安徽省合肥市八校2020届高三英语上册第一次联考英语试题卷（含答案和解析）.doc

1、2020届高三第一次联考英 语第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，共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。AIf youre a design enthusiast, you re sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.SkyPark Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeLocated on the SkyPark above Singapores most famous h

2、otel, Marina Bay Sands, this is the worlds lar-gest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the citys skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge，they face an illusion that theyll float into the sky-line. Its quite a heart-beaten

3、 rush!The Red Pool，The Library Koh Samui, ThailandThis blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samuis Chaweng Beach，the fascinating colour isnt the result of using artificial dye. Rather, the mosa-is tiles(马赛克瓷砖)of orange，yellow and

4、red make the brilliant sight thats set among trees and an open-air library.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool，Region de Valparaiso, ChileThe worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chiles San A

5、lfonso del Mar Resort, this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million litres of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest(115 feet) pool.Y40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme，ItalyThe deepest hotel

6、 swimming pool in the world will make you feel like youre jumping into the sea! The Y40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool，which has special caves，ledges(壁架)and underwater viewing glass, was designed by well-known architect Emanuele Boaretto. Its

7、 meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.21 .What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?A. The water is artificially dyed red. B. The swimming pool is specially dyed.C. The swimming pool is painted red. D. The mosaic tiles make its brilliant color.22. If you want to experience a

8、swimming of real sea water, which one can you visit?A. SkyPark Infinity Pool. B. The Red PoolC. San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool D. Y40 Deep Joy23. What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y40 Deep Joy have in common?A. They both use sea water. B. They are both very huge. C. They are both round-sh

9、aped. D. They are both very deep.BIve come back to check on a baby. Just after dusk Im in a car down a muddy road in the rain, past rows of shackled(戴镣铐的)elephants，their trunks swinging. I was here five hours before, when the sun was high and hot and tourists were on elephants backs.Walking now, I c

10、an barely see the path in the glow of my phones flashlight. When the wooden fence post stops me short，I point my light down and follow a current of rainwater across the concrete floor until it washes up against three large，gray feet. A fourth foot twisted above the surface, tied tightly by a short c

11、hain and choked by a ring of metal spikes(尖刺).When the elephant tires and puts her foot down, the spikes press deeper into her ankle.Meena is four years and two months old，still a child as elephants go. Khammon Kongkhaw，her caretak-er, told me earlier that Meena wears the spiked chain because she te

12、nds to kick. Kongkhaw has been responsi-ble for Meena here at Maetaman Elephant Adventure, near Chiang Mai，in northern Thailand .since she was 11 months old. He said he keeps her on the spiked chain only during the day and takes it off at night. But it s night now.I ask Jin Laoshen，the Maetaman work

13、er accompanying me on this nighttime visit, why her chain is still on. He says he doesnt know.Maetaman is one of many animal attractions in and around tourist-crowded Chiang Mai. Meena s life is set to follow the same track as many of the roughly 3,800 captive(被捕获的) elephants in Thailand. When Meena

14、 is too old or sick to give ridesmaybe at 55，maybe at 75shell die. If shes lucky, shell get a few years of retirement. Shell spend most of her life on a chain.24. Why does the author decide to come back?A. She wants to check a baby elephant, Meena. B. She wants to feed those shackled elephants.C. Sh

15、e wants to release those shackled elephants. D. She knows a baby is in need of help urgently.25. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?A. The author is scared walking in the path. B. Meena is treated badly and very painful.C. Meena only has three healthy legs. D. One of Meena s leg is badly

16、 broken.26. Whats the authors attitude towards those elephants?A. Indifferent. B. Critical. C. Sympathetic. D. Negative.27. We can infer that the purpose of the authors writing is .A. to describe those elephants to attract tourists around the worldB. to appeal to people to care about the fate of tho

17、se elephantsC.to tell readers the story of a baby elephant in Chiang Mai，ThailandD.to tell the reason why the number of elephants is decreasingCWhile many Chinese watched movies at cinemas during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday，Zheng Wei explained the film The Spring Festival to an audience of

