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1、许昌高中2020届高三上学期第一次考试英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分注意事项： 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。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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
2、将该项涂黑。AWhen Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began to lose his confidence, then depressed. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at a
3、ll.“Why dont you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. Youd better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do?”“Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”Boris began to cyc
4、le around the town and found a suitable piece of waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to win his good fame. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself
5、. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to r
6、epair motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.1. Whats the best title for the passage?A. No Education, No Future.B. The World Is a Money-locker.C. Good Fame Is the
7、 Key to Success.D. Difficulty of Starting a Small Business.2. Which of the following best describes Boriss job hunting experience?A. Boring.B. Surprising.C. Encouraging.D. Disappointing.3. Boris started his career by .A. repairing cyclesB. buying empty shopsC. cycling around the townD. developing a
8、waste ground4. Boris finally chose an empty shop in a place because .A. it was not so expensiveB. he had a lot of old customers thereC. there were good opportunities thereD. he could make good use of his skills thereBFITNESS CENTREThe fitness centre offers a variety of activities for members of all
9、ages throughout the week.Activities for Monday 12 July, 2017:Learn to swim. Classes for preschool children aged five and under start at 10 am. Classes last 30 minutes and parents must attend with their children. Dont forget to book in advance, as places are limited, and to pack some warm clothes for
10、 after the lesson. Womans aerobics (有氧运动). Sessions are for one hour and begin at 10:45 am, led by Melissa. Come along and join us every Monday for an exhilarating hour of exercise and fun. Leave your kids at the nursery and take time out for yourself. Wear a track-suit or something similar.Lunchtim
11、e yoga. Take a break at lunchtime (1:002:00 pm) for an hour of meditation and yoga. Enjoy the peace and quiet of our meditation room, and relaxing sessions designed for active people with busy lives. Use your own mat (垫子) for floor work or hire one from us for a small sum.Family Shootaround. 10:00-5
12、:30 pm. Family Shootaround is open for members and guests to bring the family out for basketball. Half court games are only during this time. There are no full court games during Family Shootaround hours. All participants must sign in at the front desk and wear a wristband during the play.5. When wi
13、ll Melissa be working?A. From 10:00 am to 10:30 am.B. From 10:45 am to 11:45 am.C. From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.D. From 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.6. Which activity may need extra fees?A. Lunchtime yoga. B. Learn to swimC. Womens aerobics. D. Family Shootaround.7. What is the common requirement of the activitie
14、s?A. The need to sign in.B. The need to bring something.C. The need to book in advance.D. The need to become a member.CTwo of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locke
15、r room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be fou
16、nd there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very
17、important was missing, elsethere would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased (停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.What is the answ
18、er to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”T
19、o me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have
20、fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.8. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?A. Wealth results from honest effort.B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.C. For some people, no way can be found to esc
21、ape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.D. The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.9. The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means _.A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your faceB. No pains, no gainsC. Failure is the mother of succes
22、sD. Bread comes from the sweat on your face10. We learn from the passage that the author _.A. was a wealthy person in the communityB. held a positive attitude towards an active lifeC. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed11. What is impli
23、ed in the passage by the writer?A. To use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.DHaving a great collection of books at home doesnt really mean that yo
24、u are a person who loves reading. It may be got from your father or your fathers father, and it can just impress people around you with the fact that you are a person of culture.From my point of view, reading is very important in our daily life. For example, reading is a way of gaining knowledge in
25、different areas. It can help us have a great imagination, and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you dont work in this field. You can express your opinions about a political event because you h
26、ave read something about that.Secondly, reading gives us the possibility to enter the world of imagination. We can imagine what life will be like in the future. Sometimes, we compare ourselves with the people in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve the problems and tell us wh
27、at to do in certain situations. Books are based on real life. Even if writers are considered to be somehow different from common people, they often face the same problems as we all do.In short, I would like to say that literature is the perfect way of enriching our culture, expressing correctly, hav
