2019-2020学年昆明市第一中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年昆明市第一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
What are you waiting for? A new series of movies shown this year can’t be missed. Have you enjoyed them already?
Frozen II
Frozen was the highest grossing (票房) animated film ever. In Frozen II Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Krist left off Arendelle to seek thesource of Elsa’s icy magic. Although the millions of children who loved the first film are older now, they might give it a reception.
Last Christmas
A festive romantic comedy, Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas as Bridget Jonesy , a shop assistant, whose life in London is a mess, and Henry Golding as the eligible bachelor(黄金单身汉)who tidies it up. The film’s director, Paul Feig, and co-writer, Emma Thompson, promise that the film is worth expecting.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks stars in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as the only American celebrity(名人) more famous than he is. As the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years, Fred Rogers is a legend of pre-school children’s television, which appeals to a large audience.
Charlie’s Angels
Hollywoodaction movies starring women are rare. But have you seen a movie starred, written and directed by women, too? Charlie’s Angels is one of the first. A reboot (翻拍) of the 1970s TV series, not to mention the two films from 2000 and 2003, the new version is directed by Elizabeth Banks. She also plays Bosley, one of the female detectives who are employed by Charles Townsend to go on global adventures.
1. Which moviebecame the most popular cartoon film this year?
A. Frozen II.
B. Last Christmas.
C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
D. Charlie’s Angels.
2. Which character works on a TV station?
A. Krist.
B. Emilia Clarke.
C. Fred Rogers.
D. Bosley.
3. Which action movie was directed and starred by a woman?
A. Frozen II.
B. Last Christmas.
C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
D. Charlie’s Angels.
B
An afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — thisis fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.
For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.
So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.
Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.
A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much pastthatbecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't need to nap at all.
4. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?
A. Caffeine addiction.
B. Psychological stress.
C. Insufficient night sleep.
D. Potential physical illness.
5. What is the key to a good nap?
A. Duration.
B. Surroundings.
C. Health.
D. Stages.
6. What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. A 30- to 40- minute period.
B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm.
C. Between 5 and 12 minutes.
D. A 20- to 90-minute period.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Why to phase a nap
B. When to take a good nap
C. What to learn from a nap
D. How to have a successful nap
C
“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” That’s a common expression, but the next time you throw something away, think about a twist on the old saying. What if your trash could become your own treasure? Many creative, thrifty, and environmentally minded people have come up with a way to makethathappen. It’s called upcycling. Our world would be a better place if everyone would begin upcycling.
Upcycling is the practice of taking an unwanted item and turning it into something useful. For example, how about that pair of jeans with a hole in one knee? It could become a new pillow for your bedroom.
Upcycling is not the same as recycling. Upcycling is actually much better for the environment. Recycling takes an item made of glass, paper, metal, or plastic, breaks it down to its base material, and then uses that material to make another product. This requires a great deal of energy. On the other hand, when you choose to upcycle, the only energy you use is your own. And upcycling not only reduces the amount of trash that goes into our landfills, but it also protects natural resources, such as oil and gas. Recycling is good for the environment, but upcycling is even better.
Upcycling also makes a family’s budget stretch further. Of course, the idea of reusing items to save money is not new. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, many families lived on a tight budget. People had to use what they already had in order to meet their needs.
As responsible citizens, we should all be concerned with protecting our environment and budgeting our resources. Upcycling is a fun and creative way to help. The next time you go to toss something into the trash can, stop and think about what it could become. Chances are, there’s a brand-new item in your hand just waiting to be upcycled.
8. Why does the author mention an old saying in the first paragraph?
A. To arise reader’s awareness of upcycling.
B. To stress the importance of upcycling.
C. To lead in the topic of upcycling.
D. To show the idea of upcycling.
9. Which one below belongs to upcycling?
A. An old ladder is transformed into a bookshelf.
B. Old tin cans are transported to landfill.
C. A broken wooden door is chopped up.
D. Old cloth is made into a paper bed.
10. What is the difference between recycling and upcycling?
A. Upcycling is much more creative.
B. Recycling is much easier to achieve.
C. Recycling is much more cost-saving.
D. Upcycling is much more energy-efficient.
11. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Upcycling is popular at present.
B. Upcycling is replacing recycling.
C. Upcycling is worth recommending.
D. Upcycling is a tradition in daily life.
D
In order to help discover spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
One in threeUKconsumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date, but 60% of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date—a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.
The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they detect spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe to eat.
The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes onto a special type of paper. The materials are eco-friendly and harmless, so they don’t damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging. The sensors, combined with a tiny electronic system, then inform nearby mobile devices, which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.
Lead author Dr Firat Guder of Imperial’s Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they’re designed to keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don’t always reflect its actual freshness. In fact, people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within its use-by date.”
“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”
The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.
12. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?
A. To improve the taste of foods.
B. To improve the service of stores.
C. To help supermarkets store foods.
D. To help people test food freshness.
13. What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?
A. It acts as an electronic nose.
B. It reads the data collected by PEGS.
C. It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.
D. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.
14. What does Dr. Firat Guder say about use-by dates?
A. They are not completely reliable.
B. They can help reduce food waste.
C. They are based on scientific research.
D. They are not accepted by the consumers.
15. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. The process of researching spoilage sensors.
B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.
