2020学年度南京九中高三英语第一学期期中考试试题

2020学年度南京九中高三英语第一学期期中考试试题(考试时间:120分钟 总分:120分)第一部分 听力部分(共两节,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秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话读一遍.1. When did Paul set a new world record?A. In 1989B. In 1992C. In 19982. Which statement of the following is RIGHT?A. The man is making a report at the police station.B. The man is talking with a policewoman.C. The man is talking with somebody else.3. Why cant the man go out?A. Because the sunshine is too strong.B. Because he wants to watch a football match at home.C. Because he was hurt.4. What are they complaining about?A. The weather is too hot.B. The fan doesnt work well.C. The work is too boring.5. Which of the following about the book is TRUE?A. The book is in print.B. The book has been out of print.C. They have only some.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6,7题.6.How long has the man been away from his hometown?A. Three years.B. Two years.C. One year.7. Which description of the following is TRUE?A. Betty is in grade two at a primary school.B. Betty is in grade three at a middle school.C. Betty is in grade two at a high school.听第7段材料,回答8,9题.8. How long has the man been feeling sick?A. One day.B. Two days.C. A few days.9. Did the man have diarrhea(痢疾)?A. Yes.B. No.C. Not mentioned.听第8段材料,回答10-12题.10.What is the most possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Professor and student.B. Boss and employee.C. Colleagues.11. What report did the woman write?A. A news report.B. An accident report.C. An annual report.12. What is the woman possibly worrying about?A. The man is still angry with her.B. Her report will not pass through.C. She will be fined.听第9段材料,回答13-16题.13. How did the woman get the new skirt?A. She bought it in a shop.B. She got it as a gift.C. She made it herself.14. When did the woman make the skirt?A. Yesterday.B. TodayC. The day before yesterday.15. Why does the man say that the woman is a girl of excellent judgment?A. She can make a skirt.B. She has a taste in colors and designsC. She is becoming independent.16. Which description of the following is TRUE?A. The woman happened to see the cloth.B. The woman went out yesterday just for buying cloth.C. The woman has looked for the cloth for a long time.听第10段材料,回答17-20题.17. From when to when will clocks spring forward in Spring in USA?A. From 1:59am to 3:00am.B. From 1:59pm to 3:00pm.C. From 12:59am to 2:00am.18. At what time will clocks be changed in EU?A. At 2:00am.B. At 1:00am.C. At noon.19. Why did USA choose the time for changing clocks?A. People voted for the time.B. It was the presidents appointment(指定) .C. It was practical and minimized(最小化)disruption(中断).20. Which of the following would be confusing?A. To use this time system.B. To switch to yesterday.C. To know correct time.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)第一节 单项选择题 (共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)从A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出可以填空白处的最佳选项.21. Mr white, who comes from _ European country, has formed_ habit of attending _ church on Sundays.A. an; /; theB. a; the; /C. an; the; /D. a; a; a22. -Andrew won the first place in the physics competition.-_ ? I dont like science, anyway.A. Whats upB. So what C. What if D. How come23. -Jack has spent an hour in shoes shop. Hasnt he decided which shoes to buy?-Maybe. Young as he is, he is _ about his appearance.A. specialB. curiousC. particularD. serious24. All of us have the desire to visit the three main temples in Athens, especially _ thatcontains a gold and ivory statue of Athena.A. the oneB. oneC. thatD. that one25. We took our umbrellas with us when we went out _ us from a heavy rain.A. so as to banB. in order to preserveC. in the gesture to preventD. in a gesture to protect26. _ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger and more prosperous economy.A. As B. That C. This D. It27. The cancer risks _ smoking have been well documented.A. associated with B. associated to C. related with D. relative with28. - Remember how we met the first time, Dick?- Of course I do. You _ to the teachers office hurriedly and _ me.A. were walking; didnt notice B. had walked; werent noticing meC. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed29. -Do you think it is dirty world?-Yes A lot should be done to stop pollution _ this planet a better one to live on.A. makingB. to makeC. being madeD. made30. The majority of us strongly disagreed to this sales plan. The manager insisted on carrying it out, _.A. thoughB. althoughC. whileD. yet31. The discovery of new evidence has led to _ .A. the thief having caughtB. catch the thiefC. the thief being caughtD. the thief to be caught32. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, _ courage matters more than strength.A. whose B. that C. of which D. where33. Everyone in the hospital hoped that he _ after a few days treatment.A. picked up B. took up C. gave up D. made up34. - How do you think I can make up with Jack?