2019-2020学年南昌市第八中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案

2019-2020学年南昌市第八中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案
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
Information on school visits to Kew Gardens
Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50,000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational course prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational courses. Students will take part in the educational courses in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Key Stage 4:
45-minute course: 35/group 90-minute course: 70/group
Key Stage 5:
Half day (one course): 80/group Full day (two courses): 160/group
Teachers and adults:
Up to required key stage proportions (比例): Free
Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
Adults above the required proportions: 11/person
The payment will due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising (监护) adult-student proportions:
Key Stage 1: 1:5 Key Stage 2: 1:8
Key stage 3: 1:10 Key Stage 4: 1:12
Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting potentially busy areas such as the glasshouse and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 0208 32 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes, ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational courses, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm.
1.How much should a group of 15 Key Stage I students and 4 teachers pay for a 45-minute course?
A.35
B.46
C.57
D.81
2.What should one do in an emergency?
A.Check the risk assessment.
B.Call 999 immediately.
C.Ask adults or teachers for help.
D.Seek help from the staff member nearby.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce Kew Gardens.
B.To give tips on visiting Kew Gardens.
C.To attract potential visitors to Kew Gardens.
D.To inform coming activities in Kew Gardens.
B
"Long time no see." is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend's e-mail, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with wrong English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too surprised to believe her. Her words were unbelievable at all. So I did research onGoogle. com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing "Long time no see." Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Interestingly, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan's
movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a worldwide famous Chinese detective named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. "Long time no see." was his symbol. Soon after Charlie Chan, "Long time no see." became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars compare America to a hugemelting pot. All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together, and they change the colour and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed pot.
You can have some examples from other countries such as pizza from Italian, sushi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Since Americans admire Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way, the American's melting pot keeps adding richness and flavour.
4. What did the writer himself feel surprised at?
A. The Chinglish expression "Long time no see."
B. So many literal translations of the expressions used in America.
C. "Long time no see." is used as a standard American English greeting.
D. Finding out Americans use the expression every day.
5. What do the underlined words "melting pot" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Confucius's words.
B. Culture mixture.
C. A kind of cooked dish.
D. American changing cultures.
6. According to the passage, what can be inferred?
A. Detectives translated the phrase "Long time no see."
B. Cultures cannot be changed in the huge melting pot.
C. The huge melting pot greatly affects all kinds of languages.
D. Hollywood made "Long time no see." popular.
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Some Chinese expressions are introduced into English.
B. You'll not be surprised at a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant in America.
C. Some American expressions can be used in China.
D. American English keeps being enriched by different cultures.
C
Life in the Internet age is lonely—or is it? That’s what experts in human interaction are debating after a new Stanford University survey has been published.
According to the study, the more time people spend online, the less they can spare for real-life relationships with family and friends. The researchers asked 113 people about the Web’s influence on daily activities. 36％of those people are online for more than five hours a week.” As Internet use becomes more widespread, it will have an increasingly isolating (孤立的) effect on society,” says Robert Kraut, one of the researchers.
Scholars and Web lovers criticized the study for stretching its data to make the “isolating” point. While 13％of regular Web users admitted the loss of time with loved ones, 60％reported watching less TV. The survey also shows that E-mail is the most popular online activity. If some of webheads (网虫)spend what was once passive TV time keeping company with friends via E-mails, “that’s a move toward greater connectedness,” says Paul Resnick, a professor at the University of Michigan.
Thisisn’t the first claim that the Web should be criticized. A 1998 report monitored 73 Pittsburgh-area families’ Net use for a year. People who used the Internet more “talked less to family members and reported being lonelier and more depressed.” says Robert Kraut.
“It’s true that there have been big declines in social connectedness over the past decades, but those declines began before the Internet was invented,” says Thomas Putnam.
As Amitay Etzioni says, the Internet gives us a different kind of social life—not better or worse than before, but just different.
8. Who claimed that the Web had negative influence?
A. Paul Resnick.
B. Robert Kraut.
C. Thomas Putnam.
D. Amitay Etzioni.
9. The underlined word “This” in Para.4 refers to .
A. the opinion expressed in Bowling Alone
B. the survey made by the University of Michigan
C. the conclusion in a report written in 1998
D. the study conducted by Stanford University
10. From the passage we learn that .
A. watching TV used to take time away from staying online
B. the Web was blamed more than once for causing an isolating effect
C. 36％ofweb users spend more than five hours a week online
D. the Web has the same influence as telephones and televisions
11. The passage mainly discusses .
A. how we can make a better use of the Internet
B. how declines in social connectedness appear
C. whether the Internet causes an isolating effect
D. what a different life the Internet brings to us
D
When my friend suggested going to the op shop (二手商店)，instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese, fine-bone-china bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local op shop but instead I said “from the antique shop”.
