2020年石景山九中高三英语期末试题及参考答案

2020年石景山九中高三英语期末试题及参考答案
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
For some people, there’s no better companion than mans best friend-a dog. This four-legged pet can bring comfort and joy and provide much- needed exercise for you when it needs walkies! This probably explains why dog ownership increased last year because people spent more time at home during he CovID-I9 lockdown.
However, as demand for a new dog increased, so did the price tag. Popular breeds, such as Cockapoos and Cocker Spaniels, saw even sharper price increases, and puppies have been selling for $3,000 or more.
Animal welfare charities fearthat high prices could encourage puppy farming, smuggling (走私) or dog theft. An investigation found some breeders have been selling puppies and kittens on social media sites--something charities have called “extremely irresponsible”.
But despite some new owners purchasing a dog legally, maybe from a rescue center or registered breeder, they’ve proved to be ill-prepared for life with a new pet, and the pet itself has found it hard tocome to terms withlife in a new home.
Looking to the future, there are concerns about the welfare of these much-loved pets. Lan Alkin manager of the Oxfordshire Animal Sanct uary in the UK, notes: “At the moment, the dogs are having a great time, but separation anxiety could still surface when people go back to work.” And Cliare Calder from the UKs Dogs Trust rescue charity says, “The economic situation also means that some people may find they can’t afford to look after
a dog.” The message is not to buy a dog in haste and to pick one that fits into our lifestyle.
1. The greater demand for dogs can cause the following problems except ________.
A. illegal trade of dogs
B. less dog farming
C. high prices of dogs
D. online sale of dogs
2. What does the underlined phrase"come to terms with"in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Fit in with
B. Go in for
C. Make up for.
D. End up with
3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Despite the problems, dogs are living happily.
B. The writer has a positive attitude towards dogs future.
C. Experts are worried that dogs will be unaffordable to people.
D. The writer advises people to think twice before keeping dogs as pets.
B
A Singaporean company will feed airport food waste to mealworms before turning them into fish feed, aiming to cut the country's use of imported feed and offer a continuous alternative.
Blue Aqua Internationalwill partner with Dnata, an air and travel services provider, to change organic waste at Singapore's Changi Airport into insect protein for aquacultural use, according to a statement Tuesday.
The project looks to replace traditional fish and soybean meal as the main sources of protein for aquafeed. The insects will eat the food waste and change it into part of the body containing about 60 per cent protein. The dried baby worms will then be made into feed.
These mealworms can be a continuous solution to several problems. Using a small land and giving out less carbon, they turn food waste into feed and offer an alternative source of protein. Ynsect SAS, a small French business that keeps mealworms to feed fish and pets, attracted money from investors includingIron Manmovie actor Robert Downey Jr. in a round of fund-raising last year.
The deal will give Singapore's farmers access to domestically produced animal feed, which is traditionally bought from abroad. The Southeast Asian nation imports more than 90 percent of its food and has set a goal to produce a third of its food locally by 2030. It also aims to achieve a general recycling rate of 70 per cent by then. Presently, less than 20 per cent of Singapore's food waste is recycled.
As part of the partnership, Dubai-based Dnata will add Blue Aqua to its list of suppliers to buy locally farmed seafood for its catering service.
4. What is the function of mealworms?
A. To cut the use of imported fish feed.
B. To eat food waste and make fish feed.
C. To domestically produce animal feed.
D. To replace traditional fish and soybean meal.
5. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. The producers of the feed.
B. The purpose of the project
C. The advantages of the project.
D. The composition of the feed.
6. What can we infer about Singapore from Paragraph 5?
A. It is a rich country.
B. It is short of self-produced food.
C. Its recycling rate is very high now.
D. Its farmers don't support the deal.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. A new way to produce fish feed.
B.An introduction to a company.
C. A plan to reduce food waste.
D. A deal to protect farmers.
C
It was the first day of spring here but it didn't feel like it. The COVID-19 epidemic (流行病) was sweeping the globe and everywhere there were feelings of fear and loneliness. “Social Distancing” had become the new norm. Here the schools had been closed, the restaurant dining rooms had been shut, and people had been told to work from home whenever they could. Even the sheltered workshop where my oldest son worked had been closed until further notice. People had made a run on the stores and large areas of the shelves were bare. On the news the numbers of the sick and dead continued to rise. It felt like there was a weight on the souls of everyone in the world.
