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1、 - 1 - 重庆市铜梁一中 2020 级高三上期半期考试 英语试题 本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分， 共 12 页。 第卷为选择题, 共 100 分； 第卷为非选择题， 共 50 分。全卷共 150 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。 第第 I I 卷卷 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节 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. How many cups of sugar does t

2、he man want to use? A. Three. B. Two. C. One. 2. What does the girl want to do when she gets older? A. Perform operations on people. B. Be a family doctor. C. Operate on animals. 3. Where are the speakers? A. In the dining hall. B. On the road. C. In the classroom. 4. What does the man think of the

3、womans outfit? A. It looks professional. B. It looks a little dirty. C. It looks too warm for the season. 5. What does the woman ask the man? A. If he bought food. B. If the drinks are enough. C. If he can meet her at 2:30 instead. 第二节 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。

4、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。 - 2 - 6. What does the woman think of the weather in Mexico City? A. Its rather hot. B. Its very cool. C. Its very windy. 7. Where is the man now? A. In Mexico City. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8

5、 至 10 题。 8. What did the woman think of Chris Martin? A. He sings well. B. He wears strange clothes. C. His performance was unusual. 9. Where did the woman watch the Super Bowl? A. At her friends house. B. At her own house. C. At the mans house. 10. According to the woman, who knows how to work a cr

6、owd? A. Bruno Mars. B. Beyonce. C. Lady Gaga. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. Who does the woman work for? A. A construction company. B. The police department. C. The traffic control department. 12. According to the woman, how long will the man have to wait? A. All day. B. A few minutes. C. A couple of

7、hours 13. Why does the man agree to wait in the end? A. He realizes he is wrong. B. He knows it wont be long. C. He doesnt want to get into trouble. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 14. What does the man have a masters degree in? A. Studio art. B. Design. C. Advertising. 15. What might the man do if he gets

8、the job? A. Decorate show rooms. - 3 - B. Fly to other countries. C. Set up window displays. 16. What is discussed in the meeting? A. Previous work experience. B. Family background. C. Salary requirements. 17. When will the woman call the man? A. By Wednesday. B. No later than tomorrow. C. Towards t

9、he end of the week. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. Who is the man? A. An expert on geography. B. A travel agent. C. A broadcaster. 19. How many tours are offered to Greenland every year? A. 2. B. 4. C. 8. 20. What is the most attractive experience for tourists? A. Mountain climbing. B. Whale watching.

10、 C. Ice skiing. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15小题：每小题小题：每小题 2分，满分分，满分 30分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的网个选项（A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最 佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 A This is BBC special English program. Today we are going to introduce a money saved product to you. A British company has made a new product to help u

11、s save money. The product is a wristband that gives us an electric shock if we spend too much money. The wristband is called Pavlok. It is linked to our bank account. It knows how much money we have in the bank. If we go shopping and there is not enough money in our bank account, the wristband makes

12、 an electric shock to our wrist. This warns us not to overspend. The company is called Intelligent Environment. It wants to work with banks to help customers with their money. So far, no banks in Britain have said they would ask their customers to wear Pavlok. They could start doing this in the futu

13、re. - 4 - The Pavlok wristband is part of the Internet of Things. This is the idea that everything in our life will be connected to the Internet. The CEO of Intelligent Environment, David Webber, said people liked the idea of the Pavlok. Shoppers would rather get a small electric shock in the store

14、from the wristband than get a big shock later when they see their bank account. Mr. Webber said the Pavlok would greatly benefit the people who cannot stop spending because they have no power or their power is weak. He added that many young people have the “ostrich effect”. This is when people put t

15、heir heads in the sand and buy things rather than look at how much money they have in their bank. 21. The company made the product to help itself _. A. benefit customers B. make money C. save money D. offer help 22. Mr. Webber thinks the wristband is _. A. cheap B. helpless C. great D. a big surpris

16、e 23. You can read this passage in a _. A. travel guide B. health magazine C. medical journal D. science magazine B Gallery Policies For Visitors to National Gallery of Art , Washington Visitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrella

17、s, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance. All oversized bags, backpacks, and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Building. These items will have to

18、 be x-rayed before being accepted. Items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries. We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 17 x 26 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms. Ad

19、ditional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery. For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitors back. Soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn o

