江西省南昌市新建县第一中学2020学年高三英语上学期期中试题

1、江西省南昌市新建县第一中学 2020 学年高三英语上学期期中试题满分 :150 分 时间:120 分钟卷面分： 5 分（ 5 分：字体端正、卷面整洁、无涂改； 43 分：字迹清楚，卷面整洁； 2 分：字迹较清楚、有少量涂改、卷面较整洁； 1 分：字迹潦草、卷面脏乱。 0分：大多主观题没写或全部没写。 ） 第一部分 听力（共 20 小题，每小题 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）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

2、下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the woman going with her children ？A. To Canada.B. To Japan.C. ToAustralia2. How much should the man pay ？A. 16.B.60.C.323. What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday ？A. Celebrate their mum's birthday.B. Take Brian out for the day.C. Help Brian move house.4.

3、What does the woman mean ？A. She doesn 't like the job.B. She will take the job right away.C. She isn 't sure whether to take the job.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about？A. A novel.B. A film.C.writer.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

4、，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 will the woman do this evening？A. Attend a party.B. Visit her grandma.C. do some shopping.7. What does the man advise the woman to do？A. Make a skirt.B. Buy a handbag.C. Wear a necklace.听第 7段材料，回答第

5、 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation take place？A. At a hotel.B. At an airport.C. At a police station.9. What does the man suggest the woman do ？A. Wait where she is.B. Make a request for the loss.C. Give him her telephone number.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. What's the relation between thespeakers ？

6、A. Husband and wife.B. Friends.C. Boss and worker.18. Why did the speaker go to France？A. She has been late for work recently.B. She is not getting on well with her boss.C. She has trouble taking her children to school.12. What might the wo man think of Alice 's way to deal with her problem？A. P

7、ractical. B. Strange. C. Wrong.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. How long will the course run this year?A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight weeks.14. What was the woman surprised at？A. The lack of assistants.B. The condition of weather.C. The number of children.15. What new activities can the children have

8、 this year？A. Adventure sports.B. Fun programmes.C. Creative classes.16. What is expected about the course this year?A. It will run better.B. It will last longer.C. It will start earlier.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French？A. Grammar.B. Vocabul

9、ary.C. Pronunciation.A. To settle there.B. To look for a job.C. To continue her studies.19. What did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France ？A. Poor. B. Acceptable. C. Excellent.20. What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker?A. Mastering the gramm

10、ar rules.B. Knowing a large number of words.C. Using the language in real life.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 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMatildaBy Roald DahlPrice: $ 10.25Gifted and sweet, Matilda goes largely unnoticed by her less-than-loving parents. Things only get worse

11、when she goes to school. Luckily, her teacher, Miss Honey, helps Matilda discover how special she is and encourages her to create the life she dreams about.Ivy & BeanBy Annie BarrowsPrice: $4.59WhenIvy movesin across the street, Bean is sure they won't be friends. Theyare just too different.

12、 However, whenIvy helps Bean get away from her sister, who is trying to get Bean in trouble, a friendship blossoms between the unlikely pair. Kids who enjoy this book can read the whole series over the summer.Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary DeedBy Emily PearsonPrice: $ 7.99WhenMary decides to give

13、 somefresh-picked wild blueberries to a neighbor, she starts a chain reaction of kindness. After Mrs. Bishop makes and shares newly-made cake, her recipients go on to spread kindness to others they meet. Mary might be a common little girl, but she learns that even children can help make the world a

14、better place.FrederickBy Leo LionniPrice: $ 14.39Frederick is a mouse who lives with his family in a large field. During the summer, all of the mice begin to store food to prepare for the cold winter months. All of the mice except Frederick, that is. Instead, Frederick collects things such as rays o

15、f sun, rainbows and words. Although the others think he is stupid, they cometo learn that everyone' s contribution counts.21. Whose book is mainly about friendship?A. Roald Dahl's.B. Annie Barrows's.C. Emily Pearson's.D. Leo Lionni's.22. How much should you pay for a book of anim

16、als?B. $7.99.D. $14.39.A. $4.59.C. $10.25.23. Where is the text most likely to have bee n take n from?A. A book review.B. A less on pla n.C. A kids magaz ine.D. A story book.BSonya and her family have bee n homeless since she was 3 years old. Overthe years, they have moved more than 15 times to diff

17、erent shelters aroundNew York City. Moving around was hard on Sonya. At school, Sonya hid her homelessness from teachers and other students. She didn ' t want to be treated differe ntly from other kids.In sixth grade, Sonya discovered a way to deal with some of her stress（压力）.She bega n study in

18、g dance at her middle school.“ It was a way formeto express myself , in stead of just hold ing everythi ng in, ” she expla ins. Soon, Sonya auditioned（试演）for a summer dance camp run by Alvin Alley,a famous dance compa ny. She was accepted.“ I was delirious , ” says Son ya.Dancing becamean even more

19、important part of Sonya's life in high school.But things were not going well for Sonya at school. Each time her family moved to a n ewshelter, Sonya missed school. As the sec on d-oldest of six kids, Sonya often took care of her younger sisters and brothers. She helped them get ready in the morn

