2020-2021学年北京市牛栏山第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

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第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

It looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in movie History. Here is a list of some of the year’s biggest blockbusters so far. Kong: Skull Island

A reboot (重启) of King Kong would normally get laughed at in this day and age, but it looks like this modem version of the story will be worth watching. With US actress Brie Larson and UK actor Tom Hiddleston in the mix, this film is set to be this year’s biggest monster tale.

Release Date:3/10/17 Beauty and the Beast

Director Bill Condon is bringing back a part of our childhood in live action, complete with the songs we all remember and love. With British stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens leading thecast, the classic Walt Disney story already sounds like it’ll be a delight for both children and adults.

Release Date:3/17/17 The Fate of the Furious

There was doubt that we’d even get a Fast 8, especially after the fitting ending US actor Paul Walker’s character was given at the end of Furious 7. Fans thought they’d never see Dom and the rest of the crew back in action, but thankfully, US star Vin Diesel himself confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is fueling up for another go.

Release Date:4/14/17 Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider Man is heading home to Marvel Studios for the first time. The movie will show us Peter Parker’s high school days, and will continue the threads we saw formed during his initial appearance in Captain America: Civil War. We know that Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in this story, and that both Happy Hogan and Tony Stark, played by US actors Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr., are along for the ride.

Release Date:7/7/17

1.Which of the following movies can’t you see on May Day? A.Kong: Skull Island. B.Beauty and the Beast.

C.The Fate of the Furious. D.Spider-Man: Homecoming. 2.What can we know about Beauty and the Beast? A.It is fueling up for another go. B.It is produced by Marvel Studios C.It’ll show us Peter Parker’s school days. D.It’ll be enjoyable for both children and adults. 3.What does the underlined word “cast” probably mean? A.Characters. B.Actors. C.Directors. D.Teachers.

B

Be it from the mouths of foreigners who have lived here for a few years or from stories on travel websites, one of the most common qualities that people list about Shanghai is the infectious energy that courses through the city.

For some, this energy is defined by the way of life—Shanghai is a city that never sleeps. In the day, the streets arc always bustling with people from all over the world. After all, the city has long been China’s most cosmopolitan city, having been the epicenter of trade and cultural exchange between Chinese and foreigners since the city was forced to open its door to the world in 1843 after the First Opium War (1840-42).

Shanghai’s ubiquitous delivery people can be found on the roads even past midnight, rushing from point to point on their trusty electric scooters to satiate the hunger of night owls. Even before the break of dawn, pensioners can be found gathering in parks, ready to kick start their day with a tai chi session.

For others, this energy is generated from the friction between the contrasts the city has. Indeed, it does not take long for one to realize that Shanghai's charmlies in it being a binary of old and new.

Here, charming neoclassical architecture and art deco structures stand alongside modem buildings with shimmering glass and metal facades, rustic (质朴的)lane houses and shikumen buildings. Humble mom-and-pop shops that look stuck in time can often be found right next tohipdining venues or industrial-chic fashion stores selling designer apparel.

One of the best places to get an overview of these surreal contrasts is none other than the tallest building in the city — the Shanghai Tower in Lujiazui. Measuring a dizzying 632 meters in height, this architectural marvel

boasts having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure. It also comes with the world's fastest elevators which would get you from the bottom to the top at 20.5 meters per second.

On the other side of the Huangpu River is where you would find the Bund, which is home to magnificent neoclassical buildings. The Bund is to Shanghai what Times Square is to New York or what the Champs-61ysees is to Paris. A trip to Shanghai would not be complete without exploring this iconic waterfront promenade.

Autumn is the best time to experience Shanghai on foot, not merely because the weather is conducive for walking, but because this is when the roads and sidewalks in many areas are blanketed with a layer of color1 ful fallen leaves.

4. Why is the example of delivery man mentioned? A. To make a contrast with pensioners’ biological clock. B. To illustrate the vibrant energy of modern Shanghai. C. To highlight the diligence and consideration of delivery man. D. To feature the courier delivery service in full swing.

5. Which of the following is TRUE about the contrast of Shanghai? A. The contrast mainly arises from the First Opium War. B. The design of the Shanghai Tower stands for a contrast. C. A marked contrast is shown in the use of building materials.

D. The dishes served in mom-and-pop shops represent the outdated flavor. 6. The underlined word “hip” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to________.

