2020年西藏自治区拉萨中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析

2020年西藏自治区拉萨中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
Four Best Hikes in the World
There's nothing like getting out and getting some fresh air on a hike. No matter whether your idea of a hike is a leisure walk or climbing the highest mountain on Earth, we've got you covered. Below are four best hikes inthe world.
Torres del Paine W Circuit
Location (位置): Patagonia. Chile
Distance: 37 + miles
Time: 5~6 days
Best time to go: October to January
The W Circuit is one of the most recommended hikes you'll find. Not only will you appreciate the diverse landscapes and striking granite pillars (花岗岩柱子), but you'll probably meet some new friends along the way.
Grand Canyon Rim - to - Rim Hike
Location: Arizona, the United States
Distance: 48 miles
Time: 1~3 days
Best time to go: May to June, September to October
There's no better way to experience one of the greatest wonders in the world. Located in one of the USA's most beautiful parks, the views are ly appealing. Just make sure you're prepared for the challenge.
Trek to Petra
Location: Jordan
Distance: 47 miles
Time: 5~ 6 days
Best time to go: October to April
Take the road less traveled through the Kingdom of Jordan and experience one of the seven wonders of the world. Hike through canyons, gorges and ridges, and see tombs and temples along the way all while avoiding
crowds of tourists.
Yosemite Grand Traverse
Location: California, the United States
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 6~7 days
Best time to go: July to September
Known for some of the best hiking in the world, Yosemite National Park is famous for its views and huge sequoia (红杉) trees. Praised byNational Geographic, the Yosemite Grand Traverse will take you through waterfalls and green mountaintops.
1.Which of the following is the best time for the hike in Patagonia, Chile?
A.April
B.May
C.August
D.December
2.Where should you go for a less crowded hike?
A.Jordan
B.Patagonia, Chile
C.Arizona, the United States
D.California, the United States
3.What can you do along the Yosemite Grand Traverse?
A.Plant sequoia trees
B.Appreciate waterfalls
C.Visit local temples
D.Climb granite pillars
B
Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.
Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. "Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet," Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.
Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.
However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures," says George Leonard, chief
scientist from NGO. "When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles （颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.
Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
4. What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now?
A. Waste masks.
B. Covid-19.
C. Polluted water.
D. Damaged habitats.
5. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Important.
B. Attractive.
C. Common.
D. Troubling.
6. What can we infer from the text?
A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans.
B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.
C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.
D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.
7. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?
A. Keep masks after they' re used.
B. Call on governments to stop littering.
C. Punish those who wear single-use masks.
D. Put used masks in the recycling box.
C
The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underlines the importance ofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearch released today.The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major climate events.
A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.
“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and blocking existing management efforts,” Dr Maxwell said.“Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event.”
"Populations of critically endangered bird species inHawaii, such as the palia, have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in theBahamas."
Cyclones were the most common extreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals.Drought also led to 13 cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the composition of invertebrate communities.
UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.
“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme events,” Professor Watson said.“As climate change continues to ensure extreme climate and weather events are more and more common,we now need to act to ensure species have the best chance to survive.Wherever possible, high quality and intact habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most resilient(易恢复的) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”
8. How was the UQ researchconducted?
A. By observing extreme weather events.
B. By protecting the endangered species.
C. By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.
D. By analyzing the reason whymass animal death happened.
9. What does the underlined word “annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. destroyed
B. defeated
C. decreased
D. disappeared
10. Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?
A. Drought caused 13 cases of distinctionin bird populations.
B. Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.
C. Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.
D. Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.
11. What can we infer from Professor Watson’s words?
A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.
B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.
C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.
D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species’ survival.
D
What will future schools look like in 100 years? Imagine future schools in which students are totally engaged in a class. They are concentrating on working together to solve real-world problems. They are self-driven and are coming up withamazing ideas on the spot. They are concerned with each other’s well-being as part of a team. Their concerns reach far beyond the classroom to others all over the globe.
The school of the future will be an amazing melting pot of different peoples coming together to solve real-world problems.
Will they even be called “schools” in the future?
The teacher-student relationship is changing. Teachers are acting more as helpers rather than keepers of all knowledge. Students are driving their own education to the path that they feel best fits them. In the future, employers may not be as concerned with a diploma. They’ll look more at cases and examples of how students contribute to solving real-world problems. They’ll want to know how well they work in a team.
What will problem-solving look like in the future?
Information from the Internet is accessible everywhere and at unimaginable speeds. Kids are connected to news around the world in real time. Imagine someone could put out a request to the global community to help solve an issue in their own community! Classes can adopt an issue and work with other classes around the world in real time to create solutions.
What will information look like in the future?
It’s already everywhere. Users can get flooded by the constant flow of information. The need to understand what is true and what is not is important. The flipped classroom (翻转课堂) has already completely changed lecture-based lessons. It presents interesting content to students before they even come to class. They can access the Internet as many times as they want to review the lessons.
12. What is the key message of the first paragraph?
A. The things students will do in the future school.
B. The situation where students will be in the future.
C. The attention students will pay to in the classroom.
D. The methods students will use to study in the classroom.
13. What will be thought highly of when students solve real-world problems?
A. Respect.
B. Patience.
C. Teamwork.
D. Concern.
14. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
A. Teachers encourage students to develop leadership.
B Students are really relaxed with their heavy study.
