牛津英语高三期中试卷及答案

江苏省六合高级中学 2020-2020学年度第一学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）（略）第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、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。Wehaveeveryreasontobelievethat2020WorldExpoinShanghaiwillbesuccess.A./;a B.the;/ C.the;a D.a;a22.Walterofferedusaliftwhenhewasleavingtheoffice,butourwork,werefusedhisoffer.A.notfinishingB.hadnotbeenfinishedC.nothavingfinished D.notfinished----Hello,thisisFrankspeaking.IsMrSmithin?----Sorry,sir,butheisonthephoneatthemoment.Doyouwanttountilhefinishesorwillyouringbacklater?A.carryon B.goon Choldon DkeeponForsustainabledevelopment,thegovernmenthasdecidedtogivetothoseenergy-conservingandenvironment-friendlybusinessesinmanyaspects.A.profitB.interestC.preferenceD.A.profitB.interestC.preferenceD.advantage---Whosthemantalkingtoourteacher?---Aprofessoravisittoourschool.A.pays B.ispaying C.haspaid D.paying26.Haveyoureadabookcalled “WaitingforAnna”? Who it?A.writes B.wrote C.haswritten D.hadwrittenIt’scrazyofyoutospendmoretimeplayingcomputergamesthanyou studying.A.are B.do C.have D.will28.It’sreallyawonderthatallthepassengersonboard whiletheplaneitselfsankintothefreezingHudsonRiverinNewYork.A.musthavebeensavedB.shouldhavebeensavedC.wouldbesavedD.mightbesavedThenewshoppingmallwillbelocatedin usedtobeawastelandandahugegardenwillalsobeconstructed therewerenumeroustombs.A.where;whereB.which;inwhich; C.what;where D.which;where CinderellahasbeenlearningChineseinBeijingUniversityforthepastfouryears. Nowondershe abovehercolleaguesinChinese.A.standsout B.sticksout C.comesoutD.sortsouttobuyabikeforhim,thesonstudiedhardtosurpass（胜过）theothers.APromised B.Hoped C.Agreed D.Arrangedandbrokeit.A.Downfellthecoffeecup B.HedroppedthecoffeecupC.Downwasthecoffeecupfallen D.ThecoffeecupfelldownMom,thedoor.Mykeysarelockedinitagain. Youit!Itoldyoualwaystocarryyourkeyswithyou.A.can'topen;haveaskedfor B.wouldn'tbeopened;askedforCwon'topen;askedfor D.can'tbeopened;areaskingforHedidn'tputthethingstheybelonged,forreasonhegothispunishment.A.which;that B.what;thisC.that;whose Dwhere;whichTom,I'msorrytosaythatIcan'tgotowatchtonight'smatchwithyou,forIhavetoprepareforthecomingexam. .Havesomefun!A.Don'thavetoomanyironsinthefire. B.Don'tbeawetblanket.C.Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse. D.Don'tpullmyleg.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（ABC和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenlwas14,Iwashiredforanafter-schooljobsellingsubscriptionstomyhometownpaper,theHoustonPost.Iwassenttosomeofthecity 'sworstneighborhoodsto“beg”doortodoor.EventhoughIwasoftenmovingaroundwithdifficultyafterdarkinbadareas36forgarageapartments,Iwas37forthework.Itwasa38becausepeopledidn'tlikeastrangerknockingontheirdoor,39akidtryingtogetthemtobuysomething.Onceamanshuthisdoorheavilyinmyfaceand40, “Idon'twantyourdamnpaper! ”I41myselftoknockagainandwasabletotellhimhow42thepaperwas.Iendedupsellinghimasubscription.Iwassoonamongthe43subscriptionsellersand,likeothersuccessful44,wasgiventhechancetotrainnewcomers.45thistimeIstartedplayingtheharmonicaandguitar.BeforelongIwasplayingina46atbarbecuesandotherevents.WhenI4718,Ifixedmy48onbecomingaprofessionalmusician.Ineverlost49ofthisdream.I'msuremydeterminationcamefromwhatI 50knockingonstrangers'doors.That51helpedmeinmanyways.EarlyinmymusiclifeIwas52inalegaldisagreementwithaformermanager.He53metobackoff,butIrefused.Havingallthosedoorsshutinmyfaceasakidgavemethe54tostanduptothisfrighteningfigure.Exceptthistimetherewasone55:Iwastheonesayingno.AndIwon.A.leaving B.searching C.caring D.reaching

