2020-2021学年云南省玉溪第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2020-2021学年云南省玉溪第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及
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
Lost cities that have been found
The White City
In 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of"the Lost City of the Monke God"led to the discovery of the White City. They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes, vicious jaguars and deadly insects. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors(征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.
Canopus and Heracleion
Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion-where Queen Cleopatra often visited. But the cities weren’t found until 1992, when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries. Artifacts(史前器物) showedthat the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu Picchu
A Yale professor discovered "the Lost City in the Clouds"in 1911. A combination of palaces, plazas, temples and homes, Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule. The city, which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons,was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.
Troy
The ancient city of Troy in homer's The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.
1.Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?
A.To survive the war
B.To search for a lost city.
C.To protect their country.
D.To avoid dangerous animals
2.Which of the following was related to a royal family member?
A.The White City
B.Canopus and Heracleion
C.Machu Picchu
D.Troy
3.What can we learn about Troy?
A.It was built by Homer.
B.It consisted of nine cities
C.It had a history of 5,000 years
D.It was ruined by a natural disaster.
B
To Rehan Staton, his childhood was a life of privilege — loving parents, a supportive big brother and a pleasant, private school education. Everything changed when his mother left the country and his father lost his job.
He had to sleep with a heavy jacket on when it was cold. He was always hungry. He said he couldn't concentrate at school and would sleep during class. He went from straight. As to near the bottom of his class. A teacher told him he needed special education, which made him hate school.
Staton spent his high school years as an excellent athlete, raining to become a professional boxer. He had won a lot of martial arts competitions.But a tragedy struck him in his senior year when Staton suffered serious tendonitis (肌腱炎), in both shoulders. He couldn’t lift either arm for months. His dream of becoming a professional player failed. He struggled to apply to colleges but was refused byall of them.
Staton’s body slowly recovered from martial arts and he got a job as a rubbish collector. Many co-workers couldn't help but ask him a simple question, “What are you doing here? You’re smart. You are too young to be here. Go to college.” It was the first time someone outside his family had spoken highly of his intelligence. It was the co-workers thatem enedhim to return to school.
Several co-workers put Staton in touch with a professor atBowieStateUniversity. The professor was impressed with their conversation and persuaded the admissions board to change its former decision.
Going to college forced Staton’s older brother, Reggie, to drop out. They both knew someone had to be
working full time along with their dad. It was a decision Reggie made on his own.
After receiving a 4.0, Staton succeeded in becoming a student at theUniversityofMaryland. But he still had a long way to go to attend Harvard Law eventually...
4. What finally changed Rehan Staton’s happy childhood?
A. His brother’s losing the job.
B. His serious health problem.
C. His father’s sudden death.
D. His mother’s leaving the country.
5. What does the underlined word “em ened” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Force.
B. Direct.
C. Encourage.
D. Accompany.
6. Why did Staton’s elder brother have to drop out of school?
A. He wanted his brother to study further.
B. His father asked him to leave school.
C. He had lost interest in most lessons.
D. He had to go out to find his mother.
7. What will the writer mainly talk about next?
A. What Rehan Staton planned to do after entering Harvard.
B. How Rehan Staton managed to be admitted to Harvard.
C. Why Rehan Staton decided to choose to go to Harvard.
D. When Rehan Staton would be successful in Harvard Law.
C
The early life of the green sea turtle (海龟) is full of danger. Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood (成年). From its home in the sand, it breaks its egg with an egg tooth. Its mother is not there to help it. Instead, it is greeted by crabs, coyotes,and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner. To survive, the baby turtle must hide in the sand until night. Then, it moves slowly to the sea.
The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters. In the sea, it tries hard to find food. It must also keep itself from being food for fish.
As dangerous as the sea turtle’s life is in the natural world, its most dangerous enemies are humans. The rubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle. A little turtle might eat a piece ofplastic (塑料) in the sea. It might also eat oil on the ocean’s surface. Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets.
There are laws against hunting sea turtles. Still, many are hunted, both for their meat and for their shells (壳). All of these dangers must be prevented.
Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulthood go through many changes. For example, adult green sea turtles weigh about 500 pounds. They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants. And they may plan a trip to go back home again. A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born. This is the only place where she will lay eggs. Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby, she always knows her way back home.
8. Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?
A. They dislike sunshine.
B. They prefer lower temperatures.
C. They can find food easily then.
D. They need to avoid enemies.
9. What does the author think of the young turtles in Paragraph 3?
A. Pitiful.
B. Careless.
C. Interesting.
D. Courageous.
10. What can we learn about sea turtles?
A. They mainly feed on fish and meat.
B. They always produce eggs at their birthplaces.
C. They can live for around forty years.
D. They visit their beach homes several times a year.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. The homes of green sea turtles.
B. How sea turtles find their food.
C. The dangers faced by sea turtles.
D. How young turtles become adults.
D
The outbreak of the novel corona virus pneumonia (NCP) has disrupted the lives and work of nearly every Chinese person. However, a new trend has been on the rise: many have turned themselves into livestreaming users orfollowers.
According to Questmobile, a professional big data intelligence services provider in China, the audience for
Douyin, Kuaishou and other livestreaming platforms surged to 574 million during the Spring Festival holiday, up 35 percent from 2019.
Confined at home, away from their friends and loved ones, people turn to livestreaming to reach out to the world. For them livestreaming can help them share their lives and interest with a global audience, which will give them the sense of being “in the moment”. Even as viewers, they can also engage immediately with livestreamers by commenting and making suggestions.
“When I comment on the livestreaming videos, I’m not simply an audience member, but also an active part of the program. That gives me a sense of engagement,” an Internet user named Wang Hao told People’s Daily.
Livestreaming is not only for fun, but also a new tool for many businesses. Affected by the pandemic, many businesses had to stop their sales in physical stores. To meet their business goals and survive during these trying times, many chose to livestream to revive their businesses.
