2020-2021学年汕头市澄海华侨中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年汕头市澄海华侨中学高三英语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
The Orchard
I had a very nice meal at the Orchard restaurant．The food was lovely and the service was quite good．We chose to eat in the garden which was full of beautiful flowers and very relaxing．The only disappointment was the dessert — the apple piewas far too sweet and it was cold too．Apart from that it was an enjoyable evening．As for the price — what a bargain，excellent value for money！
Park Inn
The best thing about Park Inn was the service — it was excellent．There was a warm welcome when we arrived and the waiters were very helpful all evening．However，the food wasn’t as good．The menu looked interesting but the meals were rather tasteless．It’s not a cheap restaurant and I wasn’t happy to pay so much for boring food．
Richard’s Place
When we enteredthe restaurant，we were surprised by the lovely interior (内部的) design of it．So stylish，so modern！This is one of the most popular restaurants in town and it’s very easy to see why．The food was great and excellent value for money but it was ruined by very，very poor service！
TheRiverside
It was lovely sitting outside and looking over the river．There were lots of little lanterns (灯笼) and color1 ed lights everywhere and it all looked very pretty．The food was good，nothing very special but quite tasty．The service was OK; we didn’t have to wait too long for our food but the waiter never looked very happy！It’s quite an expensive place but with the view I think it’s quite good value for money．
1. In which restaurant can customers eat in the garden？
A. Park Inn．
B. TheOrchard．
C. The Riverside．
D. Richard’s Place．
2. What makes the customers of Park Inn most satisfied？
A. The food．
B. The price．
C. The service．
D. The environment．
3. In Richard’s Place，customers can ________．
A. receive good service
B. enjoy its moderndesign
C. listen to wonderful music
D. enjoy the beauty of a river
B
If you believe in thermometers (温度计), you should believe in global warming. And if you believe in eating French fries with your hamburger, you should worry more about carbonemission.
It won't happen overnight, but as the planet’s climate changes, the growth cycles of main crops will all be heavily affected. Here are three of the crops that might not beat the heat.
The potato actually needs a great deal of beauty rest to develop properly. “They need a cool nighttime temperature in order to start growing the tuber, the part that we eat,” Nelson says.
Temperature and altitude are two primary concerns in coffee growth, and farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. “We know that coffee grows in a certain temperature range,” Nelson says. “They've been moving up the mountains, but at some point you run out of mountains to move up.” Higher-grade strains of Arabica coffee in Central American regions are at particular risk due to the need for lower growing temperature, especially since diseases and pests are also becoming more of a factor as temperatures rise.
Even if you're looking at the direct effects of temperature alone, rice is in trouble. “As nighttime temperatures go up, the rice is going to have a problem flowering and won't make as many seeds,” Nelson says. In addition to this direct heat consequence, rising sea levels will flood many rice paddies and destroy water salinity levels, while droughts will lower production, raise prices, and further shame westerners who are clumsy with chopsticks to be able to clear their plates once a new grain is adopted.
4. What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “emission” in Paragraph 1?
A. Mixture.
B. Pollution.
C. Giving off.
D. Going down.
5. What does the potatoes' development need according to Nelson?
A. Cool temperature at night.
B. Sudden rise of the temperature.
C. Enough water and salt.
D. Much sunshine and fresh air.
6. The rice is difficult to flower,probably because ________.
A. sea levels go up suddenly
B. many seeds can't be produced
C. the temperature rises at night
D. both temperature and altitude rise
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. How Does Global Warming Affect Westerners
B. How Does the Cool Temperature Affect Rice
C. What Is the Real Reason For Crops’ Growth
D. Three Crops That Won't Survive Climate Changes
C
Tourism is often about seeking deeper emotional and personal connections with the world around us. Not all travel experiences, however, need to take place in the real world. With the evolution of virtual reality(VR) technology, tourism will increasingly become a combination of physical and virtual worlds. VR may even remove the need to travel entirely.
But can a VR experience really equal a real world one? Many experts believe it can. Studies have shown that our brains have an inbuilt VR-like mechanism that enables us to live imagined experiences. Much of our waking life is spent thinking about either the past or the future. This is known as" mind wandering". During these events we' re not paying attention to the current world around us. Instead, we' re recalling memories, or creating and processing imagined futures.
When engaged in mind wandering, our brains process these mental images using the same pathways used to receive inputs from the real world. So, the imagined past or future can create emotions and feelings similar to how we react to everyday life. VR can create these same feelings.
While critics might argue that a virtual experience will never match reality, there are several ways VR tourism could make a positive contribution. Firstly it could help protect sensitive locations from over-tourism. In recent years famous sites such as Maya Bay in Thailand, and Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temples have had to limit the number of visitors because of their negative impact. These places are now producing their own VR experiences that will allow tourists to pass through virtual models of the sites.
Virtual reality may also allow people back in time, to experience historical events, visit ancient cities, and even to walk among dinosaurs.
Finally, in a world where many people suffer from stress and depression due to overwork, virtual tourism may provide a cheap and convenient way for people to take brief holidays to otherwise unreachable destinations and recharge their batteries, without ever leaving their homes.
