浙江省杭州求是高级中学2020年高三年级第一学期学科期中考试卷(含答案)

2020学年高三第一学期英语学科十一月月考（期中）试题卷

杭州求是高级中学

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

第一节(共10个小题;每小题2.5分，满分25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，

A

A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.

Peter Tabichi was awarded the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday. He teaches at a rural Kenyan schooi in Pwani Village, with only one computer, poor Internet and a student-teacher ratio(比率)of 58:1. Nearly all his students are from poor families, and almost a third of them have no parents or only one parent alive.

Tabichi gets online educational content by visiting Internet cafes and uses it offline in class.He gui ded the school's science club, in which students now compete in national and international competitions. The mathematical science team qualified to compete in the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair this year in Arizona. His students also won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after using local plant life to produce electricity.

This prize does not recognize me but recognizes this great continent's young people,"Tabichi said. His students face many challenges, including food shortage, drug abuse, teenage

pregnancies and young marriages. Yet at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School where Tabichi teaches, the number of students has doubled over three years and more of the students are going on to college.

Tabichi was chosen from 10,000 applicants in 180 countries. He accepted the award from

actor Hugh Jackman. The annual Global Teacher Prize was first launched in 2014 by Sunny Varkey, founder and chairman of GEMS Education. Now in its fifth year, the Global Teacher Prize is the largest of its kind. The $1 million award is presented to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.

21.What do we know about Peter Tabichi?

A. He enjoys a high enough income to help the poor.

B. He makes a difference to many of his students' life.

C. He does online teaching in Internet cafes sometimes.

D. He helps take care of parentless students' daily life.

22. What do we know about Peter Tabichi's students?

A. They solved the problem of electricity supply in Pwani.

B. They are trained to compete for various academic awards.

C. They show great potential with the help of Peter Tabichi.

D. They persuade their friends to go to school together.

23. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A. Summarize the previous' paragraphs.

B. Provide some advice for the readers.

C. Add some background information.

D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.

24. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Guides Students in Competitions

B. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Changes Students' Life Path

C. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Donates Money to the Poor

D. A Rural Kenyan Teacher ls Awarded a $1 Million Prize

B

Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci the art world has never lacked talent.And no w, a new painter is ready to join the list although this one isn't even human.

Next month, auction house Christie's Prints and Multiples will make history by offering the

first piece of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. The painting is a portrait of a man called Edmond De Bela- my, and is expected to be sold for up to $10,000.

The work, which features a man with a mysterious look on his face, was created by software developed by the French art group Obvious. Laugero-Lasserre, an art collector, called the work"gr otesque and amazing at the same time". This isn't the first example of Al-produced artwork, as

AI has already been used to write poems and compose .songs. However, many people doubt whether it should be called art at all.

According to Russian writer Leo Tolstroy (1828 -1910), art is about creating emotion ('Ii E).It's a means of ..joining people together in the same feelings' he once said.

So, if the emotion behind art is what makes it,the ability to create and use tools is what makes human beings different from оthеr?рес?е?.Аndа?аtооl?t?еlf,thеАl tесhn ology used to create the portrait is the result of a lot of effort made by several designers.Together, they “fed” the Al a huge collection of paintings from the14th to the 18th centuries, until it was able to work out how to make similar paintings of its own.

The introduction of AI art could be the beginning of a new, artistic movement.However, not everyone is ready to welcome these high-tech artists just yet.

The human mind is what is behind the AI technology. And the human mind is no! a cold, hard fact ,"said Oscar Scwarz,a professor of AI. "Rather, it in something that’s created with our opinions and something that changes over.

25. Why does the author mention the artists in Paragraph 1?

A. To introduce their works.

B. To make an advertisement.

C. To present a piece of news.

D. To focus the topic on the AI.

26. What does the underlined would "grotesque" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Strange.

B. Simple.

C. Messy.

D. Understandable.

27. Compared with the AI, Oscar Schwartz thinks the human mind is _____·

A. limited

B. decisive

C. changeable

D. meaningful

C

When we see cute babies, or adorable baby animals, many of us feel a strong urge to squeeze

or pinch them or even bite them. Scientists call this strange response "cute aggression".

