新疆昌吉第九中學高三上學期期中考試英語試題

昌吉市第九中學20202021學年第一學期期中考試高三年級英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分閱讀理解（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和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AMoochietheSoochieVisitsthePeacePeopleByQuintonCrawfordPrice:$3.00Words:2,800Language:EnglishThisisatwostorychildren’sbook.Story1:Moochievisitschildrenoneverycontinenttolearnalittleoftheirlanguages.Story2:Moochietravelsthroughhumanhistorytofindpeopleintimesofpeace.Kidscanlearngreetingsinoverninelanguagesfromaroundtheworldinthebook.JokesSeries4(Fruits)ByBodhaGuruLearingPrice:FreeWords:21,320Language:EnglishThisisabookonfunnyjokesforchildrenandisacolorfulpicturebook.Ithasmanyjokesonfruit.Fruitkeepsushealthyandnowithasetomakeuslaugh.Letuslaughwithfunnyjokesonfruit.ThreeWolvesByChrisSheerinPrice:$4.99Words:50,440Language:BritishEnglishTwoofficerssecretlyenterYellowstoneNationalParkandstealafemalewolffromherden(獸穴）.Littledothosemenrealize,however,thatthefemalewolfishighlyvaluedbyherpack(一群）,andthattheywilldoanythingtofindher.ThreeWolvesistoldnotthroughtheeyesofman,butthroughwolves.Itisastoryofhopeandcourage,ofdreamsandsuperstitions(迷信）,inwhichyoumightatlastbepersuadedthatwolvesknowmoreaboutnaturethanman.TheOfficer’sWhistleByMatthewHoworthPrice:$3.20Words:24,540Language:EnglishSimonisinhislastyearatprepschool(預科學校）andalwaysseemstobeintrouble.Hefindsafeelingoffortinhistorylessons.Whendoingahomeworktask,hefindsanoldboxdugoutbyhisfather.ItholdssecretsofarelativewhofoughtinWorldWarI.Lookingthroughit,SimondiscoversthestoryofTomBeal,whoappliedtofightin1914andfindsanoldwhistle.Whatstorydoesithold?21.WhatmakesthebookJokeSeries4(Fruits)differentfromtheotherthree?A.It’swritteninadifferentlanguage.B.Readersdon’thavetopaytogetit.C.Itsmaincharactersarenothumans.D.It’stheonlybookwrittenforchildren.22.WhatcanwelearnthroughThreeWolves?A.Wildlifeprotection.B.Thebeautyofnature.C.Naturethroughwolves’eyes.D.BasicfactsaboutYellowstone.23.WhatcanweknowaboutSimoninTheOfficer’swhistle?A.HelearnsaboutTomBealfromhisfather.B.Hehasagreatinterestinhistorylessons.C.Hedoeshomeworkwiththehelpofhisfather.D.HediscoversthewhistlemysterywithTomBeal.24.Inwhichbookcanreaderslearnforeignlanguage?A.ThreeWolves.B.JokeSeries4(Fruits).C.TheOfficer’sWhistle.D.MoocietheSoochieVisitsthePeacePeople.BHereisanastonishingandsignificantfact:Mentalworkalonecan'tmakeustire.Itsoundsabsurd.Butayearsago,scientiststriedtofindouthowlongthehumanbraincouldlaborwithoutreachingastageoffatigue（疲勞）.Totheamazementofthesescientists,theydiscoveredthatbloodpassingthroughthebrain,whenitisactive,showsnofatigueatall!Ifwetookadropofbloodfromadaylaborer,wewouldfinditfulloffatiguetoxins（毒素）andfatigueproducts.ButifwetookbloodfromthebrainofanAlbertEinstein,itwouldshownofatiguetoxinsattheendoftheday.Sofarasthebrainisconcerned,itcanworkaswellandswiftlyattheendofeightoreventwelvehoursofeffortasatthebeginning.Thebrainistotallytireless.Sowhatmakesustired?Somescientistsdeclarethatmostofourfatigueesfromourmentalandemotional（情緒的）attitudes.OneofEngland'smostoutstandingscientists,J.A.Hadfield,says,"Thegreaterpartofthefatiguefromwhichwesufferisofmentalorigin.Infact,fatigueofpurelyphysicaloriginisrare."Dr.Brill,afamousAmericanscientist,goesevenfurther.Hedeclares,"Onehundredpercentofthefatigueofasittingworkeringoodhealthisduetoemotionalproblems."Whatkindsofemotionsmakesittingworkerstired?Joy?Satisfaction?No!Afeelingofbeingbored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,afeelingofnotbeingappreciated—thosearetheemotionsthattiresittingworkers.Hardworkbyitselfseldomcausesfatigue.Wegettiredbecauseouremotionsproducenervousnessinthebody.25.Whatsurprisedthescientistsafewyearsago?A.Fatiguetoxinscouldhardlybefoundinalaborer'sblood.B.AlbertEinsteindidn'tfeelwornoutafteraday'swork.C.Thebraincouldworkformanyhourswithoutfatigue.D.Amentalworker'sbloodwasfilledwithfatiguetoxins.26.