2020-2021学年江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

20202021学年江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语下学期期

中考试试题及参考答案

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

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleast

onebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"Children'sRoom."Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksoff

theshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhada

beagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,he

wasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Withoutopeningthebook—Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan,1borroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpages

wereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhis

familyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Atthe

endofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmy

mind,runningtogether.

Mymother'scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhad

lovedreadingthatbook.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkable

improvementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhad

readthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryand

fiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

1.Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.

A.lethimspendameaningfulsummerB.encouragehimtodomorewalking

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

2.Thebookcaughttheauthor'seyebecause.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndogB.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsD.helikedchildren'sstoriesverymuch

3.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Mum'sStrictOrder.B.MyPassionforReading.

C.ReunionwithMyBeagle.D.TheCharmofaBook.

B

JulesVernewasbornon8February1828intheFrenchcityofNantes.Fromanearlyage,hehadafascination

withexplorationanddiscovery.Whenhewassix,histeacher,MadameSambin,toldhimstoriesabouther

husband,whodisappearedwhiletravelingtheworldonaship30yearsbefore.Shetoldherclassthathewaslike

RobinsonCrusoe,afictionalcastawaywholivedonadesertisland.Vernewouldlaterwritestoriesaboutsimilar

characters.

In1847,VernewassentbyhisfamilytostudylawatauniversityinParis,buthepreferredtowritenovels,

poemsandplays.Aftergraduating,herealizedhewantedtowriteadventurestoriesbasedonscienceand

technology.Thishadneverbeendonebefore,butVernewassurethatitwouldbeasuccess.Hisfirststory,Five

WeeksinaBalloon,waspublishedinSeptember1862.Hiscareerlastedformorethan40years,duringwhichtime

hewrotemorethan60grippingstories.

Tobeginwith,Vernewrotepositiveandoptimisticbooks.Manyoftheseweretobehismostpopular

creations.Althoughsomeincludedfantasticalelements,theywereusuallybasedinscientificfact,makingthem

believable.Thesehappystoriesweren’ttolast.Ashegotolder,Vernebecamelessconfidentintheideathat

scienceandtechnologywerealwaysgoodfortheplanet.Hisbooksstartedtoincludemorescientistswhoused

technologyfortheirown-sometimesevil-purposes.Vernediedon24March1905,butnewbookscontinuedto

bepublisheduntil1919.ThesestorieswerebasedonideasVernehadwrittenaboutwhilehewasstillalive,but

featurednewcharactersandplotscreatedbyhisson,Michel.

Inthe20thcentury,hisbooksweretranslatedintomorethan140languagesandseveralsuccessfulfilm

versionswerereleased.Hiscreationshavebeenrecognizedasaninspirationformanyscientistsandinventors.

Manyofthefuturisticideasfromhismostpopularbookshavesincecometrue.

4.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

AToshowVerne’sdiscovery.

B.ToofferthebackgroundinformationofVerne.

C.TotelloftheadventureofSambin’shusband.

D.ToexplainhowVernebeganhiswritingcareer.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”refertoinParagraph2:

A.Writingnovels,poemsandplays.

B.Studyinglaw.

C.Graduatingfromuniversity.

D.Wringadventurestories.

6.WhatcanbelearnedaboutVerne’slateworks?

A.Theycoveredhappyelements.

B.Theywereunbelievablestories.

C.TheyrevealedVerne’sdoubtonscience.

D.TheywerepartlywrittenbyBerne’sson.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesVerne?

A.Talentedandproductive.

B.Popularandcaring.

C.Optimisticandgenerous.

D.Friendlyandhonest.

C

Therearemanyusefulthingswecandoeachdaytofeelbetter.Itmaytakesomeeffortsandtimetomakea

habitofdrinking8glassesofwaterdailyorthinkingmorepositively,butitiswellworthit.Whatthingsdoyoudo

everydaytofeelbetter?

