2020届招远市第九中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届招远市第九中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析届招远市第九中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析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 AChildren under the age of 18 will be allowed up to three hours per week to play video games,according to anotice iss

2、ued by Chinas National Press and Publication Administration.Online game companies are required toprovide services to minors from8 to 9 p.m.on Fridays,Saturdays,Sundays and legal holidays as a way tosafeguard their physical and mental health.Children are playing more and more online games these days.

3、Is it timeto limit their online gaming time?What role do parents have?Readers share their opinions.RizlaredOnline games are addictive,but if children are taught how to manage in a sensible and responsible mannerthen it is no longer a threat(威胁).To achieve this,parents need to set examples for not be

4、ing glued to theirphones.Teaching is and always will be the best solution to such problems.AndrewGood policy.By limiting time spent on online games,kids can spend time doing more useful things to developtheir potential.They can go outside and run,jump and swim instead of sitting on a couch at home a

5、nd playingwith a smart phone.AdamIt is often seen that parents argue with children over cellphones.Most parents can hardly set and enforce thetime limit for its daily usage.Some forcibly take away their cellphones,but it will ruin trust and relationship.Evenworse,it will make their kids hate them.Pi

6、nkExcessive(过度的）gaming is purely a waste of time and energy for minors and has a negative effect on bothphysical and mental health.The gaming industry should not put profit-flaking interests as its priority(优先事项).They should act in a socially responsible way toprovide an environment for children to

7、ensure their well-being anddevelopment.LaurenThere would be a loophole(漏洞).Children could use their parents or other adults IDs to avoid real-nameregistration,thus making it impossible to put this policy in effect.Parents ly need to strengthen guidance andsupervision to keep their children from gami

8、ng addiction.1.What should kids do according to Andrew?A.Play online games.B.Play with a smart phone.C.Study all the time.D.Go in for outside activities.2.What does Pink advise the gaming industry to do?A.Pay attention to its profit.B.Focus on kids health.C.Be responsible for kids surroundings.D.Per

9、suade kids lo play more games.3.What role do parents have according to the passage?A.They keep hold of their phones.B.They set examples for their kids.C.They limit their kids time.D.They blame kids for addiction.BA teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks t

10、o 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 th

11、e 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 s

12、aid.“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

13、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,

14、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.4.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.

15、5.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.6.What does the underlined word“revealed”in paragraph 4 mean?A.Known.B.Attached.C.Believed.D.Limited.7.What do we know

16、 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.CThere is an old army joke about an officer who asks some soldiers whether any of them are interested inm

17、usic.When four hands go up,the officer says,“Right,men.You can carry this grand piano down to the officersmess.”Job recruitment has become more complicated since that story first did the rounds.Todays careers require alot more than just raw music but that sometimes makes jobs hard to define.An unfor

18、tunate result is a form of“adjective inflation”in recruitment ads as employers attempt to make routine tasks sound exciting.Candidates must sometimes wonder whether they are applying for a 9-to-5-role or to become a member ofthe Marvel“Avengers”.On Indeed,a job-bunting website,a bar was recently loo

19、king for bartenders who arepeople focused,quality-driven,and have superhero hospitality powers.The ability to give customers the correctchange was not mentioned.Another British company advertised for“a call-centre ninja,a superhero in people,a Job description whichsounds a little over-the top for wh

20、at was in fact a role at an insurance company in Isleworth.In case you think thatad was not typical.Indeed also had jobs demanding“ninja-like attention to detail.Short of turning up for theinterview dressed head-to-toe in black,and then sneaking up behind the managing director at his desk,it is hard

21、to see how candidates could show their ninja qualities.Not all companies require candidates to possess the qualities of a ninja,of course.Some require applicants tobe passionate.The Bluewater shopping mall in southeastEnglandwas looking for“passionate sales-driven brandambassadors”while“passionate c

