2020-2021学年临沧市第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年临沧市第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案
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
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1. What do the classes mainly focus on?
A. Daily conversations.
B. Work - related topics.
C. Grammar rules.
D. Area - based accents.
2. Which is NOT offered to the students?
A. Native English - speaking teachers.
B. Personalized courses.
C. Choice of class time and teacher.
D. Offline learning materials.
3. What should a student do first if he decides on either of the packages?
A. Arrange a free class with LOI English.
B. Bargain with LOI English for lower fees.
C. Choose an experienced LOI English teacher.
D. Make a promise to sit through each class.
B
Nina Wygant, 11, sits in front of a long table in a classroom that looks more like a trendy coffee shop than an elementary school classroom. Some of her fifth-grade classmates at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School sit on high-top chairs at counters. Others choose to sit in club chairs or soft bean bags in comfortable. "I like it because it gives us an environment we like or need to settle down and read a book that we would like to concentrate on instead of having desks and being all quiet," said Vivian Garcia, 10. “You can just space out and have your own little area. I find it very amazing that you can pick your own books instead of being told what to read.”
That’s the end goal, said teacher Heather Shadish. Reading has always been a passion for this English language arts and science teacher, a passion she instills（灌输）in her pupils. Back then, in her literature class in graduate school at Chatham University, a professor read aloud the first chapter ofBecause of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo, a Newbery Medalist. "That was the moment I knew I wanted to some day teach reading. There was a spark there. I just felt these are the kind of books I need to share with kids ---the books that are going to make them feel something and make them fall in love with reading instead of reading being achore.”
But information in children's workbooks is limited, so they open tablets and connect to Epic - a digital library that's free to educators and librarians, but $7.99 a month for parents — giving kids unlimited access to approximately 35,000 books（both print and audio）, quizzes and videos to enhance learning.
“Epic gives students access to information not found in a textbook and presents it in a more interesting way," she said.
4. What does Vivian think of the reading experience?
A. She favors club chairs and free discussion.
B. She feels comfortable to be told what to read.
C. She enjoys the environment and reading choice.
D. She finds it easy to pick a book in a crowded area.
5. What does the underlined word “chore" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Task.
B. Process.
C. Habit.
D. Skill.
6. What can children get from Epic?
A. Free audio books.
B. Tasks on reading levels.
C. Advice from educators.
D. Useful learning resources.
7. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. A Teacher's New Reading Method
B. Pupils' love of Reading Room
C. Options of Teaching Reading
D. Easy Access to Digital Reading
C
I dropped out of college after my first year. Three years later, I returned to college after having been stuck in a dead-end job, working at a department store. I saw school as my way out. But I quickly found myself up against the same problems that had caused me to give up before. I was in over my head with college-level algebra (代数) and a heavy workload of reading and writing homework. In addition, I was still unsure of my career (职业) direction。

After about a week in community college, I was feeling the same upset and fear I’d felt a few years earlier. I was ready to drop out again. Then a smartly dressed woman with grey hair walked confidently to the front of my English composition class. “Look at you! You’re here because you want to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to make it!”
Mrs. Peters didn’t know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, yet I felt she was speaking directly to me. She knew exactly what I was feeling and what many of my classmates were probably feeling as well, and she lessened our fears. I came out of that class making up my mind to succeed.
Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small manageable pieces, and set up a schedule that works for you, she told us. Professors teaching too fast for you to take notes? Interrupt (打断) them with a question so you can catch up on your notes before they continue, she advised. If college algebra is too
difficult, drop back to introductory college math, she suggested. As for English composition which can be hard and boring, she gave us interesting writing homework.
She never let us lose sight of our dreams. “Go for the best: you’re worth it” she said when we graduated.
I left that community college with high grades and went on to do further studies. Mrs. Peters wouldn’t know that when she gave that talk, she made a huge difference in my life.
8. Why did the author go back to college?
A. He was out of a job.
B. He was dissatisfied with his job.
C. He tried to start his own business.
D. He hoped to learn more about algebra.
9. What troubled the author at college?
A. He did badly in recent exams.
B. He was forced to leave school.
C. He failed to manage his studies.
D. He was beaten by bitter memories.
10. How did Mrs. Peters affect the author?
A. By showing favor to him.
B. By talking with him directly.
C. By setting him extra homework.
D. By givinghim inspiration and skills.
11. What advice did Mrs. Peters offer to her students on their careers?
A. Have fun.
B. Start small.
C. Dream big
D. Think twice
D
A Singaporean company will feed airport food waste to mealworms before turning them into fish feed, aiming to cut the country's use of imported feed and offer a continuous alternative.
