2019-2020学年广州市广外附设外语学校高三英语下学期期中试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年广州市广外附设外语学校高三英语下学期期中试卷及
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
When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.people in the US like alcohol
B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B.many things in our lives are incomplete
C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A.Tea.
B.Alcohol.
C.Silk fabric.
D.The mechanical clock.
B
There is an old army joke about an officer who asks some soldiers whether any of them are interested in music. When four hands go up, the officer says, “Right, men. You can carry this grand piano down to the officers mess.”
Job recruitment has become more complicated since that story first did the rounds. Today's careers require a lot more than just raw music but that sometimes makes jobs hard to define. An unfortunate result is a form of “adjective inflation” in recruitment ads as employers attempt to make routine tasks sound exciting.
Candidates must sometimes wonder whether they are applying for a 9-to-5-role or to become a member of the Marvel “Avengers”. On Indeed, a job-bunting website, a bar was recently looking for "bartenders who are people focused, quality-driven, and have superhero hospitality powers". The ability to give customers the correct change was not mentioned.
Another British company advertised for “a call-centre ninja, a superhero in people", a Job description which sounds a little over-the top for what was in fact a role at an insurance company in Isleworth. In case you think that ad was not typical. Indeed also had jobs demanding “ninja-like attention to detail". Short of turning up for the interview dressed head-to-toe in black, and then sneaking up behind the managing director at his desk, it is hard to see how candidates could show their ninja qualities.
Not all companies require candidates to possess the qualities of a ninja, of course. Some require applicants to be passionate. The Bluewater shopping mall in southeastEnglandwas looking for “passionate sales-driven brand ambassadors” while “passionate crew members” were needed at a bakery in westLondonfor a wage of just £8. 23 an hour. In fact, passion is pretty hard to keep consistently for 40 hours a week, month after month. Job applicants should find some information from the kind of ads that companies place. If a job ad talks about passion or superheroes, run away faster than a speeding Batmobile. Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutant ninja turtles.
4. Why does the author mention the joke in Paragraph 1?
A. To show that officers enjoy playing tricks on soldiers.
B. To introduce the topic of overstated job ads.
C. To explain the origin of complex job ads.
D. To describe soldiers' everyday life.
5. Which of the following offers a job demanding ninja qualities?
A. The bar.
B. The bakery.
C. The insurance company.
D. The Bluewater shopping mall.
6. What does the author say about the ads requiring passion?
A. They are unrealistic.
B. They are typical of want ads.
C. They are appealing to applicants.
D. They are uncommon on Indeed.
7. How does the author sound when talking about today’s job ads?
A. Curious.
B. Hesitant.
C. Humorous.
D. Sympathetic.
C
Nowadays organic food hasbecome a fashion. Organic food sales reached a record of $ 45.2 billion in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing parts of American agriculture. Some people may buy organic food for these reasons like resource cycling and biodiversity, but most people may choose organic food because they think it's healthier. While a small number of studies have shown relationships between eating organic food and reducing risks of being ill, no studies, up to now, have answered the question whether eating organic food can improve health.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), organic food does not suggest anything about health. In 20155 Miles McEvoy, then chief of the National Organic Program for the USDA, refused to admit any health benefits of organic food, saying the question has nothing to do with the National Organic Program. Instead, the USDA thinks that organic refers to a production method that increases cycling of resources keeps ecological balance, and protects biodiversity.
I'm an environmental health scientist who has spent over 20 years studying pesticides that do harm to human beings. Several years ago, I was part of the study on whether an organic diet can reduce pesticide exposure. This study focused on a group of pesticides which have always been harmful to children's brain development. We found that children who ate traditional diets had nine times higher exposure to these pesticides than children who
ate organic diets.
Last month, I published a small study that suggested a path forward to answering the question whether eating organic food actually improves health. My study got a lot of attention. While the results were novel, they didn't answer the big question. As I toldThe New York Timesin 2003, “What does this really mean for the safety of my kids? But we don't know. Nobody does. It was true then, and it's still true now.”
8. Why do most people prefer to buy organic food?
A. For its health benefits.
B. For biodiversity.
C. For its delicious taste.
D. For resource cycling.
9. What does the USDA suggest about organic food?
A. It can improve people's health.
B. It is produced in an environment-friendly way.
C. It can reduce risks of being ill.
D. It has nothing to do with the National Organic Program.
10. What can be concluded from the author's study?
A. Pesticides don't harm children's brain.
B. Traditional diets benefit people's health.
C. Organic diets can reduce pesticide exposure.
D. The results are meaningful to children's safety.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A.What Is Organic Food?
B. Is Organic Food Healthier?
C. How Should We Avoid Pesticides?
D. What Are the Benefits of Organic Food?
D
In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.
Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn't wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn't focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”
Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truths about himself.
Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you're teased at school for that, you just want to escape.”
He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself He
says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance. However, it's easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn'thave to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.”
Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened tostories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”
Inspired by Mother Teresa's words and the stories he'd heard across America. Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women's empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.
12. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?
A. He attended an interview for a college.
B. He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.
C. He interviewed Mother Teresa.
D. He did something to help the poor.
13. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?
A. He was born with disability.
B. He led a hard life as a child.
C. He was well treated at school.
D. He survived as a parentless boy.
14. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?
A. Self-centered.
B. Sympathetic.
C. Popular.
D. Casual.
15. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?
A. He preferred traveling to volunteering.
B. He suddenly fell in love with journalism.
C. He turned his focus to living for himself.
D. He gradually devoted himself to helping others.
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Should you listen to music when you work? Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they cannotwork effectively with music playing in the background.____16____It just depends on what sort of work you’re doing.
In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab with a variety of tasks. They included an easy task—searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task—memorizing word pairs and recalling the partner to each word. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, whereas others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was either loud or soft, and either
simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instrumental tracks.____17____
We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task.____18____Contrarily, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music.
____19____Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less engaged during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off to sleep. Music might give us the extra boost we need to get refreshed.____20____Listening to music can become overkill (过犹不及). So we have to strike a balance between the type of music and the type of task.
A. What should we make of these findings?
B. Several key findings emerged from our study.
C. However, difficult tasks already demand a lot of our mental resources.
D. Ourresearch has found that the effects of work may depend on our personalities.
E. We want to develop a more comprehensive framework that could be applied broader.
F. However, participants who listened to complex music performed best on the easy task.
G. Interestingly enough,our research has found that both of these perspectives can be true.
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After moving into my mother’s home to look after her following an illness, I found myself thinking about my own___21___. It was clear that I___22___ to find something that would help me___23___ the house more often.
I found my___24___ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my___25___, “Walk Off Weight!”
After___26___ the advantages of walking, I knew I had found the perfect___27___ that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep___28___.
I didn’t start walking four miles right away; I began___29___. After a few weeks, I____30____ from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day. My____31____ increased from about three miles per hour to over four.
It wasn’t long before I began to notice the many____32____ in both my physical and emotional (情绪的) health.
I lost____33____. The extra (额外的) fat I’d been carrying around my stomach disappeared. My body was
____34____ and became more shapely. Even my back pain had____35____!
The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day. I could hardly____36____ to get up each morning. With more self-confidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to____37____ meeting new people.
____38____ my mother became less of a tiring task. Feeling____39____, I was able to look after her with great enthusiasm (热情). I____40____ her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.
21. A. dream B. plan C. health D. work
22. A. needed B. refused C. failed D. forgot
23. A. live in B. move into C. get out of D. keep away from
24. A. purpose B. answer C. job D. hobby
25. A. eye B. leg C. hand D. arm
26. A. talking about B. reading about C. hearing about D. writing about
27. A. thought B. behavior C. advice D. activity
28. A. fit B. safe C. quiet D. busy
29. A. suddenly B. quickly C. slowly D. finally
30. A. progressed B. left C. followed D. ended
31. A. time B. speed C. age D. size
32. A. changes B. differences C. problems D. chances
33. A. touch B. interest C. heart D. weight
34. A. held up B. brought up C. given up D. built up
35. A. appeared B. gone C. returned D. increased
36. A. stop B. manage C. wait D. promise
37. A. avoid B. enjoy C. regret D. remember
38. A. Waiting for B. Working for C. Searching for D. Caring for
39. A. lonely B. proud C. lively D. worried
40. A. encouraged B. forced C. required D. allowed
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
To raise snails well, you need to spray water to the container every morning and
evening,_____41._____(change) soil every two weeks, and feed them with cabbages and sweet fruits-this is ______42.______Sun Youxiang, a fourth-gradeprimary school student in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejinang province, concluded after raising snails for one year.
From three white jade snails at the very beginning to more than 60 snails of four generations now, he has done a great job in his assignment for his science class. Witnessing the reproduction of animals_____43._____(be) a precious experience for kids. Their _____44._____(create), patience, and respect for life will be stimulated as they learn to take care of animals on their own. Sun's teacher said the assignment served_____45._____a good example of life education. Practice is an essential step in learning,which will benefit the kids for a life time.
Life education allows kids to know how_____46._____(live) with nature and creatures in a friendly way. Starting from this year, science will become an ___47.___(equal) important subject as Chinese and Math in primary schools, _____48._____aims to improve students' knowledge about the surroundings._____49._____(draw) by curiosity,more kids will be willing to observe and think through practicing,which will add to our recognition of the world in____50.____long run.
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学们交换修改作文，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。

