2020届烟台市第四中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2020届烟台市第四中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案
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
On the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.
Jinggangshan
This is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem, which is covered with rich forest, rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army. The best time to visit is between April and October, with the most temperature timing April and May when the large azaleas (杜鹃花) bloom.
Open: 8:00-17:00 (Feb. 16-Nov. 15). 8:00-16:30 (Nov. 16-Feb. 15)
Xibaipo
It is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed, drawing up the blueprint for a new country. A memorial hall was built to honor the memory of this site. The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00 (Xibaipo Memorial Hall)
The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall
A new exhibition is held with updated display approaches, including phantom imaging (全息影像) and oil painting, which are used to improve visitors' experiences. The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00 (closed on Mondays)
Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth
New Youthstarted the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement. The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.
Open: Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 16:30 (closed on Wednesdays)
1. Where would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?
A. Jinggangshan.
B. Xibaipo.
C. The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.
D. Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth.
2. What do we know about the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall?
A. It focuses on Chinese achievements in art.
B. It mainly advertises the coming anniversary.
C. It applies modernized methods to the exhibition.
D. It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu.
3. When can tourists visit Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth?
A. At 1:00 p.m. on Mondays.
B. At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.
C. At 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.
D. At 5:00 p.m on Sundays.
B
Nowadays medical technology seems to be advanced enough for doctors to perform brain transplants (移植). Though this procedure (程序) has only been successfully performed on animals so far, doctors are still hopingto perform this procedure on humans. However, in my opinion, brain transplants should not be performed at all, especially not on humans because of the large number of problems and side effects that could come along with. Hopefully these dangerous side effects will convince doctors not to perform this procedure on humans.
Despite many benefits technology brings. I do not think this medical technology of brain transplants will help. We were all born with one brain and through childhood to adults our mind developed into who we are, so if with a different brain we would no longer be unique. A person with a different brain would seem to be a total stranger and in many ways they would be. No one should steal our identity from us, even if we are seriously injured, and change it to a completely new one. Also for the people who have died with healthy brains, that was their identity and it should not be given to anyone else.
Another problem with brain transplants is how doctors can choose what are “healthy” or “normal” brains. An elderly person who has died would have an aged brain that would not be as efficient as younger person’s brain. Then would doctors have to find healthy brains of the same age as the person who needs it? This could also bring up other factors such as intelligence, sex, or physical problems that a person might have had before death. Also another problem might be how long a brain can be kept “alive” after death and how it can be kept “alive” without damage.
Overall. my feelings about this operation are that it should not be done on humans until doctors have
overcome all the problems and challenges that stand in their way of making human brain transplants successful.
4. Why does the author think brain transplants should not be performed at all?
A. The cost of the operation is extremely high.
B. Doctors are not able to perform brain transplants.
C. A good many problems and side effects may arise.
D. This procedure has only been successful on animals
5. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. People shouldn’t give their healthy brains to others.
B. Having a brain transplant means losing one’s identity.
C. Transplanting brains is changing old brains into new ones.
D. Having brain transplants indicates stealing identity from others.
6. What is the writers’ attitude towards brain transplants an humans?
A. indifferent
B. favorable
C. disapproving
D. objective
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To encourage brain donation.
B. To stress the importance of brain operation.
C. Toargue against brain transplants on humans.
D. To introduce the technology of brain transplants.
C
What acts of kindness will make us the happiest, and who tends to benefit the most? A newly-published review of decades of kindness research provides some answers.
In this paper, researchers analyzed the results from 126 research articles looking at almost 200, 000 participants from around the world. The studies they chose measured well-being in various ways, including both mental and physical health. Some were experiments, where people did a kindness practice to observe its effects, while others just surveyed people about how kind and happy they were.
As expected, people who were kind tended to have higher well-being. Lead researcher Bryant Hui wasastoundedthat the relationship wasn't stronger than it was, but he was still encouraged by the results.
One thing Hui and his colleagues found was that people who performed random, informal acts of kindness, like bringing a meal to a sad friend, tended to be happier than people who performed more formal acts of
kindness, like volunteering in a soup kitchen.
The researchers also found that people who were kind tended to be higher in "eudaimonic happiness"(a sense of meaning and purpose in life) more than "hedonic happiness"(a sense of pleasure and comfort). Perhaps this makes sense, given that being kind takes effort, which reduces comfort but could make people feel better about themselves and their abilities, which would provide a sense of meaning.
Being kind came with greater eudaimonic happiness for women than for men, too. According to Hui, this could be because, in many cultures, women are expected to be kinder than men; so, they may have more to gain from it. And younger participants experienced more happiness when they were kind than older participants, perhaps for developmental reasons, he says.
Hui isn't sure why acting kind might have these different effects on different groups, but he points to theories put forth by researcher Elizabeth Midlarsky: Being kind may make us feel better about ourselves as a person or about the meaning of our lives, help us forget our own troubles and stresses, or help us be more socially-connected with others.
