2019-2020学年苏州市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年苏州市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及
参考答案
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
As a nation, we are getting bigger and eating more. But there are effective ways to control your appetite and eat only as much as you need.
Keep away from low-nutrition snacks
That means ice cream, sweets, chips biscuits, cakes and any other salty orsugary snacks you eat between meals. Although we have a tendency to eat them, you can learn to live without these unhealthy-and-fattening-additions to your diet. Try to make it a habit to eat them only when offered at social events or as a special treat.
Leave half an hour between main course and dessert
Having a break between courses gives your brain time to receive the fullness signal and make you more likely to refuse the sweet stuff. And, in fact, as soon as you feel the first signals of fullness, remove your plate from the table. That will tell your brain that food time is over.
Make yours a small helping
Put an end to super-sized portions. You won’t be missing out—today’s small was the medium or large of a few decade ago. Select or serve yourself a modest portion and eat it slowly enjoying the flavors. Before you know it, small will feel just right. What’s more, ordering the smaller size leads to wearing the smaller size.
Distract yourself
When you find yourself hunting down food, even though you’re even hungry, do something else for 20 minutes. Drink a large glass of water as thirst is often confused with a desire for food. Choose something that engages your brain as well as your hands, such as writing a letter or listening to a song. You could also go for a short walk or do something that you enjoy. If you think you really are hungry, set an alarm for 20 minutes’ time and if you still want to eat when it rings, fine. If not, the urge will have passed.
1. Which way suits you better if you tend to order a large portion of food?
A. Distract yourself.
B. Make yours a small helping.
C. Keep away from low-nutrition snacks.
D. Leave half an hour between main course and dessert.
2. Why should you have a break between main course and dessert?
A. To give people time to chat.
B. To have a good appetite for sweet stuff.
C. To reduce appetite for dessert.
D. To give the host time to remove your plate.
3. When you find yourself pursuing for food, what should you do?
A. Eat some biscuits.
B. Eat some sugary snacks.
C. Have some soft drinks.
D. Listen to a lovely melody.
B
A former UPS driver and his wife have made history by donating $20 million to Morgan State University – the largest gift any historically black college or university (HBCU) has ever received from a former student. The money, pledged by Calvin Tyler Jr and his wife Tina, will fund scholarships that were established under the Tylers’ name in 2002.
Tyler grew up in a low-income family and was forced to drop out of Morgan State University in 1963 because he could no longer afford to study. The following year, Tyler saw a job advertisement in a Baltimore newspaper from United Parcel Service and got a job with the company as a driver. He rose through the ranks during his 34-year career at the global shipping company to become its senior vice president of US operations and a member of the board of directors before retiring in 1998.
Tyler and his wife, also a Baltimore native, have lived all across the country but he said they have never forgotten their humble beginnings.
Their latest pledge follows a $5million commitment they made in 2016 for the fund, which to date has supported 222 students with full or partial scholarships.
Marybeth Gasman, a professor at Rutgers University who studies HBCUs, said the gift is significant because public HBCU’s like Morgan State University tend to have a lower alumni giving rate compared to private ones.
“For a long time, they weren’t asking alumni to give,” she said. But that has changed in the past couple of decades, she added, and the schools have “started asking alumni to give and creating a culture of philanthropy (慈善) on campus.”
David K. Wilson, the president of Morgan State University, said the money will help students for years to
come. “Morgan is so proud to call this son and daughter of the great city of Baltimore our own,” he said in a statement. “Through their historic giving, the doors of higher education will most certainly be kept open for generations of aspiring leaders whose financial shortfalls may have kept them from realizing their academic dreams.”
“We are forever indebted to the Tylers”.
