安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学届高三英语上学期期中试题

安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关和阅读下一。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthespeakers'decisionaboutdinnertonight?

A.Doingsomecookingathome

B.Orderinghamburgersandmilk.

C.EatingatanItalianrestaurant

2.Whatmadethewomanworried?

A.Theannoyingneighbor.B.Theunknownnoise.

C.Thedangerousfireworks.

3.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofmaths?

A.EasyB.HardC.Interesting

4.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Toexpressherthanks.B.Toaskhersonscondition.C.Tolearnaboutthemansjob

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Buyabirthdaycake.

B.Makeabirthdaycard.

C.Organizeabirthdayparty

第二节（共15小题；每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，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，每5秒钟听完后，各将给出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.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?

A.Whattodrink

B.Wheretoparkthecar.

CWhethertolookaroundthecity.

7.Wherewillthespeakersgonext?

A.TheirhomeB.Thesquare.C.Themall

听下面一段对话，回答第8到第10三个小题。

8.Whydidn'tthewomansignupforthetrip?

A.Shehadnointerest

B.Shehadnomoney.

C.Shehadnotime

9.Whatcanbeseenduringthistrip?

AModernfamousartworks

BGreatbooksinthelastcentury

C.DailylifebeforetheInternetera

10.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutmissingthetrip?

ARegretfulB.IndifferentC.Worried

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11Whichmealdoesthewomanskip?

A.BreakfastB.LunchC.Supper.

12.Whomadethewomanhavetheideaoflosingweight?

A.Hergoodfriends.B.Herroommates

C.Herdoctor.

13.Whatdoesthemanexpectthewomantodo?

APayattentiontoherhealth

B.Sticktoherplansforweeks

C.Askforsomeprofessionalhelp

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.WhatdidNickandMeldowhentheywereyoung?

A.Theyhostedtheschoolradioshow

B.Theystudiedinthemusicschool

C.Theywenttoliveconcerts

15.WhosupportedNickandMelinformingtheband?

A.Theirmother

B.Amusiccompany

C.Twomusicians

16.WhatdoesNicksayabouttheband?

A.Itplayedforthelocalsfree

B.Itlackedfan'ssupport

C.Ithadasmoothstart

17.ForwhathasNickdelayedrecordingthesecondalbum?

A.Hisillness

B.Hiscollegecourses

C.Poorsalesofthesingle

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Whatisthespeakermainlydoing?

AGivingalecture

BRecommendingabook

C.Introducinganewresearch

19.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebook?

A.Itstressesthenecessityofeyecontact.

B.Itincludesthespeaker'snewstudy

C.Itmightbeabouthandgesture.

20.Whatdoesthespeaker'sviewfocuson?

A.Blindpeople'scommunication

B.Thenaturalabilitytogesture

C.Developmentofbodylanguage

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；每2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C或D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamlastFriday?

”LindseywhisperstoTori.

Withhereyesshining,Toribrags,“YoubetIdid.Seantoldmetwodaysago.”

WhatareLindseyandToritalkingabout?

Itjusthappenstobeyourstruly,AdamFreedman.Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingis（a）notniceand（b）noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip（闲话）.Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:

itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.

Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic—breakups,troublesathome,evendroppingout—thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,thejuicerthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttypeofgossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleoftenthinkofgossipersasharmless,burcruelliescancausepain.

Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?

Theanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:

thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup”.Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority（优越感）.

Gossipcanalsohaveathirdeffect:

itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention.Thedo’sanddon’tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.

Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews,thinkaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsyour“juicystory”mighthave.

21.Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatit________.

A.breaksuprelationships

B.embarrassesthelistener

C.spreadsinformationaround

D.causesunpleasantexperiences

22.Intheauthor’sopinion,manypeopleliketogossipbecauseit________.

A.givesthemafeelingofpleasure

B.helpsthemtomakemorefriends

C.makesthembetterattellingstories

D.enablesthemtomeetimportantpeople

23.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinksthatgossipcan________.

A.providestudentswithwrittenrules

B.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviours

C.forceschoolstoimprovestudenthandbooks

D.attractthepolice’sattentiontogroupbehaviours

24.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?

A.Neverbecomeagossiper.

B.Stayawayfromgossipers.

C.Don’tletgossipturnintolies.

D.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.

B

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicIshift.

Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscarsytheredoesn'tseemtobeadeargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhetherthey'dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.

Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowvaryingtheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyinvolved.

Actually,thisisn'tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimesunwillingtoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmovingordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-casesfordriverlesscars.

Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudeareeasilynoticeablebasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation.59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.

Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholiveincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.

Whilethere'sreasontobelievethatinterestin8elf-drivingcarsisgoingupacrossthehoard,aperson'sagewillhavelittletoHowithhowself-drivingcarscanbecomemainstream.Oncedriverlesscarsareactuallyavailableforsale,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbetheinfluenceofanewtechnology,accordingtothepassage?

A.Itoftenreadstogreatinventionsinotherrelatedfields.

B.Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.

C.Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

D.Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

26.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?

A.Ithelpswiththeirmoving.

B.Itsavestheirmoneyandenergy.

C.Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.

D.Itmakestheirlifemoreinteresting

27.Whatislikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?

A.Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.

B.Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.

C.Thelocationoftheirlivingplace.

D.Thefieldoftheirspecialinterest.

C

GeorgeAldrich,whoseofficialtitleischemicalspecialist,worksatNASA’sWhiteSandsTestFacilityinNewMexico.Heuseshisnosetoprotectastronautsfromunpleasantorharmfulodors（气味）.Hisnearfour-decadecareerhasinvolvedsmellingobjectsfromtechnicalhandbookstoastronauts’personalthings.

It’scrucialthatallitemstakenaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）areodorless.Sinceastronautsareallowedtobringpersonalitemsaboard,alltheirobjectsmustbesmell-checkedbeforeleavingEarth.InavideoprovidedbyScienceChannel,Aldrichrelatesonespecificoccasionwhenanastronautwantedtobuildashipinabottleinspace.Everythingintheship-buildingprocesshadtobesniffed—rightdowntotheglue.

Aldrichandhisteamareresponsibleformakingsurethatobjectsarenotonlyodorlessbutalsoharmlesstoastronauts.WhentheISSheatsup,aprocesscalledoff-gassingoccurs,whichmeanschemicalsflowoutfromcertainsubstances（物质）.Objec