2020届吉林市田家炳高级中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析

2020届吉林市田家炳高级中学高三英语上学期期中试卷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
Sevenhugs HugOne
Do you want to improve the quality of your sleep? Sevenhugs has created HugOne that tracks different sleep patterns to help families consistently rest better. There are dozens of devices and tools devoted to monitoring the sleep. But, HugOne is the world’s first family smart home sleep system, which integrates a calculation rule for sleep patterns of children and adults.
HugOne is a well-designed product, full of a sense of science and technology. It connects to a number of smaller sensors called “minihugs”, which are placed on the edge of each bed. They monitor the sleep patterns and other data coming from the person sleeping in that bed. The data arethen sent to an app on the smartphone.
● The benefits of HugOne include:
* Having a smart alarm clock on the app as HugOne learns your sleep cycle and automatically sets and sounds to when the best moment in your sleep cycle is identified.
* Monitoring temperature and humidity in your bedroom as well as indoor air quality for the main living space.
* Linking with smart lamps and thermostats, allowing users to fall asleep with sunset light and preferred nighttime temperatures, and wake up to sunrise light and preferred daytime temperatures.
* Ensuring safety from electronic transmissions when you sleep-when the minihug senses a presence in bed, it shuts off its electronic transmissions and starts recording sleep data and sending them to the app.
● The following are selected from customers’ comments:
I prefer HugOne, since it’s convenient to use. I simply place the minihug in the corner of my bed under the sheet and it goes to work monitoring my sleep cycle. It’s really good.
—Robert Compton
● HugOne available for purchase includes:
I think HugOne is a humanized product. It’s shareable, and I’ve connected eight minihugs to the HugOne base in my house. All my family members think highly of it.
—Chris Hanawalt
HugOne will provide maximum protection for your sleep. If you want to get more detailed information, please call the sellers at 1-800-576-1899 or .
Style: Sleep Tracking System＋2 Sleep Sensors
Colour: Blue＋Rose
1. How does HugOne effectively work?
A. It controls sleep patterns automatically.
B. It creates smart systems for a better sleep.
C. It collects sleep data through the minihugs.
D. It makes a calculation of the data sensors need.
2. According to the passage, HugOne can ______.
A. adjust temperature, humidity and air quality in bedrooms
B. update the sleep cycles by aid of an alarm clock on the app
C. record sleep data when there are electronic transmissions in bed
D. help users fall asleep and wake up naturally with preferred temperatures
3. The passage is made more believable by ______.
A. providing statistics
B. drawing a comparison
C. giving a demonstration
D. using recommendations
B
Most animals living in crowded conditions have particularly strong immune systems, so it long puzzled researchers that honeybees do not.
Part of the answer, discovered in 2015, is that queen bees vaccinate their eggs by moving parts of proteins from disease-causing pathogens to them before they are laid. These act as antigens totriggerthe development of a protective immune response in the developing young. But that observation raises the question of how the queen receives her antigen supply in the first place? Dr. Harwood wondered if the nurse bees were taking in parts of pathogens and passing them to royal jelly they were producing while eating the food brought to the hive.
To test this idea, he teamed up with a group at theUniversityofHelsinki, inFinland, led by Dr Heli Salmela. Together, they collected about 150 nurse bees and divided them among six queenless mini hives equipped with baby bees to look after. Instead of honey, they fed the nurses on sugar water, and for three of the hives they added P. larvae, a bacterium causing a hive-killing disease, to the sugar water.
In this case, to stop such an infection happening, Dr Harwood and Dr Salmela heat-treated the pathogens and
so killed them in advance. They also labelled the dead bacteria with a fluorescent dye, to track them easily. And, sure enough, it was confirmed that parts of P. larvae were getting into royal jelly released by those bees which had been fed with the sugar water containing that.
All told, these findings suggest that nurse bees are indeed, through their royal jelly, passing antigens onto the queen for vaccinating her eggs. They also mean the nurses are vaccinating baby bees as well, because baby bees, too, receive royal jelly for the first few days after they come out.
4. What does the underlined word “trigger" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Cut out.
B. Set off.
C. Slow down.
D. Put off.
5. Which is the main experimental subject in Paragraph 3?
A. Queen bees.
B. Nurse bees.
C. Bee eggs.
D. Baby bees.
6. Why was P. larvae added to the sugar water?
A. To test if it would cause a hive-killing disease.
B. To check how the bacterium would affect the hive.
C. To see whether the target bees would favor the taste.
D. To confirm the bees would pass pathogens to royal jelly.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. How bees multiply.
B. How antigens function.
C. How bees get vaccinated.
D. How immune system works.
C
You’re in a crowd of people who are all asking for the same thing. How do you make your voice heard above the rest? Be different. Don’t shout. Lisa, 25, was waiting to board a plane flying fromLondontoAustriafor Christmaswhen the flight was cancelled.
