福建省莆田第一中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

福建省莆田第一中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

莆田一中2019-2020学年度上学期第一学段考试试卷 高三 英语 命题人：许 审核人： ‎ 第I卷（选择题 满分100分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What is the man buying?‎ ‎ A. A scarf. B. A jacket. C. A suit.‎ ‎2. What would the man like?‎ ‎ A. Coca Cola. B. Lemon soda. C. Orange juice.‎ ‎3. Why will the street be decorated?‎ ‎ A. To celebrate a festival.‎ ‎ B. To make the city beautiful.‎ ‎ C. To welcome some famous players.‎ ‎4. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. On a boat. B. On a train. C. On a plane.‎ ‎5. What does the woman mean?‎ ‎ A. She hates murder and war.‎ ‎ B. People are becoming worse.‎ ‎ C. She’s optimistic about people.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where are the speakers heading?‎ A. To New York. B. To Mexico City. C. To Arizona.‎ ‎7. What will the speakers do next?‎ A. Find some help. B. Go to a drugstore. C. Get something to eat.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What will the woman probably do?‎ A. Buy a new watch. B. Give the watch away. C. Take the man’s advice.‎ ‎9. What does the man say about his watch?‎ A. He doesn’t bother to set it right.‎ B. He spent a lot of money on it.‎ C. He got it from a family member.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where does the man want Bill to go after high school?‎ A. To a large school. ‎ B. To a private university. ‎ C. To a college in another state.‎ ‎1l. Why is the woman worried?‎ A. She might not be able to see Bill often.‎ B. Bill cannot take care of himself.‎ C. The man is too strict with Bill.‎ ‎12. Who will make the final decision?‎ A. The man. B. The woman. C. Bill himself.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Neighbors. B. Roommates. C. Host and guest.‎ ‎14. What did the woman see the cat do?‎ A. Tear the morning paper. B. Run past her quickly. C. Get behind the bookcase.‎ ‎15. Where is the cat hiding?‎ A. In the bedroom. B. In the living room. C. In the laundry room.‎ ‎16. What does the man suggest about the cat?‎ A. She never tries to go outside.‎ B. She is afraid of the outside world.‎ C. She never comes back by herself.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?‎ A. Office employees. B. College students. C. Company presidents.‎ ‎18. When did the speaker get his first paid job?‎ A. At 18. B. At 21. C. At 35.‎ ‎19. How does the speaker feel about his life?‎ A. He’s embarrassed. B. He’s regretful. C. He’s proud.‎ ‎20. What’s the speech mainly about?‎ A. How to do well in school.‎ B. How to work with computers.‎ C. How to achieve career success.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Auctions (拍卖行) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar (实体的) sales rooms in addition to online buying.‎ Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Headquarters: Chicago Founded: 1982‎ Best bets: contemporary art, jewelry The founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders (出价者), and in 2017 a diamond ring sold for $97,000.‎ Swann Auction Galleries Headquarters: New York Founded: 1941‎ ‎ Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American art Founded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the first auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952. The house has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years. ‎ Stair Galleries Headquarters: Hudson, N.Y.‎ Founded: 2001‎ Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary art Colin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers. Stair is frequented by dealers and bargain hunters, and it’s a place to find interesting things like a George II carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29.‎ Heritage Auctions Headquarters: Dallas Founded: 1983‎ Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie posters With roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and ‎ butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls “the kinds of things that everyone has.” “People aren’t buying what we’re selling for decoration or for resale,” he added. “They’re buying things they absolutely love.”‎ ‎21. At which place can you buy old photographs?‎ A. Swann Auction Galleries. B. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.‎ C. Stair Galleries. D. Heritage Auctions.‎ ‎22. Who once sold antiques?‎ A. Greg Rohan. B. Colin Stair. ‎ C. Leslie Hindman. D. Nicholas D. Lowry.‎ ‎23. What can be learned about these auctions?‎ A. They are all run by local people. B. They are all located in New York.‎ C. They all have online shops. D. They all sell valuable artworks.‎ B I arrived in this beautiful Spanish island at the start of September, full of enthusiasm and eager to start work as an English teacher. I sorted all the necessary paperwork out and moved into a flat of my own within the first couple of days. Great! Or so I thought. At 4 am and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awoken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.‎ In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn’t broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.