8. What does the data in the second paragraph intend to show?
A. The recent paper is worthy of being read.
B. The recent paper gives convincing results.
C. Kindness is always a hot topic of research.
D. Kindness is closely linked to one's well-being.
9. What does the underlined word "astounded" in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Afraid.
B. Certain.
C. Excited.
D. Surprised.
10. Which of the following acts of kindness can make one feel happier according to paragraph 4?
A. Volunteering in a hospital.
B. Cleaning a community.
C. Returning a lost item to its owner.
D. Collecting donations for the poor.
11. What do the researchers find from the paper?
A. Being kind has different effects on different groups.
B. Eudaimonic happiness makes people feel comfort.
C. The younger experienced more happiness than the older.
D. Female participants are kinder than male ones.
D
Ever wondered if dogs can learn new words? Yes, say researchers as they have found that talented dogs may have the ability to grasp new words after hearing them only four times.
While previous evidence seems to show that most dogs do not learn words, unless eventually very well trained, a
few individuals have shown some extraordinary abilities, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
“We wanted to know under which conditions the gifted dogs may learn novel words” said researcher xuekw Claudia Fugazza from theEötvösLorándUniversityinHungary. For the study, the team involved two gifted dogs, Whisky and Vicky Nina. The team exposed the dogs to the new words in two different conditions.
In the exclusion-based task, presented with seven known toys and one new toy, the dogs were able to select the new toy when presented with a new name. Researchers say this proves that dogs can choose by exclusion when faced with a new word, they selected the only toy which did not have a known name.
However, this was not the way they would learn the name of the toy. In fact, when they were presented with one more equally new name to test their ability to recognize the toy by its name, the dogs got totally confused and failed.
The other condition, the social one, where the dogs played with their owners who pronounced the name of the toy while playing with the dog, proved to be the successful way to learn the name of the toy, even after hearing it only 4 times. “The rapid learning that we observed seems to equal children’s ability to learn many new words at a fast rate around the age of 18 months,” Fugazza says. “But we do not know whether the learning mechanisms(机制) behind this learning are the same for humans and dogs. ”
To test whether most dogs would learn words this way, 20 other dogs were tested in the same condition, but none of them showed any evidence of learning the toy names, confirming that the abilityto learn words rapidly in the absence of formal training is very rare and is only present in a few gifted dogs.
12. What was the purpose of the study published in Scientific Reports?
A. To better train dogs’ ability to learn new words.
B. To further confirm previous evidence about dogs.
C. To prove extraordinary memory abilities of gifted dogs.
D. To explore favorable conditions for gifted dogs’ new-word learning.
13. How did the dogs react when exposed to two new names in the first condition?
A. Slow to understand.
B. Quick to learn.
C. At a loss.
D. In a panic.
14. What was found about dogs’ new-word learning in the social condition?
A. Learning through playing applied to most dogs.
B. The social condition helped dogs learn new words.
CDogs’ new-word learning turned out to be less effective.
D. Dogs shared similar learning mechanisms with children.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Gifted Dogs Can Learn New Words Rapidly.
B. Dogs Identify Newly-named Toys by Exclusion.
C. Dogs Can Acquire Vocabulary through Tons of Training.
D. Gifted Dogs Have Similar Learning Abilities to Humans.
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
Ways to Be More Curious
Buried in the same daily routines and familiar surroundings, some people may lead an unhappy life．____16____It's a desire to know how and why and a combination of intelligence and hunger for new things. Here are some tips on how to improve curiosity.
You should communicate with others. There is a to-do list on Leonardo da Vinci's notebook. Out of the fifteen tasks on the list, at least eight involve consulting with others. Montaigne once wrote of how travel to different countries allows us to "polish our brains".____17____
Why not visit a library? It allows us to meet other unexpected information. You can enter it without purpose.____18____And just follow your curiosity to explore unexpected knowledge. The more you explore, the greater your curiosity will be.
____19____With ideas stored in mind, you can mix and re-mix ideas and themes, making new findings and spotting unusual patterns, until a creative breakthrough is achieved, which strengthens your curiosity. Anyone stopping learning for himself because he can search online later is making himself stupid.
Don't just focus on puzzles but on mysteries. Puzzles have clear answers. Once the missing information is found, it's not a puzzle anymore, with curiosity fading away.____20____Because the answers often depend on a complex set of factors（因素）,both known and unknown. The most beautiful thing we can experience is mysteries. In the process of finding the answers, they are the source of curiosity.
A. Start to search for the books you want or need.
B. Unlike puzzles, mysteries don't need answers.
C. Mysteries have questions that can't be answered clearly.
D. And that's how Leonardo polished his brain to remain curious.
E. Allow books or things on the bookshelves freely to attract your eye.
F. Putting ideas in your head rather than searching online plays an important part.
G. But we can achieve happiness and more meaning in life if we increase our curiosity.
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How do you present yourself to the world? If you are a person of inferiority (自卑), you willthink that others will___21___you. However, the___22___is that the person who devalue you most in the world is yourself.
A few years ago, I met a girl at Claremont:___23___outline and ordinary-looking. But when you get together with her, you always feel the sun — the breath from her heart overflows self-confidence and___24___.
A friend couldn’t___25___asking, “Why are you so confident?” The girl laughed, “There is a___26___in my room.”
