2019-2020学年上海市西延安中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年上海市西延安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
In September, something terrible happened on the west coast ofTasmania,Australia. As many as 380 pilot whales became stranded(搁浅) in shallow water there and later died. This might have beenAustralia’s largest stranding event on record, the BBC reported.
But this large amount of whale stranding is not uncommon. For centuries, it has happened all over the world and has puzzled scientists. Scientists say the cause is often unknown. But they have offered many different explanations.
Some say the whales chase small fish for food and end up in shallow water because they are not paying attention to where they are going.
Others think the stranding has something to do with Earth’s geomagnetic field (地磁场). They say that a geomagnetic compass in whales’ brains controls their position. Unusual changes in Earth’s magnetic field can affect the whales’ compasses and send them in the wrong direction.
Another explanation suggests that stranding is caused by the close relationships that whales have. Pilot whales travel in large groups. One lead whale might mistakenly lead the whole group to shallow water. “And if one gets into trouble, the others will not leave,” said Sheryl Gibney, a leading biologist fromNew Zealand. “Some will come in and try to help, they get trapped on the beach, then more will come.”
The whales are trapped by mistake or out of sympathy(同情). Once they get stranded, they will likely die. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of theUS, less than 10 percent of all stranded whales survive.
1. What do we know about the stranding inAustralia?
A. It happened on theeast coast ofAustralia.
B. It caused the death of over 300 pilot whales.
C. It is commonly seen in September each year.
D. It was the largest stranding event in the world.
2. According to Gibney, the pilot whales are the animals that________.
A. are kind to each other
B. are easy to lose direction
C. are too huge to float in the sea
D.are silly to follow the leading whale
3. What is the story mainly about?
A. How human activity has affected whales.
B. What might cause whale strandings.
C. How whales find their direction while traveling.
D. What scientists are doing to save stranded whales.
B
When I was 13, I lost my sight. Since then, I had learned to get about with a walking stick, but had to stay at home because my parents thought I would get lost or robbed, even get hit by a car.
I, however, believed I could regain my way if I lost it. A neighbor told me that a public library was offering a free course designed for the blind. That's an important opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone: I could practice my getting — about skills on my way to learning practical technology. My parentssettled forit.
But how would I plan my course? I knew that the blind singer Ray Charles, get around without a walking stick by counting steps. But I couldn't seem to do that the way he had. I developed the power of my imagination, catching the layout（布局）of places I visited and taking note of landmarks in my mind. Every time I visited a place, the mental map I'd drawn would turn up and helped me with the direction. But that doesn't mean I didn't lose my way in the process of acquiring this skill. I'd have to swallow（吞下）my pride to ask kind strangersfor help.
On those days I lost my way, I'd go to bed feeling down. But my desires to beat blindness and further my education were usually enough to get me out of bed the next day and try again. Today, I'm a published reporter and audio producer.
Yes, I've lost my way at times and found it again. And when people ask me,
"Aren't you afraid to be out on your own?” the answer to me is clear：I'd rather risk and find happiness than stick to safety and be painful.
Now, impressed by my progress, my father told my mother, "Our boy can see!".
4. What does the underlined phrases “settled for" in the second paragraph mean?
A. Talked about.
B. Stuckto.
C. Agreed to.
D. Cared about.
5. How did the author go around on his own after losing his sight?
A.He created pictures of places in his mind.
B. He drew a map on the paper to help him.
C. He was always asking strangers for directions.
D.He threw away the walking stick and counted steps.
6. Which of the following can best describe the author?
A. Determined and adventurous.
B. Patient and intelligent.
C. Warm-hearted and positive.
D. Adventurous and outgoing.
7. How did the author's parents feel about his progress?
A.Concerned.
B. Surprised.
C. Confident.
D. Proud.
C
“My P.E. teacher taught me maths.”It has been a common joke for years but when a P.E. teacher applied for the head-teacher job, many parents worried that “the joke could come true”. Some parents asked, “Does the P.E. teacher know maths and English?If not, how is he supposed to tutor the students?” But there were still parents who believed P.E. teachers had more time to discipline the students since they didn’t have many classes.
This concern is actually a “subject bias”, that is, choosing a P.E. teacher as the head-teacher is not good for the students’ grades since he doesn’t know Chinese, maths, or English. It is acceptable for Chinese teachers, maths teachers and English teachers to be head-teachers because these subjects are important to entrance exams and scores. Such a concern reflects parents’ anxiety in the current educational environment, which tends to link the head-teacher’s responsible subject with the facts whether the school cares about the class and the children’s performances in the subject.
Many people care about their kids’ academic performances only. They don’t care about their kids’ P.E. performance at all. Even if kids have P.E. classes, parents care little. P.E. teachers are in humble position and their classes are often occupied by other teachers. Of course, if students, P.E. performance is related to grades and entrance exams, parents won’t mind “a P.E. teacher being the head-teacher”.
At the moment, P.E. is gradually included in entrance exams.
In terms of high school entrance examination,Guangzhouwill launch a new high school entrance exam which includes P.E. performance and Health examination in 2021, raising the score to 70 points.
