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届高三英语上学期期中试题1245
2020届高三英语上学期期中试题
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第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Atanursery.B.Inalaundry.C.Inalibrary.
2.WhenareJenny’sparentscoming?
A.InApril.B.InJune.C.InFebruary.
3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
A.Buythewriter’snewbook.
B.Gotovisitthewriter.
C.Writeabookreview.
4.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Thelady’sroomisalongwayfromhere.
B.Thewomanhastosignupforusingthelady’sroom.
C.Thewomanisnotabletousethelady’sroomrightnow.
5.Whywon’tthewomaneatanymore?
A.Sheislosingweight.
B.Sheisn’tfeelingwell.
C.Shehashadenough.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或对白,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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.WhatdoweknowaboutKate?
A.She’stoobusytoseeadoctor.
B.Thedoctor’sadvicedoeshernogood.
C.Shehasn’tgotwellthoughshehasseenadoctor.
7.WhowillgotoseeKate?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwant?
A.Lesswork.B.Morefun.C.Agooddinner.
9.Howdoesthemanfeel?
A.Dissatisfied.B.Excited.C.Sleepy.
10.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardshisoldergeneration?
A.Doubtful.B.Admiring.C.Disappointed.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whydoesthemanhiresomebikes?
A.Togotravelingabroad.
B.Tovisittheislandwithhisfriend.
C.Togotovisitthebicyclerentalshop.
12.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?
A.Seeinghertomorrow.
B.Goingtothebeach.
C.Hiringamotorbike.
13.Whereisthemanstaying?
A.AtBurt’sBicycleRental.
B.AttheHolidaySunHotel.
C.AtNo.100TeckmanStreet.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.WhendidMeghandinthereport?
A.OnSeptember1st.B.OnSeptember3rd.C.OnSeptember5th.
15.WhatisthemostimportanttoStarbucks’success?
A.Itsmanagement.B.Thetasteofitscoffee.C.Itsselectionsofstoresandservice.
16.WhatdoestheprofessoradviseMegtodo?
A.Toleaveoutsomefigures.
B.Tochangeanewtopic.
C.Todomoreresearch.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatisTaskRabbit?
A.Aservicecompany.
B.Anoldcompanywithnewideas.
C.Asuccessfulmagazinethatoffersmanyservices.
18.WhatcouldaTaskRabbitworkerdo?
A.Findyouajobtodo.
B.Lendyoumoneyforrent.
C.Helpyoumoveyourfurniture.
19.WhofoundedthecompanyTaskRabbit?
A.LeahBusque.B.Sally.C.Neighbours.
20.WhatisthethemeofTaskRabbit?
A.Makingmillionsofdollars.
B.Findingwaystohelptheelderly.
C.Connectingneighbourstohelpeachother.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(本题共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,懂每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
OfficialHistoricalTourofHarvard
Student-LedPublicWalkingTour
TheOfficialHarvardtourstartsfromtheHarvardInformationCenter,intheSmithCampusCenter.Thetourisstudent-ledandincludesanoutdoorwalk(pleasedressappropriately)throughHarvardYard,providingahistoryoftheuniversity,generalinformationandauniqueviewonthestudent'sindividualexperience.Pleasecheckourupdatedtourtimesontheschedule.Intheeventofbadweather,pleasecheckthescheduleorcalltorescheduleatourtime.
Thetourisaroundonehourlong,andcompletelyfreeofcharge.Tourregistrationisdoneinpersononafirst-come-first-servebasis.Toursarecapped(限定)at35attendees.We'reonlyabletoaccommodategroupsofupto14peopleonourfreepublictour.Ifyouhaveagroupof15ormore,reservationsarerequired(pleaseseebelow).
GroupToursandReservations
Reservationsarerequiredfortoursof15ormorepeople,withanabsolutemaximumof80people.Werequest2weeks'noticetoscheduleatour.Pleasenotethatwecannotaccommodategroupsthatarrivewithoutareservation.
ASelf-GuidedWalkingTourofHarvardYard
Ifyou'reinterestedintouringthecampusonyourown,youmaywantaself-guidedwalkingtour.Thesetourbrochures,offeredinninedifferentlanguages,canbepurchasedfromourofficeforasmallcharge.YoumayalsodownloadaudiofilesofhistoricalinformationoneachofthebuildingsinHarvardYard.
HarvardCollegeAdmissionsInformationSession&Tour
Pleasenote:
TheHarvardCollegeAdmissions&FinancialAidOfficeoffersanotherguidedtourofthecampus.Thisstudent-ledtourofHarvardYardisdesignedforfuturestudentsandthosevisitorswishingtolearnmoreaboutstudentlifehere.Formoreinformationonthesetours,visittheOfficeofAdmissions.
21.WhatdoweknowabouttheOfficialHarvardtour?
A.Itisledbyatourguide.
B.Itlastssixtyminutesorso.
C.Itbeginswithanoutdoorwalk.
D.Itisfreefromthebadweather.
