2020年合肥市一六八中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案

2020年合肥市一六八中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案
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
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security recommends having at least a two - week supply of water and food.
Potatoes
Shelf life：2 to 5 weeks if stored in a cool, dry, dark place
Yukon Gold, red, and fingerling potatoes will last from two to three weeks. Larger white potatoes can last for three to five weeks. Sweet potatoes have about the same shelf life. Don't store them next to onions, however. The two might go together well in cooking, but raw, each gives off gases and moisture that might cause the other to spoil faster.
Tea
※Shelf life：6 to 12 months past "sell - by" date
Dried tea leaves, whether loose (in a sealed container) or in teabags (in an unopened box) can easily last a year or more if they' re not subjected to damp or humidity. However, the tea does tend to lose flavor over time.
Peanuts
● Shelf life：1 to 2 months
Peanuts in their shell, especially when kept cool and dry, are perfectly happy in the cupboard for as long as two months.
Canned fruits and vegetables
● Shelf life：1 to 2 years past "sell - by” date
Canningis an extremely efficient means of preserving food. Generally speaking, if canned foods aren't subjected to extreme heat, their contents should stay good for two years or more. Be aware, however, of dented cans or those with swollen tops, which may indicate the presence of bacteria inside.
1. Which can go bad faster if stored with onions?
A. Potatoes.
B. Tea.
C. Peanuts.
D. Canned fruits and vegetables.
2. What is special about tea?
A. The flavor of tea can always remain the same.
B. Tea leaves are better to be preserved in an open jar.
C. Tea leaves should be kept away from the state of being wet.
D. The maximum length of time that tea can be stored is 6 months.
3. What may shorten the "sell - by” date of canned foods ?
A. Shapes of cans.
B. Categories of foods.
C. Decline of the temperature.
D. Exposure to high temperature.
B
Scott and Daniel Harry are enjoying everyday tasks like shopping and washing for the first time following their move to an accommodation (住宿) support house in Kurwongbah, north of Brisbane last year.
Disability Services Queensland’s Strengthening Non-Government Organisations project provided an accommodation support model that would enable residents (居住者) like Daniel and Scott to live more independently.
The house is just one of many accommodation support services funded (资助)through the project. The five-bedroom house provides 24-hour care for up to four individuals with complex needs, including medical support. Care and staffing levels are varied and flexible, depending on each resident’s requirements.
Scott and Daniel, who have a severe form of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, require 24-hour support in all activities of daily living. Before they moved to the house, they lived with their family. Scott says living at home was difficult as it placed a physical and emotional strain(负担) on their parents who had to wake them several times each night to reposition them or place them on breathing machines.
“We were heavyhearted,” says Scott, who is planning to write a book about his life experiences. “But our parents now have a lot moretime for themselves. We now manage ourselves on a day-to-day basis.”
Daniel is an enthusiastic gardener, taking care of his own vegetable garden. The men share the house with one other young man, and they go to rugby league games, meeting up with friends.
Leeding Care Australia provides the care service at Kurwongbah. Manager Lee Garniss says setting up the facilities (设施) has not been without its challenges.
“It is an unconventional model of care,” Lee says. “The home is Scott and Daniel’s home, however it is also a workplace for their support staff. Balancing these two requirements has been a challenge for all.”
“We have experienced a bit of a learning phase over the last twelve months. However, by working as a team we try our best to meet the needs of both residents and staff and I think we have achieved the right balance.”
4. What do we know about the house Scott and Daniel live in now?
A. It was built by their parents.
B. It can accommodate four residents.
C. It belongs to a governmental project.
D. It’s located in the center of Brisbane.
5. Why did Scott and Daniel’s parents wake up frequently at night?
A. To help them do exercise.
B. They were making a lot of noise.
C. To check on their breathing.
D. They were under emotional pressure.
6. How did Scott feel while living with his parents?
A. A bit guilty.
B. Quite happy.
C. Very proud.
D. Slightly angry.
7. What was a challenge while setting up the facilities?
A. Lack of fund.
B. No workplace.
C. Inexperienced staff members.
D. Satisfying both staff and residents’ needs.
C
Thefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.
Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.
Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.
Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They
have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.