Many people in my Greek-Cypriot community would look down on me if I said I shopped at the op shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream, But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet?
Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal. I was once like this. But after watching the documentaryThe True CostI learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, that’s one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.
A friend introduced me to op shopping only a few years ago. My firstitem was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. This opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I visited a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. “It’s all second-hand,” she said. I couldn’t believe it. The truth is a lot of things sold at the op shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second-hand things.
Selling second-hand things isn’t anything new butwhat the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess (过量) production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.
12. What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 1?
A. Pride.
B. Embarrassment.
C. Delight.
D. Sympathy.
13. Whatare many people in the author’s community like?
A. They are probably materialistic.
B. They care about the environment.
C. They think highly of op shopping.
D. They look down upon immigrants.
14. What was the author encouraged to do after visiting her friend’s apartment?
A. Watch the documentaryThe True Cost.
B. Donate more to local charities.
C. Avoid shopping too much.
D. Stop buying new things.
15. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To entertain.
B. To advertise.
C. To persuade.
D. To describe.
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People generally desire to age gracefully(优雅地)and live a long and healthy life filled with good friends, family, and plenty of activity___16___, it's far from being a fantasy.The factis, many seniors do it.So what are their secrets?
●Avoid stress.Studies show that people who are under lots of stress are at a 20% increased risk of heart attack and stroke.Because of this, avoiding stress as much as possible is one of the best ways to live a happy and healthy life for many years.___17___it's quite useful to learn stress-management techniques to deal with it better.
●___18___.You must know that your friends can make you feel happy, but are you aware that they can help you live longer, too?Many studies have found that being alone as you age is a great risk in everything from early death to heart disease and stroke.
●Set daily goals.___19___.And purposeful living can reduce chances of being depressed.In places likeJapanwhere there are manycentenarians( people who live beyond 100 years), there is a lot of emphasis on living a life of purpose.Try to plan what you will do the next day before going to bed.
●Exercise.Studies show again and again that exercise is one of the best ways to keep yourbody and mind fit as you age.In addition to helping you avoid physical diseases like heart disease and diabetes, daily exercise can also help you stay away from mental diseases and will contribute to keeping your body fit, healthy and capable throughout your golden years.___20___.
A. Find someone to love.
B. Keep a healthy social life.
C. While it's impossible to cut stress out of life entirely.
D. Although this is something that many people dream of.
E. Though these tools help reduce the stress of modern-day living.
F. Besides, it's a great way to meet new people and learn new things.
G. Having something to look forward to every day will keep you motivated.
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Last winter,we were on a vacationin Dubai. One day, we were ___21___Abu-Dhabi, traveling with a few passengers in a bus. At our first stop, we got out to___22___some pictures. At our second top, we___23___that we’d forgotten our shoulder bag at the first stop. The___24___part was that our passports and many other valuables were inside it. We were in great___25___, as we had to return to India in 2 days.
During the process of___26___our bag we met so many strangers who were quite concerned and helpful with our___27___.
A tour guide helped us stop a taxi so that we could travel back to the first stop to___28___our bag.
A taxi driver stayed with us for 3 hours. He took us to a mosque（清真寺）near the first stop,___29___that a cleaner might have found the bag and taken it to a___30___place. He took us to the nearest police station and helped us with our___31___with the policeman, who only spoke Arabic, He___32___comforted us by saying, “Nobody___33___their goods in our country. There’s no___34___for you to worry!”
A tourist who was walking outside the masque hail to be somewhere.___35___, he decided to lend us a helping hand.
A local man, who___36___found our bag，cheeked the bag and found a (n)___37___of a travel guide. He called him, so we got our bag back at last.
On that day t there was ___38___worry inside me and I was thinking of what would happen next all the time.
I’ll never forget those strangers. I’m grateful to them for their acts of___39___! The world needs more humane like them and I decide to try to___40___one of them.
