2020届陕西省安康市高三12月阶段性考试英语Word版

1、安康市20192020学年第一学期高三阶段性考试英语试题考生注意：1 .本试卷共8页，满分150分。2 .考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。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卡上。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，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. Where does the conversation take p

2、1ace?A. At the station B. In a bookstore C. In a department store2. What will Adam do on Sunday?A. Go to Kyoto B. Visit the womans house C. Have dinner with the woman.3. When does the trainleave?A. At 7:45. B. At 8:45. C. At 9:45.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Nurse and patient.

3、 B. Boss and secretary. C. Interviewer and interviewee5. What does the man think of thelnovie?A. It is perfect. B. It is amusing C. It is fantastiC.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 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. W

4、hat is the woman s destination?A. The City Hall. B. The Book Plaza. C. The Grand Hotel.7. How will the woman go downtown?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By underground听第7段材料，回答第 8至10题。8. Why are some experts strongly encouraging am exercises?A. Our arms are often too fat.B. Our arms are often too soft.C.

5、Arm exercises can build d up our health.9. What will happen to your blood pressure when you do arm exercises?A. Decrease. B. Increase. C. Keep normal.10. What should be done to match the am exercises?A. Leg exercises. B. Back exercises. C. Waist exercises.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How long has the man be

6、en working as a computer programmer?A. 3 years. B. 4 years. C. 5 years.12. Why did the man quit his last job?A. He was fired.B. He hopes to get a better position.C. He wants to do something hes familiar with.13. What do we know about the man?A. He gets along well with his colleagues.B. He has never

7、met with any failure.C. He is still a college student,听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A friendly German family.B. A summer German course.C. A summer vacation experience.15. Which country did Chuck stay in longest?A. Italy. B. France. C. Germany.16. When did the vac

8、ation start?A. On July 4.B. On July 11.C on July 18.17. What is Mr. Stein?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An engineer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。18. What is the speaker doing?A. Chairing a meeting. B. Hosting a radio program. C. Conducting a job interview.19. What may cause sleeplessness?A. Drinking water duri

9、ng the day.B. Eating heavily before sleep.C. Along evening walk.20. What does lack of proper sleep lead to?A. Inability to concentrate. B. Daytime sleeplessness. C. Low blood pressure.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Outdoor City Adventure Book Festiva

10、lFor one week in July, Sheffield Central Library becomes the center of adventure in the Outdoor City. Check out some of the events. Most of them are free but early booking is recommended.July 10Bee Quest A Hunt for the World s Most Elusive（难以捕捉的）BeesCentral Library Carpenter Room, 7:00 8:30pm.A hunt

11、 for the world most elusive bees leads Professor Dave Goulson from Poland to Patagonia, deep into the Ecuadorian Jungle, He also explores closer to home, among secret places hidden right under our noses and through his scientific expertise（专业知识）,shows us that beautyhides in the most surprising place

12、s.July 11Clarion Call: A Heartfelt Tribute to Sheffields Access PioneersCentral Library Carpenter Room, 10:30 11:30 am.Well-known walker, activist and campaigner, Terry Howard takes us back a hundred years and shares the story of the role Sheffielders played in the first fights for our right to free

13、ly walk on the Peak District moors（ 旷里子）.The Clarion Ramblers is thought to be the first working class walking club. This is the story of their Important role in gaining us the access we all enjoy today.July 12The Wainwrights in ColorCentral Library Carpenter Room, 1:30-2:30pm.Inspired by the work o

14、f the great Alfred Wainwright, over 10 years Andy Beck has reproduced in watercolor all 1,500 pictures drawn in A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Andy speaks about how the scenes in the Lake District have changed during the last 50 years.July 13Craft（制作）Your Own Adventure Journal-A WorkshopCe

15、ntral Library Reading Room, 2:00-3:00 pm, 5.Learn paper craft techniques to make your own beautiful travel journal. Get advice from our expert tutor on using old photos and collecting stories and memories from your adventures and holidays,21. Which event should you choose if youre interested in bees

16、?A. Bee Quest.B. Clarion Call.C. The Wainwrights in Color. D. Craft Your Own Adventure Journal.22. What day is the right time to share the story of Sheffielders?A. July 10. B. July 11. C. July 12. D. July 13.23. What is special about Craft Your Own Adventure Journal?A. It lasts the longest.B. It nee

17、ds reservation.C. It calls for admission charges.D. It offers the most interesting stories.BBrandon Olsen and Tylor Fritz of Hometown Sanitation（公共卫生）left gifts for three sisters who waved to them each Thursday after learning that one of them, 3-year-old Rose, had been fighting cancer.The men also g