There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.
8. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.
B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.
C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.
D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.
9. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?
A. At birth.
B. Half a year old.
C. Nine months old.
D. In adolescence.
10. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A. Depressed.
B. Confused.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Surprised.
11. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?
A. People need to take it seriously.
B. Certain techniques can make up for it.
C. It will be cured in the near future.
D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.
D
As one of the world’smost popular cultural mediums, cinema is at the leading position at the Taihu World Cultural Forum(论坛), an annual event that aims to improve cultural exchanges. So far this year, Chinese box office has already topped 58 billion yuan, the China Film Administration said. This indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market, is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.
Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has 67,000 cinema screens. the most of any country, and the number is expected to increase to 80,000 by the end of next year. Saying that China has signed coproduction agreements with 22 countries (including the United States, Canada, Japan. India
etc.) ,Cao added it has deepened cinematic exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts (同行).
With the country’s huge native market, which produced more than 1,000 films in 2019, Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek cooperation with China. “International coproduction will become an important platform to send Chinese stories oversea and give us a broader vision of creation,” Tong said.
Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action films. Tong said the films, in which plots are basically secondary to shining stunts (特技), is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas. When asked what kinds of Chinese films would have the most global appeal. Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection and climate change, are perhaps the best options.
12. What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?
A. To strengthen cultural exchanges.
B. To build more cinemas in China.
C. To invite more tourists to Taihu.
D. To attract more international investment.
13. What can we infer about Cao Yin’s opinion in Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese box office has already overtaken the United States so far
B. The screens of Chinese cinemas will be world-leading in the future
C. China has signed the most coproduction agreements with other countries
D. There will be more and more cooperations between Chinese filmmakers and other countries.
14. How do Chinese filmmakers feel about selling their movies to the world right now?
A. Easy.
B. Disappointed.
C. Challenged.
D. Confused.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. Box Office: Unclear Future
B. China: Top Second Movie Market
C. Cinema: The Leading Cultural Position
D. Chinese Filmmakers: Severe Competition Situation
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
Saving Cash Only Takes Seconds
Do you have less time to manage your money? Here are six easy ways to save and get on top of your finances.___16___
Check your bank balance
If your balance is low then you'll save by not spendingthe money in the first place. If you do this on an app or by getting a mini statement when you next take out cash, it'll take you less than 60 seconds.
Turn down the heating
If you are using your heating, turn your thermostat(温控器) down by one degree.___17___
Freeze your leftovers
The average household throws away $470 worth of food each year. It'll take you under a minute to put the leftovers in the freezer.___18___
Say no to a cup of coffee
You'll need some willpower, but not buying a hot drink on the way to work or when you're out shopping saves both time and money.___19___
Only buy things you actually need
You're standing there in the shop looking at something you don't really need, But it's in the sale! Just look at how cheap it is.___20___Well, if you don't need it, ask yourself if you're really going to use it. If the answer is probably not, you've just saved yourself even more money by not buying it.
Don't get hungry
If you're in the supermarket when you're hungry, you'll be more likely to buy goods you don't actually want or need. So grab a snack before leaving home!
A. How can you say no?
B. You need to reconsider how to do it.
C. Not buying a hot drink is still a great saving.
D. Even better, they won't take more than a couple of minutes each.
E.Check the dates of fresh food too, so you use it before it goes off.
F. Just doing that will save you ten percent of your annual energy bills.
G. Cutting out $3 per coffee every day would save you $1,095 in a year.
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My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily___21___,and thus has developed some resistance and___22___towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her.
Yesterday we went to an art___23___together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a___24___eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to___25___the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also___26___helped me to get my bag from another room,___27___that doesn't happen often at home as she's usually___28___to her iPad.
In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom___29___her journey with her autistic(自闭的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly____30____the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was____31____interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who____32____with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (偏离) elsewhere, she____33____hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a____34____. Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a____35____focus. I'm very____36____that the life of a____37____has found its way into this little girl's heart.
I'm very thankful for the____38____of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I____39____that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her____40____,I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been.
