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1、20202020 届成都双流中学实验学校高三英语期中试卷及答案解析届成都双流中学实验学校高三英语期中试卷及答案解析第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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 AExperts say that if food were a country,it would rank second behind theUSas one of the biggest greenhousegas polluters.T
2、he reason is the rising demand for meat.Animal farming is responsible for 14.5 percent of globalmethane emissions.While cowsare the worst contributors,pigs,sheep,donkeys and other animals play a part aswell.Animal agriculture also causes land to become damaged,water to be polluted and forests to get
3、 destroyed.With the world population forecast to rise to 9.8 billion by 2050,things are only looking worse for our alreadydecreasing natural resources.While going vegetarian would help,meat consumption is too deep-rooted in mostWestern diets to allow for such a sharp,permanent change.That is why exp
4、erts are advocating substituting someof the beef,chicken,or pork with ordinary insects!Insects,which grow into adults within a matter of months,if not weeks,are ready for consumption muchfaster than domestic animals.They also require much less room,use less water and food,and produce far lessgreenho
5、use gas than animals.Of the 1.1 million insect species worldwide,scientists have identified 1,700 as eatable.Among them are ants,grasshoppers,grubs,and earthworms.Just like animals,each insect has a different taste.Tree worms taste just likepork,and grubs are similar to smoked meat.While eating inse
6、cts might be a new concept for Western people,over 2 billion people worldwide consumeinsects as a regular part of their diet.Besides being delicious,insects are high in protein,have very few calories,and are free of the saturated fat found in animal meat.Insects can be prepared in many ways.Creative
7、 cooks canuse them to cook protein-rich soup,make baked treats,and even fry a few with vegetables.So eat insects-bothyour body and Mother Earth will thank you for it!1.Which of the following animals contribute the most to global methane emissions?A.Sheep.B.Donkeys.C.Cows.D.Pigs.2.How is the third pa
8、ragraph developed?A.By making comparisons.B.By providing examples.C.By listing data.D.By asking questions.3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Few people eat insects regularly.B.Ordinary insects are high in fat.C.Insects contain various vitamins.D.Saturated fat is harmful to health.BAnOn
9、tarioteen is making waves by turning old fishing gear into new treasures.Since last year,Natalie,15,hasbeen taking lost or thrown away fishing nets and rope and transforming them into bracelets,rope art,mats,baskets and necklaces.Last year,Natalie was working on an assignment for her science,technol
10、ogy,engineering and mathematics(STEM)class.As part of the assignment,she learned about“ghost nets”,which are fishing nets that have been leftor lost in the ocean by people who fish.“They have huge effects on our environment.They can kill coral reefs and many animals,”said Natalie.“46percent of the P
11、acific garbage is ghost gear.”The Great Pacific Garbage is a huge collection of trash floating in thePacific Ocean betweenHawaiiandCalifornia.Natalie toldher momshe wanted to do somethingto help.She gotintouchwitha handfulof charities,including the Sea Protection Society and Coastal Action.After get
12、ting some shipments of ghost nets and rope from those organizations,Natalie,with the help of herfamily,started turning thediscardedgear into new artworks.“Weve made bracelets,rope art,mats,baskets,andweve made necklaces,which also use beach glass in them,”she said.Natalie then started selling the ar
13、tworksonline,the crafty buying and selling website.She donated all her profits-minus a small sum of change to cover supplies to the charities that donatedfishing supplies to her.Shesalsobeen donatingallthe income from her non-profit business,called NauticalWaters,to charity.Natalie saidshe hoped to
14、continueher passionforocean life,with plansto studymarinebiology in university.4.How did Natalie help with ghost nets?A.By turning them into artworks.B.By asking support from her mother.C.By collecting money from charities.D.By selling ghost nets at a good price.5.What made Natalie decide to do some
15、thing with ghost nets?A.To collect supplies for the artworks.B.To prepare for her study in university.C.To protect coral reefs and marine animals.D.To complete an assignment for her STEM class.6.What docs the underlined word“discarded in Paragraph5refer to?A.Polluted.B.Rare.C.Waste.D.Discovered.7.Wh
16、at is the best title for the text.A.Ghost Nets Ready forSaleB.Charities Make a Big DifferenceC.Natalies Passion for Ocean TreasuresD.TeenTurnsOld Fishing Nets into ArtworksCA team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy（浮标）that has proven to b
17、e effective at frightening seabirds,thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnetsatype of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater.Every year,hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets.Some estimates suggestthat up t
