2020-2021学年宁波市北仑中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年宁波市北仑中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案
解析
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
Dive with Big Sharks
Our shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.
Is SharkDiving Dangerous?
Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack,according to the International Shark Attack File,you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.
Pricing & Details
One day Cage Diver Adventure S 875
Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary.There,we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.
No dive experience is necessary.Our cages sit just below the surface.You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage,taking photos and having fun.
Top Shark Adventure S 375
If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away,we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck. Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey（猎物）.
Important Note
There's No Shark Guarantee
Although we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see nosharks, there is no refund.
1.Which of the following isTRUEabout the two adventures?
A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.
B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.
C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.
D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.
2.What is most likely to happen according to the advertisement?
A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the trip.
B.you are out of breath deep down in the sea.
C.you are hurt by a shark while diving there,
D.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving.
3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is ________
A.difficult but exciting
B.challenging and tiring
C.amazing and enjoyable
D.expensive but popular
B
I’ve been putting my passport to good use lately. I use it asa coaster and to level unsteady table legs. It makes an excellent cat toy.
Welcome to the pandemic (疫情) of disappointments. Canceled trips or ones never planned in case they would be canceled. Family reunions, study-abroad years, lazy beach vacations. Poof. Gone. Ruined by a tiny virus, the list of countries where our passports are not welcome is long.
It is not natural for us to be this sedentary (定居的). Travel is in our genes. For most of the time our species has existed, we've lived as nomadic (游牧的) hunter-gatherers. But what if we can't move? What's a traveler to do? There are ways to answer that question. "Despair," though, is not one of them.
We are an adaptive species. We can tolerate brief periods of forced sedentariness. We pass the days glancing through old travel journals and Instagram posts. We gaze at souvenirs. All this helps. For a while. Then, what hope do we have?
I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel involves wishful thinking. It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway, land. Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and are drunk in that uncertainty. Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.
That's one reason why I have faith in travel's future. In fact, I'd argue travel is an essential activity. It's not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential. Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul. Right now, we're between courses, enjoying where we've been, expecting where we'll
go. Maybe it'sZanzibarand maybe it's the campground down the road that you've always wanted to visit.
4. From the first paragraph we learn that the author is _______ .
A. desperate
B. humorous
C. bored
D. worried
5. From the author's perspective, what's the point of travel?
A. To feel hopeful.
B. To make a wish.
C. To take adventures.
D. To broaden horizons.
6. How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By showing evidences.
B. By providing examples.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By interpreting opinions.
7. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Where to go for a trip.
B. Why people need to travel.
C. How to fight the pandemic.
D. What people should do at home.
C
Some of the oldest art in human history is being damaged, scientists say. And climate change may be speeding up its loss. Newresearch reports that ancient rock art in Indonesian caves is degrading over time, as bits of rock slowly break off from the walls. It's a huge loss for human history.
Salt crystals（结晶）building up on the walls are a key part of the problem, the study suggests. These salt crystals go into the cave walls, changing sizes as temperatures rise and fall. This process causes the rock to slowly break down.
Salt crystals may become larger when exposed to repeated changes between wet conditions and periods of drought. These kinds of changes are expected to become more obvious as the climate continues to warm.
In particular, the researchers say, climate change may cause more intense El Nino（厄尔尼诺）events in the future. These events can strengthen the kinds of conditions that help salt crystals form Scientists are still debating the exact influence of climate change on El Nino, a natural climate cycle that drives changing patterns of warming and cooling in thePacific Ocean.
The new study, led by Jillian Huntley, examined 11 ancient cave art sites in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The researchers found evidence of salt formation at all 11 sites. It's merely a small part There are more than 300 known eave art sites around the region. The researchers note that salt crystals may indeed be part of the problem, adding that climate change is a growing threat, one that deserves more attention.
8. What is the main cause of the rocks breaking off from the wall?
A. Weather patterns.
B. Salt crystals.
C. Wet conditions.
D. Drought Periods.
9. Which of the following may researchers agree with?
A. El Nino events prevent salt crystals forming.
B. Climate change makes little difference to El Nino.
C.Salt crystals may become much larger in wet conditions.
D. Constant warm weather may cause salt crystals to change size.
10. Which word best describes Huntley's attitude to climate change?
A. Worried.
B. Curious.
C. Doubtful.
D. Positive.
11. What can we learn from thelast paragraph?
A. The formation and patterns of salt crystals.
B. The impact of climate change on ancient rock arts.
C. The historical value of ancient rock art in cave sites.
D. The threats of human activities to ancient eave art sites.
D
Brian Hamilton's life changed in a prison when he went there with his friend, Reverend Robert J. Harris, who often went to local prisons to do ministry work. During the visit,Hamiltonstarted talking to one of the prisoners and asked what he was going to do when he got out. “He said he was going to get a job,”Hamiltonrecalls. “I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”
The conversation madeHamiltonconsider how to help those who came out from prison. Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial conversation,Hamiltoncreated Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses.
