2020年泉州市永春美岭中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案

2020年泉州市永春美岭中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案
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
People in the Middle Ages did eat with their hands. Personal utensils (餐具) were mostly unheard of, especially forks. There were spoons to help serve, but only special guests would receive a knife from the host. Everyone else would be expected to bring their own. Of course, eating with one's hands can be quite a sticky situation, so towels were provided to help diners stay at least somewhat clean as they ate.
Still, dining was often a messy affair. At special occasions in the wealthiest households, women tended to dine alone, separate from the men. Women were expected to uphold a quality of grace. Eating greasy meat by hand would certainly not help! Once the men and women had finished their meals, they would come together to socialize.
Dietary scholars of the Middle Ages believed that the foods in a meal needed to be served and eaten in order of heaviness. The lightest and most easily digested foods, such as fruits and cheeses, were eaten first to help the digestive (消化) system get started. Once digestion was underway, greens and light meats, such as lettuce, cabbage and chicken, could be eaten. Last came the heavier vegetables and meats, such as carrots, beans, beef, pork, and mutton. This method was considered the most healthful way to eat.
The main and largest meal of the day was supper, and it was eaten at midday. Dinner was a light meal, and many of those in nobility (贵族) -the highest levels of the Middle Ages society-skipped breakfast altogether. Breakfast was considered unnecessary for those who did not perform physical work. Snacks and any other eating during the day were viewed the same way. Commoners, or the working class, were allowed to eat breakfast and small meals throughout the day.
1. What did people in the Middle Ages usually do at the dinner table?
A. They cleaned hands before meals.
B. They used personal utensils.
C. They had to use knives at dinner.
D. They ate mostly with hands.
2. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The order of eating foods.
B. The weight of various foods.
C. The principles of digesting foods.
D. The list of healthy foods.
3. Why did the nobility avoid eating breakfast?
A. Breakfast was wasted for the nobility.
B. Breakfast was viewed as unnecessary.
C. Breakfast was considered as a light meal.
D. Breakfast was saved for commoners.
B
Typhoons can be deadly — in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, was responsible for 6,340 deaths—and cost billions in damages. Current forecast modelscan only predict these storms 10 days in advance, at most, and they cannot precisely predict how intense the storms will become.
An international team of researchers has developed a model that analyzes nearly a quarter of Earth’s surface and atmosphere in order to better predict the conditions that birth typoons.
“The target problem of this study is how to foretell the birth of typhoons,” said paper author Mingkui Li, associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in the Ocean University of China and the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM). “We specifically address three aspects: the beginning time, inner pressure and maximum wind speed.”
The researchers also accounted for the influence of one variable(变量) on another, such as wind speed on sea surface temperature. This influence is well understood and accounted for in climate predictions and in weather forecasts, butithas not been fully applied in understanding how long-term climate affects day-to-day weather, according to Li. “We aimed to provide insights on the time scale that can be used to forecast typhoons in advance.”
From their study, the researchers determined that a model with the ability to better understand the relationship between warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind movement— conditions that favor typhoon formation—could improve typhoon predictability.
“Our goal is to develop a 10 to 30-day prediction system that will lead to seamless(无缝的) weather-climate predictions.” Shaoqing Zhang, paper author and professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, said.
4. What is the problem with the present forecast system?
A. It cannot foretell storms in advance.
B. It is ineffective in accuracy and timeliness.
C. It costs too much and causes great damages.
D. It can hardly predict the intensity of typhoons.
5. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The variable.
B. The climate
C. The temperature.
D. The influence.
6. What is the purpose of the study?
A. To advance the prediction system.
B. To figure out the three main aspects.
C. To know how climate affects daily weather.
D. To understand the influence of the variables.
7. Where is this text most likely from?
A. Awork diary.
B. A travel guidebook.
C. A science magazine.
D. A fantasy fiction.
C
This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science. I am Christopher Intagliata.
The Apollo missions brought back 842 pounds of rock and soil from the moon, that's nearly 2200 different samples. But the most interesting one, according to a scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa, is a sample named "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5collected by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11.
“He was about to step back into the lunar module(登月舱) when he turned around and saw there were little spaces in the rock box. He knew that geologists on earth would be just so excited to study these materials, so he just scooped up nine scoops(勺) of soil and put it into the box." Wadhwa explained.