18、visually impaired(受损伤的)people at a cinema in Northern Chinas Tianjin.“Fireworks light up the dark on New Years Eve，and children are playing in an open place covered with Snow,”said Zheng to the audience，describing the visual elements of the movie while holding a micro-phone and a scnpt.As the founde

19、r of cinema for the blind in Tianjin，the 55-year-old has insisted on brightening the dark world of the visually impaired in his own way for 11 years.Shao Yuxiang and her husband, who are both blind, are regular visitors of the cinema. She wore an ele-gant yellow sweater to attend the couples signifi

20、cant “movie day”.Since October 2007，the free movies, which are described through audio, start at 9：30 am on the third Saturday of each month. More than 150 movies have been screened to more than 20,000 visually impaired people so far.“The theater is equipped with lights，a sound system，projector, and

21、 a big screen to give the blind a complete and equal movie experience，” Zheng said.In 2007, after having learned that a “cinema for the blind” established by Wang Weili had benefited many visually impaired people in Beijing, Zheng rushed to Wangs establishment for advice. Under Wangs guidance，Zheng

22、built a new cinema in Tianjin and screened The Dream Factory by Chinese director Feng Xi-aogang. It attracted more than 50 visually impaired people from different districts and even suburban areas in Tianjin.Zheng always treats movie selections with seriousness. tie usually chooses Mandarin language

23、 movies with positive themes that reflect modern society. Special movies for certain Chinese festivals are also part of Zhengs selection criteria.“For example，The Founding of a Republic is specially for National Day. Now, films for Spring Festival are on my agenda,” Zheng said.28. How did Zheng Wei

24、help the blind watch movies?A. Zheng Wei helps the blind watch movies clearly by themselves.B. Zheng Wei helps the blind watch movies with a special device.C. Zheng Wei describes the visual elements of the movie to the blind.D. Zheng Wei helps the blind cure their blindness in the cinema.29. What do

25、 the blind think of cinema for the blind?A. No one wants to see movies in it. B. It is welcomed by blind people.C. They still cant benefit from it. D. The ticket price is truly affordable.30. What kind of person do you think Zheng Wei is?A. caring and creative. B. intelligent and modest.C. warmheart

26、ed and brave. D. creative and outgoing.31.Which of the following may be the best title?A.A man who helps the blind people in China.B.A special cinema will open up in China soon.C. How do the visually impaired people watch movies?D. The cinema for the blind that will never close.DDemand for the Chine

27、se tech companys devices(设备)is red hot even though the countrys overall market for smartphones is getting smaller. Huaweis China sales rocketed more than 20% in the final quarter of 2018，and experts say thats partly due to the US governments global campaign against the company.“The latest tension be

28、tween the US and China raised the patriotism(爱国主义)in Chinese consumers,” said Jusy Hong，an analyst at research firm IHS Markit.He pointed out that some Chinese companies encouraged employees to buy Huawei phones late last year. The moves were a gesture of support after the firms chief financial offi

29、cer was arrested in Canada in early De-cember at the request of the United States.Huaweis booming sales show how major parts of its business continue to increase even as the United States tries to persuade other countries to shut Huawei products out of 5G wireless networks and pursues(追究)criminal ch

30、arges against it. The company expects to overtake Samsung as the worlds biggest smartphone maker by next year.Huawei sold 30 million phones in China in the last three months of 2018，nearly three times as many as Apple(AAPL)，according to data published this week by research firms Canalys and IDC. App

31、les sales plunged almost 20%.Huaweis success in China, the worlds largest smartphone market is more than about geopolitics(地缘政治). Chinese consumers love its flagship, high-end phones because they have great cameras, cutting edge phones，Huawei is able to target a bigger market.It also benefited from

32、the troubles this year at ZTE(ZTCOF)，a rival Chinese smartphone and telecom- munications equipment maker. ZTE was banned by the US government from buying vital American parts for months last year.32. Why did Huaweis China sales increase greatly according to the article?A. Because the companys device

