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2019-2020学年山东省青岛二中高三（上）期中英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）
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Mr．Selfridge， the Wisconsin-born retailer who left school at 14， rose to become （零售商）
a partner in Marshall Field's， Chicago． Founded in 1852， it was one of the first and most ambitious US department stores． Mr．Selfridge had done well with Marshall Field's． He liked to say， \，\． And he is believed to have invented the phrase \（so many） Shopping Days until Christmas\． When he visited London on holiday in 1906 he was surprised to find most of the city's department stores were no match of their American and Parisian competitors． This led Selfridge to leave the US and establish Selfridges， a department store named after him， at the west end of London's Oxford Street． In Oxford Street， Selfridge's design team shaped an ambitious classical palace building with a wall of plate glass windows．
Opened in 1909， Selfridges offered customers a hundred departments along with restaurants， a roof garden，reading and writing rooms， reception areas for foreign visitors， a first aid room and most importantly， a small army of knowledgeable floor-walking assistants who served as guides as well as being thoroughly instructed in the art of making a sale．
Mr．Selfridge did much to make the department store a destination rather than just a big and comprehensively stocked city shop． It became a place to meet and for ladies to
lunch． Mr．Selfridge later introduced the department store as a key element of the 20th Century culture， and Chaplin acknowledged the growing trend for shopping in the department store in his film The Floorwalker．
1. What can be learned about Mr．Selfridge from Paragraph 1？ ______
A. He was well-educated．
C. He was a gifted businessman． B. He was a modest man． D. He was dishonest．
2. What was Selfridges' most impressive characteristic？ ______
A. The broad choice of goods．
B. The large number of departments． C. The small group of guards． D. The well-trained sales guides．
3. What is the main purpose of the article？ ______
A. To encourage shoppers to spend more． B. To introduce the history of Selfridges． C. To compare different department stores． D. To explain how to start a department store．
B
Petrol cars may still dominate our roads， but their days are numbered． A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US． That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020．
One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been \concerns about running out of juice on a journey． While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems， the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed． Charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA．
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Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years． Not that long ago， electric cars were met with distrust， and their large price tags drove customers away． Thanks to improvements in battery capacity， recharging times， performance and price， the current generation of electric cars are starting to persuade critics． Plug-in cars will soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money． As well as advancements on the road， electric vehicles are taking to the seas and
skies． Electric boats are among the oldest methods of electric travel， having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol-powered
outboard motors took over． Now， the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back． Steps towards electric air travel are also being made， with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery powered planes． The experiments could soon make commercial electric flight a reality． Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions． Were the US to act on the study's findings and replace 87 per cent of its cars with electric vehicles， it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 per cent． However， because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles， they cannot claim to be completely
emission-free． As many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources， electric vehicles will become even cleaner．
4. Which is the best title for this passage？ ______
A. My Dream Car
C. Problems with Petrol Cars B. History of Electric Cars D. Driving into the Future
5. As used in Paragraph 2， the underlined word \．
A. aim B. consequence C. barrier D. step 6. What is the function of Paragraph 4？ ______
A. To introduce the history of electric travel．
B. To explain why the world needs more electric cars．
C. To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used． D. To show why more people have interest in electric cars．
C
What exactly is intelligence？ There aren't any easy answers． Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology， human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science，until now， that is， for the discovery of a gene linked to intelligence has made the experts think again．
Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up． From their research， they have discovered that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a high IQ． Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15． What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136， putting them in the top 5% of the population， while the other group had an average IQ of 103． An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question， while only 16% in the second group did． However， there is a lot more research to be done， and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage． He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence， rather than just one．
Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success， although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this． Professor Michael Rowe， who has written a book called Genius Explained， is one of these． %usually the ones who do best in their careers．\
Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence， IQ isn't