- Set aside _ you disagree and try to find_ you have in common.A. what; whatB. where; whatC. what; whetherD. where; whether35. -Have you received Jacks plan?-Yes, but I dont think his plan is _.A. worth being considered B. worthy to be consideredC. worthy of considering D. worth to be considered第二节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would _36 _the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought 37 was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mummy.” She said, “No. Many people are _38 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first 39 _, I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, “Mummy, it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said, “You are 40_ fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”_41 the years, mother asked me a couple more _42_ and always her response to my answers was, “No, but you are getting 43_ every year, my child.” Then last year, my Grandpa 44_. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our _45 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”I was _46_ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a _47_between her and me. She saw the 48_ on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really 49 your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your _50 ”. I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied, “No, it is 51 on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough 52 and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry 53 when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a 54_ one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of 55 .36Anotice Bbelieve in Cdoubt Dguess at37Alove Bhealth Csound Dsight38Ablind Bdeaf Cinvisible Dthoughtful39Adiscovery Bdecision Cattempt Dsuggestion40Alearning Bthinking Cgrowing Dchanging41ABefore BTill CBeyond DOver42AwaysBthings Cquestions Dtimes43Astronger Btaller Csmarter Dnicer44Aleft Bgot ill Cdied D. got wounded45Aduty Bturn Cpity Dchance46Ashocked Bsatisfied CinterestedDexcited47Agame Btest Cmatch Dsecret48Aworry Bpuzzlement Cregret Dpain49Aenjoyed Bfound Cdisliked Dlived50Ashoulders Bfeet Chands Dhair51Ahow Bbecause Cwhy Dwhether52ArespectBfavour Clove Dfun53Aby Bon Cabove Dfor54Avaluable Buseful Cselfish Dprecious55Aothers Bthe deaf CGrandpa Dthe blind第三节: 阅读理解（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AToday, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.In many countries, the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.56. Why do people move to live in cities or towns?A. They do so mainly to find work.B. Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life.C. Because they can live more comfortably there.D. Because they are sure of having a better life there.57. In a residential area you can see .A. a lot of factories and farms B. many offices and factoriesC. rows of houses D. many houses with offices and factories58. In the United States, many people work in the center of a big city .A. but live in another city B. but live on faraway farmsC. but live on the faraway edge of the city D. and live there59. We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas .A. may not continue in the future B. will continue in the futureC. has been going on for more than 2,000 years D. is sure to stopBThere is no doubt about it. The best way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously. I dont mean while youre unconscious. I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in.That is how I learnt the 30,000 words in my vocabulary by living in an English-speaking world, mother tongue. I just pick them up. But some of them may be misunderstood. Now, to misunderstand does not mean not to understand. To misunderstand is to understand but incorrectly.The 5% mislearnt of all the words we “Know” will be the least frequently used words, as the more frequently used words are less likely to be mislearnt. Some of the misunderstandings may live with all our lives, without knowing that we got them wrong.Many English teachers think that this natural method of learning words in ones own mother tongue can be used for a second language learning. They teach their students how to play the Guessing Game. “There is no time to look up in your dictionaries all the new words you come across,” they will say. “You have to practice guessing what the word means from the context.”This method of guessing in a second language learning does not work. It may succeed in many cases, but results in hundreds or thousands of wrongly-guessed meanings of words.And whats more, there are more separate meanings than there are words themselves. Our learners dictionaries usually have many meanings. A good dictionary is what makes self-learning possible.Dont guess! Look it up!60. It is certain that the best way to learn new words it _.A. to learn them by oneselfB. to learn by living in an English-speaking world