届永泰梧桐中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案.docx

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届永泰梧桐中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2020届永泰梧桐中学高三英语下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

CitisportinNewport

WeatCitisportaimtoimprovesportstrainingandfacilitiesinNewport,givingyoumoreopportunitiestotrybothnewandtraditionalsports.

Golf

WearepleasedtobeabletoofferlessonsatKingswayGolfCentrejustoutsideNewport.Thesearerunbyexperiencedgolfprofessionals,andareheldonanall-weatherpracticearea.Theadultlessonsareopentoanyoneaged13andover,andaresuitableforalllevelsfrombeginnersupwards.ThesetakeplaceonWednesdaysfrom3:

00to4:

00pmoveraperiodofsixweeks.Children’slessonsfor7-12yearoldareheldfrom2:

00to3:

00pmonSaturdaysduringtermtime.

Tennis

TheCitisporttenniscoursesprovideanopportunityforlocalpeopletodeveloptheirskillsonthebrand-newindoortenniscourtatNewportLeisureCentre.Allequipmentcanbeprovided,butpleasefeelfreetouseyourownracket（球拍）ifyouprefer.OurStartercourseisheldonMondaysfrom7:

00to8:

00pm,andisforbeginnersof12yearsandover.OurImprovercourse,whichtakesplaceonTuesdaysfrom8:

00to9:

00pm,isforplayerswithsomeexperience.

Footballforgirls

Bypopularrequest,Citisportisholdinganotherone-daygirls-onlyfootballcourse.Thisaimstogivelocalgirlsthechancetolearnessentialskillsanddevelopmoreadvancedones.ThecoursewilltakeplaceonSaturday,9thNovemberfrom9:

00amto5:

00pm,andisopentoallgirlsaged10-14yearslivingintheNewportarea.

Gymnastics

Thiscourseisforbeginnersaged8-14andwillprovideanintroductiontobasicskills.Thereisamaximumofsixpupilspercoachineachclass.Attheendofthecoursethereisademonstrationforfriendsandfamilyofalltheskillslearntthere.ThecoursewilltakeplaceonThursdaysfrom6:

00to7:

00pm.

1.WhatcanweknowabouttheCitisportgolflessons?

A.YoucantakelessonsatKingswayGolfCentreinsideNewport.

B.Thegolflessonscantakeplaceonlyingoodweather.

C.TeenagerscanattendgolflessonsonWednesdayafternoons.

D.Children’slessonsusuallylast2or3hoursonSaturdayafternoons.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheCitisporttenniscourses?

A.Youcangettheskillsinanopen-aircourt.

B.Youmusttakeyourownracketduringthecourse.

C.YoucantaketheMondaycourseifyouareagreenhand.

D.Youcanbecomeanexperiencedplayerafterthecourses.

3.Whichcourselastsonlyonedayaccordingtothetext?

A.Golf.B.Tennis.C.Footballforgirls.D.Gymnastics.

B

WhenAlexLinwas11yearsold,hereadanalarmingarticleinthenewspaper,whichsaidthatpeoplewereburyingoldcomputersinbackyards,throwingTVsintostreams,anddumping（丢弃）cellphonesinthegarbage.Thiswasdangerousbecausee-wastecontainsharmfulchemicalsthatcanleakintotheenvironment,gettingintocrops,animals,watersuppliesandpeople.

AlexwasreallyworriedanddecidedtomakeitnextprojectforWIN-theWesterlyInnovationsNetwork.Alexandsixofhisfriendshadformedthisorganizationtohelpsolvecommunityproblemstwoyearsbefore.

Butwhatcouldtheydoaboutthisprojectwithe-waste?

Theteamspentseveralweeksgatheringinformationabouttheharmfulchemicalsine-wasteandtheireffectsonhumans.Theylearnedhowtodispose（处置）ofe-wasteproperlyandhowitcouldberecycled.Then,theysentoutaSurveyandfoundonlyoneineightknowwhate-wastewas,letalonehowtoproperlydisposeofit.

Alexandhisfriendswentintoaction.Theyadvertisedinthelocalnewspaperanddistributednoticestostudents,askingresidentstobringtheirunwantedelectronicstotheschoolparkinglot.Thedrivelastedtwodays,andtheycollectedover9,500kilogramsofe-waste.Thenextstepwastosetupalong-terme-wastedrop-offcenterforthetown.Aftersomeresearch,they’dlearnedthatreusingisthebestwaytodealwithelectronicdevicesanditisseventimesmoreefficientthanrecycling.So,theybeganlearningtoretrofit（翻新）computersthemselvesanddistributedthemtostudentswhodidn’thavetheirown.Inthisway,theycouldhelpstudentsintheareaandprotecttheenvironmentatthesametime.

Foralastingsolutiontoe-waste,thedrop-offcenterwasn’tenough.Lawswouldhavetobepassed.In2016,WINhelpedpushforane-wastebillintheirtown,whichrequiredcompaniesthatmanufacturedorsoldelectronicstotakebacke-waste.Thebillclearlyforbidsthedumpingofe-waste.BecauseoftheworkofWIN,moreandmorepeople,likeAlexandhisteam,aregettingthemessageaboutsafedisposalofe-waste.AsAlexsays,“Today’stechnologyshouldnotbecometomorrow’sharmfulgarbage.”

4.WhatwasAlex’sworryafterhereadthearticle?

A.Thelitteringofe-waste.B.Therecyclingofplastic.

C.Thechangeofenvironment.D.At11p.m.onMonday.

