2020年淄博市高青县实验中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案解析

2020年淄博市高青县实验中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Theopeningceremonyforthe2020TokyoOlympicGameswasheldattheOlympicStadiuminTokyoonJuly23,2021afterayearofwaitingduetothepandemic.Let'stakealookatthehighlightswhichmakethisopeningceremonyunique.NospectatorsTherearenospectatorsduringtheopeningceremonyinanefforttopreventthespreadofthecoronavirusinfections.About950people,includingofficialsandjournalists,willwatchinthemainstadium,organizerssaid.FewerathletesareexpectedtoattendtheceremonybecausemanyarenotallowedtostayfortheentireGamesduetoCOVID-19restrictions.Maleandfemaleflag-bearersTheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasactivelyencouragedalldelegationstoselecttwoflag-bearersattheopeningceremony,includingonewoman,aswomen'sparticipationintheTokyoGamesreaches48.8percent,makingitthemostgender-balancedOlympicsinthehistoryoftheevent.Oath（宣誓）sessionupdatedOneofthemostsymbolicpartsoftheopeningceremony—theOlympicoath—hasbeensignificantlyadaptedinorderto“highlighttheimportanceofsolidarity,inclusion,non-discriminationandequality”.Thenumberofoath-takersisalsoextendedfromthreetosix—twoathletes,twocoachesandtwojudges.SimplifiedceremonyInthe30-secondvideoshowingtherehearsaloftheopeningceremonyreleasedtothepublic,theperformancesareintegratedwithdances,sceneryandotherdisplayelementsusedinJapanesetraditionalfestivalactivities.InordertopreventandcontroltheCOVID-19pandemicandmanagethecost,theTokyo2020OrganizingCommitteesaidthattheperformancesoftheceremonywillbegreatlysimplified,withmorelightandshadowtechnologyusedinsteadofrealdecorationsatthescene..Whyisn'tthereanyspectatorduringtheopeningceremony?A.Tolimitthenumberofpeoplepresent.B.TohighlightthespiritoftheOlympicGames.C.Tocontrolthespreadofaninfectiousdisease.D.Tomakeroomfortheathletesallovertheworld..Whyiseachdelegationencouragedtoselectonewomanasaflag-bearerinTokyoOlympics?A.Womenwillbeinaleadingpositioninsports.B.Womenathletesmakeupalargerpercentagethanever.C.Womenwillplayamoreimportantpartinsociety.D.MoreandmorewomenwilltakepartintheOlympicGames..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Oath-takersaremadeupofsixathletes.B.Tokyousesmorerealdecorationstocutthecost.C.About950peoplewatchtheentiregamesintheTokyoGames.D.TheopeningceremonypresentsthetraditionalcultureofJapan.BOnthenightofSeptember19,1961,BettyHillandherhusbandBarneyweredrivinghomethroughtheWhiteMountainsfromNiagaraFalls.Theyweretravellingonanearlydesertedtwo-lanehighwaywhenBettynoticedasteadylightintheskythatwasgettingbiggerandbrighter.Shethoughtitwasaplanetorastar.Barney,stimulatedatherexcitement,saiditwasprobablyjustawanderingaeroplane.Whateveritwas,itappearedtobefollowingthem.Theystoppedtheircarforacloserlook.Whattheysaidhappenednext,changedtheirlives.Theflyingobjectwasnoiseless.Itappearedtobespinning.Itwasasbigasajetbutshapedlikeapancake.SoformedthetaleofBettyHill,aNewHampshiresocialworkerwho,withBarney,apostalworker,claimedtobekidnappedbyaliens,whowerefromouterspace,onamoonlitnightabout60yearsago.Afterreluctantlygoingpublicwithherexperience,Hill,whodiedofcanceratherNewHampshirehome,aged85,becameacelebrityontheUFOcircuitandwasknownasthe“firstladyofUFOs”.Intriguingly,atthetimeoftheincident,theHillsrememberednothingexceptthattheyhadspiedastrangeobjectinthesky.Later,troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,thecoupleunderwenthypnosis^眠）wherethefullstorycameoutwiththeaidofBostonpsychiatristBenjaminSimon,anexpertinmedicalhypnosis.OntheirnightofcontacttheHillsarrivedhomeat5a.m.,unabletoaccountfortwolosthours.Theywerealsoconfusedbytheoddmarksontheirtelescopes,deepsignsonthetopsofBarney’sbestshoes,Betty’storndressandstrangecircularmarkingsontheircarthatmadetheneedleofacompassjumpwildly.Afterseeingthemforsixmonths,thepsychiatristconcludedtheHills’lostmemoryaboutthehourstheylostonthatnightin1961“appearedtoinvolveanamazingexperienceonthepartofbothoftheHills”.Whethertheexperiencehadbeenfantasyorreality,Simoncouldnotsay,buthesaidhewasconvincedtheyhadnotbeenlying.Heguessedthatithadbeenakindofshareddream.Reportsofalienscapturinghumansandtakingthemaboardoddlyshapedspacecraftwere“comparativelyrare”before1975.Afteramovie,“TheUFOIncident”,abouttheHillscameout,however,suchstoriesincreased.Whentheysawthestrangeobjectinthesky,BarneyandBettyHill .A.wereastonishedatitsstrangeflightandnoise B.regardeditasjustawanderingcarfollowingthemC.realizedimmediatelywhatthedangeritmightcause D.showedcuriosityindiscoveringwhatitreallywasTheword“Intriguingly”inparagraph6mostprobablymeans“ ”.A.Ridiculously B.Temporarily C.Remarkably D.MysteriouslyTheHillslatersoughtthehelpofapsychiatristbecause .theyhadlotsofsecretsintheirlivesafterthestrangeexperiencetheirlivesweregreatlydisturbedbytheunexpectedexperiencetheywantedtosharetheirunforgettableexperiencewiththeexperttheyhopedtoforgetcompletelywhathadhappenedtothemThisarticlewaswritteninorderto .A.describeanunusualeventtothereaders B.convincereadersoftheexistenceofUFOsC.recordhowpeoplewerecaughtbyaliens D.warnpeopleofthedangerstheUFOscauseCItisessentialthatstudentshaveacategoryofschool-relatedactivitiestheycanparticipatein.Theseactivitiescanrangefromactivitiesduringnormalschoolhourstoafter-schoolactivities.Nomatterthetime,theseactivitiesshouldbeavailabletoeverystudent,andatVictoryPioneersInternationalSchools(V.P.I.S)itisencouragedthateverystudentparticipateinatleastoneactivity,educationalandrecreational.OneoftheprimaryreasonsschoolactivitiesareimportantatV.P.I.S.isbecauseitgivesstudentstheexercisetheymightnotnormallyreceive.Mostpopularly,thesetypesofactivitiesincludemajorsportssuchasfootball,basketball,baseball,tennis,trackandfieldandsoccerbutalsomightincludegymnasiumgamesandothergames.ActivitiesduringV.P.I.S.alsomakeagoodimpressiononcollegesifstudentsareplanningtopursuemoreeducation.Collegeslookforstudentswhodonotjustgotoschoolandgohomeafterschool.Theseactivitiesrangefromparticipatinginclubsandsportstovolunteeringafterschoolatarecreationcenterorhavingapart-timejob.Ifacollegeseesyoumaintainedgoodgradeswhileparticipatingintheseactivities,itwillbeimpressed.V.P.I.S.activitiesalsoallowstudentstobecreative.Gifted-and-talentedactivitiesallowgiftedstudentstoparticipateinwhattheyotherwisewouldneverhaveexperiencedintheclassroom.Theyareagreatwaytoallowstudentstobecreative.Additionally,participatinginclubssuchasdramathatappealtostudents’interestalsoallowsthemtoexpandtheirknowledgeandbecreative.Studentsalsocanhavetheirinterestsexpandedbyparticipatinginactivities.Theseactivitiescouldconsistofanything,suchasjoiningtheFutureBusinessLeaders,theschool’sdebateteamandthechessteam,tonameafew.Byparticipatingintheseactivities,astudentmightrealizeheisinterestedinsomethingheneverknewhewasinterestedinbefore.WhatcanwelearnaboutactivitiesatV.P.I.S.?Noteverystudenthasaccesstothem.Studentsarerequiredtotakepartinthemafterschool.Theygivestudentsexercisethatmightnotbegotinotherschools.Educationalactivitiesaremorepopularwiththestudents.Whatbenefitscanthestudentsgetfromtheactivities?Theycangetextragradeswhenapplyingforcolleges.Theywillbecomemoregiftedandtalented.Theymayexpandtheirknowledgeindrama.Theymaybetterknowtheirowninterests.