2020年石家庄第四中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案

2020年石家庄第四中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案
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
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a global stage where the world’s next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace, and lots of companies are participating. Here are several of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.
August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
It's an intelligent door lock to protect your home, and it works on Wi-Fi. The lock doesn’t require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock. The owner can remotely access the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends. It keeps statistics and records of your door’s “lock”, “unlock”, and who have visited.
Motion Pillow
It’s a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring (打鼾) problem. The solution box detects, records, and analyses the sleeping person’s snoring patterns. By changing the internal airbag’s pressure, it fixes the position of the sleeping person’s neck and head gently to improve his breathing. Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the user’s sleeping disturbance.
Ao Air
It’s a high-tech face-covering wearable air purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose. The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration (过滤) process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device. It’s designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98 % of PM2.5 through filtration.
Transparent Hood
The company Continental showed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award. It’s a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat. Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blind spots and prevent even parking damage too.
1.Who is the text mainly intended for?
A.The general public.
B.The science lovers.
C.The electronic companies.
D.The college students.
2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?
A.It’s intended for all those who can’t sleep well.
B.It can help sleepers breathe smoothly.
C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.
D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.
3.What can we infer from the text?
A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.
B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.
C.Motion Pillow reduces material to minimize sleeping disturbance.
D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.
B
British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor launched his latest work — The Underwater Museum of Cannes.
―The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,‖ Taylor told Dezeen. ―Ocean ecology has been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades, and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from afar.‖
The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages. They range from Maurice, an 80-year-old fisherman, to Anouk, a 9-year-old student. Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons, the faces are sectioned into two parts, with the outer part like a mask. The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.
Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue, the seabed was filled with old boat engines, pipes, and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago. Besides removing the trash, Taylor also restored the area’s sea grass. Just one square meter of the sea grass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The sea grass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.
―The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection,‖ Taylor told Dezeen. ―If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.
4. Why does the outer part ofthe sculptures look like a mask?
A. To popularize the features of the locals.
B. To remind people to protect themselves.
C. To reflect people’s protection of the ocean.
D. To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.
5. What’s paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. How the project was started.
B. How the sea grass was restored.
C. What recovery effort the project made.
D. Why the surroundings were improved.
6. What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph?
A. The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.
B. The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.
C. Forests play a more important role in ecosystems.
D. People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature.
7. What might be the best title for the text?
A. The Underwater Museum, a long way to go.
B. The Underwater Museum, a big difference to the sea.
C. The Underwater Museum, an appeal to conserve ecosystems.
D. The Underwater Museum, a masterpiece of Jason Taylor.
C
Dragon boating is a team sport that has its root in ancient China. The boats are decorated with a dragon head and tail. In recent years cancer survivor groups have got involved in the sport to help make friends and help rebuild their lives.
On a recent Saturday morning, a group of 20 women were on a boat in the Anacostia River in Washington DC. They moved their paddles(船桨)in rhythm to the call of a coach. The women belong to the dragon boat team GoPink! DC, which trains weekly. It also races against other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals. As a result, GoPink! DC won medals in this Washington dragon boat festival.
Lydia Collins joined five years ago after finding out she had breast cancer. “I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I was demoralized because of my illness - I lost all interest in life and wouldn't even get out of bed to eat. But now I
love the team spirit. I just love everything about it. It is like a floating support group on the water.”
The paddles are breast cancer survivors and their supporters. Annette Rothemel helped establish(建立)the group in 2006. She is a researcher with the National Institutes of Health as well as a breast cancer survivor. “It is sort of an easy entry sport because on the same boat people at different levels can be doing the same sport.” But Ms Rothemel saysdragon boating can be physically demanding, especially for someone who is sick and getting treatment for cancer.
“It’s hard but I think you have to challenge yourself in life. This is something I look forward to. I get to be out here with my sisters and supporters that understand what I’m going through and help motivate me. So it makes me stronger and it makes me feel better,” another cancer survivor Rhonda Hartzel said.
Annette Rothemel says the cancer survivors feel a sense of sisterhood and share good times when they paddle together. She says both feelings are treasured by the team.
8. What do the underline wordsdemoralizedIn para.3 probably mean?
A. depressed
B. anxious
C. astonished
D. awkward
9. What can we know about Lydia Collims from the text?
A. she helps establish Go Pink !DC
B. she tries to find a cure for the cancer
C. she benefits from the dragon boat race
D. she gives up hope because of her illness
10. How can the dragon boat race help the cancer survivors
A. forget their tough experiences
B. recover physically and mentally
C. get rid of the pains of their cancer
D. enjoy their rest life without sufferings
11. What does the text tell us about Annette Rothemel?
A. she is an expert in studying the cause of the cancer
B. she helps the cancer survivors in financial difficulties
