2020届高三英语第三次阶段考试试题

1、高三英语第三次阶段考试试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷 1至8页，第n卷9 至 10页。 满分 150 分。考试时间 120分钟。第一部分 听力理解（共两节，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、日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. What time will the speakers probably study together?A. At five o clock.

2、 B. At seven o'clock. C. At nine o'clock.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Something to eat. B. Something to ride. C. Something to sit on.3. What does the man want to do tonight?A. Watch a football game. B. Visit the museum. C. Go to a basketball game.4. Who might Hilary be?A. The wo

3、man s dog .B. The man s daughter.C. The man s neighbor.5. What is the woman doing?A. Scolding the man. B. Apologizing to the man. C. Expressing her thanks.第二节 （ 共 15 小题 ; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分 ）请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。6. How soon will the speakers leave?A. In half an hour. B. In an ho

4、ur. C. In an hour and a half.7. What will the man do before departure?A. Pack the car. B. Get the food ready. C. Invite Nancy and Jim.请听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题8. What is the woman doing?A. Expecting a phone call. B. Opening the window. C. Phoning the neighbor.9. Where does the conversation take place?A. I

5、n the office. B. Outdoors. C. At home.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where do the speakers see the advertisement?A. On a notice board. B. In the newspaper. C. In a magazine.11. How much does the apartment near a park cost?A. $840B. $800C. $720.12. What will the speakers do next?A. See the apartment on

6、Metealfe.B. Rent the apartment near University Avenue.C. Buy the apartment near a park.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What s the basic requirement for home -stay families?A. Good at cooking. B. Close to the school. C. Having different customs.14. What can international students expect in home-stay fami

7、lies?A. To share a bathroom. B. To cook by themselves. C. To follow their habits.15. Why does the woman suggest living in a home-stay family?A. It s helpful to learn the language better.B. There will be more freedom.C. It s convenient to travel around .16. What should the students do to get along wi

8、th the home- stay family?A. Clean the house for the family.B. Get rid of their own customs.C. Follow the house rules.请听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. Why do American teenagers do part-time jobs?A. To learn skills and get money.B. To meet the schooling requirement.C. To get a good job in the future.18. Ho

9、w old are American teenagers allowed to do part-time jobs?A. 12 years old. B. 13 years old. C. 14 years old.19. Where do American teenagers enjoy working?A. At camps. B. In a school. C. In a hospital.20. What can a 13-year-old American teenager do?A. Do police work. B. Work as a teacher. C. Take car

10、e of babies.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、日C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ATheme Park Tourist is your essential source for news, reviews and park guides for theme parks in Orlando, Florida and beyond. We offer a special perspective （观点） on all the latest news

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14、mail.Learn moreAdvertise with us information for companies interested in advertising on Theme Park Tourist .Donate （ 捐赠 ） to us Are you interested in donating to ThemePark Tourist ? Click here to learn more.21 Theme Park Tourist is probably a（n） .A person guiding people to theme parks.B website offe

15、ring information about theme parks.C organization providing service for theme parks.D magazine collecting pictures of theme parks.22 Which of the following can you refer to if you want to know whether a theme park is available?A Latest news.B Rehab schedules.C Park reviews and guides.D In-depth feat

16、ures.23 Which can not be found on Theme Park Tourist ?A People s donation to theme parks.B Up-to-date news about Walt Disney World.C Tourists comments on restaurants of Universal Orlando.D Newly-opened attractions of theme parks.BLast October I was on a diving holiday in the Philippines with seven o

17、ther advanced divers. I dived off the boat slowly sinking to about 20m.After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble （隆隆响） like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations（震动 ） as if a big boatwith a propeller was passing overhead. The dive instructor s eyes we

18、re wide withconfusion too. Weboth swamnext to each other staying close to the side of the reef（ 礁 石 ）. The situation felt sinister （灾难性的） .Then we were enveloped by clouds of white sand that mushmoomedup around us. Could it be a giant turtle（ 海龟 ） racing past us? They are normally slow movers so thi

19、s was very weird behavior. The vibration became so intense that I could feel it in my bones and then the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That s when I got what it was.The noise was the sound of the earth splinter

20、ing open and grinding against itself.The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other s eyes. I f eltcomforted by his presence. I was numb（ 麻木的 ） for terror but clear-headed. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I have no power over whatever this is.The only option is to stay ve

