四川省泸县第四中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

四川省泸县第四中学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.how will the speakers probably deal with the tv first?a. they will replace it with a new one.b. they will have it mended.c. they will sell it.2.where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a library.b. in a restaurant.c. in a drugstore.3.why did the woman catch a cold according to the man?a. she wore too little clothing.b. she had a cold bath.c. she slept in a cold room.4.what does the woman mean?a. mason looked nice with a beard b. mason couldnt recognize himself c. mason changed a lot5.what will the woman carry?a. bottles.b. bags.c. boxes.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.where does the conversation probably take place?a. on a planeb. in a supermarketc. in a park7.what did the speaker: forget to bring?a. the frying panb. the plastic boxesc. the cups听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.why does the woman recommend the holiday inn?a. her brother is a staff member there b. the party rooms are great there c. she has made a reservation there9.what did the woman like about her school reunion?a. having small talks.b. meeting old friends.c. playing fun games.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10.why does the man make the phone call?a. to make an appointment.b. to ask for advice.c. to change an appointment.11.what is dr benjamin doing now?a. having a lunch.b. having a meeting.c. seeing a patient.12.when will the man meet dr benjamin?a. at 4:30 p.m.b. at 3:00 p.m.c. at 10:00 p.m.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13.how does the woman know about eye problems?a. from an article.b. from a friend.c. from a tv program.14.how often do people blink while staring at the computer screen?a. 7 times per minute.b. 22 times per minute.c. 27 times per minute.15.what does the woman think the man should do?a. avoid using computers.b. take a break and rest.c. close eyes often.16.what are the speakers going to do next?a. keep on reading.b. have some tea.c. go to a drug store.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.how long will the forbidden city be lit up for this years lantern festival?a. for 2 nightsb. for 19 hours.c. for 20 minutes18.how much should a night tour participant pay for the ticket booked online?a. 40 yuan.b. not mentionedc. free of charge.19.according to the recording, which of the following is true?a. it is the 94th time for the museum to celebrate the lantern festival.b. shan jixiang is one of the gatekeepers of the palace museum.c. special lighting technology was used to avoid the possibility of fires20.what can probably become another new occasion for the night tour?a. christmas eve.b. dragon boat festival.c. valentines day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。awhos who in the zoo?is it amazing that the whos who in the zoo makes it fun for young children to save? with the help of standard banks kidz app and the big five animal friends, teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more fun. let the whos who in the zoo show your little ones what it means to earn and save money as well as share in the enjoyment of spending their wellearned cash.elephantas your children use the mobile app to complete various actionsachieving savings goals, completing missions and achieving wisheshere various medals will be rewarded.earned medals are displayed in the elephant habitat as well as locked medals still to be achieved.leopardreward your kids with pocket money for completing missions: household chores, achievements, etc.you can create a mission for your child, or your child can request a new mission. once created, it must be accepted. the mission needs to be completed by your child and approved by you before you can pay him or her.lionhelp your children create and fulfil wishes. wish cards and their savings progress can be tracked from your banking app.once their savings goal is reached, lion will inform you of their achievement.buffalokidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings.rhinorhino shows your childs latest account balance and transactions.download the standard banks kidz app from apple app store on the phone. use the comment section to interact with other standard bank customers and bank consultants.21.what is the whos who in the zoo designed for?a. players of board games.b. travelers in the zoo.c. parents for online banking.d. kids for selfservice banking.22.rewards will be paid if _.a. you keep the account balancedb. your kids get enough locked medalsc. the kids fulfil your created missionsd. you approve the request via kidz app23.which of the following animals is related to spending?a. rhino.b. buffalo.c. lion.d. leopard.b in early february 2019, 51-year-old rainer schimpf and his team set out to film south africas sardine run off the coast of point elizabeth sardine run, the annual migration(迁徙)of billions of sardines (a small sea fish), is a big draw for large predators, especially the dolphin and whale. predators are animals that kill and eat other animals. in an attempt to obtain the best images of the incredible natural phenomenon, rainer dived into the middle of a spinning ball of fish. suddenly the sea moved around violently, and the experienced diver and his photographer heinz toperczer, who was filming from the boat, instantly realized something strange was going on suddenly dolphins shot out of the water, a white spray came out and then a whale appeared and grasped rainerwhile toperczer was filming the terrifying turn of events with his video camera, rainer, who was trapped had first and engulfed(吞噬)in darkness inside the whales mouth, was trying to survive. nothing can actually prepare you for the event when you end up inside the pure instinct(本能), the diver told barcroft tv. “knowing in the whales mouth, i tried to control my fear. but i was convinced that it was going to dive down and release me much deeper in the ocean.”the whale quickly realized he was no sardine! as the whale turned sideways, he opened his mouth slightly to release me, and i was washed out, together with what felt like tons of water, of his mouth, recalled rainer. though the entire incident lasted just 1. 