble.—Don’t mention it. I only did what anyone else _______ in my place.A．must do B．could have doneC．would do D．can have done10．The people succeeded because they understood that you can’t let your failures _________ you ——you have to let your failures teach you.A．define B．declineC．qualify D．simplify11．–What’s wrong with your ipad2? The sound ____is not clear.--Yes. It has been broken for some time.A．come out B．coming out C．to come out D．came out12．His children were his pride, and being a devoted father became a top ______ in his life.A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity13．Everyone in the village hoped that he would ______ after a few days’ treatment.A．pick up B．come up C．keep up D．make up14．--- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?--- I’m afraid not. I ______ a meeting then.A．will have attended B．was attendingC．will be attending D．am attending15．Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.A．in need of B．on top ofC．in front of D．as a result of16．_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.A．Given B．GivingC．To give D．to be given17．My mobile phone is missing. Who it?A．must have taken B．must takeC．could have taken D．could take18．--When will you come home for dinner? I’ll prepare it for you.--Don’t ________ it. I’ll eat out with my friends.A．care about B．worry about C．bother about D．talk about19．—I don’t care for baseball.—How can you say you don’t like something you’ve never even tried it!A．till B．after C．unless D．when20．All children should get access to a high-quality education ________ their race, zip code or family income.A．depending on B．regardless ofC．due to D．apart from第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）It’s not piano lessons or dance classes.Nowadays,the biggest extra-curricular activity in the west is going to a tutor.Pat,a mother in Canada,spends about 800 Canadian dollars a month on tutors when finding out half her daughter’s class have tutors.She feels like her child is going to fall behind because everyone else seems to be ahead.Shelley,a mother of three,also has tutors constantly coming in and out of her home.She was always yelling when she couldn’t manage to get her children focused.When she gets a tutor once a week,they become focused for one entire hour and can get most of their homework done.Tutoring isn’t simply a private school phenomenon.Nor is it intended only for lower-achieving students.In Canada alone,seven percent of high school students reported using a tutor in 2010.That increased to 15 percent in 2015.Overall,parents hire tutors because they are worried school are not meeting their expectations,but there is also a culture shift.A special value is placed on education in Asia,where tutoring is viewed as an extension to the school day. As a large number of Asians emigrated to the west over the recent years,their attitudes towards education have had an influence.Another reason for the growth in business is parental frustration and their packed schedules.A lot of parents just don’t have time to help their children with homework and some others couldn’t help their children after Grade 3,according to a president of an American tutoring company.There has been a noticeable change in the attitudes,too.Children used to get bullied（被欺负）for having a tutor, now it’s becoming the norm to have one.Children don’t seem to mind that they have a tutor.One parent feels surprised that so many of her child’s classmates have tutors.For the amount parents pa y in tuition,children should have as much extra help children with a tutor because_______.1、Shelley decided to equip her children with a tutor because_______.A．her children’s school is not meeting her expectation B．over half of her children’s classmat es have tutorsC．her children’s homework is too difficult for her D．she had a hard time getting her children focused 2、In Canada,the population of high school students using a tutor grew by _______from 2010 to 2015. A．7%. B．8%. C．10%. D．15%.3、According to the passage,which of the following statement is TRUE?A．Pat got a tutor because she can’t help her children with homework.B．Shelley spends about 800 Canadian dollars on tutors every month.C．Asians usually place more emphasis on education that Canadians.D．Most students with the help of tutors have poor grades at school.4、The tutoring business in the west has been seen in growth in recent years because_______.a.a lot of parents are too occupied to help their children with homework.b.children no longer get bullied for going to a tutor and getting extra helpc.many schools cannot offer as much help as their students needns emigrating to the west have affected people’s attitude to tutoring.A．a,b,c. B．a,b,d. C．a,c,d. D．b,c,d.22．（8分）For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad. A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Boston will also start the year with new school-issued ipads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional texts. Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called " one-to-one " programs.At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $ 500 ipads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren' t yet available. Larkin said of textbooks, " but they' re pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered".But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure (设施), repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach. Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics(信息学) professor said, "I think people will like it.I really don't know anybody in high school that wouldn't want to get an iPad," he said. "We' re always using technology at home, then when you' re at school it' s textbooks. So it' s a good way to put all of that together. " Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students' use.And the nation' s textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum specifically for ipads.Jay Dickey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers' schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stay. "I think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what sort of things work best digitally. "1、The first paragraph is mainly aboutA．a program to promote ipads marketing in new school yearB．a program to spread electronic learning in new school yearC．a plan of how to use ipads in the coming school educationD．a plan of how to oppose IT technique in the coming school teaching2、What's the problem for ipads to be used in schools at present?A．Some students wouldn't like to have ipads in schools.B．The ipads are too expensive for school students to buy.C．Most experts oppose the idea that ipads replace paper textbooks.D．The ipads may be unavailable for some traditional courses.3、The underlined sentence in the passage implies thatA．traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printedB．traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before deliveredC．contents of traditional textbooks can't be renewed in time as electronic ones doD．the ipads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks4、From the passage we can draw conclusion thatA．more students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic onesB．textbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their ownC．it is impossible for the ipads to be widely used in schools in the futureD．electronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school year23．（8分）A few years ago I was working a part-time summer job at a local ice cream shop.While handing an ice cream to an older woman at the drive-thru(餐车) window,I noticed she had a box of what appeared to be fresh tomatoes.If you’v e ever worked a drive-thru job,you know it’s hard not to look into someone’s car when you’re inches from his or her face.As I handed her the ice cream,I said,“Those tomatoes look delicious!What kind are they?”She replied with a big smile,“Here,have some!”Within seconds I had a handful of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen.Those tomatoes looked expensive.“Oh,no,you don’t need to give me any!”I said.I weakly tried to protest:“Really,you didn’t have to give me any,but I appreciate it.”The woman smiled again and said,“I hope you enjoy them.And to answer your question,it’s an heirloom(祖传的) seed that my mom used to plant.So they aren’t like the ones you get in the grocery store.”After that she sped off.She was like an adult version of the tooth fairy:I gave her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.About two weeks later,my boss at the ice cream store sent me a text message:“I want to let you knowyour gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.”Baffled,I replied,“My gardener?”That night,my boss showed me the box.It was full of tomatoes,cucumbers,green beans and so on.The tomato fairy was back!I was both happy and confused.Why was this woman being so generous?I never saw her again,but to this day her random act of kindness inspires me to share my garden harvests with anyone who will have it.1、What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?A．To make an advertisement for the tomatoes.B．To introduce a strange and generous woman.C．To pass on the woman’s act of kindness.D．To make friends with strangers.2、Which of the following can replace the underlined word “Baffled”?A．Puzzled. B．Frightened.C．Disappointed. D．Relaxed.3、Why did the author feel happy and confused when receiving the box of vegetables?A．He didn’t meet the person dropping off the vegetables.B．He didn’t expec t the woman was so generous to him.C．He thought his boss was playing a joke on him.D．He didn’t place an order for the tomatoes.4、We can infer from the text that .A．the author may become another secret gardenerB．the tomato fairy will be popular in the worldC．the author will sell tomatoes instead of ice creamD．the heirloom tomato seeds will soon be spread24．（8分）Mobile phone users in China expected a pleasant surprise this month. Starting from October 1, a new policy adopted by the three giant cellphone operators — China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom — has allowed unused data from individual data packages to be carried over to the next month for use.At the beginning, users of the three telecommunication companies welcomed this policy, since they would have more free data to use in the next month. However, even before Chinese users could enjoy the free extra package, the users found that since the adoption of the policy, the original data limits seem to be far more easily swallowed up, wh ich means there wouldn’t be any unused data left for the next month. One user of China Unicom claimed that it took him only nine days to use up the data package of a month.Telecoms have become a necessity in modern life like water or power, and raising or lowering costs significantly affects people’s lives and finances. But disagreements between consumers and