2020届泰安市泰山中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2020届泰安市泰山中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案
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
The Internet can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children, if you know where to look.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted learning is a great website for children, and I know several teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms. Most of the information is free, but for $ 20.00 per year, you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising. The pages here are great. There are color1 ed pages and worksheets for toddlers (学步儿童) and school-age children.
Starfall
Starfall is another good educational website for small children. Teachers often use this website in classrooms. It emphasizes reading skills for early learners. The website is aimed at first-grade-level learners, but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K to second grade. The website has reading activities, worksheets to download, and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children.
Sesame Street Workshop
Kids loveSesame Street, and it is always educational. This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well animated and has great sound effects. The website has games and stories for small kids, and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters.
1. Why does Enchanted Learning offer purchasing memberships?
A. Charging for the information.
B. Charging for downloading materials.
C. Giving access to the site without the ads.
D. Providing unlimited search for more pages.
2. Where can you buy educational materials for your children?
A. Enchanted Learning
B. Starfall
C. Sesame Street Workshop
D. Colored pages
3. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To introduce.
B. To discuss.
C. To persuade.
D. To educate.
B
Taking an afternoon nap could keep your brain sharp, a new study has said. Adults ages 60 and older who took afternoon naps showed signs of better mental ability compared to those who didn’t nap, according to a study published in General Psychiatry earlier this week.
Researchers analyzed napping habits in 2, 214 older Chinese people and measured their cognitive abilities using several cognitive tests. Participants took the Mini-Mental State Examination and theBeijingversion of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, both of which test for memory, language and other cognitive abilities. In every category listed in the study, nappers tested statistically higher on average compared to their non-napping counterparts.
Researchers did not gather data from people under 60, so a correlation cannot be drawn between napping and younger generations. The study also noted that there are conflicting studies about the benefits and risks of napping.
Sleeping behaviors can be affected by a multitude of factors, said Dr. David Neubauer, associate professor atJohnsHopkinsUniversity. “Daily routines, medication use and sleep disorders can all play a role in how frequently someone takes a nap.” he said.
Neubauer recommended taking a shorter “power nap” of up to 20 minutes to decrease the chances of transitioning into slow-wave sleep, which makes people feel groggy when they wake up. “Napping can be a healthy part of an older adult’s day”, Neubauer acknowledged, but make sure “sleepiness isn’t due to a treatable nighttime sleep disorder.” Older individuals who want to do all they can to preserve their cognitive functioning should put nighttime sleep first.
4. What is the best way to keep a better cognitive ability for the old?
A. Take a nap every day.
B. Take sleep disorder seriously.
C. Have a good sleep at night.
D. Do exercise regularly.
5. How did the researchers reach the conclusion?
A. By taking the examinations and assessment.
B. By analyzing napping habits and giving tests.
C. By measuring nappers’ ability and analyzing them.
D. By doing an experiment.
6. Which has NO effect on one’s sleeping behaviors?
A. Taking a nap.
B. Medicine treatment
C. Sleep problems
D. Everyday activities.
7. What can we know about “slow-wave sleep”?
A. It appears in short nap up to 20 minutes.
B. People should avoid it in their naps.
C. It is a healthy part of an elder’s day.
D. It was recommended by Neubauer.
C
Because of COVID-19, in many places, large gatherings of people aren’t allowed. In some areas, the rules are more strict, and people aren't allowed to leave their homes unless going out is ly necessary.
These steps are very important for slowing the disease down. By doing this, governments can make sure doctors and hospitals are better able to deal with all the sick people, and that fewer people suffer in all. Usually, it's called “flattening the curve”.
But if no one can go out, that means businesses which depend on visitors struggle. Many singers, bands, and other musicians would normally be giving concerts now. Instead, they have to find new ways to share their music and connect with their audiences. The Metropolitan Opera in New York has canceled(取消) its season, but it is showing a special live stream of a different opera each day on its website. Other opera companies have made similar moves. Several theater companies are either offering recorded versions of their plays online or posting videos of their actors performing.
Nick Green wrote a musical play that was canceled because of the virus. He set up a website with links that allow people to enjoy the work of artists around the world who have had their projects canceled. He called his project the Social Distancing Festival. He sad it was a time when he should be doing something new, rather than feeling disappointed.
