深圳翠园中学
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2023年2月15日发(作者：)2020-2021学年深圳市翠园中学初中部高三英语上学期期中考试试题
及参考答案
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
IntheUnitedStates,theword\"holiday\"lowingtenholidaysperyear
areproclaimedbythefederalgovernment.
IndependenceDay
IndependenceDayisannuallycelebratedonJuly4andisoftenknownas\"theFourthofJuly”.Itisthe
anniversaryofthescelebrated
niesmayinclude
parades,officialspeeches,visitstohistoricmonumentsandfireworksdisplays.
MemorialDay
Thisholiday,onthefourthMondayofeveryMay,allya
dayonwhichflagsandflowerswereplacedongravesofsoldierswhodiedintheAmericanCivilWar,nowithas
becomeadayonwhichthedeadofallwarsandallotherdeadarerememberedthesameway.
VeteransDay
VsonNovember11,
thedaywhenthatwarendedin1918,butitnowhonorsveteransofallwarsinwhichtheUnitedStateshasfought
Veterans\'organizationsholdparadesorotherspecialceremonies,andtheUSpresidentcustomarilyplacesa
wreathontheTomboftheUnknownsatArlingtonNational.
Thanksgiving
eenanannualtraditionin
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givingdinneralmostalwaysincludessomeofthe
foodsservedatthefirstfeast:roastturkey,themealbegins,
familiesoftenpausetogivethanks.
IndependenceDay?
14，4.
olidayhonorsdeadsoliders?
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Thanksgiving.
llAmericansdoonThanksgivingDay?
vefriendgatherings.
ymanycards.
B
nthatsingletreeis
partofasmallforest,ingtoastudypublishedtodayinthe
ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,treesplayabigroleinkeepingourcitiescool.
Accordingtothestudy,therightamountoftreecovercanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuch
effectisquitenoticeablefromneighborhoodtoneighborhood,evendownto
thescaleofasinglecityblock.“Weknewthatcitiesarewarmerthanthesurroundingcountryside,butwefound
thattemperaturesvaryjustasmuchwithincities,”saysMonicaTurner,aprofessorinthedepartmentof
IntegrativeBiology,Wisconsin-MadisonUniversityandaco-authorofthestudy.
Withclimatechangemakingextremeheateventsmorecommoneachsummer,cityplannersareworkingon
potentiallypowerfultool,thestudy\'sauthorssay,areorganismsthathavebeenaroundlongbeforehuman
setreesmaybethesecrettokeepingtheplaceswelive
livable.
Essentially,saysTurner,roads,sidewalksandbuildingsabsorbheatfromthesunduringthedayandslowly
,ontheotherhand,notonlyshadethosesurfacesfromthesun\'srays,theyalso
releasewaterintotheairthroughtheirleaves,aprocessthatcoolsthingsdown.
Togetthemaximumbenefitofthiscoolingservice,thestudyfoundthattreecovermustbemorethan40
rwords,anaerialpictureofasinglecityblockwouldneedtobenearlyhalf-waycoveredbyaleafy
greennetworkofbranchesandleaves.
nweinferfromParagraph2?
aturesincitiesmainlydependontheirgreencoverage.
livingandworkingincitiesmustplanttreesinsummer.
arewarmerthanthecountrysidebecausetheydon\'thavetrees.
withmoretreescanbecoolerthantheotherpartswithinacity.
fthefollowingproblemsiscausedbyextremeheatevents?
shumanhealthproblems.
nts\'ssarywasteofenergyresources.
treescrucialtocities?
keurbanscenerybeautiful.
sentiallyblockandreleaseheat.
ncityplannersconcludefromthestudy?
ouldpublishthestudyinanewspaper.
ouldeducatecitizenstoprotectforests.
ouldplanttreesonroadsandsidewalks.
ouldcovernearlyhalfthecitywithtrees.
C
Hucases，babies，infants
(婴儿)andteenagershavebeenadmittedtohospitalinnorthWalesalone.
TheChildren’sSleepCharitysaidmanychildrenweresufferingfromlackofsleepmainlybecauseof
HealthWalessaidsleepwasasimportanttoachild’shealthashealthyeatingandexercise，
andchildrenwithpoorsleeppatternsweremorelikelytobefat.
