2020年湖北省黄石市第三中学高三英语期中试题及答案

2020年湖北省黄石市第三中学高三英语期中试题及答案
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
In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer. But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.
While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.
Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.
Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.
While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.
1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.
B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.
C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.
D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.
2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works?
A. Social reality.
B. Female dreams.
C. Human emotions.
D. Political environment.
3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.
B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.
C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.
D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.
B
For decades, an organization, called Ulum Dalska, based in a small Swedish town called Alvdalen, hasbeen working hard to help save a language called EIfdalian. Elfdalian sounds nothing like the country's national language, Swedish, which press secretary Bjorm Rehnstrom said affected the language about 100 years ago. At that point, Elfdalian declined. Ulla Schitt, also a Ulum Dalska member, experienced the change while growing up in Alvdalen.
“My parents spoke Efdalian with each other, and with my grandma and my aunts and uncles and everyone around,”Schit said. “But when they turned to me, they spoke Swedish.” Schitt said her parents spoke Swedish with her because that's what was spoken in schools.
But people are getting creative in the fight to change that trend. Musicians are creating new songs with Elfdalian. Several children's books were also translated into EIfdalian, including Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Additionally, Bjorm Rehnstrom helps run a popular Facebook group that offers courses in the Elfdalian language, where he offers lessons to the group's 1,800 global members from America, Australia, South America, Indonesia, Haiti and Cape Verde.
The local government supports the teaching and preservation of Elfdalian. Bjom Rehnstrom said they eagerly paid for a sign that reads: “Welcome to Alvdalen” in Elfdalian. But the national government of Sweden is a different story. They currently consider Eidalian a dialect of Swedish, not its own language.
Schitt said every time a language dies it is a sad moment. To her, losing Elfdalian would be an especially tragic (悲剧的) loss. “It's a part of our identity. It's part of our culture,” she said. “And if part of your identity and culture dies, a part of yourself dies.” Getting Elfdalian recognized as a language by the Swedish government, she added, is key to making sure that death doesn't come.
4. Why was Ulum Dalska founded?
A. To teach Swedish.
B. To save Elfdalian.
C. To improve Alvdalen.
D. To help schools.
5. Why Schitt's parents spoke Swedish with her?
A. They could only speak Swedish fluently.
B. Schitt longed to speak Swedish at home.
C. Swedish was the language of schools.
D. It was required by her school teachers,
6. What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A. Many people are trying to help to save Elfdalian.
B. Songs in Elfdalian are becoming more popular.
C. Le Petit Prince was translated into various languages.
D. Courses in Eldalian are provided to the world freely.
7. What does Schitt think of preserving Elfdalian?
A. Satisfactory.
B. Vital.
C. Dangerous.
D. Meaningless.
C
When I was a kid, my mom set aside some breakfast food for supper every nowand then. I remember one night after a long, hard day at work, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and a plate of extremely burnt biscuits on the table. I waited to see if my dad would get annoyed.
All my dad did was to reach for the biscuits, smile at my mom and ask me how my day at school had been. I don't remember what I told him that night but I do remember watching him add butter and jelly on that ugly burnt biscuit and ate every bite of that thing. He never made a face nor uttered a word about it!
When I rose from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for overcooking the biscuits and I will never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt biscuits every now and then."
Later that night, I went to say good night to my daddy, and I wondered if he really liked his biscuits burnt. He wrapped me up in his arms and said gently, "Your mom put in a hard day at work today and she is really tired. Besides, a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!
As I have grown older, I've thought about that many times. Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. Learning to accept each other's faults and choosing to celebrate each other's differences contribute to a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. We could extend this philosophy to any relationship, such as a husband-wife, parent-child, or friendship. Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket. Keep it in your own. So, please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just fine.
8. How did the author's dad react to the burnt biscuit?
A. He set it aside for breakfast.
B. He ate butter and jelly instead.
C. He uttered his complaints loudly.
D. He ate it up as if nothing happened.
9. Which of the following words can best describe the author's dad?
A. Caring.
B. Determined.
C. Proud
D. Hardworking.
10. What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A. Show understanding to imperfect things.
B. Ask the children to respect their parents.
C. Enjoy the over-cooked biscuits willingly.
D. Make important decisions on your own.
11. In which section of a magazine may this passage appear?
A. History and culture.
B. Family and relationship.
C. Cuisine and health.
D. Entertainment and sports.
D
For years, life went something like this: We’d grow up in one place, head off to college, and then find a city to get a job and live there for a few years. The final goal was to find somewhere to settle down, buy a house, start a family, and begin the whole cycle all over again. But now some people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as frequently as every month.
Just ask Alex Chatzieleftheriou, who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution unfold. Six years ago, he launched a startup called Blueground that rents out beautifully designed, fully furnished apartments for a month at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. And it aims to make each one feel unique and comfortable,rather than standardized, like what you might find in a traditional hotel.
Today, the company has 3,000 properties(房地产) in six U.S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Chatzieleftheriou’s native Athens, and a staff of 400. With the helpof the Series B round of funding, the company landed $ 50 million, plus its previous total of $ 28 million, to continue its rapid expansion. It hopes to have 50,000 properties in 50 cities over the next three years.
