河北省2020届高三英语上学期期中试题（无答案）

学校_班级_姓名_学号_装订线学生答题不得超过此线_8学生答题不得此线河北省2020届高三英语上学期期中试题（无答案）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）（202011）第卷 (共103分)I. Listening Comprehension （30分）Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. She will go to the beach alone.B. She will go to the beach with the man.C. She will go to meet Prof. Brown.D. She will go to attend Prof. Browns class.2. A. In a car.B. In a plane. C. At a shop. D. On a farm.3. A. On December 3rd.B. On December 13th.C. On December 23rd. D. On December 30th.4. A. A novel.B. A commercial.C. A TV programme.D. A sports game.5.A. He will help the woman.B. He will give the woman what she wants.C. He will hand something to the woman.D. He doesnt understand what the woman means.6. A.Hecantgivethewomanaride.B.Helldropthewomanoffonthewaytowork.C.Thewomancanridedowntownwithher.D.Thewomanwillhavetoleaveearlierthanusual7. A. The mans mobile phone is expensive.B. The mans mobile phone often goes wrong.C. The man should use a new mobile phone.D. The man shouldnt change his mobile phone.8. A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son. D. Employer and employee.9. A. Hesupsetthathemissedthetelevisionprogram.B. Hedoesntliketalkingabouttelevisionprograms.C.Hedoesntthinkthetelevisionprogramwasfunny.D. Hes angry because he failed to get into his building10. A. The woman doesnt like skiing at all.B. The woman will go skiing with them.C. The woman cant go skiing with them.D. The woman doesnt have much work today.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Many Americans have been visited by ghosts.B. Many Americans believe that ghosts really exist.C. Americans celebrate Halloween for religious reasons.D. Americans celebrate Halloween to drive away ghosts.12. A. 37%.B. 41%.C. 71%.D. 87%.13. A. A ghost would choose to visit his relative or friend.B. Children celebrate Halloween to play tricks on their parents.C. Those who dont believe in ghosts dont celebrate Halloween.D. Those who celebrate Halloween dont necessarily believe in ghosts.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The reasons for staying fit while travelling.B. The ways of keeping healthy while travelling.C. The ways of enjoying oneself while travelling.D. The reasons for spending a vacation by travelling.15. A. We may not go to bed until very late.B. The hotel bed may be uncomfortable.C. We may sleep for an hour during the day.D. The hotel room may not be quiet enough.16. A. Taking along enough food. B. Staying in a luxurious hotel.C. Visiting many scenic spots. D. Eating the right kinds of food.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Shopping ListFood and drink for the 17 on Saturdayu nine pounds of hamburger meatu seven 18 of hot dogsu some chicken P.F. Productionsu 19 bags of potato chipsu some salad and tomato 20u ten big 2-liter bottles of soft drinksBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What are they talking about?They are talking about how to win 21 for chairman.Whats the womans first suggestion?Her first suggestion is to 22 in the hallways. Where can the man outline his plans for the year tomorrow morning?On 23 .Why will they meet after chemistry class tomorrow?Because they will 24 .II. Grammar: and Vocabulary （26分）Section ADirections: Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.( A )“So you think Im courageous?” she asked.“Yes, I do.”“Perhaps I am. But thats because Ive had some inspiring teachers. Ill tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked _25_ a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl _26_ (name) Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared _27_ (be) a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy _28_ he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment _29_ taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes I do it if it will save Liza.”“As the transfusion _30_ (progress), he lay in a bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, _31_ (see) the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice,” Will I start to die right away?”“_32_ (be) young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.”“Yes, Ive learned courage,” she added,” because Ive had inspiring teachers.”（ B ）Scientists and art experts (33) _ (find) a hidden painting beneath one of Pablo Picassos first masterpieces, The Blue Room recently. Using advances technology, the experts revealed a bow-tied man with his face (34) _(rest) on his hand in the painting.Researchers began to suspect that there might be something under the surface of The Blue Room in 1954 (35) _ some brushstrokes on the piece clearly did not match the superficial composition. But it was (36) _ _ the 1990s that an X-ray of the painting first revealed a fuzzy image under the picture.Now, improved technology allowed researcher (37) _ (see) the hidden portrait more clearly. And they also confirmed that it was likely to (38) _(paint) just before The Blue Room after a technical analysis.Hidden pictures have also been found under other important Picasso paintings. “When he had an idea, he just had to get it down and realize it,” a researcher said, explaining that Picasso would hurriedly paint over (39) _ picture when he got a sudden idea. “He could not afford to acquire new canvases (帆布画布) every time he had an idea because canvas was very expensive. Therefore, he sometimes drew his thoughts on some used canvases when he did not have a blank one (40) _ hand.” the researcher added.