陕西省西安中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

陕西省西安中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

英语试题 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. When will the woman visit her mom?‎ A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.‎ ‎2. What will the man bring the woman?‎ A. Coffee. B. Green tea. C. Water.‎ ‎3. What are the speakers discussing?‎ A. Getting mom a gift. B. Cooking food. C. Growing flowers.‎ ‎4. Who will the man call?‎ A. His wife. B. His boss. C. A taxi driver.‎ ‎5. What does the man mean?‎ A. He doesn’t like the jacket in this color.‎ B. He didn’t have clothes in this color before.‎ C. He expects a jacket showing his great figure.‎ 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎6. What’s the woman related to Paul?‎ A. His driver. B. His colleague. C. His wife.‎ ‎7. How does Paul go to work today?‎ A. By car. B. By bus. C. By motorcycle.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What will the man do with the tomatoes?‎ A. Eat them for his dinner.‎ B. Give some to his neighbor.‎ C. Plant them in his yard.‎ ‎9. What does the man think of the tomatoes?‎ A. They are tasty. B. They look ugly. C. They are large.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What will Steve do later today?‎ A. Meet the woman.‎ B. Watch a television show.‎ C. Have dinner with his parents.‎ ‎11. How is the weather today?‎ A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.‎ ‎12. At what time does the concert begin?‎ A. 11:30 am. B.12:30 pm. C.1:00 pm.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Take a driver’s license. B. Learn to ride bikes. C. Take a vacation.‎ ‎14. What does the woman advise the man to rent?‎ A. A car. B. A motorbike. C. A racing bike.‎ ‎15. How long does the man want to rent the vehicle?‎ A. Half a day. B. A whole day. C. Two days.‎ ‎16. When will the man probably come to rent the vehicle?‎ A. Tomorrow morning.‎ B. Tomorrow afternoon.‎ C. The day after tomorrow.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. Whom is the passage mainly written for?‎ A. Teachers. B. Students. C. Parents.‎ ‎18. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Teachers should make their classes serious.‎ B. A good class should associate fun with learning.‎ C. Only smart children can learn from the games.‎ ‎19. What can people do if they are dissatisfied with the material?‎ A. Give the material to Shelley Ann Vernon.‎ B. Get half of their money back and keep the material.‎ C. Take their money back without returning the material.‎ ‎20. What is the purpose of this passage?‎ A. To discuss ways to learn English.‎ B. To recommend games to kids.‎ C. To put an advertisement.‎ 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15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 Whizzfizzing Festival One of the “Home Counties” to the north and west of London, Buckinghamshire is known for the rolling Chiltern Hills, its pretty villages, and the much-loved children's author Roald Dahl.‎ The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the inspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festival – which will transform the market-town of Aylesbury into all kinds of music, colour and fun on Saturday, 1 July.‎ Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this year’s event will celebrate a broad range of children’s films and bring to life some of its best-loved characters – from Alice in Wonderland and the Gruffalo to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter.‎ The fun and festivities start at 11 a.m. with a colourful children’s parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets, with thousands of audiences lining the streets to watch.‎ The parade will be followed with a range of child-friendly activities and workshops held in venues across the town.‎ Don’t be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum, catch ‎ a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl movie in the Old Court House, and watch leading children’s authors, including Julian Clary, give readings in the Market Square.‎ CBeebies’ children’s chef Katy Ashworth will once again be cooking up a storm with her interactive Concoction Kitchen, located outside Hale Leys Shopping Centre. Little chefs will have lots of opportunities to get involved with preparing, cooking – and best of all, tasting – Katy’s fabulous recipes.‎ With hands-on arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress competition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone.‎ For more information, visit: https://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl ‎21. Who is Whizzfizzing Festival intended for?‎ A. Children's authors. B. Parents. C. Publishers. D. Children.‎ ‎22. Which film was made from Roald Dahl’s work?‎ A. Gruffalo. B. Harry Potter.‎ C. The Big Friendly Giant. D. Alice in Wonderland.‎ ‎23. Which of the following best describes Whizzfizzing Festival?‎ ‎ A. Varied. B. Global. C. Old-fashioned. D. Ordinary.‎ ‎24. What type of writing is this text?‎ ‎ A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.‎ ‎ C. An announcement. D. An official report.‎ B China and India are leaders in improving global(全球的) tree cover, a new study based on NASA research showed.