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheBenefitsofV.P.I.S.Activities B.School-relatedActivitiesatV.P.I.S.C.CollegesNeedCreativeStudents D.ActivitiesMakeYouCreativeWhereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A.Ascientificmagazine.B.Acollegeapplicationguideline.C.Aclubintroduction.D.ThewebsiteofV.P.I.S.DIfthereisnodifferenceingeneralintelligencebetweenboysandgirls,whatcanexplaingirls’poorperformanceinscienceandmath?Ithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsdonottakemathcourses,notbecausetheyaredifficult,butforsocialreasons.Girlsdonotwanttobeinopencompetitionwithboysbecausetheyareafraidtoappearlessfeminine（女性的）andattractive（有魅力的）.However,therearestillmorehigh-achievingboysthangirlswhentakingmathexams.Thisdifferenceappearstobeworldwide.Biologicalexplanationshavebeenofferedforthis,butthereareotherexplanationstoo.Perhapsthedifferencewhichcomesoutduringtheteenageyearshasitsrootsinmuchearlierexperiences.Fromtheirfirstdaysinkindergarten,boysareencouragedtoworkontheirownandtocompletetasks.Factsshowthatoutstandingmathematiciansandscientistshavenothadteacherswhogaveanswers.Besides,therecanbelittledoubtthatteachersofmathandscienceexpecttheirboystudentstodobetteratthesesubjectsthantheirgirlstudents.Theyevenappeartoencouragethedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Theyspendmoretimewiththeboystudents,givingthemmoretimetoanswerquestionsandworkinghardertogetcorrectanswersfromthem.Theyaremorelikelytocallonboysforanswersandtoallowthemtotaketheleadinclassroomdiscussion.Theyalsopraiseboysmorefrequently.Allofthisseemstoencourageboystoworkharderinscienceandmathandtogivethemconfidencethattheyareabletosucceed.Suchawayofteachingisnotlikelytoencouragegirlstotakemanymathandsciencecourses,norisitlikelytosupportgirlswhodo.Whenitcomestothesesubjectsitseemscertainthatschoolwidensthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Whydoestheauthorraiseaquestioninparagraph1?Tofinddifferencesbetweenboysandgirls.Toexplainthepoorperformanceofgirls.Toaskreadersaquestion.Tointroducethetopic.Thetextmainlydiscusses reasonsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirlsinscientificachievements.A.biological B.personal C.social D.historicalWhatdoesthetextsayaboutgreatmathematicians?Theirteachersdidnotofferanswerstothem.Theystartedlearningmathatanearlierage.Theyshowedmathematicalabilitiesintheirteenageyears.Theirsuccessresultedfromtheirstronginterestinmath.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat .boysandgirlslearninthesamewayboysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligencegirlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbeforegirlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys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ChoosingtheRightPathtoBea“Better”PersonLifeisaconstantexerciseinself-improvement．Intherushtoachieve，theideaofbeing“better”canbecomelostsometimes．Youmayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfandfulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway．___16___Exploreyourtalents．Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests．Soit’softennecessarytobepatientandtrymanythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou．___17___Forexample，peoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclub，butsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbe．Determiningwhoyouenjoybeingaroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou’11enjoy．