2020-2021学年邢台市巨鹿中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2020-2021学年邢台市巨鹿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
Swimming Holes in America
In America, these secret swimming holes are hidden and hard to reach but well worth the adventure.
Cummins Falls
Looking for the best place to escape the summer heat in the heartland of America? For more than 100 years, Cummins Falls, a scenic,75-foot waterfall located in Jackson County, TN, has been a treasure for Tennessee natives. But now, the secret is out! Although it’s a bit tough to get to, once in the park, the mountains and river provide unmatched beauty on your way to taking a swim in Tennessee's eighth-largest waterfall.
Sliding Rock
A popular place to cool off during those hot North Carolina summers, Sliding Rock waterfall is located in the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County. A flattened rock about 60 feet lies in a nearly 7-foot-deep pool at the bottom, making this natural waterslide a great place to visit with people of all ages.
Mooney Falls
It is the tallest water feature in the Grand Canyon, rising 190 feet above the surface. Named after an explorer in the 1800s, Mooney Falls is accessible only by crawling（爬）through 2 underground passages and then climbing down a sheer cliff（峭壁）face with just a couple of chains to hold on to. Although it is tough to get to, the view and the cool alone make it worth the trip.
Lihue Estate
A private swimming hole at the old Lihue Sugar Farm on Kauai, HI, was changed into an inner-tube water ride by Kauai Backcountry Adventures in 2003 and opened to adults. The waters for this 2.5-mile journey, which come from near the top of Mount Waialeale—one of the wettest spots in the world—are channeled through ditches（沟渠）that were hand-dug by farm workers over a century ago.
1. Which hole may be the favourable destination for families?
A. Lihue Estate.
B. Sliding Rock.
C. Mooney Falls.
D. Cummins Falls.
2. What can we learn about Mooney Falls from the text?
A. It wasfound by an explorer.
B. It was hand-dug in the 1800s.
C. It is dangerous to arrive there.
D. It is the tallest fall in the world.
3. What is special about Lihue Estate?
A. It is man-made.
B. It is a private area.
C. Its water is from underground.
D. It lies on the top of Mount Waialeale
B
Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alarming you to any traffic, pedestrians,animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the live stream. It's like the map has come to life.
This type of map isn't available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellites was launched into space. Even though it orbits Earth at more than 370 miles（600 km）away, it can capture images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches（25cm）across.Peeringall the way from outer space, it can make out a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can't identify your face or read the cars' license plate numbers . . . at least not openly.
According to some reports, this satellite and other US spy satellites have the technology to take even sharper images, with a resolution（分辨率）of up to around 4 inches（10cm）. ButUS law forbids making these super-sharp pictures public, to prevent enemies from using them. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem horrible. Live, high-detail satellite mapping could possibly be used to monitor anybody at any time. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he is concerned about what this could mean for privacy. Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that imagery. “It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.
At the same time, live, detailed maps of Earth's surface could be useful in amazing ways. Live maps of a disaster area could quickly discover people in need of rescue as well as the safest routes in or out. Satellite images are already helping catch illegal logging and fishing operations. Higher detail may make it possible to catch other criminals in the act. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.
What do you think? Do you wish everyone could access high-detail live maps of Earth's surface?
4. What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Seeing
B. Standing
C. Walking
D. Hearing
5. Why does US law forbid making super-sharp pictures public?
A. to protect the technology.
B. for the sake of safety.
C. to protect the environment.
D. to threat other countries.
6. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. This super-sharp map hasn't been put into market.
B. Worldview-3 satellites orbits the Earth at 370 km away.
C. Personal privacy is safely protected if you use the super-sharp map.
D. The super-sharp map should be completely forbidden.
7. How is this technology used in agriculture?
A. It can help improve the production of crops.
B. It can help kill pests.
C. It can help farmer to watch over their crops from far away.
D. It can help increase farm land.
C
Have you ever thrown a camel? Camels are large and heavy animals so it would be hard to throw. But in the French-speaking Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, “to throw a camel” is a way of saying “to make a spelling mistake”.
In the past, a phrase like that was not accepted by the French government as an official French term. But recently, the French Ministry of Culture worked on a new kind of dictionary that accepts the idea that many people outside of France speak the language. The language has changed over time and is different in places like Ivory Coast in West Africa or Quebec in Cana-da, compared to how it is in Paris
A new online dictionary, called the French speakers’ dictionary, includes new French words from around the world. It was released on March 18—just in time for International French Speaker’s Day on March 20.
