辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分：150分第I卷（选择题，共75分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节：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.Wheredoyouthinkthedialoguemostprobablytakesplace?A.In a shop. B.Intheoffice. C.At home.2.Whendoesthebakeryclose?A.At 7:55 B.At 7:15. C.At 7:25.3.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangetheshoes?A.Theyarenotherightcolour.B.They are not the right style.C.Theyarenottherightsize.4.When willthe man call on the woman this evening?A.At8:15 pm. B.At9 pm. C.At9:15pm.5.How willthe manletthemachinework?A.Byhittingit. B.Byrepairingit. C.Byputtingmoneyit.第二节: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小题。6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Callataxiforher.B.Meet her at the hall.C.Arrangeanelephantride.7.Whenwillthewomanmeettheman?A.At9:30. B.At9:45. C.At10:00.8.Why wasntthereanywater?A.Becauseofnowatersupply.B.Becauseoflowwaterpressure.C.Because of the tap being out of order.9.Whendidthemancalltheapartmentmanager?A.Threehours ago. B.Fivehours ago. C.Sixhoursago.听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Goswimming.B.Playgolf withhisfriends.C.Bookaroomforhimself.11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayfortwonights?A.$195. B.$350. C.$370.12.Whichof thefollowingdoes themanlikebest?A.Golf. B.Swimming. C.Singing.听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。13.Howdoesthemanthinkthewomanfeelslookingatthegirl?A.Happy. B.Natural C,Envious.14.Whatdoesthegirlputonher face?A.Make-up. B.Milk. C.Cucumbers.15.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Athome. B.In the park. C.Intherestaurant.16.Whateffectdo cucumbers have on the skin?A.Turningitintoanaturalstate.B.Removinglinesandagesigns.C.Makingitmilkyandgreenish.听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。17.How soon do parents need to refresh their childrens bedroom?A.Everytwomonths.B.Everytwoonthreeyears.C.Everyfiveorsixyears.18.Whatisaworldof childrensownlike?A.Aspecialplacewheretheycancreatenewtoys.B.Auniqueworldwheretheyplaycomputergames.C.Afantastickingdomwhereafair tale comestolife.19.How should a kids bedroom be designed?A.Comfortable. B.Colourful. C.Large.20.Whyiswoodenfurnitureconsideredbestforakidsbedroom?A.Itiseasytodesignwoodenfurnitureandothercontainers.B.The colour of wooden furniture is neither too bright nor too dark.C.Itwilleasilymatchwithcolourfulplasticshelves,boxesandcontainers.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，井在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANationalRankings:BestHighSchoolsThe U.S. News rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools in 50 statesandtheDistrictof Columbia. Schoolswereawardedgold, silverorbronzemedalsbased ontheir performance onstate assessments and howwelltheypreparestudentsfor college. AbouttheAwards GoldTop500Schoolsbasedonhighestcollegereadiness. SilverHigh-performingschools based onlower college readiness. BronzeHigh-performing schools based on state exam performance, listed alphabetically. AwardDistribution Gold 2.4% Silver10.3% Bronze16.8% No Medal70.5% HOWWeDeterminetheAwards STEP 1 Studentsperformbetterthanexpectedintheirstate. Welookedatreadingandmathresultsforstudentsoneachstatesproficiency(水平) tests andthenfactoredinthepercentageofeconomicallydisadvantagedstudents, whotendtoscore lower. STEP2Disadvantagedstudentsperformbetterthanstateaverage.Wecomparedeachschoolsmathandreadingproficiencyratesfordisadvantaged students-black, Hispanic andlow-incomewiththestate wide resultsfor these student groups andthenselectedschoolsthatwereperformingbetterthantheirstateaverages. STEP 