辽宁省辽西联合校高三上学期期中考试英语

2020～2021学年度上学期辽西联合校高三期中考试英语考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷草稿纸上作答无效。3.本卷命题范围：高考范围。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项。ATheTop4BeachesontheEastCoastJekyllIsland,GeorgiaLyingoffthecoastofGeorgia,this5,700acrebarrierislandisfamousforitsnestingseaturtlesandhermitcrabs.GloryBeachgotitsnamebecauseproducersofthe1989movieGlory,featuringMatthewBroderick.MorganFreeman,andDenzelWashingtonbuiltalongboardwalktothebeachthatremainsinplace.BlockIsland,RhodeIslandAccessiblebyferry,BlockIslandshowsNewEnglandcharm.It'sworththeefforttogettoMoheganBluffs,whereyoucanexperienceasetof141woodenstepsleadingdowntothesand.Withclaycliffs(陶土崖)andaviewthatreachesMontaukattheeasterntipofLongIsland,thisbeachisespeciallyunique.Nantucket,MassachusettsGreatpoint,attheeasternmostendoftheislandofNantucket,isoneofthemostsecretbeachesintheworld.That'sbecauseyouneedafourwheeldrivevehicleandabeachpermittogetthere.Onceyoudo,you'llfindmilesofbeachfrontandahistoriclighthouse.EastHampton,NewYorkNamedthebestbeachinthecountyin2013,MainBeachinEastHamptonisknownforitswidestretchofsandplusasnack(点心)bar,bathroomsandlockers.Onsiteparkingisonlyavailabletolocalvillagepeoplebuttherearefreebeachshuttles(班车)available.1.WhatisGloryBeachonJekyllIslandnamedafter?A.Anest.B.Ananimal.C.Aplace.D.Amovie.2.HowaretouristsadvisedtogotoGreatpointofNantucket?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Byunderground.D.Onfoot.3.WhatcantouristsdoonMainBeachinEastHampton?A.Parkcarswheretheylike.B.Experiencewoodensteps.C.Enjoysnacksinalocalbar.D.Batheinhistoriclighthouses.BOnethingmanyparentsofchildrenwithautism(自闭症)considerasaheadacheistogettheirchild'shaircut.It'sasensoryexperiencethatcanbebothupsettingandevendangerousespeciallywithsharpscissorssonearthehead.Bytakingthetimetoreassureautisticchildren,ortryingtomakethehaircutacalmerexperience,hairdressersarereallytryingtohelpthechildrenandtheirparents.Recently,onebigheartedhairdresser,DonnchaO'Connell,tookhisskillstoawholenewlevelforhis16Yearoldclient(客户),EvanO'Dwyer.Evanlovestositinthebackofhismom'scar;it'swherehefeelssafe.Infact,helovesthesafetyofthebackseatsomuchthatheeveneatsandgetsdressedtheresometimes.ThankstoO'Connell'spatienceanddesiretohelpEvan'smom,Deirdre,healsogetshishaircutinsidehis"sateplace"fromtimetotime.O'Connellispletelyflexiblewithhisteenageclient,who'sbeengoingtohimfor14years."I'venevercutanyone'shairinthebackofthecar.It'snotahugedeal.Obviously,it'sabigthingforDeirdre.Youdowhatyouhavetodo."Thisthoughthasbeenechoed(回响)byfellowhairdresserJamesWilliams.He'stryingtospreadthewordamongthehaircuttingmunitytheyareoftenreluctanttocutthehairofautisticchildrenforfearoftheirreactionsandpotentialinjuriesthathairdressersmustthinkoutsideofthechair.Williamsiswillingtofollowhisyoungclientsaroundthesalon,sitondesks,windowsills,orinthecar,justlikeO'Connell.Williamssharedhowhefirststartedcutting5yearoldSeb'shairbyfollowinghimaroundthesalon.NowSebwillsitinthechairandhavehishaircut.4.Whatdoparentsofanautisticchildthinkofgettinghis/herhaircut?A.It'spleasant.B.It'sboring.C.It'sverysafe.D.It'sdifficult.5.Whofeelssecuretogethimselfahaircutinacar?A.Seb.B.JamesWilliams.C.EvanO'Dwyer.D.DonnchaO'Connell.6.Whyaremosthairdressersunwillingtogetautisticchildren'shaircut?A.Theylackspecialskills.B.Therearepossiblerisks.C.