广东省实验中学届高三年级第二次阶段考试英语.docx

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广东省实验中学届高三年级第二次阶段考试英语

广东省实验中学2020届高三年级第二次阶段考试

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页。

本次考试全卷满分150分；其中笔试满分135分，用时120分钟。

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第一部分听说考试（满分15分，已测试）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节篇章阅读（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

卡上将该题涂黑。

A

TheMagicTourinLondon

DiscoverthemagicoftheHarryPottermoviesonthisl-daywalkingandstudiotourinLondon.

Highlights：

1.Comprehensivetourbycoach

2.Exploringthelocalstreetsonawalkingtourofthecity

3.Allentrancefeesincluded

4.Informative，friendlyandprofessionalguide

MeetyourguideinLeicesterSquareandsetoffthroughthecitystreetsonfoot.VisitfilminglocationsusedintheHarryPottermovies,includingancientbridgesovertheThamesRiverandKingsCrossStation.

Afterwards,takeaseatinyourair-conditionedcoachforthedrivetoLeavesden，andenjoyabehind-the-sceneslookintotheworldofcinemasonaWarnerBros.Studiotour.Atapproximately4p.m.,youwillbegivenentrytoWarnerBros.StudioforfreetoexploreTheMakingofHarryPotteratyourownpace.You'llhave3hourstoexplorethesetscostumesandprops（道具）thatwereusedintheeightmoviesbasedonJ.K.Rowling'sbookstores.

Whenyourstudiosightseeingtripcomestoanend,meetyourcoachoutsidethestudioforthereturnjourneytocentralLondon.

Pleasenote:

Theorderofthistourissubjecttochange,anditwillbeconfirmedonyoure-ticket.Pleaseensureyouprovideaetelephonenumberorane-mailaddress.

Scheduledetails:

SelectamonthtoviewadayofavailabilityontheInternet

DeparturePoint:

LeicesterSquare,London

DepartureTime:

11a.m.andtimeissubjecttochangeduetolocaltrafficcondition

Returndetails:

Returningatapproximately8-9p.m.intoKingsCrossStation

Duration:

1day

1．Whichplaceisthestartingpointofthetour?

A．Leavesden.B．KingsCrossStation.

C．LeicesterSquare.D．WarnerBros.Studio.

2．WhenwillyoufinishyourvisittoWarnerBros.Studio?

A．About4p.m.B．About7p.m.

C．About8-9p.m.D．About10p.m.

3．Whatisamustifyouwanttobookthetour?

A．AnIDcard.B．Abankaccount.

C．Adiplomaofcollege.D．Contactinformation.

B

Fortheoutsizereputation,SiliconValleyisanarrowthing.ThisinnovationcapitalmainlyconsistsofmanysmalltownsandcitiesontheSanFranciscopeninsula（半岛）squeezedbetweenthecoastalmountainrangetothewestandthebaytotheeast.ItistraditionallymadeupofthetopofSantaClaraCountyaswellastheverybottomofSanMateoCounty.

Notlongago,thisplacewasknownastheValleyofHeart'sDelight,famousforitsplentifulfruityards.Thecircumstancesthatturnedthecountrysideintoatechnologicalcenterhavebeenstudiedcarefully,andmanyhaveattemptedtoreplicatethemagicinSiliconValley.Would-befollowerswouldberighttoconcludethataccesstobasicresearchandstart-upcapital.Butforthepasttwodecades,photographerBethYarnelleEdwardshasbeendocumentingtheoneaspectoftenunnoticedbytheseobservers:

SiliconValley'sbasicallysuburbancharacter.

Edwards'SuburbanDreamsprojectwasbornin1997.“Ifeltlonelyandtrapped,butIrealizedthatthepeoplearoundmereallylovedbeingthere，”sherecalled.ShebeganbyphotographingfriendsandacquaintancesnearherhomeinSanCarlos.Theprojectgrewassheinterviewedhersubjectstounderstandhowtheirenvironmentshapedtheirhopesanddreams.“It'sreallyimportantmethatthepicturesaretruetowhatishappeninginthehome,”shesays.In2016,Edwardsbeganrevisitinghersubjectstoseetheeffectsofthegrowthandthewealth.Butshewassurprisedbyhowlittlehadchangedinthelivesofthosestillthere.

