2019-2020学年成都市三中高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年成都市三中高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案
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
Book reading is certainly one of the most absorbing habits. For young adults who love to read, finding some good books to read is very essential. Writing a book review can help you to improve your language and writing skills.
The Book Thief
Listed onThe New York Times Children’s Best Seller List for over 100 weeks, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of a young girl in the Nazi camps set during World War II. So, if you love history and wish to learn how the life was during Adolf Hitler’s time, read this historic book.
The Diary of Young Girl
Even Anne Frank can not have imagined that her personal diary written during World War II would become such a popular book. It’s a must read that describes the situation of a family in the evils of wars through the eyes of a teenager.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm is one of the most popular books by George Orwell. It is just a reflection of the Stalin and World War II period that has been so creatively presented in this book. It is an interesting example of how literature can be used to present conditions common in the society.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the great American novels in history, and is certainly a great pick for young adults. Young Huck Finn and his mischief along with the color1 ful description of people around theMississippi Rivermake this novel a great book to read.
1.Which book describes the author’s own experiences according to this passage?
A.The Book Thief
B.The Diary of Young Girl
C.Animal Farm
D.Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2.What do the first three books have in common?
A.All of them are about wars.
B.All of them are about farms.
C.All of them are intended for history lovers.
D.All of them were written during World War II.
3.The purpose of this passage is to _________.
A.instruct youngsters how to improve skills
B.tell youngsters some wonderful reading habits
C.introduce several good books to youngsters
D.give youngsters advice on writing a book review
B
Now most of the workers work from 9 am to 5 pm. However, according to the global Internet survey done by the UK Sleep Council, thesiesta（午睡）was the right idea all along. The UK Sleep Council called on the country'sbosses to end nine-to-five working in favor of more flexible hours. They believe what would really increase the workers' productivity is a nice afternoon nap, rather than those bonuses.
Forty-one percent of the 12,000 people who responded to the council's survey said they were most productive in the morning, while 38 percent said theyhit their stridein the evening. "This means most of them cannot fully pay attention to what they do in the middle of the day," said sleep expert Dr. Chris Idzikowskii. "We must conclude from this survey that the traditional nine-to-five working day does not suit most workers." He suggested that allowing workers to follow their natural sleeping habits would actually benefit employers by allowing them to expand their working hours and be more productive.
Fortunately, being a college lecturer, I don't have to go to work everyday. I only work three days a week, but during the three days I work really long hours and have no time for a little siesta. I'm usually so tired and sleepy in the afternoon, which really affects thevitality（活力）of my classes.
I think Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea is worthwhile. When people have flexible working hours they could reach their highest productivity. On top of that, flexible working hours mean thatpeople don't have to work all at the same time. That way we could avoid traffic jams. Therefore, it's really killing two birds with one stone!
4. What can improve the workers' productivity, according to the UK Sleep Council?
A. More bonuses.
B. The flexible working time.
C. Working for long hours.
D. Working in a relaxing way.
5. What does the underlined part probably mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Were most sleepy.
B. Were most flexible.
C. Worked at their own pace.
D. Worked at their best.
6. What did the UK Sleep Council's survey find?
A. Few people are suitable to work at noon.
B. People are more productive in the morning.
C. Some people like to expand their working hours.
D. More and more people prefer to work in the evening.
7. Why does the author support Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea?
A. It could solve most of the traffic problems.
B. He finds Dr. Chris Idzikowskii respectable.
C. He thinks the idea can benefit the society.
D. It allows him to work for fewer hours.
C
Whena person in the United States gets the COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗), the person receives a small piece of paper called a “COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card”.
It is a piece of paper with the logo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, and the name and date of the vaccine. Because it is so simple, it could be easy to fake.
Many people in theU.S.are still unsure about getting the vaccine. As universities, workplaces and other places are requiring proof of vaccination, some people are now buying fake vaccination cards without getting a shot.
The Associated Press reports that students and teachers at universities around theU.S.are worried about fake cards. Sellers are using social media apps like Instagram to advertise fake vaccination cards. The prices range from $25 to $200. The AP notes that many college students seem interested in buying the cards. On the site Reddit, one person wrote, “I need one, too, for college. I refuse to be a guinea pig.”
It is reported that more than 700 universities and colleges require proof of vaccination. Most schools simply ask their students to take a photo of their card and send it to a school website. Benjamin Mason Meier is a professor at theUniversityofNorth CarolinaatChapel Hill, UNC. He studies international health policy. He said, unlike some countries, theU.S.is not using a digital system to record vaccine status. He said theU.S.is depending on “aflimsypaper card”, and students have told him they knew of others who had used fake vaccination cards. Rebecca Williams also works at UNC. She is a researcher at the school’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She said she was not surprised that people were worried about fake vaccination cards. “This is why I think the development of a reliable national digital vaccine passport app is very important,” she said.
