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学年高三英语上学期开学考试试题VIdoc
2019-2020学年高三英语上学期开学考试试题(VI)
第一部分听力部分(略)
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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.
SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCape.Town,afterjumpingintoaporcelain(瓷器)candlestick(烛台)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.
Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.
AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot"first-classtreatment",sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad'sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.
“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”
OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.
“We'vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestickandwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.
21.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout.
A.AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B.Asiantoadscan'tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.
C.WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D.SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.
22.Whatwould/mighthappenifthetoadwerereleasedintothewild?
A.ItwouldmakethelocalsfeelshockedB.Itmightharmthenativespecies
C.ItwouldloseitslifeinthewildD.Itmightfleeintoanothercountry
23.WhywasthetoadabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive?
A.BecauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB.Becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinter
C.BecauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD.Becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance
24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentally.B.NoonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica.
C.Acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoad.D.Droughtsmaketoadslivelonger.
B
Facingincreasingpressuretoraisestudents'coresonstandardizedtests,schoolsareurgingladsworkharderbyoffering-themobviousencouragements.HappyMealsareatthelowendofthescale.Withthehelpofbusinesses,schoolsarealsogivingawaycars,iPods,seatstobasketballgames,and—inagrowingnumberof.cases—cold,hardcash.Theappealofsuchprogramsisobvious,buttheconsequencesoftryinggradestogoodsarestilluncertain.It'sbeenacommontraditionmmiddle-classfamiliestorewardtopgradeswithcashasawaytoteachthatsuccessinschoolleadstosuccessinlife.Butformanydisadvantagedminoritychildren,thelong-termbenefitsofgettinganeducationarenotsoclear,accordingtoexperts.
Nooneknowsforsuehowwellcashandotherbig-ticketrewardsworkineducationinthelongrun.Butthereareplentyofconcernsthatthiskindofpracticecouldhavenegativeeffectsanlads.VirginiaShilleraclinicalpsychologistsaysthatit'sworthexperimentingwithcashencouragementsbutthattyingthemtosuccessonatestisnotaworthwhilegoal.“I’dratherseerewardsbaseoneffortandresponsibility—thingsthatwillleadtosuccessinlife,”shesays.
Evenifrewardsdon'tleadtoindividualachievementonatest,theycouldhaveameaningfuleffectintheschool.CharlesMcVean,abusinessmanandphilanthropist(慈善家),startedatutoringprogramwhichpayshigher-achievingstudents$10anhourtotutorstrugglingclassmatesanddividethemintoteams.Duringthecourseoftheyear,studentsbondandcomplete.Theteampostingthehighestmathscoreswinsthetopcashprizeof$100.McVeancallsthecombinationofpeertutoring,competitionandcashencouragementarecipefor"nothinglessthanmagic".
Foritspart,theSeminoleCountyPublicSchoolssysteminFloridaplanstocontinueitsreportcardencouragementprogramthroughtherestoftheschoolyear.ThelocalMcDonald'srestaurantshelpthepoordistrictbypayingthe$1600costofprintingthereportcard.ReginaKlaers,thedistrictspokeswoman,saysmostparentsdon'tseembotheredbytheHappyMealrewards."Therearemanywayswetrytourgestudentstodowell,andsometimesit'sthroughthestomach,andsometimesit'stheresponsibilityofstudentswinningacar,"shesays."Onesizedoesn'tfitall."
25.Accordingtothetext,itisacommonpracticeforschoolsto.
A.offerfreemealstostudentswithhighscoresB.tiestudents'gradestomaterialrewards
C.educatestudentstoformabusinesssenseD.cooperatewithbusinesstoimproveteaching
26.Accordingtothetext,thelong-termresultsofgivingstudentscashasrewardsineducationare_____.
A.negativeB.optimisticC.uncertainD.disappointing
27.ThetutoringprogramrunbyCharlesMcVean_____.
A.hiressomeexcellentteacherstoteachthestrugglingstudents
B.hasmeaningfuleffectininspiringstudents'enthusiasmonstudy
C.isaprogramcombingtutoring,competitionandfuturejoboffers
D.rewardsthestudentwiththehighestscoreswithcashprizeof$100
28.WecanlearnthatinSeminoleCounty_____.
