1、 （新高考）2020-2021 学年上学期高三期中备考卷 英英 语语 2 注意事项：注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证 号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标 号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题 卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第第卷（选择题）卷（选择题） 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分
2、） 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，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. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. In a hotel. 2. How much should one pay for a dress if its normal price is $ 100? A. $1
3、00. B. $75. C. $50. 3. What does the woman think of the price? A. Too low. B. Reasonable. C. Too high. 4. What is the mans attitude toward the woman? A. Angry. B. Worried. C. Appreciative. 5. Why does the woman learn Spanish? A. She will travel to Madrid. B. She will study in Madrid. C. She will mov
4、e to Madrid. 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 岀最佳选项。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，各小题将给岀 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. Why is the woman upset? A. Her laptop broke. B. Her desktop computer broke. C. She broke her laptop. 7. What wil
5、l the woman probably do? A. Repair her laptop. B. Buy a desktop computer. C. Buy a new laptop. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Who got married? A. The mans sister. B. The womans sister. C. Bettys sister. 9. What is Bettys dream? A. To find a man to marry. B. To be on top of the world. C. To find her true lov
6、e. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What does the woman need? A. A hand. B. A project. C. Some tape. 11. What do we know about the two speakers? A. They are both busy. B. They do the same project. C. They need help each other. 12. What does the woman think is important? A. Getting out of hand. B. Staying
7、 in control. C. Making good preparations. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. Where is Tom now? A. In the office. B. On the road. C. At a meeting. 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Neighbors. C. Boss and customer. 15. What is the man late for? A. An interview. B.
8、An appointment. C. A meeting. 16. Who will the man call next? A. Eric. B. Sue. C. Jacks. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. Ways to learn a language. B. The importance of English. C. The efficiency of regular study. 18. How long do experts suggest studying every
9、 day? A. A few hours. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes. 19. What is the recommended way to learn a language? A. One task at a time. B. Several tasks at a time. C. Learn grammar first. 20. What will it lead to if one watches TV repeatedly? A. A good command of the language. B. Too much time wasted. C. Pr
10、ogress only in pronunciation. 【答案】1-5 ABCBA 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 CACBA 第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem Michelle O. Donovan ISBN 9781462058679 Life is not easy for nine-year-
11、old Joshua during World War . Because of his familys Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps(集中营). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend. Encourage Me! Inspirational Poetry Gloria Coykendall IS
12、BN 9781412027854 It is an easy-to-read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression(长期抑郁). Seeking the Edge Dr. Joseph L. Rose ISBN 9781462031795 Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in ones life driving readers
13、to achieve success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies. More Things in Heaven Bill Bosworth ISBN 9780595433582 In his More Things in Heave, Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of t
14、he writings of several great spiritual leaders. More Things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences. Creation or Evolution Michael Ebifegha ISBN 9781450289023 Were humans created, or did they evolve? How old is the
15、 Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical(实证的) science. 1. Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse? A. Bill Bosworth. B. Michelle O. Don
16、ovan. C. Dr. Joseph L. Rose. D. Gloria Coykendall. 2. The ISBN for the book of poems is _. A. 9781462031795 B. 9781412027854 C. 9780595433582 D. 9781462058679 3. What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven? A. Those who are searching for the meaning of life. B. Those who ar
17、e trying to be spiritual leaders. C. Those who study the art of writing. D. Those who like traveling abroad. 【答案】1-3 BBA 【解析】这是一篇应用文，介绍了五本书的一些相关信息。 1.细节理解题。根据 Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem 这本书的介绍中的“nine-year-old Joshua”和“Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse”可知，答案为 B项。 2.细节理解题。根据 Encourag
18、e Me!的介绍中的“It is an easy to read collection of poems” 可知，这是一本诗集，它的书号是 ISBN 9781412027854。故选 B。 3.细节理解题。 根据 More Things in Heaven的介绍中的 “More Things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences.”可知，这本书将吸引那些坚持寻找生命意义的人。故选 A
19、。 B My aunt died back in about 2003. She was eighty-four and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years. After my aunts death, he attended his church more frequently and his mourning was nearly unbearable to witness. His only daughter lived clear acro
20、ss the country in the south so he had only himself to make a comfort. My cousin talked him into selling the house that he and my aunt had built together about twenty-five years before. It was very hard to part with the home they built together. One day he called my cousin who was living in Texas and
21、 told her that he reconnected with a lady from a church that he and my aunt went to forty years previously. She played the piano and his church was looking for new music. Her husband had died about seven years previously. He said he just wanted someone to go out to dinner with and spend time with. W
22、e were happy for them but had no idea how it would turn out. They were both almost eighty-seven years old. They were like lovebirds and spent as much time together as they could. They both had one child each, she a son, he a daughter. The conflict in their relationship came one day when they neither
23、 wanted to leave their respective churches. Before too long they realized that they did not want to be apart. They would find a new church together. They planned to marry. When he took her to a jewelry store and bought her a diamond, the employees were so impressed that they had a big write-up in ou
24、r own local paper, “The Truth for Valentines Day”. They prepared for their wedding. They moved the wedding date up because neither wanted to wait any longer to “be together”. They got married in her house, where her first marriage took place. It was such a beautiful refreshing thing to see, two peop
