届南宁英华学校高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析.docx

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届南宁英华学校高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析

2020届南宁英华学校高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

The“laughoutloud”faceisofficiallytheworld’smostpopularemoji,accordingtoresearchersfromAdobe（ADBE）whosurveyed7,000usersacrosstheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Germany,France,Japan,Australia,andSouthKorea.

The“thumbsup”emojicameinsecond,followedbythe“redheart”emoji.Theflirtatious“winkandkiss”and“sadfacewithatear”emojisrespectivelyroundedoutthetopfive.

ThesoftwaremakeronThursdayreleasedthefindingsfromits2021GlobalEmojiTrendReportaheadofWorldEmojiDayonSaturday.

Adobe’slatestEmojiTrendreportalsoexaminedthethreemostmisunderstoodemojisintheworld.The“eggplant”symboledgedoutthe“peach”andthe“clown”emojisrespectivelyasthemostconfusingforusers.

Thevastmajorityofemojiusers（90%）believethemodern—dayhieroglyphsmakeiteasierforthemtoexpressthemselves.Eighty—ninepercentofrespondentssaidemojissimplifycommunicatingacrosslanguagebarriers.And67%saidtheythinkpeoplewhouseemojisarefriendlier,funnierandcoolerthanthosewhodon’t.Aslightmajorityofrespondentssaidtheyaremorecomfortableexpressingemotionsthroughemojisthantalkingonthephoneorin—person.Morethanhalfofglobalemojiusers（55%）saidusingemojisincommunicationshaspositivelyimpactedtheirmentalhealth.Seventy—sixpercentofthosesurveyedsaidemojisareanimportantcommunicationtoolforcreatingunity,respectandunderstanding.And88%saidtheyfeelmoreempathetictowardpeoplewhouseemojis.

1.Whatarethethreemostpopularemojisaccordingtothepassage?

A.clownthumbsuplaughoutloud

B.laughoutloudthumbsupwinkandkiss

C.laughoutloudthumbsupredheart

D.thumbsupredheartsadfacewithatear

2.Whichemojiisthemostconfusingoneforusers?

A.Peach.B.Eggplant.C.Clown.D.Winkandkiss.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeofmostpeoplesurveyedtoemojis?

A.Favorable.B.Passive.C.Indifferent.D.Doubtful.

B

Researcherssayspicytomatoescouldsoonbeonthemenuthankstotheriseofgene-editingtechnology.

It'snotthefirsttimethatexpertshaveclaimedtechniquescoulddevelopfruitwithunusualfeatures:

scientistshavealreadybeenlookingatchangingthecolor1ofkiwifruitandbetteringthetasteofstrawberries.

ButresearchersinBrazilandIrelandsaysuchmethodscouldalsoofferpracticaladvantages,withhottomatoesofferinganewwayofharvestingthepungentchemicalsfoundinpeppersknownascapsaicinoids,whichmakefoodtaste“hot”.

“Capsaicinoidsarevaluable.Theyareusedaspainkillersandtherearesomeresearchesshowingthattheypromoteweightloss,”saidAgustinZsogonfromaBrazilianuniversity,aco-authorofanewarticlearguingforthebenefitsofengineeringhottomatoes.

WritinginthejournalTrendsinPlantScience,theresearcherssaypeppersaredifficultcropstogrowandlowproductive.Worsestill,itistrickytokeepthepungencyofthefruitstable.Bycontrast,tomatoproductionishighandtheplantiswell-studied.“Youcouldproducethecapsaicinoidsinamorecost-effectivemanner,”saidZsogon.

Tomatoesandpeppersdevelopedfromacommonancestor,butseparatedabout19millionyearsago.“Allthesegenestoproducecapsaicinoidsexistinthetomato,theyarejustnotactive,”saidZsogon.“Usinggene-editingtechnology,itislikelytoswitchthesegenesbackonintomatoes,makingthefruitmorespecial”,hesaid.

4.Whyarethetomatoesmadehotbytheresearchers?

A.Totestthegene-editingtechnologyB.Toimprovetheamountofthetomatoes

C.Toexplorewaystoharvestmorecapsaicinoids.D.Tomakethetomatoesmoredelicious.

5.Forwhatpurposecancapsaicinoidsbeusedaccordingtothetext?

A.Toputonweight.B.Toeasethepain.

C.Toimprovesleep.D.Tobetterthelook.

6.WhatisZsogon'sattitudetothegene-editingtechnology?

A.Confident.B.Critical.C.Anxious.D.Doubtful.

7.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Anintroductiontogene-editingplants.

B.Creatinghottomatoesbygene-editing.

C.Problemswithcapsaicinoidproduction.

D.Theprocedureofproducingcapsaicinoids.

C

Althoughcomputertechnologyisoftennecessarytoday,usingapenorpencilactivatesmoreareasofyourbrainthanakeyboarddoes.Youcanpotentiallyremembermorebyhandwriting,accordingtoanewstudy.

Thepotentialbenefitsofhandwritingformemoryhavebeendebatedforsometime.Thenewstudysetouttoansweronequestion:

Howdoeshandwritingcomparetousingakeyboardwhenitcomestorememberingnewinformation?

