1、 2020-2021 学年高三英语上学期期中测试卷学年高三英语上学期期中测试卷 03（新高考卷）（新高考卷） 第一部分第一部分 阅读阅读(共两节共两节, 满分满分 50 分分) 第一节第一节(共共 15 小题小题:每小题每小题 2.5 分分, 满分满分 37.5 分分) 阅读下列短文阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Railcards Want to save on the price of your train tickets?Then youll need to buy a National Railcard.T
2、he first step is to pick the right Railcard,but dont worry!Well walk you through each type and help you find the one most suited to your needs. The Network Railcard Spend 30 on a Network Railcard for the year and look forward to 1/3 off your train tickets during off-peak(非高峰）times.Enjoy discounted t
3、ravel across 16 counties(郡）in the South East,even including the whole of London!It is a great option for anyone who doesnt fall into any of the other Railcard categories,as people of any age can hold one. The Student Railcard At the cost of just 30, this Railcard is excellent value for money.Whether
4、 you have an early morning lecture or youre rolling home in the early hours after a night out, you can still get 1/3 off on all passenger rail services within the UK!The only requirement for this Railcard is that you need to be within the ages of 16 and 25. The Millennial Railcard This Railcard is a
5、vailable for all who are between the ages of 26 and 30, regardless of peak or off-peak times.However,it is currently only available digitally, with users being required to download the Railcard app and show ticket inspectors during train ticket checks.Costing just 30,the new Railcard can be used acr
6、oss the UK. The Disabled Persons Railcard Any passenger with a disability is eligible(符合条件的）to apply for one.It only costs 20,making your overall discount for the year even better!The most important thing is that any types of tickets can be purchased throughout the UK rail network. Besides,it can al
7、so get you discounts on London attractions. 1.Which Railcard just applies to train services in part of the UK? A.The Network Railcard. B.The Student Railcard. C.The Millennial Railcard. D.The Disabled Persons Railcard. 2.What is required for the Student Railcard? A.Riding hours. B.Railcard category.
8、 C.Age range. D.Service charge. 3.What is special about the Millennial Railcard? A.It cannot be used during peak times. B.It offers discounts on London attractions. C.It is the cheapest among the four Railcards. D.It requires its owners to download an app. 【答案】【答案】 1.A 2.C 3.D 【解析】【解析】 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要
9、介绍几种铁路卡的价格，优惠情况，使用范围等。 1.细节理解题。根据 The Network Railcard 小标题段 Spend 30 on a Network Railcard for the year and look forward to 1/3 off your train tickets during off-peak(非高峰）times. Enjoy discounted travel across 16 counties(郡）in the South East, even including the whole of London! 一年花 30 英镑买一张网络铁路卡，在非高峰
10、期可以节省三分之一的火车票费 用。享受横跨东南部 16 个郡的折扣旅行，甚至包括整个伦敦!可知 The Network Railcard 铁路卡只能用于英国的一部分的火车服务。故选 A。 2.细节理解题。 根据The Student Railcard小标题段 The only requirement for this Railcard is that you need to be within the ages of 16 and 25. 这张 Railcard 的唯一要求是你必须在 16 到 25 岁之间。因此可知对于学生铁路卡的要求就是年龄限制。故选 C。 3.细节理解题。 根据The M
11、illennial Railcard小标题段However, it is currently only available digitally, with users being required to download the Railcard app and show ticket inspectors during train ticket checks. 不过，目前它只能通过数字方式使用，用户需要下载 Railcard 应用程序，并在检票时向检票员出示车票。由此可知对于 Millennial Railcard 比较特殊 的地方就是要下载 app。故选 D。 B I came to st
12、udy in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. B
13、ut the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now
14、that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final
15、 examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was s
16、o irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for timeand I left without getting a cent. 4.The authors roommate offered to h
17、elp him because_. A.he felt sorry for the author B.he thought it was a chance to make some money C.he knew the doctor was a very good one D.he wanted the author to have a good lawyer 5.A good doctor is essential （对是必不可少的）for the author to _. A.be properly treated B.talk with the person responsible f
18、or the accident C.recover before he leaves America D.eventually get the responsible party（当事人） to pay for his injury 6.The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_ . A.be responsible B.accuse C.ask as a price D.demand 7.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_. A.friendly B.selfish
