四川省泸县第五中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

四川省泸县第五中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第卷（选择题，共100分）和第卷(非选择题，共50分)两部分。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 选择题（100分）注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。21-60小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3考试结束后，将答题卡收回。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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。1.why is the woman in a hurry?a. she is heading for school.b. she wants to fetch a book.c. she has to pick up the man.2.what does the man ask the woman to do?a. lower her voice. b. do the laundry. c. paint the wall.3.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. acquaintances. b. classmates. c. a couple.4.what are the speakers talking about?a. a farm. b. some houses. c. a corn field.5.whose birthday party will the speakers attend?a. amys. b. dereks. c. karls.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。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 do we know from the conversation?a. the woman will be free tomorrow.b. the man will help the woman tomorrow.c. the woman will have workers to do the job.7.what does the woman probably think of the man?a. considerate. b. annoying. c. stubborn.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.what kind of tv series are the speakers talking about?a. sci-fiction.b. crime.c. documentary.9.what does the woman think of the tv series?a. its confusing.b. its boring.c. its thrilling.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. coach and learner.b. driver and policeman.c. interviewer and interviewee.11.what does the man suggest the woman do?a. practice more.b. drive slower.c. submit her application.12.what can we say about the man?a. hes rude.b. hes humorous.c. hes patient.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13.who founded the british museum?a. sir hans sloane. b. king george ii. c. the uk government.14.what can we learn about the museum?a. it is round.b. it is totally free.c. it has global collections.15.where is the easter island statue exhibited?a. in room4. b. in room24. c. in room 40.16.who is neil?a. a program host. b. a tourist. c. a travel guide.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.what do we know about the travel destination, costa rica?a. its suitable for newly-married couples.b. its suitable for old people.c. its family-friendly.18.what language do costa rican people probably speak?a. english. b. spanish. c. french.19.what can travelers see in costa rica?a. sand beaches. b. dead volcanoes. c. fish farms.20.how much will it cost a family to travel in costa rica?a. 80 dollars. b. 185 dollars. c. half the cost of a trip to disneyland.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a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ain the secrets of mental math, award-winning professor arthur t. benjamin teaches you the basic knowledge of mental mathematics. this powerful ability to perform mental calculations will give you an edge in business, at school, at work, or anywhere else that you meet with math.course no. 7175 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)in museum masterpieces: the louvre, expert art critic and historian professor richard brertell takes you on an unforgettable journey through one of the worlds greatest museums. this 12-lecture series explores some of the most beautiful and renowned, examples from the museums remarkable collection of masterworks.course no. 158 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)in my favorite universe, world-famous physicist and director of the hayden pknetarium neil dcgrassc tyson takes you on a spirited and intellectually interesting journey through the universe and all its history, from before the big bang to the most likely ways in which the entire universe might end.course no. 6299 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)in the history of the bible: the making of the new testament canon, new york times best-selling author and professor bart d. ehrman reveals the secret history behind the making of the new testament, including how and when each book was written and why it was chosen to be included.special introductory offer!order any one of thesebest-selling courses for only:$199.95 $9.95 on dvd$134.95 $6.95 on cd+$5 shipping and handlingorder today! sale ends friday!21.who can tell you something about the space?a. bart d. ehrman.b. neil dcgrassc tyson.c. arthur t. benjamin.d. richard brertell.22.how much is course no.158 on dvd delivered to your house?a. $6.95. b. $9.95. c. $11.95 . d. $14.95.23.what is the passage mainly about?a. college courses studied in home.b. college courses learned on line.c. some world-famous lectures.d. four interesting books in discount.b when the cathedral of notre dame de paris (巴黎圣母院) was on fire, it seemed as if the nation had lost a piece of its soul. a similar tragedy took place in 19th century russia. and the rebuilding effort of the russians might offer some inspiration for the french.standing in the heart of the russian capital, with 60,000 square meters of floor space and 1,500 rooms, the winter palace was among the worlds grandest building. on dec. 17, 1837, a fire broke out at the winter palace. by the morning of dec.19, only the structures framework remained.for the czar (沙皇) , the fire presented a political challenge. fearing that russias enemies would cast the fire as a blow to the czarist orders, the czars supporters quickly worked together to shape the description of the fire in russia and abroad. they wanted the country to appear united. and they certainly didnt want despair to become the story.the