21、ry still and let it do whatever its going to do.It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which is not sensible as situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers.The sound and vibration lasted only two or three

22、 minutes and when they stoppedI heard the swoosh of sand falling over the seabed. Weall held hands before resurfacing to avoid decompression sickness, which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers and we all shared incredulous looks before pulling out our breathing tools an

23、d shouting, ” What was that? ”Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnesseda huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at the epicenter（震中 ）. I washigh and felt lucky surprisi

24、ngly not because of my recent survival miracle, but tohave experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening.24 How did the author realize that they met with an earthquake?A By feeling the violent shake under the sea.B By seeing the seafloor crack.C By witnessing a normally-slow turtl

25、e quickly moving by.D By checking the news and be informed of the event.25 Why didn t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped?A Because the instructor gestured him not to rise.B Because he was numb in body.C Because he could sense the unclear water situation.D Because he tried to

26、 avoid unexpected danger above.26 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration.B All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration.C I felt relieved as the instructor was expe

27、rienced in handling situations like this.D Powerless to fight nature, I was tame when under the water.27 Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat?A Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake.B Because he finally survived a huge earthquake.C Because he could witness a rare natural phe

28、nomenon.D Because he didn t suffer from decompression sickness.CIn the world of digital health, Silicon Valley-based Mindstrong stands out. It has a remarkable team and tens of millions of funding. It also has a fascinating idea-its app, based on mental functioning research, can help detect troublin

29、g mental health patterns by collecting data on person s smartphone usage-how quickly they type, for instance.The company s app collects information about how people are typing and runs it through a machine learning algorithm （ 计算程序 ） to determine which data can predict their emotional state. The ide

30、a is to use that data to establish a“ normal ”pattern- so it can be compared with someone s typing habits on any given day. If the habits change, slower or more anxious than normal, the app can warn a health care provider.The promise of this technology has made Mindstrong incredibly popular since it

31、was launched last year;already more than a dozen counties in California have agreedto apply the company s app to patients. Does the app live up to its promise? There s no way to tell. Almost no one outside the company has any idea whether it works, leading some experts to wonder if the technology is

32、 ready for the real world.“ I wouldn twaste all that time and money in the wild until they get sure that some of those things are as specific as they hope they are, ” said Rosalind Picard, a researcher at MIT Media Lab, who is familiar with Mindstrongs work.“ It has passed the gold -standard clinica

33、l tests for depression and anxiety, ”said Dr. Paul Dagum, the company s founder.“ We re confident, and we re alreadyseeing some really exciting results. ” Mindstrong officials said that among theirmost encouraging results is that its app can even predict how a person will feel next week, kind of lik

34、e a weather app for your mood.“ For a clinician or someone lookingafter a patient, they know that it could be very, very powerful,” Dagum said.28 What can Mindstrong s app do?Get its users to type moreA Improve its users mental health.quickly.C Discover its users mental state.users trouble.29 What i

35、s the second paragraph mainly about?A The ways of collecting data.BD Work out the causes of its The app s working princi ple. The development of the app.30 What is Rosalind Picards attitude towards the app?C The analysis of typing habits.DA Uncaring.B Positive.C Skeptical.D Defensive.31 What can we

36、infer about Dagum s opinion on the app?A The app has a powerful effect on anxiety.B Care providers could be advocates of the app.C The app can also predict weather conditions.D Doctors benefit more from the app than their patients.History is full of tales of great ideas taking shape in sleeping mind

37、s. PaulMcCartney said that he awoke with the tune of Yesterday in his head, and Robert Louis Stevenson said that the idea for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde came to him in a dream.Scientists believe that the mind at night puts together bits of information in creative ways. Throughout the

38、 day your brain rarely gets a chance to stop and think.It constantly responds to a stream of challenges, from writing a report for a work deadline to remembering where you left your car keys and figuring out what to buy for dinner.“Think of your brain like a web," says Russell Foster, Professor

39、 of Neuroscience at Oxford University. "During the day the web is very tight, so you can only put information in a certain number of places. During sleep the web expands, and with the luxury of time, those bits of information can be put into lots of different places and make new associations.&q

40、uot;He adds that this process may help to foster the formation of new ideas. "This- 7 -bringing together of seemingly unrelated bits of information is vital to helping thebrain think itself out of problems,“ says Russell Foster."Sleep seems to allow your mind to make non-obvious connection

