2020年山东省泰安第三中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析

2020年山东省泰安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
Best Online Bachelor's Programs
An online college degree may appeal to those who want to take lasses while working full time. Choosing where to sign up online will likely be challenging, but below you'll find advice and other resources to make your search easier.
•ArizonaStateUniversity
ASU relies upon cutting-edge technology and world-class educators to offer degree programs that fit into any lifestyle. Its courses employ advanced technology, such as our virtual labs, adaptive learning and virtual community, to provide real-world experiences to prepare graduates for their chosen industry.
ADMISSION: 15,321
TUITION: S413
•UniversityofIllinois
UI is a top-ranked, diverse research institution and an approved SARA institution. For UTs degree completion programs, students transfer with an associate degree or 57-60 credits. All of the online classes arc recorded so students can access lecture material at their convenience.
ADMISSION: 385
TUITION: S462
•UniversityofFlorida
UF Online is a fully-online degree pathway giving students access to the same teachers in UF. Courses arc designed and taught by UF's well-known teachers. Students feel connected, frequently communicating with teachers and their fellow students.
ADMISSION: 3,340
TUITION: $500
•OhioStateUniversity
The courses of OSU online bachelor's programs are all related to health science. The online programs are flexible providing students with the knowledge to enter professional medical practice or prepare them for more
advanced roles in their fields.
ADMISSION: 542
TUITION: 5642
1. What's special aboutArizonaStateUniversity?
A. It is an approved SARA institution.
B. It provides the most expensive programs.
C. It offers some technology-assisted courses.
D. It admits fewer students than other universities.
2. Which university’s, online programs favor medical students?
A.ArizonaStateUniversity.
B.UniversityofIllinois.
C.UniversityofFlorida.
D.OhioStateUniversity.
3. What's the purpose of this passage?
A. To advertise free online programs.
B. To call on people to sign up online.
C. To introduce some best online programs.
D. To provide access to the best universities.
B
You run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item. You grab what you need and head to the front of the store. After quickly sizing up the check-out lines, you choose the one that looks fastest. You chose wrong. People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot. Why does this seem to always happen to you?
Well, as it turns out, it's just math that is working against you. A grocery store tries to have enough employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay. But sometimes, like on a Sunday afternoon, they get super busy. Because most grocery stores don't have the physical space to add more checkout lines, their system becomes overburdened. Some small interruption — a price check, a particularly talkative customer — will have downstream effects, holding up the entire line behind them.
If there are three lines at the store, these delays will happen randomly at different registers (收银台). Think about the probability. The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three, which means you have a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line. So it's not just in your mind: Another line is probably moving faster thanyours.
Now, mathematicians have come up with a good solution, which they call queuing theory, to this problem: Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line, called a serpentine line, and serve each person at the front with the next available register. With three registers, this method is about three times faster on average than the more traditional approach. This is what they do at most banks, Trader Joe's, and some fast-food places. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow everyone down a little bit.
4. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?
A. Queuing in a line.
B. A shopping experience.
C. A rush in the morning.
D. Cutting in a line.
5. According to the article, what may cause delays in checking out?
A. The lack of employees in the grocery store.
B. Some unexpected delays of certain customers.
C. The increasing items bought by customers.
D. A worsening shopping system of the store.
6. What is the solution given by mathematicians?
A. Employing more workers for checking out.
B. Limiting the number of queuing people.
C. Making only one line available.
D. Always standing in the same line.
7. What's the principle behind the queuing theory?
A. To pursue the maximum benefit.
B. To leave success or failure to luck.
C. To avoid the minimum loss.
D. To spread the risk equally among everyone.
C
If you travel inAthens, against popular belief, I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for your secondday. As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city, there are several reasons why you should hold off until later.Sunriseis the best time to see the ruins, and who wants to spend their first day in anew citywaking up at6 a.m.? On top of that, the Acropolis is going to make every other site inAthensless important in comparison, so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.
We got to the southeast gate at 7：30, half an hour before it opened at 8. When the gate opened, we rushed to the hill. Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes. In this age of overtourism, getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.
The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top of the hill, and it’s made up of several buildings. There’s theTempleofAthena Nike, the Parthenon, the Old Temple of Athena, the Legendary Olive Tree of the Pandroseion, the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion... and on your way down, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
Something that sounds boring but isn’t is theAcropolisMuseum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there. As someone who is a museum-avoider, I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been, and made myself go inside. And I loved it. The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis, and it was interesting to check them out.
