2019届湖北武汉华中师大第一附中高三上学期期中英语试卷【含答案及解析】

1、 2019 届湖北武汉华中师大第一附中高三上学期期中英 语试卷【含答案及解析】 姓名 _ 班级 _ 分数 _ 题号 -二二 三 四 五 六 总分 得分 、阅读理解 1. 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 Chin ese female scie ntist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medici ne on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a no vel treatme nt aga inst Malaria （疟疾）. This is the fir

2、st Nobel Prize give n to a Chin ese scie ntist for work carried out within Chin A . Tu shared the prize with Irish-bor n William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japa n, who were hon ored for their revoluti onary an ti-r oun dworm treatme nt . 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her con tributi on

3、 to cutt ing the death rate of malaria, reduc ing patie nts sufferi ng and promoti ng mankind s health . Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is defi nitely the most privilege reward that recog ni zes Tu persevera nee in discoveri ng artemis inin that battle

4、s malaria-friendly parasites However, her route to the honor has traditi onal . She won the Nobel Prize for medici ne, but she does n t have a medical degree or a Ph d . In China, she is eve n being called the “ three -no es winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she s never worked overseas .

5、No wonder her success has stirred China s national pride and helped promote con fide nee of n ative Chin ese scie ntists The fact that Tu has none of these three backgro unds reminds us that scie nee should be more accessible to all . One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of ba

6、ckground he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific s dedicati on and （青蒿素），the key drug （寄生虫）. bee n any thi ng but research There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life Their contributions can never be igno

7、re d They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu s record -breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success Science is ne

8、ver about instant success Tu spent decades on scientific research before its value is officially acknowledge d There is no way to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he or she may get 1. It can be concluded from the text that _ A Tu worked home and abroad to c

9、onduct her research B Tu got the Nobel Prize for her anti-roundworm treatment C The Nobel Prize is the first award to recognize her work D Her discovery of artemisinin has helped to cut Malaria death rate 2. The author seems to agree that a person who is more likely to become a scientist is the one

10、with A a sense of national pride B relevant academic knowledge C a desire to achieve success D enthusiasm for scientific research 3. In writing the passage, the author intends to _ A inform readers of the news and make comments B discourage the pursuit of instant success in science C remind readers

11、of the principles of scientific research D praise the award winner and encourage scientific research 2. Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my mouth None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can w

12、alk and talk and move and think exactly like me I m a unique creature Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place I will begin now to highlight my differences; hide my similarities I am rare, and therefore I am valuable I am

13、 the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men before me But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will weaken, rot, and die for fear that I put them to good use I have unlimited potential Only a tiny

14、part of my brain do I employ; only a small amount of my muscle do I apply So never again will I be satisfied with yesterdays accomplishments nor will I lose myself, anymore, in selfpraise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will I

15、 am not on this earth by chance I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of san d Henceforth( 今往后 ) will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy I will increase my knowle

16、dge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I speak to multiply my sales, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracte D I

17、have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise I am nature s greatest miracle And nature knows not defeat Eventually, she achieves victory and so will I, and wi

18、th each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult 1. It can be inferred from the text that the author is most probably a(n) _ A robot B soldier C salesman D athlete 2. Which of the following can best describe the author s character? A Intelligent, calm and content B Confident, modest and real

19、isti c C Independent, cold and aggressive D Ambitious, confident and optimisti c 3. According to the text, which of the following is fundamental to the author s career building? A Knowledge of mankin d B Speaking skills C Prediction of the market D sense of victory 4. What is the best title for the

20、passage? A Nature s greatest miracle B The power of being different C The great secret of life D Great opportunities in disguise 3. Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Nor

21、thern Arizona University early on Friday Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University left one person dea d In Arizona, police named the gunman there as Steven Jones, an 18-year-old first year student at Northern Arizona University Mr Jones told police he was app

22、roached by a group of men and attacke d He fled, produced a gun from his pocket and opened fire when the men caught up with him, Arizona police sai d Witnesses told police that the victims were unarme d The second shooting in Texas happened later on Friday morning at the University Courtyard Apartme

23、nts on the edge of the Houston campus One student was killed, a freshman at the school, the university confirmed, and another person was wounde d Two people have been arrested as suspects and a third is still at large, said Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silv a The attacks came as President Barack

24、Obama visited families of victims of a college shooting in Oregon On arriving in Oregon, he was jeered（ 嘲笑 ） by gun rights activists who oppose calls he made for tougher gun laws after nine people were killed at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, last week After a private meeting with families, Mr

25、Obama said he had strong feelings about gun control, adding: We are going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place ” On the edge of this little American town, a few hundred protestors gathered to tell their president he was not welcome Many were