‎ As for the general lack of equipment in the house, there was no oven, tin opener, sharp knives or potato peeler. It turns out making a burger from scratch wasn’t the best idea. I have a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went with it. Smoke soon started to appear. I was not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out. I spent the following 10 minutes in a ‎ dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.‎ Luckily, I’m now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I’ve also realized that even if a flat looks pretty, it doesn’t mean its contents work. I am also learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (厨房用具).‎ ‎24. What problem did the author have in the morning?‎ A. She got some noisy neighbors. B. Her sleep was disturbed by a rooster.‎ C. She often slept late. D. Her alarm failed to work.‎ ‎25. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 2?‎ A. Her household articles were in poor condition.‎ B. Her flat was pretty old but comfortable.‎ C. She was quite satisfied with her flat.‎ D. She was a very careful woman. ‎ ‎26. What happened when the author was making a burger?‎ A. She broke her phone accidentally. B. She suffered a sudden power failure.‎ C. She was seriously injured. D. She made a terrible mistake.‎ ‎27. What is the text mainly about?‎ A. Learning to live in a new flat. B. Why living abroad is not easy.‎ C. Remaining optimistic. D. How to choose a nice flat.‎ C Binge-watching (刷剧) is when a person watches more than one episode of a show in quick succession (一连串, 连续). With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet, increases in technology and the rise of on-demand entertainment companies, people can now have their favorite shows streamed directly to their television at their convenience.‎ This behavior is nothing new. In fact, “binge-watching” has been officially listed in dictionaries since 2015. The entertainment companies recognize this behavior and ‎ many take steps to encourage it. Often, instead of releasing each episode on a week-by-week basis, an entire series will become available concurrently. Once the episode finishes, many platforms will display pop-ups with “you might like” suggestions, or will automatically play the next episode.‎ However, recent research suggests that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show back-to-back (一集接一集地), almost a third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result; and one quarter have neglected their household chores. Next we’ll be missing work!‎ Bingeing has other connections — binge eating, binge drinking and binge smoking. All of them are often associated with a lack of control and a possible route to addiction. Lindsey Fussell, consumer group director, said: “The days of waiting a week for the next episode are largely gone, with people finding it hard to resist watching multiple episodes around the house or on the move.” If people find binge-watching hard to resist, are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addiction?‎ The countless number of information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is, many would say, a good thing. However, when the activity begins to bleed into other areas, causing us to stop functioning then it becomes a problem. So, what’s the answer? Moderation! Neither a tiny amount, nor too much. After all, as the old proverb says, “A little of what you fancy does you good.”‎ ‎28. How did the writer develop the first paragraph? ‎ A. By giving a definition. B. By telling a story.‎ C. By listing some examples. D. By analyzing the cause and effect.‎ ‎29. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “concurrently” in para. 2? ‎ A. for convenience. B. at the same time. C. in detail. D. free of charge.‎ ‎30. What Lindsey said in Paragraph 4 implies that ________.‎ A. people can’t control their feelings ‎ B. people can’t resist the temptation C. people have no patience to do work D. people are addicted to waiting for a new episode ‎ ‎31. What advice did the writer give at last?‎ A. To keep online media from stopping functioning.‎ B. To enjoy entertainment as much as possible.‎ C. To learn life lessons from the episodes.‎ D. To watch episodes in a moderate way.‎ D In an apartment, people are having a party. They’re smiling and chatting with each other; they’re drinking cocktails and enjoying snacks. But the mood lighting is a bit strange. No candles or twinkling Christmas lights here. Instead, the light comes from enormous green-glowing plants in the center of the table.‎ This is a model inside a museum in New York. The “people” are small silver statues. But the plants are real. They’re watercress (水田芥) planted with nanoparticles (纳米粒) that turn their stored energy into light. It’s a technology developed several years ago by MIT chemical engineer Michael Strano. Now, Strano has partnered with an architect, Sheila Kennedy, to explore how these plants might be a central part of our homes and sustainable energy future. ‎ The plants in the exhibit are newer versions. Their glow is based on an enzyme (酶) called luciferase, which is what gives fireflies their light. Strano and his colleagues first put luciferase and two molecules (分子) that allow it to work inside a nanoparticle carrier. They then immersed plants in a liquid containing the particles, and added high pressure. The pressure pushed the particles into the leaves through tiny pores (气孔).