Head toSyntagma Squarenext to watch the changing of the guard. This takes place every hour on the hour, so try to time your visit perfectly. The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.
8. The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that ___________.
A. it can save visitors a lot of time
B. it can save visitors from getting up early
C. it can make for a better travel experience
D. it can give visitors a better understanding ofAthens
9. How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?
A. Bored.
B. Worried.
C. Relaxed.
D. Amazed.
10. With what may the author agree about theAcropolisMuseum?
A. It is so great that it should be visited last.
B. It is enjoyable and worth visiting.
C. It wastes a lot of time.
D. It should be avoided.
11. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.
B. To introduce the history of the Acropolis.
C. To call on people to protect historic sites.
D. To encourage people to travel around.
D
"Long time no see." is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend's
e-mail, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with wrong English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too surprised to believe her. Her words were unbelievable at all. So I did research onGoogle. com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing "Long time no see." Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Interestingly, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan's movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a worldwide famous Chinese detective named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. "Long time no see." was his symbol. Soon after Charlie Chan, "Long time no see." became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars compare America to a hugemelting pot. All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together, and they change the colour and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed pot.
You can have some examples from other countries such as pizza from Italian, sushi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Since Americans admire Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way, the American's melting pot keeps adding richness and flavour.
12. What did the writer himself feel surprised at?
A. The Chinglish expression "Long time no see."
B. So many literal translations of the expressions used in America.
C. "Long time no see." is used as a standard American English greeting.
D. Finding out Americans use the expression every day.
13. What do the underlined words "melting pot" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Confucius's words.
B. Culture mixture.
C. A kind of cooked dish.
D. American changing cultures.
14. According to the passage, what can be inferred?
A. Detectives translated the phrase "Long time no see."
B. Cultures cannot be changed in the huge melting pot.
C. The huge melting pot greatly affects all kinds of languages.
D. Hollywood made "Long time no see." popular.
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Some Chinese expressions are introduced into English.
B. You'll not be surprised at a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant in America.
C. Some American expressions can be used in China.
D. American English keeps being enriched by different cultures.
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For students of all ages, final exams can cause anxiety. The key to easing that anxiety is to plan ahead and to use proper learning techniques in the weeks ahead ofthe exams.___16___
Underline key terms and concepts in notes and textbooks and then consider putting them into thinking maps.___17___But the practice of writing the information will help you remember them.
___18___Studying in a small group can allow the members to compare notes and share learning strategies. And quizzing each other can be a fun way to cover course information. Belonging to a study group will also help you to get explanations of concepts that you do not understand.
Study independently the night before the exam.___19___By preparing for the exam weeks in advance, the final night should be devoted to going over the learning tips and other notes. It should be a time of refreshing your mind, not trying to understand information.
Get a good night’s sleep and have a healthy breakfast on the morning of the exam. Try doing some relaxation activities.___20___This will help you start the exam with a calm, focused mind.
A. It may seem like spending a lot of time.
B. Form a study group with fellow students.
C. Share notes in small groups before exams.
D. Actually, it is not difficult to get rid of anxiety.
E. This is not the time to make efforts at the last moment.
F. These could be deep breaths, yoga or listening to music.
G. The following steps will help you prepare for the exams.
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
A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a___21___job and owned an apartment inManhattan, he always___22___my refrigerator might be empty.
He___23___me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. Made inTexas, it was famous among fruitcake___24___. “It makes me___25___my mother’s,” he told me in a phone call.
Ordering the fruitcake was his___26___of trying to take care of me from afar.___27___I was middle-aged, I was still his son.
The first week of December passed with no___28___of his fruitcake. Delayed (耽搁) by holiday mail, I thought, or a backlog of orders. The day before my flight toCalifornia, the fruitcake still had not___29___.
January, February, and March came and went____30____no fruitcake. Though my father____31____to ask about it, I never once considered____32____and telling him yes, the fruitcake had____33____arrived and was____34____. Instead I said, “That____35____is orbiting earth, and sooner or later it will____36____.” “That’s a good one!” he____37____.
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a(an)____38____from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.
“You____39____a package (包裹),” he said.
I went downstairs to____40____it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address inTexas.