At the corner of her room is a mirror.___27___out from the mirror, her body can appear to be slimmer than itself. Moreover, the image of the mirror and the light makes her face look___28___.
Before going out every day, she___29___to the mirror, “This is my image in the eyes of others!” Every day she goes out with good____30____and smile to others. Then she gains more self-confidence from others’____31____glances.
The girl says, “I know that my image is not good enough, but if we bury ourselves in self____32____, we will be more gray. I don’t! I want to look my best!”
____33____she is, all she wants to see is the image in the mirror. So she never____34____others’ looks, and always looks at others____35____.
A philosopher in the east once said, “with brass as a mirror, you can dress yourself; with history as a mirror, you can know the rise and____36____; with people as a mirror, you can know gain and loss.” And with a____37____in your heart, you can identify yourself.____38____, the mirror is not only in the girl’s room, but deeply____39____in the girl’s heart. How you present yourself to others is the way others____40____you.
21. A. look down upon B. look into C. look up to D. look after
22. A. purpose B. matter C. fact D. reason
23. A. thin B. high C. short D. fat
24. A. pressure B. optimism C. bravery D. relaxation
25. A. help B. bear C. keep D. stand
26. A. secret B. model C. photograph D. note
27. A. Shining B. Looking C. Making D. Moving
28. A. uglier B. paler C. softer D. rounder
29. A. points B. turns C. waves D. smiles
30. A. health B. mood C. makeup D. care
31. A. annoying B. frightening C. admiring D. pleasing
32. A. reliance B. anger C. punishment D. pity
33. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever
34. A. controls B. escapes C. rejects D. approves
35. A. eagerly B. willingly C. confidently D. shyly
36. A. death B. ruin C. fall D. balance
37. A. mirror B. light C. way D. sight
38. A. Instead B. Additionally C. However D. Actually
39. A. covered B. stamped C. folded D. exposed
40. A. respect B. assist C. present D. see
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 Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the___41.___(old) existing collection of Chinese poetry. It includes more than 300 works___42.___(date) back from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period.
Believed to have been compiled by Confucius, the poems cover___43.___wide range of themes, including battles, farming, education, marriage, animals and plants, all of which have had a lasting impact___44.___Chinese civilization.
Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories___45.___(tell) through the poems. Because he couldn’t___46.___(complete) understand the ancient Chinese language used, he turned to experts whose elaboration (阐述) further attracted him to explore the poems. Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue___47.___(create) an album.
Titled Music and the Book of Songs,the album___48.___(release) on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They were performed by Fang. The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Swallows___49.___sends farewell messages to friends.
In his 50s, Fang became a viral star after he gave a 12-minute____50.____(perform) at the New Year’s Eve
concert on Dec 31, 2019, live-streamed by video-sharing platform Bilibili.
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。

My grandparents live with me parents in Wuhan, but they were born in small village in the west. I went there once when I was seven. I remember there was a beauty valley near the village. Last weekend I visited to the area again. I want to visit the house my grandparents lived in but I couldn't, though the village disappeared. The valley is now part of the reservoir create by the Three Gorges Dam. The villager have moved to other places. It is strangely to think that here wasn't a reservoir at all when my grand parents lived in the village!
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。

Travel does have some dangers, but there is a kindness that coats every corner of the world.
In almost every city, we have found kind-hearted people that have either opened their hearts or their homes. My friend Agelika is one of those people.
When I was a teenager, I got lost in a foreign country. I was inBerlin,Germanys, on my month-long overseas study tour inEurope. My team and I had one night to spend there. However, while most of my teammates decided to stay indoors and relax, I did not want to pass up the chance to exploreBerlin.
I visited many major attractions around the city that night. When exhaustion set in(开始), I checked the time on my watch. I was surprised to sec that it was two o'clock in the morning!
Quickly, I walked to a subway station. As I got a subway ticket back to the hotel, I realized that it was my father's birthday. This would be the first birthday I couldn't celebrate with him because he had passed away a few months earlier. Before I could begin reminiscing about(追忆)my father, I heard train wheels screeching(发出刺耳声)to a stop.
I dashed onto the train. At first, I was thankful to have made it onto the train. But that relief quickly turned to panic when I noticed that the train was headed in the wrong direction!
I looked around the nearly empty carriage and saw a girl about my age sitting quietly by the window and then I approached her.
"Hi, do you speak English? I'm lost. Can you help me?" I asked, showing my ticket to her.
It was good luck that the girl understood my problem. She tried to tell me how to return to where I had first gotten on the train. But my anxious mind couldn't follow her instructions.
Without thinking, I blurted out(脱口说出), "Can you come with me?"
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Her face froze at my ridiculous request.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______
We shared our life stories, our heartaches and our hopes for the future.
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参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. G 17. D 18. E 19. F 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. D
41. oldest
42. dating 43. a
44. on 45. told
46. completely
47. to create
48. was released
49. which/that
50. performance
51.(1).me→my
(2).in后加a
(3).beauty→beautiful
(4).去掉to
(5).want→wanted
(6).though→because
(7).create→created
(8).villager→villagers
(9).strangely→strange
(10).here→there 52.略。