2020届张家港市妙桥中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届张家港市妙桥中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案届张家港市妙桥中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及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 ANAME:JohnFAVORITE SPORT:BasketballFAVORITE SNACK:PizzaHOBBY:PhotographyPET:Beagle named MaxFUNNIEST MOMENT:“On Maxs bi

2、rthday,we sang the Happy Birthday song to him and he got a big treat.Amonth later,my family sang Happy Birthday to me.Max got so excited because he remembered the song.Hewhined(嘀咕)when he didnt get a treat,so we gave him one.”NAME:SarahFAVORITE SPORT:Track and fieldFAVORITE SNACK:GranolaHOBBY:Guitar

3、PET:Cat named LuluFUNNIEST MOMENT:“One day in my kindergarten,I opened my snack bag and found a tennis ball and a sock!My little brother had played his first practical joke.Thanks,Bryan!”NAME:PaulFAVORITE SPORT:BaseballFAVORITE SNACK:Apple with peanut butterHOBBY:Making comicsPET:Tropical fishFUNIES

4、T MOMENT:“In a school play,I was supposed to say the line Stop right there,cowboy!Devin wasplaying the cowboy,and 1 said,Stop right there,Devin!It was supposed to be a serious part of the play,butDevin cracked up.Then everybody else laughed,too,including me.”NAME:ScottFAVORITE SPORT:SoccerFAVORITE S

5、NACK:BananasHOBBY:Drawing dinosaursPET:Hermit crab named HermieFUNNIEST MOMENT:“One night,we were camping in a state park.I heard a loud thumping(砰砰作响)outside the tent.I was sure that it was a bear!I used my flashlight to look around the campsite(野营地)and saw alittle toad hopping away,going thump,thu

6、mp,thump!”1.Whom will you get in touch with if you also like taking photos?A.Scott.B.Sarah.C.John.D.Paul.2.Where did Sarah find the tennis ball and the sock?A.At her friends birthday party.B.In her kindergarten.C.In her school.D.In a state park.3.Outside the tent,what thumped that night?A.A bear.B.A

7、 cat.C.A fish.D.A toad.BPigeons inLondonhave a bad reputation.Some people call them flying rats.And many blame them for causingpollution with their droppings.But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5million.“The problem for air pollution is that its been

8、 largely ignored as an issue for a long time,”says Andrea Lee,who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth.“People dont realize how bad it is,andhow it actually affects their health.”Londons poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year.Leesays,citing(引用)a

9、 report released by the city manager last year.If people were better informed about thepollution they re breathing,she says,they could pressure the government to do something about it.Nearby,on a windy hill inLondons Regents Park,an experiment is underway that could helpthe first weekof flights by t

10、he Pigeon Air Patrol.It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy,the director for DigitasLBi,a marketing firm,won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chose the problem of air pollution.“Basically,I realized how important th

11、e problem was,”he says.“But also I realized that most of the peoplearound me didnt know anything about it.”Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution,while at thesame time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.“So”,he wondered,“how could we go across the city quickly c

12、ollecting as much data as possible?”Droneswere his first thought.But its illegal to fly them overLondon.“But pigeons can fly aboveLondon,right?”he says.“They liveactually,they are Londoners as well.So,yeah,I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobileapps.And we can use not just street pigeons,

13、but racing pigeons,because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons.The birds may just be helping toimprove the quality of the citys air.4.What can we infer aboutLondons air quality from Paragraph 2?A.Londoners are very satisfie

14、d with it.B.The government is trying to improve it.C Londoners should pay more attention to it.D.The government has done a lot to improve it.5.Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _.A.entertain Londoners.B.solve a world problem.C.design a product for sale.D.protect animals like pigeons.6

15、.Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly acrossLondon?A.Because they are too expensive.B.Because they fly too quickly.C.Because they are forbidden.D.Because they fly too high.7.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Clean air inLondon.B.Londons dirty secret.C.Londons new pollution fighter.

