2020年江苏省南菁高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及参考答案

2020年江苏省南菁高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及参考答案
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
Many workers have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠疫情). And the noisy situation and endless housework may result in a terrible emotion. A new option is waiting foryou. That is WFH: work from a hotel.
Hotel Figuero
A special program titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero’s 268 rooms as day-use offices.
According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity to get out of their houses with high-speed Wi-Fi, unlimited printing privileges and free parking. The 350-square-foot rooms sell for $ 129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $ 20.
The Wythe
A boutique hotel inBrooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership with co-working office space company Industrious through which it is recycling 13 second-story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.
Each of the rooms has a small outdoor platform, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $ 200 and goes up to $ 275, depending on how many people use the space.
The Sawyer
The Sawyer, in Sacramento, California, is offering pool cabanas (更衣室) for use as outdoor offices, complete with fast Wi-Fi, free parking and catered lunch for $ 150 per day.
HotelsByDay
Yannis Moati founded HotelsByDay back in 2015. That company has grown to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries for day-use bookings lately.
Moati said the current situation will force hotels to upgrade themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they will go.
1. How much should one pay for a 24-hour stay in Hotel Figuero?
A. $ 129.
B. $ 149.
C. $ 150.
D. $ 200.
2. Which hotel allows pets in?
A. The Wythe.
B. The Sawyer.
C. HotelsByDay.
D. Hotel Figuero.
3. What do we know about Yannis Moati?
A. He started a program titledWork Perks.
B. He has upgraded at least 1,500 rooms.
C. He usually predicts everything correctly.
D. He is optimistic about the WFH trend.
B
Mikah Frye, a 9-year-old boy, was walking down the streets with his grandmother discussing Christmas gifts when he saw some homeless people struggling to stay warm in the cold night. Then he was thinking about a way to help the homeless to spend a warm Christmas.
That thought stayed in Mikah Frye’s mind and when he reached home, Mikah informed his parents not to buy the Microsoft XBox gaming device he had asked for earlier. Mikah realized that by not buying the $300 device, he could instead donate over 30 blankets to the homeless. He knew how much it meant to be warm in the cold holiday season.
Three years ago, Mikah and his parents were the ones living in a homeless shelter. Having suffered a financial crisis, they too had lost their house, not knowing where their next meal would come from and sharing a blanket every night. Mikah was six years old then but he remembered what it was like to have to give back that precious blanket every morning.
Reaching out to the emergency shelter programme that looked after them 3 years ago, the family donated 60 blankets in the end, each with a personalized message of hope in Mikah’s handwriting stating: “They gave me a blanket, but I had to leave it. That’s why I want you to have your own blanket. Today, I live in my own house, and someday you will too. Your friend, Mikah.”
The homeless people at the shelter may not have been able to give Mikah a Christmas gift in return but his gesture was noted by the billion dollar company Microsoft who made sure that Mikah was fooled into visiting their store so that Santa Claus could personally deliver an XBox from the company to him as a reward for making the top of “Santa’s list of nice boys” that year.
4. Why did Mikah give up his Christmas gift?
A. The device was out of date.
B. His parents had a tight budget.
C. He wanted to spend a warm Christmas.
D. He decided to do something charitable.
5. What made Mikah have a better understanding of the situation of the homeless?
A. His own experience.
B. His parents’ education.
C. His visiting to the emergency shelter.
D. The cold weather during the holiday season.
6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. The homeless gave Mikah a gift in return.
B. He finally got the gift he wanted on Christmas.
C. The company Microsoft fooled Mikah into buying an Xbox.
D Mikah wrote a thank-you note to the emergency shelter he lived in.
7. What might be the best title for the text?
A. Mikah’s Precious Christmas Gift
B. Mikah’s Giving Warmth on Christmas
C. Microsoft Rewarded Nice Boys on Santa’s List
D. The Homeless Needed Blankets on a Cold Christmas
C
Dear Jack,
I remember the moment— it truly hit me that your autism (自闭症) lasted forever. I had already mentally planned our trips up north with the boys. I was going to spend endless hours playing baseball with you— like Grandpa did with me.
When we said goodbye to kindergarten I knew it was real. I spent some time being sad. Now you are 8. You still have no words. We have never had one of those father-son moments I pictured when you were a baby. But I'm learning that's OK. I still have unbelievable things to offer as your dad, even if they weren't the things I originally expected.
