2020厦门双十中学高三英 语上学期半期考试.

2020厦门双十中学高三英 语上学期半期考试本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共115分）1答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选了答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，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10秒钟的时间来回关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1Where are the two speakers now?AOn the bus.BOn the street.COn the beach.2What does the woman suggest the man do?AGo to bed earlier.BTurn the alarm off.CMove his alarm clock.3What would be the womans advice?ADont drink water with ice.BDont eat any cold dishes.CDont drink water at lunch.4When will the man most probably meet Dr. Jones?AAt 9:00.BAt 9:30.CAt 10:00.5Why does the woman want to return the dress?AIt is too dear.BIt is out of date.CIt is of poor quality.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时时间阅读各个小题，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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What can we learn about the lecture?AIt was put off.BIt lasted too long.CIt bored some students.7What do we know about the woman?AShe forgot to attend the lecture.BShe mixed up the dates of lectures.CShe should answer for the bad manners.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What is the main topic of the conversation?AWatching football games.BMeeting football players.CCheering in the stadium.9What do we know about the woman?AShe doesnt like football at all.BShe is too busy to go to the stadium.CShe likes watching football game son TV.10What does the man like to do?AWatch football games in person.BPhoto football games with his camera.CCheer for his favorite football players.请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?AHe cant spare the time.BHe thinks it is too far away.CHe has nothing to do downtown.12What is Gilsons?AA big supermarket.BA watch repair shop.CA large parking lot.13What do we know about the woman?AShe is busy with her work.BShe is leaving in several hours.CShe is going shopping downtown.请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA research plan made in space.BA certain product made in space.CA problem in making things in space.15What might the balls most probably be used for?AChildrens games.BEarth protection.CMedical science.16Why have astronauts made the ball in space?ATo keep them smaller size.BTo make them perfectly round.CTo produce them more cheaply.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Where does this conversation most probably take place?AIn a meeting room.BIn a public house.CIn a TV studio.18What is the most popular free time activity in Japan?AEating out.BTraveling.CDriving.19What activity is the least popular of the top ten?AGoing to bars.BPlaying the lottery.CVisiting museums and zoos.20What can we learn from the conversation?AAll the people in Japan work overtime.BMost of the Japanese people travel abroad.CWatching DVDs is more popular than gardening in Japan.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从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。例：Its so nice to hear from her again. , we last met more than thirty years ago.AWhats moreBThats to sayCIn other wordsDBelieve it or not答案是D。21I think you have too much luggage, dont you?Yes. But its not easy to decide what to behind.AtakeBturnCkeepDleave22A 24 year old woman was found guilty murder at the Central Court last Thursday?AaboutBofCforDin23 What do you think of the charity campaign two weeks ago? It was a great success as a whole. Actually we with two thirds of the money collected.Awill be satisfiedBwere satisfiedCwould have been satisfiedDwould be satisfied24 I admit that there are problem, I dont agree that they cant be solved.AWhileBSinceCAsDIf25Science and technology should be developed to benefit people in the world harm them.Amore thanBbetter thanCrather thanDless than26 she has had, she never loses her good humor.AHowever tired a dayBHowever tiring a dayCWhatever tiring a dayDWhatever a tired day27 Why dont you stay at the Grand Regency Hotel? You ! Do you know how expensive that place is.Amust be jokingBmust jokeCcant be jokingDcant joke28The most common thing to do on earth, such as walking and eating, can be big threat if not handled properly in space.Aa；不填B不填；不填Ca；theD不填；the29The two empty headed wealthy women carried on a (n) conversation about parties and clothes all the afternoon.AtoughBtryingCshallowDillegal30 the catastrophe happened that the local government realized the importance of substantial development.AUntilBIt was untilCNot untilDIt was not until31 Do you have any idea how to spend the coming weekend? if we go bushwalking in the outback?AHowBSoCWhatDWhen32He must have waked 20 times, a match each time to look at his old watch midnight, and one oclock, and then two oclock.Ato strike Bto have struckCstrikingDhaving struck33Dont you know that Australia was as a matter of fact used to be a nation of prisoners?Awhere BwhatCwhichDthat34Try to at least half an hour each day for learning new vocabulary, and youll know more words.Aset asideBtake upCput awayDgo about35 Jenny, how was your trip to Beijing? Oh, I missed it. I wish I my vacation there.Aam spendingBwill spendChave spentDhad spent第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I always felt sorry for the people in a wheelchair. Some people, old and weak, cannot 36 by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a (n) 37 , not a person.Then I fainted at Euro Disney due to low 38 pressure. This was the first time I had ever lost consciousness, and my parents said that I must 39 for a while after First Aid. I agreed to 40 but, as I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction! 41 the color burn my cheeks, I asked him to 42 that thing right back to where he found it.I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were 43 for other people but not for me, as my father wheeled me 44 into the main street, people immediately began to treat me 45 .Little rids ran in front of me, 46 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. 47 set in as I was thrown back and forth. “Stupid kids they have perfectly good 48 . Why cant they watch where they are going?” I thought. People stared down at me, 49 in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the 50 they forgot me, the better.