19、C.professional D.busy 【答案】【答案】 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 【解析】【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者在美国经历了一次交通事故，室友帮忙后向他 要钱，为作者服务的医生和律师在作者付给他们钱后却只为了他的钱，而不是真心地帮 他，最后，自己给自己当律师做辩护，最终作者没有拿到一分钱的赔偿而离开了美国。 4.推理判断题。根据文章第二段“But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charg
20、e me, he said.(但是第二天，他要我 为他所做的事付给他 200 美元。 我很惊讶。 他说， 他有充分的理可以向我收费。 )”和“Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.(现在他已经 帮我找到了一个好医生，我应该给他钱才公平。)”可以推断，作者的室友帮他主要是因 为可以从中赚钱。故选 B。 5.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsibl
21、e for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Yet he charged me $115 each time . (如果我想从那个对我的受伤负 责的人那里收钱， 我就得找个好律师。 只有一个好医生才能帮我找到一个好律师。)” 可 知，一个好的医生对作者最终得到责任方赔偿的伤害是必不可少的。故选 D。 6.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“The final examination report consisted of ten lines,
22、and it cost me $215.(最终的报告只有十行， 而我却花了 215 美元。)可知， 作者每次去看医生， 医生都会向作者收费。所以 charge 为“要价，收费”之意。故选 C。 7.推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. (但是每天我去看医生，
23、我都要等 50 分钟。 他会同时看两到三个病人， 而且经常停止治疗一个而去看另一个。 但是每次他都要我 115 美元。 )”和第四段“He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. (他很清楚对方要对这次事故负
24、责， 但他几乎什么也没做。 他只是等着收钱。他太不负责任了，我决定解雇他。他让我付给他 770 美元。)”可以推 断，在美国医生和律师都非常自私。故选 B。 C In 2019，a big revolutionary technology shift will finally occur，which is called 5g. It is a once-in a-decade upgrade（升级）to our wireless systems that will start reaching mobile phone users in a matter of months. This new
25、 times will leap ahead of current wireless known as 4g by offering mobile internet speeds that will let people download an entire 120-minute movie within a second But this is not only about faster smart phones，but also will affect many other kinds of devices， including industrial robots， security ca
26、meras， drones （无人机） ， automatic cars， video games，sports，shopping and traffic data.With 5g technology，a clearer and truer 3D images will be formed and it can be off-loaded to other machines wirelessly，freeing users to move and making it easier to develop goggles （目镜） the size of eyeglasses. People c
27、an point a smart phone camera to a football game and see both live video on the display and player statistics or other data. Moreover 5g powerful effects extend to remote medical surgery and other fields that increasingly rely on high-speed connections. Officials in the United States and China regar
28、d 5g networks as a heated competitive edge.It can help spread the use of artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.Meanwhile，to get the benefits of 5g，users will have to buy new phones，while carriers will need to install new communication services， which will create a huge future m
29、arket. In order to occupy it first, the famous world wireless service providers such as AT journalists should let them pass their judgment on various issues. Sometimes journalists try hard to influence public opinion in favor of a particular side of an issue; this is a wrong practice, especially if
30、the side the media takes is the wrong one, and the public opinion will be in favor of that particular side in consequence of such role on the part of the media. A proper understanding of which type of news is more important and the ability for grading news are the main character of true journalism.
31、The social significance of a news item that does not profit us in the least (although, it might make us amused or sad in an indifferent way) is far less than that of a news item that makes us feel worried about our personal safety. Most of us are afraid of the truth, because we consider it as too te
32、rrifying to knowsomething that is better hidden than revealed. However, the fundamental responsibility of a journalist is to reveal the facts in all their aspects exposing the hard and harsh reality. 12.We can learn from the first paragraph that a meaningful report should _. A.bring about society ch
33、anges B.contain the stories hidden behind C.lead to a good judgment or an idea D.contain the scientific research 13.What is the primary responsibility of a journalist? A.Presenting significant facts as it is. B.Attracting the publics attention. C.Influencing the readers life. D.Choosing proper news
34、to report. 14.Which of the following is an incorrect practice for journalists? A.Basing their reports unclearly. B.Convincing the public of the facts. C.Reporting news on a particular side. D.Inviting readers to judge the facts. 15.What does the underlined phrase hard and harsh in Paragraph 5 mean?
