2020-2021学年南昌十中高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年南昌十中高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析
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
Kuala Lumpur is a capital city in Malaysia. Here are the top 4 budget hotels:
The Chinatown Inn (About $30 per night)
Just a block from the railway station, located in Chinatown’s open market. It has clean beds, central air conditioning, hot water forcoffee and tea, and a hall with a big screen TV. Wi-Fi is good except Floor 5. The guests’ complaint is that the air condition is too cold, so make sure you get a room with a window. You can open it to let some warmth in.
Ancasa Express (About $45 per night).
The hotel is above the sky-train station. That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city. From the station, take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotellobby(大厅). The rooms are clean and nice. There is a flat screen TV, the strongest Wi-Fi, and a very hot rainfall shower. The guests’ complaint is that the cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner, and not 24 hours.
Central Hotel (About $35 per night)
This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station, which is the heart of all transportation in the city. From Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel, in which rooms are small but clean, and have common Wi-Fi.
Ocean 77 (About $25 per night)
On Petaling Street in Chinatown, this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi in each room. The location is good, in the heart of the Petaling Street market. No cafe in the hotel, but many on the street.
1.In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window ________.
A.because the light in the room is dim
B.so that you can breathe the fresh air
C.so that you can let some warm air in
D.so that you can have a good view from it
2.If a guest likes surfing the Net, which of the following would be his first choice?
A.The Chinatown Inn
B.Central Hotel.
C.Ocean 77.
D.Ancasa Express
3.What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?
A.It is the cheapest, newest and cleanest.
B.Its location is in the heart of the city.
C.It is located in the street in Chinatown.
D.There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.
B
It’s a little before8 a.m. when Mathias Schergen pushes open the side door at Chicago’s Jenner Elementary Academy for the Arts. He walks down the hall toward the office to sign in. It’s the same routine he’s had as Jenner’s art teacher for nearly a quarter century. “It’s going to be a good day,” a colleague calls out. “It’s a good day.” They hug. It seems like a typical Friday. Except it’s not. After 23 years at Jenner Elementary, Schergen is retiring. Even on his last day, there are still art projects to finish.
Schergen leaves behind a richlegacyat this school. He’s won grants (拨款) for art projects. He turned an empty classroom into a museum. He’s pushed his students to make art about their lives. And he was awarded a Golden Apple — the most honorable teaching award in Chicago. But it wasn’t always easy. For years, Schergen taught in one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods. “When I first got my room, I noticed there were bullet holes in the window. That made me nervous,” he says. So he stuffed Beanie Babies in the holes to make it “look kind of funny”. “I didn’t even tell my wife for a whole year,” he says. “I didn’t want her to know.”
With one hour to go, Schergen piles the chairs and sweeps the floor. He cleans out the sink for the last time. Fifth-grader Deontae Barnes, one of his best helpers, has watched him say goodbye all day. He wanders in the doorway. “Ah, come here, son,” Schergen says, signaling him over. He bends down for a hug. “Thank you for making these last days special and being a help to me.”
When Deontae leaves, a reporter asks Schergen: When your kids ask why you’re retiring, what do you tell them? “I just tell them that grown people have dreams too,” he says. “I have other things in my life I have to do. It’s time. It’s just time.”
4. Why is it a special Friday for Schergen?
A. He was retiring on that day.
B. He won an honor for his school.
C. He was interviewed by a reporter.
D. He received a Golden Apple award.
5. What does the underlined word “legacy” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Art projects.
B. Great achievements.
C. Respect from students.
D. Change in teaching.
6. What made Schergen nervous when he first got to the school?
A. Safety concerns in the school.
B. The poorly-equipped classroom.
C. Being misunderstood by his family.
D. Students’ poor academic performance.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A.A Typical Day for an Art Teacher
B. Time for Art Projects
C. A Teacher’s Final Day at School
D. The Last Art Class
C
When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4：30 inthe morning.
We needevery one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, but you're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny(命运)for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own future.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book.
But whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work.You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practise.
8. What can we learn from the first paragraph？
A. The writer's home was very rich.
B. The writer's mother was a teacher.
C. The writer was born in a poor family.
D. The writer didn't like reading books.
9. What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills？
A. To quit on their country to earn more money.
B. To help solve the most difficult problems.
C. To write their own new destiny by working as a TV star.
D. To spend some time writing books about their own life.
10. Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal？
A. Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.
B. Because eyeryone's future is to do simple work.
C. Because everyone should do their homework.
D. Because everyone should pay attention in class.
11. How can people realise their great dreams？
A. By rapping.
B. By playing basketball.
C. By being a reality star.
D. By working hard.
D
For fishermen and sailors in the seaside town of Shangpan in Linhai, Zhejiang province, where recently 12 stranded（搁浅的）whales were found, it is not unusual to spot whales or dolphins in the sea — they would always call them haizi, or “son of the ocean”. And if the local fishermen spot such intelligent sea creatures in need, they will save them from danger without hesitation.
In the recent rescue of melon-headed whales, they tried their best to help as a 37-second video of a young man sleeping in the water holding a whale soon went viral online, with netizens applauding his constant efforts and caring heart in trying to keep the whale alive. “The melon-headed whale knew I was trying to save it and would be more cooperative and wouldn’t move.” said Lu Wenhui, a 21-year-old diver from Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park, who held up the whale’s head so it could breathe easily. Lu had been staying in the water for 10 hours by 4 a.m. Wednesday after coming for the rescue work on Tuesday, when the stranded whales were first spotted.
