2020-2021学年辽宁省阜新市实验中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年辽宁省阜新市实验中学高三英语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
Membership Card
Fighting Fit is a members-only club. When you first join, we give you a computerized card. It has your name, photo and membership number on.
Please have your card with you every time you use the club. The card is for your use only, and there is a small charge to provide a new one if you lose it. Members are permitted to bring guests to use the facilities at the club.
A visiting guest fee is charged for each guest.
Fitness Programs
Your Fitness Program includes a meeting with one of our skilled instructors. This will happen two or three weeks after you have joined. The instructor looks at your health, your current needs and the way you live, and organizes a program suitable for you.
Gymnasium
Our gymnasiums are the most modem in the area and have high quality exercise equipment. For safety reasons, you must wear sportswear and trainers while exercising, and please remember to take a small towel too. It is one of our rules that you wipe the equipment after use.
There is no limit to how long you spend in the gymnasiums, but we ask you to respect other members by only spending 20 minutes on each piece of equipment. There are experienced staff helping you in the gymnasiums at any time.
Locker Rooms
We have large male and female locker rooms. Please ensure that your property is kept in your locker at all times. Any belongings which are found in a locker overnight will be removed and taken to Lost Property.
Cafe
The Cafe offers free tea, coffee and soft drinks.
Suggestion Box
Members' suggestions are always welcome, and the suggestion box and forms can be found at reception. We
try to respond within two days.
1.What does the Fighting Fit Health Club provide for its members?
A.A personalized program on their first visit.
B.A second membership card for free.
C.Help from the staff all the time.
D.Certain kinds of clothes and towels.
2.At the Fighting Fit Health Club, you can_.
A.share your membership card
B.have free drinks in the Cafe
C.leave personal items in the locker for 24 hours
D.spend as long as you like on all equipment
3.Where is the information most probably from?
A.A news report.
B.A notice board.
C.A guide book.
D.A reference book.
B
When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline（座机）?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter（29%）rely only on their smartphones according to a survey（调查）. Of those Australians who still have a landline, a thirdconcedethat it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor （因素）— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlinesnow and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who iscalling before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）.
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?
4. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobilephones?
A. Their target users.
B. Their wide popularity.
C. Their major functions.
D. Their complex design.
5. What does the underlined word “concede” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Admit.
B. Argue.
C. Remember.
D. Remark.
6. What can we say about Baby Boomers?
A. They like smartphone games.
B. They enjoy guessing callers’ identity.
C. They keep using landline phones.
D. They are attached to their family.
7. What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?
A. It remains a family necessity.
B. Itwill fall out of use some day.
C. It may increase daily expenses.
D. It is as important as the gas light.
C
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born.
However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
8. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found _______.
A. the art began from 1,500
B.
C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
9. What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A. It’s used to find or hold things.
B. It’s used to work with things.
C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.
D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.
10. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
11. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Scientists’ New Inventions
B. Left-handed People
C. Which Hand
D. Different Brains, Different Hands
D
Concrete is the world's most consumed material after water. Because it already surrounds us in the built environment, researchers have been exploring the idea of using concrete to store electricity—turning buildings into giant batteries. The idea has been gaining ground as we have come to increasingly rely on renewable energy from the wind and sun: rechargeable batteries are necessary when the breeze dies down or darkness falls.
Experimental concrete batteries have only managed to hold a small part of what a traditional battery does. But one team now reports in Buildings that it has developed a rechargeable original model that could represent a more than 900 percent increase in stored charge, compared with earlier attempts.
A live-in concrete battery might sound unlikely. Still, "you can make a battery out of a potato," notes Aimee Byrne. In a future where sustainability is key, she likes the idea of buildings that avoid waste by providing shelter and powering electronics.
Although the new design stores more than 10 times as much power as earlier attempts, it still has a long way to go: 200 square meters of it "can provide about 8 percent of the daily electricity consumption" of a typical U.S. home, Zhang says.
