2019 年秋季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考高三英语试卷

2019年秋季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考高三英语试卷命题学校：麻城一中命题教师：王兰兰陈正红审题教师：徐赐华考试时间：2019年11月5日下午14:30—16:30试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（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。

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 much did the woman pay for the dress?A.$4.B.$14.C.$40.2.How does the man find the fish?A.Just so-so.B.Bad.C.Quite good.3.What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.Employer and employee.B.Teacher and student.C.Mother and son.4.What are the speakers talking about?A.A place of living.B.Their life in town.C.A noisy night.5.How will the woman probably go to Los Angeles?A.By train.B.By bus.C.By car.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，从题中所给的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 is the man really interested in?A.Mathematics.B.History.C.Science.7.What would the machine to be invented deal with?A.Polluted air.B.Polluted water.C.Loud noise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.How has Sam felt in the past four days?A.Worried.B.Unhappy.C.Nervous.9.What will Mike do first?A.Give Sam a call.B.Go to the gym.C.Go to Sam’s home.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How is the dog now?A.He is anxious.B.He is friendly.C.He is playful.11.When did the dinner party start?A.At6:30p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At7:30p.m.12.What do we know about the woman?A.She had a rough day.B.She is afraid of strangers.C.She doesn’t like football.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why does the man refuse to have his hair washed?A.He doesn’t like the shampoo there.B.He washed his hair this morning.C.He doesn’t want to pay extra cost.14.When did the man get his hair cut last time?A.About half a month ago.B.About a month ago.C.More than2months ago.15.How does the man want his hair cut?A.Having a regular cut.B.Having it colored.C.Trying a unique style.16.What can we know about the man’s hair condition?A.Dry.B.Thick.C.Oily.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What kind of English lessons does the speaker recommend?A.Examination skills.B.Reading and writing.C.Listening and speaking.18.How can a learner take the lessons when he is not online?A.By using the downloaded sound files.B.By making conversations with others.C.By reviewing words,phrases and idioms.19.What is mentioned as an advantage of the speaker’s online course?A.It helps learners to make friends.B.It offers learners better study methods.C.It improves learners’English skills quickly.20.What’s the speaker’s idea about learning English?A.Being confident in learning.B.Learning English little by little.C.Having clear learning goals.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A4Fun Runs Even Non-Runners Will EnjoyEven people who swear they hate running will manage to enjoy these races that somehow make the sport fun.Hot Chocolate5KWhat better motivation on a cold morning run than the promise of a steaming cup of cocoa and lots of chocolate treats?At the Hot Chocolate5K series that’s exactly what awaits you at the finish line.There are prizes given to the top three male and female finishers,but casual participation is encouraged.The events are scheduled in the cooler months in major cities around the country.Color RunKnown as“The Happiest5K on the Planet,”runners wear white and are painted from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer,crossing the finish line in a variety of colors.The fun run is untimed, taking the pressure off runners to keep a specific pace or worry about placing.Instead,the stress is on fun. Disney Running SeriesWhy not combine a trip to the happiest place on earth with a little exercise?Run Disney offers a number of half-marathon and marathon weekend packages,many of which also feature the more accessible 5K distance.On Disneyland’s Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend,Friday features a Spiderman-themed 5K,while the Disney World Marathon Weekend runs a family-friendly5K through Epcot.Running with the BalloonsThis cross-country style3.1-mile race in Reddington,New Jersey runs over grass,and concrete to create a new challenge.But,the highlight is the launch of more than100hot air balloons during the Reddington Festival of Ballooning,the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America.The motivation?The top male finisher and the top female finisher will each win a free ride in a hot air balloon!21.What is special about Color Run?A.It brings you lots of fun.B.It combines running with music.C.There are no winners.D.There are colorful activities.22.Which run is suitable for family running at weekend?A.Hot Chocolate5K.B.Color Run.C.Disney Running Series.D.Running with the Balloons.23.What award will you get if you win Running with the Balloons?A.A hot air balloon.B.A cup of hot chocolate.C.A free ticket to the festival.D.An exciting ride.BShoes can tell you a lot about a person.Winston was a firm believer in this.Although he had grown up hearing that eyes were“the windows to the soul,”he was always quite confused by this expression.That day,Winston was seated in his regular spot,a bench in the train station,watching the usuals pass by.But he noticed something different.Two bare feet walked past.Strange.He wondered what kind of a man couldn’t afford to buy himself shoes.A dangerous man,perhaps.Certainly not the kind of man Winston wanted to be anywhere near.He shrank to one side of the bench,turning his eyes downward.The man,however,took the space made free by Winston’s shrinking.“Sorry,it has been a rough day,”the shoeless person offered apologetically,placing a plastic bag down.“I had to sell my shoes.It’s my little girl’s birthday.All she wanted this year was a birthday cake with her name spelled out nice on the top.So that’s what I went and got her.”He seemed to be speaking to no one in particular.He gestured to the bag.It was a small cake with the name“Amelia”.