2020屆威海北洋職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)校高三英語下學(xué)期期中考試試卷及答案解

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第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)

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KateHumble:Booksthatchangedmylife

KateHumbleisawriterandbroadcasterspecializinginscience,wildlifeandruralaffairs.Togetherwithher

husbandsiterunsHumblebyNature,aruralskillseducationcentreonworkingfarmnearMonmouth

intheWyeValley.

WinniethePooh

byAAMilne

MyfatherusedtoreadthistomewhenIwasveryyoung—heuseddifferentvoicesforalltheanimals.The

characterization(角色設(shè)定)wassoclever;weallknowsomeonejustlikeeachinhabitantoftheHundredAcre

Wood:gloomyEeyore;thickbutloyalPooh;enthusiasticTigger.

AAMilnewasmasterfulinexploringthewaytheygotalongtogether,openingmyeyestohowsocietyreally

works.

LastChancetoSee

byDouglasAdamsandMarkCarwardine

Thisbooktellsoftheauthors,adventuresastheysetouttofindtherarestofanimals,thoseontheedgeof

extinction.

Theirtravelsareratherexcitingandtheyshareawonderfulhumour,whichreallyappealedtome.Yet

underpinning(支撐)everythingistherealizationthatwecan'tjustsitbackandallowspeciestodisappear.

PicturePalace

byPaulTheroux

I'vealwayslovedTheroux'stravelwriting,butthisnoveltookmybreathaway.Thewordsaren'tlongor

complicatedbut,fromthatfirstparagraph,hiswritinggrabsyoubythenosehairsanddragsyoualong.Ihadanart

teacherwhotoldme,“You'reonlyanartistwhenyou'vefoundyourownstyle,notwhenyou'recopyingsomeone

else,andTherouxrepresentsthis.”

1.WhydidtheauthormentionthecharacterizationofWinniethePooh?

A.Toindicatethebookhasrealisticvalues.

B.Toshowhowadorablethecharactersare.

C.Topersuadepeopletolearnfromthecharacters.

D.Toprovethewriterisgoodatcreatingcharacters.

2.WhatdidLastChancetoSeestrikeintoKate'sheart?

A.Curiosity.B.Responsibility.

C.Exploration.D.Devotion.

3.WhichwriterdoesKateHumblelikeforhisoriginalwriting?

A.AAMilne.B.DouglasAdams.

C.MarkCarwardine.D.PaulTheroux.

B

Acrew（全體成員）ofsixteenagegirlscompletedanine-daysailingtripintheUSrecently,afterhaving

seasicknessandstrongwinds.

Forthepastthreeyears,theSeaCadetteenagerswhosetsailwereallmale.RogerNoakes,whocaptained（擔(dān)

任隊(duì)長）theboat,saidthiswasthefirsttimehe’dtakenoutanall-femalecrew.

Thegirlsaskedforanall-girlstripinAugustthisyear.Thecrewsetsailalongwiththreeadults,Noakesand

twoSeaCadetrepresentatives.Theoriginalplanwasforthegirlstosail24hoursadayinrotatingshifts（輪流換班）

alongthecoastandthenreturn.Thingsturnedoutdifferently,however.“Thefirstnightwasdifficultbecausethe

windwasreallyhard.Thewavesweregoingupanddown,”saidAbbyFairchild,16.“Everybodygotseasick.”

Noakesgavethegirlsthechoiceofjustsailinginthebayandnotgoingintoopenwater.“Buttheydecidedthey

weregoing.”

Theteenagersthensailedalongwayovernightandsleptinshifts.“We’velearnedeverythingfrom

controllingtheboattoputtingupthesailswhilewehaveroughseas,”said15-year-oldOliviaWilcox.

TheteenagersstoppedonlandinMassachusetts.Theydidn’tmakeittotheiroriginaldestination（目的地）

inMaine,wheretheyweresupposedtohaveacelebratorydinner,duetotheweatherandwinds.Theysaidthey

weren’tdisappointed,however,asthey’dlearnedalot.“Theylearnedaboutboating,andaboveall,theybuilt

confidenceandcharacter,”saidNoakes.

4.WhatwasspecialabouttheSeaCadettripthisyear?

A.Itwasthelongestsailingtripever.

B.Itwasthefirstall-female-crewsailingtrip.

C.Itwasthemostdangeroussailingtripever.

