2020-2021学年南昌第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年南昌第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题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
A
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1. What do the classes mainly focus on?
A. Daily conversations.
B. Work - related topics.
C. Grammar rules.
D. Area - based accents.
2. Which is NOT offered to the students?
A. Native English - speaking teachers.
B. Personalized courses.
C. Choice of class time and teacher.
D. Offline learning materials.
3. What should a student do first if he decides on either of the packages?
A. Arrange a free class with LOI English.
B. Bargain with LOI English for lower fees.
C. Choose an experienced LOI English teacher.
D. Make a promise to sit through each class.
B
The man who invented the World Wide Web a few decades ago is calling for major changes to make it better for humans. In an open letter published on Tuesday, Berners-Lee said that the web was used by half the world's population.
Berners-Lee said the web had clearly created great opportunities for humans to progress and had made life easier for millions of people. Actually, it also has offered opportunities to groups traditionally not heard a new voice in society. However, he added that the web had also provided new ways for cheats to commit crimes (犯罪).
“Against the background of news stories about how the web is misused, it's understandable that many people feel afraid and unsure if the web is really a force for good,” he wrote.
Berners-Lee created a group called the World Wide Web Foundation. He islooking for help from governments, companies and people to become more involved in shaping the web to do more good for humans. His actual plan is called the “Contract (合同) for the Web”.
Under this contract, governments are called on to take steps to makesure all people can connect to the Internet and that personal privacy is respected. Businesses are asked to keep the Internet prices low so more people can use the web. In addition, companies should respect privacy and develop technologies that aim to put people first.
The plan also calls on people to create materials for the web and work with others to make sure that is rich, quality information for everyone. Besides, people should seek to “build strong communities that respect personal speech and human equality.” “The path to make the Internet better is the responsibility of everyone who uses it,” Bermers-Lee added, “Making big changes will not be easy, but will be very well worth it in the end.”
4. What does Berners-Lee think of the World Wide Web?
A. It is his greatest regret.
B. It stops the progress of humans.
C. It needs improving.
D. It does more harm than good.
5. What's wrong with the web according to Berners-Lee?
A. It is misused for bad purposes.
B. It is misunderstood by all people.
C. It blocks out a new voice in society.
D. It is expensive for half the world’s population.
6. What are governments called on to do under the “Contract for the Web”?
A. Put technology first.
B. Create materials for the web.
C. Popularize the Internet.
D. Make the Internet free of charge.
7. What should people do with the Internet in Berners-Lee's opinion?
A. Be responsible for it.
B. Absolutely reject it.
C. Completely rely on it.
D. Be unconcerned about it.
C
I dropped out of college after my first year. Three years later, I returned to college after having been stuck in a dead-end job, working at a department store. I saw school as my way out. But I quickly found myself up against the same problems that had caused me to give up before. I was in over my head with college-level algebra (代数) and a heavy workload of reading and writing homework. In addition, I was still unsure of my career (职业) direction。

After about a week in community college, I was feeling the same upset and fear I’d felt a few years earlier. I was ready to drop out again. Then a smartly dressed woman with grey hair walked confidently to the front of my English composition class. “Look at you! You’re here because you want to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to make it!”
Mrs. Peters didn’t know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, yet I felt she was speaking directly to me. She knew exactly what I was feeling and what many of my classmates were probably feeling as well, and she lessened our fears. I came out of that class making up my mind to succeed.
Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small manageable pieces, and set up a schedule that works for you, she told us. Professors teaching too fast for you to take notes? Interrupt (打断) them with a question so you can catch up on your notes before they continue, she advised. If college algebra is too difficult, drop back to introductory college math, she suggested. As for English composition which can be hard and boring, she gave us interesting writing homework.
She never let us lose sight of our dreams. “Go for the best: you’re worth it” she said when we graduated.
I left that community college with high grades and went on to do further studies. Mrs. Peters wouldn’t know that when she gave that talk, she made a huge difference in my life.
