_________位号座 __——————————__装_________号场考 __——————————___订________号学 _____——————————___线____姓名 _________级班———————————— 平罗中学2020学年度第一学期期中考试试卷
高三英语
（本试卷满分150分）
第I 卷 （选择题，共100分）
第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分）
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. Who will hold the meeting?
A. Mr. Smith. B. Mr. Black. C. Mr. Brown. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a shop. B. At the airport. C. In a cinema. 3. When did the man probably leave the gate?
A. At 12:00. B. At 12:30. C. At 13:00. 4. Why does the man listen to music? A. He has already finished his homework. B. He can do his homework more easily.
C. He wants to rest well before doing his homework.
5. How long have the speakers been waiting at least?
A. For half an hour. B. For an hour. C. For an hour and a half. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，共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至8题
6. Why didn’t the woman like her room?
A. It was dark and old. B. It was big and cold. C. It was small and hot.
7. What did the man tell the woman to do?
A. Open the window. B. Close the window. C. Buy a computer. 8. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. They are both very busy. B. The man’s room is also small. C. The man has a computer. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题
9. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Strangers. 10.What kind of books does the man want?
A. Books on art. B. Books on medicine. C. Books on science. 11. How does the man go to the bookshop?
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题
12. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At the man’s home. B. In the man’s office. C. In the classroom. 13. What does the man say about Tom?
A. He works hard. B. He is a lazy boy. C. He can do better. 14. What subjects is Tom weak in?
A. Math and P.E. B. History and science. C. Science and math. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题
15. Where did the young man try to get the old man’s bag? A. In the bank. B. In the street. C. In the shop. 16. When did this happen?
A. At 12:30. B. At 12:40. C. At about 12:50. 17. Where will the woman go?
A. To the market. B. To the police station. C. To the bank. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
18. How far did Daniel have to walk to and from school every day? A. About three miles. B. About four miles. C. About six miles. 19. What decision did Daniel’s family make? A. Daniel should go to another school. B. Daniel should study in the same school. C. Daniel should work for some time. 20. What caused others to admire Daniel? A. His homemade clothes. B. His heavy shoes.
C. Something in his manners and voice 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。
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Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.
Beethoven's music teacher said about him，“As a composer（作曲家）he is hopeless．” What if this young boy believed it?
When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. He once said, ‘‘I remember I used to never