2020年寻乌县第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2020年寻乌县第一中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案
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
Design a science holiday to win a science holiday
Is there a scientific holiday,tour,vacation or experience in your list that you dream of making a reality? We might just be able to help with that! We are the crowd sourcing thoughts and suggestions onnew tours,and the winner will receive two free places on their tour when it's launched.
Starting entries 1st May 2020
Deadline 31st August 2020
ENTER NOW
---Write a brief description of your ideal science holiday,tour,vacation or experience.
---No matter how big or small,we are looking for brilliant, unique thoughts.It can be a complex multi-location overseas holiday tour,a weekend away deep-diving,or a simple walking tour(and everything in between).
---Our current tours are mainly individual-focused but we would love to hear ideas for families and schools.
---Creations that have environmentally friendly themes and a low carbon impact are also welcome.
---Your entry can be as simple as a great title but writing more specifies will improve the possibility of walking off with the prize.
---The competition doesn't close by September,2020,so plenty of time to brainstorm your entry.
---We will launch the best idea in late 2020 or at the beginning of 2021. The winner will receive the award once the result is published.
If you want to submit more than 3,999 words,include photos/maps with your entry, or submit multiple entries then send it to tours @ . The competition guidelines and other related information are available at .
1. When will the winner probably be announced?
A. In August,2020.
B. In September,2020.
C. In January,2021.
D. In May,2021.
2. What kind of entries might be more likely to win?
A. Those producing a low carbon impact.
B. Those with a long and unique title.
C. Those providing detailed information.
D. Those for individual-focused tours.
3. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To give guidance on a competition.
B. To advertise a science holiday.
C. To inspire creativity in teenagers.
D. To collect the ideas for tours.
B
Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.
Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. "Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet," Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.
Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.
However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures," says George Leonard, chief scientist from NGO. "When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles （颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.
Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
4. What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now?
A. Waste masks.
B. Covid-19.
C. Polluted water.
D. Damaged habitats.
5. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Important.
B. Attractive.
C. Common.
D. Troubling.
6. What can we infer from the text?
A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans.
B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.
C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.
D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.
7. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?
A. Keep masks after they' re used.
B. Call on governments to stop littering.
C. Punish those who wear single-use masks.
D. Put used masks in the recycling box.
C
In ancient times, Chinese used plant leaves or bird feathers as a fan during the summer time. This was the earliest form of the fan. The first real fan was made back in the era of Yao and Shun period thousands of years ago. Since then,Chinese-made fans have become a vital part of Chinese art and culture. At the beginning, the fan functioned as a tool to generate a current of air in the hot weather. Now electric fans such as ceiling fans and other technological breakthroughs have taken the place.
Long ago, fans caught the attention of ancient Chinese artists by chance. Thereafter, a unique fan art gradually took shape in the history of Chinese culture. Fan art usually includes Chinese calligraphy, paintings, or poems on the sectors（扇区）. Special skills are needed to write or paint on them.
Due to its history and partly because of its unique shape, Chinese would soon develop the tradition of using fans as ornaments（装饰品）. Fans are made in different sizes and different color1 s to meet the needs of each request. Other Chinese ornaments, such as the Chinese knot, the green jade, and the Spring Festival picture, are often combined in each design.
The value of fans depends mainly on the materials used and the level of craftsmanship that is involved during the process. Feather, paper, jade, bamboo and silk have all been used as ideal materials to make fans. Ancient Chinese even made iron fans to serve as deadly weapons（武器）in Chinese martial arts. Fans made by famous craftsmen are often characterized by pretty designs and detailed workmanship, and thus become favorites of collectors. Fans with masterpiece fine art like calligraphy or paintings are even more valuable.
8.What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The origin of fans.
