深圳外国语学校初中部

2020届深圳外国语学校初中部高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

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

ConsumerElectronicsShow(CES)isaglobalstagewheretheworld’snext-generationinventionsare

introducedtowardsthemarketplace,everaloftheamazing

inventionsthatwereintroducedattheshowin2020.

AugustWi-FiSmartLock

It'sanintelligentdoorlocktoprotectyourhome,kdoesn’trequireany

adercanremotelyaccessthe

doorfrsstatisticsand

recordsofyourdoor’s“lock”,“unlock”,andwhohavevisited.

MotionPillow

It’sapillowdevelopedforanyonewhohasasnoring(打鼾)utionboxdetects,records,and

analysthesleepingperson’gingtheinternalairbag’spressure,itfixesthepositionof

thesleepingperson’ayersofnoi-reducingmaterial

minimizetheur’ssleepingdisturbance.

AoAir

It’sahigh-techfifierpulls

airinsidethroughafiltration(过滤)’s

designedinsuchawaythatitcancleanmorethan98%ofPM2.5throughfiltration.

TransparentHood

ThecompanyContinentalshowedoffthisrevolutionaryinventionatCES2020thatgottheBestVehicle

’satechnologythatgivesthedrivertheabilitytoebarriersandblind

merastakesurroundingpicturessothatthedrivercanethereal-timeblind

spotsandpreventevenparkingdamagetoo.

hetextmainlyintendedfor?

encelovers.

legestudents.

fthefollowingdescriptionsofMotionpillowiscorrect?

’sintendedforallthowhocan’tsleepwell.

elpsleepersbreathesmoothly.

emovethenoiaroundtohelppeoplesleep.

ssureischangedbysleepersthemlves.

nweinferfromthetext?

Wi-FiSmartLockhelpsimprovethesafetyofhomes.

roducesfreshairforitsurs.

Pillowreducesmaterialtominimizesleepingdisturbance.

arentHoodhelpsmakedrivingsaferandeasier.

B

IwascheckingoutatthesupermarketcounteronWednesdaynight,readytopayformybananas,whenallof

asudden,uldonlyhaveleftitoneplace:theG9bus,fromwhich

entofrealizingitwasgone

htimeandmoneywoulditcosttoreplacethecreditcards,thedriver's

licen,theexpensivelipstick($55!).

TwohoursafterIwasbackatmyhou,andansweredwhileIsatinthe

diningroomonthephonewithacreditcardcompany."DoesJenniferlivehere?"and

wasmywallet,tbeforeIcouldoffermygratitudetoher.

AfterIpostedthestory,Iheardfromherboyfriend,whoidentifiedthegoodcitizenasErinBall,a26-year-old

girlworkingforatradeorganization.

OnceIfiguredouther,dshespottedmywalletandthoughtthatit'smore

dangeroustogotoastranger'shouthanleavingthewalletwiththedriver,butshestilldecidedtotakethe

chance."IfIwereinthatsituation,Iwouldwantsomeonetotrytofindme,"esn'tfindheractions

ed,"It'snothardtodosmallthingsforpeople."

AfterBallfoundmywallet,shedecidedtopostapictureofmydriver'slicenonlinebeforegoingtomy

hou,erhadsheleftmydoorstepthanIgotemailsfromtwoneighbors

whorecognizedmyface,bothofferingtohelpmefindmymissingproperty.

Bagback,I'mnot

urrentofhonestyandharmonyisrunningthroughthis

town.

weknowabouttheauthoraccordingtoparagraph1?

dtheG9bus.

dforherbananas.

lacedthecreditcards.

ndshehadleftherwalletonthebus.

pedtheauthorfindBall?

9driver.

l'sboyfriend.

hor'sneighbors.

hor'shusband.

dBalldofirstafterfindingthewallet?

lledtheauthor.

nttotheauthor'shou.

vethewallettothebusdriver.

stedaphotooftheauthor'sdrivinglicen.

fthefollowingbestdescribesErinBall?

usandkind.

usanddemanding.

andwarm-hearted.

andoutgoing.

C

Chinearchaeologists（考古学家）announcedonSaturdaythatsomenewmajordiscoverieshavebeen

madeattheSanxingduiRuinssiteinSouthwestChina,helpinguncoveranotherstartoftheChinecivilization.

Archaeologistshavefoundsixnewsacrificialpits（祭祀坑）andunearthedmorethan500treasuresdating

back3,,archaeologistshaveunearthedmassof

importantculturalitemsfromfourofthepits,includingpiecesofgoldmasks,goldfoil,bronze（青铜）masks,

tofthenewlydiscoveredpitsarcstillbeingdugup.

