2019-2020学年合肥市肥西农兴中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年合肥市肥西农兴中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及
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
Located inLos Angeles,UniversityofSouthern Californiais in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.
♦Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe
The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.
♦Blue Light Phone Locations
TheUniversity Parkhas multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.
♦Trojans Alert
Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.
1. What do blue light phones do for students?
A. Guide students through campus.
B. Alert students to crime activities.
C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.
D. Connect them with the safety department.
2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?
A. With blue light phones.
B. Via text message or email.
C. Through mobile safe app.
D. By calling all USC members.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage students to fight crime.
B. To introduce USC’s safety department.
C. To provide safety services for USC students.
D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.
B
The British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking．His obsession（痴迷）for starting poetryevents led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015．“At that time，the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun，”Byrne says．While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019，Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers，as well as musicians and others in the creative scene．Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas，from literary works to different forms of art，with projects developing from the creative energy within the community．Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong．Byrne says，“In Beijing，you have these wonderful hutongs，ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars，so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area．”
He adds，“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world．We create a kindof theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form．”
The readings would mainly be in English，but with an international community，a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started，which featured works in Chinese，French，Arabic，Russian，Spanish and other languages．
Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life．And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to buildnew relationships while living in a different country．
4. What can we know about the Spittoon Collective?
A. It was closed in 2019．
B. It was set up in 2013 in Beijing．
C. It's popular with literature lovers．
D. It's a community just for foreigners．
5. Why did Byrne start the Spittoon Collective in Baochao Hutong?
A. To attract students' love of poetry．
B. To expandChina's literature globally．
C. To makeBeijing's hutongs famous．
D. To combine poetry with the hutong．
6. What effect would the Spittoon Collective have on Chinese culture?
A. Beneficial．
B. Negative．
C. Challenging．
D. Controversial．
7. What is the author's attitude to the Spittoon Collective?
A. Unclear．
B. Intolerant．
C. Doubtful．
D. Favorable．
C
Teenagers from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers（同龄人）to do less well in schoolwork and to drop out of school. Studies have shown, however, that a positive attitude towards schoolwork and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriersand lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement （参与）comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how teenagers experience their fathers’ warmth and the beliefs and behavior that are most affected by it.
This new study is part of a large one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Researchers asked 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their school work, and how they experienced their fathers' warmth. The students' maths and language arts grades were also gained. The research team took into account the influence that mothers have on their children’s well-being in their analyses.
Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism and
higher achievement at school. “Low-income fathers affect their teenagers’ beliefs about themselves and their future, and these beliefs influence their achievement by increasing their determination to complete school tasks, “says Dr, Marie-Anne.
These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, although in different ways. Experiencing their fathers’ warmth first influences daughters’sense of optimism, and thenspills overinto their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better maths grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers, love and boys' belief in their ability to succeed in academy.
8. What is more likely to happen to teenagers from low-income families?
A. They will be more determined to struggle.
B. They will have fewer happy things to share.
C. They will fail in their studies and quit school.
D. They will receive less love from their parents.
9. How is the new research different from the previous ones?
A. It only researches families in the north of America.
B. It only studies low-education families in the world.
C. It combines questionnaire data and students, grades.
D. It mainly focuses on the effects of fathers' involvement.
10. What can we know about fathers' warmth?
A. It is less effective than that of mothers.
B. It affects girls and boys in different ways.
C. It mainly applies to girls rather than boys.
D. It has a more direct effect on girls thanon boys.
11. Which of the following best explains "spills over" underlined in the last paragraph?
A. Spreads.
B. Changes.
C. Bursts.
D. Checks.
D
Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in whatwas thenPalestine, in 1945. Today he lives inNew York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city. He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy Awards for his work on television.
Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches (拐杖) on his arms. But none of this stopped him from playing the
violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.
At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend theJuilliardSchoolinNew York. In 1964 Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.
His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics (评论家) say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.
Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you thatit is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes. He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.
