内蒙古包头市回民中学2019-2020学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷
展开高三年级期中考试英语试卷
第一部分 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中，选出最佳选项。
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Welcome to Pocono Whitewater
There's something fun here at Pocono Whitewater for every level of adventurer! We have mild to wild whitewater rafting (漂流), family trips, and birdwatching boating. Choose one adventure now. It's up to you! We have trips available daily. Give us a call today!
Dam Release Whitewater Rafting
Experience the best whitewater on the Lehigh River! Surrounded by forests and mountains, you will enjoy 12 miles and 5 hours of Class (等级) Ⅲ whitewater rafting and outstanding scenery. This is a fun and thrilling trip that everyone over the age of 12 can make. While paddling (划桨行进) in the swift water, you'll shout and laugh.
Dam Release Whitewater Rafting Rates：
★ Individual (over the age of 12) : $61.00
★ Group ( at least 8 persons) : $31.00
Rates Include: all necessary rafting equipment, life jackets, free parking, bus service to/from the river and professional river guides.
Family Style Whitewater Rafting
Bring along the whole family this summer and enjoy 8 miles and 5 hours of Class I whitewater rafting. Mild water of the Lehigh River is simply perfect for beginners, school groups, and kids aged 4 and older. This is just perfect for enjoying the passing scenery, kicking your feet over the edge of the raft, or taking a swim in the river!
One of the most unique things about this trip is a free riverside barbeque (烧烤)! Our workers will cook and serve you a picnic lunch — hotdogs, potato salad, fruit, etc. The classic family picnic!
Family Style Whitewater Rafting Rates：
★ Adult: $39.00
★ Child (aged 4—14) : $33.00
★ Group (at least 8 persons) : $30.00
Rates Include: all necessary rafting equipment, life jackets, free parking, bus service to/from the river, and a barbeque lunch, river guides not included.
1．We can infer that ________.
A. the higher the class is, the milder the water is
B. the lower the class is, the milder the water is
C. the higher the class is, the safer the rafting is
D. the lower the class is, the faster the rafting is
2．If ten college students are to participate in the Dam Release Whitewater Rafting, how much money will be paid in total?
A. $610. B. $330. C. $390. D. $310.
3．Family Style Whitewater Rafting is unique in that ________.
A. it allows people to swim in the river
B. the river water is very clean
C. it provides a barbeque lunch for free
D. it offers a free birdwatching activity
B
I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20-year-old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79-year-old mother suffered a stroke(中风). Being strong and independent, she continues to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn’t look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organization offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told him I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening charitable organization. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organization I had been looking for---Easy Care Gardening(ECG)!
There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many great people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others.
Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney’s North Shore that I might not have had the opportunity to visit otherwise.
Finally, there are all those wonderful people we call “clients(客户)”, but are more like friends when we visit them often and tend their gardens. What great people I have met, and the stories they have to tell—the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia. I find it a privilege to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the multicultural and historical background of Sydney.
4. Why did the author move to Sydney?
A. She planned to volunteer there. B. She had to look after her sick mother.
C. Her husband would work there. D. She was very keen on adventures.
5. What made the author choose to be a gardening volunteer?
A. The tips of her friends. B. Her own experience.
C. The popularity of ECG. D. Her gardening skills.
6.What do the volunteer at ECG have in common?
A. They make friends with their clients. B. They are of similar ages and backgrounds.
C. They like to explore Sydney’s North Shore. D. They are kind-hearted with the same interest.
7. What does the underlined word “one ” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Client. B. Reason. C. Garden. D. Joy
C
When people show up at an appointment, it varies with the custom, social situations, and their relative status.
In North America, if you have a business meeting scheduled, the time you should arrive largely depend on the power relationship between you and the person who you are meeting. People who are lower in status are expected to arrive on time, if not early. People of higher status can expect that others will wait for them if they are late. For instance, most people who have medical appointments are expected to arrive early and to wait patiently for their doctor to see them rather than the other way around. An invitation to a party is an entirely different matter. It is often expected that most guests will arrive “fashionable late”.
It generally takes a North America child at least 12 years to master these subtle(微妙的) cultural aspects of time. By 5 to 6 years old, they usually only know the days of the week, the difference between day and night, morning and afternoon, meal and nap time. By 7 to 8 years old, most can consistently use the clock to tell time. However, it is not until about 12 years old or older that they begin to know the situation aspects of time, such as when to arrive at a party.
When people come together with very different cultural expectations about time, there is the potential for misunderstanding, disappointment, and hurt feelings. This could occur, for instance, if a Brazilian businessman does not arrive “on time ” for a meeting with a North American customer in New York. For the Brazilian, time may be relatively “flexible” and the pace of life is a bit slower. He believes that he is punctual enough for the scheduled business meeting, having arrived in half an hour of the appointment. It is not surprising that he is astonished and offended when he is coldly treated by the North American who also feels slightly by what he sees as rudeness.