There is a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards. If someone uses the CDC logo
without permission, they can be lined and punished by up to five years in prison. The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged a person inCaliforniawith making fake vaccination cards.
College students who already have the vaccine are criticizing those who would rather spend money to buy a fake than get a free shot. Maliha Reza is an electrical engineering student atPennsylvaniaStateUniversity, She called those students “dumb”. “I’m angry about that,” she said. “Like, there is more anger than I could describe now.”
8. Why do some college students buy fake vaccination cards?
A. They are easy to get.
B. Many Americans are still uncertain about getting the vaccine.
C. Students have an interest in the fake vaccination cards.
D. To get a vaccine shot is expensive.
9. Which of the following measures can NOT be used to stop the fake cards?
A. Having a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards.
B. Developing a reliable national digital vaccine passport app.
C. Using a digital system to record vaccine status.
D. Having all the students take a photo of their vaccination card and send it to the school website.
10. What does the underlined word “flimsy” probably mean?
A. Weak.
B. Effective.
C. Detailed.
D. Professional,
11. What might be the writing purpose for the news report?
A. To promote a digital system to record the vaccination shots.
B. To explain why theU.S.should prevent making the fake vaccination cards.
C. The stress the influence of the COVID-19 vaccination.
D. To reduce theU.S.university leaders’ worry about fake vaccination cards.
D
Japan's prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers, even family members, by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.
From the perspective of sports psychologists, an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on viewers at home. The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on
some athletes. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event, telling teammates and reporters she wasn't in the right “headspace” to compete. “It's been really stressful this Olympic Games. There are a lot of different variables going into it,” Biles told the Washington Post.
The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers. The English Premier League supplemented (增加) game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20, mixed with game audio in real time. A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans, and the trend caught on internationally.
Jamey Houle, the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast, says competitive athletes are trained in visualization— imagining performing a certain action or motion, such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics. Without moving a muscle, players using visualization can solidify neural (神经的) connections and activate their motor cortex (皮层). To visualize most effectively, Houle says, athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay. Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players' performance. This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called “social facilitation”, referring to a change in a person's performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.
12. What caused Biles to drop out of the women's team event?
A. The poor physical condition.
B. The absence of the audience.
C. The fiercely competitive event.
D. The influence of crowds of fans.
13. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.
B. The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.
C. The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.
D. The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League.
14. How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players' performance?
A. By doing a roundoff back handspring.
B. By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.
C. By using the concept called social facilitation.
D. By changing the viewers of a player.
15. What message does the author mainly convey in the text?
A. Athletes should be trained in visualization.
B. Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.
C. Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.
D. Viewers present may influence players' performance.
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Why is it that we always seem to pick the slowest line in a supermarket or store? Basically, the reason is simple: the chances are against us. To explain, imagine that youare in a store where there are three lines.____16____If there are more lines, your chances of getting into the speediest queue are even less.
Interestingly, some people have come up with theories and formulas to calculate this kind of thing.___17___A pioneering queuing theorist was an engineer named Erlang. He wanted to figure out the best number of telephone operators to have at the telephone exchange in the early 1900s. Taking into consideration the average number of phone calls in an hour and the average call length, Erlang came up with formulas to determine the best number of operators that should be on duty at any given time.____18____On top of that, his work established the basis for queuing theory, which became a new branch of mathematics.
The theories first invented by Erlang are still used today in a variety of commercial settings, including call centers and traffic engineering.____19____While there are many options available regarding lining up, it appears that a snaking-line approach—where people stand in a single line and wait for the next available clerk—is the most efficient.____20____Research shows that this option is about three times faster than using separate lines, which is the approach that is most commonly used but not that efficient for anyone in a rush.
A. This is the method that most banks use.
B. People who do this type of research are generally known as queuing theorists.
C. His formula was soon accepted by telephone companies, including the British Post.
D. You only have a one-in-three chance of picking the quickest line, so most likely you’ll be wrong.
E. The research he conducted even helps modern businesses provide satisfactory services to the public.
F. Businesses know just the tricks for distracting their customers from the long lines they’re waiting in.
G. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout lines to get all customers through without delay.
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When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could____21____she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America____22____，so she got a job____23____an Englishteacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish，____24____she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t____25____much English.
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind: if you dream____26____a foreign language，you have
really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and____27____that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in____28____.
One day，one of her____29____students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had____30____early and had slept____31____.
“What does this have to do with your____32____？” Pat asked.
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”
“In English？” Pat was very____33____，since he was such a badstudent. She was____34____secretly jealous(嫉妒的).Her____35____was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student. “Well，____36____me about your dream.”
“All the people in the dream____37____English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”
“But that’s____38____，”said Pat. “What did all the people say to you？”
“I’m sorry，Miss Jones. That’s____39____I slept so badly. I didn’t____40____a word theysaid. It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”
21. A. because B. while C. if D. since
22. A. first B. at first C. last D. at last
23. A. for B. of C. as D. like
24. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
25. A. say B. know C. read D. write
26. A. in B. about C. of D. for
27. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted
28. A. English B. Spanish C. Russian D. German
29. A. bright B. excellent C. best D. worst
30. A. got up B. gone to bed C. stayed up D. woken up
31. A. well B. soundly C. badly D. happily
32. A. English B. language C. dream D. homework
33. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited
34. A. yet B. seldom C. also D. still
35. A. study B. class C. word D. dream
36. A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask
37. A. read B. liked C. spoke D. learned
38. A. funny B. terrible C. wonderful D. strange
39. A. how B. why C. when D. because
40. A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember
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
A walk along Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek was, for much of the 20th century, best undertaken with a handkerchief covered firmly over the nose. Liquid waste from factories poured directly into its waters. For the multi-generational families who lived in the small boats that crowded its waters from bank to bank, it had long doubled as a source of public drinking water and a sewer. Infectious diseases ___41.___(spread) throughout the area as a result of water pollution.
Suzhou Creek has taken on an entirely new look in recent years. The once-smelly and disease-ridden riverside ___42.___(make) into a new destination for shopping, strolling and living. It is well-equipped ___43.___(join) the likes of Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin as an agreeable urban waterfront.
The restoration of Suzhou Creek dates back to 1993, ___44.___a sewage treatment plant became operational. The plant was able to collect around 1.4 million cubic meters of wastewater within urban areas every day. Since 2002, with the capabilities of the sewage treatment system constantly ___45.___(upgrade), the main stream of the creek has been cleansed of its black and smelly pollutants. During the past six years, water quality throughout the system has also been greatly improved by the cleanup of over 2,000 river ways ___46.___the city. Residents were delighted to see duckweed and freshwater fish return to its waters.
Research from the U.N. Environment Program reveals that half of the world’s 500 largest rivers have been seriously depleted or polluted. The comprehensive cleanup project for the 125-kilometer-long Suzhou Creek is an example the world ___47.___follow, said a report released during the fourth session of the U.N. Environment Assembly in March.
Stage Four of the Suzhou Creek restoration project is in full swing. Its aim is to make the creek’s waterfront ___48.___(inviting) to the public. ___49.___this is certainly a noble aim, heritage advocates are worried that traces of Shanghai’s days as a treaty port are getting erased in the process. However, according to the chief designer Michael Grove, “All the historic structures will be preserved and reused, mainly for cultural purposes.” As a model, he points to the successful transition of a disused textile mill into the popular M50 arts district, a warren (道路错综复杂的区域) of contemporary art galleries that lies further up the creek.
That means visitors will still be able to stroll Suzhou Creek from the 1911 Garden Bridge to the 1924 Post Office,____50.____(enjoy) a cheerfully dilapidated (年久失修的) part of the metropolis that has, against all odds, retained the essence of old Shanghai. Minus, of course, the stink (恶臭).
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
Yesterday I met a young student, that came from the USA, in the Palace Museum. It was first time that I had met a foreigner, so I went to greet her in English. He told me that he was a college student travel in China and he liked China very much. I volunteered to show him around to the museum. He was impressed by the Chinese buildings and busy taking photo all the time. He said he hadn't seen so beautiful buildings before. After that, we go boating on a lake but had good time together. I was very glad to have the chance to improve my speaking English.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是来自晨光中学的高二学生李津。

英语竞赛中，获得一等奖。

请你分享学习英语的经历，要点如下：
(1)小时候就开始学习英语。

最初，认为学习英语很难，语法让人困惑，发音不准经常让我陷入尴尬的境地，记不住单词使我受挫等；
(2)之后，在老师的帮助下，找出自己英语没学好的原因:缺乏科学的方法，懒惰等；
(3)最后，改变学习英语的方法与态度，凭借不懈努力，学会英语。

(4)此次经历的感悟。

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. B
41. spread
42. is being made /has been made
43. to join
44. when 45. being upgraded
46. across/in
47. can/should
48. more inviting
49. While/Though/Although
50. enjoying
51.(1).that→who
(2).first前面加上the
(3).her→him
(4).travel→traveling/travelling
(5).around后面的to去掉
(6).photo→photos
(7).so→such
(8).go→went
(9).but→and
(10).speaking→spoken
52.略。