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcanmakesittingworkerstired?A.Challengingmentalwork.B.Unpleasantemotions.C.Endlesstasks. D.Physicallabor.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatinordertostayenergetic,sittingworkersneedto.A.havesomegoodfood. B.enjoytheirworkC.exerciseregularly D.discoverfatiguetoxinsCTheEnglishlanguagehasalotofwordswhichcanbeusedinmanydifferentwaysandinmanydifferentexpressions.Onesuchexampleisthewordmatter.Infact,mattercanmeanjustaboutanything.ItcouldbeoneofthemostusefulwordsintheEnglishlanguage.Let’sgettotheheartofthematter—amatterofprinciple(原則).Ifsomeonesaysthatyouowe(欠)him$50,butyoudon’t,afriendmightsay,“Well,youcouldpayhimthe$50.It’snotthatmuchmoney.Thenyouwon’thavetohearhimsayitanymore.Butifyoudonotowehimthemoney,donotpayhimthemoney.It’samatterofprinciple.Thereisanotherwaytousethewordmatter.Butbecarefulwithyourchoiceofwords.Ifyouasksomeone,“What’sthematter?”,itshowsyouareworriedabouttheotherperson.Butsaying,“What’sthematterwithyou?”hasapletelydifferentmeaning.Anditusuallysoundsrude(粗魯?shù)?.Infact,whenyousay,“What’sthematterwithyou?”youaresuggestingthatthepersondidsomethingwrongorstupid.Anotherexpressionthatcouldsoundrudeistosay,“Itdoesn’tmattertome.”Here,itdependsonthecontext,andhowyousayit.Let’ssayyoutellsomeonethatafriendjustgotabigraiseatwork.Thatpersonanswerswith,“Itdoesn’tmattertome.”Here,itmeansheorshedoesnotcare.Anditsoundsrude.Butsaying,“Oh,youpickwhereweeatdinner.Itdoesn’tmattertome.”doesnotsoundrude.Inthissituation,“itdoesn’tmatter”showsyouareeasygoing(隨和的).Nomatterhowyoulookatitandwhatyousay,matterisaveryusefulword.Andit’sonlyamatteroftimebeforeyouwillbeeanexpertontheuseofmatter.28.Wecaninferfromthetextthatthewordmatter________.A.hasawideuseB.canmeanmoneyC.isthemostusedEnglishwordD.hasthemostdifferentexpressions29.Whatistheauthor’ssuggestioninParagraph4?A.Everypennycounts.B.Sticktowhatisright.C.Followyourfriend’sadvice.D.Becarefulwhenmakingfriends.30.Theunderlinedword“context”inthetextprobablymeans“A.choiceB.personC.situationD.answer31.Theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby________.A.usingexamplesB.givinginstructionsC.describinghisexperiencesD.discussingresearchfindingsDTwomenweresittingtogetherinaplane.Theywereonalongjourney.Oneofthemenwasabusinessman.Theotherwasafarmer.Theysatwithouttalkingforawhile,thenthefarmersaid,“Let’sdosomethingtopassthetime.”“Whatdoyouwanttodo?”thebusinessmanasked.“Wecanaskeachotherriddles.”Thefarmersaid,“youstar.”“Let’smaketherulesfirst,”thebusinessmansaid.“That’snotfair.Youareabusinessmanwithmuchknowledge.YouknowmorethingsthanIdo.Iamjustafarmer.”“That’strue.”Thebusinessmansaid.“Whatdoyouwantweshoulddo?”“Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswertoariddle,youpayme$100.AndifIdon’tknowtheanswer,I’llpayyou$50.”Thefarmersaid.Thebusinessmanthoughtaboutthis,thenhesaid,“OK.That’sfair.Whowillgofirst?”