2019-2020学年南京市育英第二外国语学校高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年南京市育英第二外国语学校高三英语期中考试试卷及
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
Come and enjoy Vivaldi's TheFour Seasonsperformed by live musicians!
Tickets
△Zone A Sating (Excellent Visibility, $75)
△Zone B Seating (Great Visibility, $60)
△Zone C Seating (Good Visibility, $45)
△Zone D Seating (Restricted Visibility, 30)
Zone A and Zone B audiences will get the chance to take pictures with the performers on the stage after the show.
Highlights
* A beautiful venue bathed in candlelight.
*Classical music performance by the Angel Strings quartet
*A safe and socially-distanced event, ensuring you are comfortable and at ease.
General Info
*Dates and times: Various dates, at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm (select during purchase).
*How long: 65 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the start time. We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the event, as late entry is not permitted.
*Where: Events on Oxlade
*Age requirement: Must be 8 years old or older to attend. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
*Please note: The 6:30 pm seating will take place during daylight hours outdoors, and the space will not be that dark. In the case of rain, the event will be moved to the indoor area of the venue.
Description
Whether you're looking for a beautifully unique classical music performance or a romantic candlelit experience, this performance is for you. You don't need to know all things about Vivaldi to enjoy the evening;
simply sit back and admire the wonderful atmosphere and the pieces you'll hear.
Join our musicians for an evening under the stars, and prepare to be taken into the clouds with Vivaldi' s most treasured masterpieces!
1.What can someone with a $45 ticket do?
A.Perform on the stage.
B.Enjoy good visibility.
C.Select a seat in Zone B.
D.Take photos with the musicians.
2.What should potential audiences keep in mind?
A.Arrive at the venue on time.
B.Learn about Vivaldi in advance.
C.The performance lasts 45 minutes.
D.The event will be canceled if it rains.
3.What do we know about the 8:30 p.m. performance?
A.It welcomes children under the age of 8.
B.Its performers differ on different dates.
C.Its stage will be decorated with candles.
D.It will be shown in the indoor area of the venue.
B
Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn andeven reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人）may watch lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an averageof less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2.5 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to increasing findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms.
4. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _________.
A. have had computers in their bedrooms
B. not be interested in math
C. be unable to go to college
D. have watched a lot of TV
5. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?
A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.
B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.
C. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.
D. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.
6. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms.
B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
C. More time should be spent on computers.
D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done
7. What would be the best title for this text?
A. Computers or Television
B. Effects of Television on Children
C. Studies on TV and College Education
D. Television and Children's Learning Habits
C
A new study suggests drinking coffee as soon as someone wakes up from a poor night’s sleep greatly affects metabolism(新陈代谢) and blood sugar control.
In the study, published in theBritish Journal of Nutrition, UK researchers let 29 healthy men and women take part in three different overnight experiments. In the first two scenes, participants were given a sugary drink uponwaking—first from a normal night’s sleep, and then again after a poor night’s sleep during which they were woken up for five minutes every hour. In the third, their sleep was similarly disrupted, but they were given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
Blood samples from participants were taken following the sugary drink, which mirrored the calories of a typical breakfast, in each experiment. Results showed that one night of disrupted sleep did not worsen the participants’ blood sugar responses at breakfast when compared to a normal night of sleep. However, strong black
coffee consumed before breakfast increased the blood sugar response by around 50 percent.
By drinking such kind of drink after breakfast, UK researchers found that our bodies’ ability to break down our food healthily is completely improved. Examining the effects of broken sleep and morning coffee across a range of different metabolic markers, scientists at the University of Bath found that, while one night of poor sleep had a limited effect on metabolism, drinking coffee before breakfast could have a negative effect on blood sugar control.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee is. This simple study is important and has far-reaching health influences, and it indeed moves some coffee drinkers’ heartstrings. As up to now we have had limited knowledge about what this is doing to our bodies, in particular for our metabolic and blood sugar control, so we have a long way to go.” said Professor James Betts, co-director of the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism at the University of Bath.
8. How did UK researchers get the result of the experiment?
A. By making comparisons.
B. By consulting journals.
C. By questionnaire.
D. By assumption.
9. What can we learn from the experiment?
A. One night of poor sleep surely affects blood sugar.
B. Drinking coffee after breakfast does harm to health.
C. Having strong drinks has a good effect on metabolism.
D. Drinking coffee at different time has different effects on health.
10. What does James Betts think of the study?
A. It makes no sense.
B. It remains to be continued.
C. It is limited and blind.
D. It is particular and explicit.
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How Much Coffee to Drink Matters
B. Does Coffee Really Wake Up an Appetite?
C. How Does Drinking Coffee Affect One’s Sleep?
D. Drinking Coffee before Breakfast Harms Metabolism
D
As one of the world’smost popular cultural mediums, cinema is at the leading position at the Taihu World Cultural Forum(论坛), an annual event that aims to improve cultural exchanges. So far this year, Chinese box office
has already topped 58 billion yuan, the China Film Administration said. This indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market, is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.
Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has 67,000 cinema screens. the most of any country, and the number is expected to increase to 80,000 by the end of next year. Saying that China has signed coproduction agreements with 22 countries (including the United States, Canada, Japan. India etc.) ,Cao added it has deepened cinematic exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts (同行).
With the country’s huge native market, which produced more than 1,000 films in 2019, Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek cooperation with China. “International coproduction will become an important platform to send Chinese stories oversea and give us a broader vision of creation,” Tong said.
Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action films. Tong said the films, in which plots are basically secondary to shining stunts (特技), is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas. When asked what kinds of Chinese films would have the most global appeal. Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection and climate change, are perhaps the best options.
12. What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?
A. To strengthen cultural exchanges.
B. To build more cinemas in China.
C. To invite more tourists to Taihu.
D. To attract more international investment.
13. What can we infer about Cao Yin’s opinion in Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese box office has already overtaken the United States so far
B. The screens of Chinese cinemas will be world-leading in the future
C. China has signed the most coproduction agreements with other countries
D. There will be more and more cooperations between Chinese filmmakers and other countries.
14. How do Chinese filmmakers feel about selling their movies to the world right now?
A. Easy.
B. Disappointed.
C. Challenged.
D. Confused.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. Box Office: Unclear Future
B. China: Top Second Movie Market
C. Cinema: The Leading Cultural Position
D. Chinese Filmmakers: Severe Competition Situation
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Your computer, tablet, or smartphone holds a wealth of information. If you know what to look for,you have access to an unlimited number of learning resources. When used correctly, the Internet is a tool that can greatly expand your knowledge.
Enroll in an online language course. Some online educational resources offer basic language classes for free.____16____Find a language course that best fits your needs and begin studying to increase your comprehension.
____17____Online, you can access flashcards and worksheets at little-to-no cost. You can also interact with other language learners via forums. Use study resources to further strengthen your knowledge of the language, specially if you're struggling in your online course.
Listen to foreign music or watch foreign films for practice. You may not be able to travel to your country of choice, but you can listen to native speakers.____18____Look up the lyrics of a foreign song beforehand and listen to it several times. With every repetition, you'll recognize more words. when watching a foreign movie, try one without subtitles.You may find yourself relying too much on the text instead of the audio.
Read books released in the public domain. Every year, new books are available to read for free one their copyright has expired. In most European countries and the United States, books are released into the public domain approximately 70 years after the author's death.____19____.
Listen to audiobooks. Most books released into the public domain available as a free audiobook. If you'd prefer a popular novel, you could purchase an audiobook instead.____20____If you work online, you can turn one on and enjoy the storyline while multi-tasking.
A.Turn to the Internet for study resources.
B.After this point, you can read e-books at no cost.
C.You can receive free distance learning at little-to-no cost.
D.Audiobooks are a great way to absorb a novel when you're busy.
E.Many respected universities offer free online lecture series on a variety of subjects.
F.Few activities are as beneficial for language learning as listening to a native speaker.
G.Other websites, like universities, offer comprehensive language courses at a low price.
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 summer, I went home to visit my parents inBrunsville,Minnesota. Sometimes, a 14-year-old boy, Matthew, would come to help. Early one morning, as I was___21___, I heard him outside cutting the grass. I paid no___22___and went back to sleep.
I dreamt I was in the___23___bathroom, standing in front of the sink（水槽）and looking at my face in the___24___. Butthere was something___25___about my face. I looked down at the sink, and the___26___was running in a circle down the drain（排水沟）.I held my hands under the water and___27___washing my hands with soap.___28___, I looked at the face that wasn't my face.
I___29___washing my hands, but my left thumb___30___. Then I looked down at the sink again, and there was blood running into the water,___31___round and round in that counter-clockwise（逆时针的）circle. Blood was rushing from my___32___, pouring out from the fatty part___33___below the knuckle（关节）,then running down my arm and dropping off my elbow into the sink.
Just then I heard a voice___34___to me. "Jim! Jim!" I woke up and realized that it was my mother calling me from the top of the___35___. She told me to come quickly. I rushed up to her. Matthew had hurt himself cutting the grass, she said, and she___36___me to go to the upstairs bathroom to help him.
