2020-2021学年宜昌市第二中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年宜昌市第二中学高三英语期中考试试卷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
You have to praise the smoothness（顺畅）of ants on the move. No matter how many of them are going toward a place, there's never a hold-up. A new research paper shows how ants keep traffic flowing by changing their behavior to meet changing conditions.
For their experiments, researchers from the University of Toulouse focused on Argentine ants, animals that often move from colony（群落）to colony depending on where the food is. Making use of Argentine ants' talent for fast travel, the researchers built bridges connecting their colonies. The bridges were different in width from a fifth to three-quarters of an inch. The colonies, too, were of different sizes, ranging from 400 to more than 25,000 ants.
Then the researchers sat back andmonitoredthe traffic. To their surprise, even when those narrower bridges were full of ants, there were no "traffic accidents". "When the number of ants on the bridge increased, ants seemed to be able to understand the situation and adjusted（调整）their speed accordingly to avoid making the traffic flow stop. "the authors note. "Moreover, ants avoided entering a busy road and made sure that the bridge was never too packed to cross.”
The lesson for humans? The traffic problem may lie in our inability to adjust our driving habits for the good of the whole. Driving is fun when there are few cars on the road. Then the traffic moves very slowly. And yet, some impatient driver still acts like he's alone on the road.
The research suggests that projects, like the ever-widening of highways, may never free us from traffic jams. As long as we drive along with our own habits, no matter how many other people are on the road, we'll always end up in a traffic jam. Indeed, less space may actually be a good thing. It leaves less room for individual choice and forces us to take a page from the driving book of ants.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The results of the experiments.
B. The purpose of the experiments
C. The preparation of the experiments.
D. The requirements of the experiments
2. What does the underlined word "monitor" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. watch and check.
B. seek and improve
C. design and plan
D. discuss and practise
3. What is the best title for the text?
A. Is widening highways a solution?
B. Why don't ants need traffic lights?
C. Can we learn safe driving from ants?
D. What can ants teach us about traffic jams?
B
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies (辣椒) toour food, but did you know that this spicy vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-oldUSman recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper—the spiciest chili in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following few days, reported BBC News.
In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning feeling that comes from eating chilies by releasing natural chemicals that “produce a sense of happiness” , noted BBC News.
And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. And another study done by theUniversityofVermontcame to a similar conclusion. “The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce death risk at an early age,” Liu Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.
Chilies have anti-cancer quality and the ability to increase our metabolism (新陈代谢). So, don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us—except for the Carolina Reaper, perhaps.
4. The example of a 34-year-old American is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to prove ________.
A. chiliescan be beneficial
B. chilies are popular inAmerica
C. chilies can be dangerous
D. serious headaches can be dangerous
5. Eating chilies gives people a sense of happiness by_______.
A. decreasing death rate
B. releasing natural chemicals
C. curing serious headaches
D. providing enough nutrition
6. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Human are the only animals to eat chilies.
B. Stomachache and headaches caused by chilies is something unusual.
C. The more chilies you eat, the healthier you are.
D. Chilies have anti-cancer quality but it can't increase our metabolism.
7. The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A. warn people of the dangers of chilies
B. ask people to eat Carolina Reaper
C. encourage people to eat more chilies
D. tell people the benefits of chilies
C
The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality. There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.
Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.
Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).
Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012. Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.
The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.
8. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Sea water is bard to purify.
B. The desert is short of water.
C. The temperature is high in the desert.
D. Desert farms aren’t fit to plant vegetables.
9. What is one of the characters of desert farming?
A. It needs more pesticides.
B. It saves delivery costs.
C. It has a location limit.
D. It solves food waste problems
10. What can we know about the Sabara Forest Project?
A. It lives up to expectations
B. It can help produce more food
C. It is started to prevent global warming
D. It uses technology to produce saltwater
11. What can be inferred about desert farming from the last paragraph?
A. It still has problems to solve.
B. It represents the future of farming.
C. Its early success has aroused interest in it.
D. Its aim is to create more job opportunities.
D
Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannotbe measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.
We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention
will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.
12. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?
A. It can be measured by anIQ test.
B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.
C. It includes a set of emotional skills.
D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.
13. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2?
A. To explain a rule.
B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a fact.
D. To make a prediction.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?
A. Favorable.
B. Intolerant.
C. Doubtful.
D. Unclear.
15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?