18、o a half-million birds are caught in them each year.Over the years,researchers have created devices（装置）to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets,but those didnt work well.To find a way that would work for all seabirds,the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense
19、,looking to find things that they would avoid.They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures.Then the researchers came up with a simple ideathey put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached apair of googly eyes（金鱼眼）to the top of it.They made the eyes big enough so that eve
20、n birds with poor eyesight,such as geese,would see them.Adding to the effectiveness of the device,waves made the eyes move back andforth.And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly,making sure that birds from every direction would get a goodlook at the eyes.To test their idea,the researchers selecte
21、d several sites near gillnets and counted how many birdsapproached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets.They then set up their googly-eyed buoys andonce again counted birds.Over the course of 62 days,they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish nearthe gillnets dropped by ap
22、proximately 25%for a distance of up to 50 meters.They also found that the birds wereless likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed.8.What is the function of paragraph 2?A.Introducing a new topic to discuss.B.Providing background information.C.Summ
23、arizing the previous paragraph.D.Pointing out the main idea of the text.9.Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big?A.To ensure all the seabirds can see them.B.To clearly observe seabirds eye contact.C.To allow them to survive the strong wind.D.To effectively identify the right direction.10.W
24、hat does the researchers test result mainly suggest?A.The new device still needs improvingB.Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds.C.Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets.D.The googly-eyed buoy proves effective.11.What is the text mainly about?A.A group of researchers interested in seabirds.B.A
25、 way to help seabirds catch fish effectively.C.A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets.D.A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt.DLike all cultural institutions,galleries and art fairs are adapting to a new reality.Art Basel Hong Kong,Asias biggest contemporary-art fair,was cancelled becaus
26、e of covid-19,but anyone hewho had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative：the viewing room.At the click of akeyboard)you could enter an overall view but private visual salon,without having to brave the airless Hong KongConvention and Exhibition Centre.There,on one webpage
27、,was JeffKoons riffing(翻唱)on Botticellis Primavera in a tribute to the history ofpainting at David Zwirner Gallery.Ota Fine Arts offered one collector the chance to acquire an infinity(无限)room“,one of the most Instagrammed artworks of recent years-the creation of the fantasies,nonagenarian(九十多岁)Japa
28、nese artist,Yayoi Kusama.White Cube presented a large collection of international works by AndreasGursky(German),Theaster Gates(American)and Beatriz Milhazes(Brazilian).But not every artist,gallery andform showed to equal advantage in this alternative fair.Not surprisingly,simple two-dimensional wor
29、ks in brightcolours came across best No sculpture or conceptual art was includedBesides depth and texture,there are aspects of gallery hopping that a website is unlikely to copy.Oneisserendipitythe sense of wandering between artworks and encountering the unexpected.Another is sociability.Art is a co
30、mmunion between artist and viewer,but galleries and fairs are also places to swap opinions and shareenthusiasms.Thereare ways to compensate(or these inevitable(不可避免的)disadvantages.As they shut their physicaldoors,some of the worlds nest galleries and museums are offering advanced interactive visits,
31、360 degree videosand walk around tours of their collections,allwithout queues and high ticket prices.One of the best is laid on bythe Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam；its tour allows visitors to view its Vermeers and Rembrandts,including themagnicentNight Watch”,far more closely than would normally he possi
32、ble.Another standout offering is fromthe Museu de Arte de SPaulo,which has an even broader collection.On its virtual platform,its pain tings,spanning 700 years,appear to be hanging in an open-plan space,seemingly hung on glass panels,or crystaleasels”as the.museum calls them,ideal for close-up inspe
33、ction,12.From the paragraph 3,we may knowA.Primavera was originally painted by JeKoonsB.“innity room”was the most popular artworks of recent years on social mediaC.White Cube displayed a great many works by artists from different nationsD.Various paintings and statues showed on the webpage are well-
34、received13.What does the underlined word serendipity in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.surpriseB.treasureC.expectationD.compromise14.What is the purpose of writing the last paragraph?A.To introduce some popular art show in the world.B.To show that there are some alternative ways to promote the display
