2020年南宁市第二中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案

2020年南宁市第二中学高三英语上学期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
What to Eat—and What to Skip—When It Comes to Takeout Food
If the burden on your wallet doesn't bother you much, the effect your takeout habit can have on your waistline just might arouse your attention. Here's the best and worst of the lot for your belly.
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings: Order This.
When she orders Chinese, registered dietitian nutritionist Elisa Zied gets an order of steamed vegetable dumplings. "I often pair them with either chicken and broccoli in brown sauce（I ask for a little saucemade without sugar）or steamed shrimp dumplings," she tells us.
Crab Wontons: Not That!
When you deconstruct crab wontons, it's easy to see why they're a "Not That!" The inside is filled with crabmeat and cream cheese（which is just a fancy, spreadable fat）.The wonton is made of refined flour, egg and salt and the crispy（脆的）coating is a result of a deep oil bath.
Peking Duck: Order This.
Most of the fat from the skin flows out of the duck over the course of cooking, making this a healthier choice than most of the stir-fry dishes available. Order a side of steamed vegetables and serve it with a small scoop of brown rice. Done and done!
Sweet and Sour Anything: Not That!
Anything with “sweet and sour” in its title is a powerful cue that something has been deep-fried and covered in a sickly-sweet pink sauce. If you pair your selection with a side of rice, you're looking at a 1,000-calorie meal.
Summer Roll: Order This.
Summer rolls are steamed instead of fried—and typically filled with lean proteins and vegetables, making them a winning appetizer in our book. Pair them with an order of edamame（毛豆）and a broth-based soup for a satisfying, filling meal.
Spring Roll: Not That!
Spring=deep-fried, which is why we say to skip them! They're filled with fat and calories your belly doesn't need.
1.What kind of cooking method should be skipped according to the text?
A.Steaming.
B.Stir-frying.
C.Deep-frying.
D.Boiling.
2.Which of the following suits as a good starter for a meal?
A.Chicken and broccoli.
B.Steamed vegetable dumplings.
C.Peking duck.
D.Summer rolls.
3.Where can the text be found?
A.In a recipe.
B.In a guidebook.
C.In a science fiction.
D.In a health magazine.
B
One Sunday morning, my family and I went to a popular restaurant for breakfast. As soon as we walked into Restaurant Happy Meal, a young waitress showed us to a table.
We ordered our food and soon after, our food came. Just as we were about to begin our meal, we heard someone shouting for the boss.
“What is this? A dead fly in my food!’’ a man with a deep scar (疤) acrosshis face shouted angrily. He strongly hit his fist on the table and swept the plates and cups off it.Thesecame crashing to the floor, breaking into pieces. His companion, a huge man with a tattoo on his arm, stared angrily at the boss who stood nervously in front of the two gangsters (歹徒).
The boss apologized repeatedly to the angry customers and tried to calm them down by offering to replace their food. He even told them that they could have their meal for free.
The commotion(混乱) affected the business of the restaurant. Fearing that aquarrel would happen, many customers quickly paid for their meals and left the restaurant hurriedly. Some of them had not even finished their breakfast.
My father told us to eat our food quickly and not to look at the two angry men. We obeyed him and finished our food within minutes. That was probably the quietest and fastest breakfast my family ever had.
Although my father warned us not to look at the two unruly (任性的) customers, I could not help stealing a glance at them.
I saw that the boss had managed to calm the two angry customers. Fresh food and drinks were brought to their table. They sat down again and continued their breakfast. Meanwhile the waitress who had shown us to our table earlier swept up the broken china.
4. What does the underlined word “These” refer to?
A. Tables.
B. Cups and plates.
C. Two angry customers.
D. Dead fly and the food.
5. What can we know about the owner from paragraph 4?
A. He was sorry for what had happened.
B. He was angry with the two customers.
C. He was pardoned by the two customers.
D. He was disappointed that the men caused problems here.
6. What can we infer about the writer and his family?
A. They might often talk while they ate.
B. They ordered a lot of food each time they ate out.
C. They often ate silently and that day was no exception.
D. They usually did not like to be disturbed while they ate.
7. What did the writer think of the boss?
A. Foolish.
B. Active.
C. Hardworking.
D. Wise.
C
For as long as I can remember, my body and I have shared a relationship of discontent. Growing up, I was skinnier than the other kids and at five I was told I wasn't attractive and that I must put on some weight. But no matter how much I ate, I stayed thin for years until adolescence. Then I started putting on weight almost immediately. I remember feeling happy as I began to fill out. However, my joy didn't last long.
I was thirteen when I was first called fat. Friends and neighbours would make jokes on my big size. As I entered my late teens, I had completely lost confidence in my body and, subsequently, in myself. Having failed to live up to conventional beauty standards, I was convinced that if I wanted to be loved, I needed to offer more, doing anything to please everyone around.