Probablythehealthiestthingyoucandotofeelbettereachdayistoexerciseearlyinthemorning.Youdon't

havetorunthewholemorningorspendafewhoursinthegym.Evendoingsomeeasyexerciselikewalking,

sit-upsorjumpingtheropewillhelpyoufeelbetterinnotime!

Again,duetoourbusyschedules,wedon'tgetenoughsleepeachnight.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,

avoidwatchingTVorsurfingtheInternetrightbeforebed.Also,trytomakehealthybedtimesnackchoicesand

don'tdrinkteaorcoffeetoolateintheday.

Ifyoudrink3glassesofwater,4glassesofcoffeeorteaandaglassofsodaeachdayandthinkthatyoudrink

enoughwater,thinkagain.Yourbodyneedswater(notcoffeeorsoda!)tofunctionproperly.Aimingtodrink7-8

glassesofwatereachdaycanmakeyoufeelbetter.

Beingpositiveisthekeytoalongerlife.Positivethoughtscanhelpimproveyouroverallheath.Lifeisfullof

stressfulsituationsandit'shardtostaycheerfulwheneverythinggoeswrong,butyourpositiveattitudecanhelp

yousolveanyproblemandfightanystressfasterandeasier.Yourpositiveattitudeisespeciallygoodforyourheart

health.Smile,staypositiveandlivealongerlife!

8.Intheauthor'sopinionwhichcanbenefitusmostinorderthatwefeelbetter?

A.Sleepingenough.B.Drinkingenoughwater.

C.Thinkingmorepositively.D.Takingmorningexercise.

9.WhichofthefollowingagreeswithwhatissaidinParagraph3?

A.Drinkingteaorcoffeemakesussleepless.

B.Drinkingteabeforebedmakesithardertofallasleep.

C.WatchingTVorsurfingtheInternetleadstolesssleep.

D.Ourbusyschedulescausemoredifficultyinfallingasleep.

10.Whyiswaternecessarytoourbody?

A.Becauseitcanmakeusfeelbetter.

B.Becauseitcanhaveourbodyworksmoothly.

C.Becauseincandomoregoodtoourbodythancoffee.

D.Becauseitcanhepavoidfeelingthirsty.

11.Whatdoweneedmostwheneverythinggoeswrong?

A.Thinkingpositively.B.Thinkingoutwiseways.

C.Havingarightattitude.D.Stayingcheerful.

D

ManyofusinChinaenjoyaddingchilies(辣椒)toourfood,butdidyouknowthatthisspicyvegetablecould

alsobedangerous?A34-year-oldUSmanrecentlyendedupinhospitalaftereatingaCarolinaReaper—thespiciest

chiliintheworld.Aftertakingjustasinglebiteofone,themansufferedfromseriousheadachesinthefollowing

fewdays,reportedBBCNews.

Infact,reportsofstomachacheandheadachecausedbyeatingspicyfoodarenotsomethingunusual.Butif

chiliesareharmful,whyisitthathumanbeingsaretheonlyanimalstoeatthisvegetable?Accordingtothe

websiteHuanqiu,about600millionChinesepeople—almosthalfofthenationalpopulation—arechilieaters.So

whatmakespeoplelovechiliessomuch?Thehumanbodyreactstotheburningfeelingthatcomesfromeating

chiliesbyreleasingnaturalchemicalsthat“produceasenseofhappiness”,notedBBCNews.

Andthebenefitsgoevenfurtherthanjustpersonalenjoyment.AsurveyconductedbytheChineseAcademy

ofMedicalSciencesfoundthatthedeathrateofthosewhoeatspicyfoodonceortwiceaweekis10percent

lowerthanthosewhoeatitlessthanonceaweek.Thenumberdecreasedto14percentforthosewhoeatspicy

foodsixtoseventimesaweek.AndanotherstudydonebytheUniversityofVermontcametoasimilarconclusion.

“Thedataencouragespeopletoeatmorespicyfoodtoimprovehealthandreducedeathriskatanearlyage,”Liu

Qi,anutritionistattheHarvardTHChanSchoolofPublicHealth,toldBBCNews.

Chilieshaveanti-cancerqualityandtheabilitytoincreaseourmetabolism(新陈代谢).So,don'tworryifyou

lovespicyfood.Itseemsthatchiliesareactuallygoodforus—exceptfortheCarolinaReaper,perhaps.

12.Theexampleofa34-year-oldAmericanismentionedinParagraph1toprove________.

A.chiliescanbebeneficialB.chiliesarepopularinAmerica

C.chiliescanbedangerousD.seriousheadachescanbedangerous

13.Eatingchiliesgivespeopleasenseofhappinessby_______.

A.decreasingdeathrateB.releasingnaturalchemicals

C.curingseriousheadachesD.providingenoughnutrition

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Humanaretheonlyanimalstoeatchilies.

B.Stomachacheandheadachescausedbychiliesissomethingunusual.

C.Themorechiliesyoueat,thehealthieryouare.

D.Chilieshaveanti-cancerqualitybutitcan'tincreaseourmetabolism.

15.Thewriterwrotethepassageto________.

A.warnpeopleofthedangersofchiliesB.askpeopletoeatCarolinaReaper

C.encouragepeopletoeatmorechiliesD.tellpeoplethebenefitsofchilies

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

ThisWaytoDreamlandDaydreamingmeanspeoplethinkaboutsomethingpleasant,especiallywhenthismakes

themforgetwhattheyshouldbedoing．Daydreamershaveabadreputationforbeingunawareofwhat’s

happeningaroundthem．Theycanseemforgetfulandclumsy．___16___Theyannoyusbecausetheyseemtobe

ignoringusandmissingtheimportantthings．Butdaydreamersarealsoresponsibleforsomeofthegreatestideas

andachievementsinhumanhistory．___17___Canyouimaginewhatkindofworldwewouldhavewithoutsuch

ideasandinventions?Sohowcanyoucomeupwithbrilliantdaydreamsandavoidfallingovertreerootsor

otherwiselookinglikeafool?First,understandthatsomeopportunities(机会)fordaydreamingarebetterthan

others．Feelingsafeandrelaxedwillhelpyoutoslipintodaydreams．___18___Andifyouwanttoimproveyour

chancesofhavingacreativeideawhileyou’redaydreaming,trytodoitwhileyouareinvolvedinanother

task—preferablysomethingsimple,liketakingashowerorwalking,orevenmakingmeaninglessdrawings．It’s

alsoimportanttoknowhowtoavoiddaydreamsforthosetimeswhenyoureallyneedto

concerntrate．“Mindfulness”,beingfocused,isatoolthatsomepeopleusetoavoidfallingasleep．___19___Finally,

youneverknowwhatwonderfulideamightstrikewhileyourmindhasmovedslowlyaway．___20___Always

rememberthatyourbestideasmightcomewhenyourheadisactuallyintheclouds．

A.Havinginterestingthingstothinkaboutalsohelps．

B.Theystareoffintospaceandwanderbythemselves．

C.Withoutwanderingminds,wewouldn’thavely,CokeorPost-itnotes．

D.Atonetime,daydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses．

E.Itinvolvesslow,steadybreathingforself-controlthathelpspeoplestaycalmandattentive．

F.Daydreamsareoftenverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehardtounderstand．

G.Therefore,it’sagoodideatokeepanotebookorvoicerecordernearbywhenyou’reinthedaydreamzone．

第二部分语言运用（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

In2007,JamieWhitmorewasconsideredoneofthemostsuccessfulathletesinAmerica.Shewasasix-time

USA____21____forXTERRAracing,andheldaworldtitle.

Everything____22____duringaneventthatseemedlikesomanyothersshehadexperienced.As

a____23____athlete,JamieWhitmorewasusedto____24____,butsheneverimaginedthepaininherlegcould

beadeadlycancer!

