2019-2020年高三英语上学期期中试卷.docx

2019-2020

年高三英语上学期期中试卷

第一部分：听力（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）

1. Where will the woman be on Saturday?

A. At her job.

B. At a work party.

C. At the musemue.

2.

Why does the man choose the difficult path?

A. To challenge himself physically. B. To get the best view. C. To visit a

village.

3.

Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a wine bar.

B. At a clothing store.

C. At a laundry.

4. Why isn

’

t the man

’

s brother bringing Jennifer to the party?

A.

They are divorced

leg.

5.

What does the man mean?

A. The woman brought too much stuff.

now.

B.

They live

very far

away.

C.

Jennifer

broke

her

C. The woman may feel chilly.

第二节（共

15

小题；每小题

1.5

分，满分

22.5

分）

请听第

6

段材料，回答第

6~7

题。

6. How does the man feel about Friday the thirteenth?

A.

He strongly

dislike

to it

7. What does the woman think the man

A. She will not come to his party.

B. No one else will come to his party.

C. Something bad will happen at his party.

请听第

7

段材料，回答第

8~10

题。

8. How does the man feel about his camera?

A. He is very disappointed with it.

B. He is satisfied with it.

’

s bad luck will be?

it.

B.

He is anxious

about

it.

C.

He is

indifferent

C. He just found something much better.

9.

How much did the man originally spend on the camera?

A.

﹩

150. B.

﹩

160. C.

﹩

180.

10.

What can we learn about the man?

A.

He is very kind to others.

B. He is a good photographer.

C. He

doesn

’

t manage his money wisely.

请听第

8

段材料，回答第

11~13

题。

11. What the woman

’

s first suggestion?

A. Be confident.

B. Smile often.

C. Be well-prepared.

12.

What does the woman say about the audience?

A. They want you to succeed.

B. They might be your enemies.

C. They are interesting people.

13.

What should the man do if someone looks bored?

A. Stop making eye contact with them.

B. Change the direction of the speech.

C. Imagine they are his good friends.

请听第

9

段材料，回答第

14~17

题。

14. How many people went on the trip together?

A. Four.

B. Twelve.

C. Eighteen.

15.

According to the man, what is the most important on family trips?

A.

Spending time with the children.

B.

Having some privacy.

C.

Visiting as many places as possible.

16.

What is the closest city to where the man stayed?

A. Cordoba.

B. Madrid.

C. Sevilla.

17. How does the man feel about the trip now?

A.

Quite

tired.

B.

Very

grateful.

disappointed.

请听

10

段材料，回答第

18~20

题。

18.

What is every major designer making this year?

A. Black dresses. B. Summer dresses. C. Modern clothes that also look good on

man.

19.

What trend was started last year?

A.

Using

recycled

materials.

B.

Using

flower

patterns.

C.

colors.

20.

How much do most pieces of clothing cost this year? A.

Several hundred dollars. B. Several thousand dollars. C.

Less than one hundred dollars.

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

、

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出最佳选项。

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return

C.

A little

Using

bright

from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day

’

s events, feelings,

need to

express

my emotions

and impressions

in my little

blue diary.

I did

not really

by way of words,

but I gained a certain

recorded on paper. After all, isn

satisfaction

from seeing

my experiences

forever

’

t accumulating memories a way of preserving the

past?

When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley,

well- equipped

with

pens,

a diary,

and a camera. During

the trip,

I was busy recording

every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time

productively, dutifully preserving

for

future generations

a detailed description

of

my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The

sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked

threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen...

At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the

few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All

I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down

in my diary.

Now, I only

write

in my diary

when I need to write

down a special

thought

or feeling.

I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations

that

are particularly

meaningful.

I take pictures,

but not very often

—

only

of objects

I find really beautiful. I

’

m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to

life will simply pass me by if

I stay

behind

remember when I grow

old. I realize that

the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

I don

’

t

want to wake up one day and have nothing

but a pile

of pictures

and notes.

’

ll

Maybe I won

’

t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I

forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I

don

’

t live

to make memories

—

I just live, and the memories form themselves.

the

age of

thirteen,

the

author

regarded

keeping

a diary

as a way

of

.

A. observing her school routine

C. impressing her classmates

B. expressing her satisfaction

D. preserving her history

22. What caused a change in the author

’

s

understanding

of keeping

a diary?

______

A. A dull night on the journey.

B. The beauty of the great valley.

C. A striking quotation from a book.

D. Her concerns for

future

generations.

23. What does the author put in her diary now? _______

A. Notes and beautiful pictures.

B. Special thoughts and feelings.

C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.

D.

Descriptions

of

unforgettable

events.

author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is

.