In terms of the college entrance examination, universities having the right of independent enrollments added
P.E. tests to their entrance exams in 2019. This practice is seen as an important signal that the assessment of physical fitness and athletic ability, which are important aspects of a student’s overall quality, may be included in the college entrance examination in the future.
We hope that it’s a trend for P.E. teachers, music teachers and art teachers to become head-teachers.
8. By saying “My P.E. teacher taught me maths”, what does the author intend to show us?
A. It is just a joke that seldom happened in reality.
B. P.E. teachers hardly assist students in maths.
C. P.E. teachers are good at teaching maths..
D. Parents doubt the ability of P.
E. teacher.
9. We can infer from paragraph 2 that a P.E. teacher .
A. is of little benefit for students’ academic performance
B. is humbler than Chinese, math or English teachers
C. reflects whether the school cares about the class
D. gets unfairly judged due to the current educational system
10. Why doesGuangzhouraise proportion of P.E. performance in high school entrance examination?
A. To raise students’ awareness of physical health.
B. To call on parents to pay attention to P.E. teachers.
C. To test the overall ability of high school students.
D. To make P.
E. teachers equal with other teachers.
11. What opinion does the author hold towards P.E. teachers working as head-teachers?
A. Neutral.
B. Unexpected.
C. Supportive.
D. Critical.
D
Addiction to smartphones will result in poor sleep, according to a new study.
The study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Psychiatry, looked at smartphone use among 1,043 students between the ages of 18 and 30at King's College London. Researchers asked the students to complete two questionnaires on their sleep quality and smartphone use, in person and online.
Using a 10-question scale that was developed to judge smartphone addiction in children, nearly 40% of the university students qualified as "addicted" to smartphones, the study found. “Our findings are in agreement with other reported studies in young adult populations globally, which are in the range of 30-45%,” lead author Sei Yon
Sohn and her co-authors wrote in the study. "Later time of use was also significantly connected with smartphone addiction, with use after 1 a.m. increasing a 3- times risk," the authors wrote.
Students who reported high use of smartphones also reported poor sleep quality, the study found. That foils in line with previous studies that have found overuse of smartphones at night to be associated with trouble falling asleep, reduced sleep duration (睡眠持续时间)and daytime tiredness. That's likely because use of smartphones close to bedtime has been shown to delay the body's normal sleep - and - wake clock.
In fact, the No. 1 rule is "no computers, cell phones, and ipads in bed and at least one hour beforebed Dr. Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs sleep basic research, said in a recent interview. That's because "any LED light source from electronics (电子设备)may further hold back melatonin (褪黑激素)levels," Polotsky said. Melatonin is often referred to as a "sleep hormone," because we sleep better during the night when levels reach the top.
“This is a cross-sectional study, and it cannot lead to any firm conclusions about smartphone use as the cause of reduced sleep quality, said Bob Patton, a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Surrey, via email.
12. How did Sei Yon Sohn's team begin their study?
A. By publishing researching papers.
B. By responding to others’ concern.
C. By collecting firsthand data.
D. By turning to related experts.
13. What did the study find about sleep quality and smartphone use?
A. 30-45% of the university students are addicted to smartphones.
B. High use of smartphones is related to poor sleep quality.
C. Overuse of smartphones leads to shorter sleep duration.
D. Use after 1 a.m. will result in smartphone addiction.
14. What is Polotsky's opinion on electronics ?
A. We should stop using them an hour before going to sleep.
B. LED light source from them will delay normal sleep- and- wake clock.
C. Reduced sleep quality has nothingto do with them.
D. No electronics should be used in bed at any time.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Say No to Smartphones
B. Sleep Quality Can Be Improved
C. LED Light Source Causes Great Harm
D. Smartphone Addiction Ruins Sleep
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
Mystery of Evolution
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia(NCP), also named COVID-19 by WHO, there is a general fear of the unknown virus as its full effects remain to be seen. Fever, coughing, sore throat, difficulty breathing-the NCP's symptoms are similar to the common cold or the flu. but it's potentially more dangerous.
Viruses could be deadly, like HIV and Ebola (埃博拉) . But what are viruses? How can they cause so much trouble? Viruses are non-living organisms (有机体) approximately one-millionth of an inch long. Unlike human cells or bacteria, they can't reproduce on their own.___16___
Viruses can infect every living thing-from plants and animals down to the smallest bacteria. For this reason, they always have the potential to be dangerous to human life. Sometimes a virus can cause a disease so serious that it is fatal. Other viral infections cause no noticeable reaction. Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along. They can eater our bodies by the nose, mouth, eyes or breaks in the skin.___17___For example, HIV, which causes AIDS. attacks the T-cells of the immune system.
But the basic question is, where did viruses first come from?____18____"Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult. " Ed Rybicki, a virologist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, "because viruses don't leave fossils (化石) and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells they've invaded."___19___First, viruses started as independent organisms, then became parasites (寄生者) . Second. viruses evolved from pieces of DNA or RNA that "escaped" from larger organisms. Third, viruses co-evolved with their host cells, which means they existed alongside these cells.