28、ing a rich vocabulary, being able to understand different fields and really being considered to be a learned person.12. In the authors opinion, a person has many books at home only to _.A. make his house look more beautifulB. show that his father is a learned personC. impress others with the fact th
29、at he loves readingD. show that he is rich enough to collect many books13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?A. Reading a lot is good for writingB. Reading can help us gain knowledgeC. Reading can help us have a great imaginationD. Reading helps us enter the field of politics easil
30、y14. We can learn from the third paragraph that _.A. people in stories are always unbelievableB. books may help us solve problemsC. writers are good at dealing with problems in lifeD. writers often have different experiences in life15. What can be the best title for the text?A. Why Is Reading Import
31、ant in Our LifeB. How Can We Become a Learned PersonC. Different Reading, Different FunctionsD. Having a Good Collection of Books Means a Lot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。Its reported that a male waiter recently poured boiling water over a female customer at a hot p
32、ot restaurant after the woman was caught complaining about the waiters bad service online. 16 The female victim, surnamed Lin, reportedly got into an argument with the waiter, surnamed Zhu, when Zhu refused her repeated request for additional soup for her pot. Lin was rushed to hospital and was diag
33、nosed with severe bums on up to 40 of her body. 17 Many netizens criticized the waiter for being too impulsive and ignoring the possible consequences, but some also accused Lin of being too picky. Meanwhile, some came up with a question worthy of discussion: 18 Many tragedies are caused by arguments
34、 and if the victim can control his or her anger and try to reach a compromise, the tragedies could possibly be avoided. Sometimes so-called “cowardliness” can be a form of self-protection, especially when you are faced with strangers and you know little about their personalities. 19 When they calm d
35、own afterwards, they would regret their “ridiculous” behavior and have to pay the price for the consequencesIn May, a male driver in the southwestern city of Chengdu was captured on film intercepting a womans car and dragging her out of her seat, throwing her on the ground, before cruelly kicking he
36、r several times on the head, simply because the woman suddenly changed lanes in front of his car. 20 Forgive others mistakes and avoid fueling others anger. Accordingly, you may be less likely to suffer from unexpected troubles.A. Will the situation be out of control because of your anger?B. Intoler
37、ance has contributed to lots of violent incidents. C. How to keep ourselves safe when we argue with others?D. The waiter has been arrested for further investigation and trial. E. This incident caused an outcry among netizens and opinion leaders. F. But it is difficult to control our anger when we ha
38、ve conflict with others.G. So next time you deal with conflict, it is more advisable to control your temper and say “sorry” with a smile. 第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，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。When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to 21 a C
39、hristian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my 22 , Aaron invited me to go along. I 23 accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 24 about him. I hesitated (犹豫). Then my husband 25 me to attend the concert, promi
40、sing he would take care of our youngest. Finally, the 26 was made. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many 27 would I have to do something fun with him 28 he went away to college? And how many youth actually would 29 their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens? I would not m
41、iss this opportunity.At the concert, I 30 with Aaron in the third row, putting cotton in my ears to block out the 31 , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they 32 , and never let anyone know how 33 I was to feel the floor shaking beneath my feet. Aar
42、on and his friends were 34 at my enthusiasm (激情).By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed. 35 did my sons teenage years. 36 he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. Whenever I felt 37 , I would think back to the concert we attended
43、 and be thankful once again that I didnt 38 an opportunity to spend time with my son.Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but he often calls just to 39 and tell me about his day. I drop everything and 40 the moment.21. A. join B. take part C. join in D. attend 22. A. argument B. agreement
44、 C. amazement D. disappointment 23. A. hardly B. hurriedly C. suddenly D. happily24. A. crazy B. concerned C. patient D. merciful 25. A. prevented B. refused C. stopped D. encouraged 26. A. concert B. decision C. problem D. promise 27. A. festivals B. yearsC. opportunities D. months 28. A. after B.
45、before C. when D. since 29. A. permit B. advise C. invite D. promise 30. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. jumped31. A. loud B. pleasant C. wonderfulD. sweet 32. A. cried B. stood C. clapped D. laughed33. A. excited B. surprised C. curious D. nervous 34. A. amused B. confusedC. puzzled D. disappointed 35. A
46、. So B. Neither C. Such D. Either36. A. At a time B. In time C. In no time D. By the time 37. A. tired B. lonely C. upset D. worried 38. A. have B. graspC. obtainD. miss 39. A. chat B. notice C. talk D. communicate 40. A. wait B. enjoy C. listen D. spend 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The story happened in ancient times. A king was so clever that he thought of a good way to test 41 his men were reliable.One day, he had a huge rock 42 (place) on a roadway at night. Then he hid 43 (him) nearby and watched carefully to see if anyone would remo