2020届成都市棕北中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届成都市棕北中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析届成都市棕北中学高三英语上学期期中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 AStaying-at-home proves to be effective in slowing the spread of the virus,but loneliness can be tough formany.Luckil

2、y,in the age of social media,we are never truly alone.And with the extra time spent indoors,artistsare stepping up to help us all with the following clubs.Drawing from Distance by Sarah Beth MorganLets shine some light during this trying time and encourage social distancing!Im starting this tomorrow

3、myself but from what I offer,take whatever you please.No rules!Just have fun!Stayathome Art Club byCarsonEllisHello!Ill be posting art homework here every weekday morning when I can.Theyll be designed for kids andgrownups alike.Here is your first homework:Draw a picture of yourself from the shoulder

4、s up.You can followsome useful examples.If you want to share or see other peoples self-picture,use these hashtags:#Stayathomeartclub#QACselfportrait30-Day indoor Art by Danielle KrysaOne month of avoiding crowds?Im in!I challenge you to use this time inside to make one piece every dayfrom now until

5、mid April.Please join me in playing around with some painting ideas that have been rolling aroundin my head but havent found their way onto paper yet.Stay at home,make art,save someones life.DIY from Illustoria MagazineWe have been so inspired to see our community come together to provide easy art p

6、rojects for familiesduring this stay-at-home-time!DIY is actually a fantastic way tosparkyour imagination without breaking a sweat.Avideo every day will teach you how to DIY something.1.What do we know about Sarah Beth Morgan?A.She is a strict artist.B.She aims at training more artists.C.She prefers

7、 to work at home office.D.She will provide a wide range of choices.2.What are you expected to do if you join Stayathome Art Club?A.Hand in homework every day.B.Share other peoples pictures.C.Draw a picture of yourself.D.Show up in person occasionally.3.What does“spark”in the last paragraph probably

8、mean?A.Set off.B.Set down.C.Set aside.D.Set about.BThe China International Search and Rescue Team(CISAR)was formed in 2001 and is now made up of severalhundred rescue workers and about 20 police dogs.The team brings help and hope to those whose lives arechanged by astorm,flood,earthquake,or any othe

9、r natural disasters.After long and careful training,the team went on its first international rescue tasks in 2003.That year,theChinese team helped save lives after earthquakes inAlgeriaandIran.It was the first time that a Chinese team hadworked outsideChinawhose members won high praise for bravery a

10、nd skill.Since then,the CISAR has completed many tasks.The list of people to whom help has been given is long.Theteam treated more than 3,000 people who were wounded in the 2006 earthquake inIndonesia,helped 2,500wounded people after the earthquake that hitHaitiin 2010,and spent several months givin

11、g aid to over 25,000people suffering from the 2010 floods inPakistan.On April 26,2015,a group of 62 people from CISAR wenttoNepalafter the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that happened there.Rescue workers are trained to find people,treat wounds,and hand out food,water,and other supplies.Theyhave to be abl

12、e to do work that is difficult under conditions which can be very dangerous.After a disaster,there isusually no electricity or water,and there may be diseases and other dangers.Rescue workers get to save lives,butthey must also bury the dead.That means they have to be strong in both body and mind.Re

13、scue workers must have big hearts,too.It takes a lot of love and courage to risk ones own life to savesomeone elses.The members of the CISAR have plenty of both and are always ready to go wherever help isneeded.4.What is the function of the numbers in Paragraph 3?A.To advertise for the CISAR.B.To ad

14、d some basic information.C.To praise Recue Workers contributions.D.To stress the dangers Rescue Workers face.5.What is the authors attitude towards Rescue Workers?A.Hopeful.B.Respectful.C.Curious.D.Supportive.6.What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?A.The duty rescue workers must perform.B.Th

15、e qualities rescue workers must own.C.The difficulties rescue workers must go through.D.The willingness rescue workers should require.7.What may be the best title of the passage?A.China to the RescueB.How to train CISARC.Welcome to CISARD.Rescue on requestCWhile space travel still gets lot of attent

16、ion,not enough attention has been paid to the exploration of oceans,about which we know much less than the dark side of the moon.Ninety percent of the ocean floor has not even been recorded and while we have been to the moon,thetechnology to explore the oceans floors is still being developed.For exa