5.WhatdidAlexdotostarttheproject?

A.SetupWIN.B.Collectinformation.

C.Askfriendsforhelp.D.Theoveruseofoldcomputer.

6.WhichcanbestdescribethewayAlexandhisteamdidtheirwork?

A.Traditional.B.Competitive.C.Scientific.D.Convenient.

7.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?

A.Thereisnoendtoperfection.B.successcomesthroughfailure.

C.Everypositiveattitudehasareward.D.youngpeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

C

IsraeliPaintings—IsraeliartistMenasheKadishmanwillholdapersonalshownamed"FlockofSheep"fromNovember26toDecember20attheChinaNationalArtMuseumOnshoware550colourfuloilpaintingsofsheepheads.

HisworkshavebeenonshowintheMetropolitanMuseuminNewYorkandTateGalleryinLondonoverthepast30years.

Time:

9:

00a.m.—4:

00p.m.,November26—December20.

Place:

ChinaNationalArtMuseum,1WusiDajie,DongchengDistrict,Beijing.

Tel:

6401-2252

RussianBallet—TheKremlinBalletfromRussiawillperformtwoimmortalclassicalballets—"SwanLake"and"TheNutcracker"—attheBeijingBeizhanTheatre.Setupin1990,thetheatrehasanumberoffirst-classballetdancers.Mostoftheirperformancesareclassical.

Time:

7:

15p.m.,December5and6（"SwanLake"）;7:

15p.m.,December7（"TheNutcracker"）

Place:

BeizhanTheatre,XiwaiDajie,XichengDistrict,Beijing.

Tel:

6605-3388

FolkConcert—TheCentralConservatoryofMusicwillholdafolkconcertinmemoryofthelatemusicianSituHuacheng.

Ontheprogrammearemanypopularfolkssuchas"MoonNightontheBambooTower","CelebratingHarvest","DeepandLastingFriendship","GoldenSnakeDancesWildly"and"Children'sHoliday".

Time:

7:

30p.m.,November25.

Place:

BeijingConcertHall,1Beixinhuajie,XichengDistrict,Beijing.

Tel:

6605-5812

8.Ifachildisveryfondofdancing,hisparentsshouldtakehimto________.

A.ChinaNationalArtMuseumB.BeizhanTheatre

C.BeijingConcertHallD.1WusiDajie

9.MenasheKadishmaniswellknownforpainting________.

A.deerB.birdsC.sheepD.flowers

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thefolkconcertwilllastthreedays.

B.Theballet"TheNutcracker"willbeputononce.

C.TheIsraelipaintingswillbeonshowforamonth.

D.ChinaNationalArtMuseumliesinXichengDistrict.

11.Ifyoudialthetelephonenumber6605-3388onDec.8,youcan________.

A.gotothefolkconcertB.visittheArtMuseum

C.watchtheballetD.noneoftheabove

D

OnthenightofSeptember19,1961,BettyHillandherhusbandBarneyweredrivinghomethroughtheWhiteMountainsfromNiagaraFalls.Theyweretravellingonanearlydesertedtwo-lanehighwaywhenBettynoticedasteadylightintheskythatwasgettingbiggerandbrighter.

Shethoughtitwasaplanetorastar.Barney,stimulatedatherexcitement,saiditwasprobablyjustawanderingaeroplane.Whateveritwas,itappearedtobefollowingthem.

Theystoppedtheircarforacloserlook.Whattheysaidhappenednext,changedtheirlives.Theflyingobjectwasnoiseless.Itappearedtobespinning.Itwasasbigasajetbutshapedlikeapancake.

SoformedthetaleofBettyHill,aNewHampshiresocialworkerwho,withBarney,apostalworker,claimedtobekidnappedbyaliens,whowerefromouterspace,onamoonlitnightabout60yearsago.

Afterreluctantlygoingpublicwithherexperience,Hill,whodiedofcanceratherNewHampshirehome,aged85,becameacelebrityontheUFOcircuitandwasknownasthe“firstladyofUFOs”.

Intriguingly,atthetimeoftheincident,theHillsrememberednothingexceptthattheyhadspiedastrangeobjectinthesky.Later,troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,thecoupleunderwenthypnosis（催眠）wherethefullstorycameoutwiththeaidofBostonpsychiatristBenjaminSimon,anexpertinmedicalhypnosis.

OntheirnightofcontacttheHillsarrivedhomeat5a.m.,unabletoaccountfortwolosthours.Theywerealsoconfusedbytheoddmarksontheirtelescopes,deepsignsonthetopsofBarney’sbestshoes,Betty’storndressandstrangecircularmarkingsontheircarthatmadetheneedleofacompassjumpwildly.

Afterseeingthemforsixmonths,thepsychiatristconcludedtheHills’lostmemoryaboutthehourstheylostonthatnightin1961“appearedtoinvolveanamazingexperienceonthepartofbothoftheHills”.Whethertheexperiencehadbeenfantasyorreality,Simoncouldnotsay,buthesaidhewasconvincedtheyhadnotbeenlying.Heguessedthatithadbeenakindofshareddream.

Reportsofalienscapturinghumansandtakingthemaboardoddlyshapedspacecraftwere“comparativelyrare”before1975.Afteramovie,“TheUFOIncident”,abouttheHillscameout,however,suchstoriesincreased.

12.Whentheysawthestrangeobjectinthesky,BarneyandBettyHill______________.

A.wereastonishedatitsstrangeflightandnoiseB.regardeditasj