错误仅涉及一个的词的增加、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。

注童：1.毎处错误及修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处.多者（从第11处起）不计分。

On August 21, I was working on my homework, a composition titling “My Hero/Heroine”. I was stuck at the very beginning, trying to figure out what would be my hero/heroine.
Attracted by the cheers from the living room, I opened the door only find my parents were watching the volleyball matches of women's final. Then I decided to take the break and joined in them. All of us felt nervous as the score was quite closely between China and its opponent.
To our delight, China won in the end. We couldn't help feel proud as Chinese! The volleyball players had trained so hard before and fight till the last minute. Without doubt, they were not only my heroines, and the heroines of China. I started to write my composition.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，一年一度的荷花展将在北京圆明园公园举行。

请给酷爱摄影的外教Jack写封邮件。

内容包括：
1.花展时间；
2.交通方式；
3.邀请观看。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇:荷花lotus flower
Dear Jack,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. B 18. F 19. A 20. C
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. D 35.
B 36.
C 37. B 38.
D 39. C 40. A
41. change
42. what 43. is
44. creativity
45. as 46. to live
47. equally
48. which 49. Drawn
50. the
51.(1).titling→titled
(2). what→who
(3).only后加to
(4).matches→match
(5).the→a
(6).删除in
(7).closely→close
(8).feel→feeling
(9).fight→fought
(10).and→but 52.略。