“It sure is pretty,ain’t it?”the man said,noticing Winston’s interest.“I just had to get it for her.But I had to sell my shoes for it…it was worth it,of course.”There was a crack in his voice like he was about to cry and Winston did something he rarely ever did; he looked up and met the stranger’s eyes.They were kind eyes,sad,sweet and beautiful eyes,sharply contrasting his bare and dirty feet.While staring at the man,a sense of shame washed over Winston.Slowly, Winston reached down and slid off his white sneakers,exposing his socked feet to the cold of the station. He picked up the shoes and handed them to the stranger beside him.24.What did Winston use to believe?A.Eyes are the windows to the soul.B.Clothes often show personality.C.A man can not be judged by his look.D.Seeing is believing.25.Why did Winston shrink to one side of the bench?A.To avoid contact with the man.B.To make some space for the man.C.To sit more comfortably.D.To show his hate for the man.26.Which of the following best describes the stranger?A.Kind and humorous.B.Poor but selfless.C.Poor but optimistic.D.Kind and ambitious.27.What made Winston ashamed?A.The awkward staring.B.The man’s bare and dirty feet.C.His comfortable but boring life.D.His wrong judgement of the man.CPicture this:You’re searching the Internet and come across a website with interesting articles.Some are news stories.Others only look like news stories.They’re actually advertisements,or ads.How do you,the reader,tell the difference between a news story and an ad?In the past,it was easier.We got most of our information from newspapers.Big news stories appeared on the front page,and ads were boxed off and clearly labeled.But on the Internet,the two are often presented together.It can be hard to tell which is which.So a research group conducted a study in which students were shown the home page of a popular digital magazine and found out what was a news story and what was an ad.Most were great at identifying certain types of ads.“It has a discount code,a big company logo,and the words limited time offer.”one student said.So where did kids get stuck?Some ads seem identical to real news stories.They have headlines and contain information.But they may also include the words sponsored content.Sponsored means“paid for,”and content refers to the information in the story.“Sponsored content”is a way of saying that something is an ad.Just because something is sponsored doesn’t necessarily mean it’s false.It means someone paid money for it to panies pay so that readers will see their stories,buy their products,and like what the company stands for.As a reader,you have a right to know who’s behind the information you’re consuming.The Internet is a vast sea of information.To use it well,you not only have to know how to swim but also how to avoid the sharks.Learning to tell the difference between an ad and a news story is an important step to becoming Internet-smart.28.What does the underlined phrase“boxed off”in paragraph2probably mean?A.SeparatedB.Hidden.C.Marked.D.Ignored.29.Which of the following ads are easy for students to identify?A.Ads with headlines.B.Ads with certain labels.C.Ads similar to real new stories.D.Ads containing some real information.30.What do we know about“sponsored content”?A.It is always false.B.It is a real news story.C.It is an ad in disguise.D.Readers have to pay for it.31.What is the best title of the passage?A.Be Internet smart.B.Sponsored contents.C.Ads on the Internet.D.False news stories.DWhen Omar Yaghi was growing up in Jordan,his neighborhood received water for only about5hours once every2weeks.If Yaghi wasn’t up at dawn to turn on the taps to store water,his family,their cow,and their garden had to go without.At a meeting last week,Yaghi,now a chemist at the University of California, reported that he and his colleagues have created a solar-powered device that could provide water for millions in water-stressed regions.At its heart is a porous crystalline(多孔晶体)material,known as a metal-organic framework(MOF),which acts like a sponge:It sucks water vapor out of air,and then releases it as liquid water.Yaghi and his colleagues first developed a zirconium(锆)-based MOF in2014that could harvest and release water.But at$160per kilogram,zirconium is too expensive for massive use.So,last year,his team came up with an alternative called MOF-303,based on aluminum,which costs just$3per kilogram,but the harvest was only about0.2liters per kilogram of MOF per day.In July2019,Yaghi reported that his team has designed a new and far more productive water harvester. Supported by a solar panel to power a fan and heater,which speed the cycles,the new device produces up to 1.3liters of water per kilogram of MOF per day from desert air.Yaghi expects further improvements to increase that number to8to10liters per day.And his company this fall plans to release a microwave-size device able to provide up to8liters per day this fall.The company promises an enlarged version next year that will produce22,500liters per day,enough to supply a small village.However,it needs to be shown that Yaghi’s MOFs can be produced cheaply on a large scale.Each potential commercial MOF needs to prove itself in stability,efficiency,and life span.But if MOFs can pass those tests,they could offer a solution to some of the world’s most pressing problems.32.Why is Omar Yaghi’s childhood mentioned at the beginning?A.To show how serious water problem is.B.To arouse reader’s interest.C.To introduce the chemist.D.To lead in the topic.33.What is the problem of MOF-303?A.It costs too much.B.It is low in efficiency.C.It is hard to operate.D.It can’t last long.34.According to Yaghi,how much water will a large water harvester produce per day?A.1.3liters.B.22,500liters.C.10liters.D.8liters.35.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A.Yaghi’s MOFs are in great demand now.B.Yaghi’s MOFs have already entered the market.C.Yaghi’s MOFs may help solve water shortage.D.Mass production of Yaghi’s MOFs is impossible.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。