2020年福建省福清第三中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020年福建省福清第三中学高三英语上学期期中考试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
Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 anight, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.
Yellow Hostel
If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.
Hostel Alessandro Palace
If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.
Youth Station Hostel
If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
1.What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?
fort.
B.Security.
C.Price.
D.Location.
2.Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?
A.Yellow Hostel.
B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C.Youth Station Hostel.
D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.
3.What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?
A.It gets noisy at night.
B.Its staff is too talkative.
C.It charges for Wi-Fi.
D.It’s inconveniently located.
B
Now most of the workers work from 9 am to 5 pm. However, according to the global Internet survey done by the UK Sleep Council, thesiesta（午睡）was the right idea all along. The UK Sleep Council called on the country'sbosses to end nine-to-five working in favor of more flexible hours. They believe what would really increase the workers' productivity is a nice afternoon nap, rather than those bonuses.
Forty-one percent of the 12,000 people who responded to the council's survey said they were most productive in the morning, while 38 percent said theyhit their stridein the evening. "This means most of them cannot fully pay attention to what they do in the middle of the day," said sleep expert Dr. Chris Idzikowskii. "We must conclude from this survey that the traditional nine-to-five working day does not suit most workers." He suggested that allowing workers to follow their natural sleeping habits would actually benefit employers by allowing them to expand their working hours and be more productive.
Fortunately, being a college lecturer, I don't have to go to work everyday. I only work three days a week, but during the three days I work really long hours and have no time for a little siesta. I'm usually so tired and sleepy in the afternoon, which really affects thevitality（活力）of my classes.
I think Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea is worthwhile. When people have flexible working hours they could reach their highest productivity. On top of that, flexible working hours mean thatpeople don't have to work all at the same time. That way we could avoid traffic jams. Therefore, it's really killing two birds with one stone!
4. What can improve the workers' productivity, according to the UK Sleep Council?
A. More bonuses.
B. The flexible working time.
C. Working for long hours.
D. Working in a relaxing way.
5. What does the underlined part probably mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Were most sleepy.
B. Were most flexible.
C. Worked at their own pace.
D. Worked at their best.
6. What did the UK Sleep Council's survey find?
A. Few people are suitable to work at noon.
B. People are more productive in the morning.
C. Some people like to expand their working hours.
D. More and more people prefer to work in the evening.
7. Why does the author support Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea?
A. It could solve most of the traffic problems.
B. He finds Dr. Chris Idzikowskii respectable.
C. He thinks the idea can benefit the society.
D. It allows him to work for fewer hours.
C
Recycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.
Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.
She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.
BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.
Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.
“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.
8. Why has so little plastic been recycled?
A. Plastic is chemically stable.
B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.
C. We produced various plastics.
D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.
9. What does Wang think of the two current methods?
A. Highly effective and dynamic.
B. Expensive and pollution-causing.
C. Limited and energy-consuming.
D. Widely used and recognized.
10. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?
A. Polyethylene powder.
B. Chemical products.
C. Plastic films.
D. A catalyst.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. Miranda Wang and her company.
B. A new plastic recycling method.
C. The greatest downside of plastic.
D. Transformation of plastic waste.
D
Dragon boating is a team sport that has its root in ancient China. The boats are decorated with a dragon head and tail. In recent years cancer survivor groups have got involved in the sport to help make friends and help rebuild their lives.
On a recent Saturday morning, a group of 20 women were on a boat in the Anacostia River in Washington DC. They moved their paddles(船桨)in rhythm to the call of a coach. The women belong to the dragon boat team GoPink! DC, which trains weekly. It also races against other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals. As a result, GoPink! DC won medals in this Washington dragon boat festival.
Lydia Collins joined five years ago after finding out she had breast cancer. “I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I was demoralized because of my illness - I lost all interest in life and wouldn't even get out of bed to eat. But now I love the team spirit. I just love everything about it. It is like a floating support group on the water.”
The paddles are breast cancer survivors and their supporters. Annette Rothemel helped establish(建立)the group in 2006. She is a researcher with the National Institutes of Health as well as a breast cancer survivor. “It is sort of an easy entry sport because on the same boat people at different levels can be doing the same sport.” But Ms Rothemel saysdragon boating can be physically demanding, especially for someone who is sick and getting treatment for cancer.
“It’s hard but I think you have to challenge yourself in life. This is something I look forward to. I get to be out here with my sisters and supporters that understand what I’m going through and help motivate me. So it makes me stronger and it makes me feel better,” another cancer survivor Rhonda Hartzel said.
Annette Rothemel says the cancer survivors feel a sense of sisterhood and share good times when they paddle together. She says both feelings are treasured by the team.
12. What do the underline wordsdemoralizedIn para.3 probably mean?
A. depressed
B. anxious
C. astonished
D. awkward
13. What can we know about Lydia Collims from the text?
A. she helps establish Go Pink !DC
B. she tries to find a cure for the cancer
C. she benefits from the dragon boat race
D. she gives up hope because of her illness
14. How can the dragon boat race help the cancer survivors
A. forget their tough experiences
B. recover physically and mentally
C. get rid of the pains of their cancer
D. enjoy their rest life without sufferings
15. What does the text tell us about Annette Rothemel?
A. she is an expert in studying the cause of the cancer