16、D.Causes of air pollution inLondon.CAustralias Great Barrier Reef has lost 50%of its corals(珊瑚)within 30 years,with climate change a keydriver of reef disturbance,a new study has found.Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,inQueensland,northeasternAustralia,studied cor

17、al communities and theirsize along the length of theGreat Barrier Reefbetween 1995 and 2017,findingall coral populations disappear gradually,they said.Reefs are important to the health of ocean ecosystems without them,ecosystems break down and oceanlife dies.Coral population decreases happened in bo

18、th shallow and deep water coral species,experts found,but branchingand table-shaped corals which provide habitats for fish were worst affected by mass bleaching(漂白)eventsin 2016.Warm ocean temperatures are the main reason of coral bleaching.Bleaching doesnt kill coral immediately,but if temperatures

19、 remain high,eventually the coral will die,destroying a natural habitat for many species ofocean life.“We used to think the Great Barrier Reef is protected by its huge size but in fact our results show that even theworlds largest and ly well-protected reef system is increasingly destroyed and in dec

20、line,”Terry Hughes,anoutstanding professor at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,said.“There is no time to lose we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible,”thereporter warned in the paper,published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal.8.What has

21、 mainly influenced the coral populations of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Destroyed habitats.B.Climate change.C.Lack of seafood.D.Bleaching events.9.What can we learn from the passage?A.Many species has been dying out slowly.B.The size of reefs contributes to their protection.C.Ocean ecosystems dont devel

22、op without reefs.D.Bleaching continually disturbs table-shaped corals.10.What attitude does the reporter hold to the present situation of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Worried.B.Angry.C.Hopeful.D.Surprised.11.What is probably the best title for the passage?A.Climate change damages theGreat Barrier ReefB.T

23、he Species of ocean Life Are In DangerC.Greenhouse Gas Emissions Get WorseD.Sea Ecosystems Are In DeclineDI dont want to talk about being a woman scientistagain.There was a time in my life when people askedconstantly for stories about what its like to work in a field dominated(controlled)by men.I wa

24、s never very goodat telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting.What I do find interesting is the origin ofthe universe,the shape of space,time and the nature of black holes.At 19,when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学),it did not bother me in the least to be the onlywo

25、man in the classroom.But while earning my Ph.D.at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research,theissue started to bother me.My every achievement jobs,research papers,awards was viewed through thelens(镜片)of gender(性别)politics.So were my failures.Sometimes,when I was pushed into an argument on

26、leftbrain versus(相对于)right brain,or nature versus nurture(培育),I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf andall womankind.Then one day a few years ago,out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply toany and all provocations(挑衅):I dont talk about that anymore.It took me 10

27、years to get back the confidence Ihad at 19 and to realize that I didnt want to deal with gender issues.Why should curing sexism be yet anotherterrible burden on every female scientist?After all,I dont study sociology or political theory.Today I research and teach at Barnard,a womens college in New

28、York City.Recently,someone asked me howmany of the 45 students in my class were women.You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer,45.I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children.And Idont dismiss those concerns.Still,I dont

29、tell them“war”stories.Instead,I have given them this:the visual oftheir physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments.And in turn they have given me the image of45 women driven by a love of science.And thats a sight worth talking about.12.Why doesnt the author want to talk about being

30、 a woman scientist again?A.She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination(歧视).B.She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.C.She is not good at telling stories of the kind.D.She finds space research more important.13.From Paragraph 2,we can infer that people would attribute(把归因于)the a

31、uthors failures to _.A.the burden she bears in a male-dominated societyB.her involvement in gender politicsC.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicistD.the very fact that she is a woman14.What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D.and post-doctoral research?A.Lack of conf

32、idence in succeeding in space science.B.Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C.Peoples fixed attitude toward female scientists.D.Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.15.What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?A.Women students neednt have t

33、he concerns of her generation.B.Women can balance a career in science and having a family.C.Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.D.Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.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

34、项Have you ever wondered aboutchanging your life for the better?Actually,it costs almost next tonothing._16_Here are some of the tested tips for you to have a healthier,more active and happier life.Get enough sleep._17_Getting enough sleep will help you feel more relaxed and confident to face thediff

35、iculties in the day.To help you get a good sleep,do not get excited right before bedtime.Turn off your TV orsmartphone.Keep your room dark and quiet.All these measures will help you get the best sleep.Do more exercise.Physical activity is an important part of a healthier lifestyle.However,if you do