My family were staying at home as much as possible and as I looked out of my window I wondered how long this crisis would last. It was then, however, that I saw something that lifted that weight off of my soul, made me smile, and made my heart feel happy again. On the street below my house there was an old friend of mine from high school who was a teacher there. With him was my younger son's former aide from the high school as well. They were delivering the school lunches door to door to the hungry children who were stuck at home. Watching them made me think of something everyone's childhood television neighbor, Mr. Roger's once said: "In the bad times, always look for the helpers."
I have no doubt that this crisis will pass as all the crisis before. But it is our choice on whether it brings out the best in us or the worst in us. Let it bring out the best in you. Use it to strengthen your faith. Use it to free yourself from fear. Use it to grow kinder, more giving, and more loving. Become a helper to all those in need and you will be a happy person today and all the days to come.
8. Why didn't the author like the first day of spring?
A. He had to work at home instead of at office.
B. There wasn't social distance between each other.
C. There was an epidemic everywhere in the world.
D. His own company had been closed for a long time.
9. How did people feel in the face of the epidemic?
A. Disappointed.
B. Tense
C. Confident.
D. Cheerful.
10. What made the author happy?
A. Seeing someone delivering lunches from door to door.
B. Talking with his old friend in the street.
C. Watching a childhood television at home.
D. Staying together with his family.
11. What do Mr. Roger's words actually mean?
A. It's not necessary for us to find helpers in bad times.
B. In good times we needn't do much to help others.
C. We should ask more people to help us in bad times.
D. We are supposed to help each other in bad times.
D
With graduation days being celebrated all over the country, a student who has to use a wheelchair honored his mother on his graduation day in a special way. Easley High School graduate, Alex Mays surprised people present when he got up and walked across the stage at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
“I was really happy—it made me feel good,” Alex said.
Alex was not given a chance to live right from his birth. He was born at 25 weeks and weighed just 1 pound, 10 ounces at birth. When he was very young, he had a disease and lost the ability to walk. After his mother's death in 2013, Alex had several other difficult life changes until he came to live with his grandparents, Dousay and her husband, Dewayne. Dousay said that when Alex came to live with them, they decided to bring him up in the best possible way they could.
Last fall, Alex said that he would walk across the stage to get his diploma to honor his late mother. He practiced hard and worked with a physical therapist for 9 months to complete his plan.
The only help Alex got was from his mom's best friend, Tonya Johnson, who pushed his wheelchair to the stage wearing one of his mother's favorite shirts. “I had support from my family. I couldn't have done it without them,” Alex said.
“Alex made everyone in the building feel encouraged that day” Pickens County School District public information specialist John Eby said. “The school teachers knew he was going to get up to get his diploma, but the distance he walked was a surprise, even to them,” Eby said.
“Some of life's most important tests aren’t given in a classroom; Alex tested himself and passed with flying color1 s,” Eby added.
12. In what way did Alex honor his late mother on his graduation day?
A. By dressing like her.
B. By saying sorry to her.
C. By inviting her best friend.
D. By walking to get his diploma.
13. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Alex was born healthy.
B. Alex went through a lot.
C. Alex had a purpose in life as a child.
D. Alex has lived with his grandparents all the time.
14. What did Alex also express on his graduation day?
A. His big regret in life.
B. His feelings for hisschool.
C. His thanks for his family.
D. His will to complete his study.
15. Which of the following words can best describe Alex?
A. Strong-minded.
B. Warm-hearted.
C. Cool-headed.
D. Easy-going.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
七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
Eating together as a family is a rare thing these days. ___16___.Once I start my own family, I’ll definitely do anything possible to establish a tradition of eating together as a family. Here’s why.
___17___
When you eat together as a family each day, your children will learn to respect both parents. They know you two are busy, but still find time to share meals with them.
Learn good table manners
When you have small kids, eating together as a family is an easy way to show and teach them good table manners, of course, if yours are good. ___18___,how to be on time so that other family members don’t starve, and how to behave at the table. You want to be proud of your grown-up kids, don’t you?
Create wonderful memories
___19___.They will know how important it is to eat together as a family, and will definitely teach their kids to do the same. Your family tradition of sharing meals together as a family will pass down from generation to generation.
There are many benefits of eating together as a family that many of us didn’t even think about. Teach your children to appreciate family time and food, and show them how to behave well at the table. ___20___.
A.Respect both Mom and Dad
B.Your children will learn when it’s best to eat
C.They will thank you down the road
D.Parents are always busy and kids have their own plans
