2020届招远市第九中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届招远市第九中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析届招远市第九中学高三英语下学期期中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 ATop Four Places to Visit in and aroundBaliUbudUbud is pretty away from the beaches.It is considered the cultural center

2、of Bali,where you will discover theart and spirit ofBaliand learn about Balinese religion through paintings,dance,and other art forms.You coulddrink a beer while watching a local band perform,but most people come here for the cultural appreciation.Nusa LembonganThis tiny island off the coast of Bali

3、 is where many people miss their journey plans,but it is a must-see,It isthe perfect place to stay for a couple of nights,The roads are not good,but the island itself is so beautiful andquiet.SanurSanur is an especially relaxing beach town.Its close to the airport and Kuta.Its also the starting plac

4、e toexplore Nusa Lembongan.KutaThebeachofKutais great for surfing.It is crowded and you wont get far without someone trying to get you torent a surfboard or buy something.The main town is a mixture of market stands and shopping malls containingthe biggest brands,from Zara to Ralph Lauren.The familia

5、rity of the western style shops and restaurants wontgive anyone too much of a culture shock.1.Which place are you probably advised to experience Balinese culture?A.Nusa Lembongan.B.Sanur.C.Ubud.D.Kuta.2.What is special about Kuta?A.It is a beach town near the airport.B.It has a convenient transporta

6、tion means on it.C.It is a shopping center and famous for surfing.D.It is a place where you can learn Balinese history.3.Where is the text probably taken from?A.An official document.B.A travel magazine.C.A science report.D.A history book.BAt the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang,a homestay(民宿)

7、is attracting travelers from far and wide,which has won architectural(建筑学的)medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown threeyears ago.Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou,

8、and her husband was a salesdirector.It was an ordinary situation where Lis husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime onweekends.City life sometimes is not easy.In 2018,they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village,which lies in a forest of bamboo.The first timethey drove into t

9、he village was one late afternoon.The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain,which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.The homestay was built beside her husbands old countryside house.The old house is preserved(保留),whilea brand-new building was built on its side and the w

10、hole site is made up of for courtyards.It has been updated tohave a hall,a tea room,a kitchen,a dining room.Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard.Aswimming pool is placed in the west courtyard,with a bar located on one side.Li and her husband love gardening and music,and their new

11、home gives them enough space to continuetheir interests and relax in the heart of nature.Li wants to share the quiet country life,so she makes her newhome a homestay.In 2019,the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on socialmedia.“The longer I stay here,the more I feel

12、 it was the right choice to come back,and this is more meaningfulthan making money,”Li says.4.How did Li feel about city life?A.Satisfied.B.Tired.C.Attractive.D.Noisy.5.What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?A.The smoke of cooking.B.The forest of bamboo.C.The smell of the villag

13、e.D.The feeling of loneliness.6.What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?A.It is ancient and broken.B.It can hold many guests.C.It has been rebuilt bythe couple.D.It must have been carefully designed.7.Whats more meaningful than earning money according to Li?A.Continuing their music dre

14、am.B.Staying at the old house.C.Living in the countryside.D.Developing the economy of cities.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

15、,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 meth

16、od 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 phy

17、sician 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

18、 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 presc

19、ribing 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 Risksholds true for broadersociety.For instance,sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida

20、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 an

21、d 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

22、 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 clinica

23、l 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 m

24、ake 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

25、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 directionsDYu Chenrui,29,is a

26、 maker of automata(机关人偶)in Chengdu,Sichuan province.Automata are built to looklike humans or animals and give the illusion(错觉)of being able to move ontheir own,“The art form amazes me,because it combines various skills,from storytelling to mechanics,and the pieces are built with a sense of humor,”Yu

27、 says.His creations have caught the attention of well-known artists and his fancy pieces of art have attractedcollectors worldwide.Interested in handcrafts as a boy,Yu first encountered automata designed by Japanese artist Kazuaki at anexhibition in 2015 when he studied at the Communication Universi

28、ty of China in Beijing.“It was like meeting alike-minded friend,”Yu says,recalling the moment.As an art and design major,he began to learn thecraft byhimself and,with the support of his tutor,he kept studying and examining automata in school.When he graduated in 2016,Yu landed a job at an advertisin

29、g agency in Beijing.He stayed on at the companyfor three years because,at that time,he was not sure that he could make a living out of his hobby.While workingas a designer Yu kept exploring and advancing his skills in wood carving and mechanics.Eventually,despite thejobs good salary,it was not enoug

30、h to make up for not following his true passion.Finally,in 2018,Yu quit his joband returned to Chengdu to open his automata workshop.To keep himself occupied while running his workshop,he planted blueberries,raspberries and cherries.Hewatered,weeded and added fertilizer(肥料)every day.“Daily routines