4. Why is Tyler’s donation historic?
A. He was a former UPS driver.
B. The donation is large enough.
C. The donation will fund his scholarships.
D. He used to be a student at the university.
5. What is a driving force of Tyler’s donation?
A. His working experiences.
B. His career achievements.
C. His promise to the university.
D. His past embarrassing situations.
6. Which is true about HBCUs according to Gasman?
A. They are mainly public universities.
B. They are encouraging alumni to donate.
C. They rarely accept help from the alumni.
D. They have changed little over the decades.
7. What can be inferred about Tyler from Wilson’s comments?
A. He’s helped many city leaders.
B. He’s grateful to his university.
C. He’s made great contributions.
D. He’s proud of his son and daughter.
C
The AI research arm of Alibaba created a machine learning model that received a higher score on the Stanford Question Answering Dataset than humans. The database consists of more than 100,000 questions to test reading comprehension.
In early January this year the Alibaba AI software machine scored 82.44 on the test while humans scored 82.304. Besides, computers and AI have already defeated humans, for example in games such as chess. However, it seemed that language skills were superior in humans as machines find languages hard to master.
A large number of call center employees, often in developing countries, may be out of work soon if the AI robots are cheaper and as effective as human labor. Soon when you phone a company for information the
conversation will go like this: “ We are sorry but all our robots are busy right now. We value your call. Please stay on the line until a robot is free to serve you. There are just 12 callers ahead of you.” A robot will serve you some popular tunes while you wait.
Si Luo, who is a chief scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba’s AI research group noted that questions such as “What causes rain?” can now be answered with a high degree of accuracy by robots. Si Luo said, “ We believe the foundational technology can be gradually applied to a lot of applications such as customer service, museum tutorials, and online responses to inquiries from patients, freeing human efforts in a new way.”
Si Luo’s team is working closely with Ali Xiaomi, a mobile customer service chatbot. Ali Xiaomi can be customized to be used on Alibaba’s platforms such as Taobao and Tmall. The new AI robots could answer consumers’ questions as they did the Stanford questions. The robots would look for the answers from prepared information. However, there are limits to what the system will be able to do. If questions do not have clear-cut answers, or the questions asked are too unclear or ungrammatical, the robot may not be able to deal with them.
8. What can we learn about the Alibaba AI software machine?
A. It has been tested in some areas.
B. It has become popular since January.
C. It has offered a special learning style.
D. It has made people interested in reading.
9. What does the example in paragraph 3 show about the AI robots?
A. They should have better language skills.
B. They may replace humans in some fields.
C. They need to be customized to serve customers.
D. They will be widely used in developing countries.
10. How does Si Luo feel about the foundational technology?
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Curious.
D. Confident.
11. What can we infer from the lastparagraph about Ali Xiaomi?
A. It needs to improve in some ways.
B. It is connected with another system.
C. It is a platform to show good service.
D. It can answer any questions accordingly.
D
When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planesacross the world.
Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £ 15,000 to £ 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.
12. The author don’t need another watch because ________.
A. he don’t like wearing a watch
B. he has mobile phone and can ask someone for help
C. he has no sense of time
D. he thinks watches too expensive
13. It seems ridiculous to the writer that________.
A. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell
B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones
C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones
D. people dive 300 metres into the sea
14. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?
A. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.
B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.
C. It targets rich people as its potential customers.
D. It’s easy for theindustry to reinvent cheap watches.
15. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Timex or Rolex?
B. My Childhood Timex
C. Watches? Not for Me!
D. Watches----a Valuable Collection
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
Urban Wildlife
Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.
Cities are built for humans.____16____For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.
____17____When a bridge inAustin,Texaswas repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom. This made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of
thousands of bats.___18___Now, they have come to value their winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist attraction, and they eat lots of bugs every night.
There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park used native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone inBeijingwith over 160 species of birds. In many ways, the park is the opposite of a zoo.____19____ If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us.____20____Our own future will be endangered too.