___18___Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake．youwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelifedoingsomethingyouhate．It’simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyouhappy．Ifyou’reparticularlyunhappyatyourjob，considerwhy．___19___Ifyoufeelyourjobisn’tmeaningful，orisn’tinlinewithyourvalues，considerfindinganotherjob．Experiencesomethingnew．Researchhasshownthatwhenwe’reinourcomfortzone，wearen’tasproductiveaswearewhenwestepjustbeyondit．___20___Becauseofthat，wemayreactslowlytoourownpositiveexperiencesandinteractionswithothers，evenwhenthosearelittlescary．Doingsocanhelpyouachievemore．Dowhatyoulove．Herearesometipsforyou．Registerinaclassyou’reinterestedin．Humansadaptveryquicklytopositiveevents．It’spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling．Similartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivities．Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife．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Theotherday,Itrulysawaloveatmyworkplacethatbroughtmetotears.Iworkasa 21 atahotel.Thatnightthiselderlywhiteandwealthycouple 22 therestaurantMyco-worker 23 them.Weusuallyarrange24byourselves,butbecausewewerevery 25 thatnight,wehelpedeachotherout.Atonepointtheelderlycouplegavemea 26 tocomeover.Thehusbandbegan27andstartedstuttering（结巴）tothedegreethatI5veneverheardbefore.Itwasveryclearthathehada 28 disorder.Icouldtellthatthewifehad 29 herhusbandextensively（广泛地）whatshewantedasawayforhimto30ordering.Ittookawhileforhimtoorder. 31 ,shewassittingthereandlookedso 32 althoughherhusbandhadstuttered. 33 thewholethingjustdidsomethingtome.Itwasbeautifulandjustmademerealizethatahugepartofloveistoaccept, 34 andsupportothers.Shecouldhavemadetheorderandmadethingsalot 35 forherhusbandandavoidthe 36 fromothertables,butshedidn't.Insteadshesupportedhimandwasproudtoseehim 37 it.AnotherthingI 38 wasthatlifeisdifficultforallofus.Ithoughtthese 39 peoplehadeverythinggoingforthemandI'msuretheydo,butitjustremindedmethatallofushaveourown 40 .A.maid B.waitress C.manager D.housekeeperA.returnedfrom B.headedfor C.walkedby D.cameinto23.A.seatedB.comfortedC.suspectedD.introduced24.A.dishesB.tablesC.flowersD.rooms25.A.lazyB.busyC.lonelyD.friendly26.A.commandB.detailC.signalD.warning27.A.orderingB.quarrellingC.apologisingD.bargaining28.A.eatingB.hearingC.speechD.eye29.A.toldB.foundC.broughtD.made30.A.regretB.escapeC.rememberD.practise31.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile32.A.upsetB.contentC.surprisedD.determined33.A.NormallyB.UnfortunatelyC.HonestlyD.Strangely34.A.serveB.rewardC.impressD.tolerate35.A.easierB.worseC.morevaluableD.morestupid36.A.staresB.cheersC.guidanceD.influence37.A.stopB.planC.continueD.complete38.A.expectedB.suggestedC.learnedD.imagined39.A.famousB.richC.ordinaryD.local40.A.waysB.ideasC.problemsD.mistakes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Thechime-bellsofMarquisYioftheZengState(曾侯乙编钟)is41.uniqueChineseancientinstrument.People,nearandfar,whocometoHubeiMuseum,can’twait 42. (admire)itwiththeirowneyes.ThisancientChinese 43. (music)instrumentismadeupof65bronzebellsofdifferentsizes, 44. arehungatthreelevelsanddividedinto8groups.Allofthebells 45. (decorate)withsomedelicatesculptures(雕刻).Whenfacingthechime-bells,youwillfindthem46.(stand)theresilentlylikerowsofwarriors,butelegantlylikeancientwomen.Theinstrumentwasusuallyplayedforimportant 47. (festival)orgreatceremonies,sacrifice,feastsorharvestsinancienttimes.Itwasverypopular, 48. (particular)duringtheWarringStatesPeri