13松口中学2020届高三上学期第一次段考英语试卷

1、松口中学2020届高三上学期第一次段考英语试卷1. 考试日期：2019年9月12日，农历八月十四，第2周星期四下午。2. 考试用时：120分钟。3. 全卷满分：150分。本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷注意事项：1答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。2选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分3

2、0分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。This happened at work a few years ago. I was on a lift, and a man got on that I didnt know. He asked, “How are you?” I answered, “Pretty good.” Then he asked, “Whats new” and I said, “Nothing much. “Finally, he turned and said, Do you mind? He was on his cellpho

3、ne! Fortunately, the door opened and I got off.-SusanI love singing. One time, a few years ago, I was singing in the shower when my sister came into the bathroom and recorded me! Later, we were driving, and my sister put on some music. Suddenly, she started to laugh. It was me! I was really embarras

4、sed（尴尬的）and turned bright red.nd turned brightr red. laugh. It was me! onwas singing in the shower when my sister came into the bathroom and recorded me! 11-BeckyWhen I was in middle school, I bought this cool new sweater. I wore it to a school dance the next evening, and everyone laughed at me when

5、 I came in. The sweater was inside out! So I went into the restroom to change and came back out. Unfortunately, it is now on backwards:-EvanMy friends parents had a birthday party for her at their new house last year. They had these glass doors that went out to the backyard. We were all outside, and

6、 I had to use the restroom. So I was running to the house and then BAM! I was really confused（糊涂的）for a minute. I thought the glass doors were open, but they were closed! To my surprise, I wasnt hurt at all.-Anita1. Why did Susan have a talk with the man on the lift?A. She asked him for help.B. She

7、wanted to know him.C. She mistook him for someone else.D. She thought he was speaking with her.2. What does the underlined phrase “put on” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Heard.B. Played.C. Wrote.D. Recorded.3. What happened when Anita attended her friends birthday party?A. She was hurt badly.B. She hit the

8、glass doors.C. She was dressed improperly.D. She sang a song for the guests.BIt was I am on Sunday 2 September, 1666. London was sleeping. In a small bakery（面包房）in Pudding Lane, Thomas Farriner and his workers were busily making bread for the coming day when, suddenly, a fire broke out.In the bakery

9、, a worker didnt look after the ovens（烤炉）properly. They got too hot and sparks from the fire began to fly. The weather that year had been very hot. It hadnt rained for months. A strong wind was blowing from the east. The situation provided the perfect conditions for flames to spread quickly. What fo

10、llowed was one of the biggest disasters of the 17th-century world.The fire spread quickly, but it was also very difficult to fight. It started in a poor area of the city, where houses were built very close to one another. As the disaster happened, people lost their head. Some had to break their door

11、s down to get out of their homes. The streets were blocked with people and with things that had fallen from houses. Many people were carrying their most important things and were trying to run away from the flames and the smoke. They cried out in fear. Some left the city on boasts. Others simply jum

12、ped into the river to save themselves.The fire had been burning almost four days when the Duke of York put a plan into action. His soldiers knocked down a large storehouse full of paper. This created a “fire break” that the flames could not jump over. At about this time, the wind also changed direct

13、ion, driving the fire back into itself. At last, the flames died down enough to be controlled.Although surprisingly few people lost their lives, at least 13,000 houses 80 percent of the citys buildings had been destroyed. Thousands of people had lost everything they owned. Many Londoners moved away

14、from their city and never returned.4. What was the weather like when the fire broke out?A. Warm and wet.B. Hot and sunny.C. Dry and windy.D. Cloudy and cool.5. What can we learn about Pudding Lane?A. It was right beside a river.B. It was also an army station.C. It was in a poor area of London.D. It

15、was named after the Duke of York.6. Which can best describe the situation in Paragraph 3?A. Peaceful.B. Hopeful.C. Strange.D. Terrible.7. What did the fire cause at last?A. Londons boats couldnt sail.B. So many Londoners lost their lives.C. Countless Londoners were homeless.D. Almost all Londons hou

16、ses fell down.CMy Chinese friends are usually quite surprised when I tell them I dont like to be called a foreigner. If you come to the US to teach Chinese you will not be called a foreign teacher. Your American students will simply refer to（提到）you as a Chinese teacher.The word foreigner usually com

17、municates a negative（负面的）feeling. For example, in America when people from other countries seem to be taking all the best jobs, someone may say, “I cant find a good job because there are too many foreigners working for the companies.” Unkind people are most likely to use this word. You can imagine h

18、ow we feel when we are called foreigners.When I was c child my hometown in southern Michigan was almost entirely made up of white Americans. Now, besides African Americans, it has Arabs, Chinese, Mexicans, and even a few Japanese and Greeks. There are a few people who dont deal with this sudden chan