31、helped me calm down and inspire mycreativity,which resulted in an automaton called To Observe the Autumn,”Yu says.Over time,Yus reputation grew and his business flourished(兴旺).Many of Yus creations are built with adash of wisdom,a sprinkle of humor and are inspired by observations of real life.Yu kn

32、ows that there are manymore creative ideas waiting to be expressed.“It feels quite good to be fully devoted to automata creation and I amstill searching for myself.”12.What can we learn from the first paragraph?A.Yu is equipped with various skills.B.Yu is a person full of sense of humor.C Yu is now

33、gaining recognition worldwide.D.Yu is following the latest trend in handcraft.13.Why did Yu quit his job in Beijing?A.He couldnt make a living out of it.B.He wanted to pursue his own dream.C.He missed his family in Chengdu.D.He thought he had a lot experience.14.According to Yu,what contributes to h

34、is creativity as an automata artist?A.The fruits he grows.B.Success of his business.C.His devotion to the job.D.Observation from daily life.15.Which of the following can best describe Yus story?A.There is no end to learning.B.Great hopes make great man.C.Actions speak louder than words.D.Experience

35、is the mother of wisdom.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How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends?What if the only way ofgetting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be deliver

36、ed?_16_Thanks to advancesin technology,how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.Nowadays,we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remainfriends with.Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friend

37、ships._17_The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests,such as collecting model cars or playingan unusual instrument.Whatever our hobbies,the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them,even if they live on the other side of the world.But when you“friend”p

38、eople online,does this mean that they really are your friends?_18_If people always exchange true personal information online,then yes,these friendships can be real andmeaningful.But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about aperson.On social media si

39、tes,people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly.But smiling photos can hide real problems._19_A young person could be old;a woman could be a man;wecould even be sharing our information with criminals._20_Although technology has changed the way we acquire friend

40、s,the meaning of friendship and ourlonging for friends remain the same.As Aristotle said,no one would choose to live without friends,even if he hadall other goods.A.It depends.B.All you need is a Wi-Fi connection.C.Its a problem thats getting a lot of coverage.D.This was how things worked not very l

41、ong ago.E.Remember the saying:on the Internet,nobody knows youre a dog.F.But that doesnt mean that a higher percentage of people feel lonely now.G.But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.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

42、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Our families lived more than 450 miles away,so a few weeks before Thanksgiving one year,my husband and Idecided to invite a guest over_21_the holiday.I called a senior center in theDallasarea and they_22_Ilse,a woman I imagined would be quiet and

43、 good-natured.When seeing her,I was wrong.Ilse was a stubborn 78-year-old lady,who favored spending time at the center_23_she had her own apartment.By the end of the Thanksgiving evening,we felt as if she were an old friend.Two weeks later,I invited her tolunch.The more time I spent with Ilse,the mo

44、re she became like my grandma,always full of energy.Since I wasthe only one left in her life,I felt_24_for her.I soon became her personal Uber driver(minus the fee),andalso helped her hire a_25_.As the days went on,Ilse seemed more disconnected than before.Late oneafternoon,she called from the emerg

45、ency room to tell me she had_26_over her coffee table.After I got there,the doctor_27_she had suffered a mild stroke(中风).During the next few days,I_28_by her apartment,sadly finding that she was so weak.And she was nolonger the_29_Ilse I knew.At the end of the week,I received an early-morning call f

46、rom her caregiver.“Pleasecome over now,”her voicematter-of-fact.“Shes passed away.”But I was too shocked to cry.The morning after Ilses death,I pulled her_30_out of my file cabinet.Ilse had_31_I take a copy of ita year earlier.I read through it and_32_when I saw my name.She had left me$50,000.I didn

47、t_33_hersaying anything about that._34_,I would have insisted she donate the money to charity or give it to a friendshe had known longer.Ilse was a friend Id helped out of loyalty and_35_,not with the expectation of beingpaid.I opened an account in her honor.Over the next 20 years,Ilses_36_grew and

48、gave me the opportunityto_37_funds in her name to a cause she cared about deeply:children.Various families andcharities_38_from her donations.It is beyond my expectation that a_39_Id taken years before when Iplaced a call to the senior center and meet Ilse made my life richer and made me have a new

49、understandingof_40_.21.A.afterB.forC.byD.of22.A.believedB.beggedC.observedD.suggested23.A.unlessB.becauseC.thoughD.if24.A.responsibleB.gratefulC.pitifulD.happy25.A.teacherB.caregiverC.doctorD.guide26.A.talkedB.lookedC.cameD.tripped27.A.ensuredB.confirmedC.warnedD.reminded28.A.droveB.walkedC.droppedD

50、.slipped29.A.energeticB.outgoingC.generousD.determined30.A.photoB.willC.bookD.report31.A.insistedB.orderedC.recommendedD.proposed32.A.questionedB.relievedC.explainedD.stopped33.A.mindB.imagineC.rememberD.consider34.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Instead35.A.courageB.abilityC.respectD.ambition36.A.