12. According to the passage, what do we know about Itzhak Perlman?
A. He is 75 years old today.
B. He was born inNew York City.
C. He has some achievements in music.
D. He was a rich citizen of the world.
13. When Itzhak Perlman first learned music, his teachers ________.
A. ignored his talents
B. thought he was fit to learn music
C. had pity on him
D. didn't want to accept him
14. What makes Itzhak Perlman's playing special according to critics?
A. The emotions he communicates in his playing.
B. The style in which he plays his music.
C. The kind of music he plays.
D. The power and strength in his music.
15. How do people feel when they hear Itzhak Perlman play?
A. Moved.
B. Calm.
C. Funny.
D. Excited.
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
Nowadays with so much news available, many people consume media in an automatic, unconscious state-similar to knowing you drove home but not being able to recall the trip.____16____. These tips can help youbecome wiser news consumers.
Seek out your own news
Like most people, you probably get a fair amount of your news from social media. You should change that. Their goal is to maximize the time you spend on their sites and apps, getting advertising income. That means instead of presenting you with the most important news of the day, social media feed you what will hold your attention.____17____. These organizations actually produce news, usually in the spirit of serving the public interest.
Use basic mathematics
Untrustworthy news often use some data to make unreal statements.____18____. For example, a widely spread rumour (谣言) falsely declared 10,150 Americans were killed by illegal immigrants in 2019. On the surface, it’s hard to know whether it is true, but one way to start is to think about finding out how many total murders there were in theUSin 2019.
____19____
Humans are biased(倾向性的) to believe what’s in front of their eyes. Video content is considered more trustworthy-even though some videos can bevery misleading.____20____. Seeing and hearing should not necessarily be believing. Treat video content with just as much doubt as news text, checking any facts with news from a trusted source.
A. Watch out for biases
B. Believe video content
C. You’ll see a more complete range of information
D. Think carefully about how you determine something is true
E. Simple mathematical calculations can help you better spot false data
F. Therefore, regularly visit trusted news apps and news websites directly
G. However, you can develop habits to control your news intake more consciously
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
I have a dream. One day I will be able to pursue my studies outside home country and be able to contribute____21____to the development of the world. My dream____22____was theUnited States. It is because
I had the desire to learn more about American culture and____23____At the same time I admired their hi-tech technology.
It was my summer visit to theBostonUniversitythat made me have a true “away from home” feeling and the desire to____24____my engineering degree from the university. The university motto — Learning, Virtue, Piety —____25____me to the campus. It made me feel that I was at the____26____place at the right time to____27____my dream. I hope that by the time I____28____my course, I will not only graduate with top-class____29____in engineering but I will also have grown up both socially and____30____I had a chance to visit the____31____of engineering. After having a____32____discussion with the head of department, I concluded thatBostonUniversityhas the____33____engineering programme as____34____to other universities that I had visited. Because all their programmes are____35____to meet and address students'____36____needs.
We live in a “digital village” which is____37____by the Internet, science and technology and I am given a chance to pursue my engineering degree at the university. I hope to contribute positively to the____38____and development of the economy of my home country as well as that of the developing nations around the world. I____39____hope that my application will____40____and I will live to fulfill my dream.
21. A. positively B. anxiously C. regretfully D. successfully
22. A. nationality B. destination C. introduction D. campus
23. A. difficulties B. functions C. custom D. government
24. A. chase after B. chase away C. look after D. take off
25. A. attracted B. offered C. accepted D. invited
26. A. awful B. small C. inspiring D. appropriate
27. A. experience B. realize C. discover D. evaluate
28. A. complete B. remove C. expand D. double
29. A. gifts B. value C. possibility D. honors
30. A. familiarly B. materially C. spiritually D. culturally
31. A. department B. project C. progress D. subject
32. A. meaningless B. long C. casual D. tense
33. A. skin-deep B. full-time C. second-hand D. first-class
34. A. mentioned B. explained C. compared D. known
35. A. allowed B. applied C. removed D. tailored
36. A. rare B. specific C. unreasonable D. normal
37. A. designed B. covered C. connected D. changed
38. A. communication B. growth C. suggestions D. dilemma
39. A. sensitively B. secretly C. sincerely D. originally
40. A. fade away B. set out C. get across D. go through
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
In the high school, my classmate Apache Spark was my favorite motivator. He often___41.___(make) a speech in front of us and I found___42.___(me) ready to just get up and run forward.