Joyoung, a leading maker of small kitchen appliances, is a good example. The company not only added a number of broadcasts each day to advertise their products, but also shared the menus that were beneficial to health. “The responses to our livestreaming shows have been well beyond expectations,” Kang Li, who oversees the company’s livestreaming unit, told China daily. “It’s a natural opportunity to truly bond with our followers.”
Like it or not, livestreaming is likely to go mainstream in China for both entertainment and business.
12. What is the purpose of writing the second paragraph?
A. To introduce some popular livestreaming platforms in China.
B. To report data on the development of livestreaming in 2019.
C. To show that Chinese people spend too much time on livestreaming apps.
D. To prove that livestreaming are becoming increasingly popular in China.
13. What does Wang Hao think of commenting on livestreaming?
A. It is boring to make comments.
B. It is the only way to share viewers’ lives.
C. It makes people feel involved in the stream.
D. It helps livestreamers improve themselves.
14. What do paragraphs 5&6 mainly talk about?
A. Livestreaming replaced physical stores in many areas.
B. Many businesses turned to livestreaming platform for marketing.
C. Livestreaming platforms faced challenges during the pandemic.
D. Livestreaming platforms made changes to their services.
15. How does the author feel about thefuture of livestreaming？
A. Positive.
B. Uncertain.
C. Disappointed.
D. Confused.
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Alexander Miles is an African-American inventor who is largely known for his contribution to the elevator industry. He was awarded a US patent in 1887 for his design for the elevator. The design allowed the doors of the elevator to open and close automatically when it stopped on a floor.____16____
Alexander Miles’ invention was an improvement on the previous models of the elevator, mainly due to safety concerns. Older models of the elevator would not close automatically before the elevator started to move.____17____There were accidents where people would fall out of the elevator and into the shaft (电梯通道).
____18____His device worked by attaching a flexible belt to the elevator cage. When the belt bumped against drums that were placed directly above and under the floors, it caused the elevator doors to open and close. The doors were further operated through a series of levers and pulleys (滑轮).
Sometimes, people might mistake Alexander Miles for inventing the elevator door system.____19____The first patentfor elevator doors was given to John W. Meaker. Mr. Meaker was awarded the patent for the creation of the elevator door system in 1874, 13 years before Mr. Miles’ patent.
Despite the confusion, Alexander Miles made a huge contribution to the elevator.____20____His patent for automated opening and closing doors is still used by most elevators today.
A. Actually, it’s not the case.
B. They are located below and above the doors.
C. Before his design, the doors had to be opened by hand.
D. This could be dangerous if someone forgot to close the door.
E. Modern-day elevator doors are still designed based on his basic principles.
F. At this time, Miles was inspired to work on elevator door mechanisms.
G. Miles’ improvement to the elevator was basically a matter of structure.
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
A few days ago, I observed a teenager doing yardwork that his dad had told him to do. Instead of doing the task___21___, he wandered around there for hours,___22___ to himself and doing a bad job.
The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him___23___and how to do a good job. As a result of his___24___attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard___25___ wasn't clean enough when he got through.
He___26___his day because of his attitude. And his dad was___27___with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up___28___ the whole family that day.
A sweet lady was working in a fast-food____29____. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me____30____. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we_____31_____ for the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big_____32_____, “I hope you have a blessed day!” I think the food tasted better because of her_____33_____. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she_____34_____ her tasks behind the counter.
She wasn't making a large salary, and shedidn't have a powerful_____35_____, either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with_____36_____customers. But she chose to be joyful.
I want to_____37_____from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no_____38_____ or glory. Other people are watching me____39____ I might not realize it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. A(n)____40____can make a great difference.
21. A.gradually B.happily C.secretly D.silently
22. A.responding B.applying C.explaining plaining
23. A.goodness B.safety C.responsibility D.gardening
24. A.poor B.positive C.strange D.efficient
25. A.almost B.even C.still D.ever
26. A.lost B.ruined C.perfected D.changed
27. A.upset B.pleased C.Impressed D.satisfied
28. A.breaking B.benefiting C.affecting D.controlling
29. A.factory B.restaurant C.supermarket D.shop
30. A.warmly B.proudly C.seriously D.coldly
31. A.looked B.asked C.waited D.struggled
32. A.shout B.smile C.cheer D.decision
33. A.experience B.trust C.Courage D.kindness
34. A.performed B.started C.discovered D.planned
35. A.appearance B.motivation C.position D.effort
36. A.ordinary B.Painful C.important D.difficult
37. A.escape B.learn C.hear D.differ
38. A.applause B.regret C.sadness D.forgiveness
39. A.now that B.in case C.even though D.as if
40. A.lifestyle B.attitude C.habit D.attempt
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 European nation of Iceland is called the land of ice and fire. It's home____41.____both volcanoes and glaciers, and meteorologists say there are signs____42.____a volcanic outbreak it brewing（酝酿）. Southwestern Iceland____43.____（witness）17, 000 earthquakes over the past week, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
One resident told CNN that it's very____44.____（usual）to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. The____45.____（large）of these tremors had a magnitude（震级）of 5. 6. That's considered a moderate （中度的）of quake depending on how deep it is. There have been some small cracks in the roads, and rock falls____46.____the ground is steeper（更陡峭的）, but aside from that not a lot of damage has been reported. The tremor seemed to calm down from Wednesday to Thursday. While scientists don't know exactly what has caused this stream of____47.____（quake）, a University of Iceland volcanology professor thinks, they might be because there's been a quote “intrusion of magma into the Earth's crust in southwest Iceland.” This is where several volcanoes located, and especially____48.____（concern）because 2/3 of the country's population lives in the southwestern part of the island.
University computer models predict that when there's an____49.____（erupt）, the resulting lava（岩浆）flows probably won't impact any nearby towns or the region's international airport, but again, that's only____50.____（base）on models.
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.单句改错
They were presented with flowers at arrival at the airport.
Have you seen trees whose leaves open at the sunrise and close at night?
The jellyfish is a potential dangerous sea animal.
He is that you call a “walking dictionary”; he knows almost every word.
Pollen becomes attaching to the animal during its visit to a flower.
Whatever good you are at a subject, you might make mistakes if you are careless.
We believe exposed to advertisements constantly can help to change our opinions.
When it comes to learn English, she really has much to say.
The news which he intended to come gave us much pleasure.
As usual, the team was taking a shower after the match.
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。

