山西省临汾市洪洞县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题

山西省临汾市洪洞县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟总分：150分一、阅读理解（共20题，每题3分）ATiredofsleepingthroughyouralarmclockringingeveryday?Doyouhitthesnoozebuttonoverandoveragain?Nowwhynottrytheworld’sfirsttalkingrug(小块地毯)alarmclock---Ruggie?Thisnewkindofclockwillnotonlygetyououtofbedontime,butitalsocanrewardyouwithdailymotivationtokeepyououtofbedandstartyourmornings.Onesmallpositivethoughtinthemorningcanchangeyourwholeday.Andthat'sexactlywhereRuggieisdifferentfromotheralarmclocks.DailymotivationRuggiecancheeryouupatonceafteryougetupwithmotivationalsayingsyouhaveset.Motivateyoutofinishyourdailygoals.MoretimeforyourselfWakeupontime，everytime.TheaverageAmericansspend26yearsinbed.Sodon'twasteyourtimeinbedanymore.IncrediblecomfortItismadeofincrediblysoftwoolenmat,whichwillbethemostcomfortablethingyou'veeverlaidyourfeeton.GoodfeelingEasilywakeupontime,andlookforwardtoRuggie'smotivationstoputyouinagoodfeeling.Nomorefeelinglate,rushedandstressed.EasytosetupAllyouneedtodoispluginthebatteriesanditisgoodtogo.Forsettingupsayingsandmusic,youjustneedtoplugitintoacomputerandtheusageofthesoftwarewillturnup.Butremember，ifyouwanttoletRuggiestopwakingyouup,youhavetostandonitforatleastthreeseconds.HurryupandbuyRuggiewithouthesitation.1.What’sthespecialfeatureofRuggie?A.Keepingyoupositivebesideswakingyouup.B.Gettingyououtofyourbedontime.C.Thewoolensoftmaterial.D.Havingnosnoozebutton.2.AccordingtoRuggie’sfunctions,whatcanweinferaboutRuggie?A.Ittakesusers'mentalandphysicalhealthintoconsideration.B.Itmaycauseawasteofenergyduetousingbatteries.C.IthasagoodknowledgeofAmericans'sleepinghabits.D.Itkeepsusersoffstudyandsleepinganxiety.3.IfyouwantRuggietostopringing,whatshouldyoudo?A.Connectitwithyourcomputer.B.Standontheclockforseveralseconds.C.Downloadsoftwarewhenyoubuyit.D.Takeoutofbatteriesimmediately.BIwasatthefuneralofmymother.Shefinallyhadlostherlongbattlewithcancer.Iheardadooropenandshutatthebackofthechurch.Quickfootstepshurriedalongthefloor.Ayoungmanlookedaroundbrieflyandthensatnexttome.Hefoldedhishandsandplacedthemonhislap.Hiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Hebegantosniffle.“I’mlate,”heexplained,thoughnoexplanationwasnecessary.Afterseveraleulogies(悼词),heasked,“WhydotheykeepcallingMarybythenameofMargaret?”“Because,thatwashername,Margaret.NeverMary,noonecalledherMary.”Iwhispered.Iwonderedwhythispersoncouldn’thavesatontheothersideofthechurch.Whowasthisstrangeranyway?“Isn’tthistheLutheranChurch?”“No,theLutheranChurchisacrossthestreet.”“Oh.”“Ibelieveyou’reatthewrongfuneral,Sir.”Theseriousnessoftheoccasionmixedwiththerealizationoftheman’smistakeburstinsidemeandcameoutaslaughter.Icuppedmyhandsovermyface,hopingitwouldnotbenoticed.Sharplooksfromothersonlymadethesituationseemfunnier.Hewaslaughingtoo,asheglancedaround,decidingitwastoolatetoleave.“Idobelievewe’llbethetalkofthetown,”hesmiled.HisnamewasRickand,sincehehadmissedhisaunt’sfuneral,heaskedmeoutforacupofcoffee.Thatafternoonbeganalifelongjourneyformewiththismanwhoattendedthewrongfuneral,butwasintherightplace.Ayearafterourmeeting,weweremarriedatacountrychurch.Thistimewebotharrivedatthesamechurch,rightontime.4.Howdidtheauthor’smotherpassaway?A.Shetookherownlife.B.Shediedinanaccident.C.Shediedofoldage.D.Shediedofacancer.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sniffle”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Sob.B.Sneeze.C.Complain.D.Yell.6.Whosefuneralwasthemansupposedtoattend?A.Hismother’s.B.Histeacher’s.C.Hisaunt’s.D.Hiswife’s.7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howmuchtheauthormissedhermother.B.Whythemanwenttothewrongfuneral.C.Howtheauthorcameacrossherhusband.D.Wheretheauthor’sweddingwasheld.COnlinepurchaseshavesoaredduringtheChineseNewYearholiday.It’sthedeadofwinterinShanghai.DeliverymanLiuJiaandhiscolleaguesstartthedaywhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.WorkingatadistributionpointofashoppingwebsiteinShanghai,theypromisetodeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplaced.“Ibuymostofmygroceryonline,especiallytheheavyitems.It’sconvenientandcheapcomparedtothesupermarketinmyneighborhood,”CustomerChenHongsaid.OrderssuchasthesehaveincreasedfortheNewYear,forcingLiuJiatoworkaroundtheclock.“Theordersareusuallyrice,laundrydetergent(洗涤剂),tissuepaperandsnacks,mostlyfoodandarticlesforeverydayuse,”LiuJiasaid.Accordingtoanindustryreport,China’sB2C(BusinesstoCustomer)onlinesalesaregrowingatanannualrateof25percent.CompetitionbetweenonlinegiantslikeTaobaoandJingdongisnowfiercerthanever.“Theessenceofonlineshoppingisthatcustomerscanbuyproductseasily.Sothecompetitionisabout:firstly,therangeofproducts;secondly,thedepthundereachcategoryofproducts;third,thepriceanduserexperience,”PanBiao,vicepresidentofYHDsaid.E-commerceisoneofChina’sfastestgrowingsectors.It’schangedpeople’sbuyinghabits,andeventheirlivinghabits.Andit’shadahugeimpactontheretailindustry.Tomakeonlineshoppingmoreconvenient,majorsitesareinvestingheavilytobuildpaymentsystemsandlogistics(物流)networks.Onaverage,aretailernowcandelivergoodstothemajorityofcitieswithin3days,andtotownsandmoreremoteareasinthecountrywithinaweek.“Competitionwillproduceanumberofgoodcompanies,makingbetterproductsandservicesthatcustom