D.Itwasthefirstsailingtripforteenagers.

5.Whathappenedonthecrew’sfirstdayofthetrip?

A.Theyallfeltsickontheboat.

B.Someofthemwerehurt.

C.Theirboatwasoutofcontrol.

D.Theywentintoopenwaterbymistake.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheseyoungsailors?

A.Strong-mindedandhavingastrongsenseofteamwork.

B.Hard-workingandhavinggreatleadershipskills.

C.Understandingandcreative.

D.Adventurousandskillful.

7.AccordingtoNoakes,whatwasthesailors’greatestbenefitfromthetrip?

A.Theyknewtheseabetter.

B.Theymademanyfriends.

C.Theygotexcellentsailingskills.

D.Theydevelopedgoodpersonalities.

C

ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantasked

anurgent(緊急的)questionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanBodyLanguage?”She

knewsheneededtohelp.

Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“We

haveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthe

wastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.

ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexia(閱讀障礙)andknewshe’dbeableto

spellontheman’spalm(手掌)byfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,and

kneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shewrote,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cook

askedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehe

wantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.

“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwaswhat

theydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClara

howhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhough

hecouldn’tseeher,she“l(fā)ookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness”,apassengerreported.

“Clarawasamazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellCookwasvery

excitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’ve

everhad.”

Lookingforwaystoofferhelp?Startwiththisrandom(隨時(shí)的)actofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’slife

rightnow.

8.Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause________.

A.thepassengerwastravelingalone

B.theplanewasinadangeroussituation

C.thepassengeraskedforsomethingsuddenly

D.noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassenger

9.WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?

A.Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.

B.BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.

C.BecauseCookhopedtounderstandteenagersbetter.

D.Becauseshewantedtoshowherdreamforthefuture.

10.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?

A.Kindandcaring.

B.Warm-heartedandbrave.

C.carefulandcalm.

D.opened-mindedandconfident.

11.Thepassageismainlywrittento________.

A.tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirl

B.showthegreatimportanceofAmericanBodyLanguage

C.encouragereaderstogiveahandkindlyandrandomly

D.showhowkindtheflightattendantwastohelpCook

D

Wolveshaveacertainundeservedreputation:fierce,dangerous,goodforhuntingdowndeerandfarmers’

livestock.However,wolveshaveasofter,moresocialside,onethathasbeenembracedbyaheart-warmingnew

initiative.

InabidtosavesomeofEurope’slastwolves,scientistshaveexploredthewillingnessofthesesupposedly

fiercecreaturestohelpothersoftheirkind.Femalewolves,thescientistshavediscovered,makeexcellentfoster

parentstowolfcubsthatarenottheirown.Thestudy,publishedinZooBiology,suggeststhatcaptive-bred

wolfcubs(幼獸)couldbeplacedwithwildwolffamilies,boostingthewildpopulation.

Thegraywolfwasoncetheworld’smostwidelydistributedmammal,butitbecameextinctasaresultof

widespreadhabitatdestructionandthedeliberatekillingofwolvessuspectedofpreyingonlivestock.Fearand

hatredofthewolfhavesincebecomeculturallyrooted,fuelledbymyths,fablesandstories.

InScandinavia,thegraywolfisendangered,theremainingpopulationfoundbyjustfiveanimals.Asa

result,Europeanwolvesareseverelyinbredandhavelittlegeneticvariability（變異性）,makingthemvulnerableto

threats,suchasoutbreaksofdiseasethattheycan’tadapttoquickly.SoIngerScharisandMatsAmundinof

LinkopingUniversity,inSweden,startedEurope’sfirstgraywolf-fosteringprogram.Theyworkedwithwolves

keptatsevenzoosacrossScandinavia.Eightwolfcubsbetweenfourandsixdaysoldwereremovedfromtheir

naturalparentsandplacedwithotherwolfpacksinotherzoos.Thefostermothersacceptedthenewcubsplaced

intheirmidst.

Thewelfareofthefostercubsandthewolves’naturalbehaviorweremonitoredusingasystemof

surveillancecameras.Thefostercubshadasimilargrowthrateastheirstepsiblingsintherecipientlitter,aswell

astheirbiologicalsiblingsinthesourcelitter.Thefostercubshadabetteroverallsurvivalrate,with73%surviving

until33weeks,thantheirbiologicalsiblingsleftbehind,ofwhich63%survived.Thatrateofsurvivalissimilarto

thatseeninwildwolfcubs.Scientistsbelievethatwolvescanrecognizetheiryoung,butthisstudysuggeststhey

canonlydosooncecubsaresomewherebetweenthreetosevenweeksofage.