‎ ‎“For the last two decades, plants have been a part of architecture, but they’ve always been used as green walls or roofs,” Kennedy says. However, the plants in Kennedy’s models fill entire rooms, their leaves and stems going wherever they choose. For her, this project was an interesting design challenge. She and her team had to figure out how to bring in sufficient water and where to contain enormous amounts of soil. ‎ The team is currently working on making the plants brighter and fixing light particles in larger plants such as trees. They’re also eager to extend the duration of a plant’s light from hours to days or weeks.‎ ‎32. What is special about the apartment according to the first two paragraphs?‎ A. It is modeled after a real one. ‎ B. It is powered by nanoparticles. ‎ C. Plants provide mood lighting for it. ‎ D. Real people are enjoying themselves in it.‎ ‎33. What is the third paragraph mainly about?‎ A. What the model is like. B. What gives fireflies light.‎ ‎ C. How to make the plants glow. D. How the nanoparticles work.‎ ‎34. What actually makes the plants produce light? ‎ A. Pressure. B. Fireflies. C. Molecules. D. Luciferase. ‎ ‎35. What can we know about the plants in Kennedy’s models?‎ A. The plants still need water and soil.‎ B. The plants grow in restricted space.‎ C. The light of the plants can last weeks.‎ D. The plants have grown as large as trees.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ It’s a nightmare having to wait for exam results. 36 If you’re stressed out after taking your exams, don’t worry! There are some steps you can take to calm down and reduce your stress.‎ Take some deep breaths. Stress and anxiety can trigger your body’s “fight or flight” response, making your breaths shallow and rapid. 37 Put one hand on your chest and the other on your abdomen (腹部). As you breathe, you should feel your abdomen expand along with your chest.‎ Try not to go over the exam in depth straight afterwards. Some people find it comforting to talk to friends a little about what they wrote. However, it only makes you worry about the answers you can’t change. It is also a bad idea because your brain does not perform well under stressful conditions. You will be unable to think clearly right after a stressful exam. 38 ‎ Get some exercise to relax. You might not feel like hitting the gym or going for a run directly after an exam, but getting some moderate physical activity is a great way to reduce stress! 39 If you’re stressed out over your exam, try doing exercise like jogging, cycling or even a quick walk. Regular exercise has been shown to decrease tension and improve your sleep.‎ ‎ 40 Regardless of your results, you should celebrate the fact that you have worked hard on your exams. Reward yourself by doing something you enjoy. If you can do it with friends, all the better. Studies have shown that spending time with friends and loved ones is an excellent way to relieve stress and promote a sense of calm and well-being.‎ A. Spend time with positive people. ‎ B. Do something enjoyable to relax. ‎ C. Fight this stress response by taking deep breaths.‎ D. You may feel like you perform much worse than you actually do.‎ E. The situation will be worse if you’re not sure of your performance.‎ F. Whatever makes you laugh will help you sort out your post-exam stress.‎ G. It can produce endorphins (内啡肽), which are natural painkillers that boost your mood.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30 分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The Gift of Forgiveness The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible ‎ (敞篷车) — a gift wasted on me at that age. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could 41 around Tucson with the top down. ‎ Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much 42 , almost five foot ten. “Hannah’s a knockout,” my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she 43 with a modeling agency, doing runway work.‎ A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we 44 at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries in the space between us to 45 . “Let’s ride around a while,” I said. It was a clear night, hot, full moon hanging low over the desert. Taking a turning too 46 , I ran over some dirt and fishtailed. I then moved quickly through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The front wheel came to rest halfway 47 the tree trunk.‎ There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of 48 was on Hannah’s face. We were taken in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: “Best plastic surgeon in the city…but it is more likely the 49 of her modeling career…”‎ We’d been wearing lap belts, 50 the car didn’t have shoulder belts. I’d broken my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s 51 had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?