Theyarenotbraveatall.D.Theyhavenosparetime.7.WhatcanweinferaboutJamesWilliams?A.Hisflexibilityispayingoff.B.Hispatienceisnotenough.C.HedoubtsO'Connell'sway.D.HehasinspiredO'Connell.CGrowingupinAmerica,Ienjoyedtheconvenienceofeatingthemostattractive,wellpackagedfoodsofthe20thcentury,includingallthecandiesweoftenseenearthecashregister.DuringthosetimesIwasn'tawarehowbadsugarwas,andinfact,neitherwasanyonearoundme.SoIcontinuedtospreadjamonmytoastandeaticecreamdaily.Strangelyenough,Ifeltthatsweetwassomesortofwonderfuldrugwhichgavemetheenergytofunctionproperly,tofeelgoodandtoperformatmybest,allofwhichseemednecessaryforgrowth.SowhyshouldIavoidit?Yearslater,hugefoodpanies,likeGeneralMillsandPost,beganpumpingmoresugarintotheirproducts,andthenmoreandmorepeopleappearedwithbiggerbellies(腹部).Itfinallycametomyawarenessthatoursocietywasbeingmoremiserableandunfit.Andfromwhat?Fromsugar!Ibegantodosomeresearchintosugarandwhatitdidexactlytoourbodies.Tomyamazement,Ifounditsdamagewasjustasbadas,ifnotworsethan,whatalcoholandcigarettesbroughtabout.Yousee,whenyoutakeinmoresugarthanyouneedorburn,yourbodyandbrainbeeoveractive.This,ineffect,causesyourcognitive(认知的)abilitiestoslowdown,yourmoodtogettotheextremes,yourskintoagefaster,yourbloodtobeethickerandyourliverandkidneystobewornout.Butwhatsurprisedmemost,outofallofthesehorriblesideeffects,wasthatsugaraddsextrapoundstoyourwaistline,evenifyoudoexerciseregularly.AndwhatI'vealwayswanted,forthepastfewyears,istoremovethatextrafataroundmybellysothatIcouldfinallyseemyabs(腹肌).Ijustdidn'tknow,thiswholetime,whatdamageIhadbeendoingtomyselfandmydreams,butIknewIhadtodosomethingIhadneverdonebefore.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Creativethinkingplaysabigpartinhowyouexpressyourself.Justlikeridingabikeordrivingacar,creativethinkingisaskillthatyoucanimprovewithcarefulpracticeandpatience.16·Consumenewmediathatisn'tinyourusualwheelhouse.Thinkaboutthemovies,TVshows,andbooksthatyouusuallygravitatetowards.17Youmaybesurprisedathowmanycreativethoughtsandideasyoucaneupwithwhenyouexperiencesomethingthat'spletelyoutofyourfortzone.·Writefreelyaboutnothinginparticular.18Don'trestrictyourselftoasingletopic.Instead,justwriteaboutwhateveresintoyourmind.It'sOKifyourwritingdoesn'tmakealotofsensejustgettingyourthoughtsoutmayhelpyouthinkandfeelmorecreatively.·19Switchupyournewmenuandprepareamealorsnackthatyouwouldn'tusuallyeat.Eatingnewfoodsmayputyouinamorecreativeframeofmind.Youcancooksomethingathomeorvisitanewrestaurant.·Writedownalistofcreativeideasforanupingproject.Ifyou'reblockedonanidea,giveyourselfafewminutestositandgothroughallthecreativethoughtsandideasrunningthroughyourmind.Asyouwritedownyourthoughts,trytoeupwithmorecreativeideas.It'sOKifyourideasaren'tthatgreatjustwritedownwhateverestomind.20A.Youshouldkeeppatient.B.Cookfoodsforyourfamily.C.Herearecreativeexercisesforyoutotry.D.Tryanewfoodtoputyourselfinacreativemood.E.Now,lookfortypesthatyoudon'twatchveryoften.F.Giveyourselfafewminutestowriteyourthoughtsoutonapaper.G.Onceyougettheballrolling,youmaybeabletothinkmorecreatively.