2019-2020学年江西省临川第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年江西省临川第一中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及
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
Dive with Big Sharks
Our shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.
Is SharkDiving Dangerous?
Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.
Pricing & Details
One day Cage Diver Adventure $ 875
Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.
No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.
Top Shark Adventure $ 375
If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).
Important Note
There's No Shark Guarantee
Although we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund(退款).
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?___________.
A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.
B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.
C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.
D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.
2.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that____________.
A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the trip
B.you are out of breath deep down in the sea
C.you are hurt by a shark while diving there
D.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving
3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is____________.
A.difficult but exciting
B.challenging and tiring
C.amazing and enjoyable
D.expensive but popular
B
"Sorry, but I don't agree with you..."This is usually followed by unbearable silence and angry tears. I've always found it difficult to disagree with someone, because I don't want to lose a friend. I've found it even harder to accept it when someone disagrees with me, because my ego（自尊心）ishurt.
Before the other person gets a chance to explain why she disagrees with me, my usual response would be," If you aren't able to see my point of view, then what you think isn't worth my time or consideration, either." But now I've come to realize that when a friend disagrees with me, sometimes she is simply saying, "I don't agree with the way things are done." She still respects me as a person, and is only pointing out a better way to look at a matter. However, there may be times when my friend disagrees with me because I'm against the truth. That's when need to listen to what she says.
I've learned that one way to help my friend is for me to be open and honest with the other to voice my thoughts and listen to the other carefully. While we can't control how a person will respond to our views, we must learn to disagree with our friends in love. We will never feel that we are better than the other person.And that will help us to be less emotional, and more objective in the way we express our opinions.In the same way, we can also stay open to feedback（反馈）from others,knowing that our friends may be correcting us in love.
Good friendships build each other up, sometimes through disagreements and honest opinions. Though I don't like being disagreed with, I'm starting to see the value of such disagreements.
4. The author has found it difficult to disagree with someone because .
A. he is a friendly person
B. he usually hides his ideas
C. he has no mind of his own
D. he wants to keep the friendship
5. When a friend disagreed with him,the author used to .
A. be unhappy
B. argue with the friend
C. break up with the friend
D. explain things calmly
6. The author will listen to a friend when .
A. he is against the truth
B. he doesn't tell the truth
C. he is respected by a friend
D. he does things in the wrong way
7. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. How to keep friendship.
B. How to avoid hurting a friend.
C. How to express disagreements.
D. How to deal with disagreements.
C
Spain's tourism industry is looking to Chinese tourists for its high-endmarket, according to Rafael Cascales, president of the Spain-China Tourism Association (ATEC). “It is the kind of tourism that is not only interested in the sun, beach and the “all-included” culture. They enjoy culture, wine, history and nature, and the new Chinese tourists would also want to spend more money in Spain," said Cascales in a recent interview with Xinhua.
“They are younger, more women travel and they are more cosmopolitan (见多识广的).They also travel on their own or in couples or in smaller groups. The old-fashioned large groups of visitors have not disappeared, but this new form of traveling is becoming more important,55he said.
Speaking of the consumption pattern of the new kind of Chinese tourists, Cascales said, “The money they spend is distributed better because they will book one flight with one airline, the hotel with another company and the restaurant with another.” In his eyes, “Chinese tourists are very important because they combine two things: there are a large number of them and they spend more money than anyone else — almost four times more than tourists from other countries." They not only travel abroad in the summer months when Spain has to compete with the sun and beaches in countries such as Turkey and Egypt, but also travel in the off-peak seasons of a year, according to Cascales.
In 2017, Spain is the second most popular tourist destination in the world, only after France. It attracted about 82 million visitors, 700,000 of them from China, a number which is estimated to rise to about 2.2 million by 2022.
“We are ready; we have the infrastructure (基础设施) at every level, especially in hotel capacity. Here those visitors can find what they are looking for, including the luxury items which distinguish them,” Cascales noted.
8. What are the features of the new Chinese tourists according to Cascales?
A. They are cautious about spending money in Spain.
B. They are likely to travel in smaller groups now.
C. They are only interested in the sun and beach.
D. They are mainly male visitors of middle age.
9. What can we learn about the consumption pattern of new Chinese tourists?
A. They will reserve flights and hotels with different companies.
B. They will spend less money than tourists from other countries.
C. They will travel abroad only during the off-peak seasons.
D. They will spend the money in different cities.
10. What is done to meet the demands of Chinese tourists?
A. Local cultures in Spain are promoted.
B. Well-furnished hotels are provided.
C. Best and expensive items are offered for free.
D. More shopping sites are constructed.
11. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To introduce the tourism industry of Spain.
B. To show Spain's desire to attract Chinese tourists.
C. To describe the features of Chinese tourists.
D. To advertise Spain as a top tourist destination.
D
The measurable threat to the environment has been worsened by the spread of COVID-19 that increases the need for plastic protective equipment. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels. Millions of tons of greenhouse gas are released from the development of these resources and plastic production and burning.