I continue to listen to his records and read the articles that he wrote. And I am touched deeply. I recently ran across___43.___interesting thought on a post of Spark. This is "I'm the hunt for who I've not yet become". Although it is a____44.____(say) from somebody else, I was___45.___(lose) in thought. Hopefully, we all want to be stronger and___46.___(good). But are we truly on the hunt for it? Passively wishing and hoping won't make it happen. We must be___47.___(active) working toward what we hope for.
You may have a clear vision of what you want___48.___(become). On the other hand, you may not really know what the person you want to become is like.___49.___, the important thing is that you should try your best to find the person in your heart and do____50.____he or she does.
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。

When you hear the name Hollywood, you probable think of lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actor are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors or producers are also important. Today, Hollywood is full with producers and directors. However, only a few are so famous and successful as Hollywood's first motion picture businessman, Cecil.
Cecil was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Both his parents were writers of the plays. His father died when he is twelve years old. Her mother kept the family together by set up a theater company. Cecil joined in the company
as an actor. He continued to work in his mother's theater company until 1913. Cecil gained a great deal fame with the movie telling a story of important events in history.
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。

Miss Robinson was the governess (家庭教师) of Mrs. Livingstone's daughters. She lived in the house like a servant. But she was intelligent and well-educated.
One evening, Mrs. Livingstone invited some friends to dinner. She asked fourteen people but one of the guests was unable to come. Thirteen is an unlucky number so she invited Miss Robinson. Miss Robinson hurried to the jewelry shop to get her repaired string of beads for the dinner party. One of the guests was Count Borselli who knew everything about pearls and diamonds. A young lady at dinner called Miss Lyngate was wearing a string of pearls. She was very proud of her pearls and she asked Count Borselli to look at them.
"They're quite nice pearls, "said the Count.
Miss Lyngate had her nose high up in the air, announcing they cost eight thousand pounds.
"Yes, that's the correct price," said Count Borselli in an ordinary voice. And then, he pointed to the pearls on Miss Robinson's neck, "That is a very nice string of pearls." Miss Lyngate's face flushed with anger. She didn't think a governess could wear a valuable string of pearls.
"That string of pearls is worth more than fifty thousand pounds," added the Count,
Miss Lyngate did not believe Count Borselli. He was mistaken. "Miss Robinson," She said in a loud voice. "Are you wearing a very valuable string of pearls?"
All ears were cocked for Miss Robinson's reply. "1 paid Fifteen shillings for these beads, "said Miss Robinson quietly. Miss Lyngate laughed, with a proud expression on her face.
Now everyone in the room was in whisper. A governess with a string of pearls worth fifty thousand pounds? That was not possible. A woman with fifty thousand pounds was a very rich woman.
"But I bought these beads for fifteen shillings," said Miss Robinson again.
"I do not make mistakes," said the Count quietly. "I know the value of pearls."
"A thief? Stolen pearls?" screamed Mrs. Livingstone, trembling with anger.
"There must be something wrong." Miss Robinson thought.
注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:
Leaving everyone confused, Miss Robinson rushed out to the jewelry shop.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
Miss Robinson came back to the dinner table and everyone stared at her surprising.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. F 18. E 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
B 33. D 34.
C 35.
D 36. B 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. made
42. myself 43. an
44. saying 45. lost
46. better 47. actively
48. to become
49. However
50. what
51.(1). probable→probably
(2). actor→actors
(3). or→and
(4). with→of
(5). so→as
(6). 删掉the
(7). is→was
(8). Her→His
(9). set→setting
(10). deal后加of
52.略。