2020年烟台市牟平区水道镇高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案

2020年烟台市牟平区水道镇高级中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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AIfyouarelookingforrecommendationsonbiographies（传记）thatwilleducateyou,comediesthatwillmakeyourbellyacheorstoriesthatpresenttheuniquechallengeswomenfaceeveryday,readon.“PrideandPrejudice”byJaneAustenAclassicthatnevergetsold.SetinruralEnglandintheearly19thcentury,thistalecentersaroundtheBennetfamily,afamilyoffivedaughtersandtheirtwoparentswhoaredesperatetofindatleastoneofthedaughtersawealthymatch.Austen’sstoryfocusesonthetensionbetweenmarryingforloveinsteadofjustforpowerandfame,andalsotheuniquepressureonwomentofindfinancialsecuritybywayofmarriageatthetime.“WomeninScience:50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorldWomeninScience:50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorld”byRachelIgnotofskyItisasweetlyillustratedandeducationalbookthathighlightsthecontributionsof50womeninthefieldsoftechnology,science,engineeringandmathematics,frompresentdayallthewaybackto360AD.“GoodNightStoriesforRebelGirlsGoodNightStoriesforRebelGirls”byElenaFavilliIttellsthestoriesoffemaleheroesfromyearsagoandpresentday.Withcolor1portraitsandbiographiesthatareshortandsweet,thisbookisaturnerforanyonewantingtolearnaboutinfluentialwomeninthepastandpresent.“Becoming”byMichelleObamaWewouldn’tbeabletowritethislistwithoutincludingMichelleObama’smemoir.“Becoming”hastheformerFLOTUSdiscussingherchildhood,family,motherhood,herownFLOTUSimpact,thepressuresofbeingpartofthefirstBlackfamilyintheWhiteHouseandbalancingherpubliclifenow.Andofcourseshewritesallaboutmeetingherhusbandandthemanyuniquechallengestheyfacedtoo.WhatdidtheBennetsintendtodo?A.Tomarrytheirdaughterstorichmen.B.Tolessenpressureontheirdaughters.Tohelptheirdaughtersmarryfortruelove.Tomaketheirdaughtersfinanciallyindependent.Whosebookwillattractateeninterestedinscience?A.JaneAusten’s. B.RachelIgnotofsky’s.C.ElenaFavilli’s. D.MichelleObama’s.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.Theyareallclassics. B.Theyareallbiographies.C.Theyareallrelatedtothefemale. D.Theyareallaboutheroes.BItallhappenedoneafternooninCarl'sbackyardafewyearsago.Wehadjustfinishedplayingstickball,andIwasabouttogohome.“Waitaminute,”Carlyelled.Heranintohishouseandcamebackwithabookformetotakehomeandread.Allhesaidwas,“Seeifyoulikeit.”Isaidlynothing.Ikeptthebookforacoupleofweeksandthenreturneditunread.CarlneveraskedmeifIlikeditornot.DuringthefollowingtwoyearsCarllentmethreemorebooks.EachtimeIreturnedthemunread.Afewdaysaftergraduatingfromhighschool,Carlasked,“Benny,whichcollegeareyougoingto?”“I'mnotgoingtocollege.”Isaid.“Whynot?”heasked.“Becausemyfathercan'taffordthetuition（学费）.”Ianswered.“Isthatit?”Carlasked.“Yes,”Isaid.Ilied.IhadnointentionofgoingbacktoschoolnowthatIwasout.Thefollowingday,Carlknockedonmydoorandhandedmeacheckforseventy-fivedollarsfromhisfatheralongwiththebookMartinEden.“Ithinkthatshoulddoit.”hesaid.OnceagainIwasinshock.Iwasworkingfull-timeinmybrother'sbakery.IattendedtwoclassesatWayneUniversitypart-timeatnight.Halfwaythroughthesemester,afterreceivingfailinggradesonexamsandessays,IdecidedtherewasnowayIwouldeverbecomeagoodstudentandgetsatisfactorygrades.Idroppedoutofcollege.Oneday,curious,Ipickedupthebook,thinkingCarlwastryingtotellmesomething.Despitedifficulty,Ipressedon.BythetimeIfinishedthebook,Iunderstoodwhy:themaincharacter,MartinEden,hadmyownpooreducationalbackground,butmanagedtoeducatehimselfandbecomeapublishedauthor.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?Heoftentoldlies.Hequitschoolunwillingly.Hehadthoughtlittleofeducationbefore.Hebecameapublishedauthor.WhatkindofpersonisCarl?A.Caring. B.Emotional.C.Stubborn. D.Cautious.WhatmessagedoesCarlwanttoconvey?Readingmakesarichman.Readingisthejourneyofthesoul.Readingmakesapersonbetterknown.D.Readingopensupnewopportunities.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Astrongdesireforcollege B.AwishforbettereducationC.Awisefriend D.AwisebookCYou’reinacrowdofpeoplewhoareallaskingforthesamething.Howdoyoumakeyourvoiceheardabovetherest?Bedifferent.Don’tshout.Lisa,25,waswaitingtoboardaplaneflyingfromLondontoAustriaforChristmaswhentheflightwascancelled.“Therewereaboutahundredofusunabletoleave,”shesays.