2019-2020学年无锡市洛社高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年无锡市洛社高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案
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
People in the Middle Ages did eat with their hands. Personal utensils (餐具) were mostly unheard of, especially forks. There were spoons to help serve, but only special guests would receive a knife from the host. Everyone else would be expected to bring their own. Of course, eating with one's hands can be quite a sticky situation, so towels were provided to help diners stay at least somewhat clean as they ate.
Still, dining was often a messy affair. At special occasions in the wealthiest households, women tended to dine alone, separate from the men. Women were expected to uphold a quality of grace. Eating greasy meat by hand would certainly not help! Once the men and women had finished their meals, they would come together to socialize.
Dietary scholars of the Middle Ages believed that the foods in a meal needed to be served and eaten in order of heaviness. The lightest and most easily digested foods, such as fruits and cheeses, were eaten first to help the digestive (消化) system get started. Once digestion was underway, greens and light meats, such as lettuce, cabbage and chicken, could be eaten. Last came the heavier vegetables and meats, such as carrots, beans, beef, pork, and mutton. This method was considered the most healthful way to eat.
The main and largest meal of the day was supper, and it was eaten at midday. Dinner was a light meal, and many of those in nobility (贵族) -the highest levels of the Middle Ages society-skipped breakfast altogether. Breakfast was considered unnecessary for those who did not perform physical work. Snacks and any other eating during the day were viewed the same way. Commoners, or the working class, were allowed to eat breakfast and small meals throughout the day.
1. What did people in the Middle Ages usually do at the dinner table?
A. They cleaned hands before meals.
B. They used personal utensils.
C. They had to use knives at dinner.
D. They ate mostly with hands.
2. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The order of eating foods.
B. The weight of various foods.
C. The principles of digesting foods.
D. The list of healthy foods.
3. Why did the nobility avoid eating breakfast?
A. Breakfast was wasted for the nobility.
B. Breakfast was viewed as unnecessary.
C. Breakfast was considered as a light meal.
D. Breakfast was saved for commoners.
B
Few people are aware that Waterloo Bridge, crossed by thousands of daily commuters (每天长途上下班的人) and celebrated as a London landmark, was mainly built by a female workforce.
There are no written or photographic records ofthe women who built the bridge since the construction company that built it closed in the 1980s and with it went all the records. What’s left is anecdotal evidence, kept alive by the tourist boat skippers who have called it theLadiesBridge.
During the Second World War, with the majority of the active male labor-force away at the front, women increasingly took on traditionally male roles. By 1944, 25,000 women were working in the construction industry, carrying out back-breaking tasks. These women were permitted to carry out this exhausting and dangerous work on the basis that it would only be temporary and that their pay would be lower than that of men. So the surge (激增) in women working in construction and engineering did not continue after the war.
September sees a series of events celebrating the unknown work of the large female workforce. Musician Claudia Molitor has created a 45-minute musical entitled “theSingingBridge”, which runs at Somerset House from Sept9th. to Sept25th. In late September, the “Light up the Ladies Bridge” event saw the National Theatre’s fly tower lit up by large scale photographic projections (投影片) of female construction workers working in construction during World War II.
Let’s all celebrate the women who have helped to build the cities in which we live.
4. Why do few people know about the builders ofWaterlooBridge?
A. The records of their work have been lost.
B. Female workers received little attention.
C. The construction took place long ago.
D. Few people know about the bridge.
5. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. There are less female workers inLondon.
B.WaterlooBridgeis popular among artists.
C. The story ofWaterlooBridgeis better known.
D. Many works of art were created during World War II.
6. Why didLondonwomen do the construction work?
A. It was a tradition inLondon.
B. They wanted to get a steady job.
C. Mostmen had gone to the battlefield.
D. The company offered them better pay.
7. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Female Workers on the Rise
B. A Hidden Treasure inLondon
C. ANew LondonLandmark
D. The Story behind theLadiesBridge
C
ElonMusk is a symbol of passion, hard work and success. A person may work hard in his life, but when hard work goes along with passion and a new idea, then something is created that astonishes the world. As the founder of big companies like PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, Elon Musk is a guide and inspiration for the youth around the world.