serviceproviders cover discussion. It is too early to judge how long the disagreement between telecommunication companies and consumers over data packages will last, since, according to media reports, the measurement of data usage is difficult to track. Companies are using “user privacy” to avoid giving out any information.But reading through the companies posted online by cellphone users, we can sen se the public’s distrust of Stated-owned enterprises (SOEs). A survey done by the people’s Tribune Research Center in 2012 found that the public’s negative impression of SOEs came from the belief that they only rely on government support and their employees usually do easy jobs but get higher pay, yet their sense of service is far behind private and foreign enterprises.The current argument over the data package of three State-owned telecommunication giants reflects the extent of public anger. Among the cou ntry’s anti-corruption campaign (反腐败运动) and reforms, it shows the public’s enthusiasm for deepening reforms and making SOEs benefit domestic consumers.1、The attitude of the users towards the new policy of the three telecommunication companies at the beginning can be best described as ________.A．indifferent B．opposed C．positive D．disappointed2、What is the result of the new policy adopted by the three telecommunication companies?A．Chinese phone users are allowed to send their unused data to their friends.B．Chinese phone users are presented with much cheaper individual data packages.C．Chinese phone users have no need to buy individual data packages.D．Chinese phone users consume the data much sooner than expected.3、Which of the following is NOT the publi c’s impression of SOEs?A．SOEs are supported by the government to a large extent.B．SOEs have benefited domestic consumers effectively.C．SOEs’ employees don’t deserve the high pay.D．SOEs’ service is worse than private and foreign enterprises.4、The last paragraph most probably implies that ________.A．the public are not satisfied with the reforms at presentB．the public do not care about the country’s reformsC．the public think highly of anti-corruption campaignD．the public are confident about the reform of SOEs25．（10分）At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you’d call prime real estate. But it was mine.I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2½-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.1、When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.A．it was well equipped B．he was unsatisfied with itC．it was not a real estate D．he worked very hard on it2、The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.A．upset B．interestingC．free D．boring3、The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.A．he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500B．he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farmC．he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina thenD．he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Spelling was sort of my superpower. I wasn’t a math or science guy, but I could chew and 1 books.“Your word is onomatopoeia,” said the announcer. On the stage of “School Bee,” my brain 2 to the spelling bees ahead: first the county championship, then the state, and finally the national spelling bee. I glanced back at Alexa, who wanted another chance at 3 If I missed this word, she ' d be 4in the game. But that wouldn’t happen. Chin up, shoulders back, I 5 my throat,“O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.” I made it.The trophy (奖杯) was presented to me. I shouted onstage, “I am the alpha-best”. Surprisingly, mysister, Deandra, rolled her eyes. “You’re a 6 winner.” Deandra made a 7 face. “She tried to shake your hand but you 8 .”I didn’t 9 at al l. “Anyway, I won the school bee.” “Don’t be proud. You’ll soon be facing the10 of the best in the county bee.”“Will they 11 me? I am the alpha-best with no efforts at all.” After six rounds, the number of students 12 from more than 100 to just seven and I was one out of the seven. If I had been given words like aerospace or conical, I’d make 13 already. Unfortunately, I 14 with the word maestro at last. I stood 15 for the longest moment.The final winner acted the exact 16 of mine. He accepted his trophy with a small bow, and then shook hands with the runner-up (亚军). I got to know Deandra’s words 17 .I apologized to Alexa, “I’m sorry I was so 18 when I won.” “How was the county bee?” Alexa asked. “A 19 .” If you need a study partner for next time, I’m happy to help.” “Really? Let’s 20 on it, partner.” “Better late than never.” Alexa said, shaking my hand.1、A．prefer B．acquire C．write D．digest2、A．flashed back B．fast forwarded C．paid attention D．got down3、A．winning B．announcing C．listening D．missing4、A．back B．off C．out D．away5、A．dried B．cleared C．closed D．choked6、A．terrible B．fair C．great D．real7、A．happy B．sour C．cheerful D．painful8、A．ignored B．agreed C．accepted D．doubted9、A．answer B．care C．regret D．decline10、A．poorest B．easiest C．best D．luckiest11、A．admire B．pass C．influence D．match12、A．jumped B．rose C．decreased D．spread13、A．concern B．efforts C．progress D．history14、A．changed B．fell C．crashed D．relieved15、A．by B．around C．frozen D．tall16、A．role B．way C．opposite D．behavior17、A．took place B．made sense C．came out D．caught up18、A．ashamed B．shocked C．cautious D．impolite19、A．disaster B．deal C．success D．dream20、A．rely B．rest C．base D．shake第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。