Supporters say the new Internet dictionary is more democratic than earlier French dictionaries that only showed the way highly educated French people spoke. The new dictionary includes unofficial words like “pourriel”, which means an unwanted email if you are in Canada. It is a word based on “courriel”, which just means an email.
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the idea of the dictionary in 2018. It now contains about 600.000 terms, Roselyne Bachelot is the French Culture Minister. She said the dictionary is not just for France's 67 million citizens, but for the 300 million French speakers worldwide.
The aim, supporters say, is to recognize the way language changes. Words and expressions included in the dictionary come from over 50 countries—even from the United States Some people in the southern U. S. state of Louisiana speak French.
People can see the dictionary on a website or with an app. Users can also send in new words they think
should be included. Official dictionaries produced by the French Academy in Paris were first published hundreds of years ago and are regularly updated.
8. What do we mean if we say a man “throws a camel” in French?
A. He talks big.
B. He is very strong.
C. He makes a joke.
D. He misspells a word.
9. What is the purpose of the publication date of the new online dictionary?
A. To celebrate an event.
B. To honor foreign users.
C. To draw more attention.
D. To meet an urgent need.
10. Where does the word “pourriel” come from?
A. French.
B. An email.
C. A holiday.
D. Canada.
11. What can people do with the new dictionary?
A. Update it regularly.
B. Recommend new words to it.
C. Change the meaning of its words.
D. Regard it as an official dictionary.
D
As artificial intelligence(AI) systems become more advanced, we can expect them to be used more often in the world of human medicine and healthcare. AI is designed to imitate(模仿）the human brain in decision making and learning, so with the computing power to learn tasks in days or even hours, it is possible to create medical AIs that rapidly outperform doctors in certain tasks.
Data plays a hugely important role in helping AI systems learn about human medicine. AI systems are trained on large data sets gathered from real-life cases. Providing detailed patient information in quantities is a crucial factor for their success.
One of the most important areas for influencing global health is in the field of epidemiology(流行病学）。

Predicting disease outbreaks can save millions of lives by having resources ready should the worst happen. Startup AIME has successfully combined public health data with machine learning and AI to create a prediction engine capable of anticipating epidemics months in advance with great accuracy.
Another field where medical AIs are making rapid advances is in diagnostics(诊断学）Doctors base a lot of decisions on information from X-ray, CT and MRI images. Speeding up. diagnoses from patient scans can rapidly improve patient care and outcomes. Computer vision AIs use pattern recognition to work through these images with incredible speed and accuracy. They have been able to outperform junior doctors and even senior specialists in some tests.
Cardiologist(心脏科医生）Rima Arnaout developed an AI that beat human experts at correctly interpreting echocardiograms(超声心动图）by 92 percent to 79 percent. She said that despite the result there is no prospect of AI replacing human doctors any time soon. “As cardiologists, weread the images and then go to see the patient,” she said. “So we're both reading images and practicing medicine. I don't think that the second piece will be taken over so quickly. ”
The acceptance of AI in medicine will continue to gather pace in the future as it becomes more widespread.
12. What played a big role in helping AI systems know of human medicine?
A. Certain tasks.
B. Large data.
C. The skill to imitate.
D. The increasing demand.
13. Why is Startup AIME mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To illustrate predicting disease is possible.
B. To call on doctors to focus on public health data.
C. To prove it's a successful company in global health.
D. To let readers realize the importance of early success.
14. What do we know about computer vision AIs?
A. They do better than doctors in some tests.
B. They speed up diagnoses from patient scans.
C. They can rapidly improve patients' conditions.
D. They analyze information from X-ray, CT and MRI images.
15. What do Rima Arnaout's words in paragraph 5 imply?
A. AIs are not so smart as human doctors.
B It's not easy for AIs to take the place of human doctors.
C. A cooperation between AIs and human doctors is a must.
D. Human doctors are playing a big role in practicing medicine.
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Well SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely. See how they get their names.____16____That’s what you call an acronym.