Ifcaptive-bredcubscanbeplacedwithwild-livingfamilies,whichalreadyhavecubsofasimilarage,notonly

willtheyhaveagoodchanceofsurvival,buttheycouldhelpdramaticallyincreasethediversityofthewild

population,saytheresearchers.Justlikethewildwolvestheywouldjoin,thesefostercubswouldneedprotection

fromhunting.Theirarrivalcouldhelppreservethefutureofoneofnature’smosticonicandpolarizinganimals.

12.What’sthethemeofthepassage?

A.GivingwolfcubsanewlifeB.Fosterwolfparentsandfostercubs

C.ThefateofwildwolvesD.Changingdiversityofwildwolves

13.Whichofthefollowingflowchartbestdemonstratestherelationshipbetweenthewolves?

A.B.

C.D.

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Femalewolvesarewillingtoraisewolfcubsof3to7weeksold.

B.Fostercubsareacceptedbyfosterparentsandarewellbred.

C.Man’shostileattitudetowardswolvesrootsinmyths,fablesandstories.

D.Fostercubsandtheirbiologicalsiblingshavesimilargrowthrateandsurvivalrate.

15.What’sthepurposeoftheresearch?

A.Tohelpwolvessurvivevariousthreats

B.Toimprovewolves’habitatandstopdeliberatekilling

C.Tosaveendangeredwolvesbyincreasingtheirpopulation

D.Toraiseman’sawarenessofprotectingwolves

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)

Whatcanhelpuswhenwefail?

Failureisapartoflifesinceourearliestmomentoflife.Weoftenthinkoffailureassomething

bad.___16___,whichisneitherbadnorgood.However,whatcanhelpuswhenwefail?

●Don'tbeafraidoffailure

___17___.Ifweneverfailatsomething,weprobablyhaven'tlearnedallthatlifehastoteachus.Sofailure

meanstakingsomethingawayfromtheexperience.

●Neverstoptrying

Tryingorlearningsomethingnewisoftenhalfthebattle,don'tgiveuptrying.Youmaygetdisappointed

becauseoffailure.___18___

●___19___

Nobodycanbeoursafetynetsallthetimeinourlivesonlywecanactasourownsafetynets.Becomeyour

ownbestfriend,doeverythingthatyoucanpossiblydoforyourself.

●Don'tlookback

Wespendtoomuchofourliveslookingback.There'snothingbacktheretosee.___20___andI'msurethat

you'IIfindyourselfinabetterposition.

A.Trytoavoidfailure

B.Failureishowwelearn

C.Learntodependonourselves

D.Weareoftenunwillingtoacceptourfailure

E.Butfailureisanormalandnaturalpartoflife

F.Butifyougiveup,yourprogresswillcometoanend

G.Spendjust10percentmoreofyourtimelookingforwardtowhatlifeholdsforyouinthefuture

第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)

Thefirst-gradeteacherSusanReidatNorthBayHavenCharterAcademyhasbeengivingreadingclassesonline.

Butonenightshe___21___oneofherstudentsKaylawasunusually___22___.Herclassmatestriedtalkingtoher

buttheycouldtellsomethingwas___23___her.KaylalefttheclassalittleearlysoReid___24___hermomtocheck

whatwasthematter.Reidwastoldthathersweetstudentwasunhappybutdidn’tknowthe___25___.Reidasked

ifshecould___26___Kaylathenextday.Reidcameoverand___27___the7-year-oldgirl.

Mrs.Reidseatedherselfattheendofthedriveway(私人車道)andkepta___28___fromKayla.Sheread

severalbookstoherandalso___29___alloftheirfeelingsduringCOVID-19.SheremindedKaylathatit’sOKtoget

upset_____30_____,it’sOKtorelaxandit’sevenOKtocryifsheneedsto.She_____31_____Kaylathateven

thoughtheyareseparated,theyareall_____32_____thesamethingatthesametime.