It was one of the most well studied samples of the Apollo missions. And a geologist named John Wood noticed white flecks(微粒) of rock in the soil, which inspired him to dig deeper into the moon's ancient past.
“This was quite a leap of imagination — he proposed that the whole of the moon had been almost covered with a magma(岩浆) ocean nearly 4.5 billion years ago. This was a revolutionary idea at the time, because people had thought the moon had formed cold, so it completely changed our idea how the moon formed.”
But Wadhwa has a more personal reason to appreciate this sample. She met her husband Scott Parazynski also because of this rock sample. Scott, a mountaineer at that time, wanted to climbMount Everestwith a moon rock while Wadhwa was the chairman of the NASA committee that gives access to the samples for scientific
purposes.
Neil Armstrong's last-minute scoop of moon dust brought two people together here on Earth and upturned our understanding of how the moon — and the Earth itself-got here.
Thank you for listening for Scientific American's 60-Second Science.
8. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that ________ .
A. Neil Armstrong was excited to find the soil
B. the spaceship was about to land on the moon
C. Sample "Apollo1-008-5" was collected at the last minute
D. scientists were not satisfied with the samples brought back by Neil
9. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Scott made a new proposal about the moon's origin.
B. The Apollo missions brought back 842 rock samples.
C. "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5" brought new evidence to the moon's formation.
D. Wadhwa and her husband climbedMount Everestwith a moon rock.
10. What is this text?
A. A short interview.
B. An introduction to a scientist.
C. An inspiring speech.
D. A broadcast story of a program.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. A romantic story of a moon rock.
B. A big leap made by Neil Armstrong.
C. An unusual task for Apollo missions.
D. An unexpected discovery in moon exploration.
D
Kids ages 6 to13 inCape Town,South Africa, really do dig learning at school! With the help of the Earthchild Project, which is offered in schools in two townships, students make worm(蠕虫) farms. The worms break down food waste and make the soil richer. Kids grow seedlings(幼苗) in containers and learn about the importance of good nutrition.
The school program also offers yoga(瑜伽). Teachers find that the exercises help students focus better. The students enjoy Earthchild activities. “The children gets so excited”, says teacher Vuyelwa Rola.
“The society we are in has a lot of noise. When students are taking part in the Earthchild Project, they feel calm.”
Director Janna Kretzmar came up with the idea for the project in 2005. She read about schools inIndiathat involved kids in yoga and learning outside the classroom. She developed the Earthchild Project to offer similar activities inCape Townschools.
“We hope the Earthchild Project can help students find solutions to all the challenges they are facing in the world today,” Kretzmar said. “The best place to create change is with the youth, through education.”
The Earthchild Project combines schoolwork with hiking, gardening, healthy living, and yoga. “We need more than just math and science to become happy, healthy, inspired, and active citizens of our communities,” says Kretzmar. In some communities inCape Town, children live in poverty. They must walk long distances to get clean drinking water. Life is hard. But according to the Earthchild Project’s Carly Appleby, the project works to give hope to every child. “Students who have hope,” she says, “aim for bigger goals”.
12. What do students benefit from yoga?
A. It helps them calm down.
B. It helps them concentrate.
C. They can learn some living skills.
D. They can learn about the importance of nutrition.
13. What are students’ attitude towards the Earthchild Project?
A. Uncaring.
B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive.
D. Negative.
14. What do you know about the Earthchild Project?
A. It was founded in 2005.
B. It only offers outside activities.
C. The idea came up by Vuyelwa Rola.
D. It is aimed at helping students find solutions to challenges.
15. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Hard Life inSouth Africa.
B. Students’ school life inCape Town.
C. Hope from Earthchild Project inCape Town.
D. The differences between traditional lessons and Earthchild Project.
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
If you are already making the time to exercise, it's good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you are doing it now, then listen up!___16___
Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day.____17____
Your metabolism gets a head start.____18____If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.
____19____Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise excites you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.
You will stick to your diet. If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day.____20____You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.
There are a lot of benefits of working out9 especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energetic all day long.
A. Your quality of sleep improves.
B. We occasionally allow ourselves to eat junk food.
C. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.
D. You can keep your head clear for 4—10 hours after exercise.
E. Nobody would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food.
F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.
