2019-2020学年江西省临川第二中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年江西省临川第二中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案第一部分阅读（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
Four Best Hikes in the World
There's nothing like getting out and getting some fresh air on a hike. No matter whether your idea of a hike is a leisure walk or climbing the highest mountain on Earth, we've got you covered. Below are four best hikes inthe world.
Torres del Paine W Circuit
Location (位置): Patagonia. Chile
Distance: 37 + miles
Time: 5~6 days
Best time to go: October to January
The W Circuit is one of the most recommended hikes you'll find. Not only will you appreciate the diverse landscapes and striking granite pillars (花岗岩柱子), but you'll probably meet some new friends along the way.
Grand Canyon Rim - to - Rim Hike
Location: Arizona, the United States
Distance: 48 miles
Time: 1~3 days
Best time to go: May to June, September to October
There's no better way to experience one of the greatest wonders in the world. Located in one of the USA's most beautiful parks, the views are ly appealing. Just make sure you're prepared for the challenge.
Trek to Petra
Location: Jordan
Distance: 47 miles
Time: 5~ 6 days
Best time to go: October to April
Take the road less traveled through the Kingdom of Jordan and experience one of the seven wonders of the world. Hike through canyons, gorges and ridges, and see tombs and temples along the way all while avoiding
crowds of tourists.
Yosemite Grand Traverse
Location: California, the United States
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 6~7 days
Best time to go: July to September
Known for some of the best hiking in the world, Yosemite National Park is famous for its views and huge sequoia (红杉) trees. Praised byNational Geographic, the Yosemite Grand Traverse will take you through waterfalls and green mountaintops.
1.Which of the following is the best time for the hike in Patagonia, Chile?
A.April
B.May
C.August
D.December
2.Where should you go for a less crowded hike?
A.Jordan
B.Patagonia, Chile
C.Arizona, the United States
D.California, the United States
3.What can you do along the Yosemite Grand Traverse?
A.Plant sequoia trees
B.Appreciate waterfalls
C.Visit local temples
D.Climb granite pillars
B
Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.
It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.
Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most
welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.
Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.
But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?
“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”
4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?
A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.
B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.
C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.
D. It provides more than enough services for children.
5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?
A. Its cost.
B. Its benefits.
C. Its popularity.
D. Its ending.
6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?
A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.
B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.
C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.
D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.
7. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?
A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.
B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.
C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.
D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.
C
One day, when I was working as a psychologist（心理学家）in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me.“This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically（同情）
The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon---in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company（陪伴）. But why did he never look at me?
“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
“It’s your tum,” he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one…without any words---can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
8. When he first met the author, David .
A. felt a little excited
B. looked a little nervous
C. walked energetically
D. showed up with his teacher
9. David enjoyed being with the author because he .
A. wanted to ask the author for advice
B. liked the children’s drawings in the office
C. beat the author many times in the chess game
D. needed to share sorrow with the author
10. What can be inferred about David?
A. He liked biking before he lost his family.
B. He recovered after months of treatment.
C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.
D. He got friends in school before he met the author.
11. What made David change?
A. The author’s silent communication with him.
B. His teacher’s help.
C. The author’s friendship.
D. His exchange of letters with the author.
D
Put your hand over your heart and sit very still. You may notice that the sound of your heartbeat is similar to the beat of a drum. Your heart starts beating before you are born and continues throughout your life. For this reason, the beating of a drum stands for the rhythm of life for many people around the world.
InGhana, a country inAfrica, many schools use drums instead of bells to show the beginning and ending of class. Through the drum, the children ofGhanaalso learn about their history and culture. They hear old stories passed on through the music of the drum. The stories of the drum also teach children games, rules and lessons about behavior.
For thousands of years inAfrica, drums have been used to tell stories of daily life and history. Drums told the coming of a king, the start of a war, or the birth of a child. They also allowed people to share messages. But how does a drum tell a story?
InWest Africa, the most common drum used for communication is called a “talking drum”. By making higher orlower drum sounds, the drummer can make the drum “talk”.
In many African languages, words go up and down in pitch (高音) when they are spoken, almost like a song. Depending on the pitch or tone (音调), the same sound can have many different meanings. For example, when spoken with two low tones, the African word “ilu” means “drum”. When spoken with one high and one low tone, “ilu” means “town”.
Drum language works in the same way. Just as in spoken language, the word “ilu” has different meanings depending on how it’s drummed. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using low tones, the word means “drum”. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using one high and one low tone, it means “town”.
Drummers create “words” to build ideas, sentences and stories. The next time you hear a song, listen for the heartbeat within the music. Can you hear the story of the drum?
12. The first paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. drums beat like our hearts
B. drums have a long history
C. drums are widely used in the world
D. drums are important for many people worldwide
13. From the text, we learn that inGhanadrums________.
A. are not as useful as before
B. teach children a lot of things
C. help bring the war to an end
D. are used in class by teachers
14. The example of the African word “ilu” is used to show________.
A. how a word can have different sounds
B. how to speak African languages
C. how a drum tells stories
D. how to beat a drum
15. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Know the history of the drum
B. Listen to the story of the drum
C. Beat the drum of life
D. Love me, love my drum
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If you only had one minute, or even just 20 seconds, to establish a good relationship with someone youˈve never met before, how would you do it? Here are three Aˈs that you may find helpful.
Awareness
Getting along with others requires an awareness of three things-the environment, time, and the person you are meeting. ______16______. The setting (e.g., a church versus a gym) decides how you communicate and even what you should wear. Time is also important. Do you have hours, minutes, or just seconds? The less you have, the more you need to think about what you will say and how you will say it.
While an awareness of the setting and time is important, so is our awareness of others. Our immediate assessment of others, their mood and emotional state, contributes to getting along. Approaching someone when they are stressed may not be the best thing to do. ______17______.
Acceptance
Since ancient times, the wise have said, "When inRome, do as the Romans do." This is especially true in
foreign countries. ______18______. Change how you do things, how you dress, how you greet, how you talk, so that you will fit in. Donˈt resist and donˈt insist that you have things your way, or that you know better. It is, once more, not about you. It is about two things-the setting and fitting in with others. Respect the beliefs, norms, customs, and practices of those you wish to engage. Mirror those around you. Itˈs the secret that wise men have used since ancient times. ______19______.
Approachable
___20___. Smiling works to a point, but you must make welcoming eye contact. Your body language should say, "I am friendly and approachable."
A. It is no different today
B. You need to respond with a smile
C. And it also applies in the other settings
D. An awareness of the environment gives you a head start
E. Instead, waiting just a half-hour can make all the difference
F. If you want to be liked or fit in, you must be both accessible and friendly
G. But we canˈt expect others to do for us what we should be doing for ourselves
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When I was growing up, I had an oldneighbor, a physician named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any____21____I'd ever known. We often played in his yard. But he never____22____us for making a mess in his yard.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't____23____lives, he was planting trees in his yard. He had some interesting___24___about planting trees. He____25____the principle "No pains, no gains". He____26____watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional（传统的）wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that____27____plants spoiled（宠坏）them because it made them grow____28____. He said he had to make things____29____for the trees so that only the strongest could_____30_____. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow_____31_____and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So,_____32_____watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper to help the trees build up_____33_____.
After he died, I walked by his_____34_____and looked at the trees, which were all tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of_____35_____these trees meant they grew weak. Whenever a
cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Hardship seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs' trees in ways_____36_____and case never could exist.
Every night, before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But_____37_____I've been thinking that it's time to change my_____38_____. I know my children are going to_____39_____hardship. What I need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rain falls and the wind blows, they won't be_____40_____.
21. A. doctor B. teacher C. lawyer D. farmer
22. A. liked B. admired C. respected D. blamed
23. A. saving B. losing C. changing D. shortening
24. A. stories B. theories C. goals D. projects
25. A. took apart B. worried about C. believed in D. made up
26. A. briefly B. hardly C. enthusiastically D. constantly
27. A. watering B. caring C. drying D. growing
28. A. stronger B. bigger C. weaker D. healthier
29. A. easy B. good C. interesting D. tough
30. A. escape B. survive C. sleep D. recover
31. A. flowers B. leaves C. branches D. roots
32. A. because of B. in addition to C. instead of D. thanks to
33. A. kindness B. love C. strength D. interest
34. A. yard B. hospital C. garden D. tomb
35. A. planting B. attending C. processing D. ruining
36. A. comfort B. freedom C. happiness D. wealth
37. A. early B. lately C. previously D. originally
38. A. situation B. result C. design D. prayer
39. A. leave out B. care about C. long for D. meet with
40. A. turned down B. torn apart C. picked out D. thought of
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
In 1981, in. San Francisco, Chris Cardner, a salesman, invests his family’ s savings in a medical instrument, but____41.____it proves to be, the investment becomes a white elephant, financially breaking the family and his
wife leaves him and____42.____(them)son. He tries his hardest, though running into troubles,____43.____(land) a six-month no -salary job at a stock firm and battles to build a future.___44.___(face)with many problems while chasing his dream, he often sleeps in homeless shelters and even a public bathroom.____45.____he never backs off and his struggle pays off when the position____46.____(offer)to him. The Pursuit of Happiness is a very moving and inspiring American movie,____47.____Will Smith and his real life son playing the leading characters. At times I can not help looking at my own life and thinking of the____48.____(impress)scenes in the movie.___49.___most memorable words are_____50._____. Chis says to his son “If you’ve got a dream, you’ve got to protect it.”
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。

