2020年江苏淮阴中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2020年江苏淮阴中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案
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
On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.
It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6,and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”
“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,”Taylorsaid. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”
“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "
Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.
“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”
1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?
A. To stop a break-in.
B. To lock the back door.
C. To check on Marley.
D. To turn the hall light on.
2. What happened during the fight?
A. Pham dug a hole in the corner.
B. Marley was injured but bit back.
C. Taylor had a backup from neighbors.
D. Amber fought back to protect her girls.
3. What doesTaylormainly express on his Facebook?
A. Forgiveness.
B. Concern.
C. Anger.
D. Appreciation.
B
As one of the world’smost popular cultural mediums, cinema is at the leading position at the Taihu World Cultural Forum(论坛), an annual event that aims to improve cultural exchanges. So far this year, Chinese box office has already topped 58 billion yuan, the China Film Administration said. This indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market, is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.
Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has 67,000 cinema screens. the most of any country, and the number is expected to increase to 80,000 by the end of next year. Saying that China has signed coproduction agreements with 22 countries (including the United States, Canada, Japan. India etc.) ,Cao added it has deepened cinematic exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts (同行).
With the country’s huge native market, which produced more than 1,000 films in 2019, Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek cooperation with China. “International coproduction will become an important platform to send Chinese stories oversea and give us a broader vision of creation,” Tong said.
Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action films. Tong said the films, in which plots are basically secondary to shining stunts (特技), is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas. When asked what kinds of Chinese films would have the most global appeal. Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection and climate change, are perhaps the best options.
4. What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?
A. To strengthen cultural exchanges.
B. To build more cinemas in China.
C. To invite more tourists to Taihu.
D. To attract more international investment.
5. What can we infer about Cao Yin’s opinion in Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese box office has already overtaken the United States so far
B. The screens of Chinese cinemas will be world-leading in the future
C. China has signed the most coproduction agreements with other countries
D. There will be more and more cooperations between Chinese filmmakers and other countries.
6. How do Chinese filmmakers feel about selling their movies to the world right now?
A. Easy.
B. Disappointed.
C. Challenged.
D. Confused.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Box Office: Unclear Future
B. China: Top Second Movie Market
C. Cinema: The Leading Cultural Position
D. Chinese Filmmakers: Severe Competition Situation
C
These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Given that Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon, we could even say that it is also the most popular sport out of this world! The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. It was then known as cuju (kick ball), a game using a ball of animal skins with hair inside. Goals were hung in the air. Football as we know it today started inGreat Britain, where the game was given new rules.
That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. It is also a game that is very cheap to play. You don’t need expensive equipment; even the ball doesn’t have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids playing to their hearts’ content with a ball made of plastic bags.
Another factor behind football’s global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. It is fun enough to attract millions of people. You do not have to be a fan to recognize the skill of professional players or to feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist.
What’s more, football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate: it does not require words, but everyone understands it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, ...” said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. “I can tell you with certainty it is much, much more important than that.” This might sound funny, but one only has to think about the Earth to realize that our planet is shaped like a football.
8. What can we know from paragraph one?
A. Some people like to play football on the Moon.
B. The game called cuju was given new rules today.
C. Cuju is different from football as we know it today.
D. Many people like playing a ball made of plastic bags.
9. According to the author, there are ________ reasons why football became so popular in the world.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Football is round.
B. Football is more than just a sport.
C. Our planet is shaped like a football.
D. What Bill Shankly said sounds funny.
11. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To talk about the history of football.
B. To express his/her love of football.
C. To explain why football is such a popular game.
D. To prove that he/she is a professional football fan.
D
One billion people in the world are short of water. How can this problem be solved. Some suggestions have been to desalinate ocean water or to build enormous water pipelines from areas where water is abundant. (Suggestions such as these prove extremely expensive when they are actually used.) One possibility that scientists are considering is pulling icebergs from either the North Pole or the South Pole to parts of the world with a water shortage. Although many questions must be answered before such a project could be tried, moving icebergs seems a reasonable possibility in the future.