35、A.Fanciful. B.Serious. C.Fantastic. D.Objective. 【答案】【答案】 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D 【解析】【解析】 本文是一篇议论文。 作者讲述了对新闻行业的现状及新闻记者的首要任务的看法和 理解。 12.细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“Journalists also need to dig deep so as to look into the roots, inviting the readers to have a look at it. At this time, a report will become meaningful
36、.”可知，一则有意义的报道应该深度挖掘新闻的根源，即新闻背后的故事,从 而吸引读者去阅读。故选 B 项。 13.细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的“This sort of practice primarily comes from the desire to attract attention of the latter, which overshadows the primary responsibility of presenting important facts that concern the readers and the audience in one way or the o
37、ther （这种做法主要来自于想要吸引读者的注意，而这在某种程度上掩盖了（记者）呈现与 读者和听众有关的重要事实的主要责任。 ）”和文章最后一段最后一句中的“the fundamental responsibility of a journalist is to reveal the facts in all their aspects”可知，一名 记者的首要职责是实事求是地报道新闻。故选 A 项。 14.细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Sometimes journalists try hard to influence public opinion in favor of a particu
38、lar side of an issue; this is a wrong practice（有时，记者竭力影 响公众舆论，使其偏向问题的某一方面，这是一种错误的做法。 ）”可知，记者从某一特 定的方面来报道新闻是不正确的做法。故选 C 项。 15.词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句中的“to reveal the facts in all their aspects”和划线词后 的“reality”可知， 记者的首要任务是多方面揭露事实， 应客观地报道新闻。 由此可猜测， hard and harsh 意思为“客观的”。故选 D 项。 第第二二节节(共共 5 小题小题；每小题每小题 2.5 分，满
39、分分，满分 12.5 分分) 阅读下面短文阅读下面短文, 从从短文后的短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项选项中有两项 为多余选项。为多余选项。 A high school student has a science test on Monday but spends most of the weekend playing video games and does not start studying until late Sunday night. This kind of avoiding or delaying of work t
40、hat needs to be done is called procrastination(拖沓). It has been said that up to 95% of people procrastinate at least sometimes, and about 20% of them do it too much. 16. The first factor is how pleasant or unpleasant people find a task. Research shows that people put off tasks they find unpleasant.
41、Someone who loves bicycles might not delay fixing a tire, while someone who does not may put it off. 17. For example, those who have low expectations of success are more likely to delay starting a job. On the other hand, those who believe they can perform well take on challenging tasks rather than a
42、void them. 18. Studying hard in high school might not give high school students any immediate rewards; what they learn might not seem useful to the present. Sometimes. it is hard to see the benefit of making an effort when the reward is too far away. 19. Lastly, another factor is whether or not peop
43、le can use self-control. Those who have less self-control can easily be drawn away from their work. Interestingly, age is said to be associated with self-control. 20. If procrastination is a problem for you, the first step to reducing it is identifying the reasons behind it. It is only by understand
44、ing the roots of your problem that you can choose the appropriate method for yourself. A.Besides, there is a link between procrastination and how long people must wait before they see the reward for an effort. B.Research shows that the older people become, the less likely they are to delay doing the
45、ir work until the last minute. C.In addition, the amount of confidence they have in their ability to do a task is also related to procrastination. D.As it is common to most people, how to avoid procrastination has become a major concern. E.Whats more, it has been argued that too much confidence can
46、also lead to procrastination. F.Although researchers do not agree on all the reasons behind procrastination, there is general agreement about some factors that can explain it. G.This can explain why many people do not start saving money for their old age when they are young. 【答案】【答案】 16.F 17.C 18.A
47、19.G 20.B 【解析】【解析】 本文是议论文，短文从四个方面来分析了有拖沓症的原因。一是愉快或不愉快的人 们对这项任务的感觉怎样。二是人们的自信程度也与拖延症有关。三是拖延症和人们必 须等待多久才能看到努力的回报是有联系的。四是人们自己是否有自控能力。 16.承上启下句。根据 The first factor is how pleasant or unpleasant people find a task. Research shows that people put off tasks they find unpleasant. 第一个因素是愉快或不愉快 的人们对这项任务的感觉怎样。研
48、究表明，人们会推迟他们觉得不愉快的任务。所以上 句应该提到拖沓的原因。 选项 F Although researchers do not agree on all the reasons behind procrastination, there is general agreement about some factors that can explain it.尽管研究人 员对拖延症的所有原因并没有达成一致意见， 但在一些能够解释拖延症的因素上却达成 了普遍共识。故选 F。 17.主旨句。根据第一段叙述的是第一个拖沓的原因，第二段叙述的是第二个拖沓的原 因。根据 those who hav
49、e low expectations of success are more likely to delay starting a job. On the other hand, those who believe they can perform well take on challenging tasks rather than avoid them. 那些对成功期望较低的人更有可能推迟开始工作。另一方面，那些相 信自己能出色完成任务的人会接受具有挑战性的任务，而不是逃避它们。这里叙述了两 种情况， 选项 C In addition, the amount of confidence they have in t