The end life of plastic is just worrisome. Less than 10% of the plastic produced has been recycled. Even more of it has been burned. But the vast majority of plastic has been buried inland, and it is increasingly polluting the environment. We hear mostly about ocean plastic and the harm done to sea creatures that mistake plastic bags and bits for food. But microplastic is even more worrisome. Plastic doesn't break down biologically but instead breaks down into tiny particles（a very small piece of something）, which have been found in every corner of the planet, on land and in the air, in drinking water and food sources.
Yet the public has not given this global environmental disaster the attention it requires. Instead, they have
viewed single-use plastic—which makes up about 40% of plastic used each year—as a litter issue that can be solved through better recycling and waste management. That attitude must change because the recent global breakdown of the market for recycling has made it clear that it has never been, nor ever will be, able to keep up with plastic trash use.
California has been the forerunner of plastic waste reduction—it was the first state to ban single-use plastic bags and may be the first state to transform the way goods are packaged. The state also came close to passing an act which would have required that products sold in plastic packaging in the state have a proven recycling rate of 75% by 2032. California, though influential, can't solve this crisis alone. The US has long been producing a great amount of plastic trash and it should engage in reducing the use of plastic as well.
12. Why does the author mention the release of greenhouse gas in paragraph 1?
A. To show the harm of plastic
B. To warn of the climate change.
C. To call for the development of fossil fuels.
D. To highlight the importance of plastic equipment.
13. What's the author's attitude towards the public opinion on single-use plastic?
A. Favorable.
B. Tolerant.
C. Curious.
D. Opposed.
14. What's California's role in reducing plastic waste?
A. A pioneer.
B. A failure.
C. An objector.
D. A predictor.
15. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Microplastic Products Are Harmful
B. Waste Recycling Is an Urgent Matter
C. Plastic Waste Pollution Is a Wake-up Call
D. Global Environmental Disasters Are Increasing
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
Poor Sleep and Loneliness: A Vicious Cycle?
The feeling of being lonely is the sense that you have less social contact with others than you want. It is not quite the same as the amount of social contact you have. Some people don’t engage that often with others, but
they are perfectly fine with that, and so they don’t feel alone.____16____Being lonely is associated with poorer psychological health.
One area of research has focused specifically on the relationship between loneliness and sleep. There are several inter-related questions: Is feeling lonely related to the quality of people’s sleep? What aspects of sleep are related to loneliness? And does loneliness cause sleep problems, or do difficulties with sleeping lead to feelings of loneliness?___17___
The relationship between loneliness and sleep was explored in a paper by Melanie Hom and Caol Chu in the September 2020 issue of Clinical Psychological Science. They analyzed the data of previous studies relating sleep quality to feelings of loneliness.____18____This relationship is stronger for insomnia (失眠症) than for sleep complaints like nightmares. In addition, the more loneliness people express, the less effective they think their sleep is.
Although poor sleep and loneliness are closely related, it is hard to determine whether loneliness causes sleep difficulties or the reverse (相反).
___19___It is because you can look to see whether sleep difficulties at one time predict later feelings of loneliness or whether loneliness early on predicts later sleep difficulties. Interestingly, sleep problems predicted later loneliness and loneliness predicted later sleep difficulties. However, the connection between earlier sleep difficulties and later loneliness was generally stronger than that between earlier loneliness and later sleep difficulties. This pattern suggests that there may be a vicious cycle, though, in which poor sleep can increase feelings of loneliness, which can in turn increase sleep difficulties.
If you are someone who has trouble sleeping, be aware that poor sleep lowers your resilience (复原力) overall. Among other things, it may make it harder for you to appreciate the social contacts you have.____20____That added social engagement just might have a positive impact on your future sleep.
A. Long-term studies that follow the same people over time help.
B. If you have difficulty in social engagement, you may feel lonely.
C. Other people may spend a lot of time with others, but still long for more.
D. These issues are important because poor sleep can affect psychological health.
E. To solve the problem, you should monitor your sleeping quality and physical health.
F. If you have trouble sleeping, try spending more time reaching out to friends and loved ones.
G. The results indicate that the more sleep difficulties people express they have, thelonelier they feel.
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One dark morning during my walk, I fell and had my___21___broken. I received several___22___ over two years. It was no fun for a busy mother! More_____23_____, I was left with certain physical limitation. My doctor told me to live life to the______24______, but not to do things that would be too much for my arm. As I recovered from the last surgery, I fell in_______25_______ over all the things I would never get to do that I had wanted to try, like boating. However, I_____26_____ so much on what I couldn’t do that I didn’t___27___what I could do was right in front of me all along.
My fourteen-year-old son, Matthew, was fond _____28_____ archery(射箭). I loved watching him shoot arrows and I had learned quite a bit about the____29____. I had never tried his bow. I was sure my arm would never allow for such____30____ equipment, anyway. Then during one of my son’s ________31________, the coaches had a “fun day” and ________32________ encouraged the typically sedentary（久坐的)parents to ________33________ a bow. Before I realized what I was doing, I shot my___34___arrow. And it hit the___35___—6 points!