C. she believes there is a healthful result from the dragon boat race
D. she thinks it unwise for the patient to join in the dragon boat race
D
A team of researchersfrom theUniversityofColorado Boulderhave created a revolutionary type of robotic
muscles. They are strong and flexible at the same time, can feel the movements they perform and, whenever they suffer damage, they can self-heal. However, what is best about them is probably the fact that they are extremely cheap to manufacture.
The robotic muscles have been called actuators, and have drawn inspiration from real-life muscles. By creating robots equipped with this kind of actuators, researchers would allowthem to perform movements just like human muscles.
To make the robotic muscles work, they filled some flexible material with electrodes(电极)and with liquid and oil. Then, they applied some electricity, and the liquid and oil started moving around the electrodes and powered them. This way, the robotic muscles started contracting and relaxing just like real muscles, but a lot quicker.
Researchers also took inspiration from the variety of human muscles, and created more types of actuators, each of them performing a different movement. They called these robotic muscles HASEL ( Hydraulically-Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic). However, they are superior to biological muscles as they are stronger, faster, and more flexible.
Even the researchers were amazed they could develop such technology. Eric Acome, the author of one of the studies, explained what is unique about the robotic muscles.
“The ability to create electrically powered soft actuators that lift a gallon of water at several times per second is something we haven't seen before.”
These muscles are special because they are also self-healing. This property is given by the liquid placed inside of them, which also gives them a lot more advantages than those mechanisms (机械)using solids. In the end, the material which keeps the liquid, the oil and the electrodes is extremely cheap. It is a type of polymer (聚合物)similar to the one used for potato chips bags, and can be manufactures for only 10 cents.
12. What can we learn about actuators?
A. They can heal on their own.
B. They are biological muscles.
C. They can not move like human muscles.
D. They are slower to react than real muscles.
13. What do actuators use to directly power electrodes?
A. Solids.
B. Liquid and oil.
C. A type of polymer.
D. Potato chips bags.
14. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The origin of actuators.
B. The opinions on actuators.
C. The advantages of actuators.
D. The significance of actuators.
15. In which part of a newspaper will the textmost probably appear?
A. Health.
B. Culture.
C. Education.
D. Technology.
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For Christians around the world, Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday.
Lent is a time of sacrifice.___16___. But before Lent begins, people get one last chance to enjoy themselves. Some attend celebrations on the Tuesday before Lent, also known as Fat Tuesday. In some cultures, people celebrate Fat Tuesday by eating a sweet bread treat called paczki.___17___. On Tuesday, the Paczki Day was trending on social media. Many people shared photographs of the sugary, round treats.
Traditionally, paczki is filled with sweet fruity jams made from plums and the fruits of the rose plant.___18___. It is reported that a hot dog stand will serve a “Coney Paczki.” That is a piece of meat inside of sweet paczki instead of a traditional bun. One can add mustard, chili and even onions.___19___.
Other people celebrated Paczki Day by bringing large boxes of the treats to their office. A Twitter user posted a photo of at least 20 paczki and asked “is there such a thing as too many paczki?”___20___. He found them at a food stand in one Detroit neighborhood, and made a video showing his paczki-eating experience.
A. So Fat Tuesday is also known as Paczki Day.
B. Paczki are from Poland and similar to doughnuts.
C. But another more traditional Twitter user thought it was just not the right way to celebrate Fat Tuesday.
D. Many Christians stop eating meat and give up sugar and alcoholic drinks.
E. A doctor from Egypt went looking for halal paczki.
F.Christmas is the main festival of Christians all over the world.
G. But these days, people will put just about anything inside paczki.
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 July 24, 1916, a natural gas explosion trapped 32 men working in a tunnel 250 feet belowLake Erie. The first rescuers who entered the tunnel were___21___by gas, and for hours no one else dared to enter the suffocating (窒息的),___22___deathtrap.
Then, late that night, someone had an idea:___23___Garrett Morgan and his new invention. Garrett Morgan was
a successful___24___owner inCleveland. The son of freed slaves and theseventh of 11 children, mechanically minded Morgan had opened his own sewing machine shop, which he soon___25___to a tailoring factory with 32 employees.
In the early 1900s, factory buildings were crowded and untidy. They were often___26___of wood, with no fire escapes. Fire could cause serious___27___. Concerned about his employees, Morgan___28___with a “safety hood” (头罩) that would allow the wearer to___29___despite a fire’s poisonous smoke.
Morgan knew smoke rises during a fire.____30____, he created a heat-resistant hood with a long tube reaching to the floor. Wearing Morgan’s hood, a firefighter could breathe the____31____air near the____32____Morgan lined the breathing tube with a sponge-like material that was wetted before use to____33____the air. A second tube was designed to____34____exhaled (呼出的) air.
Called to the scene on the night of the tunnel explosion, Garrett arrived with samples of his safety hood. Still in their nightwear, he and his brother Frank put on the hoods and____35____entered the tunnel. It was a dangerous____36____of the invention, but they saved two lives and____37____four bodies before officials closed the____38____. Morgan knew that more lives might have been saved if he had been called sooner.
The daring____39____made Morgan famous and brought requests for safety hoods from fire departments around the country. But his greatest____40____was knowing that his invention would now save more people.
21. A. lit B. powered C. overcome D. overheated
22. A. changeable B. remarkable C. cautious D. poisonous
23. A. show off B. send for C. rule out D. take away
24. A. factory B. slave C. restaurant D. store
25. A. declined B. decided C. expanded D. exported
26. A. afraid B. true C. consisted D. made
27. A. business B. damage C. illness D. doubts
28. A. experimented B. associated C. equipped D. struggled
29. A. exist B. communicate C. breathe D. listen
30. A. Therefore B. However C. Anyway D. Besides
31. A. cleaner B. thicker C. colder D. warmer
32. A. ceiling B. ground C. roof D. window
33. A. feel B. trap C. cool D. heat
34. A. put on B. get off C. pollute D. release
35. A. unwillingly B. bravely C. gradually D. simply
36. A. task B. test C. game D. part
37. A. overlooked B. identified C. recovered D. buried
38. A. gap B. case C. deal D. site
39. A. rescue B. attempt C. reform D. escape
40. A. fortune B. comfort C. achievement D. reward
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
阅读下面短文，根据首字母或中文提示写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

