2019-2020学年湘潭市第七中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案

2019-2020学年湘潭市第七中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案
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
Information on school visits to Kew Gardens
Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50,000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational course prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational courses. Students will take part in the educational courses in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Key Stage 4:
45-minute course: 35/group 90-minute course: 70/group
Key Stage 5:
Half day (one course): 80/group Full day (two courses): 160/group
Teachers and adults:
Up to required key stage proportions (比例): Free
Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
Adults above the required proportions: 11/person
The payment will due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising (监护) adult-student proportions:
Key Stage 1: 1:5 Key Stage 2: 1:8
Key stage 3: 1:10 Key Stage 4: 1:12
Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting potentially busy areas such as the glasshouse and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 0208 32 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes, ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational courses, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm.
1.How much should a group of 15 Key Stage I students and 4 teachers pay for a 45-minute course?
A.35
B.46
C.57
D.81
2.What should one do in an emergency?
A.Check the risk assessment.
B.Call 999 immediately.
C.Ask adults or teachers for help.
D.Seek help from the staff member nearby.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce Kew Gardens.
B.To give tips on visiting Kew Gardens.
C.To attract potential visitors to Kew Gardens.
D.To inform coming activities in Kew Gardens.
B
“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” That’s a common expression, but the next time you throw something away, think about a twist on the old saying. What if your trash could become your own treasure? Many creative, thrifty, and environmentally minded people have come up with a way to makethathappen. It’s called upcycling. Our world would be a better place if everyone would begin upcycling.
Upcycling is the practice of taking an unwanted item and turning it into something useful. For example, how about that pair of jeans with a hole in one knee? It could become a new pillow for your bedroom.
Upcycling is not the same as recycling. Upcycling is actually much better for the environment. Recycling takes an item made of glass, paper, metal, or plastic, breaks it down to its base material, and then uses that material to make another product. This requires a great deal of energy. On the other hand, when you choose to upcycle, the
only energy you use is your own. And upcycling not only reduces the amount of trash that goes into our landfills, but it also protects natural resources, such as oil and gas. Recycling is good for the environment, but upcycling is even better.
Upcycling also makes a family’s budget stretch further. Of course, the idea of reusing items to save money is not new. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, many families lived on a tight budget. People had to use what they already had in order to meet their needs.
As responsible citizens, we should all be concerned with protecting our environment and budgeting our resources. Upcycling is a fun and creative way to help. The next time you go to toss something into the trash can, stop and think about what it could become. Chances are, there’s a brand-new item in your hand just waiting to be upcycled.
4. Why does the author mention an old saying in the first paragraph?
A. To arise reader’s awareness of upcycling.
B. To stress the importance of upcycling.
C. To lead in the topic of upcycling.
D. To show the idea of upcycling.
5. Which one below belongs to upcycling?
A. An old ladder is transformed into a bookshelf.
B. Old tin cans are transported to landfill.
C. A broken wooden door is chopped up.
D. Old cloth is made into a paper bed.
6. What is the difference between recycling and upcycling?
A. Upcycling is much more creative.
B. Recycling is much easier to achieve.
C. Recycling is much more cost-saving.
D. Upcycling is much more energy-efficient.
7. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Upcycling is popular at present.
B. Upcycling is replacing recycling.
C. Upcycling is worth recommending.
D. Upcycling is a tradition in daily life.
C
A student had to get his long hair cut off in a middle school in GuangDong Province. It was talked a lot among teachers and students.
In fact, all schools have their own rules. In most schools, boy students are not allowed to have long hair while girls are not allowed to dye their hair. And most school rules say that students should wear their school uniforms at school. And students must obey these rules so that they can get healthy development at school.
But some students have disagreements. They think that boy students having long hair doesn't mean that they are not good students. They want to show their own personality. They think that they would look cool too if they had long hair and the hairstyles like their favorite stars.
A girl student thought that she would look much more beautiful if she had brown hair. So she had her dark hair dyed brown one day. When she went back to school the next day, the teacher was very angry with her. She said that she worked hard at her lessons and did well in every subject. She just didn't know why the teacher didn't allow her to dye her hair while women teachers can.
