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2020-2021学年安徽合肥市第五十五中学高三英语下学期期中考试试

题及答案解析

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

Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

TheWhiteCity

In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinarchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryof

undtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownfor

poisonoussnakes,lievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanish

conquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion

ModernrearcherswereteadbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-

citiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenaarchinAlexandriawaters

cts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighly

developedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedrearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

AYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"nationofpalaces,plazas,temples

andhomes,y,whichwasabandonedinthe

16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies

keepingitsowellprerved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalttingforhischaracterstorunwild.

Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexpodnineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,

theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,aterdeterminedthatthesixthorventhlayer

containedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhor.

peoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?

ivethewar

chforalostcity.

ecttheircountry.

ddangerousanimals

fthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?

teCity

sandHeracleion

icchu

nwelearnaboutTroy?

uiltbyHomer.

istedofninecities

historyof5,000years

uinedbyanaturaldisaster.

B

A10-year-oldswimmerwithsky-highdreamsandanametomatchthemhasbrokenarecordpreviouslyheld

byOlympianMichaelPhelps.

ClarkKentApuada,whofriendscallhim“Superman",swamthe100-meterbutterflyin1:09.38attheFar

Wes'sacondfasterthanthe

recordPhelpstatthesameeventin1995withatimeof1:10.48inthesamecategoryofboysunder10.

Clark,arisingfifth-graderwhoisFilipino-American,toldHuffPosthe'sbeendreamingaboutbreakingPhelps'

recordeversincehestartedswimmingcompetitivelyatage7."Iwassomotivated,"Clarksaidabouthiswin."Iwas

sohappythatIwasabletobeatthatrecord.”

ontobecomethemostdecoratedOlympianin

history,with28medalsoverall.“Everyoneinthecrowdwaxcitedwhentheyrealizedwhataspecialswimthey

hadjustenwhenweannouncedthelong-standingrecordhadbeenbroken,"CindyRowland,PacificSwimming's

director,wroteinanemail.

Clarkwonfirstplaceforalltheswimmingeventshecompetedinatthisyear'sFarWesternChampionships.

PacificSwimmingorPacSwim,aregionalassociationthatispartofUSASwimming,organizestheFarWesternLong

aApuada,Clark'smother,saidthatherchildemstobe“livingbyhisnameatthis

point”。

Askedaboutthechampionswimmer'sunusualname,shesaidshe'

husband'theirchildwasborn,theydecidedtogive

himthename“ClarkKent".Thenickname“Superman"appearednaturally.

nbelearnedaboutClarkKentApuada?

gradefournow.

msbigandispromising.

ativeAmerican.

ePhelps'recordatage7.

fthefollowingisclostinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“decorated”inParagraph4?

opular.

espected.

alkedaboutmost.

wardedmedals.

Clarkgethisnickname?

endscalledhimthename.

dbyhisnameatthatpoint.

hernamedhimafterhissuperhero.

herlovedthename.

thebesttitleofthetext?

A.A10-Year-OldBeatsMichaelPhelps'PreviousSwimmingRecord

B.A10-Year-OldSwimmerwithSky-highDreams

andHisAmazingSwimmingRecord

ent-theGreatestAthleteofAllTime

C

Morethan10,000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanks

yesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.

ifth

mile,JalanTengkn,ngfirsthappenedat

tryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescape

thefloodvictims(受害者)hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehind.

TheNationalFloodRelief(救济)Centerwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetown

wasmovedout,helpedbythearmy,police,RedCrossSocietyandvolunteers(志愿者).

ThefloodvictimsarenowhoudindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.

“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeople,”agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,

foodandcterReliefFund(救

灾基金会)willbestartedassoonaspossible.”

letownixpectedtobewholly

odeathshavebeenreported.

ssageisprobablytakenfrom______.

ook

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sthatthefloodhappenedjustbecau______.

denbridgeissolid(坚固)

dhadwetdaysforsometime

epassageweknowthat______.

thetownwasflooded,youcouldstillgotherebybus

asthewaterflowedoverthebanks,peoplebegantogotohigherlands

ernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictims

odhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedintheflood

thebesttitleforthispassage?

gIsdestroyed

10,TeamArrived

D

Therearethreeofusinthelaboratory:Jules,dsasksmetositinfrontofJules.

AsIdo,helooksmeintheeyeandstartstomovehisfacethroughariesofemotions-happy,confud,surprid,

glaring.I'mattractedbyhisdisplay,feelingdelightwhenhegrinsandfeelingriouswhenhiyesnarrowangrily.

Noneofthiswouldbeasurpri,ofcour,'sarobotheadonatable.

Themostspecialthingisthat,consciously(有意识地),there'gh

hehassurprisinglyrealisticskin,hiyesdon'tfitfirmlyagainsthislids,,asI

walkintotheroom,'snotatalllikeenteringanempty

'sabitawkwardforJules’consciouspartofmeisrespondingtohimasifhe's

tters,becauifwe'retoonedaylivecomfortablyalongwithrobots,anunderstandingofhowwe

instinctively(本能地)dyoftheissuesisthefrontierofanewscientific

rearch;human-robotinteraction.

Juleswasbuiltaspartofanattempttounderstandtheemotionsthatcanbecommunicatedbyahuman.“All

therobotswe'vebuiltsofardon'edtobuildaroboticface,withsmallmotors

thatmimic(模仿)allthemusclesyouhave,sowecoulddiscoverwhatitcouldexpress."Suchrearchisbecoming

increasinglyimportant,ds,partlybecauourrapidlyageingpopulationwillsoonneedthehelpof

robotswithwhichtheycaneffortlesslyinteract.

estheauthorthinkofJules?

