1、1扶沟高中 2019-2020 学年度下期开学考试高 三 英 语 试 卷命题人：马海盼做题人：杨艳红审核人：梁建成第二部分阅读理解（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。AStudent Scholarships5 Strong ScholarshipApplication Deadline:August 20thScholarship Description:The 5 Strong Scholarship Foundation is a team of experienced
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8、ite.D.Stephanie Dalessio.23.Which of the following is intended for New Mexican students?A.5 Strong Scholarship.B.$1,000 College JumpStart Scholarship.C.ACF Andrew Piech Memorial Scholarship.D.“Species On The Edge 2.0”Social Scholarship.BA bunch of strangers showed up at the gym in the early morning
9、of the last Sunday of April.A few athletes were already stretching their arms,but most of us could barely focus.As I wasburning off last nights wrong decisiona big meal,I spotted a poster about a gyms 21-dayworkout challenge,and I immediately signed up.I always wanted to train for a marathon,so Icon
10、sidered this as my warm-up.Besides,I needed to stop being lazy and this was my chance tomake a change.It was easy to promise on paper,but three weeks of recommended exercise routines anddiet restrictions wouldnt be easy.I stuck to working out 30 minutes a day,and I didnt disturbmy normal routine.Ins
11、tead,I had to be faced with the tough work of being more creative in myspare time,thus breaking some bad habits.Overcoming weaknesses with willpower was my goal for the next part of the journey.Butthe difficult part about making a challenge is realizing that“wanting”and“doing”are two very3different
12、things.Just like a career,you have to physically work for it rather than just wait for itto happen.But thats hard.Throughout the 21 days,I often told myself that the challenge wasmeaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising.However,finally I overcame thatnegative thought and kept working
13、 out.At the end of the challenge,I learned something even more important:Feeling the results isbetter than seeing them.I had fewer headaches and more energy,and was simply happier.I evenfelt a little smarter as I researched which foods were better for my body,and learned how tomake healthier meals.I
14、 felt a sense of accomplishment,too,because even though I wanted togive up dozens of times,I didnt.I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger,and I nolonger felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.24.What was the authors wrong decision?A.Going to the gym early.B.Training for a
15、marathon.C.Eating a lot the previous night.D.Stopping being lazy for a change.25.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.Some of the authors bad habits.B.Some ways of the authors killing his spare time.C.The importance of sticking to the normal daily routine.D.The difficulty of the authors keeping on wit
16、h the workout plan.26.What does the underlined word“sabotage”in paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Improve.B.Hear.C.Prevent.D.Distinguish.27.What did the author learn from the workout challenge?A.Eating healthy food is more important than exercising.B.Overcoming a challenge could bring good feelings to him
17、.C.Its more important to see what he likes than just feel it.D.There was no need to feel guilty about things he disliked to do.CA new study shows that air pollution can cause a huge reduction in our intelligence.Thestudy was a project involving researchers at Peking University in China and Yale Univ
18、ersity inthe United States.The researchers reported that long-term exposure to air pollution can affect a personsmental abilities in two areas:Language and math.4The researchers studied about 25,000 people from across China.Between 2010 and 2014,these Chinese men,women and children were given langua
19、ge and math tests.Then researcherscompared the test results with measurements of pollution in the air,namely nitrogen dioxideand sulfur dioxide（二氧化硫）.Xi Chen of the Yale School of Public Health led the study.He and his team found thatbreathing polluted air can reduce a persons education level by abo
20、ut one year.Chen said that the effect generally is worse for those over 64 years of age,for men and forthose with little or no education.“The older personsthey are more affected.And we find,quite amazingly,males are moreaffected than females.And people working outdoors are more affected than people
21、workingindoors.”He noted that the youngest people in the study were 10 years old,while the oldest was 90years old.They came from Chinas 33 provinces.In his words,the data and facts are convincingand this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real,objective andrepresentative sampl
22、e.The researchers noted that the effect of air pollution on verbal ability is even more seriousas people age,especially among men and the less educated.The researchers also stressed thatevery country,whether developed,developing or poor,should focus on air pollution or humanswill face a bad situatio
