2020届赣州四中高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020届赣州四中高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析
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
I started working with my hands at a young age. The youngest of five brothers, I took on the role as a “maintenance (维修) man” at an early age for our family’s small grocery store. Often my dad wouldn’t give me a clear idea of how something shouldbe done, so I just had to figure it out by researching or through trial and error.
Fast forward to 2016 and those problem-solving skills would become the focus of Tippecanoe High School’s Homebuilding class. I knew I wanted to teach the students skills that went beyond just being able to hammer nails or cut pieces of two-by-fours. The problem was that we didn’t have the resources at the time to do much else. The idea of attracting some type of funding seemed very important. Designing, building and selling a tiny house on wheels seemed like the perfect project to accomplishthe task. I reached out to a number of local businesses and most of them responded with the greatest support for what x k w we were doing.
This year we added a new element to the program. Through one of our partners, we were able to connect with the nonprofit Veteran’s Ananda Incorporated. Students in the Homebuilding class are leading the design and production of micro houses to be donated to this organization. The new partnership gives the students another focus to consider when designing and building the houses.
There has been no shortage of students since our first year. Three years ago we had 41 students, the next 191, and this year it was limited to just over 160 students so we could have a safe and manageable classroom environment. The number of girls taking the class has risen steadily over the last few years as well. This class offers something for everyone and the skills are universal.
1. How can we describe the young author?
A. He opened a small grocery store.
B. He did a lot of research in the lab.
C. He enjoyed doing hands-on activities.
D. He learnt about maintenance from his father.
2. What do the underlined words “the task” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Getting some financial support.
B. Selling a tiny house on wheels.
C. Reaching out to many local businesses.
D. Offering the students some problem-solving skills.
3. What can be inferred about the Homebuilding class from the last paragraph?
A. Its size needs increasing.
B. Itis popular with the students.
C. It has caused some safety concerns.
D. Its classroom environment is hard to manage.
B
I cried the first time I saw the Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）years ago. I'd waited my entire life to see this great French architecture, and experienced it in its full glory on a bright sunny day. Last night, I again cried for the centuries-old church while watching it burn.
I hadn't expected to spend my evening that way. My friend and I were having dinner at a cafe a block or so away from the Notre Dame, choosing to skip going inside with the intention to go back the next day.
However, we heard that it caught fire, so we left the cafe and ran towards the church, following heavy smoke from it, and soon we joined a nearly silent crowd. Some were praying, some were crying, but most were staring in disbelief at the disaster happening before us. The fire continued to get worse. About 400 firefighters were working to control the fire. We could see their flashlights shining as they inspected the front from a balcony.
The Notre Dame is part of the heartbeat ofParis, I reflected on the experiences I've had there, from attending a bread market out front to admiring the beautiful windows and architecture inside. It is a spot that helps makeParismagical. And here we were, watching it burn down. It was too much to handle, but it was impossible to look away.
About 9：30 pm, the gathered crowd spontaneously（自发地）began to sing Hymns（圣歌）to the church. We sang along with the group, feeling at once less like tourists and more like members of them. I hadn't imagined all that before.
For hundreds of years, the Notre Dame hasseen the most joyous and the most terrible moments in the lives of both France and her people. And when everyone was able to become one emotional force, it showed that even in her darkest hour, the Notre Dame was still there to bring us all together.
4. Why did the author cry for the Notre Dame for the first time?
A. She was touched by its greatness.
B. She was sorrowful to watch it burn.
C. She was regretful for missing its glory.
D. She was excited about French cultures.
5. What was the author doing when the Notre Dame caught fire?
A. Heading for a faraway cafe.
B. Visiting a church with a friend.
C. Eating nearby with a friend.
D. Wandering along the street alone.
6. What can we know about the fire scene?
A. People expressed their sadness in different ways.
B. People were nervously rushing in different directions.
C. Hundreds of volunteers joined in putting out the fire.
D. Firefighters kept people away with shining flashlights.
7. What impressed the author most?
A. The church allowed visitors to gaingreat experiences.
B. Many foreign tourists became members of the church.
C. The church survived disasters for hundreds of years.
D. People were brought together to sing to the church.
C
What acts of kindness will make us the happiest, and who tends to benefit the most? A newly-published review of decades of kindness research provides some answers.
In this paper, researchers analyzed the results from 126 research articles looking at almost 200, 000 participants from around the world. The studies they chose measured well-being in various ways, including both mental and physical health. Some were experiments, where people did a kindness practice to observe its effects, while others just surveyed people about how kind and happy they were.
As expected, people who were kind tended to have higher well-being. Lead researcher Bryant Hui wasastoundedthat the relationship wasn't stronger than it was, but he was still encouraged by the results.
