福建省永安市第三中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题15256.pdf
福建省永安市第三中学 2020 届高三英语上学期期中试题 本试卷共 11 页。满分 150 分。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束，考生将答题卡交回。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）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.What are the two speakers talking about?A.Hobbies.B.Music.C.Play.2.Where is Mr Jones now?A.At home.B.At the health center.C.At his office.3.What do the two speakers think of Tom?A.He gets nervous very easily.B.He is not an experienced speaker.C.He hasnt prepared his speech well.4.Why was the woman so late?A.Something went wrong with the bus.B.She took somebody to hospital.C.She didnt catch the bus.5.What does the man mean?A.He enjoys most types of games.B.Basketball is his favorite sport.C.He only plays basketball.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。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。听第六段材料，回答第 6-7 题 6.What is the man doing?A.He is being interviewed.B.He is making a flash.C.He is playing computer games.7.What do you think will happen after the conversation?A.The woman will call Mr Taylor.B.The woman wont make the website.C.The woman wont get in touch with Mr Taylor.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.What is the woman going to do?A.Prepare lunch.B.Have a party.C.Go to a friends house for dinner.9.What does the woman still need?A.A tie.B.Some flowers.C.Some candy.10.What should one do when he goes to a friends house for the first time according to the womans mother?A.Take something.B.Get dressed up.C.Have dinner.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.How many times did the man call Mr Tuang last week?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Three times.12.What does the man want Mr Tuang to do?A.To have dinner with him B.To call him back.C.To visit him.13.Whats the mans telephone number?A.37460.B.37640.C.36470.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.What does the woman want to do?A.Rent a flat.B.Sell her house.C.Buy a house.15.How many people are there in the womans family?A.2.B.4.C.6.16.How much should the woman pay for the three-room flat every month?A.400 yuan.B.600 yuan.C.1,000 yuan.17.What can we learn from the conversation?A.You can take the lift at 12:00 pm in the building.B.You cant take the lift at 6:00 am in the building.C.The three-room flat is on the 8th floor.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.What was wrong with Mrs Jenkins?A.Something was wrong with her heart.B.Something was wrong with her back.C.Something was wrong with her foot.19.What did the doctor do at first?A.He listened to Mrs Jenkins voice.B.He listened to Mrs Jenkins heart.C.He asked Mrs Jenkins to stop smoking.20.What did Mrs Jenkins like to drink?A.Tea.B.Coffee.C.Water.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 Below you will find a profile(简介)of each gap year(间隔年)program.If there is a specific program you are interested in or a question you have regarding these programs,please feel free to contact them directly.Youth International Since 1997,Youth International has provided many people with the most exciting and educational experience of their life.It is a learning program that combines international travel,inter-cultural exchange,home stays,volunteer community service work and outdoor adventures.Phone:1-720-270-3323 Carpe Diem Education Through volunteer service,travel and cultural exchange,students of Carpe Diem Education receive a personal insight into themselves and their cultures.We specialize in guiding summer and semester programs for high school students.Each course is carefully crafted（精心设计的）to develop leadership and self-awareness within our students,who return home better prepared to be leaders in thought and action.Phone:503-285-1800 Center for Interim Programs Founded in 1980,the Center for Interim Programs is the first independent gap year organization in America.Based on students interests and budget,our experienced teachers help make individual course choices including low cost volunteer options,language programs,research trips and so on.We are committed to helping students find more experiences of formal education and work.Phone:413-585-0980 EF Gap Year An EF Gap Year offers students the ability to explore several countries where you will learn a language,volunteer for a good cause,gain international work experience.Choose between a 12-week semester or 25-week academic year.You can then personalize your program to meet your learning goals and interests by deciding where,when,and how you wish to study on your own.Our well-structured curriculum even allows you to have college-level classes and earn credits toward graduation.Phone:1-800-726-9746 21.Which phone number can you dial if you want to improve your leadership?A.1-720-270-3323.B.503-285-1800.C.413-585-0980.D.1-800-726-9746.22.What is EF Gap Years unique feature?A.Its reasonable fee.B.Its experienced teachers.C.Its flexible study time.D.Its various curriculum choices.23.What do the four programs have in common?A.They pay attention to volunteer service work.B.They combine education with home stays.C.They mainly offer cross-cultural education.D.They raise students interest in adventure.B Clara Barton,born on Christmas in 1821,is widely known as one of the most honored women in American history.She began teaching school when most teachers were men at that time.Later,she became one of the first women ever to be employed by the government.Her career in helping the sick began when her brother David became her first patient.He fell down from the roof of a house when Clara was just 11 years old.She stayed by his side and looked after him for three years,learning how to give him all his medicines.When the Civil War began in 1861,she immediately recognized that the poorly equipped soldiers needed help.Instead of waiting for others to step in,Clara collected necessary things on her own,asked the public for donations and learned how to store and distribute them to soldiers.She also read to the soldiers and wrote letters for them.After the Battle of Cedar Mountain in northern Virginia in 1862,Clara arrived at a field hospital at midnight with a vehicle full of supplies.A doctor named Paul Smith at that hospital would later write,“I thought heaven had sent out an angel that night her assistance arrived at exactly the right time.”In 1869,Clara went to Europe and learned about the International Committee of the Red Cross.Upon her return to the United States,she successfully founded the American Red Cross.She led the organization for the next 23 years.Her last field mission(使命)as president of the American Red Cross was to help the victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane.She did not retire from the American Red Cross until she was 83.True to her nature,Clara always went to where the need was the greatest.Today,the American Red Cross continues the mission Clara started more than 100 years ago.With the help of thousands of volunteers,the American Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters,as well as helps people prevent,prepare for and respond to all sorts of emergencies.24.