18、ave their parents free garbage service for one year.When they did that, it was a few weeks before the diagnosis（ 诊断）when every day just felt so impossible, said Roses mother, Angie Evenson, of Blue Earth, Minnesota. Nothing in reality changes Roses diagnosis. But what they did makes us feel we are t

19、ruly no 侧 alone in this fight.With binoculars（双筒望远镜 ）in hand, Rose and her two sisters, Grace, 5 and Sophia, 2 sat by the window and waved at their garbage men, Olsen and Fritz, as they drove by on their weekly route.Olsen, 29, and Fritz, 24, told ABC News that the girls smiling faces are what they

20、look forward to while working. They even left Halloween candy for the girls this year to show their appreciation. They hope that more and more people can understand and support their work.But weeks later, Evenson wrote Olsen and Fritz a note explaining that little Rose wouldnt be able to wave to the

21、m for a while since shed be undergoing chemotherapy（化疗）.Rose had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer in September.As a father of three, it changed my outlook on things, Olsen said. It opened my eyes you dont know what someone el se is going through. ”Fritz said he cried when he read the note.

22、I got to the chemo part and there were tears running down my face, he recalled. I dont have any children of my own, but I can imagine if someone very close to me is diagnosed as cancer, Ill be heartbroken.Rose is being treated at Sanford Childrens Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She willmiss

23、a few more Thursdays, when she can wave to her garbage men, but her chemo sessions will be switched to Mondays soon and shell be back by the window early next year. I have confidence in Roses recovery, her mother said.24. How did the garbage men help Roses family?A. They took the sick girl to hospit

24、al regularly.C. They looked after Rose in turn.25. What can we learn about the garbage men?A. They made the family famous.C. They gave Angie Evenson a good lesson.B. They collected the garbage for free.D. They offered money to help cure Rose.B. They encouraged the family,D. They doubted about the do

25、ctors diagnosis.26. What do the garbage men wish for in terms of the girls smiling faces?A. Peoples appreciation for their work.B. Good friendship with the young girls.C. Making more efforts to do their work well.D. The girls familys caring more for their children.27. What can we infer from the pass

26、age?A. Olsen has three sons.B. Fritz has not got married.C. Fritz is faced with a serious disease.D. Evenson is optimistic about Roses condition.CIn 1953, a mountain climber reported seeing a bar-headed goose soar over the peak of Mount Everest（珠穆朗玛）.It was thought impossible. Now, researchers who r

27、aised 19 of the geese-named for the black stripes on the backs of their heads-have shown the birds really fly so high.The team trained the youngsters to fly in a large wind tunnel wearing backpacks and face masks full of sensors that recorded their heart rate, blood oxygen levels, temperature, and m

28、etabolic rate-how many calories they burned per hour. The researchers simulated（ 模拟）low-, medium-, and high-altitude conditions by altering the concentration of oxygen supplied to face masks worn by each goose as it flew in the tunnel.Birds already have a better heart and lungs than mammals for sust

29、ained physical activity. And researchers knew that bar-headed geese have even larger, thinner lungs that let them breathe more deeply and an even bigger heart to pump more oxygen to muscles than other birds.The wind tunnel experiments showed that when the concentration of oxygen was at its lowest-li

30、ke the 7% found on top of Mount Everest versus 21% at sea level the geeses heart rate and frequency of wing beats remained the same even as their metabolic rate dropped. Somehow, the birds managed to cool down their blood the measured blood temperature dropped-so it could take in more oxygen, the re

31、searchers report today in elife. This cooling likely helps compensate for the very thin air, the team says.Although well trained, the birds were only willing to stay in the air a few minutes-or less-when wearing their backpacks and flying at high altitudes. So its not clear whether these adaptations

32、 alone are what make it possible to fly the 8 hours it takes to climb over Mount Everest. But those few minutes showed these geese really could fly over the top of Mount Everest.28. Why did the researchers raise 19 bar-headed geese and train them?A. To test the flying height and speed of them.B. To

33、confirm they could fly over Mount Everest.C. To observe them flying through the wind tunnel.D. To see how many calories they burned per hour.29. What can we learn from the wind tunnel experinent?A. It was carried out at very high altitude.B. The geese managed to breathe less when their blood decreas

34、ed.C. The goose could live through the lowest concentration of oxygen.D. It shows the geese could fly at high altitude for long.30. What still puzzles scientists about the goose?A. Whether they have super hearts and lungs.B. Whether they have muscles pumped more oxygen to.C. Whether they are willing