B. she helps the cancer survivors in financial difficulties
C. she believes there is a healthful result from the dragon boat race
D. she thinks it unwise for the patient to join in the dragon boat race
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've heard of immersion(浸没）is one of the best ways to be fluent in a language. But, what do you do when you get stuck?
Don't worry. You can 100 percent be productive. You can hit all the points with these hobbies.____16____
17.Watching TV with Subtitles(字幕）
You know that K-Pop group BTS? Well, the leader of that group is calledRM. To be fluent in English, he watched the whole series first with Korean subtitles.____18____The third time, no subtitles were needed. Watching a lot of TV shows and listening well to conversations will help you copy accents as well as expand your vocabulary.
19.Book-to-Movie Adaptations(改编本）
Do you ever finish watching a movie and just love it so much that you would do anything to find out more details about it?____20____Well, the movies are mostly based on books. So you can read the books or book reviews to know the main characters.
____21____You can look for books that will be getting a movie adaptation soon and read them. That way, when you watch the movie, even if your English isn't perfect , it will be easier to follow along.
22.Music
____23____You can do it whatever you are doing. Read and learn lyrics, sing-along. When the slower songs get too easy,just switch to rap. If you think of it this way, you'll never get stuck again!
A. Some examples?
B. Create your own playlist.
C. I know the answer is yes.
D. This method is the easiestone.
E. It works similarly the other way.
F. The second time,with English subtitles.
G. That's me about ninety percent of the time.
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The phone rang, but I was annoyed to answer it. Seeing the____21____number, I supposed it was the endless_____22_____to sell me something I had ly no____23____in.
“Daddy.” It’s Alyce, my 12-year-old daughter. “Mommy was just in a car accident.” My heart____24____and then began pounding. A deep____25____came, “I’m all right, but Mommy...”
I sprinted (全速跑) a few blocks to what looked like a shoot for a____26____movie. Fire engines, police cars, and ambulances were____27____parked in the street; helicopters circled. A bus was on the wrong side of the road. In front of it were the____28____remains of Susan’s car. Susan was____29____under the dashboard (仪表盘). It____30____she had broken nearly every bone, and she spent three months in the____31____.
Two years later, we were attending an event in____32____of Martin Luther King when Alyce____33____at a woman, rushed to and returned with her. She told us she lived in the building by where the____34____had happened. That night, she rushed to the street, still in her bathrobe and saw Alyce standing by the wrecked car,____35____. She approached her, hugged her and took Alyce’s hand to her chest, saying, “Let’s pray together.” Alyce’s phone was out of____36____inside the car. So the woman lent Alyce her phone.
When saying goodbye, we realized we hadn’t been formally____37____, so I told her my name wasDouglas. She paused,_____38_____she hadn’t heard me. So I____39____. She looked at us and said, “Wait, your name is Susan?” Susan_____40_____. The woman put her hand over her heart, saying,“My name is Susan Douglas.”
21. A. regular B. simple C. strange D. concrete
22. A. attempts B. appeals C. appointments D. applications
23. A. interest B. faith C. confidence D. talent
24. A. beat B. rose C. broke D. stopped
25. A. scold B. cry C. scream D. ring
26. A. documentary B. comedy C. disaster D. detective
27. A. suddenly B. eventually C. illegally D. randomly
28. A. broken B. harmful C. tough D. unfit
29. A. bathed B. trapped C. buried D. involved
30. A. worked out B. figured out C. found out D. turned out
31. A. street B. school C. hospital D. church
32. A. memory B. need C. celebration D. consideration
33. A. glared B. glanced C. aimed D. concentrated
34. A. occasion B. mistake C. accident D. dilemma
35. A. rolling B. withdrawing C. choking D. trembling
36. A. control B. reach C. place D. date
37. A. greeted B. treated C. described D. introduced
38. A. as if B. even though C. due to D. in spite of
39. A. approved B. assessed C. repeated D. exchanged
40. A. waved B. nodded C. agreed D. replied
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
Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself____41.____(easy) understood. When you are talking with others, you are not only using words, but also using expressions and gestures. A smile and a handshake show welcome, and____42.____(clap) hands always means congratulations. Nodding the head means agreement but shaking the head means disagreement. The gestures____43.____(accept) both by Chinese and foreigners as having____44.____same meanings.
There is a wide____45.____(various) of body language in the world For example, men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other when they meet, but men in China and Australia shake hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rio like touching each other, but people,____46.____come from English-speaking countries, do not touch each other. People in Arab countries like standing close to one another when they are talking. However, English people must keep a distance away. In some____47.____(Asia) countries, you must not touch the head of another person.
When you use a foreign language, it is very important____48.____(know) the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the customs will help you communicate better with people there.____49.____this means, you can make your stay there more_____50._____(please) and comfortable.
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。

错误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。

We all know the saying that “It is never too older to learn”, but only a little people can make it . Recently , it reported that an old man who was almost 80 become a schoolmate with his granddaughter . The girl went to the university in that her grandpa had studied when she was young . Her grandpa did not finish several course and didn’t graduate . So many years late , this old man decided to go back to continue his lessons . The girl posed a picture and congratulated on her grandpa . People admired an old man for his insistence. He showed the world that it is never too late to learn .
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，请你给在北京就读的英国朋友Tony写一封信，向他介绍你校本周六要举行的中国古诗词朗诵会。

信内容包括：
1.时间、地点；
2.活动内容；
3.发出邀请。

注意：1.词数不少于120；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Tony,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Yours
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
12. D 13. B 14. B 15. A
16. A 17. F 18. C 19. E 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35.
D 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. easily
42. clapping
43. are accepted
44. the 45. variety
46. who 47. Asian
48. to know
49. By 50. pleasant/pleasing
51.(1).older→old (2).little→few (3).在reported前加was (4).become→became (5).that→which (6).she→he (7).course→courses (8).late→later (9).去掉on (10).an→the
52.略。