2020年北京市丰台区东高地第一中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案

2020年北京市丰台区东高地第一中学高三英语上学期期末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
Plan Your Visit to the British Museum
We've made a few changes to ensure you can safely enjoy your visit:
How to book tickets
·Tickets for the permanent collection can only be hooked online in advance.
·To book tickets for exhibitions, visit our exhibition pages. If you want to guarantee your visit to the permanent collection as well as the exhibition on your visit, you will need to book a separate ticket.
·We are limiting numbers of people in the museum to ensure there is room for you to safely enjoy your visit. Everyone, including members and volunteers, will therefore need to book a free, timed ticket in advance.
Important information about your ticket booking
·You can book up to six tickets for people who live in the same family.
·We will email yourticket to you, and you will need to show it either printed out or on your device (设备) when you arrive.
·Please arrive at the time stated on your ticket-we cannot guarantee admission before or after it.
Following the route
We have created a new one-way route through the museum which will allow you to safely explore world cultures from the Mediterranean to the Middle East and from the Americas to Africa.
·View a map of the route (Open in a new window).
·Our audio guides (音频指南) are not available. However, youcan pay to download the audio introductions from iTunes (Open in a new window) or Google Play (Open in a new window) to each of the galleries and listen on your own device. Please remember to bring along your own headphones.
1.Why does the museum offer timed tickets?
A.To earn more money.
B.To hire more volunteers.
C.To save room for collections.
D.To control the number of visitors.
2.How can a visitor learn about the new route in advance?
A.View an online map.
B.Buy a new headphone.
C.Buy audio guides from the museum.
D.Download video introductions from iTunes.
3.Where can you probably find the text?
A.In a newspaper.
B.In a magazine.
C.On a website.
D.In a report.
B
Ivrea is a town in the Piedmont province of northern Italy. It is known for its localcarnival（狂欢节）organized in February.
The main part of the carnival is the famous Battle of the Oranges (La battaglia delle arance). The Battle includes nine teams who throw oranges at each other during three carnival days – Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Oranges were not always used in the battle. In the middle ages people used beans. Twice a year the local feudal lord gave a pot of beans to the poor families who, as sign of rebellion, threw them out of their homes. Later beans became part of carnival as sort of “ammunition” for throwing at people passing by.
It is still not known why exactly people started using oranges. It is believed that the origin for this tradition is in the mid 19th century. The legend says that local girls, standing on balconies, started to throw some oranges, together with confetti,lupins(白羽扇豆)and flowers, onto the parade carriages. The girls actually wanted to draw attention of boysin the carriages. Boys “answered” by throwing some objects back at girls. Little battle started that way.
Battle of the Oranges got strict rules after the World War II. The battles are organized on town's squares. The battles are fought between teams in carriages (symbolizing local the guards of localtyrant(恶霸)) and the teams walking beside those carriages (symbolizing rebellious people of Ivrea).
Oranges for the event are brought from the island of Sicily. The oranges used are of low quality, not suitable for humans. About 270,000 kilograms of oranges are used each year.
The carnival ends with a silent march on the night of “Fat Tuesday”. The Carnival "general" says goodbye to everyone with the phrase "See you next Fat Thursday at 1 p.m."
Special prizes are awarded to three best foot teams, three carriages drawn by two horses and three carriages drawn by four horses. Different elements are judged like for example throwing ability, fair play or decoration of carriages.
4. The word "ammunition" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to________.
A. decoration
B. bullets
C. advertisement
D. presents
5. In Battle of the Oranges, the teams walking beside carriages act as ________.
A. the Carnival general
B. the local feudal lord
C. the rebellious people of Ivrea
D. the guards of local tyrant(暴君)
6. Which of the following statements about Battle of the Oranges is NOT true?
A. In the middle ages, people threw beans out of homes as a sign of rebellion.
B. Girls throw oranges towards carriages in the parade to attract the attention of boys inside.
C. Tons of oranges are used every year to hold the festival.
D. People started to throw oranges because they are of low quality and not suitable to eat.
7. What is this passage mainly about?
A. A traditional activity in an Italian carnival
B. The origin of Battle of the Orange
C. How people enjoy themselves in the Orange Carnival
D. The rules of activities in carnivals in Italy
C
According to the study posted onScienceDirect, gardening just two to three times a week increase the benefits of better well-being as much as possible and lower stress levels.
