2019届高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试(期中)试题.doc

2019届高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试(期中)试题第一部分 阅读理解第一节 （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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASpecial ProgramsCareer StoriesWhat do you want to be when growing up? Hear first-hand from four Science Centre staff on the different career paths they have taken. Our real-life role models share their experiences and demonstrate that pathways to success, while unique to everyone, are based on the development of 21st century petencies and a mitment to lifelong learning.Duration: 60 minutesTime: 10:30-11:30Dates: May 13 & 27, xxPrice: $15 per studentClimate ChangeUnderstand the plex connections between human activity, greenhouse gases, heat transfer and climate change. Investigate past climate data ,see ocean acidification in action and pare Canada to the world. Use a physical climate model to test whether you can stabilize the Earths climate.Duration: 45 minutesTimes: 10-10:45, 11-11:45, 12-12:45, 1-1:45 and 2-2:45Dates: June 18, 23 & 24, xxPrice: $10 per studentCharacteristics of ElectricityWitness the power of electricity with shocking demonstrations. From Galvani to Tesla, rediscover the practical applications of current, circuits and resistance. Understand how electric energy is generated, and be a part of a human electric circuit. Get energized with a spark-tacular static electric discharge（静电释放）!Duration: 55 minutesTime: 11-11:55Dates: July 24, xxPrice: $10 per studentMental Health: The Science of Anxiety Your heart is racing, your mouth is dry and your stomach is in knots! Dont worry, everyone feels anxious sometimes. Explore whats really going on in our brains when we experience anxiety, how it affects our bodies and why stress can sometimes be a good thing. This presentation explains how our brains and bodies react to stress, while introducing students to evidence-based approaches. Mental health applies to everyone we can all take steps to enjoy life and deal with the challenges you face each day!Duration: 45 minutesTimes: 11-11:45Dates: August 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, xxPrice: $10 per student21. What do we know about the program Career Stories?A. It offers tips on lifelong learning. B. It is presented with moral stories.C. It is based on first hand experiences. D. It provides practical pathways to success.22. Which of the programs is available in June?A. Career Stories. B. Climate Change.C. Characteristics of Electricity. D. Mental Health: The Science of Anxiety.23. What can you acquire in Mental Health: The Science of Anxiety?A. How mental concerns are handled. B. How electric energy is generated.C. How a human electric circuit develops. D. How extreme feelings affect our bodies.BIf your cat often waits too long outside a t the door waiting to be let in, what would you do? Arkaitz Garro, a WeTransfer software engineer in Holland, decided to use his skills to solve the problem. Instead of setting up a good old cat-flap（猫洞） on his door, he went for a more high-tech solution involving artificial intelligence, motion-detection sensors, face recognition software and a messaging app. It may be overkill, but Arkait z claims that it only took him a few hours to do it, as all the hardware and software he used are readily available.It all started a few years ago, when Garro and his wife spotted a cat in their back balcony. Not knowing if it had been abandoned, lost by its owner, or simply homeless, they took it in, but also posted some pictures of it around their neighborhood, in case someone was looking for it.“We found out that the cat had an owner, just a few houses away and he was very happy to share the cat with us. Now it has two families who love him,” Arkaitz said.“So, he has developed a schedule to e at around specific times.”The problem was that neither Garro nor his wife could simply stand by the door waiting for it to show up, so he came up with a device（装置） made up of a miniputer plete with a camera that would use motion-detection（运动检测） and image-recognition AI software to automatically identify the cat and then message him so he could let the animal in.“We just want to be notified when he is around,” Arkaitz explained.“When it detects movement, it sends the picture to a recognition software, which checks against the identity of the cat based on previous imagery of the cat.”“It took me just a few hours to put all the pieces together and the software up and running, but some more time after to fine tune the software to be able to recognize the cat,” Arkaitz said, but in the end it proved to be effective.24. What did Arkaitz Garro think of his invention?A. It was money-saving. B. It was eco-friendly. C. It was time-consuming. D. It was easily-made.25. Why did Arkaitz Garro and his wife put up some pictures of the cat?A. To seek a shelter for it. B. To find its true owner.C. To look for a potential buyer. D. To advertise its presence to its panions.26. How does Arkaitzs system check against his cats identity?A. By matching its image. B. By identifying its smell. C. By measuring its size. D. By recognizing its voice.27. What is the last step of Arkaitzs system when it works?A. Send a message. B. Send the picture.C. Detect movement. D. Require identification.C Cameron is no ordinary dog, and not just because he was born on Valentines Day. To Maggie, a first-grader at Burgundy Farm Country Day School, the dog who spends most days on campus is more like a friend. When Cameron is near, Maggie feels “really, really, happy,” she said.“I feel safe around him,” she added.