“Iwill,”Thefarmersaid.“Hereismyriddle.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”Thebusinessmanrepeatedtheriddle,“Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?Mm,that’sagoodone.I’mafraidIdon’tknowtheanswer.”Hegavethefarmer$100,thensaid,“Tellmetheanswer.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”“Idon’tknow.”Thefarmersaidandgavehim$50.32.Thestoryhappened______..A.onafarmB.inashopC.beforealongplanejourneyD.betweentwopassengers33.Whatdoestheword“riddle”meaninthisstory?A.Adifficultquestiontofindtheanswerto.B.Somethingtohelptomakerules.C.Somethingtowinmoney.D.Akindofgameindoingbusiness.34.Whydidthebusinessmanagreetogivemoremoneyifhelost?A.Hemademuchmoremoneythanthefarmer.B.Hethoughtheknewmorethanthefarmer.C.Hewasinterestedinmakingriddles.D.Hewasbetteratplayingriddlegames.35.Thefarmer________.A.enjoyedhimselfonhislongjourneyB.didn’twanttopayevenonedollarC.spentallhismoneyontheplaneticketD.wonfiftydollarsbyplayingtheriddlegame第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoHelpChildrenLearnFromTheirMistakesEveryonemakesmistakes.__36___Asparents,it’sourdutytohelpourchildrenlearnfromtheirmistakes.Turningamistakeintoalearningexperiencewillhelpyourchildgrow.Herearesometipsforhelpingchildrenleamfromtheirmistakes.Explainexactlywhatthemistakeis.It’simportanttomakeyourchildacceptthefactthathemadeamistake.Talkwithyourchildandhelphimexactlyunderstandwhathedidisnotright._37___Neverimagineheknows;alwaystalkovertheproblemearly.Askyourchildtomakeanapologyifhismistakeshurtothers.Thissteptakesamistakethatisconnectedwithanotherpersonevenfurther.___38___Bymakingyourchildgotoseeandtalkwiththepersonwhowashurt,hewillmorefullyunderstandtheresultsofthemistakeandlearnfromthatbadexperience.Offersuggestionindifferentwaystoleadyourchildtoavoidmakingthesamemistakesagain.Youcanchoosetoshareyourpersonalexamplesifyouhadthesameproblembefore.__39___Hemaynotwanttodoexactlythesamething,butitwillgethimtostartintherightdirection.___40___Havingyourchildtrytoworkthroughtheproblemandknowhowtodealwithitonbyhimselfwillhelpdevelophisreasoningskills,whichisgoodforhisselfdevelopment.Inthisway,hewillknowwhatheshoulddoifasimilarsituationappearsinthefuture.A.Tellyourchildhowyoudealtwiththeproblem.B.Nowit’stimetohelphimproperlycorrectmistakes.C.Praisehimifhefullyunderstandsthemistakehemade.D.Childrenneedtolearntheresultsoftheirmistakes.E.Learningfrommistakesiswhatmakesusbeebetterpeople.F.Encourageyourchildtofindawaytodealwiththeproblemalone.G.Sometimesachildfailstoknowwhythethingshedidarewrong.第三部分:英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Itwasabeautifulsunnyday.Ihadjustfinished___41___mydaughtertotheairporttocatchanearlymorningflight.MysonsandI___42___wenttoafastfoodplacefor___43___beforeheadingbackhome.Aftereating,weallgotintothecarandpulledoutofthe___44___.Therestaurantwasattheverytopofahill.Atthebottomofthehillwasa___45___sign,sowefoundourselvesattheendofa___46___lineoftrafficwaitingwhilethecarsatthebottomturnedontothe__47___roadoneatatime.AsIlookeddowntothebottomofthehill,myeyessawanelderlymanstanding___48___thestopsign.Hisclotheswere___49___andshabby(破舊的).Heheldacardboardsignwiththewords“___50___HelpPlease!”writtenonit.MyheartwentouttohimandI__51___myselfinhissituation.Ascaraftercarturnedontothemainroadwithout___52___forhim.Ireachedformywallettolookforwhatever__53___wasleftinit.AsIwaspullingitoutofmywallet,___54___.Isawayoungwomanwalkuptohimalongthesideoftheroad.Shewascarryingabagfullof__55___takenoutfromtherestaurantIwasjustat.Iwatchedtheoldman__56___theyounggirlandsmiledasshereachedoutheraimstogivehimahug.Suddenlya___57___honk(喇叭聲)fromthecarbehindmemademerealizethatIhadn’tbeen__58___forwardbecausethissinglechoicefor___59___hadcaptured(attracted)myattentionandmyheart.BythetimeIreachedthe___60___ofthehill,boththemanandtheladywhohadhelpedhimweregone.Yet,asIdrovehome,thesunseemedtoshineevenbrighterandHeavenfeltabitclosertoEarth.41.A.forcing B.driving C.cheating D.asking42.A.then B.still C.thus D.first43.A.coffee B.tea C.breakfast D.lunch44.A.livingroom B.parkinglot C.garden D.yard45.A.rest B.turning C.stop D.slowing46.A.quiet B.single C.long D.strange47.A.opposite B.main C.downward D.slim48.A.on B.with C.over D.by49.A.loose B.formal C.old D.clean50.A.Offer B.Call C.Need D.Refuse51.A.hid B.reminded C.regretted D.imagined52.A.stopping B.begging C.reaching D.praying53.A.card B.number C.cash D.information54.A.therefore B.instead C.anyway D.however55.A.food B.money C.hope D.paper56.A.rewarded B.admitted C.thanked D.paid57.A.soft B.short C.loud D.gentle58.A.jumping B.pushing C.wandering D.moving59.A.courage B.trust C.kindness D.success60.A.back B.top C.middle D.bottom第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Hi!Weletomywebpage.Myname’sTomWoodandI’manEnglishteacher.I___61___(design)thiswebpagelastweeksothatmystudentscanlearnmoreaboutme.Ithinkitisimportant___62___(know)mystudentswell.Anditisonlyfair___63___mystudentsknowmewell,too.IwasborninLondon,England,butI’velivedandworkedinChinaforthepast15yearsandIreallylikelivinghere.IcanspeakPutonghuaandevenalittlebitofCantonese,___64___ismywife’sdialect(方言).Ipractice___65___(speak)ChineseeverydayandIamimproving.___66___(fortunate),thereareoneortwomillionpeopleinmytownwhoarereadytohelpmewithmyChinese!Iparticularlyenjoytalkingtomyneighbors.Myfavouritesportisfootball.Iplayfootballonceaweekwithsomeoftheotherteachersattheschool.We’regoingtoorganizea(n)___67___(pete)withteamsofteachersfromotherschoolsthissummer.Myothergreatloveismymotorbike.Ilovegettingonmymotorbikeandridingouttothecountryside.Butmywifethinksit’stoo___68___(noise)anddangerous.Ifanyonewantstosendmeanemail,just__69___(do)asyoulike.I’dlovetohear___70___you.第四部分:寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)第一節(jié):短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)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處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處,每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧),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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。LiHui,myfriendinhighschool,hasdreamedbeingacartoonartistsinceshewasyoung.Toherdisappointed,herparentsdon'tagreewithherdecisionatfirst.Therefore,LiHuiwouldnotchangehermind.Sheworkedhardlytoperfectherskills.Justbeforehefinishedhighschool,thechancecame:thefamousartschoolwasholdingacartoondrawingpetition.Thefirstthreewinnerswouldbegivenascholarshiptostudydrawingthere.LiHuitoldherselfnottomissingthechance.Shereadilyenteredthepetitionandcamesecond.SheisnowastudentinthatschoolandIfeelcertainwhatherdreamwouldetrue.第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Jack在觀看《中國漢語橋》節(jié)目時，決定學習中國語言文化，希望你能給他一些建議。請你根據(jù)以下提示寫一封email。1.通過中國古典作品了解中國文化；2.借助電視節(jié)