You have taught me to be patient. You have taught me that it's OK to be different and to be sad when life doesn't go as planned. You have taught me that it is OK to talk about those feelings and fight for what is right. Stand up and say this is wrong, and encourage others to stand up for you and say the same.
My job on this earth is to create a world for you and other kids like you. Be the voice you don't have, and build the kind of community which I want to see you grow up in. I used to shy away from contacting people with disabilities or just not consider them. Before you were born, I was so caught up in my own world that I probably wouldn't have even noticed. Now, I see things differently. I notice. You did that for me. And hope my example will
do that for others.
Your mom and I have spent 8 years trying to find your voice. And honestly, we don't know if we ever will. I promise you I will spend my life keeping you safe and making this world better for you.
8. To whom is the text written?
A. The author's son.
B. The author's wife.
C. The author's father.
D. The author's friend.
9. What can be learned about the author?
A. He's at a loss what to do to help Jack.
B. He's to blame for Jack s present condition.
C. He has changed his attitude to the disabled.
D. He hasn't accepted the reality up to now.
10. How does the author sound in the text?
A. Sympathetic.
B. Caring.
C. Regretful.
D. Indifferent.
11. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?
A. Science.
B. Entertainment.
C. Sports.
D. Relationship.
D
Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that others can have a better life.
Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After college, she became a teacher. Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.
Dolores liked teaching but she decided to quit her job so that she could spend more time helping her students and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for their parents, farm workers. Thus they could buy their children what they needed.
Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables, like grapes and tomatoes. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote. Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy.
Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got fair pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless new laws were made to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were passed that gave farm workers fair pay.
Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.
12. What did Dolores find about her students?
A. They worked hard to make a living.
B. They lived far away from schools.
C. They had little time to play.
D. They were hungry sometimes.
13. Why did Dolores stop teaching?
A. She wished to be a lawyer.
B. She moved to another place.
C. She wanted to help her students more.
D. She got little money by teaching.
14. Thanks to Dolores’ great effort, the farm workers ________.
A. got better jobs
B. got fair pay
C. had more time off
D. had a settled way of life
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. One person can make big changes.
B. One can change their jobs often.
C. One person can work hard for others.
D. One can make life better by themselves.
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Most people want to get healthierand look younger, yet they can’ t seem to find the time for it.
___16___However, it does require a small amount of commitment and a big love for being refreshed. Here are some tips for healthy living:
● Enjoy a glass of water first thing in the morning. If you haven’ t got time for anything else in the morning, make time to drink a big glass of water.___17___To refresh our cells, we need to supply them with water and oxygen. Drink a glass of water and within a week you will begin to feel less tired.
● Grab a few fresh fruits on your way out. Wherever you are going—whether it is a walk or drive to the supermarket or on your way to a meeting—pick up one or two fruits and eat them. If you leave for work in the morning and don’t return until evening, take a few fruits and eat them throughout the day.___18___
● Do deep breathing. When you’ve got time—at your desk, driving the car, cooking food—do some deep breathing. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is one of the best things we can do for our blood and cells.
●___19___If you work in an office, get up every 30 minutes and go for a walk. If you have an office with stairs, run up and down the stairs every couple of hours. Get your blood flowing and your muscles moving.
● Eat a handful of nuts. Get your favorite selection of nuts before you leave home for workand have a big handful of them at around 3 pm.___20___
A. Exercise on the go.
B. Watch out for travel.
C. It’ s always hard at the beginning.
D. We lose a lot of oxygen through the night.
E. Actually, healthy living doesn’t have to be hard.
F. This helps to increase afternoon energy and productivity.
G. Their nutrients, vitamins and sugars are what our body requires.
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It was a winter night and I was in a foreign country.Though I knew everything here well, I might still___21___other people to help me with___22___.
I took a midnight___23___from the capital to the city where I lived.I was trying not to___24___as I would be home towards 2 am, but funnily enough I fell asleep and___25___my eyes only when the train passed the___26___where I was due to get off.The controllers told me to___27___at the next station and wait for the train to my___28___at 4 am. I got off at the station but it looked like it would be___29___to wait there alone for the next train.
One of the controllers____30____there got off with me, saying he felt it was not safe to leave me there____31____.He invited me to get into his____32____because it was____33____outside.I was a bit doubtful, but I decided to____34____him. Entering the car, we started talking. I told him that I had often____35____this station, but never visited the city. So he____36____me a short ride to see Reggia, I was completely shocked, but did not feel anything____37____. Therefore, I agreed.
