2020年武汉中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案

2020年武汉中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案
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
On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.
Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets,by Patricio Pron
In April 1945,Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.
To Killa Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Set in a smallAlabamatown in the 1930s, the story focuses on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson, a black man accused of committing a crime.
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) storyby Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who traveled alone fromBelarustoAmericato survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention.
1.What type of book is the first novel?
A.Sci-fi.
B.Biography.
C.Detective books.
D.History books.
2.Which book explores life and death?
A.To Kill a Mockingbird
B.When Breath Becomes Air
C.Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets
D.Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story
3.Who is the main character in the last novel?
A.Bobby Bell.
B.Bess Kalb.
C.Bess’s mother.
D.Bobby’s mother.
B
A nurse has fulfilled (实现) a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughter's graduation from nursing school.
Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University's College of Nursing in 2020. Her mother, Sevala Habibovic, 46, died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.
“I thought the medical field wasn't for me. Then, my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and out of the hospital, ” Edina toldGood MorningAmerica. “When my mom passed away, I thought, ‘I want to dothis.’”she said.
Sanja Josipovic, who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield, Illinois, cared for Sevala inside her home. They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six months of care.
“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadn't finished school yet, ” Sanja said. “We are like sisters; we care about and trust each other. She was a powerful and strong minded woman. She wasn't scared to die; she was just worried about her kids and husband.”
Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people. “When Sanja was working, my mom would still try to make her something to eat, no matter how sick she was, ” Edina added. When Sevala's life was coming to an end, she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughter's nursing school graduation. “That was the only thing she was going to miss. Edina's graduation, ” said Sanja, who is a mother of three herself. She agreed.
Due to COVID -19, there was no graduation or pinning ceremony. Edina's manager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin. “Sanja has fulfilled her promise, ” Edina said.
Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.
4. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Leaving the hospital
B. Working as a nurse
C. Facing death positively
D. Caring for Edina's mother
5. What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?
A. They enjoyed volunteering
B. They were cancer survivors
C. They had unhappy marriages
D. They developed a close bond
6. What would be Sevala's regret?
A. The loss of the chance to study medicine
B. Her absence from Edina's school graduation
C. Failing to keep the promise made to Sanja
D. Never cooking a good meal for her husband
7. How did Sanja fulfill her promise?
A. By taking care of Edina and her family
B. By helping Edina enter her dream hospital
C. By attending a special ceremony for Edina
D. By managing to become Edina's colleague
C
Cigarettes aren’t just harmful when they’re being smoked. Even when cigarette ends go out and are cold, new research has found they continue to give off harmful chemicals in the air. In the first 24 hours alone, scientists say a used cigarette end will produce 14 percent of the nicotine (尼古丁) that an actively burning cigarette would produce.
While most of these chemicals are released within a day of being put out,an analysis for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the level of nicotine fell by just 50% five days later.
“I was ly surprised,” since environmental engineer Dustin Poppendieck from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “The numbers are significant and could have important impacts when cigarette ends are dealt with indoors or in cars. While much attention has been paid to the health influence of first-hand, second-hand and now third-hand smoking, it is not the case when it comes to the actual cigarette end of the matter.”
To measure emissions (排放) from this forgotten thing, Poppendieck and his team placed 2,100 cigarettes that were recently put out inside a special room. Once the ends weresealed away, the team measured eight chemicals commonly produced by cigarettes, four of which the FDA have their eye on for being harmful or potentially so.
After setting the room’s temperature, the researchers tested how emissions changed under certain
conditions. When the air temperature of the room was higher, for instance, they noticed the ends produced these chemicals at higher rates. This finding might discourage those who want to leave ashtrays (烟灰缸) out for days at
a time, especially in the heat.
8. What do the researchers say about cigarette ends?
A They contain little nicotine.
B. They produce no nicotine five days later.
C. They give off nicotine for days.
D. They create as much nicotine as burning cigarettes.
9. What do Poppendieck’s words suggest?
A. First-hand smoking does most harm.
B. The findings are within his expectation.
C. Cigarettes should be dealt with indoors.
D. Health influence of cigarette ends is ignored.
10. Which word best describes the author’s attitude to not cleaning ashtrays for days?
A. Unclear.
B. Disapproving.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Puzzled.
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Used Cigarette Ends Release Harmful Chemicals
B. Cigarettes Are More Harmful While Being Smoked
C. Research Found Reasons For Cigarette Ends’ Harm
D. Cigarette Ends Produce More Chemicals in the Heat
D
Slowing down was the last thing on Elaine Schaefer's mind when she turned 70 last year. She'd enjoyed an ambitious travel schedule for the previous decade. She didn't feel too old to travel.
