1、山西省运城市2020届高三英语上学期期末调研测试试题本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力不计入总分，答案一律写在答题卡上。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2.答题时使用0.5毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。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
2、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。例如：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15. B. 9. 15. C. 9. 18.答案是B.1. Where is the man?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a waiting room.2. What will the woman probably do this coming Sun
3、day?A. Study for a test. B. Call on her friend. C. Go on a picnic.3. How many invitations in total does the woman have to send?A. Five. B. Ten. C. Fifteen.4. What did Oliver do last weekend?A. He was at a meeting. B. He went to New York. C. He watched a football match.5. What is the relationship bet
4、ween the two speakers?A. Waiter and customer. B. Host and guest. C. Salesman and customer.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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和7题。6. Whats wrong with the man?A. He has headaches. B.
5、 He has a runny nose. C. He has a temperature.7. When did the problem begin?A. Two weeks ago. B. Two months ago. C. Three months ago.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8. Where has Barbara been?A. Milan. B. Florence. C. Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What
6、 is the problem with the womans watch?A. It needs cleaning. B. It is ruined by water. C. It needs a new battery.11. What does the shop offer if the woman changes a battery there?A. A free battery. B. One-year guarantee. C. Free cleaning service.12. Why cant the woman have her watch repaired right aw
7、ay?A. The man cant fix it at the moment.B. The woman doesnt have enough money on her.C. There is no right battery in the shop now.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a supermarket. B. In a department store. C. In a restaurant.14. Why is the man nervous?A.
8、Because this is his first time to China.B. Because he knows nothing about Chinese table manners.C. Because he doesnt know whether he likes Chinese food or not.15. Whats the rule of table manners the woman tells the man to obey?A. To make himself at home. B. To learn to use chopsticks. C. To choose l
9、ess strong wines.16. What does the man have dinner with?A. Chopsticks. B. A knife and fork. C. A spoon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What animals can be seen in the aquarium?A. Sharks. B. Whales. C. Polar bears.18. What food can the visitors give the monkeys to eat?A. Specially prepared food. B. Sweet biscu
10、its. C. Fruits.19. Where do more than 300 species of birds come from?A. South Africa. B. South America. C. Southeast Asia.20. Who can help the visitors if they have any questions?A. The speaker. B. The friendly feeders. C. The people at the information desk.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)
11、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。AWhy go to Madrid?There may be a slight chill (寒冷)in the air, with temperatures staying around 15 in March, but Spains handsome capital is slowly starting to warm up. Even more attractive are the cultural events.A new exhibition on the living and working spaces of Sp
12、ains greatest artist, Picasso, has just opened in the studio at the Foundation Mapfre at Paseo de Recoletos 23. It runs until 11 May with rarely seen pieces borrowed from his family.Later this summer, the 400th anniversary of the death of the Renaissance (文艺复兴)painter El Greco will be marked with an
13、 exciting exhibition at the Museo del Prado at Paseo del Prado from 24 June to 5 October.How to go?The widest range of flights is offered by EasyJet-from Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Liverpool and Luton. British Airways and its sister airline Iberia combine forces from Heathrow and London City. Ryan
14、air flies from Manchester and Stansted; Air Europa flies from Gatwick.Barajas airport is 13 km northeast of the city centre and is served by frequent trains on Metro line 8, but the shortest underground journey is a bit complex with at least one change at Nuevos Ministerios station and takes about 3
15、0 minutes. The fare to any station in the city centre is 4. 50. The airport express bus runs every 15 to 35 minutes around the clock; 5 one way. It takes 40 minutes to reach the city centre. A taxi takes half the time. A flat rate of 30 covers most of central Madrid.21. When will the exhibition abou
16、t Picasso close?A. On 23 March. B. On 11 May. C. On 24 June. D. On 5 October.22. Which airline operates flights from Manchester to Madrid?A. EasyJet. B. Ryanair. C. Air Europa. D. British Airways.23. What is the fastest way to reach central Madrid from Barajas airport?A. Take a taxi. B. Take a city
17、bus.C. Take Metro line 8. D. Take the airport express bus.BMy divorce was now final and I needed to find a new home for me and my six-year-old son, Dash. A few days earlier Id seen an ad. I was willing to try anything, so I contacted the owner, a woman named Camille. When she e-mailed me back I disc
18、overed she wasnt renting a house at all. She was renting the attic (阁楼)apartment. I left her a message calling off our meeting.I thought that would be the end of it. Instead, Camille called me back and insisted I come over. So here I was. I pulled the car to a stop and looked up at the tiny cottage.
19、 The house was small as it was. The attic window looked too tiny to let much light in. We couldnt live in a dark, depressing place. I could make do with almost anything. But Dash needs a good home, a place he really feels safe.I pushed open the car door and got out. I had to tell Camille it was a mi
20、stake for me to come. I knocked. The woman who opened the door was small and bright-eyed. She was much older than Id guessed, but I could see she had the energy of someone half her age. She looked so sympathetic that I found myself wanting to keep talking to her. We have to leave our home, I explain
21、ed. My marriage ended. I only have a few days to find something else, but I want it to be right.Camille nodded. Youre a good mother. You never know the miracles that await you around the comer. Camille walked me to the door and wished me well. I got back in the car and snapped out of it. I drove off
22、 slowly, hoping to make the feeling last. I turned down a side street I didnt recognize. I glanced out of the side window. Just up ahead was a cottage with a sign out in front: for rent.I pulled over. I found the owners had just bought the house themselves and were decorating it, hoping to find the
23、perfect renters. They took me on a tour of the house that was like a copy of my list: a big bedroom for Dash and a backyard with trees, a great school nearby. The house was meant for us.Camille was right. Miracles await us, just around the comer.24. How did the author feel after she received Camille
24、s e-mail?A. Anxious. B. Excited. C. Disappointed. D. Content.25. Why did the author decide to see Camilles house at last?A. Because the rent of it was really low. B. Because her son begged her to do that.C. Because Camille kept urging her to have a look. D. Because the price was within her range.26.