17、mple,a permanent partially-underwatersea exploration station,called the Sea Orbiter,is currently in development.The oceans play a major role in controlling our climate.But we have not learned yet how to use them to coolus off rather than contribute to our overheating.Ocean organisms are said to hold

18、 the promise of cures for a wideof the unique eyes of skate(ray fish)led to advances in conquering blindness,the horseshoe crab was important indeveloping a test for bacterial pollution,and sea urchins helped in the development of test-tube fertilization(人工授精).The toadfishs ability to regenerate its

19、 central nervous system is of much interest to neuroscientists.Arecent Japanese study concluded that the drug Eribulin,which was taken from sea sponges,is effective in fightingwith breast,colon,and Urinary cancer.Given the approaching crisis of water insufficiency,we badly need to improve current me

20、thods,ofdesalinating(淡化)ocean water and make them more efficient and less costly.By 2025,1.8 billion people areexpected to suffer from severe water shortage,with that number jumping to 3.9 billion by 2050-well over a thirdof the entire global population.If the oceansdo not make your heart go beating

21、 faster,how about engineering a bacterium that eats carbondioxide and thus helps protect the world from overheating and produces fuel which will allow us to drive ourcars and machines,without oil?I cannot find any evidence that people young or old,Americans or citizens ofother nations would be less

22、impressed or less inspired with such a breakthrough than with one more set of photosof a faraway galaxy or a whole Milky Way full of stars.8.What does the author think about the ocean exploration?A.It is equal to the space exploration.B.It is well developed.C.It deserves more attention and devotion.

23、D.It is beyond our knowledge.9.What technology has been developed to make use of the oceans?A.Curing human diseases with ocean organisms.B.Preventing the world getting warmer.C.Mapping the global ocean floor.D.Removing salt from sea water.10.What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A.The tem

24、perature rise will be overcome by a bacterium.B.Solving the existing problems is more significant.C.The space exploration is worth the efforts.D.The ocean exploration is not inspiring.11.What is the best title of the passage?A.Oceans,the Last Hope.B.Oceans,the Hidden Treasure.C.Space,the Final Front

25、ier.D.Space,the Faraway Dream.DSonoma County is adding artificial intelligence to its wildfire fighting.The county has entered into anagreement with the South Korean firm Alchera to equip its network of fire-spotting cameras with software thatdetects wildfire activity and then issues a warning to au

26、thorities.The technology examines past and current images of terrain(地形;地势)and searches for certain changes,such as flames burning in darkness,said Chris Godley,the countys director of emergency management.Butemergency workers will first have to“teach”the system to distinguish between images that sh

27、ow fire smoke,andothers that might show clouds,fog etc.The software will use feedback from humans to improve its algorithm(算法)and will eventually be able to detect fires on its own or at least thats what county officials hope.“Its kind of like learning how to read,”Godley said.“What letters can I pu

28、t together to make up a word?”Thecounty activated the technology Wednesday and received 16 positive reports of smoke all of which turned outto be permitted burns,he said.Once a seasonal ban on controlled burns goes into effect in April or May,thecounty plans to speed up the testing and feedback phas

29、e.The hope is that by November,the system will no longerneed to be taught and can start providing reliable intelligence.Godley said.“Its going to take us a while to makesure weget the bugs outand that we really can depend on it because ultimately this is a lifesaving mission.”The technology is inten

30、ded to help officials investigate potential fire starts earlier so they can get personnelout to them more quickly and issue necessary warnings.Officials expect other places will adopt it if the technologyis successful,particularly because it plugs into the camera network thats already in place state

31、wide.“We ultimately believe its potential could be realized in a year or two,”Godley said.“And it could really havea dramatic impact here in California.”12.What does the system first have to do before being put into work?A.Equip its network of fire-spotting cameras with software.B.Learn to tell betw

32、een images of fire smoke and other pictures.C.Use feedbacks to improve its ability to detect fire independently.D.Examine images of the terrain and search for any possible changes.13.What do local officials expect the technology to accomplish?A.Be able to make positive reports of smoke.B.Be able to

33、control seasonal burns in the area.C.Help them spot potential fire starts as soon as possible.D.Learn how to distinguish pictures of flames from clouds.14.What does the underlined part in paragraph 3 mean?A.kill all the bugs.B.get rid of mistakesC.provide reliable informationD.speed up testing proce

34、ss15.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?A.AI is creating a dramatic impact in California.B.AI is applied to monitor terrains in California.C.A new tool to help detect wildfire in California.D.A new way to put an end to wildfire in California.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

