届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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届高三英语上学期期中试题

辽宁省鞍山市第一中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

本试卷共150分答题时间120分钟

第一节：

单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）。

1.—Ofthetwobags,whichonedoyouprefer?

—__________biggerone.It's_________mostbeautifulone,Ithink.

A.The;aB.The;theC.A;/D.A;the

2.TheGovernmentwillforcecompaniesto________anypossiblemeasurestoreduceairpollution.

A.adjustB.adoptC.adaptD.accept

3.Therearemanyfactorsthat_________thepopularityofthe4Gcellphone.HigherspeedofsurfingtheInternetisone.

A.answerforB.provideforC.accountforD.applyfor

4.Lucyhasgotaccustomed_________westernfoodbyherself.

A.tocookingB.tocookC.withcookingD.cook

5.Footballfansarealwaysarguingoverthose______goalsintheWorldCup.

A.confidentialB.controversialC.contemporaryD.contradictory

6.Don’tdefendhimanymore.It’sobviousthathe___________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutapology.

A.accidentallyB.carelesslyC.deliberatelyD.clumsily

7.Mr.Wangmadeuphismindtodevoteallhecould__________hisoralEnglishbeforegoingabroad.

A.improveB.toimproveC.improvingD.toimproving

8.—Why,mynewcomputerisrubbish!

Fivehourshaspassedanditstillhasn’tfinishedthedownloading.

—Don’tworry.Youknow,sometimestheInternet________beveryslow.

A.canB.mayC.shouldD.must

9.Allofuswanttogotothepark___________Bob.Hehadtolookafterhissickmotherathome.

A.ExceptB.besidesC.exceptforD.inadditionto

10.Itmighthavesavedmesometrouble____________theschedule.

A.DidIknowB.haveIknownC.doIknowD.hadIknown

第二节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A

AmanwalkedintoasmallIrishpubandorderedthreebeers.Bartenderwassurprised,butheservedthatmanthreebeers.Onehourlaterthemanorderedthreebeersagain.Theverynextdaythatmanorderedthreebeersagainanddrankquietlyatatable.Thisrepeatedseveraltimesandshortlyafterthepeopleofthetownwerewhisperingabouttheman,whowasorderingthreebeersatonce.

Acoupleofweekslater,thebartenderdecidedtoclearthisoutandinquired:

“Idonotwanttopry,butcouldyouexplain,whydoyouorderthreebeersallthetime?

”Themanreplied:

“Itseemsstrange,isn’tit?

Yousee,mytwobrothersliveabroadatthemoment,one–inFranceandanother–inItaly.Wehavemadeanagreement,thateverytimewegotopubeachofuswillorderextratwobeersanditwillhelpkeepingupthefamilybond”.

Soonallthetownhaveheardabouttheman’sanswerandlikeditalot.Themanbecamealocalcelebrity.ResidentsofthetownweretellingthisstorytonewcomersortouristsandeveninvitedthemtothatpubtolookatThreeBeerMan.

However,onedaythemancametopubandorderedonlytwobeers,notthreeasusual.Thebartenderservedhimwithbadfeeling.Allthateveningthemanorderedanddrankonlytwobeers.Theverynextdayallthetownwastalkingaboutthisnews,somepeopleprayforthesoulofoneofthebrothers,othersquietlygrieved.

Whenthemancametopubthenexttimeandorderedtwobeersagain,thebartenderaskedhim:

“Iwouldliketooffercondolencestoyou,duetothedeathofyourdearbrother”.Themanconsideredthisforamomentandthenreplied:

“Oh,youareprobablysurprisedthatIorderonlytwobeersnow?

Well,mytwobrothersarealiveandwell.It’sjustbecauseofmydecision.Ipromisedmyselftogiveupdrinking.”

11.Themanorderedthreebeersallthetimebecause_______.

A.hewasfondofdrinkingbeersinthispub.

B.hemissedhistwobrotherslivingabroadverymuch.

C.itwasanagreementwithhisbrotherstokeepupthefamilybond.

D.thiswouldhelphimbecomealocalcelebrity.

12.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.newstraveledfastinthetown.

B.themanbecamefamousinthetownbecausehewasaheavydrinker

C.theman’sbrotherslikeddrinkingbeerverymuch

D.themanwasstrong-mindedtogiveupdrinking

13.Thebartenderservedthemanwithbadfeelingbecause________.

A.hewouldearnlessmoney

B.hethoughtthemanshouldorderthreebeers

C.hethoughtoneoftheman’sbrothershadpassedaway

D.themandecidedtogiveupdrinking

14.Theunderlinedword“condolences”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby______.

A.excitementB.appreciationC.surpriseD.sympathy

B

Youmayhearaboutsomepeoplewhohavewalkedonthemoon.Oftheoutstandingastronautslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostinfluentialinhuman'shistory?

PeteConrad（Apollo12）

Becauseofhisdyslexia（阅读障碍）,Petealwaysfailedinhisstudyandhadtoleaveschool.ThenhisfathersenthimtoDarrowSchool,whereheperformedsowellthathewonaNavalReserveOfficersTrainingCorps（NROTC）scholarship.HetooktheNASA'stest,buthisdyslexiaruinedtheopportunity.

