2020年西藏自治区拉萨中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案

2020年西藏自治区拉萨中学高三英语下学期期中试题及参考答案
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
Stepping Out Into Nature
The classic road trip is more popular than ever. Here are several places to hit the open road.
Colo-road Trips
The Colorado Tourism Office has made it easy for road-trippers to explore the state’s 24 Scenic & Historic Byways.A new microsite includes-an interactive map that enables travelers to explore options by region, interest or season. Travelers seeking inspiration can also access insider tips and side-trip suggestions for historic attractions, active adventures and highlight cultural opportunities.
TheBeartooth Highway.
Visitors of this extraordinary byway experience the grand sights ofMontana,WyomingandYellowstonePark. The windy 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto. Breathtakingly beautiful, this All-American Road showcases wide, high alpine plateaus（高原）, painted with ice blue lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.
SewardHighway,Alaska
The road that connectsAnchorageto Seward is 127-mile treasure of natural beauty, wildlife and stories of adventure. The drive begins at the base of theChugach Mountains, hugs the scenic shores of Turnagain Arm and winds through gold mining towns, national forests and fishing villages. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, eagles and some good bear stories.
The Lighthouse Trail,Maine
Travel the 375 miles betweenKitteryandCalais,Maine, visiting lighthouses along the way. Hear tales of shipwrecks（海难）and of the difficult and lonely life led by those who kept the lights burning brightly. If possible, visit theMaineLighthouseMuseum. where artifacts and hands-on exhibits for children provide an appealing break.
1.What makes Colo-road Tips special?
A.Good bear stories.
B.A scenic beach.
C.Hands-on exhibits.
D.An interactive map.
2.Where can you explore state of gold miners?
A.Colorado.
B.Montana.
C.Alaska.
D.Maine
3.Which place is suitable for a family with children?
A.Colo-road Trips.
B.TheBeartooth Highway.
C.Seward Highway.
D.The Lighthouse Trail.
B
Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannotbe measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.
We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.
4. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?
A. It can be measured by anIQ test.
B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.
C. It includes a set of emotional skills.
D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.
5. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2?
A. To explain a rule.
B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a fact.
D. To make a prediction.
6. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?
A. Favorable.
B. Intolerant.
C. Doubtful.
D. Unclear.
7. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?
A. Its appeal to the public.
B. Expectations for future studies.
C. Its practical application.
D. Scientists with new perspectives.
C
Like all cultural institutions, galleries and art fairs are adapting to a new reality.
Art Basel Hong Kong, Asia's biggest contemporary-art fair, was cancelled because of covid-19, but anyone he who had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative：the viewing room. At the click of a keyboard) you could enter an overall view but private visual salon, without having to brave the airless Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
There, on one webpage, was Jeff Koons riffing(翻唱)on Botticelli's "Primavera" in a tribute to the history of painting at David Zwirner Gallery. Ota Fine Arts offered one collector the chance to acquire an "infinity(无限)room“, one of the most Instagrammed artworks of recent years- the creation of the fantasies,nonagenarian (九十多岁) Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. White Cube presented a large collection of international works by Andreas Gursky (German), Theaster Gates (American) and Beatriz Milhazes (Brazilian). But not every artist, gallery and form showed to equal advantage in this alternative fair. Not surprisingly, simple two-dimensional works in bright colours came across best No sculpture or conceptual art was included
Besides depth and texture, there are aspects of gallery hopping that a website is unlikely to copy. One isserendipity—the sense of wandering between artworks and encountering the unexpected. Another is sociability. Art is a communion between artist and viewer, but galleries and fairs are also places to swap opinions and share enthusiasms.
Thereare ways to compensate (or these inevitable(不可避免的)disadvantages. As they shut their physical doors, some of the world's nest galleries and museums are offering advanced interactive visits, 360 degree videos and walk around tours of their collections, allwithout queues and high ticket prices. One of the best is laid on by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam；its tour allows visitors to view its Vermeers and Rembrandts, including the magnicent "Night Watch”, far more closely than would normally he possible. Another standout offering is from the Museu de Arte de SPaulo, which has an even broader collection. On its virtual platform, its pain tings, spanning 700 years, appear to be hanging in an open-plan space, seemingly hung on glass panels, or "crystal easels” as the. museum calls them, ideal for close-up inspection,
8. From the paragraph 3, we may know
A. "Primavera" was originally painted by JeKoons
B.“innity room” was the most popular artworks of recent years on social media
C. White Cube displayed a great many works by artists from different nations
D. Various paintings and statues showed on the webpage are well-received
9. What does the underlined word "serendipity" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. surprise
B. treasure
C. expectation
D. compromise
10. What is the purpose of writing the last paragraph?
A.To introduce some popular art show in the world.