25、le who you would have thought had pretty much lived their lives, were beginning a new one together. 4. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage above? A. Love me, love my dog B. Love is never too late C. Love is blind D. Love at first sight 5. How many characters are mention
26、ed altogether in the story? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 6. Which of the statements is true of my uncle? A. He loved church activities more than anything else all his lifetime. B. He lived in the south of the country, far away from his daughter living in Texas. C. His wedding day fell on Vale
27、ntines Day when he borrowed the lady a diamond. D. His conflict with the lady arose in that they were both attached to their own churches. 7. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage? A. When my aunt died, my uncle had been married for more than three score of years. B. My uncle and
28、my aunt built their love-nest most probably in the late 1980s. C. When my uncle got to know the lady for the first time, they were already in their eighties. D. After my uncle and the lady got married, they lived in a beautiful new house. 【答案】4-7 BDDA 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描写的是两位高龄老人在晚年开始的真挚爱 情故事。 4.主旨大意
29、题。文章主要描写的是两位高龄老人在晚年开始的真挚爱情故事， 所以用标题 Love is never too late（爱永远不嫌迟） 。故选 B。 5.细节理解题。 本文中一共提及到了 6 位人物， 即 my uncle， my aunt， my cousin， a lady，her husband，her son。故选 D。 6.推理判断题。文章中提到 my uncle 经常去教堂做礼拜活动，但这并不是他一 生的最爱，从文章的后面可以看出，他最渴望的还是爱情，故 A 不正确。My cousin 住在美国南部的 Texas，离 my uncle 很远，故 B 不正确。文章并没有提到 my un
30、cle 婚礼的具体日期，只能判断他在这天为那位 lady 购买了结婚戒指，故 C 不正确。文 中提到 my uncle 和 the lady 有意见分歧是因为他们舍不得离开各自的教堂， 故选 D。 7.细节理解题。由文章的第一段中“My aunt died back in about 2003. She was eighty-four and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years.”可知，他们结婚超过 60 年了，three score of yea
31、rs 即 60 年。故选 A。 C Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary(秘书). He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people dont seem to mind Tom,” says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. “Hes my fourth child,” she says. She may think of him and treat him
32、 that way as her son, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes(税), but in fact Tom is a dog. Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its p
33、eople. This level of care costs money. People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so its surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospita
34、ls and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog. In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if
35、 your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident. 8. The money paid as dog taxes is used to . A. pay for damage done by dogs B. provide medical care for dogs C. keep a high le
36、vel of care for the people D. buy insurance for dog owners 9. The underlined word “premium” possibly means . A. payment(付款) for entertainment B. payment for food C. payment for risks D. protection fee 10. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?
37、A. The owner of the dog. B. The owner of the car. C. The insurance company. D. The government. 11. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden . A. many car accidents are caused by dogs B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble C. people care much about dogs. D. dogs are welcome in public places
38、【答案】8-11 BCAC 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在瑞典有许多社会福利制度的同时，人们也要 承担各种各样的税收，包括养狗也有很大的花销，如果自家的狗造成破坏，主人还要赔偿损 失。 8.细节理解题。根据第三段“Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatmen
39、t for a dog that falls ill.”可知，在瑞典养狗的人每年要上 500 克朗的税， 政府会将这部分税收用于宠物医院和治疗方面， 与 B 选项描述相符。 故选 B 项。 9.词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句可知，宠物的医疗费用比较高昂，联系生活实际， 这种情况下一般会选择购买医疗保险、寿命保险等，所以 premium 在这里意为保险费，与 C 选项含义最接近。故选 C 项。 10.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，在瑞典如果狗被车撞死，狗的主人也要对 车主赔偿损失。故选 A 项。 11.推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句以及后文中瑞典人为养狗每年上 500 克朗的税这 一事实都
40、可以看出，瑞典人是比较爱狗、关心狗的。故选 C 项。 D Philo Farnsworth is not a name most people know. But his work changed the way we learn, the way we live, and even the way we think. Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the 20thcentury: television. Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906. He was interested in
41、science and technology at an early age. When he was twelve years old, he built an electric motor for his familys washing machine. When he was fourteen, he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons(电子). As he was driving the familys horse-drawn plowing machine, he noticed the evenly spaced row
42、s of the potato fields. This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan(扫描) an image one row at a time an idea that was the key to electronic television. By the time he was twenty-one years old, Farnsworth had started his own company and had managed to build the worlds first electronic televi
43、sion. It was a very simple device(设备). But after years of hard work, Farnsworth was able to introduce the kind of television we now use. Farnsworth was a great inventor, but lived an unhappy life. He had a legal battle with the company, Radio Corporation of America(RCA) over who the real inventor of
44、 the TV was. He won the case, but the government stopped companies from making TVs during the war, so Farnsworth didnt make much money from the invention. When Farnsworth was young, he imagined television as a convenient way for distant audiences to enjoy lectures by famous professors, or entertainm
45、ent by the best symphonies(交响乐) and ballets. When he was older, television became much more popular, but he was very disappointed in the silly programs on TV. He even told his own son, “Theres nothing worthwhile on it, and were not going to watch it in this household.” 12. What can we learn about Ph
46、ilo Farnsworth? A. He had a strong physical advantage. B. He had strong powers of observation. C. He had a strong interest in journalism. D. He had a strong sense of responsibility. 13. The underlined sentence showed Farnsworth was legally recognized as _. A. the real founder of RCA B. the real inve
47、ntor of the TV C. the greatest inventor of his time D. the organizer of the battle with RCA 14. The last paragraph mainly tells us that Farnsworth _. A. didnt like to watch TV programs B. couldnt afford to buy a TV set C. couldnt listen to famous lectures D. didnt like what television became 15. Wha
48、t is the best title for the text? A. How did Philo Farnsworth invent television? B. What caused Philo Farnsworth to invent television? C. Philo Farnsworth: the unhappy father of television D. Philo Farnsworth: a well-known scientist and inventor 【答案】12-15 BBDC 【解析】本文是说明文。对电视机的真正发明者Philo Farnsworth的生平作了介绍。 12.推理判断题。由第二段“he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields. This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan(扫描) an image one row at a time an idea that was th