21. A.following B.visiting C.evaluating D.distributing
22. A.enjoy B.purchase C.deliver D.take
23. A.realized B.ignored C.decided D.admitted
24. A.most test C.worst D.least
25. A.regret B.panic C.embarrassment D.disappointment
26. A.searching for B.aiming at ing across D.looking through
27. A.ambition B.dilemma C.situation D.expectation
28. ke over B.send for C.greet D.find
29. A.hoping B.remembering C.promising D.doubting
30. A.private B.safe C.busy D.new
31. A.relation B.negotiation C.discussion munication
32. A.eventually B.personally C.constantly D.immediately
33. A.leaves B.hides C.misses D.loses
34. A.time B.need C.chance D.luck
35. A.Besides B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore
36. A.actually B.merely C.specially D.deliberately
37. A.address B.number C.certificate D.photo
38. A.real B.slight C.temporary D.innocent
39. A.bravery B.patience C.kindness D.generosity
40. A.benefit B.promote C.influence D.become
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
Have you ever wondered why people from different countries eat different types of food? There is more of a connection between food and culture____41.____you may think.
On an individual level, we grow up____42.____(eat) the food of our culture. Family____43.____(dish) often become the comfort food we seek as adults____44.____lower points of our lives. For instance, whenever I feel stressed, I remember the soup my mom made for me when I was sick as a kid. On a larger sale, food is____45.____expression of cultural identity. Immigrants cook traditional food as a way of preserving their culture in their new homes.
Each country's unique cuisine reflects its history, lifestyle and beliefs. In China, harmony is reflected in Chinese cuisine,____46.____almost every flavour is used in a____47.____(balance) way to create delicious food. Also, Chinese people have a____48.____(historic) elaborate(精致的) style, which can be seen in their architecture, costumes and food. In the US, the cuisine reflects its history of immigration, which introduced many different cooking styles. Over the years, the US therefore____49.____(develop) a rich diversity in food preparation.
As the world becomes more globalized, it is_____50._____(easy) to access cuisines from different cultures.
We should embrace our heritage through our culture's food, but we should also become more informed about other cultures by trying food from around the world.
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。

One day, I was cooking in the kitchen when the telephone rings. I went to answer it immediately. She was my close friend, Lisa. When we were talking on phone, the fire alarm sounded. I ran back to the kitchen only to find the room full of smoke and the beef bad burnt. I quickly turned off the gas, opening all the windows, but then went out of the house. In my surprise, two fire engine were outside my house. I was quite worry. I told the firemen that it was my careless cooking that it caused the heavy smoke.
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。

Gramma Goodie visits her grandkids every Sunday afternoon. Every visit starts the same. First she rings the doorbell. Then Chris bounces down the stairs. Jamie runs to open the door. And every time, Gramma Goodie has gifts. But the kids never know what she'll bring.
Sometimes it's stuff you need, like socks or underwear. It could be a kite or a stuffed baby kangaroo. It could be a lollipop that turns your tongue bright blue.
Well, one Sunday, Gramma rang the doorbell. Chris hurried down the stairs. And Jamie threw open the door.
“Hello, my darlings,” Gramma Goodie said with a smile. “Look what I have for you” She pulled out a deck of cards, and they played “Go Fish” all afternoon. At the end of the day, Gramma gave everyone kisses. Then she said her good-byes.
As she drove away, Chris and Jamie heard their parents talking. They said that Gramma Goodie's birthday was next Sunday. They were going to plan a special dinner and bake a delicious cake for her birthday surprise.
“Gramma Goodie has a birthday?” they thought. Both were a little confused. Grown-ups have birthdays? Who in the world knew? “Well, we have to get her a gift,” Jamie decided. “But what?” asked Chris. “Gramma
Goodie has ly EVERYTHING!”
Jamie thought about scarves, flowers, and perfume. But Gramma had plenty of scarves, a humongous rose garden, and bottles of French perfume. Chris thought about books, pillows, and a flute.
A diary? She had one. An umbrella? She had that, too. A radio? There's one in her kitchen. Oh, what would Chris and Jamie do? They spent all week thinking. They thought in math class. They daydreamed during recess. They thought themselves to sleep! Nothing came to mind.
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。

Paragraph 1:
Their parents gave them a suggestion.
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Paragraph 2:
On Sunday morning, the doorbell rang.
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参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32.
C 33.
D 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. than
42. eating 43. dishes
44. at 45. an
46. where 47. balanced
48. historically
49. has developed
50. easier
51.(1). rings→ rang
(2). She→ It
(3). 在phone前加the
(4). bad→ badly
(5). opening→ opened
(6). but→ and
(7). In→ To
(8). engine→ engines
(9). worry→ worried
(10). 去掉that后的it 52.略。