B. To show that there are some alternative ways to promote the display during covid-19 epidemic.
C. To prove that paintings hung on glass panels can be idealfor close-up inspection,
D. To release some information about some extraordinary art shows.
11. What is the best title?
A. Art beyond the internet.
B. Fascinating art.
C. Art under covid-19.
D. gallery hopping
D
One weekend I went toBuffaloto talk at a writers' conference organized by a group of women writers. The women were serious about their writing skills, and the articles they had written were solid and useful. They asked me to take part in a radio talk show earlier in the week to publicize the conference-they would be with the host in the studio and I would be on a telephone linking from my apartment inNew York.
The appointed evening arrived, and my phone rang, and the host came on and greeted me. He said he had three lovely ladies in the studio with him and he was eager to find out what we all thought of the present state of literature and what advice we had for all his listeners who were members of the literati and had literary ambitions themselves.This hearty introduction dropped like a stone among us, and none of the three lovely ladies said anything, which I thought was the proper response.
The silence lengthened, and finally I said, “I think we should stop mentioning the words literature and literary and literati. We're here to talk about the skills of writing.” Iknew that the host had been given information about what kind of writers we were and what we wanted to discuss. But he had no other preparation. "Tell me what insights do you have about the literary experience inAmericatoday?” Silence also greeted this question.
He didn’t know what to do with that, and he began to mention the names of authors like Ernest Hemingway
and Saul Bellow and William Styron, whom we surely regarded as literary giants. We said those writers didn't happen to be our models, and we mentioned people like Lewis Thomas and Joan Didion and Gary Wills, whom he hadn't heard of. We explained that these were writers we admired. “But don't you want to write anything literary?” our host said We were speechless.
It was one of the all-time upset radio talk shows.
12. What do we know about the talk show?
A. It was organized by women writers.
B. It was publicized at the conference.
C. The author went toBuffaloto take part in it.
D. The author participated in it inNew York.
13. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?
A. The introduction struck us heavily with a stone.
B. The introduction received embarrassing response.
C. The introduction increased the listeners' interest.
D. The introduction carried the host's praise for us.
14. What was the author's reaction when the host mentioned the three great literary- giants?
A. Excited.
B. Inspired.
C. Uninterested.
D. Satisfied.
15. Who may be the author's model?
A. Joan Didion.
B. Ernest Hemingway.
C. Saul Bellow.
D. William Styron.
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The Slow Food Movement started inRome,Italyin 1986. When a new McDonalds was opening near a beautiful historic place, some people stood outside the restaurant and shouted, “We do not want fast food, we want slow food!”
___16___One day Carlo Petrini went to a restaurant to eat a traditional meal. But the food didn’t taste the same as he remembered. He learned that the peppers were shipped from abroad because the prices were low. This deeply concerned Carlo.
Carlo wanted people to care about where their foods came from and how their foods made their culture special. So he started a group to encourage this idea. It soon became the Slow Food Movement.___17___
First, what is good food? Good food is fresh. The vegetables are eaten close to the place where they are grown. The fish hasn’t been sitting for days before it is eaten. Good food is seasonable.___18___ Good food satisfies the senses. It should look good, smell good and taste good. And finally, good food is cultural food. Each country has special foods that make it different.
Second, food should be clean. Today, there are great concerns about the way people grow and produce food. Farmers use chemicals to kill insects and feed plants. But the chemicals can also harm the natural environment around farms.___19___Clean food means food that does not harm our bodies or the environment.
And third, food should be fair.___20___All people should be able to purchase healthy food. The people who grow and make food should be paid fairly for their work. They should work in safe, healthy conditions.
A. Food should not cost too much money.
B. Its goal is to have good, clean, fair food for all people.
C. Over time, they can cause health problems in people too.
D. That was how the Slow Food Movement came into being.
E. It should be grown at the best time of the year for that food.
F. Today the Slow Food Movement has already expanded out ofItaly.
G. This event wasn’t the only thing that started the Slow Food Movement.
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Mom said the unforgettable words, "I have cancer," and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but___21___.
