山东省淄博市第十中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

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1、山东省淄博市第十中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题（满分：120分 时间：100分钟）注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADance ClassesBalletBallet t

2、eaches grace, posture(姿势) and flexibility. Students focus on the use of proper ballet items物品),expanding their knowledge of classical ballet techniques and improving motor skills for classical ballet practice. The class is a formal ballet class.Age 8-10September 7, 2020-May 16, 202010:30 am-12:00 am

3、 on SaturdayCreative MoversStudents can explore creative movement, balance, focus, the development of skills, motor planning and balance. The class helps build strength, flexibility and self-confidence, and allows children to realize expression in a positive and encouraging environment. Children use

4、 their imagination to celebrate movement and have lots of fun.Age 3-5September 7, 2020-January 18, 20209 : 00 am-9 : 45 am on SaturdayJazzJazz includes movements from both classical ballet and dance techniques. This class will focus on traditional jazz dance. Students will be introduced to jazz-styl

5、e rhythms and movements. In order to ensure proper placement for your child, we invite all students to participate in a sample(示例) class. Students and parents work with program staff to meet students personal dance goals.Age 5-6September 7 2020-May 16, 20202 : 00 pm-3 : 00 pm on SaturdayHip HopStude

6、nts will be introduced to several different aspects of hip hop dance including popping, locking, breaking and tutting in a high-energy environment. Our hip hop instructors are highly knowledgeable and will provide students with a wonderful view of hip hop dance.Age 7-10September 7, 2020-May 16, 2020

7、1 : 00 pm-2 : 00 pm on Sunday1. Which class is suitable for 4-year-old children?A. Ballet. B. Jazz. C. Hip Hop. D. Creative Movers2. What can students do in the jazz class?A. Get to know jazz-style movements. B. Learn the long history of jazz.C. Dance with famous modern jazz dancers.D. Make use of a

8、ll the ballet items.3. What is special about the hip hop class?A. It is open in the afternoon.B. It teaches traditional dancesC. It is available on Sunday.D. It has the most skilled teachers.BAt the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood

9、 afterwards. The blood donations saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from misc

10、arriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harrisons blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.“Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Rob

11、yn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Its an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. Hes made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 fr

12、om his left.“Id keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations and they certainly dont take them lightly. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and theyre cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his f

13、inal donation surrounded by some of the mothers and babies who his blood helped save.Harrisons retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrisons retirement from giving blood doesnt mean

14、 hes completely out of the game. Scientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.4. What do we know about James Harrison?A. He saved 2.4 million poor people.B. He is a very grateful b

15、lood donor.C. He is to retire as a blood donor.D. He donates blood nearly every day.5. What is the authors purpose of writing Paragraph 4?A. To state Harrisons decision to continue donating blood.B. To praise Harrison for his cooperation with the doctors.C. To introduce some babies saved by Harrison

16、s blood.D. To describe how Harrisons donations come to an end.6. What can we infer from the passage about Harrison?A. After his retirement, the Rh program will fail.B. He continues to contribute to the Rh program.C. New donors are easy to find in a short time.D. His DNA is kept in a library for futu

17、re study.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. The Man with the Golden ArmB. The Blood Saving Millions of BabiesC. A Special Blood Type Donor to RetireD. A Unique Man with a Rare Blood TypeCYour teenage best friend could be good for your long-term mental health，according to

18、 a new study published in the journal Child Development According to the findings, teenagers aged 15 to 16 who had a close friendship rather than a larger group of friends they were less close to had a greater sense of self-worth by the time they were 25 years old. Those people with a very close bes

19、t friend were also less likely to experience depression and social anxiety, the study found“Close friendship strength in mid-adolescence predicted relative increases in self-worth and decreases in anxiety and depressive symptoms by early adulthood, ”the authors, led by Rachel K, Narr，a postdoctoral

20、student focused on clinical psychology at the University of Virginia wrote.A past research has suggested that adolescent friendships are important. Friendships during the teenage years predict academic success and improved mental health. But the new research further explores the type of friendships

21、teenagers have. “My hunch（预感）was that close friendships compared to broader friendship groups and popularity may not function the same way,” Narr told Quartz. Being successful in one is not the same as being successful in the other.Many study participants did not continue to have a close relationshi

22、p with their high-school best friend, leading the researchers to wonder what exactly was responsible for the mental health benefits. They suspected that the skills and ability to build such a friendship may be more important than the friendship itself.And as the researchers point out, those skills a

23、re not necessarily brought to bear in the world of social media. As technology makes it increasingly easy to build a social network of shallow friends, focusing time and attention on developing close connections with a few individuals should be a priority, study co-author Joseph Allen said in a stat

24、ement.8. What is the benefit of having a close teenage friendship?A. Excellent performance in high school.B. Mental health by early adulthoodC. A larger group of friends.D. A large social network in the future.9. What can we learn about the past research?A. It helped improve teenagers mental health.