“Whales are mammals and need to breathe in air — that’s why I had to hold its head, to ensure it could breathe smoothly the whole time,” Lu said. The stranded whales, after the struggling of being transported, were worn out when they arrived at the fish farm and might have drowned if they were left unattended.
The reason why the whales were stranded is still not clear. And these stranded whales were returned to the ocean because they are not adapted to artificial breeding environments on land.
12. What do local fishermen usually do after finding haizi in danger?
A. Ignore them.
B. Feed them.
C. Transport them.
D. Protect them.
13. Why does the author describe Lu’s rescue work?
A. To introduce the whales in detail.
B. To voice his views on the diver.
C. To praise the efforts made by rescuers.
D. To explain the value of the whales.
14. What can we say about the melon-headed whales according to the text?
A. They are rarely seen by locals.
B. They are used to breathing in the sea.
C. They aren’t suited to artificial surroundings.
D. They are fond of swimming near the seaside.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Melon-headed Whales Were Stranded
B. Rescuers Went All out to Help Whales
C. Fishermen Transported Stranded Whales
D. Witnesses Voiced Opinions on Rescue Work
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To an outsider，any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However，understand the why and things might be less puzzling.___16___.
Ina world where 61％of nations drive on the right，Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval，maybe even Roman times.___17___when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Travelling on the left allowedyou to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent，who would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossingLondonBridgeto keep to the left.
Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water，the other cold.___18___.So，why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mainssupply，but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.
Millions of people drink tea worldwide，but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice
relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits，the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break，so milk was added first.___19___.And this practical tweak soon became a national habit.
___20___.As you can see，these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving，two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange，at least now you’re in the know.
A. This makes it difficult to improve
B. There is a method to the madness
C.This unusual behavior makes sense
D. You can know the origins of the practices
E. Either can make washing very uncomfortable
F. This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water
G. Here are the reasons for three ofBritain’s more puzzling practices
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On my way home from coaching basketball yesterday, I was listening to WGN,my favorite talk radio station. What___21___me was that Bob Collins, the morning show man for WGN, had been killed in an accident. He was a man who was___22___by many. The radio told story after story,___23___him as the best friend. True love and feelings___24___in from all over the country. The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more___25___I became.
I was upset because I wanted to know___26___we wait until somebody has passed away___27___we tell them how much we love them?
I now have a stronger determination to tell those around me how much they___28___to me. I am going to let my wife know just how loved and___29___she is, not only by my words, but also by my____30____. I am going to play Batman with my son more often, and in the middle of our romping（嬉戏）, I am going to grab him, hug him tightly, and tell him how____31____I am that he is my son.
Do you love someone? Then____32____them! Has someone been an influence in your life? Then give them a call! Has someone had a positive effect on you in your life? Then write them a letter or send them an e-mail! Don’t let another day____33____without letting that person know. There is something____34____about a written letter that____35____feelings of love towards another. I don’t know about you, but I have letters and cards from people that I have_____36_____for years, and____37____, I get them out and reread them. They can turn a depressing
day into one when you____38____just how blessed and loved you are.
Life is too____39____to leave kind words unsaid. The words you say, or the letter you write, might just make all the____40____in the world.
21. A. shocked B. excited C. worried D. confused
22. A. loved B. hated C. judged D. criticized
23. A. explaining B. describing C. advising D. thinking
24. A. threw B. poured C. filled D. crowded
25. A. comfortable B. disappointed C. discouraged D. cheerful
26. A. what B. how C. where D. why
27. A. when B. because C. after D. before
28. A. mean B. symbolize C. refer D. represent
29. A. admired B. appreciated C. accepted D. affected
30. A. sounds B. actions C. opinions D. ideas
31. A. useful B. hopeful C. thankful D. wonderful
32. A. inform B. notice C. tell D. ask
33. A. go by B. go over C. go out D. go off
34. A. special B. strange C. difficult D. funny
35. A. indicates B. expresses C. displays D. discovers
36. A. bought B. written C. sent D. saved
37. A. first of all B. in the end C. now and then D. at a time
38. A. realize B. recognize C. recall D. remember
39. A. long B. short C. hard D. easy
40. A. effect B. influence C. difference D. function
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
Clothes are like the wrapping on a____41.____. When you meet people____42.____the first time, you often make a____43.____about them____44.____on the way they are dressed, just as you might guess what is in a package according to the way it is____45.____. Your clothing tells others about your____46.____, your interests, and how you feel about yourself. Your____47.____to select your clothes carefully and keep them____48.____good condition____49.____that you feel good about yourself and take pride in
your_____50._____.
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 lived abroad last year. Thank to technology, I could create a home away from home. I chatted with my family online and have them with me on my adventures. Their year abroad was an amazing journey. It taught me so much, not only about other cultures and about myself. There is no doubt if language learning is hard but it is worthwhile. At the first, I found listening and speaking German all the time exhausting. Therefore, the more I did, the less tiredly I became. It is the most satisfied feeling to understand and take part in a conversation.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.请以“Life in the future”为题，描述你心中未来的生活。

词数80左右。

参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. A 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. C 32.
C 33. A 34. A 35. B 36.
D 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. package
42. for 43. judg(e)ment
44. based 45. wrapped
46. lifestyle
47. willingness
48. in 49. indicates
50. appearance
51.(1).Thank→Thanks
(2).have→had
(3).Their→My/The/That
(4).and→but
(5).if→that
(6).将the去掉
(7).在listening后面加to
(8).Therefore→However
(9).tiredly→tired
(10).satisfied→satisfying/satisfactory 52.略。