Even TV shows have to find new ways to film their shows. Some late night TV shows have continued, but without audiences. Others are showing reruns.
While their shows are on pause, some TV stars like Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon have been filming short videos at home. Mr. O’ Brien plans to bring his show back on the air soon by filming with his own phone and
talking with guests over the Internet.
8. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Keeping patients staying at home anytime.
B. Speed up the spread of disease.
C. Stopping people from often gathering up.
D. Slowing down the spread of the disease.
9. What are opera companies’ new ways?
A. Stopping sharing music with audience.
B. Providing live stream services.
C. Trying to attract live audiences.
D. Sharing their operas with each other
10. What did the cancellation of Nick Green's play bring him?
A. Disappointment.
B. Annoyance .
C. Creativity.
D. Anxiety.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. People staying at home .
B. The absence of audiences.
C. The efforts of Nick Green .
D. Entertainment going online .
D
Scientists have discovered a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.
When lack of pollen, bumblebees will bite little by little on the leaves of flower-less plants. The damage seems to fool the plant into flowering, sometimes up to 30 days earlier than normal.
With their hairy appearance and special sounds, bumblebees are hard to miss in gardens all over the world. Their hairy bodies make them excellent pollinators for crops like tomatoes and blueberries. They are among the first bees to appear each year and work a long season.
But despite their key role, bumblebees, like many other pollinators have seen their numbers decline suddenly in recent decades. One recent study pointed to climate change, reporting that an increasing number of hot days in Europe andNorth Americawas raising local bumblebees extinction rates.
But researchers have now made a discovery about bumblebees that could have something to do with their long term survival. Scientists inSwitzerlandfound that when the bumblebees were out of pollen, they started to bite on the leaves of plants that hadn't yet flowered. They used their mouths to cut clearly-shaped holes in the leaves. But the creatures didn't eat the material or use it in their nests.
The damaged plants responded by flowering earlier than normal--in some cases up to 30 days ahead of schedule. Researchers also found that the bee damaged plants flowered 30 days earlier than undamaged plants and 25 days earlier than ones damaged by the scientists.
“I think everything that we've found is consistent with the idea that the bumblebees are damaging the plants
and that that's an adaptation that brings flowers earlier and that benefits the bees,” said Dr Mark Mescher, one of the authors from ETHZurich.
12. How do bumblebees fool plants into flowering earlier?
A. By making use of the hot weather.
B. By putting the false flowers on the leaves.
C. By attacking the leaves of flowerless plants.
D. By taking away the pollen from the other flowers.
13. What's bumblebees’ key role?
A.Making plants flower early.
B. Spreading pollen to flowers and plants.
C. Sending information about weather change.
D. Finding out whether the plant has flowers.
14. What has happened to bumblebees in the past the years?
A. They are becoming homesick.
B. They are not as friendly as before.
C. There is a sharp decrease in number.
D. They have been busy year by year.
15. What's Dr Mark Mescher's attitude towards the behaviour of bumblebees?
A. Uncaring.
B. Skeptical.
C. Tolerant.
D. Objective.
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 four main parts of a research paper are the introduction，body，conclusion，and referencepage. These parts can be broken down further into smaller parts depending upon the type of research paper that is being written. Some papers require an abstract，experiment methods，and results，for example.___16___It provides the reader with as much information as possible on a specific topic.
The introduction is the first paragraph and may be the most important part of the paper.___17___It should also include what the author or researcher expected to find during the research，which is called a hypothesis(假设).
The body of a research paper contains the most part of information. The body can be separated into three parts，including the experimental methods，the results，and a discussion. The experimental methods are the steps the researcher took to answer theproposed research question.___18___The discussion section is where the researcher writes about the experimental findings and how those findings relate to the original hypothesis.
___19___It should tie all of the parts of a research paper together. It should explain why the research conducted was important and how it relates to other research that has already been published. The conclusion is usually only one paragraph in a short research paper.
The reference page should list each of the books，journals，websites，and any other publications that were
used to write the paper.___20___Most follow specific guidelines depending on what kind of paper is being written.