Whensheheardtheterrible____25____forthefirsttime,Whitmorefeltshecouldn't____26____.“They

weretalkingabouttreatmentandIjuststarted____27____andsaying‘Idon'twanttodie’.”Finally,

the____28____gotthehelpofseveralspecialiststoremovethetumor.Whitmoredevelopedsepsis(败血症)from

thesurgeryandgotthrougha____29____two-monthrecovery.Whenshebeganto

feel______30______again,Whitmorewascertainhercancerwasback.Instead,doctorsgaveher

unexpected______31______:Shewaspregnant—withtwins.

JamieWhitmoreisn'tusedtoslowingdown.Shehasnevermeta(n)______32______shecouldn'tovercome,

whetheritwasamountainbikeraceora______33______.Today,Whitmoreisamotheroftwosonsand

cancer-free.She's______34______again,andhas______35______agoldmedalintheParalympicsandsettwo

worldrecords.Shetravelsasan______36______speakerwhenshe'snotspendingtimewithhersons.Whitmore

hassome______37______forotherswithlimitations:“Neverletanyonetellyouwhatyoucanandcannotdo.

Somedoctors______38______meIwouldneverrideanythingmorethanastationary(静止不动的)

bike.______39______Irodemymountainbike104milesclimbingfrom9,000feetto14,000feet.Youjust

can't______40______.”

21.A.presidentB.managerC.championD.professor

22.A.changedB.happenedC.disappearedD.stopped

23.A.professionalB.foreignC.commonD.shy

24.A.practisingB.waitingC.leavingD.suffering

25.A.reasonB.resultC.questionD.suggestion

26.A.quarrelB.drawC.breatheD.shout

27.A.smilingB.runningC.jumpingD.crying

28.A.doctorsB.readersC.neighborsD.volunteers

29.A.valuableB.difficultC.happyD.relaxing

30.A.fitB.tiredC.curiousD.sick

31.A.freedomB.courageC.newsD.attention

32.A.challengeB.excuseC.mistakeD.order

33.A.headacheB.feverC.cancerD.cold

34.A.tremblingB.competingC.fallingD.performing

35.A.madeB.boughtC.lentD.won

36.A.angryB.inspiringC.expensiveD.annoying

37.A.adviceB.informationC.sadnessD.help

38.A.askedB.calledC.encouragedD.told

39.A.SoB.YetC.UnlessD.If

40.A.setoffB.lookoutC.giveupD.workout

第二节（共10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

Weallcreatetoomuchtrashbutnoonewasshowingmuchinterestintakingoutthetrasheveryday.Inmy

family,weusuallyargueoverthingslike___41.___turnitistotakeoutthetrash.However,thiskindof___42.___

（bore）houseworkmightbefilledwithfun.Accordingtoapieceofonlinenews,adadinPuertollano,Spain,takes

thetrashout___43.___hisdaughterindifferentcostumeseveryday.Videosofthetwohavegotmanylikes

online___44.___（recent）.Inthevideo,inordertoentertainhisdaughterMara,3yearsold,Jaime

Coronel___45.___（catch）theopportunitytotakethetrashfromhishometothestreet—dressingupas

a___46.___（differ）character."WhenitcametimetocelebrateHalloweenlastyear,Ithought‘whynotgooutin

costumetoputthegarbageout?’",thefathersaid.Sincethen,theyhaveappearedincostumeof___47.___

（figure）,suchasFrozen,DragonBall,Spider-Man,BeautyandtheBeast,BatmanandWonderWoman,among

others.Coronel'swifesaid,"Everyeveningafterdinner,ourdaughterwouldvolunteer___48.___（take）outthe

trashandshebecameespeciallyexcitedwhenshedressedup___49.___（she）asWonderWoman.Thetoursalso

became___50.___interestingwalkaroundtheblock,notjusttotakethetrash."

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；

只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

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