安徽省第二中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题

1、 专业 教育文档 可修改 欢迎下载 安徽省蚌埠市第二中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题 试卷分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟第I卷（选择题，共三部分，满分100分）第一部分 听力（共两节20小题，每题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）1. What did the woman do last night?A. She looked after her mother. B. She prepared for a report. C. She went to a concert.2. What does the woman mean?A. Laurie t

2、aught herself to play the guitar.B. Laurie doesnt have musical talent.C. Laurie cant play the piano.3. What does the woman suggest doing after school on Thursday?A. Playing basketball. B. Watching a game. C. Going to a cinema.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a taxi B. On a bus. C. In a subway.5. What

3、 are the speakers mainly talking about?B. A white skirt. B. A flowered blouse. C. A white blouse.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What will the man do after the interview?A. Call the woman. B. Pick up his children. C. Look in his diary.7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A.

4、Interviewer and interviewee. B. Manager and secretary. C. Husband and wife.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the speakers do last weekend?A. They ate out. B. They watched a play. C. They bought some CDs.9. Why is the woman unwilling to go to the sports centre?A. There are too many people there.B. She doesn

5、t have enough energy.C. She doesnt like the atmosphere.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is Kim always complaining about?A. Her work. B. Her boyfriend. C. Her roommate.11. What does the man think of Kim?A. Mean. B. Talkative. C. Popular.12. Why does the woman say its worth listening to Kims problems?A. She

6、can get some benefits from Kim.B. Kim often takes her to concerts.C. Kim often buys her things.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Change travellerscheques. B. Book a room. C. Phone a hotel.14. How does the man find the town?A. Large. B. Beautiful. C. Modern.15. What

7、does the man want to know?A. The price of a hotel. B. The history of the town. C. The opening time of the banks.16. Where are the speakers now?A. Near a square. B. Opposite a hotel. C. Outside a bank.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.18. What percentag

8、e of the listeners didnt get enough sleep last night?A. About 5%. B. About 17%. C. About 30%.19. Why do people with sleep apnea often feel tired?A. They remember waking up many times a night.B. They can hardly breathe while sleeping.C. They are interrupted in their sleep.20. What will the speaker di

9、scuss next?A. The causes of sleep apnea.B. The ways to prevent sleep apnea.C. The second kind of sleep disorder.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共4篇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。AThere will be some events in our city at the weekend Peanut Festival：The peanut capital of Texas，Floresvill

10、e，will be celebrating all things about peanut this weekendThe 74th Annual Peanut Festival will take place on Friday and SaturdayThere will be live music，food，a carnival and two paradesThe child parade is on Friday at 5 pm， and the big parade is on Saturday at 10 amThe festival is free to attend Wood

11、lawn Lake 100th Anniversary：This city park is celebrating its 100th birthday on Friday eveningThere will be food trucks，a movie screening and fireworksAll the free fun will start at 6：30 pm Barktoberfest 2019：A 5 donation gets you in the door，and you can enjoy all the fun with your animal friendsThe

12、re will be free beer for adults and entertainment for kids，and all earnings will go to San Antonio Pets AliveThe event will take place on Saturday at the Hidden Trails Community in Bulverde，starting at noon Light the Night San Antonio：This yearly event put on by the Leukumia and Lymphoma Society is

13、to raise funds for cancer treatmentIt will take place on Saturday at Hemisfair ParkRegistration starts at 6 pm and the walk starts at 7：45 pm Nightmare at the Wax Museum：On Friday，the Wax Museum will open its Nightmare at the Wax Museum exhibitGuests will walk through 16 scarethemed rooms. This exhi

14、bit will be open on Fridays and Saturdays until Oct 28 UFOs over Texas Fest：For believers or nonbelievers，this event will take place at Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex on Saturday nightIt starts at 7 pmAdmission is free but donations are accepted at the door21. Where will you enjoy a film？AAt Hemisf

15、air ParkBAt Woodlawn LakeCAt Blue Star Arts ComplexDAt the Hidden Trails Community22. What can you do if you join in Barktoberfest 2019？ABuy some beerBEarn lots of moneyCPlay with some animalsDRaise money for kids23. Which of the following events focuses on charity？AUFOs over Texas Fest and Nightmar

16、e at the Wax MuseumBPeanut Festival and Woodlawn Lake l00th AnniversaryCBarktoberfest 2019 and Light the Night San AntonioDUFOs over Texas Fest and Woodlawn Lake 100th AnniversaryBOn March 25，2010，Kate and David heard the words every parent feared：their newborn wasnt going to make itTheir twinsa gir

17、l and a boywere born 14 weeks premature， weighing just over two pounds eachDoctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvementHis heartbeat was nearly gone，and hed stopped breathingThe baby had just moments to live I saw him gasping（喘息），but the doctor said it was no use Kate told