“Hell lie down and ask me to scratch his tummy,” she explained, because Cameron likes Maggie. Cameron is one of a handful of dogs at Burgundy, a K8 private day school in Alexandria, Virginia. Dogs started showing up there when the head of school, Jeff Sindler, brought his clumsy Labrador, Luke, to the main office building where Sindler works. After Luke died, Sindler adopted Cameron and brought him to campus, too, where the dog Maggie described as “really cute” became a school favorite. “They dont care if youre good at basketball, or a great reader, or popular,” Sindler said. “They just want to be loved equal opportunity,” he added. Cameron and the other dogs on campus always fastened with a rope and with their owner go a long way toward improving students social and emotional wellbeing, he said. They reduce tension and ease anxiety, and inspire happy feelings from students. “They bring out some super-basic and important emotions,” he said, “and are especially helpful for children and adults who struggle in social munication.” Children often came from challenging backgrounds: many lived in poverty, or had to travel through dangerous neighborhoods to get to school, or shared a too-crowded home. When these emotionally needy children met the dogs, they relaxed and were more prepared to learn. Just as important, dogs on school grounds set a positive, weling tone. They help preserve the school climate that is accepting, supportive and curious.“Dogs are one way to hold on to that,” Sindler said, adding that “schools should be fun and exciting, and dogs can be a big part of that.” For Sindler, including Cameron was all part of an effort to create a safe environment where learning could flourish.28. What makes the dog Cameron really special?A. His rare category. B. His particular birthmark.C. His attractive appearance. D. His panionable nature.29. How do dogs on campus improve students social and emotional wellbeing?A. By playing fetch together fondly. B. By offering them fort equally.C. By playing basketball together freely. D. By walking a long way together happily.30. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 5 refer to?A. A positive tone. B. The school ground.C. A weling attitude. D. The school atmosphere.31. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To encourage schools to bring in more dogs.B. To explain why dogs help students with learning.C. To introduce a way to help students grow healthily.D. To explore the possibility to challenge no-dog rules.DPeople who risk their lives to save strangers do so without deliberation, according to a Yale-led analysis of statements from more than 50 recognized civilian heroes published online Oct. 15 in the journal PLOS ONE.“We wonder if people who act with extreme altruism（利他主义） do so without thinking, or if conscious self-control is needed to override negative emotions like fear,” said David Rand, a Yale psychologist who authored the study with Ziv G. Epstein of Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.“Our analyses show that strongly, extreme altruists report acting first and thinking later.”Rand, who studies human cooperation, got hundreds of participants to read 51 statements made by individuals who have received the Carnegie Hero Medal, given to civilians who risk their lives to save strangers. Participants analyzed those statements for evidence of whether they acted intuitively or with deliberation. An analysis of text by puter did the same.“What you dont find in the statements is people who say ,I thought it over and I decided it was the right thing to do,” Rand said.Instead, most responded like Christine Marty, a 21yearold college student who rescued a 69year old trapped in a car during a flashflood.“Im thankful I was able to act and not think about it,” Marty said in a statement.The findings are consistent with Rands previous studies of cooperation in “economic games,” where participants choose whether or not to share resources. In these studies, subjects forced to think carefully tend to be selfish while those using intuition（直觉） are more likely to be cooperative.Rand cautions that intuitive responses are not necessarily genetically hard-coded. He believes people learn that helping others is often in their own long-term self-interest and develop intuitive habits of cooperation, rather than possessing an inborn tendency preserved by evolution.“The best evolutionary oute is to be able to learn, adapting to whether you were born into a situation where it is typically good to cooperate or to be selfish,” he said.32. What conclusion was drawn from David Rands study?A. Heroes help without thinking. B. Heroes offer help on purpose.C. Heroes have a better self-control. D. Heroes think carefully before they act.33. How did Rand conduct his study?A. By analysing heroes life stories. B. By interviewing heroes on the spot.C. By studying heroes opinions about their behaviors. D. By keeping track of heroes conscious self-control.34. What can we infer about Rands opinion on heroes behavior?A. It is inborn. B. It is acquired.C. It is well-planned. D. It is half-born and half-made.35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. How heroes stepped out of danger B. How heroes help others out of troubleC. Heroes dont deliberate before they act D. Heroes deserve the Carnegie Hero Medal第二节七选五（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。Ways to reduce plastic wastePlastic is found in virtually everything these days. Your food is packaged in it. Your car, phone and puter are made from it. 36 . While most plastics are advertised as recyclable, the reality is that theyre “downcycled.”Luckily, there are simple steps you can take to dramatically decrease the amount of plastic waste you produce.37 One of the easiest ways to keep plastic out of the landfill is to refuse plastic straws. Simply inform your waiter or waitress that you dont need one, and make sure to state this clearly when ordering at a drive-thru. Cant stand giving up the convenience of straws? 38 . Restaurants are less likely to bring you a plastic one if they see that youve brought your own.Use reusable produce bagsAbout one million plastic bags are used every minute. A single plastic bag can take 1,000 years to degrade. If youre already bringing reusable bags to the grocery store, youre on the right track. Purchase some reusable produce bags and help keep even more plastic out of the landfill. However, avoid those bags made from nylon or polyester（聚酯纤维）. 