辽宁省六校协作体届高三上学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省六校协作体届高三上学期开学考试英语试题

2019—2020学年度上学期省六校协作高三期初考试英语试题

命题校：

丹东四中命题人：

贾凤玲校对人：

姚兰

本试卷分三部分，卷面分数120分。

总分150分。

考试用时100分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AmazingStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans

◆Horsesarepickyeaters

Horseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils（鼻孔）,theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan’tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows,eatingonlythetastiestgrasses,expertssay.

◆Whalesaysthanks

In2011,awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward,inanhour-longdisplayofthanks,thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.

◆Pandasliketobenaughty

Isthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda,exceptmaybeahumanbaby?

Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawofduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.

◆Acathonorsitsowner

Papertowels,andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo,adevotedthree-year-oldgray-and-whitecat,hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo’sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold,andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway,Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery,andnow“standsguard”atthegraveforhoursatatime.

21.Whatcanhorsesdotopickthemostdeliciousgrasses?

A.Feelthem.B.Smellthem.C.Observethem.D.Tastethem.

22.Whichanimalfeelsshywhenfacingstrangers?

A.Thewhale.B.Thehorse.C.Thepanda.D.Thecat.

23.Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyhaveagratefulheart.B.Theyarequiteclever.

C.Theyareactiveandlovely.D.Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.

B

Hundredsofvillagerstookmattersintotheirownhandsbydiggingmilesoftrenches（沟壕）toinstalltheirowncables（电缆）.ThetinyvillageinMichaelston-y-Fedw,withapopulationof300,clubbedtogetherafterbeingunabletodownloadfilms,streammusicorconnecttoonlinebanking.Farmers,teachersandeventhevillagepubownersputinthousandsofhoursofvolunteeringtodigmilesoftrenchesandnowhavesuperfastbroadband（宽带）.

Theprojectcostaround￡250,000withvillagerspaying￡150,000oftheirownmoneytosecuretheirsuperfastconnectionspeed.Theywerealsoabletoobtain￡100,000fromEUfundingandtheWelshGovernmentAccessBroadbandCymruscheme.

TheideawasproducedinthelocalpubwhenvillagerswerecomplainingabouttheirWi-Ficonnections.BenLongman,owneroftheCefnMablyArms,said,“WewereinthepubandwewereallcomplainingabouthowbadtheWi-Fiwas.Ihadjustpaidforhighspeedbroadbandandrealizeditwouldnotwork.”

Oneoftheorganizers,CarinaDunk,61,saiditwasfantasticwhatthevillagehadachieved.Shesaid,“Itusedtotakeafewdaystodownloadafilm;nowittakeslessthanaminute.Communitieshavetendedtobemoredistantandseparatedbutnothereanymore.Sometimeswehavetotakeastepbackandachievesomething.”

Ayearaftertheproject,mostofthe300villagersarenowunitedina1,000mpsbroadbandconnection.

However,RichardRaybould,59,isstillwaitingforhishousetobeconnectedontheedgeofthevillageandsaidhecannotwait.Hesaid,“Itisamazingwhatskillspeopleinthecommunityhave.Thereareexpertsandfarmerswhodigtrenches.Ihavemetatleast30peoplewhoIhadneverspokentobefore.”

24.Whatcanwelearnaboutthevillagers?

A.TheyhadnoaccesstotheInternet.

B.Theyusuallydidn’thavemuchfreetime.

C.Theydidn’tknowhowtousetheInternetcorrectly.

D.TheyconsideredtheirInternetconnectiondisappointing.

25.Tohavetheirowncables,thevillagershadto_______.

A.partlycoverthecost

B.employworkerstodigtrenches

C.donate￡100,000toEUfunding

D.getthelocalgovernment’spermission

26.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodobymentioningCarinaDunk’swords?

A.Explainthecauseoftheproject.

B.Explaintheprocessoftheproject.

C.Showthebenefitsfromtheproject.

D.Showthevillagers’attitudestowardtheproject.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.VillagersobtainaccesstotheInternet

B.Villagersdreamofsuperfastbroadband

C.Villagersvolunteertoinstallsuperfastbroadband

D.VillagersaresufferingfrombadWi-Ficonnections

C

Forstudents,collegeisaseriesofdisconnectedexperiences:

theclassroom,thedorm,theathleticfield,andtheinternship（实习岗位）.Yettheemployerstellmewhatgetscollegestudentshiredistheabilitytotranslatewhattheylearnedinoneplace（theclassroom,forexample）toanotherthatisfardifferentfromwheretheyoriginallylearnedaconcept（aprojectonaninternship）.

Educatorscallthis“transferlearning”—theabilitytosummarizekeyprinciplesandapplytheminmanydifferentplaces,whichbecomesmoreimportantastheskillsneededtokeepupinanyjobandoccupationcontinuetochangeinthefuture.Ourabilitytodrivealmostanycaronthemarketwithoutreadingitsmanual（手册）isanexampleofknowledgetransfer.