This is not enough to compete with today's rechargeable devices. "We're getting milliamps (毫安) out of concrete batteries—we're not getting amps (安培), "Byrne says." We're getting hours as opposed to days of charge." But she adds that" concrete batteries are completely in their childhood, compared to other battery designs." The earliest batteries were simple andbulky. Researchers experimented with new materials and designs for more than a century to develop today's small devices. Byrne suggests concrete-based energy storage could undergo a similar evolution. "The whole idea is that we're looking far into the future," she says. "We're playing the long game with it."
12. What can we learn about the concrete batteries?
A. They become increasingly renewable.
B. They are the most consumed batteries.
C. They are being developed by researchers.
D. They will replace energy from the wind and sun.
13. Why does Byrne mention a battery out of a potato?
A. To show it is easy to build concrete batteries.
B. To argue it is possible to develop concrete batteries.
C. To make her statement more interesting.
D. To call on people to protect the environment.
14. What does the underlined word "bulky" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Heavy
B. Cheap
C. Efficient
D. Small.
15. What doesByrne think of concrete batteries?
A. They beat today's rechargeable devices.
B. They are simple and bulky.
C. They have a doubtful future.
D. They have a long way to go.
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
I’ve always wanted to travel ever since I was young.____16____I deeply believe travel makes me richer, not in my wallet, but in my intelligence.
____17____In general, I have a very hard time trusting people, mostlybecause I worry they’ll lie or take advantage of me. Yet travel reminds me that so many kind-hearted, brave, and intelligent people exist in the world.
What’s more, exploring the world builds incredible self-confidence. I’m able to accept and embrace my weaknesses more easily after traveling somewhere epic (壮丽的) and having time to reflect.____18____Travel gives me a chance to push beyond them and even accept them for what they are.
Travel forces me to return to nature and promote a deeper appreciation for the earth. I breathe fresh air in both clear lakes and green mountains.____19____I’m even willing to be part of nature.
Travel has made me a stronger person, and I couldn’t imagine my life without endless plane tickets and backpacks. Breaking my comfort zone strengthens my self-pride. It‘s a precious gift, the best one I can give myself.
I feel like I have a deeper appreciation for the world now. I’m not as closed off or shallow, and consider myself very receptive to different opinions and ways of life.____20____
A. We all have disadvantages.
B. The fresh air fills my lungs.
C. Travel has calmed my anxiety.
D. Travel makes me a better person.
E. Travel restores my faith in people.
F. I want to make friends through travelling.
G. The idea of travel lives inside my brain all 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When spring cleaning season arrived this year, I decided that it was time to get___21___of the accumulated stuff more than just a winter’s worth of dust and dirt. This stuff was lining my walls,___22___my shelves, and was even piling on my___23___and not bringing me one bit of___24___. I couldn’t even remember how I got some of it, but I knew I wanted it___25___.
It turned out to be an even___26___job than I thought. Twenty-year-old bills and receipts were___27___in the trash. File cases were cleaned of papers that were no longer___28___. Broken bowls, dented pans, and damaged containers were finally___29___. Unknown clothes were pulled out of the closet and bagged up to be
given away to the local____30____. Old books were to be passed on for others to read and____31____. It took several days to get it all done, but in the end I was able to walk____32____a home that seemed a little tidier. My heart was a lot____33____too. It felt so good to be able to handle all the junk and to____34____focus on the____35____stuff in life again.
What is the essential stuff? What is the stuff that brings____36____to our days? A loving heart is essential. A____37____spirit is essential. A soul full of goodness and a life full of____38____is essential. The essential stuff can’t be____39____, sold, or stored. It can only be chosen, created, and given away. The essential stuff is the stuff we all really want. It is the stuff we all really____40____.