The research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognized any health benefits from the activity.
A questionnaire was handed out electronically within theUK, with 5,766 gardeners and 249 non-gardeners responding. Data was collected on factors including garden typology（类型学）, frequency of gardening and individual awareness of health and well-being.
"This is the first time the dose response（剂量效应）to gardening has been tested and the evidence from the survey strongly suggests that the more frequently you garden, the greaterthe health benefits," said Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) lead author Dr Lauriane Chalmin-Pui. In fact, gardening every day has the same positive impact on well-being than undertaking regular and powerful exercise like cycling or running.
When gardening, our brains are pleasantly entertained by nature around us. Gardening takes our attention away from ourselves and our stresses, therefore, it helps restore our minds and reduce unfavorable feelings.
Improving health, however, was not the main motive power to garden, but rather the direct pleasure gardening brought to the participants.
"Gardening is like effortless exercise because it doesn't feel as exhausting and hard as going to the gym, for example, but we canexpendsimilar amounts of energy," Chalmin-Pui added.
Most people say they garden for pleasure and enjoyment, so people who like gardening may be easy to be addicted to it. However, this sometimes may become a piece of good news, from the aspect of mental health. "We hope all the millions of new gardeners will be getting their daily gardening and feeling all the better for it. " Chalmin-Pui said in the interview.
8. What can be inferred about gardening from the survey?
A. Improving health is the aim of the participants.
BGardening makes no difference to health.
C. Health benefits from frequent gardening.
D. Too much gardening always does harm to health.
9. What does the underlined word "expend" mean in paragraph 7?
A. Consume.
B. Make use of.
C. Increase.
D. Save.
10. Why do so many participantslike gardening?
A. It isn't exhausting.
B. It is good for health.
C. It brings pleasure.
D. It is like going to the gym.
11. What is Chalmin-Pui's attitude to the new gardeners' gardening?
A. Carefree.
B. Supportive
C. Tolerant.
D. Indifferent.
D
Chinese archaeologists（考古学家）announced on Saturday that some new major discoveries have been made at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China, helping uncover another start of the Chinese civilization.
Archaeologists have found six new sacrificial pits（祭祀坑）and unearthed more than 500 treasures dating back 3,000 years at the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province. So far, archaeologists have unearthed masses of important cultural items from four of the pits, including pieces of gold masks, gold foil, bronze（青铜）masks, bronze trees and large numbers of ivories. The rest of the newly discovered pits arc still being dug up.
“Surprisingly, we have unearthed some never — heard — of — before bronze items," said Lei Yu, from the Sichuan Archaeology Research Institute. 'Tor instance, some large and well-made bronze items have strange-looking dragon or cow designs on them.”
In another major discovery, relics of silk products were found for the first time at Sanxingdui, which shows “the ancient Shu Kingdom was one of the important starts of silk in ancient China" according to Tang Fei, head of the digging team.
The new pits sit next to two sacrificial pits discovered in 1986, with areas ranging between 3o square meters
and 19 square meters. Together they form an area in which people of the ancient Shu civilization held ceremonies to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth and their forefathers, and prayed for good luck and peace.
The Sanxingdui Ruins is regarded as one of the greatest archaeological finds of mankind in the 20th century. The site was accidentally discovered by a farmer in the 1920s. The ruins are located in the city ofGuanghan, about 60 kilometers fromChengduand are believed to be the relics of theShuKingdom.
12. What can we learn from the text?
A. Totally there are 500 treasures unearthed.
B. Six new sacrificial pits are under repair.
C. The unearthed treasures date from 3000 years ago.
D. There are six sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui.
13. What does the discovery of the relics of silk products mean?
A. Chinese civilization was widely influential.
B.AncientShuKingdomwas also the home of silk.
C. Chinese silk has a much longer history than known.
D.ShuKingdombelonged toChinasince ancient times.
14. What was the main function of the sacrificial pits?
A. To celebrate festivals.
B. To store valuable items.
C. To bury important figures.
D. To hold sacrifice ceremonies.
15. Who first discovered the Sanxingdui Ruins?
A. A farmer.
B. Lei Yu
C. Tang Fei.
D. Archaeologists.
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All over the world people are hooked on sports, which help them to strengthen their body and build their character.___16___They improve the participants’ physical skills, and provide entertainment for the audience as well.