20、n the back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom. Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened - 5 - bottled water may be carried only in visitors bag. Cell phones may not be used in the galleries. Animals, other than service

21、 animals, are not permitted in the Gallery. Skateboarding is prohibited. Picture-taking (including video) for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. Tripods (三脚架) are not allowed. Please do not touch the works of art. 24. When people come to visit

22、the Gallery, they should _. A. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance B. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms C. have all their carried-items inspected at the entrance D. take all their carried items with them without inspection 25. What does the Gallery feel sorry for? A. V

23、isitor items over 17 x 26 inches must go through additional checks. B. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms. C. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited. D. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space. 26. Parents with small children visit

24、ing the Gallery _. A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers B. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back C. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children D. can carry their children on their shoulders 27. Visiting photographers should make sure that

25、 _. A. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions B. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery D. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use C People become quite illo

26、gical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus (章鱼) a great delicacy (佳 肴). You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the

27、idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -the normally accepted practice in many - 6 - northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail (蜗牛). Coo

28、ked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are not liked. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his ow

29、n. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a walk on some of my prized plants. Acting on a sudd

30、en impulse (冲动), I collected several dozens, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. 1 had forgotten all abou

31、t the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly (不情愿地) followed Robert out of the room. To our surprise, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had take

32、n complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then. 28. The underlined word “repulsive” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _. A. acceptable B. disgusting C. delicious D. pleasant 29. We can infer from Paragraph 3 that when collecting the snails, the author _. A.

33、was excited about being able to give his friend a surprise B. was glad that he could share them with his friend C. was depressed because it was hard to catch them all D. was angry because they might damage his beloved plants 30. The author finds that snails _. A. are the most controversial (有争议的) fo

34、od B. are disliked in his hometown C. are as delicious as octopus D. are as popular as fried potatoes 31.The best title for the passage might be “_”. A. People Are Illogical in Front of Delicacies B. Foods and Cultures C. Snail and Octopus D. One Mans Meat is Another Mans Poison - 7 - D Beauty has a

35、lways been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the execut

36、ive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer (不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their su

37、ccess. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executive

38、s. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine (女性的) an

39、d has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly“ qualifies required. This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, “ says Anne Bowman, who recent

40、ly published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates (候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They

41、were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes. - 8 - 32.The word “liability“ most probably means _. A. trouble B.

42、 advantage C. misfortune D. disadvantage 33. Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _. A. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women B. turns out to be a disadvantage to men C. has as little effect on men as on women D. affects men and women alike 34. It ca

43、n be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty are often _. A. old fashioned B. objective C. supportive D. subjective 35. The author writes this passage to _. A. state the importance of appearance B. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive C. stress the impact of appearance on b

44、oth sexes D. demand equal rights for women 第二节（共第二节（共 5小题：每小题小题：每小题 2分，满分分，满分 10分）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 中有构项为中有构项为 多余选项多余选项。 To get along with people can be tough. The following are some suggestions that can help you in some way. Accept human nature. Human

45、s make mistakes. People arent always nice. They also have all of the problems that you have in your life. 36 This is important to remember when youre trying to get along with people who are very difficult or seem to be ignoring you; everyone is just doing the best that they can. _37 People are all v

46、ery different: thats what makes life interesting. And just like people are all different the world is also very complex. Every situation is different, always. Just because someone doesnt make the choice that you would - 9 - make or just because they take a less efficient or smart path to get where t

47、heyre going doesnt make them wrong. Practice forgiveness. Forgive people when they do make mistakes. Sometimes you just have to stop and give people the benefit of the doubt (to believe someone even though you are not sure whether what the person is saying is true). They might really be sorry or the

48、y might really not know that what they did was bad. 38 Keep an open mind. Sometimes you have to give people the benefit of the doubt. 39 For example, when people invite you to parties, really consider going instead of just brushing the invitation aside because you dont think theyre serious. Do somet

49、hing together. 40 You can work together on a project for school or work. You can also try a new activity together. These activities will give you more to talk about and lots of chances to interact and get to know each other. A. Think about what your words really say. B. Respect that there are lots of valid choices. C. Everyone is dealing with their own set of problems. D. Doing things together is a great way to bond with people and make friends. E.