2020-2021学年德州市第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2020-2021学年德州市第一中学高三英语上学期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
Obesity (肥胖症) is becoming a problem in our busy society, and almost one in three American adults is now considered to be obese. Children obesity is alsoat an all-time high.
Obesity means being very overweight. If you are obese, you have too much bodyfat. If you eat more food than your body can use, this will make you put on weight. Food that your body does not need will be stored as fat by your body.
The following are the major factors that increase the risk of obesity.
What you eat plays a major role in weight gain. Eating a lot of fast food such as hamburgers, sweet drinks, ice creams and other sweet food can increase the risk of becoming obese.
If you do not do enough exercise, you will put on weight as the food you eat is not being used to make energy for physical activities.
The chances of you being obese are greater if your parents are obese.
There are many psychological factors that cause people to eat too much. People who are worried, unhappy or bored will often eat to make themselves feel better. This is known as comfort eating.
Age is another factor, as you tend (趋于) to be less active when you get older. When you get older, you need to eat less, and if you do not eat less, you will put on weight. Obesity can cause many health problems such as heart problems, high blood pressure and many other serious medical conditions.
1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means that ____.
A. obesity does not do harm to health.
B. there are more obese children than before.
C. all the American children are obese.
D. there are less obese children in the USA.
2. According to the passage, there are ____ major factors that increase the risk of obesity.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
3. What will the writer most probably talk about after the last paragraph?
A. How to avoid obesity.
B. How to live in the busy USA.
C. What illnesses are caused by obesity.
D. How doctors treat heart problems.
B
Kids ages 6 to13 inCape Town,South Africa, really do dig learning at school! With the help of the Earthchild Project, which is offered in schools in two townships, students make worm(蠕虫) farms. The worms break down food waste and make the soil richer. Kids grow seedlings(幼苗) in containers and learn about the importance of good nutrition.
The school program also offers yoga(瑜伽). Teachers find that the exercises help students focus better. The students enjoy Earthchild activities. “The children gets so excited”, says teacher Vuyelwa Rola.
“The society we are in has a lot of noise. When students are taking part in the Earthchild Project, they feel calm.”Director Janna Kretzmar came up with the idea for the project in 2005. She read about schools inIndiathat involved kids in yoga and learning outside the classroom. She developed the Earthchild Project to offer similar activities inCape Townschools.
“We hope the Earthchild Project can help students find solutions to all the challenges they are facing in the world today,” Kretzmar said. “The best place to create change is with the youth, through education.”
The Earthchild Project combines schoolwork with hiking, gardening, healthy living, and yoga. “We need more than just math and science to become happy, healthy, inspired, and active citizens of our communities,” says Kretzmar. In some communities inCape Town, children live in poverty. They must walk long distances to get clean drinking water. Life is hard. But according to the Earthchild Project’s Carly Appleby, the project works to give hope to every child. “Students who have hope,” she says, “aim for bigger goals”.
4. What do students benefit from yoga?
A. It helps them calm down.
B. It helps them concentrate.
C. They can learn some living skills.
D. They can learn about the importance of nutrition.
5. What are students’ attitude towards the Earthchild Project?
A. Uncaring.
B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive.
D. Negative.
6. What do you know about the Earthchild Project?
A. It was founded in 2005.
B. It only offers outside activities.
C. The idea came up by Vuyelwa Rola.
D. It is aimed at helping students find solutions to challenges.
7. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Hard Life inSouth Africa.
B. Students’ school life inCape Town.
C. Hope from Earthchild Project inCape Town.
D. The differences between traditional lessons and Earthchild Project.
C
Kids ages 6 to13 inCape Town,South Africa, really do dig learning at school! With the help of the Earthchild Project, which is offered in schools in two townships, students make worm(蠕虫) farms. The worms break down food waste and make the soil richer. Kids grow seedlings(幼苗) in containers and learn about the importance of good nutrition.
The school program also offers yoga(瑜伽). Teachers find that the exercises help students focus better. The students enjoy Earthchild activities. “The children gets so excited”, says teacher Vuyelwa Rola.
“The society we are in has a lot of noise. When students are taking part in the Earthchild Project, they feel calm.”Director Janna Kretzmar came up with the idea for the project in 2005. She read about schools inIndiathat involved kids in yoga and learning outside the classroom. She developed the Earthchild Project to offer similar activities inCape Townschools.
