福建省莆田第二十五中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题

1 福建省莆田第二十五中学福建省莆田第二十五中学 20202020 届高三英语上学期期中试题届高三英语上学期期中试题 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分 30 分 2 第二部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分 40 分 第 1 节 共 15 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 30 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 a b c 和 d 中 选出最佳选项 并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑 a a signsign youryour childchild upup forfor fly fly toto thethe moonmoon club club andand enjoyenjoy a a freefree flightflight toto anyany destinationdestination inin asia asia with a registration fee of just 50 per child children under the age of 12 can join eagle airways fly to the moon club as members they can then enjoy the same benefits on board eagle airways newest boeing 797 to any destination in the world benefits you can t miss 3 a free flight to any destination in asia 30 off any course at tanya language school 20 off any purchase made at ruby bookstore a free notebook with every purchase above 50 at starlight stationery a free bowl of dessert for a family of four at don s diners with every set dinner ordered a birthday gift on your child s birthday a free album containing pictures taken during the journey all booking made before 12 september will receive free travel insurance for the entire family insurance is issued by live life insurance group 10 off all bookings for departures from 5 to 11 september 2017 21 which benefit is mentioned in the advertisement a a free flight to any destination in africa b a 20 discount on any course at tanya language school c 20 off any book purchased at ruby bookstore d a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant 22 which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits a b c d 23 this passage is probably taken from a an a textbook b instruction c poster d report b b child must be accompanied by two paying adults terms and conditions apply 4 in the 1980s i took a part time weekend job as a hospice 收容所 nurse visiting fatally sick patients in their homes my first visit was to a young man dying of aids his chart showed he had been a patient for only a short time and was near death as i drove to his house i wondered what i could do for him had he gone to college what kind of work had he done had he been successful did his family disown him when he was diagnosed with this dread disease aids in the1980s so many fears so much still to learn as i got closer to his house my anxiety kicked in what would i be facing would he welcome me or be cross i wondered about the wisdom of taking this hospice job i knocked and walked inside slowly i climbed the stairs wishing for more stairs i heard a woman whisper she s here the bedroom door was partly open i was shocked to see a skeleton of a man walking into the room i felt like a robot when i introduced myself he gave a moan never opening his eyes i drew up the pain medication praying that there would be enough flesh to give the injection he moaned again as i gently turned him on his side so sorry i said as he frowned with pain this man not yet thirty five years old was actively dying i asked him if i could ease him into the chair and straighten the sheets on his bed he didn t speak but nodded his head and opened his eyes could he see the compassion in my eyes above the mask when i asked if he wanted a sip of water he nodded i was grateful i could provide some comfort to him preparing to leave i went to my patient to say goodbye he murmured something and i bent down closer to hear him his words surprised me where did he get the strength to utter them he whispered there must be a special place in heaven for people like you 24 it is implied in the first paragraph that in the 1980s a people learned too much about aids b people had prejudice against aids patients c people had aids patients treated at home d people were not afraid of dying of aids 25 why did the writer wish for more stairs a she was tired of caring for an aids patient b she was worried about being affected with aids 5 c she didn t know the reactions of the man d she was afraid of making the man feel ashamed 26 in the last paragraph why did the man say that a because he was grateful for the writer s service b because he expected the writer to be an angel c because he promised a place in heaven for the writer d because he thought heaven to be a special place 27 what might be the best title for the text a the service of a hospice nurse b the words from an aids patient c the pain of a man with aids d the skill of caring for a patient c c there is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious we all know what a nerd is someone who wear thick glasses and ugly clothes someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a saturday night and a geek according to webster s new world dictionary is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens it is an obvious fact about our language and our culture that someone devoted to the pursuit of knowledge is compared to such a strange person even at a famous educational institution like harvard anti intellectualism 反智主义 is widespread many students are ashamed to admit how much they study the same thing happens in us primary and high schools enough is enough the anti intellectual values that have spread throughout american society must be fought there are very few countries in the world where anti intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the us in most industrialized nations especially in east asia a kid who studies hard is praised but in america average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities how can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their children 6 studying mathematics instead of going dancing be expected to compete in the technology race with japan how long can america remain a world class power if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability do we really expect to stay afloat largely by bringing in our scientists and intellectuals from abroad as we have done for a major portion of this century without making an effort to also cultivate 培养 a pro intellectual 有利于知识 分子的 culture at home not until the words nerd and geek become words of praise rather than insults do we have a promising future 28 the main purpose of this article is to a argue against higher salaries for athletes b offer solutions to current economic problems c complain about the lack of respect for intellectuals d describe changes in the american society 29 what is the meaning of the words nerd and geek in this passage a they are insulting terms which are applied to smart students b they are used in the u s to describe students from other countries c a nerd is a good student and a geek is a poor student d nerds and geeks are accurate descriptions of strange students 30 the sentence enough is enough means a it is now time to reverse the trend and to start respecting intellectuals b hardworking students have been separated from others for long enough c nerds and geeks have been playing for too long a time d there have been enough teasing of those idle students 31 what is probably the author s attitude towards the present society s anti intellectual values a neutral b supportive c concerned d objective d d google s new camera called clips is a smart device it comes with a case that has a clip 夹 子 but it s not designed to be worn on your clothing most interestingly it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands and captures moments entirely on its own 7 what