I entered adulthood thinking I wasn't “enough”—an idea that was seeded not only by the fact that “skinny” is celebrated, but also by the language associated with accounts of losing weight—self­improvement, discipline—all virtues. Being fat quickly categorizes you as lazy and undisciplined. Consumed by thoughts of the way my body looked, I didn't notice the other ways my body needed attention. I failed to realize, for example, that my period was much heavier and more painful than ever before. Actually I developed a rare disease and later I had two surgeries.
I was always made to feel that my weight was the root of a lot of problems in my life; I have learnt this is not true. After a lot of self­reflection and some professional help, I realized I never learnt to like myself. While two decades of self­hatred cannot be undone overnight, I have taken first steps to acceptance.
I am now much lighter than before, in body and mind. There are days I find voices on social media saying I am too fat to be loved or to be worthy, but I am learning not to focus on that thought for long. As long as I like myself, just the way I am, opinions at the end of the day are just water off a duck's back.
8. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?
A. She could change her weight at will.
B. She had different beauty standards from others.
C. She tried to love others to build her confidence.
D. She was greatly influenced by others' opinions.
9. Why did the author think she wasn't “enough”?
A. She was poorly disciplined.
B. She failed to celebrate “skinny”．
C. She was labelled as lazy for her weight.
D. She put on more weight after entering adulthood.
10. What caused the author to make a change?
A. Her lighter body.
B. A troublesome illness.
C. Popular beauty standards.
D. Others' critical comments.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. Beauty matters.
B. Opinions vary.
C. Worth your weight.
D. Beyond your limits.
D
To stay healthy and fit, Chinesestudents do group exercises every day at school. Most of you probably do the same set of exercises. But some school exercises have grown popular online due to their local and innovative designs.
Singing in Sichuan dialects with energetic movements and unique mask-changing is not just a Sichuan Opera performance. It’s the routine exercise for students of Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School in Sichuan province.
“Sichuan Opera is a local opera, and it is now facing a gap in inheritance (传承). Therefore, we cooperated
with Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Center to create a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Shen Junhua, who is in charge of organizing the school’s exercise between classes.
According to Shen, this new type of exercise has been practiced since 2017 and has been popular among students. When students enroll (入学), they will spend several weeks practicing it. At present, almost all of the students and teachers have mastered it.
“In fact, we had hardly heard of Sichuan Opera before teachers taught us how to do the Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Li Yangwenwen, 14, an eighth grade student who also joined the school’s Sichuan Opera club out of interest. “It’s very different from normal exercises. After practicing it, we found it very beautiful and became interested in it. Now, almost all of the students look forward to our daily exercise time and feel excited to do it.”
“By combining opera with daily exercise, the daily class activity allows students to perceive and understand Sichuan Opera’s culture”, Shen said. “After years of continuous effort to spread the seeds of traditional culture, the younger generation is finally catching on.”
12. What do students in Shen’s school do during the group exercise?
A. They do normal exercise .
B. They sing pop songs in Sichuan dialects.
C. They do mask-changing in a Sichuan Opera performance.
D. They combine group exercise with Sichuan Opera.
13. Why do they adopt the new type of exercise?
A. To attract new students to the school.
B. To inherit local culture.
C. To create an easy-to-learn exercise.
D. To make the school’s group exercise popular.
14. How do teachers and students react to the group exercise?
A. Calm.
B. Indifferent.
C. Enthusiastic.
D. Uninterested.
15. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Shen’s continuous effort is highly praised.
B. The younger generation will have a stronger body.
C. The students can better understand their local culture.
D. Students help to spread the seeds of traditional culture toyounger generation.
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Renee says, “After seeing that myfriend wrote her own English songs, I am eager to write one, too. But I am a senior now.____16____Some friends are persuading me to give up and concentrate on my studies. Should I take their advice or do what I really want? What should I do?”
I am glad to read about her passion for music. Playing music is my favorite hobby and I have many thoughts about her problem.
First, don’t cut into study time to write a song. Songwriting can be difficult, especially in a foreign language. Instead, wait for school holidays.____17____A possible topic could be “delayed passion”. I think many people can relate to (与……有关) that, I sure can!
In the meantime, if she has a good idea, then write it down and save it for the holiday.
Now, she has been inspired by her friend totake up a challenge. This is great. Arts flourish (蓬勃发展) with friendly competition, but be careful.
____18____One quit his job and tours the world with an accordion (手风琴). Sometimes I think that I must be like them. I put pressure on myself to write songs, then I am disappointed with my results. In that process, I forget what I love about making music. Instead, I become angry at myself. But songwriting is different from writing stories and articles.____19____
So she shouldn’t judge herself by the standard her friend has set. Instead, write a song to please herself and enjoy the process. Learn from it.____20____
