2020-2021学年东营区第一中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年东营区第一中学高三英语上学期期中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
Dive with Big Sharks
Our shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.
Is SharkDiving Dangerous?
Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.
Pricing & Details
One day Cage Diver Adventure $ 875
Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.
No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.
Top Shark Adventure $ 375
If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).
Important Note
There's No Shark Guarantee
Although we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund(退款).
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?___________.
A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.
B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.
C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.
D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.
2.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that____________.
A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the trip
B.you are out of breath deep down in the sea
C.you are hurt by a shark while diving there
D.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving
3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is____________.
A.difficult but exciting
B.challenging and tiring
C.amazing and enjoyable
D.expensive but popular
B
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (麻省理工学院) have turned spider webs into music——creating an strange soundtrack that could help them better understand how the spiders output their complex creations and even how they communicate.
The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomas Saraceno to take 2D (two-dimensional) laser (激光) scans of a spider web, which were linked together and made into a mathematical model that could recreate the web in 3Din VR (virtual reality). They also worked with MIT’s music department to create the virtual instrument.
“Even though the web looks really random (随机)，there actually are a lot of inside structures and you can visualize (可视化) them and you can look at them, but it’s really hard to grasp for the human imagination or human brain to understand all these structural details,” said MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler, who presented the work on Monday at a virtual meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Listening to the music while moving through the VR spider web lets you see and hear these structural changes and gives a better idea of how spiders see the world, he told CNN. “Spiders use vibrations (振动) as a way to locate themselves, to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking really like a spider would experience the world was something that was very important to us as spider material scientists,” Buehler said.
Spiders are able to build their webs without shelves or supports, so having a better idea of how they work could lead to the development of advanced new 3D printing techniques. “The reason why I did that is I wanted to be able to get information really from the spider world, which is very weird and mysterious,” Buehler explained. In addition to the scientific value, Buehler said the webs are musically interesting and that you can hear the sounds the spider creates during construction. “It’s unusual and eerie and scary, but finally beautiful.” he described.
4. What have MIT scientists done according to the passage?
A. They have translated spider webs into sounds.
B. They have made a mathematical model to produce webs.
C. They have created a soundtrack to catch spiders.
D. They have known how spiders communicate.
5. What can we know about spider webs from paragraph 3?
A. Their structures are beautiful and clear.
B. Professor Markus Buehler knows them well.
C. The American Chemical Society presents the result.
D. They are complex for people to figure it out.
6. In which field will the study be helpful?
A. virtual reality
B. printing
C. painting
D. film-making
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. It tells us that the music created by spiders is scary.
B. It shows how the researchers carry out the experiment.
C. It presents a new and creative way to study spiders.
D. It explains why scientists did the experiment.
C
My entire life has been influenced by the fact that I stand way above the average height for both men and women. I was born two weeks late. When I finally entered the world I weighed 11 pounds 10 ounces and was 24 inches long. When my mom told my grandmother my measurements, she asked in amazement, "Are you okay?!"
I was healthy, but very shy as a child and into my teens. I'm from a small town, and I grew up and graduated with the same 50 people. I started playing basketball in third grade every Saturday, but I didn't have any control over my awkward body. (I didn't even score a point in a game until many years later.) I was 5-foot-10 in fourth grade. I had a small group of friends in elementary school, but sometimes the boys picked on me, calling me a bean pole or the Jolly Green Giant. I still remember my embarrassment when they laughed at me, and how badly I wanted to be invisible.
In high school I got more involved in sports, but I spent most days in the art room. By this time everyone at my school was used to my height (by ninth grade I was 6-foot-3), but if I went out of town people would stare at me and comment about my appearance.I was forced into the spotlight wherever I went.
With high school came more confidence. I had success in school, the arts and sports. I played basketball, but my true passion was track and field. During my senior year I was the conference champion in high jump and the 400-meter run. The friendships I gained through my involvement in high school boosted my confidence and helped me develop a sense of humor. Now when a stranger told me I was tall I would smile and nod or, if I was feeling determined, I would pretend to feel shocked and thank them for telling me. I had no idea!
Still, society keeps me aware of my status as something rare. And even though people tell me I'm beautiful and I should be a model, there are times when I would trade in my long legs for a small frame and tiny feet. I often wish people weren't so rude. I'm a minority only in the sense of height. I like to think that those who have insulted me didn't intend to. I do believe that most people are basically good, but they can be insensitive.