21. A. hold B. rid C. help D. doubt
22. A. pushing B. adding C. filling D. gathering
23. A. mind B. mood C. state D. part
24. A. regret B. sorrow C. happiness D. pride
25. A. gone B. begun C. kept D. closed
26. A. worse B. better C. smaller D. bigger
27. A. protected B. cast C. wasted D. ordered
28. A. reliable B. valueless C. necessary D. useless
29. A. laid out B. put away C. given out D. thrown away
30. A. charity B. museum C. club D. hotel
31. A. feel B. learn C. write D. enjoy
32. A. out B. past C. through D. from
33. A. heavier B. lighter C. sadder D. younger
34. A. hardly B. even C. just D. narrowly
35. A. crazy B. essential C. hopeful D. reasonable
36. A. meaning B. present C. right D. confidence
37. A. painful B. sorrowful C. faithful D. joyful
38. A. lending B. sharing C. trust D. gain
39. A. bought B. borrowed C. rented D. begged
40. A. understand B. respect C. need D. possess
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
A group of highly endangered Yangtze finless porpoises (江豚) was recently seen in the Yangtze River in the area of Wuhan, Hubei province,____41.____may be a result of China’s 10-year ban on fishing in the river at the beginning of the year 2020, less interference (干扰) from human____42.____(activity) or an increase in food availability.
Recorded in a short video by a local resident, the rare appearance____43.____(attract) attention online on the right day.
The finless porpoise____44.____the Baiji dolphin (Yangtze River dolphin), both members of the cetacea family and the only two aquatic mammals (水栖哺乳动物) in the river, were officially considered as “critically endangered” and placed on the red list of the____45.____(threaten) species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2013.
Among the very few porpoise species, the Yangtze finless porpoise is the only one____46.____(live) in freshwater, according to Zhang Xianfeng, an aquatic wildlife researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.____47.____(it) small size and cute “smile” make it a much-loved animal in China and beyond.
“Rising water levels during the flood season together with the fishing ban____48.____(probable) contribute to this rare animal’s appearance, given that sandbanks____49.____(cover) by water and more water plants are available for fish. Without______50.______(interrupt) from human beings, the finless porpoise might be more active,” Zhang said.
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 week, 1 paid a visit a newly-opened riverside park, where is located in the southeast of the city. The sky is clear and blue. I took a freely walk in the park, with a gentle wind touch my face. The flowers along the path were impressed me a lot. The beautiful scenery gave me a sense of refresh and life. Along the way, I took such
many photos that my cellphone ran out of power m the end. The trip helped us recover from the busy schedule. What amazing the power of nature is! I'm looking forward to one more trip.
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。

As he lay awake that night, Tony could hear his parents discussing his sister Alice’s birthday. It was just two days away. Birthdays were always a lot of fun, even though there was no money for store-bought gifts. Nearly all of toys he and his sister had were homemade. There was nothing wrong with that, he knew. Like many families in this part, they were poor.
This birthday would be different, though. Alice was older now, and he’d seen how her eyes lit up when she saw the new doll at Honey House, a neighborhood store just down the road from their house.
How he longed for her to have it! An idea finally came to him just before he went to bed. After a quick breakfast the following morning, he tied a bag to the handlebars of his bike and headed toward a village hill.
After a long journey, he reached his destination, the mango forest. There were already two other boys there. Tony grabbed his bag and set to work immediately.
The sun was high overhead. The weather was hot and nearly all of the taller trees held ripe mangoes but they were well beyond reach. Tony struggled to climb the trees to pick mangoes, though he fell off many times.
His efforts were sometimes rewarded when a mango dropped into the bag. After a while his neck ached from looking upward, and his arms grew sore. He kept at it, though, and by late afternoon his bag was nearly full.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右。

2.续写部分分两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：
Tony rushed back to Honey House, out of breath, only to find the owner of the store was going to close the door.
Paragraph 2：
The following morning, Alice walked into the kitchen and took a seat at the breakfast table.
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37.
D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. which
42. activities
43. attracted
44. and 45. threatened
46. to live ·
47. Its 48. probably
49. are covered
50. interruption
51.(1).visit后加to
(2).where→ which
(3).is→ was
(4).freely→ free
(5).touch→ touching
(6).删除were
(7).refresh→ refreshment
(8).such→ so
(9).us→ me
(10).What→ How
52.略。