2020年菏泽市曹县一中高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2020年菏泽市曹县一中高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析
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
Four Best Cities to Visit in Winter
Cold rains, icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial. But here are four cities around the world that make for a great cold-weather destination:
Prague,Czech Republic
With its snow-capped spires and winding streets,Pragueis a fairytale city that remains ly tourist-free in winter.
The amazing architecture looks even prettier under a sheet of snow, with one of the most beautiful areas being the old town, with its Romanesque vaults. Gas street lamps have been placed throughout the city center, adding a romantic color1 to evenings. Cafes here are ideal for escaping the bitter cold.
Salzburg,Austria
With its Christmas songs and traditional markets, this is a perfect city for a winter break. “Silent Night” was performed for the first time in thechurchofOberndorfon the border ofSalzburgon Christmas Eve in 1818.
The city's main market is held in the shadow ofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle, but the one held inMirabell Squareis especially popular with food lovers who come to taste local food such as halusky—pieces of dumpling mixed with fried bacon.
Tromso,Norway
Tromso is widely regarded asNorway's most beautiful city and is a base for spoiling the northern lights. There are several attractive museums, including thePolarMuseum, which offers an insight into the history of Arctic expeditions, and theTromsoMuseum, which is famous for its Sami exhibitions.
Amsterdam,Netherlands
In winter,Amsterdam' s museums are much less crowded, making it the time to visit attractions such as Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House. Built originally to house a circus, the Royal Carre Theater is more than 130 years old. Children will love the spectacular performances.
1. What can you do inPrague?
A. Enjoy the fascinating architecture.
B. Taste local food halusky.
C. Appreciate Sami exhibitions.
D. Watch a circus performance.
2. Where was “Silent Night” first performed?
A. In thechurchofOberndorf.
B. InHohensalzburgCastle.
C. InMirabell Square.
D. In the Polar Museum.
3. Which city will you choose if you want to see the northern lights?
A. Prague.
B. Salzburg.
C. Tromso.
D.Amsterdam.
B
It was once considered an important status symbol ---but having a home phone is increasingly seen asa white elephant. New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），and almost a third of those that do never actually use it.
The vast majority of people who still have a home phone ——72 percent ——say they only have it because it is part of their broadband package.But that's not the only reason to desert the home phone - 20 percent of those surveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.
Digital media expert Dr. Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone use. She explained："If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside, you would rely on a mobile phone. But if you are older, disabled and perhaps poorer, our research shows you're more likely to use a landline. If you are richer, you will have access to more smart devices --- a smart TV, smartphone or laptop. But the poorer you are --- or if you are older, your use of these devices is more limited.”
Last year, research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually in theUKhad halved over just six years, to 54 billion minutes. The new study also showed that more than a quarter of households have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline, but only six percent have done so.
4. The underlined part “ a white elephant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that is
A. costly but effective
B. useful and beautiful
C. expensive but useless
D. cheap and necessary
5. What's the main reason why some people still have a home phone?
A. Their broadband package contains it.
B. Their family can only afford to use it.
C. They are used to using a home phone.
D. They consider it an important status symbol.
6. Which of the following is more likely to use a landline?
A. A young adventurer.
B. An old poor gardener.
C. An outdoor photographer.
D. A famous indoor designer.
7. What's the best title of the text?
A. End of the landline?
B. Fed up with cold calls?
C. The history of phones
D. Different choices of phones
C
A Bridge Linking Art and the Audience
According to a 2018 report, people aged between 16 and 24 make up about 15 percent of the population but only 10 percent of museum-goers. Similarly, people aged over35 go half as much as you would expect from their population size. We have reached the point of recognising the disconnection between art and the audience but haven’t yet determined how to bridge the gap. Two answers to tackling this challenge lie in telling a greater diversity of art histories and communicating these stories in more accessible ways.
In 2018, a radio program called Art Matters was started with the aim of discussing art from a pop-culture viewpoint with topics that would engage younger and more diverse audience. It offers an accessible pathway to art history with conversations on different topics. Art history is about storytelling; art content shines when there is an effort to bring audience along for the discussion.
More traditional institutions are paying attention. Recently theGettyMuseumissued a social-media challenge for people to recreate paintings using items they had at home. Users displayed incredible creativity, and the museum was flooded with submissions. This reaction proves that there is a potential desire for the audience to engage with art topics if the format is appealing. Since many people feelintimidatedand think that there’s a base level of understanding required to join the conversation, the Getty initiative serves as a reminder that there are many pathways to engaging with it.