Engineers, mathematicians, and glaciologists from a dozen countries have been considering the iceberg as a future source of water. Saudi Arabia is particularly interested in this project because it has a great water shortage. Scientists estimate that it would take 128 days to transport a large iceberg (about 1/2 square mile) to Saudi Arabia. Yet the iceberg would be completely melted by the 104th day. Therefore, insulation would be essential, but how to insulate the iceberg remains an unsolved problem.
The problems in transporting an iceberg are numerous. The first problem is choosing the iceberg to pull. The icebergs that form in the North Pole are quite difficult to handle because of their shape. Only a small portion extends above the water — most of the iceberg is below the surface, which would make it difficult to pull. South Pole icebergs, on the other hand, are flat and float like table tops. Thus they would be much easier to move.
How can a 200-million-ton iceberg be moved. No ship is strong enough to pull such enormous weight through the water. Perhaps several ships could be used. Attaching ropes to an iceberg this size is also an enormous problem. Engineers think that large nails or long metal rods could be driven into the ice. What would happen if the iceberg splits into several pieces during the pulling. Even if an iceberg with very few cracks were chosen, how could it be pulled through stormy waters. Furthermore, once the iceberg reached its destination, very few ports would be deep enough to store it.
All of these problems must be solved before icebergs can become a reasonable source of water. Yet scientists estimate that it will be possible to transport them in the near future. Each year, enough icebergs form to supply the whole world with fresh water for a full year. In addition, icebergs are free and nonpolluting. As a solution to the world’s water problems, icebergs may be a workable possibility.
12. What is a problem in transporting iceberg?
A. The size of the iceberg.
B. The colour of the iceberg.
C. The salt in the iceberg.
D. The movement of air and water.
13. What is the author’ attitude towards transporting iceberg?
A. Pessimistic.
B. Objective.
C. Optimistic.
D. Unconcerned.
14. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. It is hard to use iceberg.
B. Iceberg are a good choice.
C. There are problems with iceberg.
D. Man finds no other ways to solve water shortage.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Shortage of water.
B. Icebergs for water.
C. Scientists and icebergs.
D. Iceberg—scientists headache.
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If you've ever considered training for a marathon, but you are a bit scared by the idea of 26. 2 miles, here is some motivation.
A slow and steady six-month training program designed to gradually build up endurance, gave a group of novice (新手) runners , ages 21 to 69, an impressive boost to their heart health.____16____Using these images,
researchers documented reductions in aortic artery stiffness (大动脉僵硬).
“As you get older, the normal aging process causes changes in your heart and your vessels,"the study author Dr. Bhuva says.“And hardening of the arteries increases the risk of many diseases."____17____Many studies have shown that exercise over a lifetime reduces aortic stiffness.
The training program was a slow build-up over six months. But it turned out that the older, slower runners saw the most benefits, in terms of reducing blood pressure and arterial stiffness. Even among people with existing heart disease, regular physical activity can help improve heart health.____18____
Ready to go? 2 tips to get started with your running goals.
Tip 1: Commit to a specific race or event.
18 million people in the U. S. participated in road races last year. If a marathon sounds frightening, aim for a half or a 5K.____19____Parkrun USA organizes timed 5K races around the country that are free and open to everyone.
Tip 2:____20____
“We normally tell our patients, look, you need to run or exercise, 150 minutes a week. But, of course, that's very boring for people to follow," Bhuva says. When you find a group or a partner to train with, it will be more likely that you'll stick with it.
A. The value of the new marathon study is to show how people can make improvements.
B. Each of the 138 runners received a scan at the beginning and end of the training.
C. And research shows that exercise can help ease anxiety，depression, even sleep disorders.
D. Most people can find a way to be more physically active, whether it is cycling or rowing,
E. But your lifestyle and habits can modify the rate and extent of these changes
F. Find a group or a partner.
G. The simple actof registering may motivate you to start training.
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“One, two, three, four, ...” that is the___21___for six people facing a cold, dark morning at Kamezuka park in Tokyo to bend, stretch, jump, and run on the_______22_______. It has become a___23___of daily life in Japan since the broadcasts, known as radio calisthenics (广播体操).
The three-minute workout is the____24____ way to start the day, says Yukihide, a 79-year-old retired businessman who has_____25_____ the routine nearly every day for a decade. “The exercises aren’t
that___26___and afterwards you feel like your body has___27___woken up.”
