高三上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案V.docx

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高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案V

Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

TodayisFriday,the29thofJune.Paultoldmesomethingexcitingthismorning:

hisfatherhelpedthepolicecatcha1yesterday!

WhenPaulwaswaitingforthe2withhisfatheracrosstheriver,heheardsomepeoplearguing3.Helookedaroundandsawtwowomenandabigman4eachother.WhenPaul’sfatheraskedwhatwasgoingon,oneofthewomensaidtheyweretouristsandthreeyoungmen5herfriend’spursewhentheywerebuyingpostcardsinabookstore.Theothertwohadrunaway,butthey6thebigmanclosely.

Whentheferryarrived,thebigmanhurriedontotheferryandthetwotouristswent7afterhim.Paulwasangry.Hewantedtogoupandhelpthetwowomen.Buthisfathersaidhedidn’twanttotakethatferry.Paulfeltrather8becausehethoughthisfatherwasafraidofthebigmanandunwillingtohelpothers!

WhatPaulsawnextchangedthe9ofhisfather.Hisfatherhurriedtoanearbyice-creamstoreandusedtheirphoneto10110.Hereportedtherobberytothepoliceandgavesome11detailsabouttherobber,thetouristsandtheferry.

Whenthey12offthenextferry,Paulsawthree13aroundthebigguyinhandcuffs（手铐）....WhilePaulwastellingmethestory,heseemedvery14.Hesaidhehadabetterunderstandingofhisfather.Althoughhelooked15,hewasarealhero.

1.A.robberB.theftC.touristD.murderer

2.A.busB.ferryC.shipD.boat

3.A.kindlyB.angrilyC.closelyD.loudly

4.A.shoutingatB.fightingagainstC.debatingwithD.talkingwith

5.A.noticedB.stoleC.seizedD.cut

6.A.caughtB.soughtC.followedD.surveyed

7.A.abroadB.backC.homeD.aboard

8.A.angrierB.sadderC.tougherD.tenser

9.A.feelingB.ideaC.actionD.belief

10.A.callB.telephoneC.ringD.dial

11.A.usefulB.carefulC.fearfulD.hopeful

12.A.turnedB.setC.gotD.took

13.A.womenB.fellowsC.policemenD.tourists

14.A.delightedB.proudC.confidentD.reliable

15.A.outstandingB.GreatC.scaredD.ordinary

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Althoughmanyhighschooldropoutsleaveschoolpermanently,somedropoutslaterreenterschool.16（approximate）10percentofthesophomores17droppedoutbetween1980and1982returnedtoschoolby18fallof1982.Generally,highschoolreentrantsdiffer19typicaldropoutsinseveralschoolandstudentcharacteristics.Backgroundattributesandtestscoreperformance20（associate）withlowdropoutratestendtoberelatedtohigher-than-averagereentryrates.Forexample,reentryratesamong1980sophomoredropoutswereaboutone-fifth21（high）intheNortheastandNorthCentralregionsthanintheSouthorWest.Amongwhites,reentryratesintheWestwereone-thirdlowerthaninotherregions.22blacks,reentryratesintheNortheast（14percent）23（be）substantiallyhigherthanthoseintheSouth（6percent）.HispanicdropoutsintheNorthCentralregionwerethreetimes24likelytoreturntoschoolasthoseintheNortheastorWest.HispanicsintheSouthweretwiceaslikelytoreenteras25intheNorthwestorWest.

Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）

2019-2020年高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案（V）

Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.

PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricityesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.

Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsethatitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas（oranotherfuel）andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc..

Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes,orgeothermal,orhydro,orsolar,orwind,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.

Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,Whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.

26.Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?

A.PeopleareseeingtheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.

B.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.

C.PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.

D.Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlyesfromburningcoal,oil,etc..

27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.

C.Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D.Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.

28.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun_______.

A.notlessthan25milesB.morethan25miles

C.nomorethan25milesD.notmorethan25miles

29.Accordingtothepassage,electriccars_______.

A.donotburnfuelandaremoreenvironment-friendly

B.arepoisonousbecauseitisdifficultfornaturetocleanthegarbageupwhentheirbatteriesareburiedinonespot

C.areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated

D.arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedinmunication

B.electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething

C.zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironment

D.electriccarsarenowthedominantvehicleparedwithgasoline-poweredcousins

（B）

LONDON（Reuters）—Quietplease—Britain’sQueenElizabethispreparingtohaveherswanscounted.

BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondatingbacktothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiverThames,willbeconductedbytheQueen’sofficialSwanMarkerfromJuly2024.

“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen’sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsoftheUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets（小天鹅）arealsoassessedforanysignsofinjuryordisease，”BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.

TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheThamesforfivedayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsandcounting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.

Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen.Accordingtocustom,Britain’ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennowexercisestherightonlyonstretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.

Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterforbanquetsandfeasts.

Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscoverhowmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandcygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfromdiscardedfishingtackle（渔具）．

ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamofSwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschoolprojectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.

“EducationandconservationareessentialtotheroleofSwanUppingandtheinvolvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience，”BuckinghamPalacesaid.

31.Inmedievaltimes，_______.

A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannowB.alotofswanswerekilledbydogs

C.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquetsD.monpeoplecouldcatchtheswans

32．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans_______.

A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyearsB.involvesalotofroyalmembers

C.sometimeslastslongerthanbeforeD.isalwaysguardedbyspecialsoldiers

33．Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenmainlywanttofindout_______.

A.theexactnumberofswansandcygnets

B.howalocalschoolprojectisgoingon

C.howmuchdamagetheswansandcygnetssuffer

D.howeducationandconservationarecarriedoutalongtheThames

34．Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Britain’sQueenisconcernedaboutswans.B.Britain’sQueenordersacountofswans.

C.AnoldtraditioninBuckinghamPalace.D.QueenElizabethwillcountswansherself.

35．Theunderlinedword“tributaries”canbebestreplacedby_______.

A.