Specific—because they are detailed. It’s not good enough to simply say I’m going to revise for my exams.____17____A specific goal is something like: I’m going to spend at least 20 hours revising for each subject and make a timetable to show how I’m going to do this.
Measurable—because you should be able to measure your goals and ask yourself questions like: “How much have I done?”; “How much have I still got to do?”; “____18____”; “Is this ‘bad dream’ ever going to end?”
____19____If your goal is, for example, to raise $1 million for charity, write a novel, and revise for your exams then you might want to ask yourself if you really can do all this and then maybe drop one or two of them.
Relevant—because all you little goals should help you work towards your final one.
Timely—your goal must have a time frame.____20____There’s not much point if you’re planning to finish revising a couple of weeks after your exams are over. That doesn’t make much sense. Likewise, you need to think about when would be a good time to start.
A. That plan’s too general.
B How much time do I still need?
C. It’s not really going to be helpful, is it?
D. Look at the first letter of each of the words.
E. In other words, it must have a start and a finish.
F. Being the most popular child in your house won’t help you with the revision.
G. Attainable—because your goal should be something that you can actually do.
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My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “___21___my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a___22___like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a____23____on how bad it must be to have to stand____24____in the cold wind.
In the store, I asked each of my kids to___25___something they thought our “friend” there would____26____. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a____27____. I thought about it. We were___28___on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes___29___from our need instead of our abundance is____30____what we need to do! All the kids_____31_____something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of____32____, he lit up and thanked us with____33____eyes. When I handed
him the gift card, saying he could use it for_____34_____his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful____35____for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can____36____! Things would have played out so_____37_____if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have_____38_____to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in____39____, it also gave my kids the_____40_____taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.
21. A.Lost B.Changed C.Quit D.Finished
22. A.condition B.place C.sight D.show
23. A.suggestion ment C.decision D.call
24. A.outside B.proudly C.by D.angrily
25. A.draw B.say C.arrange D.pick
26. A.order B.supply C.appreciate D.discover
27. A.dollar B.job C.hot meal D.gift card
28. A.easy B.low C.soft D.loose
29. A.giving B.saving C.spending D.begging
30. A.yet B.even C.still D.just
31. A.declared B.shared C.ignored D.expected
32. A.toys B.medicine C.food D.clothes
33. A.sleepy B.watery C.curious D.sharp
34. A.whoever B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever
35. A.experience B.example C.message D.adventure
36. A.rely on B.respect C.learn from D.help
37. A.suddenly B.vividly C.differently D.perfectly
38. A.time B.power C.patience D.money
39. A.fear B.love C.need D.memory
40. A.strong B.sweet C.strange D.simple
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
Johann Sebastian Bach was a talented and influential composer and musician.____41.____(know) as the father of western music for his great works, Bach created over 1,000 pieces of music in his lifetime.
Bach was born in 1685 in a small town in Germany. His father taught him to play the violin and
harpsichord(old piano) and____42.____addition, he learned to play the organ(管风琴) from his older brother.
Bach became a famous organist when he was young, working as a musician for a____43.____(various) of churches. He began to compose original works for all sorts of church services. However, most of this music was written to be performed only once and____44.____( eventual), only very little of his music was published——not many people really____45.____(appreciate) it.
Later, while working as an organist for a Duke(公爵), Bach received a better job offer. When he tried to leave to take____46.____new chance, the Duke put him in prison for a month. But Bach loved music so much that he didn't stop____47.____(create) music. He composed 46 pieces of music during his time in prison, many of____48.____are still performed today.
Bach's music wasn't truly accepted during his lifetime, but now he____49.____(consider) to be one of the_____50._____(great) composers in history.
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。

We are in the last year of high school. It's time for us to have clear future career plan. Since my childhood, I had been dreaming of becoming a doctor. When known Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize, I was great inspired by her to learn medicine. Especially this year, the spirit of doctors has hardened our determination to study medicine to save people's lives. It is their wisdom and efforts which have saved tens of thousand of people. Difficult though it is to make my dream to come true, something will stop me achieving it. I will concentrate on my study to get ready to my future major in college.
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. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B
12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B
16. D 17. A 18. B 19. G 20. E
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34. B 35. A 36.
D 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. B
41. Known
42. in 43. variety
44. eventually
45. appreciated
46. the 47. creating
48. which 49. is considered
50. greatest
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52.略。