36、not enjoythe type of exercise you choose,it will work against your goal of living a healthier life._18_Enjoyable physicalactivity will not only help you keep your body strong,but will also affect your feeling positively all day long._19_One key to improving your health and maintaining it is regular

37、health care visits.They will help youto keep your body in better shape and help you improve the exercise effects.Start a journal.Keeping a journal is a great way to change your life for better.It really helps even if you justkeep a food journal.Or you can put down your true feelings,map out your goa

38、ls and track the results._20_A.Pay attention to your diet.B.Visit health care professionals regularly.C.So find a daily exercise that you truly enjoy.D.You can also sleep as much as you like at weekends.E.Its usually recommended to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.F.What you need to do is tomake

39、 some small changes in your daily life.G.Your diary will help you to meet those goals and increase the sense of happiness.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The Story of A Wandering WalletA few years ag

40、o,I was given a wallet.It was small,with only a single pocket for_21_,cards and coins.Azipper kept everything inside from_22_out.The wallet came to me all the way fromTanzania,_23_to meby a close friend.I fell in love with it immediately,which was the perfect size and came from a place I hoped tosom

41、eday visit.I_24_it everywhere;it was always uncertainly hanging out of one pocket or_25_.I seem to have a habit of_26_things-jackets,water bottles,text books,even my favorite wallet;I lost italmost weekly.Fortunately the most common_27_for me to lose it was in my own house,so of course Iwould_28_fin

42、d it.One day,however,as I was_29_a football stadium at a school,the wallet once again leaped from mypocket.I_30_the loss when I got home that evening.I_31_the house and prayed as usual.Nothing.Around a week later,my parents_32_a message on their business voicemail.A_33_stranger wascalling with_34_of

43、 my wallet.I couldnt believe it.This man,in an attempt to find who the wallet_35_,looked inside of it,and found a_36_which my parents had written to me.It happened to havetheir_37_phone number on it.I dont know if I believe in luck,but I do know I believe in the_38_acts of kindness,which filled my l

44、ife.Every day my hope for the world is renewed_39_I remember people who go out of their wayto_40_whomever they can.21.A.booksB.billC.casesD.cash22.A.fallingB.findingC.breakingD.running23.A.lentB.giftedC.borrowedD.purchased24.A.showedB.sawC.carriedD.felt25.A.anotherB.othersC.elseD.above26.A.hidingB.l

45、osingC.forgettingD.handling27.A.reasonB.wayC.timeD.place28.A.eventuallyB.generallyC.neverD.seldom29.A.leavingB.arrivingC.approachingD.heading30.A.understoodB.expectedC.missedD.discovered31.A.visitedB.searchedC.changedD.cleaned32.A.sentB.cancelledC.receivedD.ignored33.A.differentB.completeC.perfectD.

46、familiar34.A.paperB.commentC.newsD.picture35.A.turned toB.turned offC.dropped offD.belonged to36.A.checkB.callC.accountD.document37.A.personalB.workC.businessD.local38.A.specialB.carefulC.shamelessD.selfless39.A.asB.whenC.becauseD.once40.A.believeB.leadC.helpD.beat第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51

47、.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Mountain climbers around the world dream_41._going up Qomolangma,the highest mountain in theworld._42._many people who have climbed the mountain have left waste material that is harming theenvironment.A team of Americans is planning the largest cl

48、ean-up effort ever on Qomolangma.They will makethe_43._(risk)trip of all time up the mountain next month.The team of eight Americans_44._(guide)by more than twenty Sherpas of Nepal(尼泊尔夏尔巴人).Their goal is_45._(remove)all the rubbish they see.They will spend two months cleaning up the mountainby gathe

49、ring all kinds of rubbish,among_46._disposable products are a major concern.So the clean-upteam will take along_47._(new)developed equipment to collect and treat disposable products.They areexpected to remove at least three_48._(ton)of rubbish in large bags.Team leader Robert Hoffman is making his_4

50、9._(four)trip up the mountain.He says he hopes to bringQomolangma to the condition it was in before the first climb_50._(complete)successfully fifty years ago.第四部分第四部分写作（共两节，满分写作（共两节，满分4040 分）分）第一节短文改错（满分第一节短文改错（满分1010 分）分）51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换改作文，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