2019-2020学年成都市第三中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年成都市第三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
No one knows when the first printing press was invented or who invented it. but the oldest known printed text originated in China during the first millennium (千年) AD.The Diamond Sutra (《金刚经》), a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China during the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the oldest known printed book.The Diamond Sutrawas created with a method known as block printing (雕版印刷), which used boards of hand-carved wood blocks in reverse.
It was said that the moveable type was developed by Bi Sheng. He was fromYingshan,Hubei,China, living from 970 to 1051 AD. His method replaced panels of printing blocks with moveable individual Chinese characters that could be reused. The first moveable Chinese Characters were carved into clay and baked into hard blocks that were then arranged onto an iron frame that was pressed against an iron plate.
The earliest mention of Bi Sheng’s printing press is in the bookDream Pool Essays, written in 1086 by Shen Kuo, who noted that his nephews came into possession of Bi Sheng’s typefaces (字体) after his death. Shen Kuo explained that Bi Sheng did not use wood because the texture is inconsistent (不一致的) and absorbs wetness too easily.
By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, which ruled from 1127 to 1279 AD, books had become popular in society and helped create a scholarly class of citizens who had the capabilities to become civil servants. Large printed book collections also became a status symbol for the wealthy class.
1. When was Bi Sheng’s printing press first introduced in history?
A. After Bi Sheng died and his nephews owned his typefaces.
B. When books became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty.
C. After the block printing was replaced by the moveable type printing.
D. WhenThe Diamond Sutrawas printed into a book.
2. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Shen Kuo made great contributions to printing.
B. The moveable type printing was invented earlier than block printing.
C. Printed books were hard to get in the Song Dynasty.
D. By the Southern Song Dynasty, books had helped people get to higher social positions.
3. Why does the author write this passage?
A. To show that Buddhism was popular in the Tang Dynasty.
B. To introduce the early history of printing.
C. To memorize Bi Sheng, developing the moveable type printing.
D. To indicate the advantages of moveable type printing.
B
This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science. I am Christopher Intagliata.
The Apollo missions brought back 842 pounds of rock and soil from the moon, that's nearly 2200 different samples. But the most interesting one, according to a scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa, is a sample named "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5collected by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11.
“He was about to step back into the lunar module(登月舱) when he turned around and saw there were little spaces in the rock box. He knew that geologists on earth would be just so excited to study these materials, so he just scooped up nine scoops(勺) of soil and put it into the box." Wadhwa explained.
It was one of the most well studied samples of the Apollo missions. And a geologist named John Wood noticed white flecks(微粒) of rock in the soil, which inspired him to dig deeper into the moon's ancient past.
“This was quite a leap of imagination — he proposed that the whole of the moon had been almost covered with a magma(岩浆) ocean nearly 4.5 billion years ago. This was a revolutionary idea at the time, because people had thought the moon had formed cold, so it completely changed our idea how the moon formed.”
But Wadhwa has a more personal reason to appreciate this sample. She met her husband Scott Parazynski also because of this rock sample. Scott, a mountaineer at that time, wanted to climbMount Everestwith a moon rock while Wadhwa was the chairman of the NASA committee that gives access to the samples for scientific purposes.
Neil Armstrong's last-minute scoop of moon dust brought two people together here on Earth and upturned our understanding of how the moon — and the Earth itself-got here.
Thank you for listening for Scientific American's 60-Second Science.
4. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that ________ .
A. Neil Armstrong was excited to find the soil
B. the spaceship was about to land on the moon
C. Sample "Apollo1-008-5" was collected at the last minute
D. scientists were not satisfied with the samples brought back by Neil
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Scott made a new proposal about the moon's origin.
B. The Apollo missions brought back 842 rock samples.
C. "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5" brought new evidence to the moon's formation.
D. Wadhwa and her husband climbedMount Everestwith a moon rock.
6. What is this text?
A. A short interview.
B. An introduction to a scientist.
C. An inspiring speech.
D. A broadcast story of a program.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. A romantic story of a moon rock.
B. A big leap made by Neil Armstrong.
C. An unusual task for Apollo missions.
D. An unexpected discovery in moon exploration.
C
Concrete is the world's most consumed material after water. Because it already surrounds us in the built environment, researchers have been exploring the idea of using concrete to store electricity—turning buildings into giant batteries. The idea has been gaining ground as we have come to increasingly rely on renewable energy from the wind and sun: rechargeable batteries are necessary when the breeze dies down or darkness falls.
