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眉山中学2020届高三上学期半期考试（英语）第卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)1I am sorry I broke your teapot. . I have been thinking of buying a new one.AForget it BTake careCIts my shareDNone of your business2He always takes for granted that all of us should help him whenever hes in trouble.AthisBthatChimselfDit3Im very familiar with the West Lake, Hangzhou is famous.Afor which Bin whichCof which Dabout which4 ill, he had no choice but to ask for a leave and stay at home.ABeBBeingCTo beDHaving been5Im sure that you will pass the driving test you practice hard.Aso that Bif onlyCas long asDevery time6He will have to find some other work, for he cant this loud noise any more.Acome up withBput up withCmake up withDkeep up with7 cold was it that we all had to stay at home.AVery BSoCTooDRather8I dont mind telling you everything I knew about it. You .Im not asking you for it.AcantBshouldntCneedntDmustnt9Why did so many people stand by while the woman in broad daylight? Ais being robbedBhad been robbedCwas being robbedDhas beer robbed10My company is far away from my flat, and seldom lunch at home.AI haveBdo I haveChave I DI had第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 11 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 12 airTeach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 13 thing to doBut then she took it a step 14 “Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 15 him in front of the open door“Touch” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 16 positionShe 17 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 18 Over the last few days I have been with KolbyEach time he comes in , I bring him back to the 19 door and ask him to closeThere have been 20 in the beginning, but lately more and more successesHowever, there remains much work to be doneI have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 21 he will close the door from a distanceBut, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 22 will be completed, and, with the way things are 23 , completed quicklyWhat a 24 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 25 I learned so clearly from both Emma and KolbyA wish is just a wish until you decide to take 26 Once you 27 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 28 Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 29 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be doneJust 30 doing it11Acomplain BscreamCworryDscare12AthinBfresh CdirtyDcold13AinterestingBfunny CtoughDpossible14AagainBfurtherCdeeperDbackward15ApushingBcatchingCdrivingDpositioning16AstoppedBfixed CclosedDchecked17ArewardedBprovidedCofferedDthanked18AmovedBconvincedCconcernedDpuzzled19AopenBclosedCbrokenDperfect20ApleasuresBexperiments CfailuresDpauses21Ain caseBeven if Cas ifDso that22AinterestBtaskCprofitDharmony23AchangingBreactingCprogressingDhappening24AwonderfulBsmallCdifferentDsimple25AknowledgeBskillsClessonsDexperience26ApatienceBpart CdelightDaction27Ahold on to Bpay attention toCcome up withDlive up to28AdateBtouchCreach Dpower29AproveBdecideCapprove Drealize30AimagineBstartCkeep Denjoy第二部分：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) AMy dear sister, Hi, Im here in the sunny capital of Peru, Lima. Youll be pleased to hear that I arrived safely after a very long flight. Our concern about getting a taxi from the airport into town so late at night was unnecessary, as there were hundreds of taxis waiting for the new tourists. The hotel Mandy had stayed in two years ago is lovely. Its an old hotel in the heart of the city. It has large, grand wooden doors and a central courtyard full of tropical plants. Today, we took a look around the city centre. We found the Gold Museum and spent three hours looking around. It was good to escape from the hot sun. Mandy thought it was boring, but I loved it. We then had lunch in one of the main squares. I tried the local style cerviche (an essential experience for anyone traveling in Latin America, Ive been told). It is usually raw seafood that has been marinated (浸泡) in lemon, chili, onion, garlic, and tomatoes. Its often served cold as an appetizer (开胃食品). I did not like the taste and it was too spicy (辛辣的), so I had a cheese sandwich instead! While Mandy was in the toilet, a man came up to me and asked me something in Spanish but I couldnt understand what he was saying. I think it was about my camera but Im not sure. I tried to smile but felt nervous and luckily he walked away! I must learn some more Spanish, but its so difficult.Tomorrow we are going to the local market and to book our flights to Cuzco, a historic city in southeastern Peru. Ill write again soon. Love, Jane31. When the author arrived in Lima, she worried there might be _. A. no good hotel to stay in B. no taxi to her hotel C. no flight to Cuzco D. no restaurant open for dinner32. We can learn from the passage that cerviche is _.A. a unique lifestyle in America B. mixed fruits and vegetables C. a typical Latin American food D. Perus finest frozen dessert 33. From the passage, we learn that the author probably thinks _.A. foreign language is really important B. Spanish is much easier than she expected C. the native language in Peru is Spanish D. a smile is understood in every language 34. What do we know about Mandy from the passage?A. She was the authors tour guide. B. She had been to Lima before. C. She thought cerviche was wonderful. D. She enjoyed herself in the Gold Museum.BI recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my fathers age. But now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, “Fifty is what forty used to be.” He had made an inspirational point. Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.“You are not getting older, you are getting better.” says Dr.Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.And so as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net, I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you, and I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies (悼词). In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all:Grow old along with me!The best is yet to me.Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend ( 混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲学家)was right when he said, “Old is always fifteen years from now.”35. The author seems to tell us in Paragraph I that _ .A. time alone will tell B. time goes by quickly C. time will show what is right D. time makes one forget the past36. When the author turned fifty, people around him _. A. tried to comfort him B. got inspiration with him C. were friendlier with him D. found him more talkative37. The author considers his fifty years of life _.A. peaceful B. ordinary C. satisfactory D. regretful38. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the old should led a simple life B. the old should face the fact of agingC. the old should take more exercise D. the old should fill themselves with curiosityC Paris City Tour, Seine River Cruise(巡游)and the Eiffel TowerDuration: 5 hoursDeparture Dates: DailyUnavailable Dates: July 14 (Bastille Day)Departure Point: Paris Departure Time: 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 3:00pmThis tour will give you a view of Paris from three different viewpoints. It includes a coach tour around Paris with a Seine River cruise, which will take you back through 2,000 years of Paris history, The tour concludes with an elevator ride up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, where you can experience its wonderful view.London City Tour, Thames River Cruise and English Pub LunchDuration:8.5-9 hoursDeparture Dates: DailyUnavailable Dates: January 1 (New Years Day), December 24-26(Christmas)Departure Time : 8:45 am You will visit great architecture like Westminster Abbey , the Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and the Buckingham Palace. The tour includes 38 ceremonies and 14 Royal weddings. At noon, youll have two-course lunch in a traditional London pub. After lunch, there will be a Thames River Cruise for great views of the Houses of Parliament, London Eye and Londons famous bridges. The tour ends at the Tower of London. Full Day Tour to Naples and PompeiiDuration: 13 hoursDeparture Dates: DailyUnavailable Dates: New Years Day, Christmas Day, December 31Departure Point: Rome Hotel Departure Time: 6:30 amTake the “Highway of the Sun” and travel through the Roman countryside. Arriving in Naples, you will go on along the hill of Posillipo, where you can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius which erupted in AD 79, destroying the towns of Pompeii. At Pompeii you will stop for lunch.After lunch , visit the site for two hours with a local guide, traveling through the ruins of this ancient city. Then return to the coach for a journey of 3 hours back to Rome.39.If you have a holiday on New Years Day, you can choose_.A. Paris City Tour B. London City Tour C. Roman City TourD. Pompeii City Tour40.Which means of transportation wont be used according to the passage?A. By coach B. By ship C. By plane D. On foot41.We can learn from the passage that_.A. Seine River Cruise will take you back through 2,000 years of European historyB .English Pub Lunch will give you a chance to visit a traditional London pubC. Tourists can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius erupting in PompeiiD. The journey back to Rome will take about four hours42. The main purpose in writing this passage is to_A. attract more tourists to Rome B. introduce three tourist tracks in EuropeC. show different tourist attractions D. make European culture better knownDDuring the recent milk crisis in China, different related parts of the society have been put under the microscope, including stars.An online survey asked if celebrity spokespersons should bear responsibility for endorsing(代言)tainted milk products. Thirty four percent answered “Yes”. They said that the celebrities had betrayed the trust of the people and should be more morally responsible.They are right .But whats more important is that we should train ourselves to be wise enough not to blindly accept what is being sold, even by our favorite stars.No doubt television advertisements, together with other media products, inform and entertain us. But, too often, there are hidden messages in the information we receive. The songs we hear, the images we see, and the articles we read, are carefully selected to convey political, cultural, economic and moral messages. The mass media delivers us these messages in an attempt to persuade us into believing or buying whatever is being pushed.The question is : should we always believe what the advertisement or mass media says? The answer is that we should use our minds to dig out the hidden meaning and rely on our own judgment to make a choice.In some countries, students take a course called “media literacy” .They learn to analyze the mass media. They are encouraged to challenge everything they see or hear and to do research into missing views. They learn to ask questions and to be critical thinkings .43.What does the underlined word “tainted” in the second paragraph probably mean?A .popular B. healthy C. tasteless D. harmful44. The writer mentioned celebrity spokespersons to_.A point out the shortcomings of advertisements B. call on us to think more about the productC. warn us not to blindly copy popular starsD .stress that they are to blame for misleading45. What can we conclude form Paragraph 4?A. The media products are created with a purposeB. We should take media products as entertainment C. Messages in products do no good to customersD .We seldom take some information for granted.46. To