四川省棠湖中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2019-2020学年秋四川省棠湖中学高三期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共50分)两部分。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷  选择题（100分）

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。

2．1-60小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

3．考试结束后，将答题卡收回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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.How will the speakers go to Zhongshan Road?

A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.

2.Why was the man late?

A. He cleaned out the garage.

B. He fell over from the toolbox.

C. He tried to find his baseball bat.

3.What is the woman going to do?

A. Catch a train. B. Carry out a survey. C. Identify her personality.

4.Where are the speakers?

A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. At home.

5.When will the man leave for Perth?

A. On May 24th. B. On May 26th. C. On May 27th.

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6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What do we know about the man?

A. He is ill. B. He likes reading. C. He is daydreaming.

7.What are the speakers going to do?

A. Read books together. B. Buy a camerA. C. Watch the sunset.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What kind of TV series are the speakers talking about?

A. Sci-fiction. B. Crime. C. Documentary.

9.What does the woman think of the TV series?

A. It's confusing. B. It's boring. C. It's thrilling.

听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Coach and learner.

B. Driver and policeman.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

11.What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Practice more. B. Drive slower. C. Submit her application.

12.What can we say about the man?

A. He's rude. B. He's humorous. C. He's patient.

听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13.Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a language lab. B. In a studio C. In a bookstore

14.What does the man owe his success to?

A. Hard work B. Classes in poetry C. His mother’s guidance

15.What does the man find most difficult in writing?

A. Choosing right words B. Describing experiences C. Getting a perfect chance

16.What does the man think of his own writing?

A. Creative B. Encouraging C. Successful

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17.What motivated Joy to found a club?

A. A story B. A documentary C. A weather broadcast

18.What do the club members usually do?

A. Broadcast news B. Reduce PM 2.5 levels C. Share low carbon advice

19.How did the speaker promote the club?

A. By posting environmental information

B. By taking public transportation

C. By shouldering responsibility

20.Why does the speaker make the speech?

A. To be admitted by a new school

B. To attract more members

C. To found a new club

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

Unbelievable Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans

◆Horses are picky eaters

Horses have an even better sense of smell than humans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils (鼻孔) , their nervous system allows them to sense smells we can’t sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.

◆Whale says thanks

In 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.

◆Pandas like to be naughty

Is there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.

◆A cat honors its owner

Paper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo’s grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now "stands guard" at the grave for hours at a time.

21.What can horses do to pick delicious grasses?

A. Feel them. B. Taste them.

C. Smell them. D. Observe them.

22.What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?

A. They are clever.

B. They have a grateful heart.

C. They are active and lovely.

D. They have a good sense of smell.

23.Which of the following acts like a human baby according to the passage?

A. The whale. B. The cat.

C. The horse. D. The panda.

B

   I was in the seventh grade, and we had moved to New Jersey in November. By then, everyone already had had their own friends, and no one wanted to talk to a new girl. To make things worse, they put me in “Section L”. I found out later that everyone called Section L “Loserville”. It was sort of an open secret that it was the section for troublemakers and not-so-smart kids. When I found out, I wanted to scream. I had always been a good student and had amazing friends, and now everyone thought I was a loser!

I did text my friends in Illinois almost every night, especially my best friend, Ana. At first my friends wanted to hear all about it. But then some stopped texting back once I said something about how miserable I was. One night when I was texting with Ana, I complained about another friend who had just done that.

Ana’s texts came really fast for the next few minutes and they surprised me. She said that she was tired of hearing about how bad everything was in New Jersey, too. She said she did not want to hurt my feelings but that I needed to stop feeling so sorry for myself all the time, I had to try to make things better.

The next day, I thought a lot about what Ana had said. She was right!

I wish I could say that everything changed overnight after that, but it didn’t. I was still stuck in “Loserville”, and some people were still mean to me, even though I tried to just stay out of their way.

But what did change was me—I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and did something about making friends. I signed up to make sets for the school play. I met a lot of new people there, and suddenly I had friends to say hi to in the halls!

I still miss Illinois sometimes, but life in New Jersey isn’t so hard anymore. Even though I couldn’t change my situation, I could change my attitude—and that made all the difference.

24.“Loserville” is a section for ________.

A. failures B. good students

C. class secrets D. newcomers

25.The writer complained all the time in the new environment because ________.

A. Ana didn’t text back to her B. her friends hurt her feelings

C. she was unfairly treated D. she was a good student

26.What made a difference in changing the situation?

