2019-2020学年烟台市第三中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年烟台市第三中学高三英语上学期期中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
What to Eat—and What to Skip—When It Comes to Takeout Food
If the burden on your wallet doesn't bother you much, the effect your takeout habit can have on your waistline just might arouse your attention. Here's the best and worst of the lot for your belly.
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings: Order This.
When she orders Chinese, registered dietitian nutritionist Elisa Zied gets an order of steamed vegetable dumplings. "I often pair them with either chicken and broccoli in brown sauce（I ask for a little saucemade without sugar）or steamed shrimp dumplings," she tells us.
Crab Wontons: Not That!
When you deconstruct crab wontons, it's easy to see why they're a "Not That!" The inside is filled with crabmeat and cream cheese（which is just a fancy, spreadable fat）.The wonton is made of refined flour, egg and salt and the crispy（脆的）coating is a result of a deep oil bath.
Peking Duck: Order This.
Most of the fat from the skin flows out of the duck over the course of cooking, making this a healthier choice than most of the stir-fry dishes available. Order a side of steamed vegetables and serve it with a small scoop of brown rice. Done and done!
Sweet and Sour Anything: Not That!
Anything with “sweet and sour” in its title is a powerful cue that something has been deep-fried and covered in a sickly-sweet pink sauce. If you pair your selection with a side of rice, you're looking at a 1,000-calorie meal.
Summer Roll: Order This.
Summer rolls are steamed instead of fried—and typically filled with lean proteins and vegetables, making them a winning appetizer in our book. Pair them with an order of edamame（毛豆）and a broth-based soup for a satisfying, filling meal.
Spring Roll: Not That!
Spring=deep-fried, which is why we say to skip them! They're filled with fat and calories your belly doesn't need.
1.What kind of cooking method should be skipped according to the text?
A.Steaming.
B.Stir-frying.
C.Deep-frying.
D.Boiling.
2.Which of the following suits as a good starter for a meal?
A.Chicken and broccoli.
B.Steamed vegetable dumplings.
C.Peking duck.
D.Summer rolls.
3.Where can the text be found?
A.In a recipe.
B.In a guidebook.
C.In a science fiction.
D.In a health magazine.
B
Paper is an important part of modern life. People use it in school, at work, to make artwork and books, to wrap presents and much more. Trees are the most common material for paper these days.
So how do people make paper out of trees today? People first cut trees, load them onto trucks and bring them to a factory. Machines cut open the outer coverings of the trees, and cut the trees into pieces. Those pieces are boiled into a soup. After that, it is hit flat, dried and cut up into sheets of paper.
The entire process, from planting a small tree to buying your school notebook, takes a very long time. Just growing the trees takes 10 to 20 years.
Making tons of paper from trees can harm the planet. Humans cut down 80, 000 to 160,000 trees around the world every day, and use many of them to make paper. Some of those trees come from tree farms. But people also cut down forests for paper, which means that animals and birds lose their homes.
Cutting forests down also contributes to climate change, and paper factories pollute the air. After you throw paper, it often takes the paper six to nine years to break down. That's why recycling is important. It saves a lot of trees, slows climate change and helps protect endangered animals, birds and all creatures that rely on forests for their homes and food.
So if paper isn't good for the environment, why don't people write on something else?
The answer: They do. With computers, tablets and cellphones, people use much less paper than in the past. Maybe a day will come when we won't use paper at all — or will save it for very special books and artworks.
4. What can we know about making paper out of trees?
A. It costs much money.
B. It takes a lot of time.
C. It is very easy and fast.
D. It is dangerous and difficult.
5. What is the impact of paper production?
A. It promotes the recycling.
B. It does harm to the environment.
C. It slows down the climate change.
D. It protects the animals from losing homes.
6. How will we use paper someday in the future according to the text?
A. Use it for books only.
B. Use the recycled paper.
C. Treasure it occasionally.
D. Use it for artworks.
7. What idea does the author want to express from the text?
A. The influence of making paper on environment.
B. The wonderful experience of making paper.
C. The necessary process of making paper.
D. The good reasons for making paper.
C
When I was trying to find a place where to spend my December holidays, I met by chance some cheap flights to Iceland. After checking just a few winter pictures of Iceland, I realized that the country, known as the land of fire and ice, during the cold months of the year could offer me experiences I had never had before.
For sure you can’t miss the chance to go to Iceland in winter if your traveling wish list includes at least one of the crazy experiences Iceland can offer. Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean is a paradise (乐园) for all those who want to see the northern lights, experience cold weather conditions and put themselves in geothermal (地热的) baths while the snow is falling on their head.