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. convinced B. introduce C. in favor ofD. explosionE. sufficiently F. inspirationG. pursuing H. concerned I. persuasiveJ. stimulate K. recognitionMo Yan, 57-year-old Chinese writer, became the heated topic overnight in China after winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm Thursday. Inside China there has been a(n) _41_ of younger generation of writers eager to tell their stories in print or online and Mos international _42_will be a(n) _43_ to them. They are highly inspired and _44_ that it is not meaningless or ridiculous to insist on _45_ writing in China. Theres nothing like winning a Nobel Prize in Literature to _46_ an authors book sales. Wa, his latest novel and just published in English, has already sold out, causing his publisher to increase the books print run.But what effect will Mos win have on Chinese literature? Chinese literature, in general, does not have a high international profile（关注）. Main criticism of Chinese fiction is that it is not _47_ global as it is too _48_ about China and has little to do with people, human beings. Another problem is that there seems to be a decline in the popularity of serious fiction _49_ fast fiction. Fewer people have the time or the intension to engage with a serious bit of writing.Lets hope that Mos win will, at the very least, _50_ new readers worldwide to the joys and rewards of good fiction and make them aware that China is a place where great writing can be found.III. Reading Comprehension （47分）Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones can be wonderful, liberating tools of _51_ , freeing us from the confines (界限) of an office and providing more leisure time, they often do the exact _52_. Cell phone use has _53_ the line between work and non-work time, increasing stress and tension within families and between friends. As Eric Slate, author of Technoslave commented in his essay: It seems the more _54_ we are, the more detached (不相连的) we become.There is a risk of being too connected. While I was hiking in Spain, I got _55_ a few times. I saw new sights and was surprised by _56_ landscapes and towns I wouldnt have otherwise come across. Back in the US, whenever I got lost, I would always call a friend for _57_ on my cell phone. With a cell phone, youre less _58_ to go down the wrong street and see new things or unexpectedly meet new people.So, when I recently returned home to Burlington, Vermont, I _59_ my cell phone and traded in an old, rusty bike for a regular landline telephone that was connected to the wall and everything. Now, I go outside and dont make a phone call or check my phone. _60_ , Ive seen things in my neighbourhood I _61_ noticed before, like a big flower garden around the block and artwork and sculptures down the road. Now that Im not _62_ my cell phone, Ive met new people on the street and at the supermarket, started _63_ with neighbours I havent spoken with before and talk with my friends face-to-face instead of over the phone. .Instead of _64_ me from the world, getting rid of my cell phone has helped me become more in touch with my community. I am no longer a _65_ of my cell phone.51. A. informationB. communicationC. learningD. exchange52. A. oppositeB. sameC. wrongD. right53. A. misusedB. limitedC. troubled D. confused54. A. affectedB. separatedC. connectedD. satisfied55. A. exhausted B. disappointedC. lostD. attracted56. A. inaccessible B. unexpectedC. familiarD. similar57. A. attention B. destinationC. directionD. action58. A. eagerB. likelyC. willingD. interested59. A. made use ofB. hung upC. got rid ofD. got hold of60. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. Besides D. Instead61. A. onceB. oftenC. neverD. ever62. A. happy with B. crazy about C. glue to D. aware of63. A . interviews B. arguments C. visits D. conversations64. A. isolatingB. savingC. protectingD. removing65. A. fanB. masterC. friendD. slave学校_班级_姓名_学号_装订线学生答题不得超过此线_8学生答题不得此线SectionBDirections:Readthe followingthreepassages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each ofthemthere are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the onethat fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)In 1993, I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of the University of California. I was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management. “Russians are a very polite people,” I had been tutored before my arrival. One of my interpreters, once I was there, explained that a gentleman will pour the limonad (type of juice) for the ladies and show politeness.Toward the end of my three week trip I was invited by my young Russian host and friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his lovely wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I politely declined and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied with the meal. But the whole while my mind was racing: “What do I do? Do I offer her a banana even though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?”“Would you like a banana?” I asked Yulya.“Yes,” she smiled, but made no attempt to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket. “What now?” I thought.“Which one would you like?” I asked awkwardly.“That one,” she pointed at one of the bananas. Thinking about Russian politeness, I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at and peeled(去皮) it half way and handed it to her. Smiles in Yulyas and Nicolais faces told me I had done the right thing. After this experience I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies.Sometime during my third trip I was politely corrected by a Russian friend. “Oh, no, in Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady it means he has a romantic interest in her.” How embarrassed I felt! And I had been proudly telling everyone about my findings.Certain lessons have to be learned the hard way. Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing. They present, like my bananas, too many generalizations or quite an inaccurate view.66. The author went to Russia in 1993 to _.A. visit a famous universityB. work as an interpreterC. offer some professional helpD. do some agricultural work67. The author decided to offer Yulya a banana because _.A. he sat closer to bananasB. he wanted to show politenessC. she gave him one firstD. he wanted to win her heart68. How did the author probably feel after he saw the smiles in Yulyas and Nicolais faces?A. Awkward.B. Embarrassed.C. Surprised.D. Relieved.69. The author told this story mainly to express that _.A. Russian politeness is rather difficult to understandB. man should never peel a banana for a lady in RussiaC. what people say about other culture may not be trueD. funny things may happen anywhere at any time(B)Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Braincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.70. BCI is a technology that can _.A. help to update computer systemsB. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recoverD. control a persons thoughts71. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles.B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving his hand.D. By using his mind.72. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalp computer cap wheelchairB. computer cap scalp wheelchairC. scalp cap computer wheelchairD. cap computer scalp w