重庆铜梁县第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、重庆铜梁县第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题重庆市铜梁一中2020级高三上期半期考试英语试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共12页。第卷为选择题, 共100分；第卷为非选择题，共50分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 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. How many cups of sugar does the man want to use?A. Three. B. Two.

2、C. One.2. What does the girl want to do when she gets older?A. Perform operations on people.B. Be a family doctor.C. Operate on animals.3. Where are the speakers?A. In the dining hall. B. On the road. C. In the classroom.4. What does the man think of the womans outfit?A. It looks professional.B. It

3、looks a little dirty.C. It looks too warm for the season.5. What does the woman ask the man?A. If he bought food.B. If the drinks are enough.C. If he can meet her at 2:30 instead.第二节 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

4、。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman think of the weather in Mexico City?A. Its rather hot. B. Its very cool. C. Its very windy.7. Where is the man now?A. In Mexico City. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the woman think of Chris Martin?A. He sings well.B. He wears stra

5、nge clothes.C. His performance was unusual.9. Where did the woman watch the Super Bowl?A. At her friends house.B. At her own house.C. At the mans house.10. According to the woman, who knows how to work a crowd?A. Bruno Mars. B. Beyonce. C. Lady Gaga.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Who does the woman work for?A

6、. A construction company.B. The police department.C. The traffic control department.12. According to the woman, how long will the man have to wait?A. All day. B. A few minutes. C. A couple of hours13. Why does the man agree to wait in the end?A. He realizes he is wrong.B. He knows it wont be long.C.

7、 He doesnt want to get into trouble.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does the man have a masters degree in?A. Studio art. B. Design. C. Advertising.15. What might the man do if he gets the job?A. Decorate show rooms.B. Fly to other countries.C. Set up window displays.16. What is discussed in the meeting?A.

8、 Previous work experience.B. Family background.C. Salary requirements.17. When will the woman call the man?A. By Wednesday.B. No later than tomorrow.C. Towards the end of the week.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the man?A. An expert on geography. B. A travel agent. C. A broadcaster.19. How many tours a

9、re offered to Greenland every year?A. 2. B. 4. C. 8.20. What is the most attractive experience for tourists?A. Mountain climbing. B. Whale watching. C. Ice skiing.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，从每题所给的网个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最 佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThis is BBC special English program. Today we a

10、re going to introduce a money saved product to you.A British company has made a new product to help us save money. The product is a wristband that gives us an electric shock if we spend too much money. The wristband is called Pavlok. It is linked to our bank account. It knows how much money we have

11、in the bank. If we go shopping and there is not enough money in our bank account, the wristband makes an electric shock to our wrist. This warns us not to overspend. The company is called Intelligent Environment. It wants to work with banks to help customers with their money. So far, no banks in Bri

12、tain have said they would ask their customers to wear Pavlok. They could start doing this in the future.The Pavlok wristband is part of the Internet of Things. This is the idea that everything in our life will be connected to the Internet. The CEO of Intelligent Environment, David Webber, said peopl

13、e liked the idea of the Pavlok. Shoppers would rather get a small electric shock in the store from the wristband than get a big shock later when they see their bank account. Mr. Webber said the Pavlok would greatly benefit the people who cannot stop spending because they have no power or their power

14、 is weak. He added that many young people have the “ostrich effect”. This is when people put their heads in the sand and buy things rather than look at how much money they have in their bank.21. The company made the product to help itself _.A. benefit customers B. make moneyC. save money D. offer he

15、lp22. Mr. Webber thinks the wristband is _.A. cheap B. helpless C. great D. a big surprise23. You can read this passage in a _.A. travel guide B. health magazineC. medical journal D. science magazineBGallery PoliciesFor Visitors to National Gallery of Art , WashingtonVisitors must present all carrie

16、d items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms,free of charge, close to each entrance. All oversized bags, backpacks, and luggage must be left at thecheckrooms near the 4

17、th Street entrance of either the East or West Building. These items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted. Items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries.We regret that we do not have enough space for

18、visitor items larger than 17 x 26 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms.Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery.For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitors back. Soft frontbaby carriers are allowe

19、d, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom.Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened bottled water may be carried only in visitors bag. Cell

20、 phones may not be used in the galleries.Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery.Skateboarding is prohibited.Picture-taking (including video) for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. Tripods (三脚架) are not allowed.Ple

21、ase do not touch the works of art.24. When people come to visit the Gallery, they should _.A. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entranceB. leave all their carried items at the checkroomsC. have all their carried-items inspected at the entranceD. take all their carried items with them witho

22、ut inspection25. What does the Gallery feel sorry for?A. Visitor items over 17 x 26 inches must go through additional checks.B. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.C. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.D. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due

23、to limited space.26. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _.A. can carry their children in soft front child carriersB. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the backC. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their childrenD. can carry their children on their shoulder

24、s27. Visiting photographers should make sure that _.A. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsB. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the GalleryC. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the GalleryD. pictures and videos can be taken in some place

25、s for personal useCPeople become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus (章鱼) a great delicacy (佳肴). You would not be able to understand why some people find itrepulsive. On the ot

26、her hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.No creature has received more praise and abuse than

27、 the common garden snail (蜗牛). Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are not liked. As his flat is in a larg

28、e town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a walk on some of m

29、y prized plants. Acting on a sudden impulse (冲动), I collected several dozens, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple o

30、f hours. 1 had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly (不情愿地) followed Robert out of the room. To our surprise, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escape

31、d from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.28.The underlined word “repulsive” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _.A. acceptable B. disgusting C. delicious D. pleasant29.We can infer from Paragraph 3 that when collecting t

32、he snails, the author _.A. wasexcitedaboutbeingabletogivehisfriendasurpriseB. wasgladthathecouldsharethemwithhisfriendC. was depressed because it was hard to catch them allD. wasangrybecausetheymightdamagehisbelovedplants30.The author finds that snails _.A.are the most controversial (有争议的) food B. aredislikedin