41、s. It puts all the information from the day into a big biological theatre and forces the mind to speak to people at the back of the theatre, who you may not think you have any connection with. This is the basis of creativity-connecting ideas, events and memories that wouldn't normally fit togeth

42、er.By placing volunteers into brain scanners and sending them to sleep, scientistshave seen that the areas associated with emotion go into overdrive, especially while dreaming, while the areas that are responsible for logic （逻辑）are switched off. This not only explains why dreams are unbelievably ran

43、dom-you can be talking to a colleague one minute and the next minute sitting in your old school classroom dressed in your nightclothes but also explains how the brain can put together different information.32. In what way are the mind at night and the mind during the day different?A. The ways to rec

44、eive information.B. The ways to provideinformation.C. The ways to process information.D. The ways to exchangeinformation.33. According to Russell Foster, what may bring out creativity?A. Information put together in normal ways.B. Information put together in unusual ways.C. Information stored in a bi

45、ological theatre.D. Information stored in the mind.underlined in the last paragraph?34. Which can replace “go into overdriveB. Return to normal.D. Perform badly.Great Works from Sleep.D . Sleep Can Bring Creative Ideas.A. Start being active.C. Stop working.35. What can be a suitable title for the te

46、xt?A. The Creative Power of the Brain.BC. Never Believe Your Sleeping Minds.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。选项中有两项为多余 选项。How can teenagers keep themselves from suffering from loneliness? Here are some suggestions for speeding a recovery from loneliness.36 A smile and a friendly gre

47、eting for the student behind you in line at the cafeteria（ 餐厅）won't make you best friends. But it will make you both feel good. It also can make it easier to interact the next time, and the time after that.Find a safe place to make connections. If going to the dancing party makes you feel like y

48、ou just don't belong, try joining a special-interest group.37. Just because you feel left out in one group doesn't mean you'll feel like an outsider in every other one. Look for a group that allows you to feel comfortable gradually.Find other ways of making connections. Lonely people hun

49、ger for friendship.Sometimes feeling accepted and liked comes more easily when you do something for others rather than waiting for them to make you feel better. 38. Help a child inrending. Take notes for a disabled classmate. You might be surprised at the connections you make.39. Loneliness is an ab

50、sence of quality friendship, not of a particular quantity of friends. That's why it's important to know how to select a friend.You get what you expect, so expect the best. If you expect others to be friendly, you will behave in proper ways that encourage people to be friendlier to you.40. Bu

51、t starting the first step of positive expectations can make all the difference.A. Choose the right people.B. Loneliness won ' t last long.C. So consider becoming a volunteer.D. Reach out to others but start small.E. It can be hard work to be positive toward others.F. Maybe it's the drama clu

52、b or the marching band.G. This harmful attitude can continue into adulthood.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l . 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。This year, the headmaster of the school recommended a book to us. The book isThe Element: How Finding Your Passio

53、n Changes Everything by Robinson. The Element （元素）41 the point at which the things we are 42 about and the thingswe are good at come together. The author says it is 43 to find our Element,not just for our own 44 , but for the improvement of our world.Mick Fleetwood is one of the most famous rock dru

54、mmers in the world. 45 , the tests showed his intelligence was low when he was in school. His mind would go 46 when his teacher asked him to recite the alphabet backwards. 47 , Mick's learning disability doesn't 48 his way to success. He comes from a home where his parents could see what is

55、49 his limits and understand the poor 50 performance hardly dooms（注定）one to failure.Mick's low score didn't 51 his parents. They knew 52 him from school and the tests that 53 only a narrow range of intelligence may be the path to a successful career. Instead of 54 Mick as a loser, they under

56、stand that he has a great talent for something that a score on a test can never 55 . In school, there is an effort to help student 56 what talentstheyhave.But this is only one piece of the Puzzle, 57 isstressedpiece is finding 58 a person's talent and the love of 59 that talentby Robinson. The o

57、therintersect（交叉）.I have enjoyed this book, and really 60 from the guidance of this book.41. A. refers toB. attaches toC. belongs toD. turns to42. A. particularB. enthusiasticC. certainD. anxious43. A. reasonableB. naturalC. vitalD. convenient44. A. agreements B. arrangementsC. qualificationD. accomplishment45. A. insteadB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Therefore46. A. badB. wrongC. blankD. mad47. A. HonestlyB. ActuallyC. FortunatelyD. Obviously48. A. cut downB. cut awayC. cut throug