2019-2020学年鞍山市第一中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年鞍山市第一中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析
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
It's time to put your two-wheeler to good use on these fun bike paths — each varying in distance and difficulty. Just choose one fit for you.
• Paulinskill Valley Trail
Check out Paulinskill Valley Trail, filled with forests, wetlands, and small townsalong this 25- mile route. While the trail is mostly flat, you can do a quick ride. You're likely to catch sight of beautiful birds, considering more than 100 species find a home in the land near the path. Check out the trail in the fall - prime time for pretty sights.•AlaHele Makalae
On theislandofKaui, you'll find a bike path with lots of beachy views that'll leave you feeling accomplished yet calm. The name translates to “The Path that Goes By Coast,” and, as you might guess, the seven-mile path hugs the shoreline. Start early enough and you'll witness an incredible sunrise to make it even more amazing,
• TheCheaha Route
This ride covers up to 126 miles, with steep climbs and extreme downhills along the way. So prepare for a thrilling ride - one that’s not necessarily for the inexperienced or those looking for an easy, casual ride. Along the route, you'll pedal through five towns. The journey is worth it, though, because you get some of the most scenic views in the state.
• The Whitefish Trail
Famous for its countless route options, whether you’re a new biker looking for smooth tracks or you have more experience and want to play around on rocky, more technical land, this bike path brings in lots of visitors. The 43-mile route offers beautiful green scenery. Around every comer, you’ll see a new jaw-dropping landscape, from glassy lakes to green mountains.
1. When is the best time to visit Paulinskill Valley Trail?
A. In Autumn.
B. All year round.
C. On early mornings.
D. On sunny days.
2. Which route is not fit for someone new to cycling?
A. The Whitefish Trail.
B. Ala Hele Makalae.
C. Paulinskill Valley Trail.
D. TheCheaha Route.
3. What's the common feature of the four routes?
A. They are full of challenges.
B. Various route options are offered.
C. They have beautiful scenery.
D. Different species can be found there.
B
New research has shown that loneliness may affect ants to a greater extent than many other living creatures.
It has long been known that loneliness can lead to a shorter life. In humans, it has even been found to be a driver of high blood pressure, sleep disorder, and depression that’s independent of factors like age, race, gender, weight and economic status.
However, loneliness has never been identified as a factor that can cut human lifespan by more than a small part of the average. Ants, on the other hand, appear to be far more sensitive to this stress, with loneliness leading to a surprising 91 percent reduction in lifespan.
That’s at least according to a study that details how “lonely” ants only live up to six days on average. Ants living in a community, on the other hand, were found to live up to about 66 days.
In a series of experiments where ants were picked from their colonies (群体) and separated, they were found to continuously walk without rest,consuming far more energy than they could ever.
The reason for the behavior is that an isolated ant is simple trying to get back to its colony at all costs, and doesn’t know what to do without its nest mates. After all, many entomologists (昆虫学家) would argue that an ant colony is far more a single living entity (实体) than its members.
If you were to take a single part from a clock, it would simply move aimlessly as well, running without a purpose. However, while there is a difference between aimlessness and loneliness, the researchers found that the latter affects lonely ants more directly.
The study indicated that ants can’t even eat alone, as they normally collect some of the food they gather in the field in a specialized organ called a crop.This crop is normally shared with other ants back at a nest,but as for a single ant, it simply just sits there, undigested and useless.
4. How does loneliness influence a person?
A. It can make him very tired of himself.
B. It can leave him in conflict with others.
C. It can lead to him being very independent.
D. It can cause him to suffer from poor health
5. What can be learned from the experiments?
A. Most ants can live about 6 days on average.
B. Lonely ants can become very restless.
C. Human beings are similar to ants in some way.
D. Lonely ants seem to be violent and impatient.
6. Why does an isolated ant walk non-stop?
A. It attempts to return to its colony.
B. It wants to attract other ants to form a colony.
C. It hopes to make signals to its mates.
D. It has to find more food to survive.
7. The author mentioned a clock in the passage_________.
A. to show ants have a biological clock in the head.
B. to prove ants are a well-regulated community.
C. to stress ants are really highly social animals.
D. to compare aimlessness with loneliness.
C
There are 195 countries in the world today but almost none of them have purple on their national flag. So what’s wrong with purple? It’s such a popular color1 today. Why would no country use it in their flag? The answer is really quite simple. Purple was just for too expensive.