Chatzieleftheriou first came up with the idea for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey. “The accommodation of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in hotel rooms, living in 12 different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didn’t love feeling like I didn’t have a home.” And what’s more, hotels aren’t a particularly cost-effective solution for companies either. In
Chatzieleftheriou’s case, McKinsey sometimes paid $ 10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month.
12. What does the author intend to tell in the first paragraph?
A. A new lifestyle is appearing.
B. Life is just like a circle for people.
C. Most people are used to an easy life.
D. People live in different places in life.
13. What is the goal of Blueground?
A. To compete with hotels.
B. To create standardized hotels.
C. To make renters feel at home.
D. To rent out long-term apartments.
14. What do we know about Blueground?
A. It got a total investment of $ 78 million.
B. Its business is anything but satisfying.
C. It expanded to every corner of the world.
D. It has 50,000 properties in 50 cities.
15. What does the last paragraph focus on?
A. High costs of hotels.
B. Chatzieleftheriou’s former work.
C Strengths of Blueground.
D. The inspiration for Blueground.
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
Making other people feel good feels good
Making other people feel good feels good, and best of all, it requires little more than a generous heart. Studies show that people feel happier when they do something kind for another person, and both recipients (接受者) and good deed doers can get the benefits. It can’t be a smarter idea to create this World Kindness Day.___16___
Learn a friend’s language
Picking up a bit of your friends or co-workers’ first language and speaking it with them shows them that you
care about and take an interest in their experiences. Someone feeling included and respected will feel a greater sense of belonging, an important part of happiness.
___17___
Reaching out to someone for the first time in a long time can be an instant remedy (处理方法) for whatever troubles you. It’s as simple as a text, a note or a call. Let someone know you’re thinking of them, even after some time apart. Studies suggest strong relationships can improve physical health, too.
Sincerely compliment someone
A respectful comment that comes from the heart about someone’s unique hair style, excellent performance or their great solution to a problem at work might be all it takes to improve someone’s mood.___18___ Collect trash you see around your neighborhood
Picking up trash and recyclable items on the street beautifies your community and benefits the environment.___19___The environment can’t clean itself, after all!
Thank the people in your life
They are the security guard outside of your workplace, the supermarket worker you see every day and your mom.___20___Thank people for the things, big and small, that they do that improve your life. Appreciation is priceless.
A. Have eye contact with friends.
B. Reconnect with a friend or family member.
C. It might even inspire others to take up the task with you.
D. Without their help, your world might not be efficient (高效的).
E. Open your heart with some small, free ways to make someone’s day.
F. Make sure the people you spend time with are supportive of your goals.
G. Others’ positive words could help some people be a bit kinder to themselves, too.
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This morning, I started very late in my car to office, I was in a___21___to reach my office as my clients (客户)were waiting for me there. Unfortunately, I got___22___in a traffic jam. All the vehicles stood up in a long line, and drivers were___23___blowing horns to get rid of their___24___. I gotdown from my car and moved forward in search of the___25___of the traffic jam. At a turning a young man was struggling hard to move forward his car, which might___26___.
Everyone there was just___27___the man without coming to offer___28___to him. Meanwhile, they were___29___the man for the traffic jam. The number of vehicles was gradually increasing. The man looked_____30_____as everyone put him to the scorn (奚落) for creating this public_____31_____.Nobody was in the mood of_____32_____the man for his error.
Seeing this, I_____33_____rushed to help the man, followed by other four drivers. We_____34_____to push the car. Very soon it started with a loud sound. The man smiled in_____35_____the moment his car worked again. Then he thanked us and_____36_____to everyone there and moved off.
After that I went into deep thinking over the human_____37_____in the times of crisis. Every human on this earth unavoidably makes errors. When other people do that we blame, but when we are in the same condition, we desire to gain_____38_____. In the times of crisis we should tryto _____39_____them together instead of blaming others. Forgiving is a_____40_____choice，as it not only avoids conflicts further, but also spreads universal love.
21. A. fashion B. mess C. hurry D. way
22. A. injured B. stuck C. lost D. removed
23. A. properly B. awkwardly C. considerately D. constantly
24. A. anxiety B. concern C. anger D. sadness
25. A. cause B. evidence C. influence D. effort
26. A. break down B. turn off C. set off D. pull up
27. A. comforting B. directing C. watching D. checking
28. A. admission B. opportunities C. trust D. assistance
29. A. observing B. blaming C. inspiring D. punishing
30. A. satisfied B. impatient C. frightened D. embarrassed
31. A. progress B. focus C. practice D. inconvenience
32. A. forgiving B. criticizing C. persuading D. encouraging
33. A. tiredly B. immediately C. purposely D. steadily
34. A. pretended B. cooperated C. hesitated D. promised
35. A. vain B. secret C. relief D. private
36. A. apologized B. shouted C. explained D. complained
37. A. intelligence B. relationship C. attitude D. practice
38. A. satisfaction B. sympathy C. benefit D. trust
39. A. neglect B. estimate C. simplify D. overcome
40. A. wise B. similar C. painful D. common
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
Paper-cutting was recognized as a national cultural heritage(遗产)in 2006.According to experts，paper-cutting conveys the culture shared between China___41.___the West to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones，alive or dead.
In the movie Coco，for instance，the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead，a ___42.___(tradition)festival in Mexico，when color1 ful paper-cuts are hung on the street.Chinese people also cut images of small figures___43.___(call) back the spirits of the dead.The difference is that most Chinese paper-cuts are red，while those in other countries ___44.___(be)often made in many other color1 s.
Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut___45.___(character)，such as princesses and angels，out of paper while___46.___(tell)stories to children.In China，female friends and family members used to chat and make paper-cuts together.
“___47.___the patterns and color1 s may be different，paper-cuts share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people，”says Yang Huizi，___48.___art teacher at Beijing Union.
Yang___49.___(study)and performed the art for over a decade.Besides routine university courses，she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities___50.___are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of paper-cutting.
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。