As he lay awake that night, Tony could hear his parents discussing his sister Alice’s birthday. It was just two days away. Birthdays were always a lot of fun, even though there was no money for store-bought gifts. Nearly all of toys he and his sister had were homemade. There was nothing wrong with that, he knew. Like many families in this part, they were poor.
This birthday would be different, though. Alice was older now, and he’d seen how her eyes lit up when she saw the new doll at Honey House, a neighborhood store just down the road from their house.
How he longed for her to have it! An idea finally came to him just before he went to bed. After a quick breakfast the following morning, he tied a bag to the handlebars of his bike and headed toward a village hill.
After a long journey, he reached his destination, the mango forest. There were already two other boys there. Tony grabbed his bag and set to work immediately.
The sun was high overhead. The weather was hot and nearly all of the taller trees held ripe mangoes but they were well beyond reach. Tony struggled to climb the trees to pick mangoes, though he fell off many times.
His efforts were sometimes rewarded when a mango dropped into the bag. After a while his neck ached from looking upward, and his arms grew sore. He kept at it, though, and by late afternoon his bag was nearly full.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右。

2.续写部分分两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：
Tony rushed back to Honey House, out of breath, only to find the owner of the store was going to close the door.
Paragraph 2：
The following morning, Alice walked into the kitchen and took a seat at the breakfast table.
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. C 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36.
D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. to 42. that
43. has witnessed
44. unusual
45. largest
46. where 47. quakes
48. concerning
49. eruption
50. based
51.(1). at→on/upon
(2). 去掉the (3). potential→potentially
(4). that→what
(5). attaching→attached
(6). Whatever→However
(7). believe后添加being
(8). learn→learning
(9). which→that
(10). was→were
【66题详解】
考查介词。

