江苏省南京市溧水区第二高级中学、第三高级中学等三校联考2020届高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

江苏省南京市溧水区第二高级中学、第三高级中学等三校联考2020届高三英语上学期期中试题本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第 i 卷（选择题, 共85分）第一部分 听力（共两节，每题1分，满分20分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. what might prevent the woman buying the table?a. its quality. b. its design. c. its price.2. who planted the trees?a. henry . b. the woman. c. someone else.3. what happened to the woman?a. she got promoted last week. b. she got fired today. c. she was fooled by the man.4. what did the man do? a. he gave the woman the wrong information. b. he added salt to his coffee. c. he put the sugar in the black container. 5. how long is a day on mars?a. less than 24 hours. b. 24 hours and 37 minutes. c. 37 hours.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各个小题将给出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至8题。6. what do we know about the womans document? a. its about 30000 words long. b. its a textbook. c. its written in english .7. which language is the most difficult according to the man?a. arabic. b. spanish. c. english.8. what does the woman decide to do?a. translate the document herself. b. look for another translator. c. hire the man to do the translation.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9. why does the woman call the man? a. to ask about something for sale. b. to place an ad in the newspaper . c. to find out about a tv program.10. when will the speakers meet this afternoon?a. at 2:00. b. at 3:00. c. at 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. why was the man disappointed?a. the other team made too many mistakes. b. china did not play well. c. china lost the match.12. what did the woman enjoy most about the match?a. the skill of the players. b. the passion of the sport. c. the close score of the game.13. what did the man say about chinas womens team in the next olympics? a. china will surely win a gold medal. b. china will definitely lose to good teams . c. china should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where does the conversation take place?a. in the womans. b. in the hospital. c. in an office.15. what was the purpose of the meeting? a. to find out why the womans recent work was poor. b. to ask about the womans family. c. to fire the woman.16. what happened to the womans mother? a. she died of stomach cancer. b. she had a car accident. c. she was seriously sick.17. what was mr. traverss attitude to the woman in the end? a. he was kind. b. he was angry . c. he was critical.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where was brandon last seen？a. in the toys section. b. in the frozen foods section. c. in the sporting goods section.19. what is brandon wearing? a. a white shirt and a red baseball cap. b. blue jeans and a black baseball cap. c. a dark shirt and blue jeans.20. what should guests do if they see the boy? a. help him to reach the security desk. b. take him to the pizza hut. c. call the security department.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21. my son turned to bookstores and libraries seeking information about the book recommended by his professor, but _ none.a. found b. had found c. would find d. has been finding22.recycling _ putting old objects, such as glass or plastic bottles, newspapers and aluminum cans, through a special process so that they can be used again.a. submits to b. adapts to c. refers to d. responds to23. the old man looked up towards the moon and seemed, judging from his facial expression,_ of his family. a. to think b. thinking c. to have thought d. to be thinking24. my pain _ obvious the moment i walked into the room for the first man i met asked: “are you feeling all right?”a. might have been b. should have been c. must have been d. could have been25. we should protect our environment from being polluted _ our next generation willenjoy a blue sky and live a healthy life.a. as if b. so that c. even if d. in case26. i have had enough of my partner mary. its _ of her to complain any time about anything. a. formal b. reliable c. frequent d. typical27. if you assume a negative attitude and complain all the time, _ works with you isgoing to feel the same way.a. whatever b. whoever c. whichever d. whomever28. not only does english have many grammatical rules, but there are also hundreds ofexceptions to those rules, _ one can master only through years of dedication and energy.a. whereb. thatc. which d. what29. though last year witnessed a slight decrease in car sales, the selling figures were _experts expectations.a. in tune with b. in connection with c. in conflict with d. in comparison with30. in order to avoid making arbitrary judgments, i need to _ a few thingsbefore i can decide.a. catch up on b. cut back on c. check up ond. get by on31. i cant believe it. tom failed the test again! he would not be so upset now _ your advice. a. would he followb. should he follow c. did he followd. had he followed32. all is well, a popular tv drama, shows a deep _ on some family issues, such aspreference for sons, influence of original family, and so on.a. argument b. theme c. reflection d. impression33. nowadays, job seekers focus more on _ they can realize their potential in their new jobs instead of putting salary in the first place.a. why b. whether c. that d. what34. it is an international _ to hold a parade to mark the victory day. france, russia and the us are good examples of countries that do so.a. convention b. conversation c. cooperation d. connection35. - i forgot to register for the courses. im one day late and most of the classes are full. what shall i do?- _ you cant do anything about that.a. take your time. b. no way!c. so what?d. poor you!第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，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。one of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. her dad had planted it for her 36 it was nothing more than a little branch and several years later it started to 37 towards the sky at an amazing speed. soon it 38 her with cooling shade in the summer and glorious, golden leaves in the fall.when the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow 39 the trees branches that were still full of leaves. the weight split that lovely tree down the 40 . it was so sad seeing half of it 41 on the ground after the storm. when i talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been too much and that the 42 tree would have to be cut down. 43 she had saved a few seedlings from it that she hoped to 44 in the future.still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see 45 but a stump （树桩）in her front yard. i missed that tree. i missed its branches, its leaves 46 _ in the afternoon sun. i missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. i thought that the stump would be a sad 47 of its loss for a long time to come. my wonderful neighbor, 48 , had another plan. when i drove by her home today i saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its 49 . it was such an affirmation （肯定）of 50 . it was such a joy to see. i could feel my heart 51 .life by its very nature is a 52 bag. it hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss, 53_and pain. what we do with it, however, is up to us. we can let it 54 us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our 55 stronger and our hearts more loving. we can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others. 