first full account of the fire was written in french by the poet petr viazemskii. a russian translation appeared two months later. that text and others painted a highly idealized picture of the response to the tragedy. the accounts noted that the czar forcefully directed the fires containment. soldiers were selfless to save the palace. the russian people felt the loss just as deeply as the czar.to erase the shame of the fire, the czar set a nearly impossible goal: rebuild the palace within 15 months, and he ordered that rebuilt palace look exactly as it had before.thousands of workers labored on the construction site. they made rapid progress. on match 25, 1839, the czar celebrated the rebirth of the winter palace.outwardly identical to the old version, the new palace featured more iron and brick in its structures-and less wood. it was far less fire-prone than the original.notre dame hasnt experienced the same level of destruction as the winter palace, if the russian phoenix of 1839 is any indication, there is hope that a renewed notre dame will once again grace the banks of the seine.24.what do we know about the fire in the winter palace?a. it burnt down 60,000 roomsb. it lasted more than 24 hoursc. it was set by russias enemiesd. it completely destroyed the palace25.why did the czar decide to rebuild the palace in a short time?a. to secure his powerb. to challenge his enemiesc. to unite french peopled. to celebrate his birthday26.what did viazemskii and others stress in their accounts?a. the scene of the fireb. the selflessness of the czarc. the russians joint effort to fight the fired. the ideal result achieved by the russians.27.whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?a. to describe a fire at the winter palaceb. to praise the renewal of the winter palacec. we express sympathy for the notre damed. to inspire confidence in rebuilding the notre dame.c while the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in auckland, new zealand. they became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher. before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, will is just anavatarthat appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, whenordered to come.theautonomousanimation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it toshowhuman-like behavior. the digital teacher is assignedto teach vectors “besustainablewith energy” a free program for auckland elementary schools.just like the humans it replaced, will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbalcues. for instance, if a student smiles at will, he responds by smiling back. this two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.nikhil ravishankar believes that will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the nextgeneration. he says, “i have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.”the program, in place since august 2018, has been a great success thus far. ravishankar says, “ what wasfascinatingto me was the reaction of the children to will. the way they look at the world is so creative and different, and will really captured their attention.” however, regardless of how popular it becomes, will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.28.what was special for some elementary school students in auckland?a. a digital teacher taught them.b. they first saw something digital.c. this was the start of a new school year.d. they could get close to smartphone screen.29.what is the benefit of this two-way interaction?a. it can smile back.b. it can use microphone.c. it can talk any topic for free.d. it can change if necessary.30.whats ravishankars attitude to wills replacing human educators soon?a. optimistic. b. doubtful. c. unclear. d. disapproving.31.what might be the best title for the passage?a. new high-tech contributes to educationb. the worlds first digital teacher appears in classroom.c. the worlds first digital teacher, a help to studentsd. new zealand will replace teachers in classroomsd if maths is the language of the universe, bees may have just uttered their first words. new research suggests these busybodies of the insect world are capable of addition and subtraction (减法)using colors in the place of plus and minus symbols.in the animal kingdom, the ability to countor at least distinguish between differing quantitiesisnt unusual: it has been seen in frogs, spiders, and even fish. but solving equations (方程式) using symbols is rare, so far only achieved by famously brainy animals such as chimpanzees and african grey parrots.building on previous research that says the social insects can count to four and understand the concept of zero, researchers wanted to test the limits of what their tiny brains can do.scientists trained 14 bees to link the colors blue and yellow to addition and subtraction, respectively. they placed the bees at the entrance of a y-shaped maze (迷宫), where they were shown several shapes in either yellow or blue. if the shapes were blue, bees got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one more blue shape (the other end had one less blue shape); if the shapes were yellow, they got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one less yellow shape.the testing worked the same way: bees that “subtracted” one shape when they saw yellow, or “added” one shape when they saw blue were considered to have aced the test. the bees got the right answer 63% to 72% of the time, depending on the type of equation and the direction of the right answermuch better than random guesses would allowthe researchers report today in science advances.though the results came from just 14 bees, researchers say the advance is exciting. if a brain about 