“Everyoneelsewasshoutingattheairportstaff.Insteadofjoiningin,Iwalkeduptothemanbehindtheticketdeskveryquietlyandsaid,‘Thismustbesoawfulforyou!Idon’tknowhowyoudealwiththesesituations—it’snotevenyourfault.Icouldneverhandleitaswellasyouare.’Withoutmyevenasking,hefoundmeaseatonanotherairlinewithanupgradetofirstclass.Hewashappytodoafavorforsomeonewhowasappreciativeinsteadofunfriendliness.”Flattery（恭维）isanessentialelementofthesweet-talkstrategy.“It’shumanpsychologythatstrokingaperson’sego（自我）withafewwell-directedpraisesmakesthemwanttoproveyouright,”saysapsychologist.“Tellsomeonethey’reprettyandthey’llinstantlyfixtheirhair;praisetheirsenseofhumorandthey’lltellajoke.”Youneedhelpandthere’slynoreasonthatthepersonwillwanttolendahand.Allison,26.alawyer,realizedshe’dmadeahugemistakeonabatchofdocuments.“TheonlywayIcouldfixtheproblemwastogetthehelpofacolleaguewhoIknewdidn’tlikeme,”shesaid.Allisonthenwenttothewoman’sofficeandexplainedherproblem.“AsIwassayingtothebosstheotherdayyou’retheonlypersonwhowouldknowhowtohandleasituationlikethis,whatwouldyousuggestIdo?”“Feelingpumpedup（鼓励）,shesetabouthelpingmeandwefinishedthejobontime,andshewashappytohelp.Allisonsaid.Whatwouldhavehappenedattheairportaccordingtoparagraph1?Thedeparturehallwasfilledwithnoise.Someonescreamedjustlobedifferent.Thepassengerswaitedonboardpatiently.Theairportstuffwererudetothepassengers.WhydidthemanputLisaonanotherairline?A.HeadmiredLisa’sbeauty. B.Heappreciatedherattitude.C.Hewasreadytohelpothers. D.Hewasblamedforthecancellation.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepotentialbenefitsofego. B.Thestrategytostartsmalltalk.C.Thegreatimportanceofflattery. D.Thevalueofhumorindailylife.WhatcanwelearnaboutAllison’scolleague?Shewasapopularlawyer.Shewasalwaysreadytohelpothers.ShealwaysgotpraisefromAllison.ShedidagreatfavorforAllisoneventually.DSomeofmyearliestmemoriesinvolvesittingwithmydadinhisstudyeveryeveningwhenhecamehomefromtheoffice.I’dwatchasheputhispersonalitemsaway:hiswatch,wallet,combandcarkeyswouldalwaysoccupythesamespotonthetableeverytime.Dad’scombwasboughtwhenhemarriedMum.Everyevening,hewouldsmile,handmethecombandsay:“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Thisseemsamundanetask,butitbroughtmesuchjoyatthattime.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetapon,thenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldproudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatme,andplacethecombontopofhiswallet.Abouttwoyearslater,Dadstartedhisownbusiness.Istartedprimaryschool.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad’sbusinesswasn’tdoingsowell,andhedidn’tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto.Overtheyears,Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome.Today,I’vegraduatedfromcollegeandDad’sbusinessarebetternow.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmecontinued.Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearlyandsaidtome,“Hey,wouldyouliketohelpmecleanmycomb?”Ilookedathimawhile,thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.It’sanewcomb.Ihadn’tnoticedthathe’dchangedit.Ibrushedthecomb,andithitmethen:why,asachild,helpingmydadcleanhiscombwassuchajoy.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Thistime,Inoticedmydayhasaged.Buthissmileisstillasheartwarmingasbefore.Dadcarefullyplaceshiscombontopofhiswallet.Aftersomanyyears,Iguesssomethingsneverchange.Andforthat,I’mglad.Asachild,theauthorhelpedherdadcleanhiscombhappilybecause .shewasgoodatcleaningthecombshethoughtthatsheshoulddothatasagoodgirlherdadwashomeearlytospendtheeveningwithherthecombwasimportantforherfatherandhermotherWhichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordmundaneinparagraphtwo?A.important B.exciting C.unnecessary D.uninterestingWhentheauthorsaid,“It’sanewcomb.Ihadn’tnoticedthathe’dchangedit.”,shefelt .A.disappointed B.impatient C.tired D.sorryWhat’sthebesttitleofthepassage?EveningsWithDad.HowtoCleantheComb.MyMemorywithMyDad.ILoveMyFamilyMembers.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Adjustingtoanewjobcanbeafearfulchallenge.You'llmeetnewpeopleanddonewworkinthenewplace.Herearesomestepstomaketheprocesssmoother.Getthefacts.It'slyfinetoaskquestionsaheadoftime.Dependingonyourorganization,youcanasktheHumanResourcesrepresentativeoryoursupervisoranyquestions.___16___Findoutaboutyourworkschedule,thehoursperweekyouareexpectedtowork,salary,benefits,andanyinformationyouneedtosuccessfullycomeonboard.Checkonthecompany'ssocialmediapolicy.Somecompaniesdon'tcareaboutemployee'spostingonFacebook,Twitter,orothersocialmediasitesduringworkinghours.