Elon Musk was born on June 28,1971 inPretoria,South Africa. He was the eldest of three children. His father Errol Musk, a British-born South African, was an engineer. Musk spent his childhood inSouth Africaand at the age of 9, he got his first personal computer. This got Elon interested in programming and he started to learn on his own. At the age of 12, he made his first computer game, Blaster, which earned him $500 when he sold the source code to a magazine.
When he was 17, he decided to leave home and had wanted to move to theUnited Statesafter graduating from a secondary school inPretoria. However, he was unable to move to theUnited States. In 1989, Elon Musk moved toCanada, where his mother’s s lived. After obtaining Canadian citizenship, Musk went toMontreal. Due to a lack of money, he found a low-paying job. At the age of 19, he enteredQueensUniversityinKingston,Ontario,
studying there for two years. Finally, in 1992, his dream came true—he moved to theUnited States.
As a teenager, Musk struggled with depression. But then he realized that the most important thing was presenting himself with the right questions. The day he started doing this, everything started to get easier.
Musk thought that a human being had to expand the limits of his consciousness—to ask the right questions and get answers to them; thus he asked the best question of all: what will have the greatest impact on the future of humans? Musk found that these things were the Internet and space exploration.
The life of Elon Musk is inspiring. He found success on the Internet, without much formal learning. By reading books and using his willpower and dedication, he reached a level of knowledge that is difficult to imagine. He did not give up until he achieved his dreams. Elon Musk truly stands out among other billionaires because of his leadership abilities, positive attitude, ability to know when to take risks, and belief in futuristic technologies.
8. According to the passage, Elon Musk gained knowledge of computer by ________.
A. teaching himself
B. learning from his father
C. taking online courses
D. studying inQueensUniversity
9. What made things easier for Elon Musk when he suffered from depression?
A. Expanding knowledge by reading books.
B. Asking himself the right questions.
C. Achieving success on the Internet.
D. Designing computer games.
10. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It’s never too late to learn.
B. Youth means limitless possibilities.
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
D. He who doesn’t advance falls backward.
11. Which words can best describe Elon Musk according to the passage?
A. Optimistic and generous.
B. Ambitious and determined.
C. Independent and helpful.
D. Adventurous and realistic.
D
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism. Their critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read.
Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the “small ads.” What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column(栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!
12. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. Advertisements are everywhere.
13. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements.
B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements.
D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
14. Which of the following is Not True?
A. The personal or “agony” column makes us know more about human nature.
B. The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.
C. A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.
D. Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.
15. Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=" Paragraph" 1, ②=" paragraph" 2, ③=" paragraph" 3, ④=" paragraph" 4 ⑤=" paragraph" 5)
A B.
C. D.
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Ways to know your feelings better.As we grow up, we get better at knowing what we are feeling and why.____16____It also helpsus understand and get on well with other people. Even difficult feelings, like anger or sadness, help us know ourselves. Paying attention to feelings is a skill that anyone can practice. Here are some things to try:
Notice and name your feelings.
First, notice how you feel as things happen.____17____For example, you might say, “I feel proud” when a class presentation goes well, “I feel disappointed” at not doing well on a test, or “I feel friendly” when sitting with a group at lunch.
____18____
Pick one emotion — like joy. Track it all day. Notice how often you feel it. Every time, make a mental note to yourself or write it down. Is the feeling mild, medium, or strong?
Keep a feeling journal.
Take a few minutes each day to record how you feel and why.____19____You can also make art, write poetry, or compose music that catches an emotion you feel.
The more you are aware of your emotions, the more they help you know yourself and understand the people around you. Noticing and writing about your feelings is a healthy way you express them.____20____
A. Learn new words for feeling.
B. Track one emotion.
C. Writing about your feelings is a way to express them.
D. Then name the feelings to yourself.
E. It is also a good way to keep difficult feelings from building up.
F. Knowing our feelings helps us know what we want and make choices.
G. It is a matter of choice for you to track different feelings.
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Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of ___21___and so I used upall my money soon.
