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I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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 the man want to use?A. Three.B. Two.C. One.2. What does the g
2、irl 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 womans outfit?A. It looks professional.B. It looks a little dirty.C. It
3、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。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 doe
4、s 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至10题。8. What did the woman think of Chris Martin?A. He sings well.B. He wears strange clothes.C. His performance
5、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 crowd?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 p
6、olice 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 hours13. 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
7、.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 the job?A. Decorate show rooms.B. Fly to other countries.C. Set up window displays.16. What is discussed in the meeting?A. Previous work experience.B. Family b
8、ackground.C. Salary requirements.17. When will the woman call the man?A. By Wednesday.B. No later than tomorrow.C. Towards the 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
9、.B. 4.C. 8.20. What is the most attractive experience for tourists?A. Mountain climbing.B. Whale watching.C. Ice skiing.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。AThis is BBC special English program. Today we are going to introduce a money saved product
10、 to you.A British company has made a new product to help us 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
11、 not enough money in our bank account, the wristband makes 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 custome
12、rs to wear Pavlok. They could start doing this in the future.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 wo
13、uld rather get a small electric shock in the store 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 h
14、ave the “ostrich effect”. This is when people put their 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 customersB. make moneyC. save moneyD. offer help22. Mr. Webber thinks the wristband is _.A.
15、 cheapB. helplessC. greatD. a big surprise23. You can read this passage in a _.A. travel guideB. health magazineC. medical journalD. science magazineBGallery PoliciesFor Visitors to National Gallery of Art , WashingtonVisitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspectio
16、n, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, 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 thecheckrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Buil
17、ding. These items will have to 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
18、Gallery or its checkrooms.Additional 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 frontbaby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or
19、 in a child carrier worn on 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 bottled water may be carried only in visitors bag. Cell phones may not be used in the galleries.Animals,
20、other than service 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
21、come to visit the Gallery, they should _.A. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entranceB. leave all their carried items at the checkroomsC. have all their carried-items inspected at the entranceD. take all their carried items with them without inspection25. What does the Gallery feel sorry
22、for?A. Visitor 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 v
23、isiting the Gallery _.A. can carry their children in soft front child carriersB. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the backC. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their childrenD. can carry their children on their shoulders27. Visiting photographers should make sure that
24、_.A. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsB. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the GalleryC. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the GalleryD. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal useCPeople become quite illogical w
25、hen 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 itrepulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of f
26、rying potatoes in animal fat -the normally accepted practice in many 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). Cooked in wine, sna
27、ils 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 own. For years he
28、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 sudden impulse (冲动),
29、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 about the snails when
30、 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 taken complete posses
31、sion 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. acceptableB. disgustingC. deliciousD. pleasant29.We can infer from Paragraph 3 that when collecting the snails, the author _.A. wasexcitedaboutbeingableto
32、givehisfriendasurpriseB. wasgladthathecouldsharethemwithhisfriendC. was depressed because it was hard to catch them allD. wasangrybecausetheymightdamagehisbelovedplants30.The author finds that snails _.A.are the most controversial (有争议的) foodB. aredislikedinhishometown C. are as delicious as octopus
33、D. are as popular as fried potatoes31.The best title for the passage might be “_”.A. PeopleAreIllogicalinFrontofDelicaciesB. FoodsandCulturesC. Snail and OctopusD. One Mans Meat is Another Mans PoisonDBeauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people
34、 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 executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.While attractiveness is a positive fact
35、or 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 success.Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive
36、 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 executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected mo
37、re 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) and has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally
38、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 recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates (候选人). She asked 125
39、 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 were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attra
40、ctive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.32.The word liability most probably means _.A. troubleB. advantageC. misfortuneD. disadvantage33. Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiven
41、ess _.A. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to womenB. turns out to be a disadvantage to menC. has as little effect on men as on womenD. affects men and women alike34. It can be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty are often _.A. old fashionedB. objectiveC. supportiveD. su
42、bjective35. The author writes this passage to _.A. state the importance of appearanceB. give advice to job - seekers who are attractiveC. stress the impact of appearance on both sexesD. demand equal rights for women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 中有构项为多余选项。To get along with peop
43、le can be tough. The following are some suggestions that can help you in some way.Accept human nature. Humans 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 ve
44、ry difficult or seem to be ignoring you; everyone is just doing the best that they can._37 People are all very 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 th
45、e choice that you would make or just because they take a less efficient or smart path to get where theyre 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 th
46、ough you are not sure whether what the person is saying is true). They might really be sorry or they 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
47、going instead of just brushing the invitation aside because you dont think theyre serious.Do something 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. You have to forgive them so that you can move
