2020届北京市海淀区教师进修学校附属实验学校高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2020届北京市海淀区教师进修学校附属实验学校高三英语上学期期中
考试试卷及参考答案
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
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was held at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23, 2021 after a year of waiting due to the pandemic. Let's take a look at the highlights which make this opening ceremony unique.
No spectators
There are no spectators during the opening ceremony in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infections. About 950 people, including officials and journalists, will watch in the main stadium, organizers said. Fewer athletes are expected to attend the ceremony because many are not allowed to stay for the entire Games due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Male and female flag-bearers
The International Olympic Committee has actively encouraged all delegations toselect two flag-bearers at the opening ceremony, including one woman, as women's participation in the Tokyo Games reaches 48.8 percent, making it the most gender-balanced Olympics in the history of the event.
Oath (宣誓) session updated
One of the most symbolic parts of the opening ceremony—the Olympic oath—has been significantly adapted in order to “highlight the importance of solidarity, inclusion, non-discrimination and equality”. The number of oath-takers is also extended from three to six—two athletes, two coaches and two judges.
Simplified ceremony
In the 30-second video showing the rehearsal of the opening ceremony released to the public, the performances are integrated with dances, scenery and other display elements used in Japanese traditional festival activities.
In order to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and manage the cost, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said that the performances of the ceremony will be greatly simplified, with more light and shadow technology used instead of real decorations at the scene.
1.Why isn't there any spectator during the opening ceremony?
A.To limit the number of people present.
B.To highlight the spirit of the Olympic Games.
C.To control the spread of an infectious disease.
D.To make room for the athletes all over the world.
2.Why is each delegation encouraged to select one woman as a flag-bearer in Tokyo Olympics?
A.Women will be in a leading position in sports.
B.Women athletes make up a larger percentage than ever.
C.Women will play a more important part in society.
D.More and more women will take part in the Olympic Games.
3.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A.Oath-takers are made up of six athletes.
B.Tokyo uses more real decorations to cut the cost.
C.About 950 people watch the entire games in the Tokyo Games.
D.The opening ceremony presents the traditional culture of Japan.
B
Trees are “social creature” that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans, too, ecologist Suzanne Simard says. Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers before becoming an ecologist. She's now a professor of forest ecology at theUniversityofBritish Columbia.
Trees are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi below the surface of the earth that resembles the nervous networks in the brain, she explains. In one study, Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that had been injured by insects appeared to send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby. The pine tree then produced defense enzymes to protect against the insect.
“This was a breakthrough,” Simard says. The trees were sharing “information that actually is important to the health of the whole forest.”
In addition to warning each other of danger, Simard says that trees have been known to share nutrients at critical times to keep each other healthy. She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an older tree she calls a “mother” or “hub” tree.
“In connecting with all the trees of different ages, the mother trees can actually ease the growth of these young trees,” she says. “The young trees will link into the network of the old trees and benefit from that huge
resource capacity. And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the young trees, at crucial times in their lives, that actually help them survive.”
The study of trees took on a new resonance for Simard when she suffered from breast cancer. During her treatment, she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some trees produce for their own mutual defense. She explains her research on cooperation in the forest, and shares her personal story in the new bookFinding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of theForest.
4. How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?
A. By an underground network of fungi.
B. By the nervous networks in the brain.
C. By making cooperation with each other.
D. By holding lessons to it as human beings.
5. According to Simard, what was a breakthrough?
A. Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.
B. She became a professor of forest ecology.
C. The pine tree produced defense enzymes.
D. Vital information was shared among trees.
6. What helped Simard understand trees further?
A. Her rich knowledge of trees.
B. Her childhood in the forest.
C. Her medicine gained from trees.
D. Her research on cooperation.
7. In Simard's book we may discover the wisdom of the forest except .
A. communicating cooperatively
B. warning each other of danger
C. sharing nutrientsat critical times
D. sacrificing mother trees for survival
C
Because of COVID-19, in many places, large gatherings of people aren’t allowed. In some areas, the rules are more strict, and people aren't allowed to leave their homes unless going out is ly necessary.
These steps are very important for slowing the disease down. By doing this, governments can make sure doctors and hospitals are better able to deal with all the sick people, and that fewer people suffer in all. Usually, it's called “flattening the curve”.
But if no one can go out, that means businesses which depend on visitors struggle. Many singers, bands, and other musicians would normally be giving concerts now. Instead, they have to find new ways to share their music
and connect with their audiences. The Metropolitan Opera in New York has canceled(取消) its season, but it is showing a special live stream of a different opera each day on its website. Other opera companies have made similar moves. Several theater companies are either offering recorded versions of their plays online or posting videos of their actors performing.