One thing Hui and his colleagues found was that people who performed random, informal acts of kindness, like bringing a meal to a sad friend, tended to be happier than people who performed more formal acts of kindness, like volunteering in a soup kitchen.
The researchers also found that people who were kind tended to be higher in "eudaimonic happiness"(a sense of meaning and purpose in life) more than "hedonic happiness"(a sense of pleasure and comfort). Perhaps this makes sense, given that being kind takes effort, which reduces comfort but could make people feel better about themselves and their abilities, which would provide a sense of meaning.
Being kind came with greater eudaimonic happiness for women than for men, too. According to Hui, this
could be because, in many cultures, women are expected to be kinder than men; so, they may have more to gain from it. And younger participants experienced more happiness when they were kind than older participants, perhaps for developmental reasons, he says.
Hui isn't sure why acting kind might have these different effects on different groups, but he points to theories put forth by researcher Elizabeth Midlarsky: Being kind may make us feel better about ourselves as a person or about the meaning of our lives, help us forget our own troubles and stresses, or help us be more socially-connected with others.
8. What does the data in the second paragraph intend to show?
A. The recent paper is worthy of being read.
B. The recent paper gives convincing results.
C. Kindness is always a hot topic of research.
D. Kindness is closely linked to one's well-being.
9. What does the underlined word "astounded" in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Afraid.
B. Certain.
C. Excited.
D. Surprised.
10. Which of the following acts of kindness can make one feel happier according to paragraph 4?
A. Volunteering in a hospital.
B. Cleaning a community.
C. Returning a lost item to its owner.
D. Collecting donations for the poor.
11. What do the researchers find from the paper?
A. Being kind has different effects on different groups.
B. Eudaimonic happiness makes people feel comfort.
C. The younger experienced more happiness than the older.
D. Female participants are kinder than male ones.
D
A nurse has fulfilled (实现) a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughter's graduation from nursing school.
Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University's College of Nursing in 2020. Her mother, Sevala Habibovic, 46, died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.
“I thought the medical field wasn't for me. Then, my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and out of the hospital, ” Edina toldGood MorningAmerica. “When my mom passed away, I thought, ‘I want to dothis.’”she said.
Sanja Josipovic, who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield, Illinois, cared for Sevala inside her home. They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six
months of care.
“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadn't finished school yet, ” Sanja said. “We are like sisters; we care about and trust each other. She was a powerful and strong minded woman. She wasn't scared to die; she was just worried about her kids and husband.”
Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people. “When Sanja was working, my mom would still try to make her something to eat, no matter how sick she was, ” Edina added. When Sevala's life was coming to an end, she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughter's nursing school graduation. “That was the only thing she was going to miss. Edina's graduation, ” said Sanja, who is a mother of three herself. She agreed.
Due to COVID -19, there was no graduation or pinning ceremony. Edina's manager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin. “Sanja has fulfilled her promise, ” Edina said.
Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.
12. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Leaving the hospital
B. Working as a nurse
C. Facing death positively
D. Caring for Edina's mother
13. What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?
A. They enjoyed volunteering
B. They were cancer survivors
C. They had unhappy marriages
D. They developed a close bond
14. What would be Sevala's regret?
A. The loss of the chance to study medicine
B. Her absence from Edina's school graduation
C. Failing to keep the promise made to Sanja
D. Never cooking a good meal for her husband
15. How did Sanja fulfill her promise?
A. By taking care of Edina and her family
B. By helping Edina enter her dream hospital
C. By attending a special ceremony for Edina
D. By managing to become Edina's colleague
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Everybody eats, and what you eat is getting more expensive all the time. Food prices have risen 15 percent in the past 3 years — to about $240 a week. Can you really cut a grocery bill that size in half?_____16_____ It's no surprise that cooking at home is a huge step in the right direction, and it may require less time than you think.____17____It somewhat makes sense, whether you are growing a garden or investing some volunteer time with a community garden.
____18____If you save your receipts（收据）from groceries and eating out for a few weeks, you'll have all the data you need to start making plans. Make notes on your buying patterns, which is good for your wallet. When researchers from the University of Utah analyzed the food buying patterns of10,000 Americans, they found many folks were spending nearly half of their food dollars on restaurants and fast food.____19____About 7 percent spent over a third of their food budget on alcohol.
Once you have known where you stand, you can start changes in your diets to reduce food costs.___20___There are three paths to follow: develop a food-efficient diet, keep a food-efficient kitchen, and spend your food dollars as wisely as possible. And even better, you may find you truly enjoy some of these strategies, which are not only good for your wallet, but maximize flavor and nutrition.