“There were about a hundred of us unable to leave,” she says. “Everyone else was shouting at the airport staff. Instead of joining in, I walked up to the man behind the ticket desk very quietly and said, ‘This must be so awful for you! I don’t know how you deal with these situations—it’s not even your fault. I could never handle it as well as you are.’ Without my even asking, he found me a seat on another airline with an upgrade to first class. He was happy to do a favor forsomeone who was appreciative instead of unfriendliness.”
Flattery (恭维) is an essential element of the sweet-talk strategy. “It’s human psychology that stroking a person’s ego (自我) with a few well-directed praises makes them want to prove you right,” says apsychologist. “Tell
someone they’re pretty and they’ll instantly fix their hair; praise their sense of humor and they’ll tell a joke.”
You need help and there’s ly no reason that the person will want to lend a hand. Allison, 26. a lawyer, realized she’d made a huge mistake on a batch of documents. “The only way I could fix the problem was to get the help of a colleague who I knew didn’t like me,” she said.
Allison then went to the woman’s office and explained her problem. “As I was saying to the boss the other day you’re the only person who would know how to handle a situation like this, what would you suggest I do?” “Feeling pumped up (鼓励), she set about helping me and we finished the job on time, and she was happy to help.” Allison said.
8. Whatwould have happened at the airport according to paragraph 1?
A. The departure hall was filled with noise.
B. Someone screamed just lo be different.
C. The passengers waited on board patiently.
D. The airport stuff were rude to the passengers.
9. Why did the man put Lisa on another airline?
A. He admired Lisa’s beauty.
B. He appreciated her attitude.
C. He was ready to help others.
D. He was blamed for the cancellation.
10. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The potential benefits of ego.
B. The strategy to start small talk.
C. The great importance of flattery.
D. The value of humor in daily life.
11. What can we learn about Allison’s colleague?
A. She was a popular lawyer.
B. She was always ready to help others.
C. She always got praise from Allison.
D. She did a great favor for Allison eventually.
D
As an old saying inChinagoes, “The days of the Sanjiu periodare the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period” , which is in Minor Cold, refers to the third nine-day period (the l9th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice(冬至). There are many different customs related to Minor Cold inChina.
Eating hotpot
DuringMinor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather.
Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.
Eating huangyacai
InTianjin, there is a custom to have huangyacai, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender, it is fit for frying, roasting and braising.
Eating glutinous rice (糯米饭)
According to tradition, the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold. Cantonese people add some fried preserved pork, sausages and peanuts and mix them into the rice.
Eating vegetable rice
In ancient times, people inNanjingtook Minor Cold quite seriously, but as time went by, the celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious. Among the ingredients (原料), aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausages and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.
12. What do we know about Minor Cold?
A. It refers to the Winter Solstice.
B. The Sanjiu period is in this period.
C. It lasts twenty-seven days.
D. It marks the first day of winter.
13. What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold？
A. Eating hotpot.
B. Having vitamin A and B pills.
C. Having huangyacai.
D. Buying cabbage.
14. How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice?
A. They fry and toast it.
B. They eatit for dinner.
C. They mix it with many other things.
D. They steam it with soy sauce.
15. This text may be taken from the ________ column (栏目) of a newspaper.
A. travel
B. culture
C. fashion
D. science
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Is college really worth the cost? Let’s explore some of the pros and cons．It takes money to make money．Do college graduates make a higher salary? In general, yes．Those with a bachelor’s degree make nearly twice the income of someone with only a high school diploma．
___16___Among the majors that make the most money out of college are engineering, math and computer science．Not surprisingly, some of the lowest include art, religious studies, and early childhood andelementary education．
___17___
The average cost of a year of tuition (学费) in the United States is more than $30,000．That’s just one year．Because of that, many college graduates come out with debt that annoys them for years after they graduate．For many tradesmen, a special skill in their specific field is all that’s needed to make not only a fairly good living, but a comfortable one．The average electrician, for example, makes $58,933, whereas the average preschool teacher, after college, makes around $30,000．___18___
College grads have higher job satisfaction．
Another plus for going to college? In general, college graduates are more satisfied with their jobs — 57 percent of college graduates are satisfied in their careers as compared to 37 percent of people with just a high school diploma．What’s more, college graduates are less affected by job cuts when economy is weak．___19___ They also have a better social network．
College also provides numbers of social benefits, providing social networks that stay withpeople throughout their lives．___20___The college years are formative years in our lives．
A.But college tuition is pricy．
B.Better universities cost more but bring more．
C.That being said, not all college majors are created equal．
D.They really havea better sense of achievement in their career．
E.They are more marketable and can generally find another job more easily．
F.How many people do you know who met their future wife or husband in college?