A. to experience it

B. to live the present in the future

C. to make memories

D. to give accurate representations of it

B

WhenFrida

Kahlo

’

s paintings

were on show in London, a poet described

her paintings

as

“

a ribbon (

丝带

)around a bo

mb

”

. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big

influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name

today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio (

小儿麻痹

症

)at

the age of

seven.

Her spine

(

脊柱

)became bent as she grew older.

Then,

in 1925,

her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest

of her life,

the artist

had many operations,

but nothing

was able to cure the terrible

pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying

in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In

1929, she got married

to Diego Rivera,

another

famous Mexican artist.

but her later

Rivera

’

s

works

strong

influence

on Kahlo

’

s style

can be seen in her early

works,

from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s,

even in her home country. Her first

one-woman show in Mexico was not held until

her death

in 1954, Kahlo

’

s works remained

largely

unnoticed

more than a decade after

by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

C

New Zealand

【

What can you see?

Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests,

】

beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.

The Maoris

When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were

excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to

live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine

and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of

the customs which are part of their way of life.

Who can you meet?

Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New

men

”

), which means their

“

great

grandfathers

”

Zealanders

are

“

pakeha

(

“

white

came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the

Polynesian

islands

probably

around the tenth

century.

The

“

pakeha

”

started

to arrive

in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.

Fact box: New Zealand

Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.

Size: Two main islands

—

North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680 sq. km.

Population: 4 million

29.

Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?

A.

20% of the population being Maoris.

B.

Four million white people.

C.

About 1600 km south of the Equator.

D.

Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains.

30.

When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?

A. 1000 years ago.

B. 200 years ago.

D. 50 years ago.

C. 85 years ago.

31. What do the Maoris value most in life?

A. Living in small villages.

B. Developing farming skills.

D . Taking up government jobs.

C. Keeping their own culture.

D

Indeed,

many

failures

are

experienced

in

our

lives

and

the

effect

could

be

extremely unpleasant. I do have a share of my experience and you might have yours

too. As the sayings goes,

“

Experience is the best teacher.

”

Many people b

elieve

it

’

s the other way around. Experience, in fact, can be the worst teacher since it

takes the first before you learn the lesson.

Often, when people around us try to comfort us that we shouldn

’

t be too hard on

ourselves, we say

“

sure

”

, yet we are doing

otherwise. We are becoming too hard on

ourselves

because failure

is something

that

wouldn

’

t

leave your mind quickly.

Failure

is something that can make you regret spending money, time, and effort but all go

down the drain. But it is common everywhere and it usually leads us to success.

“

There were once two prison men sitting behind the bars. One saw mud while the

other saw stars.

”

In this

actions.

story,

those

two prison

men were

paying

the costs

of their

was completely

defeated

However,

as they

faced

their situation,

But the

other

prisoner

one prisoner

by his

depression.

held

his

head up with his

hopes and dreams.

As you may well notice, failure happens, but people deal with it quite differently.

However, true failure comes in when you react negatively to the situation. True

failure is about giving up completely. It is about being unable to recognize that

if you look at the midnight skies, the stars are still shinning. See, no matter how

disheartening and discouraging your fall was true failure is about not getting up

and not moving on. You must accept failure as a great opportunity for you to learn.

You will also be able to learn from the failures of other people. But it

failure that will help you meaningfully.

’

s your own

32.

The saying

“

Experience is the best teacher.

”

in Paragraph 1 means_____.

33.

The writer tells us people

’

s attitudes toward failure by_____.

B. mentioning a story

g the two prison men

A. listing some true facts

C. showing some figures

第二节：阅读七选五（共

5

小题，每小题

2

分，共

10

分）

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring

about the money, parents

often

send their

children

to the best

schools

or even abroad

children

to take

extra

courses

to England,

the USA or Australia.

They also

want their

or activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other

classes that will give them a head start in life. 36

So parents will spend unreasonable a mount of money on education.

37 .

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give

to their children is usually very cheap.

Parents can see

that their children

’

s skills vary. Some children are skilled

in

some areas while poor in others. 38

.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take

multiple-choice

tests

and how to study

well,

but not teaching

them the most important

skills; they need to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents

can achieve

this

by teaching

practical

skills

like

cooking,

sewing and

doing other housework.

Teaching

a child

to cook will

improve

many of the skills

that

he will

need later

in life.

39 . It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always

tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his

job successfully. The result, a well- cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction

and a lot of confidence.

Some

old machines,

such as a broken radio

or TV set that

you give

your children

He will

spend hours looking

to play

with

will

make him curious

and arouse his interest.

at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up.

40

. And that is more important.

A. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is

B. These activities

are teaching

a child

not only

to

read a book but also

to

think,