and using them frequentlyC. to guess them from the contextD. to get more separate meanings of each word61. Which of the following is most likely NOT true?A. Some of the words the writer knows must have been misunderstood.B. Most of the 30,000 words the writer learned are frequently used ones.C. How many words the writer got wrong are not known.D. All the words the writer knows were learned by reading them.62. It can be inferred that _.A. when somebody is conscious, he or we usually cant learn new words by heartB. We must use the words as often as possible in order to master themC. its the best way to learn new words that one should only guess their meanings from the contextD. only dictionaries can help us learn language wellCAustralia has very strict laws relating to the importation and possession of certain goods. Food, plant material and animal products from overseas-including many common souvenirs-could introduce some of the worlds most serious pests and diseases into Australia. Failing to declare quarantine items (需要检疫的物品) on arrival could destroy our agriculture, tourism industries and special environment.Every piece of luggage will be screened or x-rayed on arrival in Australia. So you must declare for inspection of all food, plant material and animal products to check that they are free of pests and diseases.You must tick YES on the Informing Passenger Card (IPC) to declare if you are carrying any food, plant material or animal products. In signing the IPC, passengers are making a legal declaration and failure to answer all questions truthfully can have serious consequences.If you fail to declare or dispose of any quarantine items, or make a false declaration:* you will get caught;* you could be fined over A $ 200 on-the-spot; or*you could be prosecuted and fined more than A $ 60,000 and risk up to 10 years imprisonment;If you are not sure about the items you are carrying, ask a quarantine officer who will determine whether they are allowed into Australia.63. The reason why you are asked to declare quarantine items on arrival is that _.A. too many overseas products could destroy Australias tourism industry.B. animal products are often the cause of various diseases.C. as is known to us all, bad food can spread diseases easily.D. these items may carry dangerous pests or diseases into Australia.64. You need to declare the following things EXCEPT _if you have them in your luggage.A. some metal hairclips B. dried flowers C. some moon-cakes D. a bottle of honey65. For what purpose is the passage written?A. To inform the passengers of the law on the exportation of goods.B. To warn the passengers not to take unsafe goods.C. To tell the passengers to Australia to have their quarantine items declared.D. To urge the passengers to protect the agriculture, tourism and environment.66. If you dont declare quarantine items, _.A. you can probably get away with itB. you are sure to be discovered and punishedC. you can turn to the customs officers for helpD. you can give them away to a quarantine officerDThe classical study of family size and IQ was conducted in the Netherlands. It was based on the military examinations of more than 386,000 Dutchmen. Researchers found that the brightest subjects came from the smallest families and had few, if any, brothers and sisters when they were born. Thus the firstborn child in a family of two was usually brighter than the last child in a family.The effects of family size on intelligence may be explained by what a house full of children does to the home environment. It increases the amount of time a child spends with other children and decreases the amount of parental attention he or she receives. For example, a parent with one restless child is likely to sit and play with the child. The same parent with two or three restless children is more likely to ask them to play with each other. Some psychologists say that when a child interacts (交往) with an adult alone, the child learns more and therefore intelligence is increased . Researchers have also found that parents often expect more from their firstborn, which motivates (激发) such children to seek a higher standard.Not all psychologists agree that firstborns tend to be more intelligent. They say that the data need to be examined more closely for other possible explanations. For example, in industrialized nations most large families come from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Thus environment, not family size or birth order, may be influencing intelligence. On the other hand, there may be genetic variations (基因变异) within families that also explain the cause of differences.If firstborns have advantages in the area of intelligence, research has also shown that they may be more conforming (墨守成规) and have poorer social skills than their younger siblings (brothers and sisters ). Although more research needs to be done in this area, it is clear that such factors as birth order,