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届福建省厦门市某中学高三上学期期中考英语试题Word版含答案无听力试题

2020-2021学年上学期期中考

高三英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分阅读理解（共2节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）

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

A

POETRYCHALLENGE

Writeapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.

Prizes

3GrandPrizes：

TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner’schoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.

6FirstPrizes：

ThebookSkyPioneer：

APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.

50HonorableMentions：

Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart’sfinalflight.

Rules

Followallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.

■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.

■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.

■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.

■MailyourentrytousbyOctober31thisyear.

21.Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.

22.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?

A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.

C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.

23.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Typingyourpoemout.B.MailingyourentryonOctober30.

C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.Writingapoemof120words.

B

Forpeople,whoareinterestedinsound,thefieldofsoundtechnologyisdefinitelymakingnoise.Inthepast,soundengineersworkedinthebackroomsofrecordingstudios,butmanyoftoday’ssoundprofessionalsaresharingtheirknowledgeandexperiencewithprofessionalsinotherfieldstocreatenewproductsbasedonthephenomenonwecallsound.

Soundcanbeusedasaweapon.Imaginethatapoliceofficerischasingathief.Thethieftriestoescape.Andtheofficercan’tlethimgetaway.Hepullsoutaspecialdevice,pointsitatthesuspect,andswitchesiton.Thethiefdropstotheground.ThisnewweaponiscalledaLongRangeAcousticDevice（LRAD,远程定向声波发射器）.Itproducesadeafeningsoundsopainfulthatittemporarilydisablesaperson.ThenoisefromtheLRADisdirectedlikearayoflightandtravelsonlyintotheearsofthatperson,butitisnotdeadly.

Forthosewhohungerforsomepeaceandquiet,soundcannowcreatesilence.Let’ssayyouareattheairport,andthelittleboyontheseatnexttoyouishumming（哼唱）ashortcommercialsong.Hehumsitoverandoveragain,andyouareabouttogocrazy.ThankstotheSilenceMachine,aBritishinvention,youcangetridofthesoundwithoutupsettingtheboyorhisparents.OnemaywonderhowtheSilenceMachineworks.Well,itfunctionsbyanalyzingthewavesoftheincomingsoundandcreatingasecondsetofoutgoingwaves.Thetwosetsofwavescanceleachotherout.Simplyturnthemachineonpointitatthetarget,andyourpeaceandquietcomesback.

Directedsoundisanewtechnologythatallowscompaniestousesoundinmuchthesamewayspotlights（聚光灯）areusedinthetheater.Aspotlightlightsuponlyonesectionofastage;similarly,a“spotsound”createsacircleofsoundinonetargetedarea.Thiscanbeusefulforbusinessessuchasrestaurantsandstoresbecauseitoffersanewwaytoattractcustomers.Restaurantscanofferachoiceofmusicalongwiththevariousfoodchoicesonthemenu,allowingcustomersmorecontrolovertheatmosphereinwhichtheyaredining.Directedsoundisalsobeginningtoappearinshoppingcentersandevenathomes.

24.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheeffectoftheLRAD?

A.Itcausestemporaryhearingloss.B.Itforeverdisablesarunningman.

C.Itmakesiteasytoidentifyasuspect.D.Itkeepsthesuspectfromhurtingothers.

25.Whatfeaturedospotsoundsandspotlightsshare?

A.Theytravelincircles.B.Theycleartheatmosphere.

C.Theycanbetransformedintoenergy.D.Theycanbedirectedontoaspecificarea.

26.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?

A.Howprofessionalsinventedsoundproducts.B.Inventionsinthefieldofsoundtechnology.

C.Thegrowinginterestinthestudyofsound.D.Howsoundengineersworkintheirstudios.

C

AccordingtoarecentstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearch,boththesizeandconsumptionhabitsofoureatingcompanionscaninfluenceourfoodintake.Andcontrarytoexistingresearchthatsaysyoushouldavoideatingwithheavierpeoplewhoorderlargeportions（份）,it’sthebeanpoleswithbigappetitesyoureallyneedtoavoid.

Totesttheeffectofsocialinfluenceoneatinghabits,theresearchersconductedtwoexperiments.Inthefirst,95undergraduatewomenwereindividuallyinvitedintoalabtoostensibly（表面上）participateinastudyaboutmovieviewership.Beforethefilmbegan,eachwomanwasaskedtohelpherselftoasnack.Anactorhiredbytheresearchersgrabbedherfoodfirst.Inhernaturalstate,theactorweighed105pounds.Butinhalfthecasessheworeaspeciallydesignedfatsuitwhichincreasedherweightto180pounds.

