2020届广西陆川县中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2020 届广西陆川县中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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 On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door,he took a steak knife from the kitchen.It was dark,and the family didnt know what Marley w

2、as barking(吠)at.Taylor,Amber and their girls Finley,6,and Sadie,4,soon woke up and came downstairs,too.“Well,it was dark so we couldnt see anything,only could hear Marley,”Amber recalled,saying her husband then went for the lights.“And once he turned the hall light on,we realized that the guy was ho

3、led up in the corner trying to hide.”“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldnt get out,and by that point in time,Marleys got him cornered,”Taylorsaid.Pham slashed(砍)both Marley and Taylor,and blood went everywhere.Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page,where he said Ma

4、rley was stabbed(刺)up to six times,mostly around the head and neck area.“And as I pulled back,blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued.“She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasnt going to die,”Amber

5、explained,adding that she was trying to protect their two girls.“When he realized that the two girls were in the house,thats when he kind of backed up and started running.Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.“Shes our he

6、ro,”Amber said.“If it hadnt been for her,that guy could have gone in the.he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded,“Yeah,I mean,the story plays out very differently if Marleys not there.”1.Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?A.To stop a break-in.B.To lock the back do

7、or.C.To check on Marley.D.To turn the hall light on.2.What happened during the fight?A.Pham dug a hole in the corner.B.Marley was injured but bit back.C.Taylor had a backup from neighbors.D.Amber fought back to protect her girls.3.What doesTaylormainly express on his Facebook?A.Forgiveness.B.Concern

8、.C.Anger.D.Appreciation.B For decades,an organization,called Ulum Dalska,based in a small Swedish town called Alvdalen,hasbeen working hard to help save a language called EIfdalian.Elfdalian sounds nothing like the countrys national language,Swedish,which press secretary Bjorm Rehnstrom said affecte

9、d the language about 100 years ago.At that point,Elfdalian declined.Ulla Schitt,also a Ulum Dalska member,experienced the change while growing up in Alvdalen.“My parents spoke Efdalian with each other,and with my grandma and my aunts and uncles and everyone around,”Schit said.“But when they turned t

10、o me,they spoke Swedish.”Schitt said her parents spoke Swedish with her because thats what was spoken in schools.But people are getting creative in the fight to change that trend.Musicians are creating new songs with Elfdalian.Several childrens books were also translated into EIfdalian,including Le

11、Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.Additionally,Bjorm Rehnstrom helps run a popular Facebook group that offers courses in the Elfdalian language,where he offers lessons to the groups 1,800 global members from America,Australia,South America,Indonesia,Haiti and Cape Verde.The local government s

12、upports the teaching and preservation of Elfdalian.Bjom Rehnstrom said they eagerly paid for a sign that reads:“Welcome to Alvdalen”in Elfdalian.But the national government of Sweden is a different story.They currently consider Eidalian a dialect of Swedish,not its own language.Schitt said every tim

13、e a language dies it is a sad moment.To her,losing Elfdalian would be an especially tragic(悲剧的)loss.“Its a part of our identity.Its part of our culture,”she said.“And if part of your identity and culture dies,a part of yourself dies.”Getting Elfdalian recognized as a language by the Swedish governme

14、nt,she added,is key to making sure that death doesnt come.4.Why was Ulum Dalska founded?A.To teach Swedish.B.To save Elfdalian.C.To improve Alvdalen.D.To help schools.5.Why Schitts parents spoke Swedish with her?A.They could only speak Swedish fluently.B.Schitt longed to speak Swedish at home.C.Swed

15、ish was the language of schools.D.It was required by her school teachers,6.What can we infer from paragraph 4?A.Many people are trying to help to save Elfdalian.B.Songs in Elfdalian are becoming more popular.C.Le Petit Prince was translated into various languages.D.Courses in Eldalian are provided t

16、o the world freely.7.What does Schitt think of preserving Elfdalian?A.Satisfactory.B.Vital.C.Dangerous.D.Meaningless.C In a study published in Nature Machine Intelligence,researchers at Ohio State University show how artificial intelligence（AI）can follow clinical trials to identify drugs for repurpo

17、sing,a solution that can help advance innovative treatments.Repurposing drugs is legal and not unusual.When doctors prescribe(开处方)drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for purposes different from what is printed on the labels,the drugs are being used“off-label”Just be