From then on, I often practiced. The more I did it, the more I knew I could do it. I realize that not only will my body not _____36_____ this new adventure, but neither will my family—my husband has taken up archery and my other son has tried it as well! I think the sport has made my family___37___ in some way. I never______38______ something like archery would be possible for me. I guess being faced with the concept of “limitations” pushed me forward. No more______39______ and no more fears, I just had to take___40___and shoot—and find my way.
21. A. head B. leg C. arm D. eye
22. A. operations B. occupations C. qualifications D. certifications
23. A. luckily B. importantly C. unfortunately D. happily
24. A. fairest B. fullest C. cheapest D. easiest
25. A. love B. sympathy C. embarrassment D. desperation
26. A. depended B. figured C. insisted D. focused
27. A. appreciate B. realize C. confirm D. describe
28. A. of B. with C. in D. on
29. A. club B. sport C. job D. injury
30. A. interesting B. frightening C. challenging D. deserving
31. A. competitions B. vacations C. practices D. performances
32. A. enthusiastically B. patiently C. honestly D. violently
33. A. take away B. pick up C. break down D. sort out
34. A. first B. second C. third D. last
35. A. distance B. enemy C. air D. target
36. A. suffer from B. benefit from C. adapt to D. take to
37. A. busier B. clearer C. closer D. richer
38. A. suspected B. insisted C. concluded D. imagined
39. A. excuses B. responsibilities C. permissions D. motivations
40. A. care B. aim C. action D. defeat
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
Over the last two months, several great apes at the San Diego Zoo____41.____(receive) an experimental animal COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗), because they are most____42.____risk and can be easily vaccinated. They mark the first____43.____(know) non-human primates (灵长类动物) to get the shot.
All species of apes are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, for they____44.____(affect) easily by diseases. In January, eight gorillas at the zoo became the first great apes in the world to test positive.
They live in close groups,____45.____caused rapid infections among them. COVID-19 has the potential____46.____(wipe) out different kinds of apes____47.____humans don't take steps to prevent its spread. Zoetis started development on a COVID-19 vaccine for dogs and cats after the first dog tested positive over a year ago. It was considered safe and____48.____(use) eight months later. "It's not like we____49.____(random) take a vaccine and give it to a hovel species. A lot of thought and research goes into it. Our motto is, above all, to do no harm," a spokesperson for the zoo said. "The gorilla troop are doing well and appear to be on their way to a full_____50._____(recover).”
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。

My English was not good previous. But I have done whatever I could to improving my English in the past year. First, I forced myself to memorize at least several new words everyday. It is huge importance to learn English well. Second, I went over the basic rules of grammars every week, which my English teacher expected me to master it. Third, I read short English articles and then wrote a English composition every others day. I neither want to get low marks in reading or hope to get low marks in writing. Now my English is improving day by day, and I hoped I am prepared for the come College Entrance Examination.
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。

Joan excitedly packed her bags for her upcoming trip with her family. They were driving from New York to Virginia to go on a brief visit to their distant s. She was bursting with impatience to play with her cousins and chat away with her aunt and uncle.
After all of the suitcases had been loaded into the car, Tonny, Joan’s father, looked to Joan and her mother, Flora. “Is everyone ready for our road trip?” They both smiled and nodded.
It was going to be quite a long journey, and within a couple of hours Joan had already begun to feel tired. She began to nod off when she noticed the car veering off the road, sharply to the left.
Tonny managed an emergency stop, got out and walked around the car. He scratched his head, looking confused. Then, he gave a great sigh. “We have a flat tire(轮胎), ”he said to Flora.
“Use the spare tire in the trunk. Then we can replace it when we reach Virginia, ”she suggested. Tonny looked down at his feet sheepishly. “I…haven’t had the spare tire replaced since the last time we had a flat.”Flora seemed upset, but tried to remain positive. “Maybe we can call a service,”she suggested. But a quick glance at their cellphones told them that there was no signal in the area. Joan looked at her mother in the front seat, and her father still staring blankly at the flat tire outside. Both of them looked concerned.
Joan began to get worried. No other cars had passed by in a while and it seemed like they were far away from a town center. She looked out the window, wondering if they would have to sleep in the car or if there was any way they could possibly find someone to help them. Would they ever make their way to Virginia?Her s would surely be worried about them.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Joan looked out the window, she saw a car approaching.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ It began to rain and Joan became more worried.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. B 11. B
12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. C 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34. A 35. D 36. B 37.
C 38.
D 39. A 40. C
41. have received
42. at 43. known
44. are affected
45. which 46. to wipe
47. if 48. useful
49. randomly
50. recovery
51.(1). previous→previously
(2). improving→improve
(3). 在第四句is后面加of
(4). grammars→grammar
(5). 去掉master后面的it
(6). a→an
(7). others→other
(8). or→nor
(9). hoped→hope
(10). come→coming
52.略。