Theconceptsoundssimpleenough.Buttoday’sstudents,facedwiththeconstantpressuretoprepareforstandardizedtests,rarelyhavethechancetolearnthroughproblem-solvingortobeinvolvedinprojectsthatimproveskillsthatcanbeusedinvarioussettings.

Inresponsetodemandsfromstudents,parentsandemployers,collegesanduniversitiesareaddinghands-onexperiencestotheundergraduatecurriculum.

ArizonaStateUniversity,whereI’maprofessorofpractice,istestingacurriculumacrossadozenmajorsinwhichstudentslearnnearlyhalfofthesubjectmatterthroughgroupprojects.Engineeringstudentsmightbuildarobotandlearnthekeyprinciplesofmechanicsandelectronicsduringtheproject.Thehopeisthatstudentswillbemoreinvolvediftheoriesfromtheclassroomareimmediatelyappliedintheoutsideworldinsteadofyearsafterstudentsgraduate.

What’stheproblemwiththehands-onlearningexperiencesbeingaddedbycollegestotheundergraduatecurriculum?

They’reoftennotaccompaniedbytheguidancethatstudentsneedtohelpthemtransferwhattheylearn.Sostudentsbecomeadeptskilledinjobinterviewsatdescribingwhattheydidduringaproject,buttheyhavedifficultytalkingaboutwhattheylearnedandhowtheycanapplythattowheretheywanttowork.

28.WhyistheabilitytodrivementionedinParagraph2?

A.Toshowthateverythingischanging.

B.Toprovethatdrivingabilityisimportant.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofpracticalskills.

D.Toexplainthemeaningoftransferlearning.

29.Whatpreventsstudentsfromgettingtheabilitytotransferknowledge?

A.Variousschoolprojects.B.Toomuchstressfromtests.

C.Theirlackoftheoryknowledge.D.Theirunwillingnesstosolveproblems.

30.Whichmayarousestudents’interestinschoollearningaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Seeingwhattheyhavelearnedisapplied.

B.Teacherschangingthewaylecturesaregiven.

C.Focusingonthekeyprinciplesofeverysubject.

D.Teachersexplainingtheoriesinaninterestingway.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehands-onlearningexperiencesincolleges?

A.Theyareeffective.B.Theyareunnecessary.

C.Theyshouldbeimproved.D.Theycostalotoftime.

D

Whyarephotosandvideosofcatshigh-fivingsuddenlypoppinguponsocialmedia?

AskJacksonGalaxy,wholaunchedCatPawsitivelastyear,aprogramthatencouragesanimalshelterstoteachcatshowtodotrickstomakethemmoreattractiveforadoption.

Theideaissimple.Akittythatcansitoncommandorgiveahighfiveshowsthatitcanlistentoinstructionsandconnectwithothers.Ahighfivecanmakeashycatopenup,Galaxysaid.

“Biglifechangescanleadtocatslosingtheirconfidence,andwehelpthosecatstofeelmoreconfidentandtofeelsafeinteractingwithnewpeople.”ChristieRogero,programmanagerforCatPawsitive,said.

AndStephenHoldeman,trainingmanagerattheKCPetProject,added:

“Allweneedtotrainacattodotricksistherightamountofpatience,timingandmotivation.”Heusesatechniquecalled“operantconditioning（操作性条件反射）”,whichassociatesacat’sactionwithgettingarewardsuchasafavoritefoodortreat.

Healsousesaclicker—atrainingdevicethatmakesaclickingnoise.“Intheinitialstage,wegetthecatusedtotheideathatwhenithearsthesoundoftheclicker,oneofitsfavoritetreatsappears.Afterwehavebridgedthesetwoideastogetherwecanusetheclickertoreinforcedifferentactionsthecatdoestoletitknowthatifitrepeatstheaction,itwillgetatreat.”

Afterseveralrepetitions,thecatstartstolinkeverythingtogether.Nowallyouneedtodoisletyourextendedhandbethetarget,andwe’vegotahighfive.

32.Accordingtothetext,howcanlearningtricksbenefitcatsatanimalshelters?

A.Itisagoodwayforshelterstoraisemoney.

B.Itallowsthemtopickupskillstostaysafe.

C.Ithelpstheminteractmorewitheachother.

D.Ithelpsthembuildconfidenceandgetadopted.

33.Accordingtothetext,whatshouldbedonefromthestarttotraincatstolearntricks?

A.Teachingthemdifferentactions.

B.Teachingthemhowtouseaclicker.

C.Makingthempatientenoughtorepeatactions.

D.Helpingthemconnectthesoundofaclickerwithtreats.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inparagraph6probablymean?

A.