山西省临汾市洪洞县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题202003280281.doc

1、山西省临汾市洪洞县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 一、 阅读理解（共20题，每题3分）ATired of sleeping through your alarm clock ringing everyday? Do you hit the snooze button over and over again? Now why not try the worlds first talking rug (小块地毯)alarm clock- Ruggie? This new kind of clock will not only get you out o

2、f bed on time, but it also can reward you with daily motivation to keep you out of bed and start your mornings. One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. And thats exactly where Ruggie is different from other alarm clocks. Daily motivation Ruggie can cheer you up at once a

3、fter you get up with motivational sayings you have set. Motivate you to finish your daily goals. More time for yourself Wake up on time， every time. The average Americans spend 26 years in bed. So dont waste your time in bed any more. Incredible comfort It is made of incredibly soft woolen mat, whic

4、h will be the most comfortable thing youve ever laid your feet on. Good feeling Easily wake up on time, and look forward to Ruggies motivations to put you in a good feeling. No more feeling late, rushed and stressed. Easy to set up All you need to do is plug in the batteries and it is good to go. Fo

5、r setting up sayings and music, you just need to plug it into a computer and the usage of the software will turn up. But remember，if you want to let Ruggie stop waking you up, you have to stand on it for at least three seconds. Hurry up and buy Ruggie without hesitation.1. Whats the special feature

6、of Ruggie? A. Keeping you positive besides waking you up. B. Getting you out of your bed on time. C. The woolen soft material. D. Having no snooze button.2. According to Ruggies functions, what can we infer about Ruggie? A. It takes users mental and physical health into consideration. B. It may caus

7、e a waste of energy due to using batteries. C. It has a good knowledge of Americans sleeping habits. D. It keeps users off study and sleeping anxiety.3. If you want Ruggie to stop ringing, what should you do? A. Connect it with your computer. B. Stand on the clock for several seconds. C. Download so

8、ftware when you buy it. D. Take out of batteries immediately. B I was at the funeral of my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. I heard a door open and shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the floor. A young man looked around briefly and then sat next to

9、 me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were filled with tears. He began to sniffle.“Im late,” he explained, though no explanation was necessary.After several eulogies (悼词), he asked, “Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of Margaret?”“Because, that was her name, Margaret.

10、 Never Mary, no one called her Mary.” I whispered.I wondered why this person couldnt have sat on the other side of the church. Who was this stranger anyway?“Isnt this the Lutheran Church?”“No, the Lutheran Church is across the street.”“Oh.”“I believe youre at the wrong funeral, Sir.”The seriousness

11、of the occasion mixed with the realization of the mans mistake burst inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would not be noticed. Sharp looks from others only made the situation seem funnier. He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late t

12、o leave.“I do believe well be the talk of the town,” he smiled.His name was Rick and, since he had missed his aunts funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our

13、meeting, we were married at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.4. How did the authors mother pass away? A. She took her own life.B. She died in an accident.C. She died of old age.D. She died of a cancer.5. What does the underlined word “sniffle” in Paragrap

14、h 1 probably mean? A. Sob. B. Sneeze. C. Complain. D. Yell.6. Whose funeral was the man supposed to attend? A .His mothers. B. His teachers.C. His aunts. D. His wifes.7. What is the main idea of the passage? A. How much the author missed her mother.B. Why the man went to the wrong funeral.C .How the

15、 author came across her husband.D. Where the authors wedding was held.COnline purchases have soared during the Chinese New Year holiday.Its the dead of winter in Shanghai. Delivery man Liu Jia and his colleagues start the day when most of people are still asleep. Working at a distribution point of a

16、 shopping website in Shanghai, they promise to deliver products within three hours of an order being placed. “I buy most of my grocery online, especially the heavy items. Its convenient and cheap compared to the supermarket in my neighborhood,” Customer Chen Hong said. Orders such as these have incr

17、eased for the New Year, forcing Liu Jia to work around the clock. “The orders are usually rice, laundry detergent(洗涤剂), tissue paper and snacks, mostly food and articles for everyday use,” Liu Jia said.According to an industry report, Chinas B2C (Business to Customer) online sales are growing at an

18、annual rate of 25 percent. Competition between online giants like Taobao and Jingdong is now fiercer than ever. “The essence of online shopping is that customers can buy products easily. So the competition is about: firstly, the range of products; secondly, the depth under each category of products;

19、 third, the price and user experience,” Pan Biao, vice president of YHD said. E-commerce is one of Chinas fastest growing sectors. Its changed peoples buying habits, and even their living habits. And its had a huge impact on the retail industry. To make online shopping more convenient, major sites a

20、re investing heavily to build payment systems and logistics(物流)networks.On average, a retailer now can deliver goods to the majority of cities within 3 days, and to towns and more remote areas in the country within a week. “Competition will produce a number of good companies, making better products