G. Working out in the morning provides benefits beyond being physically fit.
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We climbed Mount Kinabalu the other day. It was our first____21____toSabah. It was a slow drive along country roads as we____22____Ranau. Ranau was a picturesque mountainside town where people____23____vegetables and fruit. At almost 5000 feet above sea level, the air was____24____cool.
The next morning, we were____25____and set off to a breakfast. Then we were assigned guides before our____26____, excited and fearful of what____27____ahead of us. By 6:30 a. m. , we were on a trail that climbed vertically into the jungle. The going was slow as we mounted up the narrow steep____28____. Although it was____29____, it wasn’t as bad as I had imagined. So I was in front of the group most of the_____30_____.
There were exotic plants and curious monkeys that made the trip_____31_____.
As we climbed, we had to take several_____32_____regularly. Then finally we reached the hut at Panar Laban. The night we spent there was miserable but_____33_____as the temperature dropped to minus 1. We tried to sleep as we had to_____34_____the climb at 2:45 a.m. the next morning.
With only the comforting voice of_____35_____, we grabbed our torches and_____36_____our way up rocks in the dark. As the hours passed, we watched the night grow_____37_____and as we reached the summit, dawn_____38_____over the horizon like a scene from a National Geographic Special. I was_____39_____the clouds at 13,000 feet or more. This is a day I will always remember, the day I_____40_____Kinabalu.
21. A. meeting B. trip C. reply D. task
22. A. looked B. hoped C. headed D. longed
23. A. grew B. selected C. gathered D. tasted
24. A. hardly B. eventually C. occasionally D. pleasantly
25. A. shouted B. awakened C. caught D. raised
26. A. voyage B. ride C. reach D. climb
27. A. lay B. came C. roared D. drove
28. A. paces B. entrances C. paths D. cliffs
29. A. impossible B. tough C. disturbing D. hopeless
30. A. road B. mountain C. way D. distance
31. A. exciting B. convenient C. imaginary D. safe
32. A. places B. steps C. positions D. breaks
33. A. cold B. warm C. memorable D. tragic
34. A. continue B. quit C. interrupt D. experience
35. A. leaders B. guides C. villagers D. tourists
36. A. overlooked B. planned C. demonstrated D. felt
37. A. noisier B. quieter C. darker D. brighter
38. A. broke B. became C. started D. turned
39. A. below B. above C. against D. beyond
40. A. arrived B. left C. conquered D. expected
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 Lantern Festival falls____41.____the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, representing unity and perfection. This festival also marks the____42.____(office) end of the long holiday.
There are many legends (传说), related to the origins of the Lantern Festival.
According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial (天堂的) swan came into the human world____43.____it was shot down by hunter. The Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）, the____44.____(high) god in Heaven was angry about this. He____45.____(plan) an attack on the earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month with orders to destroy all people and animals. But the other celestials (神仙)____46.____(agree) with him and risked their lives____47.____(warn) the people of the earth. As____48.____result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first month every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set____49.____firecrackers (爆竹) and fireworks (烟花), giving the impression that their homes were burning. By successfully_____50._____(trick) the Jade Emperor in this way, human beings were saved from destruction.
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.下面短文中有10处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下面划一横线（_），并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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 extreme happy to know you are coming to our school next year as an exchange students. I even can’t wait to meet you.
When it comes to learn traditional Chinese painting, you are very lucky. Our school had set up various optional courses, Chinese painting including. The students meet on every Wednesday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. With the professional teacher’s help, not only can you improve your skill, but also you will make many friends. That you have to do is register on our website. Besides, tools like Chinese brushes, ink and paper is also necessary. If there is anything else I can help, be free let me know.
Looking forward to your arrival.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华,你在学校食堂就餐的过程中,发现学生浪费饭菜的行为十分严重,你深感痛心和羞愧。

为了培养同学们的节约意识，学校和某英文网站共同以“节约粮食”为题征文。

请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。

内容如下：
1.说明投稿的目的;
2.节约粮食的重要性;
3.提出切实可行的建议
参考词语：cafeteria餐厅inappropriate不合适的
注意: 1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. C 9. C 10. D 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C
16. G 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. E
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. on 42. official
43. where 44. highest
45. planned
46. disagreed
47. to warn
48. a 49. off
50. tricking
51.(1).extreme→extremely
(2).students→student
(3).learn→learning
(4).had→has
(5).including→included
(6).去掉on
(7).the→a
(8).That→What
(9).is→are
(10).free后加to 52.略。