39 .Use matches40 if you need to light a candle, build a campfire or start a fire for any other reason. These cheap plastic devices sit in landfills for years and have even been found in dead birds stomachs. If you cant bear to part with your lighter, pick up a refillable metal one to help cut down on waste.A. Say no to strawsB. Choose cotton ones insteadC. Dont use plastic containerD. Choose matches over plastic lightersE. Most restaurants will have no problem with itF. And you might even chew on it daily in the form of gumG. Purchase a reusable stainless steel or glass drinking straw第二部分 语言知识运用第一节 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。At his graduation ceremony, my younger brother Peter presented me with a rose. I was trying to look 41 , but I had just had a major disagreement with my friend. I felt like a fading flower as I stood there, 42 three of his friends around: Jen, Beth and Angelika. They were all 43 . Jen was leaving for Kansas the next day, and she cried as she 44 Peter goodbye. One of the rosebuds in her dress must have e 45 and fallen to the ground as they were hugging. With the girls walking away, Peter 46 down and picked it up. The rose lay there in his 47 , for the taking. “For you, Maria.” I couldnt help smiling. It was so 48 of him to know how to make things better.In my 49 , Peter knows flowers. When we had moved into our present 50 outside Philadelphia, a rosebush was lying against the back fence, leafless. Daddy was 51 to dig it up and plant a new one, but Peter wouldnt 52 him.“Son, look how dry that is,” said Dad, 53 a branch, “all in the inside there.”Peter told Dad to give him 54 a few weeks and bent next to the bush, 55 his fingers over the dirt at its base. Then Peter launched a（n） 56 operation for it. Early in June a single blossom（花朵） turned red among green leaves. That was when I first 57 Peter had a gift for flowers.Now when Peter passed me that 58 , I felt all my troubles faded into the background. 59 would be OK tomorrow, and 60 it didnt well, it would. As always, Peter knew how to make things better.41. A. cheerful B. upset C. honest D. bored42. A. patting B. missing C. inviting D. greeting43. A. disappointed B. wonderful C. sad D. enthusiastic44. A. hugged B. waved C. said D. offered45. A. aliveB. loose C. open D. easy46. A. turned B. fell C. leaned D. sat47. A. shoulderB. hand C. pocket D. bag48. A. selfish B. considerateC. generous D. modest49. A. memory B. honor C. dream D. voice50. A. hotel B. house C. corner D. flat51. A. anxious B. happy C. ready D. eager52. A. stop B. make C. scold D. let53. A. giving away B. setting out C. putting up D. breaking off54. A. just B. almost C. quite D. over55. A. pressing B. running C. hurting D. dipping56. A. relief B. routine C. rescue D. intelligence57. A. recalled B. declared C. heard D. knew58. A. leaf B. spade C. rose D. branch59. A. Nothing B. Anything C. Something D. Everything60. A. if B. unless C. while D. as第二节语法填空（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。Baidu is not a doctorWhen people 61 (face) with health or nutrition questions, it is 62 (increasing) mon to go online and diagnose themselves. But the Internet is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulation to get rid of the wrong advice, some of which 63 (be) extremely dangerous! Also, search engines rank results by 64 (popular) rather than accuracy, so solid facts can be tricky to find. It is worth 65 (check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call 66 (they) a “diet expert”, “nutritionist” and even a “doctor” given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially 67 (recognize) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees in giving medical 68 (suggest). So if you are unsure and still wondering 69 the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make 70 appointment with your dietician or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place!第3节 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(见答题卡，且把答案写在答题卡上)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。I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldnt be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and said, “In life we all have moment when we cant achieve what we want it. It is natural. Dont allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words were a reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained what I deserved. So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Eric 对中国书法（Chinese Calligraphy）很感兴趣，想与你一起参加书法班的学习。请你写封邮件告知他上课的相关情况。内容包括：1. 时间和地点；2. 学习内容：如何握笔、练习基本笔画（strokes of Chinese characters）等；3. 课前准备：毛笔和宣纸（rice paper）。注意：1. 词数100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。xx上学期高三年级期中考试第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）2125 CBADB 2630 AADBD 3135 CACBC第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分）3640 FAGBD第三部分语言知识运用（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）4145 ADCAB 4650 CBBAB 5155 CDDAB 5660 CDCDA第二节语法填空61. are faced 62.increasingly 63. is 64.popularity 65. checking 66. themselves67. recognized/recognised 68. suggestions69.whether 70. an单词1arrival2apologize3permission4limited5contrary6existing7Surrounded8Chatting9confirmed10argument11satisfied12 overe13approached14advanced15admission第四部分 写作第一节 短文改错I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I drawingwas filled with great anxiety. However, I couldnt be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing Therefore inin the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and discouraged approachedsaid, “In life we all have moment when we cant achieve what we want it. It is natural. Dont momentsallow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words butwere a reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. meConsequently, I gained what I deserved. So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal thatwith difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life. 第二节 书面表达Dear Eric,Now I am writing to provide you with fu