8. Why did the author go back to college?
A. He was out of a job.
B. He was dissatisfied with his job.
C. He tried to start his own business.
D. He hoped to learn more about algebra.
9. What troubled the author at college?
A. He did badly in recent exams.
B. He was forced to leave school.
C. He failed to manage his studies.
D. He was beaten by bitter memories.
10. How did Mrs. Peters affect the author?
A. By showing favor to him.
B. By talking with him directly.
C. By setting him extra homework.
D. By givinghim inspiration and skills.
11. What advice did Mrs. Peters offer to her students on their careers?
A. Have fun.
B. Start small.
C. Dream big
D. Think twice
D
Nowadays medical technology seems to be advanced enough for doctors to perform brain transplants (移植). Though this procedure (程序) has only been successfully performed on animals so far, doctors are still hopingto perform this procedure on humans. However, in my opinion, brain transplants should not be performed at all, especially not on humans because of the large number of problems and side effects that could come along with. Hopefully these dangerous side effects will convince doctors not to perform this procedure on humans.
Despite many benefits technology brings. I do not think this medical technology of brain transplants will help. We were all born with one brain and through childhood to adults our mind developed into who we are, so if with a different brain we would no longer be unique. A person with a different brain would seem to be a total stranger and in many ways they would be. No one should steal our identity from us, even if we are seriously injured, and change it to a completely new one. Also for the people who have died with healthy brains, that was their identity and it should not be given to anyone else.
Another problem with brain transplants is how doctors can choose what are “healthy” or “normal” brains. An elderly person who has died would have an aged brain that would not be as efficient as younger person’s brain. Then would doctors have to find healthy brains of the same age as the person who needs it? This could also bring up other factors such as intelligence, sex, or physical problems that a person might have had before death. Also another problem might be how long a brain can be kept “alive” after death and how it can be kept “alive” without damage.
Overall. my feelings about this operation are that it should not be done on humans until doctors have overcome all the problems and challenges that stand in their way of making human brain transplants successful.
12. Why does the author think brain transplants should not be performed at all?
A. The cost of the operation is extremely high.
B. Doctors are not able to perform brain transplants.
C. A good many problems and side effects may arise.
D. This procedure has only been successful on animals
13. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. People shouldn’t give their healthy brains to others.
B. Having a brain transplant means losing one’s identity.
C. Transplanting brains is changing old brains into new ones.
D. Having brain transplants indicates stealing identity from others.
14. What is the writers’ attitude towards brain transplants an humans?
A. indifferent
B. favorable
C. disapproving
D. objective
15. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To encourage brain donation.
B. To stress the importance of brain operation.
C. Toargue against brain transplants on humans.
D. To introduce the technology of brain transplants.
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Retirement, if you plan well, is filled with leisure time to do what you want when you want. That is why we call retirement the Golden Years. Retirees with grandchildren have the leisure to see them whenever they want.___16___
Early in the pandemic (流行病)，health experts warned older adults to limit contact with children. No matter how much you love them, children are known for spreading germs. And older adults are at higher risk of dying from CO VID-19. But now, as the pandemic continues, the situation is changing again for some retired people. Because of the pandemic, most grandparents are involved in the family's childcare.___17___They check schoolwork, control study time, and create educational games.
Why? For many families, school is also childcare for working parents.___18___So education is happening online and in the home.___19___More grandparents are now being asked to not only watch their grandchildren but also supervise (监督)their online learning.
Mary Hill and her husband Bill have to care for their grandson Will five days a week and supervise his distance learning. Mary says she and her husband are much busier than they were before the pandemic.
___20___Grandparents are often accused of spoiling grandchildren - letting them eat lots of sweets and play all the time. For Mary, becoming a rule enforcer instead of just a fun grandmother for Will has been the hardest part.
A. But most schools remain closed.
B. However, that changed with the coronavirus pandemic.
C. As a result, many families are struggling to find childcare.
D. It is not easy for old adults to get along with their grandchildren.
E. Besides being much busier, grandparents face another difficult problem.
F. In theUnited States, some grandparents are adding new work in their Golden Years.
G. Children experts say grandparents and their grandchildren should hang out together regularly.
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 husband sat down on the bed. “Your____21____are complete ridiculous, Denise. These gifts don’t have to be perfect. The kids don’t care.”
I____22____him and kept wrapping the gifts. Each boy needed to have his own paper, and each gift____23____to be wrapped perfectly. Actually, I always____24____to do everything perfectly. I suspected my entire family lived in____25____of my standards. I told myself I was just taking care of my family, but in reality I knew my____26____perfectionism wasn't doing us any good. I knew I needed to____27____.
