2020年西安高新第一中学国际高中高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2020年西安高新第一中学国际高中高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答
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
San Francisco Bay Area is a great place if you're a sports fan as you'll find several events all year round and plenty of team pride. If you are anywhere close to the area during a game,these fantastic sports events are here for you.
San Francisco Giants Baseball
The San Francisco Giants baseball team plays in SF at Oracle Park. This is a fun ballpark because it's always packed with great energy and offers views of the bay. It's one of the most popular San Francisco sports events. The Giants are part of the National League West Division. Since their arrival here in 1958,they have been World Series Champions three times.
Golden State Warriors Basketball
The fan base of the Golden State Warriors distributes the whole San Francisco Bay Area as this region's only NBA team.Their regular season runs from late October through mid-April, and all home games are played at the Chase Center in San Francisco.In total, the Warriors has won six NBA championships.
San Francisco 49ers Football
The 49ers are San Francisco's NFL team, though they have recently moved to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, about an hour south of SF. The football team was named for the prospectors (探矿者) who arrived in the area in 1849 for the Gold Rush. They’ve won 5 Super Bowl championships, all between 1981 and 1994.
San Jose Sharks Hockey
The San Jose Sharks represent the Bay Area in hockey (冰球).They were founded in 1991 as the only Bay Area team to compete in the NHL. Sharks fans love going to these San Francisco sports events at the SAP Center,which they call the Shark Tank,located about an hour southeast of SF.
1.Where can a sports fan have a good view of the area?
A.The Oracle Park.
B.The Chase Center.
C.Levi's Stadium.
D.The SAP Center
2.Which team has claimed the most titles according to the text?
A.The Giants.
B.The Golden State Warriors.
C.The 49ers.
D.The San Jose Sharks.
3.Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A book review.
B.A news report.
C.A science fiction.
D.A tourist magazine.
B
Paper is an important part of modern life. People use it in school, at work, to make artwork and books, to wrap presents and much more. Trees are the most common material for paper these days.
So how do people make paper out of trees today? People first cut trees, load them onto trucks and bring them to a factory. Machines cut open the outer coverings of the trees, and cut the trees into pieces. Those pieces are boiled into a soup. After that, it is hit flat, dried and cut up into sheets of paper.
The entire process, from planting a small tree to buying your school notebook, takes a very long time. Just growing the trees takes 10 to 20 years.
Making tons of paper from trees can harm the planet. Humans cut down 80, 000 to 160,000 trees around the world every day, and use many of them to make paper. Some of those trees come from tree farms. But people also cut down forests for paper, which means that animals and birds lose their homes.
Cutting forests down also contributes to climate change, and paper factories pollute the air. After you throw paper, it often takes the paper six to nine years to break down. That's why recycling is important. It saves a lot of trees, slows climate change and helps protect endangered animals, birds and all creatures that rely on forests for their homes and food.
So if paper isn't good for the environment, why don't people write on something else?
The answer: They do. With computers, tablets and cellphones, people use much less paper than in the past. Maybe a day will come when we won't use paper at all — or will save it for very special books and artworks.
4. What can we know about making paper out of trees?
A. It costs much money.
B. It takes a lot of time.
C. It is very easy and fast.
D. It is dangerous and difficult.
5. What is the impact of paper production?
A. It promotes the recycling.
B. It does harm to the environment.
C. It slows down the climate change.
D. It protects the animals from losing homes.
6. How will we use paper someday in the future according to the text?
A. Use it for books only.
B. Use the recycled paper.
C. Treasure it occasionally.
D. Use it for artworks.
7. What idea does the author want to express from the text?
A. The influence of making paper on environment.
B. The wonderful experience of making paper.
C. The necessary process of making paper.
D. The good reasons for making paper.
C
There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include responsibilities and unconditional love, whichprecludemothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining(保持) and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may ormay not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse; the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers always “trump(胜过)” friends.