3Studentgraduationratesmeetoraregreaterthananationalstandard. Weleftoutschoolsfromconsiderationiftheirgraduationrateswerelowerthan75 percent-astartingpointthatishigherthanafederallawthatrequiresstatestogiveextra resourcestoschoolsbelow67percent. STEP 4 Students are prepared for college-level coursework. WecalculatedaCollegeReadinessIndex,whichisbasedortheschoolsAPparticipation rateandhowwellthestudentsdidonthosetests. Tiebeakerswereusedtodetermineranks of schoolsthatachievedthesameCollegeReadinessIndex.21.Whichplaysanimportantpartinwinningmedals?A.Stateevaluation.B.Schoolsintention.C.College assessment.D.Governments judgment.22.Schoolswinningmedalsaccountfor A.16.8%B.27.1%C.29.5%D.70.5%23.Whichschool canget the awards?A.The school whose disadvantaged student do averagely.B.Theschoolwhosestudentsperformbetterthandemanded.C.Theschoolwhosegraduationrateswerelowerthan67percent.D.The school whose students have a knowledge of CollegeReadiness Index.BI nowwork40hoursaweekataweathercompanyandI loveitComparedtowhenI becameamom,I dontfeelbadaboutbeingawayfrommythreekids.WhenI hadmyfirst child,I wasabusymanager.Myhusbandhadapart-timejobandcaredforhertherestofthe time. OnceI becamepregnantwithmysecondkid, I quitmyjobtofocusfullyonwriting. AtfirstI feltlike Iwas living the dream.I was a work-from-homemomwho neverhad to beawayfrommychildren. Butworkingfromhomecanendupbeingmorestressfulthan workingfull-timeorbeingastay-at-homemom.becauseyourefrequentlyexhaustedbetween work, keeping house and telling sweetfaces you donthave time to play. Ever triedwritingan article with a babyscreaming?Itwas awful. I wassostressedthatI eventuallystartedtakingmykidsto8daycarecenteracoupleof daysaweek.Thewholereason Iworkedsohardtobeabletowriteforalivingwastobeat homewithmykidsandhereI wastakingthemtoadaycarecenter.IthoughtI wasafailure then. Over the past five years of being a freelancer(自由作家), Ive realized a couple of things. AsI wrotesixmonths ago,Ithough I feltbadleavingmydaughterfortenhoursa daybut nowsheisoldenoughtoaskmetoreadherastory.Trytellingyourkidno,20timesaday.Its cruel.Youendupfeelingworseforhavingtoignorethem.I alsorealizenotsocializingwith peoplewerentgoodformymentalwell-being. Notonlythat,butI cannowshowmykidsthatMomisimportantandhasajobataflashy officebuilding,somethingtheydidntrealizewhen1sataroundinyogapantstypingonmy computeralldaylong.24.Theunderlinedpart livingthedreaminParagraph2 refersto A.earning a lot of moneyB.workingfromhomeC.nosufferingfromstressD.notakingcareofherkid25.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttakingherkidsto8daycarecenter?A.ExcitedB.StressedC.RelaxedD.Guilty26.While working as a freelancer, the author .A.made a great many friendB.was not good at telling storiesC.felt terrible for ignoring her kidD.left her daughter for a long time27.We can infer that now the authors kids .A.understand why their mom works so hardB.are much prouder of their momC.are feeling sad for leaving their momD.realize why their mom is importantCIn the late1990s, Google was just a start-up company operating out of a garage in PaloAlto, California.Co-founders LarryPageandSergeyBrinstartedthecompanywhile studyingatStanfordUniversity. Googlesfoundersanditsemployees, then understoodsomeof thechallengesthatentrepreneurs(创业者)aroundtheworldmayface. Anentrepreneurisa personwhostartsabusiness.Theymustbewillingtoriskfinanciallossin ordertomake money. MaryGroveisthedirectorofaprogramcalledGoogleforEntrepreneurs. ShesaidGoogle wantstohelpnewstart-upbusinessesgrowandbesuccessful. GoogleforEntrepreneurshasopenedcampusesaroundtheworld. Entrepreneursineach citycanuseGooglesbuildingswithoutpaying.Entrepreneurscanworkwitheachotherand learnfrompeoplewhoaremoreexperiencedin business. YeramKwonistheheadofa