Two days later, my husband and I took our two older boys on a____28____toMatamoros,Mexico. We were going to participate in a(n)____29____known as the" Big Feed", where we'd be working in a field with strangers.
Upon arriving, we sat down and listened to the director, Ben, give his____30____about the event. “We won't stay inside although it's raining. And I have something that'll____31____that all of you stay flexible.” He____32____a small piece of cookie to each of us. “This is the Flexi-cookie. You eat it and you____33____will be flexible. Now let’s eat this cookie together.”
It tasted so ordinary, but it____34____magical ways. I worked alongside my family for two long days in
a____35____field. We handed out supplies and____36____for several thousand people. My sons played games with the other children all day in the rain, and I never once____37____them up. I learned to be flexible.
Later, I muttered(嘀咕)"Fexi, Flexi" throughout the day,____38____myself that I needed to be less____39____. I cannot say I've totally overcome my perfectionism, but I've made enough____40____.
21. A. attitudes B. beliefs C. principles D. standards
22. A. blamed B. abandoned C. ignored D. teased
23. A. had B. requested C. happened D. asked
24. A. agreed B. attempted C. failed D. refused
25. A. order B. fear C. place D. support
26. A. stubborn B. curious C. generous D. normal
27. A. flee B. withdraw C. change D. recover
28. A. routine B. diet C. dilemma D. journey
29. A. event B. adventure C. lecture D. ceremony
30. A. speech B. review C. writing D. guess
31. A. explain B. guarantee C. witness D. assume
32. A. showed off B. took in C. mixed up D. passed out
33. A. improperly B. certainly C. rarely D. unwillingly
34. A. occurred B. counted C. worked D. mattered
35. A. muddy B. broad C. comfortable D. smooth
36. A. prepared B. stood C. waited D. cooked
37. A. fixed B. picked C. brought D. cleaned
38. A. convincing B. reminding C. warning D. promising
39. A. patient B. conservative C. rigid D. careful
40. A. marks B. equipment C. progress D. differences
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
Many of us are raised with the saying “Waste not, want not.” None of us, however, can___41.___(complete) avoid waste in our life.
Whether we waste our potential talents, our own time, our___42.___(limit) natural resource ,our money___43.___other people’s time, each of us can become more aware and careful. The smallest good habits
can make a big___44.___(differ). It’s a good feeling to know in our hearts we are doing our best in the world___45.___is in serious trouble. By focusing on___46.___(save) oil, water, paper, food and clothing, we are playing___47.___vital part in cutting down on waste..
We must keep reminding___48.___(we) that it is easier to get into something than to get out of it. Actually, sever damage___49.___(do) to our land is fairly recent in the history of our evolution. It’s time for us to say no to waste so that our grandchildren’s children_____50._____(be) able to develop well. We can’t solve all the problems of waste, but we can encourage mindfulness.
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。

Terry Fox, is born in 1958, studied physical education in university. At 19, his right leg was fitted with a artificial leg due to bone cancer. In 1980, he decided to run the “Marathon of Hope” across Canada, hoped to let people know about the suffering of cancer patients and to raise money for cancer research. On April 12, he start his run in Newfoundland. It was a difficult run, and he was very determined and kept running. Soon people were gathering along his route to cheer her on and to give money to his cause. The media began to report on his progresses. Terry had covered 5,373 kilometers before he had to stop because the spread of cancer. He dead in 1981, which great saddened the nation.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的好友Jack听闻你校即将举办70周年校庆（anniversary），他对此很感兴趣。

请给他回信，告诉他活动的相关事宜，内容包括：
1.活动时间、地点；
2.活动内容（精彩的文艺表演等）；
3.欢迎届时来观看演出。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节。

参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. B 14. C 15. C
16. B 17. F 18. A 19. C 20. E
21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. B 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. completely
42. limited
43. or 44. difference
45. that/which
46. saving 47. a
48. ourselves
49. done 50. will be
51.(1).删除is (2).a→ an (3). hoped→ hoping或者在hoped前面加上and (4). start→ started
(5). and→ but (6). her →him (7). progresses→ progress (8). because后面增加of (9). dead→ died (10). great→ greatly
52.略。