36. a. unless b. until c. when d. because37. a. circulateb. shoot c. windd. stand38. a. shelteredb. blessedc. surprisedd. covered39. a. take apartb. get throughc. broke down d. fell on40. a. top b. middle c. bottomd. root41. a. lyingb. tremblingc. spreadingd. dancing42. a. bare b. hopelessc. entire d. abnormal43. a. eventually b. consequentlyc. thankfullyd. accidentally44. a. removeb. replacec. renewd. replant45. a. everythingb. somethingc. anythingd. nothing46. a. shaking b. shining c. falling d. floating47. a. expectationb. reminderc. story d. view48. a. thoughb. still c. otherwised. therefore49. a. babyb. datec. dinner d. rest50. a. effortb. timec. natured. life51. a. hurt b. beat c. smile d. sink52. a. mixedb. stable c. changeabled. separated53. a. pleasure b. wonderc. sorrow d. wealth54. a. attachb. benefit c. pull d. split55. a. families b. bodiesc. soulsd. connections第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。acrime fighters could have a new tool at hand. researchers have developed a cutting-edge technique to identify human hair. their test is quicker than dna analysis techniques currently used by law enforcement.dna testing is commonly used for identification because dna is unique to each individual. however, environmental and chemical processes can degrade dna, limiting its usefulness over time. protein in hair, on the other hand, is more stable than dna but can also have variations (变体) that may be unique to the individual.揙ur analysis process can be used universally,? says ms. huang. 揙ne of our samples even included dyed hair and the test was 100 per cent accurate. the test was able to distinguish east asians, caucasians and south asians.”dr. beauchemin says she has got in touch with law enforcement agencies about using the new technology. she is also planning to collect more hair samples and continue her research with a goal of finding where exactly in the world the hair sample is from, to look for more races and determine specific age.揥e are in a very similar place with protein-based identification to where dna testing was during the early days of its development.? said chemist brad hart. 揟his method will be a game-changer, and while weve made a lot of progress toward improving it, there are steps to go before this new technique is able to reach its full potential.”56. whats the advantage of the protein-based identification over dna testing?a. security . b. popularity. c. stability. d. convenience.57. what can be inferred from the last paragraph of the text?a. dna testing develops as rapidly as protein-based identification.b. dna testing will soon reach its full potential .c. protein-based identification has replaced dna testing.d. protein-based identification remains to be improved. bone evening last summer, when i asked my 14 year old son, ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked mewhats a colander(漏勺)? he askedi could only blame myselfin the family, nobody elses hands went in the sauce except my ownbut that night, as i explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, i wondered what else i hadnt prepared ray foras parents, while we focus on our sons confidence and character, we perhaps dont always consider that we are also raising someones future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathersi wanted to know that id raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, whats for dinner? so i came up with a plan: i would offer ray a private home economics coursei was delighted to find that he didnt say nofor two hours, three days a week, ray was all mineone day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roastingthen he rolled out the pie crust and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oveni knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his motherhe tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though i insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive but it couldnt be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeepingi appreciate what you do as a mom, he told me one dayray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes theres nothing masculine (男子气概的) about being helplessnow, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his familythats what i call a manim glad that i prepared so great a present for my future daughter in-law58. in the authors opinion, some parents pay little attention to _apreparing children for their future lifebtelling kids what is right and wrongcbuilding up childrens confidencedmaking children live a hard life59. we can infer from the text that ray _apreferred sewing to cookingbalways thought housework interestingcmade great progress in cookingdwas unwilling to learn cooking at first60. what would the author like to convey in the text?auseful education for boys.bthe importance of housework.cboys should be involved in houseworkd. cooking and sewing make boys masculinec human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in britain, a group of leading archeologists (考古学家) says. in a letter addressed to the justice secretary, ken clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. it centers on the law introduced by the ministry of justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in england and wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. the decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance. “your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or a further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write. the law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 bc. a temporary extension has been approved to give archaeologists more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground. the arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as hapsburg in norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools that were made by early humans 950,000 years ago. if human remains were found at hapsburg, they would be the oldest in northern europe and the first indication of what this species was. under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed. before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the burial act 1857 applied to more recent remains. the ministry of justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it. mike parker pearson, an archaeologist at sheffield university, said: “archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.” the ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.61. according to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _.a.it was introduced by the government without their knowledge b. it is only a temporary measure on the human remainsc.it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research d. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains62. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.b. human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.c. human remains of the oldest species were dug out at hapsburg.d. scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.63. what can be inferred about the british law governing human remains?a. the ministry of justice has not done enough about the law.b. the burial act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.c. the ministry of justice did not intend it to protect human remains .d. the law on human remains hasnt changed in recent decades.64. which of the following might be the best title of the passage?a. new discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.b. law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archeologists warn.c. law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.d. research time should be extended, scientists require.done day one of my self-proclaimed（自称的）month of gratitude, my five-year-old son woke up “bored” at 5:15 a.m., i spied a speeding ticket in my wifes purse, and our water heater spluttered to its death as i was getting into the shower. ordinarily, i would have started complaining and the day would have been off to an ugly start. but