21. A. poorly-paid B. good C. new D. interesting
22. A. believed B. hoped C. feared D. guessed
23. A. forced B. encouraged C. asked D. wanted
24. A. lovers B. sellers C. markets D. shops
25. A. think over B. think of C. look for D. look around
26. A. suggestion B. experience C. attitude D. idea
27. A. Because B. Even though C. Whenever D. Before
28. A. sign B. call C. mail D. taste
29. A. sold B. gone C. arrived D. stayed
30. A. out B. for C. with D. off
31. A. continued B. forgot C. waited D. refused
32. A. replying B. keeping C. believing D. lying
33. A. quickly B. finally C. suddenly D. slowly
34. A. delicious B. broken C. ready D. famous
35. A. flight B. cake C. man D. box
36. A. leave B. disappear C. land D. fly
37. A. shouted B. cried C. answered D. said
38. A. message B. letter C. email D. call
39. A. have B. send C. make D. order
40. A. give B. look C. pick D. take
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
Chinais the first country to produce and use silk. Silk is____41.____(main) produced in the south of the Yangtze River Delta,____42.____famous silk producing regions are located.
Silk cloth production was well advanced during the Shang Dynasty. It is thought that silk____43.____(export) along theSilk Roadroutes.
Silk is strong, but it isn't stretchy (有弹性的). If it is stretched, it doesn't return to the previous____44.____(long). One problem with silk is that some insects find____45.____delicious.____46.____real silk contains is 100% natural silk, which can provide a feeling of comfort. It reflects incoming light at different angles, thus____47.____(produce) different color1 s.
Hand washing is recommended with the silk clothes inside out. Silk would be softer and smoother if placed in the water with several drops of vinegar before washing; silk would fade if____48.____(expose) to the sun____49.____long periods of time. Don't hang the silk products onto the sharp or metal hook to avoid_____50._____(intention) damage.
Chinese silk has become more and more popular throughout the world. It is one of the symbols that can representChina.
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。

I am a high school student who have just entered the Senior Two.
Recently, I have found that some of the students in our classes study harder than before. They study lately into night, eating snacks and drink Coca-Cola, which is bad for their health. In the morning, due to staying late, some students have to go to school hurriedly without breakfast, that surely does harm to their health.
In my opinion, since we are under the heavy pressure of study, we should also try to eat properly and get as many exercise as possible. Only in this way can they keep fit and study well.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Lying in bed with my husband, Gary, we were reminiscing (怀旧). Having been together for 31 years, we were now proud parents to 5 children. Our four eldest kids had flown away to their own life, and Samuel, in his final year of school, was preparing to follow in their footsteps.
With six bedrooms, Gary and I wondered what we would do once we became empty-nest-ers. “Maybe we should sell the house,” Gary suggested. But over the next six months, we never got around to it. Plus, we were busy as foster carers (寄养照管), which we'd done for the past five years. Though I loved every child who stayed with us, we had no plans to have any youngsters for ever. After all, we'd raised five kids already. Then, looking through the Internet, I saw an article. Seven siblings (兄弟姐妹) in need of forever home, it read, beside a photo of the kids in their best clothes.
My heart went out to their hopeful smiles. Reading, I discovered the children—Adelino, then 13, Ruby, 11, Aleecia and Anthony, both six, Aubriella, four, Leo, three, and Xander, two—had been in a terrible car accident six months earlier. Their parents had died and the youngsters had been badly injured. It was a miracle (奇迹) they'd survived.
We had to help them, I thought. I sent an e-mail to my husband if we could adopt (收养) them, expecting him to tell me I was crazy. With Gary working for the post office and me a lawyer, I knew we had the ability to make it work. And as the hours passed, I couldn't push the kids out of my mind. Who else would have the room to keep them all together? I wondered. It would be devastating (毁灭性的) if they had to be seperated.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Before Gary arrived home from work, I'd prepared a speech to present my request.
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I tried to help them feel safe with us.
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参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. D
16. G 17. A 18. B 19. E 20. F
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. mainly
42. where 43. was exported
44. length 45. it
46. What 47. producing
48. exposed
49. for 50. unintentional
51.(1). have → has
(2). 去掉the
(3). classes → class
(4). lately → late
(5). drink→ drinking
(6). late前加up
(7). that → which
(8). since → though或although
(9). many → much
(10). they → we
52.略。