届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。

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.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.Arailwaystation.B.Apostoffice.C.Theseaside.

2.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shewokeuplate.

B.Shegottoworklate.

C.Shewenttosleeplate.

3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Bakingcookies.B.Makingalist.C.Shoppingforgroceries.

4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthezoo?

A.Sad.B.Impressed.C.Disappointed.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Youngpeoplelosetheirjobseasily.

B.Youngpeoplearetooquickinmakingdecisions.

C.Youngpeopleseldomstaylonginthesamejob.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

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.Whenwillthemanstarthisnewjob?

A.Tomorrow.B.Nextweek.C.Nextmonth.

7.Whyisthemanpayingforthewoman’slunch?

A.Shehelpedhimalot.

B.Itishisturntopay.

C.Hewantstocongratulateher.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatisAnna’schemistrygradenow?

A.B.B.B+.C.D.

9.WhendoesAnna’sstudygroupmeet?

A.Afterschool.

B.Ontheweekends.

C.Duringlunchhour.

10.WhoisAnnaspeakingto?

A.Astudygroupmember.

B.Herteacher.

C.Herfather.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.HowoldwasJonathan’smotherwhenshestarteddoinglaundry?

A.8yearsold.B.10yearsold.C.16yearsold.

12.WhichtemperaturewillJonathanusefornow?

A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Warm.

13.Whatisthe“light”spincycleusedfor?

A.Jeansandtowels.

B.MostofJonathan’sclothes.

C.Sheetsandpillowcases.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whichdecorationsareonthesofa?

A.TheChristmasones.

B.TheHalloweenones.

C.TheThanksgivingones.

15.Whatdidthemanusetogettheboxout?

A.Apole.B.Achair.C.Aladder.

16.Wheremighttheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthebasement.

B.Inthebedroom.

C.Inthelivingroom.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoestheGoldenRuleaskpeopletodo?

A.Developpersonalrules.

B.Respecttheirfamiliesandancestors.

C.Treatothersastheywishtobetreated.

18.WhichisateachingofConfucius?

A.Governmentsshouldbemoral.

B.Husbandsshouldrespectwives.

C.Peopleshouldmemorizerulesofbehavior.

19.HowdidConfuciusteachlessons?

A.Througharguments.

B.Throughreasoning.

C.Throughpersonalexamples.

20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutConfucius’influence?

A.Heusedtobeevenmoreimportant.

B.Hehasinfluencedmanycultures.

C.Hehaslittleeffectonpeopletoday.

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。

A

Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors（传言）warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.

Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.

Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart（小车）loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!

Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.

Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”

21.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?

A.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Awkward.D.Proud.

22.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?

A.Takecareofpatients.B.Leaveearlierthatday.

C.Resignfromthehospital.D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.

23.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?

A.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.

B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.

C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.

D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.

24.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.

B

Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.

Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.

InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.

IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial（殖民地）Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.

Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.

25.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?

A.TheDutch.B.Americans.C.TheEnglish.D.TheJapanese.

26.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?

A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.

B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.

C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.

D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.

B.It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.

C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.

D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Similarity.B.Contradiction.C.Diversity.D.Misunderstanding.

C

Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.

“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”

Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon（登录），theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.

Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel（汽车旅馆）room.

Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagain

later,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.

I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!

29.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?

A.Creatememorableexperiences.

B.Makeprogresswithhardwork.

C.Masterlanguagesthroughgames.

D.Combinestudywithentertainment.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?

A.Learningnewwords.

B.BeingaMemriseuser.

C.Loggingontotheapp.

D.Takingcareofyourgarden.

31.HowdoesMemrisework?

A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.

B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.

C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices.

D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.

32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Un