‎ They took a 31.8% part together of the total global new leaf area between 2000 and 2017. China played a major role, adding 25% to this increase, and India added 6.8%, followed by Canada and Russia. The study in the Nature Sustainability journal shows that more than 5.5 million square kilometers of green leaf area was added globally. Since 2000, there has been a five-percent increase in global green cover, it said.‎ ‎“The greening over the last twenty years shows an increase in leaf area on plants ‎ and trees which is as large as the area of the entire Amazon rainforest," Chi Chen, a Boston University researcher and lead of the study told Nature Sustainability. Large plantation activities to protect forests in China contributed nearly 42% to the country's green cover, and agriculture added another 32%. In India, 82% of the increase in leaf area was because of agriculture.‎ ‎“China and India take up one-third of the greening, but hold only nine percent of the planet's land area covered in green plants," Chi Chen told NASA Earth Observatory. “That is a surprising finding, considering the land degradation(退化) in countries with large populations.”‎ Boston University's research team first detected an increase in global green cover in the 1990s but were unsure about what contributed to the increase. Finally, with the help of NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites research, they managed to find out the increase in leaf cover from different areas and places.‎ ‎25. Which country increased the largest part of the new leaf area?‎ A. India B. China C. Canada D. Russia ‎26. For what purpose did the author mention the Amazon rainforest? ‎ A. To show how great the achievement was.‎ B. To show the importance of rainforest.‎ C. To explain what difficulties we have now.‎ D. To explain the reason for increasing forests.‎ ‎27. According to paragraph four, the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.‎ ‎ A. China and India have large populations and land degradation problem ‎ B. about 9% of the planet’s greening is in China and India ‎ C. China and India are leading in the global green cover increase ‎ D. the leaf cover area in China and India is still limited if viewed globally C ‎(The New York Times, Oct.7) The 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology(生理学) or medicine was jointly awarded to three scientists — William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza — for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. The Nobel Assembly announced the prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday.‎ Their work established the genetic mechanisms(机制) that allow cells to respond to changes in oxygen levels. The findings have implications(启示) for treating a ‎ variety of diseases.‎ Why did they win?‎ ‎“Oxygen is the lifeblood of living organisms(生物体),” said Dr. George Daley, dean of Harvard Medical School. “Without oxygen, cells can’t survive.” But too much or too little oxygen can be deadly. The three researchers tried to answer this question: How do cells regulate their responses?‎ The investigators uncovered detailed genetic responses to changing oxygen levels that allow cells in the bodies of humans and other animals to sense and respond to fluctuations(波动), increasing and decreasing how much oxygen they receive.‎ Why is the work important?‎ The discoveries reveal the cellular mechanisms that control such things as adaptation to high altitudes and how cancer cells manage to hijack(攫取) oxygen. Randall Johnson, a member of the Nobel Assembly, described the work as a “textbook discovery” and said it would be something students would start learning at the most basic levels of biology education.‎ ‎“This is a basic aspect of how a cell works, and I think from that standpoint alone it’s a very exciting thing.” Johnson said.‎ The research also has implications for treating various diseases in which oxygen is in short supply — including anemia, heart attacks and strokes — as well as for treatment of cancers that are fed by and seek out oxygen.‎ ‎28. This research has won the Nobel Prize mainly because ____________.‎ ‎ A. there was no research of this kind in the past B. oxygen is the lifeblood of living things C. it has uncovered how cells sense and respond to changes in oxygen levels D. various diseases will be cured with the help of the findings of the research ‎29. We can learn from the passage that _____________.‎ A. The Nobel Prize was awarded to a physiologist on Monday in Sweden.‎ B. Cancer cells manage to hijack oxygen and need oxygen to develop.‎ C. The more oxygen there is in blood, the healthier a living body will be.‎ D. The genetic mechanisms have been found that allow oxygen to adapt to cells.‎ ‎30. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word in the text?‎ ‎ A. used for textbooks B. powerful and authoritative C. typical as a perfect example D. basic and clear ‎31. In which part of The New York Times can you find this article?‎ ‎ A. Entertainment B. Culture C. Technology D. Science D Hi, I’m Neil Harbisso. I come from a place where the sky is always grey, where flowers are always grey, and where television is still in black and white.‎ I actually come from a world where color doesn’t exist. I was born with achromatopsia. I was born completely color-blind. So I’ve never seen color, and don’t know what it looks like. But since the age of 21, I can hear color thanks to a magic electronic eye called “eyeborg”: a color sensor between my eyes connected to a chip(芯片) installed at the back of my head that transforms color frequencies into sound frequencies that I hear through my bone.