___17___Findoutwhatisacceptablebeforeyoustartposting.Benice.Beingnicegoesalongway,too.Peoplelikenicepeople,andifyou'renicetoeveryoneyou'regoingtogetahead.Rememberthatsomeofthepeopleatthebottomknowmoreabouttheinnerworkingsthanthoseatthetop.___18___Don'tbeafraidtoaskforadvice.___19___Youremployerwouldpreferthatyouask.That'seasierthanhavingtofixamistake.Youwon'tbeexpectedtoknoweverything,andit'sbettertoaskforhelpthantoguess.Trynottostresstoomuch.Thinkofyournewjobasthenextexcitingstepinyourcareerpath.Don'texpecttolearneverythingatonce.It'sallnewtoyou,anditwilltaketime.___20___Trytoturnthatintonewenergyandinitiativethatwillmakeyoustandoutamongyournewcolleagues.A.Nobodylikesaknow-it-all.Othershavepoliciesthatforbidit.Goodrelationshipcanhelpyourelievethenervousness.Yes,youarenew,butyoualsobringafreshviewpoint.That'swhybeingnicetoeveryoneyoumeetisimportant.Thereisnosuchthingasastupidquestionwhenyou'restartingajob.Ifyou'renotsurewhotoask,checkwiththepersonwhoofferedyouthejob.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WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege，shedecidedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecould 21 shewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmerica 22 ，soshegotajob 23 anEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish， 24 shewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn’t 25 muchEnglish.Asentenceshehadreadsomewherestuckinhermind:ifyoudream 26 aforeignlanguage，youhavereallymastered（掌握）it.Patrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsand27thatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreamin 28 .Oneday，oneofher 29 studentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehad 30 earlyandhadslept 31 .“Whatdoesthishavetodowithyour 32 ？”Patasked.“Idreamedallnight，MissJones.AndmydreamwasinEnglish.”“InEnglish？”Patwasvery 33 ，sincehewassuchabadstudent.Shewas 34 secretlyjealous（嫉妒的）.Her35wasstillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouraged（鼓励）heryoungstudent.“Well, 36 meaboutyourdream.”“Allthepeopleinthedream 37 English.”thestudentsaid.“AndallthesignswereinEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish.”“Butthat’s 38 ，”saidPat.“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou？”“I’msorry，MissJones.That’s 39 Isleptsobadly.Ididn’t 40 awordtheysaid.Itwasanightmare（噩梦）！”21.A.becauseB.whileC.if D.since22.A.firstB.atfirstC.last D.atlast23.A.forB.ofC.as D.like24.A.andB.butC.so D.yet25.A.sayB.knowC.read D.write26.A.inB.aboutC.of D.for27.A.thoughtB.realizedC.hoped D.wanted28.A.EnglishB.SpanishC.Russian D.German29.A.brightB.excellentC.best D.worst30.A.gotupB.gonetobedC.stayedup D.wokenup31.A.wellB.soundlyC.badly D.happily32.A.EnglishB.languageC.dream D.homework33.A.surprisedB.worriedC.pleased D.excited34.A.yetB.seldomC.also D.still35.A.studyB.classC.word D.dream36.A.answerB.writeC.tell D.ask37.A.readB.likedC.spoke D.learned38.A.funnyB.terribleC.wonderfulD.strangeA.how B.why C.when D.becauseA.hear B.understand C.know D.remember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InlateMarch,ChinesearchaeologistsannouncedmajornewdiscoveriesatthelegendarySanxingduiRuinssitelocatedontheupperreachesoftheYangtzeRiver,helpingshedlightonthe 41. (culture)originsoftheChinesenation.Aftersleepingfor3,000years,the“awakening”oftheserelicshasshockedtheworld.Archaeologistshavefoundsixnewsacrificialpitsandunearthedmorethan500items 42. (date)backabout3,000yearsattheSanxingduiRuins,theNationalCulturalHeritageAdministrationannouncedinChengdu,SichuanProvinceinsouthwestChina.ThesiteofSanxingdui,locatedinthecityofGuanghan,40kmfromChengdu,isrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantarchaeological 43. (site)intheworldforitsvastsizeandrichcontents.Thesitewasfirstdiscoveredin1929byYanDaocheng,avillager 44. accidentallyuncoveredjadeandstoneartworkswhendiggingaditch,andarchaeologicalexcavation 45. (continue)eversince.Duringthisperiod,generationsofarchaeologistshaveworked 46. thediscoveryandresearchoftheSanxingduiculture.TheremnantsarebelievedtobelongtoShuKingdom,datingbackatleast4,800yearsand 47. (last)over2,000years.LeiYu, 48. researcherattheSichuanProvincialCulturalRelicsandArchaeologyResearchInstitute,saidtherecentdiscoveries 49. (far)confirmthetheor