E.When you eat together, you do eat those healthy meals too
F.When your children grow up, they will never forget those funny and precious family mealtimes
G.It’s an excellent opportunity to become a family unit and improve your relationship with kids
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
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery (手术). He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went___21___to the surgery block. He found the boy’s_____22_____pacing inthe hall waiting for the doctor.
On seeing him, the father_____23_____, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in_____24_____? Don’t you have any sense of_____25_____?”
The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after_____26_____the call and now, I wish you’d_____27_____down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm down?_____28_____your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son died while_____29_____for doctor, what would you do?” said the father angrily. The doctor______30______again and replied, “We will do our best by God’s grace and you should also______31______for your son’s healthy life.”
“Giving advice when we’re not concerned is so______32______,” murmured the father.
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out and said happily, “Thank goodness! Your son is______33______!” And without waiting for the father’s______34______, he carried on his way running, “If you have any questions, ask the nurse.”
“Why is he so______35______? Couldn’t he wait a few minutes______36______I could ask about my son’s state?” commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor______37______. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son______38______yesterday in a road accident, he was in the funeral(葬礼) when we called him for your son’s operation . And now that he saved your son’s life, he left to finish his son’s funeral.”
Never_____39_____anyone because you never know how their life is and what they’re ______40______
21. A. happily B. directly C.quietly D. slowly
22. A. father B. teacher C. uncle D. friend
23. A. greeted B. shouted C. talked D. thought
24. A. place B. charge C. control D. danger
25. A. shame B. direction C. responsibility D. achievement
26. A. receiving B. finding C. making D. hearing
27. A. sit B. get C. calm D. settle
28. A. What about B. What if C. If only D. How come
29. A. searching B. looking C. waiting D. sending
30. A. smiled B. frowned C. nodded D. apologized
31. A. thank B. work C. pray D. come
32. A. useful B. funny C. hard D. easy
33. A. gone B. saved C. recovered D. found
34. A. reply B. idea C. advice D. appearance
35. A. nervous B. patient C. tired D. impolite
36. A. so that B. as long as C. even if D. ever since
37. A. left B. arrived C. returned D. delayed
38. A. crashed B. fought C. died D. injured
39. A. ignore B. judge C. explain D. believe
40. A. doing B. loading C. experiencing D. reducing
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
If you are looking to find out whyChinais called china, you could go toJingdezhento find out the answer. Its relationship with ceramics (制陶艺术) dates____41.____the Han dynasty and it got famous during the Song dynasty. The culture of ceramics has lived on for more than 2,000 years.
TodayJingdezhenis a popular destination attracting___42.___(tourist) from home and abroad for____43.____taste of its cultural charms. The first stop inJingdezhenshould be the Ancient Kiln andFolkCustomsMuseum. The___44.___(beautiful) landscaped places offer basic ideas about the ancient porcelain (瓷器) history and culture in Jingdezhen.
In the northeast ofJingdezhenCitylies Yaoli Ancient town, which___45.___(surround) by beautiful mountains and rivers. And it is an ancient town___46.___(build) in the late West Han dynasty. The town is rich in kaolin, a special type of soil for porcelain production,___47.___(make) it the famous birthplace ofJingdezhenceramics. Here is a place of historic interest___48.___you can search deep into ancient times.
Porcelain is the essence ofJingdezhen, but there is no lack of___49.___(nature) beauty in the city. You’ll lose____50.____(you) in the land of breathtaking beauty— the thick forests, splendid waterfalls and quiet paths.
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，每旬中最多有两处。

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。

Today, carnival inVeniceis celebrating for five days in February. People arrive from all overEuropeenjoy its fun. Hotels are full booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes. German, French and English seem to be the main language. But the spirit ofVenicecarnival is not quite the same like the great American carnivals. If the key to Rio are music and movement, then in theVeniceit is the mystery of masks. As you wander through the streets, you saw thousands of masks, but you have no idea that the faces behind them look like. Nobody takes it off. If the masks come off, the magic is lost.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，获悉你校准备创办一份中学生英文校报，以促进大家的英语学习。

请你用英语给校报顾问Mr Smith外教写一封信。

内容包括：
1.表达你得知此事的喜悦心情;
2.推荐一个你喜欢的栏目(column)，并说明理由。

注意：1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. D 17. A 18. B 19. F 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. from
42. tourists
43. a 44. beautifully
45. is surrounded
46. built 47. making
48. where 49. natural
50. yourself/yourselves
51.(1). celebrating→celebrated
(2). enjoy前加to
(3). full→fully
(4). language→languages
(5). like→as
(6). are→is
(7). 去掉the
(8). saw→see
(9). that→what
(10). it→them
52.略。