35、 to wear backpacks and face masks.D. Whether they can manage to fly 8 hours to climb over Mount Everest.31. Where does the text most probably come from?A. A science fiction. B. A climbing guide. C. A travel brochure. D. A science report.DWater is a necessity of life Rain, especially, helps plants gr

36、ow and stay green. But too much rain especially in cities can lead to flooding, That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways. To fight the problem, several cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens.A team at the Unive

37、rsity of the District of Columbia in the nations capital has created a garden on the top of one school building. The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time. Architect David Bell has designed five green roofs for the university. He says he is excited

38、 about the project because “it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management. It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that arent doing anything really became something that was about urban agriculture. Rainwater is collected in large containers

39、and sent through a system that waters the rooftop garden. The roof is filled with green life that appeals to insects.In cities, you dont have that many spaces to choose from and so rooftops are just(unused) space, says Caitlin Arlotta. She is a student in the schools Urban Agriculture program. The p

40、roject is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops. The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. We also have our own farm experiments, AHotta said. Within each of those growing system

41、s, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best.Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDCs Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities andmake them beautiful by training people to become Master Gardeners. She says shes been surprised by the gardens output. My biggest s

42、urprise was that we producied 4,250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need. She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nations capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. This is the future for food. You grow it h

43、ere, you prepare it in a commercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets, food trucks, and then you recycle.”32. What do we know about the rooftop gardens?A. Rooftop gardens are very common in average neighborhoods.B. There are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater.C. Th

44、eyre playing an important role in the citys food supply.D. Rooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater.33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A. Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.B. Many plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops.C. Some univercity students

45、are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.D. The plants in rooftop gardens are attractive to many insects.34. How does Sandy Farber Bandier feel about the future of rooftop gardens?A. Confident. B. Doubtful. C. Worried. D. Ambiguous.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Rainwater-Neces

46、sity for Plant LifeB. Green Roofs-The Future of Urban AgricultureC. The United States Agriculture Program D. Rooftop Gardens-Food Paradise 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。Lets face it, most of us are really busy. So busy that we dont make time for creativity. Even thos

47、e who work in creative fields are probably at a point where true creativity is being pushed behind more pressing tasks. This doesnt necessarily have to be so. 36 Schedule ItPut your creativity tasks into your calendar-you have a very important meeting with yourself!37All you really need is about 15

48、minutes a day and that can really start to swing the pendulum（钟摆）in the other direction. I find that 15 minutes in the morning after a fresh cup of coffee is an ideal time for some creative work. You can plan a day to go out and explore something new to get inspired, whatever you feel is going to fu

49、el your creative energy. Schedule these into your month, as well.Shift Your MindsetLike I mentioned, sometimes it has to start with your own belief. 38,then its not going to happen. I found that once I redesigned my business to free up more time for me, I was able to really let go of guilt and reali

50、ze that creativity is self-care. Even if its not going to better your career, its likely going to better you, and that makes it all worthwhile.Make Space39, but how about physical space? Is there a place in your home that you can devote to your creativity? Maybe its in your office. You can have a sp

51、ot with your art utensils, musical instruments, your favorite books. Or maybe its in your back 办 rd and you have a spot where you drink tea and practice writing. Sometimes it may be a corner of pillows in your bedroom that you snuggle in and listen to music. Having a devoted spot helps to foster it

52、as a daily practice that you look forward to.40Just like all your good habits, you have to make them routine. Once you get used to carving out time and space for your creativity, you will wonder how you ever lived without it!A. Be CuriousB. Make It RoutineC. It can be such a waste of timeD. But seri

53、ously, this really helpsE. Weve talked about mental space F. If youre not valuing your creative time G. Here are some easy tips for making it a priority第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，？茜分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。I was born and brought up in Texas and

54、I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great 41, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!I 42 this after completing my first year internship（实习期）.I knew I wanted something 43 and my chance came. A snowstorm blank

55、eted the entire city and thousands of people were44. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from San Francisco, was giving a 45 next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could46 the summer and at least seewhat it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap（巨变）.I told myself I was 47.Th

56、ere was just one problem: I wasnt 48 to the StubHub party. But you know Im the type of person who goes for something she 49. Needless to say, I 50 the party and found myway to the president. I 51 introduced myself and then asked if they had a 52 internshipprogram. Guess what? They 53 my request to b

57、e an intern, even though no such program54.Although the legal department didnt have a 55 position for me, the experience has 56my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, Im incredibly 57for making mydecision to leave Texas.By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more 58 to try the unfamiliar than to stay inthe 59. Exploring the unfamiliar is how youll understand what 60 your life. I say, divein head first.41.A. agreementB. changeC. promiseD.success42.A. knewB. heardC.realizedD. confirmed43.A. e