35、 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Living in a culture that is differentfrom your own can be both an exciting and challengingexperience._16_.The following are five major cultural differences betweenChinaand theUSto help promotemutual understanding.PrivacyChinese people do not have the sam

36、e concept of privacy as Americans do.They talk about topics such as ages,income or marital status,which Americans think is annoying and intrusive(侵扰的).FamilyInChina,elders are traditionally treated with great respect while the young are cherished and nurtured.InAmerica,the goal of the family is to e

37、ncourage independence,particularly that of the children._17_.FriendsChinese people have different meanings to define friends._18_.Friendship means lifelong friends whofeel it deeply obligated to give each other whatever help might seem required.Americans always call people theymeet friends,so the de

38、finition of friends is general and different.There are work friends,playing friends,schoolfriends and drinking friends.MoneyAs is known to all,the Chinese like to save.Chinese are always conservative when they are planning to spendmoney._19_,where far fewer families are saving money for emergencies

39、and education than their Chinesecounterparts.Team VS IndividualBasicallyChinavalues the community and theUSvalues the individual._20_,its because you were great.While inChina,if you achieve something its because the team,or family,or company is great.Everything you dogets attributed to the greater w

40、hole,while in America individual merits(功绩)are celebrated.A.Youre welcome Io leave your commentsB.It is different in theUSAC.Just hanging out together time to time is not friendshipD.If we can accept the differences,we will make the result perfectE.If you achieve something in theUSAF.Unlike the Chin

41、ese,older Americans seldom live with their childrenG.You have to learn different cultural practices and try to adapt to them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I believe in miracles because Ive seen so m

42、any of them.One day,a patient was referred to(被引荐)me whowas one hundred and two years old.Theres a_21_in my upper jaw.she said.I told my own dentist itsnothing,but he_22_I come to see you.Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would_23_to add something,but she stopped him.Shewanted to tell every

43、thing herself.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the_24_of her mouth.Acareful examination later_25_that it was a bad sort of cancer.During her next appointment I explained to her the_26_of the problem.She held my hand firmly inhers and said,I know youre worried about me,but Im just_27_.

44、I thought otherwise.After considerable_28_on my part,and kindness on her part because she wantedto_29_me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as Iexpected,_30_treatment.About six months later she returned to my office,still energetic and_31_,How are you?I asked.Im just

45、 fine,honey,she responded_32_high spirits.When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”_33_to see her at all,I answered confusedly,Let me take a look in your mouth and well see aboutit.I couldnt believe my eyes.The cancer that had_34_nearly the entire roof of her mouth wasgone-only one small ar

46、ea of redness_35_.I had read of such things happening but had_36_seen them with my own eyes.That was my firstmiracle.Since then,Ive seen many others,because they keep getting_37_to see.In fact,miracles aredaily events for me now.And people are a miracle,_38_through them we have a chance to knowourse

47、lves and to_39_the miracles of one another.Since my first miracle,Ive come to understand that a miracle exists_40_we choose to find it.21.A.cutB.painC.woundD.cancer22.A.declaredB.suspectedC.promisedD.insisted23.A.hesitatedB.continuedC.attemptedD.managed24.A.roofB.comerC.bottomD.surface25.A.confirmed

48、B.convincedC.consideredD.concluded26.A.possibilityB.importanceC.seriousnessD.resolution27.A.oldB.sickC.fineD.glad28.A.permissionB.supportC.approvalD.effort29.A.persuadeB.pleaseC.impressD.astonish30.A.refusedB.providedC.receivedD.required31.A.healthyB.elegantC.optimisticD.humorous32.A.toB.inC.withD.b

49、y33.A.DeterminedB.SurprisedC.FrightenedD.Intended34.A.coveredB.reachedC.focusedD.grown35.A.curedB.fadedC.expandedD.remained36.A.everB.alsoC.neverD.already37.A.easierB.rarerC.happierD.closer38.A.orB.soC.yetD.for39.A.readB.makeC.keepD.see40.A.whateverB.whereverC.whoeverD.whichever第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；

50、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China SARS fighter returns to spotlight in coronavirus battle.Zhong Nanshan,_41._83-year-old doctor who became a household name 17 years ago for“daring tospeak”in the fight_42._SARS,is the public face of Chinas effort_43._(control)a