18、 the Daily Mail The Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye In an effort to treasure her last minutes with the tiny boy，Kate asked to hold him I wanted to meet him，and for him to know us， Kate saidWed resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him，and we were just trying to make th

19、e most of those last， precious moments Kate unwrapped the boy，whom the couple had already named Jamie， and requested David to take his shirt off and join them in bedThe firsttime parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skintoskin contact would improve his condition. They als

20、o talked to him We explained his name and that he had a twin and how hard we had tried to have him Kate recalledThen something unbelievable happenedJamie gasped again and then he started breathingFinally，he reached for his fathers finger The couples lost boy had made it Eight years later，Jamie and h

21、is sister，Emily，are happy and healthyOnly recently were they told the story of their birthEmily burst into tears，Kate saidShe was really upset，and she kept hugging JamieThis whole experience makes them treasure each other more24. What happened to the couples newborn boy？AHe was born dyingBTwin siste

22、r couldnt make itCHe was in good conditionDHis heart nearly stopped beating25. What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean？Agiven in toBgone in forCtaken advantage ofDthrown doubt on26. What did the couple do to the boy？AThey hold him skin to skinBThey wrapped him warmlyCThe

23、y left him alone in bedDThey complained a lot to him27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text？AA Lesson from Jamie BAbandon Hope or SaveCLifegiving TouchDMosttreasured MemoriesCChinas cancer researcher Zhu Chen，together with two French researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de The，re

24、ceived Sjoberg Prize 2018 in Stockholm Concert Hall， Sweden on Friday We used wisdom from both Chinese and Western medicine and offered a cure to one of the most deadly cancers， Chen told Xinhua， I feel that Chinese medicine has potential to contribute more to human healthThere are no borders in med

25、icine，because it struggles for benefiting all mankindIts a language of peace，and of development and progress Chen recalled the cooperation with the two French researchers for over 30 years This years Sjoberg winners have developed a new and targeted treatment for a specific form of blood cancer call

26、ed acute promyelocytic leukaemia（急性早幼粒白血病）It was once one of the deadliest forms of cancer，but it is now possible to cure nine out of ten patients who receive the new treatmentThe winners have made this revolutionary development possible by methodically mapping the molecular mechanisms responsible f

27、or the disease The prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is funded by the Sjoberg FoundationThe foundation，with a donation of 2.5 billion US dollars，was founded in 2016，and serves to promote scientific research that focuses on cancer，health and the environment The Prize is an

28、 annual international prize in cancer research awarded to individual researchers or research groupsThe prize amounts to one million US dollars，of which 100，000 US dollars is the prize sum and 900，000 US dollars is funding for future research28. Zhu Chen was awarded Sjoberg Prize for the Aresearch in

29、to a languageBtreatment for a once fatal cancer Cpromotion of Chinese medicineDcooperation with French researchers29. What can we know about the Sjoberg Foundation？AIt awards the prize every four yearsBIt favors individual researchersCIt donates 2.5 billion US dollarsDIt funds research in certain fi

30、elds30. What can the text be classified as？AA biographyBA news reportCA science fictionDAn advertisement31. What is the best title for the text？A New cure for cancerB No borders in medicineC Great contributions to human healthD Chinese scientist receiving Sjoberg PrizeDFireworks are exciting， but al

31、so hard to control. The Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang，though， has developed a way to harness the visual and physical power of fireworks to make art. He recently used them to create a burning sculpture that stretched high into the skyGuoqiang fittingly named the work Sky Ladder Guoqiang built Sky Ladde

32、r by making a frame out of metalHe coated the frame with gunpowder，the main chemical material in fireworks The artist tried one end of the frame to the ground and attached a large weather balloon to the other endThe balloon was filled with helium 一 a gas that is lighter than air When released，the ba

33、lloon floated upward，pulling the top of the ladder 500 meters into the sky Thats higher than the top of the Empire State Building Guoqiang set fire to the bottom of the ladder，and the crackling flames raced skyward up the frameThe sculpture burned for 2.5 minutes before its flames began to die out f

34、rom the bottom up Dealing with explosive（炸药） is challenging，and conditions had to be perfect for Guoqiang to achieve his desired effectHe first attempted Sky Ladder in 1994，but bad weather prevented him from successfully completing the workGuoqiang put Sky Ladder aside so that he could work on other

35、 projects，perhaps most famously the fireworks display that opened the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Finally，after two more failed attempts，Guoqiang successfully sent his flaming ladder skyward last yearHe presented Sky Ladder in his hometown， a quiet fishing village near Huiyu Island，QuanzhouHe offered

36、 the work as a gift to his 100yearold grandmother，other family members，his friends and his town Behind Sky Ladder lies a clear childhood dream of mine，Guoqiang explainsDespite all lifes twists and turns，I have always been determined to realize itThe ladder rose toward the morning sun，carrying hopeFo