22、rew members”were needed at a bakery in westLondonfor a wage of just 8.23an hour.In fact,passion is pretty hard to keep consistently for 40 hours a week,month after month.Job applicantsshould find some information from the kind of ads that companies place.If a job ad talks about passion orsuperheroes

23、,run away faster than a speeding Batmobile.Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutantninja turtles.8.Why does the author mention the joke in Paragraph 1?A.To show that officers enjoy playing tricks on soldiers.B.To introduce the topic of overstated job ads.C.To explain the origin of complex

24、 job ads.D.To describe soldiers everyday life.9.Which of the following offers a job demanding ninja qualities?A.The bar.B.The bakery.C.The insurance company.D.The Bluewater shopping mall.10.What does the author say about the ads requiring passion?A.They are unrealistic.B.They are typical of want ads

25、.C.They are appealing to applicants.D.They are uncommon on Indeed.11.How does the author sound when talking about todays job ads?A.Curious.B.Hesitant.C.Humorous.D.Sympathetic.DPreventing heart disease is a topic I think about all the time,given my family history of heart disease.So lastsummer,I trav

26、elled toBolivia.The natives,called the Tsimane,were reported to have the healthiest hearts in theworld.I wanted to learn what they could teach me about preventing heart disease.Getting to the Tsimane wasnt easy.They lived in small family groups of about 60 people along river banks.We finally found o

27、ne of the villages at sunset.That night,we set up our tents in the middle of the village.Thatchedhuts surrounded us,with no electricity or modem conveniences.At first,I thought they mainly got their calorics from meat.However,I found food such as rice and com madeup nearly 70%of their diet.The food

28、was not processed,lacking added sugars or salts.During my stay there,I went hunting and fishing with the men and played soccer with the kids.I found theTsimane were standing or walking nearly all of their waking hours.Men spent lots of time tracking animals.Fanning and gathering,mostly done by child

29、ren and women,were all-day affairs.I also got a clear idea of how they rested.As soon as the sun went down,people returned to their huts andwent to sleep.And with the call of the cock in the morning,another day began.The lifespan of the Tsimane is actually much shorter than those living in theUS.Var

30、ious factors,like animalattacks and infections,bring down the lifespan.But up until the day they die,they are often very healthy.Whileheart disease kills thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day,the Tsimane remindus that wealth doesnt necessarily buy health.12.Why d

31、oes the author pay so much attention to preventing heart disease?A.He dreams of becoming a doctor.B.He wants to teach others about the topic.C.His family members encourage him to do so.D.He was born with a high risk of heart disease.13.Which factors did the author mainly focus on in his research?A.H

32、ousing,food and cooperation.B.Diet,activity and rest.C.Physical work,social life and lifespan.D.Group size,family history and consumption14.What was the Tsimane s sleep-wake cycle mainly based on?A.Natural sound.B.Routine activity.C.Animal behaviour.D.Natural light.15.What might the author advise us

33、 to do after his travels inBolivia?A.Take in less sugar and salt.B.Stand less and walk more.C.Eat white meat instead of red meat.D.Live in the middle of the community.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Many people want to read books because t

34、hey think books will improve their health.Others find it rewardingto read books.Whatever your motivation,books just sit quietly and wait for us._16_Read more than one book at a time_17_Sometimes I need something that helps me escape my world and at other times I want to dive deepinto a subject I don

35、t know much about.Having choices means Im less likely to pick up my phone or to reach forthe TV remote.Schedule itMany people read in bed for 20 minutes before going to sleep.This is a great time to read,since you want tocalm your mind from your day and a book can definitely help with that._18_I lov

36、e starting my day slowly,andreading a book rather than the news is more enjoyable for me.Make full use of reading timeThere are a lot of 10-to 20-minute gaps in the day that you could use to read or listen to an audio book.Iread when Im waiting at the bank or when Im taking the train._19_I always ca

37、rry a book with me,so I neverwaste time on my phone when I could be reading.Become a browserIm always on the hunt for new books even if I have a few Im enjoying.Ill randomly stop by the library or thebook store for a quick look to see if theres anything new.This way theres always something new in my