26、openly carrying handguns to hammer home their message The demonstrators blamed the shooting here last week on two things: a failure to treat mental health problems and the designation of Umpqua Community College as a gun-free zone Many of those we spoke to said they had travelled to Roseburg from el

27、sewhere in Oregon to make their voices hear The hostility to the Democratic president here in Republican rural Oregon was not just political, it was personal 1. How many people were dead in these two recent university shootings? A One B Two C Three D Four 2. Which of the following is right about the

28、 Northern Arizona University shooting? A The gunman was about to graduate B It was the victims who started the fight C The gunman shot the victims out of hatr d D The victims attacked the gunman with knives 3. Mr Obama probably agreed that _ A gun control is too strict in most parts of America, espe

29、cially in universities B designation of Umpqua community college as a gun-free zone is a wrong decision C Americans should be united to prevent criminal shooting from happening so frequently D A failure to treat mental health problems caused the shooting at Umpqua Community College 4. The underlined

30、 words in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to A emphasize B digest C commit D respond 4. In 2012, the Tower of London welcomed two new inhabitants: a pair of ravens（ 乌鸦 ） named Jubilee and Grip Their arrival celebrated the bicentenary（ 二百周年 ） of Charles Dickens birth This Grip was the third

31、of the Tower ravens to be named after the novelist s own pet bir D One of his predecessors （前辈） was resident during World War Two; he and his mate Mabel were the only ravens to survive a bombing attack on the Tower Dickens s Grip, wh o had an impressive vocabulary, appears as a character in the auth

32、or s fifth novel, Barnaby Rudge 28 January 1841, Dickens wrote to his friend George Cattermole: “ my notion is to have Bar naby always in company with a pet raven, who is immeasurably more knowing than himself To this end I have been studying my bird, and think I could make a very distinctive charac

33、ter of him” Unfortunately, just a few weeks after Dickens wrote that letter, Grip died, probably as a result of having stolen and eaten paint some months earlier The bird had developed a stra nge habit - teari ng sect ions off pain ted surfaces （including the familys carriage） and even drinking a qu

34、antity of white paint out of a tin Dickens mourned his loss and wrote a humorous letter to his friend, the illustrator Daniel Maclise, about the raven s death He related how, when Grip began to show signs of sickness, the vet was called and “administered a powerful dose of castor（ 蓖麻 ） oil ” Initial

35、ly this seemed to have a positives On effect and the author was thrilled to see Grip restored to his usual personality when he bit the coachman (who was used to the raven and took it in good humor) The following morning, Grip was able to eat “ some warm porridge ” , but his recovery was short live D

36、 As Dickens wrote to Maclise, “ On the clock striking twelve he appeared slightly upset, but soon recovered, walking twice 3. What caused the death of Dickens A His old age B His strange diet C The killing of the coachman D His bad habit of biting people 4. Which of the following can be the best tit

37、le of the passage? A A bird in a novel B The writer s bir D C The death of a bir D D Dickens and his bird 、七选五or thrice along the coach-house, stopped to bark, exclaimed Hello old girl behaved throughout with a decent manner, which cannot much admire D The children seem rather glad it He bit their a

38、nkles But that was play 1. Which of the following is right about Dickens Grip? (his favorite expression) and die D be of too s pet He A h liked painting a lot B he could speak English fluently C he was quite ill before his death D he and Mabel survived a bombing attack 2. Why did Dickens study his b

39、ird Grip? A B Because Because C him Because the bird was very strange looking Dickens liked the bird immeasurably Barnaby needs a companion who was always with D novel on him Because Dickens wanted to base one character of s Grip? 5. 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。 Have you ever studied a

40、 subject or brainstormed an idea, only to find yourself with pages of information, but no clear view of how it fits together? This is where Mind Mapping can help you Mind Mapping is a useful technique that helps you learn more effectively, improves the way that you record information, and supports a

41、nd enhances creative problem solving By using Mind Maps, you can quickly identify and understand the structure of a subject You can see the way that pieces of information fit together, as well as recording the raw facts contained in normal notes 1. , as they help your mind recall and review shape of

42、 the subject, the relative importance of individual points, and the way in which facts relate to one another 2. 1. Write the title of the subject youre exploring in the center of the page, and draw a circle around it 2. As you come across major subdivisions or subheadings of the topic (or important

43、facts that relate to the subject) draw lines out from this circle Label these lines with these subdivisions or subheadings 3. As you burrow into ( 挖掘 ) the subject and uncover another level of information (further subheadings, or individual facts) belonging to the subheadings, draw these as lines li