20、ing and took them to school. They would be on time, but Sonya would be late.Worrying about her family kept Sonya from thinking about her own future.That cha nged the summer after 11th grade. Sonya lear ned she would have to go to summerschool to graduate. She becamedetermined to succeed, no matter w

21、hat. “It was a wake -up call, ” she says. “I had to focus on school and on myself. ”Sonya made up the work that she had missed, and finally graduated from high School. No one in her family had gone to college before." But in September 2020, Sonyaenrolled （登记入学）in the State University of NeWYork

22、 at Potsdam. She plans to becomea doctor for kids and to teach dance to children who have disabilities.24. According to the text, Sonya .A. learned to dance at the age of 3.B. kept moving to a better school.C. hid no secrets from her teachers.D. became homeless at an early age.25. Whatdoes the under

23、lined word “delirious ” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Sorry.B. Angry.C. Excited.D. Polite.26. By saying "It was a wake-up call", Sonya means that .A. she had to finish high school.B. she must support her familyC. she should focus on dancingD. she needed to teach herself27. What's the

24、 main idea of the text?A. A girl finds hope through dance.B. Dancing makes someone famous easily.C. Going to college is now becoming popular.D. More and more kids stay at shelters in New York.CIn the coming mon ths, a 170-foot-high drilli ng rig（¥ 占机）will tran sformwasteground near Redruth into

25、 a new landmark. The drill belongs to a group that is planning to develop Britain's first commercial-scale geothermal（地热的） plant on the site. Geothermal Engineering has chosen this part of Cornwall -once famous for its tin and copperbecause of its geology. Itsits on a bed of granite（ 花岗岩）whose t

26、emperature can reach 200°C .Water will be pumped deep underground and will return to the surface as steam, which will generate electricity.Ryan Law, founder and managing director of Geothermal Engineering, plans to have three wells at the plant, which together he estimates will produce10 MW of

27、electricity, enough to power 20,000 homes, and 55 MW of heat energy, capable of heating ten hospitals 24 hours a day. The challenge is that the rock is 4.5 kilometers below the earth' s surface, meaning that months of precise drilling will be required before any energy is produced. The company h

28、as a head start. In 1976,the government-funded Hot Dry Rock Research Project began deep drilling to study the area's geology. Lawplans to use the detailed maps the team produced over fifteen years to direct his efforts.Geothermal energy is not new. The world's first conventional geothermal p

29、ower station, in southern Tuscany, has been producing electricity for 100 years. In Iceland, a quarter of the country's electricity comes from geothermal power. Investment in geothermal projects in Australia has reached $2 billion by 2020.The industry is also well established in America and Germ

30、any. In Britain, schemes are under way in Southampton and Newcastle.Conventional geothermal power relies on naturally occurring steam pockets near the earth's surface so it tends to be limited to volcanically active regions or areas close to fault lines（ 断层线 ）. Law claims the process his company

31、uses removes this limitation, making the industry workable almost anywhere in the world.However, the industry has so far failed to prove it can fulfill its promise. Critics argue it is costly, reliant on high-risk, time-consuming drilling and struggles to produce large amounts of energy. Law refuses

32、 to let such doubts dampen his ambitions.“ The potential is great and we areplanning another 25 plants, ” he said.28. For what reason has Geothermal Engineering chosen the specific part of Cornwall?A. Its broad wasteland.B. Its mineral resources.C. Its extremely hot weather.D. Its special geological

33、 conditions.29. What is the main challenge faced by the geothermal industry?A. Drilling deep into the ground.B. Transferring electricity produced.C. Finding reliable previous research.D. Drawing detailed maps of the area.30. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?A. By giving examples.B. By analyzing c

34、auses.C. By following time order.D. By making comparisons.31. What is Law's attitude towards the geothermal industry?A. Curious.B. Doubtful.C. Optimistic.D. Disappointed.Ah, graduation day. Family parties. Student awards. Excited parents busy taking photos. Limo （ 豪华轿车 ） rides to the ceremony .

35、All in celebration of years of hard work and the exciting things to come after primary school.Wait, what? Yes, primary school graduation ceremonies are becoming more popular than ever. And at my school, the fifth grade graduation is serious business.A few weeks before fifth grade graduation, I recei

36、ved a special parent email."I would like to know if my boy is going to be the only kid not receiving an award on graduation day, because 1 am going to save him from the embarrassment and favoritism that has been shown all year andwill not havehim at the graduation."Awards are part of the e

37、nd-of-year excitement at myschool and the hardest thing I have to do all year. Picking five of 14 students to be called before the whole school seems like a heart-break for the other nine. Someone is always going to be left out and clearly, the parents feel the pressure .I chose not to answer the em

38、ail, knowing the email was sent under pressure. The boy in question would receive an award, not because of his mother's email, but because his achievement was great.On the day of the ceremony, that boy and four others were awarded and posed for pictures together in new dress clothes. I congratul

39、ated all the students without considering their achievements on having an excellent year and wished them well at their new schools.But as another year's graduation is coming soon, I'm left feeling uneasy. Not to take away anything from my present class of wonderful students as they prepare t