21. A.abused B.adored C.challenged D.teased
22. A.satisfaction B.dependence C.distrust D.appreciation
23. A.exhibition B.performance C.interview D.course
24. A.curious B.blind C.doubtful D.sharp
25. A.donate B.rent C.arrange D.distribute
26. A.finally B.unwillingly C.cheerfully D.secretly
27. A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
28. A.adjusted B.glued C.admitted D.opposed
29. A.beginning B.advertising C.recording D.taking;
30. A.sent B.lent C.owed D.introduced
31. A.nearly B.hardly C.slightly D.truly
32. A.struggles B.plays C.deals D.lives
33. A.insisted on B.dreamed of C.worried about D.objected to
34. A.painting B.journey C.topic D.title
35. A.simple B.clear C.natural D.controversial
36. A.touched B.discouraged C.puzzled D.disappointed
37. A. B.stranger C.traveler D.passer-by
38. A.theme B.content C.characters D.power
39. A.pray B.suspect C.agree D.conclude
40. A.up B.down C.off D.on
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
Jennifer Coates, a 33-year-old writer inLos Angeles,___41.___(accumulate) more than 110 houseplants since she began collecting in January. Today, they're___42.___essential part of her daily routine. Every morning, she rolls out of bed and heads to the living room___43.___she begins a 45-minute tour of all her plants,___44.___(bury) fully in plant culture.
It might seem extreme, but Coates is just one of many budding plant enthusiasts devoting hours a day and thousands of dollars___45.___cultivating plant collections in their homes.
Houseplants could thank visually driven social media for their revival in popularity. That was how Coates___46.___(addict) initially. Though the plant craze might seem like a passing social media fashion, the young generation is___47.___(unique) suited to maintain a long-lasting love affair with plants.
Compared with other living things, such as pets, plants often require___48.___(little) attention, but they still provide the opportunity for people___49.___(raise) something. Plants can provide a greater sense of____50.____(achieve) and purpose, she explained.
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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I wanted to make a birthday card for a friend. First I went shopping and bought a card and another materials. Then I looked at some magazine and decided that I was going to do. Next I draw a picture of a cat because my friend loved cats. I was doing this when sudden there was knock at the door. It was my friend! I had to hid everything quickly! I finished make her card later after she went to home. I finally gave her the card on her birthday and she loved them very much.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The eight-year-old Carol lived with her father David, Mother May and elder brother Rob. The little family happily lived in a beautiful village surrounded with beautiful nature. The village was at the foot of a mountain, with beautiful views of the snowy mountain. The family survived on growing seasonal plants and trees. Their life is totally surrounded by nature and beauty.
While they lived a very happy life, Carol did not love the beautiful atmosphere of the village. She really wanted to move into the city and enjoy the city life. She wanted to shop, move around the city, watch movies, and eat in fantastic restaurants and cafes, etc.
However, there was hardly any chance that Carol's family moved to the city as they had everything in the village.
One day, Carol fell asleep during the early noon and she had a sound sleep. Of course, she had a strange dream. She saw her grandmother in her dream as a fairy and her deceased grandmother granted her a wish. Carol requested her that she should love to enjoy the city life as she always desired.
Grandmother understood the desire of Carol but still wanted to convince her that the peaceful village life is better than the city life.
She told Carol, “Baby, you cannot have access to fresh fruits and vegetables from plants as you have at your home. You cannot breathe fresh air. You cannot play with animals. You can hardly find any trees. You will not find peace as you see here! Do you still want to go to the city?”
Without hearing the concerns, Carol asked her grandmother to grant the wish. Grandmother granted her wish, but with a condition. Carol was told that she would only have 6 hours to spend in the city. Later, she would return to the village. Carol agreed.
注意：
1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:
Carol then found herself in the city with her friends.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Carol's brother Rob was calling her for lunch and Carol woke up.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. D 17. F 18. E 19. G 20. A
21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. D 32.
A 33. A 34. C 35.
B 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. has accumulated/ has been accumulating
42. an 43. where
44. buried 45. to
46. was addicted
47. uniquely
48. less 49. to raise
50. achievement
51.(1). another→other (2). magazine→magazines (3). that→what (4). draw→drew
(5). sudden→suddenly (6). knock前加a (7). hid→hide (8). make→making (9). 去掉to (10). them→it
52.略。