‎ When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her 52 . She sat beside me and took my hand. “I drove into the back of the car of my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I completely 53 her car and mine.”‎ ‎“I’m so sorry,” I said. ‎ ‎“You’re both 54 ,” she said. “Everything else doesn’t matter.” I started to explain, and Sharon stopped me. “I 55 you. Hannah will too.” ‎ Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay 56 throughout high school and college, to be in each other’s weddings. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I tend to feel angry about someone for his 57 . The scars are now 58 and no one else would notice, ‎ but in the sunlight I can still 59 the faint, shiny skin just below her hairline — for 60 , a sign of forgiveness.‎ ‎41. A. run B. drive C. wander D. march ‎ ‎42. A. stronger B. healthier C. smaller D. taller ‎ ‎43. A. competed B. chatted C. bargained D. signed ‎ ‎44. A. ate B. stopped C. aimed D. stood ‎ ‎45. A. share B. catch C. use D. spare ‎ ‎46. A. seriously B. fast C. softly D. heavily ‎ ‎47. A. up B. across C. below D. along ‎ ‎48. A. petrol B. blood C. water D. sweat ‎ ‎49. A. path B. base C. end D. point ‎ ‎50. A. but B. and C. or D. so ‎ ‎51. A. shoulders B. arms C. forehead D. chest ‎ ‎52. A. regret B. anger C. sorrow D. concern ‎ ‎53. A. attacked B. dragged C. removed D. damaged ‎ ‎54. A. injured B. relieved C. alive D. alike ‎ ‎55. A. remind B. hate C. forgive D. understand ‎ ‎56. A. friends B. strangers C. classmates D. colleagues ‎ ‎57. A. doubt B. rudeness C. efforts D. wrongs ‎ ‎58. A. left B. marked C. faded D. shown ‎ ‎59. A. see B. touch C. feel D. learn ‎ ‎60. A. them B. you C. her D. me 第II卷 第三部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共10题, 每题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ What defines a healthy city? Is it a place with a lot of open spaces 61 people can exercise and enjoy the fresh air? A place with little or no pollution? A place in which people can 62 (free) socialize and express their ideas? Perhaps, it’s all that plus more. Other considerations are the availability of health and fitness facilities, an excellent healthcare program and sincere efforts by 63 local government to actively promote health and wellness among its citizens. Of all the cities in the world, one of the top six 64 (healthy) cities is Copenhagen, Denmark.‎ Copenhageners love to walk. Foot traffic accounts 65 80% of all traffic in the Copenhagen city center. Those who prefer it can also bike. It is estimated that more than a third of all work trips in Copenhagen 66 (carry) out on a bike. As for the climate here, the city does not have the blessing of pleasant weather all year round. 67 everything starts to freeze, it turns several city squares into huge skating fields. The frozen parts of the city also make 68 easier for residents to skate around. The city also has museums and art galleries for the kids and 69 (grown-up). It has the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Library housed in a rather grand building 70 (call) the Black Diamond.‎ 第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be fully prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind complete went blank. The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice, I never give up when I do anything.‎ 第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)‎ 假如你是李华，你的美国网友Peter参加中国象棋网络挑战赛获得了一等奖。请根据以下提示写一封英文电子邮件向他表示祝贺。‎ ‎　　1．祝贺他获奖；‎ ‎　　2．肯定他付出的努力；‎ ‎　　3．询问何时方便，在网上切磋棋艺。‎ ‎　注意：‎ ‎　　1．词数100左右；‎ ‎　　2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ Dear Peter,‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 莆田一中2019-2020学年度上学期第一学段考试（高三英语）参考答案 听力（30分）1-5 ABCAC 6-10 BAACC 11-15 ACBBA 16-20 BABCC 阅读理解 （40分）‎ ‎21-23 ABC 24-27 BADA 28-31 ABBD 32-35 CCDA 36-40 ECDGB 完形填空（30分）‎ ‎41-45 BDDBA 46-50 BABCA 51-55 CBDCC 56-60 ADCAD 短文填空（15分）‎ ‎61. where 62. freely 63. the 64. healthiest 65. for ‎66. are carried 67. When/As 68. it 69. grown-ups 70. called 短文改错（10分）‎ to a ‎∧‎ times losing completely so before it gave The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be fully prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind complete went blank. The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice, I never give up when I do anything.‎ 书面表达（25分）‎ Dear Peter, ‎ I am writing to offer my sincere congratulations to you on your winning the first prize in the Chinese Chess Network Challenge. As your friend, I just want you to know how glad I am at your success.‎ ‎“Everything comes to him who waits.” For these years, you’ve shown great interest in Chinese chess and kept on practicing it every day. Not only have you read many books about Chinese chess strategy, but also you have competed in all kinds of Chinese chess contest. Finally, you succeeded in winning the online competition!‎ So I’m so happy that you become champion of this network challenge. At last, I hope to play Chinese chess with you so that we can make progress together. Please tell me when you have time.‎ Congratulations again.‎ ‎　　 Yours,‎ ‎　　 Li Hua