23、n.28.What is the result of the study?A.Females are more affected by air pollution than males.B.Air pollution has a bad effect on peoples intelligence.C.Americans are more affected by air pollution than Chinese.D.People working indoors are actually not affected by air pollution.29.What did Chen say a
24、bout the study?A.It is doubtful.B.It is extremely unfair.C.It is common and not representative.D.It is relatively objective and persuasive.30.What did the researchers emphasize in the last paragraph?A.The data from the 33 provinces is convincing.5B.The whole world should pay attention to air polluti
25、on.C.The less educated take more responsibility for air pollution.D.Air pollutions influence on verbal ability is less serious as people age.31.Where is the text most likely taken from?A.A life diary.B.A guidebook.C.A biography.D.A science magazine.DStories are shared in many ways.They are described
26、 in books and magazines.They areread around the campfire at night.They are randomly distributed from stand-alone booths.Butwhat else?To revive（复兴）literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction,Short Edition,a French publisher of short-form literature,has set up more than 30 story dispen
27、sers（分发机）in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants,universitiesand government offices.Francis Ford Coppola,the film director and winemaker,liked the idea so much that heinvested in the company and placed a dispenser at his Caf Zoetrope in San Francisco.La
28、stmonth public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up,too.Thereis one on the campus at Penn State.A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach,Fla.And Short Edition plans to announce more,including at the Los Angeles International Airport.“Everything old is new agai
29、n,”said Andrew Nurkin,the director of the Free Library ofPhiladelphia,which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers.“We want people to beeasily exposed to literature.We want to advance literacy among children and inspire theircreativity.”Heres how a dispenser works:It has three buttons on
30、 top indicating choices for stories thatcan be read in one minute,three minutes or five minutes.When a button is pushed,a short storyis printed.The stories are free.They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short E
31、ditions judges,and transmitted over a mobile network.Offerings can be tailored to specific interests,likechildrens fiction or romance.Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writingcontests.Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide.“The idea isto make
32、 people happy,”said Kristan Leroy,director of Short Edition,“There is too much6unhappiness today.”32.What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers?A.They are expensive.B.They are short in form.C.They can be read on smartphones.D.They are mainly taken from magazine literature.33.Where can you
33、find the popularity of story dispensers in America?A.In paragraph 3.B.In paragraph 4.C.In paragraph 5.D.In paragraph 6.34.Which is the main purpose of setting up the dispensers according to Andrew Nurkin?A.To make people have access to literature.B.To get rid of peoples smartphone addiction.C.To red
34、uce the financial stress of libraries.D.To advertise the network literature.35.What is the best title for the text?A.Online Reading:a Virtual TourB.Short Edition,a French PublisherC.Everything Old Will Be Popular AgainD.Taste of Literature,at the Push of a Button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
35、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。A science teachers job is teaching science to his students.A person who decides to becomea science teacher may have many career choices available to him.He may decide to work in aprimary to teach a range of subjects,including science.36Some even choose to earnadvanced
36、degrees that allow them to work as college professors.37They may cover such basic science subjects as biology,chemistry,physics andearth science as well as a full range of other subjects.The subjects a science teacher covers mayvary,depending on such factors as where he teaches and the age of the st
37、udents hes instructing.A person who wants to become a science teacher for primary-aged students may find itnecessary to teach other subjects in addition to science.38In such classroom,one teachermay instruct students not only in science,but also math,history,language and other subjects.7At the high
38、school level,science teachers usually have the opportunity to focus on theirchosen subject.Typically,teachers at this level are required to earn bachelors degree in thesubjects they want to teach in addition to teaching certifications.39College science teachers usually need more advanced degrees to
39、secure their positions.Typically,a full-time science professor needs a doctoral degree in order to do so.40Thatis because colleges typically need teachers in basic and highly-specialized courses.A.Science teachers teach various science subjects.B.Science teachers are good at answering mysterious que