“Im just like you!” I wanted to scream. “The only difference is youve got legs, 51 I have wheels.”People in wheelchairs are not 52 . They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs 53 the way they did not want to be 54 . I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly 55 .36Aget aroundBrun awayCjump aboutDpick up37AaccidentBwheelchairCdisabilityDbarrier38AairBbloodCconscienceDspirit39AstayBstandCrestDlie40Aleave it aloneBhave a walkCmake an attemptDtake it easy41AThinkingBFeelingCRealizingDRecognizing42AreturnBdriveCwheelDbring43AfineBnobleCbadDcomfortable44AdownBoutCawayDon45AcuriouslyBcoldlyCrudelyDdifferently46AappointingBforcingCadvisingDpersuading47ABitternessBSweetnessCNervousnessDFearfulness48AarmsBbrainsCbodiesDlegs49AamazementBpityCanxietyDcuriosity50AlaterBearlierCharderDsooner51AthusBsoCandDbut52AunhealthyBhorribleCwrongDstupid53AsimplyBexactlyCsimilarlyDoppositely54AregardedBconsideredCtreatedDimagined55AdisabledBspecificCweakDtough第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A It was not yet eleven oclock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing place searching in his pocket for money, the boatman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a very accurate survey of the strangers figure. He, was a young man of only 18 years, evidently country bred (乡下长大的), and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in poor shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. The garments under his coat were well constructed of leather, and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs; his stocking of blue yarn (纱) must have been the work of a mother or sister, and on his head was a three cornered hat, which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the grayer head of the youths father. In his left hand was a walking stick, and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so plentifully stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung. Brown, curly hair, well shaped features, bright, cheerful eyes were natures gift, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment (装饰物). The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, YC and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than 30 miles that day. As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid, instead of metropolis (大都市) of a New England colony.56What time of year was in this story?ASpring.BSummer.CFall.DWinter.57The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because .Ahe wanted to make extra moneyBhe saw Robin young and richChe was going to row across the river anywayDhe felt sorry for Robin because he looked poor58The stockings that Robin wore were obviously .Awell wornBhandmadeCvery expensiveDmuch too big 59How did Robin appear when he walked into town?AHe was tired.BHe seemed very sad.CHe was cheerful and excited.DHe seemed frightened by his strange surroundings.BShyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self conscious; that is, they are over concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds; what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?It is obvious that such comfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A persons self concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people, who have low self esteem (自尊), are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing “the right thing”. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior (自卑). They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: “Youre just saying that to make me feel good, I know its not true.” It is clear that, while self awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it harmful. Can shyness be completely got rid of, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination. It is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths, for example, not fair for them to label themselves inferior because they have to be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to absence of inferiority. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.60The first paragraph is mainly about .Athe thoughts of shy peopleBthe cause of shynessCthe effect of shyness on peopleDthe questions in the minds of shy people61According to the writer, self awareness is .Aharmful to peopleBa weak point of shy peopleCthe cause of unhappinessDa good characteristics62What is the shy peoples reaction to praise?AThey are pleased by itBThey feel it is not trueCThey are very sensitive to itDThey feel they are worthy of it63We can learn from the passage that shyness can .Ablock our chances for a successful lifeBhelp us to live up to our full developmentCenable us to understand ourselves betterDhave nothing to do with lack of self esteem COnce I mentioned the story of a friend getting something made for me to give my daughter as a present, and then not letting me pay her back. Writing about that made me think about the problem of communicating feelings, particularly in cross cultural situations. Let me explain.If I say to a fellow English speaker, “I know how you feel,” what I am actually saying is that I can imagine myself in the same position, and therefore can imagine how I would feel. But my friend could perfectly correctly reply, “No, you dont! You cant.” In truth we can communicate how strongly we feel, but we cannot communicate exactly what we feel.But if we come from the same linguistic and cultural background, the match can be close enough.Culture and language cannot be separated, and I think that we have the feelings that are recognized in our culture and therefore represented in our language. One might say that we feel the things that our language allows us to express. So when it comes to trying to explain feelings to someone of a different mother tongue, the difficulties are huge.I could not explain to my friend how I felt about her not letting me repay her, because Chinese culture, it seems, does not recognize the same feelings on such occasions.She could understand the words that I was using, but could not understand what I was trying to say.Some time ago, I was going up in the lift, and a colleague with whom I merely have a nodding acquaintance was offering round some sweetmeat. I knew that I really could not eat it, so I refused politely, only to be told that I was making her lost face.I have no idea how serious the colleague was being. I sincerely hope that her comment was more of the nature of a standard response in that kind of situation.Causing someone to lose face is a serious social mistake. We have to do all we can to learn the types of situation in which it happens, and to try to avoid them. But we can only know about losing face, we cant feel losing face, as the term is merely a literal translation of Chinese, not one that is native to English.64What does the author intend to express in the second paragraph?AThe authors friend does not understand English.BThe author and her friend can communicate feelings with each other.CThe authors friend cant understand the real meaning of the author.DThe authors friend feels insulted if other people know how she feels.65What does the author mean by saying “ the match can be close enough.”AThere can be some competition between them.BThey can make a perfect couple.CThey cam share similar opinions and thoughts.DThey are even in a match.66According to the author, it is to explain feelings to someone of a different language.Avery difficult Ba little bit difficultCnot difficult at allDimpossible67This passage is focused on .Ahow to avoid making people lose faceBcultural differences between the east and the westCthe importance of ones cultural backgroundDhow to be acquainted with Chinese cultureDThe way people hold to the belief that a fun filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever gaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very source of true happiness. They fear the pain unavoidably brought by such things marriage, raising children, professional achievements and self improvement.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a promise. For a promise is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or three day vacation. I dont know parents who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that truly increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that expensive mobile phone or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.68What the author is mainly trying to te