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everything． Many alternative views have been put forward recently． One example is the idea of multiple intelligences， which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner． This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory， including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors in intelligence． Tony Buzan， brain expert and author of Master your Memory， is enthusiastic about this belief， arguing that true geniuses do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence． He lists Alexander the Great， Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as
examples． At the same time， Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence， only if they take the trouble to exercise their brain． Perhaps there's hope for us all! 7. What is the topic of the passage？ ______
A. The relationship between genes and intelligence． B. IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence． C. What makes intelligence． D. How to develop intelligence．
8. Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2？ ______
A. To make a suggestion． B. To prove an idea． C. To draw a conclusion． D. To give an example． 9. What can we learn from the passage？ ______
A. Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors． B. Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common． C. Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career． D. Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence． 10. What does the underlined word \？ ______
A. The development of intelligence．
B. Alternative views have been put forward． C. IQ isn't everything for intelligence． D. The idea of multiple intelligences．
二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分） E-waste is fast becoming a serious global problem． (1) The source of e-waste
We live in a society that constantly produces and consumes electronic products． It is often cheaper to buy new pieces of equipment than to repair old ones． Also， through clever advertising， companies persuade consumers to replace their old TVs， mobile phones and computers for the latest models． E-waste is created when we throw away electronic equipment like this． In the EU alone， about 8.7 million tonnes of e-waste is produced each year． (2) The problem with e-waste
Burying e-waste in landfills or burning it causes serious problems for the environment． (3) These substances can then leak into the ground in landfills or pollute the air when they are burnt． Global recycling schemes （计划）
(4) However， their schemes are not always managed properly and sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana． Here they are often burnt in public areas， which is very bad for people's health． Setting up recycling programs in the countries that create e-waste could solve this problem． E-cycling centres could recycle the parts that we can reuse and properly dispose of the rest． Take-back policy
Another solution to e-waste is to make manufacturers responsible for their used products． This could mean forcing them to take back old products which are no longer wanted． (5) Consuming less
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We can all reduce the amount of waste we produce by buying electrical products only when we have to．
A． In recent years， many countries have started recycling e-waste． B． They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused． C． Sadly， just over one million tonnes is recycled．
D． This report will examine this problem and provide some possible solutions．
E． By resisting the temptation to buy a product just to have the latest version， we cut down on e-waste．
F． Electronics contain dangerous chemicals and metals．
G． Both manufacturers and consumers must accept their responsibilities and make efforts to keep it to a minimum．
11. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F. F G. G 12. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F. F G. G 13. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F. F G. G 14. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F. F G. G 15. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.
E F. F G. G
三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分） My first lesson is at a meeting． As we settle around the table I hear Meg， who is (16) a recent operation， talking to Judith， the manager of our project． \daughters to their dance lessons last week．\，\， \．\ Knowing how (18) Judith's schedule is， with her work， kids and aging parents， I find her driving Meg's children to lessons unbelievably (19)． I am about to say more about this when Donna， another colleague， enters the room (20)． She apologizes for being late， saying she just hosted a lunch for her friends who are over seventy． \，\， (21) how busy she is， how she doesn't like to cook and clean． \，\， waving her hand， \．\， I can still tell the (23) in her voice． She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment offered to her friends． Seeing their (24) to help others selflessly， I start thinking about the concept of \， this peaceful and generous way of living--- had it really been nothing or are they simply saying that？ It (25) to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend (26) a speech she was going to deliver． I (27) her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to make it sound more (28)． After the fifth try， she finally (29) it． She hugged me with (30)， saying thanks to me． I smiled and said it was nothing．
Suddenly， I realized that helping someone was really something to me． I learned that giving from the heart doesn't (31) mean sacrifice and hard work． The (32) is finding something we love to do and finding someone who (33) that something． Our generosity can benefit others(34) ourselves． Once you have a good (35) of it， it's nothing． And it's really something． 16. A. going through
C. recovering from 17. A. guiding B. fetching 18. A. tight B. common 19. A. ridiculous B. eccentric
B. adapting to
D. rejoicing in C. dragging C. strange C. tiresome
D. driving D. practical D. generous
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