I once had a bad experience. One day several years ago, I went shop with my friends. As I entered a small shoe store, but I saw two women selecting shoes. Suddenly they raise their voice and began to talk loudly about how beautifully the shoes were and how low the price was. Just then an old couple walked onto the shop. The two
women urged her to buy a pair. When the couple left a store with the shoes, I noticed the shop owner give the two women some cashes. He also promised offer them more unless more people bought his shoes.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.上周你校举办了英语戏剧The Million Pound Bank Note的表演，听说非常成功，你是整个剧的负责人。

请你为学校写一篇短文，介绍这次活动，内容包括：
1．剧本简介；
2．表演过程（时间地点、演员表现、观众反应等）；
3．个人感受。

注意：词数100左右；题目已为你写好。

题目：An Unforgettable Drama Show
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参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. D 9. A 10. A 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. E 17. B 18. G 19. C 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. D 32.
A 33.
B 34. B 35.
C 36. A 37. C 38. B 39.
D 40. A
41. and
42. traditional
43. to call
44. are 45. characters
46. telling
47. Though/While/Although
48. an 49. has studied
50. that/which
51.(1). shop→shopping (2). 删除but (3). raise→raised (4). beautifully→beautiful (5). onto→into (6). her→them (7). a→the (8).cashes→cash (9). 在promised后面加to（或在offer前加to）(10). unless→if/when
52.略。