2020届浙江大学附属中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案

2020届浙江大学附属中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案
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
Sheffield
Lincoln College of English
Classes for foreign students at all levels.
3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course.
Open all year.
Small class (at most 12 students).
Library, language laboratory and listening center.
Accommodation (住宿)with selected families.
25 minutes from London.
Course fees for English for one year are￡1,380 with reduction for shorter periods of study.
1.This passage is probably taken from _______.
A.an advertisement
B.a notice
C.a poster
D.a piece of news
2.Who will be accepted by this college?
A.Both foreign and native students.
B.Only foreign beginners and the advanced.
C.Foreign students from beginners to the advanced.
D.Only foreign students advanced.
3.While you stay there, who will take care of you?
A.Your parents.
B.Your classmates.
C.The school where you study.
D.The family you have chosen.
B
Newspapers in Great Britainvarygreatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
4. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _________.
A. a serious newspaper
B. foreign newspaper
C. any independent paper
D. a popular newspaper
5. The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for ________ years.
A. 19
B. 85
C. 236
D. 229
6. The Times is an independent paper because ________.
A. it supports no political parties
B. it is not controlled by the British Government
C. it gives special support to all the political parties.
D. the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper
7. The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. improve
B. compete with each other
C. are different
D. keep in touch with each other
C
Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in severe environments adult plants help smaller ones and grow well as a result.
The research, led by Dr Rocio, studied adult and seedling (幼苗)plants in the ecological desert in the south-east of Spain. Dr Rocio said, “If you're a seedling in a poor land — the top of a mountain or a sand hill, for example-and you’re lucky enough to end up underneath a big plant, your chances of survival are certainly better than if you landed somewhere on your own. What we have found, which was surprising, is an established large plant, called a ‘nurse’, protects a seedling; it also produces more flowers than the same plants of similar large size growing on their own.”
Other benefits of nurse-seedling partnerships include that more variety of plants growing together can have a positive effect on the environment. For example, vegetation areas with nurse plants with more flowers might be able to attract higher numbers of pollinators(传粉者)in an area, in turn supporting insect and soil life and even provide a greater range of different fruit types for birds and other animals.
“The biggest winner for this system of nursing a plant is biodiversity(生物多样性),” Dr Rocio said. “The more biodiversean area, the greater number of species of plants, insect life, mammals and birds, and the better the chances of long-term healthy functioning of the environment and ecosystems. ” This system is win-win for adult and seedling plants in unfavorable environments.
The research is of value to those who manage and protect plants in tough environments. Most home gardeners and farmers plan to ensure their soil and conditions are the best they can be for plant growth, but the findings might be of value to those who garden in bare places.
8. What is a common understanding of plants?
A. They can help each other.
B. They can survive ill conditions.
C. They compete with each other.
D. They grow well on their own.
9. What will happen to seedling plants if they grow under adult plants?
A. They will produce more flowers.
B. They will die owing to competition.
C. They will make adult plants larger.
D. They will get support from adult plants.
10. What is the effect of the nurse-seedling partnership?
A. It leads to unfavorable environments.
B. It produces long-term healthy chances.
C. It attracts higher and larger pollinators.
D It provides a more variety of plant types.
11. Who will benefit from the new research?
A. People studying organic farming.
B. People protecting plants on sand hills.
C. People wanting to change biodiversity.
D. People keeping more animals on the farm.
D
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.
12. 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.
13. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?
A. At birth.
B. Half a year old.
C. Nine months old.
D. In adolescence.
14. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A. Depressed.
B. Confused.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Surprised.
15. 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.
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
Things Polite People Don't Do While Shopping
We all wantto be polite. But sometimes we may have some bad manners in the store. Where do you start? Here are some things you shouldn’t do while shopping.
●Text and shop. Everyone is trying to accomplish the same thing—surviving holiday shopping in one piece and inpeace. So focus on the shopping plan, not sending texts._____16_____If you're texting while shopping. you may be disrupting the flow of other shoppers.
●Be angry with staff. Don't take any built up anger or stress out on staff during your shopping trip.____17____You all would like to get everything on your list as quickly as possible, but remember that being rude will not get you where you need to go any quicker,
●Cut the line._____18_____Always be polite to other shoppers because they're also just trying to pay for their purchases, Don't try 10 cut the line to leave sooner or get the answer to a question. Be respectful of all the other shoppers patiently waiting in line for their turn, .
●____19____Rude shoppers, in general, tend to act out, but donot to take this personally. Even though the holidays can cause the stress of loss, or even money，shoppers shouldn't argue as there could be a risk of anger. So if someone rudely skips the line or acts like a crazy, impatient shopper. don't add to the anger with your own rude behavior._____20_____
A. Argue with other shoppers.
B. Run the risk of losing money.
C. Say thank you to the shoppers who help you.
D. Polite shoppers don't text and shop at the same time,
E. It's attractive to steal into an open place ahead of the line, but it 's rude.
F. Kindness and thankfulness are keys to getting through the hard situation.
G. They try to ensure each shopper has a pleasant holiday shopping experience.
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
Bella Liu is a surf instructor inHouhaiBay, on the island’s southern coast. Surfing ____41.___(change) her “inside and out”,she says. She is not alone in seeking out its benefits. Most of her clients are women, many of ___42.___ are prepared to go against the tide--by plunging (塞，投身于）into it.
Hainan’s palm -lined beaches and balmy winters have long been adraw for domestic tourists. ___43.____even a decade ago, it had few surfing enthusiasts. When an American expatriate(侨民）organized a surfing contest there in 2008, just two of the 30-old___44.___(participate) were Chinese.TodayRiyueBay, north of Houhai, is home __45.___ the national surfing team’s academy, set up after the International Olympic Committee accepted as an Olympic sport in2016. The local government is now eager to turnHainaninto a ___46.___(globe) destination.
Now official approval is promoting more people to try the sport. So is the pandemic. It has forced many Chinese who would ___47.___(normal) have holidayed overseas ___48.___(stay) put(留在原地）.Between January and May,Hainanreceived 11% ___49.___(many) visitors than in the same period in 2019. Surfing also gained a lift last year when “summer surf shop”, a variety show___50.___(film) inRiyueBay, began airing on iQiyi, a Netflix-like site.
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（从第11处起）不计分。

Are students' grades matter of personal privacy? Should test scores be made public?
Opinions vary from person to person. I think it’s good to recognize for the top scorers — they will be inspired and keep try to maintain their high grades. There are some disadvantages, therefore, for the low performers. But competition is a life skill that need to be learned to be successful in the really world. The earlier, the best. Regardless of the type of competition, it will keep them motivating. It is not just about winning or losing, but it is also about when they get involved, enjoy the process and improve them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国笔友0livia负责的创造性写作俱乐部进展良好，你也有意组建一个类似的俱乐部。

请给她写一封邮件寻求帮助，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.你的问题；
3.表示感谢
注意：写作词数应为80左右。

参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B
12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. D 17. G 18. E 19. A 20. F
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 changed 42. whom 43. but 44. participators 45. to
46.global 47.normally 48. to stay 49.more 50. filmed
51.(1). matter前加a (2). 去掉recognize后的for (3). try→trying (4). therefore→ however (5). need→ needs (6). really→ real (7). best → better (8). motivating → motivated (9). when→ how (10). them→ themselves
52.略。