37、r me，this not only means a return，but also the start of a new journey32. Which of the following can replace the underlined word harness in Paragraph 1？Asave and develop Bfind and collectCcontrol and useDcount and produce33. What can we learn about the work Sky Ladder Cai Guoqiang built last year？AIt

38、 kept burning for 2.5 minutesBIt could fly free in the skyCIt proved to be a failureDIt was sent skyward in the evening34. When did Cai Guoqiang first imagine a ladder of fire？AWhen he was a young boyBWhen he saw the Empire State BuildingCWhen the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games openedDWhen his grandmoth

39、er had her 100th birthday35. What may be the best title for the text？AArt on fire BA birthday giftCBurning manDLiving with hope第二节（共1篇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概括每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whether you work hard to get 10，000 steps a day or just like a daily outing with your dog，walking is a nearp

40、erfect exerciseIts good for your body and your mind（36）From strengthening bones to reducing pounds，researchers keep finding more and more health benefits from this simple activity Need a reason to hit the trail or wander the pavement？ Here are just a few impressive benefits of walking （37） Walking k

41、eeps your mind sharpIn a University of California at San Francisco study，researchers measured the cognitive abilities of nearly 6，000 women aged 65 and olderThey tracked their physical activity for several years and found that agerelated memory decline was lowest in the women who walked the most It

42、helps you maintain a healthy weight （38）Regular walking can lead to our weight loss because exercise burns caloriesBut with walking，the calories you burn depend more on the distance you cover rather than your paceDuring a 15year study，researchers found that people who walked gained significantly les

43、s weight than those who didnt（39） Walking strengthens bones and muscles All those steps can keep your bones strong and prevent bone loss，fractures and osteoporosisThat backandforth movement also adjusts the muscles in your legs and belly（40）A It saves your brainB It can improve your moodC It may see

44、m obviousD It may sound like a tough callE That is，the more people walked，the less weight they gainedF Furthermore，you can do it just about anywhere with no fancy equipmentG Swing your arms when you walk and you can strengthen those arm muscles，too第三部分 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（

45、A、B、C和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。The Secret to Survival In 2006，a teenager named Bill，who was late for work，drove through the city so fast that he knocked into my carAfter the（41），I spent the next month in hospitalThe（42） was about $130，000To top it off，doctors（43） it would take an entire year f

46、or me to restore to health It seemed as if it wasnt （44）that I was already dealing with poverty（贫困）， and muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症） So life decided to pile on a little（45），just to see how much I could（46）At that time，my life seemed totally（47）How （48）would it have been to（49）desperation？ Or anger aga

47、inst the（50）？ But I didnt Instead， I （51） myself to say， Okay， this is my life nowWhats next？ After all，I couldnt （52）what had happened The only thing I had control over was how I （53） to that change And the first and most （54） response was total and complete（55）A lot of people view it as（56）They th

48、ink that，if they accept whats happened to them，theyll be（57） defeat But its the oppositeIts only by（58）reality that you can create a plan to change that realityAcceptance is the first step to your （59） （60），I found ways to cover the medical expenses. Meanwhile，it only took me six months to recover，i

49、nstead of a year as doctors predicted，and I restarted my life even healthier（41）Ameeting Baccident Ccoincidence Dtreatment（42）Acar Bfine Creward Dbill（43）Apredicted Bpromised Cargued Dpermitted（44）Afair Bordinary Cenough Dspecial（45）Awork Bregret Ccomfort Dextra（46）Alose Btake Cearn Dpay（47）Apointle

50、ss Blonely Chopeless Dbusy（48）Aeasy Blucky Cunusual Dwonderful（49）Aget rid of Bsink into Csmell Dface（50）Adiscrimination Bpunishment CmisfortuneDabuse（51）Aforced Ballowed Cforbade Dexpected（52）Achange Bexplain Cplan Dannounce（53）Aresponded Blinked Ccontributed Dsubmitted（54）Adesired Bimportant C. na

51、tural Daggressive（55）Aresistance Bagreement CacceptanceDcommitment（56）Avirtue Bcourage Cweakness Dchallenge（57）Avaluing Bavoiding CforeseeingDadmitting（58）Aescaping BrepresentingCignoring Dacknowledging（59）Aworld Bvictory Chealth Dindependence（60）ANormally BGenerally CExactly DEventually第II卷（非选择题，共三

52、部分，满分50分）第一部分 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinese dragons（龙）are fictional creatures， a root of Chinese people who considered themselves as the descendants（后代）of dragonsSince their creation，Chinese dragons（61）（win）the deep love from Chinese people，because of（62）（they）strong power and symbolic meanings They played （63） important role in the history of Chinese nation， politics， religion， culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese peopleDragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a （64）（gold）Ch