companyinSouthKorea.HerbusinessiscalledL.M.Lab. It makesaproductthathelps peoplelearntoperformthelifesavingtechnique called CPR. She saidshehaslearnedhowtosolvesomeofherbusinessproblemsbyattendingGoogleeventsin Seoul. Outsideofitsownbuildingsinthesecities, Googleprovidesfinancialsupportand resourcesforpartnerorganizationsaroundtheworld.BuildingpartnershipsisawayforGoogle tospreadtheideaofentrepreneurialismaroundtheworld.Googlecanuseitsnetworktohelp findpeoplewhowanttoinvestinstart-upbusinesses.Thosepeopleneedtobereadytotake risks. ThatissomethingKwonsaidthatmakessomeKoreansuncomfortable. MostKorean people think thatit is muchsafer to work for big companies like SamsungandLG, she said. But, KwonsaidtheKoreangovernmentandtechnologycompaniesarenowsupporting peoplewillingtotakebusinessrisks.28.WhydoesGoogleadvocatetheprogramaccordingtothetext?A.Becauseitjustwantsto help the entrepreneur.B.Becauseitcanmakemoremoneywithoutrisk.C.Becauseitcanpromoteitsreputationbydoingthis.D.Because it can build partnerships with more companies.29.WhydidtheauthormentionYeramKwon?A.She helped Googles program alot.B.Sheguidedotherstostarbusinesses.C.She benefitedfrom Googles program.D.ShewasactiveininvestinginGooglebusinesses.30.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A.Googleprovidesdirectfinancialsupporttoentreprcneurs.B.Theideaofentrepreneurialismishighlythoughtofbyeeryone.C.Entrepreneurs can use Googles network to findinvestors by themselves.D.YeramKwonthinksmostKoreanpeoplelackspiritofbusinessadventure.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Start-upBusinessesLearnFromGoogleB.MoreCompaniesLikeGoogleWillAppearC.GoogleWillBuildItsBranchesintheWorldD.GoogleInspiresEntrepreneurs AroundtheWorldDIfyoureplanningtogoonadieto1ifyousufferfromseriousconditionslikediabetes(糖尿病), knowing exactlywhatand how muchyoure eatingis essential. In this day and age, wehavecalorieandnutritionalcalculators evenonoursmartphones,buttheyactonlyas guides, whereasPanasonicsrevolutionarynewdevice, CaloRieco, actuallyanalyzesthefood on your plate and provides accurate in formation about in just a few seconds. Youveprobablyusedcaloriecalculatorsbefore,andyouknowthattheyonlyoffer generalinformation. For example, a calculator will tellyou the average number of caloriesina hamburger,butitcanttellyouexactlyhowmanycaloriesareinthehamburger.Thesamegoes for nutrients like protein or fats. And this is what makes the new CaloRieco so special. Displayedatarecenttechshow, CaloRiecoisahigh-techdevicethatuseslightreflection technologytodeterminethenutritionalvaluesofalmostanyfoodandalsoprovideaccurate calorieestimates.Allyouhavetodoisputyourplateinthebox-shapeddeviceandwait between10and20secondsforittcanalyzeallthefoodonthere.Onceitsdoneanalyzingthevariousingredients(原料)inyourmeal, CaloRiecodisplays thenumberofcalories,aswellasthenutritionalcontentonanLEDdisplay, Accordingto Panasonic, thedeviceisabletorecognizethevastmajorityoffoods, exceptsoupsandvery darkdishes.CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an app, and send all the data about analyzedfoodstoyourhandheld, soyoucaraccessitwheneveryouneed. Panasonicsaidthatitsoutstandinginventionisaimedatdietersanddiabetessufferers, bothof whichmakeupalargemarket.Unfortunately,you11havetowaitabitlongerto yourhandsonyourveryownCaloRieco,asthedevicepresentedatheshowisjustaprototype(样品) which needs to be improved. Its scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years, butthepriceremainsunknown.32.WhatisspecialaboutCaloRieco?A.Ituseslightrefectiontechnology.B.Itonlyoffersgeneralinformationoffood.C.Itcanpresenttheexactdataof analyzedfood.D.Itisahigh-techdeviceworkingasaguide.33.According to the text, CaloRieco .A.needsalongtimetoanalyzethefoodB.can count the calories of all foods on your plateC.candisplaythefooddateorthesmartphonedirectlyD.maybewellreceivedamongdietersand diabetessufferers34.What does the underlinedworditinParagraph5 referto?A.Data.B.APP.C.Smartphone.D.Food.35.What can we infer about CaloRieco from the last paragraph?A.Itsperfect.B.Itspromising.C.Its costly.D.Itsportable.