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51. A.experienceintroductionB.accidentC.problemD.52.A.sentencedB.treatedC.lockedD.reasoned53.A.invitedB.pressedC.excusedD.charged54.A.painB.rightC.strengthD.imagination55.A.conclusionB.differenceC.chanceD.decision第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分）.阅K型」短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出最佳选项。AReadthefollowingreviewsformoviesthatareshowingatthemoment.50.A.acceptedlearnedB.decidedC.expected50.A.acceptedlearnedB.decidedC.expectedD.Andthenanswerquestions.Happiness(Romance★★★★Happinesstellsthestoryoftwopeople (LisaTurbotandDannyRoy)whoworkfordifferentadvertisingcompanies.Theytalkonthephoneallthetimeanddon'tlikeeachother.Butthentheycorrespondbyemailandfallinlove.Thismoviewillbeverypopularwithteenagersandpeoplewholikeromances.Italsohasbeautifulmusic.IScream(Thriller)★★InIScream,Paul(ColinJacks)isayoungmanwhojoinsathrillerclub.Eachofthememberstriestofrightentheothers.Paulistoldtostayinanoldhouseforthenight.Everyonewhohastriedtostayinthehousebeforehasdied.Thismovieisveryfrighteningbutalsoquitesilly.Itdoesn'tmakesenseforPaultostayinthehousewhenthingsstarttogowrong.Onlyforpeoplewholikethrillers.Paul'sHeroes(Comedy★★★Thisisaveryfunnywarmoviesetin WorldWarTwo.Sixsoldiers(includingSammyTurblow)havetogettoItalytotakesecretmessagestotheAmericanarmythere.Duringthemovie,theydressupaswomenandfightwithItalianworkers.Youcanguesstheending,butit'sgreatfungettingthere.(Drama★★★★ThisisaverygooddramawithJackRoss,whopaysahard-workingtruckdriver.Hiswifebecomesillandhehastofindadoctorwhocanhelpher.InhistravelshemeetsDr.Lloyd(PhilDriver)whohasfoundthecurefortheillness,butJackRosshasonlytwelvehourstogetthemedicinebacktohiswifeontheothersideofAmerica.Thisisanexcellentmovie,whichisveryexciting.Whichofthefourmoviesistheleastpopularwithpeople?A.The1stone. B.The2ndone.C. The3rdone.D.The4thone.Athriller ismostprobablyafilmwhichtellssomething .A.frighteningB.instructiveC. humorousD.interestingWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthefourthfilm?A.AHard-workingTruckDriver B.Medicine C.AStrangeIllness D.TwelveHoursBAustralianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence（肠胃气胀）containsnomethane（甲烷）andscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack（烟囱） pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissions（排放物）insomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaisfromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththeQueenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,they’reactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakesthedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolate（分离）thebacteria,beforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,hassuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.“It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsandit’sverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyit'sthefree-range（放养的）animal,“saidPeter

es’es’sinstituteofenvironmentalScientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheepA.topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyC.sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemcanmakefulluseofspecialbacteriaAtholKlieveseemstobelievethat .A.cattleandsheepproducemorecarbondioxideandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC.farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegaseshasthemostanimalsintheworldScientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheepA.topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyC.sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemcanmakefulluseofspecialbacteriaAtholKlieveseemstobelievethat .A.cattleandsheepproducemorecarbondioxideandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC.farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegaseshasthemostanimalsintheworldThemainideaofthetextisto .discussabetterwaytoprotecttheeachofthedangerofanimalwasteC.illustratethepossiblesolutionstopollutiontohelpD.sothattheyB.lesscattleD.NewZealandB.warnfarmersD.presentarecentstudyonglobalwarmingTheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude .A.itisrichinprotein B.islowinfatC.itischeaperthanbeef D.itiscleanerthansheepCDoyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear2050,youmightactuallygetyourwish—ifyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits.Butlongbeforethen,perhapsasearlyas2020,somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality（ 虚拟的永生 ）.Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife.Whateveryouseeandhear,allthatyousayandwrite,canberecorded,analyzedandaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles（ 履历）.Bythe2030,itmaybepossibletocatchyournervous（ 神经）systemsthroughelectricalactivities,whichwouldalsokeepyourthoughtsandemotions.ResearchersatthelaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearablesupercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalp（头皮）andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.Atfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem—theSoulReader —mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin2030,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandhowthebrainisworkinginside,soreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities（ 永生实体）.Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsilicon,semblanceofimmortalitywouldnotbeasuselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten,butwouldbekeptarecordofthehumanraceforever. Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerful,Hollywoodstars,andafewthinkersintheuppersociety.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.humanbeingslongforlivingforevertherearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcherpeoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelopstheinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatimportanceAccordingtothispassage,aSoulCatcherwillbe.anewmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadybeenmadeanewinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman 'sthoughtsmadebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforevermadeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople 'snervousactivityWecaninferfromthepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis.A.tobearealitysoonerorlater B.farfromcertainC.justanideathatcouldn'ttberealizedatall D.afadinghopeThemeaningoftheunderlinedword"revitalize“inthefourthparagraphiscloseto.A.makedead B.makefamous