2019-2020年高三第一次联考 英语试题 含答案

30

分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（

A

< br>、

B

、

C

和

D

）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。

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town

in the

16

of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no

17

differences between my

home country and my

18

. I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at

19

different the two

countries could be.

The United States is

20

in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (

巨大的

) and so

are the people who

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and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (

份额

) often

22

to

me to be big enough for three or four people. I once

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a baked potato which turned out to

be bigger than my head! This was a big

24

for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to

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smaller differences like the culture

of

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in

restaurants.

In

Australia

we

don’t

tend

to

give

a

tip

27

the

service

has

been

really excellent. In the US you tip for

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everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop

assistants

29

to

be

given

15

percent

of

the

bill,

although

in

places

30

New

York

or

Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

31

,

I

also

became

more

wary

(

谨慎的

)

of

believing

the

stereotypes

(

成见

)

I

had

heard

at

home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.

Despite

this,

certain

stereotypes

about

places

did

seem

to

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true

for

me.

There

is

an

immense

(

强烈的

)

sense

of

speed

in

New

York.

Everyone

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to

and

fro,

and

very

seldom

takes time to

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the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians

are

laid

back.

Even

in

a

major

city

like

Sydney,

we

“Aussies”

take

time

to

“stop

and

smell

the

roses”

---very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (

驾驭

) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But

I took up that

35

and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

16.

A. heart

B. city

C. center

D. suburbs

17.

A. cultural

B. commercial

C. economic

D. scientific

18.

A. home town

B. departure

C. location

D. destination

19.

A. how

B. why

C. however

D. where

20.

A. big

B. modern

C. small

D. fashionable

21.

A. travel

B. survive

C. live

D. serve

22.

A. happened

B. seemed

C. proved

D. managed

23.

A. brought

B. ordered

C. designed

D. fetched

24.

A. laughter

B. pleasure

C. shock

D. embarrassment

25.

A. prefer

B. notice

C. tell

D. appreciate

26.

A. serving

B. tipping

C. donating

D. toasting

27.

A. unless

B. if

C. when

D. since

28.

A. rarely

B. mostly

C. almost

D. hardly

29.

A. try

B. wait

C. think

D. expect

30.

A. like

B. along

C. for

D. in

31.

A. So

B. Therefore

C. However

D. But

32.

A. come

B. become

C. turn

D. get

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A. walks

B. drives

C. wanders

D. rushes

34.

A. depend on

B. reflect on

C. spy on

D. watch on

35.

A. experience

B. job

C. challenge

D. business

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（

< br>A

、

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars. From “Easy Street”

(1917) to “Modern Times” (1936), he made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time.

He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp. The Little Tramp, a well

meaning man in a raggedy suit with cane, always found himself wobbling into awkward situations

and strangely wobbling away. More than any other figure, it is this kind- hearted character that we

associate with the time before the talkies (sound films).

Born in London in 1889, Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907.

Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes”, the young Chaplin toured the country twice.

On his second tour, he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Studios to act in films. In

1914 Chaplin made his first one-

reeler, “Making a Living”. That

same year he made thirty-four more

short films, including “Caught in a Cabaret”, “Caught in the Rain”, “The Face on the Bar

-Room

Floor”, and “His Trysting Place”. These early silent shorts allowed very little time for anything but

physical comedy, and Chaplin was a master at it.

Though Chaplin is of the silent movie era, we see his achievements carried through in the films

of

today.

With

the

appearance

of

the

feature-length

talkies,

the

need

for

more

subtle

acting

became apparent. To maintain the audience’s

attention throughout a six-reel film, an actor needed

to move beyond constant comedy. Chaplin had demanded this depth long before anyone else. His

strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the

way to a new, more sophisticated, cinema.

36. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. “The little Tramp” was the only character that Charlie Chaplin acted.

B. Charlie Chaplin signed to Keystone Studios in 1906.

C. Charlie Chaplin made five short films in 1914.

D. Charlie Chaplin has a great effect on today’s sound film.

37. What is the right order according to the passage?

a. Charlie Chaplin made the film “ Easy Street”.

b. The film “Caught in the rain” was made.

c. Charlie Chaplin first visited America.

d. Charlie Chaplin met Mack Sennett.

e. “Modern Times” was made.

A. d, c, a, e, b

B d, c, b, a, e

C. c, d, b, a, e

D. c, d, a, b, e

38. Which word can best describe Charlie Chaplin according to the passage?

A. lovable

B. kind-hearted

C. strict

D. awkward

39. What do you think is the passage about?

A. Life of Chaplin

B. Works of Chaplin

C. Characters of Chaplin

D. An introduction of Chaplin

B

Being that I worked in a grocery store for 7 years, I know quite a bit about impulsive purchases.

In fact, I helped (sadly to say) push certain products by placing them in a certain fashion. Through

said experience, I tend to know some of the best ways to counter the impulsive nature of buying

things that are unnecessary.

The following is a 3-

point list to counter the need to buy something shoved in your face…

Don't bring the kids.

You wouldn't believe (or maybe you parents would) how much more junk parents buy for their

kids

that

is

completely

impulsive.

Working

as

a

checker

at

a

grocery

store,

I

quickly

learned

that

most of the time kids were with their parents, the parents would buy something else within 10 feet

of the check stand.

Bring exact cash.

I like to use my debit card because I am able to track every penny better, but holding and letting

go

of

cash

is

much

tougher

for

me

personally.

So,

if

I

am

going

through

a

tough

time

budgeting

properly, I will bring the allotted (

限定的

)amount of cash to the place of business and only allow

that to be used.

Ignore salesman.

If you are at a department store and someone asks if you need help, try to ignore their push as

much as possible. Sure, if you know nothing about laptops, get their advice, but even then I suggest

doing

your

research

pre-shop.

Salesman

could

care

less

what

you

want.

It's

all

about

what

their

quota or commission is. Ignore them.

40. Why does the author write the passage?

A. To talk about her own shopping experiences.

B. To give readers some advice about resisting buying unnecessary things.

C. To complain about some bad experiences.