2020年天津市第一中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案

2020年天津市第一中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案
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
Lost cities that have been found
The White City
In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of"the Lost City of the Monke God"led to the discovery of the White City. They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.
Canopus and Heracleion
Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion-where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities weren’t found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物) showedthat the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu Picchu
A Yale professor discovered "the Lost City in the Clouds"in 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.
Troy
The ancient city of Troy in homer's The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.
1.Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?
A.To survive the war
B.To search for a lost city.
C.To protect their country.
D.To avoid dangerous animals
2.Which of the following was related to a royal family member?
A.The White City
B.Canopus and Heracleion
C.Machu Picchu
D.Troy
3.What can we learn about Troy?
A.It was built by Homer.
B.It consisted of nine cities
C.It had a history of 5,000 years
D.It was ruined by a natural disaster.
B
Have you ever thrown a camel? Camels are large and heavy animals so it would be hard to throw. But in the French-speaking Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, “to throw a camel” is a way of saying “to make a spelling mistake”.
In the past, a phrase like that was not accepted by the French government as an official French term. But recently, the French Ministry of Culture worked on a new kind of dictionary that accepts the idea that many people outside of France speak the language. The language has changed over time and is different in places like Ivory Coast in West Africa or Quebec in Cana-da, compared to how it is in Paris
A new online dictionary, called the French speakers’ dictionary, includes new French words from around the world. It was released on March 18—just in time for International French Speaker’s Day on March 20.
Supporters say the new Internet dictionary is more democratic than earlier French dictionaries that only showed the way highly educated French people spoke. The new dictionary includes unofficial words like “pourriel”, which means an unwanted email if you are in Canada. It is a word based on “courriel”, which just means an email.
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the idea of the dictionary in 2018. It now contains about 600.000 terms, Roselyne Bachelot is the French Culture Minister. She said the dictionary is not just for France's 67 million citizens, but for the 300 million French speakers worldwide.
The aim, supporters say, is to recognize the way language changes. Words and expressions included in the dictionary come from over 50 countries—even from the United States Some people in the southern U. S. state of Louisiana speak French.
People can see the dictionary on a website or with an app. Users can also send in new words they think should be included. Official dictionaries produced by the French Academy in Paris were first published hundreds of years ago and are regularly updated.
4. What do we mean if we say a man “throws a camel” in French?
A. He talks big.
B. He is very strong.
C. He makes a joke.
D. He misspells a word.
5. What is the purpose of the publication date of the new online dictionary?
A. To celebrate an event.
B. To honor foreign users.
C. To draw more attention.
D. To meet an urgent need.
6. Where does the word “pourriel” come from?
A. French.
B. An email.
C. A holiday.
D. Canada.
7. What can people do with the new dictionary?
A. Update it regularly.
B. Recommend new words to it.
C. Change the meaning of its words.
D. Regard it as an official dictionary.
C
In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.
Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn't wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn't focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”
Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truths about himself.
Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you're teased at school for that, you just want to escape.”
He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance. However, it's easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn'thave to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.”
Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened tostories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”
Inspired by Mother Teresa's words and the stories he'd heard across America. Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women's empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.
8. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?
A. He attended an interview for a college.
B. He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.
C. He interviewed Mother Teresa.
D. He did something to help the poor.
9. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?
A. He was born with disability.
B. He led a hard life as a child.
C. He was well treated at school.
D. He survived as a parentless boy.
10. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?
A. Self-centered.
B. Sympathetic.
C. Popular.
D. Casual.
11. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?
A. He preferred traveling to volunteering.
B. He suddenly fell in love with journalism.
C. He turned his focus to living for himself.
D. He gradually devoted himself to helping others.
D
The idea came to him when he least expected it. Alvin Irby was at a barbershop when he saw one of his former students sitting in the shop with a bored look on his face. That’s when Irby realized that by pairing barbershops and books, he might be able to inspire young boys to read.
Alvin Irby, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, knows how important it is for young children to read. He also knows that young boys in particular often don’t have adult male role models who inspire them to read. “Many young boys may literally never see a man reading in school during the years when they’re learning to read because there are so few male elementary school teachers,” Irby toldMashable.
That’s where the barbershops come in. Four years ago, Irby launched Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the hands of young boys, but also to create community reading spaces in a place where kids go frequently. Since itsinceptionin 2013, the program has created kid-friendly reading spaces in 50 barbershops in 12 states throughout the United States.
Irby isn’t the first person to see the connection between barbershops and books and boys. Hair stylist Courtney Holmes, launched a program a few years ago offering free haircuts to kids as long as they read to him while he cuts their hair.
That’s the kind of environment that Irby wants to promote with his program. The reading spaces created by Barbershop Books help to spark an interest in books by showing kids that reading is about more than just spelling and vocabulary skills, it’s about making reading a low-stress activity that can help them relax, laugh and have fun.
“Our belief is that if we can create positive reading experiences early and often for young boys, then they will choose to read for fun,” Irby noted, adding, “This is really what Barbershop Books is about, getting young boys to say three words: I’m a reader.”
12. What happened to Alvin when he was at a barbershop?
A. He found it easy for young people to get bored.