But Mom didn't stay down for long. After the___22___of the breast cancer diagnosis, she___23___herself with a purple notebook and pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took___24___on white blood cell counts and medications with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school, "The not knowing is the___25___," she smiled.
“Cancer can take my hair,my nails, my___26___. even my very life. But it can't take my___27___," Mom said. Mom learned to___28___her fears with me, and it formed an even___29___bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn't share because she was still___30___me --and worries she only shared with Dad, or maybe even___31___to give voice to. My mom, who never played sports, was a fighter___32___to defeat breast cancer. Defeat it, and even joked about it. When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you___33___some of its power.
Mom was the most___34___patient the cancer center ever had. She made homemade noodles for the medical staff. She chose to be grateful to the hands that tried to___35___her, instead of angry when extreme___36___kept her from the job and social life she loved.
Mom was one of the___37___ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. But I saw a change in Mom.___38___afterward seemed to worry her quite as much. She was more patient and___39___. Cancer was her fire, and it refined her. From her, I learned I may not get to choose what I___40___,but I do get to choose how
I face it.
21. A. failed B. missed C. succeeded D. hurt
22. A. doubt B. shock C. risk D. dilemma
23. A. provided B. armed C. impressed D. presented
24. A. action B. exercise C. exams D. notes
25. A. best B. easiest C. worst D. funniest
26. A. family B. happiness C. health D. wealth
27. A. life B. worry C. choice D. smile
28. A. compare B. connect C. change D. share
29. A. clearer B. wider C. deeper D. safer
30. A. protecting B. guiding C. avoiding D. supporting
31. A. offered B. forgot C. managed D. refused
32. A. determined B. thrilled C. convinced D. inspired
33. A. take in B. take away C. come into D. cut off
34. A. elegant B. sociable C. skillful D. responsible
35. A. affect B. heal C. ruin D. surprise
36. A. tiredness B. risk C. desire D. recovery
37. A. lucky B. poor C. serious D. professional
38. A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything
39. A. cautious B. curious C. lively D. academic
40. A. witness B. influence C. predict D. face
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
The game of Go (围棋) is an important board game with origins in China from more than 4,000 years ago. In
China, Go___41.___(recognize) as “hand conversations” as well, through which players communicate with each other.___42.___ other words, they “talk” through the placing of pieces on the board. The metaphor (比喻) first___43.___(use) by Zhi Daolin, a Buddhist master of the Jin Dynasty, reflects the nature of the game. While scholars of his time often lost___44.___(they) in philosophical (哲学的) debates on life and universe, he preferred to play Go___45.___he believed was full of hows and whys of life.
Master Go players often feel as if they were playing a real-life game: sometimes one can move forward, while at other times, one must slow down: sometimes one can___46.___(direct) face the challenger, at other times one must take an indirect approach. Appropriate placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to___47.___one might solve a difficult problem of life. The purpose of___48.___(play) Go is not just to win but also, more importantly, to seek___49.___(wise) through the process. The players unite with each other on the board. Instead of fighting as___50.___(enemy), they cooperate to play a good game. One thoughtless move could ruin the enjoyment.
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.假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

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。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

This morning I found red wallet on the campus. Girls usual like red, so I believed the wallet was belonged to a girl student. I opened it, try to find out whose it was. Therefore, I found nothing but 300yuanin it. I was wondering what to do with it while suddenly my classmates Chen Yang passed by. She suggested she put up a Lost and Found notice and I did so. I wrote down my telephone number and ask the owner to call me after she saw it. Later, a girl came to claim it on 3 o’clock this afternoon.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周参观了一个机器人展览。

请你给英国朋友Andy写封邮件，和他谈谈此事，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.你的所见所闻；
3.你的收获。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. G 17. B 18. E 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. D 32.
A 33.
B 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. A 38.
C 39. C 40. D
41. is recognized
42. In 43. used
44. themselves
45. which 46. directly
47. how 48. playing
49. wisdom 50. enemies
51.(1).在red前加a；(2). usual→usually；(3).去掉belonged前的was；(4).try→trying；(5). Therefore→However；
(6).while→when；(7). classmates→classmate；(8).she→I；(9).ask→asked；(10).on→at
52.略。