Yet many people are asking that slightly embarrassing question: Can you be too old to travel? The travel industry has already responded. Try renting a car inEurope, for example. InCroatia, Schaefer wouldn't be able to this year, because the maximum age is 70. Insurance companies require higher rates; tour operators limit certain activities. That feels like a " no" for many travelers.
Definitely some folks should think twice before traveling, but not only based on their age. It's their level of fitness, says Kirsten Veldman, a former tour guide who now edits a retirement blog. She recalls a 93-year-old who was disabled and traveling alone on aCaribbeantour. "You can't expect to ask a tour leader to be there for you 24/7 for
medical care. " she says. "Tour guides don't have the time, skills, and knowledge for it. So, in this case, my advice is: he shouldn't have traveled with us in this situation. "
But some tour operators serve older travelers. For example, Grand Circle Travel started in 1958 to serve senior members. “We have travelers into their 80s and even 90s. Some travel as a couple and some alone,” says company spokeswoman Ann Shannon. “We have no age limit.”
If you ask travel experts, they'll tell you that age is just a number. It's a question of physical, and to a certain extent, mental ability. "Many of our travelers are retired, focused on keeping their good health, and are experienced travelers who have a good idea of what to expect, "says Sara Baer-Sinnott, president of Oldways, a food and nutrition nonprofit that operates tours. "Someone in their 40's may struggle more than someone in their 80s. "
12. What is expected if Schaefer travels inCroatiathis year?
A. She can rent a car to go around.
B. She has to pay more insurance fees.
C. She can join in all kinds of activities.
D. She will receive 24/7 medical care.
13. What caused Veldman to disapprove of the 93-year-old's traveling?
A. His old age.
B. His lack of money.
C. His poor health.
D. His in sociable personality.
14. What do we know about Grand Circle Travel?
A. It is a non-profit traveling organization.
B. It offers service to a wide range of travelers.
C. It has a history of more than seven decades.
D. Its main customers are senior travelers.
15. What is the authors altitude towards traveling old?
A. Opposed.
B. Supportive.
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Do you want to give your child the best start in life？Helping him to become a good, confident reader is one of the most valuable things you can do. These simple little things below take up your little time.____16____
● Let your kid "catch" you reading. Buy a mystery novel or a fashion magazine the
next time you're at the grocery store. Maybe you guess it．____17____
● Ask your child about what he's reading at school and at home.____18____. So
care about your child and get your child to talk about what his class is reading. If timeis short, you can even do this on the drive home from school or while you're getting dinner ready．
● There are words all around. Point them out!____19____They're also on menus
and the backs of boxes. Point them out to your child. Ask him if he can reada word
you've both just seen, and if he doesn't know what it means, make a point of looking it
up in a dictionary when you get home．
●____20____This trick works for kids of almost any age. For the youngest kids, hearing a bedtime story makes them realize that books have words, and those words tell them many things. Older children can sit next to you and read along. Kids who are reading on their own might even want to read a story to you．
A. Turn bedtime into "story time"．
B. But they can help develop your child into a good reader and writer．
C. Move your child into reading independently．
D. Words are on subway signs and the sides of buses．
E. That just lets your kid see you reading and enjoying it．
F. Most kids love to talk when their parents are paying muchattention．
G. However, they can make a big difference if your child is struggling to learn to read．
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More than 30,000 runners, selected from 160,000 applicants both in and out of China, took part in this year's Beijing Marathon on Nov. 3.
Wearing color1 ful T-shirts and posing for photos, they___21___at Tiananmen Square before taking their___22___at the starting line.
Nearly a decade ago, Chinese marathon___23___struggled to make full preparations. Now, at big___24___like the Beijing Marathon, runners must win a lottery to enter.
This is___25___of the world’s running boom. For millions of runners around the world, the real reason they___26___to pound the roads until their legs hurt is more than weight loss or fitness.
Chasing records like the three-hour___27___, for example, is important, but it’s not the reason people run mile after mile, up hills, in wind and rain, when they could just stay___28___in their beds. Record times are___29___the carrots they hang in front of themselves.
Last year, a runner in the United Kingdom_____30_____with the goal of running a marathon in less than three hours. In the end, he_____31_____in three hours and two minutes. However, he was_____32_____afterward.
If I’d done it, that would be it, Mie told the Guardian. “Now I've still got my_____33_____, I can try again next year.”
Although running is_____34_____and requires effort, it also brings joy._____35_____children. When they are excited, they can’t stop running back and forth,_____36_____.
Indeed, when we race through the streets of a city, splashing through puddles (水洼), getting_____37_____in the rain and ruffled in the wind, we can_____38_____that childish joy again. As Holden Caulfield, the main_____39_____of the novelThe catchertheRye(《麦田里的守望者》), said, “I don’t_____40_____know what I was running for — Iguess I just felt like it.”
