陕西省西安市第八十五中学2020学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试卷 人教版

陕西省西安市第八十五中学2020学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试卷第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. refer A. teacher B. dollar C. nervous D. inventor2. bench A. chemist B. character C. machine D. change3. adopt A. nothing B. opposite C. moment D. movement4. sink A. knowledge B. country C. learned D. thinking5. standard A. poisonous B. starve C. warm D. bargain第二节 语法词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。6. It was not until dark _ he found _ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.A. that; what B. that; that C. when; what D. when; that7. Do you feel like _ there or shall we take a bus？ Id like to walk. But since there isnt much time left, Id rather we _ a taxi.A. walking; hired B. to walk; hire C. to walk; hired D. walking; hire8. The discovery of the new drug is _ to people suffering from heart problems.A. of very significance B. great significantC. of great significance D. great significance9. The jeep was _ in the mud. It wouldnt move on.A. sticked B. stuck C. struck D. stricken10. Ill spend the evening _ in your room waiting for the thief to arrive.A. locking B. in locking C. being locked D. locked11. A computer is so useful a machine _ we can use everywhere.A. that B. which C. as D. what12. Im certain Davids told you his business troubles. _ , its no secret that he owes a lot of moneyto the bank.A. However B. Anyway C. Therefore D. Though13. Our government has laid _ some health care projects for the people laid _ in the reform.A. down; off B. up; down C. off; down D. out; off14. I had been working so hard for several weeks, that I decided to _ and relax over the weekend.A. take the thing easy B. take them easy C. take it easy D. take easy15. I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else _ , I waswasting my time.A. in so many words B. in words C. in other words D. in another word16. The main task for _ moment is to put _ end to the war on Iraq as soon as possible.A. a; an B. the; an C. a; the D. the; the17. I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice _ I picked up the phone.A. while B. after C. in case D. the minute18. Distance learning is being _ in several countries to help children in remote rural schools obtainhigher education.A. attended B. adopted C. adapted D. admitted19. With a lot of difficult problems _ , the man felt like a cat on a hot brick.A. settling B. settled C. to settle D. being settled20. Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream.Sorry, Ive got _ on me.A. none B. nothing C. quite a few D. no one第三节 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所给各题的四个选项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。Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific 21 ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my 22 . All great discoveries,he said, are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. 23 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 24 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 25 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.First I looked at some of the 26 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 27 fall at the same speed , was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 28 to Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 29 of that. Yet I 30 if those best years were true in other 31 .Then how about the field of 32 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 33 , but look when these people 34 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 35 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.But why 36 best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 37 , most people do not want to take risks or try 38 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the age of fifty, while the latter was 39 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety.Perhaps there is still 40 for me.21. A. invention B. discovery C. experiment D. progress22. A. mind B. idea C. attention D. thought23. A. As B. Being C. However D. Beyond24. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Whoever25. A. names B. ages C. addresses D. education26. A. modern B. scientific C. last D. oldest27. A. heights B. sizes C. weights D. things28. A. led B. meant C. stuck D. referred29. A. plenty B. enough C. much D. none30. A. believed B. trusted C. wondered D. asked31. A. fields B. countries C. courses D. ages32. A. agriculture B. politics C. industry D. society33. A. is B. will C. has D. does34. A. finished B. went C. started D. failed35. A. devoted B. gave up C. began D. led36. A. dont B. the C. can D. not37. A. believe B. know C. guess D. agree38. A. other B. new C. best D. their39. A. always B. still C. seldom D. enjoying40. A. discovery B. problem C. wish D. hope第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每题2分，第二节每题1分；满分45分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn (顽固的) , but you arent very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you dont often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.41. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _ .A. only in a normal nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position42. Maybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she wouldnt like to get help from you.43. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _ .A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessD. he or she often considers annoying peopleBHe has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian (巴勒斯坦) leader, Yasser Arafat.On September 11, Israel (以色列) announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. He should take some responsibility for the killings, an Israeli official said. He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups.But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.Arafat himself said: They can kill me, but never get me out of my country. He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target (目标) of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit.In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters (总部) in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive.What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafats bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the worlds most legendary (传奇式的) leaders.But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.44. What is the main idea of the story？ A. Arafat was in danger again after Israels decision to remove him. B. Arafat faced dangers without fear. C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world. D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives.45. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers? A. Luck. B. He was very careful. C. He kept a clear head in danger. D. He had mysterious powers.46. What does the boldfaced word scared in the last paragraph but three mean? A. Glad. B. Frightened. C. Feeling lucky. D. Worried.47. Arafats answer to Israeli decision showed _ . A. that he wasnt afraid of danger B. his determination to stay in his own country C. that he has belief in himself D. both A and BCThere are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means I love you.Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace.Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers and most of the travelers come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people living in Hawaii now so there are residential areas where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here.48. The special tradition in Hawaii includes _ .A. giving visitors a lei of beautiful fresh flowersB. Men wear bright flowered shirtsC. Women often wear long flowered dressesD. All of the above49. The most important problem in Hawaii is _ .A. to learn to live together in peace B. to earn money from travelersC. To find a comfortable place to live D. to unite different holidays50. The main travellers are from _ .A. Europe B. America C. Japan D. B and C51. Which is not the transformation in Hawaii? _ .A. Farms have become residential areasB. Some big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to PhilippinesC. Japanese are buying or starting in Hawaii nowD. The families of the first people who came from Europe own the important banks and companiesDAmong all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just needs to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.52. What does these two killers in the second paragraph refer to ?A. Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.B. The two murderers who killed the cloned baby.C. The two diseases of cancer and heart disease.D. Hereditary diseases and cancer.53. Whats the main idea of the third paragraph?A. How gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases.B. Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.C. Gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby.D. Gene technology can help the English imperial family out.54. In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?A. Using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have more living days.B. Using gene technology, the scientist finds the wrong gene and corrects it.C. Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.D. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.55. What is the main purpose of writing this passage?A. Expressing the writers idea that gene technology will benefit people.B. Telling people the advantages of gene technology.C. Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.D. Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.EThe European capital cities, Berlin and London, running the third and the fourth richest economies in the world, both produce about a metric ton of rubbish for each household per year. But when it comes to disposing of their citizens waste, the comfortable similarities end.London, and Britain as a whole, is in the middle of a wast