8. What can be inferred from Para.1?
A. The writer's height has something to do with her late birth.
B. Grandmother was unwilling to have the writer as her grandchild.
C. The writer failed to have a successful life because of her unusual height.
D. The writer was heavier and bigger compared with other babies when she was born.
9. By saying 'I was forced into the spotlight', the author probably means that she ________.
A.was criticized by others
B. caught public attention
C. was threatened
D. felt inferior
10. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned as the writer's experiences in high school?
A. She quit playing basketball and joined the track and field team.
B. She no longer felt upset when facing her height problem.
C. She had a passion for some sports events.
D. She built up more confidence.
11. What does the last sentence imply?
A. People enjoy making fun of others.
B. People are bad andcannot be trusted.
C. People tend to bully those who are weaker.
D. People sometimes care little about how others feel.
D
Craig Blackburn, a father and car fan, built a Batmobile for his son’s hope for using the vehicle to brighten the lives of sick children. And now he hopes to use it for more than just his sons hope after seeing the childrens
reaction to the Batmobile.
Based on the number of failures he had seen in car groups, he estimated that only about one in 50 attempted constructions was actually finished and he realized what an incredible opportunity he had.
Mr. Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2018 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing. It started with importing an outer shell overseas, before picking brains of a friend who had a background as a worker in a car factory to gain knowledge of how to build the car. With the help of his friend, Mr. Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.
Mr.Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower(喷火器)onto the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the more recent Batman Tumbler from the series film Dark Knight. Though Mr. Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction, in September 2019, the carmade its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, before being used by Blackburn’s son for his hope.
“It was great. It was so good to see the kids’ and adults’ excitement at seeing the Batmobile.” Mr. Blackburn said. As a result, the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible, so he can visit sick children and take them out with his son.
12. What is Craig Blackburn’s initial purpose of making the Batmobile?
A. To realize his son’s dream.
B. To donate it to sick children.
C. To pay his respects to the film Dark Knight.
D. To show off at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.
13. How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first?
A. Hopeful.
B. Confused.
C. Impossible.
D. Unsure.
14. How did Blackburn’s friend help him?
A. By making an outer shell for him.
B. By offering him financial support.
C. By sharing the knowledge of building cars.
D. By telling him the background of the car factory.
15. What is the car lovers’ expectation of the Batmobile?
A. It will be driven soon on the roads.
B. It can be displayed around the world.
C. It can change the lives of sick children.
D. It will appear in the next film about Batman.
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When we come home from a long day at school, our clogs are so happy to see us. Their faces look happy,with mouths wide open.___16___
It's probably not an illusion(错觉）at all. In fact, two centuriesof modern science has good evidence that humans and animals share emotions—including the kind of emotion that results in laughter.
US animal behaviorist Patricia Simonet carried out research on a special sound that dogs make when they play.___17___. It is quite different from other dog sounds like whining（哀鸣）and growling（咆哮）.Simonet believed it is laughter.
Even other dogs seem to recognize and associate the “laugh" with pleasure.___18___when Simonet played the laughter to other dogs, reported ABC News.
It might not surprise us that dogs—our traditional“best friends”—like to laugh. But other research suggests that creatures? like rats, also laugh.
Estonian researcher Jaak Panksepp did experiments on rats.___19___. When Panksepp tickled his rats on the neck, they made a chirping（唧唧声）sound, which the scientist believed was laughter. The rats liked the tickling so much, he reported, that they sought more of it. According toScientific American, Panksepp's rats would follow his finger around to make him tickle them again.
While studies have shown that dogs and rats “laugh“ when they play? it doesn't mean that all animals really laugh even if they make a laughter-like sound.
Take hyenas（土狼）for example. The hyena is well known for making a noise that sounds like a person laughing loudly. But studies show the hyenas don't make the noise because they think something is funny.___20___
But make no mistake? when your dog welcomes you home, it's definitely laughing.
