2020-2021学年贵阳市第十七中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年贵阳市第十七中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答
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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
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Four Best Cities to Visit in Winter
Cold rains, icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial. But here are four cities around the world that make for a great cold-weather destination:
Prague,Czech Republic
With its snow-capped spires and winding streets,Pragueis a fairytale city that remains ly tourist-free in winter.
The amazing architecture looks even prettier under a sheet of snow, with one of the most beautiful areas being the old town, with its Romanesque vaults. Gas street lamps have been placed throughout the city center, adding a romantic color1 to evenings. Cafes here are ideal for escaping the bitter cold.
Salzburg,Austria
With its Christmas songs and traditional markets, this is a perfect city for a winter break. “Silent Night” was performed for the first time in thechurchofOberndorfon the border ofSalzburgon Christmas Eve in 1818.
The city's main market is held in the shadow ofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle, but the one held inMirabell Squareis especially popular with food lovers who come to taste local food such as halusky—pieces of dumpling mixed with fried bacon.
Tromso,Norway
Tromso is widely regarded asNorway's most beautiful city and is a base for spoiling the northern lights. There are several attractive museums, including thePolarMuseum, which offers an insight into the history of Arctic expeditions, and theTromsoMuseum, which is famous for its Sami exhibitions.
Amsterdam,Netherlands
In winter,Amsterdam' s museums are much less crowded, making it the time to visit attractions such as Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House. Built originally to house a circus, the Royal Carre Theater is more than 130 years old. Children will love the spectacular performances.
1. What can you do inPrague?
A. Enjoy the fascinating architecture.
B. Taste local food halusky.
C. Appreciate Sami exhibitions.
D. Watch a circus performance.
2. Where was “Silent Night” first performed?
A. In thechurchofOberndorf.
B. InHohensalzburgCastle.
C. InMirabell Square.
D. In the Polar Museum.
3. Which city will you choose if you want to see the northern lights?
A. Prague.
B. Salzburg.
C. Tromso.
D.Amsterdam.
B
By mid-century there will likely be 9 billion people on the planet, using ever more resources and leading ever more technologically complex lives. What will our cities be like? How much will artificialintelligence (AI) advance? Will global warming cause disastrous changes, or will we be able to engineer our way out of the climate change issues? Recently, the magazineBig Thinkasked top minds from a variety of fields to weigh in on what the future holds 40 years from now. The result is as follows.
It's likely that by 2050 the majority of the people in the world will live in urban areas and will have a much higher average age than people today. Cities theorist Richard thinks urbanization will transform the education system of, making our economy less houses driven and removing the divisions between home and work.
And rapidly advancing technology will continue ever more rapidly. Cities of the future won't look like “some sort of science-fiction fantasy”, but it's likely that technological advances and information overlays (VR and AR) will greatly change how we live. Self-driving cars will make the roads safer and provide faster transports. A larger version of driverless cars-driverless trucks — may make long-distance drivers out of date.
Some long view predictions are completelydire. Environmentalist Bill says that if we don't make great progress in fighting global warming, it's likely we could see out-of- control rises in sea levels, huge crop shortfalls and wars over limited freshwater resources.
In terms of how we will eat, green markets founder and “real food" supporter Nina believes that there will be more small milk processing plants and more regional food operations and we'll be healthier as a result.New York Timeswriter Mark thinks that people will eat fewer processed foods and eat foods grown closer to where they live. And more people will be aware of the ethical responsibility" to grow foods.
4. What may happen by 2050 based on the magazineBig Think ?
A. Education will be driven by economy.
B. The majority of people will be taller.
C. AI will cause disastrous changes.
D. Most people will live in big cities.
5. What do we know about technology in the future according to Paragraph 3?
A. It will make people live in science-fiction fantasy.
B. It will ensure safer transports due to faster cars.
C. It will greatly change the way in which people live.
D. It will increase the number of long-distance drivers.
6. What does the underlined word "dire" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Magical.
B. Terrible.
C. Ridiculous.
D. Meaningful.
7. What does Nina think of foods in the future?
A. People will eat healthier and fresher foods.
B. Land-raised farm systems will be improved.
C. There will be smaller regional food operations,
D. Food supplies will become much more limited.
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
To show empathy is to identify with another’s feelings. It is to emotionally put yourself in the place of another. The ability to empathize is directly dependent on your ability to feel your own feelings and identify them.
