2019-2020学年寿光中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年寿光中学高三英语下学期期中考试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
Red Tourism Sites inShanghai
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Many Chinese people are planning to visit red tourism attractions in the coming summer vacation. The following are some red tourism sites inShanghai.
Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth
Revolutionary magazineNew Youth,which created the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement, was established by Chen Duxiu inShanghaiin 1915. The editorial office moved toBeijingin 1917 when Chen Duxiu was head of liberal arts atPekingUniversitybut moved back toShanghaithree years later.
Address: No. 2,100 Nanchang Road, Huangpu district
Former Residence of Chen Wangdao
This three-story building was the home of famous scholar and educator Chen Wangdao. In 1920, Chen completed the first Chinese translation ofThe Communist Manifesto(共产党宣言). He also served as President of Fudan University from 1952 to 1977.
Address:51 Guofu Road, Yangpu district
Huangpu Wharf (码头)
HuangpuWharfin Yangpu district was the place for about 650 Chinese students who headed toFrancefrom March 1919 to December 1920 to further their studies. They included Zhou Enlai, later the first premier of thePeopledRepublicofChina, and Deng Xiaoping, later the leader of the PRC.
Address:32 Qinhuangdao Road, Yangpu district
The Memorial of the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party ofChina
The two-story building was completed in 1920 as the residence of CPC founding member Li Hanjun. On July 23, 1921, thirteen members held their first national congress of the Communist Party of China here, marking the birth of the Party.
Address:76 Xingye Road, Huangpu district
1. When did the editorial office ofNew Youthreturn toShanghai?
A. In 1915.
B. In 1919.
C. In 1920
D. In 1921.
2. What do we know about Chen Wangdao according to the text?
A. He established theNew Youthmagazine.
B. He first translatedThe Communist Manifestointo Chinese.
C. He went toFrancefor further study.
D. He held the first national congress of the CPC.
3. Which site was the birthplace of the Communist Party of China?
A. Former Site of the Editorial Department, of New Youth.
B. Former Residence of Chen Wangdao.
C.HuangpuWharf.
D. The Memorial of the Site of the First National Congress of the CPC.
B
Coke was introduced by the Coca Cola company in 1886, making it a rather true andtested favorite of generations of people in over 200 countries. This list should give you some ideas on how to get more from your coke than usual.
. Coca Cola is an excellent rust buster (除锈剂). If you have a bunch of small rusty objects, put them in coke overnight and give them a goodscrubin the morning. Coke helps to break down the rust, making cleaning much easier. Be sure to throw out the used coke when you are done with it or you might be taking a trip to the doctor.
. Like the previous item, the citric acid (柠檬酸) in coke makes for an excellent window cleaner. This is especially useful for car windows. Pour a can of coke over the window and rub the window, then wipe it off with a wet cloth to remove any sugary matter from the sugar in the drink. As coke is fullof sugar, you should clean the sticky matter off the window glasses, or it will be not a cleaner but a dirt.
. For those of you who live in areas where skunk (臭鼬) smells can be an issue from time to time, one can of coke added to water with detergent (清洁剂) really helps to break the smell down. If you have been sprayed, stand in the shower and cover yourself from head to toe with coke — wait for a few minutes, then wash yourself with a shower. Coke is an excellent hair treatment so you get two tips for the price of one with this item!
. Pots can sometimes get black on the bottom. The black is almost impossible to remove; this is caused by over-cooking. To remove the black and renew your pot, pour in a can of coke (or as much as you need to cover the blackened area by an inch) and put it on the stove on a low heat. After an hour or so, wash the pot as normal.
4. What does the underlined word “scrub”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Start.
B. Cleaning.
C. Shake.
D. Example.
5. What is important while using coke to clean car windows?
A. Use a dry cloth.
B. Rub the window lightly.
C. Don’t pour too much coke.
D. Clean the sugary matter thoroughly.
6. For which purpose does coke have to be mixed with other material?
A. To get rid of the black on the pot.
B. To breakdown the rust,
C. To remove smells.
D. To clean windows.
7. What type of writing is this text?
A. An advertisement.
B. A review.
C. A news report.
D. A practical guide.
C
Ivrea is a town in the Piedmont province of northern Italy. It is known for its localcarnival（狂欢节）organized in February.