A. Its appeal to the public.
B. Expectations for future studies.
C. Its practical application.
D. Scientists with new perspectives.
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 Benefits of Keeping a Journal
If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me.___16___
Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.
It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn't write it down？___17___But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I'm away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.
It helps you review all the lessons you've learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you've learned and the ideas you've gotten.___18___You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.
___19___After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you've gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized
today.
It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it.___20___In the end, you will expand your ideas.
A. I often experienced that myself.
B. It allows you to see your progress over time.
C. It trains you to express your thoughts.
D. Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.
E. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.
F. And to be honest, I can't imagine what my life would be like without it.
G. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
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
I believe in miracles because I’ve seen so many of them. One day,a patient was referred to(被引荐) me who was one hundred and two years old. "There’s a____21____in my upper jaw." she said. "I told my own dentist it’s nothing, but he____22____I come to see you".
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would____23____to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the____24____of her mouth. A careful examination later____25____that it was a bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment I explained to her the____26____of the problem. She held my hand firmly in hers and said, "I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just____27____.
I thought otherwise. After considerable____28____on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to____29____me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected,_____30_____treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and_____31_____, "How are you?" I asked. "I’m just fine, honey," she responded_____32_____high spirits. "When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
_____33_____to see her at all, I answered confusedly, "Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it."
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had_____34_____nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness_____35_____.
I had read of such things happening but had_____36_____seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then, I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting_____37_____to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle,_____38_____through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to_____39_____the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I’ve come to understand that a miracle exists_____40_____we choose to find it.
21. A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer
22. A. declared B. suspected C. promised D. insisted
23. A. hesitated B. continued C. attempted D. managed
24. A. roof B. comer C. bottom D. surface
25. A. confirmed B. convinced C. considered D. concluded
26. A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. resolution
27. A. old B. sick C. fine D. glad
28. A. permission B. support C. approval D. effort
29. A. persuade B. please C. impress D. astonish
30. A. refused B. provided C. received D. required
31. A. healthy B. elegant C. optimistic D. humorous
32. A. to B. in C. with D. by
33. A. Determined B. Surprised C. Frightened D. Intended
34. A. covered B. reached C. focused D. grown
35. A. cured B. faded C. expanded D. remained
36. A. ever B. also C. never D. already
37. A. easier B. rarer C. happier D. closer
38. A. or B. so C. yet D. for
39. A. read B. make C. keep D. see
40. A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. whichever
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
The dynasty following Sui is the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Its first emperor (皇帝)was____41.____officer of Sui. He and the other rulers of Tang learned from the___42.___(fail) of Sui and ruled their country in the opposite way. They held a___43.___(good) attitude towards the people and the neighboring countries than before. This could be
shown by thousands of poems of different styles___44.___(write) during this period of time. The 200 years after Tang was again a time of division called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960). It was named___45.___the five dynasties in the north and the ten kingdoms in the south. This period of time___46.___(end) by the Song Dynasty (960-1279). However, Song was very weak in power and was always invaded by its___47.___(neighbor). It was____48.____(final) replaced by the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) founded by the Mongolians. Yuan was the first period of time___49.___the whole China was ruled by the minority. The Mongolians used all kinds of measures______50.______(control) the whole country, but still failed in the end.
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：在错的词下面画一横线，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are required to wearing masks on buses in China. However, one day, I forget to wear one when I was heading for a vital exam. While boarding the bus, I stopped by the driver. Realizing what I would be late for the exam，I nearly burst into tear. Just at that time, an old lady handed me with a mask, telling me not to worry. Thanks to his precious gift, I was final in time for the exam.
Not only does the mask show our great qualities to help each other in face of great danger, but it also represented the Chinese people's determination to prevent but control the pandemic.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校组织的“英语交流到山区”活动将于下周一举行。

你是志愿者，但因生病不能参加，请你用英语给组织者Mr. George写一封道歉信，内容包括：
1.表达歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.已将志愿工作安排他人完成。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Mr. George,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
16. F 17. A 18. G 19. B 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. B 34. A 35. D 36.
C 37. A 38.
D 39. D 40. B
41. an 42. failure
43. better 44. written
45. after 46. was ended
47. neighbors
48. finally
49. when 50. to control
51.(1).wearing→wear
(2).forget→forgot
(3).在stopped前面加was
(4).what→that或将what删除
(5).tear→tears
(6).将with删除
(7).his→her
(8).final→finally
(9).represented→represents
(10).but→and
52.略。