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2018年重庆一中高2020级高二上期期中考试英语测试试题卷英语试题卷共9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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0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 did the mans sister feel yesterday?A. Excited.B. Embarrassed.C. Unhappy.2. What does the woman mean?A. She will use her car tomorrow.B. She has lent her car to someone.C. She is unwilling to lend her car to the man.3. What is the actual color of the dress?A. Blue.B. Green.C. Yellow.4. What does the woman ask the boy to do first?A. Do his homework.B. Turn off the TV.C. Go to bed.5. What is Jane probably going to do?A. Buy a puter.B. Hire a secretary.C. Attend puter classes.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，从每题所给的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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the woman plaining about?A. She has to work overtime.B. She was not selected to be the manager.C. She doesnt get along well with her assistant.7. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Look for a new job.B. Talk with her boss.C. Ask for leave.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What was the news about?A. A space station.B. Life on the moon.C. The astronauts.9. Why is the man interested in such news?A. He wants to do research in space.B. He hopes to go to the moon.C. He dreams of being an astronaut.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What does the woman probably do? A. A conductor.B. An air hostess.C. A waitress.11. Whats the mans seat number? A. 15A.B. 15C.C. 5A.12. What is behind the curtain? A. A bag.B. The shelf.C. The toilet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Apply for a job. B. Have a talk with George. C. Make a plan for his future.14. What is the woman worried about? A. Georges health.B. Georges future.C. Georges personality.15. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. A couple.B. Workmates. C. Friends.16. Where should George work according to the man? A. In a bank. B. In a travel agency. C. In an insurance pany.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Hows the weather this morning? A. Sunny and windy. B. Cloudy and snowy. C. Windy and cold.18. Where is the speaker right now? A. At the top of Mount Raven. B. In the newsroom. C. On a ski slope.19. What is the lowest temperature tomorrow? A. -7.B. -12.C. -20.20. What does the speaker suggest skiers do tomorrow? A. Stay indoors.B. Dress warmly.C. Watch sports news.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。A (原创)Apple iPhone XS Max bigger is much betterC Amazing dual-lens camera and clever features to create wonderful photosC That amazing 6.5 inch OLED screen is just beautifulC Premium materials and typical Apple design excellence C The best facial recognition in the businessC An immensely powerful phone with impressive capabilities for gaming and ARD Out-of-the-box charger doesnt support quick chargingD The top of the range 512GB model is very, very expensiveD Can get slippery without a caseSpecs parison tableModelXRXSXS MaxScreen6.1” LCD 17928285.8” OLED 24361125Dolby Vision6.5” OLED 2688 1242Dolby VisionProcessorA12 with neural engineSameSameStorage GB64/128/25664/256/512SameRear CameraSingle 12MP f/1.8Dual 12MP f/1.8/f/2.4SameFront camera7MP f/2.2 with flashSameSameFace IDYesSameSameSize/Weight150.9 75.7 8.3mm194g143.6 70.9 7.7mm177g157.5 77.4 7.7mm194gBattery mAhNot statedSameSameBuildAluminum frame and glass backBlue, White, Black, Yellow, Coral, RedStainless steel frame and glass backSilver, Space Grey, GoldSame SameWater resistanceIP67 1m/30minIP68 2m/30minSameOSiOS 12SameSamePrice64GB $1229128GB $1299256GB $147964GB $1629256GB $1879512GB $219964GB $1799256GB $2049512GB $236921. Which one is NOT true about XS Max? A. Using XS Max, you can play phone games on a bigger screen. B. The dual-lens camera on XS Max can help you take amazing pictures. C. XS Max wont get damaged in 2 meters of water for 30 minutes. D. You can quickly charge XS Max by using an out-of-the-box charger.22. How much does an XS with the storage of 256GB cost ?A. $ 1479.B. $1879.C. $2049.D. $2369.23. XS and XS Max are the same in many aspects except _. A. Size and Processor B. Storage GB and PriceC. Screen and WeightD. Water resistance and ColorBMy six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time. “Grandma, you are an antique (古董),” she said. “You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique.”I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Websters Dictionary and read the definition to Jenny. I explained, “An antique is not only old, its an object existing since or belonging to earlier times. a work of art. a piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,” I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. “They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.”“Im only 67,” I reminded Jenny.We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from Rone aunt to another and finally to our family. “Its very old,” I told Jenny. “I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques. There was a picture on the wall bought at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. “Now thats an antique,” I said with pride. “Over 100 years old.” Of course it was marked up and scratched (刮坏) and not in very good condition. “Sometimes age does that,” I told Jenny. “But the marks are good marks. They show living, or being around. Thats something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can bee.” I believed this was important for my own self-worth.Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didnt buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. Theyd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. Theyd lasted through years and years. They could have been thrown away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l dont have any antiques but you,” she said. Then her face brightened. “Could I take you to school for show and tell?”“Only if I fit into your backpack,” I answered. And then Jennys antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.24. Grandma read the definition of “antique” to Jenny in order to _. A. express her disappointment at being called “antique” B. change Jennys shallow understanding of antiques C. tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques D. list all the important characteristics of antiques25. Which of the following information did grandma express to Jenny? A. The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. B. There was usually a sad story behind each antique. C. The spots on the picture showed its age and value. D. She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.26. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up. B. Jenny was too young to know grandmas humor. C. Jenny had a strong desire for grandmas love. D. Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.27. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Jennys Antique B. Grandmas Antique C. A Tour of Antiques D. A Story of AntiquesCIt was once mon to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics. In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the decline of class and classless society in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class. But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification (分层).One unchanging aspect of a British persons class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was considered as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounded educated and soft. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional accents. These accents were seen as mon and ugly. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice (偏见).In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class being unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song mon People puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may want to live like mon people, they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.28. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain _. A. it is time to end class distinctionB. most people belong to middle classC. it is easy to recognize a persons classD. people regard themselves socially different29. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _.A. regionalB. educatedC. standardD. unattractive30. British attitudes towards accent _.A. have a long traditionB. are based on regional statusC. are shared by the AmericansD. have changed in recent years31. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The middle class is expanding. B. A persons accent reflects his class.C. Class is a key part of British society.D. Each class has unique characteristics.DCan a puter think? That depends on what you mean by “think”. If solving a math problem is “thinking”, then a puter can “think” and do so much faster than a man. Of course, most mathematical problems can be solved by repeating certain process over and over again. Even the simple puters of today can do that. It is frequently said that puters solve problems only because they are“programmed” to do so. They can only do what men have them do. One must remember that human beings also can only do what they are “programmed” to do. Our genes “program” us the moment the fertilized ovum(受精卵) is formed, and our possible abilities are limited by that “program”. Our “program” is so much more enormously plex, though, that we might like to define “thinking” in terms of the creativity that goes into writing a great symphony or in developing a brilliant scientific theory. In that sense, puters certainly cant think and neither can most humans.Surely, though, if a puter can be made plex enough, it can be as creative as we. If it could be made as plex as a human brain, it could be equal to a human brain and do whatever a human brain can do. To suppose anything else is to suppose that there is more to the human brain than the matter that poses it. The brain is made up of cells in a certain arrangement. If anything else is there, no signs of it have ever been discovered. To duplicate (复制) the material plexity of the brain is therefore to duplicate everything about it.But how long will it take to build a puter plex enough to duplicate the human brain? Perhaps not as long as some think. Long before we approach a puter as plex as our brain, we will perhaps build a puter that is at least plex enough to design another puter more plex than itself. This more plex puter could design one still more plex and so on and so on. In other words, once we pass a certain critical point, the puters take over and there is a “plexity explosion”. In a very short time thereafter, puters may exist that not only duplicate the human brain but go far beyond it.32. In what sense does the writer think that humans are programmed? A. Their characteristics, powers, etc. are fixed before birth. B. He thinks a mans abilities are not limited, as a puters are. C. In the sense that humans will always be better than puters. D. puters must be operated by men, but man can operate by himself.33. What does the writer mean by saying that the average human being is unable to think? A. It is not true. All humans can think in all sense. B. Human beings fail to think as fast as a puter. C. Most people dont have great creative ability. D. Something has been wrong with his genetic program.34. What is the critical point mentioned in the last paragraph? A. The point at which a puter is an exact copy of a human brain. B. When one puter is itself clever enough to design a better one. C. When a puter can be made as creative as we are. D. When the puters destroy each other in an explosion.35. The word explosion mentioned in the last paragraph means _. A. great damageB. a terrific noise C. excitement D. big leaps forward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。 If you have ever been in a school play or even made to believe you were a doctor, a detective, or a space traveler, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have the wish to play the part of someone or something else. 36 In the ancient world, acting was often connected with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2200 B.C., trained Chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume and makeup at harvest festivals. 37 The imitation (模仿) of movements and gestures was gradually added to the dance, as well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue.While acting was ing into its own in the ancient Chinese classical theatre, it was doing the same in the western world, in Greece. From about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions (动作) were largely fixed by custom. 38 Modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual actor great opportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, ic, or musical drama. The names, faces, and styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. 39 A special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular before television. In radio drama the actors face a unique challenge. They are unseen by their audience. So they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners. 40 Only forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. Those who bee stars need not only talent, but determination. They must not be easily discouraged. Otherwise, they might give up before the opportunity for fame presents itself.A. The origins of acting are in the act of remembering.B. Drama in Greece began with festivals honoring Dionysus.C. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting.D. Historical records indicate that this desire is as old as civilization itself. E. Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches.F. Broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent.G. Consequently, they had little opportunity to display their individual personalities.第三部分 英语知识运用(共三节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) (改编)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)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。 As a young man, Alan was a skilled artist, a painter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son 41 a bad stomachache. Thinking it was only some 42 intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Alan nor his wife took the condition very 43 . But the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been 44 if he had only realized the seriousness of the 45 , he always felt the loss of his son was due 46 him. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, 47 him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Alan could 48 , and he turned to alcohol for help. 49 Alan became an alcoholic. 50 the alcoholism progressed, Alan began to lose everything he 51 his land, house, etc. Finally Alan died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Alans death, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! What a plete 52 !”As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier 53 . I knew Alans now 54 son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 55 , most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to e from somewhere.I hadnt heard Ernie talked much about his 56 . One day, I worked up my 57 to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special pers