厦门双十中学2020届高三（上）期中考试英语试卷命题人：苏斌斌张璐审题人:王庆华Nov 8th , 2019 说明：1. 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分，考试时间120分钟；2.请将第I卷的答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上; 第II卷必须用黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷相应的位置上。

第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分:听力(共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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. What will the man do next?A. Switch off the TV.B. Turn down the TV.C. Quit studying.2. How old is the woman now?A. 55 years old.B. 45 years old.C. 65 years old.3. What is small for the woman?A. The T-shirt.B. The hat.C. The skirt.4. What does the man mean?A. The film can be seen online.B. The film is worth the money.C. He regrets buying the ticket.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home.B. At a drug store.C. At a hospital.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 does the man like about his hometown?A. It has low living costs.B. It has varied nightlife.C. The weather is mild.7. What is the weather like in October in the man’s hometown?A. Cloudless.B. Cold.C. Wet.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。

8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave?厦门双十中学2020届高三(上)期中考试英语试卷第1页,共10页A. At 3:00.B. At 4:00.C. At 5:00.9. Why is the woman worried?A. The weather is bad.B. The report is not finished.C. An appointment will be delayed.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。

10. Why does the man’s brother go to the man’s place?A. To study.B. To work.C. To travel.11. Where does the man work in the morning?A. At a university.B. At a restaurant.C. At a bookstore.12. What language is the woman taking up?A. French.B. Spanish.C. Japanese.听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their future job choices.B. Their next-term courses.C. Their next-term professors.14. What subject does the man probably prefer?A. History.B. Politics.C. Art.15. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be?A. A restaurant manager.B. A politician.C. A teacher.16. What is the woman good at doing?A. Dealing with people.B. Working with kids.C. Painting pictures.听第10段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times?A. They paid for the housing.B. They bought food and clothes.C. They sent them to their families.18. What was a nurse’s main duty?A. Cooking meals.B. Looking after children.C. Educating children.19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually?A. Cruelly.B. Kindly.C. Strictly.20. What will the speaker talk about next?A. Lower class families.B. Upper class children’s situation.C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.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、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