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Makingdecisionswhenshoppingisoftenatoughcall. Evenif youresatisfiedwiththefirst dressyoutryon,wouldyougoonlookingforalternatives,comparingstylesandprices,until dropped dead? Psychology researchers have studied how people make decisions and concluded there are two basicstyles. Maximizers like to taketheir time andweigh a wide range of choices, sometimeseverypossibleonebeforechoosing.Satisficerswouldratherbefastthan thorough 36 Soevenif theyseewhatwouldseemtomeettheirrequirements,theycantmakea decisionuntilaftertheyveexaminedeveryoptiontomakesurethattheyremakingthebest possiblechoice.Researchersfollowed548job-seekingcollegeseniorsat11schoolsfromOctober throughtheirgraduationinJune.Theyfoundthatthemaximizerslandedbetter jobs. 37 . Themaximizersiskickinghimselfbecausehecantexamineeverychoiceandatsome pointhadto justpicksomething, theysay. Maximizersmakebestdecisionsandendup feelingbadabouthem. 38 Satisficersalsohavehighstandards, buttheyarehappierthanmaximizers. Maximizers tendtobemoredepressedandtoreportalowersatisfactionwith life,hisresearchfound. Facedwithsomanychoicesinourlives,weneedtolearnhownottowastetimeand energyonourdecision-making. 39 For instance, if youre picking a restaurantfor lunch meeting, first deciding on a certain part of town or type of cuisine can narrowyour choices. Onceyouvearrivedatadecision,stickwithit. 40 Tolimitthenumberofchoices youcansetatimefordecision-making.Sayyouarebuyinganewbag,youcouldspendan amount of time studying features, price and valuebut if you give yourself only five minutes tomakeadecision,andthereareonlybagsyoucanconsider, youllsavetime.Youllbe happierwithyourdecision, too.A.Firstly, decreaseyour range of choices.B.Maximizersarepeoplewhowantthebest.C.Justacceptno decisionis ever completelyperfect.D.Comparingis often a must when you make a decision.E.Satisficers make good decisions and end up feeling good.F.Theotheristomakedecisionsmoreaccuratelyatthebeginning.G.Their starting salaries were 20 percent higher but they felt worse about their jobs.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。LittleBitMeow,meow,meow,iswhatI heardasI walkedthroughthealley.I approachedthenoise andobservedatailstickingoutfromunderapieceofwoodUnderthewoodwasa 41 black and white cat I picked him up and 42 he must be freezing to death 43 home with thecatheldinmyjacket. Mynewbestfriend,whosoonbecameknownasLittleBit,receivedhisnamebecausehe wasalmost 44 whenI heldhiminmyhands.Hestoodaboutfiveinchestall.LittleBits smallsizehadagreatadvantagehe 45 perfectlyinthepocketofmyjacket,which made 46 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldnt leave my 47 . He was always 48 tome. WhenI fellasleepatnight,hewouldalwaysrollinguparound myheadtoensurethatI waswarm. Unfortunately, I grewup. My teenagelife 49 myrelationshipwithLittleBit. Ilived atsuchafast 50 that Istoppedmakingtimeforhim.Myfreetimewasspentwithmy friendsinstead.I wouldcomeinthehouseonmyphoneandnot 51 himatall.His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasnt his fault that he wanted my 52 back. Timehadcauseda 53 toLittleBit.HisbodybeganshockingdownandbythetimeI realized 54 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked atme,and 55 thisdayI stillrememberthe 56 lookinhisbrightg