35、during covid-19 epidemic.C.To prove that paintings hung on glass panels can be idealfor close-up inspection,D.To release some information about some extraordinary art shows.15.What is the best title?A.Art beyond the internet.B.Fascinating art.C.Art under covid-19.D.gallery hopping第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每
36、小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）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Do people make a face at some unpleasant stuff that you have cooked?Do you feel hopeless in thekitchen?_16_Change what youve been cooking.If all youve been doing is opening cans and tearing packages of instantfood,its time to
37、get daring and dip your fingers into food from scratch(从零开始）_17_Basics cookbooks are very good books to begin with.These books tend to explain terms and techniques,aswell as providing samples of simple but essential recipes.You can learn a lot from even just one such book,andthen graduate onto cookb
38、ooks that seem like favorites to you._18_There are bound to be some you love because they cook food you like and share interestinganecdotes that make reading their blogs worthwhile.You can usually subscribe to such blogs to get regularupdates and when youre game for cooking,you can also share commen
39、ts about your experiences of the recipestheyre suggesting.Dont wait and get started today.It doesnt matter if it doesnt work.Youre learning and youll learn faster bydoing than by thinking about it.Expect to make mistakes and some stuff that doesnt taste sogreat._19_Indeed,some people never get beyon
40、d how it tastes,and that is just fine because everyone lovesgood-tasting food!Find a brave friend or family member to taste your new creations.Ask this person to give you honestfeedback and to make suggestions for changes._20_A.Dont try anything that requires expensive materials.B.Get to know the fo
41、od bloggers.C.Follow these steps,and next time people may thumb up when its your turn to cook!D.In order to oe a great cook,you need to be confident.E.Be prepared to accept constructive advice,without which you couldnt improve your skills.F.Dont worry-there are plenty of recipes which explain exactl
42、y what to do in order to create tasty food.G.And for now,dont worry about how it looks-workon how it tastes to begin with.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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Mary and her husband had a dog named“Lucky”.W
43、henever their friends came for a weekend visit,theywould warn them notto leave the_21_open because Lucky would_22_whatever he likes.However,someone would forget and something would come up_23_.Mary or Jim would go to Luckys toy box inthe_24_.There the_25_would be,among Luckys other toys.It happened
44、that Mary found out that she had cancer.Something told her she was going to_26_.Thenight before she was to go to the hospital,a thought_27_her that she had to leave Lucky.The thought madeher_28_than thinking of her own death._29_the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.When she arrived home,Mary
45、was so_30_thatshe couldnt even go to her bedroom.Jim left her to_31_on the sofa.When Mary woke up,she couldntunderstand what was wrong.She couldnt_32_her head and her body.But panic soon gave wayto_33_when Mary realized the problem.She was_34_with some toys!While she had slept,thesorrowing dog had m
46、ade trip after trip to the basement_35_his beloved hostess all his favorite things in life.He had covered her with his_36_.Mary forgot about dying._37_she and Lucky began living again,_38_further and furthertogether every day.Its been 12 years now and Mary is still_39_.Lucky still steals treasures a
47、nd hides themin his toy box and Mary remains his greatest treasure.Never forget the people who make a(n)_40_in our lives are the ones that care for us.If you seesomeone without a smile today,give them one!Live simply.Love seriously!21.A.boxB.luggageC.walletD.door22.A.stealB.swallowC.playD.protect23.
48、A.brokenB.dirtyC.missingD.present24.A.bedroomB.kitchenC.yardD.basement25.A.treasureB.foodC.giftD.blanket26.A.recoverB.dieC.surviveD.suffer27.A.defeatedB.preventedC.struckD.influenced28.A.prouderB.happierC.angrierD.sadder29.A.FinallyB.GraduallyC.ParticularlyD.Normally30.A.excitedB.sadC.tiredD.frighte
49、ned31.A.restB.sleepC.waitD.calm32.A.moveB.controlC.feelD.shake33.A.angerB.disappointmentC.excitementD.laughter34.A.surroundedB.coveredC.providedD.moved35.A.returningB.hidingC.bringingD.taking36.A.lifeB.loveC.joyD.sadness37.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Thus38.A.livingB.walkingC.rushingD.studying3
50、9.A.weakB.humorousC.healthyD.hopeful40.A.differenceB.agreementC.promiseD.decision第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）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Sometimes,people live with pain from different diseases.Amanda Greene says her pain comes from adisease_41._hits herbadly.Shetriedt