18、cause a drug is FDA-approved for a specific type of disease does not prevent it from having possible benefits for other purposes.For example,Metformin,a drug that is FDA-approved for treating type 2 diabetes,is also used to treat PCOS(a disease of women),and other diseases.Trazodone,an anti-depressa

19、nt with FDA-approval to treat depression,is also prescribed by doctors to help treat patients with sleep issues.The Ohio State University research team created an AI deep learning model for predicting treatment probability with patient data including the treatment,outcomes,and potential confounders(

20、干扰因素).Confounders are related to the exposure and outcome.For example,a connection is identified between music festivals and increases in skin rashes(红疹).Music festivals do not directly cause skin rashes.In this case,one possible confounding factor between the two may be outdoor heat,as music festiv

21、als tend to run outdoors when the temperature is high,and heat is a known cause for rashes.When working with real-world data,confounders could number in the thousands.AI deep learning is well-suited to find patterns in the complexity of potentially thousands of confounders.The researcher team used c

22、onfounders including population data and co-prescribed drugs.With this proof-of-concept,now clinicians have a powerful AI tool to rapidly discover new treatments by repurposing existing medications.8.What do we know about a drug used off-label?A.It is sold without a label.B.It is available at a low

23、price.C.Its uses extend beyond the original ones.D.Its clinical trials are rejected by doctors.9.Metformin and Trazodone are similar as both of them_.A.are used off-label B.treat rare diseases C.result in sleep issues D.are medical breakthroughs 10.What can be inferred about“confounders”?A.They are

24、possible treatments.B.They are environmental factors.C.They can be easily recognized in real-world data.D.They should be taken into serious consideration.11.What is the main idea of the text?A.AI examines benefits of existing drugs.B.AI identifies off-label uses for drugs.C.AI finds new drugs for co

25、mmon diseases.D.AI proves the power of drug research.D If you ever find yourself trapped in the wilderness without food,youllhave to figure out how to feed yourself.Many plants in the wild areedible,but many are also poisonous.So it is necessary to learn how to determine whether the plants you find

26、can be eaten safely.Avoid using this method without careful planning.Some plants can be deadly,and even if you follow these guidelines perfectly,there is always a chance that a plant will make you seriously ill.Prepare yourself for wilderness outings by learning about the local plants,and carry a gu

27、idebook to help you identify plants.Even if you are unprepared and cannot find food you know to be safe,remember that,depending on your activity level,the human body can go for days without food,and youre better off being hungry than being poisoned.Testing the plant in your mouth is dangerous,so go

28、forward very slowly and carefully.First,hold a small portion of the prepared plant part against your lip for 3 minutes.Do not put the plant in your mouth.If you notice any burning,tingling(刺痛),or other reactions,discontinue testing.Second,place another small portion of the plant part on your tongue.

29、Hold the plant on your tongue without chewing for 15 minutes.Discontinue testing if you notice any reaction.Third,chew the plant and holdit in your mouth for 15 minutes.Chew the plant well,and do not swallow.Discontinue testing if you notice any reaction.Fourth,swallow the small portion of the plant

30、.Wait 8 hours.Do not eat or drink anything during this period except purified water.If you feel sick,immediately throw up what you eat and drink plenty of water.If activated charcoal(活性炭)is available,take that with the water.12.Whats the meaning of the underlined world“edible”in paragraph 1?A.Suitab

31、le for using as food.B.Widely spread.C.Existing in large quantities.D.Not widely known.13.What can we know from paragraph 2?A.Planning is unnecessary when using the method.B.Not all plants in the wild can serve as food generally.C.Suffering hunger can be more dangerous than testing plants.D.Followin

32、g the method perfectly can ensure safety.14.Which is the correct order of testing plants in the mouth?wait and see chew it in the mouth put it on the tongue put it against lips swallow it A.B.C.D.15.Where might the passage come from?A.A students diary.B.A science report.C.A guide book for camping.D.