21. A.worked B.picked C.gathered D.speeded
22. A.places B.businesses C.charges D.suggestions
23. A.teachers anizers C.students D.teammates
24. A.events B.incidents C.shows D.things
25. A.part B.significance C.task D.benefit
26. A.think out B.head out C.cry out D.bring out
27. A.peace B.study C.progress D.mark
28. A.calm fortable C.healthy D.hopeless
29. A.only B.hardly pletely D.particularly
30. A.hiked B.injured C.refreshed D.trained
31. A.finished B.occurred C.failed D.attempted
32. A.astonished B.pleased C.worried D.upset
33. A.prize B.love C.target D.future
34. A.hard B.flexible C.exciting D.reasonable
35. A.Depend on B.Think about C.Believe in e to
36. A.up and down B.in a way C.from time to time D.on the contrary
37. A.happy B.wet C.sad D.scared
38. A.sense B.convince C.promise D.suspect
39. A.expert B.character C.reader D.assistant
40. A.still B.rather C.ever D.even
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 15 wild Asian elephants left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Southwest China'sYunnanprovince and____41.____(move) to the north. 41 days later, the herd traveled to Hongta district, Yuxi city neighboring with the south ofKunming. The____42.____(locate) was only 20 km away from Kunming's Jingning district and less than 100 km away from the capital s downtown area. The herd,____43.____(original) consisting of 17 elephants in total at their departure time,____44.____(report) to leave Xishuangbanna last year.____45.____May 24th, a young elephant found alcoholic food at a villager's home and got drunk. Luckily, the baby elephant,____46.____overslept, rejoined the unit the next day. The 15 elephants continued their journey. The Asian elephant,____47.____(include) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species as endangered, enjoys Class-A protection in China, the same level as that of the giant panda.Yunnan____48.____(be) the only habitat of wild Asian elephants inChina. Before the 1970s, the species was threatened due to many reasons, such as an increase in the human population, reduced forestry areas____49.____illegal(非法的) hunting. The number of elephants dropped significantly. However, due to determined protection efforts in recent_____50._____(decade), the Asian elephant population inChinahas risen from 170 in the 1970s to 300.
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。

Sun Yang is known for a famous Chinese swimmer. Born in 1991, he is 1.98 meters in height and 89 kilos in weight. As swimmer, he always trains hardly. That’s why he could win two gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics, which were a great honor for our country. Although he once makes mistakes in the view of the public, but in the 2013 World Swimming Championships he made amazed achievements. Sun Yang is very brilliant that he has many fans. We should be pleased to take her as our role model.
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，使其构成一篇完整的短文。

Niesha could not forget the way she had frozen in front of the class today. Mr. Roberts had divided the class into groups to do presentations. Today had been Niesha’s turn. However, her hands had shaken so badly that she couldn’t read her notes. Her voice had become softer even to silence. Mr. Roberts had kindly ended Niesha’s part of the presentation even though she had clearly not finished. He had also asked Niesha to stay after class for a moment.
“Niesha, I know you’re shy, but you worked hard on this project. I’d hate to see you give up. on yourself.” Mr. Roberts had hesitated, “If I give you another chance until tomorrow, do you think you can find your courage?” Niesha had nodded, grateful for the chance. She had gone as quickly as she could to her next class. She had kept her head down and hoped the school day would end soon.
When she reached her back steps that afternoon, she could see an inviting light coming from the kitchen windows. Momma was baking. Momma studied Niesha’s face as she came into the kitchen. “What’s wrong, Niesha?”
Tears shone in Niesha’s brown eyes. She told her the whole story. Momma was silent for a moment, her hands still busy with the cake. “Why is it that you can talk to me about anything and everything, but you can’t talk to your class?” Momma asked. She set the timer and then said, “Let me show you something.”
Niesha followed Momma to her bedroom. There Momma showed her a book filled with newspaper clippings and pictures. In it there was a blue ribbon that said “First Place” and a picture of herself when she was very young, standing with her parents.
“I won it for public speaking. I started the school year as the shyest girl on the speech team, but I ended the year as the blue ribbon winner. It wasn’t easy at first- not sure of myself at all. I worked hard, and mostly I faced my fears. You just need to find your courage.”
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:
Hearing Momma’s words, Niesha gazed at the precious blue ribbon, lost in thought.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Paragraph 2:
The next day Niesha again walked to the front of the classroom to give her presentation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. E 18. F 19. D 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. moved
42. location
43. originally
44. was reported
45. On 46. which
47. included
48. is 49. and
50. decades
51.(1). for→as；
(2).在swimmer前加a；
(3).hardly→hard；
(4).medal→medals；
(5).were→was；
(6).makes→made；
(7).去掉but；
(8).amazed→amazing；
(9).very→so；
(10).her→him。

52.略。