第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Actsofkindnessarewonderfulinsomanyways.They21therecipientandthey'realsoagreatreminderofallthe22actsthataretakingplaceintheworld.WiththemediafullofCOVID19related23,theseselflessactsareincreasinglyimportant.ThiswasjustthecasewhenSteveFarmersharedarecentupliftingeventonhisFacebookpagethat24him.Farmerpostedhowhe'dgonetoworkafterthequarantine(隔离)workpass.25,hehadtolockhisbikejustoutsideanundergroundstationnexttohisoffice.Whenhereturnedforhis26intheevening,hefoundjusthislockthathadbeencutandthebikewasmissing.TheLondonworkerthoughthe'dnever27hisbikeagain.However,ashewenttoaskatthestationaboutanypotential28thathadfilmedtherobbery,arailworker,AbdulMuneeb,rushedovertohimandaskedhimtounlockthe29bikelocktoprovehewasthe30.FarmerthenexplainedhowMuneebsaid"Ihaveyourbike"witha31hewouldneverforget.Withthelockundone,MuneebtoldFarmerhowhe'd32someonecuttingthebikelockearlieronduringhisshift.Hestoppedthemanfrom33thebikeandthenwheeledittoasafeplace.Muneeb34fourhoursafterhisshifthadendedsohecouldseethebikereturnedtoitsrightfulowner.AsFarmerquiterightlyposted,"TheworldneedsmoreAbduls,whoisalegend(传奇)ofamananda35tohisemployer."21.A.introduceB.challengeC.teachD.benefit22.A.selfishB.honestC.kindD.shy23.A.booksB.newsC.magazinesD.requirements24.A.leftoutB.turneddownC.happenedtoD.accountedfor25.A.ByaccidentB.AsaresultC.AtlastD.Inreturn26.A.bikeB.officeC.lockD.key27.A.sendB.fixC.buyD.see28.A.lightsB.putersC.camerasD.phones29.A.beautifulB.brokenC.cheapD.new30.A.ownerB.workerC.policemanD.thief31.A.greetingB.kissC.smileD.sigh32.A.imaginedB.appreciatedC.enjoyedD.spotted33.A.assessingB.stealingC.watchingD.polishing34.A.ranB.waitedC.apologizedD.escaped35.A.creditB.riskC.shameD.secret第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinalaunched36(it)firstMarsprobe(探测器)onaLongMarch5rocketfromtheWenchangSpaceLaunchCenterinHainanprovinceonThursday,markingthestartofthenation'splanetaryexplorationprogram.China'sfirstMarsprobe37(call)Tianwen1,whichmeansQuestionstoHeavenandesfromapoemwrittenbyQuYuan(about340~278BC),oneofthe38(great)poetsofancientChina.ThenamesignifiestheChinesenation'sperseverance(坚持不懈)inpursuing39(true)andscienceandexploringnatureand40universe.Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoschedule,the5metrictonTianwen1,whichconsistsoftwomajorpartsanorbiterandalandingcapsulewilltravelmore41400millionkilometersinnearlysevenmonthsbefore42(get)captured(捕捉)bytheMartiangravitationalfield.Severalmidcourseanddeepspacecorrectionmaneuverswillbemadeduringthespaceflight43(make)suretheprobeisaimedattheredplanet.Aftertheprobe44(successful)entersMarsorbit,itwillcirclearoundtheplanetfortwotothreemonthstoinvestigatethelandingcapsule'spresetlandingsiteandreleasethelandingcapsule,45willgraduallydropthroughtheMartianatmosphere.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节书面表达(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校特邀一名作家作一场关于“如何通过阅读提高中文写作”的讲座。你的留学生好友Peter因病未能参加，请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.表达问候；2.讲座的主要过程；3.你的感受。注意：词数80左右。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Itwassomewherebetweenspringandsummer.MymornandIweredrivingthroughthecountryside.BackthenIwas13yearsoldandalwaysfeltunhappywithMom.ButlittledidIknowthatthistripwasgoingtobeaspecialone.Apotofflowerssatinthebackseat,whosepleasantsmellfilledthecar.Suddenly,inthemiddleofnowhere,mymompulledover."Whatareyoudoing?"Icried,fearingthatthecarhadbrokendownandwe'dbestuckthere,sofarfromhome.Butthatwasn'tthecase.Mymomjumpedoutofthecar,seizingtheflowersfromthebackseat."It'lljustbeaminute,"sh