ItwasbecauseofAlanShepard'spersuasionthatPetedecidedtoapplyagainforNASA.HewaschosenasthecommanderofApollo12.HelandedonthemoononNov19,1969andspent31hoursthere.

NeilArmstrong（Apollo11）

Armstrong’sbiggestmomentcamein1969,whenhewaschosenforNASA'sfirstmannedlunarmission（登月任务）,alongwithEdwinAldrinandMichaelCollins.OnJuly21,1969,hesetfootonthesurfaceofthemoon.whichmadehimthefirsthumantodoso.Hestayedonthemoonfor21hours.Afterreturning,Armstrongbecameaninternationalstarandwashonoredworldwide.

JohnYoung（Apollo16）

YoungwasmadethecommanderofApollo16,whichlandedonthemoononApril16,1972.Hespenttwodaysand23hoursonthemoon.YoungretiredfromNASAafterservingforaround42years,whichmadehimthemanevertoworkforNASAforthelongesttime.

EdgarMitchell（Apollo14）

EdgarwasselectedbyNASAin1966,andwaslatermadethelunarpilotofApollo14.HefollowedhiscommanderAlanShepardontothemoon,stayingtherefor1dayand9hours.EdgarhasexpressedhisfirmbeliefthatUFOSbelongtootherplanets.HealsofirmlybelievesthatAmericangovernmentisinpossessionofsome“recoveredalienbodies.”

15.WhatdoweknowaboutPeteConrad?

A.Hedidn'tshowanyinterestinhisstudy.

B.HisfirstattempttoentertheNASAfailed.

C.Hisdyslexiadidharmtohismentalandphysicalhealth.

D.Hebecameanastronautduetohisfather’sencouragement.

16.Whostayedonthemoonforthelongesttime?

A.PeteConradB.NeilArmstrongC.JohnYoungD.EdgarMitchell

17.Whatdothefourastronautshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywerehonoredallovertheworld.

B.Theyworkedforthesamespaceprogram.

C.Theywenttothemoontoachievetheirdreams.

D.Theyencourageyoungpeopletoexploreouterspace.

C

Mostofuswillbefamiliarwiththetraditionaltalentshowset-up:

thousandsofhopefulslineupoutsidetheaudition（试音）room,waitforhourstogoinandperformforagroupofjudges.Thenthesepotentialpopstarscouldbeluckyandgetthroughtothenextround,ortheymighthearthecommand,"Sorry,it'sanofromme.Butwhatdothejudgesactuallybringtoatalentshow?

Musictalentshowjudgesattractmillionsofviewerseachweektotheirprograms.Aspublicfigures,theyplayanimportantpartinadvertisingcampaignsfortheseprograms.Theyoftenreceivehighsalariesandcanbemoody.Aretheyreallyworththeexpensesanddifficultiesthattheycause?

Onesolutionmightbetoreplacethemwithcomputers.

Cancomputersreallymatchhumanjudges?

ScientistDrNickCollinsandhisteamattheUniversityofSussexthinktheycan.DrCollinshasbeenworkingonaprojectthatinvolvesprogrammingthreecomputerizedjudgesthathesayswouldbefarmoreconsistentintheirjudgmentofmusicalperformances.Employingaspecialprogramminglanguage,DrCollins'sdigitaljudgescanbetrainedupby"listening"toparticularmusicalstyles.Aftertheyhavebeenlisteningforawhile,theprogramminglanguageallowsthesejudgestospotthespecificfeaturesofthemusic,includingthevoicequality,therhythmetc.Collinssays,“Thejudges'listeningcapacityisnotyetasgoodasahumanear,buttheywon'tbeasmoodyassomehumanrealityTVshowjudges.”

Maybethatistheproblemwiththiselectronicmusicalinnovation.Realhumanjudgesontalentshowsinterestuswiththeirpersonality,decisionsandcatchyphrases.Willacomputerprogrambeabletodothesame?

18.ThearrangementsofthetraditionaltalentshowaredescribedinParagraph1to___________.

A.findoutmorepotentialpopstarsB.showthepopularityofthetalentshow

C.makepeoplefamiliarwiththetalentshowD.bringupthetopicoftalentshowjudges

19.WhatisthekeymessageconveyedinParagraph2?

A.Musictalentshowsareverycompetitive

B.Musictalentshowscosttoomuchmoney.

C.Therearesomeproblemswithtalentshowjudges.

D.Therearetoomanyadvertisementsintalentshowprograms.

20.HowdoesCollinsthinkabouthiscomputerizedJudges?

A.Theycanlistenaswellashumanears.B.Theywillbewelcomedbythepublic.

C.Theywillbeperfectforanytalentshow.D.Theycanjudgemorefairlythanhumanjudges.

21.What'stheauthor'sopinionaboutreplacingrealhumanjudgeswithcomputerizedones?

A.DoubtfulB.InterestedC.SatisfiedD.Optimistic

D

Achildwhosuffersbullying（霸凌）usuallyhaslowself-esteemandtheirabilitytolearnandbesuccessfulatschoolisgreatlylessened.Therefore,bullyingmustbestopped.

Thebestandmostobviouswaytostopbullyinginschoolsisforparentstochangethewaytheyraisetheirchildrenathome.Ofcourse,thisismucheasiersaidthandoneandeveryoneraisestheirchildrendifferently.Bullies,however,comefromhomeswherephysi