8. What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. differ.
B. benefit.
C. prevent.
D. change.
9. What can we learn from what Marina said?
A. Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.
B. Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.
C. Her mother is wiser on account of her age.
D. Her mother is definitely not her best friend.
10. Why can a mother and a daughter build a even closer relationship today?
A. Because they share advanced technology with each other.
B. Because they work together to support the whole family.
C. Because they experience the same values and traditions.
D. Because they have common experience in life and work.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to build a good mother and daughter relationship.
B. A mother-daughter relationship is irreplaceable.
C. Mothers want to be daughters’ friends.
D. A daughter is a mother’s best friend.
D
As a rider, Anna Kiesenhofe’s Olympics victory might be a surprise. The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract (合同). She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.
The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon (铁人三项). She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.
The then-26 year old signedher first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season. However, she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018, eventually taking a year off the bike. In 2019, Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider, winning the Austrian national road race. Despite her results, Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.
Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race, eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer, Omer Shapira, Vera Looser and Anna Plichta, which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes. After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped, Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.
After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton (主车群), the rest of the riders seemed to believe that
they were racing among themselves for Gold, not knowing that Remehofere was still in front. While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes, other riders’ mistakes should not detract from the Austrian’s efforts.
Off the bike the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge University. She currently works at the University of Lausanne.
12. Why did Anna give up triathlon?
A. She got injured.
B. She lost interest in it.
C. She had to attend university.
D. She never won a medal.
13. Which is the right order of the following events?
①She ended her campaign.
②She took a year off the bike.
③She began her cycling career.
④She won the Austrian national road race.
⑤She won the Spanish National Cup.
A. ③④①②⑤.
B. ②③④①⑤.
C. ③⑤①②④.
D. ④②③①⑤.
14. What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?
A. The road race was so difficult.
B. Anna was a new rider.
C. They had caught up with Anna.
D. Anna took the lead of them.
15. What is Anna’s present job?
A. A cycling coach.
B. A university teacher.
C A professional rider. D. A college student.
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Doctors have successfully kept a heart beating in a container for 24 hours, bringing hope to thousands of patients across the world in need of a life-saving transplant.
___16___However, the "game-changing" device can preserve a heart up to six times longer than existing methods. It provides the heart with oxygen and vital nutrients, allowing more time to transport it.
The device, named ULiSSES, fits into a carry-on box, so hearts can be flown around the world.___17___And it is expected to cost under $ 100,000. University of Texas researchers have successfully tested on pig hearts, which
are similar to ours.___18___
Dr. Rafael Veraza presented the findings on pig hearts at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Seattle.
"___19___Many years later, it is done much the same way," Dr. Veraza said. "Donated hearts generally remainviable(可存活的) for around four hours using traditional preservation methods.___20___Being able to keep a heart viablefor 24 hours means you could transport it almost anywhere in the world, and this could save many lives."
A.It is expected to come into use soon.
B.The extra time could bring more hope to patients.
ually, a donated heart can only last about four hours.
D.It works without being affected by temperature or air pressure.
E.The pig hearts remained viable for 24 hours after they were removed.
F.The first heart was transported more than 50 years ago by putting it on ice.
G.They plan to test it on human hearts in three months and put it on the market within a year.
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’s fortunate for children to have siblings (兄弟姐妹) accompanying them. And the kids would be luckier to have a brother as____21____as Christian Hamerter. The 1l-year-old boy, attended a father-daughter dance with his 7-year-old sister Skylar after finding Skylar was____22____by their dad.
In the days leading up to the____23____in March, it was all Skylar was____24____for, talking about it all day. On the other hand, her mom Trelysia felt more and more____25____. At this time of year, their father is always fully____26____in official duties. He didn’t attend last year’s dance due to a conference,___27___having made a promise. Then, she was right to be worried. On the big day,____28____, their father was sent abroad for business. “It was____29____that he failed to go there for a second year. Skylar____30____because she had her heart set on going.” Trelysia wrote in a____31____. “I felt so bad and also cried uncontrollably.”