44、nked to the subheading lines 4. 3. 5. As you come across new information, link it in to the Mind Map appropriately 4. Sub-topics and facts will branch off these, like branches and twigs from the trunk of a tree You dont need to worry about the structure you produce, as this will evolve of its own ac

45、cor D 5. If you do any form of research or note taking, try experimenting with Mind Maps You will find them surprisingly effective!Popularized by Tony Buzan, Mind format of conventional note taking a two-dimensional structure Maps abandon the list They do this in favor of A good Mind Map shows the b

46、ook called A Beautiful Mind, and at the same how I should meet my Mr display our love in publi C That would be a rainy Sunday _ in the library Right, and how we should My imagination was like this: afternoon, and I was Suddenly, my hands stop at a A To draw a Mind Map, follow these steps: B Mind Map

47、ping is an extremely effective method of taking notes C They help you to associate ideas and make connections that you might not otherwise make D A complete Mind Map may have main topic lines radiating in all directions from the center E Then, for individual facts or ideas, draw lines out from the a

48、ppropriate heading line and label them F More than this, Mind Maps help you remember information G When created using colors and images or drawings, a Mind Map can even resemble a work of art! 三、完形填空 6. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（ A、B、C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 Many of my friends have experienced of a four-da

49、y step: on the first day, they meet each other and _ their mobile numbers; on the second day, he sends her a short saying how he has madly, passionately and hopelessly fallen in love with her; and on the third day, he her out to see a movie, then he holds her hand in _ ; so on the fourth day, they b

50、ecome a common couple among the thousands of young _ on campus Since I am not the president of university, I don t want to say that there should be a/an _ on public display of affection But I just feel _ whether it is the best way to _ our love in publi C Well, unfortunately, I haven t _ my Mr Right

51、 now To tell the truth, I really feel _ of those young lovers But deep in my heart, I more than once _ time, another boy _ out his hand for the same book “Excuse me ” he sai D Then I _ my eyes, and I saw a handsome tall boy, just like Beckham, with a high nose and a blushing smile looking at my face

52、 Oh, I was drunk with the beautiful feelings I really found him We ve found our _ in reading books, and from then on, we should go to the bookstores in our city whenever we wer e _ scene in my mind to show our love in public is _ we lie on the grass land on my campus, and I read a part of Jane Eyre

53、to him, and he reads a part of Oliver Twist to me Don t you think it is a romantic for the young lovers to show their love to each other? 1. A illustrate _ B convey _ C exchange _ D recount 2. A message _ B article _ C album _ D graph 3. A seizes _ B allocates C invites _ D commands 4. A private _ B

54、 C perseverance _ D 5. A lovers _ C citizens _ 6. A obstacle _ B C limit _ B satisfied cozy B show _ improve B interviewed D fancied tired _ ashamed admitted_ C purchased_ D imagined 12. A marching _ B wandering C D feeding 13. A extremely _ B approximately C D seriously 1 A took _ B r ached C broug

55、ht _ _ D drew And the best public _ comfort B scholars _ D officers collision _ D creed 7. A vague _ C unbearable _ D 8. A prove _ C celebrate _ D 9. A visited _ C found 10. A jealous_ C sensible _ 11. A advocated sweeping _ abruptly _ 15. A raised _ _ B focused_ C bent _ D shut 16. A carrying _ D s

56、queezing _ B wearing _ _ C loading_ 17. A similarity _ B dilemma _ C decision _ _ D ambition 18. A innocent _ B sincere _ C free _ D selfless 19. A how _ _ B that C why D where 20. A assumption _ _ B event _ C scene _ D occasion 四、语法填空 7. 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。 The monsoon (季雨) is a

57、joyful and very important time for Indian agricultural workers It has been less happy for the tourist trade, 1. the number of visitors in this season tends 2. (drop) by half 3. there has been a movement to increase tourism during this 4. (normal) slow time of the year According to a report issued by

58、 an Indian industry group, appropriate destinations for the monsoon season must remain 5. (access) by road during the wettest months and have a countryside that looks 6. its best during the rains For the last few years, tourist agencies in various states 7. (respond) to the challenge Goa, the former

59、 Portuguese colony near Mumbai, and Kerala in the extreme south have begun offering “ monsoon packages ” They say there are many reasons in addition to the off-season prices to visit their states during this time of the year One is to see the lush, green landscapes 8. attractions are the many colorf

60、ul festivals For example, Sri Jagannath Yatra, a festival 9. (hold) around the country at the beginning of the monsoon, features a colorful procession simply the joy of the season says, “ You can feel the magi C fresh leaves seem to smile with you 试题解析： 五、短文改错 8. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文