Many people like to watch others play games.___17___Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins. If they are crazy about the game or the player, then they’ll become their diehard fans. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.___18___And think of people in cold
countries. Masses of people love to skate or ski inJapan,NorwayorCanada.
___19___Chinese boxing, also has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new, which started in the late of the nineteenth century. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water skiing, as a modern game, is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries or races may not be able to understand each other, but after a game, they get to know each other better and they often become good friends.___20___One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
A. They can make friends with each other.
B. Sports help to train a person’s character.
C. They buy tickets or turn on the TV to watch the games.
D. Chinese people liked doing sports even in ancient times.
E. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether inChina,EgyptorItaly!
F. Some sports or games date back thousands of years, like running or jumping.
G. Sports are competitive physical activities or games through casual or organized participation.
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For a long time, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1stin the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more___21___than others? I feel I am obedient (听话的) and as careful as him, but___22___I always fall behind?” Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to___23___the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system.___24___at him, she went wordless, not knowing___25___to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home he___26___the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that___27___differs, which means that students ranking 1stare supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.___28___, was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly___29___about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to equivocate (搪塞), “ You are too lazy. You are not as hard working as others…” but she stopped___30___imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it___31___to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son___32___primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to___33___him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his___34___, and there are no boring guys who would inquire his rankings in primary school, because,___35___the 1stranking, he was admitted toTsinghuaUniversity. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to___36___the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “… When my mother and I were sitting on the___37___, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the sea birds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise___38___while “awkward” seagulls will take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly___39___the endless ocean are none other than the “awkward” seagulls?’” The speech___40___many mothers present to tears, including his mother.
21. A. considerate B. careless C. stupid D. clever
22. A. what if B. how come C. how about D. what for
23. A. lose B. have C. win D. beat
24. A. Shouting B. Glaring C. Staring D. Pointing
25. A. which B. why C. when D. how
26. A. raised B. met C. answered D. solved
27. A. intelligence B. right C. knowledge D. strength
28. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Thus D. However
29. A. enthusiastic B. curious C. crazy D. clear
30. A. if B. before C. unless D. when
31. A. cruel B. important C. disappointed D. necessary
32. A. attended B. started C. finished D. entered
33. A. direct B. take C. bring D. push
34. A. homework B. belongings C. health D. rankings
35. A. in B. about C. with D. on
36. A. teach B. deliver C. address D. face
37. A. floor B. road C. bank D. beach
38. A. quickly B. suddenly C. slowly D. sharply
39. A. into B. through C. across D. throughout
40. A. made B. moved C. impressed D. inspired
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
I____41.____(appoint) as a volcanologist twenty years ago. The job is exciting but___42.___(occasional) dangerous. I don’t mind the danger because I help protect ordinary people from the volcanoes.____43.____I do is to collect database aboutMountKilauea, an active volcano inHawaii. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.
When____44.____(boil) rock erupts from a volcano and crashes back to earth, it causes___45.___(little) damage than you might imagine. The reason is____46.____no one lives near the top of the mount, where the rocks fall. However, the lava can bury everything in its path under the____47.____(melt) rock.
Once I was lucky enough____48.____(have) a much closer look at the volcano the day after its____49.____(erupt) with two other scientists. We had to wear protective suits that covered our whole body. We made our way_____50._____the edge of the crater and collected some lava for later study. That was my first experience.
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：在错词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

注意：
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。

Dear Sir or Madam,
I have learned of the poster that an exhibition of intelligent robots will held in your museum. Now, I'm writing to ask for more informations about it.
Firstly, could you please tell me how many robots will be on show but what the robots are main used for? Secondly, I want to know if there will be any performances giving by the robots or any games in that we can play against the robots. What’s the more, I wonder whether I should booked tickets for the exhibition now.
I would be grateful whether you could give me an early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华,上周日你校举办了5公里越野赛跑活动。

请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.参加人员:
2.跑步路线:从校门口到南山脚下:
3.活动反响
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右:
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34.
D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. was appointed
42. occasionally
43. What 44. boiling
45. less 46. that
47. molten 48. to have
49. eruption
50. to
51.(1).of→from/in
(2).will后加be
(3).informations→information
(4).but→and
(5).main→mainly
(6).giving→given
(7).that→which
(8).删除the
(9).booked→book
(10).whether→if 52.略。