It sounds like science fiction but it's already happening. As virtual technology improves and as people continue to demand new and interesting experiences, expect more virtual tourism, both in combination with the real world and instead of it.
8. What is driving the development of virtual tourism?
A. Companies seeking to make more money.
B. Improvements in virtual reality technology.
C. People's demand for more shared experiences.
D. People's deeper understanding of the physical world.
9. Which of the following best describes "mind wandering"?
A. The brain processes which help people think VR is real.
B. The way the brain processes inputs from the real world.
C. Brain activities focusing on past or future events.
D. Experiences coming from a person's imagination.
10. What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Science fiction.
B. Virtual technology.
C. Virtual tourism.
D. The real world.
11. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To describe the advantages of VR tourism.
B. To give suggestions for reducing over-tourism.
C. To encourage people to develop VR technology.
D. To argue VR tourism will replace the real world travel.
D
The world's largest iceberg is floating toward South Georgia in the southernAtlantic Ocean. Scientists fear the iceberg could crash into the island and block major feeding areas for a large population of penguins and seals. If the iceberg hits the island, it could prevent the penguins and seals from reaching food supplies.
The huge iceberg is named A68a. It broke away fromAntarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017. Satellite images show the iceberg has remained in one piece. It is estimated to be about 150 kilometers long and 48 kilometers wide. It is traveling at one kilometer per hour and is on a path to hitSouth Georgiain around 30 days.
This is the time of year when seals and penguins spend a lot of time caring for their young. The distance that parents have to travel to find food is crucial. That means they have to go a lot further or go around the iceberg to find sources of food.
Ecologists say an iceberg crash would also disturb materials settled on the seabed, possibly polluting the surrounding seas. As the iceberg melts, it would also release large amounts of fresh water into the ocean. This could affect krill（磷虾）populations that are a major source of food for the island's wildlife. The iceberg could remain for up to 10 years and change the area's whole ecosystem. These are globally significant populations of these species. If these species fail in this particular area, then the numbers globally are going to go down quite dramatically.
Professor Geraint Tarling, an ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, said, "The breaking off of icebergs fromAntarcticais a natural process. But the process is changing with climate change. What we're seeing with models and some observations now is that this is happening at an increasing rate. And so, this might become more of a usual thing in the future."
12. Why are the scientists worried about the coming iceberg crash?
A. It will bring extremely cold weather.
B. It will destroy the feeding areas of the animals.
C. It will put wildlife on the island at risk of starving.
D. It will prevent animals from moving to other places.
13. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The characteristic of the iceberg.
B. The importance of the iceberg.
C. The traveling speed of the iceberg.
D. The forming process of the iceberg.
14. What damage can an iceberg crash bring according to paragraph 4?
A. Using up much fresh water.
B. Polluting the surrounding farms.
C. Changing the world's ecosystem.
D. Affecting the number of certain species.
15. How does Tarling think of the breaking off of icebergs fromAntarctica?
A. It may slow down in the near future.
B. It may become common in the future.
C. It has a great influence on the climate.
D. It helps scientists conduct a sea 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While young strong-willed children can push all your buttons, there’s a positive side. Once they get into adulthood, they will be more responsible, confident and independent members.
How do you begin to parent one ?___16___What might work for onemight not work for another. Below are a handful of ideas to raise strong willed children.
Teach emotions to overcome frustrations. A strong-willed child can have angry outbursts simply because they have become annoyed or frustrated. There will be times when you won’t know what has set them off and as hard as it can be .You need to help them recognize the emotions they are feeling and let them know whether you understand.___17___
A strong-willed child will not be satisfied with an answer such as “because I said so” or “I don’t know” or “just because”.___18___By providing a proper explanation, you can help put their mind at ease. Their mind is naturally curious and they want to know how things work or why they aren’t allowed to do something.
Create proper boundaries. Strong-willed children need clear boundaries at home. They need to know there are rules and the rules are there to protect them and give them a clear understanding of what is expected of them.___19___
___20___Strong willed children tend to feel responsible for things. We can help by giving them responsibility at home such as making their bed, unpacking the dishwasher, letting them help decided what to have for dinner, setting the table, folding the washing, the list is endless.
A.They question everything around them.
B.Add necessary responsibility to your work.
C.We need to remember every child is different.
D.Mark the boundary between you and your child.
E.Develop their independence by developing responsibility.
F.They need to know what they can do and what they can’t do.
G.This acknowledgement can let your child know they are being heard.
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Many little kids dream of changing the world, but how does someone so____21____make a difference to a place so big? This 5-year-old boy from the UK may have found a____22____.
Toby is reaching out to every country through letters. He’s___23___to contact at least one person from each country --and get a____24____. Toby’s mission began with a___25___assignment from school. His mother, Sabine, said.
He was asked to read a book called A Letter to New Zealand, which____26____the journey a letter takes.____27____reading it, he asked, “Mummy, can I write a letter to New Zealand?” And while I was still trying to____28____how to answer that, he said, “Can I write a letter to the____29____world?”