A. She went back to Illinois.    B. She ended friendship with Ana.

C. She fought back with her classmates.   D. She began to make friends with others.

27.The best title for the passage can be ________.

A. Lasting Friendship B. An Incidence at School

C. Say Goodbye to “Loserville” D. Unhappiness in “Loserville”

C

  Corporate culture is the values and beliefs a company develops over time.The role of corporate culture isto improve a company’s mission and strategies,with long-term hopes of improvements in a company’s profit.Mostly corporate culture comes from a company’s top management.

One role of corporate culture is to influence employee behavior, honesty, and compliance（服从）. A company does not have to necessarily create a direct influence for these actions.A direct influence may be a setof written regulations or other policies,and while these may be in place,the corporate culture is usually moreof an indirect influence.

While many companies try to create corporate culture through the use of written policies,its role isharder to define.The human factor has an influence on how corporate culture is expressed.The way uppermanagement acts and reacts to various situations defines how lower-level employees will act,and this aspectmay be more important than any written policy.

A company’s corporate culture can also extend beyond the walls of the business. Consumers who believe a company to be honest and forthright（直率）may be more loyal in their buying behavior. Employees in a company’s customer service department can also exhibit positive corporate culture to outside individuals.Inthis case,the culture creates a link between the company’s employees and its customers.How customers reactmay be a direct result from the company’s corporate culture.

Product quality can also be influenced by a company’s corporate culture.Companies that focus only onprofits may decide to avoid high-quality materials in products,but try to suggest that the products are ofhigher quality than they really are.This negative culture can then result in lower brand loyalty withconsumers.

28.What do we know about corporate culture from this passage?

A. It is a set of rules and regulations.   B. It is the way the employees act.

C. It is the values and beliefs of a company.  D. It is the long term hope of a company.

29.Which of the following is more efficient in creating corporate culture?

A. Making a set of rules and regulations.

B. Setting an example for the employees.

C. Learning the corporate culture regularly.

D. Encouraging the employees to work harder.

30.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A. The customer is always right.

B. Corporate culture has different functions.

C. Without corporate culture,a company will die.

D. Positive corporate culture can promote sales.

31.Which word can describe the companies mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. Creative. B. Efficient.

C. Dishonest. D. Disloyal.

D

Eco-Resort Management

Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists. In addition to providing the traditional resort-leisure product, it has been argued that ecotourism resort(度假村) management should have a particular focus on best-practice environmental management. Couran Cove Resort is such a tourist attraction located on South Stradbroke Island, Australia.

Sustainable(可持续的) Practices of Couran Cove Resort

South Stradbroke Island is separated from the mainland by the Broadwater, which is home to a wide range of plant communities. Located on the offshore island, the Resort is only accessible by means of water transportation. It provides hourly ferry service from the harbour on the mainland to and from the island. Within the Resort, transport modes include walking trails, bicycle tracks and the beach train. The reception area is the counter of the shop which has not changed in 8 years at least. The accommodation is an octagonal(八角形的) building. These are large rooms that are clean but the equipment is old and in some cases just working. The ceiling fan only works at high speed for example. Beds are hard but clean. There is a television, a radio, an old air conditioner and a small fridge in each room.

As an ecotourism-based resort, most of the planning and development of the attraction has been concentrated on the need to co-exist with the natural environment of South Stradbroke Island to achieve sustainable development.

Water and Energy Management

There is groundwater at the centre of the island, which has a maximum height of 3 metres above sea level. The water supply is recharged by rainfall and is commonly known as an freshwater aquifer(含水层). Couran Cove Island Resort obtains its water supply by tapping into this aquifer and collecting it through a pipe. In order to narrow the water uses, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. The Resort uses LPG power station rather than a fuel oil  station  for  its  energy  supply,  supplemented(补充)  by wind  power,  which  has  reduced greenhouse emissions by 70%. Hot water in the eco-cabins and for some of the Resort‟s vehicles is solar-powered. Water efficient fittings are also installed in showers and toilets. Visitors who stay at the Resort are encouraged to monitor their water and energy usage by an in-house television system, and are rewarded with prizes (such as a free return trip to the Resort) accordingly if their usage level is low.

Evaluation

In three years of operation, Couran Cove Island Resort has won 23 international and national awards. It has effectively implemented contemporary environmental management practices. However, the Resort‟s growth will eventually be limited by its carrying capacity, and quantity control should be incorporated in the management strategy of the Resort.

