新疆昌吉第九中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题

昌吉市第九中学20202021学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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(兽穴）.Littledothosemenrealize,however,thatthefemalewolfishighlyvaluedbyherpack(一群）,andthattheywilldoanythingtofindher.ThreeWolvesistoldnotthroughtheeyesofman,butthroughwolves.Itisastoryofhopeandcourage,ofdreamsandsuperstitions(迷信）,inwhichyoumightatlastbepersuadedthatwolvesknowmoreaboutnaturethanman.TheOfficer’sWhistleByMatthewHoworthPrice:$3.20Words:24,540Language:EnglishSimonisinhislastyearatprepschool(预科学校）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（疲劳）.Totheamazementofthesescientists,theydiscoveredthatbloodpassingthroughthebrain,whenitisactive,showsnofatigueatall!Ifwetookadropofbloodfromadaylaborer,wewouldfinditfulloffatiguetoxins（毒素）andfatigueproducts.ButifwetookbloodfromthebrainofanAlbertEinstein,itwouldshownofatiguetoxinsattheendoftheday.Sofarasthebrainisconcerned,itcanworkaswellandswiftlyattheendofeightoreventwelvehoursofeffortasatthebeginning.Thebrainistotallytireless.Sowhatmakesustired?Somescientistsdeclarethatmostofourfatigueesfromourmentalandemotional（情绪的）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(原则).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(粗鲁的).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(随和的).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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。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:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。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(破旧的).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(喇叭声)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或括号内单词的正确形式。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:写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)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。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。LiHui,myfriendinhighschool,hasdreamedbeingacartoonartistsinceshewasyoung.Toherdisappointed,herparentsdon'tagreewithherdecisionatfirst.Therefore,LiHuiwouldnotchangehermind.Sheworkedhardlytoperfectherskills.Justbeforehefinishedhighschool,thechancecame:thefamousartschoolwasholdingacartoondrawingpetition.Thefirstthreewinnerswouldbegivenascholarshiptostudydrawingthere.LiHuitoldherselfnottomissingthechance.Shereadilyenteredthepetitionandcamesecond.SheisnowastudentinthatschoolandIfeelcertainwhatherdreamwouldetrue.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack在观看《中国汉语桥》节目时，决定学习中国语言文化，希望你能给他一些建议。请你根据以下提示写一封email。1.通过中国古典作品了解中国文化；2.借助电视节