2020届新建县联圩高级中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案.pdf

20202020 届新建县联圩高级中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案届新建县联圩高级中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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 ARed Tourism Sites inShanghaiThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC).Many Chinesepeople are planning to visit red tourism attractions in the coming summer vacation.The following are some redtourism sites inShanghai.Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew YouthRevolutionary magazineNew Youth,which created the New Culture Movement andspread the influence ofthe May Fourth Movement,was established by Chen Duxiu inShanghaiin 1915.The editorial office movedtoBeijingin 1917 when Chen Duxiu was head of liberal arts atPekingUniversitybut moved back toShanghaithreeyears later.Address:No.2,100 Nanchang Road,Huangpu districtFormer Residence of Chen WangdaoThis three-story building was the home of famous scholar and educator Chen Wangdao.In 1920,Chencompleted the first Chinese translation ofThe Communist Manifesto(共产党宣言).He also served as President ofFudan University from 1952 to 1977.Address:51 Guofu Road,Yangpu districtHuangpu Wharf(码头)HuangpuWharfin Yangpu district was the place for about 650 Chinese students who headed toFrancefromMarch 1919 to December 1920 to further their studies.They included Zhou Enlai,later the first premier ofthePeopledRepublicofChina,and Deng Xiaoping,later the leader of the PRC.Address:32 Qinhuangdao Road,Yangpu districtThe Memorial of the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party ofChinaThe two-story building was completed in 1920 as the residence of CPC founding member Li Hanjun.On July23,1921,thirteen members held their first national congress of the Communist Party of China here,marking thebirth of the Party.Address:76 Xingye Road,Huangpu district1.When did the editorial office ofNew Youthreturn toShanghai?A.In 1915.B.In 1919.C.In 1920D.In 1921.2.What do we know about Chen Wangdao according to the text?A.He established theNew Youthmagazine.B.He first translatedThe Communist Manifestointo Chinese.C.He went toFrancefor further study.D.He held the first national congress of the CPC.3.Which site was the birthplace of the Communist Party of China?A.Former Site of the Editorial Department,of New Youth.B.Former Residence of Chen Wangdao.C.HuangpuWharf.D.The Memorial of the Site of the First National Congress of the CPC.BThe connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research.Recent studieshave found positive effects.A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example,discovered that greener areas ofthe city experienced less crime.In another，employees were shown to be 15%more productive when theirworkplaces were decorated with houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing theactual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions.These include plantsthat have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when theyre short of water and a plant that can detectharmful chemicals in groundwater.Were thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of thethings that we use every day,explained Michael Strano,a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables.Stranos team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours.The light，aboutone-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start.The technology,Strano said,could one day beused to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves ina one-off treatment that would last the plants lifetime.The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off switchwhere the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.Lighting accounts for about 7%of the total electricity consumed in the US.Since lighting is often far removedfrom the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lotof energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help saveenergy.4.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.A new study of different plants.B.A big fall in crime rates.C.Employees from various workplaces.D.Benefits from green plants.5.What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?A.To detect plants lack of waterB.To change compositions of plantsC.To make the life of plants longer.D.To test chemicals in plants.6.What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?A.They will speed up energy production.B.They may transmit electricity to the home.C.They might help reduce energy consumption.D.They could take the place of power plants.7.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Can we grow more glowing plants?B.How do we live with glowing plants?C.Could glowing plants replace lamps?D.How are glowing plants made pollution-free?CThe first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart.We tried to slow it down withtreatment,but it suddenly stopped beating completely.Later,whenever I would have a case like that one,I foundmyself second-guessing my clinical management.However,it turns out that thinking twice may actually causemore harm than good.In a working paper,Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result,they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient,often unnecessarily andsometimes with worse results.Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences,thefalloutfrom second-guessingappears especially large for us.A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed(开药)warfarin,the physician was about 20%less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes(中风).However,if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribewarfarin to their other patients.These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors.In the blood-thinner study,doctors weremore affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were moreaffected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient)and less affected byletting harm happen(not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke).Yet a stroke is often morepermanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine.Overreaction to Fearsome Risks holds true for broadersociety.For instance,sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and ledthe state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions.Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and,according to thestudy,such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational(不理性的)thinking when processinginformation,bad events and mistakes.As much as we dont want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again,we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesnt necessarily mean we did anything wrong.When we overthink,we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced.Instead,we mayinvoluntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient,who died morethan a year ago.Instead of second-guessing myself,I trusted my clinical instinct(本能)and stayed the course.Every one of those patients survived.You should trust your instinct in your life,too.8.The first two paragraphs suggest that_.A.bad medical outcomes affect doctorsB delivering babies can be difficult workC.some doctors are not very experiencedD.doctors sometimes make silly mistakes9.In the blood-thinner study,doctors_.A.tend to prescribe less effective medicineB.are more concerned about the patients safetyC.become less confident in writing a prescriptionD.believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding10.What does the underlined word fallout in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.ResultB.BenefitC.DifferenceD.Absence11.The author will probably agree that_.A.we should not doubt our own decisionsB.our experience will pave way for our futureC.humans are emotional and irrational on the wholeD.instincts dont necessarily lead to wrong directionsDA teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks to one womans act ofkindness.Jayden Sutton,a high school senior,went on foot each day from school to his job at a restaurant and thenback home.Sutton was determined to work and make enough money to eventually buy his own vehicle.Sutton said hed leave school at 3:30 pm,then walk miles to his job at the restaurant.After his work,whichusually lasted six to eight hours,he walked home,sometimes not arriving back until almost midnight.That all changed when Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December.“The young man wasinsistently in a rush walking to work,saying I cant be late,”Myers said.“He begged me to give him a ride.I toldhim I could take him as far as I was going.I began to create small talk along the way.It wasrevealedto me that hisname was Jayden,12th grader,worked 40 hours a week,walked 5 miles to work immediately after school,got offat 10:30 pm at night and walked back home another 5 miles if co-workers didnt offer a ride.”After dropping Sutton off,Myers said his heart and determination filled her with tears.“He was smiling ingood spirits and thats a child worth blessing,”she told Fox News.So,Myers shared Suttons story on theGoFundMe page,which raised more than$9,000 from 186 donors.She surprised Sutton with a new car after she managed to convince the general manager to drop the price ofthe vehicle to meet the budget.12.Why did Sutton work so hard in his spare time?A.To gain working experience.B.To pay for his education.C.To own a car.D.To support his family.13.What difficulty did Sutton have in his work at the restaurant?A.He worked longer than other workers.B.His work was too tiring.C.His job was much less paid.D.He had to walk to work.14.What does the underlined word“revealed”in paragraph 4 mean?A.Known.B.Attached.C.Believed.D.Limited.15.What do we know about the money donated online?A.It could buy more than a new car.B.It was not enough to buy a new car.C.It was given to Myers to buy herself a new car.D It mainly came from a car sales manager.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）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It can be hard to include exercise in our busy lives._16_Here are some common misunderstandingsabout exercise and what research actually tells us.I exercise once a week,and thats enough._17_Therefore,you need to exercise every day.Mix it up and keep it interesting as maintaining highlevels of physical activity throughout your life is associated with the best health outcomes._18_The good news is（bat recent guidelines have removed the need for physical activity to be at least 30 minutesat a time.There is no minimum time（最少少时间）to exercise,so carry out active daily chores,such as carryingheavy shopping bags and doing garden work,to improve your health.Try to do exercise“snacks”,such as climbinga few flights of stairs at a high enough intensity to make you a bit out of breath.Im too old to exercise.This is not true.Evidence shows that aging alone is not a cause of major problems until you arc in yourmid-90s._19_Im not feeling well,so 1 shouldnt exercise.If you have a fever,are really unwell or arc experiencing high levels of pain or exhaustion,dontexercise._20_But you should listen to your body and decrease your exercise load if you need to.A.I am fit,so I dont need to exercise.B.In most other cases,being physically active is safe.C.There are a lot of reasons why people dont exercise.D.Physical activity decreases the risk of excessive weight gain.E.I need to spend at least 30 minutes exercising at a time.F.The health benefits of exercise wont last if you only exercise once a week.G.Strength,power and muscle mass can be increased,even at this advanced age.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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One day,in ancient Greece,the great philosopher Socrates was walking leisurely around a community garden.A neighbor walked up to him and said,“You are never in a million years going to_21_what I just heardabout one of our neighbors”“Wait,”thegreatwiseman_22_.“Beforeyoucontinuewiththisstory,yourwordsmust_23_the triple filter(三重过滤)test.”The neighbor was_24_and stared at him with a blankexpression.Socrates told her that the first filter was to check the_25_of the story.The second filter wasto_26_whether what she was about to say was good anyway.Before he could finish his_27_,Socrates asked the woman,“Is what you want to share useful?”The neighbor thought for a moment and then said,“No,I_28_it is not really”“So,do you want to_29_something with me that may not be true,isprobably not good,and is not_30_?”Socrates asked.The neighbor wordlessly._31_.“Well,youhave no good reason to tell me this_32_,and you have no good reason to believe it yourself,”Socratesadded,as the neighbor walked away_33_.In reality,every single day,we_34_much time and energy in gossip(流言蜚语).Especially nowadays,many of us_35_social media in order to know something that is far from what is true,good and useful.But the mind-numbinggossip_36_wastes our time and even does harm to us.So dont fall intothe_37_of being disturbed by gossip.Instead,we should take Socrates_38_and simply focuson something that is true,good,and useful.It was_39_to people a couple thousand years ago,andI_40_you that it continues to work well for many people today.21.A.observeB.discussC.noticeD.believe22.A.interruptedB.pausedC.continuedD.repeated23.A.witnessB.passC.markD.illustrate24.A.disappointedB.kind-heartedC.confusedD.excited25.A.valueB.theoryC.appearanceD.truth26.A.look throughB.find outC.talk aboutD.take out27.A.questionB.debateC.lessonD.task28.A.indicateB.confirmC.understandD.suppose29.A.leaveB.compareC.shareD.connect30.A.commonB.advantageousC.attractiveD.possible31.A.noddedB.ignoredC.stoppedD.cried32.A.jokeB.lieC.legendD.story33.A.secretlyB.confidentlyC.embarrassedlyD.cautiously34.A.turnB.investC.introduceD.push35.A.make use ofB.make up forC.take care ofD.take notice of36.A.alsoB.onlyC.stillD.ever37.A.promiseB.battleC.trapD.expectation38.A.adviceB.proverbC.requestD.proof39.A.beneficialB.safeC.closeD.familiar40.A.encourageB.recommendC.remindD.guarantee第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）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Robot teachers are now very popular with pupils in some primary schools inSout