1、福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 1 - / 20 福建省泉州第十六中学 2020 届高三英语上学期期中试题 考试时间：150 分钟 满分：150 分 2019.11.9 班级 座号 姓名 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 3030 分）分） 第一节 ( (共共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 7.57.5 分分) ) 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。 1
2、Where does this conversation probably take place? AIn a bookstore. BIn a classroom. CIn a library. 2At what time will the film begin? A7：20. B7：15. C7：00. 3What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A Their friend Jane. B A weekend trip. C A radio programme. 4What will the woman probably do? AC
3、atch a train. BSee the man off. CGo shopping. 5Why did the woman apologize? AShe made a late delivery. BShe went to the wrong place. CShe couldnt take the cake back. 第二节第二节 ( (共共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 22.522.5 分分) ) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读
4、各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟； 听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6，7 题。 6Whose CD is broken? AKathys. BMums. CJacks. 7What does the boy promise to do for the girl? 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 2 - / 20 ABuy her a new CD. BDo some cleaning. CGive her 10 dol lars. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8，9 题。 8What did the man think of the m
5、eal? AJust so - so. BQuite satisfactory. CA bit disappointing. 9What was the 15% on the bill paid for? AThe food. BThe drinks. CThe service. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10Why is the man at the shop? ATo order a camera for his wife. BTo have a camera repaired. CTo get a camera changed. 11What colour does
6、 the man want? APink. BBlack. COrange. 12What will the man do afterwards? AMake a phone call. BWait until further notice. CCome again the next day. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? AGo to a play. BStay at home. CVisit Kinston. 14What is Ariel goin
7、g to do in Toronto? AAttend a party. BMeet her aunt. CSee a car show. 15Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave? A To call up Betty. B To buy some DVDs. C To pick up Daniel. 16What might be the relationship between the speakers? AClassmates. BFellow workers. CGuide and tourist. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17W
8、here does Thomas Manning work? 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 3 - / 20 AIn the Guinness Company. BAt a radio station. CIn a museum. 18Where did the idea of a book of records come from? AA bird shooting trip. BA visit to Europe. CA television talk show. 19When did Sir Hughs first book of records appear? AIn 1
9、875. BIn 1950. CIn 1955. 20What are the two speakers going to talk about next? AMore records of unusual facts. BThe founder of the company. CThe oldest person in the world. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 40 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共（共 15 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 30 30 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）
10、中，选出最佳选项，并在答题 卡 上将该项涂黑。 A The Harvard Pre-college Program is a nice experience for high school students Alongside peers(同辈)from around the world， youll be introduced to college life as you attend classes，live on camps，and enjoy fun outings and activities. Learning without limits Biology，physics，law，
11、writing and philosophythese are just a few of the 30-plus courses you can choose from in each sessionIn our noncredit classes，we set aside grades so that you can fully commit to your growth as a well-rounded studentClass sizes typically range from 14 to 18 students to encourage interactive learning
12、Living at Harvard When you attend the Pre-College Program，you11 live in a historic undergraduate house， near Harvard Square You will be with your fellow Pre-College students， resident directors，and proctors who provide supportYoull also enjoy meals in one of 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 4 - / 20 Harvards d
13、ining halls，which are a short walk from Harvard Yard and provide many options for a variety of dietary needs Thriving outside the classroom The summer Pre-College Program offers many mentally challenging co-curricular(补 充课程的)activities beyond the classroomWith faculty and Harvard-affiliated experts，
14、you will have the opportunity to participate in workshops on topics like the psychology of color-blindness，classic literature from around the world and science of happinessFrom our Cambridge scavenger hunt to a trip the Sand Sculpting Festival at Americas first public beach，theres no shortage of fun