Inall,24participantstookpart.Researchersaskedeachofthemtowritewithapenandtheneachwasalsoaskedtotypeonakeyboard.Whileperformingthesetasks,eachvolunteerworeacapthatheldelectrodesnexttotheirhead.Itlookedsomewhatlikeahairnetfittedwith256sensors.Thosesensorsrecordedtheparticipants'brainwaves.Theelectrodesnotedwhichpartsofthebrainturnedonduringeachtask.Andtheyshowedthatwritingturnedonmemoryareasinthebrainwhiletypingdidn't.

AudreyvanderMeer,thenewstudy'sleader,saysthissuggeststhatwhenwewritebyhand,werememberbetter.“Thisisbecausewritinginvolvescomplexmovementsthatactivatemoreareasofthebrain.Theincreasedbrainactivitygivesthebrainmore‘hooks’tohangyourmemorieson,”sheexplains.VanderMeeralsopointsoutthatwritingbyhandisrelatedtovisualnotetaking.“Ratherthantypingblindly,thevisualnotetakerhastothinkaboutwhatisimportanttowritedown.Then,keywordscanbeinterlinkedbyboxes,arrowsandsmalldrawings,”sheadds.

Thisstudydoesnotrecommendbanningdigitaldevices.Infact,itsauthorspointout,computersandotherdeviceswithkeyboardshavebecomenecessaryinmodernsociety.Keyboardingcanespeciallybenefitthosewithcertainspecialneeds（suchasiftheyhavetroubleusingtheirhands）andtypingbeatswritingwhenitcomestospeed,theyadd.

8.Whywereparticipantsaskedtowearcapsinthestudy?

A.TorecordtheirbrainwavesB.Toinformthemoftheirtasks

C.ToallowthemtofocusonwritingD.Toprotecttheirheadslikehairnets

9.WhatdoesAudreyvanderMeertrytoexplain?

A.WhyhandwritingismorecomplexthantypingB.Whythebrainworkswhenitcomestolearning

C.WhyhandwritinghelpsrememberinformationD.Whykeywordsarehelpfultovisualnotetaking

10.Whatisthestudy'sauthors'viewontyping?

A.Itrelievespeople'shandsB.Itremainsvitalandhelpful

C.ItisnotworthrecommendingD.Itismorechallengingthanwriting

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HowCanYouRememberNewInformation?

B.HandwritingBenefitsHealthintheLongRun

C.ShouldTypingTakethePlaceofHandwriting?

D.HandwritingIsBetterforMemoryThanTyping

D

Idroppedoutofcollegeaftermyfirstyear.Threeyearslater,Ireturnedtocollegeafterhavingbeenstuckinadead-endjob,workingatadepartmentstore.Isawschoolasmywayout.ButIquicklyfoundmyselfupagainstthesameproblemsthathadcausedmetogiveupbefore.Iwasinovermyheadwithcollege-levelalgebra（代数）andaheavyworkloadofreadingandwritinghomework.Inaddition,Iwasstillunsureofmycareer（职业）direction。

Afteraboutaweekincommunitycollege,IwasfeelingthesameupsetandfearI’dfeltafewyearsearlier.Iwasreadytodropoutagain.ThenasmartlydressedwomanwithgreyhairwalkedconfidentlytothefrontofmyEnglishcompositionclass.“Lookatyou!

You’reherebecauseyouwanttochangeyourlivesforthebetter.Andyou’regoingtomakeit!

”

Mrs.Petersdidn’tknowmefromanyoftheother40facesinherclassroom,yetIfeltshewasspeakingdirectlytome.SheknewexactlywhatIwasfeelingandwhatmanyofmyclassmateswereprobablyfeelingaswell,andshelessenedourfears.Icameoutofthatclassmakingupmymindtosucceed.

Havingtroublekeepingupwiththeworkload?

Breakitdownintosmallmanageablepieces,andsetupaschedulethatworksforyou,shetoldus.Professorsteachingtoofastforyoutotakenotes?

Interrupt（打断）themwithaquestionsoyoucancatchuponyournotesbeforetheycontinue,sheadvised.Ifcollegealgebraistoodifficult,dropbacktointroductorycollegemath,shesuggested.AsforEnglishcompositionwhichcanbehardandboring,shegaveusinterestingwritinghomework.

Sheneverletuslosesightofourdreams.“Goforthebest:

you’reworthit”shesaidwhenwegraduated.

Ileftthatcommunitycollegewithhighgradesandwentontodofurtherstudies.Mrs.Peterswouldn’tknowthatwhenshegavethattalk,shemadeahugedifferenceinmylife.

12.Whydidtheauthorgobacktocollege?

A.Hewasoutofajob.B.Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisjob.

C.Hetriedtostarthisownbusiness.D.Hehopedtolearnmoreaboutalgebra.

13.Whattroubledtheauthoratcollege?

A.Hedidbadlyinrecentexams.B.Hewasforcedtoleaveschool.

C.Hefailedtomanagehisstudies.D.Hewasbeatenbybittermemories.

14.HowdidMrs.Petersaffecttheauthor?

A.Byshowingfavortohim.B.Bytalkingwithhimdirectly.

C.Bysettinghimextrahomework.D.Bygivinghiminspirationandskills.

15.WhatadvicedidMrs.Petersoffertoherstudentsontheircareers?

A.Havefun.B.Startsmall.

C.DreambigD.Thinktwice

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项

Empathy,theabilitytounderstandandco-experiencethefeelingsandthoughtsofotherpeople,isprobablyoneofthemostimportantskillsapersoncanhave.____16____

•Humansaresocialanimals.

Thereareveryfewactivitiesthath