The best way to move around Iceland is with a rental car. Distances are huge and public transport in winter is not really common out of the major towns. As we wanted to be even more convenient we decided to rent a small camper (野营车). Sleeping and cooking in a camper saved us a lot of driving, money and gave us the chance tobe always in the right place at the right time.
There were also no locals and in many cases no tourist facilities (设备). For us, as we slept in a camper, it was easier. But for tourists traveling by normal cars it is necessary to check the opening times ofhotels and restaurants as many of them run just from June to September.
It is amazing to experience how the weather is changing in Iceland. However, Icelanders prefer to stay inside their houses. They have even no time to complain about the weather in December. All they care about is
Christmas. They love to decorate their houses, sing Christmas songs and eat typical Christmas food.
8. Why is Iceland famous as the land of fire and ice?
A. Because tourists would like to play with fire on the ice.
B. Because it is too dry to easily cause fire to happen.
C. Because it is hot inside a house and cold outside.
D. Because there exist hot springs and freezing ice.
9. What did the author think of the rented camper?
A. It was not only practical but also economical.
B. It was convenient but cost them more money.
C. It provided the best chance to see the new country.
D. It was much faster than other public transport.
10. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. The Icelanders prefer to live with their family.
B. The joy of Christmas drives the freezing weather away.
C. December is the coldest month of the year.
D. The Icelanders are always positive and stay outside.
11. What does this passage most probably come from?
A. A textbook
B. A scientific report
C. A travel magazine
D. A news report
D
Planned missions to the moon need to hurry up to avoid hitting one of the busiest periods for extreme space weather, according to scientists conducting the most in-depth ever research on solar storm timing.
Scientists at theUniversityofReadingstudied 150 years of space weather data to look into patterns in the timing of the most extreme events,which can be extremely dangerous to astronauts and satellites. This new research on space weather timing allows predictions to be made for extreme space weather. Therefore, it could be used to plan the timing of activities, which could be affected by extreme space weather, for example, major space missions.
The researchers found for the first time that extreme space weather events are more likely to occur early in or late solar cycles-such as the one just starting. The findings may have influences on the NASA-led Artemis mission. It plans to make humans return to the moon in 2024, but can be put off to the late 2020s.
Professor Mathew Owens, a space physicist at theUniversityofReading, said, “Until now, the most extreme space weather events were thought to berandomin their timing. Though there is no set pattern of the events, this research suggests they are more predictable.”
In the new study, the scientists used a new method applying statistical modelling to storm timing for the first time. Previous research generally focused on how big extreme space weather events can be, based on observations of previous events. Predicting their timing is far more difficult because extreme events are rare, so there is ly little historic data to identify patterns. The findings suggest that any major planned space missions , which is beyond the next five years, will have to consider the higher probability of extreme space weather late in the present solar cycle between 2026 and 2030.
12. What can we learn about the study from the first two paragraphs?
A. It has lasted just 150 years.
B. It doesn't refer to space weather data.
C. It shows space weather has no effect on astronauts.
D. It makes it possible to predict extreme space weather.
13. Why might the NASA-led Artemis mission be put off?
A. To research solar cycles.
B. To avoid effects of space weather.
C. To meet the needs of the astronauts.
D. To make humans return to Earth in 2024.
14. What does the underlined word “random“ in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Irregular.
B. Easy.
C. Limited.
D. Changeless.
15. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The study is useful for future space missions.
B. The planned space missions should be put off.
C. Extreme space weather will happen before 2026.
D. Previous observations make no difference to the study.
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We always hold the view that high levels of intelligence are more the result ofnature, rather than cultivation. But that’s just not the case. The truth is, people aren't born smart. People learn how to work with what they've got, and become smart as a result.___16___
Smart people read a lot.
Sure, it's discouraging when you meet someone who can practically download books into their brain and remember every single piece of information.___17___For most people, reading has to be a practice and a habit. Smart people practice reading often. And just like anything else, with practice they get better and better over time.
Smart people hang around other smart people.
Most people hang around other people just like them. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing.___18___When you spend time with smart people, their drive, their knowledge, their awareness inherently influence you.
Smart people love making mistakes.
Smart people understand that “mistakes" don't really exist.___19___Because they show you what you need to learn next, refine, and improve upon in order to reach the next level. That's what the growth process really is.
___20___
Dumb people often say, “Oh, that's not relevant to me. I don't need to know that." Smart people always say, "That's interesting. I didn't know that. Tell me more." Knowledge, in itself is subjective. It's to your pursuits, your goals, your ambitions, and your current projects.
Smart people work (very, very) hard.
Romeis not built in one day. There is no doubt that hard work is the key to improvement and intelligence in general. It doesn't just happen.