8 seconds, it felt like a year to rainer.still holding his underwater camera in his hand. the diver swam to his boat, where he was quickly rescued by the members of the team. the terrible adventure did not disturb rainer for too long. after checking to ensure he had no injuries, the diver returned to the water to seek out more24.which of the following is the best title of the passage?a. a divers narrow escape from a whales mouthb. the annual migration of billions of sea sardinesc. a frightening and fantastic experience under sead. an adventurous trip off coast of point elizabeth25.what animals does sardine run appeal to most?a. seagullb. sealsc. dolphinsd. tortoises.26.what did rainer probably do first once in the whales mouth?a. he dived aimlesslyb. he cried desperately.c. he panicked immediately.d. he struggled violently.27.according to the passage, we can say that rainer was very_.a. intelligentb. generousc. flexibled. fortunatec a six-wheeled robot travels underground in hefei to discover warning signs of faults inside the pipeline network, it looks like a toy car at first, but its much more complicated than that, said xu mao, the robot s operator.the pipeline robot, developed by wuhan easy-sight technology, is made up of four parts crawler, camera, cable reel, and controller. a full charge can enable the robot to work for four to five hours, covering a distance between 800 and 1 ,000 meters in the underground p ipeline.the robot made its appearance last month in shushan district. it will carry out inspections of the underground pipeline network stretching 150 kilometers. whether the pipe is leaking, damaged or blocked, we can clearly see its situation through high-definition(高清晰度的)cameras fixed into the robot, said qi chuanshuai from the provincial construction engineering and testing institute.the real-time data including video images of the pipe will be up loaded and displayed on a computer. if we find any problems, we stop the robot and record the flaws, xu said. we report the faults to local government, who will arrange the repair as soon as possible. with the rapid develop merit of cities, it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage underground pipelines. among all the difficulties, discovering faults in the sewage (污水)and rainwater pipelines comes first. many other cities such as wuhan, nanjing, shenzhen, and shanghai are using the robots to inspect their pipelines, the robot s developer said.equipped with environmental detection sensors, the robots can monitor temperature and damp, poisonous gases, oxygen levels and smoke density, while providing color diagram in real time. compared with human workers, robots are able to enter smaller pipes and are immune (有免疫力的)to poisonous gases in sewage pipes, said ge shengli from shushan district s city management company. no digging is required and there is no need to interrupt traffic, ge added.28.what does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the pipeline robot?a. its developer. b. its components. c. its characteristics. d. its outward appearance.29.what is the toughest in managing underground pipelines in cities?a. locating the position where the pipelines are.b. handling the poisonous gases in sewage pipes,c. arranging the repair and maintenance of pipelines.d. discovering flaws in the sewage and rainwater pipelines.30.what does the author intend to do in paragraph 5?a. add some background information.b. introduce a new topic for discussion.c. summarize the previous paragraphs.d. present some new functions of robots.31.what is ge shenglis attitude towards the pipeline robots?a. doubtful.b. appreciative.c. critical.d. indifferent.d “does my smile look big in this?” future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look-and hence feel-happier encouraging you to like what you see.thats the idea behind the emotion evoking system developed by shigeo yoshida and colleagues at the university of tokyo in japan. the system can manipulate, or in other words, control your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning face.the principle that physiological changes can drive emotional ones that laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around- is a well-established idea.the researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel. the system works by presenting the user with a web-camera image of his or her face as if they were looking in a mirror. the image is then subtly altered with-software, turning the corners of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown.without telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited(招募)21 volunteers and asked them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. when the task was completed, the participants rated how they felt. when the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happier. on the other hand, when the image was given a sad expression, they reported feeling less happy.yoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers emotional state would influence their preferences. each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. the volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were more likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely.“the system could be used to manipulate consumers impressions of products,” say the researchers. for example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered reflections. they also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.“its certainly an interesting area,” says chris creed at the university of birmingham, uk. but he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than in the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging,” he says.of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative technology. “you could argue that if it makes people happy, what harm is it doing?” says creed. “but i can imagine that many people may feel manipulated uncomfortable and cheated if they found out.”32.whats the main purpose of the emotion evoking system?a. to see whether one s facial expressions can be altered.b. to replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms.c. to see whether laughter comes before happiness.d. to see whether ones feeling can be unconsciously affected.33.what can we learn about the web-camera image in the study?a. it recorded the volunteers performance in the task.b. it attempted to make the volunteers feel happier.c. it gave the volunteers a false image.d. it beautified the volunteers appearance in the mirror.34.what does creed mention as a limitation of the technologya. it only deals with a limited number of facial expressions.b. it only works in clothing stores.c. it only makes subtle changes to peoples expressions.d. it only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyes.35.what does creeds comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?a. people should make their decisions independently.b. technology is unable to manipulate people.c. nothing is more important than happiness.d. people should neglect the harm of the technology. 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。 it doesnt take much to break a student budget-accommodation costs can do it before term even starts. due to unrealistic costs and lack of money-management skills, many students face and experience some degree of financial stress or hardship. the following steps can help you get back on track. 36. first, list everything you need to pay for over the next few months, from rent and bills to bus fares, laundry costs and your tv licence. the more detailed, the better. next, reorder the list by importance. essential items should be at the top.predict the problems. the trouble with running out of cash is that it has consequences, and its better to know what they are. it could mean no ready-made lunches for a while, or cutting back on transport costs. this is an opportunity to find free alternatives, spot ways to save cash, or mentally prepare to go without. some course or home expenses are harder to hide. 37.talk to the right people. 38. get in touch as soon as possible. ask your unis student money advisor about budgeting, hardship funds or specialist support. the welfare office or your gp can advise if money worries affect your diet, sleep or mental health. keep your course tutor informed, too. talking can help relieve stress. 39. if you don t have a plan for spending it, extra cash wont be the magic bullet you expect. doing the steps above first will help you see the bigger picture, and can lead you to appropriate funding. if you have a job, extra shifts may help. you can also shift any unloved clothes, books and gadgets (小玩具) for cash.borrow wisely. you may need to borrow money to get by, but always try to take the best option for your finances and wellbeing. family or university loans are safer, so investigate them first. 40. if youre not on top of your finances, get advice before using them, especially before talking commercial or payday loans. however you borrow, compare the total cost with interest, along with charges or consequences for late repayment. plan how youll repay the money as soon as possible and consider how that will affect your other finances.a. find extra income.b. consider costs first.c. improve your money skills.d. spend your funding appropriately.e. there are people out there who can help you cope.f. the next step will help figure out how to cope with them.g. credit cards have their benefits, but also more potential for extra costs.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。 our teachers tried teaching us about death during nursing training. as a student nurse, i knew i would see death in my _41_. i had no idea of the _42_ it would have on me, _43_.the first person i saw die was an elderly man, john, who had been _44_ for weeks. his heart was _45_ and the healthcare team was keeping him comfortable and _46_ his symptoms. he had stopped speaking days before but was still awake at times, and his _47_ when we spoke to him was beautiful.when i came on to the _48_ one morning, the night staff said he had deteriorated (恶化) overnight and had _49_ left to leave. a trained nurse and i gave him a bed bath, shaved him and changed his sheets. for the next