Another result of the Getty challenge was the exposure given to a diversity of artworks. The famous opera singer Peter Brathwaite, for example, made scores of attractive recreations highlighting centuries of black paintings. His efforts opposed the idea that there were not many historical paintings of black figures. It is extremely important that we do a better job of showing the complex and diverse stories that are represented in
art.
Social media have offered a platform for people who have not traditionally had a seat at the table. Anyone can recognise a gap in the field and address it. Accounts have gathered tens of thousands of followers. They are the proof that there is hunger to hear these art histories, and these themes work brilliantly for museum programming.
But there is only so much that can be done without the museums and galleries changing meaningfully from within. We need to see a better balance of these stories represented in permanent collections. We also need a much wider diversity of people and interests represented on board. Ensuring that art-and writing and talking about art-is able to continue on the rising generation of storytellers, inside and outside of institutions, getting the funding and support they need to paint a brighter picture for the part.
8. What challenge is the author trying to tackle?
A. People doubt a great diversity of artworks.
B. Fewer and fewer young people go to museums.
C. Art appears too distant from common audience.
D. Adult audience has a different understanding of art.
9. What does the underlined word “intimidated” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Tired.
B. Worried.
C. Annoyed.
D. Surprised.
10. In the author’s opinion, the museums and galleries should ________.
A. make the art history stories accessible in a traditional way.
B. change meaningfully for activities like the Getty challenge.
C. limit the number of storytellers both in and out of institutions.
D. improve the permanent collections by adding famous artworks.
11. We can conclude from the passage that common audience ________.
A. lacks the channels to understand and talk about art history.
B. prefers to view artworks and hear art stories on social media.
C. feels satisfied with people and interests represented on board.
D. refuses to engage with diverse art topics and art history stories.
D
Even as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains abit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250,000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally,
according to a study by an industry research firm.
“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people,” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters inMountain View,California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.
The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator (油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work,” Urmson said. “The vehicles will be very basic — we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible — but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.” The prototype (雏形) is the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.
In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads — the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error — and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.
Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.
The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, includingDelphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.
12. According to Chris Urmson, __________.
A. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans
B. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly
C. software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars
D. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars
13. Paragraph 4 is meant to tell us that __________.
A. many traffic accidents are caused by human error
B. some people can’t drive because of illness or age
C. Urmson has promised to create safer roads in the future
D. self-driving cars will probably help to make safer roads and decrease traffic jams
14. The underlined word “issued” in the last paragraph can probably bereplaced by__________.
A. given
B. claimed
C. awarded
D. prohibited
15. What’s the author’s attitude towards self-driving cars?
A. Objective.
B. Indifferent.
C. Subjective.
D. Favorable.
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
We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, and looking for that speciallove.Unfortunately, that's not usually how life works.To be loved, you should love and respect yourself as much as you do others.In order to love someone, you should love yourself.
•Stop comparing（比较）yourself to others.____16____We all have different gifts.When you compare yourself to others for what they have, whether it is a car, a house, or a job, it makes you feel bad about yourself.Really be grateful about everything you have.Gratitude keeps your heart open to love.
•Practice receiving love.To truly love is to be able to receive it.When someone loves you, does some kind deeds to you, or says kind words, accept it.____17____Know that you are worthy of love.It is important to accept a gift of love by others.You give yourself a chance to learn more about yourself that you are lovable.____18____
•____19____Write about your experiences, good and bad.When you write down good experiences, allow yourself to feel those feelings.When you remember bad experiences, allow yourself to feel passion is not self-pity, but rather willingness to accept one's own pain and regret.
•Stop trying to be perfect.Stop blaming（责备）yourself for being less than perfect._____20_____Just follow all the steps above and don't let anyone's expectations of you put any pressure on you.
A.Do not feel sorry about it.
B.Everyone on the earth is unique（独一无二的）.
C.Allow yourself to feel the love that has come your way.
D.Appreciate yourself.
E.Keep a diary.
F.Always do your best, but not reaching perfection is NOT failure.
G.You give someone a joy of giving by loving you.
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Life is full of surprises. Happily this was the____21____for 18-year-olds Odin Frost and Jordan Granberry. The
two boys fromTexaswere both given low chances of___22___at birth due to brain damage, but they went beyond doctors highest___23___to become high school graduates.