每空一词。

注意：答题时请写出包含首字母的完整单词。

On the reality show Rap for Youth, Chen Jinnan, a talented rapper (说唱歌手), sang her song Malice from the world. Her p___41.___was successful.
Chen began listening to hip-hop when she was 13. A year later, she started to add much___42.___(素材) about her life into songs that she created, describing this experience as “like writing a diary”. Chen wrote the song Malice from the world after receiving a message from a fan who was ___43.___(受苦) from some dark thoughts and n___44.___feelings. To help the fan and other young adults, Chen published the song online last year.
Now, she has nearly 60,000 followers on her Sina Weibo a___45.___(账户). Many fans view her as a girl who always looks on the bright side. However, not everyone likes her. Chen posted on Sina Weibo: “Some people are ___46.___(攻击) me online. They say that I’m too fat and not beautiful enough, but I really don’t care. I won’t compare myself with others because I am u___47.___.” These___48.___(外部的) influences are always present, but learn to forget about them or just i___49.___them. Always see the good things about yourself and focus on your s____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.下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

多改或不按格式要求改不得分。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

The tourists made their ways to the lake, wondering what was in store for them.
It is impossible for the poster to put up on the plastic surface.
All the visitors are supposed to arrive at the appointing time.
No kids under five will be admitted unless being accompanied by adults.
The scientist, as well as his assistants are racing against time to develop a new vaccine.
Fresh air is of greatly benefit to our health.
The past few years have witnessed great changes which I lived for years.
On the back wall hangs two portraits, which attract my attention.
It is the culture of making and drinking tea in China, which differs from those of Britain.
Tests suggest it is effective at the distance of 5 meters.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.中国空间站(Chinese Space Station)预计在2022年前后建成，空间站核心舱（Core capsule of space station）于2021年4月30日成功发射。

请你以“China sends up the Core capsule of space station为题为校报英文版写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
1.“空间站核心舱"成功发射；
2.发射的影响；
3.你的感想。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

China sends up the Core capsule of space station
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C
12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. G 19. C 20. E
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34.
D 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. D
41. performance
42. material
43. suffering
44. negative
45. account
46. attacking
47. unique 48. external
49. ignore 50. strengths
51.(1). ways→way
(2). put前加be
(3). appointing→appointed
(4). 去掉being
(5). are→is (6). greatly→great
(7). which→where
(8). hangs→hang
(9). those→that
(10). the→a
52.略。