32.In order to achieve sustainable development, the Resort .

A. cancels the transportation service

B. researches into plant communities

C. provides high quality accommodation

D. operates in harmony with its natural surroundings

33.What is applied for heating water on Couran Cove Island Resort?

A. The LPG power. B. The petro power.

C. The solar power. D. The wind power.

34.According to the study, in the future what should the Resort focus on?

A. Increasing the supply of fresh water.

B. Meeting the need of international guests.

C. Improving the tourism entertainment projects.

D. Limiting the number of the guests to the Resort.

35.From the passage we can know that Couran Cove Island Resort .

A. suffers huge loss in natural resources

B. achieves success in eco-resort management

C. sets a good example for profit-making business

D. raises standards in guest-monitoring management

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。

Public Speaking

Public speaking can be defined as the act of making a speech in front of a group of listeners.

The types of public speaking are deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to persuade and to entertain. An informative speech has a purpose to inform, or give knowledge to its audience. 36.For persuasive speech, the speaker would try to change the mindset, perception, or behavior of the audience for their own good. Thus, the speaker needs to look for common ground with the audience and try to relate to what they might agree on. The last type is a ceremonial speech. It tends to be less formal and more personal than the other types of speeches. No matter how well you know the person you are giving speech about, try not to say bad things about them, even if it is meant to be a joke.

37.Sparing some time to practice will help build confidence and help determine how long the presentation will last. Aside from it, knowing who the audience will be is quite necessary. Try to get as much information as possible regarding this particular area related to the audience. Knowing the “battlefield” in advance will give the speakers a huge advantage.

Language is the main aspect a speaker needs to pay attention to while giving a speech.

38.A speaker needs to choose their words carefully and make it clear to the audience what they mean. Often, when given a speech, the audience look up to the speaker to give them something new and useful.  39.Language and delivery alone will not be sufficient if the speaker does not have the body language. The movement and gesture of a speaker also affect the audience. While closing the speech or presentation, speakers can restate their main points, just to remind the audience of the important things that have been said. 40.

A. It needs to be used clearly.

B. These speeches mark special occasions.

C. The important thing to watch about is not to put in too much information.

D. The key of perfecting anything is through practice, including public speaking.

E. They can also end it with a special message and encourage the audience to ask questions.

F. Knowing how public speaking is done is a key part in understanding the importance of it.

G. Thus, the speaker needs to know how to deliver their speech to fulfill the audience‟s expectation.

 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Cali Scores a Goal

It was the last game of the season. Cali had been playing soccer all summer. She really enjoyed    41     around with the other players in her blue uniform, chasing the black and white ball across the grassy field. As much as she tried, ______42____, Cali still had not scored one single goal.

“Don’t give up,” said her coach. He showed Cali and her team how to pass the ball to each other and take shots at the goal. Cali was pretty good at passing the ball, but she couldn’t kick the ball _____43_____ the goalkeeper. She wondered if she should ______44____ soccer.

“Don’t give up,” said her teammates. ”You just need to keep trying and you will get ____45______ .” So Cali stayed on the team and did her best.

“Don’t give up,” said Aunt Lisa. But it was half-time, and Cali was feeling ____46______ . She was trying! Every time she got a(an) ______47____ to kick the ball, it would go in the ____48______ direction or a player from the other team would take control of it.

The break was over and the referee(裁判) blew her whistle to _____49_____ the game again. The two _____50_____ walked back onto the field, both ____51______ to win. Cali heard her aunt whisper in her ear. “Look for an opportunity to get the ball. You can do it.”

Cali took a deep breath. _____52_____ she didn’t get one goal all summer, she knew that she had tried her best. She dreamed she’d leave her team after the game was over. Suddenly, she was woken by some ____53______ that was the sweet, happy jingle of the ice cream truck. It was driving right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract _____54_____ .

The players on both teams turned to ______55____ at it. A few girls pointed to it and cheered. The soccer game had nearly stopped. Cali looked around and saw the soccer ball close by, _____56_____ by the nearest player from the other team. Cali dashed over to the ball. She dribbled(带球) it between her feet, moving forward toward the net of the yellow team. By the time the other girls had _____57_____ , Cali was positioned right in front of the net. The goalkeeper was _____58_____ to one side, looking at the ice cream truck. She turned back ____59______ to guard the net as Cali kicked the ball hard.

The keeper _____60_____ out her gloved hand. The ball touched the tips of her fingers as it swooshed past, right into the net. “Goal!”