Stavropoulos's team gathered 54 people to look at 32 pictures of four sets. One set contained photos of cute baby animals. Another set contained pictures of less-cute, fully grown animals. Ano ther sets contained pictures of less-cute, fully grown animals. The other two sets were photos of human babies which were digitally edited. One set was changed to

emphasize features we find cute, such as big eyes and full cheeks. The other was edited to reduce those features.

The scientists found that the participants had much more feelings of cute aggression

towards images of baby animals than those of adult animals. Surprisingly, this difference was not seen from the two sets of human baby pictures in comparison.

To assess cute aggression, the participants were asked questions about the degree of

wanting to aggress the subjects of the photos, and of wanting to care for them. Scientists suspect these responses are associated with not only the brain's emotional systems, but also its reward systems, which adjust motivation, pleasure and feelings of "wanting".

Cute aggression may give humans the highly adaptive ability to control emotional response.

To limit the motivation of positive feelings, the brain gives commands of the aggression. In other words, the brain throws in a bit of aggression to keep the good feelings from becoming uncontrolled. "If you find yourself fascinated by how cute a baby is, ---so much so that you simply can't control it ---that baby is going to starve." It stops us from investing too much energy into cute things. So, there is no need to feel bad for the desire to pinch them at the sight of cute babies. It's not because we're mean people. The "unfriendly", movement of our fingers is just our brain's way of making sure nothing gets too cute to handle.

28. What was found in Stavropoulos's experiment?

A. Human's brain has two systems.

B. Cute aggression exists in every human being.

C. Cute aggression varies towards different subjects.

D. Humans like to aggress animals rather than care for them.

29. How does Stavropoulos find cute aggression?

A. It is a normal response in the brain.

B. It is still a mystery.

C. It does harm to the animals.

D. It makes humans become mean.

30. What is the author's attitude towards cute aggression?

A. Doubtful

B. Supportive

C. Disapproving

D. Unclear

第二节(共5个小题;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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

You forgot to set your wake-up alarm. As you slowly come to realize that you're

going to be extremely late for school or work, you begin to get into a panic. 31 So you leave home stressed, hungry and thirsty. If you often start your day in such a

stressed state, then you'll be sure to benefit from the suggestions below.

Wake up on time. Waking up on time (or even early) is necessary to start your day

positively. 32 And you won't need to rush around at the last minute.

Make your bed. Making your bed is probably the last thing you think about when

you are prepared in the morning, This habit may be okay for students, but if you want to increase your motivation and productivity, you should definitely make your bed. 33 .

Take a 10-minute walk in the morning. If you have a dog, then this will be an easy

task for you. However, even if you don't own a dog, why not try walking for 10 minutes

outside every morning? _34__.

35 Organized people tend to do this work. It helps them keep track of what

needs doing at home, work and beyond. The morning time is perfect for checking your

to-do list. You may also find that you can delete some items that you completed the

previous day.

A Check your to-do list.

B There's no time for any food or drink.

C. Write down things you're grateful for .

D Fresh air and exercise will make you feel more energetic .

E It will give you space and time to complete your morning routine.

F You'll be rewarded by a tidy room, and a feeling of self-satisfaction.

G. Each morning is the start of a new day, so why not learn something new?

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完型填空(共20个小题:每小题1.5分，满分30分)

选出可以填入空白处的最阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

What are the basic elements (要素) of good manner? Certainly a strong sense of justice is

one; courtesy is often_ 36 more than a highly developed sense of fair play. A friend of mine once told me of_ 37_ along a one-lane(单行道)，unpaved mountain road. _38__ was another car that produced clouds of choking_ 39, and it was a long way to the nearest_40__ highway.way. Suddenl y,at a _41__place, the car ahead pulled off the road.42 that

its owner might have engine trouble,my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong."_ 43,"sa id the other driver,"but you've endured (忍

受) my dust this far; I'II_ 44 with yours the rest of the way."

Another element of courtesy is empathy, a 45_ that enables a person to see into the mind or

heart of someone else, to understand the pain or __46_ there and to do something to minimize it. A man. _47__alone in a restaurant was trying to open the cap of a beer bottle, 48_ he couldn't do

it because of badly injured_ 49 . He asked a young busboy to help him. The boy took the bottle, turned his back_ 50 and loosened the cap without difficulty. Then he _51__ it again. Turning back to the man, he_ 52_ to make great efforts to open the bottle without success. __53_ he took it into the

kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed to loosen it-but only with a pair of pliers(钳子).

