2020届辽宁师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

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1、2020届辽宁师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。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 will the woman probably do today?A. Go camping. B. Review lessons. C. Take an

2、 exam. 2. What is the most expensive item? A. The washing machine. B. The fridge. C. The bed.3. Where are the speakers?A. In the office. B. At home. C. In the supermarket. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans change. B. The mans childhood. C. The mans favorite movies. 5. What do

3、 we know about Mrs. William?A. She is in her thirties. B. She had her daughter at the age of 25. C. She looks younger than she is. 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Wh

4、at happened to the speakers?A. They had difficulty getting a map. B. They lost their way. C. They were given the wrong directions. 7. What will the woman do?A. Drive the car. B. Blame the man. C. Call her sister. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What does the man do?A. A sportsman. B. A tour guide. C. A sport

5、s writer. 9. What does the woman think of the mans job?A. Tiring. B. Great. C. Boring. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What is the weather like now?A. Warm and sunny. B. Chilly and snowy. C. Cold and cloudy.11. How will the man go to work?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car. 12. What is the woman trying to p

6、ersuade the man to do?A. Listen to the forecast. B. Wear warm clothes. C. Go out for lunch. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Whats the mans plan for this summer?A. Working at musical festivals. B. Doing a market survey.C. Staying with his family. 14. Where will the woman probably work this summer?A. In a r

7、estaurant. B. In a hotel. C. On a farm. 15. How long will the woman work every day?A. 4 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 6 hours. 16. Where did the woman get the job information?A. From her friend. B. From a magazine. C. From her parents. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. In which country is the speaker now?A. America

8、. B. England. C. Australia. 18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?A. In 2007. B. In 2012. C. In 2014. 19. What award has the speaker won?A. The Man Booker Prize. B. The Commonwealth Book Prize. C. The Tinniswood Award. 20. What will the speaker do next?A. Introduce her works.

9、B. Answer questions. C. Visit the library. 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.AYellowstone National Park is the flagship of the National Park Service and a favorite to millions of visitors each year. The park is a major destination for all members of the famil

10、y. By driving the grand loop road, visitors can view the park from the comfort of their vehicle and also take a rest at one of the many roadside picnic areas.How much is the entrance fee?$25 - Private, noncommercial vehicle;$20 - Motorcycle or snowmobile (winter);$12 - Visitors 16 and older entering

11、 by foot, bike, ski, etc.This fee provides the visitor with a 7-day entrance permit for both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.A $50 park annual pass provides entrance for a single private non-commercial vehicle at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The $10 Interagency Senior Pass

12、(62 and older) is a lifetime pass available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.Where can you stay?Inside Yellowstone, you can choose to stay in modern or historic hotels and cabins inside the park like the Old Faithful Inn, the worlds largest log structure. For those who want to be a little clo

13、ser to nature, there are 12 campgrounds with a range of services from primitive pit toilets to shower and laundry facilities. There s also RV camping with and without dumping stations.Staying outside the park gives you unique Old West experiences but still keeps you close to park attractions.If your

14、e taking a road trip to Yellowstone, youll want to check out our Hotels and Cabins On The Road section.21. The entrance fees listed on the web page dont apply to _.Atemporary residents in the USABvehicles involving business activities Cvisitors out of a certain age rangeDprivate motorcycles and snow

15、mobiles22. What are you likely to acquire in the Old Faithful Inn?AUnique old west experiences.BPrimitive pit toilets and shower.CKnowledge of origin of the park.DRV camping with dumping sites.23. Where does the passage probably come from?A. A magazine. B. A textbook.C. A notice. D. A travel guide.B

16、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 ope

17、n 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 fi

18、rst 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.Anas texts came really fast for the next few minutes and they surprised me.

19、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, and I had to try to make things better.The next day, I thought a lot about what Ana had said. She

20、was right!I wish I could say that everything changed overnight after that, but it didnt. 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 abou

21、t 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 isnt so hard anymore. Even though I couldnt change my situation, I could change my attitude an

22、d that made all the difference.24. “Loserville” is a section for _.A. failures B. good studentsC. class secrets D. newcomers25. The writer complained all the time in the new environment because _.A. Ana didnt text back to herB. she was unfairly treated C. her friends hurt her feelingsD. she was a go

23、od student26. 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 FriendshipB. An Incident at SchoolC. Unh

24、appiness in “Loserville” D. Say Goodbye to “Loserville”CMost of us have looked up at the stars that fill the night sky and wondered whether were alone in the universe. Indeed, the question of whether there s life out there has been something humankind s been asking itself for countless years. But th

25、anks to Chinas Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the answer to this question may come a lot sooner than we expected.The telescope has a huge round reflector, which measures 500 meters across and has a perimeter（周长）of 1.6 kilometers. Because of its great size, it would have been