The main part of the carnival is the famous Battle of the Oranges (La battaglia delle arance). The Battle includes nine teams who throw oranges at each other during three carnival days – Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Oranges were not always used in the battle. In the middle ages people used beans. Twice a year the local feudal lord gave a pot of beans to the poor families who, as sign of rebellion, threw them out of their homes. Later beans became part of carnival as sort of “ammunition” for throwing at people passing by.
It is still not known why exactly people started using oranges. It is believed that the origin for this tradition is in the mid 19th century. The legend says that local girls, standing on balconies, started to throw some oranges, together with confetti,lupins(白羽扇豆)and flowers, onto the parade carriages. The girls actually wanted to draw
attention of boysin the carriages. Boys “answered” by throwing some objects back at girls. Little battle started that way.
Battle of the Oranges got strict rules after the World War II. The battles are organized on town's squares. The battles are fought between teams in carriages (symbolizing local the guards of localtyrant(恶霸)) and the teams walking beside those carriages (symbolizing rebellious people of Ivrea).
Oranges for the event are brought from the island of Sicily. The oranges used are of low quality, not suitable for humans. About 270,000 kilograms of oranges are used each year.
The carnival ends with a silent march on the night of “Fat Tuesday”. The Carnival "general" says goodbye to everyone with the phrase "See you next Fat Thursday at 1 p.m."
Special prizes are awarded to three best foot teams, three carriages drawn by two horses and three carriages drawn by four horses. Different elements are judged like for example throwing ability, fair play or decoration of carriages.
8. The word "ammunition" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to________.
A. decoration
B. bullets
C. advertisement
D. presents
9. In Battle of the Oranges, the teams walking beside carriages act as ________.
A. the Carnival general
B. the local feudal lord
C. the rebellious people of Ivrea
D. the guards of local tyrant(暴君)
10. Which of the following statements about Battle of the Oranges is NOT true?
A. In the middle ages, people threw beans out of homes as a sign of rebellion.
B. Girls throw oranges towards carriages in the parade to attract the attention of boys inside.
C. Tons of oranges are used every year to hold the festival.
D. People started to throw oranges because they are of low quality and not suitable to eat.
11. What is this passage mainly about?
A. A traditional activity in an Italian carnival
B. The origin of Battle of the Orange
C. How people enjoy themselves in the Orange Carnival
D. The rules of activities in carnivals in Italy
D
This past year, I've found myself returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you,
books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.
Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surprise and excitement. They broaden our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract us and help reduce ourmental chatter.When we hit the “flow state" of reading where we're fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing anything else.
There is so much noise in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation. You disconnect from the chaos around you.You reconnect with yourself when you are reading. And there's no more noise.
In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more books,many are reporting they're having a harder time getting through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats to keep you alive.Our fight-or-flight response has been consistently activated.
Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding and screaming: “Can't you see I'm busy!” Anxiety causes our brain to produce a flood of stress,which consumes our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.
Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read"The House of Mirth" every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up and started reading.I just kept going.The comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me peace.So return to something familiar.
12. What does the underlined part “mental chatter” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Getting lost in a book.
B. Non-stop inner anxiety.
C. Chatting with the author.
D. Powerful network of brain.
13. What do we know about reading according to the text?
A. It can treat our headache.
B. It can calm down the noisy people.
C. It forces us to concentrate.on thinking.
D. It makes us communicate with ourselves.
14. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020?
A. People bought too many books.
B. The books were too difficult to understand.
C. People just wanted to escape from the threat.
D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.
15. Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. To rid people of concern for safety.
B. To present an effective reading way.
C. To wake up memories of an old book.
D. To recommend the book he/she reads.
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Trees are one of the oldest living things on earth. Trees are important for life as they provide food and oxygen. The importance of trees continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created from us human beings. The forests and trees are planted to make the world look better and more beautiful.___16___Some of them are as follows.
Trees can clean soil and control soil erosion (侵蚀). Poisonous chemicals and pollutants from various factories enter into the soil, thus causing soil pollution.___17___Trees and plant roots bind (捆绑) the soil and thus reduce soil erosion. Also they store rainwater and reduce sediment (沉积) deposits.