Experimental concrete batteries have only managed to hold a small part of what a traditional battery does. But one team now reports in Buildings that it has developed a rechargeable original model that could represent a more than 900 percent increase in stored charge, compared with earlier attempts.
A live-in concrete battery might sound unlikely. Still, "you can make a battery out of a potato," notes Aimee Byrne. In a future where sustainability is key, she likes the idea of buildings that avoid waste by providing shelter and powering electronics.
Although the new design stores more than 10 times as much power as earlier attempts, it still has a long way to go: 200 square meters of it "can provide about 8 percent of the daily electricity consumption" of a typical U.S. home, Zhang says.
This is not enough to compete with today's rechargeable devices. "We're getting milliamps (毫安) out of
concrete batteries—we're not getting amps (安培), "Byrne says." We're getting hours as opposed to days of charge." But she adds that" concrete batteries are completely in their childhood, compared to other battery designs." The earliest batteries were simple andbulky. Researchers experimented with new materials and designs for more than a century to develop today's small devices. Byrne suggests concrete-based energy storage could undergo a similar evolution. "The whole idea is that we're looking far into the future," she says. "We're playing the long game with it."
8. What can we learn about the concrete batteries?
A. They become increasingly renewable.
B. They are the most consumed batteries.
C. They are being developed by researchers.
D. They will replace energy from the wind and sun.
9. Why does Byrne mention a battery out of a potato?
A. To show it is easy to build concrete batteries.
B. To argue it is possible to develop concrete batteries.
C. To make her statement more interesting.
D. To call on people to protect the environment.
10. What does the underlined word "bulky" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Heavy
B. Cheap
C. Efficient
D. Small.
11. What doesByrne think of concrete batteries?
A. They beat today's rechargeable devices.
B. They are simple and bulky.
C. They have a doubtful future.
D. They have a long way to go.
D
There is an old army joke about an officer who asks some soldiers whether any of them are interested in music. When four hands go up, the officer says, “Right, men. You can carry this grand piano down to the officers mess.”
Job recruitment has become more complicated since that story first did the rounds. Today's careers require a lot more than just raw music but that sometimes makes jobs hard to define. An unfortunate result is a form of “adjective inflation” in recruitment ads as employers attempt to make routine tasks sound exciting.
Candidates must sometimes wonder whether they are applying for a 9-to-5-role or to become a member of the Marvel “Avengers”. On Indeed, a job-bunting website, a bar was recently looking for "bartenders who are people focused, quality-driven, and have superhero hospitality powers". The ability to give customers the correct change was not mentioned.
Another British company advertised for “a call-centre ninja, a superhero in people", a Job description which
sounds a little over-the top for what was in fact a role at an insurance company in Isleworth. In case you think that ad was not typical. Indeed also had jobs demanding “ninja-like attention to detail". Short of turning up for the interview dressed head-to-toe in black, and then sneaking up behind the managing director at his desk, it is hard to see how candidates could show their ninja qualities.
Not all companies require candidates to possess the qualities of a ninja, of course. Some require applicants to be passionate. The Bluewater shopping mall in southeastEnglandwas looking for “passionate sales-driven brand ambassadors” while “passionate crew members” were needed at a bakery in westLondonfor a wage of just £8. 23 an hour. In fact, passion is pretty hard to keep consistently for 40 hours a week, month after month. Job applicants should find some information from the kind of ads that companies place. If a job ad talks about passion or superheroes, run away faster than a speeding Batmobile. Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutant ninja turtles.
12. Why does the author mention the joke in Paragraph 1?
A. To show that officers enjoy playing tricks on soldiers.
B. To introduce the topic of overstated job ads.
C. To explain the origin of complex job ads.
D. To describe soldiers' everyday life.
13. Which of the following offers a job demanding ninja qualities?
A. The bar.
B. The bakery.
C. The insurance company.
D. The Bluewater shopping mall.
14. What does the author say about the ads requiring passion?
A. They are unrealistic.
B. They are typical of want ads.
C. They are appealing to applicants.
D. They are uncommon on Indeed.
15. How does the author sound when talking about today’s job ads?
A. Curious.
B. Hesitant.
C. Humorous.
D. Sympathetic.
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When the kids are out of school, parents are eager to use the holidays for some qualityfamily time.___16___While there’s great concern among parents about the impact of screens on physical activity and face-to-face communications, parental use of screens is often overlooked. One recent report found that parents
spend over nine hours per day with screen media. It s no wonder that families find it hard to have high-quality social interactions.