Today, as Tokyo prepares to______28______ the 2020 Olympics, Japan is hoping to _______29_______ interest in radio calisthenics. Children perform radio calisthenics before school sports days, earning_____30_____ that can be exchanged for stationery (文具). Regular participants_____31_____a broad range of Japanese society: construction, factory and office workers who are encouraged to___32___their desks and start moving at 3pm every weekday.
Studies show that people who exercise this way for just a few minutes a day have improved bone density (密度),______33______ risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack, and are generally in better___34___shape than other people their age who don’t___35___.
“There is evidence that physically activeolder adults have____36____rates of high blood pressure, compared with more___37___adults,” the report said.
The Kamezuka park regulars have finished their workout. “It can be______38______ going on a dark morning, but for some reason we all keep_____39_____ up,” says Maruyama, who has sweated. “And I’d say we’re all in pretty good___40___.”
21. A.topic B.response C.signal D.custom
22. A.spot B.stage C.platform D.move
23. A.routine B.greeting C.feast D.stage
24. A.plain B.perfect C.terrible D.difficult
25. A.analyzed B.celebrated C.studied D.followed
26. A.easy B.cosy C.difficult D.interesting
27. A.hardly B.luckily C.additionally D.properly
28. A.attend B.host anize D.cancel
29. A.raise B.decrease C.absorb D.change
30. A.money B.credits C.fame D.position
31. A.influence B.know C.cover D.visit
32. A.clean B.carry C.mend D.leave
33. A.reduced B.increased C.changed D.brought
34. A.mental B.physical C.logical D.psychological
35. A.work B.travel C.exercise D.think
36. A.higher B.worse C.stronger D.lower
37. A.energetic B.inactive C.knowledgeable D.enthusiastic
38. A.interesting B.hard C.boring D.beneficial
39. A.looking B.doing C.turning D.holding
40. A.shape B.uniform C.sunshine D.peace
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
Listening to happy music at work can help you complete tasks more quickly, especially if you’re doing something repetitive such as checking e-mail or____41.____(file) documents. A recent study also found that the accuracy and____42.____(efficient) of surgeons improved when they worked____43.____their music in the background.
Music decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol just as well as massage therapy does. Scientists____44.____(random) assigned anxious patients to listen to music either during massage therapy or while lying in a dim room. After three months, those who just____45.____(listen) to music experienced the same drop in anxiety as those who also got massages.
Listening to music before surgery has been shown to ease anxiety and limit the need for sedatives. After surgery, it helps reduce pain.____46.____analysis of 73 studies____47.____(publish) in the Lancet in 2015 confirmed that listening to music before, during, or after surgery improves anxiety and pain levels,____48.____in turn means less pain medication.
People come up with more creative____49.____(solution) when they listen to happy music than when they sit in silence according to researchers from the Netherlands and Australia. It may be because music improves your brain’s flexibility or_____50._____it relaxes you enough for the creative juices to flow. But don’t play the music too loudly.
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.短文改错
Among all the European cities, I love Paris more. Paris is known for the world center of culture and fashion. You may find many famous museum there, the most famous of them is Louvre (卢浮宫).
Louvre dated back to the l2th century, which used to be a royal palace. It is said that it has a collection of roughly 400 thousand of artworks, paintings and sculptures including. In front of the museum is a glass pyramid designed by Bei Yuming. That makes Louvre famous is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
It is a pity that not all the collections are opened to the public, but Louvre is well worth paying a visit.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上需你校举办了首届学生生活技能录像（vedios）展示活动，主题为“劳动创造美好生活（Work Creates a Better Life）”，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动主题；
2.展示内容（烹任、急救、园艺等）
3.活动反响。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. C 9. B 10. B 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B
16. B 17. E 18. C 19. G 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. filing
42. efficiency
43. with 44. randomly
45. listened
46. An 47. published
48. which 49. solutions
50. because
51.(1).more→most；
(2).for→as；
(3).museum→museums；
(4).them→which；
(5).dated→dates；
(6).去掉thousand后的of；
(7). including→included；
(8).That→What；
(9). opened→open；
(10).在visit后加to
52.略。