2020年厦门六中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析

2020年厦门六中学高三英语下学期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
Bird migration is described as the regular, seasonal movement of bird populations from one place to another and back again.
The longer days and rich food of the northern summer provide greater chances for birds to feed their young. The longer daylight hours and enormous food resources allow birds to lay larger eggs than those of related non-migratory species that remain in the tropics all year round. As the days shorten in autumn and the breeding period is over, the birds return to warmer regions where the available food supply differs little with the seasons changing. The advantages of migration make up for the high stress, physical exertion（消耗）, and other risks of the migration.
Day length is the primary environmental factor that encourages birds to prepare for migration. They have an increased appetite which results in weight gaining, giving them the fat reserves that provide energy for their migratory flight. They also show more activity at night, which is when most birds migrate. While the length of day is the primary reason for migration, birds also respond to temperature changes. For example, if a spring is late and the temperature is lower than normal, birds delay migration; if a spring is early, birds also begin migration early.
The timing of the migratory cycle must allow birds to arrive on the breeding site so that there is time tobuild a breeding place, mate, lay the eggs, and hatch the young before the rich food is available to feed the young in the nest. Similarly, if birds wait until the climate in their northern breeding grounds becomes tolerable(可忍受的), there will be no time togain the necessary weight that provides the energy needed for their southbound migration.
1. Why do birds migrate to the north in spring?
A The temperature in the south has risen.
B. They like traveling and enjoy the journey.
C. The summer there is warmer than that in the south.
D. The environment there is more suitable for them to feed their baby birds.
2. What are the two factors that cause birds to migrate?
A. Day length and food supply.
B. Night length and high stress.
C. Temperature changes and daylength.
D. Food supply and temperature changes.
3. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Birds' Life
B. Birds' Migration
C. Birds' Breeding Habits
D. Birds' Living Environment
B
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to anew study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).
To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.
On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions.
"The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."
Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness inU. S.teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.
4. Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?
A. Calculating students' happiness.
B. Asking students certain questions.
C. Analyzing data from a survey.
D. Doing experiments on screen time.
5. How does the author develop the finding of the study in paragraph 3?
A. By making a comparison.
B. By giving an example.
C. By making an argument.
D. By introducing a concept.
6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To draw a conclusion from the study.
B. To offer some advice to the readers.
C. To prove social activities' importance.
D. To support the researchers' finding.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Quitting Phones Equals Happiness
B. Screen Time Should Be Banned
C. Teens' Lives Have Changed Sharply
D. Screen-addicted Teens Are Unhappier
C
To Rehan Staton, his childhood was a life of privilege — loving parents, a supportive big brother and a pleasant, private school education. Everything changed when his mother left the country and his father lost his job.
He had to sleep with a heavy jacket on when it was cold. He was always hungry. He said he couldn't concentrate at school and would sleep during class. He went from straight. As to near the bottom of his class. A teacher told him he needed special education, which made him hate school.
Staton spent his high school years as an excellent athlete, raining to become a professional boxer. He had won a lot of martial arts competitions.But a tragedy struck him in his senior year when Staton suffered serious tendonitis (肌腱炎), in both shoulders. He couldn’t lift either arm for months. His dream of becoming a professional player failed. He struggled to apply to colleges but was refused byall of them.
Staton’s body slowly recovered from martial arts and he got a job as a rubbish collector. Many co-workers couldn't help but ask him a simple question, “What are you doing here? You’re smart. You are too young to be here. Go to college.” It was the first time someone outside his family had spoken highly of his intelligence. It was the co-workers thatem enedhim to return to school.
Several co-workers put Staton in touch with a professor atBowieStateUniversity. The professor was impressed with their conversation and persuaded the admissions board to change its former decision.
Going to college forced Staton’s older brother, Reggie, to drop out. They both knew someone had to be working full time along with their dad. It was a decision Reggie made on his own.
After receiving a 4.0, Staton succeeded in becoming a student at theUniversityofMaryland. But he still had a long way to go to attend Harvard Law eventually...