Blue Aqua Internationalwill partner with Dnata, an air and travel services provider, to change organic waste at Singapore's Changi Airport into insect protein for aquacultural use, according to a statement Tuesday.
The project looks to replace traditional fish and soybean meal as the main sources of protein for aquafeed. The insects will eat the food waste and change it into part of the body containing about 60 per cent protein. The dried baby worms will then be made into feed.
These mealworms can be a continuous solution to several problems. Using a small land and giving out less carbon, they turn food waste into feed and offer an alternative source of protein. Ynsect SAS, a small French business that keeps mealworms to feed fish and pets, attracted money from investors includingIron Manmovie actor Robert Downey Jr. in a round of fund-raising last year.
The deal will give Singapore's farmers access to domestically produced animal feed, which is traditionally
bought from abroad. The Southeast Asian nation imports more than 90 percent of its food and has set a goal to produce a third of its food locally by 2030. It also aims to achieve a general recycling rate of 70 per cent by then. Presently, less than 20 per cent of Singapore's food waste is recycled.
As part of the partnership, Dubai-based Dnata will add Blue Aqua to its list of suppliers to buy locally farmed seafood for its catering service.
12. What is the function of mealworms?
A. To cut the use of imported fish feed.
B. To eat food waste and make fish feed.
C. To domestically produce animal feed.
D. To replace traditional fish and soybean meal.
13. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. The producers of the feed.
B. The purpose of the project
C. The advantages of the project.
D. The composition of the feed.
14. What can we infer about Singapore from Paragraph 5?
A. It is a rich country.
B. It is short of self-produced food.
C. Its recycling rate is very high now.
D. Its farmers don't support the deal.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. A new way to produce fish feed.
B.An introduction to a company.
C. A plan to reduce food waste.
D. A deal to protect farmers.
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Lacking chances to practice English? Thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency! It is not very difficult.___16___Today, we will share some mental exercises with you.
A good first stepis to think in individual words. Look around you. What do you see?
___17___As you continue with this, it becomes a habit. Things are going to flash into your head — computer, telephone, chair, desk, etc., whatever it is and wherever you are.
___18___For example, if you couldn’t think of the word “garage”, you can say in your mind, “The place inside where I put my car” or “It’s next to my house. I keep things there.”
The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences. For example, when sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, “It’s such a beautiful day.” and “People are playing.”___19___You can also practise describing your daily activities. As beginning-level learners, you can describe the day using the simple present verb form, like “I put on my shirt.” and “He drives the bus.” You can also mentally make plans in the morning or list things you’ve done
before going to bed.___20___So the skill level is a little higher.
When you are practising it every day, over and over again, little by little, you are thinking in English.
A. It is extremely easy to understand.
B. This would require other verb tenses.
C. At some points, you will need a dictionary.
D. But it takes conscious effort and practice.
E. Then describe objects you don’t know the words for.
F. Try to name each object in your surroundings.
G. Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentences.
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Comfortfood is something everyone can appreciate.___21___simply for our bodies, comfort food nourishes(滋养) the soul and spirit. Now, Spencer is taking the___22___to a new level. She is beginning to___23___comfort food to those in need.
A flood has brought stress and food___24___to tables where it's never been felt before, but it's also___25___the opportunity to be able to give back in ways that are immediate and meaningful. Last week Spencer___26___generous donation(捐赠) on his son Bill's 7th birthday. It___27___his birthday celebration from “doubtful” to “great”. Spencer had an idea to___28___that kindness further.
Immediately the mother of three___29___$600 buying food for eight strange people. “I just wanted to bring people____30____,”Spencer said. Not being____31____, she was in position both to give and receive. However, from her mom's positive example Bill learned to____32____what he received. “We've been on both sides of the range,” she said. “It's not good____33____when you don't know where to get food for your kids and where your next____34____is.”
Spencer's acts of kindness were____35____by the public because a sharp-eyed store employee____36____the good deeds and posted them to social media. This week Spencer will further____37____the love by supplying holiday meals to two families in need in her community but she isn't____38____there. She says she also plans to____39____her kind acts when she can, and hopes that others who see her story will be____40____to do the same.