At the time,Hamiltonwas building his own company, a software technology company for the banking industry. As his company grew, so didHamilton’s time devoted to giving lessons to prisoners. He averaged three to four courses a month at prisons throughoutNorth Carolina.
Eventually,Hamiltondecided to shift his focus to his true passion. In May 2019, he sold his company and focused on helping those who were imprisoned. His online courses will be set next year. “By March 1, 2022, anyone will be able to access the courses, either to become a certificated instructor or to access it for themselves as a prisoner or part of the general population,”Hamiltonexplained. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the course to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime.
The free course is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation, which offers assistance to military members as they return to civilian life and provides loans o small businesses. “Starting up a business isn't for everyone, but if we make opportunities available, and let people know that other people care about them, it makes a difference.”Hamiltonsaid.
12. Why did Brian Hamilton went to a prison?
A. He accompanied his friend.
B. He took lessons in the prison.
C. He wanted to get a job in the prison.
D. He had a friend who was in prison.
13. What can be inferred about Inmates to Entrepreneurs?
A. It often assists military members.
B It provides loans to small businesses.
C. Its course has been largely broadened.
D. It is an organization intended for business men.
14. According to the author, which of the following best describesHamilton?
A. He is a man who always changes his mind.
B. He has a sense of social responsibility.
C. He is good at running a big company.
D. He makes money by giving lessons.
15. What is the main idea of the text?
A. A man made a fruitless visit to the prison.
B. A man sold his business to teach prisoners.
C. A man realized his dream of being a teacher.
D. A man successfully created two organizations.
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The American book “Who Moved My Cheese?”has been a bestseller all over the world. It tells a story which happened between mice and people.___16___
The book tells us that when facing changes in our lives, like a new school or newfriends, don’t be
afraid.___17___The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teenagers are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris laughs and tells a story about two mice, two little people and some cheese.
The four are in a maze (迷宫) looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college.___18___The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this.___19___
After Chris finishes the story, his friends understand one thing:___20___ His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teenagers face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
A. I bought one last week and found it very interesting.
B. Instead, use these changes to make a better life.
C. However, some strange things happened in a school.
D. Its author Spencer Johnson has writtenthe book just for teenagers.
E. to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly.
F. But they find the cheese is gone.
G. They are afraid of the change so they find no cheese.
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
I had gone from being a daughter in my parents' home to marrying and being a wife. Within a year of marrying, I had a child and a new____21____--mother. It seemed that I was____22____defined in relation to someone else. I was somebody's daughter, somebody's wife, somebody's mother. So, where was Jane? More_____23_____who was Jane?
In between having four more children,____24____my husband as he started a business, and serving in our community, I____25____Jane. Sometimes, I wondered if there was anyone to seek. Did I____26____outside my relationship to others? I didn't_____27_____
And then I wrote a short story aimed at children. I typed it and sent it out. To my great____28____, it was accepted. I wrote more stories. Many of them were____29____, but I still kept writing. And, in writing, I found my_____30_____I also found that people listened. I wrote of mothering. I wrote of living with depression. I wrote of living on a_____31_____budget while my husband's new business struggled to survive. And thus I became
an_____32_____person, looking for and finding the words inside me. I shared those words with others. I knew that I could make a_____33_____through those words. Shy by nature, I’m_____34_____to speak in public. However, through my writing, I can_____35_____those words. I can touch others by sharing my thoughts and feelings, as well as my experiences and struggles.
“I didn't know you_____36_____depression,” one friend said after reading my article on living with depression. That opened a(n)_____37_____between us on how depression can be as weakening as any physical disease. We laughed and cried together as she shared her own experiences. Our friendship_____38_____. At the same time, with my newfound independence increasing I became more_____39_____. Additionally, I had a sense of_____40_____when I knew I was helping someone else.
21. A. task B. role C. honor D. burden
22. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always
23. A. importantly B. evidently C. strangely D. interestingly
24. A. urging B. comforting C. supporting D. instructing
25. A. looked after B. looked for C. looked up to D. looked away from
26. A. exist B. rank C. wait D. stand
27. A. care B. admit C. mind D. know
28. A. doubt B. puzzlement C. surprise D. relief
29. A. rejected B. prohibited C. replaced D. postponed
30. A. status B. voice C. figure D. chance
31. A. tight B. casual C. flexible D. rough
32. A. honest B. outgoing C. ambitious D. independent
33. A. wish B. fortune C. difference D. promise
34. A. ready B. afraid C. willing D. shocked
35. A. find B. appreciate C. free D. remember
36. A. suffered from B. got rid of C. gave in to D. benefited from
37. A. argument B. bargain C. competition D. dialogue
38. A. formed B. continued C. deepened D. worsened
39. A. patient B. confident C. reliable D. sensitive
40. A. justice B. direction C. belonging D. achievement
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
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word thatbest fits each blank.
