四川省新津中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题（无答案）

新津中学高2020级高三半期考试英语试卷（满分: 150分; 考试时间：150分钟）第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When did Sue leave home?A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:15.2. What does the man prefer?A. Foreign languages. B. Science. C. Politics.3. What will the weather probably be like over the weekend?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.4. Where are the speakers?A. On a train. B. On a ship. C. In a hotel.5. What has the woman been doing?A. Traveling. B. Exercising. C. Relaxing just a bit.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 does the woman say about the boy?A. He did as great as she expected.B. He did a better job this time.C. He didnt try as hard as he could.7Who are the speakers?A. Boss and employee. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When does the conversation probably take place?AAt the end of a term.B. In the middle of a semester.C. At the beginning of a school year.9. What do we know about the man?A. He is deciding between two places.B. He likes diving in the ocean.C. He has been to Australia before.10. What do the womans parents care about?A. Money.BHoliday activities.C. Spending time together with their family.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What has the woman been studying?A. International culture. B. Business management. C. English writing.12. How many books can the woman borrow in all?A. Twelve. B. Ten. C. Eight.13. What will the woman do after the conversation?A. Take an exam. B. Have a class. C. Go to the mans office.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Who were arguing last night?A. The speakers.B.Two strangers.C. The speakers neighbors.15. When was the man woken up?A. At 2:00 a.m. B. At 3:00 a.m. C. At 4:00 a.m.16. What is the womans new routine?A. Having a cup of coffee every day.B. Drinking some soy milk every morning.C. Doing some exercise every morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will take place in the main theater next week?A. Some professors will give lectures there.B.A student film festival will be held there.C. There will be an art exhibition there.18. What is the collection in the Picture Gallery about?A. Life of local artists.B. History of the university.C. Students social activities.19. What will the audience visit next?A.A museum. B. An art gallery. C. The entertainment building.20. How soon will everyone meet again?A. In half an hour. B. In an hour. C .In an hour and a half.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AOf the several films Hirokazu has made about childhood and children, this one is the most modest, but no less pleasing for its delicate style and small setting. I Wish was originally called Miracle, and the change is for the better. The two-word title makes you want to know whos wishing for what, while the single word sounds plain and self-praising. This wise and funny film works small miracles in describing such a moment when kids turn from the wishfulness of childhood into shaping the world for themselves.The sweetly reflective hero, a sixth-grader named Koichi, starts out by wishing for a volcano to erupt. Not just any volcano, but the one that towers above his town, smoking heavily and giving off ash. An eruption would lead to a withdrawing, which would lead, at least in his mind, to a reunion with his father and kid brother, whove been living in Hakata while Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima. The volcano, knowing nothing of this, refuses to erupt, but Koichi hears of another approach to realizing the desired miracle.One of the pleasures of I Wish is watching how kids behave how Koichi attacks his dinner, for example. Another pleasure is rediscovering how kids think. These kids can be logical and ever so tricky. But childrens thought processes can also be fancy. A boy wishes he could play baseball like one of baseball stars, who eats curry for breakfast; so he, too, starts eating curry for breakfast, instead of practicing on the field. Another boy tries to wish his dead dog, Marble, back to life. And what does Koichi finally wish for? I wish youd see this delightful film to find out.21. Why has the name of the film been changed from Miracle to I Wish?A. The former is controversial and self-praising.B. The former isnt related to the content of the film.C. The latter is easy for audience to remember.D. The latter is easier to arouse audiences interest.22. Koichi wishes the volcano to erupt so that he can _.A. enjoy the wonderful scene of a volcanoB. help those who suffer from the eruptionC. get together with his family membersD. work miracles during the disaster23. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. I Wish is a film set in a volcano eruption.B. I Wish shows a lively and thoughtful world of children.C. I Wish shows audience some dull and ridiculous behaviors.D. I Wish is a serious science fiction movie.24. What does the writer intend to do in this text?A. To share pleasures of watching a film.B. To make a review on a film.C. To discuss kids behavior and thoughts.D. To recommend a film.BShow Biz Summer 2020Location: Rosewood Center for Family artsImportant Information:* Tuition paid on the first day of class. No tuition refunds (退款).* DCT reserves the right to cancel any class; refunds made for cancelation(取消).* Please accompany student to the first day of class.* Registration begins one-half hour before class time.How To Register:* Mail : fill out the form in this brochure.* Be sure to list the class and group that you want & the dates.Drama Days!$ 175Entering Grades : Group A : lst2nd Group B : 3rd5th .Time: June 2June 6* create the situations and scenes* SHOWTIMEinvite family and friends to your Friday Showcase !* Bring a sack lunch and drink each day!Laugh Out Loud$ 175Entering Grade : 5thTime: June 23June 27* Tell a joke! Learn why old jokes can be the best!* Work with your class to put on a Comedy Show for family and friends!ActingJust Acting$225Entering Grades : Group A: lst2nd Group B: 3rd4thTime: August 4August 8* Start with the characters: Who are you ? Be the Star of your Dreams.* Work with your class to create the plot.Summer Scenes$ 225Entering Grades: 5th6thTime: August 11August 15* Do you want to be an actor?