22.If20peoplewanttotakeatouraroundHarvard,theyhaveto________.
A.makeareservation
B.askforatourguide
C.accommodatethemselves
D.scheduleitoneweekearlier
23.Whatcanwelearnaboutbrochuresontheself-guidedwalkingtour?
A.Theycanbeinterestingtoread.
B.Theyareprintedinvariouslanguages.
C.Theyareavailableforfreeintheoffice.
D.Theycanbeboughtonlineatalowprice.
B
Havingjustfinishedhighschool.Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtostudyinhighereducation,soIdecidedtotakeagapyeartofigurethatout.
OneofmybiggestpassionshasalwaysbeenAfricaandIhavealwayswantedtodosomekindofvolunteering.However,Iwasafraidthat,especiallywhenitcomestovolunteeringinresearch.Iwouldn'tbeabletogointomuchdepthwiththeresearchIwouldbedoing.Ineedn'thaveworriedaboutthisinternship(实习期)though.IthasbeenperfectformebecausenotonlyamIdoingthesameactivitiesasalltheothervolunteersbutIalsogettodomyownresearchinadditiontothoseactivities.
TheinternshipprogramIamfollowingfocusesonbigpredators(食肉动物).Ihavedecidedtofocusoncheetahs(猎豹)formyindividualproject,collectingdataonthetwocheetahsthatliveinRietspruit,oneofthereservesthatAfricanImpactdoesresearchin.Withbothcheetahshavingonlybeenreintroducedintotheareathisyear,thereisstillalotofdatathatcanbecollectedonthepair.Largepredatorreintroductionisacommonstrategyusedtoreturntheseanimalstotheirhistoricrange.Theproblemisthatthesuccessratesofthesereintroductionsareverylow,mainlybecauseoflackinresearchdoneonhowdifferentfactorsinfluencethereintroduction.
BothcheetahsarewearingaGPS-collarfromwhichIcandownloadalotofinformationincludingwherethecheetahhasbeen,whattheweatherwaslikeandhowfarthecheetahtravelled.Havingorganizedandcategorizedtheinformation,Ihavebeenabletocreatesomeveryinterestinggraphs.
EventhoughitisquitedifficultsinceI'veneverdoneanyresearchlikethis,IreallyenjoyallthechallengesandproblemsIhavehadtofaceandsolve.AndI'mgladthatIcandosomethingtohelpwildlife.
24.Whydidtheauthortakeagapyearafterhighschool?
A.Hewasaskedtodosomevoluntarywork.
B.Hedidn'tthinkhewasquitereadyyet.
C.HewantedtodosometravelinginAfrica.
D.Hedidn'treallylikereceivinghighereducation.
25.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterjoiningtheinternshipprogram?
A.Itwaswhathehadexpected.
B.Itseparatedhimfromothers.
C.Itwastoochallengingforhim.
D.Itwasreallysuitableforhim.
26.Theauthor'sworkmainlyinvolves________.
A.collectinginformationabouttwocheetahs
B.observingtwocheetahsinthewildsecretly
C.walkingaroundRietspruittoservescientists
D.collectingdataonsomedifferentbigpredators
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Myexperienceonthepredatorresearchinternship
B.MyexperienceofrescuingwildlifeinAfrica
C.Myexperienceofreceivinghighereducation
D.Myexperienceofprotectingcheetahs
C
TrashisthetalkofShanghai.Citizensandbusinessesarerequiredtosorttheirwasteintoseparatebins.Thetaskisonerous:
Shanghaiproducesmorethan9milliontonsoftrasheveryyearanditlacksevenabasicrecyclingsystem.
Asfarbackas2000,theChinesegovernmentforesawthisproblemandchoseeightcities,includingShanghai,topilot(试行)trashrecyclingprograms.Theyallfailedcompletely.Notonlydidthecitieslacktheequipmentandfacilitiestorecycle,butpeopleweregivennoeducationaboutwhyitwassoimportant.Thisignorancecontinues.A2018surveyof3,600citizensfrommajorChinesecitiesfoundthatnearlythree-quarterscouldnotidentifyhowtoproperlysorttheirtrashforrecycling.
Regardless,thegovernmentistryingagain.InShanghai,citizensarerequiredtosorttheirtrashintofourseparatecategories:
foodwaste,recyclables,dangerouswastes(suchasbatteriesandlightbulbs)and"residualwastes”(whichincludeeverythingfromfloorsweepingstoclayproduct).Citizenscanonlythrowawaywasteduringcertainhours,ensuringthatneighborswillseewhoisandwhoisn'tsortingproperly.Theymustthrowfoodwasteintopublicbinswithoutusingbags,soeveryonecanalsoseewhatthey'rethrowingaway.Finesofupto200yuan,roughly$30,awaitthosewhodon'tsort.
Atthesametime,Shanghaihasspentweeksusingeverypossiblepropaganda(宣传)tool,fromsocialmediatolocalandevennationalnewspapers,t