26、 both difficult and inefficient to get FAST to move like a regular telescope. Instead, FASTs designers came up with a great solution: its surface is made up of 4450 panels which can be individually adjusted. This clever design feature allows scientists to detect radio signals from any angle with a g

27、reat degree of accuracy. “Panels can change their positions through connected wires and parallel （关联的） robots. We can control their position with an accuracy of 1 mm,” Zheng Yuanpeng, chief engineer of the telescopes panel project, told Xinhua News Agency.FASTs engineers also had the task of finding

28、 a suitable location. As any interference would affect its ability to detect distant radio waves, it needed to be built in a remote area. Luckily, the perfect spot was found in the beautiful mountains of Guizhou Province. “There are three hills about 500 meters away from one another, creating a vall

29、ey that is perfect to support the telescope, Sun Caihong, chief engineer of FAST s construction, told Xinhua.And although it wasnt yet fully operated, FAST had already made great discoveries by October 2017. Since 1967, only around 2000 pulsars （脉冲星） have been discovered, yet FAST had detected six m

30、ore by October 2017. Once FAST is fully up and running, we may finally have the answer to one of the biggest questions in history.28. What is the purpose of mentioning the question in Paragraph 1?A. To introduce the new giant telescope.B. To explain why there is life in universe.C. To remind readers

31、 to think about the life in space.D. To emphasize the question that should be answered.29. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. The telescope is made up of many panels.B. The area of FAST is about 800 square kilometers.C. The engineer can handle FASTs position accurately.D. The individual panel help

32、s scientists catch radio signals.30. Why was FAST built in Guizhou?A. Because Guizhou is a remote province.B. Because Guizhou has an ideal valley.C. Because Guizhou has beautiful mountains.D. Because Guizhou has the ability to build it.31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. FASTs time

33、line. B. FASTs future.C. FASTs operation. D. FASTs discoveries.DShark attacks not only disturb beach activities, but can affect associated tourist industries. Shark nets are a common solution to preventing shark attacks on beaches, but they cause dangers to sea ecosystems.Seeking a cost-effective wa

34、y to monitor beach safety over large areas, we have developed a system called Shark Spotter. It combines artificial intelligence (AI), computing power, and drone (无人机) technology to identify and warn lifesavers of sharks near swimmers. The project is the cooperation between the University of Technol

35、ogy Sydney and The Ripper Group, which is pioneering the use of drones called “Westpac Little Ripper Lifesavers” in the search and rescue movement in Australia.SharkSpotter can detect sharks and other potential threats using real-time aerial imagery. The system analyses video from a camera attached

36、to a drone to monitor beaches for sharks, send warnings, and conduct rescues. Developed with techniques known as “deep learning”, the Shark Spotter system receives imagery from the drone camera and attempts to identify all objects in the scene. Once certain objects are detected, they are put into on

37、e of 16 categories: shark, whale, dolphin, rays, different types of boats, surfers, and swimmers.If a shark is detected, Shark Spotter provides both a visual sign on the computer screen and an audible warning to the operator. The operator confirms the warning and sends text messages from the Shark S

38、potter system to the Surf Life Savers for further action. In an emergency, the drone is equipped with a lifesaving flotation pod (漂浮仓) together with an electronic shark repellent (驱逐装置) that can be dropped into the water in cases where swimmers are in severe trouble, trapped in a rip, or if there ar

39、e sharks close by.In January 2018, the Westpac Little Ripper Lifesavers was used to rescue two young swimmers caught in a rip at Lennox Head, NSW. The drone flew down the beach some 800 meters from the lifeguard station, and a lifesaving flotation pod was dropped from the drone. The complete rescue

40、operation took 70 seconds.We believe Shark Spotter is a win-win for both marine life and beachgoers. This unique technology combines dynamic video image processing AI and advanced drone technology to creatively deal with the global challenge of ensuring safe beaches, protecting environments, and pro

41、moting tourism.32. A Shark Spotter is _.A. a solution to monitor sharksB. a technology to prevent shark attacks C. a project to pioneer the use of dronesD. a kind of equipment to identify lifesavers33. When a shark is spotted near a swimmer, the system will _.A. take timely actionB. analyze the visu

42、al dataC. classify the identified objectsD. turn on “deep learning” mode34. The example in the 5th paragraph shows us that the system is _. .A. efficient in saving livesB. smart in driving sharks away C. effective in detecting sharksD. practical over the whole sea area35. What is the authors attitud

43、e towards the future of SharkSpotter?A. Negative.B. Doubtful.C. Optimistic.D. Objective.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。Try This at Home!Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect c

44、hoice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness. 36 Its a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practiced worldwide today. They worked together u

45、sing an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. 37Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的）exercise which creates deep heat in the body. 38 In other forms of yoga, however, the routi

46、ne can change each time and the stretching exercises arent aerobic.39 As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make

47、 us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds. Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what youre doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements. 40 After a few lessons youll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.A. It can a