Traditional Chinese medicine, practiced for thousands of years, is having trouble maintaining traction in many parts of the country, said the president of a TCM hospital in Henan province.
"I have visited many counties across the country and found that many of them___41.___(not have) a single TCM hospital," said Pang Guoming of Kaifeng Hospital of TCM in Kaifeng."In some counties,TCM hospitals use the old building of other hospitals, which have moved to bigger and new buildings.
“TCM isa unique heath resource for China, and more effort should be made to promote it so it plays a___42.___(big) part in universal health-care：
The development of TCM___43.___(expect) to accelerate, with a guideline recently approved by the top leadership aimed at promoting innovation and the passing on of TCM knowledge.
Equal importance should be given to the development of TCM and Western medicine___44.___(promote) their complementary nature, said the guideline, which was released and approved in July.More efforts should be made to improve the TCM service system, promote high - quality development of the TCM industry and boost TCM talent building,___45.___said.
TCM hospitals and clinics in China provided nearby 1.1 billion patient services last year,a rise of 5.2 percent compared with 2017.However, modem hospitals provide the majority of services, with total patient services provided by hospitals and clinics -- including modern medicine and TCM hospitals and clinics –___46.___(reach) 7.5 billion in the first 11 months of last year, a year - on-year rise of 3.2 percent.
"Compared with___47.___modern medicine is regarded, many local authorities still have not given enough importance to TCM development.
"Meanwhile, many people tend to evaluate empirical (经验主义的)TCM with standards___48.___(mean) for modern medicine, which is also a major obstacle to TCM development and recognition," Pang said.
Ma Jianzhong, chairman of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, said___49.___innovation in TCM theory, technological innovation is necessary to encourage the development of TCM.
"TCM technologies____50.____borrow modern technology so that it can play a better role in treatment," Ma said.
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。

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:在错的词下画一横线，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。

The new term began and the school clubs were looking for new member.
Last week, we heard that all the clubs would gather on the sports field during the lunch break on Friday but we could join the club we liked. Everyone was filled with a feeling excitement.
After lunch on Friday, we crowd onto the sports field. I was amazing at the number and variety of the clubs: the Cartoon Club, the Guitar Club, the Basketball Club and so on. I decided to join the Basketball Club, because that I love sports. I signed up and so did some other students which shared my interest. In the end, we had the picture taken together, smiling happy.
I believe take up a new hobby will make my school life full of fun.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

In one of my Management classes in college, I sat in the same seat in the front every day. Every single day I sat there. Then one day I found myself sitting next to some foreign guy who hardly spoke English. His name was Albert. The most advanced thing that I had heard him say in English was: “Wow, my muffin(松饼) is really good!”.
This guy also had a habit of stacking(堆放) every item he owned in the exact space I sat. His bag,his food, his books, and his phone were always right on my desk space. Then every single time I walked into class, Albert would greet me with a broad smile: “Ah, Tom. You’re here. Okay,” and start wildly clearing my desk of his belongings. He then made it a habit to say “Ready for class, yeah?” and gave me a high five. Every morning the guy sitting next to me would give me a high five.
I was always annoyed with this guy. I was thinking: “Dude, you know I sit here in this seat every day. Why are you always stacking your stuff(物品) here?” And the last thing I wanted to do was give a guy who hardly spoke my language high fives at 8 in the morning! Just get your stuff off my desk!
But today I came to class and was a few minutes late. I was standing outside the classroom because I had to
send a quick text. But through the door out of the comer of my eye, I could see my space—Of course, the usual—my desk was filled with Albert’s belongings!
As I was standing there on my phone, I noticed another guy who was also late walking into the class before me and trying to take my seat since it was closest to the door.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The new guy caught Albert’s eye immediately.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ It was then that I realized this guy wasn’t putting stuff on my seat to annoy me.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B
16. D 17. B 18. F 19. G 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. haven’t had
42. bigger 43. is expected
44. to promote
45. it 46. reaching
47. the 48. meant
49. in addition to
50. must
51.(1). member→members
(2). but→and
(3).在feeling后面加of
(4). crowd→crowded
(5). amazing→amazed
(6).去掉that
(7). which→who/that
(8). the→a
(9). happy→happily
(10). take→taking 52.略。