Actually, I found it very____38____.He simply wanted me to see Reggia. He____39____me around and at about 4 am he sent me back to the station.Up to now, I’ve always____40____him with deep gratitude and respect. His help with the emergency made the winter night unforgettable and full of warmth.What I could do was just
passing on the kindness in my life.
21. A. wish. B. enjoy C. need D. persuade
22. A. schedules B. luggage C. difficulties D. emergencies
23. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane
24. A. fall asleep B. fold in C. pass away D. wake up
25. A. closed B. opened C. hurt D. harmed
26. A. town B. hospital C. school D. station
27. A. fix up B. get off C. pull away D. turn over
28. A. village B. town C. city D. country
29. A. dangerous B. crazy C. useful D. important
30. A. living B. standing C. knowing D. helping
31. A. bitter B. calm C. alone D. delighted
32. A. room B. car C. house D. office
33. A. freezing B. cool C. wet D. warm
34. A. watch B. respect C. thank D. trust
35. A. entered B. went C. passed D. jumped
36. A. offered B. started C. gave D. paid
37. A. positive B. negative C. unforgettable D. sad
38. A. annoying B. beautiful C. disturbing D. nice
39. A. cycled B. suspected C. drove D. changed
40. A. forgotten B. visited C. reminded D. remembered
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
It is reported that the famous CCTV presenter Lang Yongchun has been appointed as vice president for an online enterprise since he resigned from CCTV. He is___41.___(actual) not the first one to leave CCTV. Several well-known presenters including Cui Yongyuan and Li Yong quit their___42.___(job).
To be a CCTV presenter is not easy and Lang is no exception. His wonderful academic performance enabled him to be admitted___43.___Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，___44.___he worked hard___45.___(achieve) his dream to be a presenter. His hard work finally___46.___(pay) off when he became a presenter of a programme___47.___(name)News in 30 minutes, which made him rise to fame
overnight.___48.___working at CCTV, he was hard-working and modest as well. His career reached___49.___new height after Lang became a presenter ofNews Broadcast.
When interviewed, he said that he had climbed Mount Qomolangma in his career as a presenter. He still wanted to change____50.____(he) in other fields.
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.During the National Day, we had our first visit to the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei Province. After arriving, we put our luggage in the hotel room and booked one-day tour. A taxi took us to the destination, and it was crowded with tourist. Having prepared well, we begin our sail in the Yangtze River. The more exciting moment of all was when we passed Gezhouba Dam. It was there where our ship got to a higher position and kept on sail in the great river again. As I was getting off the ship, I suddenly found out my camera missing. Fortunately, a kind passenger picked it up and gave it to him. How impressive I was by the scenery or people there.
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。

In one of my Management classes in college, I sat in the same seat in the front every day. Every single day I sat there. Then one day I found myself sitting next to some foreign guy who hardly spoke English. His name was Albert. The most advanced thing that I had heard him say in English was: “Wow, my muffin(松饼) is really good!”.
This guy also had a habit of stacking(堆放) every item he owned in the exact space I sat. His bag,his food, his books, and his phone were always right on my desk space. Then every single time I walked into class, Albert would greet me with a broad smile: “Ah, Tom. You’re here. Okay,” and start wildly clearing my desk of his belongings. He then made it a habit to say “Ready for class, yeah?” and gave me a high five. Every morning the guy sitting next to me would give me a high five.
I was always annoyed with this guy. I was thinking: “Dude, you know I sit here in this seat every day. Why are you always stacking your stuff(物品) here?” And the last thing I wanted to do was give a guy who hardly spoke my language high fives at 8 in the morning! Just get your stuff off my desk!
But today I came to class and was a few minutes late. I was standing outside the classroom because I had to send a quick text. But through the door out of the comer of my eye, I could see my space—Of course, the usual—my desk was filled with Albert’s belongings!
As I was standing there on my phone, I noticed another guy who was also late walking into the class before me and trying to take my seat since it was closest to the door.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The new guy caught Albert’s eye immediately.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ It was then that I realized this guy wasn’t putting stuff on my seat to annoy me.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. E 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. F
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. A 34. D 35.
C 36. A 37. B 38.
D 39. C 40. D
41. actually
42. jobs 43. to##into
44. where 45. to achieve
46. paid 47. named
48. while##when
49. a 50. himself
51.(1).booked后加a
(2).tourist--tourists
(3).begin--began
(4).more--most
(5).where--that
(6).sail--sailing
(7).found后的out去掉
(8).him--me
(9).impressive--impressed
(10).or--and
52.略。