2020-2021学年商丘市第一高级中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2020-2021学年商丘市第一高级中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

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

When the weather is bad or when the flu breaks out, we can let the kids do some fun things at home, which

can be beneficial to kids.

Reading out loud

If your children are young enough, don't forget to read books to them out loud! Few children dislikehaving a

good book read to them, and it's great for the development of their brains. However, if your children are a bit

older and have moved onto more advanced books, there is always the choice of listening to an audiobook. This

can also be done while they're doing something else.

Playing board games

Maybe your children's table is full of board games, which have been forgotten for a long time. It's a good time

to bring them out when playing outside is no longer a choice. Surely, playing board games is a great way to

connect with children. In addition, many board games are designed to get children thinking!

Having a dance party

Considering that all you need is a speaker or maybe just a phone, you can have a dance party wherever you

are! This is a great way to get kids’ bodies moving when they are inside. Play some of your children's favorite

music and let them dance to it. Not only is it good exercise, but it will help your children feel time is flying!

Doing jigsaw (拼图) puzzles

For most people that have children, it's common to have at least one jigsaw puzzle at home. Jigsaw puzzles

are great because everyone can do them on their own time. Besides, your whole family will have a sense of

achievement when everyone is smiling over the finished product.

1. What do reading out loud and playing board games have in common?

A. They both develop children's team spirit.

B. They both improve children's listening ability.

C. They both do good to children's thinking ability.

D. They both focus on interaction between children.

2. Which of the following combines exercise and music? A. Reading out loud. B. Playing board games.

C. Doing jigsaw puzzles. D. Having a dance party.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To list four interesting children's parties.

B. To recommend four children's favorite books.

C. To introduce some activities for children inside.

D. To show some funny things for children outside.

B

A male tiger was rescued in Mishan city, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Friday. A tiger was

recently seen on the Siner Russian border（边界），but there is no evidence to suggest this is the same tiger or that

it had lost its way from Russia.

Wherever it may have come from, cross-border protection of endangered species is a problem. According to

Ma Jianzhang, a senior wild animal researcher in China, tigers know no borders, which have been built to stop

humans from illegally crossing over. However, these borders also stop the free movement of tigers, thus

preventing their breeding（繁殖）and exchange of genes.

The Sino-Russian border alsocomes in the way ofprotecting tigers in the region. Data show about 500 to 550

Siberian tigers, or over 90 percent of the species, live in the wild in Russia; 27 live in the wild in China, and 50 inthe

border region. Sometimes tigers lose their way across the border and that is hindering（妨碍）efforts to stop illegal

hunting and protecting them.

Fortunately, both China and Russia have realized this problem and are working toward solving it. As early as

2010, the two countries established a cross-border protection network aimed at strengthening communication on

protecting tigers in the northeast. The countries have also held anti-poaching（反偷猎）activities together. In 2019,

two national parks from the two countries signed a three-year deal to share research data on tigers, greatly

improving the living conditions of Siberian tigers in the wild.

However, much more needs to be done to protect the species. It is necessary to combine the tiger protection

areas in the two countries. That will require greater efforts from both sides and some difficulties might remain

even then. Fortunately, both countries have been taking effective measures to provide the endangered species a

better home.

4. What's the original purpose of setting up the Sino-Russian borders?

A. To ban people from illegal crossings. B. To help protect tigers in the region.

C. To protect tigers from losing their way.

D. To stop tigers' breeding and exchange of genes.

5. What does the underlined phrase “comes in the way of” probably mean?

A. keeps from. B. is on the way to C. is aimed at D. keeps up

6. What is the focus of Paragraph 4 ?