B. The materials of fans.
C. The popularity of fans.
D. The production of fans.
9. Why do Chinese use fans as ornaments?
A. They are made of valuable materials.
B. They reflect the beauty of Chinese culture.
C. They convey literature works on the sectors.
D. They are often combined with other ornaments.
10. Which of the following makes a fan favored by most collectors?
A. Its advanced function.
B. Its complex character.
C. Its artistic handicraft.
D. Its various applications.
11. What can we infer about the fan from the text?
A. Chinese send fans to their friends as gifts.
B. Chinese ornaments can meet different requests.
C. Traditional fans have lost their functional value.
D. The fan plays different roles with the change of time.
D
In Copenhagen, an 8-year dream was realized when the first paid skiers took their runs down a one-third-mile course (路线)．They skied on what is possibly the greenestpower factory in the world．The factory is so clean and safe that designers were able to turn its buildings into a new center for social life．
The waste-to-power factory itself opened in 2017 under the name Amager Bakke．Bjarke Ingels is the architect whosecompany came up with the idea eight years ago of designing a power plant building that would join mountain sports into its very nature．
“It is the cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world．It is not only better for the environment, it is also moreenjoyable for the lives of its citizens.” Ingels says 97% of city people get their heating as a by-product of energy production．It comes from a system where the electricity, heating, and waste disposal (处理) are mixed into a single process．He dreams that it is also becoming an example that others can look to and say, “IfCopenhagencan do it why can' t we?"
There are no hills in this island city, but now people can ski locally, while enjoying the best views ever seen of the harbor．Another thing missing hereis snow cover throughout the winter, so designers set up a kind of special "plastic grass" that provides the perfect friction (摩擦力) for downhill winter sports．
In a country where 600, 000 skiers always had to travel to practice sking, to be able to finally ski in their backyard-and, all year round - is, as one skier said, “AMAZING．”
The company hopes to see 300, 000 visitors enjoying the experience of Copen hill each year, with the ski slope costing $ 22 an hour or just $ 366 for a full season pass．Meanwhile, the city is one step closer to its final goal of becoming the world's first carbon-neutral city by 2025．We thinkit might be all “down hill” from here．
12. How does the power factory produce electricity?
A. By using oil．
B. By using coal．
C. By usingwind．
D. By using waste．
13. What' s Ingels' dream according to the passage?
A. To make more tall buildings in different big cities．
B. To help more skiers to ski in high mountains．
C. There will be more green power factories in the world．
D. More and more people will ski in the power factory．
14. Where do the skiers ski in the power factory?
A. On man-made snow．
B. On man-made ice．
C. On plastic grass．
D. On real sand．
15. The underlined part “it might be all 'downhill' from here" means that________.
A. they will soon reach their final goal
B. they will soon draw many visitors
C. they will produce more electricity
D. they have difficulties reaching the goal
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 all agree that we should recycle more — at home, in the office or when out and about. But for materials to be recycled, they first need to find their way to the right waste stream.___16___This is what the process of sorting allows us to do.
For effective recycling we need effective sorting. And this needs to happen first, in our own home and second, in sorting plants to which waste collected from our doorstep is taken. When you put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bin, you are helping sort recyclables. So the right material can be fed into the right recycling process.___17___They can be a loss of valuable resources from our economy.
___18___For instance, inBrussels,Belgium, consumers put plastic packaging, cans and beverage cartons in
blue bags designed for recyclable packaging; paper in yellow bags for recycling; and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins. Somewhat differently, inVienna(Austria), citizens can expect their paper, metal, glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year.___19___In this way, they can sort their recyclables at home more effectively.
Once recyclable materials are collected from your doorstep, they are further sorted in specialized facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process.___20___Traditionally, sorting has been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking out the materials to be discarded or mechanically. Today, however, new technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but to also yield better results. Exciting technologies using magnets or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of it can be recycled.
A. If sorting doesn't happen, recyclable materials can end up in landfills.
B. This is where different sorting techniques come into play.
C. In Europe, collection systems vary from country to country.
D. So citizens need to be aware of their local collection system.
E. Then they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling.
F. The rest, though they could be recycled and reused, were landfilled or burned.
G. In recent years,Europehas seen a 25% growth in recycling secondary raw materials.
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It was a few days before Christmas many years ago. It looked like it would be a(n)___21___one for my family. The factory where I was working had laid off(解雇) many of us workers, so we didn’t have much___22___. My wife and I had saved to buy our young children some toys,___23___an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided that we could only___24___to get one small gift for each of our children.