At first she thought his_____30_____for the project would_____31_____, but 239 letters later, Toby is still going strong._____32_____he’s written to 187 countries and received many replies. But Toby’s project won’t_____33_____there. The 5-year-old also wants to find a way to help the people he’s_____34_____with.
“When we started writing letters, we_____35_____with easily accessible First World countries,” his mother added. “Suddenly, we got a(n)_____36_____in Somalia. When we researched the country, Toby was_____37_____and asked what he could do to help. Together, we_____38_____a charity whose work was accessible to children.”
Toby chose the ShelterBox, a charity that provides for families and children who have_____39_____everything due to disasters. Just today, Toby met his_____40_____of raising $ 950. “I want the world to be a better place,”Toby said.
21. A. small B. noisy C. lovely D. clever
22. A. partner B. skill C. friend D. way
23. A. careful B. determined C. satisfied D. proud
24. A. response B. story C. permit D. result
25. A. speaking B. writing C. listening D. reading
26. A. begins B. describes C. explains D. completes
27. A. Until B. Before C. After D. Despite
28. A. show B. understand C. prepare for D. figure out
29. A. free B. new C. whole D. other
30. A. support B. concern C. enthusiasm D. sympathy
31. A. return B. spread C. fade D. develop
32. A. After all B. However C. So far D. Therefore
33. A. pass B. end C. apply D. expand
34. A. connected B. stayed C. played D. competed
35. A. kicked off B. negotiated C. worked D. caught up
36. A. idea B. address C. question D. deal
37. A. scared B. excited C. happy D. sad
38. A. looked for B. set up C. headed for D. dropped into
39. A. requested B. lost C. recorded D. provided
40. A. standard B. match C. challenge D. goal
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
Out of the 20 little things you’ve always wondered about, one____41.____(probable) has to do with the small____42.____(five) pocket on your jeans. By now, you might have given up on trying to use it since it’s too small to fit anything you actually need. But why is it there in the first place? Well, today, it doesn’t really serve____43.____purpose, but it used to in the late 1800s.
In reality, the small pocket is called a watch pocket because it was in origin intended____44.____a safe place for men to store their pocket____45.____(watch). It dates back toLevisfirst ever pair of jeans,____46.____(hit) the market in 1879.
The Levi Strauss blog also pointed out that originally, there were only four pockets on a pair of blue jeans, the watch pocket____47.____(include). “The first blue jeans had four pockets—only one in back and, in the front, two plus the small, watch pocket,” the blog stated.
So next time you find____48.____(you) standing casually with your thumb hooked in that small pocket, know that it originally____49.____(use) to store a pocket watch. And now that we’ve got to know the tiny jean pocket, find out_____50._____blue is the most common color1 .
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。

Last Sunday, I paid a visit to Miss Wang, which is my primary school teacher. She retired(退休) three years
ago. Miss Wang teaches me Chinese when I was a naughty boy. I didn’t like studying at first. It was Miss Wang who kind helped me understand the importance of studying. Under her help, I made a great progress. She devoted most of her time to teach and treated me as his own child. I think she is really a excellent teacher with rich teaching experience. Inspiring by her, I’ve made my mind to be a teacher.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

More than 30 years ago, As a teenager, I lived with my family in an old farmhouse in the Durham County countryside. I spent my summer days laboring in tobacco fields and my summer evenings shelling（给...去壳）peas in the backyard. My autumn weekends were often spent splitting logs and cutting wood. We had an indoor antenna(天线)which helped us tune into the few television stations we could receive.
Living where we did, we could see three or four other houses from our own, none of them within shouting distance. We knew our neighbors, some of them elderly, we usually offered them our kindness when they needed help.
Jimmy, who was seventy years old, lived alone on the far side of a tobacco field. He lost his wife two years ago. He could hardly supported himself these last couple of years since his body condition was getting even worse. We went to visit him at his home. It was a small wooden cabin with stained windows and a curtain that had been mended countless times. The poor old man would sit in an armchair by the window, holding a faded photo, and with tears in his eyes, recall happy memories of his wife.
One weekend, my father went to check on Jimmy. But a rare heavy snow happened to fall. It was so heavy that he couldn't get his old truck up Jimmy’s rutted, snow-covered driveway, Nobody could understand what made him slog(奋力前行)the 400 yards or so to Jimmy’s house. My brother and I were waiting anxiously at home. After a long time, he came home hurriedly and told us that Jim my was sick and out of firewood.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

My father asked us if we would like to help.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________
We knocked on Jimmy's door, and he greeted us.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B
16. C 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. E
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. C 32.
C 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. B 37.
D 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. probably
42. fifth 43. a##any
44. as 45. watches
46. hitting
47. included
48. yourself
49. was used
50. why
51.(1).which→who
(2).teaches→taught
(3).kind→kindly
(4).Under→With
(5).将a去掉
(6).teach→teaching
(7).his→her
(8).a→an
(9).Inspiring→Inspired
(10).在made后面加up
52.略。