21、and services that customers need. In the field of E-commerce, we are leading the world in terms of products, services and industry development,” Liu Yinbin, associate professor with Dept of Information Management, Shanghai University, said.Experts also say customers are increasingly making their onl

22、ine purchases from mobile devices, opening up vast new opportunities and competition for retailers.8 .All of the following about Liu Jia are true EXCEPT that _.A. he works as an online store owner in ShanghaiB. he has to work around the clock to deliver so many productsC. he starts working when most

23、 of people are still asleepD. he must deliver products within three hours of an order being placed9. The possible meaning of the underlined word “essence” in Paragraph 3 is _. A. wayB. advantageC. resultD. influence10. What can we learn from the passage? A. Chen Hong buys most of her electronic prod

24、ucts online. B. Pan Biao encourages retailers to open up new chances. C. Chinas B2C online sales are growing at a rate of 25 percent. D. Liu Yinbin thinks competition will help make better products and services.11. Which of the following can be the best topic of the passage? A. Customers like buying

25、 mobile devices. B. Online shopping increases rapidly for Chinese New Year. C. Most customers buy food and articles for everyday use. D. Taobao and Jingdong are competing fiercely.DPlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted (预测) in reaction to climate change, which could have long damagin

26、g effects on food chains and ecosystems. Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say. Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxyge

27、n, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth. “Predicting species reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology,” said the researches of several U.S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reacti

28、on to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services. The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated the speed of flower

29、ing by 8.5 times and leafing（长出叶子） by 4 times. “Across all species, the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance for both leafing and flowering that results from temperature increases,” the study said. The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants

30、will react to climate change, it said. Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis (光合作用) to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet. Scientists believe the world

31、s average temperature has risen by about 0.8 since 1900, and nearly 0.2 every ten years since 1979. So far, efforts to cut emissions (排放) of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond（超出） 2 this century a point scientists say will bring the danger o

32、f a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.12. What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1? A. Plants reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystems. B. The increasing speed of fl

33、owering is beyond scientists expectation. C. Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns. D. Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.13. We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that _ .A. plants flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing B. t

34、here are 1,634 plant species on the four continents C. scientists should improve the design of the experiments D. the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change14. Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because _ . A. they can prove the climate change clearly B

35、. they are very important in the food chains C. they play a leading role in reducing global warming D. they are growing and flowering much faster than before15. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the worlds temperature? A. It has risen nearly 0.2 since 1979. B. Its change will l

36、ead to weather extremes. C. It is 0.8 higher in 1979 than that of 1900. D. It needs to be controlled within 2 in this century.七选五 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。 Believe it or not，theres no denying that its much cheaper to eat unhealthily than it is to eat healthily. In the long term, all

37、of those savings will come back to bite you in the form of large heath-care costs._ 16 So thats what this article will deal with： ways to eat healthily without breaking your bank starting today. 1. High fat does not always mean its unhealthy. Fat is needed for survival !Many unhealthy foods are inde

38、ed high in fat._ 17 But not all foods high in fat are unhealthy. Examples of such foods include nuts, seeds, avocados(牛油果)，olive oil and foods like fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids. 2. An official-looking logo does not mean its healthy. As a rule, disregard all logos printed on food boxes.1

39、8 If its some boring food item like a potato that doesnt have any health-claim stickers on it, its probably okay to eat. 3.19 When it comes to eating healthily，the rule of thumb you can use is to find foods that have only a couple of ingredients .The more ingredients, the more processed it is and wo

40、rse it is for your body in the long term. Throw out the food rules that fat-free Twizzlers are better for you than a fat-laden avocado.20 A. It is true that less is more. B. And so it has gotten a bad name. C. Youd better try your best to avoid any fat. D. But most people are only focused on the sho

41、rt-term. E. Whether the food is healthy or not depends on the logos. F. If its processed food, its probably not that good for you. G. What matters in terms of weight are calories，not fat content.二、完型填空 （共20题，每题2分）I walked into a bank in town a couple of days ago and waited in the queue. I was the se

42、cond 21and I couldnt help overhearing the 22in front of me. The bank clerk must have been having a(an) 23day and after asking how the 24was and so on, he began to complain about our government, 25them for not doing enough to 26the coast from storms and floods as this had been much on the news at the

43、 time.He was in 27spirits and you could tell that he was really 28 about a lot of things going on in the world.My heart went out to him. I was 29next and all I could do was 30 . I didnt have any words. Afterwards, it 31 to me something that had been running under my own thoughts.So I left the bank,

44、found a 32 and on it I wrote: Sometimes the bad parts of the world seem so 33 . There are so many sad things going on in the news. They make it hard to see34 going on around us. But that doesnt 35 life right now cant be beautiful. All you have to do is open your eyes. Its in the gaps(缝隙) that beauty

45、 is 36.I 37 the postcard back into the bank, wandered around and 38it on a table, 39 that the bank clerk would find it. Whether he did or not, I never found out, but it40 would do someone some good, which Im certain of.21.A.in sight B. in the way C. in line D. in time22.A.story B. noise C. quarrel D