ManySiliconValleynativesdonotrecognizemuchofwhattheyseetherenowadays.It'struethatmodestbungalowshavebeenreplacedbyverylargehouses.Almosteverythingismorecrowdedandmoreexpensive.Butalotwillneverchange.Themainroads－Highway101,theElCamino－arethesame.Sotoothefreestandingoaktreesandgentlehillssurroundedbygoldengrass.Andattheheartofitall,asEdwards'photosillustrate,thesuburbandreamisstillalive.

4．WhereisSiliconValley?

A．OntheSanFranciscoPeninsula.

B．InthecenterofSanFrancisco.

C．OntopofSantaClaraCounty.

D．AtthebottomofSanMateoCounty.

5．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"replicate"underlinedinParagraph2?

A．Replace.B．Copy.

C．Study.D．Report.

6．Whatdidtheprojectfocusonlater?

A．People'shopesanddreams.

B．Thewishoftheacquaintances.

C．SiliconValley'sinfluencesonthelocals.

D．ThetruelifeofthepeoplelivinginSiliconValley.

7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A．WildDream,SuccessfulProject

B．ALivelyCity,AMajorInnovation

C．UnchangingLife,UnchangingDream

D．CrazyChanges,CrazyFollowers

C

Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactor.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly23.6millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddietarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper.Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealth,whichincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.

However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescaleofreviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular（心血管）eventslikeheartattackandstroke.

Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease.Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.

Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokecomparedwithlowestlevels.”Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.

Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific（around500caloriesforevery100grams）andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.

However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofeatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.

8．WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．23.6millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseinthenextfiveyearsaccordingtotheWHO.

B．Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdiseasebesideschocolate.

C．Nowadaysthereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.

D．There'renostudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.

9．Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdiseaseaccordingtothepassage?

A．Eatingchocolate.B．Exercisingirregularly.

C．Unchangeablelifestyle.D．Unhealthydiet.

10．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefindings?

A．Cautious.B．Negative.

C．Doubtful.D．indifferent.

11．Iftheauthorwillgoonwriting,whatislikelytobetalkedabout?

A．Chocolateproductsgreatlybenefitsourhealth.

B．Whenandhowtoeatchocolateisbetterforourhealth.

C．Weshouldreducetheamountofchocolateconsumedinlife.

D．Thewaystoreducethesugarandfatcontentinchocolateproducts.

D

Punks,Ravers，ModsandTeddyBoys.No,thesearen'tsomehotnewbands,butthenamesofanumberofBritishyouthsubculturesfromthelast70years.YouthClub,aUKnot-for-profitorganization,releasedabookearlierthisyearcelebratingmanydifferentsubculturesfromthroughoutBritain'srecenthistory.

“Acatalyst（催化剂）forcreativityontheworldwidestage,BritishyouthculturemovementsfromtheTeddyBoysofthe1950stotheGrimeSceneofthe2000scontinuetoplayapioneeringroleinmusic,fashionandcreativityacrosstheglobe,”itwroteonitswebsite.

Thesesubculturesweretraditionallyawayforyoungpeopletoshowtheirpersonalitiestoothers.WalkingaroundLondoninthe1970swouldhavemeantseeingdozensofyoung“punks”－peopledressedinrippeddenim,leatherjackets,bodypiercingsandwithbrightly-dyedhaironthestreets.Andinthe90s，“ravers”wereyoungpeoplewhothrewall-nightpartiesinabandonedbuildingsorcarparks.

So,whatwasthereasonbehindthesesubcultures?

“OnbothsidesoftheAtlantic,moreandmoreyoungdisappointedteenagerswerelookingforanescapefromtheboredomandrestrictionsofsociety,”wroteIanYoungs，BBCentertainmentreporter.“Unemployment,racialtensionsandsocialchangesaddedfueltotheirfires.”

YouthsubcultureshavealmostdisappearedintheWest.Someexpertsbelievethereasonforthisistheinstantandlow-pricedavailabilityofmusicandclothingintheInternet