19、ge very well. They are the ones most likely to complains（抱怨）about the “foreigners”. Those of us who dont mind the new international faces are more likely in call them by their country name rather than call them foreigners.Some of the parents in my Beijing neighborhood try to get their children to ta

20、lk to my kids. I hear them tell their children in Chinese, “Say hello to the little foreign friends.” I know they only mean to be friendly, but they dont know how unfriendly it sounds. They could just call my children “friend”.Do you really want your visitors to feel welcome? If so, do not call them

21、 foreigner. Russian, British, and Canadian guests. And give a very hearty welcome to your many international friends!8. What do we know about the author?A. He teaches Chinese in China.B. he teaches English in the US.C. He is a Chinese living in the US.D. He is an American living in China.9. How does

22、 the author feel when he is called a foreigner?A. Proud.B. Worried.C. Uncomfortable.D. Surprised.10. What does the underlined part “this sudden change” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The area is developing at very high speeds.B. The area has people from around the world.C. More and more Americans dont l

23、ike foreigners.C. More white Americans have moved into area.11. What does the author advise us to do I the last paragraph?A. Make friends with international guests.B. Invite international friends to our home.C. Treat international friends like our family members.C. Call people from other countries b

24、y using their country name.DOnly a few years ago, going abroad for medical treatment was mostly for emergency（紧急情况）treatment by expensive doctors. Now, cheaper travel and the falling cost of healthcare in some countries have made medical tourism affordable for thousands of people who may not have th

25、ought about it seriously in the past. The trend（趋势）is growing as a result of the increase in peoples needs for cosmetic surgery（整容手术）and the success of some countries in marketing themselves to medical tourists as inexpensive places for treatment. Whether it is cosmetic surgery in Poland or dentistr

26、y（牙科术）in India, medical tourism is becoming more and more popular. A comparison between the cost of treatment in Canada or the UK and the cost in other countries sends thousands of people to foreign hospitals. The long waiting lists in their own country are another reason why people look elsewhere f

27、or treatment.Maria Paphitis, a 27-year-old British who is working in London, began visiting Greece for dental work four years ago. “I was told I had to wait weeks for a visit to a specialist in London and my teeth were aching,” she says. “I flew to Greece and was seen by a dentist the same afternoon

28、. And, while the cost of dental visit in London would have been 110 euro, I was able to have an X-ray and a filling in Greece for a total of 100 euro. It is cheaper, easier and more reliable than going to a since. I have friends in Greece and its an easy thing to do.”Of course, the cost for a medica

29、l tourism trip to Greece has to be taken into consideration. But as the pressure（压力）in healthcare services in many European countries increases with the ageing population, medical tourism looks like it is going to be a popular choice for more and more people in the future.12. What does the author wa

30、nt to do in the first paragraph?A. To introduce what medical tourism is.B. To explain why medical tourism is popular.C. To show the importance of medical tourist.D. To provide some advice for medical tourists.13. Compared to Canada, cosmetic surgery in Poland _.A. is less expensiveB. is more success

31、fulC. has a longer historyD. has a brighter future14. Why did Maria go to Greece for treatment?A. She was sent to work there.B. She didnt trust her countrys doctors.C. She couldnt wait because of toothache.D. She was familiar with Greeces health system.15. What does Maria think of Greek dentists?A.

32、They are patient.B. They are selfless.C. They are trustworthy.D. They are warm-hearted.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Each year, 1.3 million people worldwide die in car accidents（事故）. Ninety-four percent of those accidents take place because of human mistakes. However,

33、 self-driving cars can help solve the problem. 16 As soon as we can show that a self-driving car can drive more safely than a human, we should expect see many more such cars picking up passengers across the country and around the world.Self-driving cars will also help the world reduce（减少）the number

34、of cars and increase ride sharing. 17 Self-driving cars are a great fit for ride sharing because machines have the ability to find the best routes for getting people to the places they want to more safely and faster than human drivers.A future where more of us use ride sharing as our main way of tra

35、nsportation means well need fewer cars overall, which comes with advantages, including fewer traffic jams and less time wasted in traffic. 18 That would make room for more parks, bike lanes（车道）, and businesses.Real-world testing is very important to getting this technology ready for nationwide use 1

36、9 Both cities have welcomed this technology with open arms.20 We already have the technology. While it wont happen overnight, self-driving cars will be an important part of the future of transportation.A. A better future is coming towards us.B. Self-driving cars might have some disadvantages.C. That

37、s because computers can think better than people.D. Fewer cars also mean less pollution and fewer parking spaces.E. No one knows for sure how many lives could be saved by driverless cars.F. Many people already use ride-sharing services like Uber instead of owning their own cars.G. Thats why Uber is