21. A. More than B. Instead of C. Above all D. As to
22. A. opportunity B. comfort C. sale D. idea
23. A. recommend B. supply C. push D. introduce
24. A. advertisement B. quality C. anxiety D. relief
25. A. awaited B. chosen C. enjoyed D. heightened
26. A. received B. needed C. sought D. promised
27. A. took B. turned C. answered D. gave
28. A. ignore B. appreciate C. rely on D. carry on
29. A. saved B. borrowed C. collected D. spent
30. A. smiles B. fortune C. honor D. stories
31. A. generous B. wealthy C. optimistic D. considerate
32. A. turn down B. pay off C. give back D. figure out
33. A. holiday B. excuse C. feeling D. thought
34. A. opportunity B. goal C. job D. meal
35. A. disturbed B. noticed C. buried D. paid
36. A. recorded B. admitted C. performed D. followed
37. A. earn B. find C. spread D. witness
38. A. stopping B. working C. wandering D. sighing
39. A. start B. continue C. complete D. announce
40. A. persuaded B. requested C. inspired D. honored
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
Scientists have exposed that around two-fifths of the world’s plants are at risk of extinction. A top botanist, Professor Alexandre Antonelli, said, “We are living in_____41._____age of extinction.”
It's a very_____42._____(worry) picture of risk and urgent need for action. We’re losing the race against time as species are disappearing faster_____43._____we can find and name them. Many of them could hold important clues for solving some of the most pressing_____44._____(challenge) of medicine and even perhaps of the emerging and current pandemics we are seeing today.”
There_____45._____(be) positive signs in the past few years. More than 4, 000 species of plants and fungi (菌类)______46.______(discover) in 2019, among which are potential future foods that could be a lifeline to millions of people on Earth suffering from_____47._____(poor) and food insecurity. Professor Antonelli stressed_____48._____(firm) the importance of protecting these and all plant life on Earth. He said, “We would
not be able_____49._____(survive) without plants and fungi — all life depends on them. Every time we lose a species, we lose an opportunity_______50._______humankind.” Leading scientists will demand that the world leaders act against biodiversity loss.
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。

作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

Dear Bill,
How time flies! I went back to school and begin my lesson last month. It will be ten months before I attend the College Entrance Examination, that makes me worried. I failed pass the English test last term because of I had difficulty with it. I will never give up and determine to give myself the second chance to pass them. I will ask my teachers and friends for advices on how to improve it and work out a detailed plan. Besides, I will make fully use of time. Do you have any good ideas? Tell me or I will be grateful to you.
I'm looking forward to hear from you.
Yours ,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I was excited as I walked into the classroom. Today was my birthday! I set down the box of treats I had brought for the class. Birthdays were a big deal in our classroom. The birthday person brought treats for the class, and he or she got to choose someone our teacher called “the birthday helper" to pass them out. My friends, Andrea, Crystal and I had talked about choosing each other on our birthdays. I still hadn't decided which of my two best friends I was going to choose. I knew both of them were expecting me to pick them, but I just couldn't decide. I didn't want either one of them to be mad at me.
A loud shout stopped my thoughts. “Hi, April!" shouted Lisa.
No one liked Lisa. She had dirty hair that looked like it always needed to be washed. The kids made fun of her a lot. She annoyed me sometimes, too, but I tried to be nice to her.
"Did you bring treats today?"
“Yes," I answered.“ Today is my birthday!"
Lisa's parents were divorced(离婚的)，and her dad gave her and her mom lots of problems. Lisa once told me that I was the only friend she had. At times I felt embarrassed to hang out with her, but she never seemed to notice when I didn't want her around.
The bell rang, and we quickly went to our seats. Our teacher, Mrs. Doughty, started class, and I pushed aside my thoughts. The rest of the morning flew by, and soon it was time for the lunch break.
Mrs. Doughty announced that today was my birthday. I forced a smile, but my stomach turned over. I retrieved(取回) my cupcakes at the back of the room and slowly went to stand beside Mrs. Doughty. I didn't know what to do! Should I choose Andrea or Crystal?
Then Lisa caught my attention.
“No one ever chooses me on their birthday!" she said loudly. Her face looked so sad. I saw the hurt she felt from the rejection(嫌弃) she constantly faced from our classmates.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly, I knew my decision.
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Just before I rushed out to catch the bus after school, Lisa stopped me.
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参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. D 17. F 18. E 19. G 20. B
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. B 32.
C 33. C 34.
D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. an 42. worrying
43. than 44. challenges
45. have been
46. were discovered
47. poverty
48. firmly 49. to survive
50. for
51.(1). begin→began
(2). that→which
(3). 在failed后加to
(4). 删除of
(5).the→a
(6). them→it
(7). advices→advice
(8). fully→full
(9).or→and
(10).hear→hearing
52.略。