佛山顺德凤城中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析.docx

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佛山顺德凤城中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析

2020年佛山顺德凤城中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析

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

Nooneknowswhenthefirstprintingpresswasinventedorwhoinventedit.buttheoldestknownprintedtextoriginatedinChinaduringthefirstmillennium（千年）AD.TheDiamondSutra（《金刚经》）,aBuddhistbookfromDunhuang,ChinaduringtheTangDynasty,issaidtobetheoldestknownprintedbook.TheDiamondSutrawascreatedwithamethodknownasblockprinting（雕版印刷）,whichusedboardsofhand-carvedwoodblocksinreverse.

ItwassaidthatthemoveabletypewasdevelopedbyBiSheng.HewasfromYingshan,Hubei,China,livingfrom970to1051AD.HismethodreplacedpanelsofprintingblockswithmoveableindividualChinesecharactersthatcouldbereused.ThefirstmoveableChineseCharacterswerecarvedintoclayandbakedintohardblocksthatwerethenarrangedontoanironframethatwaspressedagainstanironplate.

TheearliestmentionofBiSheng’sprintingpressisinthebookDreamPoolEssays,writtenin1086byShenKuo,whonotedthathisnephewscameintopossessionofBiSheng’stypefaces（字体）afterhisdeath.ShenKuoexplainedthatBiShengdidnotusewoodbecausethetextureisinconsistent（不一致的）andabsorbswetnesstooeasily.

BythetimeoftheSouthernSongDynasty,whichruledfrom1127to1279AD,bookshadbecomepopularinsocietyandhelpedcreateascholarlyclassofcitizenswhohadthecapabilitiestobecomecivilservants.Largeprintedbookcollectionsalsobecameastatussymbolforthewealthyclass.

1.WhenwasBiSheng’sprintingpressfirstintroducedinhistory?

A.AfterBiShengdiedandhisnephewsownedhistypefaces.

B.WhenbooksbecamepopularintheSouthernSongDynasty.

C.Aftertheblockprintingwasreplacedbythemoveabletypeprinting.

D.WhenTheDiamondSutrawasprintedintoabook.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ShenKuomadegreatcontributionstoprinting.

B.Themoveabletypeprintingwasinventedearlierthanblockprinting.

C.PrintedbookswerehardtogetintheSongDynasty.

D.BytheSouthernSongDynasty,bookshadhelpedpeoplegettohighersocialpositions.

3.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A.ToshowthatBuddhismwaspopularintheTangDynasty.

B.Tointroducetheearlyhistoryofprinting.

C.TomemorizeBiSheng,developingthemoveabletypeprinting.

D.Toindicatetheadvantagesofmoveabletypeprinting.

B

ManyofusweredelightedtolearnthatahighschoolseniorKwasiEninwasacceptedtoalleightIvyLeagueuniversities.Tooursurprise,hewasn'texcitedasexpected,butappearedextracalm.Heannouncedthathewouldrevisittheuniversitiestofindthebestsuitableinmusicormedicine.Healsowantedtocomparetheirfinancialaidpackages.

Kwasi'ssuccessstoryisrare,buthisreactionisnot.Aftertheadmissionlettersarriveathome,studentshave30daystoreallythinkaboutwhatkindofschoolwouldhelpthemgrowasaperson,whichschoolwouldbestpreparethemforthefuture,andatwhichschooltheywouldbehappiest.Andtheyalsohavetothinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordtheschooltheychoose.

Buthowtoanswerthequestionsaboutwhichschoolisthebestsuitableuniversity?

Someyoungpeopleareattractedtolargeuniversitieswithgreatschoolspiritandalistofofferings.Butbesidesthoseadvantages,manyoftheseuniversitiesfocusongraduateworkandresearch,withundergraduatestaughtmostlybypart-timeinstructors.Othersareattractedtosmallerboardingschoolswithdiscussion-basedclasses.Butsomeoftheseschoolswillhavemuchlimitationforstudentswhowantahigh-energycitylifeexperience.

Manystudentstodayseemtothinktheyshouldpicktheuniversitywheretheywillgetthediplomathatwillhelpthemgetthemosthighlypaidjob.Thisisasadmisunderstandingofwhatacollegeeducationshouldprovide.Agoodcollegeeducationshouldpreparethemtoovercomeanydifficultyandthriveinsociety.Ithelpsthemtoformthehabitofcreativemindandspiritthatwillcontinuetodevelopfarbeyondtheiruniversityyears.Sowhenyouchoosecollege,youshouldconsiderifitisfilledwithusefullearningtohelpcreatenewspacesfordifferentpossibilitiesofgrowth.

4.WhatcanweknowaboutKwasiEninfromparagraph1?

A.Hewasfromaverypoorfamily.

B.Hewouldchoosethetopuniversity.