20,000 times smaller than ours can perform maths using symbols, it could pave the way to novel approaches in artificial intelligence (ai) and machine learning. just dont ask the bees to do your homework anytime soon.32.why do the scientists conduct the research?a. to teach them maths.b. to test the power of tiny brains.c. to explain the meaning of colors.d. to get access to machine learning.33.what does the underlined word “aced” in paragraph 5 probably mean?a. given up.b. entered for.c. got through.d. checked over.34.what might the research make contributions to?a. language acquisition.b. arithmetic learning.c. protection of animals.d. development of ai.35.what can be the best title for the text?a. bees “like” countingb. bees “tell” colors apartc. bees “perform” maths using shapesd. bees “get” addition and subtraction 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。 imagine an area 34 times the size of manhattan. now imagine it covered ankle-deep in plastic waste- a total of about 19 billion pounds of garbage. 36.“were being overwhelmed(淹没)by our waste，”said jenna jambeck, an environmental engineer who led the 2015 study that determined this astonishing number. 37., unless something is done to stop the tide of garbage.plastic-a widely-used material-has in many ways been a benefit to humans but it has also caused a growing problem. today, plastics are the no.1 type of garbage found in the sea. ocean conservancy, a nonprofit that organizes an annual coastal cleanup event worldwide, said plastic waste makes up around 85 percent of the garbage collected from beaches and oceans.ocean conservancy says plastics are believed to threaten(威胁)at least 600 different wildlife species(物种). 38. ; a growing body of evidence suggests humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. a research suggests some plastics could be poisonous to humans, and could potentially increase the risk of health problems.39. at the economist world ocean summit this week, ten nations announced to reduce plastic sea liter as part of un environments cleanseas campaign. 40.corporations also have a role, as do individuals. we can start by thinking twice before using single-use plastic products-and when we do use them, we should take care to properly throw them off or recycle.a. the following is what we should dob. and its not just wildlife thats threatenedc. and this figure is likely to double by 2025d. but its not just countries that need to do their parte. by 2050,that figure is expected to rise to 1000 piecesf. thats how much plastic waste ends up in our oceans every yearg. all of us have an important role to play in dealing with the problems 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，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） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（a、b、c和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。 the measure of a mans real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.-thomas macaulay。some thirty years ago, i was studying in a public school in new york. one day, mrs. nanette oneillgave an arithmetic_41_to our class. when the papers were_42_,she discovered that twelve boys had made the _43_ mistakes throughout the test.there is really nothing new about_44_in the exams. perhaps that was _45_ mrs. oneill didnt evensay a word about it. she only asked the twelve boys to_46_after class. i was one of the twelve.mrs. oneill asked no questions, and she didnt_47_us either.she wrote on the blackboard the_48_words by thomas macaulay. she then ordered us to_49_these words into our exercisebooksone hundred times.i dont_50_about the other eleven boys. speaking for myself i can say: it was the most importantsingle_51_of my life. thirty years after being introduced to macaulays words, they_52_seem to methe best yardstick(准绳), because they give me a_53_to measure myself rather than others. _54_of usare asked to make great decisions about_55_ going to war or armies going to battle. but all of us arecalled upon daily to make a great many_56_ decisions. should the wallet, found in the street, be putinto a pocket or turned over to the _57_? should the_58_change received at the store be forgottenor_59_? nobody will know except_60_. but you have to live with yourself, and it is always better tolive with someone you respect.41.a. testb. paperc. lessond. problem42.a. examinedb. finishedc. markedd. answered43.a. sameb. usualc. sillyd. serious44.a. lyingb. talkingc. guessingd. cheating45.a. howb. whyc. whatd. when46.a. comeb. leavec. remaind. apologize47.a. excuseb. rejectc. spared. scold48.a. aboveb. commonc. speciald. following49.a. getb. putc. copyd. repeat50.a. worryb. hearc. talkd. know51.a. chanceb. lessonc. incidentd. memory52.a. evenb. stillc. alwaysd. almost53.a. wayb. choicec. reasond. sentence54.a. allb. fewc. somed. none55.a. nationsb. familiesc. individualsd. organizations56.a. finalb. temporaryc. importantd. personal57.a. finderb. strangerc. passer-byd. policeman58.a. someb. extrac. smalld. necessary59.a. paidb. sharedc. returnedd. remembered60.a. meb. usc. youd. them第 卷非选择题（50分）第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）the information i 61.(collect) over the last few years leads me to believe that speed reading may be less 62.(use) than most people think. the claim that you can read and comprehend over 30,000 words per minute is overstated. one researcher proved this in a study where irrelevant and illogical sentences were added to a text. the “speed readers” 63. were tested didnt notice the irrelevant lines the non-speed readers spotted them immediately.ive interviewed people who have attended the introductory sessions 64. (offer) by some speed re