Trees play an important role in reducing the greenhouse gases. They consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.___18___For example, a fully grown tree produces oxygen which is sufficient for10 people for a complete year. Also, they act as filters of the air that we breathe.
Trees are of commercial importance. Trees satisfy the need of fuel for cooking in many areas around the world. Trees also provide wood for furniture and hundreds of household items.___19___Also, trees produce a number of fruits and nuts which are sold at market. Some trees are even used to make medicines.
___20___They provide shelter and food for a number of animal species across the globe. Trees are especially important as they form green corridors connecting habitats with each other and with the countryside beyond.
A.Without trees our planet cannot be considered a place for living.
B.In fact, trees play different roles in our environment.
C.This lowers global warming.
D.Wood pulp (浆) is used for making paper in industries.
E.Trees have the ability to store them or change them into less harmful forms.
F.Trees have beautified our planet.
G.Trees act as the habitat for wild animals.
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 remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowed of boys on the playground. She seemed so
___21___but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her___22___nobody could.
I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing___23___. She practiced dribbling(运球) and___24___over and over.
One day I asked Sally why she___25___so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a___26___. I’m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe if I am___27___enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t___28___.”
I___29___her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to____30____. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head
____31____in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I walk____32____and sat down beside her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The____33____told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team -- still less she would be____34____a scholarship -- so she should stop dreaming about college.
I felt she was extremely____35____. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were____36____. They didn’t understand the____37____of a dream.
The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was____38____offered a scholarship and____39____to the college education that she had____40____and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
21. A. small B. upset C. strong D. determined
22. A. as B. and C. but D. for
23. A. well B. still C. again D. alone
24. A. running B. passing C. shooting D. struggling
25. A. studied B. expected C. improved D. practiced
26. A. title B. prize C. reward D. scholarship
27. A. good B. brave C. active D. careful
28. A. lack B. block C. count D. appear
29. A. guided B. watched C. preferred D. encouraged
30. A. faith B. peace C. victory D. profession
31. A. sunk B. buried C. covered D. dropped
32. A. up B. away C. back D. around
33. A. coach B. judge C. teacher D. captain
34. A. sent B. offered C. promised D. suggested
35. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. frightened
36. A. cruel B. strict C. unfair D. wrong
37. A. cause B. power C. value D. pressure
38. A. really B. entirely C. gradually D. naturally
39. A. voted B. admitted C. appointed D. introduced
40. A. joined in B. gone through C. benefited from D. dreamed about
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
China, which takes___41.___(proud) in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability___42.___(change) the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping.
Recently, the “new four great inventions” have improved the quality of people’s lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy anything___43.___they want simply with a phone within doors. High-speed trains___44.___(short) the journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half___45.___hour. As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bike-sharing___46.___(base) on satellite navigation (导航) system, mobile payment as well as big data that has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back to people’s lives___47.___they are making public transport more attractive.
It is___48.___(increase) clear that China is no longer copying western ideas and is leading in many new ways.
A growing number of foreign companies hope to promote the development in their home country___49.___highlighting the need for____50.____(technology) achievements like that of China.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
st Monday, my father said goodbye to my mother and me but went on a business trip.
He would be away in three days. Just next morning, I found my mother wasn't feeling good. She had a bad cold. I immediately went to get her some drug and then prepared some noodles for her. With my specially care, my mother was recovered quickly. When my father comes back home, mother told him what had happened. He praised me for which I had done.
I feel very happy that I have done anything for my mother.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你和朋友决定本周日去城市郊区钓鱼。

请你写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Tom参加，内容包括：
1.发出邀请及理由；
2.准备及约定见面时间、地点等。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. B 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. B 17. E 18. C 19. D 20. G
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. B 32.
A 33. A 34.
B 35.
C 36.
D 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. pride
42. to change
43. that 44. have shortened
45. an 46. based
47. and 48. increasingly
49. by 50. technological
51.(1).but→and
(2).in→for
(3).next前加the
(4).good→well
(5).drug→drugs
(6).specially→special
(7).删除was
(8).comes→came
(9).which→what
(10).anything→something
52.略。