“We hope the Earthchild Project can help students find solutions to all the challenges they are facing in the world today,” Kretzmar said. “The best place to create change is with the youth, through education.”
The Earthchild Project combines schoolwork with hiking, gardening, healthy living, and yoga. “We need more than just math and science to become happy, healthy, inspired, and active citizens of our communities,” says Kretzmar. In some communities inCape Town, children live in poverty. They must walk long distances to get clean drinking water. Life is hard. But according to the Earthchild Project’s Carly Appleby, the project works to give hope to every child. “Students who have hope,” she says, “aim for bigger goals”.
8. What do students benefit from yoga?
A. It helps them calm down.
B. It helps them concentrate.
C. They can learn some living skills.
D. They can learn about the importance of nutrition.
9. What are students’ attitude towards the Earthchild Project?
A. Uncaring.
B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive.
D. Negative.
10. What do you know about the Earthchild Project?
A. It was founded in 2005.
B. It only offers outside activities.
C. The idea came up by Vuyelwa Rola.
D. It is aimed at helping students find solutions to challenges.
11. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Hard Life inSouth Africa.
B. Students’ school life inCape Town.
C. Hope from Earthchild Project inCape Town.
D. The differences between traditional lessons and Earthchild Project.
D
Once small farmers in Masii, a remote village in Kenya, have picked their crops, all they can do is wait until a buyer trucks through. The system works fairly well for beans and corn, but mangoes-the area’s other main crop-spoil (腐烂) more quickly. If the trader is late, they rot.
However, a simple coating could change that. A company, SmartTech, has created a product that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce, enabling farmers to access far-off, larger markets. More time forfresh produce on grocers’ shelves also means less food waste-a $2.6 trillion problem, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
James Rogers, CEO of SmartTech, wanted to solve the problem for food much in the same way that oxide barriers preventing rust (锈) have achieved for steel. Fortunately, researchers have found when plants made the jump from water to land, they developed cutin(蜡质), a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together to form a seal around the plant, helping keep water in.
The cutin was such a grand strategy that today you’ll still find it across the plant kingdom. SmartTech discovered through researches that an orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because of the thickness of its skin, but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules (分子)on the
surface. After extensive trials, Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plant material-stems, leaves and skins. The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot. And best of all, the treated produce doesn’t require refrigeration.
“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Africa into commercial farmers,” says Rogers. “That means more money in pockets, and more food in stomachs.” But whether the company can cost-effectively reach small farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.
12. The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to ________.
A. stress their need for preserving produce
B. show their challenge in harvesting crops
C. express their wish to reach larger markets
D. evaluate their loss caused by slow transport
13. What can we learn about SmartTech’s product?
A. It is financially supported by FAO.
B. It is intended to replace refrigeration.
C. It is designed to thicken produce’s skin.
D. It is based on plants’own defence system.
14. What will James Rogers probably focus on next?
A. How to expand farms.
B. How to earn more money.
C. How to produce more tasty food.
D. How to profit farmers in remote area.
15. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. promote a product
B. present a technology
C. advertise SmartTech
D. introduce James Rogers
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
Policies, measures introduce to fight against epidemic
Since he outbreak of the novel corona-virus, the authorities have introduced policies and measures to respond to the epidemic and help people get through difficult times. Here we list some of the policies and measures that have been rolled out.
16. Treatment bills of the infected subsidized (补贴)
___17___. Apart from confirmed patient, suspected patients are also able to get subsidies to cover medical costs related to the novel corona-virus after payments by medical insurance and assistance programs.
18. Power supply guaranteed.
The State Grid,the country's largest power company, took measures to ensure 24/7 power supply in hospitals and command centers for epidemic control inHubeiprovince, epicenter of the outbreak._____19_____.
20. Simplified funerals, no wedding parties
The Ministry of Civil Affairs advise the public to simplify funerals and cancel wedding dinner parties to reduce possible transmission of the novel corona-virus. The ministry said local authorities should guide the public to make funeral arrangements simple and fast, and avoid gatherings._____21_____.
22._____23_____.