Their story was actually sweet, as their strong___24___came about after meeting at a school for children with____25____needs at age 3. Sitting together, the two boys became___26___,even though they couldn’t speak, Odin's dad Tim said,
Tim also shared that when Odin came out, he was___27___breathing. It was a really hard labor(分娩).The doctors gave their son a high chance of death.Jordanhad a___28___story at birth:Unable to breathe due to lack of oxygen, he___29___brain damage. His mom Donna shared how doctors believed he’d not___30___it beyond his seventh birthday.
___31___both boys went from strength to strength. At school, although both were non-verbal（非用言语的）music was a way for them to___32___with each other." When my son started walking andJordandidn't, they still had a connection. My son would try to____33____and pushJordan's wheelchair. "Tim said.
___34___,after 15 years of fighting against the difficulties, the two best friends got to graduate and walked on the stage.___35___by his dad, and wearing matching shirts, Odin went to have his hard work___36___. Although he couldn't express verbally how he was feeling, Tim said he could feel his___37___as he held his hand. ThenJordanalso appeared on the stage. After the___38___the boys sat together for a groupphoto.
Their___39___is a testimony（见证）to the encouragement and devotion of the boy’s families.It also___40___that where there's life, there’s always hope.
21. A. discovery B. chance C. result D. case
22. A. productivity B. recovery C. survival D. success
23. A. expectation B. demand C. level D. standard
24. A. interest B. relationship C. position D. ability
25. A. social B. immediate C. basic D. special
26. A. insensitive B. independent C. inseparable D. intelligent
27. A. barely B. deeply C. softly D. quickly
28. A. strange B. similar C. familiar D. particular
29. A. treated B. avoided C. defeated D. experienced
30. A. get B. take C. make D. keep
31. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
32. A. compare B. call C. deal D. reason
33. A. pick up B. give up C. catch up D. stand up
34. A. Generally B. Temporarily C. Eventually D. Normally
35. A. Accompanied B. Influenced C. Noticed D. Informed
36. A. finished B. acknowledged C. reminded D. expanded
37. A. confusion B. embarrassment C. excitement D. enthusiasm
38. A. ceremony B. discussion C. performance D. presentation
39. A. decision B. achievement C. contribution D. promise
40. A. ensures B. seems C. happens D. proves
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
Three months ago I landed in Beijing InternationalAirport after a boring long___41.___(fly) from Vancouver, Canada. Definitely there would be one difficulty after another, yet little did I realize my understanding of how to pay was to be overthrown.
As a 3rd-generation Chinese American___42.___origin is deeply rooted in this Far East Land, I'm ly convinced it would take me not long___43.___(adjust) to life here. However, nothing seemed as easy. I still remember___44.___(ask) my cousin if I could borrow his metro (地铁) card. Astonishingly he stared into me,“Why not pull out your dear phone? An alien?"
You'll surely___45.___(shock) by how convenient payment has grown to be in China.___46.___I arrived, it struck me soon there lay no chance to pay___47.___cash. Withthe fewest customers, even the___48.___(small) convenience stores prefer Alipay or WeChat pay. Right now I'm getting gradually used to this brand-new trend. Often I___49.___(simple) avoided asking grocery stores whether I could pay through WeChat, and immediately____50.____(show) them my payment code. Thinking back on my past experience, I've to admit that our life has indeed become much better with the presence of booming mobile payment.
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。

Many people like to go shopping. My mom is no different. She likes to buy shoe. Once, my mother told me to go shopping with her, and so I do. However, after I got home, I made a decide that I would not go shopping with her some more. She always spends long time on window shopping. When I go shopping, I always rapid buy the things I want to. That doesn’t take her a lot of time. Some people shop not only to buy things, and also to look at things, which is call window shopping.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你和朋友决定本周日去城市郊区钓鱼。

请你写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Tom参加，内容包括：
1.发出邀请及理由；
2.准备及约定见面时间、地点等。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. G 19. E 20. F
21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. flight
42. whose 43. to adjust
44. asking 45. be shocked 46. After 47. in
48. smallest
49. simply 50. showed
51.(1). shoe→shoes
(2). do→did
(3). decide→decision
(4). some→any
(5). long前面加a
(6). rapid→rapidly
(7). 去掉to
(8). her→me
(9). and→but
(10). call→called
52.略。