15、 activities in the Pre-College Program 21What do we know about the 30-plus courses? AYou can only choose five of them BThey provide credits for students CYou should set aside other subjects DThey assist your full development 22Where can you enjoy meals during the programme? ANear Harvard Square BClo
16、se to Harvard CIn one of the workshops DIn an undergraduate house 23What is the purpose of the passage? ATo advertise meals BTo comment on an activity CTo introduce a program Dto recommend courses B William Lindesay has been interested in the Great Wall of China since seeing l seeing in vividly reca
17、l as a child in England. “I）地图册（it in a school atlas the Oxford School Atlas the Great Wall with its battlement symbol. From that d go to China and walk along the Great Igrew up Imind that when myhad in Imoment, Wall from end to end.” l began in 1987. Running km solo run along the Great Wal-Lindesay
18、s about 3 ,000 populated sparselythe length of the wall was a brave expedition, venturing into regions where there was little chance of help if the runner had an accident. During sert of Mongolia. another trip, Lindesay and his team ventured deep into the Gobi De . In total, Lindesay estimates in ）脱
19、水The explorers almost died from dehydration( 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 5 - / 20 an interview that he has spent about 1,600 days of his life, or four full years, on the Great Wall in all seasons. o know and fell in love with during Lindesay and his wife, Wu Qi, whom he got t his trips in China, had a far
20、mhouse at the foot of the wall. During his exploration, he noticed some sections of the wall were badly damaged and covered with litter. n even worse. “Some people Modernization and development were making the situatio say it will take generations to change; I say we dont have generations of time. I
21、ts got to be much quicker, “ he said. Lindesay always carries a garbage bag with s a garbage bag him in the wilderness, picking litter along the way. Lindesay use as his calling card. The cloth bag bears a set of nine simple guidelines in Chinese, Take your : “which calls on people to observe while
22、traveling or camping outdoors flowers, Pick up litter left by others. Dont damage plants or “ own garbage home“ or pick fruit“ and lots more. 24. What sparked William Lindesays dream of exploring the Great Wall? A.Surfing a website about the Great Wall. B. Experiencing a war for the Great Wall. C. A
23、dmiring the Great Wall in the school atlas. D. Seeing a movie about the Great Wall. 25.What does the underlined word “sparsely“ mean? A. Remotely. B. Rarely. C. Frequently. D. Largely. 26.What worsened the situation of the Great Wall? A.The destroyed ecosystems. B. Waste caused by farms. C.The incre
24、asing tourists. D. Modernization and development. 27.What sort of man was William Lindesay? A.Strong - willed and selfless. B. Determined and grateful. C.Warmhearted and impolite. D. Considerate and optimistic. C One of the things that makes your smart-phone so smart is that if you pull it out in th
25、e sun, it senses thatand dials up the screen brightness to compensate. But its not a perfect solution. 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 6 - / 20 “First of all, its still not bright enoughyou have to remember how respectable sunlight is.“ Shin-Tson Wu, a physicist at the University of Central Florida. The other
26、 problem, he says of the brightened screen, is it kills the battery. So Wu and colleagues have produced a battery-sparing alternative: an anti-reflective screen-coating. Based on the eyes of moths. “ Nature is so rich ! We can learn a lot from nature. “The thing Wu and others have learned about moth
27、(飞蛾) eyes, is that theyre uneven, dotted with tiny projections. That uneven surface reduces the reflection of light off their eyes 一 thought to help the bugs escape predators（捕 食者）,and see better in low light. So Wu and his team built a similar surface with tiny dimples（凹） ，to cut down on glare. He
28、says the dimpled coating could improve the readability of a screen by five to 10 times, compared to a normal smart-phone screen. The details are in the journal Optica. The tech hasnt been commercialized yet, and that could take a few years. Which gives researchers time to take advantage of another p
29、roperty of these surfaces: theyre flexible. Meaning the possibility of bendable displays. Combine that with the bendy batteries we reported on in a recent podcast, and it looks like the smart phones of the future could be set for a real metamorphosis. 28. Why do the researchers develop the anti-refl
30、ective screen-coating? A. To brighten the screen. B. To make profits. C. To take in the sunlight. D. To save the use of battery. 29. What inspired the invention of the screen? A. The predators. B. The reflection of light. C. The eyes of moths. D. The smooth surface. 30. How does the screen work? A.