This unhappy situation can be avoided, of course, by foreknowledge about the other culture and willingness to adopt a cultural relativity approach. The old saying “When in Rome do as the Romans do” is still good advice.
8. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. How to set aside cultural differences.
B. Cultural use of time changes accordingly.
C. Appointments should be taken seriously worldwide.
D. What social behavior is accepted in North America.
9. What can we know about people in North America?
A. They usually turn up late at a party.
B. They must arrive early for a business meeting.
C. They learn cultural aspects of time from birth.
D. They rarely arrive on time for medical appointments.
10. How does the author mainly make his point in the fourth paragraph?
A. By analyzing causes. B. By giving examples.
C. By making comparisons. D. By conducting experiments.
11. What suggestion does the author put forward in the last paragraph?
A. Cultural differences can be ignored.
B. Ancient wisdom gains wide acceptance.
C. Every culture deserves to be respected.
D. Cultural diversity can bring many benefits.
D
Compared to other crows(乌鸦), those from the Pacific island of New Caledonia， located east of Australia, are master toolmakers and users, second only to humans and on a level with chimps when it comes to finding novel uses for everyday objects. In their natural forest environment, the midnight black birds shape twigs(细枝), leaves and even their own feathers into tools for rooting out insects in dead wood.
The crows create tools to specific needs. They examine a problem and then pick or design a decent tool. For example, faced with a snack hidden in a small tree hole, a crow will cut and adjust a leafy oak branch to just the right width to dig the hole.
Scientists have found that crows living on different parts of the island show variations in tool shapes. A discovery suggests that young crows learn to make tools in a particular way from relatives and other crows living nearby. If so, it would mean the birds possess a culture of tool technology like that of humans.
To test this idea, researchers at the University of Oxford in the U.K. hand-raised four New Caledonian crows—two received lessons in tool use from their human foster parents, while the other two did not. Despite their different upbringings, all four young birds uses sticks to get food from crevices(裂缝), providing that crows have a native ability for tool use. However, Uek and Nalik, the two birds schooled in toolmaking, carried and inserted twigs into crevices faster and more often than Oiseau and Corbeau, the two innocent crows.
The researchers suggest that recognition gained from studying crows could be applied to humans to help understand how tool use evolved in our own species.
12. What skill of crows is specially stressed in the passage?
A. Seeking food sources. B. Copying human activities.
C. Making full use of tools. D. Changing the surrounding environment.
13. What does the underlined word ”decent” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Sharp B. Appropriate C. Precious D. Delicate
14. What can we infer from the research by the University of Oxford?
A. Crows can be easily raised and taught by humans.
B. Tool use among crows is gained by learning.
C. Crows’ ability to use tools can be improved by learning.
D. Human parenting should be tested on other animals.
15. Where can we read the passage most likely?
A. In a geography book. B. In a science report.
C. In a medical newspaper. D. In a government document.
笫二节（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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The holiday season means friends, family, parties——and lots of unhealthy food. 16
Save your pocket money.
If you’re going to relax a few times over the season, concentrate on foods that are special or unique to this time of year - not the ones you can get year-round to avoid holiday weight gain, says Gary Foster, PhD, chief scientific officer for Weight Watchers. That means letting yourself enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, 17 The seasonal focus means when the holidays are past, the temptations will go with them and you can return to healthy eating
Wait to enjoy.
“We recommend you delay your drink until you have food in your stomach,”says Elizabeth Politti, RD, nutrition director for the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. She explains that food can help delay the absorption of alcohol. "Set some limits for yourself about alcohol such as that you won't have more than one or two drinks." 18 If one glass of wine makes you completely lose your eating inhibitions（抑制）, maybe it's better to hold in the face of food temptation.
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If you’re a regular gym rat, great. But if not, you can still avoid holiday weight gain by taking every opportunity to stay physically active. That means taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or getting off the bus a few stops early—— 20 And add bits of intensity, short bursts of more activity, whenever you can. These are the best workouts for people who hate exercise.
A．Stay active.
B．And know yourself.
C．When you're tired, your defenses go down
D．but not a stack of chocolate chip cookies at the office Christmas party.
E．Thanksgiving and New Year's aren't really 12 weeks of nonstop eating
F. all the little tricks for adding activity to your day you’ve read before.
G. These expert tips will help you avoid holiday weight gain without compromising the fun.
第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool, watching everyone else swim back and forth, I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I ___21___ a little girl staring at me with a look of confusion. I smiled at her, hoping to ___22___ the ice by talking to her. Unfortunately, my ___23___ failed and she just kept on staring. My ___24___ increased as a little boy swam up to me and said, “I feel sorry for you.”
After the ___25___, a thought struck me, I had to change ___26___ the world viewed me. Because it was children who stared at me the most, I decided to write a children’s book that taught them about ___27___ in a fun way. This is when KatGirl, a super hero in a ___28___ who helps children that are being bullied, came into my mind.