'ttreathimasonlyarobot.

ookhimforarealperson.

thepurpotobuildsucharobot?

youtascientificrearch.

aninteractionwithhuman.

estheunderlinedword“grins”meaninParagraph1?

.

.

ybethebesttitleforthetext?

sOfMakingARobot

enceBetweenManAndRobot

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

Letagreatbooktotheheart,andwediscoveranewworld,randenjoy

thisnewworld,everybookisaman,behindthemanistherace,

d,wewishtoenjoyandunderstand

literature.____16____

,wearesurroundedwithtruthand

beauty.____17____Menpassafieldandeonlydeadgrass;butapoetstopsandlooksdeeper,saying,

“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”Onewhoreadsitcanethebeautythatwashiddenfromhiyes.

Thecondqualityisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.____18____WhenChristopherasksinthe

prenceofHelen,“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”heopensadoorthroughwhichour

imaginationentersanewworld,aworldofloveandheroism.

evethis,itshouldcontaintwoelements:universalhumanityand

personalstyle.____19____Italsotakesonapersonalstyle—nowritercandescribehumanlifewithoutreflecting

hisownlifeandexperiences.

____20____Itisalsothewrittenrecordofman’sthoughtsandfeelings,andthehistoryofthehumansoul.

ststepistodeterminesomeofitssignificantqualities.

ractionliesmoreinwhatitawakensinusthanwhatitsays.

ore,whatamazeusaboutliteratureisitsntialqualities.

ary,literatureistheexpressionoflifeinformsoftruthandbeauty.

teraturereflectsbasichumannature—loveandhate,joyandsadness.

turewillprovideuswithavividpictureofwhatwillhappeninfuturelife.

eremainunnoticeduntilansitivehumansoulbringsthemtoourattention.

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

WhenIwasalittlegirl,therewasthemagicofMercurochrome(红药水).Itwasgoodforcuts,scratches(抓

痕),orother___21___.MybrotherandI___22___andprovedthepowersofMercurochromemanyyearsago.

snotfeelingwellandhadbecome___23___dusthatshewas

goingto___24___ewminuteshadpasdwhenRonnie___25___ascratchonhisknee

thatneededimmediate___26___.Wetiptoed(踮脚走)intoMama’sroomandaskedherifwecouldput

MercurochromeonRonnie’sscratch.___27___onherback,Mamahadfallenintoadeepsleepandmadeno

answer.

Westoleintothebathroom,tooktheMercurochromeand___28___Ronnie’tedly,he

immediatelybegantofeelbetter.___29___,wetiptoedintoMama’sroomtoshowherthatwehadtaken

careofourscratcheswithout___30___whisperedthat___31___Mama

didn’tfeelwell,perhapsMercurochromewouldmakeherfeel___32___.

Twentyminutes___33___,wepaintedeveryscratchandeveryfreckle(雀斑)ofMama’

Mercurochrome___34___herlegs,ie’ncouraging,we___35___triedtopainther

fingernailsandtoenails.

WhenMamascreamedin___36___,lthe___37___,itdidn’temat

firstthatshewasfeelingbetter,___38___sheburstintolaughterasshestaredatherimageinthemirror.

nehadaskedus,wewouldhave___39___thatMamahadbeen

curedbythe___40___ofMercurochrome.

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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

Lastweek,100restaurantsacrossShanghaiadvocatedtheuofrvingutensils(器皿),asitisakeypointfor

thecontroland____41.____(prevent)oftheCOVID-19.

Chinepeopleofteneattogetherandsharetheir___42.___(dish)system

suggests___43.___(add)hangeof

etiquette(礼仪)allowsdiners___44.___(avoid)usingtheirownchopstickstopickfoodfromthesamedishes,and

therefore____45.____(great)reducesthechancesoftransmissionofmanydias.

Manyrestaurants____46.____(adopt)thepolicyaftertheMunicipalOfficeforCivilizedSocietypublishedthe

proposal,___47.___alsoencouragesthepublictouparateutensilsforshareddishesathome.

AccordingtoQuQi,apersonincharge___48.___arestaurantinXuhui,asign___49.___(put)uponthetables

toinformpeopleoftheimportanceofusingrvingutensils,

waitersandwaitressare

far,____50.____rvicehasbeenwellreceivedbythemajorityofthepublic.

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该作文，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．每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dearfellowstudents,

Asisknowntous,owe

canalsodoourbesttohelpfulfillthisgoal.

Firstofall,remembertosay"Plea"

and"Thanks"anddon’opleintrouble,wemightaswelllentthema

tionto,obeytrafficrulesandnevercrossthestreetsbeforethe

gourenvironmentcleanlyisalsonecessary,thatmeansyoushouldn’tlitterorspit

startingwiththelittlethingsarounduscanwemakeagreatdifferencetoourcityimage.

Let'stakemeasurenowandjoinourhandstogethertomakeourcitymorecivilized.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你叫李华，你的英语老师Peter在你因病住院期间经常在线辅导你学习英语，鼓励你积极面对生

活，战胜困难。请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.表示感谢；

2.回顾帮助；

3.邀请来中国游玩。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearPeter,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

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(2).and→or

(3).Seen→Seeing

(4).lent→lend

(5).去掉to;

(6).before→after

(7).cleanly→clean

(8).that→which

(9).you→we

(10).measure→measures

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