That’s when Christian____32____! The big brother wanted his sister to feel loved and special. And he picked out a suit and gold tie, a perfect____33____for Skylar’s gold dress. “The action filled me with____34____,” the mother wrote, “for I just know that I’m____35____a kind man—and an amazing father one day. He has____36____that he can be.” Skylar had a great time with Christian there without her dad’s____37____. Even better, now she knows her brother would always come to her____38____.
The post warmed hearts of the people it____39____and picked up more than 110,000 reactions____40____the sweet gesture.
21. A. enthusiastic B. generous C. considerate D. intelligent
22. A. left behind B. misunderstood C. set apart D. cheated
23. A. result B. event C. opportunity D. scene
24. A. concerned B. competent C. ready D. eager
25. A. anxiety B. curiosity C. satisfaction D. confusion
26. A. caught B. skilled C. occupied D. disappointed
27. A. since B. as C. without D. despite
28. A. worse still B. as usual C. sure enough D. for example
29. A. unexpected B. uncertain C. unquestioned D. unlikely
30. A. complained B. wept C. argued D. apologized
31. A. magazine B. diary C. book D. post
32. A. moved on B. stepped forward C. took off D. backed away
33. A. substitute B. match C. symbol D. demand
34. A. relief B. appreciation C. pride D. confidence
35. A. seeking B. changing C. affecting D. raising
36. A. proved B. promised C. agreed D. explained
37. A. wish B. practice C. assistance D. company
38. A. rescue B. notice C. knowledge D. defence
39. A. united B. reached C. convinced D. informed
40. A. evaluating B. instructing C. praising D. recording
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
The town ofBentonia, in the southern state ofMississippi, has fewer than 500 people. But it is known____41.____the birthplace of a special style of blues music. One musician is doing____42.____he can to keep the music and storytelling tradition alive.
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes is 73 years old. He is the last remaining Bentonia blues____43.____（perform）. He was just nominated（提名）for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. He hopes the album,____44.____（call）Cypress Grove, will help save the Bentonia blues long after he is gone.
The world has changed around Holmes and his Blue Front Café, the____45.____（old）surviving juke joint（小酒馆）of the country. Across the South, these spaces were____46.____（historical）owned and visited by African Americans. But many juke joints have closed as owners have passed away. Blues experts believe Holmes is the only American____47.____（run）a juke joint passed down by his parents.
The Grammy Awards take place this year on March 14. Holmes plans to watch the ceremony from the Blue Front Cafe. He cannot go to____48.____event in person because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, he will____49.____（surround）by musicians from across Mississippi_____50._____want to perform with him.
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 reading, I used to skip some parts of a story what were unattractive to me. As a result, I failed ,to find fun or became impatient. To solve the problem, I forced myself to reading every paragraph with a patience, trying to follow the plot. To my delight, I even finishJane Eyresmoothly. I could see the world through the eyes of different role in the book. This was great progress to her. Now, I have harvested a lol from reading. It provides me knowledge, and convinces me entire that being alone is not lonely. With books in my hand, I’ve got a color1 ful world belonged to me.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jim发来邮件询问你升入高中后遇到的最大挑战是什么。

请给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1.感谢Jim的关心；
2.最大挑战及应对策略；
3.向Jim征求建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jim,
Glad to hear from you.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. C 17. D 18. G 19. F 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. D 32.
B 33. B 34.
C 35.
D 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. as 42. what/whatever
43. performer
44. called 45. oldest
46. historically
47. running
48. the 49. be surrounded
50. who/that
51.(1).what→that/which；(2).or→and；(3).reading→read；(4).去掉patience前面的a；(5).finish→finished；
(6).role→roles；(7).her→me；(8).在knowledge前加with；(9).entire→entirely；(10).belonged→belonging 52.略。