A. Growing some of your own food is a big help, too.
B. You can get products directly from a farm at a low price.
C. Remember that you don't need to change everything at once.
D. They are good for your health, and can save you a lot of money.
E. You must also take an honest look at where your food dollars are going.
F. You bet you can, and you will also improve the quality of your food supply.
G. Only about 30 percent of thepeople tended to buy fresh food to cook and eat at home.
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Back starting from my fourth grade, I was in low spiritsfor about four and a half years. I never really had any___21___during that time. My only one had just___22___at the end of third grade. What was worse, I felt___23___as my dog and my cat had just died. It almost seemed as if my life was slowly___24___for me. I always felt___25___, with no one and not even my family to talk to. I didn’t think they knew what I was___26___. It was a really___27___time for me. I’d always___28___my feelings and just put a nice, fake smile for them. That’s all they___29___, right?
During the end of my seventh-grade year, I started to make a friend or two. That’s when my depression (消沉)state started___30___. But I was still___31___myself, calling myself fat or ugly, and my friends knew this. They tried their bestto help and it did___32___in some ways but not fully. It was a___33___that I found what I was___34___: music. I found this song called “Beautiful”. There was one line that said, “You are beautiful in every single way. Yes words can’t bring you down.” I now___35___that we are all beautiful and no guy or girl can tell us otherwise.___36___, some people can’t see that.
Now I___37___believe that even a song can___38___a person’s life just because of the lyrics (歌词)you hear.
I just hope they find this___39___and listen to it. I also hope it has the same___40___it had on me when I was suffering.
21. A. friends B. holidays C. ideas D. troubles
22. A. walked away B. moved away C. run away D. driven away
23. A. hopeless B. breathless C. helpful D. comfortable
24. A. continuing B. ending C. beginning D. passing
25. A. angry B. confident C. regretful D. lonely
26. A. learning B. accepting C. experiencing D. expecting
27. A. hard B. free C. great D. wonderful
28. A. express B. hide C. hurt D. share
29. A. ordered B. tried C. wanted D. suggested
30. A. going up B. looking round C. dying out D. dying down
31. A. behaving B. praising. C. disliking D. ignoring
32. A. disappear B. exist C. work D. suffer
33. A. surprise B. question C. sign D. relief
34. A. missing B. wondering C. following D. developing
35. A. insist B. doubt C. admit D. realize
36. A. Importantly B. Naturally C. Sadly D. Happily
37. A. fiercely B. strongly C. briefly D. regularly
38. A. change B. save C. control D. take
39. A. motto B. song C. lesson D. voice
40. A. effect B. chance C. choice D. feeling
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
Ateam of biologists studied rain frogs in the forests of northern Ecuador. While doing so, they made a surprising___41.___(discover): a Mindo harlequin toad(丑角蟾).It was 30 years since the creature___42.___(see) alive. The scientists couldn't believe their eyes.
The Mindo harlequin is the latest harlequin toad species to come back from the dead. Since 2003, eight others have ken found, three of them in Ecuador. Until___43.___(recent), 13 of the 25 species of harlequin toads in Ecuador have gone unseen since the 1980s or early 1990s. Scientists thought most of them had been wiped out by a disease___44.___(call) chytrid, which is especially___45.___( harm) to the harlequin toad. The Mindo harlequin may have developed a resistance (抵抗力)to the disease,___46.___would explain their reappearance. And it could spell good news forother harlequins. Since discovering the first one, the team have found five___47.___(many). They were all tested for the disease but none of them had. But that doesn’t mean the survival of the species is guaranteed. The harlequin toad is still endangered.
Biologists are developing a conservation plan together___48.___a zoology museum in Ecuador. They want to make sure the Mindo harlequin toad doesn't fall back into extinction. Each reappearance gives us___49.___second chance to develop better conservation ways. Not every day do we have the opportunity____50.____(save) a species that we believed to be extinct.
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（多第11处起）不计分。

The first time when I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was real small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often joked about her and laughed their head off. She would open a book, pretended to read, without tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was what she was the orphan from Africa. She adopted by a family in town who decided that the best way for him to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this tiny girl and promise myself that somehow I would help her.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，你的英国好朋友Tom来信说，每次遇到重要考试,他都会感到不安，想让你给他提一些建议。

请你用英语给他写一封回信，信的内容应包括以下要点：
1.考前制定好复习计划；
2.考试期间正常作息；
3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠。

注意:
1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

2.词数100左右。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C
16. F 17. A 18. E 19. G 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32.
C 33. A 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. A
41. discovery
42. had been seen
43. recently
44. called 45. harmful
46. which 47. more
48. with 49. a
50. to save
51.(1).去掉when
(2).real→really
(3).head→heads
(4).pretended→pretending
(5).without→with
(6).what→that
(7).the→an
(8).She后添加was
(9).him→her
(10).promise→promised 52.略。