Want our kids to put down the phones and tablets?___17___It’s necessary that we unplug when we ask our kids to do the same. Some family activities we create can help us engage with our kids without the concern of screen time.
Why not leave the devices at home and go for a tech-free nature walk? It will be an opportunity to make us more connected to the world beyond the screen. Focus on being in the moment and kids may enjoy collecting plant seeds or stones.___18___
A board game night is ideal for bringing family members together and being engaged. Moreover, playing games together fosters social interaction, cooperation, and the development of Social Emotional Learning (SEL).___19___ Some other family activities are wonderfully fun without the use of electronic devices. For example, take the kids swimming, or bring them to an indoor rock climbing gym. Bake a cake for a neighbor or plant a garden.___20___Your kids will get lost in the activity, forgetting the devices.
To be clear, technology has many benefits to parents and children. However, creating some tech-free time can help parents and kids feel more connected to each other.
A. We parents must model that behavior.
B. Even so, too much of a good thing can be bad for family time.
C. However, many of us find it hard to compete with electronics.
D. Parents may learn from their kids about science and nature as well.
E. Best of all, family members can enjoy being engaged in a shared experience.
F. The kids are more likely to have buy-in when they feel like they have a say.
G. All these activities require family members to focus their attention on the task at hand.
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“My neighbor doesn't speak English，but her kindness needs no translation.”
Angie Morris，an 81­year­old Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver，British Columbia，was41how her next­door neighbor，Ms.Wing，a 68­year­old Chinese woman，_42cooks meals for her every day. She called it “the ultimate home­delivery_43”．
Morris's _44first­person narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper The Globeand Mail，has gone popular，with _4524，000 online reposts.
“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，” she wrote. “A thermos with hot soup and a stainless­steel _46with a meal of rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，_47with a kind of pancake. This has become an almost daily _48 .”
Wing started her act of _49when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery. She_50it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbor，_51the two women have no way of communicating verbally. Wing speaks only Mandarin，and Morris's Mandarin is _52to ni hao(hello)．
“So here we are，two grandmothers a world away from where we were_53，neither of us able to speak the other's language，but communicating one way or another(with some help from technology)．The _54keeps ringing and there is the _55 brown paper carrier bag，handed _56to me by Wing，” Morris wrote.
Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this _57that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.
“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life，” one reader commented. “I come from old Ireland，so I can tell you a thing _58two about conflict. The point is, most people are very good with big _59and want their children to grow up _60and in places like this country can offer.”
21. A. writing B. describing
C. retelling
D. explaining
22. A. voluntarily B. helpfully
C. readily
D. pleasantly
23. A. job B. treat
C. attention
D. service
24. A. amazing B. moving
C. exciting
D. interesting
25. A. less than B. other than
C. more than
D. rather than
26. A. container B. steamer
C. package
D. luggage
27. A. rarely B. meanwhile
C. sometimes
D. apparently
28. A. existence B. coincidence
C. presence
D. occurrence
29. A. generosity B. kindness
C. patience
D. devotion
30. A. took B. made
C. put
D. set
31. A. as though B. even though C. now that D. regardless of
32. A. reduced B. admitted
C. limited
D. applied
33. A. raised B. separated
C. located
D. sheltered
34. A. telephone B. alarm clock
C. doorbell
D. wall clock
35. A. common B. similar
C. familiar
D. precious
36. A. anxiously B. selflessly
C. politely
D. smilingly
37. A. relationship B. connection
C. cooperation
D. fellowship
38. A. and B. but
C. with
D. or
39. A. heads B. minds
C. souls
D. hearts
40. A. healthy B. happy
C. safe
D. wealthy
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
My aunt Carmeleta was___41.___wife of my mother’s youngest brother Fred. Even though my uncle Fred died many years ago and Aunt Carmeleta is now married to Ken, I still consider her my aunt.
Everyone should have a___42.___(wonder) aunt like Aunt Carmeleta. When I was a child, I lived with her for 2 years. Like a lot of___43.___(teenager), I had problems with people who talked negatively about me. I was
troubled by such___44.___(annoy) things. If this has ever happened to you, you’ll understand___45.___(deep) how painful it is.
I’d talk to Aunt Carmeleta about these hurtful things and she would always say, “Just be yourself. ” This was great advice! In fact, it’s been some of the best advice I___46.___(receive) since I could remember. I learned not everyone is going to like you and that’s OK. Just be___47.___(you).
When my husband Bill met Aunt Carmeleta___48.___the first time, he questioned, “How could anyone be so nice and so real?” But he has found out the___49.___(true) through the years. I’ve never forgotten Aunt Carmeleta’s advice “Just be yourself.” We need more people in this world____50.____give great advice and are kind and caring like Aunt Carmeleta.
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：
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。