If you have never felt a certain feeling, it will be hard for you to understand how another person is feeling. If you have never put your hand in a flame, you will not know the pain of fire. If you have not experienced jealousy, you will not understand its power.Readingabout a feeling and intellectually knowing about it is very different than actually experiencing it for yourself.
Among those with an equal level of emotional intelligence, the person who has actually experienced the widest range and variety of feelings — the great depths of depression and the heights of fulfillment, for example, — is the one who is most able to empathize. On the other hand, when we say that someone “can’t relate” to other people, it is likely because they haven’t experienced, acknowledged or accepted many feelings of their own.
Once you have felt discriminated against, for example, it is much easier to relate with someone else who has been discriminated against. Our innate emotional intelligence gives us the ability to quickly recall those instances and form associations when we encounter discrimination again. We then can use the “reliving” of those emotions to guide our thinking and actions. This is one of the ways nature slowly evolves towards a higher level of survival.
For this process to work, the first step is that we must be able to experience our own emotions. This means we must be open to them and not distract ourselves from them or try to numb ourselves from our feelings
through drugs, alcohol, etc.
Next, we need to become aware of what we are actually feeling — to acknowledge, identify, and accept our feelings. Only then can we empathize with others. That is one reason why it is important to work on your own emotional awareness and sensitivity — in other words, to be “in touch with” your feelings.
12. How does the author explain the feelings of empathy?
A. By giving examples.
B. By having classification.
C. By making comparison.
D. By providing data.
13. Which statement may the author agree with?
A. Low level of empathy leads to fewer varieties of feelings.
B. The deeper one’s feelings are, the more empathetic one is.
C. Empathy is a way we recently picked up for better survival.
D. Rich experiences may not go with a high level of empathy.
14. What’s the purpose of the last two paragraphs of the text?
A. To advise a sincere attitude to one’s experiences.
B To suggest a right understanding of empathy.
C. To require a realbond with one’s emotions.
D. To call for true acceptance of one’s feelings.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. How Empathy Unfolds
B. Be Open to Your Emotions
C. Why Is Empathy Important
D. Accept Your True Self
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Up to 40% of the food produced never makes it to our mouths. Food waste is a huge problem.___16___Here are ways to reduce food waste.
●___17___Many of us blindly throw things that look novel into the shopping baskets and then let them sit in the fridge until they go bad. So before shopping, think about exactly what you need for the week, make a detailed shopping list to prevent overbuying and stick to it.
● Get creative with repurposing food. Before walking straight to the bin with your old carrots, ask yourself: Can I make this into something new?___18___You needn’t follow any complicated recipes to turn older produce into a fresh new dish. Just use your head to make the best of it. For example, roast the carrots as a side dish or cut
them for a salad.
● Your freezer is your friend. If you’re unable to use food before it’s too late, turn to the trusty freezer. Freezing food helps lock in its flavor and nutrients. So next time you find perfect strawberries for your summer picnic, don’t throw the leftovers.___19___
● Don’t be fooled by that “sell by” date. Typically, these labels are a best guess by businesses as to when their productswill be finest. They’re not hard-and-fast rules about when that cheese has to go straight to the bin. They’re about quality, not about food safety. Next time you do a sweep of your storeroom, remember that.___20___If it doesn’t pass, turn to the bin.
A. Make an advance plan.
B. The answer is probably yes.
C. When in doubt, do a smell test.
D. Add up what you let go to waste.
E. The good news: Each of us can help solve it.
F. They may end up in landfills and produce greenhouse gases.
G. Instead, bag and put them in the freezer in case you want them.
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
完形填空(共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分)
One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be___21___when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years agoI___22___a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always___23___by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and___24___was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really___25___person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her___26___. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost___27___to deal with was that the day before the___28___, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her___29___of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to____30____. It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became____31____her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to____32____everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of
her____33____as well.
Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding,____34____when we’re honest, we can be sharply____35____of the world. I’m not suggesting you____36____problems, or that you pretend things are____37____than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are —____38____most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big____39____.
Train yourself to＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little____40____, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
22. A. lonely B. great C. quiet D. uneasy
23. A. received B. answered C. expected D. rejected
24. A. threatened B. interrupted C. bothered D. spoiled
25. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
26. A. caring B. boring C. interesting D. surprising
27. A. attitude B. plan C. measure D. explanation
28. A. urgent B. unnecessary C. certain D. impossible
29. A. occasion B. event C. accident D. adventure
30. A. memory B. notice C. evidence D. choice
31. A. hear B. contribute C. express D. admit
32. A. aware of B. afraid of C. curious about D. confused about
33. A. discuss B. realize C. judge D. settle
34. A. family B. life C. career D. education
35. A. so B. or C. but D. for
36. A. proud B. sure C. hopeful D. critical
37. A. face B. create C. solve D. ignore
38. A. rarer B. better C. stranger D. worse
39. A. at least B. at last C. by far D. so far
40. A. task B. deal C. result D. duty
41. A. practice B. speech C. rest D. pity
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
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly
and___41.___(wise). First, some of us___42.___(be) upset about our appearance. I don’ t think it is important at all and there is no need to care about it. Actually, it is one’ s inner beauty___43.___maters. Second, we sometimes cannot___44.___(understand) correctly by our teachers, parents and classmates. Faced with this, we can find a right time to have a heart - to - heart talk with___45.___(they), trying to remove the misunderstanding. Some of us have fewer friends___46.___would like to listen to our deepest feelings and thoughts. I think being open -minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, which makes us___47.___(stress). Well, we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently, full of___48.___(determine). At last, some of us don’ t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’ t it strange?___49.___my view, as long as we have some, that’s enough. And then, we can learn to be independent by____50.____(take) some part-time jobs, earning some extra money.
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 Friday I took the subway home as usually. Since our physics teacher had just teach us in class that the escalator (自动扶梯) worked, I decided to see how fast the escalator went. To my surprise, it went a speed of about 40 m/min. The next day, I went to a department store with her cousin Emily. I timed the escalator here too. I found that it was much slower, going about 30 meter every minute. Why? I check on the Internet and found the reason. Stores slow down escalators on a purpose, allowing customers more time to looking at their products.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Next Friday we’ll have the annual Egg Drop Challenge. The challenge is simple — you have to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when dropped over the stadium wall.” said Mr. Beal.
Cassie and I grinned at each other. Always working on projects together, we’re perfect combination. She’s brainy while I am creative.
While waiting for Cassie to come over and work on the container, I made my favorite sandwich with the fluffy marshmallow (棉花糖) cream. That gave me an idea: We can put some marshmallow cream under the egg as a
cushion.
I later told Cassie about it. But Cassie wasn’t interested. “I got a better idea. We put the egg in a basket with a parachute attached.” She said.
“It will never work.” I said.
“And Marshmallow cream will?” Cassie rolled her eyes. “The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn’t believe it. She never called my idea “stupid” before. “Then I will build mine and you build yours, and we’ll just see whose is better.”
“Fine!” Cassie stormed out. And just like that, our friendship was smashed, like an egg dropped from the top of a stadium without marshmallow cream to protect it.
When Friday arrived, I saw Cassie’s Egg Force One. She had a handkerchief to create a small parachute. It was tied to a basket and, in the center of it, her egg.
My Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. I used a layer of marshmallow cream and a layer of jelly (果冻) to support the egg.
The competition started. Everyone in my class carried their egg containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. If your egg broke, you were out. If the egg survived, you had to walk up three more steps and drop it again. This went on until the last egg broke.
By the fourth launch, only Cassie and I were left.
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“My egg flew out,” She explained, pointing to a broken shell in the grass.
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参考答案
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