2020届高三英语上学期期中试题3

湖南省郴州市湘南中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 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, 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 does the woman prefer?A. Tea.B. Coffee.C. Cold water.2. Where are the English teachers meeting?A. In the teachers’ office.B. In the reading room.C. In the meeting-room.3. Why was the man late?A. He overslept.B. He forgot the time.C. He missed the bus.4. What is the weather like now?A. Windy.B. Foggy.C. Sunny.5. What does the woman mean?A. The man is late.B. There is no ticket left.C. The train has left.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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

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至8题。

6. When was the erhu made?A. In 1818.B. In 1828.C. In 1881.7. Where does the man keep the erhu?A. In the living room.B. In the sitting room.C. In the study.8. What happened to the erhu?A. The man played jazz on it.B. It was stolen by a thief.C. It was damaged by a visitor.听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。

9. Who is the man?A. A doctor.B. A driver.C. A passenger.10. What is the trouble with the woman in the car?A. She is going to give birth.B. She is suffering some disease.C. She has been hurt in an accident.11. Where is the man now?A. At the hospital nearby.B. In the Washington Tunnel.C. On the Lincoln Expressway.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。

12. Who took the woman’s temperature?A. The doctor.B. Her mother.C. A nurse.13. How will the doctor treat the woman?A. He will prescribe(开处方)some injections(打针).B. He will give her some medicine.C. He will have her chest examined.14. What is the woman probably?A. A student.B. A doctor.C. A secretary.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。

15. What are they talking about?A. The party on New Year’s Eve.B. The party of a birthday.C. The gathering on New Year’s Day.16. Which sentence is right about Mary?A. She has something else to do on New Year’s Eve.B. This is her first New Year in China.C. She is not interested in the party.17. What will Mary do in the party?A. She will dance with the man.B. She will not give a performance.C. She will probably sing some English songs.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。

18. Which night is the busiest at a supermarket in America?A. Sunday.B. Monday.C. Friday.19. How many times does the average American housewife go to a supermarket each week?A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.20. Why do supermarkets provide carts for their customers?A. Because people wouldn’t take their babies along without the carts.B. Because no one would help the customers to carry their goods.C. Because they want their customers to buy more.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。