C.makeknownDmakeactiveDThenewsofthegreatfightatWaterloowaspublishedintheGazette.Afterthestatementofthevictorycamethelistofthewoundedandkilled.George'snameamongthelatterwasaterribleshocktotheOsbornefamilyanditschief.Theoldfatherwasweigheddownbyhisdeepsorrow,butwhateverhisfeelingsofguiltandregretforthepast,thestern(stubbornandstrict)oldmannevermentionedhisson'sname.AboutthreeweekslateraletterwassentontohimbyDobbin,nowpromotedtomajor.ItwasGeorge'sfarewelltohisfather,writtenatdawnonthedayofthebattle.Thepoorboysletterdidnotsaymuch.Hewastooproudtoshowhisfeelings.Heonlywishedhisfathergoodbye,andbeggedforhishelpforhiswife,anditmightbethechild,whomheleftbehind.Hespokeregretfullyofhisformerwasteofmoney,thankedhisfatherforhisgenerosityinthepast,andpromisedthatwhetherhefellonthefield,orlivedthroughthebattle,hewouldactinamannerworthyofhisfamilyname.Mr.Osbornedroppedtheletterwiththebitterestfeelingofdisappointedloveandrevenge（报复）.Hissonwasstillbelovedandunforgiven.Towardstheendoftheautumn,theoldmantoldhisdaughtersthathewasgoingabroad.Hedidnotsaywhere,buttheyknewatoncethathisstepswouldbeturnedtowardsBelgium,andthatGeorge'swidowwasstillinBrussels.Manyofthewoundedwerestillthere,recovering.Aftervisitinghisson'sgrave,Mr.OsborneeasilyfoundsomeofGeorge'sregiment（步兵即Hewascomingoutofhishotelwhenhesawasoldierwithabandagedarm,inthewell-knownuniform,onabenchinthepark.Hesatdowntremblingbythewoundedman.“DidyouknowCaptainOsborne?”heasked,andadded,afterapause,hewasmyson,sir.Themanliftedhisunwoundedarmandtouchedhiscapsadly. "Thewholearmydidn'tcontainafinerorabetterofficer,“hesaid.HetoldtheoldmanthatoneofGeorge'sfellowswasintownjustgettingoverashotintheshoulder.Hewouldbeabletotellhimanythinghewantedtoknow.Guidedinthisway,Mr.OsbornemadethejourneytoWaterlooandwentoverthefield.HesawthespotwhereGeorgehadcutdowntheFrenchofficerwhowastryingtoseizetheregimentalflag,andtheplacewheretheyoungcaptain,rushingdownthehillandwavinghissword,receivedashotandfell.Ashewasdrivingbacktothegatesofthecityatsunset,oldOsbornemetanothercarriage.Hedrewquicklyback.HesawAmelia,herfacewhiteandthin,herhairpartedunderawidow'scap.Hereyeswerefixedandlookingnowhere.Shedidnotknowhim,nor,untilhesawDobbinbyherside,didherecognizeher.Hehatedher.Hedidnotknowmuch,untilhesawherthere.Dobbinturnedandrodebacktohim.“Mr.Osborne!Mr.Osborne!”hecried."Ihaveamessageforyou.”“Fromthatwoman?”saidOsbornefiercely.“No,"repliedtheother, “fromyourson.I'mhereashisclosestfriend,andinchargeofhiswill.Areyouawarehowsmallanamounthehasleft,andthepoorcircumstancesofhiswidow?Doyouknowhercondition —thatherlifeandhermindhavebeenshakenbytheblowthathasfallenuponher?Shewillbeamothersoon.W川youforgivethepoorchild,forGeorge?”“Idon'tknowhiswidow,sir,"wasthereply.“Lethergobacktoherfather.Iwillneverspeaktoher,orrecognizeher. ”Waterloo,accordingtothepassage,wasprobablyin.A.England B.Gazette C.BelgiumD.FranceTheunderlinedwordsgettingove门nthemiddleofthepassagemeansArecoveringfrom B.sufferingfromC.handingoverD.takingoverThethirdparagraphofthepassagemayleadyoutobelievethat.GeorgehadprobablyspentmoneytoowastefullyinthepastMr.OsbornehadbeenverygenerousandkindtohissoninthepastGeorgehadbehavedhimselfsowellthathewasworthyofrespectofthefamilyGeorgehadactedsowellatthebattlethathisfatherforgavehimWhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?Georgemusthavefoughtbravelyatthebattle.George’sregimentfoughtagainsttheFrenchsoldiersatthebattle.ThearmyonGeorge’ssidewonthevictoryintheend.BeforethebattleGeorgehadwrittenfarewelltohisfather,hiswife,andhischildaswell.第四部分任务型阅读 （共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文 ,并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填人最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格填1个单词。