25、B. It was totally different from the new research.C. It attached great significance to adolescent friendships.D. It compared broader friendship groups with popularity.10. What did the researchers think might lead to the mental health benefits?A. Not continuing to have a close relationship.B. Having

26、a best friend in high school.C. Knowing how to build a close friendshipD. Understanding the world of social media.11. What did the researcher Joseph suggest?A. Concentrating on high-quality relationship.B. Broadening your social circle.C. Improving the skills of making friends.D. Learning to use soc

27、ial media.DIn July 2020, the American space agency（NASA）admitted to not having enough financial means to send man on Mars for the purpose of exploring it. The news had the effect of a bomb after five years of communication and development for this space exploration project. And yet, a few months bef

28、ore this announcement, the two houses of the US Congress voted a law to guide future NASA tasks. Among these tasks was an inhabited trip to Mars in 2033.In the meantime, NASA is focusing on the Mars 2020 mission by building its rover （漫游者）, which will be equipped with a series of new scientific inst

29、ruments. This new machine will also look a lot like Curiosity which landed on the red planet in 2020. The mission Mars 2020 aims to assess the livability of the planet and possibly identify potential tracks of life yesterday and today.At a recent press conference, former US astronaut Tom Jones annou

30、nced that NASAs current budget could not solve some technical problems for 25 years. Thus, it postpones the first inhabited mission of the agency to Mars in 2043. The subject concerned mainly mentioned many damages that will affect the body of astronauts.Indeed, the trip to Mars could be completed i

31、n nine months by considering the current technologies and the moment when the planets are closer to each other. However, periods of weightlessness that are too long may, in particular, cause a lack of calcium. In fact, it influences the bones of astronauts. In addition, this can lead to significant

32、damage of vision.A quarter of a century is needed to develop new technologies to solve these problems. For example, there is the question of developing nuclear propulsion（推进）systems. Indeed, it could reduce travel times. Finally, there is also the idea of designing something to allow astronauts to h

33、ibernate during the trip!12. What made NASA put off its inhabited mission?A. Objection of scientists. B. The living conditions.C. The damage to health. D. A shortage of funds.13. Which is right about the Mars 2020 Mission?A. It has been put off.B. It is to evaluate the possibility for our living.C.

34、Its aim is to send man to Mars.D. Its purpose is for man to walk on Mars.14. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The problems existing nowadays. B. The accuracy of travel times.C. The time to develop technologies. D. The update of new devices.15. In which section of a newspaper may this tex

35、t appear?A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Science. D. Education.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项选为多余选项。Is Multitasking Always Good?Not only do smart-phones provideunlimited access to information, they provide perfect opportunities to multitask (doing two unrelated things

36、 at the same time). Any activity can be accompanied by music, selfies or social media updates. Of course, some people pick improper time to text and lawmakers have steeped in. _16_ In Hawaii, its illegal to text or even look at your phone while crossing the street, and in the Netherlands theyve bann

37、ed texting while biking._17_ .So you need learn to self-control. Understanding how the brain multitasks and why we find multitasking so appealing will help you realize the danger of pulling out your phone.Twenty states have bans on driving using a hand - held phone while still allowing hands - free

38、calls. Yet hands - free or hand - held makes no difference. _18_ The real problem is the switch(切换)of attention between the conversation and road, and that affects performance.Peoplesense this and when on the phone they drive slower and increase their following distance, but they are far too confide

39、nt and think these measures reduce risks. _19_. Everyone knows texting behind the wheel is dangerous, but listening to music or chatting with a passenger seems so undemanding as to be. Yet both measurably affect driving.People multitask merely because they see no harm in it; they see benefits. _20_

40、Most people will still choose to multitask. But they should be fully aware of how that choice affects them and the potential consequences for themselves and others. They need to pay attention to how much - or how little - they are paying attention.A. They multitask for efficiency, to fight boredom o

41、r to keep up with social media.B. But legislation（法律）wont ban all situations in which multitasking is unwise.C. Instead of multitasking, they take more rest breaks and get a social media fix during a break.D. They damage driving process as equally as external (外部的) dangers go.E. However, texting whi

42、le biking seems so undemanding as to be harmless.F. Forty - eight states have banned texting while driving.G. This confidence is especially understandable for very simple tasks.第二部分 语言知识运用（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.From childhood, Moira loved to writ

43、e. Throughout school she enjoyed writing, but pursuing it _21_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse. “Medicine was a fairly _22_ choice,” Moira says, “and writing was a career where it wasnt a _23_ that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to wr

44、ite something. However, being a doctor was so _24_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _25_ a novel a fictionalized version of her travel in China after university. She got excellent _26_. Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find, and found one who wanted to _27_ her.