38、 readingqueue._20_A.How do you know what you want to read?B.Here is how to give them more of your time.C.Keep books that youll always pick up close at hand.D.Im not always in the mood for the same kind of books.E.I listen when I clean up the kitchen at the end of the night.F.I actually read firstthi

39、ng in the morning in bed for 15 minutes.G.Finding books hurriedly when you are out can lead to bad choices.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Clara Dalywas_21_on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to

40、 Los Angeles when an air hostess askeda(n)_22_question over the loudspeaker,“Does anyone on board_23_American Sign Language?”Clara,15 at the time,_24_the call button.The air hostess came by and explained the situation,“we have apassenger on the plane whos_25_and deaf,”she said.The passenger seemed t

41、o want something,but hewas travelling_26_and the air hostesses couldnt understand what he needed.Clara had been studying ASL for the past years,_27_she unfastened her seat belt,walked toward the frontof the plane,and_28_by the aisle seat of Tim Cook,who was in his sixties.Gently taking his hand,she_

42、29_,“How are you?Are you OK?”Cook asked for some water.When it arrived,Clara returned to herseat.She_30_again a bit later because he wanted to know the time.On her_31_visit,she stopped and stayed a while.“He didnt need anything.He was_32_and wanted to talk,”Clara says.So for the next hour,shetalked

43、about her family and her_33_for the future.She wanted to be a politician.Cook told Clarahow he had_34_become blind over time and shared stories of his days_35_atravelling salesman.Even though he couldnt see her,she looked_36_at his face with suchkindness.“Clara was_37_,”the air hostess told Alaska A

44、irlines in a blog_38_.“You couldtell Tim was very excited to_39_someone he could speak to,and she was such an angel.”And forCook,it was_40_the best trip hed ever had.21.A.placedB.seatedC.boardedD.taken22.A.anxiousB.dangerousC.urgentD.important23.A.knowB.tellC.speakD.study24.A.removedB.spottedC.found

45、D.pressed25.A.blindB.disabledC.sickD.unconscious26.A.alongB.apartC.aloneD.aside27.A.butB.soC.andD.for28.A.kneltB.stoodC.satD.lay29.A.showedB.whisperedC.expressedD.signed30.A.marched onB.came byC.walked aboutD.wandered through31.A.thirdB.secondC.otherD.extra32.A.shyB.anxiousC.painfulD.lonely33.A.opin

46、ionsB.preparationsC.plansD.views34.A.suddenlyB.graduallyC.abruptlyD.unbelievably35.A.asB.likeC.forD.by36.A.directlyB.curiouslyC.attentivelyD.cautiously37.A.usualB.awfulC.ordinaryD.amazing38.A.eventB.interviewC.meetingD.activity39.A.getB.accompanyC.haveD.face40.A.indeedB.naturallyC.simplyD.extremely第

47、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Since Jan 23，when Wuhan,Hubei province，Chinas core battlefield against the deadly novel coronavirus,came to a halt（暂停），the city has witnessed numerous sorrows,but also hope.With spring_41._（arrive）,it is gradually

48、 returning to normal.During the winter,China and its 1.4 billion people experienced the_42._（rapid）spreading COVID-19 outbreak.It_43._（cause）the most extensive infections and has been the mostdifficult disease since the founding of New China in 1949.Zhang Wenhong,leader of the Shanghai team of exper

49、ts treating COVID-19 cases,said,“Wevemanaged_44._（contain）the outbreak in two to four months,_45._is unprecedented（前所未有的）inthe history of epidemics,and unprecedented in the annals of medical history.I take pride in those brave ones,ofour country and of our people.”They believe the measures that have

50、 played_46._key role一 including theWuhan lockdown,massive testing,strict quarantine（隔离）regulations and timely treatment 一 are allfundamental tools to break transmission of the virus.It was not an easy_47._（decide）to seal off Wuhan,a city of more than 11 million people and one of thecountrys_48._（bus