厦门双十中学2020届高三(上)期中考试英语试卷第2页,共10页ACourse No. 1406 12 Lectures (30 Minutes/Lecture)In The Secrets of Mental Math, award-winning Professor Arthur T. Benjamin teaches you the basic knowledge of mental mathematics. This powerful ability to perform mental calculations will give you an edge in business, at school, at work, or anywhere else that you meet with math.Course No. 7175 12 Lectures (30 Minutes/Lecture)In Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre, expert art critic and historian Professor Richard Brertell takes you on an unforgettable journey through one of the world's greatest museums. This 12-lecture series explores some of the most beautiful and renowned examples from the museum's remarkable collection of masterworks.Course No. 158 12 Lectures (30 Minutes/Lecture)In My Favorite Universe, world-famous physicist and director of the Hayden Pknetarium Neil dcGrassc Tyson takes you on a spirited and intellectually interesting journey through the universe and all its history, from before the big bang to the most likely ways in which the entire universe might end.Course No. 6299 12 Lectures (30 Minutes/Lecture)In The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon, New York Times best-selling author and professor Bart D. Ehrman reveals the secret history behind the making of the New Testament, including how and when each book was written and why it was chosen to be included.SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER!Order any one of theseBEST-SELLING COURSES for only:$199.95 $9.95 on DVD$134.95 $6.95 on CD+$5 Shipping and HandlingORDER TODAY! Sale Ends Friday!21. Who can tell you something about the space?A. Bart D. Ehrman.B. Neil dcGrassc Tyson.C. Arthur T. Benjamin.D. Richard Brertell.22. How much is Course No.158 on DVD delivered to your house?A.$5B.$6.95.C.$9.95.D.$14.95.23. What is the passage mainly about?A. College courses studied in home.B. College courses learned on line.C. Some world-famous lectures.D. Four interesting books in discount.BOn November 7, Lewis Pugh completed a one-kilometer swim in the freezing waters of King Edward Cove, 厦门双十中学2020届高三(上)期中考试英语试卷第3页,共10页off South Georgia in Antarctica. He was wearing only his swimming glasses, cap and speedos!Pugh is an advocate for our oceans and seas, working to protect these ecosystems with their large diversity of marine(海洋的) life. When asked why he doesn't wear a wetsuit, Lewis says, "I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If I'm asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message."It took Pugh about 19 minutes to complete the one-kilometer swim in Antarctica where the water averaged about 1.6 degrees Celsius. He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before it starts shutting down. As he swims, his body temperature steadily drops, which in turn causes his muscle control to drop, slowing him down. When he is done with his swim, his support team rushes him to a hot shower and it takes almost an hour for his body temperature to return to normal.Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters. Even expert swimmers who are unused to freezing water can drown within minutes because of the physical shock experienced by the body. Pugh says he trained for six months before this swim.This is not the first time that Lewis has swum in dangerous conditions. In 2007, he swam one kilometer in the North Pole to draw attention to the melting Arctic ice due to climate change. In 2015, he swam in the Bay of Whales in Antarctica's Ross Sea as part of his successful campaign to help set up a marine reserve there.24.Why did Lewis Pugh swim without a wetsuit?A. To win public attention.B. To swim faster.C. To build up his body.D. To show his bravery.25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. His body temperature.B. The water.C. His body.D. The water temperature.26. What's Pugh's advice about swimming in freezing waters?A. One should be expert at swimming.B. One must be adequately prepared for it.C. One should be ready to take on challenges.D. One must be used to long-distance swimming.27. What may be the best title for the text?A. Lewis Pugh: achieving the impossibleB. How to survive a swim in cold watersC. How to prepare for extreme swimmingD. Lewis Pugh: swimming for a causeCYou may have been told before not to be afraid of anything. Fear is often associated with weakness. Fear is something to be avoided.But that's not true, according to Time For Kids magazine. Fear can be good for us.Fear tells us about danger. Without fear, we wouldn't know to run away from a tiger or step back from a cliff.In a study published in the Justice Quarterly journal in August, researchers from Michigan State University said that a healthy fear of crime keeps teenagers away from potentially dangerous people, places and activities.厦门双十中学2020届高三(上)期中考试英语试卷第4页,共10页Fear makes us jump, scream and sweat. But interestingly, sometimes we make ourselves feel fear on purpose. Think about scary books and movies, and also the long lines for a scary roller coaster ride.Margee Kerr, a US sociologist, explained why to Time For Kids.Fear fills our brain with healthy chemical substances, especially endorphins and dopamine, and these things create feelings of happiness and excite us, according to Kerr.In addition, when you're scared, your body produces a chemical which helps people bond with each other."Watch people walking out of a haunted house, and you'll see lots of smiles and high fives," Kerr told Time For Kids. That also explains why schools and companies organize challenging trips and physical activities to build up team spirit.People experience and deal with fear in different ways. If you happen to be a “coward”who gets scared easily, don't worry. There is some evidence that being scared can help a person manage stressful situations. Kerr said that things like giving a presentation in front of your class or performing in a school play help build a sort of endurance to fear that makes us more confident.“You become more comfortable with the physical experience of fear, and so you are better able to work through it during tense situations,” said Kerr.So learn to love your fear. It only grows when we forget how helpful our fear is trying to be.28. What is the article mainly about?A. The benefits fear brings us.B. Different ways to deal with fear.C. People's misunderstandings about fear.D. A new study about fear.29. Why is a scary roller coaster ride helpful to people according to the article?A. It improves people's ability to survive in the world.B. It makes people less cowardly and more confident in life.C. It teaches people how to keep away from things that could be dangerous.D. It causes the brain to produce chemicals that make people happy and excited.30. The underlined phrase “bond with” in Paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to _________.A. pay attention toB. fight againstC. get closer toD. be more careful with31. What is the right attitude toward fear according to the article?A. Learn to enjoy healthy fear.B. Experience it as often as possible.C. Consider it as a sign of weakness.D. Avoid being involved in scary situations.DWestern conservation groups are seeking stricter laws to deal with trade in endangered wildlife, but Dr. Paul Jepson warns that this isn’t the best solution. He specially mentions the case of the Bali starling (八哥). Bringing in tougher laws created unexpec ted outcomes, which contributed to the bird’s extinction in the wild in 2006.He said that the traditional law enforcement (执行) approach that prohibited ownership of the Bali starling in 厦门双十中学2020届高三(上)期中考试英语试卷第5页,共10页the 1980s and 1990s increased rather than reduced the demand for wild-caught Bali starlings. The bird has become a popular gift among the rich of Indonesia, who can gain more status by owning one.Instead, a case-by-case analysis might be needed. Last year, he said, a bird association set up a network of breeders (饲养者) among the owners of Bali starling on the island of Java. By introducing a “crowd-breeding” model, it transformed the bird into a species whose price and source of supply were publicly known. This lessened the status of keeping such birds and thereby reduced their profitability to black market suppliers.Another case was on Nusa Penida, an island southeast of Bali. A Balinese conservation group planned to release starlings on the island. Some tried to block the plan, saying the island was outside the birds’ native zone. Eventually, the Governor of Bali came up with a plan. The starlings were given to a local temple as a ceremonial offering before they were released. This gave the Bali starling status as a “sacred bird”, giving them protection under customary laws. Now the released starlings established a breeding population on Nusa Penida.Dr. Jepson commented, “I do not want to condemn the international approach seeking tighter law enforcement, but this case study shows we should not oversimplify how we respond to the problem of the wildlife trade. There is a growing body of evidence that shows more different approaches are sometimes needed to fit with the local social and political realities. We should tailor solutions on more of a case-by-case basis.”32. What might have sped up th e wild Bali starling’s extinction in 2006?A. The bad natural environment.B. The side effect of strict protection laws.C. The debate over the wildlife trade.D. The popularity of the bird in the world.33. Why was the “crowd-breeding” model introduced?A. To make the Bali starling less profitable.B. To cut off the supply to the black market.C. To increase the demand for the Bali starling.D. To block the strict laws passed by the government.34. What can we learn from the case on Nusa Penida?A. The starlings were protected as a result of stricter laws.B. It is unwise to release starlings outside their native zone.C. The starlings were endangered due to their reduced status.D. Attaching spiritual value to the starlings helps protect them.35. Which of the following will Dr. Jepson probably agree with?A. Stricter enforcement is needed to protect biodiversity.B. Those who seek tighter law enforcement should be blamed.C. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to the wildlife trade problem.D. The problem of wildlife trade should be treated with determination.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。