sets this roughly 2 inch by 2 inch camera with a three hour battery life and gorilla glass for toughness apart is that it is specially intended for candid moments like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone on board the clips device it uses machine learning algorithms 计 算 程 序 to help capture scenes those algorithms include face recognition once it learns that there s a face you see frequently it ll try to get nice photos of those faces said juston payne the device s product manager and they also want it to recognize facial expressions which involved training it to know what happiness looks like the google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot like when a child s hand is over the lens or if it is tossed in a dark purse the only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone as it has no screen for viewing or editing were people concerned it could seem strange yes payne admitted but he said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is a green light on the front signals that it is on besides unlike a camera meant to monitor your home it is not connected to the internet this product is only possible because of the way that silicon 硅 has advanced payne said that now they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size going forward we re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets 32 what is the most outstanding feature of clips a it enables easy internet accessb it is equipped with tough glass c it can be worn on your clothing d it allows of hands free photography 33 what does the underlined word candid in paragraph 2 mean a awkward b brief c touching d embarrassing 34 what makes clips a reality according to juston payne a the advance in technology b the popularity of the internet c the screen for viewing and editing d the rise of the smartphone 8 industry 35 what does the text mainly talk about a new gadgets in the age of apps b artificial intelligence in daily life c a new digital camera from google d an alternative way to photograph 第二节 共 5 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 10 分 根据短文内容 从短文后的选项中选出能填 入空处的最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 选项中有两项为多余选项 a dog s mind is only equal to that of a two year old baby 36 as a result they are likely to notice any change in the behavior of their owners let s do some further exploration to understand the fantastic ability of a dog dogs are aware of your feelings 37 this is true an article published in the animal cognition journal says that dogs are believed to come to people who appear sad or frustrated it doesn t matter whether the person is their master or not they have an ability to sense sadness and are attached to troubled souls 38 they can easily tell when you re playing with favorites whenever you spend more with other pets your dog might sense it and feel uncomfortable though they can t say out how they feel they will scratch yawn or lick their mouths dogs smell fear let s say you re faced with your worst fear would you get scared and run away or just face it before choosing how to deal with it you should remember one thing 39 research shows that dogs often notice their masters responses in dangerous situations if you fear something and choose to back away chances are that your pet is going to do the same thing dogs are watching you we are all educated as respectable individuals who are instructed to respect elders obey the law and help out people in need once in a while 40 but if you have a dog at home it is time to be serious about them dogs favor generous people so remember to be mindful around your pet it may judge you on how you behave with others 9 a dogs understand when they are ignored b they are able to notice health problems c you would be setting an example to your pet d they can sense when nobody is looking at them e however not all of us take these three things seriously f every time you are in a bad mood your dog just knows it g however dogs are capable of sensing everything around them 第一节 完形填空 共 20小题 每小题 1 5分 满分30 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 从 短文后所给的四个选项 a b c 和 d 中 选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项 noah and ella is a couple who consider birthdays as a good chance to appreciate life when their daughter jessie 41 six in 2012 they invited friends and relatives to attend her birthday party afterwards the 42 decided to find ways to 43 jessie about giving to others we wanted to do something that jessie could 44 in and work with us to have a an 45 on our community we didn t know what 46 fortunate children do on their birthdays therefore we rang up a shelter and learnt that 47 children there actually did 48 to observe their birthdays no cakes or gifts let alone parties later the family 49 a party for the kids who had birthdays that month at the 50 they rang up earlier jessie eagerly helped to 51 gifts 52 that first party they have transformed their simple idea 53 birthday blessings a nonprofit organization for the needy so far birthday blessings has held over five hundred 54 at different shelters and delivered countless party 55 to thousands of homeless children around their community 56 entirely by volunteers the charity accepts almost anything toys shoes baby items 57 it s not used and in good condition what the organization does for the kids makes a big 58 to them mentally and spiritually 10 being part of this labor love has 59 made a positive impression and influence on jessie on her ninth birthday her grandparents sent him a check as a gift 60 it the first thing she said was that she wanted to give half to birthday blessings 41 a gotb grewc camed turned 42 a coupleb neighborsc friendsd relatives 43 a informb thankc educated congratulate 44 a takeb bringc moved participate 45 a impression b influencec permissiond description 46 a moreb ratherc lessd fairly 47 a pennilessb homelessc joblessd hopeless 48 a somethingb anythingc everythingd nothing 49 a threwb approvec commandd claim 50 a shelterb churchc schoold community 51 a mark outb figure outc hand outd leave out 52 a afterb sincec befored until 53 a downb intoc outd off 54 a partiesb debatesc lecturesd donations 55 a cakesb honorsc favorsd surprises 56 a operatedb analyzedc continuedd instructed 57 a as far as b as soon asc as long asd as simple as 58 a advantageb surprisec benefitd difference 59 a neverb stillc alreadyd hardly 60 a realizingb foldingc savingd unfolding 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 the silk road is in fact 61 relatively recent term these ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid nineteenth century baron ferdinand von richthoften named the trade and communication network the silk road since then the term 62 accept globally 11 in thenineteenth century a new type of travelers stepped onto the silk road archaeologists and geographers enthusiastic explorers who were eager 63 look for adventure researchers who came from many countries traveled through the taklamakan desert 64 is now in xinjiang to explore ancient sites along the silk road 65 lead to many discoveries and studies and most of all a renewed interest 66 the history of these routes today many historic 67 build and monuments still stand marking the passage of the silk road through hotels ports and cities what s more the long standing legacy 遗产 of this remarkable network is reflected in a large number 68 cultures languages customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes the passage of merchants and travelers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exch