33、A doctor s notebook.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 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 Last year,I accepted an overseas job in a small town ofChinaas an English teacher.I hadbeen there for only a few days,and I was already feeling homesick.For some reason,I had an urge(冲动)to make some fresh bread,

34、so I decided to go to the store to buy some flour._16_,I thought I would find where flour was displayed(陈列).The small town where I lived had one tiny store.I walked around the store a few times,but I did not see a bag of anything that appeared to be flour.I wanted to ask one of the three saleswomen

35、where the flour was,but I did not know the word for“flour.”Just then,I saw one of my students leaving the store.I ran to him and asked,“How do you say flour?”_17_.I ran back into the store and found one of the saleswomen and asked in Chinese,“Ni hao,hua zai na li?”The woman moved as quickly as she c

36、ould to the far right side of the store.Finally,I thought to myself,“Im going to be able to make bread.”_18_when the woman,pointed to some red roses.At first I was confused,but suddenly it all made sense._19_When I asked my student for the Chinese word for“flour”,I did not specify(详细说明)whether I mea

37、nt“flour”or“flower”.I did not buy any roses that night._20_.My very limited knowledge of Chinese caused me to go home empty-handed.However,I learned the value of simple vocabulary in speaking a second language.A.I was notable to find the flour either B.However,my hope ended rather quickly C.He told

38、me effortlessly that the word was“hua”D.Although I knew my Chinese skills were limited E.As I tried to think of how to say“flour”using different words F.I was standing in front of the flower display,not the flour display G.Flour usually comes in a bag with pictures of biscuits or bread on it 第二部分 语言

39、运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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 natural wilderness of the Antarctic is under threat because of the increasing number of tourists.They come to Antarctic to_21_penguins,seals and seabirds.Scientists worry that this_22_to see the Antarcticarea

40、will only_23_the situation.They believe that the_24_in tourism could increase the risk to the marine environment and land ecosystems.A major_25_is that cruise ships(游轮)are increasingly visiting the area and if there was an accident,they could cause major_26_.For instance,a Norwegian cruise ship touc

41、hed ground on AntarcticsDeceptionIsland,spilling fuel._27_,the Norwegian ship was ice-strengthened and it only spilled a small amount of fuel.If the ship werent_28_enough and used heavy fuel oil,it would be very difficult to_29_and thousands of marine life could become_30_in oil.As a result of the N

42、orwegian_31_,there have been several_32_for dealing with the problem.One idea is that there should be a_33_on ships which have not been specially strengthened to deal with sea_34_.Another is that there should be a buddy system for large ships so that if one gets into_35_,there would always be anothe

43、r nearby,which it could_36_help.Whatever the_37_,it would be difficult to take any action because there are no international laws_38_tourism practices in the Antarctic._39_,ship owners do not seem to be able to_40_what sort of checks and controls are needed in the region.21.A.hunt B.preserve C.train

44、 D.observe 22.A.curiosity B.courage C.competence D.encouragement 23.A.display B.change C.address D.worsen 24.A.reform B.growth C.faith D.investment 25.A.conclusion B.promise C.concern D.decision 26.A.pollution B.stress C.conflict D.inconvenience 27.A.Obviously B.Generally C.Surprisingly D.Fortunatel

45、y 28.A.large B.heavy C.strong D.luxury 29.A.clean up B.give up C.hold up D.build up 30.A.boiled B.stored C.coated D.burned 31.A.exploration B.accident C.behavior D.attitude 32.A.explanations B.suggestions C.arrangements D.announcements 33.A.ban B.claim C.comment D.debate 34.A.creatures B.rocks C.wat

46、er D.ice 35.A.debt B.shape C.position D.trouble 36.A.lack for B.call for C.respond to D.adjust to 37.A.benefits B.purposes C.solutions D.challenges 38.A.allowing B.governing C.requiring D.admitting 39.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise 40.A.agree on B.focus on C.try on D.catch on 第二节（共 10

47、小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 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 Last week,100 restaurants across Shanghai advocated the use of serving utensils(器皿),as it is a key point for the control and _41._(prevent)of the COVID-19.Chinese people often eat together and share their_42._(dish)with others.The new system sug

48、gests_43._(add)separate chopsticks and spoons for serving when people dine together.Such a change of etiquette(礼仪)allows diners_44._(avoid)using their own chopsticks to pick food from the same dishes,and therefore_45._(great)reduces the chances of transmission of many diseases.Many restaurants_46._(

49、adopt)the policy after the Municipal Office for Civilized Society published the proposal,_47._also encourages the public to use separate utensils for shared dishes at home.According to Qu Qi,a person in charge_48._a restaurant in Xuhui,a sign_49._(put)up on the tables to inform people of the importa

50、nce of using serving utensils,since eating in was resumed on February 21.The waiters and waitresses are also trained to supply a separate spoon or pair of chopsticks for the diners.So far,_50._service has been well received by the majority of the public.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.假定英语课上老