A. The conclusion is the final section.
B. Well，what is a research paper about?
C. The best research paper is thorough.
D. The reference page can also be called a bibliography.
E. So most research papers can keep readers well informed.
F. It should state the main point or the question that is being researched.
G. The results are the actions and reactions that took place during the experiment or the answer to the question.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 I was five years, I was far away from my___21___. I was just living with my aunt, uncle, grandma and my sister. Most of them said that I was___22___.
When I was six years old, I started the grade school(小学). No matter what others___23___my ability(能力), I knew___24___I should do. With my hard work, I got the top 3 at the end of the school year. No one was___25___of it in myfamily. And still my parents were away. I___26___that they would be home soon to even just___27___my achievements. Though I had no___28___during these days, in the second grade I still___29___my grades. I decided to continue the things that made me____30____. I was not that smart but I had____31____to do something great.
____32____my high school days I was a bit naughty(淘气的). so I was thought to belong to lower section(部分) of____33____in our school. My teacher lost hope and so did my mom. But I____34____them that they were wrong. In the last year of high school, I made my name on the list of the Academic(学术的)____35____. Our school has a lot of excellent students,____36____I studied hard and got the fourth.
I’m a college student now. There are still some problems around that give me____37____. But as it has been in the past, I tell myself, “This is just a____38____OF LIFE. I have to get through this.” I have problems and weakness but it doesn’t mean I have no____39____to be better. Life is always a test on how____40____we are to live.
21. A. school B. country C. home D. parents
22. A. lazy B. stupid C. believable D. reasonable
23. A. told B. explained C. bothered D. estimated(评估)
24. A. whether B. how C. what D. why
25. A. proud B. tired C. afraid D. fond
26. A. thought B. hoped C. called D. said
27. A. see B. forget C. remember D. refuse
28. A. progress B. supports C. chance D. skill
29. A. stood B. pushed C. developed D. kept
30. A. best B. happy C. hardworking D. tired
31. A. plan B. idea C. strength D. courage(勇气)
32. A. Along B. During C. Near D. Between
33. A. future B. study C. intelligence(智力) D. journey
34. A. wrote B. showed C. proved D. told
35. A. Awardees(受奖者) B. Students C. Teenagers D. Volunteers
36. A. because B. but C. so D. as
37. A. patience B. tradition C. difficulty D. challenge
38. A. TEST B. DEVERLOPMENT C. GROWTH D. EFFORT
39. A. plan B. heart C. right D. education
40. A. happy B. naughty C. strong D. crazy
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
For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.
About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among___41.___was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It’s a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. “It is ___42.___(true) an honor to be granted this special privilege,” Zhang said.
To guarantee the___43.___(safe) of the palace, festival organizers___44.___(plan) this year’s Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It’s a fascinating event for visitors to absorb___45.___(they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the Palace Museum’s new look lit up social media following Tuesday’s display.
Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang___46.___(bring) many changes to the world’s___47.___(large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about
how to make traditional___48.___(treasure) come alive again. “___49.___matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are___50.___people’s daily lives,” he 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。

错误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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Our school is holding an activity to help a school in the poor area, which not only help the students there enrich their lives but also enables us to feel the joy of sharing and appreciate it what we have by helping others.
Here is that we can do. First, we can donate our using books, clothes, basketballs, electronic products and so on to them. Second, we can write letters to them regular to share opinions and make friend with them. In addition, invite them to our homes to spend holidays is a good way, where may give them some unforgettable experiences.
You are all welcome to join in the activity do what you can to make the better world for us all!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校中学生英语杂志正在开展主题为“The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students”的征文活动。

请你就此写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.介绍学生使用智能手机的情况；
2.简述智能手机对学生的影响；
3.提出学生使用智能手机的建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题的相应位置作答。

The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. C 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. C 35. A 36. B 37.
D 38. A 39. C 40. C
41. whom
42. truly 43. safety
44. planning
45. themselves
46. has brought
47. largest
48. treasures
49. What 50. to
51.(1).help→helps
(2).删除it
(3).that→what
(4).using→used
(5). regular→regularly
(6). friend→ friends
(7). invite→inviting
(8).where→which
(9).在do前加to
(10).the→a
52.略。