For the time being, these are only theories. The technology and evidence we have today cannot be used to test these theories and identify the most plausible explanation.___20___Or future studies may reveal that the answer is even murkier (含糊不清的) than it now appears.
A. Once inside, they try to find a host cell to infect.
B. Until now, no clear explanation for their origin exists.
C. Continuing studies may provide us with clearer answers.
D. There's pretty strong evidence that this is a bat origin coronavirus.
E. However, there are three main hypotheses (假说) to explain the origin of viruses.
F. Instead, they invade the cells of living organisms to reproduce, spread and take over.
G. Bat is a flying mammal with a long lifespan, whose temperature is high, similar to a fever.
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When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. I can’t____21____what the quarrel was about, but I have never forgotten the____22____learned that day.
I was____23____that “I” was right and “he” was wrong — but he just____24____that I was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher____25____to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us____26____to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the____27____.
In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly____28____that it was black. She asked the boy____29____color1 the objet was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t_____30_____he said the object was white, for it was_____31_____black! Another_____32_____started between us; this time about the color1 of the object.
The teacher told me to go to stand the place_____33_____the boy had been standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We_____34_____places, and now she asked me what the color1 of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two sides color1 ed_____35_____, and from his_____36_____it was white. Only from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very_____37_____lesson that day: You must stand in the other persons’_____38_____and look at the situation through their eyes in order to_____39_____understand their perspective. Don’t hold a(an)_____40_____as the whole.
21. A. forget B. remember C. understand D. explain
22. A. lesson B. skill C. class D. detail
23. A. fond B. devoted C. grateful D. certain
24. A. recognized B. disagreed C. insisted D. threatened
25. A. determined B. responded C. followed D. agreed
26. A. on B. up C. down D. in
27. A. one B. another C. others D. other
28. A. enjoy B. see C. appreciate D. imagine
29. A. which B. that C. what D. how
30. A. believe B. allow C. stand D. value
31. A. equally B. totally C. briefly D. obviously
32. A. discussion B. argument C. debate D. conversation
33. A. that B. when C. where D. which
34. A. expected B. experienced C. exposed D. exchanged
35. A. frequently B. clearly C. rarely D. differently
36. A. sight B. viewpoint C. scene D. mind
37. A. meaningful B. faithful C. magic D. attractive
38. A. coats B. socks C. shoes D. hats
39. A. truly B. directly C. actually D. personally
40. A. detail B. role C. part D. aspect
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
Have you ever had the desire to try skydiving or bungee jump off a bridge? Some find such adventurous activities quite attractive____41.____others avoid them like the deadly disease. Vida, a communication specialist from thePhilippineswho now lives inBeijing, is no doubt____42.____former. Having gone bungee jumping and ziplining, Vida clearly has a passion for these adventurous activities.
One of the____43.____(scare) moments came from zorbing (太空球运动)－an activity in which the participants are strapped (捆住) inside a large, plastic, inflatable ball and roll downhill. “One of my straps____44.____(fall) off 'mid-zorb' so I was afraid I'd get unstrapped and end up____45.____(bounce) around a ball and banging into my friend who was also strapped inside."
While there is____46.____(definite) fear in these activities, there is also an opportunity to gain a sort of independence and____47.____(confident). For Sarah, aUSnative living inBeijing, her experience of bungee jumping atVictoria Falls,Zambia, was incredibly rewarding. Unlike paragliding (滑翔伞运动) or skydiving,____48.____you may be partnered with an experienced professional, she has to do it all____49.____herself. “It required me to be brave enough_____50._____(get) up on that bridge and jump, without the help or assistance of anyone else," Sarah said.
Vida often thinks of the Helen Keller quote: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” She added that “I'd rather have an adventure than experience nothing.”
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。

Last Sunday, I paid a visit to Miss Wang, which is my primary school teacher. She retired(退休) three years ago. Miss Wang teaches me Chinese when I was a naughty boy. I didn’t like studying at first. It was Miss Wang who kind helped me understand the importance of studying. Under her help, I made a great progress. She devoted most of her time to teach and treated me as his own child. I think she is really a excellent teacher with rich teaching experience. Inspiring by her, I’ve made my mind to be a teacher.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文。

词数80左右。

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Lily发来邮件，对你的高一暑假学习与生活感兴趣，请回邮件向她介绍你的暑期具体安排。

具体内容如下：
1.感谢对方的来信
2.介绍暑期学习计划与生活安排
2.询问对方的近期安排
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.
Lily,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
…
Your
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. D 9. D 10. A 11. C
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. F 17. A 18. B 19. E 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34.
D 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. C
41. while
42. the 43. scariest
44. fell 45. bouncing
46. definitely
47. confidence
48. where 49. by
50. to get
51.(1).which→who
(2).teaches→taught
(3).kind→kindly
(4).Under→With
(5).将a去掉
(6).teach→teaching
(7).his→her
(8).a→an
(9).Inspiring→Inspired
(10).在made后面加up
52.略。