A. Smart people behave modestly in learning.
B. Smart people see value in all types of knowledge.
C. For smart people, it's really a piece of cake.
D. Every misstep is an opportunity to learn a lesson, improve, and move forward.
E. There are some great qualities that smart people share.
F. But that's far from the common standard.
G. If you want to become smarter, you have to spend time around people smarter than yourself.
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Once there was a farmer with a wife and two sons. He became quite____21____through hardworking. He wanted his children to have a(n)____22____life, so he and his wife did all the work and____23____made them do
anything.
After some time, his wife died and____24____he didn’t want his children to____25____, so he did the field labor and all the housework. But as time went on, he became old and____26____, and started to worry about his____27____when he died.
So he thought about this for a long time and he____28____his sons and said, “Look, my inheritance (遗产) to you is a lot of gold. I’ve____29____all my gold in the fields, so it’s up to you to plough (耕作) them and____30____the gold.”
And he called his neighbors and said, “I’m going to____31____and my children don’t know how to____32____themselves. So please cook for them until they can take care of themselves.”
So the neighbors provided them with____33____for some time.
Certainly the brothers didn’t want to be robbed of the____34____so they did the digging themselves. They____35____one field after another and after they had dug all the fields, they found no gold.
So the brothers sat down and one____36____the other, “Do you think our father____37____us?”
But the other brother said, “No, I think our father was saying that the____38____is a golden profession. And if we dig up all the____39____we can become rich.”
So like all the other____40____, they sowed wheat in the fields they had dug and became very rich in the end.
21. A. rich B. strong C. clever D. busy
22. A. hard B. easy C. different D. ordinary
23. A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes
24. A. also B. thus C. ever D. still
25. A. work B. move C. study D. play
26. A. healthy B. sick C. foolish D. wise
27. A. brothers B. friends C. children D. s
28. A. showed B. taught C. visited D. called
29. A. lost B. hidden C. planted D. put
30. A. harvest B. find C. buy D. use
31. A. leave B. travel C. die D. disappear
32. A. look at B. look out C. look after D. look for
33. A. relief B. money C. water D. food
34. A. gold B. silver C. oil D. coal
35. A. dug B. piled C. operated D. searched
36. A. advised B. asked C. followed D. doubted
37. A. loved B. cared C. understood D. cheated
38. A. gardening B. fishing C. building D. farming
39. A. roots B. stones C. fields D. pipes
40. A. farmers B. workers C. fishers D. builders
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
Most people, at one time or another, have been on the receiving end of a random act of kindness — that moment when a complete stranger stops___41.___(offer) aid, generosity or sympathy. In a sometimes callous (冷漠的) world where people can be so focused on___42.___they’re doing, a random act of kindness can make___43.___difference.
The city of Naples has long had a tradition___44.___(call) “caffè sospeso”. When buying coffee, a person who has recently been___45.___(luck) would purchase two cups but only drink one, leaving the second one anonymously, out of the goodness of their heart, for a poor person to claim for free. This tradition is now more common worldwide.
However, in some cases, these little acts can be a matter of life and death. Take, for example, the unnamed commuter, who in June 2018___46.___(fall) off a station platform onto an electric railway track in Toronto, Canada.
A quick-thinking bystander selflessly leapt down to pull him to___47.___(safe).
Or Jonny Benjamin, who in London in 2008___48.___(persuade) not to commit suicide by a passer-by. He had been considering___49.___(jump) from a bridge. He later found the Good Samaritan and thanked him____50.____his kindness. He may one day find a way to pay him back in kind — though that’s not the point.
So, why do it? Often, the acts aren’t reciprocated（回报）. The people never meet again. However, acts like these can “give our lives new purpose, show us other viewpoints on our own problems and even make us feel very happy and excited.”
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。

In my last piano class, each student was required play two tunes on the piano, according to that the teacher, a pretty lady, was going to give us marks. Soon it was my turn. In spite of all the prepare I had done, I was still very nervous. I say at the beginning, “Although as a new learner I don’t play well, but I want to express my love to my parents through the two tunes.” Lucky, everything went all right. But a teacher commented, “Actually, Julie, you did great! Therefore, I will just give you 9.5, hopes that you will always remember to believe in yourself.” His words are still reminding me to be self-confident.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校组织的“英语交流到山区”活动将于下周一举行。

你是志愿者，但因生病不能参加，请你用英语给组织者Mr. George写一封道歉信，内容包括：
1.表达歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.已将志愿工作安排他人完成。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Mr. George,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. A
16. E 17. F 18. G 19. D 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. A
41. to offer
42. what 43. a
44. called 45. lucky
46. fell 47. safety
48. was persuaded
49. jumping
50. for
51.(1).在required后面加to (2).that→which (3). prepare →preparation(s) (4). say→said (5). 去掉but (6). Lucky→Luckily (7).a→the (8).Therefore→However (9). hopes→hoping (10). His→Her
52.略。