33、s are always popular worldwide.B.Because Chinese consumers patriotism was aroused.C.Because the government encourages people to buy Huawei devices.D. Because the countrys overall market for smartphones is getting bigger.33. What can we conclude from the third paragraph?A. Huaweis chief financial off

34、icer was arrested in Canada due to the US s request.B. All Chinese companies showed their support to Huawei with their purchase.C. Jusy long thought the United States arrested Huaweis chief financial officer.D. Jusy Hong thought the arrest of Huaweis chief financial officer is unfair.34. How do you

35、understand the underlined word in the fifth paragraph?A. increased greatly by. B. reduced greatly to. C. dropped greatly by. D. remained steady.35. Why is Huaweis success in China more than about geopolitics?A. Because Huawei has the largest smartphone market in the world.B. Because Huaweis success

36、is only limited within China mainland.C. Because Huawei has the ability to target a bigger market in the world.D. Because Chinese consumers are quite satisfied with Huawei smartphones.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。Have you ever been bored and decided to check social m

37、edia, only to find out that your best friend is at Disneyland, that one of your classmates is eating delicious pizza at your favorite pizza store, and that one of your soccer teammates is climbing the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Have you ever had that feeling that others are ex-periencing things and enjo

38、ying life more than you are? Oh, man! You re missing out! 36 Researchers call that feeling the fear of missing out or FoMO. 37 Its so easy today to see what your friends are doing from the social media. Unluckily，we only have so much time in the day and only so much money to spend on food or enterta

39、inment. It would be impossi-ble for us to enjoy all the name activities we see others take part in on social media.Rather than realizing this basic truth，though，we usually let FoMO lead us to compare our lives with those of others on social media. 38 Why? We know all the sides of our livesboth good

40、and bad. But all we see on social media are the picture-perfect moments others share. 39 FoMO makes us check social media more frequently，leading to addiction and a negative cycle that can be hard to break. Researchers have found that social media and FoMO can cause serious negative re-suits, includ

41、ing feeling of depression，loneliness and boredom. 40 Researchers advise that we stop looking to social media for happiness. Instead, we should focus our attention on our real lives，including the people around us and all the things were grateful for.A. Have you ever experienced FoMO?B. At least thats

42、 what you might think.C. This certainly leaves us feeling dissatisfied.D. So how do we break the cycle and avoid FoMO?E. Over 75% of young people report feeling FoMO from time to time.F. As famous Theodore Roosevelt said，“Comparison is the thief of joy.G. If you let FoMO control you，the only thing y

43、ou11 really be missing out on is your own life.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Although my good job at a large company had made my parents happy，I knew I wanted something differ-ent. The only place I could 41 working was Faceb

44、ook. So I 42 from New York to San Francisco and 43 at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, 44 to find a job in Facebook.A friend who worked there had agreed to 45 me to a few people around the office. But on the way back from a coffee break，I got 46 . I 47 around outside the Facebook building by myse

45、lf, trying to 48 myself that I was able enough to work here. I told myself I had already flown across the 49 and now I just needed to go for it.I sat in the hall of the building for what 50 hours. Finally, at the very end of the day, the director of PR walked out and introduced herself. An hour late

46、r, I left Facebook office even more 51 about the company.A few days later, the 52 I had spoken with called me and said，“We dont have a full time job 53 . But if youre interested in a part-time job, you can come to work here tomorrow.”This was not 54 what Id been hoping for. But I knew that I was pas

47、sionate about the work and the company，so 55 I flew from New. York to San Francisco. A few months later I was 56 a full time job.Now Facebook is 15 times bigger than it was six years ago. If I hadnt made it 57 my nervousness six years ago 1 would never have gotten the 58 .Nowadays whenever Im nervous about 59 , I think about waiting in the hall of Facebook and I en-courage myself to be 60 .41 .A. remember B. imagine C. permit D. recommend42.A. rode B. drove C. flew D. walked43.A. showed up B. took up C. brought up D. broke up44.A. satisfied B. determined C. unw