think critically, we need to do the following EXCEPT_.A. making judgment about what we see and hear.B .analyzing the intention of messages presentedC. making a decision after asking for others opinion D. digging out the missing views behind the informationECellphones have become a fifth limb for most people. They allow people to remain connected to friends and family, check e-mail and the Internet, and listen to music or watch TV. In other words, they have become essential, much like arms or legs. The invention has simplified our lives in many ways, but made them more complicated in other ways, too. One byproduct (附带结果) is an always-turned-on state of vigilance (警觉): who might be trying to contact us?That feeling of expectation is a recent phenomenon, as the number of cellphone users grows each and every year. Experts and media are calling it “ringxiety”, a term invented by a doctoral student named David Laramie. Laramie is a sufferer of ringxiety, and TV advertisements, songs on the radio, even running water can cause it. And hes not alone. Most people suffer from the pain perhaps even you. Have you ever stood in a crowded place, heard someones cellphone ring, and reached for yours, too? Ringxiety also applies to the time when you imagine that the cellphone is vibrating (振动).A look at any number of Internet discussion boards will uncover a thread or two on the topic. Some people simply point out that ringxiety is a result of the modern world. Others claim that TV and radio broadcasts purposefully cause ringxiety, and so its a form of mind control.Ringxiety is not yet an officially recognized illness, and it may sound like quackery (骗术). But there is some truth behind the concept. Scientists explain that the human ear is especially sensitive to frequencies between 1,000 and 6,000 hertz. Imaginary rings are easily caused because the tones of cellphones fall within this range.47. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Many people have more than one cellphone.B. Most people can afford to buy a cellphone now.C. Cellphones have become a serious social problem nowadays.D. Cellphones have become an important part of most peoples lives.48. According to the passage, ringxiety refers to _.A. a sense of anxiety caused by loud ringsB. a natural phenomenon C. a feeling of expectation of a callD. a kind of physical illness49. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many people are suffering from ringxiety because of the overuse of cellphones.B. Cellphones play such an important role that people cant live without them.C. The human ears are most sensitive to the tone of cellphones.D. We are troubled in our life as cellphones ring anywhere and anytime.50. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. What role do cellphones play in your life?B. How heavily do you depend on cellphones?C. Who can live without cellphones?D. Whose cellphone is ringing? 第二节 补全对话(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项为多余选项：Morning, Madam. What can I do for you?Good morning. 51 Do you have anything special on you mind?Not really. 52 What about a Barbie Doll? Its really popular with small girls nowadays.Ok. 53 Here are the latest arrivals. They have the most fashionable hairstyle patterns.How much is this pink one? 54 26 dollars? Its much too expensive. 55 Its 3.5 dollars cheaper22.5 dollars. Would you like to take it?Yes. Please pack it up for me. A. Thats 26 dollars. B. I think she would like it. C. Would you please give me some advice? D. Do you have a Barbie Doll? E. What about this purple one? F. Id like to buy a birthday present for my little daughter. G. Anything is OK.第卷第一节 阅读表达阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题，请注意题后的词数要求。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分) I was born in Ghana, West Africa. My grandparents are originally from India. When I was 6, I went to India to live with my grandmother. I attended elementary school there. Then my family moved to New Jersey when I was 12, and Ive been there ever since.Since I was young, Ive turned to reading books to help me make sense of my world. My father was the first person to shape my reading habits. He introduced me to all his favorite books at an early age. As I grew older, my reading habits expanded to American authors.Very soon, my other favorite activity, besides reading, became writing. I kept a regular journal in which I wrote down my new life in the United States. I also started writing short stories. The characters I created were inspired by the books I was readingnovels in which the main characters looked nothing like me. Each time I visited the library during my adolescent years, I looked for books about people like me, but I never found any.It was only after I got into college that I began to discover the world of Indian authors. I read their works thirstily, amazed that there were writers out there who managed to convey my experience to the worldand whom other people found interesting. And that was when I began to gain confidence in the stories that I wanted to tell. I began to make up stories about people like mepeople whose lives are shaped by different cultures and languages.Discovering those books has created a new world for me. I read them with joy and turn to them for inspiration as I continue to write my own storiesabout girls and boys with brown skin, dark eyes, and black hair, just like me!56. Where did the author go to elementary school?（within 2 words） 57. In what way did the author try to make sense of her world when she was young? （within 3 words） 58. What did the author write after she went to the U.S.? （within 8 words） 59. When did the author find books about people like her? （within 6 words） 60. What has inspired the author to continue to write her own stories? （within 5 words）
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