句意：他们到达机场时，受到了鲜花的欢迎。

表示“一到达”短语为on /upon arrival。

故at改为on/upon 。

【67题详解】
考查固定短语。

句意：你见过树叶在日出时张开，在夜间闭合的树吗？结合句意表示“日出时”短语为at sunrise。

故去掉the。

【68题详解】
考查副词。

句意：水母是一种具有潜在危险的海洋动物。

修饰后文形容词dangerous应用副词potentially。

故potential改为potentially。

【69题详解】
考查表语从句。

句意：他就是你所谓的“活字典”；他几乎每个字都认识。

此处为表语从句，从句中缺少宾语，what“所......的”符合语法和句意。

故that改为what。

【70题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：在动物接触花朵时，花粉附着在动物身上。

结合句意表示“附着”应用形容词attached，作表语。

故attaching改为attached。

【71题详解】
考查连词。

句意：无论你多么擅长一门学科，如果你粗心，你都可能犯错误。

引导让步状语从句，表示“无论多么”应用however；whatever表示“无论什么”不符合语境。

故Whatever改为However。

【72题详解】
考查非谓语动词。

句意：我们相信，经常接触广告有助于改变我们的观点。

表示“接触”短语为be exposed to，此处作从句的主语，应用动名词形式。

故believe后添加being。

【73题详解】
考查非谓语动词。

句意：谈到学英语，她真是有很多话要说。

表示“谈到做某事”句型为when it comes to doing sth.。

故learn改为learning。

【74题详解】
考查同位语从句。

句意：他要来的消息使我们非常高兴。

此处为同位语从句，说明news的内容，从句不缺少成分，句意完整，故用that引导。

故which改为that。

【75题详解】
考查主谓一致。

句意：像往常一样，队员们在比赛后洗了个澡。

此处集合名词team强调个体，谓语应用复数形式。

故was改为were
52.略。