40、o head out to new schools, but I believe that such ceremonies like this should be held at the end of high school and college. Is it too much or too soon to celebrate our children and their achievements?32. The first paragraph is written to .A. attract readers with interesting factsB. give the causes

41、 of the problemC. express the main idea of the textD. show the importance of the topic33. Why did the parent send the author the email?A. To ask him to give her son an award.B. To express anger at how her son had been treated.C. To ask for some information about graduation day.D. To report her son&#

42、39;s possible absence from graduation.34. What does the author find most difficult about the graduation ceremony? A. Dealing with parent emails.B. Saying goodbye to his students.C. Deciding who will receive awards.D. Freeing his students from pressure.35. What's the author's attitude towards

43、 graduation ceremonies?A. They are a waste of money.B. They are only meaningful for college students.C. They are not proper for primary school students.D. They are not a good way to celebrate students' achievements.第二节 七选五（共 5小题；每小题 2 分，共 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。选项中有两 项为多余选项。I comefrom

44、 a large family, and I share personality traits（ 性格特点 ） withseveral family members. 36 Although we re different in someways, we have many things in com mon with each other.My grandfather and I both like to spend time outdoors. 37W6 readventurous, too. I really like to go fishing with my grandfather.

45、 When wego camping by the riverside on weekends, we usually catch our dinner together, then cook and eat it at our campsite. Besides, my, grandfather and I also enjoy working in his garden growing fruits and vegetables. Weboth enjoy the great feeli ng whe n we have meals made from fresh food grow n

46、in the garde n!38 Un like my gran dfather, I love being outside in the sno w. I like tohave snowball fights with my friends, but he likes to sit by the fire andread. Sometimes he and I play cards, although I don' t really enjoy that very much. I ' m too energetic to sit for so long! 39My gra

47、ndfather isn ' tcompetitive at all. In fact, he' s a bit slow. But I can tell mygrandfather is hav ing fun too, simply because he likes play ing somethi ng with me.Honestly speaking, it doesn' t really matter to me what we do together. 40 We re a good fit!A. As a result, we usually read

48、before bedtime.B. However, it ' s a differe nt story whe n win ter comes.C. But it ' s clear to me that I ' m most like mygrandfather.D. My grandfather always has a lot of interesting stories to tell.E. For example, we both enjoy ridi ng bikes and doing other sports.F. I just like being

49、with my grandfather and spending time with him.G. On the other hand, when we play one of my video games, I have fun because I ' m competitive.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和D）中，选出可以填人空白处 的最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel（叛逆

50、者）.I like games that canbe 41. Some of the sports I like, even boys won't play!Wrestling （摔跤）is 42 seen as a sport for men, but I 43 to see if I could do it .Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother 44 . From morning to ni ght, I would sit watch ing the 45 have a

51、ll the fun. Si nee the n, wrestli ng has bee n part of my 46 .For three years， I 47 all the boys and became the best player in the team. My 48 memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off 49 because he'd lost to a girl.My last 50 was at this year's Girls' State Wrestli ng Champi on ships

52、.I was so 51 . I was sure I would win. My heart was beat ing hard whe n thematch started. I could see 52 but my competitor. Whenthe final whistle blew, I had 53 by four points. The cameras and 54 all turned to me: I was the new wrestl ing champi on. I felt so 55 . But after a few minu tes of enjoyin

53、g being a champi on, 56 began to run through my kn ee.Because I hurt my kn ee, my 57 of be ing a n ati onal champi on en ded. Eve nso, I still 58 to wrestle n ext year whe n I go to college. I have 59that you can do any thi ng you want if you put your 60in to it.41. A. in terest ingB. surpris ingC.

54、dan gerousDfamous42. A. usuallyB. everC.rarelyD. never43. A. agreedB. un derstoodC. decidedDhappened44. A. rollB. runC. fightD.46. A. wayB. lifeC. workD.study47. A. beatB. hitC. knockedD.injured48. A. longestB. shortestC. bestD.worst49. A. shoutingB. smilingC. laughingD.crying50. A. chanceB.matchC.

55、tryD.sport51. A. upsetB.greatC. pleasedD.excited52. A. anythingB.nothingC. everythingD.something53. A. wonB.lostC. ledD.preferred54. A. handsB. playersC. lightsD.photos55. A. shyB.hopefulC. happyD.nervous56. A. airB. bloodC. steamDpain57. A. dreamB.planC. goalD.storypractice45. A. boys friendsB. gir

56、lsC. teammatesD.walk59. A. saidB. heardC. learnedD.noticed60. A. timeB. heartC. footDjoy第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1分，满分 10 分。）58. A. rememberB. cycleC. wantD.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（ 1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形After a long wait, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in avery serious condition. The baby61.(rush)to the intensive careunit( 加护病房 )at St. Mary's Hospital. With the days inching by, the littlegirl got 62.(bad).The doctor had to tell the parents to be63.(prepare)for the worst.Michael kept begging his parents to let him sing to his sister, but64.(child)were