46、. conversation23.A.perfect B. bad C. nervous D. unfortunate24.A.customer B. farmer C. thinker D. officer25.A.praising B. blaming C. doubting D. punishing26.A.prevent B. remove C. separate D. protect27.A.low B. high C. good D. strange28.A.excited B. worried C. cautious D. curious29.A.served B. paid C

47、. refused D. invited30.A.comfort B. smile C. scream D. criticize31.A.seemed B. happened C. came D. looked32.A.pen B. desk C. postcard D. book33.A.disappointing B. encouraging C. delightful D. interesting34.A.fight B. pollution C. luckiness D .beauty35.A.tell B. feel C. mean D. teach36.A.found B. bui

48、lt C .missed D. neglected37.A.passed B. mailed C. took D. lost38.A.wrote B. hid C. announced D. left39.A.advising B. hoping C. watching D. guessing40.A.surely B. suddenly C .hardly D. lately三 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为4150的相应位置上。Sam

49、was a greedy and selfish man. He never hesitated to cheat others to earn money. The selfish man _41_(actual) wanted to own everything in the world. One day, he lost a small bag _42_(contain) 50 gold coins. He searched _43_ the bag day and night. He also sent his workers in search but none could find

50、 it. After a couple of days, _44_ ten year old girl told her father that she found a small bag with 50 gold coins. The family was rather poor but the honest man decided to give the bag to its owner. He gave it back to Sam and asked him to check _45_ the bag had 50 gold coins. Sam, who was only happy

51、 to get the coins, decided to play a trick. He shouted , “There were 75 gold coins in this bag and you gave me only 50! Where are the other coins? You _ 46_(steal) them!” The poor man was _47_(shock) to hear this and they finally took the issue to court to get the right judgment. The judge heard bot

52、h the sides. He examined the daughter and the poor man about the number of coins they had found in the bag and they assured _48_ was only 50! He asked Sam, “Are you sure you had 75 coins?” Sam nodded his head. Then the judge made his decision, “Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins, the bag found by

53、 the girl _49_ had only 50 coins doesnt belong to Sam. In addition, there were no claims against the _50_(lose) of 50 coins and I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as appreciation for their honesty!”第二卷一、阅读理解: （共20小题，每个3分，满分60分 ）1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 二、完型填空：（共20题，每个2分满分40分）21-25 26

54、-30 31-35 36-40 三、语法填空：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50 四、短文改错 （共10处错误，满分10分）Last night, I had a strange but interesting dream. On the way back to home, I came across a child from another planet. His clothes seem to be shining and looked beautiful. As I got closely to him,

55、 he looked frightened and turned his back to me. Though I couldnt speak her language, I used hand gestures to talk about him. A while later, he told me lots of amazing thing on his planet, which made me laugh. But all of sudden, he began to cry, and then he explained he had lost his way but couldnt

56、find his home. Seen that, I offered to help him. His family had a telephone number like ours, so I asked him to call his parents using my phone. Soon before making the call he disappeared. 五、写作 （满分25分）假定你是李华,你班的美国交换生Tom结束了在你校一年的学习,即将回国。你和同学打算于7月10日下午在班上为他开一个欢送会(farewell party),特写信邀请他参加。要点包括:1.欢送会的时间

57、和地点。 2. 感谢Tom的帮助。 3. 美好祝愿。注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。Dear Tom,How time flies! Its one year since you came to study Chinese in our school. Yours sincerely,Li Hua 期中考试英语答案一 阅读理解1-5 AABDA 6-10 CCABD 11-15 BBCBD 16-20DBFAG二 完形填空21-25 CDBAB 26-30 DABAB 31-35 CCADC 36-40 ACDBA三 语法填

58、空41actually 42containing 43 for 44 a 45 whether/if46have stolen47 shocked 48 it 49 that/which 50 loss四 短文改错Last night, I had a strange but interesting dream. On the way back to home, I came across a child from another planet. His clothes to be shining and looked beautiful. As I got to him, he looked

59、 frightened and turned his back to me. Though I couldnt speak language, I used hand gestures to talk him. A while later, he told me lots of amazing on his planet, which made me laugh. But all of sudden, he began to cry, and then he explained he had lost his way couldnt find his home. that, I offered

60、 to help him. His family had a telephone number like ours, so I asked him to call his parents using my phone. Soon making the call he disappeared. 五 写作Dear Tom,How time flies! Its one year since you came to study Chinese in our school. In the past year,you have helped us a lot, without which we coul

61、dnt have made great progress in English. During this year, we have learned lots of cultures about your country that cannot be found in the book.Before you leave, many classmates and I intend to hold a farewell party for you, hoping that you can remember the wonderful time we spent together. By the way the party will be held in our classroom on the afternoon of July 10th.May you have a pleasant journey home and welcome to China again.We are looking forward to your coming.