‎ I’ve had the electronic eye permanently attached to my head and I’ve been listening to colors nonstop since 2004. So I find it completely normal now to hear colors all the time.‎ Since I started to hear color, my life has changed significantly. Art galleries have become concert halls. I can hear a Picasso. And supermarkets have become like night clubs. I love how they sound.‎ My sense of beauty has changed. Someone might look very beautiful but sound terrible, and someone might sound very harmonious but look awful. So I find it really exciting to create sound portraits(画像) of people. Instead of drawing the shape of someone’s face I write down the different notes I hear when I look at them, and then I send them an mp3 of their face. Each face sounds different. I can even give face concerts now, concerts where I play the audience’s faces. The good thing about doing this is that if the concert doesn’t sound good, it’s their fault.‎ I also found out that things I thought were colorless are not colorless at all. Cities are not grey. Lisbon is yellow turquoise(宝石绿); London is very golden red…and humans are not black and white. Human skins range from light shades of orange to very dark shades of orange. We are all orange.‎ If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge. ‎ ‎32. We can infer from the article that people with achromatopsia ____________.‎ A. suffer from blindness B. have a good sense of colors C. are not able to see colors D. like to go to concert halls and supermarkets ‎33. What does the author mean by saying “Art galleries have become concert halls”?‎ A. Art galleries have been changed into various sounds.‎ B. Works at the art galleries are created by great musicians.‎ C. Art galleries are filled with noisy people.‎ D. The author now likes art galleries as much as concert halls.‎ ‎34. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?‎ A. Neil developed a rare disease in his childhood.‎ B. The eyeborg produces sounds based on shades of colors.‎ C. Neil will use the eyeborg for the rest of his life.‎ D. In Neil’s mind, all people are orange.‎ ‎35. What is the best title for the passage?‎ A. Eyeborg – a real life saver. B. I listen to color.‎ C. Sense the world. D. Art galleries turned into concert halls.‎ 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。‎ Best Way to Lose Weight – Dieting Tips How do you eat right to lose weight fast? You'll discover there are a great number of weight loss diets which promise to help you drop the pounds fast. 36 ‎ Many weight loss diets are aimed at losing weight fast, but aren't necessarily healthy and won't create a long-term change for the better. 37 That means you'll choose a diet which doesn't cut out any necessary nutrients(营养物). Most diets suggest that you stop eating fat or carbs(含碳水化合物的食物). 38 You'll need to make clear of your own body type before making a diet plan. You might also need to try different ways before finding the best way.‎ If you just need to shake a few pounds off, your plan won't be the same as one to lose weight in the long term. The best short-term weight loss plan will be stronger than the best long-term weight loss plan, but it shouldn't get rid of necessary nutrition. 39 Your body will go into “starvation mode” and your metabolism(新陈代谢) will slow down. As a result your body will keep more weight.‎ ‎ 40 Spread out your meals evenly throughout the day. Any larger meals ‎ should be eaten earlier in the day. That gives your body more time and opportunity to burn calories. If you eat a lot before bed, those calories won't burn but become fat.‎ A. In fact many people feel it hard to lose weight.‎ B. Once you start your plan, you shouldn’t stop.‎ C. But do they really work?‎ D. If you try to make yourself feel hungry, you won't achieve long-term results.‎ E. The best way to lose weight should be useful in the long term.‎ F. While this may help some people, there is no plan that is perfect for all.‎ G.Besides improving your metabolism, you also should pay attention to when you eat.‎ 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 day we brought Julie home I knew that we were in quite a ride. She was more than just a 41 . Though the smallest one in the house, she didn’t let that 42 her from trying to show off. It made me 43 that she would walk up to the bowl of dog food and bark away a dog ten times her 44 . She never once begged, but she wasn’t afraid to ask for 45 either. Too many times I found my toes being tickled(使发痒) by her tongue until I 46 moved her up to my lap.‎ Julie didn’t mind being petted but wouldn’t 47 being carried around like a doll. The kids soon learned just how to 48 her: with both love and respect. Julie loved a good dog treat and a 49 touch. When it came to haircuts and baths, however, she wasn’t afraid to show her 50 about them with a gentle growl(怒吼声).‎ Julie lived on and on while some of my younger dogs had 51 over the years, but her 52 slowly got worse and worse. She lost weight and had trouble 53 . She became both blind and deaf and we had to 54 her carefully when we were walking her. Sometimes she slept so 55 that I was afraid that she had finally ‎ passed away. Yet, she always 56 her head when I gently touched her old body. That was until last night.