Boththefatandthinversionsoftheactortookalargeamountoffood.Theparticipantsfollowedsuit,takingmorefoodthantheynormallywouldhave.However,theytooksignificantlymorewhentheactorwasthin.

Forthesecondtest,inonecasethethinactortooktwopiecesofcandyfromthesnackbowls.Intheothercase,shetook30pieces.Theresultsweresimilartothefirsttest:

theparticipantsfollowedsuitbuttooksignificantlymorecandywhenthethinactortook30pieces.

Thetestsshowthatthesocialenvironmentisextremelyinfluentialwhenwe’remakingdecisions.Ifthisfellowparticipantisgoingtoeatmore,sowillI.Callitthe“I’llhavewhatshe’shaving”effect.However,we’lladjusttheinfluence.Ifanoverweightpersonishavingalargeportion,I’llholdbackabitbecauseIseetheresultsofhiseatinghabits.Butifathinpersoneatsalot,I’llfollowsuit.Ifhecaneatmuchandkeepslim,whycan’tI?

27.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?

A.Foodsafety.B.Movieviewership.C.Eatingbehavior.D.Consumerdemand.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beanpoles”inparagraph1referto?

A.Bigeaters.B.Tallthinpersons.C.Pickyeaters.D.Overweightpersons.

29.Whydidtheresearchershiretheactor?

A.Tofindoutwhatshewoulddointhetwotests.

B.Totestiftheparticipantscouldrecognizeher.

C.Toseehowshewouldaffecttheparticipants.

D.Tostudywhyshecouldkeepherweightdown.

30.Onwhatbasisdowe“adjusttheinfluence”accordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Howhungryweare.B.Howslimwewanttobe.

C.Howwefeelaboutthefood.D.Howweperceive（察觉）others.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whenplanningforanewjob,manypeoplewillgothroughajobinterview.31_________Fearoftheunknown,fearofpublicrejectionandfearofpersonalcriticismallcometogetherinonemeeting.Sohowshouldyouprepareforajobinterview?

It’softenacombinationofcarefulresearch,psychologyandanabilitytothinkonyourfeet.

Onewayistodoagreatdealofresearch,likefindingtherequirementsofthejob,thecompany’sproductlines,theindustry’sstandardsalaryfortheposition,theinterviewer,etc.Whendoingresearch,don’tforgettolearnaboutwhetheryouhaveuniquequalificationsfortheposition.32_________Thus,prepareyouruniqueaspectswhichwillmakeyoustandoutamongintervieweesaheadoftime.

33_________Doyouexpressyourideasclearly?

Doyouactivelylistentoothers?

Howyouperformintheinterviewwillleaveadeepimpressionontheinterviewers.Somejobseekersprepareforajobinterviewbyconductingtheirownmock（模拟的）interviews.Atrustedfriendorevenaprofessionaljobcoachcanactasaninterviewer,askingmanyofthesamequestionsarealinterviewermightask.Inviewofyourperformance,thesepeoplemaybeabletopointoutyourtroublespots.34_________.

Therearealsonumerousresourcesjobseekerscanusetoprepareforajobinterview.35_________Manycitiesalsohaveprogramshelpingfirst-timeworkersfindjobs.Theymayofferclassesonhowtoprepareforajobintervieworprovidejobcoacheswhocanconductmockinterviews.

A.Youshouldconsiderhowtobequalified.

B.Self-helpbooksmaybeavailableatpubliclibraries.

C.Anotherwayistoworkonyouroutwardappearance.

D.Itcanbeoneofthemoststressfuleventsinaperson’slife.

E.Then,youcanimproveyourselfbyovercomingyourweaknesses.

F.Observinghowyoucommunicatewithothersisequallyimportant.

G.Aninterviewer’sjobistorecommendthebestqualifiedapplicants.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WhenIwaslittle,Iwastaughttobeapersonofintegrity（诚实正直）.This36thatImaintainhigh37standards,anddotherightthingevenwhennooneiswatching.

AfterI38,Istartedapplyingthis39toeveryareaofmylife,butindoingso,Iencountered40.WheneverItoldthetruth,Iwastold,“Youtakethingstooseriously.”WheneverIworkedhard,otherswouldsay,“It’snotworthworkinghard.”Forawhile,I41ifIreallyneededtocontinuetodotherightthingandifIcould42therulesabit.However,wheneverIdidorsaidsomethingthat43mybeliefs,Iwouldlosemy44peace.Fromthenon,Imadeupmymindnotto45myvaluesjusttopleaseothers.

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