I quickly ___29___ inside my apartment and began creating the story. As I wrote each word, I could ____30____ my future as a world-renowned author and public speaker. My excitement ____31____ like wildfire. Over the next two years, the story ____32____ many changes before it saw the world in the spring of 2011. My perseverance ____33____ paid off.
One day I was invited to speak to the students at a neighboring school. I confidently wheeled into a classroom filled with students who ____34____ at me just like the little girl in the pool. “How do you feel when you see me?” I asked them. The kids bravely ____35____ “ I feel sorry for you.”
I opened my book and started reading. Immediately I noticed the children’s stares turned to ____36____. “ How do you feel when you see me?” I asked again. Without ____37____ they replied, “You are so cool! Does your ____38____ fly too?” I just smiled, “No, not yet, but maybe some day.” I knew in my heart that this was ____39____. The past two years had proven to me that with ____40____ anything is possible.
21. A. suggested B. noticed C. watched D. appreciated
22. A. forget B. break C. remove D. deliver
23. A. project B. anger C. advice D. attempt
24. A. relief B. curiosity C. awkwardness D. encouragement
25. A. encounter B. competition C. argument D. interview
26. A. how B. what C. when D. why
27. A. disabilities B. potentials C. paintings D. manners
28. A. pool B. car C. wheelchair D. spaceship
29. A. walked B. wheeled C. rushed D. raced
30. A. regard B. realize C. picture D. consider
31. A. folded B. recovered C. spread D. declined
32. A. turned down B. went through C. looked up D. got around
33. A. generally B. carefully C. separately D. eventually
34. A. called B. stared C. glimpsed D. laughed
35. A. greeted B. agreed C. continued D. responded
36. A. smiles B. doubts C. jokes D. tears
37. A. hesitation B. discussion C. intention D. imagination
38. A. body B. chair C. dream D. book
39. A. funny B. strange C. true D. false
40. A. generosity B. popularity C. harmony D. determination
第二节 （共10小题；每题1．5分，共15分）
读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Silk was not the only product to be transported along the Silk Road, 41 other goods such as tea, medicinal herbs also being exported from China． Many merchants found instant wealth through the trade in luxury items．
Rather than traveling the entire length of the Silk Road, each merchant traded goods along one section of the route, 42 (buy)them in one town and then selling in another．The travelers and merchants also 43 (carry)many ideas, philosophies and religions with them along the Silk Road． Of all these, Buddhism, 44 came from India, had the 45 (great)influence on Chinese culture．It 46 (eventual) became China's primary faith, more widespread than the original Chinese religions of Confucianism and Taoism．
Silk Road trades traveled together in long caravans(旅行队)of camels．This mode of travel provided 47 (protect)from robbers who might attempt 48 (rob)the valuable goods being transported．The Silk Road was not only one single road, but 49 whole collection of routes by which goods 50 (transport) between the East and the West．
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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Dear Alice,
I am very glad to hear of you．Knowing that you are interested in the Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest being organized by our school, I am very pleasing to tell you more details about it．
The contest was hold in our school gym from Oct.7th to Oct.10th, aiming to arouse our enthusiasm for the Chinese traditional culture．So fascinating and interesting the contest that a lot of students entered for it．The contest included reading and reciting and I participated in all．I have had a deeper understanding about the ancient poems but I am motivated to improving my writing ability．
I do hope you will enjoy what I told you．Unless you want further informations, please let me know．
Yours
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
你是交流生李华，在加拿大期间得到了加拿大同学Bob的很多热心帮助，但回国时把Bob曾借他德贝多芬交响乐的CD(CD of Beethoven's symphonies)放在行李箱拿了回来，给他写一封道歉信。
对在加拿大期间Bob的帮助表示感谢
告知CD事件，并用快递(Express Mail Service)寄回CD
因此造成的不便向他道歉
Dear Bob,
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
阅读： 1-20 BDCCB / DCBAB / CCBCB /GDBAF
完型填空：20-40BBDCA/AACBC/CBDBD/AABCD
语法填空
- with 62. buying 63.carried 64. which 65. greatest
- eventually 67. protection 68. to rob 69. a 70. were transported
短文改错
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I do hope you will enjoy what I told you. Unless you want further informations, please let me know.
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作文：
I’m writing the letter to inform you that I wish to express my sincere apology to you.
To begin with, I’d like to take this opportunity to extend my heat-felt appreciation to the kind assistance you have offered me during my stay in Canada. What’s more, I borrowed one CD of Beethoven’s symphonies from you in Canada. Unfortunately, when I returned home, I found to my surprise that CD in my personal baggage due to my carelessness. To solve the problem, I would like to send this CD to you by Express Mail Service. Once again, please accept my sincere apology for any inconvenience that I have caused.
I hope the settlement of the matter will meet your wishes.
