安徽省蚌埠铁中届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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安徽省蚌埠铁中届高三英语上学期期中试题

蚌埠铁中2019-2020学年度第一学期期中检测试卷

高三英语

考试时间：

120分钟试卷分值：

150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotoday?

A.Gocamping.B.Takeanexam.C.Reviewlessons.

2.Whatisthemostexpensiveitem?

A.Thebed.B.Thefridge.C.Thewashingmachine.

3.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.

B.Intheoffice.

C.Inthesupermarket.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman’schildhood.

B.Theman’schange.

C.Theman’sfavoritemovies.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutMrs.William?

A.Sheisinherthirties.

B.Shelooksyoungerthansheis.

C.Shehadherdaughterattheageof25.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whathappenedtothespeakers?

A.Theylosttheirway.

B.Theyhaddifficultygettingamap.

C.Theyweregiventhewrongdirections.

7.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Blametheman.B.Callhersister.C.Drivethecar.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Asportsman.B.Asportswriter.C.Atourguide.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’sjob?

A.Great.B.Tiring.C.Boring.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Warmandsunny.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Chillyandsnowy.

11.Howwillthemangotowork?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

12.Whatisthewomantryingtopersuadethemantodo?

A.Wearwarmclothes.

B.Listentotheforecast.

C.Gooutforlunch.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.What’stheman’splanforthissummer?

A.Stayingwithhisfamily.

B.Doingamarketsurvey.

C.Workingatmusicalfestivals.

14.Wherewillthewomanprobablyworkthissummer?

A.Inahotel.B.Onafarm.C.Inarestaurant.

15.Howlongwillthewomanworkeveryday?

A.4hours.B.5hours.C.6hours.

16.Wheredidthewomangetthejobinformation?

A.Fromamagazine.B.Fromherfriend.C.Fromherparents.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Inwhichcountryisthespeakernow?

A.England.B.Australia.C.America.

18.WhenwasTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFrypublished?

A.In2007.B.In2012.C.In2014.

19.Whatawardhasthespeakerwon?

A.TheManBookerPrize.

B.TheTinniswoodAward.

C.TheCommonwealthBookPrize.

20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?

A.Introduceherworks.

B.Visitthelibrary.

C.Answerquestions.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ApopularTVhosthasreportedlyinvestedaboutUS$740,000inaprojecttoresearch,preserveandpromotetheHunanprovincialdialect（方言）.ChineseTVpresentersarerequiredtospeakMandarin,orPutonghua,aspartoftheirwork,butshoulddialectsbeallowedonair?

Bcnu（China）:

TVandradiostationshavetherighttodecidewhetherdialectsorMandarinwillbeusedintheirprograms.ThepopularityofsomedialectsinsomeareaswillnotchallengetheleadingroleofMandarininthewholecountry.

RickN（US）:

TVandradiobroadcastersshouldtaketheleadinpopularizingMandarin.TorequirehoststospeakstandardMandarinisnottooppress（压制）dialects,butitonlyaimstorestrictirresponsibleuseoflanguage.Ithinkitisunprofessionalforsomehostsparticularlytoimitatethepronunciationofdialects.

Cooper（UK）:

Dialectsareanimportantpartoflocalcultureandnowmanykidsevendon’tknowhowtospeaktheirdialectsbecauseofthemainuseofMandarinaroundthem.Itwouldbeapityiffuturegenerationswereunabletounderstandthelocaldialects.Itwouldbeaterriblebreakinculturaltraditions.

Steve（France）:

Toattractviewersormakemoremoney,somehostscasuallyusedialects.DemandingTVandradioprogramsuseMandarinisamovetolimitstrangeandirresponsibleuseoflanguage,whetheritisMandarinorotherdialects.Inthisway,thedecisionisalsoaformofprotectionfordialects.HearingstandardMandarinonTVandradioprogramsisalsoabasicrightofaudiencesaroundthecountry.

21.WhydoestheauthormentionapopularTVhost?

A.Tomakecleartheauthor’sviewpoint.

B.Tointroducethetopictobediscussed.

C.Tosetanexampleforpeopletofollow.

D.Toshowdialectsarelikelytodisappear.

22.WhataffectsdialectsnegativelyaccordingtoSteve?

A.Massmedia’susingdialectscasually.

B.Improperpronunciationofdialects.

C.Restrictionsonspeakingdialectspublicly.

D.Children’slosinginterestindialects.

23.Whofavorsdialectsonair?

A.BcnuandSteve.B.BcnuandCooper.

