北京实验中学

2020届北京市西城区实验中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析

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

TheCOVID-19pandemichasaffectedallaspectsoflife,thowhoare

lookingtoexpandtheirhorizonswhilestillstayingsafe,thefollowingthreetraveltrendsin2021mayprovide

’stakealook.

Staycation

Withmanytravelrestrictionsduringthepandemic,

ingtoarchdata,62percentofpeopleareinterestedintakingavacationwithin

ersare

lookingforplacesdifferentfromtheireverydayaccommodations,forexample,farmstays,villasandcottages.

Podtravel

While2020sawariinsolotravelandisolatedadventures,2021showsthatpeoplewanttobemore

connected.“Podtravel”,orgatheringinisolatedspaceswithlovedones,isgrowinginpopularity.85percentof

surveyrespondentsfavortravelingwithfamilyorfriends,andoverhalfofthetripsarchedincludethreeormore

velisheretostayforthowhowanttosafelybetogetherwhilereducingrisksassociatedwith

socializingwithothers.

Remoteworkingandtraveling

workingblursthe

asa128percentincreainthementionofphrassuchas

“relocation”,“relocate”,“remotework”and“tryinganewneighborhood”.Peopleareactivelybookinglongerstays

(sweektrips)insmalltomid—sizecitieswithaccesstoimmersivenaturalsurroundingsand

wide—openspaces.

nwelearnaboutStaycation?

anisolatedadventure.

gindoorsallbyonelf.

’sspecialaboutPodtravel?

ingfaraway.

ingwithlovedones.

ightwefindthetextinamagazine?

ion.

.

B

ggestionshave

beentodesalinateoceanwaterortobuildenormouswaterpipelinesfromareaswherewaterisabundant.

(Suggestionssuchastheproveextremelyexpensivewhentheyareactuallyud.)Onepossibilitythatscientists

areconsideringispullingicebergsfromeithertheNorthPoleortheSouthPoletopartsoftheworldwithawater

ghmanyquestionsmustbeansweredbeforesuchaprojectcouldbetried,movingicebergs

emsareasonablepossibilityinthefuture.

Engineers,mathematicians,andglaciologistsfromadozencountrieshavebeenconsideringtheicebergasa

rabiaisparticularlyinterestedinthisprojectbecauithasagreatwatershortage.

Scientiststimatethatitwouldtake128daystotransportalargeiceberg(about1/2squaremile)toSaudiArabia.

ore,insulationwouldbeesntial,buthow

toinsulatetheicebergremainsanunsolvedproblem.

icebergsthamallportion

extendsabovethewater—mostoftheicebergisbelowthesurface,

Poleicebergs,ontheotherhand,eywouldbemucheasiertomove.

isstrongenoughtopullsuchenormousweightthrough

ingropestoanicebergthissizeisalsoanenormous

uldhappenifthe

anicebergwithveryfewcrackswerechon,how

rmore,oncetheicebergreacheditsdestination,veryfewports

wouldbedeepenoughtostoreit.

Alloftheprobentists

ar,enoughicebergsformtosupply

tion,utionto

theworld’swaterproblems,icebergsmaybeaworkablepossibility.

aproblemintransportingiceberg?

eoftheiceberg.

ouroftheiceberg.

tintheiceberg.

ementofairandwater.

theauthor’attitudetowardstransportingiceberg?

ive.

erned.

esthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

gareagoodchoice.

dsnootherwaystosolvewatershortage.

nbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

gsforwater.

g—scientistsheadache.

C

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cokethanusual.

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lpstobreakdowntherust,makingcleaningmuch

tothrowouttheudcokewhenyouaredonewithitoryoumightbetakingatriptothedoctor.

.Likethepreviousitem,thecitricacid(柠檬酸)

anofcokeoverthewindowandrubthewindow,thenwipeitoffwitha

isfullofsugar,youshouldcleanthe

stickymatteroffthewindowglass,oritwillbenotacleanerbutadirt.

.Forthoofyouwholiveinareaswhereskunk(臭鼬)smellscanbeanissuefromtimetotime,onecanof

cokeaddedtowaterwithdetergent(清洁剂)avebeensprayed,

standintheshowerandcoveryourlffromheadtotoewithcoke—waitforafewminutes,thenwashyourlf

anexcellenthairtreatmentsoyougettwotipsforthepriceofonewiththisitem!

.ckisalmostimpossibletoremove;thisiscaudby

vetheblackandrenewyourpot,pourinacanofcoke(orasmuchasyouneedtocoverthe

blackenedareabyaninch)nhourorso,washthepotasnormal.

estheunderlinedword“scrub”inParagraph2probablymean?

ng.

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importantwhileusingcoketocleancarwindows?

ycloth.

windowlightly.

’tpourtoomuchcoke.

hesugarymatterthoroughly.

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D

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:ant

tthatsomepeoplearesomuchmore

intelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thopraidasgeniusweremostoftenwhitemen,s

'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthovictorstthestandardsfor

ntributionsweremadebygeniusoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleof

adifferentcolor1orbelief—theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender(性别)are“really,reallysmart.”Evenwor,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare“really,reallysmart.”Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:ly

not.