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Clara Barton was _.A.honest B.caring C.talented D.modest 25.After the Civil War broke out,Clara Barton _.A.joined the army and fought bravely B.went to Europe for further study C.continued to work as a teacher D.did a lot to help soldiers 26.Seeing Clara Bartons arrival,Dr.Smith must have felt _.A.excited and grateful B.proud and joyful C.shy and nervous D.sad and sorry 27.What is mainly described in Paragraph 5?A.The aim of the American Red Cross.B.The importance of voluntary donations.C.Clara Barton and the American Red Cross.D.Clara Bartons contribution to the Civil War.C Being able to count at least ten people as friends makes us happy,but those with five or fewer are likely to be miserable,researchers say.Their study of hundreds of men and women also found that people who feel satisfied with their lives always have lots of close friends and regularly make new ones.While it is not clear whether our friends make us happy or we make friends because we are happy,the researchers say it is clear that we should maintain our friendships.Psychologist Richard Tunney said,“Whatever the reason is,actively working on friendships in the same way as to maintain a marriage is a prerequisite(必备条件)to happiness.”Dr.Tunney,of Nottingham University,quizzed（询问）more than 1,700 people about their satisfaction with their lives and the state of their friendships.Those with five friends or fewer had just a 40 percent chance of being happy.In other words,they were more likely to be unhappy than happy.Ten was the first number at which people were more likely to be happy than unhappy.The happiest people were those with dozens of friends,according to the study,which was carried out for the National Lottery(彩票).For women,this meant having 33 friends;for men,the number was 49.Dr.Tunney said,“People who were extremely satisfied with their lives had twice the number of friends of people who were extremely dissatisfied.”Women tended to have fewer friends than men but formed tighter relationships.Interestingly,the study found that childhood friends are no more likely to make us happy than people we become close to later in life.Lottery winners,however,have a different opinion on life.They are always happier than others despite spending their time with a small circle of old friends.This could be because they trust people theyve known for a long time.28.Whats the best title for this passage?A.The Secret to Happiness Is to Make New Friends.B.Having at Least 10 Good Friends Makes People Happy.C.Why Most People Like to Make Friends Regularly.D.Mens and Womens Friends Are Different.29.Which of the following opinions may Richard Tunney NOT agree with?A.People with few friends are sure to be unhappy.B.Our friends can make us happy.C.Happiness may come from a good marriage life.D.We may become happier if we have more friends.30.According to the passage,lottery winners _.A.enjoy making new friends B.make new friends easily C.like staying with old friends D.have no time to make friends 31.We can conclude from the passage that _.A.its enough for one person to have ten friends B.unhappy people must have few friends C.childhood friends make people happier than adulthood ones D.friendships play a major role in peoples life D When nature is left alone,a balance is reached among the animals and plants living in one area.But when man starts his work in nature,the balance is likely to be destroyed.He grows a crop and takes it away to eat;then there are no dead leaves to fall on the ground,holding water while it sinks into the surface,or decaying(腐烂)and adding humus(腐殖质)to the soil.Unless a farmer acts with knowledge and skill,he is therefore most likely to make the land poorer.To take the place of the useful matter in the crops that he removes,he uses some kind of fertilizer(肥料).Chemical fertilizers are of great help,but the waste products of animals and decaying remains of plants should also be put on the land.In some places,it is a habit to burn waste material lying about,but such burning destroys the useful matter in the dead plants.Although the ashes that are left are valuable when put on the land,a better practice is to bury the waste so that it decays and increases the humus in the soil.In the past,when the world population was much lower than it is now,a man had little difficulty in ordinary times in growing the food that was needed.When a field had been used some years and had become tired,the farmer could move to another place.The tired land then slowly recovered.Gradually grasses and other plants would appear on it and its productive power would slowly return to normal through their decay.But nature,left alone,would take a long time to bring back the land to its former state;the length of time required would depend on local conditions,but it might well be ten years.It is a bad practice to grow the same crop in a field year after year.If the crop is changed,the land will suffer less because it is treated and used in a different way.Different plants have different effects on the soil.Therefore,a change of crop will do less harm than the growing of the same crop year after year and a regular change to grass will do good to the soil.Much will therefore be gained if different crops are grown one after another,a method known as the rotation(轮作)of crops.32.According to the passage,the land will become poorer_.A.if all the dead leaves are cleared away B.if the humus is increased after the harvest C.if dead leaves decay in the soil by themselves D.if waste plant material lying about is buried 33.We can learn from the passage that the tired land has gradually recovered_.A.when grasses and other plants appear again B.when the treatment is given by nature alone C.after new grasses and other plants have decayed again D.after nature has been left alone for several months 34.A modern farmer can hardly move to another place as he did before because_.A.the productive power of a new field isnt higher than that of an old one B.there are few free fields left for him to do farming C.it takes a farmer more than ten years to start farming in a new field D.there will be too many grasses in a new field to grow crops 35.It is most likely that the author will go on to _ in the paragraph following the passage above.A.introduce other methods of planting crops B.deal with how to prevent land getting tired C.start another topic of how to make use of land D.further explain what the rotation of crops is 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。Most of todays Chinese Americans are the descendants（后代）of some of the early miners and railroad workers.From the start,the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods.36 In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes(争端).Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture,even after having lived here for several generations.For example,37 .Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary.From a very young age,the old values and attitudes,including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family,are passed from the older generation to the young.38 The high regard for education,which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture,and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement,are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs.39 Chinese Americans make up only a tiny part of American population;there are fewer than a million,living chiefly in California,New York,and Hawaii.As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic(民族的)differences have changed in recent years,40 .A.the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance B.their family ties continue to be remarkably strong C.This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have
