省前中2020届高三下学期期初考试英语试卷20200229一听力(1*20)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. Who is the man?A. A student.B. A salesman.C. A policeman.2. What does the woman want to do?A. Cancel the meeting.B. Change the time of the meeting.C. Skip the meeting.3. What do we know about the man?A. He has never been across the ocean.B. He does not understand what the woman means.C. He likes mathematics a lot.4. What kind of job would the woman prefer?A. Any job with a high salary.B . An average job with a nice salary.C. An exciting job with an average salary.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The weather.B. What happened last night.C. Sleeping problems.第二节听下面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、7题。
6. What is special about the meal?A. The amount of food.B. The price of food.C. The kind of food.7. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Try a dessert.B. Try his favorite meat.C. Eat as much as possible.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the man ask the woman to do?A. Take a break.B. Take more pictures.C. Show him the photos.9. Why did the man complain?A. The beach was dirty.B. There were no pictures of him.C. The weather was bad.10. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is very selfish.B. The man will copy his pictures into his PC.C. The speakers are on vacation.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does the man wish to break up with his girlfriend?A. She is not as pretty as she once was.B. They don’t get along well.C. He will move soon.12. What does the woman think of the matter?A. The man should not take the job.B. The man might be reasonable.C. The man should maintain this relationship.13. How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision?A. Sad.B. Calm.C. Happy.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the woman looking for?A. Some saucepans.B. Some frying pans.C. Some plates.15. When did she first see them?A. This morning.B. Yesterday.C. Some days ago.16. What did the man ask the woman to do?A. Have a look at the window display.B. Check all the kitchenware in stock.C. Describe the item she wanted.17. How might the woman feel in the end?A. Disappointed.B. Excited.C. Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What happened to the elderly gentleman?A. He got stuck in the doors of the train.B. He missed the train.C. He was seriously injured on the train.19. What do we know about the gentleman’s wife?A. She was in great panic.B. She cried for help.C. She remained calm.20. Who offered to help solve the problem?A. The speaker and two other men.B. The conductor.C. Nobody.二单项选择(1*15)21. If you see things in a negative light，you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really_________.A. noneB. someC. manyD. nothing22. In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ________ in comparison with light, it won’t be blocked by trees when travelling.A. while .B. becauseC. unlessD. though23. I’m selling my e-bike for $90. This is a quality bicycle and is definitely worth this price, a quarter of________ I purchased it for last year.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. how24. No man is useless in this world ________ lightens the burdens of someone else.A. whichB. whoC. whatD. as25. The answer given by the film star didn’t completely satisfy the woman reporter, but she nodded in ________acceptance.A. relevantB. reliableC. reluctantD. reasonable26.They should have informed you of the outcome of the contest by the time it was given, ________?A. hadn’t theyB. didn’t theyC. shouldn’t theyD. haven’t they27. The People’s Bank of China has issued a set of “reform and opening-up” gold coins, but the coins will not be in _______.A. recognitionB. translationC. circulationD. transportation28. “Those responsible for the accident ____ be punished while those contributing to solving the problems be rewarded,” promised the official then and there.A. mustB. mayC. shallD. should29. The college announced the students exchange program, most of ______ students having submitted their application forms.A. themB. whichC. whoseD. its30.The BBC has created a modern-day Sherlock Holmes series, ________ Arthur Conan Doyle’s populardetective into the present.A. to have broughtB. having broughtC. bringingD. brought31. Quality and customized smart appliances are _______ among urban households in China as cities are embracing the trend of an “intelligent home”.A. catching upB. catching onC. catering toD. carrying through32. A new function of China’s official train ticket booking website ______to boost buyers’ chances of obtaininga ticket during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush.A. will be expectedB. expectsC. has been expectedD. is expected33. Not until ______ a third time _______ that he had given birth to the reading system for the blind called Braille.A. Louis Braille tried, he announcedB. did Louis Braille try; he announcedC. Louis Braille tried; did he announceD. had Louis Braille tried, had he announced34. The marketing strategy ____ the old, though well organized, turned out to be a complete failure.A. targeting atB. targeted atC. having targetedD. to target35. Dave was a _________. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.A. wet blanketB. leading lightC. black sheepD. dark horse三完型填空(1*20)As is newly discovered, happy people also work in a different style. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggests that happiness might influence __36__ firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper. __37__, firms in happy places spend more on R&D (research and development). That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking __38__ for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the __39__ and willingness for risk-taking that come with happiness would __40__ the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness __41__ by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.__42__ enough, firms’ investment a nd R&D degree were connected with the happiness of the area in which they were __43__. But is it really happiness that’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities __44__ why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled various __45__ that might make firms more likely to invest – like size, industry, and sales – and indicators that a place was __46__ to live in, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally __47__ even after accounting for these things.The link between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors __48__ to “less fixed decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less __49__ managers who a re more likely to be influenced by feeling.” The relationship was __50__ stronger in places where happiness was spread more __51__. Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality.__52__ this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least __53__ that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and feeling would help __54__ how managers think about the future. “It surely seems reasonable that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and __55__ R&D more than the average,” said one researcher.36. A. where B. how C. when D. why37. A. In particular B. In conclusion C. In return D. In contrast38. A. perfect B. sufficient C. necessary D. famous39. A. modernism B. realism C. individualism D. optimism40. A. spoil B. recall C. change D. miss41. A. measured B. assumed C. imagined D. invented42. A. Unfortunate B. Odd C. Sure D. Often43. A. advertised B. situated C. absorbed D. divided44. A. predict B. explain C. summarize D. emphasize45. A. factors B. methods C. stages D. levels46. A. reliable B. sociable C. affordable D. desirable47. A. restarted B. appeared C. held D. broke48. A. refer B. owe C. transform D. compare49. A. sensitive B. civilized C. experienced D. ambitious50. A. thus B. instead C. never D. also51. A. rapidly B. equally C. directly D. regularly52. A. After B. Since C. While D. Until53. A. indicates B. loses C. strikes D. gains54. A. simplify B. share C. rediscover D. shape55. A. tend towards B. pray for C. give away D. send out四阅读理解(2*15)请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。