We arrived at the___25___, walked down the parking lot and saw people putting gifts into their___26___. We searched all through the store___27___to find one thing each of our small children would like.___28___, we were able to get one for each of them. We___29___the checkout (结账台), bought the toys and were___30___that we even had a few dollars___31___finning. As we walked out of the store into the winter___32___, I stopped and dropped those___33___into the charity box. I didn’t have a dime (一角硬币) left but that didn’t___34___. Suddenly, it felt like Christmas.
I think the___35___actress Dale Evans___36___it best when she said: “Christmas, my child, is love
in___37___.” It doesn’t have to be a gift of money, either. When we___38___our smile, it’s Christmas. When we give others our___39___and compassion (同情), it’s Christmas. When we do anything at any time to___40___another, it’s Christmas. May you do all you can to make it Christmas every day of the year and every day of your life here.
21. A. color1 ful B. poor C. early D. exciting
22. A. time B. energy C. noise D. money
23. A. but B. or C. so D. if
24. A. refuse B. remember C. afford D. hesitate
25. A. store B. station C. gym D. hospital
26. A. offices B. bedrooms C. cars D. houses
27. A. forgetting B. agreeing C. pretending D. hoping
28. A. Immediately B. Thankfully C. Sadly D. Strangely
29. A. headed for B. gave up C. turned off D. kept off
30. A. discouraged B. worried C. puzzled D. surprised
31. A. watched over B. looked over C. left over D. taken over
32. A. air B. forest C. cave D. season
33. A. gifts B. books C. dollars D. fruits
34. A. work B. bend C. stop D. matter
35. A. lucky B. wonderful C. foolish D. proud
36. A. put B. broke C. threw D. cleaned
37. A. force B. control C. action D. silence
38. A. hide B. share C. change D. support
39. A. truth B. power C. kindness D. health
40. A. choose B. hold C. enjoy D. help
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
As is known to all, a positive parent-child relationship is___41.___(benefit) to the physical and mental___42.___(grow) of children, but keeping a healthy parent-child bond___43.___(need) the efforts of both parties.
Parents should take the responsibility___44.___(improve) their relationship with the children. What matters
is spending quality time with their children,___45.___tight their schedule is. For instance, they can eat___46.___(meal) together, go to sporting events together or watch their children's favorite TV shows together,___47.___can contribute greatly to making their children feel safe and___48.___(love). Children, on the other hand, should let their parents know they appreciate what their parents___49.___(do) for them. If possible，they can give their parents a gift on a special day or help with housework___50.___a regular basis.
No healthy parent-child relationship is without conflict. But as long as parents and children make a joint effort,they can settle the conflict and enjoy their time together.
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。

My interest has been in books instead of in food since I went to a high school. In the past I was real interested in all kinds of food. In summer day I liked to buy ice creams and cold drinks, while in winter I like to buy sweets and some other food. Whenever I went forwalk with my parents I would ask him to buy me something. However, after I went to high school, I found I was putting on weight. So, I gave up the habit of eat and began to spend money with all kind of books. Now my parents is always complained that I am a money spender!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国留学生朋友Jason参加了“留学生汉字书法竞赛（Chinese Calligraphy Competition for International Students)"并取得了第一名的好成绩，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示祝贺；
2.肯定比赛结果和其付出的努力；
3.提出交流学习书法心得的邀请。

注意：
1.写作词数应为100词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Jason,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A
16. E 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34. D 35.
B 36. A 37.
C 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. beneficial
42. growth 43. needs
44. to improve
45. however
46. meals 47. which
48. loved 49. have done
50. on
51.(1).去掉a
(2).real→really
(3).day→days
(4).like→liked
(5).for后接a
(6).him→them
(7).eat→eating
(8).with→on
(9).is→are
(10).complained→complaining
52.略。