8. What finally changed Rehan Staton’s happy childhood?
A. His brother’s losing the job.
B. His serious health problem.
C. His father’s sudden death.
D. His mother’s leaving the country.
9. What does the underlined word “em ened” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Force.
B. Direct.
C. Encourage.
D. Accompany.
10. Why did Staton’s elder brother have to drop out of school?
A. He wanted his brother to study further.
B. His father asked him to leave school.
C. He had lost interest in most lessons.
D. He had to go out to find his mother.
11. What will the writer mainly talk about next?
A. What Rehan Staton planned to do after entering Harvard.
B. How Rehan Staton managed to be admitted to Harvard.
C. Why Rehan Staton decided to choose to go to Harvard.
D. When Rehan Staton would be successful in Harvard Law.
D
America---that glorious symbol of multiculturalism, the great melting pot---qualifies as part of the developed world, right? Not quite, if we consider the state of second language learning in schools across the country.
According to a 2018 study, Europe often tops the U.S. in foreign language education in school. 92% of European students are learning a foreign language in school. In America it’s only 20%. In more than 20 European countries, studying a foreign language for at least one year is compulsory. In comparison, only 10 states and D.C. require learning a foreign language for graduation.
I went to a public school in Pennsylvania that ranked onNewsweek’s list of America’s top high schools in 2015. Foreign language learning was not a graduation requirement. A common response to such stories and statistics is: So what? Why should Americans care about learning another language when English has recently seemed to dominate as the official language of the world?
The world is globalizing faster than we can imagine. More than half of the world’s population speaks more than one language. It is also increasingly becoming the need for success in this globalizing world. Having the ability to speak a second language opens up the possibility of travelling and immersing yourself in another part of the world. This means people can feel other cultures, and traditions in places you were previously kept away because you could not communicate in the language.
The teaching of foreign languages can be instrumental in bringing about peace and unity in the country we live in. Learning a second language can be an efficient vehicle to help to bridge communities. To speak another language means having access to a universe of different experiences and world views of another community of people.
12. Why does the writer mention Europe?
A. America makes studying a foreign language compulsory.
B. America is the glorious symbol of multiculturalism.
C. America isn’t really qualified as the developed world.
D. America doesn’t focus on foreign language education
13. What is American’s attitude towards education of foreign languages?
A. Less concerned.
B. More worried.
C. Quite doubtful.
D. Very supportive.
14. What can visiting people do if they can speak the language where they visit?
A. Make the world globalizing.
B. Achieve success in business.
C. Experience people’s real life there.
D. Keep away their own culture.
15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Using a second language can bring harmony.
B. Communities of people enjoy the great views.
C. Speaking another language is reallynecessary.
D. Learning a second language can be difficult.
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
How toStay Safe During a Hurricane
Learn more about how to prepare, stay safe and save the children's work on the front lines, meeting children s most vital needs. The following are some hurricane preparedness tips to help protect your children from sufferings during and after disasters.
16.___17___Explain to your child what could happen in the event of a hurricane, using simple, age-appropriate words. Outline an emergency plan for the whole family, with an evacuation plan and meeting location.
18. Practice evacuation.___19___Be sure to run through different scenarios—at home, at school and at other places you visit often. When planning your evacuation route, remember that bridges may be washed out and low-lying areas may be flooded.
20. Stay indoors, if not evacuated. If you aren't advised to evacuate, or are unable to do so safely, stay indoors, away from windows, skylights and doors. Continue to monitor weather reports and don't go outside until the storm has passed,___21___.
22. Keep routines. Children experience comfort from rituals and routines, like a story before bedtime or a family meal each evening.___23___
24. Watch your child for changes in behavior, sleeping patterns, or eating habits. Children may be afraid or anxious for a while after the hurricane.___25___However, if they continue, you should seek professional help.
A. If at all possible, keep these routines.
B. Talk to your children about hurricanes.
C. It is important to keep these routines in any case.
D. Tell your children to calm down during a hurricane.
E. Once you've created your evacuation plan, it's time to practice.
F. If changes in behavior do happen, they will likely lessen within a short time.
G. Downed trees, live electrical wires and other dangers can appear unexpectedly.
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Chris Rosati gave away donuts (甜甜圈) and honored kids for their random acts of kindness. He still wanted to make the world a___21___place. His latest finding is about the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is that a single butterfly flapping (拍动) its___22___on one side of the globe can, in___23___, start a hurricane on the other. It's a___24___concept, but Rosati wondered if it could be___25___to kindness as well.