25、 What does the underlined part snapped out of it” probably mean?A. Say something in an impatient voice. B. Stop feeling unhappy or depressed.C. Make a sharp noise suddenly. D. Lose control of ones feelings.27. What message does the passage mainly convey?A. Never lose hope. B. No pains, no gains.C. E
26、very little bit helps. D. Well begun is half done.COn Dec 22, China became the third country in the world after Japan and the US to have a carbon dioxide(CO2) monitoring satellite.Named Tansat, as “tan” is the Chinese word for carbon, the satellite moves around Earth at about 700 kilometers above th
27、e ground. There, it can see clearly how much CO2 there is in the air and how it is moving.How is TanSat able to do that? When sunlight travels through the air, the CO2 molecules (分子)take in different colors from the light. The satellite then looks at these colors to find out how much CO2 there is in
28、 the air.The TanSat has very good vision (视力), and it can tell changes in CO2 as small as 1 percent, said Yin Zeng shan, one of the satellites designers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, according to Xinhua News Agency.But there is a question. When CO2 can already be measured from ground stations,
29、 why do we need a satellite that does the same thing?The truth is that they dont do exactly the same thing. According to Zhang Peng, vice director of the National Satellite Meteorological Center, the data from ground stations is limited and it does not cover the ocean area, which takes up more than
30、70 percent of Earths surface.But TanSat has solved the problem. It has a birds eye view of the Earth, covering both the land and the ocean. It can also change its mode(模式)and position when looking at the ocean area because the water can reflect light. This light may change the data if its normal mod
31、e is used.More importantly, China is now working on its goal of producing less CO2, starting from 2030 or earlier. To meet that goal, it will need to keep track of every bit of progress that its making. And with TanSat, China will have first-hand, detailed data of CO2 emissions in different areas, p
32、rovinces and parts of the ocean, no longer having to use data from Japan and the US.28. Which of the following about TanSat is TRUE?A. It collects the CO2 in different areas above the ground.B. It gets CO2 data by studying the colors of air.C. It has been developed with the help of Japan and the US.
33、D. It has different modes to suit different weather conditions.29. By reporting that the TanSat has very good vision, th article shows that .A. the satellite uses many different kinds of cameras.B. the satellite is very sensitive.C. the satellite can capture every change in CO2.D. the satellite can
34、reflect light at 700 kilometers above the ground.30. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A. TanSat is specially designed to reduce Chinas CO2 emissions.B. China did not have any detailed data of CO2 emissions before.C. TanSat will play a key role in helping to reduce Chinas CO2 emissions.D
35、. China is going to share its data of CO2 emissions with other countries.31. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Making great achievements B. Cutting CO2 emissionsC. Monitoring the ocean D. Checking more carbonDPeople have grown taller over the last century, with South Korean women shoot
36、ing up by more than 20 cm on average, and Iranian men gaining 16.5 cm. A global study looked at the average height of 18-year-olds in 200 countries between 1914 and 2014.The results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from 12th place to claim t
37、op spot with an average height of 182.5 cm. Latvian women, meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8 cm.James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be du
38、e primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare. An individuals genetics has a big influence on their height, but once you average over whole populations, genetics plays a less key role, he added.A little extra height brings a number of advantages, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College. Being
39、 taller is associated with longer life expectancy, he said. This is largely due to a lower risk of dying of cardiovascular (心血管的)disease among taller people.But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Riboli. While
40、 height increased in Uganda and Nigeria during the early 20th century, the trend has reversed in recent years, with height decreasing among 18-year-olds.One reason for these decreases in height is the economic situation in the 1980s, said Alexander Moradi of the University of Sussex. The nutritional
41、 and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important implications. How tall we are now is strongly influenced by
42、the environment we grew up in, he said. If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.32. What does the global study tell us about peoples height in the last hundred years?A. There is a remarkable difference across continents.
43、B. There has been a marked increase in most countries.C. The increase in peopled height has been quickening.D. The increase in womens height is bigger than in mens.33. What does James Bentham say about genetics in the increase of peoples height?A. It counts less than generally thought.B. It outweigh
44、s nutrition and healthcare.C. It impacts more on an individual than on a population.D. It plays a more significant role in females than in males.34. What do we learn about 18-year-olds in Uganda and Nigeria?A. They grow up slower than their peers in other countries.B. They are actually shorter than
45、their earlier generations.C. They find it hard to bring their potential into full play.D. They have experienced many changes of government.35. What does James Bentham suggest we do?A. Watch closely the global trend in childrens development.B. Make sure that our children grow up to their full height.
46、C. Try every means possible to improve our environment.D. Ensure our children grow up in an ideal environment.第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，共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。Finishing WellAs 2019 draws to a close, it can be helpful to think about finishing what you have started. With that in mind, here
47、 are some thoughts on finishing projects and seasons well.Finishing projectsOne step to finishing a project comes near the beginning. 36 This could mean getting an article published, submitting a report to your boss or teacher, or creating designs for a product. Whatever it is, if you dont know what your goal is, youre not likely to reach it.In order to finish projects, you must also plan out the steps you will take. Break your big task into smaller ones, and give yourself a short-term deadline for each of them. 37 Finis