41.A. running B. walking C. jumping D. hiking

42.A. therefore B. otherwise C. though D. meanwhile

43.A. with B. over C. for D. past

44.A. quit B. remember C. change D. respect

45.A. harder B. better C. faster D. easier

46.A. normal B. hopeful C. calm D. upset

47.A. award B. idea C. chance D. order

48.A. safe B. wrong C. clear D. positive

49.A. pause B. start C. cancel D. end

50.A. players B. girls C. teams D. coaches

51.A. satisfied B. frightened C. pleased D. determined

52.A. Even if B. As if C. Because D. When

53.A. noise B. music C. whistle D. cheer

54.A. customers B. teachers C. audiences D. reporters

55.A. fire B. laugh C. knock D. look

56.A. found B. ignored C. protected D. pushed

57.A. discussed B. recalled C. noticed D. permitted

58.A. hiding B. rushing C. standing D. waiting

59.A. quickly B. secretly C. bravely D. silently

60.A. threw B. carried C. dragged D. reached

第 Ⅱ 卷非选择题（50分）

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Ahead of this year’s London Book Fair in March, media reported a rise in interest in translated works among British readers. For translator Anna Holmwood, this signals the 61. (arrive) of a new era.

“This is a big moment for Chinese fiction abroad,” says Holmwood, 62. has translated Chinese literature for almost a decade.

Her translation work, Legends of the Condor Heroes, a fantasy novel written by Jin Yong, and Liu Cixin’s science-fiction book, The Three Body Problem, are shown in a Nielsen report 63. examples of two of the most popular Chinese fiction works in Britain in 2018.

“Languages in growing demand include Chinese and Arabic.” according to the Nielsen report. It found that, against the commonly 64. (see) “not more than 3 percent rule” of translated literature’s presence in the English-language book markets, the number for 2018 was 5.63 percent in Britain 65. the total annual sales was worth $27.1 million.

Charlotte Collins, translator and co-chair of the British Translators Association, says: “As we can see, this proportion (比率) 66. (double) in recent years... This is 67. (real) exciting news.”

The Guardian quotes (引用) Fiammetta Rocco, administrator of the Man Booker International Prize, “68. (read) fiction is one of the 69. (good) ways of putting ourselves in other people’s shoes. The rise in sales of translated fiction 70. (show) how hungry British readers are for terrific writing from other countries.”

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划—横线，并在该下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The other day, we moved to the new school yard, where lies in the far north of the city. We were all on high spirits. It is much big than the old one. The classrooms are bright and clean. We have a lot of modern equipment, making convenient for students to learn every subject. Now we can have a lot of after-class activity on the new playground. Our teachers often play the basketball and soccer together with us. As spring approached, the flowers newly planting in the yard have just come out. With such many green trees and fragrant flowers around, we feel it less hardly to study and our school life more enjoyable.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，你们社区将举办 “中国民间音乐节”。请你给在北京学习的英国朋友Jim 写封电子邮件，邀请他来参加此次活动。内容包括：

1. 活动的时间、地点；

2. 活动的内容；

3. 邀请的理由。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词： 社区 community

中国民间音乐节Chinese Folk Music Festival

Dear Jim,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2019-2020学年秋四川省棠湖中学高三期中考试

英语试题答案

一．听力

1-5:CCABC 6-10:BCABA  11-15:CABAA  16-20:CACAA

二．阅读

21-23CBD 24-27:ACDC 28-31:CBDC 32-35:DCDB 36-40:CDAGE

三．完形填空

41-45：ACDAB  46-50:DCBBC  51-55:DABAD  56-60:BCCAD

四．语法填空

61.arrival  62.who  63.as  64.seen  65.and

66.has doubled  67.really 68.Reading 69.best  70.shows

五．短文改错

where → which  on → in big → bigger making后面加上it

activity → activities play后面the去掉 approached → approaches

planting → planted such → so hardly → hard

六．书面表达

Dear Jim,

I’m writing to invite you to attend the Chinese Folk Music Festival in our community next weekend.

At the festival, there will be various performances, such as the performances of folk musical instruments, folk songs, folk operas, folk dances and so on. Besides, several lectures will be given by professional artists and teachers on different aspects of Chinese folk music. Since you have always been interested in Chinese folk music, I think this is a great chance for you to be exposed to the rich music atmosphere.

So what do you think of the Music Festival? If you’d like to come, feel free to contact me.

Yours,

Li Hua