Wusheng Express is a newly established express company in Shanghai, specializing in hire people with hearing loss. Li Liang was among the first employees to work in company. He hadn’t done delivery works before, so he started learning with practice. To the beginning, he rang the doorbell many times because he can not hear the door open. When he got complaints from customers, he could tell it when customers was saying something unpleasantly from their facial expressions. When this happened, Li and his colleagues would lower his heads and avoid to looking at each other. They signed to comfort each other. They hoped the company could provide which they needed for them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的好友Jimmy报名了校书法俱乐部，但因人数已满而未成功，请给他写一封邮件，内容要点如下：
1.告知报名未成功；
2.推荐其他俱乐部。

注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. C 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. G
最近的一份报告发现，父母每天花在屏幕上的时间超过9个小时。

毫无疑问，家庭很难拥有高质量的社交互动。

科技对父母和孩子有很多好处。

然而，创造一些没有科技的时间可以帮助父母和孩子们感觉彼此之间有更多的联系。

41-45 BADBC 46-50 ACDBA 51-55 BCACC 56-60 DADDC
21.A是“写”，B是“描述”，C是“复述”，D是“解释”，根据上下文应为B。

22.A是“自愿地，主动地”，B是“有益地，有用地”，C是“便利地，爽快地”，D是“愉快地”，根据上下文应为A。

23.A是“工作”，B是“款待”，C是“注意”，D是“服侍”，根据上下文应为D。

24.A是“令人惊奇的”，B是“令人感动的”，C是“令人兴奋的”，D是“有趣的”，根据上下文应为B。

25.A是“少于”，B是“除了，不同于”，C是“多于，超过”，D是“而不是”，根据上下文应为C。

26.A是“容器”，B是“蒸笼”，C是“包裹”，D是“行李”，根据上下文应为A。

27.A是“罕有地”，B是“同时”，C是“有时”，D是“显然地”，根据上下文应为C。

28.A是“存在”，B是“巧合”，C是“存在，出席”，D是“发生，事件”，daily occurrence意为“家常便饭”或者“每天都发生的事情”根据上下文应为D。

29.A是“慷慨”，B是“好意，善良”，C是“耐心”，D是“忠诚，热爱”，根据上下文应为B。

30.take …upon oneself意为“主动承担责任”。

31.A是“似乎”，B是“尽管”，C是“既然”，D是“不管”为介词，根据上下文此处应为连词，故选择B。

32.A是“沦为，减至”，B是“获准进入”，C是“只限于”，D是“应用于”，根据上下文应为C。

33.A是“抚养”，B是“分离”，C是“位于”，D是“庇护”，此处应该是我们长大的地方，根据上下文应为A。

34.A是“电话”，B是“闹钟”，C是“门铃”，D是“挂钟”，根据上下文应为C。

35.A是“常见的”，B是“相似的”，C是“熟悉的”，D是“珍贵的”，根据上下文应为C。

36.A是“忧虑地”，B是“无私地”，C是“礼貌地”，D是“微笑地，含笑地”，根据上下文应为D。

37.A是“关系”，B是“联系”，C是“合作”，D是“友谊”，根据上下文此处应强调人与人之间的相处关系即the way in which two people or two groups feel about each other and behave towards each other为A。

38.a thing or two为习惯搭配，意为“内幕，真相，秘闻”。

39.big hearts意为“高尚的气度，宽广的胸怀”故选择D。

40.根据
41. the
42. wonderful
43. teenagers
44. annoying
45. deeply 46. have received
47. yourself
48. for 49. truth
50. who
51.(1). hire→hiring
(2). 在company前加the
(3). works→work
(4). To→In
(5). can→could
(6). was→were
(7). unpleasantly→unpleasant
(8). his→their
(9). 删除to
(10). which→what
52.略。