AThe annual World Economic Forum (经济论坛) took place in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 23-26, 2018. What did Chinese entrepreneurs (企业家) speak in the forum? Are there some quotable quotes for you?★Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group“I think globalization cannot be stopped —no one can stop globalization, no one can stop trade. If trade stops, the world stops. Trade is the way to dissolve (溶解，结束) the war not cause the war,” said Ma in Davos, “Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba —we are the luckiest companies of this century. But we have the responsibility to h ave a good heart, and do something good.”★Richard Liu, founder and chief executive officer of JD“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself, to help people,” Liu said in a speech in Davos. “How can we face the fracture d (分化的) world? That’s the topics of the Davos this year. I think a very important thing in business is cooperation. If we can unite, work together, if we work very closely, I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between th e people, countries and companies and partners,” he said.★Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip“Tourism is a sunrise industry. Since I entered Ctrip, every year there are new comers, which, first of all, shows that tourism is booming.” Sun told in Davos. “We invested heavily in ABC. A refers to AI, B is big data, and C is cloud computing. As we continue to expand overseas, these three will be very good weapons for us. So we think those mean opportunity,” she said.★Hu Xiaoming, president of Aliyun“In 2018, p eople will see the development in various countries more closely connected with cloud computing. More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use ‘cloud’, and cloud computing will increase the efficiency of technology and finance,” Hu told Xinhua in Davos.21. What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?A. More huge jumps in profits.B. The joined efforts of mankind.C. Reducing production costs.D. The role of science in business.22. What is the main business of Ctrip?A. Tourism.B. The creation of AI.C. Computer.D. Financial service online.23. What does Hu think will promote global economic development?A. Economy recovery.B. The World Economic Forum.C. Cloud computing.D. Financial efficiency.BPublic transport is declining in the rich world. To those who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in New York, the change might not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in those places, and passenger numbers are flat or falling in almost every American city. That is despite healthy growth in urban populations and employment.Although transport agencies blame their unpopularity on things like roadworks and broken signals, it seems more likely that they are being outcompeted. App-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft are more comfortable and convenient than trains or buses. Cycling is nicer than it was, and rental bikes are more widely available. Cars are cheap to buy, thanks to cut-rate loans, and ever cheaper to run. Online shopping, home working and office-sharing mean more people can avoid travelling altogether.The competition is only likely to grow. More than one laboratory is developing new transport technologies and applications. Silicon Valley invented Uber and, more recently, apps that let people rent electric scooters(滑板车) and then abandon them on the pavement. China created sharing-bicycles and battery-powered "e-bikes", both of which are spreading.Transport agencies should accept the upstarts, and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based services or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like Uber. But it is an error.It is doubtful that most people make hard distinctions between public and private transport. They just want to get somewhere, and there is a cost in time, money and comfort. An ideal system would let them move across a city for a single payment, transferring from trains to taxis to bicycles as needed. Building a platform to allow that is hard, and requires much sweet-talking of traditional networks as well as technology firms. It is probably the secret to keeping cities moving.24. What is the change in public transport in big cities?A. It is becoming busier.B. It is getting less popular.C. There are fewer traffic delays.D. There is more new transport.25. In the author’s opinion, the reaso n for the decline of public transport is that ______.A.there are roadworks and broken signalsB.people are becoming healthier and employedC.cars and bikes are more and more availableD.transport agencies are seemingly less competitive26. How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?A. By giving examplesB. By providing research resultsC. By stating argumentsD. By comparing different approaches27. According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is ____________.A. to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyoneB. to build a platform that appeals to transport agenciesC. to provide people with more means of transportationD. to cater for both traditional networks and technology firmsC“Tomorrow is another day” — this line has impressed various people at various times. It’s now 70 years after it appeared in the film, but it still seems to hold its power especially during an economic downturn.The phrase comes from a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s successful 1936 novel G one With the Wind. It’s set in the American South and tells the story of a strong heroine, Scarlett O’ Hara, who struggles to find love during the Civil War and, afterwards, of her strength in surviving the war and its hardships. Love storyIn a moment of despair, Scarlett finally realizes that her love belongs to Rhett Butler. For many audiences, it is the theme of love and struggle that has kept the movie alive. While the burning of Atlanta might seem irrelevant (不相关的) to today’s viewers, the timeless th eme of love keeps its ability to touch people.With a promise to her lover still in her mind, Scarlett chooses to stay in the midst of war and take care of Melanie. But her heart is broken when Rhett just walks away, leaving the woman that he once loved wi th cruel words, “Frankly, dear, I don’t give a damn.” (毫不在乎)Great epic (史诗)The film shows the love-hate relationship of these characters, but also Americanhistory, the fall of the Confederacy and the following period of Reconstruction in the South. The background made this film a true classic in the epic genre.When the film opened after World War II, French viewers loved it, and it reminded them of their fight against the Nazis. In 1940 Shanghai, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (侵略), people stood in line for hours to watch this film, and saw the same suffering they were having as well as the hope and possibility of building a new homeland from the ruins. Each nationality could identify with the story and see it as a victory. In fact, Gone With the Wind never lost its charm and ability to inspire and amaze.Biggest of all timeThe film had five directors, 15-plus screenwriters, and an unexpected $3.9 million budget. The film brought in $200 million, which makes it the biggest selling film of all times in North America. It also won 10 Academy awards in 1940.28. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.A. the novel Gone with the WindB. “tomorrow is another day”C. the movie Gone with the WindD. the Academy Award29. The text is written mainly to ______.A. celebrate the anniversary of Margaret MitchellB. introduce how the film was directed and filmedC. throw light on (阐述) the charm of the movie “Gone with the Wind”D. inspire people to struggle the economic downturn30. It can be concluded that Scarlett O’ Hara is ______.A. optimistic and luckyB. childish and realisticC. caring and stubbornD. strong-minded and persistent (坚毅的)31. The passage mentions Shanghai in order to ______.A. prove that the background of the movie touched viewersB. describe how popular the movie was at that timeC. point out that Shanghai was a center of entertainmentD. tell us that Chinese were suffering the War thenDIt’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific typeof food. And they are normal.Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food cr aving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.32. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. To remind readers of their own special food.B. To deepen the understanding of hunger.C. To report the discovery of craving study.D. To lead to the topic of the whole passage.33. What do we learn about food craving?A. It shows food is linked to feelings.B. It ensures a person survives hunger.C. It means the stomach functions well.D. It proves the brain decides your appetite.34. What’s the likely result of dieting?A. The decrease of chemicals.B. The increase of food desire.C. The refusal of fat and sugar.D. The disappearance of appetite.35. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The functions of brain areas.B. What hunger is all about.C. The findings of food craving.D. What dieting may bring us.第二节（共5小題；每小题2分，分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。