1、 - 1 - 合肥市 2020 年高三第一次教学质量检测 英语试题 (考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分) 试卷采用闭卷、笔试形式。试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第 一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。试卷满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、准考证号、县区和科类填 写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 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，再选涂其它答案标号。
2、3.回答非选择题时，必须用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内 相应的位置，写在本试卷上无效。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不 能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 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
3、段对话仅 读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9. 18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. At a hospital. 2. What will Lisa do this afternoon? A. Do some reading. B. Return some novels. C. Borrow some books. 3. How is the weather
4、now? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. - 2 - 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The notice about a meeting. B. The results of a sports meeting. C. The preparations for a competition. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Saleswoman and cust
5、omer. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 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. How are the speakers traveling to New York? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By air. 7. Why do
6、 the speakers go to New York? A. To visit their grandparents. B. To stay with their uncle. C. To travel for fun. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. What does the woman say about Guangdong cuisine? A. It is heavy and salty. B. It is strong and hot. C. It is mild and fresh. 9. What cuisine does the man decide to
7、taste? A. Guangdong cuisine. B. Sichuan cuisine. C. Shandong cuisine. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Who will the man buy the bat for? A. His son. B. His cousin. C. His daughter. 11. What does the man dislike about the first bat? A. The color. B. The price. C. The design. 12. How much will the man prob
8、ably pay for the bat? A. $560. B. $70. C. $80. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 - 3 - 13. How soon will David start his holiday? A. In a week. B. In two weeks. C. In three months. 14. What is David worried about? A. The weather. B. The time. C. The money. 15. Why does the woman advise David to go to Maldives
9、? A. Its cheap to stay in hotels. B. It has beautiful scenery. C. Its easy to get there. 16. What will David do next? A. Book tickets online B. Consult with Jessica. C. Work on the project. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. How did Holmes make a living? A. By cutting hair for kids. B. By selling story bo
10、oks. C. By working in a library 18. What would Holmes do when kids met difficulties in reading? A. Give them some help in time. B. Change the book for another one. C. Ask them to read slowly and quietly. 19. What did Holmes think of those kids? A. They were keen to learn. B. They were difficult to d
11、eal with. C. They were hesitant to open their minds. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. A volunteer project. B. A special volunteer. C. A mobile library. 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，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 The following 4 famous paintings-from Ja
12、n van Eycks portrait to Pablo Picassos masterpiece-have stood the test of time. The Arnolfini Portrait Jan van Eycks Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on wood produced in 1434, in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly one of the - 4 - mast
13、erpieces in the National Gallery, London. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is also an informative document on fifteenth-century society, through van Eycks heavy use of symbolism-while husbands went out to engage in business, wives concerned themselves with domestic duties.
14、 The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, oil on canvas(帆布), a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small hillside village, during his 12-month stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museu
15、m of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has since become one of van Goghs most famous works. The Harvesters The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest
16、time which most commonly occurred within the months of August and September. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919. Guernica Guernica, a large black-and-w
17、hite oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title Guernicarefers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the trag
18、edies of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. 21. Which of the following paintings was produced earliest? A. Guernica. B. The Harvesters. C. The Starry Night. D. The Arnolfini Portrait. 22. Who created the painting describing the harvest seas
19、ons? A. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. B. Vincent van Gogh. C. Jan van Eyck. D. Pablo Picasso. 23. What do we know about the painting The Starry Night? A. It was painted on wood in oils. B. It described the painters life in hospital. C. It wasnt widely recognized before 1941. D. It was given away to the
20、museum by a collector. B Adventure-seeker Emma broke her ankle when she fell awkwardly while climbing a rock and - 5 - spent a week in hospital waiting for an operation on her foot. When she was sent home to recover under strict instructions not to bear any weight, she became so fearful of crutches(
21、拐杖)that she didnt move for three weeks. “I tried crutches but I kept falling over and injuring myself. So I literally just stayed on the sofa all day,” says Emma. She was gutted at the thought of missing the Wolf Run-a quarterly event that she hasnt missed since 2014. “If you complete four Wolf Runs
22、 in a year, one in each season, you get Alpha Wolf status,” explains Emma. “This year was going to be my fifth in a row as an Alpha Wolf and I was really upset that Id lose my status.” So she was willing to try anything to get through the course-even with her injured ankle. “I was telling my friend
23、that I was going to cancel, and he persuaded me to give it a go. Having something to aim for really kept me going,” Emma completed the run wearing an iWALK2. 0, which is a medically-approved device and it basically functions like a hi-tech artificial leg, allowing users to walk freely. I decided to
24、get one and it completely changed my recovery. I could move around the house and start getting out and about again, which had a real impact on my mental well-being.” On the day of the race, Emma was nervous but the sound of people cheering her on kept her motivated. Emma made it over the finish line
25、 in just under six hours and clocked up her 23rd Wolf Run in five years. “It was an incredible day and my determination to finish combined with the support I received along the way kept me going,“ says Emma. 24. Why was Emma frightened to use a crutch? A. She was afraid of recovering slowly. B. She
26、was warned not to move around. C. She just had an operation on her foot. D. She often got injured when using one. 25. What does the underlined word “gutted“ mean in Paragraph 2? A. Extremely sad. B. A bit relieved. C. Very surprised. D. Pretty cheerful. 26. What actually made Emma take part in the r