C. The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.
D. The influence of use-by dates on supermarkets and consumers.
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 make a great first impression
You’ve heard it a million times already, but it really does take a few seconds to make that all-importantfirst
impression (印象). Here are some easy ways for you to impress your classmates or teachers.
● Have a proper handshake
Before you shake hands with somebody, make sure that your hands are clean. The handshake should not be too strong or weak. Most peopleuse their right hands, unless they have a reason to use the left.____16____.
● Be on time
When meeting someone for the first time, arriving on time is as important as breathing. You may have an excuse, but that will leave the person who hardly knows you with a bad impression.
____17____It’s better to be hanging around the place than be stuck in traffic.
●Introduce yourself and ask for names
Make sure you properly introduce yourself. Ask for their names in a polite way.____18____. This will increase thechances of their remembering your name in the future. Always remember to stand up when greeting someone and be sure to introduce them to anyone you’re with.
●____19____
To get the most out of your discussion, try to find something common between the two ofyou.___20___. A person will feel more comfortable with someone they can relate to (产生共鸣).
A. Make good conversation
B. Use body language
C. Repeat the name and use it later in conversation.
D. It could be a similar taste in clothes or a common hobby.
E.As a general rule, plan to arrive about 30 minutes early.
F. You’ll be in serious trouble if you leave them with a bad impression.
G. However, don’t have your left hand in your pocket because this appears impolite.
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
完形填空(共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分)
Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted toWestwoodCollege. She was ready for new ___21___at the college and filled with confidence. ___22___, she didn’t expect it that college life was quite ___23___. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be ___24___for her to be selected. Two hours later, the ___25___read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ___26___as the list ended without her name. Feeling ___27___, she
walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving at the dormitory, she started with ___28___. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ___29___. She moved on to English and history, and was ___30___to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ___31___math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school___32___. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as enthusiastic as Jenna. "I’m sorry, ___33___we have enough ___34___for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then." Jenna smiled ___35___and left. "Why is college so different?" she sighed.
Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ___36___. By the end of the class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d ___37___to try to fit in with her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d ___38___, but she knew she had to try. College was just as her mom had said, "You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ___39___a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ___40___fish you can be."
22. A. decisions B. challenges C. problems D. exercises
23. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise
24. A. normal B. necessary C. different D. desperate
25. A. simple B. troublesome C. certain D. difficult
26. A. editor B. judge C. boss D. candidate
27. A. stopped B. jumped C. sank D. changed
28. A. awful B. lonely C. happy D. strange
29. A. English B. history C. science D. math
30. A. working B. struggling C. complaining D. improving
31. A. bothered B. ashamed C. pleased D. shocked
32. A. show up B. make for C. give up D. prepare for
33. A. committee B. team C. newspaper D. radio
34. A. and B. so C. or D. but
35. A. writers B. players C. speakers D. readers
36. A. brightly B. weakly C. widely D. happily
37. A. courage B. lack C. hope D. sorrow
38. A. hesitate B. refuse C. continue D. attempt
39. A. succeed B. complete C. agree D. accompany
40. A. in the hope of B. in honor of C. in case of D. instead of
41. A. tallest B. best C. hardest D. gentlest
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 idea of inviting the public to take part in scientific studies is known as “citizen science”. Anyone___41.___helps scientists do the job is called a “citizen scientist”. What can you get if you become a citizen scientist?
A sense of purpose! Citizen science projects can help you make good use of___42.___(you) time.
Fun times! You never know what might___43.___(find).
More education! Learn about some___44.___(attract) things while doing scientific jobs.
When you're having fun in the park and see a bird, why not take a picture of it? With a simple click, you could be helping scientists! Shanghai Natural History Museum has___45.___app called “Find Nature". People can upload sounds,___46.___（photo）and locations of animals if they see them around their city. Scientists can use these data___47.___（study）city animals and better protect them.
In fact, people just like you can help out with many scientific studies. For example, scientists always spend many years___48.___（discover）every kind of ladybug（瓢虫）in the world. But if we share our own pictures of ladybugs with scientists, they can find them much___49.___（fast）. As one old saying goes, "Many hands make light work”.
Of course, there is more to study than just animals. There are many other fun projects, such____50.____watching stars and clouds, counting penguins and even listening to laughs. You'll find that science is fun and is for everyone!
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．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Eric,
I am Li Hua. I am written to invite you to join the table tennis team in our school. As is known that we can benefit a lot of playing table tennis. It can prevent ourselves from getting shortsighted but it can keep us physically healthy. As to the activities, we planned to invite experienced players to give training to us on every Friday afternoon. At the same time, we will divide the member into several groups to practice at 5:00 pm after school.
If you are interesting, sign up on our school website before August 10th.
I'm looking forward to receive your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，梅州市电视台将举办《中国书法大赛》（Chinese Calligraphy Contest）国际友人专场，你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外籍老师Smith参赛。

请给他写一封信，内容包括：
1.时间：2021年7月27日；
2.地点：客家公园（Hakka Park）；3 .书法比赛的意义。

注意：1.词数80左右：
2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Smith,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B
41. who/that
42. your 43. be found
44. attractive
45. an 46. photos
47. to study
48. discovering
49. faster 50. as
51.(1).written→writing
(2).As→It
(3).of→by/from
(4).ourselves→us
(5).but→and
(6).planned→plan
(7).删除on
(8).member→members
(9).interesting→interested
(10).receive→receiving 52.略。