A. They are built to protect birds.
B. Our actions sometimes help other species.
C. If we do not, more species will become extinct.
D. They do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife.
E. Instead of being kept in cages, wildlife can move about freely.
F. At first, people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.
G. They would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.
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
完形填空(共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分)
Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted toWestwoodCollege. She
was ready for new ___21___at the college and filled with confidence. ___22___, she didn’t expect it that college life was quite ___23___. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be ___24___for her to be selected. Two hours later, the ___25___read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ___26___as the list ended without her name. Feeling ___27___, she walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving at the dormitory, she started with ___28___. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ___29___. She moved on to English and history, and was ___30___to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ___31___math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school___32___. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as enthusiastic as Jenna. "I’m sorry, ___33___we have enough ___34___for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then." Jenna smiled ___35___and left. "Why is college so different?" she sighed.
Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ___36___. By the end of the class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d ___37___to try to fit in with her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d ___38___, but she knew she had to try. College was just as her mom had said, "You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ___39___a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ___40___fish you can be."
22. A. decisions B. challenges C. problems D. exercises
23. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise
24. A. normal B. necessary C. different D. desperate
25. A. simple B. troublesome C. certain D. difficult
26. A. editor B. judge C. boss D. candidate
27. A. stopped B. jumped C. sank D. changed
28. A. awful B. lonely C. happy D. strange
29. A. English B. history C. science D. math
30. A. working B. struggling C. complaining D. improving
31. A. bothered B. ashamed C. pleased D. shocked
32. A. show up B. make for C. give up D. prepare for
33. A. committee B. team C. newspaper D. radio
34. A. and B. so C. or D. but
35. A. writers B. players C. speakers D. readers
36. A. brightly B. weakly C. widely D. happily
37. A. courage B. lack C. hope D. sorrow
38. A. hesitate B. refuse C. continue D. attempt
39. A. succeed B. complete C. agree D. accompany
40. A. in the hope of B. in honor of C. in case of D. instead of
41. A. tallest B. best C. hardest D. gentlest
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
Earth Day___41.___(found) in 1970 as a day of education about environmental problems, and Earth Day 2020 occurred on Wednesday, April 22—the holiday’s 50th anniversary. The holiday is now a global celebration that's sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of______42.______(event) which focused on green living.
___43.___(elect) to the U. S. Senate (参议院)in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was______44.______risk. In 1969, Nelson developed the idea for Earth Day after______45.______(inspire) by the anti-Vietnam War “teach--ins” that were taking place on college campuses around the United States.
Denis Hayes, a young activist______46.______had served as student president at Stanford University, was selected as Earth Day’s national coordinator (协调者), and he worked with______47.______group of student volunteers and several staff members from Nelson’s Senate office______48.______(organize) the project.
The first Earth Day was effective at raising_____49._____(aware) about environmental problems and transforming public attitudes. Earth Day kicked off the “Environmental decade with a bang,” as Senator Nelson later put it. The theme of Earth Day 2020 was “climate action”. Earth Day. org hoped it would be the_______50._______(large) volunteer event in history.
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。

Virtues are jewel of great price. I find honesty is most valuable virtue in my heart. And it is always accompany my growth.
As a child, I was constantly told the story namingThe Wolf Is Coming, which obviously has a lasting influence. Over time, I've increasing realized the importance of honesty and try to carry it out. Only then I'm honest and reliable, will I be trusted with others.
Actually. being honest . I've found it more easier to make friends. The virtue of honesty will help me open the door to success of our career and life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国好友John发邮件说想了解中国的传统节日。

请你回复邮件介绍一个节日，内容包括:
1.节日的名称和时间；
2.主要活动。

注意:1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结束语已为你写好。

Dear John,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C
16. D 17. B 18. F 19. E 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. was founded
42. events 43. Elected 44. at 45. being inspired
46. who / that
47. a 48. to organize
49. awareness
50. largest
51.(1).jewel→jewels
(2).most前加the
(3).accompany→accompanying
(4).naming→named
(5).increasing→increasingly
(6).try→tried
(7).then→if
(8).with→by
(9).去掉more
(10).our→my
52.略。