40、stions.C.Often,college science teachers have a wide range of subjects choices.D.A deep knowledge in the field of science will help applicants stand out.E.He may also choose to teach a particular science subject in high school.F.For example,a high school chemistry teacher usually needs a chemistry de
41、gree.G.Many primary schools hire teachers to teach all the basic subjects in one classroom.第三部分英语知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Grady threw down his backpack and slammed the car door shut.“This is going to be a really41week,
42、”he said unhappily to no one42.He lookedaround the campground.Hundreds of blue,green fir trees,some as tall as church towers,43the mountainside,giving it the appearance of a lush green carpet.The sun would be setting soon.Then,Grady thought,maybe the44wouldnt feel so bad.Even up here in the45,the ho
43、tstickiness of July clung to him.Grady hated camping，but it was something his family46every summer.His fatherliked cooking over an open fire，telling stories about how to47things like bear attacks andswarms of bees.His mother and younger brother Jared liked to hike and take48of animals.Jared had a co
44、llection of bug pictures that hed49to the walls in his half of their room.Grady thought they were just scary and considered them proof that Jared was a50kid.They set up camptwo51,one for his parents and one for himself and Jared.Whileeveryone else started52dinner,Grady,looking for some place to cool
45、 down,set off for thenearby stream,which was deep enough to53in.8As he54the stream,something caught his eye.There was a(n)55black bearcubno more than two feet tall with a lovely face.It was playing56at the waters edge,57its surroundings.Grady moved closer to get a58look.Then Grady heard a soundbehin
46、d him.He59his father saying that bear cubs would never be60.Then he turnedaround and saw the cubs mother moving swiftly towards him.41.A.longB.interestingC.peacefulD.risky42.A.in advanceB.in briefC.in particularD.in silence43.A.blockedB.coveredC.reflectedD.scarred44.A.dustB.campgroundC.heatD.sun45.A
47、.mountainB.riverC.skyD.tower46.A.believed inB.insisted onC.came acrossD.lived through47.A.encourageB.exploreC.recognizeD.survive48.A.careB.controlC.picturesD.examples49.A.guidedB.pinnedC.takenD.thrown50.A.sensitiveB.smartC.toughD.strange51.A.bedsB.roomsC.tentsD.plates52.A.alteringB.huntingC.ordering
48、D.preparing53.A.digB.swimC.hideD.sink54.A.crossedB.imaginedC.leftD.neared55.A.adorableB.aggressiveC.injuredD.large56.A.cautiouslyB.joyfullyC.forcefullyD.nervously57.A.attackingB.destroyingC.hatingD.ignoring58.A.betterB.brighterC.fixedD.lasting59.A.foundB.learnedC.rememberedD.misunderstood60.A.aloneB
49、.awakeC.cuteDscared第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。For some people,walking or running outdoors is a great way61(exercise).Whatmay not be so great is seeing trash all over the ground.Well,some people are doing something about it.They are plogging!“Plogging”
50、629(begin)in Sweden.The name combines the Swedish word“plocka”,63means to pick up,and the word“jogging”meaning to run slowly.A Swedish man64(name)Erik Ahlstrm,started the movement in 2016.On theWorld Environment Day website,he says that he moved to Stockholma from a smallcommunity in65(north)Sweden.
51、Each day he would ride his bike to work.He says hewas concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day66his way to work.So,he took matters into his own hands.He began picking up the trash.And that is how ploggingwas born!Plogging by that term,may have67(office)begun in Sweden.68manypeo
52、ple who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years.Take Jeff Horowitz,for example.He is a personal69(train)in Washington,D.C.He says that he would often pick uptrash70(run)outside.He even turned it into a game;he would try to pick up the trashwithout stopping.第四部分写作（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 10 小题
53、；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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）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。My village lie in the mountains in southwest China.Although the climate and landscapea
54、re pleased,people lead a tough life there.At the beginning of the 21st century,the governmentbegan to attach great importance to its development,under the influence of that,peoples livingcondition began to improve.A lot of roads were built and plenty of trade centers were newlyfound,which made them
55、convenient to develop economy.Whats more,many student wasadmitted into famous universities.In a word,thank to the governments support,great changeshave been taken place in the past few years.My village takes up a new look now.第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华，你校组建了慢跑俱乐部。请给你的留学生朋友 Peter 写信，邀请他加10入。内容包括：1.组建俱乐部的目的；2.俱乐部的主要活动；3.报名的时间和地点。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Peter,How is everything going?_Yours,Li Hua