重庆市第一中学届高三上学期期末考试 英语含答案.docx

1、重庆市第一中学届高三上学期期末考试 英语含答案秘密启用前 【考试时间：1月20日15:0017:00】2020年重庆一中高2020级高三上期期末考试 英 语 测 试 试 题 卷 英语试题卷共8页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2. 答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一

2、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,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小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why does the woman want the sound turned down? A. She has a headache. B. She doesnt like the song. C. She doesnt want the neighbors to hear. 2. What will the woman probably do next

3、? A. Go to the mans place. B. Call the Midland Hotel. C. Visit the concert hall. 3. Where does the conversation take place? A. In the post office. B. In the house. C. In a store. 4. How far away now is the city according to the man? A. Five miles. B. Ten miles. C. Twenty miles. 5. What is the probab

4、le relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Waiter and customer. C. Brother and sister. 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和第7两个小题。6. What does the man think of the tr

5、ip to Indonesia? A. Its dangerous. B. Its exciting. C. Its expensive. 7. What should the woman do according to the man?A. Go abroad. B. Stay at home. C. Work in an insurance company. 听第7段材料, 回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the topic of the conversation?A. How to make hamburgers. B. What to have for dinner. C

6、. How to write essays. 9. What part of the essay relates to bread?A. The main idea. B. The writing style. C. The conclusion. 听第8段材料, 回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What does the man ask the woman about?A. Why she is so confident. B. Why she is stressed out. C. Why she likes exams. 11. What does the woman do ever

7、y day according to herself?A. She studies for tests. B. She keeps a diary. C. She takes exercise. 12. What are most people like according to the woman?A. They worry too much. B. They seldom prepare. C. They always keep calm. 听第9段材料, 回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Why does the woman bring up the topic of 5G?A. Sh

8、e wants to buy a new phone. B. She heard people talking about it. C. She is interested in mobile technology. 14. What does the man think of 5G?A. It will encourage travelling. B. It will enable self-driving cars. C. It will help lower the cost of phones. 15. What can a surgeon do with 5G technology?

9、A. Control diseases after operations. B. Finish operations more quickly.C. Perform operations in remote areas.16. How does the man think a village could benefit from 5G?A. It would have better transport. B. It would have better health care.C. It would have better communications.听第10段材料, 回答第17至第20四个小

10、题。17. Which would be the speakers preferred holiday?A. A cruise. B. A guided tour. C. An exploring trip. 18. What is the speakers favorite season in her country?A. Winter. B. Summer. C. Autumn. 19. What kind of place might the speaker choose to live in?A. A warmer one. B. A colder one. C. A wetter o

11、ne. 20. What do we know about the speaker?A. She likes to go somewhere dangerous. B. She is afraid to leave her comfort zone. C. She enjoys talking with different people. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ABy the end of the year, editors of New York Times

12、 have picked the 4 best books of 2019, including fiction and non-fiction. Lets see which one will take your fancy.Disappearing EarthBy Julia PhillipsIn the first chapter of this novel, two young girls vanish, sending shock wavesthrough a town on the edge of the remote and mysterious Kamchatka Penins

13、ula. What follows is a novel of overlapping short stories about the different women who have been affected by their disappearance. Each tale pushes the narrative forward another month and exposes the ways in which the women of Kamchatka have been destroyed personally, culturally and emotionally by t

14、he crime.No Visible BruisesByRachel Louise SnyderSnyders thoroughly reported book covers what the World Health Organization has called “a global health problem”. In America alone, more than half of all murdered women are killed by a current or former life partner; domestic violence cuts across lines

15、 of class, religion and race. Snyder reveals pervasive myths (restraining orders are the answer, abusers never change) and writes movingly about the lives (and deaths) of people on both sides of the equation. She doesnt give easy answers but presents a wealth of information that is its own form of h

16、ope.Midnight in ChernobylByAdam HigginbothamHigginbothams superb account of the April 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is one of those rare books about science and technology that read like a tension-filled thriller. Filled with vivid detail and sharply etched personalities, this

17、narrative of astonishing incompetence moves from mistake to mistake, miscalculation to miscalculation, as it builds to the inevitable, history-changing disaster.ExhalationBy Ted ChiangMany of the nine deeply beautiful stories in this collection explore the material consequences of time travel. Readi

18、ng them feels like sitting at dinner with a friend who explains scientific theory to you with no airs and graces. Each thoughtful, elegantly crafted story poses a philosophical question; Chiang arranges all nine into a conversation that comes full circle, after having travelled through remarkable ar

19、eas.21.Which of the following tells about the violence from a husband to a wife in a family?A. Disappearing Earth B. No Visible BruisesC. Midnight in Chernobyl D. Exhalation22. How may readers feel when reading the book Midnight in Chernobyl?A. Delighted. B. Awkward. C. Tense. D. Calm.23. What kind

20、of book is Exhalation? A. A folk tale. B. A biography. C. A love story. D. A sci-fi story.BOn a freezing December morning Matthew Warwick, then a 20-year-old college student, climbed on the edge of Waterloo Bridge in London. That morning, Matthew escaped from a mental health hospital, where hed been

21、 diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder. He headed straight to the bridge, convinced that his disease was a life sentence.Hundreds of people passed by. Only one man called Alex Owen, then 25, calmly and quietly walked to Matthews side.“Youre alright, man? Why are you sitting on a bridge?”At first

22、Matthew wanted Alex to leave him alone, but something in Alexs calm, down-to-earth manner struck a chord. Matthew felt faith, like he could talk to him.“Its cold here. Why not have some coffee in a warm cafe? Everything will be OK.” For the first time after the diagnosis Matthew felt perhaps it real

23、ly might. He climbed back.The police, having received calls from passers-by, were waiting there. They quickly put him into a police car, in case he was to panic and jump. He lost sight of Alex, the person whod brought him hope.Matthew ended up back in hospital. Eventually, he was well enough to retu

24、rn to university and finish his degree. Over the next six years, Matthew often thought about the stranger who had talked him round. Eager to thank him in person, he posted a Facebook message nicknaming the good man Mike. His #Find Mike post was shared millions of times around the world, as far as Ca

25、nada.Matthew was overexcited when Alex called him two weeks after his post. They had a reunion, finally having that coffee they had first planned all those years ago.“Many people walked past, but because of Alexs kindness and sympathy, Ive lived a good life.” Matthew said.24. Why did Matthew climb u

26、p the bridge?A. He was badly treated in the hospital. B. His disease made him lose hope.C. He wanted to draw peoples attention. D. He studied poorly in the college.25. What does the underlined phrase “struck a chord” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Touched his heart. B. Drew his attention. C. Aroused his int

27、erest. D. Blew his mind.26. Which of the following best describes Alex?A. Diligent. B. Strong-willed. C. Caring. D. Generous.27. How did Matthew find Alex?A. By visiting homes door-to-door. B. By calling their friends.C. By asking the police. D. By posting a message online. CRobert F. Kennedy once s

28、aid that a countrys GDP measures “everything except what makes life worthwhile.” With Britain voting to leave the European Union, and GDP already predicted to slow as a result, it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to.The question of GDP and its usefulness has annoyed policymaker

29、s for over half a century. Many argue that it is a mistaken concept. It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do. By most recent measures, the UKs GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures. If everything was going so well, th

30、en why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their countrys economic prospects?A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being throws some light on that question. Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is

31、one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens. Rather than just focusing on GDP, over 40 different sets of criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more all-round assessment o

32、f how countries are performing.While all of these countries face their own challenges, there are a number of common themes. Yes, there has been an economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline. Yet th