‎ I buried Julie in the woods behind my home with 57 eyes and hurting heart. I asked myself why I had taken so many dogs into my 58 over the years when the 59 of losing them was so great. As I was walking home remembering Julie, I came to 60 the answer: the love was always far greater than the pain.‎ ‎41. A. girl B. sister C. pet D. member ‎42. A. save B. stop C. move D. protect ‎43. A. laugh B. shout C. change D. leave ‎44. A. weight B. size C. height D. length ‎45. A. food B. award C. pay D. attention ‎46. A. gradually B. hardly C. finally D. luckily ‎47. A. mind B. care C. regret D. stand ‎48. A. treat B. feed C. help D. raise ‎49. A. loose B. kind C. soft D. polite ‎50. A. tiredness B. unfairness C. dishonesty D. displeasure ‎51. A. died B. lived C. come D. grown ‎52. A. teeth B. legs C. heart D. health ‎53. A. barking B. playing C. walking D. sleeping ‎54. A. look out for B. take notice of C. look forward to D. take care of ‎55. A. badly B. soundly C. deeply D. slowly ‎56. A. nodded B. lowered C. lifted D. shook ‎57. A. wet B. bright C. big D. sharp ‎58. A. mind B. life C. plan D. group ‎59. A. worry B. harm C. fear D. pain ‎60. A. check B. correct C. know D. settle 第II卷 第二节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. It’s bad (礼仪) to talk with your mouth full.‎ ‎62. The workers (送货) the furniture to my door the very next day.‎ ‎63. It’s a great comfort for me to see they are (富裕) off than ten years ago.‎ ‎64. Several (暴力的) scenes in the film were cut before it was shown.‎ ‎65. It is (极度) important to raise people’s awareness of gender equality.‎ ‎66. You will not be (准许进入) to the theater after the performance has started.‎ ‎67. Increasing numbers of people are (敏感的) to dairy products.‎ ‎68. The collapse of the bridge in Wuxi on Oct.10 caused three deaths and two ‎ ‎(受伤).‎ ‎69. You are advised to take effective (措施) to improve your working conditions.‎ ‎70. The city of Wenchuan has changed beyond (认出) since I was last here as a volunteer.‎ 第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 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（∧），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。‎ Last month, China celebrated its 70th anniversary of its founding. It is known to we all that October 1st is a National Day of the PRC. In this day, there are usually plenty of celebrations holding all over the country. In recent years, the national holiday also refers to the golden week, what is a mini-holiday that all people look forward to it. With the improvement of people’s living standard, they have more money or desire to travel. Beside, it is a good chance have a good rest. Therefore, the National Day mean a lot to the Chinese.‎ 第二节书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是黄小明，你的外教Mr Geller计划让8岁的女儿在中国学习一门传统艺术作为兴趣培养，正在书法、剪纸与象棋中选择，写邮件寻求你的看法和学习建议。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1.推荐内容及简要原因；‎ ‎2.切实可行的学习建议；‎ ‎3.祝福与希望。‎ ‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1．词数：100词左右；‎ ‎ 2．内容应包括以上要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ 参考词汇：书法：calligraphy 剪纸：paper-cutting 象棋：Chinese chess Dear Mr Geller,‎ ‎ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Huang Xiaomi ‎ ‎ 高三英语答案 ‎（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）‎ 第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5. CBAAB 6-10. BCACC 11-15. ACCBA 16-20. AABCC 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎21-24. DCAC 25-27. BAB 28-31. CBCD 32-35. CAAB ‎36-40. CEFDG 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）‎ ‎41-45. CBABD 46-50. CDABD 51-55. ADCDC 56-60. CABDC 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎61. manners 62. delivered 63. better 64. violent 65. extremely ‎66. admitted 67. sensitive 68. injuries 69. measures 70. recognition 第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ Last month, China celebrated its 70th anniversary of its founding. It is known to ‎ we all that October 1st is a National Day of the PRC. In this day, there are usually ‎ us the On plenty of celebrations holding all over the country. In recent years, the national ‎ ‎ held holiday also refers to the golden week, what is a mini-holiday that all people look ‎ ‎ which forward to it. With the improvement of people’s living standard, they have more ‎ money or desire to travel. Beside, it is a good chance have a good rest. Therefore, the ‎ ‎ and Besides to National Day mean a lot to the Chinese.‎ ‎ means 第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Mr Geller,‎ You can’t imagine how overjoyed I am hearing about your plan! I’m more than glad to offer my advice for your reference.‎ As a big fan of Chinese calligraphy myself, I’ll recommend it without hesitation because it’s a natural combination of beauty, strength, history and technique. In order to learn it well, first and foremost, one may need to devote himself/ herself to long hours of practice. Second, signing up for a calligraphy course would be a wise choice， which would help her study in a systematic way. Besides, it’d also be beneficial to study and imitate the works of famous calligraphers.‎ I do hope you’ll find my advice helpful. Best wishes for her future study!‎ Yours,‎ Huang Xiaoming