Yet another element of politeness is the ability to treat all people_ 54 ， in spite of all status or importance. _55__when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners. You may also be astonished to find out what they really are. Courtesy is the key to a happier world.

36. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. nobody

37. A. walking B. running C. riding D. driving

38. A. Behind B. Ahead C. After D. Beside

39. A. dust B. smoke C. gas D. pollution

40. A. opened B. used C. paved D. repaired

41.A. easier B. wider C. narrower D. bigger

42. A. Hoping B. Seeing C. Recognizing D. Thinking

43. A. Yes B. Sure C. No D, OK

44. A. do away B, catch up C. put up D, go on

45. A. tool B. way C, behavior D, quality

46. A. unhappiness B, joy C. feeling D. thought

47. A. dining B. singing C. working D. sitting

48.A so B. but C. why D, however

49. A. legs B. arms C. fingers D, ears

50. A. hurriedly B. happily C. momentarily D, secretly

51. A. loosened B. took C.hid D. tightened

52. A. seemed B. pretended C. managed D. tried

53. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Happily D. Sadly

54. A alike B. friendly C. warmly D. nicely

55. A. Ever B. Specially C. Especially D. Even

第II卷(非选择题)

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Two wheels good. Two wheels plus a motor better. Vanmoof, a Dutch bicycle-maker, __56___ ( know)for its elegant designs and clever advertising, In a television spot for its newest

model, __57___ ( image)of the evils of car culture-accidents and pollution are projected onto the skin of an expensive car, which melts, __58___ (turn) into one of the company's elegant e-bikes.

Electrically __59___( assist) bicycles are 'not about to replace cars. But they are booming,

___60__ ( especial)in Europe,where sales rose by 23% in 2019, to 3 million units. Now, e-bikes are unlocking even saturated (饱和的 ) bicycle markets like the Netherlands, where the average person already__61___(own) 1.3 pushbikes. Last year Deloitte, a company for consultation,estima ted the number of e-bikes worldwide at 200 million, and expected it__62___( hit)300million by 2023.

That may prove to be an underestimate( d低估) now. Sales, __63___ stopped in March and April owing to effects of the coronavirus, shifted into __64___ high position when shops opened and supply-chain became stale. In June, Accel, F、Europe's biggest bicycle manufacturer earned 53% more than a year ago, largely thanks __65___ e-bikes.

第四部分:写作(其两节，满分40分)

第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)

假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Lynn来信说她即将上大学，而她的妈妈担心她的生活自

理能力。她不知该如何消除妈妈的顾虑。请你给Lynn回封信，内容包括:

1.表示理解:

2.提出建议并说明理由。

注意: 1.词数80左右; 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Lynn,

I'm sorry to learn about your problem.

第二节:读后续写(满分25分)

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成-一个完整的故事.

I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out of

the window and saw Mother rooting through (翻找) a dustbin. It was just after dark in March. I was stuck in traffic two blocks from the party where I was heading.

Mother stood fifteen feet away, She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring

cold and was rooting through the trash. Her eyes widened with childish joy when she found something she liked, She looked like any of the thousands of homeless people in New York City.It had been months since I laid eyes on Mother, and when she looked up, I was afraid that she would see me and call out my name, and that someone on the way to the same party would see us together and that my secret would be out.

I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around and take me home. The taxi

stopped in front of my building, the doorman held the door for me, and the elevator man took me up to my floor. The apartment was silent except for the click of my heels on the polished wood floor. I felt ashamed when I saw Mother rooting happily through the dustbin, I looked around the room. I'd tried to turn it into the sort of place where the person I wanted to be would live, But I could never enjoy it because I worried about my parents on a sidewalk or somewhere else. I was ashamed of myself for wearing pearls and living on Park Avenue while they were busy keeping warm and finding something to eat, I hated myself-- hated my clothes and my apartment.

What could 1 do? l'd tried to help them countless times, but they would insist they didn't need

my help, They said that they were living the way they wanted to. And I just accepted who they were.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右:

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph l:

I had to do something, so I called my mother.

Pararagrap2:

After she heard that her smile faded.

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