I was punished once while I was at school. That was only because I forced to do something I didn't want to do it. I got punished because of the boy, who I was really frightened for. One day, he told me he will be sitting behind me. I was asked to move my paper so that he could read that I'd written. I did as he said, but we were all caught cheating. I had to write a composition about honest. Learning what had happened, my head teacher criticized me or encouraged me to be trustworthy. I can hard forget the experience.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，你和美国笔友David经常有电子邮件往来，相互了解中美学生的学习和生活情况。

近期他来信向你了解你们学校学生的体育开展情况。

请你用英语写一封电子邮件，
内容包括:
1.全校师生积极参加阳光体育活动；
2.介绍你最喜欢的体育项目；
3.谈谈中学生参加体育锻炼的重要性。

注意:
1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：阳光体育活动a sunshine sports program
Dear David,
I’m really glad that you asked about sports in my school,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. D 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. F
21. A 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. D 32.
C 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38.
D 39. D 40. B
41. as 42. their
43. to land
44. Faced 45. However
46. is offered
47. with 48. impressive
49. The 50. What
51.(1). I后面添加was
(2). 去掉it
(3). the→a
(4). for→of
(5). will→would
(6). that→what
(7). all→both
(8). honest→honesty
(9). or→and
(10). hard→hardly
52.略。