To address anxiety and mental health concerns caused by the disease, the National Health Commission has issued a guideline, requiring regions to provide psychological support. Confirmed patients, front-line medical workers and disease prevention and management staff are placed on the highest level.
5.Online learning resources offered
The Ministry of Education has require schools and universities nationwide to offer online teaching and learning resources following the postponement of the spring semester._____24_____. The MOE opened a national cloud learning platform on Feb 17, which offers free education resources for students in middle school and high school. At the same time, it has stared broadcasting class for primary school students on China Education Television Channel.
A. Mental support for patients
B. Psychological aid provided
C. It also said power won't be cut off due to payment overdue.
D. Internet and TV channel have been used to deal with semester delay.
E. Employees who are infected should still get paid while being treated.
F. Financial aid will be offered to confirmed and suspected patients alike.
G. Meanwhile, marriage registration centers have stopped services as required.
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Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to internationalfame because he found a way to fill
a universal human need.
It was a need that he first____21____back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an___22___, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the___23___ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done___24___his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities____25____he didn't have the time or the____26____. He had only one good suit. He tried___27___the football team. but the coach turned him down for being too___28___. During this period Dale was slowly___29___an inferiority complex (自卑感) , which his mother knew could____30____him from achieving his real potential. She___31___that Dale join the debating team, believing that___32___in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts___33___made it. This proved to be a ___34___point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the____35____he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in____36____. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they.___37___, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to___38___his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to___39___an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And,___40___it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
21. A. admitted B. filled C. recognized D. supplied
22. A. assignment B. instruction C. advantage D. education
23. A. board B. training C. teaching D. equipment
24. A. during B. between C. over D. through
25. A. while B. once C. though D. because
26. A. permits B. preparation C. clothes D. exploration
27. A. for B. on C. in D. With
28. A. flexible B. light C. Optimistic D. cautious
29. A. gaining B. achieving C. obtaining D. developing
30. A. protect B. prevent C. promote D. predict
31. A. demanded B. suggested C. inspected D. insisted
32. A. practice B. presence C. passion D. potential
33. A. hopefully B. immediately C. naturally D. finally
34. A. key B. breaking C. turning D. basic
35. A. progress B. experience C. confidence D. competence
36. A. speech B. football C. horse-riding D. farming
37. A. in return B. in turn C. in brief D. in fact
38. A. overcome B. convey C. approach D. possess
39. A. recommend B. stress C. contribute D. express
40. A. besides B. beyond C. with D. around
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
According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years____41.____(long) than non-runners. You don't have to run fast or for long____42.____( see）the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of____43.____（die) early by running. While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it____44.____be more effective at lengthening life____45.____walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014____46.____showed a mere five to 10 minutes A day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all____47.____(cause.）The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise… it's probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to____48.____( strength)your leg muscles(肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it's always____49.____（energy).If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give____50.____a try.
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。

In order to reduce our pressure of learning, on May 28, our school organized all the Senior 2 student to go hiking through the mountain outside the city. At 6 am, all of us have set off. At first, we felt very exciting and confident. After several hours, therefore, some of us were tired and discouraged. When deal with this problem, we inspired and supported each other. Eventual, at 12:30 pm, all the participants arrived at the top of the
mountain, that we had lunch and took pictures to mark this activity. At 8:00 pm, we returned school. This activity impressed us a lot. They developed our determination to overcome difficulties, promoted our teamwork and build up our health.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是光明中学高二学生李华，你校将举行庆祝建校20周年音乐晚会。

请写封邮件邀请外教Allen 参加，内容包括：
1.时间、地点（周日晚上7:00-9:00,学校操场）；
2.活动安排（校长致辞、政府祝贺、节目表演）；
3.欢迎他表演节目。

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

Dear Allen,
How has everything been recently?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. F 17. C 18. G 19. B 20. D
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. A 37.
B 38. A 39. D 40. C
41. longer
42. to see 43. dying
44. is 45. than
46. that ##which
47. causes 48. strengthen
49. energetic
50. it ##running
51.(1). student→students;
(2). 将have去掉;
(3). exciting→excited;
(4).therefore→however;
(5). deal→dealing;
(6).Eventual→Eventually;
(7). that→where;
(8). 在returned后加to;
(9). They→It;
(10). build→built.
52.略。