* Improve your skills with instructions from professional actors & directors.25Which of the following classes suits those who want to be actors ?ADrama Days BActingJust ActingCLaugh Out Loud DSummer Scenes26It can be inferred from the text that all the four classes _.Aare intended only for Grades lst2ndBare all held at Rosewood Center for Family ArtsCwill take place in June or JulyDneed students to bring a sack lunch and drink each day27If you want to attend Show Biz Summer 2020, you should be aware that _.Atherell be no refunds in any caseBtuition must be paid at least before June 2Cregistration begins half an hour after class timeDstudents had better be accompanied on the first day28Where is the text most probably from?AA brochure.B An entertainment magazine.CA guide book .D A newspaperCChange is everything in the case of mobile phones. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.First, lets talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a fixed-line phone goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it.This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”, but “text me around 8 and well see where we all are.”Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS (Short Message Service) Text Messaging”, two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.They found that the mobile phones individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera-phones intrude（侵入）on peoples privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you neednt worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.29. The “meeting” influence of a mobile phone refers to the fact that _.A. people are able to meet someone at any place and any timeB. people have to make a firm plan about when and where to meetC. people can arrange their meeting place and time more flexiblyD. people have to attend more phone meetings than ever before30.WecaninferfromParagraph 5 thatthetextssentbytextersprobably are_.A. showing popular images to others B.showing new images to othersC.showing the same images to others D.showing familiarimages toothers31. According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?A. talkers B. the “spacemaker”C. the “speakeasy” D. texters32. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Influence of Short Message ServiceB. Changes in the Use of the MobileC. Changes Caused by Mobile Phone UseD. Body Language and the Mobile PhoneDIts good to make mistakes, and here is why.First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. Its always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You cant”. Look around you. With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadnt failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didnt work.Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed. Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer. But this all doesnt mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesnt work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again. We all have limited resources in the form of time and money, so dont blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably wont be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career. There is an old saying that goes, “If youre not making mistakes, youre not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper (成功).33. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _.A. mistakes are unnecessary for developmentB. we are afraid of trying new thingsC. its common for people to make mistakesD. mistakes are better than not trying34. The underlined word “eliminate” means _.A. avoid B. remove C. accept D.solve35. According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is _A. taking consequences into account B. accepting the punishment willinglyC. avoiding making the same mistakes D. trying things out one by one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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。Its natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. 36 But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face, she might not believe what she sees if your body language doesnt match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previously, they had found that the tone of a persons voice can be more important than.the words that are spoken. For example,most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice “Im so excited”.When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated(孤立的) faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out(模糊的) that showed anger or fear. 38 .An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. 39 A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when peoplepay attention to the face. body language subtly(微妙地) influences which emotion they read.40 If you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.A. Studymg such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds:F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that youre happy to see themG. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.第三部分：英语知识运用 （共二节, 满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing 41 to change our attitude and our life.The young musician Mr. Patrick was 42 onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he 43 beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his 44 smile.Mr. Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which 45 him lame for life. However, as a child, he was 46 with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first 47 , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two 48 , hed get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was 49 .“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father 50 classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father 51 the night shift（夜班）in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dads my 52 .”But even more than his 53 musical talent, it was Patricks “attitude of gratitude” that 54 my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how 55 he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and 56 for over five minutes.We all face misfortune in our lives. 57 , its not the hardship but how we 58 to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During 59 times, do we spend too much time feeling 60 for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?41. A. knowledge B. quality C. wisdom D. power42. A. rolled B. held C. allowed D. dragged43. A. wrote B. provided C. made D. gave44. A. strange B. magic C. bitter D. friendly45. A. took B. led C. forced D. left46. A. fitted B. connected C. associated D. filled47. A. place B. birthday C. performance D. attempt48. A. m