B. He offered a barbershop to his former student.
C. He thought of a way to encourage young readers.
D. He realized the importance of reading for young boys.
13. What is the function of Barbershop Books?
A. To attract more customers who love films.
B. To provide free haircuts to book lovers.
C. To show the influence of reading on children.
D. To create a reading environment fbr children.
14. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. reading is a low-stress activity that is relaxing
B. Barbershop Books is only suitable for young boys
C. Irby attaches great importance to school education
D. Barbershop Books can arouse (引起) young people’s interest in reading
15. What does the underlined word “inception” in the 3rdparagraph mean?
A. discovery.
B. success.
C. popularity.
D. beginning.
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You may have grown up living with sisters and brothers, or this may be your first time sharing your living
space with someone else.___16___However, it can also be a great part of your college experience. Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year.
Be clear from the beginning.
Maybe you hate it when someone interrupts you when you are sleeping every morning. Maybe you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up.___17___It's not fair to expect him or her to accept them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to get rid of problems before they become problems.
___18___
This may seem simple, but it's probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflicts. Don't you think he’ll mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncrossable line. Don't borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.
Be open to change.
You should expect to learn and grow and change during your time at school.___19___As the term progresses, realize things will change for both of you. Be comfortable dealing with things that unexpectedly come up, setting new rules, and being flexible to your changing environment.
Follow the Golden Rule.
___20___No matter what your relationship is at the end of the year, you can take comfort knowing you acted like an adult and treated your roommate with respect.
A. Respect your roommate's things.
B. You should correct your bad habits first.
C. Let your roommate know about your preferences.
D. Having a roommate surely has its challenges.
E. Treat your roommate like you'd like to be treated.
F. Living with a roommate is really a wonderful thing.
G. And the same should happen to your roommate, if all goes well.
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Writing my daughter a litter every year on her birthday has become part of my life I fill it with unforgettable things that happened to her on____21____days or happy days. I add to the letter photos and cards that would have____22____as the year passes.
I have a small____23____in which 1 keep the things that I want to send my daughter. Every week, I____24____short notes of what I can think of from the week's events. When her birthday approaches, I____25____that box and find it full of beautiful cards and____26____memories.
____27____the letter is written and all the treasures are put into the envelope, I seal (密封) it. It then becomes the____28____letter. On the envelope I always write: A litter to Ann from Daddy一to be opened when you're twenty-one years old. It is a gift of____29____from Dad to her daughter. It is a lasting.____30____of my daughter's real life.
Nowadays, I have taken it my duty to____31____birthday litters to her. As Ann grows____32____, I can see that it is a growing and____33____part of her life, too. One day, we were talking about the____34____. I told Ann that on her 21st birthday, she will be____35____from university.“And I'll be____36____busy reading these litters." She said.“Yes, and you will be offered a good job soon; on your 31st birthday, you will be taking your own kids to school; on your 61st birthday, you will be____37____with your grandchildren and having fun with them.' One of my greatest____38____is to be alive and present to____39____that wonderful time in the future when those letters are____40____and the accumulated (积累) love walks into her life
21. A. common B. different C. unpleasant D. meaningful
22. A. reminded B. recognized C. left D. disappeared
23. A. package B. bottle C. box D. car
24. A. take B. bring. C. give D. finish
25. A. give out B. take out C. turn out D. work out
26. A. painful B. fragrant C. terrible D. bitter
27. A. Because B. Although C. Before D. After
28. A. new year. B. invitation C. birthday D. greeting
29. A. love B. luck C. hope D. friendship
30. A. courage B. challenge C. record D. discussion
31. A. write B. report C. print D. post
32. A. stronger B. richer C. smarter D. older
33. A. special B. ordinary C. negative D. unexpected
34. A. puzzle B. pressure C. future D. past
35. A. escaping B. graduating C. recovering D. traveling
36. A. well B. quite C. such D. little
37. A. playing B. fighting C. talking D. debating
38. A. beliefs B. wills C. comments D. achievements
39. A. calculate B. find C. waste D. witness
40. A. cleared B. locked C. selected D. opened
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
Chang’e-5MissionSuccessfully Returns Moon samples to Earth
After weeks of space travel, China’s Chang’e-5 probe(探测) came to Earth____41.____fresh lunar rock and soil samples on the morning of Dec.17,2020, the returner capsule of____42.____landed at the designated landing site in Siziwang Banner in northChina’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Zhang Kejian, head of____43.____China National Space Agency(CNSA), declared Chang’e-5 mission a success,____44.____(mark) the conclusion ofChina’s lunar exploration.
At a____45.____(high) about 10 km above ground, a parachute (降落伞) opened, and the returner landed____46.____(smooth).
An air team who were in helicopters____47.____(spot ) the capsule using infrared(红外线的) cameras, while a ground team followed in SUVs to reach the landing site____48.____(cover) with snow.
____49.____the scientists did on Chang’e-5 paid off at last, which inspires more and more Chinese people_____50._____(devote) themselves to further space research.
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.请改正下面短文中的错误。

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。

Last weekend, my classmates and I participated in a picking activity on the Dongshan Farm, which turned out to being meaningful and unforgettable. A farm is famous and attractive, covered with a various of fruit trees and color1 ful flowers. Many animals are raised here as well. We divided into several groups in advance, but upon arrival, we got down to work immediately. Some picked peaches, some filled in the baskets and other carried
them to the trucks. What a busy scene! We had a shortly break after lunch and then went on working until 5:00 pm. About 6:30 pm, we all returned to home, exhausted but happy. It is through this activity which I have realized how important teamwork is. I will benefit from this experience forever.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校国际部正在举办主题为“The Power of Music”的征文比赛，请你用英语写一篇短文参赛。

内容包括：
1.音乐的重要性；
2.音乐对你的影响。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. D
16. D 17. C 18. A 19. G 20. E
21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D
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42. which 43. the
44. marking
45. height 46. smoothly
47. spotted
48. covered
49. What 50. to devote
51.(1).being→be
(2).A→The
(3).various→variety
(4).here→there
(5).在divided前加were
(6).but→so
(7).other→others
(8).shortly→short
(9).删除home前的to
(10).which→that 52.略。