A. photographic B. modest C. peculiar D. stylish 7. Which of the following will be most probably discussed following the last paragraph? A. Stunning views of the Shanghai skyline. B. The best places to view the seasonal spectacle. C. The walking path thathugs the Huangpu River. D. Must-try dishes and food items typical of Shanghai.

C

When you walk with a backpack, do you know how the things inside move from side to side? Now scientists havefigured out how to tap into that movement to produce electricity.

Picture a pendulum (摆锤) fixed to a backpack frame and stabilized with springs on either side. The pack’s weight is attached to the pendulum, so the pendulum swings side to side as you walk.Then a machine is driven by

that swinging movement, and spits out electrical current to charge a battery.

Volunteers carried the pack while walking on a running machine and wore masks to measure the flow of O2and CO2. Walking with the slightly swinging 20-pound load, the device (设备) did not significantly affect the volunteers’ metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate compared to when they carried the same weight fixed in place. In fact, the energy-harvesting pack reduced the forces of acceleration they’d feel in a regular pack, which might mean greater comfort for a long hike. And the device did produce a steady trickle (涓流) of electricity. If you up the load to 45 pounds, the swing of the pack could fully charge a smart phone only after 12 hours. The details are in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

The device produces electricity from human movement and has been identified as a workable solution to providing a renewable energy source for portable electronic devices. It is particularly useful for those who work in remote areas, as these people often carry a lot of weight in a backpack for their exploration.

But here’s a realconundrum: the energy-harvesting device currently weighs five pounds. The researchers say that’s about four pounds too many to be a smart alternative to batteries. So they hope that more research lets them lighten the load, to ensure the pack charges you up without weighing you down. 8. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. How the device works. B. What the device looks like. C. Who the device is designed for. D. Why scientists designed the device. 9. Which of the following describes the device? A. It greatly affected the volunteers metabolic rate. B. It harvested energy as the volunteers walk. C. It failed to produce steady electricity. D. It was useless for a long walk.

10. What does the underlined word “conundrum” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Problem. B. Method. C. Bond. D. Decision. 11. What will the researchers try to do next? A. Increase the charging speed of their device. B. Find smarter alternatives to batteries. C. Reduce the weight of their device.

D. Put their device on the market.

D

In sportthe sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men.That at least is what people say.Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are women’s bodies really weaker?

The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women’s time is always slower than men’s, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first ‘Tartan’ in film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes! 12. Women are called the weaker sex because _________.

A. women do as much as men B. people think women are weaker than men

C. sport is easier for men than for women D. in sport the two sexes are always together 13. Which of the following is true?

A. Boys and girls study separately everywhere. B Women do not run or swim in races with men. C. Famous Prime Ministers are women.

D. Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.

14. The underlined part “That at least is what people say” means people _________. A. say other things, too B. don’t say this much C. say this but may not think so D. only think this 15. In this passage the author implies that _________.

A. womenare weaker than men, but faster B. women are slower than men, but stronger

C. men are not always stronger and faster than women D. men are faster and stronger than women

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项

I have sometimes given money to beggars.___16___Please let me explain why.

First, for every dollar that we give to a beggar, the more profitable we make begging and, comparatively, the less profitable we make working. This is bad, for we want people to work, not beg. Working is productive while begging is at best neutral and often a burden. Second, the beggar who receives the money might spend it on alcohol or drugs.____17____

When I went to elementary school, I remember that I was very moved by a song named \"Streets of London\". The song tells a heartbreaking story about some ofLondon's poorest, an old man in particular. Not long ago, however, when I heard the song on the radio, it struck me that the man in the song does not live that horrible a life after all. Judging from the lyrics of the song, the man has shoes, and occasional access to a newspaper.____18____So why should you give money to the beggar in the developed world instead of the starving child inAfrica?

It might be harsh to claim that it is immoral to give money to Western beggars. After all, it seems reasonable that you can spend the money as you like.____19____If our aim is to benefit ourselves, then giving money to beggars is not suitable. If our aim is to benefit others, then giving money to beggars is also wasteful.

In seeking to help others, we should not merely give to those who are geographically close to us and whose appearance arouses our sympathy.____20____To achieve this, we should first decide how much we are willing to spend helping others, and then donate money to the most efficient charity. A. Many people die of hunger inAfrica.