31、It helps bugs escape. B. It slows down reading. C. The smooth surface protects our eyes. D. The rough surface decreases the reflection of light. 31. What do the researchers expect of the screen? A. Itll transform itself. B. Itll be environment-friendly. 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 7 - / 20 C. Itll reach c
32、onsumers soon. D. Itll be powered by recyclable batteries D Shop with Your Doc is part of a broader and still growing movement in US medicine to shift the focus away from simply treating disease toward caring for the whole personIt is meant to help people make educated，healthy choices，one grocery ca
33、rt at a timeAcross the country，hospitals are setting up food banks and medical schools are putting cooking classes on the curriculumNonprofits are connecting medical centers with community resources to ensure that low-income Americans have access to fresh fruits and vegetables For centuries，Western
34、medicines mission was to cure disease“But over the past generation， two significant trends are of concern to the medical community， ”says Timothy Harlan，executive director of Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University in New OrleansHealthcare costs began to increase sharply，and relat
35、ively inexpensive, poor-quality food became more common“Theres a very straightforward link between people improving their diets and improving the condition that they have，”DrHarlan says The connection drove the medical and nonprofit communities to rethink their approach to healthWhat emerged(浮现)was
36、the concept of the“social determinants of health”the concept of taking into account the biological，physical，and socioeconomic circumstances surrounding a patientA healthy person isnt just someone who is free from disease，the theory goes；he or she also enjoys“a state of complete mental，physical and s
37、ocial well-being.” The question the medical community now faces is how to get patientsespecially low-income familiesto recognize these determinants and make it possible for them to eat and live healthierIn Boston，medical experts responded by creating an on-site pantry(食品室)at Boston Medical CenterSin
38、ce its founding in 2002，the pantry has evolved into a kind of nutrition center when primary care providers at BMC send patients foodToday the pantry，which gets 95 percent of its stock from the Greater Boston Food bank，hosts free cooking classes and serves about 7,000 people a monthThe 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上
39、册期中试卷 - 8 - / 20 Greater Boston Food Bank has also launched its own initiatives(倡议)，striking partnerships with four community health centers across the state to offer free mobile produce marketsThe organization also helped develop toolkits(软件包)that map local pantries，markets that accept government f
40、ood vouchers(代金券)，and other resources. At Tulane in New Orleans，Harlan is leading the development of a curriculum that combines medicine with the art of food preparationHis philosophy：Doctors who know their way around a kitchen are better at helping their patientsAnd empowering(增 强自主权) patients to t
41、ake charge of their own diets is one way to help them deal with the incredible costs of health care，Harlan saysThe curriculum has since been adopted at 35 medical schools around the United States“Chipping away at bad habits is a good place to start getting patients to think about the choices they ma
42、ke for themselves and their families，”says Dr Maureen Villasenor，the Orange County pediatrician(儿科医生). 32.The aim of Shop with Your Doc is to_. Ahelp patients relax before an operation Bassist patients in finding food fit for them Ccontrol peoples food consumption in supermarkets Dpersuade low-incom
43、e families to take more fruits and vegetables 33.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about_ Athe role Western medicine has been playing Bhow a new concept of health came into being Cmedical communities worries about food safety Dwhy low-income families are less reliable on healthcare 34.What do we know about t
44、he Greater Boston Food Bank? AIts cooking classes are free of charge. BIt treats many a patient from BMC. CIt helps people locate pantries and markets. DIt was founded at the beginning of the 21st century 35.What can be inferred about the curriculum developed by Harlan? AIt appeals to a number of us
45、 medical schools. 福建泉州第十六中学高三英语上册期中试卷 - 9 - / 20 BIt is specially designed for doctors in communities. CIts content has little to do with medicine. DIts philosophy is questioned by DrMaureen Villasenor 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处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 HoHow to be ha
46、ppyw to be happy We asked four psychologists for their advice on how to be happy and, equally importantly, how to avoid being unhappy. There has been a lot of research which shows the importance of physical health in avoiding anxiety and depression. 36 We can all make fairly easy changes in our life
47、style to include more exercise, healthier eating, getting enough sleep, being exposed to sunlight and so on. Research into exercise has found that it has a positive impact on mood. Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphin in the brain to produce the feelgood material. 37 A good nights s
48、leep also stops people being bad-tempered and flying off the handle. 38 In one study, most happy people were found to have strong ties with friends and family and they made sure they spent time with them regularly. You also need at least one person who you discuss personal feelings with. That deeper connection is all-important. I would recommend being completely absorbed in a pleasurable activity, sometimes called experiencing “flow“. 39 If you are experiencing flow, you lo