I walked into the bathroom and was___37___to see Matthew standing in front of the mirror and holding his left hand over the sink. Blood was___38___out from a cut between his thumb and first finger. The blood was running down his___39___and into the water, going round and round as it___40___down the drain.
21. A. writing B. sleeping C. exercising D. reading
22. A. tension B. expectation C. attention D. disappointment
23. A. left B. right C. downstairs D. upstairs
24. A. mirror B. water C. sink D. drain
25. A. familiar B. strange C. funny D. exciting
26. A. water B. blood C. hand D. foot
27. A. continued B. started C. stopped D. dragged
28. A. As a result B. As usual C. In addition D. Once again
29. A. went on B. adapted to C. dealt with D. benefited by
30. A. hurt B. sweated C. broke D. clapped
31. A. jumping B. going C. rolling D. flying
32. A. leg B. thumb C. face D. hand
33. A. just B. thus C. only D. directly
34. A. shouting at B. calling out C. calling up D. calling at
35. A. stairs B. building C. drain D. sink
36. A. permitted B. wanted C. promised D. demanded
37. A. astonished B. pleased C. worried D. frightened
38. A. dropping B. throwing C. pouring D. going
39. A. arm B. leg C. hand D. foot
40. A. let B. flowed C. fell D. set
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
She is a professional____41.____(photograph) who has long documented happy moments of birth.
Several years ago, her close friend’s kid died of cancer. She tried to be supportive but felt____42.____(help). Then she realized she had a skill she could put to use with sadness. That was why Scantling sent out a generous call on Facebook,____43.____(offer) to do a photo shoot in her Oklahoma studio for children with cancer,___44.___charging their parents. She would dress up the children and then take pictures of them. "I made up my mind____45.____(achieve) something powerful and emotional. " said Scantling.
Three families from nearby Oklahoma towns immediately responded to her call. On the____46.____(appoint) afternoon, three little girls, all of____47.____were suffering from cancer, showed up at Scantling's studio. The girls quickly became friends and were soon smiling for photos. They had____48.____good time in the spotlight for something other than their illness.
"Watching them interact was____49.____(genuine) sweet and inspiring," one parent said. So far thousands of viewers____50.____(encourage) by Scantling's photos.
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。

I love my sister very but there is an serious shortcoming in her. Sometimes she is real stubborn, which means she couldn’t be changed easily. Sometimes she didn’t know which was the best idea to getting to places, but she insisted that she organized the trip. If I asked her when we were leaving and when we were come back, she never gave me a properly answer. It seems that she never cares about details. Sometimes she gave me a determining look, which means that I should keep myself silently. I know I have to give in up my own ideas before her.
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一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写词数应为80左右。

Wind whistled round the corner of the house, thunder rolled and rain beat against the windows — not a night to be outside but rather to sit by the fire. Thanks to the solid walls and roof overhead, I could imagine Dr. Frankenstein's frightening creation wandering on such a night. I was alone, my husband away and the nearest neighbor a quarter miles down the road. Alone, that is, except for Lassie, a hairy, black and white dog, who sat with her head on my lap, her intelligent, brown eyes gazing up at me as if to say, don't worry, we'll be all right.
Through the years she was with us, she proved time and time again to be a superb judge of character. We never knew if it was a result of her sense of smell or sound-but, whatever it was, she definitely possessed a talent we humans lacked. On first meeting she would either wag the tip of her tail a couple of times to indicate that the visitor was acceptable, or slightly curl her top lip, exposing her sharp teeth which told you to be alert. Always accurate, her gift was never more obvious than on this night.
The doorbell rang. I decided not to answer it. It rang again, much longer this time. Whoever was there was not going away. Still I hesitated. On the fourth ring, with Lassie by my side, I finally answered the door. My heart beat fast and my mouth went dry, for there, stood the monster himself. A twisted body under a heavy overcoat, one shoulder bumped higher than the other and his head leaned slightly forward and to one side.
“May I use your phone?” The voice came from somewhere back in his throat and, although the request was polite, his tone was rude.
Reaching in his pocket and producing a piece of paper, he handed it to me. I refused to take it. Believing he might try and force his way in, I looked at Lassie to see if she was ready to defend the home.
Surprisingly, she sat by my side, the tip of her tail wagging.
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参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. A 9. D 10. B 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. A 18. F 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. B 32.
B 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38.
C 39. A 40. B
41. photographer
42. helpless
43. offering
44. without
45. to achieve
46. appointed
47. whom 48. a
49. genuinely
50. have been encouraged
51.(1). 在very后加much
(2). an→a
(3). real→really
(4). getting→get
(5). organized→organize
(6). come→coming
(7). properly→proper
(8). determining→determined
(9). silently→silent
(10). 删除in
52.略。