27、ace? A. Her new hi-tech artificial leg. B. Her fear of letting her friend down. C. Her strong desire to achieve her ambition. D. Her complete recovery from the operation. 27. Which of the following best describes Emma? A. Strong-willed. B. Supportive. C. Creative. D. Humorous. C Erik Kobayashi-Solom
28、on spent a day with Dr. Paul Gauthier, a plant physiologist specializing - 6 - in vertical farming research and came away with several important ideas about vertical farming. Humans have 12,000 years of experience growing food, but only a generation or so worth of experience growing crops indoors. W
29、e are still progressing up the technology learning curve(学习曲 线). Whats more, traditional farming techniques are based on conditions that, not applicable to vertical farming. Therefore, without taking time to understand the science, vertical farming is not likely to be able to live up to its implied
30、promises. The cost of powering LED grow lights is one of the biggest problems a vertical farm must overcome. Dr. Louis Albright at Cornell has characterized vertical farms as “pie-in-the-sky“ businesses. He famously calculates, for instance, that the cost of a loaf of bread would be$24 if farmed ind
31、oors-the cost is too high. Gauthier acknowledges that energy prices are high but points out that scientific work has shown that only about 6% of available sunlight is used in crop photosynthesis(光合作用), so there may be ways of growing the same plants with less light. Gauthier also points out that whi
32、le energy costs are a bit high, vertical farming does create high efficiencies in other areas. Water usage may be significantly reduced because the same water can be recycled time and again. Fertilizer use can be greatly reduced and pesticides for pest control are unnecessary. Its clear that vertica
33、l farming offers real value to society. The future is probably mixed. In some environments-the Middle East, for instance-a move to vertical fanning is a no-brainer. An indoor farm in Saudi Arabia, for instance, can use solar energy to power LEDs at low cost without shading out other farmland. In oth
34、er geographies, though, the expense of establishing a facility places a high bar on growth and profitability. A large vertical farming and equipment operation only started generating a small profit eight years into its nine-year life. 28. What can we infer about vertical farming in Paragraph 2? A. I
35、t will replace traditional farming one day. B. It relies on research of more basic science. C. It can be applicable on different conditions. D. It actually came into being 12, 000 years ago. 29. What does Dr. Albright think of vertical farms? A. They use less light than traditional ones. B. They may
36、 seem very unlikely to succeed. C. They can overcome many problems in farming. D. They do not need any natural sunlight any longer. - 7 - 30. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. The ways of reducing costs of vertical farming. B. The secrets of developing vertical farming. C. The recent tre
37、nd of vertical farming. D. The benefits of vertical farming. 31. Why is the example of “an indoor farm in Saudi Arabia“ mentioned? A. To show vertical farming can work well in some places. B. To prove solar energy is vital for farming in Saudi Arabia. C. To confirm the expense of setting up a vertic
38、al farm is high. D. To argue vegetables do not need to be imported any longer. D Researchers discovered a hidden continent on Earth, but its not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean regions complex geology, which rises with mountain ranges and dips with seas fr
39、om Spain to Iran. The continent is called Greater Adria. Its the size of Greenland and it broke off from North Africa, only to be buried under Southern Europe about 140 million years ago. And chances are youve been there without even knowing it. “Forget Atlantis,” said Douwe, study author and profes
40、sor at Utrecht University. “Without realizing it, vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday each year on the lost continent of Greater Adria.” This area is called Adria by geologists, so the researchers for this study refer to the previously undiscovered continent as Greater Adria. Most of Greate
41、r Adria was underwater, covered by shallow seas, coral reefs and sediments (沉 淀物)。 The sediments formed rocks and those rocks became mountain ranges in these areas the Alps, the Apennines, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey. The researchers found that Greater Adria started to become its own continent ab
42、out 240 million years ago. This isnt the first time a lost continent has been found. In January 2017, researchers announced the discovery of a lost continent left over from the supercontinent Gondwana, which began breaking apart 200 million years ago. The leftover piece, which was covered in lava(岩浆
43、), is now under Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. And in September 2017, a different research team found the lost continent of Zealandia through ocean drilling in the South Pacific. Its two-thirds of a mile beneath the sea. Greater Adria isnt the first lost continent to be found. But if rese
44、arch in past years shows anything, it likely wont be the last discovery. - 8 - 32. How did the researchers find Greater Adria? A. They found it accidentally. B. They got inspired by the tales of Atlantis. C. They discovered it after years of leaching. D. They followed the steps of exploring mountain
45、 ranges. 33. What do we know about Greater Adria? A. It is hidden under the sea level. B. It is much smaller than Greenland. C. It has existed for about 240 million years. D. It has been known to many tourists before. 34. Why are the discoveries mentioned in Paragraph 4? A. To describe how the resea
46、rchers explored continents. B. To show some other lost continents have been found. C. To prove they are closely related to Greater Adria. D. To explain the reason why Greater Adria got buried. 35. What is the best title for the text? A. Atlantis Discovered Finally B. Undersea World Explored C. A Hid
47、den Mountain Undiscovered D. A Lost Continent Found Under Europe 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。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 Easy Ways to Give Yourself a Fresh Start It doesnt need to be complicated or challenging to turn a fresh page on each new day. Whenever we mark a new year-by turnin
48、g the calendar, returning to school or celebrating a holiday-we are looking for a fresh start. 36 But how? Here are some easy ways to connect with that feeling of starting fresh, whether its a new year or simply a new day in our life. 37 This means you have realized what serves your life now and wha
49、t can stay in your past. Or invest in a new pen and a new notebook. Having fresh supplies can stimulate even the common task of creating your to-do list. Moreover, you can learn something new by opening a book youve been expecting to read, searching a question thats been on your mind, enrolling in a class that motivates your interest. Of course you can simply ask a friend for a fresh idea about an issue. 38 - 9 - Take a break f