B. True as it might be, we should spend our money wisely. C. Why not donate money to those in need of financial aid? D. Upon reflection, however, I have come to change my mind. E. You almost certainly spend money helping the wrong people.

F. In a world where thousands die of hunger every day, that's a pretty comfortable life. G. Rather, we should aid those who are the least responsible for the situation they're in. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to____21____on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I____22____myself on a plane toPhoenix,Arizona. I was____23____at the

thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of____24____, my worries had gone. Everyone was so____25____and like-minded that it was very____26____to feel at home.

I was sent to theCoronadoNational Forestfor my first 8-day____27____. We had to____28____everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a____29____way but in 35℃heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to____30____a stairway out of rock. This____31____climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited (栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard,never____32____.

Three days later,a beautiful stairway came into being. The____33____of knowing that my____34____will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were____35____in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to____36____. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only____37____part of my tent.

____38____, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I____39____. I think I am much____40____for having taken part in the project.

21. A. calculate B. negotiate C. advertise D. research 22. A. imagined B. introduced C. enjoyed D. found 23. A. annoyed B. surprised C. scared D. excited 24. A. arriving B. sleeping C. thinking D. walking 25. A. confident B. friendly C. energetic D. curious 26. A. funny B. good C. lucky D. easy 27. A. tour B. project C. campaign D. course 28. A. drop B. make C. carry D. buy 29. A. nice B. safe C. long D. quick 30. A. build B. test C. clean D. guard 31. A. helped B. ended C. allowed D. meant 32. A. hunted B. trained C. seen D. fed

33. A. satisfaction B. ambition C. expectation D. intention 34. A. work B. memory C. record D. story 35. A. left B. caught C. attacked D. separated 36. A. boiling B. average C. normal D. freezing

37. A. tidy B. dry C. new D. soft

38. A. By the way B. Regardless of that C. Needless to say D. In either case

39. A. survived B. resisted C. escaped D. recovered 40. A. smarter B. stronger C. happier D. busier 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

A crater (陨石坑) on Mercury sat quietly for millions of years.___41.___(surprise), it acquired a name—Li Qingzhao, a Chinese female poet. The International Astronomical Union named the first group of craters on___42.___planet after 310 famous writers and artists in human history, Li included.

What did she do___43.___(deserve) such an honor? Compared with other male poets in China，___44.___have left hundreds or even thousands of poems, she has only eighty-seven. However, her artistic creativity in her___45.___(survive) works has earned her a permanent place in the Chinese literary circle.

She grew up in a ly relaxed atmosphere but her maiden (少女) days were so limited that the regret could be felt in her poem：“Can’t you see? The green leaves thriving (旺盛) but the red flowers fading overnight.” The arrival and disappearance of spring is one of the most frequent themes in Chinese poetry.

Li had two___46.___(marry), both of which had ahuge impact on her. The first ended up her___47.___(abandon) during the war.___48.___(bad) still, she suffered physical abuse from her second husband. Bravely she charged him at the court and got the permission to divorce.

In the final stage of her life, even___49.___no one to rely on, she never gave up hope and created many literary works that____50.____(leave) for generations to appreciate to date. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（℃），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It started out as an ordinary day. I met the homeless person and decide to buy him some food. It felt like

anything much to me. So his smile of thanks said it all! I then took two box of chocolates to the man whom worked at the bike shop as he had lent me his bike one day. He wasn’t expecting it and was happy receive it. I realized that I was actual being kind to myself, to my own soul, because the much more I gave, the better I felt. It’s true…the more you give, the more you get. Helping others are helping ourselves. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假定你是李华你受外教Tony之邀,将于本周末去市郊森林公园骑行,但你还有一些情况不清楚请你给他发一封邮件询问一下。具体内容如下:

1.出发和返回时间； 2.可否带同伴； 3.午餐安排

注意:1.词数100左右

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。 Dear Tonny,

I'm

Li

Hua._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

参考答案

1. D 2. D 3. B

4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B

8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C

12. B 13. B 14. C 15. C

16. D 17. E 18. F 19. B 20. G

21. D 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. B

41. Surprisingly 42. the/that

43. to deserve

44. who 45. surviving 46. marriages

47. being abandoned 48. Worse 49. with 50. have been left

51.(1).the→a

(2).decide→decided (3).anything→nothing (4).So→But (5).box→boxes

(6).whom→who/that (7).and→but (8).在receive前加to (9).actual→actually (10).are→is

52.略