45、 Suddenly, it seemed she was on her way as an author.“I had a long phone call with the agent where we went through all possible areas that she thought needed _28_. I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It wasnt long _29_ Moira found another agent who was _30_ if she was

46、 willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter: Thank you, Im no longer interested. It was really _31_.”A decade went by, and Moira found herself eager to write again, this time _32_ for her own enjoyme

47、nt. She set herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. “The characters _33_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just _34_.” One day, an agent c

48、alled from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_35_ it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the process,” says Moira.21. A. positivelyB. permanentlyC. professionallyD. energetically22. A. safeB. awfulC. tentativeD. influe

49、ntial23. A. purposeB. aspectC. choiceD. certainty24. A. challengingB. decliningC. promisingD. demanding25. A. boughtB. producedC. introducedD. received26. A. revisionB. reviewsC. rewardsD. reservation27. A. employB. guideC. trustD. represent28. A. polishingB. coveringC. deletingD. adapting29. A. aft

50、erB. beforeC. sinceD. when30. A. restrictedB. fascinatedC. interestedD. tolerated31. A. disappointingB. commonC. absurdD. terrifying32. A. instantlyB. sadlyC. purelyD. wonderfully33. A. got downB. put upC. went overD. took on34. A. survivedB. flewC. floatedD. flashed35. A. As ifB. Ever sinceC. Even

51、ifD. If only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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式President Xi Jinping stressed the significance of the high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou, _36_ co-host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The line went into operation on Monday.Xi said that the Beijing-Zhangjia

52、kou line _37_(witness)the development of Chinas railways over more than a century. The original Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway, Chinas first _38_(independent) designed line, was first put into operation in 1909 for trains going 35 kilometers per hour. The current railway line, _39_ came into service on

53、 Monday, is a world-leading high-speed railway with trains moving at 350 km/h. Xi said the opening of the line on Monday marked new progress _40_the preparations for the Winter Olympics, and other related work is supposed to _41_(push) ahead following high standards. He also expressed his warm _42_(

54、congratulate) and New Years greetings to everyone _43_(involve) in the projects planning and construction.The 174-km Beijing-Zhangjiakou line reduces travel time between the two cities from over three hours to 47 minutes, _44_（make）Hebei one of the few provinces with a high-speed rail system connect

55、ing all of its cities. Looking back at history, the new line carries even _45_(great) significance, Xi said.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）46. 第一节 （满分15分）假定你是李华，作为校英文报的记者，你打算与外教Denny预约一次采访。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1. 采访时间：周一下午2点整；2. 采访地点：外教办公室；3. 采访内容：如何提高英语阅读和写作能力。注意：1. 词数80左右；开头结尾已给，不算在总字数之内。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Terry,

56、_Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua47. 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，续写的词数应为150左右。It was 8 a.m. Kathy, a 25yearold nurse, had just finished a 12hour night shifts at a hospital. She was tired, but glad to be sailing along highway to where she lived. Although the loca

57、l government had posted a snow alert(预警), the calm grey sky convinced Kathy the drive would be safe. “I figured Id be in bed in an hour，” she says.Snow began when she was halfway home. Listening to the radio, Kathy learned the highway was closed because a tractor had slid off the road. She texted so

58、me friends and her mom, and tried not to sleep as she waitedAfter a couple of hours, however, conditions worsened. Strong winds began rocking Kathys car. She couldnt see anything outside, and snow was drifting up her doors. It was, she says, “a total whiteout and rows of cars and trucks.”Late in the

59、 afternoon a police officer came and asked if she was in any difficulty. She said she was fine. She asked the police officer if there was any way to get past the trucks. “No, maam，” he answered. “Youre not going anywhere.”Once as it got dark, Kathy began to worry. She texted his brother Cris, tellin

60、g him to drive snowmobiling buddy(雪地汽车) to get to the highway and find her.As Cris rode slowly alongside the rows of cars and trucks, people would roll down their windows and ask for help. “I was the first person theyd seen in six hours.” He explained he was picking up his sister. He told them, “Nob

61、odys coming and I cant take you.”Near 10 p.m. Cris reached Kathy. He directed Kathy to pull her car onto the shoulder(紧急停车带) and asked her to get into his snowmobiling buddy.As they headed for home, the fun started. About five kilometres into the journey, Cris made a mistake. What he thought was a shallow ditch(浅沟) turned out to be a deep trough(水槽). Instead of coming out the other side, they just kept going down. They were trapped. And feathery snow was over their heads.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph 1：At that moment, they had to take action and get out._