C.RickNandSteve.D.RickNandCooper.

B

WetalkalotintheU.S.aboutsuccess.Successisthedreamandtheendpoint.AndnotbycoincidencetheideathathardworkleadstopersonalsuccessisasAmericanasapplepie.

Buttherealityisthatsometimeswefail.Andsometimesthings,throughnofaultofourown,don’tgoourway.We’refacedwithalife-changingdiagnosis（诊断）,thepassingofalovedoneorjobloss.Wedon’t,asasociety,haveasmuchtosayhere.

Ithinkuncertaintydoesusallharm.We’dfeelbetterequippedtodealwithuncertaintyifwetalkedabout it more.Ihadsofullyboughtintothebeliefthatwithenougheffort,Icouldcontrolwhathappenedinmylife.IactuallycaughtmyselfthinkingIcould“workmywayout”ofmycancer.Asitturnsout,cancerdoesn’treallycareaboutone’swork.

Wemightalsomakewiserdecisions—thisisn’tjustafeel-goodexercise.Forexample,technologyandmedicinehaveprogressedtothepointthatmanypatientsarelivinglongerthantheywouldhaveevenadecadeago.Theseareachievementsworthcelebrating.AndyetIwonderifthefocusonsuccessissometimesmisguidedhereaswell.Ifitisonereasonwhywetendtopursueexpensiveend-of-lifetreatments,theyoftenaccomplishlittleotherthantomakeapatient’sfinaldayspainfulandfrightening.Thefactisthat,whenasked,manypatientswouldratherfocusonlivingmeaningfullyintheirfinaldays.

Myhopehereistomakeacaseforthinkingaboutmeaning,inthesamewaywethinkaboutpursuingsuccess.Inthatspirit,I’veaskedseveralpeople,eachofwhomhasmetmisfortune,howtheyfindmeaningintheirlives.Thediversityintheirresponsesreflectsthefactthattherearenorightorwronganswershere.Weeachcanfindmeaningindifferentthings.

24.WhatisthetypicalAmericanidea?

A. Successisthedream.   B. Successliesinhardwork.

C. Applepieisthebestfood.   D. Failureisalwaysavoidable.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A. Equipment.   B. Culture.

C. Uncertainty.   D. Belief.

26.Intheirfinaldaysmanypatientsactuallywantto______.

A. liveaslongaspossible   B. liveamoremeaningfullife

C. makegreatprogressinmedicine   D. getexpensiveend-of-lifetreatments

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A. Theauthorthinkspursuingsuccessiswrong.

B. Wecanbenefitfromsomeunluckythings.

C. Wecanfindthesamemeaninginourlife.

D. Personallytherearedifferentmeaningsinlife.

C

Inmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon’t.About65%ofAmericanmenaged62－74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce（劳动人口）,comparedwith32%ofmenwhoonlyfinishhighschool.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educatedwealthyandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualsandsociety,areprofound（意义深远的）.

Theworldisfacinganastonishingriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopulationofthoseaged65ormorewillalmostdouble,from600millionto1.1billion.Theexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity（长寿）translatedintomoreyearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobserversthatthisshift（变化）willleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswelling（渐增的）ranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.

Policiesarepartlyresponsible.ManyEuropeangovernmentshaveabandonedpoliciesthatusedtoencouragepeopletoretireearly.Eventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalsoplaysabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyeducated,andthosepeoplecontinuetoreap（获得）richrewardsintooldagebecausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthepreceding（先前的）generation.Technologicalchangemaywellreinforce（强化）thatshift:

theskillsthatcomplement（补充）computers,frommanagementknow-howtocreativity,donotnecessarilydeclinewithage.

28.Whatisthecommonphenomenonintheworkforceinrichcountries?

A.Youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly.

B.Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.

C.Peoplewithnocollegedegreecannotfindanyjob.

D.Unemploymentratesaredecreasingyearafteryear.

29.Inviewoftheexperienceofthe20thcentury,manyobserverspredictthat________.

A.economicgrowthwillslowdown

B.governmentbudgetswilldecrease

C.morepeoplewilltrytoreceivehighereducation

D.therewillbemorecompetitioninthejobmarket

30.Accordingtothetext,whatistheresultofpolicychangesinEuropeancountries?

A.Unskilledworkersmaychoosetoretireearly.

B.Moreandmorepeoplehavetogoabroadtohuntforjobs.

C.Peoplemaybeabletousecomputerstodomorecomplicatedwork.

D.Evenwealthypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyinretirement.

31.Theunderlinedword