A few months ago he decidedto___26___the theory at a diner in his hometown. He saw two girls at the table next to his and gave them each $ 50 with one simple___27___—do some thing kind. Rosati left the diner and forgot all about it___28___he got an email. It___29___pictures from a village inAfricawith people holding signs that____30____, "Thanks a lot for spreading____31____—Chris Rosati. " "It was the butterfly effect," said Rosati. The two girls said they couldn't____32____it when a stranger gave them each $ 50 dollars. "That makes you want to do something____33____with that money."
The girls said they already knew about this village where the people there had been working hard to____34____Ebola (埃博拉病毒), so the girls paid for a____35____to help them celebrate being Ebola-free. They said it felt great to help. "It____36____us that we would definitely encourage other people to do it,"____37____they. To that end, Rosati____38____his latest campaign last month to____39____lots of little butterfly grants (拨款)一$50 each—to any kid who wants to start____40____the world.
21. A. cleaner B. better C. quieter D. neater
22. A. wings B. legs C. eyes D. cheeks
23. A. fact B. advance C. theory D. brief
24. A. politics B. chemistry C. biochemistry D. physics
25. A. addicted B. applied C. attained D. attached
26. A. describe B. track C. test D. teach
27. A. instruction B. construction C. design D. translation
28. A. while B. though C. unless D. until
29. A. obtained B. included C. appointed D. guaranteed
30. A. whispered B. saw C. read D. exhibited
31. A. kindness B. loneliness C. witness D. weakness
32. A. beg B. behave C. beat D. believe
33. A. good B. random C. fair D. cautious
34. A. suffer B. waste C. matter D. fight
35. A. deal B. feast C. fee D. match
36. A. warned B. freed C. inspired D. alarmed
37. A. exchanged B. complained C. replied D. added
38. A. launched B. repeated C. cooperated D. connected
39. A. take out B. give out C. come out D. hang out
40. A. travelling B. controlling C. changing D. cycling
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
Chinese painting has a history of more than 2,000 years. Chinese painting has three major kinds of subjects,____41.____(include) birds and flowers, persons and sights of the countryside, mountains and sea. Chinese painting has much to do with the art of fine handwriting____42.____(call) calligraphy (书法). Chinese painters use black ink____43.____(produce) different tones and a brush to make many kinds of lines. Even if they add color1 , the ink drawing remains the basic____44.____the design. In judging paintings, the Chinese pay more attention to the brushwork than to____45.____subject.
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, has its unique and____46.____(independence) system in the world’s fine arts field. The traditional subjects are persons, sights, flowers and birds. They____47.____(divide) into two different styles: one is Gong bi, or meticulous (细致的) painting. This traditional realistic style features the fine brushwork and close attention to detail; the other is Xie yi, or impressionist painting,____48.____characteristics are vivid expression and powerful outlines. The____49.____(form) of painting include wall paintings, screens, album and fan covers. There____50.____(be) also unique decoration and paper hanging skills for paintings.
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 name is Ma Lili, an survivor of theTangshanearthquake in 1976. Many strange things had happened before the earthquake , but we didn't take them serious. Fifteen seconds late, the large city lay in ruin. My family and I were buried under the building. Luckily, soldiers came to our rescue in time. It was reported thatTangshanwas the centre of the earthquake but tens of thousands of people died, what shocked the world! At that time, some people were thoughtTangshanwould disappear from the world. However,Tangshansoon begin to breathe again. We all devoted ourselves to rebuild it and now the city is becoming even beautiful than before.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国好友John发邮件说想了解中国的传统节日。

请你回复邮件介绍一个节日，内容包括:
1.节日的名称和时间；
2.主要活动。

注意:1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结束语已为你写好。

Dear John,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
12. D 13. A 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. F
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. including
42. called 43. to produce
44. of 45. the
46. independent
47. are divided
48. whose 49. forms
50. are
51.(1). an→a
(2). serious→seriously
(3). late→later
(4). ruin→ruins
(5). but→and
(6). what→which
(7). 删除thought前的were
(8). begin→began
(9). rebuild→rebuilding
(10). 在even和beautiful之间添加more 52.略。