Reidhasfivechildrenofherown.Sheisnowhomeschoolingallofthemaswellas_____33_____reading

classesforanother18students.Sheandherhusbandalso_____34_____acakebusinessoutoftheirhome.They

keepthemselvesfully_____35_____.Evenwithallofthat,shesatonthedrive-waytalkingtoherstudentforan

hourjusttomakesureshewasOK.

Seeingherstudentupset,Reidknewshehadtoshow_____36_____.Herstudentdidn’tneedmorereading

practice;Kaylaneededher_____37_____toshowherthatherfeelingswereunderstoodandthatshe

wasn’t_____38_____.Thegirl’smom,TeresaMiller,said,“Whenmydaughterhaschildrenofherown,Iwanther

torememberweshould_____39_____timeforthethingsthatmattered_____40_____weareallbusyand

stressed.”

21.A.forgotB.admittedC.thoughtD.noticed

22.A.curiousB.afraidC.silentD.excited

23.A.stoppingB.protectingC.followingD.bothering

24.A.phonedB.invitedC.arrangedD.ordered

25.A.excuseB.reasonC.resultD.purpose

26.A.careforB.comeacrossC.callonD.agreewith

27.A.surprisedB.embarrassedC.interestedD.disappointed

28.A.planB.distanceC.diaryD.secret

29.A.sharedB.acceptedC.forgaveD.reported

30.A.completelyB.constantlyC.mostlyD.occasionally

31.A.warnedB.answeredC.praisedD.comforted

32.A.lookingintoB.findingoutC.goingthroughD.applyingfor

33.A.takingB.givingC.cuttingD.developing

34.A.loseB.wantC.runD.dream

35.A.occupiedB.preparedC.informedD.abandoned

36.A.concernB.fairnessC.regretD.gratitude

37.A.doctorB.teacherC.grandmotherD.monitor

38.A.happyB.aloneC.patientD.lucky

39.A.controlB.keepC.wasteD.spare

40.A.sothatB.incaseC.eventhoughD.asif

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式

TheInternethaschangedourlives.JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenly

developed____41.____illnessandhadtoquitherjob.Shefound____42.____(her)outofworkandstuckathome.

Latershefoundshecoulddoalmosteverythingby____43.____(surf)theInternet.Shealso____44.____(join)an

onlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetadvicefromothers.Sherealizedthatoneofthe

greatest____45.____(benefit)oftheInternetwasthatitcouldremovethedistancebetween

people.____46.____(inspire)bythepeopleshemetonline,shestartedanITclubandhelped

people____47.____need.Withthehelpoftheclub,a61-year-oldwoman____48.____waslivingalonehasstarted

asmallonlinecompanywithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecome

quite____49.____(success).

Janbelievesthatitis_____50._____(high)importanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryone

hasaccesstotheInternet.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsitetoraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）

51.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言

錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Ioncewasastudentwithpoorgrades.Thelowgradesgradualdecreasedmyinterestoflearning.Ifelt

ashamedanddisappointingallthetimeanddidn'tknowwhattodowithourlife.Oneday,ateachercomesupto

meandencouragedmewithsopersuasivewordsthatIdeterminedtoworkhardagain.Sincethen,mygrades

haveneverdroppedbelowaB,andI'vefoundagainthefuninlearningandbecomeconfidentthanbefore.After

thisexperience,IhavebeendecidedthatthoughtherewasonethingIcoulddotomaketheworldabetterplace,

itwouldbetohelpothersseethewonderinstudying.Iwould,ifpossible,beamathtutorformyclassmateand

helpthemwiththeirhomework.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

52.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

LastyearIgraduatedfromcollegeandlandedajobinthelocalcompany.Iwasluckybecausetheeconomy

wasdecliningandalotofcompanieswentoutofbusiness.Thereweremanyunemployedgraduates.Thatwasa

difficulttimeforeveryone.Icherishedmypreciousjobandworkedsohard.Oneday,Iwalkedonthestreetafter

finishingmywork.Isawmanybeautifuldecorations,suchascolor1fullights,thefamiliarsongandsoon.I

suddenlyrealizedChristmaswascoming.IhadpromisedmynephewthatwhenIfoundajob,Iwouldsendhima

Christmasgift.FortunatelyIstillhadalittletimetobuyoneforhim.AndonthatverydayIwitnessedhowpeople

caredforeachother,

Iwasdoingsomelast-minuteChristmasshoppingin