The color1 purple has been associated with royalty power and wealth for centuries. Queen Elizabeth I forbade anyone except close members of the royal family to wear it. Purple’s high status comes from the rarity and cost of the dye (染料)originally used to produce it. Fabric traders got the dye from a small sea snail (海螺)that was only found in the Tyre region of the Mediterranean. More than 10,000 snails were needed to create just one gram of purple; not to mention a lot of work went into producing the dye, which made purple dye so expensive.
Since only wealthy rulers could afford to buy and wear the color1 , it became associated with the royal family. Sometimes, however, the dye was too expensive even for royalty. Third century Roman Emperor Aurelio famously wouldn’t allow his wife to buy a scarf made from purple silk because it cost three times its weight in gold. A single pound of dye cost three pounds of gold, which equals 56,000 dollars today. Therefore, even the richest countries couldn’t spend that much having purple on their flags.
The dye became more accessible to lower-class about a century and a half ago. In 1856, 18-year-old English
chemist William Henry Perkin accidentally created a man-made purple compound (化合物)while attemptingto produce an anti-malaria drug. He noticed that the compound could be used to dye fabrics, so he patented the dye, manufactured it and got rich. Purple dye was then mass-produced so everybody could afford it.
Till now, a handful of new national flags have been designed and a few of them have chosen to use purple in their flag. So don’t be making any bets just yet.
8. Why was color1 purple expensive in the past?
A. Because only royal families were allowed to wear purple.
B. Because it took a long time to get purple dye from gold.
C. Because purple was worth as much as its weight in gold.
D. Because purple dye used to be rare and hard to produce.
9. Why did Roman Emperor Aurelio forbid his wife to buy a purple scarf?
A. Because of poor quality.
B. Because of long tradition.
C. Because of bad taste.
D. Because of high price.
10. What is purple's situation now?
A. Purple has been widely used on national flags.
B. Purple dye is now affordable to ordinary people.
C. Royal family stop using purple because it’s toocommon.
D. Fewer snails are used to produce purple dye than before.
11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. No Purple Flags?
B. Purple vs Gold
C. How to Produce Purple Dye?
D. The Birth of Purple Color
D
Many of us were delighted to learn that a high school senior Kwasi Enin was accepted to all eight Ivy League universities. To our surprise, he wasn't excited as expected, but appeared extra calm. He announced that he would revisit the universities to find the best suitable in music or medicine. He also wanted to compare their financial aid packages.
Kwasi's success story is rare, but his reaction is not. After the admission letters arrive at home, students have 30 days to really think about what kind of school would help them grow as a person, which school would best prepare them for the future, and at which school they would be happiest. And they also have to think about whether they can afford the school they choose.
But how to answer the questions about which school is the best suitable university? Some young people are attracted to large universities with great school spirit and a list of offerings. But besides those advantages, many of these universities focus on graduate work and research, with undergraduates taught mostly by part-time instructors. Others are attracted to smaller boarding schools with discussion-based classes. But some of these schools will have much limitation for students who want a high-energy city life experience.
Many students today seem to think they should pick the university where they will get the diploma that will help them get the most highly paid job. This is a sad misunderstanding of what a college education should provide.
A good college education should prepare them to overcome any difficulty andthrivein society. It helps them to form the habit of creative mind and spirit that will continue to develop far beyond their university years. So when you choose college, you should consider if it is filled with useful learning to help create new spaces for different possibilities of growth.
12. What can we know about Kwasi Enin from paragraph 1?
A. He was from a very poor family.
B. He would choose the top university.
C. He was too excited to calm himself at the good news.
D. He considered his interests when choosing his university.
13. What can you infer from paragraph 2?
A. Few students can be admitted to university.
B. Many students face the choices like Kwasi.
C. Top universities are the first choice for most students.
D. American students can afford their university by themselves.
14. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 4?
A. Fail
B. Succeed
C. Research
D. Work
15. What should the best university be like according to the text?
A. Very large and have good instructors.
B. Small boarding schools with discussion-based classes.
C. It will offerthe diploma to get the most highly paid job.
D. It will help continue to develop far beyond university years.
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
The American book “Who Moved My Cheese?”has been a bestseller all over the world. It tells a story which happened between mice and people.___16___
The book tells us that when facing changes in our lives, like a new school or newfriends, don’t be afraid.___17___The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teenagers are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris laughs and tells a story about two mice, two little people and some cheese.