Statisticsobtained(获得)undertheFreedomofInformationActbyBBCWalesfoundatleast408children
havebeenadmittedtohospitalsacrossWalessufferingfromsleepdisorderssinceMarch2013.
Childrenagedbetween0and4madeupthehighestnumberofinpatients(住院病人)，withsomenewborns
beingtreatedforsleep-relatedproblemsfromthedayofbirth.
VickiDawson，whosetuptheChildren’sSleepCharity(CSC)，saidsleeplessnightswereputtingbothchildren
andparentsinanxiety.“Theirweightandgrowthmayalsobeaffectedaswellastheirmentalhealth，”shesaid.
Teacherssaidchildrenshowingsignsofsleepshortageandtirednessinclasswereaconcernastheycouldn’t
concentrateforlongperiods.
PsychologistAmyMcClelland，ofSleepWales，saidacommonproblemwasthatchildrenwere“over
excited”beforebedandthatfamiliesshouldgetbacktobasics.“asafamily，read，
chat，afilmmaybe，lightsoffandthenbed.”Sheadded.
’sthemainreasonwhychildrenareshortofsleep？
habits.
atterns.
themajorityoftheinpatientswithsleep-relateddisorders？
ers.
s.
nweinferfromwhatAmyMcClellandsaid？
ngandfilmsmakechildrensleepmore.
fficultforchildrentoreadbeforebed.
ooexcitedisgoodforsleephabits.
tionhasabadeffectonchildren.
thebesttitleforthetext？
roblemsofWelshChildren
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D
HaleyCurfman,25,ofBlackwell,Oklahoma,isateacheratBlackwellPublicSchoolandlastyearsheboughta
plain(朴素的)whitedress,whichshesetupastationinherclassroomforherstudentstodecorate,encouraging
etupastationatatablewiththedress
andsomecolor1edmarkerssothatherstudentscoulddrawonit,havingfirstseentheideaonPinterest.
Afterthekidshadfinishedthedesign,shethensurprisedthemallbywearingthedresstoclass,sharing
picturesofherselfinitonFacebookinapostthathassincebeensharedover200,000times.
Forteacherslookingtodosomethingsimilarfortheirownstudents,Haleysaidthatsheboughtthedressoff
Amazonforlessthan$20a
d,“Todotheproject,
sanywherefromtwoweekstoamonthtocomplete
\'dbettergivethestudentsenoughtimesotheydon\'t
havetohurry.”
“Teachershavebeensharingtheirdresses,T-shirts,thatthey\'vebeencreatingsincethe1950s
azing,andIlovethefactthatyouaresharingthemwithme!Thankyouallsomuchfor
yourkindnessandsupport,”shewroteonFacebook.
Askedwhyshecameupwiththeidea,HaleytoldScaryMommy.“Wedon\'thaveartinourschool,so,Ialways
trytodolittlecreativeprojectswhenpossible.”
dHaleyusetheplainwhitedresstodo?
hherstudentspainting.
areforherpresentation.
erstudentstodrawonit.
herstudentswiththeirhomework.
weknowaboutthefinisheddress?
ptbyHaleyathome.
njoyedpopularityonline.
ouldateacherdoifheorshewantstofollowHaley\'sexample?
ekidsenoughtime.
hefinishedworkuntouched.
Haleycarryouttheproject?
herideaonPinterest.
teherstudents\'creativity.
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
Nowadays,manyofusareworkinglonghoursathome,somorethanever,weareinneedofapettohelprelieve
anxietyandprovidecompanyforthelonelydays.____16____Therearesimplytoomanybenefitstolist,sowe\'ve
gatheredonlyourtopreasons.
____17____tallthehumancontactwewould
normallygetintheoffice,r,withapetathome
we\'relikelytofeelmuchbetter.
sewhohaveananimalthatenjoysgoingoutdoors,petscanserveasagreat
reminderofheadingoutdoorstogetsomefreshair.____18____However,oftenownerswillreturnfromtheir
walksfeelingcalmer,ertheweather,gettingoutsideisbeneficialtous.