We would love to hear a song she writes in English. She can send in whatever she comes up with.
A. She can turn to some musicians for help.
B. Then she can give it her full attention.
C. And she can share it with others if she wants to.
D. Many of my friends are songwriters and performers.
E. It requires different skills, and I haven’t mastered them.
F. Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of their brain.
G. I am buried in so many piles of work that I can hardly spare any time to write.
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Growing flowers from seeds needs both physical work and self-control.One must take care of the seeds, and
make sure they get watered on___21___basis and believe they will actually produce flowers beautifully. Thus,___22___beautiful flowers without mistakes is a miracle（奇迹），which needs to be fed,___23___and hard work.How does the same thing___24___in life?
The miracle I dreamed of was to become an excellent___25___.I would, to be honest, sit in front motivational speakers as they spoke,___26___one of them would spot something valuable in me and encourage me to follow my___27___.I neither said anything nor did anything____28____wish. Then one day, I met a professional speaker at a conference I attended. He told me the National Speakers Association___29___helps whoever makes up his mind to start professional speaking businesses. Their club was two hours' drive away from my home, and expensive, but I was very____30____to hear of it. Frankly, it didn't matter to be____31____or to pay it. I joined it and made my first speech but I____32____halfway. I got so angry at myself that after getting home I locked myself in my home to____33____making speeches for three days. And I____34____figured out what I would speak on and then tried to improve my speaking_____35_____.I stuck to it and sincerely said thanks to whoever____36____my shortcomings. All the time, I stopped the negative voice in my head from____37____me.
Now five years passed, and a(n）____38____was worked. At the age of 53, I became a professional speaker at last. What miracle are you hoping for? What seed do you mean to____39____and then water it, to grow your miracle? If you haven't started, remember to do it now, and the____40____, the better.
21. A. new B. regular C. enjoyable D. firm
22. A. watering B. enjoying C. observing D. harvesting
23. A. cared for B. swept up C. put aside D. picked out
24. A. achieve B. appear C. live D. improve
25. A. receiver B. representative C. speaker D. editor
26. A. informing B. foreseeing C. arranging D. wishing
27. A. task B. dream C. heart D. bravery
28. A. until B. so C. but D. as
29. A. really B. partly C. seriously D. perfectly
30. A. excited B. eager C. unwilling D. positive
31. A. difficult B. anxious C. unreasonable D. inconvenient
32. A. lost B. started C. quitted D. fastened
33. A. practice B. finish C. enjoy D. approve
34. A. slowly B. finally C. instantly D. constantly
35. A. skills B. impressions C. energies D. opportunities
36. A. took up B. pointed out C. left out D. broke down
37. A. rejecting B. applying C. approving D. disturbing
38. A. miracle B. description C. collection D. barrier
39. A. use B. conclude C. handle D. plant
40. A. easier B. more C. sooner D. shorter
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
Paul Grisham returned home from his 13-month assignment in Antarctica in 1968,____41.____his wallet didn’t. Grisham, 91, joined the Navy in 1948 as a weather technician before being shipped to the frozen continent____42.____(work) as a meteorologist.
After five decades, Grisham was reunited with his wallet — which he forgot all about. Inside the wallet____43.____(be) Grisham’s navy ID, driving license, a recipe, a tax with holding statement, and receipts for money orders sent to his wife. He was surprised by____44.____young he looked at his old ID card that was put inside. “It brought back____45.____(memory). Oh yeah, I had dark brown hair at that time,” the 91-year-old said____46.____a laugh.
The recovered wallet____47.____(find) by Stephen. Stephen saw the wallet in a shop and bought it. With the help of McKee’s organization, he saw____48.____online post to help find the owner.____49.____(lucky), Grisham and his wallet were together again. Grisham said that his time in Antarctica was “_____50._____(usual) and memorable.” The temperature in the winter months would drop as low as -65 degrees.
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。

文中有10处语言错误。

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(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

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。

Since we moved to our new home several days ago, I had been busy unpacking boxes. It’s exhausting and rewarding to stand back and see how a new home opens her arm to you. And I’m pleasing to see how everything
eventual found a place to exist in. We also experienced kindness from some neighbors in your complex. I was touched a bunch of flowers and a delicate cup that some of the neighbors gifted it us. And then there was a plate of cookies appeared on our doorstep. People here are friend and we have been getting along well with each other!
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. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. C
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. C
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. A 31. D 32.
C 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. B 37.
D 38. A 39. D 40. C
41. but
42. to work
43. were 44. how
45. memories
46. with 47. was found
48. an 49. Luckily
50. unusual
51.(1). had→have
(2).and→but
(3). arm→arms
(4). pleasing→pleased
(5). eventual→eventually
(6). your→my/our
(7). 在a前加by
(8).删除it
(9).appeared→appearing
(10).friend→friendly 52.略。