“Surprisingly,wehaveunearthedsomenever—heard—of—beforebronzeitems,"saidLeiYu,fromthe

SichuanArchaeologyRearchInstitute.'Torinstance,somelargeandwell-madebronzeitemshave

strange-lookingdragonorcowdesignsonthem.”

Inanothermajordiscovery,relicsofsilkproductswerefoundforthefirsttimeatSanxingdui,whichshows

“theancientShuKingdomwasoneoftheimportantstartsofsilkinancientChina"accordingtoTangFei,headof

thediggingteam.

Thenewpitssitnexttotwosacrificialpitsdiscoveredin1986,withareasrangingbetween3osquaremeters

ertheyformanareainwhichpeopleoftheancientShucivilizationheldceremonies

tooffersacrificestoheaven,earthandtheirforefathers,andprayedforgoodluckandpeace.

TheSanxingduiRuinsisregardedasoneofthegreatestarchaeologicalfindsofmankindinthe20thcentury.

nsarelocatedinthecityofGuanghan,about

60kilometersfromChengduandarebelievedtobetherelicsoftheShuKingdom.

nwelearnfromthetext?

ythereare500treasuresunearthed.

sacrificialpitsareunderrepair.

arthedtreasuresdatefrom3000yearsago.

resixsacrificialpitsatSanxingdui.

esthediscoveryoftherelicsofsilkproductsmean?

ecivilizationwaswidelyinfluential.

tShuKingdomwasalsothehomeofsilk.

esilkhasamuchlongerhistorythanknown.

gdombelongedtoChinasinceancienttimes.

sthemainfunctionofthesacrificialpits?

evaluableitems.

sacrificeceremonies.

stdiscoveredtheSanxingduiRuins?

ologists.

D

Theheadmasterofaprimaryschoolshowedontelevisiontosupportherideathatparentsshould“dress

appropriatelyindaywear”whentheydropoffandpickuptheirkidsfromschool.

KateChisholm,headteacheratSkerneParkAcademyinDarlington,theU.K.,ntaletterhomeaskingparents

totabetterexamplefortheirchildren.

“Ihavenoticedtherehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforparentstodropoffandpickuptheirkidsfrom

schoolwhilestillwearingtheirpajamas(睡衣),”Chisholmwrote.“CouldIpleaaskthatwhenyouarending

yourchildren,youtakethetimetodressappropriatelyindaywearthatissuitablefortheweatherconditions?”

earedonBritishtelevisionstationITVto

furtherexplainherdecision,sayingshehadstartednoticingthepajamatrendhadbeenpickedupby“30or40”

parentsatschool.

Despiteherdeterminationtomakeschoolanicerplacetobe,Chisholmadmitsthatshecan'tdemandthat

parentsdressup-suchasKarenRouth,49,whoworepajamastodropoffher8-ycar-olddaughterHolly,becau

shewasrunninglateanddidn'tfeelwell.

“Iimaginetheremightbesomepeoplewhokeepupwearingpajamasforthenextsixmonthstoprovea

point,”Chisholmsaid.“Ican'tforcepeopletogetdresdbutIwillkeepndinglettershomeinthehopethat

theydecidetoputonapairofjeans.”

Wearingpaj2015,

aFloridaschoolboardmemberinsistedonadressruleforparentswhoshowedupintheschoolinsleepwear.

dmasterasksparentstopayattentionto______.

theydress

ationswithteachers

theytreattheirkids

thestheybuyfortheirkids

sChisholmtrytochangethissituation?

kidstotexamples.

gthemoutofschool.

gletterstopersuadethem.

gthemtochangebylaws.

KateChisholmappearonITV?

tedtoforceKarentodressproperly.

sspentlesstimeontheirclothes.

tedtoexplainherdecisionabouttheparents'dress.

tedtotellusmoreandmoreparentswearpajamastoschool.

einferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.

lawsshouldbepasdtostoppajamas

daschoolwillforceparentstowearjeans

wearingpajamasinpublicwillbepunished

dmorepeopleareconcernedaboutdressingproperlyinpublic

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

Thereisnosuchthingasa“badmemory”,andeveryonecanimprovetheirmemory,aslongasyouarenot

sufferingfrommemorylossasmedicalcondition.___16___

Stopthinkingthatyouhavea“badmemory”.Convinceyourlfthatyoudoagoodmemorythatwillimprove.

Toomanypeoplegetstuckhereandconvincethemlvestheirmemoryisbad,thattheyarejustnogoodwith

namesandthatnumbersjustslipoutoftheirmindsforsomereason.___17___

Uassociationtorememberfacts.____18____Forexample,ifyouhaveahardtimerememberingthatJFK

wasthepresidentinvolvedintheBayofPigsInvasion,justpicturethehandsomepresidentswimminginanocean

surroundedbyhappy,oinkingpigs.

stimulate(刺激)morepartsofyourbrainbyusingasmanynsaspossible

whenmemorizinginformation.___19___Forexample,theprocessofwritinginformationbyhandstimulatesyour

brainandmakesiteasiertoremembertheinformationlater.