Here'edworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoe

morewelook,themorewewillethatsocialfactors(因素)like

gender,race,tersays,futuregeniuscomefrom

thowith“intelligence,creativity,perverance(毅力),andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangethe

world.”

estheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?

''reconrvative.

''restrict.

nweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?

inkthemlvessmart.

okuptogreatthinkers.

egenderdifferencearlierthanboys.

elikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs

moregeniusknowntothepublic?

edglobalcommunication.

scriminationagainstwomen.

anceofvictors'concepts.

sinpeople'ssocialpositions.

thebesttitleforthetext?

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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

Inrecenttimes,readingasahobbyhastakenabackattoplayingcomputergamesandwatchingtelevision.

Thisispeciallytrueforteenagerstoday.____16____Infact,youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtoreadmoreas

readinghasmanybenefitsthatotherhobbiesmaynothave.

Onebenefitofreadingisthatitimprovesourlanguage.____17____Whenweread,wecomeacrossnew

nhowtou

agoodvocabularyenablesustoexpress

ourlvesbetterbothinspeakingandinwriting.

____18____Throughreadingwecanlearnalotaboutpeople,places,andeventsamongotherthings.A

personwhoreadsalotmayevenknowmoreaboutacountryhehasnevertfootoncomparedtosomeonewho

informationcanbediscoveredinreadingmaterialslikenewspapers,

magazines,travelbooks,instructionalmanuals,sustowrite

andspeakbetter.

nopenupa

imulateourimaginationanddrawusintotheworldcreatedbythebook.____19____A

rmof

entertainmentishealthyandgoodforourminds.

Inconclusion,readinggis

especiallybeneficialforstudentsasitimprovestheirlanguageandgeneralknowledgewhichwillhelpthem

rmore,readinghelpslesnstress.____20____

themfindreadingbooksboring.

galsoimprovesourgeneralknowledge.

CBooksareagreatwaytoexpandourvocabulary.

rbenefitofreadingisthatitcanteachusskills.

resufficientreasonstotakeupreadingasahobby.

memoreknowledgeableandmoreinterestingpeople.

adersfindithardtoputdownabookoncetheystartreading.

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

WhenCharliereached13yearsold,

they___21___totoutforthewildBighornCragsandfilledtheirpackswithenoughsuppliestolasttwo

weeks.___22___duringthecondweek,Davidhadanaccidentandbrokeveralbones.

Charlie___23___hisfatherdowntothebaofthecliff(悬崖).ItwasduskandDavidwasshakingwithcold

ereturnedtotheircampsite,morethanamiledownasteepslop(斜坡)，

and___24___sleepingbags,dthatDavidwoulddieifhefellasleep,Charlie

keptthe___25___going;theytalkedaboutpasttravels,thestarsoverheadandtheaccident.___26___Charlie

allowedhimlfaveryshort___27___checkingonhisfathereachtimeheawoke.

Whenthesunro,Charliewas___28___arteddowntheslope

and___29_______30____e

burstintotears,butheknewhedidn'thavea____31____Justafterdawn,Charlieheadedtowardthevolunteers’

hou,determinedtobringbacka____32____thatwouldcarryhisfathertosafety.

Charlie’s____33____was12milesaway,wherepeoplehadatwo-wayradio,whichcouldbe____34____tocall

ay,Charlie____35____hiswhistleandcalledout,andthe

voices____36____.Followinghiars,Charlie____37____gthe____38____inCharlie'svoice,

onemanofferedtoruntothevolunteers'houandCharliefollowedhim.

Sometimethatevening,Davidawokeatahospital,withCharlieathis____39____Fatherandsonhugged.

Charliehadkepthis____40____Hebroughtbackahelicopter.

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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

Seniorcitizensarethefirsttocometoourmindwhenwethinkofhearingloss,butinarecentreport,hearing

professionalsworryteenagerswillsoonoutnumberagingadultswhenitcomestolivingwithhearingloss.

Inrecentyears,theriinpopularityofpersonalaudiodevicesfromiPodstosmartphones___41.___(have)

dangerouffectontheearsofthowhouthemmost,teenagers!ArearchconductedbytheWorldHealth

Organizationfindsnearly50%ofteenshavefallenintothehabitofexposingthemlvestounsafelevelsofsound

sofarand___42.___theyhavebeenfacedwithhearingloss.

Asound____43.____isconsideredunsafegoesbeyond85decibels(分贝).Atthatlevel,ittakesjust8hours

derthesoundis,the____44.____(little)timeittakesto

ehearinglossis____45.____(typical)consideredahealthproblemfortheelderly,itis

difficulttoconvincealreadystubbornteenagersthattheyreallyaredoingdamage____46.____theirears.

Youngadults____47.____(expo)toloudnoioveraperiodoftimemayhavesomehearinglosssymptoms.

Their____48.____(able)tolearniscompromid,andtheymayhavedifficultydevelopingsocialskills.

Inanefforttohelpteensbetterprotecttheirhearing,wesuggest____49.____(t)volumelimitsonpersonal

,_____50._____isnodoubtthatitisgoodtoreducetheexposuretonoiandtotakelistening

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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.文中共有10处语言错误，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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

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English,rhelp,IhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.

urfriendshipwilllastaslongaswelived.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

ions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120—150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chine.

1.简要描述图片；

2.针对此种情况发表您的观点。

参考答案

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