A.therearevariouswaystoinspirestudentstostudyhard
B.manyparentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeHappyMealsrewards
C.thelocalMcDonald'srestaurantsprovidetherewardsforthepoorstudents
D.peoplearesearchingforagood-for-allmethodtourgestudentstodowell
C
Bringanygroupofbusinessownersormanagerstogether,askthemthebestwaytopromotetheirorganizations,andyouwillgetdifferentanswers.Thatcomesasnosurprise.Whenitcomestopromotingabusiness,tryingtofindasinglechoiceisrarelywise.Youwillseebusinessownersandmanagerstryradioadvertising.Whenthatdoesn'tproducetheresultstheywant,they'llchangetosenddirectmail.Whenthatdoesn'tcreateajumpinsales,theywillbuyTVcommercials.Whenthatfallsshortoftheirexpectations,theywilltryanewonlinestrategy...anditgoesonandon.
Formostcompanies,thebestapproachisamixofdifferentchannels,organizedinwaysthatalloweachtobuildupontheothers.Thechannelthatwillworkbestinagivensituationdependsonalotoffactors,includingthecompanyitself,itsaudience,themessagebeingconveyed,theenvironment,andmanymore.
Justthatradioworkedwellforacompany'slasteffortdoesn'tmeanthatTVadvertisingwouldn'tbeabetterchoicethistime.Ormaybetherightchannelisdirectmail.Thereisnosimpleanswer,becausetheresomanyvariables.Ifyouraudienceisbroad,thenmayberadioornewspaperadvertisingistherightchoice.Ifyouaretargetingacarefullydefinedgroup,suchasformercustomers,directmailoremailwillprobablyperformbetter.
Theretwoimportantlessonshere.Thefirstisnottoconcentrateontryingtofindasinglechannelthatwillserveallofthecompany'sneeds,becauseitjustdoesn'texist.Thesecondlessonisthatbeforeyouspendthefirstdollartopromoteyourbusiness,youneedtodomorethanalittlelearning.Youwillreallyneedtounderstandyourcustomers,yourmarketplace,yourcompetitors,andtheenvironmentsinwhichyoudobusiness.Andyouneedagoodunderstandingofwhatmakesonemarketingchannelrightforonesituation,butnotanother.
29.Whatisthebestwaytopromoteabusiness?
A.Usingachannelthatservesallofyourbudget.B.Puttingadsonvariouschannelsatthesametime.
C.Creatinganadthatappealstoallyourcustomers.D.Advertisingonachannelavailabletoconsumers.
30.Whenitcomestochoosinganadforabusiness,weshould_____.
A.stayawayfromTVadvertisingB.chooseitbasedonthespecificsituation
C.advertiseontheradiooronthenewspaperD.chooseitaccordingtoyourcustomers'budget
31.Beforedecidingonamarketingchannel,youneedto_____.
A.askforyourcustomers'adviceB.comparedifferentadverting
C.realizetheproblemswithyourbusinessD.makeresearchaboutallrelatedfactors
D
Manyofusknowwhatitfeelsliketobeanoutsideinhighschool.Somegiveintothepressuretofitin;othersremain"onthebottomofthesocialfoodchain".However,AlexandraRobbins,theauthorofthebookTheGeeksShallInheritTheEarthbelieveswhatmakespeopleunpopularinhighschool,mainlyanunwillingnesstoobey,tendstotranslateintosuccessasanadult.
Robbinshasspentthepastdecadeanalyzingthebehaviorofhighschoolstudents.Shefoundthethingsthatmakeastudentdifferentmakethematarget.Butinadulthoodandoutsideoftheschoolsetting,thethings"thatmakeyoudifferentmakeyouinteresting,fun,andoftensuccessful,"shetoldtheUK'sDailyMail.
Sheresearchedthequalitiesthatpeoplefoundmostvaluableinadults.Thetopqualitiesare:
creativity,free-thinking,vision,authenticity,self-awareness,honesty,curiosity,loveoflearning,andcourage.“Thosearequalitiesthatarefarmorelikelytobefoundinschooloutsidersthaninthepopularkids,”shesaid.
AccordingtoRobb