C. The employers value students’ diplomas most.
D. Students have the right to choose the most suitable lessons.
15. What’s the purpose of the flipped classroom?
A. To help students to improve the problem-solving ability.
B. To provide the lessons for students to study before or after class.
C. To help students to keep in contact with the outside world.
D. To help students to understand the most difficult content.
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You want to be loved, respected, and live a happy life. And so do I.____16____However, we aren't taught how to get this. There is no happiness class at school and everyone's definition of happiness is different. However, there are several key habits that you can develop to be happy people.
____17____If happy people are with their kids, they are fully enjoying that moment in time. They aren't thinking about what they will make for dinner or how they will pay for their children's schooling.
They hang out with other happy people. It's true that happiness is contagious（会传染的）.____18____If you hang out with people that are sad and angry, you're likely to become those people as well. Make sure you surround yourself with happy, positive people.____19____
They exercise regularly. Exercise is good for health, both physical and mental health. You don't need to spend two hours in the gym. Just a thirty-minute walk can be enough. To get the most out of a workout, simply pick an activity you enjoy. They don't seek happiness in things. They know a pair of new shoes or a new car isn't what's going to make them happier.____20____A weekend at the beach with good friends means more to them than a new cellphone.
A.We all want the same thing.
B.They live in the moment.
C.They stay with their kids.
D.But sadness and anger are contagious too.
E.Most of the time, happiness isn't something we just walk into.
F.Instead, happy people value experiences and people above things.
G.They choose to look at the bright side of things.
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 was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was____21____and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy____22____and my hands were as numb as they can be.
All of a sudden, an old lady____23____up beside me and asked if I would like a ride____24____. I said it was OK and her____25____smile melted (融化) away the thought that I should never talk to____26____! We had an amazing chat and she was just____27____a good woman. She told me her____28____and she dropped me off.
I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I____29____herkind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of______30______and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit______31______she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was______32______wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so______33______that someone would do something like that!
When I got home my mom told me that she______34______and told my mom on the phone that she______35______because she was so touched. She said she would never______36______the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such______37______! There really is nothing else joyful like helping______38______and making someone’s day______39______!
Let us never______40______the joy we get by giving others a hand!
21. A. blowing B. freezing C. flowing D. flying
22. A. red B. pure C. white D. pale
23. A. picked B. turned C. drove D. took
24. A. hospital B. family C. school D. home
25. A. warm B. easy C. simple D. strange
26. A. women B. drivers C. strangers D. neighbors
27. A. so B. such C. that D. as
28. A. numbers B. car C. family D. address
29. A. remembered B. forgot C. repeated D. regretted
30. A. bread B. salad C. cookies D. sweets
31. A. upset B. disappointed C. confused D. worried
32. A. generally B. completely C. hardly D. usually
33. A. puzzled B. surprised C. satisfied D. fearful
34. A. visited B. came C. drove D. called
35. A. cried B. slept C. left D. laughed
36. A. permit B. pardon C. forget D. imagine
37. A. sadness B. interest C. puzzle D. happiness
38. A. others B. the other C. another D. other
39. A. busier B. brighter C. easier D. harder
40. A. expect B. take C. forget D. misunderstand
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
In early 1976, Mau Piailug, a fisherman, led an expedition___41.___he sailed a traditional Polynesian boat across 2,500 miles of ocean fromHawaiitoTahiti. The Polynesian Voyaging Society had organized___42.___expedition. Its purpose was___43.___(find) out if sailors in the distant past could have found their way from one island to the other without navigational (航行的)___44.___(instrument), or whether the islands had been populated (使聚居)___45.___accident. At the time, Mau was the only man alive who knew how to navigate just by___46.___(observe) the stars, the wind and the sea. He understood how the wind and the sea behave around islands, so he was___47.___(confidence) he could find his way. The voyage took him and his crew a month to complete and he did it without a compass (指南针)or charts.
The voyage proved thatHawaii's first inhabitants came in small boats and navigated by reading the sea and the stars. Mau___48.___(he) became a keen teacher, passing on his___49.___(tradition) secrets to people of other cultures so that his knowledge would not___50.___(lose). He explained the positions of the stars to his students, but he allowed them to write things down because he knew they would never be able to remember everything as he had done.
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误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(Λ)，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Lucy is a foreign student in our school. There is a pity that she is going to leave, which make us all very sad. She is a kind-hearted girl, but always offers to help us our English. I remembered when I am preparing for a speaking contest two month ago, Lucy spent her spare time teach me for almost three days. I won the first prize in the contest. When I said thanks to her, and she gave me a big smile. I hope that he can come to China again. I wish her a color1 fully and interesting life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华．你的英国笔友Jim来邮件，询问你如何利用博物馆资源促进学习．请你给Jim回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．经历；
2．感受．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. D
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32.
B 33. B 34. D 35. A 36.
C 37.
D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. where
42. the 43. to find
44. instruments
45. by 46. observing
47. confident
48. himself
49. traditional
50. be lost
51.(1). There→It;
(2).make→makes;
(3).but→and;
(4).us→with;
(5).am→was;
(6).month→months;
(7).teach→teaching;
(8).去掉When 或者and;
(9).he→she;
(10).color1 fully→color1 ful;
52.略。