One day, I ___22___a bus quietly at dusk when most people got off work. Suddenly, a ___23___cried loudly, “Someone has___24___my money!” I felt___25___, because his money was in my___26___. Some people suggested the bus be ___27___to the police station, but some were against it___28___they were in a hurry to go back home. The whole bus was very ___29___. The driver then ___30___the bus by the road and turned on the lights to ___31___the money. At that time, one passenger said, “Turn off the lights and give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Then the bus got ___32___. When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. There was no___33___on the floor. Someone said again, “Give him one more ___34___.” Then the lights were off again. My heart kept beating fast. The lights were on again but they got the ___35___result. The passengers were in heated discussion again. At that time, someone said again, “Give him the ___36___chance!” Suddenly I felt___37___and took out all the money when the lights were off again.
For many years I have felt___38___to the one who gave me three chances to___39___my mistake. When the first and second opportunities come, you may not be prepared well or don’t have enough___40___to act. When the third opportunity comes you should know clearly what you should do.
21. A. difficulties B. strangers C. dangers D. chances
22. A. got on B. waited for C. ran for D. passed by
23. A. thief B. driver C. passenger D. policeman
24. A. borrowed B. received C. paid D. stolen
25. A. sad B. calm C. nervous D. disappointed
26. A. mind B. bank C. house D. hand
27. A. pushed B. driven C. drawn D. carried
28. A. because B. though C. if D. once
29. A. noisy B. dirty C. bright D. empty
30. A. lost B. stopped C. missed D. found
31. A. take out B. give back C. search for D. throw away
32. A. cold B. dark C. clean D. crowded
33. A. money B. water C. paper D. space
34. A. reason B. way C. opportunity D. choice
35. A. strange B. exciting C. second D. same
36. A. last B. only C. fair D. good
37. A. upset B. awakened C. pleased D. interested
38. A. painful B. sorry C. lucky D. grateful
39. A. make B. try C. repeat D. correct
40. A. strength B. skill C. courage D. experience
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
Cholera was a deadly disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure___41.___(understand). So thousands of___42.___(terrify) people died when there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to solve___43.___problem. He knew that cholera would not be controlled___44.___its cause was found.
He became interested in two theories___45.___possibly explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera___46.___(multiply) in the air. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease___47.___their bodies with their meals.
John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. So when another outbreak hitLondonin 1854, he was ready___48.___(begin) his enquiry. With all the evidence he gathered, John Snow was able to announce with___49.___(certain) that polluted water carried the virus.___50.___(final) “King Cholera” was defeated.
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：在错的词下画一横线，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 feel proudly knowing your interest in Chinese literature. The phrase you asked for me means trying to help young plants grow by pull them up.
Once man was anxious about the slow grow of his young plants. One day, he goes to the field and pulled them up one by one. He came back tired and said to her family, “I’m exhausted today, for I have helped the young plants grow much tall at once.” Heard this, his son ran to look at them. To his horror, all of them had dried up and died.
This phrase means what growing against the law of development will make things worse.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你们学校为响应政府倡导的“公筷、公勺(serving chopsticks and spoons)”的文明饮食习惯，向全校发出了“公筷行动，从我做起”的倡议并组织了相关活动。

你的英国朋友John想了解有关情况，请你用英语写一封回信给John，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动目的；
3.活动意义。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. F 17. D 18. B 19. C 20.
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. C 32.
B 33. A 34.
C 35.
D 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. was understood
42. terrified
43. the 44. until
45. that/which
46. multiplied
47. into 48. to begin
49. certainty
50. Finally
51.(1).proudly→proud (2).删掉for (3).pull→pulling (4).Once后加 a (5).grow→growth (6).goes→went (7).her→his (8). tall→taller (9).Heard→Hearing (10).what→that或者删掉what
52.略。