,whenwefeellonelinessoranxiety,wetendtobefocusinginwards,toourown
worriesandself-doubts.____19____Therefore,it\'sadvisabletoinvesttimeinourpet\'swell-beingbygivingthem
thebestcarewecan.
Motivation(动力)easourceofmotivationfortheirownerssimplybecausetheyrelyonusso
tapet,we\'llfindithardtokeepourdailyroutinewhileworkingathome.____20____.Butwhen
wehaveapettolookafter,goingtobenefitboth
thepetandourselves.
oloneliness.
illerindailylife.
toskipmealsorsleeplate.
tenwalkhereandthereandmakeourhousedirty.
itiveeffectsapetcanhaveonourmentalhealthareamazing.
kofheadingoutforawalkonarainydaymaynotseemattractive.
ingourattentiontotheoutsideworldhelpsrelievethosenegativefeelings.
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
Haveyouevergivenathoughttoinspiration？Infact,erknow
whenitmight____21____,andsometimes,itcancomefromthemost____22____places.
ewasincollege,shehadaseriousspine
orwastoldthatasimpleoperationcould____23____nshewokeupfrom
her____24____,shefoundthatshecouldn’tmoveherlegsandwasingreatpain.
Okoraforgot____25____oreshedid,gined
her____26____also____27____awoman-awomanwho
couldfly,____28____womaninspiredherandhelpedher____29____herpain.“Ifeltmyself
become_____30_____,”shewroteinherbookBrokenPlaces&OuterSpaces:FindingCreativityinthe
Unexpected.
We_____31__________32_____,mostofmy
inspirationcomesfromotherpeople’sofind_____33_____,movies
and_____34_____justmomentsineverydaylifecanleadtonewcreations.
_____35_____,IrecentlyrewatchedthefilmBladeRunner.I’veseenitplentyoftimesbefore;it’soneofmy
stime,forsomereason,Isawit_____36_____.Idecidedtomakemusicthatcouldcreate
thesamefeelingasthe_____37_____.It’snotdoneyet,butthemusicI’mworkingonnowis
heavily_____38_____bythemovie’ssettingandcharacters.
Anythingcan_____39_____thavetobe_____40_____tocatchinspirationwhenithits.
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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
inter,thenights____41.____
（length）xtremenorth,dyInuit（因
纽特人）____42.____（be）thenativepeopleofnorthernAlaska,CanadaandGreenland.____43.____（traditional）,
theyhuntedArcticanimalsforfood,especiallycaribou（驯鹿）,itusedanimalskinsfor
clothingandforshelter.
MosttraditionalInuit____44.____（family）thesummer,many
Inuitlivedintents____45.____（cover）inter,someInuitbuilt
snowhouses,____46.____uld
construct____47.____n,cks
,theblocks____48.____（pile）togetherperfectlyintoaspiral
（螺旋形）.Thespiralwaswoundupwardinsmallerandsmallercirclestoformthedome-shaped（圆顶形的）
fthedome,y,theInuitdugan
entrance____49.____thesnowhouse.
Today,traditionof_____50._____（build）snowhousesisstill
passeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.
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.文中非有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；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分
LastDecember,ullpreparationsforit
refullyresearchonthelifeexperiencesofeachartistorthedetailed
dayImeetalotofinterestingpeoplethere,
usedtobeanartstudent,awsomechildattheexhibition,who
dmuchfromthisexperienceandwillneverforgetthem.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国好友Jim从微信朋友圈看到你参加了学校的红十字急救
社团（RedCrossFirstAidClub），写信向你了解情况。请给他回信，内容包括：
1.社团简介；
2.社团开展的活动；
3.你的收获。
注意：1.词数不少于100；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
DearJim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
LiHua
参考答案
1.D2.B3.A
4.D5.B6.A7.D
8.C9.A10.A11.B
12.C13.D14.B15.D
16.E17.A18.F19.G20.C
21.B22.C23.A24.D25.A26.B27.C28.D29.A30.B31.B32.
C33.D34.A35.C36.A37.D38.D39.B40.C
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51.(1).for→as；
(2).begin→beginning；
(3).carefully→careful；
(4).or→and；
(5).meet→met；
(6).去掉was；
(7).who→whom；
(8).child→children；
(9).在seemed后加to；
(10).them→it
52.略