It is not wrong for teenagers to love stars' hairstyles or wear their favorite clothes. However, a school has its own rules for all the students to obey so that the school can be in good order. Students should not break the rules at school.
8. What aren't boy students allowed to do in most middle schools according to this passage?
A. To have long hair.
B. To wear uniforms.
C. To like famous stars.
D. To show their own personalities.
9. Why did the girl make her hair brown?
A. Because she wanted to be cool.
B. Because she thought that she would look much more beautiful.
C. Because she wanted to make her teacher angry.
D Because women teachers dyed their hair.
10. What does the writer think of these school rules?
A. The students should be against them.
B. They are bad for students.
C. They can make schools in good order.
D. They can't make students grow healthily.
11. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Hair styles and clothes.
B. Schoolboys and schoolgirls.
C. Students and famous stars.
D. School rules.
D
Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better healthas adults, according to research published by an American research center.
“This research suggests that improving students' relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting effects beyond just academic success," said Jinho Kim, a professor atKoreaUniversityand author of the study."Itcould also bring about healthimplicationsin the long run.”
Previous research has suggested that teens' social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood. However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal（因果的）-it could be that other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens' relationships with their peers（同龄人）, rather than on their relationships with teachers.
To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20,000 participants from the Add Health study, a national study in theU.S.that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool included more than 3,400 pairs of siblings（兄弟姐妹）. As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?" As adults, participants were asked about their physical and mental health.
Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers in middle and high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health remained significant.
The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. "This is not something that most teachers receive much training in," Kim said, “but it should be.”
12. What does the underlined word “implications" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Recipes.
B. Habits.
C. Benefits.
D. Risks.
13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Poor health in adolescence.
B. Limitations of the previous research.
C. Teens' relationships with their peers.
D. Factors affecting health in adulthood.
14. What does Kim's research show?
A. Good adult health depends on teens' good teachers.
B. Good family background promises long-term adult health.
C. Healthy peer relationships leads to students' academic success.
D. Positive student-teacher relationship helps students' adult health.
15. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A health magazine.
B. A medical report.
C. A term paper.
D. A family survey.
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
Nordic Walking
Started inFinlandin the early 20th century, Nordic walking used to be a summer training exercise for cross-country skiers.___16___In that year, a Finnish company invented a new wrist strap (腕带) system to make the present-day Nordic walking technique possible. Outside ofFinland, Nordic walking has been well received inAustria,Germany,NorwayandSweden.____17____
Nordic walking is great for people who are looking for a smart physical activity with maximum health benefits, combined with fun and convenience. Nordic walking takes fitness walking to a new level by adding poles to produce an incredible upper body workout.___18___Besides, it also takes stress off your ankles, knees and hip joints (髋关节).
___19___Nordic walking is no different. For best fitness results and physical safety, ensure that you use only Nordic walking poles which have been specifically designed for this sport. Don't try to use skiing or hiking poles which are designed andmeant to be for a totally different purpose.
When you walk normally and carry poles with you, it is called the “2-wheel drive”. As soon as you hold the poles properly and start using your upper body, you're now in the "4-wheel drive". Every step should begin with the heel touching the ground.___20___Just hold them tightly every time when they hit the ground, and let them go as they are drawn back behind your body, finishing up with an open hand.
A. Just remember to choose lightweight walking shoes.
B. Your hands should always be in a “hold-n-go” state with the poles.
C. As with any sport, it is always important to have the right equipment.
D. There are also many Nordic walking clubs that offer regular weekly walks.
E. This strengthens your arms, chest, back and makes your body more flexible.
F. The real breakthrough of Nordic walking as a practiced exercise came in 1997.
G. It is now progressing well into other countries such asJapan,Australia, theUKand theUSA.
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Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us____21____. A 12-year-old boy, Kim overcame his weakness by unknowingly making it his___22___.
Poor Kim___23___his left arm in a terrible accident and was___24___. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo（柔道）club. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought this would make him___25___.
Everyone wondered how a single-armed boy could learn Judo.___26___, the master happily accepted him. Kim practiced nothing but a single stroke（击）.He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was___27___and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.
Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew in confidence as___28___could do that particular stroke better. The boy was___29___by the master to compete in a Judo championship tournament Everyone___30___Kim and his master. Even the boy was not sure about why his master had chosen him.
To everyone's surprise, Kim easily___31___six competitors with his single stroke. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals but managed to win the match. Then the final match began. The opponent（对手）was very strong and the referee（裁判）___32___with Kim's master about stopping the match as he feared the opponent could___33___Kim. However, his master___34___and told Kim to continue the match. With a huge effort, Kim___35___the match.
Kim thought it was___36___and asked his master how he had become champion. His master told him “My dear boy, you learned the most___37___stroke in Judo that very few can master to perfection. If your opponent wants to beat you and___38___you from using the stroke, they should hold your left arm. This was the___39___behind your victory!'*
If the boy turned his weakness, the loss of his left arm, into such a great___40___. why can't we?
21. A. brave B. reliable C. powerful D. flexible
22. A. chance B. strength C. interest D. choice
23. A. bent B. raised C. broke D. lost
24. A. heartbroken B. impatient C. embarrassed D. angry
25. A. popular B. normal C. happy D. special
26. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
27. A. excited B. nervous C. ambitious D. surprised
28. A. somebody B. nobody C. everybody D. anybody
29. A. taught B. picked C. forced D. paid
30. A. feared B. admired C. knew D. doubted
31. A. shook B. hurt C. beat D. hit
32. A. discussed B. competed C. agreed D. quarreled
33. A. frighten B. blame C. harm D. move
34. A. struggled B. refused C. begged D. regretted
35. A. ignored B. organized C. watched D. won
36. A. unbelievable B. strange C. unacceptable D. satisfying
37. A. suitable B. standard C. terrible D. difficult
38. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. excuse
39. A. effort B. reality C. secret D. meaning
40. A. fun B. success C. challenge D. dream
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
Chinaearlier on Thursday successfully launched Tianhe from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site,___41.___(start) a series of key launch missions___42.___aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of next year.
The construction of the space station and a state-level space lab,___43.___(be) key goal to fulfilling the three strategic steps in China’s manned space program and___44.___important leading project for building China’s___45.___(strong) in science, technology and aerospace.
China’s most adventurous space attempt, the multimodule space station named Tiangong, will have three main components－a core module___46.___(attach) to two space laboratories－with a combined weight of nearly 70 tons. The core capsule, named Tianhe, is 16. 6 meters long___47.___has a diameter(直径) of 4. 2 meters. The craft’s weight is equal___48.___the combined weight of 15 standard-size automobiles.
The capsule will be___49.___(centre) to the space station’s future operations, given that astronauts will live
there and control the entire station from inside. It will____50.____(use) to host scientific and technological experiments too. The entire station is expected to become fully operational around the end of 2022 and is set to work for about 15 years.
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。

On January 5th, students in our school visited Robot World, which we saw a great variety of robot. It was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just like real people, include playing chess, playing piano and drawing pictures. What's more, the robots are in different kinds and shapes, which made us enjoyable. In addition, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. They danced just as if we were dancers on the stage. By visiting Robot World, I have learned a lot about robots, especial about their functions and shapes. The great human wisdom is so powerful that it makes us to feel more comfortable to live in the world.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是校学生会主席李华,你校足球队将与来自伦敦的学生进行一场友谊赛,请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎辞。

内容包括：
1.校队简介；
2.比赛意义；
3.表达祝愿。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：友谊赛a friendly match
Dear guests, teachers and fellow students,
I'm Li Hua, chairman of the Students' Union.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________
Thank you!
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
16. F 17. G 18. E 19. C 20. B
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. A 39.
C 40. B
41. starting
42. which/that
43. is 44. an
45. strength
46. attached
47. and 48. to
49. central
50. be used
51.(1).which → where (2).robot → robots (3).amazed → amazing (4).include→ including (5).piano前加the (6).are → were (7).that → what (8).we→ they (9).especial → especially (10).feel前to去掉
52.略。