Nick Green wrote a musical play that was canceled because of the virus. He set up a website with links that allow people to enjoy the work of artists around the world who have had their projects canceled. He called his project the Social Distancing Festival. He sad it was a time when he should be doing something new, rather than feeling disappointed.
Even TV shows have to find new ways to film their shows. Some late night TV shows have continued, but without audiences. Others are showing reruns.
While their shows are on pause, some TV stars like Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon have been filming short videos at home. Mr. O’ Brien plans to bring his show back on the air soon by filming with his own phone and talking with guests over the Internet.
8. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Keeping patients staying at home anytime.
B. Speed up the spread of disease.
C. Stopping people from often gathering up.
D. Slowing down the spread of the disease.
9. What are opera companies’ new ways?
A. Stopping sharing music with audience.
B. Providing live stream services.
C. Trying to attract live audiences.
D. Sharing their operas with each other
10. What did the cancellation of Nick Green's play bring him?
A. Disappointment.
B. Annoyance .
C. Creativity.
D. Anxiety.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. People staying at home .
B. The absence of audiences.
C. The efforts of Nick Green .
D. Entertainment going online .
D
Thursday, two Russian submarines(潜艇) dived down 2.5 miles into the Arctic Ocean and planted a national flag onto a piece of continental shelf known as the Lomonosov Ridge. Rising from the center of the Arctic Basin, the flag sent a clear message to the surrounding nations: Russia had just laid claim(权利) to the vast oil and gas reserves contained in this underwater area.
AfterRussia, theUnited States,Norway,SwedenandFinlandare all trying to gain profit. Projections show that
the area of land and sea that falls within theArctic Circleis home to an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil, an incredible 13% of Earth’s reserves. It’s also estimated to contain almost a quarter of untapped global gas resources. But long before this oil race began, how did theArcticbecome so rich in energy?
“The first thing you realize is that theArctic—unlike the Antarctic—is an ocean surrounded by continents”, Alastair Fraser, a geoscientist from Imperial College London, said. Firstly, this means there’s a huge quantity of organic material available, in the form of dead sea creatures such as plankton and algae, which form the basis of what will ultimately become oil and gas. Secondly, the surrounding ring of continents means that the Arctic Basin contains a high proportion of continental crust(大陆地壳), which makes up about 50% of its oceanic area. That’s significant because continental crust typically contains deep depressions called basins, into which organic matter sinks.
Here, it gets inserted in rock and preserved in anoxic(缺氧) waters, meaning they contain little oxygen. “Normally, in a shallow sea with lots of oxygen, it would not be preserved. But if the sea is deep enough, the oxygenated waters at the top will be separated from the anoxic conditions at the base,” Fraser explained. Conserved within these oxygen-free basins, the matter maintains compounds that finally make it useful as an energy source for millions of years in the future.
12. Why didRussiaplant a national flag onto the Lomonosov Ridge?
A. To tell surrounding countries its armed forces.
B. To show its advanced technology of submarines.
C. To show abundant natural resources in theArcticBasin.
D. To claim its privilege to explore for oil and gas in the area.
13. What’s the function of the last sentence in paragraph 2?
A. Making a comparison.
B. Serving as a connecting link.
C. Analyzing the cause and effect.
D. Drawing the conclusion of the text.
14. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Oxygen only exists in the top part of the ocean.
B. Organic materials mostly exist in the basins with oxygen.
C. Water containing oxygen turns organic materials into oil and gas.
D. Oxygen-free environment counts in the formation of the arctic’s rich energy.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. What makes theArcticattractive?
B. Why do many nations focus on theArctic?
C. Why is there so much oil in theArctic?
D. How does theArcticBasincome into being?
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Would you like to build and launch your own rocket? Do you like inventing your own gadgets (小装置)?____16____
If so, come and visit our five floors of interactive (互动的) exhibits. Find out about the weather, aeroplanes and ships, or discover how the computer developed. There’s something for the whole family — the youngest can push brightly-lit buttons and watch how things work, while grandparentscan enjoy our classic cars and planes.
____17____The first, Dead Ringers, shows how the mobile phone has created a huge global waste problem. Up to 50 million are thrown away each year; we show how scientists and charities are working together to stop this and how you can help. And in our 50 Year of Cartoon exhibition, you can come behind the scenes with us and see how your favorite animated characters were created.
Then come to our 3D Cinema. Only 12 people have ever walked on the Moon’s surface and now you can be the next.____18____Or take part in our cinema’s 3D wildlife adventure. You will search for and see elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions and leopards, closely but safely.
____19____Here you will find everything you need to carry out your own experiments, along with books and educational games.
We can hardly wait for your arrival!____20____Visit our website for updates on events. Please note: some displays use flashing lights. No photography or video-recording are permitted inside the museum.