Alkanhadareputationforbeingasocial（不合群的）,andrarelyperformedinpublicafter1848.AlkanwasbornonNovember30,1813inParis,HewasthesecondofsixchildrenandhisfathersupportedthefamilyastheproprietorofaprivatemusicschoolinLeMarais.Hismusicworksdatesfrom1828,whenhewas14yearsold.Inhistwenties,hetaughtandplayedconcertsinelegantsocialcircles,andwasfriendswithFranzLiszt,GeorgeSand,AntonRubinstein,andVictorHugo.Inthe1840s,helivednexttoFredericChopin,adafterChopindiedin1849,mostofthestudentstransferredtoAlkan.By1838,atjust25yearsold,Alkanhadreachedthepeakofhiscareer.HeoftenperformedwithChopin,andwasfamedasanartistwhocouldmatchLiszt,SigismondThalberg,andFriedrichKalkbrenner.LisztoncestatedthatAlkanhadthemostperfecttechniquehehadeverseen.Inspiteofhisearlyreputationandtechnicalaccomplishment,Alkanseldomperformedinpublic.ThereareperiodsofAlkanaboutwhichlittleisknown,otherthanthathewaslostinthestudyoftheBibleandtheTalmud《塔木德经》.ThepianistElie-MiriamDelaborde(1839—1913)isgenerallybelievedtobeAlkan'sillegitimateson;hismotherhasnotbeenidentified.HewastaughtbyAlkaninhisyouthandperformedandeditedmanyofAlkan'sworks;likehisfatherhewasanot ablepedalierplayer.AlkandiedinParisin1888attheageof74.Formanyyearsitwasbelievedthathediedfromabookcasefallingonhiminhishome.HewasbroughtdownashereachedforavolumeoftheTalmudfromahighshelf.ThestoryofthebookcasemayhaveitsrootsinarumortoldoftheRabbiAryehLeibbenAsher,knownas'ShaagatAryeh',rabbiofMetz,thetownfromwhichAlkan'sfamilyoriginated.AlkanwasburiedonEasterSunday(April1)intheCimeti eredeMontmartreHismusicpresentsagreatchallengetotheperformer,difficulttoplay.Marc-AndreHamelinsaidofAlkan'smusic: "ButthegreatmusicalworthofAlkan'smusicmakesitworthwhiletomasterthosedifficulties, eventhoughitwouldtakealotoftime."Musically, manyofhis ideaswereunconventional.Alkanseemedtohavehadfewpeopletofollow.Formanyyearsafterhedied,Alkan'sworkwasalmostcompletelyforgotten.TitlePaintinga(71) ofAlkanTheme(72)—andcareer?Inspiteofhisearly(73) ,Alkanperformedinpubliconly(74) ?Hehadoneeldersisterand(75) youngerbrothers.?Manyfamousmusiciansthoughthighlyofhim.(76) ?Abookcase(77) hislife?AlkandiedinParisin1888attheageof74.Thestoryofthe

bookcasemayresultfroma(78) toldofthetownfromwhichAlkan'sfamilyoriginated.Musicdifficulttoplay?Theperformerfound让(79) toplayhismusic.?Thevalueofhismusicmadeitvaluableforperformerstoriddifficulties.?Alkanseemedtohavehadfew(80) .第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）下面是对中学生对志愿工作的看法的调查表。请根据下在所给的词汇和短语写一篇英语小短文。最后，阐述你的观点（至少两点）。不少于150个单词。70%勺学生赞成参加志愿，作为社会作贡献，帮助别人是一件很有意义的工作，带来很多个人利益，为日后的工作获得宝贵的技能和经验，为自己创造机遇，增强信心、自觉意识、良好的交际能力^口领导才25%勺学生不愿意从事志愿工作无报酬，浪费时间，耽误学习5%勺学生无明确态度漠不关心Differentstudentsassumedifferentattitudestovoluntaryworkaccordingtothesurvey21—25CDCCD26—30BBBCA31--35ABCDB36—40BDACA41—45BDDCC46—50BDAAD51—55ACBCBA)BADB)ACDCC)CBADD)CAAD任务阅读71picture/portrait 72.Life73.fame/reputation74.occasionally 75.four76.Death77.claimed/took78.legend79.hard/difficult80.followersDifferentstudentsassumedifferentattitudestocardsvoluntaryworkaccordingtothesurvey.Wearegladtoseethat70 %ofthestudentsapproveofdoingvoluntarywork.Intheiropinion,makingacontributiontosocietyandlendingahelpinghandtoothersisaworthwhilejob.Atthesametime ,itbringsalotofpersonalbenefits.TheyCangainvaluableexperienceandskillsforfuturecareer.What'smore,voluntaryworkopensupvastquantitiesofopportunitiesforthemtobuildconfidence,self—awareness,goodcommunicationskillsandleadership.However25ofthestudentsdisapproveofdoingvoluntarywork .Theyconsiderthatworkingwithoutpaymentisawasteoftime .5%ofthestudentschoosetobeneutral.Inotherwords.theydon'tcareaboutitatall.Inmyopinion,we'dbetter