G.And that salary doesn’t factor in the cost to payback student loans from four years of college．
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When I was two years old, I lost my father forever, who had a traffic accident and passed away. Three years
later, my mother____21____from serious health problems, leaving me to care for her. This____22____reversed (翻转)our roles as child and caretaker. While I knew my mother was sick, I____23____that everything would be okay.____24____, in 1997 everything went terribly____25____, and my life changed forever.
Adoption(收养) is a(n)____26____word to a five-year-old child, but when I realized that my mother had signed me over to____27____, I felt it was the ultimate betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock,____28____, and confusion as I attempted to____29____my new family. I did learn to love my new parents though I couldn't_____30_____my mother for betraying me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest and that she actually loved me, I felt even bitter. I firmly believed that_____31_____she had truly loved me she would have made it work for our little family.
However, the older I got, the more I began to understand how_____32_____our situation had been. We had been_____33_____boxes of noodles. I have started to understand the_____34_____she put me up for adoption, and that she really did save me.
Only recently have I begun to_____35_____how a mother could give her child to strangers, and Irealize now what a sacrifice(牺牲) it must have been for her to let me go. She was_____36_____, but even in her state she understood that she was pulling me down with her. She loved me_____37_____anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, one she realized she could no longer_____38_____me. When I look back now, I am_____39_____to her. Even though I hated her for a long time, I now know my life has been a special gift only because she was_____40_____enough to give me up.
21. A. recovered B. suffered C. benefited D. prevented
22. A. connection B. direction C. occupation D. situation
23. A. recognized B. explained C. admitted D. believed
24. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
25. A. well B. wrong C. mad D. common
26. A. exact B. right C. warm D. foreign
27. A. strangers B. cousins C. friends D. neighbors
28. A. cold B. hunger C. tiredness D. anger
29. A. adjust to B. worry about C. give up D. search for
30. A. forgive B. convince C. represent D. consult
31. A. although B. If C. since D. unless
32. A. familiar B. simple C. terrible D. independent
33. A. throwing away B. charging for C. surviving on D. dreaming of
34. A. reasons B. risks C. rules D. results
35. A. remember B. understand C. ignore D. describe
36. A. upset B. polite C. sick D. calm
37. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
38. A. offer B. lend C. control D. teach
39. A. similar B. grateful C. equal D. rude
40. A. curious B. patient C. modest D. selfless
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 any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand,___41.___(smile) widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said___42.___(love) the selfie (自拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with___43.___(variety) world leaders.
But the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences. India is home to___44.___highest number of people who have died while taking photos of___45.___(they), with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014.
___46.___(early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam. He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate___47.___jumped in to save him.
Since then, the Indian government___48.___(declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people____49.____taking unnecessary risks. Police have declared “no selfie” in areas considered to be____50.____(risk)—particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coming into “no selfie” areas even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17.50).
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。

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。

As is often read in the newspaper, wildlife, especially the rare species, is threatening with extinction. Human beings are making an attempt to hunt wild animal for a big profit, which,of course, result in a sharp decrease in
the number of animals. But it is high time that we take quick action to protect them. It’s quite necessarily for every citizen to realize the importance of animal protection. Only by knowing its significance can people develop a sense of the responsibility. People will surely take it for granted that they have the duty prevent any killing of wild animals. So a national campaign should be set about, thus give animals a good living environment.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数为150左右。

A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen. Because we had just moved into a new neighborhood, I couldn’t imagine who it would be. When I opened the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothes and wearing dirty rubber boots. His hand hung a plastic bag.
“Can I help you?” I asked.
“Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?” he said, his blue eyes full of hope.
“Are they from your garden?” I looked inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil.
“Yes,” his voice was soft. “And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard. Would you like some of those, too? ”
My heart softened, and I wondered if he was badly in need of quite a bit of money. With a sigh(叹息) I said, “Please step inside and I’ll get my money. ”
The next day, he knocked at our door again. This time, my little four-year-old daughter got there first. “Oh, hello. Would you like to come in for tea? ” Without a second thought, the old man stepped inside and held out a broken basket with several bruised(擦伤的) apples. “From my tree,” he said, removing a worn cap. “You might like to make apple pie.”
The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea. It was clear that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. “What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty?”
The homeless-looking man laughed as he answered each question. His name was Mr. Locket and he lived around the corner. His wife had passed away several years before, and his children all lived far away. He was lonely. His need for company(陪伴) had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the only door opened to him.
Paragraph 1:
When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home — a letter from the old man’s daughter.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B
16. C 17. A 18. G 19. E 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. B 32.
C 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. smiling
42. to love
43. various
44. the 45. themselves
46. Earlier
47. that/ who
48. has declared
49. against
50. risky
51.(1).threatening→threatened
(2).animal→animals
(3).result→results
(4).But→So
(5).take→took或在take前加should
(6).necessarily→necessary
(7).删除responsibility前的the
(8).在prevent前加to
(9).about→up
(10).give→giving
52.略。