A. Would you like to join us in the games?
B. Do you want to find out how things work?
C. Why not visit our two current temporary exhibitions?
D. Visitors are shown to walk on the Moon.
E. Finally stop at our shop on the way out.
F. You will even feel the Moon dust flying into your face!
G. Opening hours are 10:00-6:00 p.m. daily and entrance is free.
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More than 30,000 runners, selected from 160,000 applicants both in and out of China, took part in this year's
Beijing Marathon on Nov. 3.
Wearing color1 ful T-shirts and posing for photos, they___21___at Tiananmen Square before taking their___22___at the starting line.
Nearly a decade ago, Chinese marathon___23___struggled to make full preparations. Now, at big___24___like the Beijing Marathon, runners must win a lottery to enter.
This is___25___of the world’s running boom. For millions of runners around the world, the real reason they___26___to pound the roads until their legs hurt is more than weight loss or fitness.
Chasing records like the three-hour___27___, for example, is important, but it’s not the reason people run mile after mile, up hills, in wind and rain, when they could just stay___28___in their beds. Record times are___29___the carrots they hang in front of themselves.
Last year, a runner in the United Kingdom_____30_____with the goal of running a marathon in less than three hours. In the end, he_____31_____in three hours and two minutes. However, he was_____32_____afterward.
If I’d done it, that would be it, Mie told the Guardian. “Now I've still got my_____33_____, I can try again next year.”
Although running is_____34_____and requires effort, it also brings joy._____35_____children. When they are excited, they can’t stop running back and forth,_____36_____.
Indeed, when we race through the streets of a city, splashing through puddles (水洼), getting_____37_____in the rain and ruffled in the wind, we can_____38_____that childish joy again. As Holden Caulfield, the main_____39_____of the novelThe catchertheRye(《麦田里的守望者》), said, “I don’t_____40_____know what I was running for — Iguess I just felt like it.”
21. A.worked B.picked C.gathered D.speeded
22. A.places B.businesses C.charges D.suggestions
23. A.teachers anizers C.students D.teammates
24. A.events B.incidents C.shows D.things
25. A.part B.significance C.task D.benefit
26. A.think out B.head out C.cry out D.bring out
27. A.peace B.study C.progress D.mark
28. A.calm fortable C.healthy D.hopeless
29. A.only B.hardly pletely D.particularly
30. A.hiked B.injured C.refreshed D.trained
31. A.finished B.occurred C.failed D.attempted
32. A.astonished B.pleased C.worried D.upset
33. A.prize B.love C.target D.future
34. A.hard B.flexible C.exciting D.reasonable
35. A.Depend on B.Think about C.Believe in e to
36. A.up and down B.in a way C.from time to time D.on the contrary
37. A.happy B.wet C.sad D.scared
38. A.sense B.convince C.promise D.suspect
39. A.expert B.character C.reader D.assistant
40. A.still B.rather C.ever D.even
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
The Lantern Festival falls____41.____the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, representing unity and perfection. This festival also marks the____42.____(office) end of the long holiday.
There are many legends (传说), related to the origins of the Lantern Festival.
According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial (天堂的) swan came into the human world____43.____it was shot down by hunter. The Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）, the____44.____(high) god in Heaven was angry about this. He____45.____(plan) an attack on the earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month with orders to destroy all people and animals. But the other celestials (神仙)____46.____(agree) with him and risked their lives____47.____(warn) the people of the earth. As____48.____result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first month every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set____49.____firecrackers (爆竹) and fireworks (烟花), giving the impression that their homes were burning. By successfully_____50._____(trick) the Jade Emperor in this way, human beings were saved from destruction.
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.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.每处错误及修改仅限一词
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
Today, together with my classmates I went on a school trip, where I think was interesting. Our destination was the City Science Museum. We get up earlier than before, and we took a bus to go there. It wasn’t far, so they arrived there soon. At the museum, I learnt a lot about robots. I felt exciting that the robot could help do much houseworks. Then a staff member showed how make a model robot. I’ll send the photos about the robots taking there to my friends. Before we returned, and I went to the gift shop where I bought some gifts with my family. How a happy school trip I had!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周参观了一个机器人展览。

请你给英国朋友Andy写封邮件，和他谈谈此事，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.你的所见所闻；
3.你的收获。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C
16. B 17. C 18. F 19. E 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. on 42. official
43. where 44. highest
45. planned
46. disagreed
47. to warn
48. a 49. off
50. tricking
51.(1). where→which
(2). get→got
(3). they→we
(4). exciting→excited
(5). houseworks→housework
(6). 在how后面加to
(7). taking→taken
(8). 去掉and
(9). with→for
(10). How→What
52.略。