38、testing driverless cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Tempe, Arizona.第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。As a paleontologist（古生物学家）, I look for dinosaur fossils（恐龙化石）to learn their stories. Sometimes that 21 turns up something big.Two yea

39、rs ago, I 22 my students and my friend Tom to look for signs of dinosaurs on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland. It was not a 23 day to work outside. The sun stayed hidden and rain fell. We spent the day crawling（爬）over cold, wet rock, 24 fossil bones. Finally, as it was getting dark,

40、we decided to 25 our work. We put the few fossils we had 26 that day into our bags, and then started back. Thats when we 27 something strange. There in the rock lay a big 28 . We hadnt seen it earlier, 29 the lighting had been different. But now, it was so 30 . And a few feet up ahead was another. T

41、hen another, and another. Tom and I looked at each other and smiled. Wed seen something 31 on other digs. The big holes were footprints made by dinosaurs! And we saw more prints. We had 32 dinosaur prints from 170 million years ago.Was it a lucky find? Yes but finding the footprints wasnt all 33 . W

42、e sue clues（线索）to tell us 34 to look. To find fossils, we need to look at rock that was made when dinosaurs lived on Earth. The rock on Skye formed in that period and in ancient rivers, where dinosaurs would have found water. We also 35 sites where we can get to that rock! Skye has many rocky hills.

43、These clues told me fossils could be 36 on Skye. But I had to 37 there in person to look for footprints or bones. I don t use modern equipment（设备） - 38 eyesight. Our eyes did well on that day. The dinosaurs that left their footprints on Skye have been 39 a long time. But Im 40 they left their story

44、behind for us to discover.21. A. searchB. thoughtC. signD. story22. A. taughtB. allowedC. tookD. expected23. A. badB. niceC. rainyD. cold24. A. studyingB. watchingC. looking forD. pointing at25. A. startB. continueC. changeD. stop26. A. collectedB. receivedC. broughtD. used27. A. heardB. touchedC. s

45、meltD. saw28. A. backpackB. holeC. boneD. print29. A. becauseB. althoughC. unlessD. if30. A. interestingB. hardC. strangeD. clear31. A. differentB. commonC. similarD. special32. A. discoveredB. controlledC. savedD. kept33. A. successB. luckC. patienceD. fun34. A. howB. whenC. whyD. where35. A. compa

46、reB. chooseC. buildD. suggest36. A. foundB. boughtC. createdD. offered37. A. livedB. leave C. headD. move38. A. evenB. justC. alsoD. seldom39. A. goneB. lostC. waitingD. staying40. A. afraidB. sadC. certainD. glad第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Honeybees（蜜蜂）are very importa

47、nt to life on the planet. they are the 41 (important) pollinators（传粉者）in the world.If honeybees die out, many plants well not get pollinated and that would mean many 42 (change) for humans too. Honeybees are in danger of 43 (die) out, so scientists are trying to find out 44 is causing so many to die

48、.One of the main problems for bees 45 (be) that they do not have enough food. As more land is used 46 farming, roads and houses, there are fewer 47 (nature) spaces for flowers to grow. The bees die because they have less food but the plants also die as they depend on bees to pollinate 48 (they).Pest

49、icides（杀虫剂）used by farmers are killing bees too. Farms today are often 49 big that these pesticides are used over very large areas and the bees cannot escape. In some parts of the world where farmers use lots of pesticides, there are no bees 50 (leave) and the farmers have to pollinate their plants

50、by hand.Disease is another killer for bees. The future for the honeybee really doesnt look bright.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用()划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每

51、处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Yesterday I received a letter. As soon as I see the handwriting I smiled because I knew which the sender was. That has been a long time since we talked so I felt happily to hear from her. She was my best friend, Helen. She had been on the vacation for two month

52、s already. She told me all the place she had visited. She visited four countries and was surprising at the people she met, the kind of food they ate and the kind of clothes they wore. One thing she liked was that she could bought lots of things without spend too much. She wanted me come with her on

53、her next trip.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，得知留学生好友Fred因汉语考试不及格而感到沮丧，请你用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1. 表示安慰；2. 进行鼓励；3. 愿意提供帮助。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_松口中学2020届高三上学期第一次段考英语试卷答题卡_月_日 第_周 星期_班级_姓名_座号_成绩_01. ABCD06. ABCD11. ABCD02. ABCD07. ABCD12. ABCD 阅读得分03. ABCD 08. ABCD13. ABCD04. ABCD09. ABCD14. ABCD _分05. ABCD10. ABCD15. ABCD 阅读理解：0115 15 2 = 30七选五：16205 3 = 15七选五