A.You can make your dog laugh at times
ughter can relieve their nervousness
C.He found that they had a sense of humor and fun
D.The sound is a “forced, breathy exhalation（呼气）”
E.We've all wondered whether our dogs are smiling at us
F.Some would seek out toys and others would run toward the source
G.The “laughing“ is actually a noise they make when they are excited or frightened
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
完形填空(共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分)
When I was a young man I had much ego(自负). I though I____21____everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember once in college____22____telling one of my friends: “ If only everyone listened to me, then they would all be happy.” I____23____left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.
In the____24____following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had____25____in finding work. My jobs were either temporary or were____26____badly. When my wife and I had children, we were____27____to learn that both of our sons had Autism(自闭症) and would need to be____28____for the rest of their lives. I had no____29____why this had happened to us.
In time, however, I began to____30____. My ego was decreasing fast. Instead of success, I found my____31____in moments of love. Playing and____32____with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys____33____me more about peace, patience, joy and love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the____34____I learned through my writings and my life. I finally realized that my____35____in this world had nothing to do with fame or success.___36___, it had everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and____37____it with everyone I could.
You maynot be happy 100% of the time.____38____can be in this world. Yet, you will find a joy no earthly(世俗的)____39____could ever give. Put all of your moments, days and years to good use then.____40____them with love.
22. A.knew B.deserved C.possessed D.confirmed
23. A.calmly B.nicely C.proudly D.eagerly
24. A.frequently B.finally C.suddenly D.smoothly
25. A.days B.months C.weeks D.years
26. A.fun B.regret C.power D.trouble
27. A.done B.paid C.prepared D.judged
28. A.exhausted B.annoyed C.shocked D.embarrassed
29. A.taken charge of B.paid attention to C.put up with D.taken care of
30. A.idea B.hope C.opinion D.belief
31. A.agree B.change C.struggle D.improve
32. A.job B.joy C.luck D.goal
33. ughing B.toying C.swimming D.working
34. A.fetched B.brought C.prepared D.taught
35. A.theories B.contents C.lessons D.truths
36. A.demand B.career C.purpose D.world
37. A.Therefore B.Again C.Also D.Instead
38. A.sharing B.owning C.admiring D.enjoying
39. A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Everybody D.Anybody
40. A.person B.matter C.success D.experience
41. A.Equip B.Trade C.Live D.Fill
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 SARS fighter returns to spotlight in coronavirus battle.
Zhong Nanshan,____41.____83-year-old doctor who became a household name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight____42.____SARS, is the public face of China’s effort____43.____(control) a new strain of coronavirus.
Despite his____44.____(advance) age, Zhong was appointed to lead the investigation into the new virus, which has frightened millions of Chinese____45.____(bad) who are traveling for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. His____46.____(announce) on Monday that the virus could spread between humans increased worries about the outbreak, after which Beijing has warned____47.____(official) of public shame if they cover up (隐瞒) any infections.
That marks a departure from 2003,____48.____in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, Zhong, a respiratory diseases specialist, gave media____49.____(he) candid (坦诚的), pessimistic assessment of the severity of the SARS crisis.
Zhong was praised for his integrity (正直) and_____50._____(remain) a public figure ever since. Now he is still committing himselfto voicing his opinions about public health issues such as air pollution and food safety.
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。

Last Sunday, I paid a visit to Miss Wang, which is my primary school teacher. She retired(退休) three years ago. Miss Wang teaches me Chinese when I was a naughty boy. I didn’t like studying at first. It was Miss Wang who kind helped me understand the importance of studying. Under her help, I made a great progress. She devoted most of her time to teach and treated me as his own child. I think she is really a excellent teacher with rich teaching experience. Inspiring by her, I’ve made my mind to be a teacher.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，报名参加了“全市中学生英语口语大赛”（National English speaking English Contest for Middle School Students）并初赛已经通过，下周要进行决赛，但你很紧张。

请给你的外教Mr Lee写封邮件，让他帮忙进行赛前指导并给出建议。

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：the preliminary contest初赛
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. E 17. D 18. F 19. C 20. G
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38.
B 39.
C 40. C
41. an 42. against
43. to control
44. advanced
45. badly 46. announcement
47. officials
48. when 49. his 50. has remained
51.(1).which→who
(2).teaches→taught
(3).kind→kindly
(4).Under→With
(5).将a去掉
(6).teach→teaching
(7).his→her
(8).a→an
(9).Inspiring→Inspired
(10).在made后面加up
52.略。