The four are in a maze (迷宫) looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college.___18___The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this.___19___
After Chris finishes the story, his friends understand one thing:___20___ His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teenagers face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
A. I bought one last week and found it very interesting.
B. Instead, use these changes to make a better life.
C. However, some strange things happened in a school.
D. Its author Spencer Johnson has writtenthe book just for teenagers.
E. to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly.
F. But they find the cheese is gone.
G. They are afraid of the change so they find no cheese.
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No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own____21____
I learned this lesson from a(n)____22____many years ago. I took the head____23____job at a school inBaxley,Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the____24____team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to_____25_____the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t____26____I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to____27____that my team might not be the number one team inGeorgia, but they were_____28_____me. I had to change
my____29____about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little______30______. Most important, I began to treat them like______31______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their______32______, we met every day and_______33_______passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our_______34_______on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to______35______. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a______36______for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest______37______of my life！
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can______38______the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and_______39_______them. I helped them to see themselves______40______, and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, but born.
21. A. luck B. tests C. efforts D. nature
22. A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show
23. A. operating B. editing C. consulting D. coaching
24. A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new
25. A. cheer for B. prepare for C. help with D. finish with
26. A. believe B. agree C. describe D. regret
27. A. realize B. claim C. permit D. demand
28. A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about
29. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. intention
30. A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship
31. A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners
32. A. rewards B. vacations C. health D. honor
33. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced
34. A. defeat B. decline C. accident D. mistake
35. A. relax B. improve C. expand D. defend
36. A. shame B. burden C. victory D. favor
37. A. chances B. thrills C. concerns D. offers
38. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect
39. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed
40. A. honestly B. individually C. calmly D. differently
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
Believe it or not, there is no standard English. Many people believe the English spoken on TV and radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people thought that those ____41.____reported the news spoke excellent English. However, ____42.____TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and ____43.____(express) different from the “standard language”, it____44.____(call) a dialect. American English has many dialects because people have come from all over the world. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from the same section speak a little____45.____(different). American English has so many dialects because people have come from all over the world.
Geography also plays a part in____46.____(make) dialects. When people____47.____(move) from one place to another, they took their dialects with____48.____(they). So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with almost the same dialect____49.____people in the northwestern USA. In the USA, many different dialects are spoken. Although many_____50._____(America) move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other’s dialects.
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。

While in the three grade, I got to like the library in my hometown and the gently librarian. And it occupied a place in my heart since then. I used to spend most of my spare time in a library every weekend. At first I could only chose to read children’s books. Later on, I became interested foreign classic work, which greatly broadened my horizons. Having read plenty of books, and I tried writing articles and contributing them to magazines. I still remember how thrilled it was to see one of my articles publishing in a magazine. It is reading books and writing
articles, I think, that adds more pleasure to my life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

I’m going to tell you a story. It’s a tale about love, heartbreak and great shame. And it’s my story. This is a story I’ve told every February since I started teaching in 1999. Its power lies, I think, in how it changes the way my students see me. Their super teacher is gone temporarily. Left behind is an 11-year-old girl whose feelings are hurt — and each of my students is very angry about the cruelty of the one who did the mean thing.
In my sixth grade, I fell madly in love. His name was David. He was tall, cute, kind of a bad boy — which I found attractive. He had no interest in me at all, but I wrote down his name all over my diary: xx loves xx in giant hearts.
So it was Valentine’s Day, elementary school style - construction paper mailboxes. Someone’s mom brought in cupcakes. Our parents bought us those variety-pack cards to send to everyone in class, with words like “Be My Honey” or “My Darling, Happy Valentine’s Day.”
It was party day. I spilled my cards onto my desk, and in many small envelopes, I saw a large one, shining like diamonds. My mind raced: "Wow-someone likes me enough to buy me this giant card. Who could it be from?” With trembling hands I tore open the envelope and drew out a sparkly image of a queen seated on her throne (宝座). The heading read, “To a Queen of a Valentine.” I was overcome with excitement. Slowly, I turned the card over, and at the bottom I saw the signature and almost fainted: David. It was all too perfect to be real. Then my eyes traveled up to the writing above his signature. In large, uneven (参差不齐的) letters, he had written me a special message.
Paragraph 1:
It read, “To the Ugliest Girl in Our Class.”, and I completely froze, tears rolling down my face.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
It was Valentine’s Day again and I held a party for my students, a party that celebrated kindness instead of cruelty.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. B 14. B 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. F 19. G 20. E
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35. B 36.
C 37. B 38.
D 39. A 40. D
41. who
42. on 43. expressions
44. is called
45. differently
46. making 47. moved
48. them 49. as
50. Americans
51.(1).three→third
(2). gently→gentle
(3).it后加has
(4).a→the
(5).chose→choose
(6).work→works
(7).去掉and
(8). thrilled→thrilling
(9). publishing→published
(10).adds→add
52.略。