C.Hewastooexcitedtocalmhimselfatthegoodnews.

D.Heconsideredhisinterestswhenchoosinghisuniversity.

5.Whatcanyouinferfromparagraph2?

A.Fewstudentscanbeadmittedtouniversity.

B.ManystudentsfacethechoiceslikeKwasi.

C.Topuniversitiesarethefirstchoiceformoststudents.

D.Americanstudentscanaffordtheiruniversitybythemselves.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“thrive”inparagraph4?

A.FailB.SucceedC.ResearchD.Work

7.Whatshouldthebestuniversitybelikeaccordingtothetext?

A.Verylargeandhavegoodinstructors.

B.Smallboardingschoolswithdiscussion-basedclasses.

C.Itwillofferthediplomatogetthemosthighlypaidjob.

D.Itwillhelpcontinuetodevelopfarbeyonduniversityyears.

C

We'veallhearditbefore：

tobesuccessful,getoutofbedearly.Afterall,AppleCEOTimCookgetsupat3：

45am,FiatCEOSergioMarchionneat3：

30amandRichardBransonat5：

45am﹣and,asweallknow,"theearlybird'scatchestheworm."

Butjustbecausesomesuccessfulpeoplewakeupearly,doesthatmeanit'satraitmostofthemshare？

Andiftheideaofhavingexercised,plannedyourday,eatenbreakfast,visualizedanddoneonetaskbefore8ammakesyouwanttorolloverandhitsnoozetillnextSaturday,areyoureallydoomedtoalesssuccessfullife？

Forabouthalfofus,thisisn'treallyanissue.It'sestimatedthatsome50%ofthepopulationisn'treallymorningorevening﹣oriented,butsomewhereinthemiddle.Roughlyoneinfourofus,though,tendmoretowardbright﹣eyedearlyrisers,andanotheroneinfourarenightowls.Forthem,theeffectscangobeyondfallingasleepinfrontoftheTVat10pmorbeingregularlylateforwork.

Numerousstudieshavefoundthatmorningpeoplearemoreself﹣directedandagreeable.Andcomparedtonightowls,theyplanforthefuturemoreandhaveabettersenseofwell﹣being.

Althoughmorningtypesmayachievemoreacademically,nightowlstendtoperformbetteronmeasuresofmemory,processingspeedandcognitive（认知）ability,evenwhentheyhavetoperformthosetasksinthemorning.Night﹣timepeoplearealsomoreopenandmorecreative.Andonestudyshowsthatnightowlsareashealthyandwiseasmorningtypes﹣andalittlebitwealthier.

StillthinkthemorningpeoplesoundmorelikeCEOmaterial？

Don'tsetyouralarmfor5amJustyet.Asitturnsout,overhauling（全面改革）yoursleeptimemaynothavemucheffect

"Ifpeoplearelefttotheirnaturallypreferredtime,theyfeelmuchbetter.Theysaythattheyaremuchmoreproductive.Thementalcapacitytheyhaveismuchbroader,"saysOxfordUniversitybiologistKatharinaWulff.Ontheotherhand,shesays,pushingpeopletoofaroutoftheirnaturalpreferencecanbeharmful.Whentheywakeearly,forexample,nightowlsarestillproducingmelatonin（褪黑素）."Thenyoudisruptitandpushthebodytobeinthedaytimemode.Thatcanhavelotsofnegativephysiologicalconsequence."Wulffsays,likeadifferentsensitivitytoinsulinandglucose（葡萄糖）whichcancauseweightgain.

8.Whatdoestheauthordointhefirstthreeparagraph？

A.raisingtheproblem→analyzingtheproblem→solvingtheproblem

B.leadinginthetopic→challengingaviewpoint→discussingaboutthetopic

C.presentingaviewpoint→providingsupportingproofs→makingaconclusion

D.introducingaviewpoint→raisingthequestion→presentingauthor'sviewpoint

9.Whatcanweknowfromthe4thand5thparagraph？

A.Morningtypestendtohavecleargoalsandbettermood.

B.Tobeatnight﹣timepeopleaskthemtodomathcalculationinthemorning.

C.Nightowlstendtosacrificetheirhealthfortheirwealth.

D.Neithernightowlsnormorningpersonsperformbetterthanthemiddleones.

10.WhichofthefollowingdoesKatharinaWulffsupport？

A.Don'tfallsleepinfrontoftheTV.

B.Avoidbeingregularlylateforwork.

C.Stopsettingyouralarmfor5am.

D.Betternotoverhaulyoursleeptime.

11.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle？

A.Toexplainwhysomepeoplearemoresuccessful.

B.Tocomparethedifferencesbetweenearlyrisersandnightowls.

C.Toadvisepeopletogetupneithertooearlynortoolate.

D.ToargueagainstthisviewthattheCarlybirdcatchestheworm.

D

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