___20___Bydevelopingnewmentalskills—especiallycomplexonessuchaslearninganewlanguageor

learningtoplayanewmusicalinstrument—andchallengingyourbrainwithpuzzlesandgames,youcankeep

yourbrainactiveandimproveitsphysiologicalfunction.

yourbrainasoftenaspossible.

urlfsometimetoformamemory.

hothoughtsandpromitoimproveyourmemory.

anttoimproveyourmemory,thereareanumberofthingsyoucando.

createanimageinyourmindtohelpyourememberawordoranimage.

ncreteimageinyourmindwillhelpyoulinkthepresidentwiththivent.

argerpartofyourbrainisactive,yourabilitytoarouyourmemorywillincrea.

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

Whendoyoustickwithsomethingevenifyou’renotthebestatit?

WhenpeoplefindoutmysonSamisa(n)____21____mathlete,theyusuallyaskifmyhusbandandIare

“mathpeople”.’sdoneprettywell____22____hisparentsaren’tmathpeople.

ButsometimesIwishIwasamathpersonsoIcouldhelphimoratleastgivehimbetter____23____.

Ninthgradewas____24____forSam,the____25____ofmiddleschoolmath,wherehewas

kindofabigfish,andstarted____26____ostrecentcompetition,hedidn’tdoas

wellashe’dhopedandwas____27____byamathcamphe’’dtahighgoalforhimlfandhadn’t

quite____28____it.

He____29____intomyofficeonedaylastweek,clearlydiscouraged.“Idon’tknowwhyIdidn’tdobetter,”he

said,____30____onachair.“MaybeIshouldjust____31____.I’mnotgoodenough.”

ught____32____usall-thatwejustaren’tgoodenough,andthatallourhardwork

won’t____33____intheendandwecan’tturnour____34____’

still____35____.Howto____36____difficulty,disappointment,rejection,ommitourlvesto

somethingbecauit’sbeautifulandworthourwhile,notbecauwe’re____37____we’llsucceed.

“Maybeyou’renot,”Isaid,,heisincredibleandaccomplished,butIknowhe

is____38____bydoubtjustlikeanyone.“ButI,forone,don’tthinkthat’sbeendecidedyet.”

Todevotetimetosomethingwithnoguaranteeofits____39____,then

again,____40____on’tneedtobeamathpersontoknowthat.

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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

Somepeoplethinkonlychildrenarelfish,lonely,y___41.___isdifficultforanonly

childtoplayorwork____42.____e

betterat____43.____(communicate)e

morelikelytomake____44.____(friend)____45.____(nature).Theyneedtoplaywith

otherkids.

Pollyis____46.____(I)nonlychild.

Polly____47.____(say)thatsheisneitherlonely____48.____

cantalktopeople____49.____(easy)andsheisnotafraidofanything.

Infact,thereisnobig_____50._____(different)betweenonlychildrenandpeoplewithsiblings(兄弟姐妹).

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处错误，

每句中最多有两处。错误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。

LastMonday,edtomakeher

ttheslightesthesitation,donthe

computer,carefullylectedsomephotos,addedtosomedecorations,anddesignedeachpagescarefully.

Eventually,atmyworkwithsatisfaction,Icouldn’thelpimagininghowdelightedly

mygrandmawouldbe.

Soon,irthdayparty,entshesawthe

specialgift,shehugsmeaffectionately,tearsrollinginhereyes,whatmademyparentssmilegenuinelyaswell.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假定你是李华，英国戏剧家WilliamShakespeare的喜剧《威尼斯商人》（TheMerchantofVenice）将

于下周六在国家大剧院上映，你想邀请你的留学生朋友Nick一同前往观看。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.观看的时间和地点；

3.期待回复。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：国家大剧院NationalCenterforthePerformingArts

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参考答案

1.A2.B3.D

4.D5.B6.D7.C

8.C9.B10.D11.A

12.A13.C14.C15.D

16.D17.C18.E19.G20.A

21.A22.C23.B24.D25.B26.C27.D28.B29.C30.A31.D32.

B33.C34.A35.D36.C37.A38.B39.D40.A

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51.(1).grandmother→grandmother’s

(2).an→a

(3).me→mylf

(4).to删去

(5).pages→page

(6).born前加was

(7).Looked→Looking

(8).delightedly→delighted

(9).hugs→hugged

(10).what→which

52.略