届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析.docx

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届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2020届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

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

MywifeHilaryandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwesawabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.

Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!

Thebearisrightbehindus!

"Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedbackthesignofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.

Iheldmycameratripod（三脚架）inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.Iknew1wouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.

Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:

Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.

Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.

Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestlingwiththebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowards-theforest,beforereturningforanotherattackthefirsttimeIfeltpanic.

Obviouslysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I'mproudthatmyfamilyremainedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.

1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenfacedwiththebrownbear?

A.Fearfulbutconfident.B.Nervousbutbrave.

C.Upsetbutdetermined.D.Awfulbuthopeful.

2.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit

A.gotinjuredB.feltsafe

C.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera

3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A.Weshouldkeepcalmwhentroublescome

B.Weshouldrisetothechallengewhenfacedwithdifficulties.

C.Weshouldnotriskourselvesinsomedangerousareas.

D.Weshouldlearntotakeadvantageofanythingathandwhenintrouble.

B

Theskyisdazzlinglyblue,andthesunshinesontheheadofgargoyle（滴水嘴怪兽）ofthePonteNeuveinParis,nearwhereMrJérômeGalaishasbeenpeddling（叫卖）dustyclassicbookstocountlesstouristsformorethan30years.

Innormaltimes,ParisiensandtouristsfromaroundtheworldwouldbelookingaroundJérômeCallais’sgoodscasually,and230otheropen-airbooksellersgoalongtheleftandrightbanksoftheSeinefornearlyfourmiles.

ButaslockdownbanstocontroltheCOVID-19pandemickeepvisitorsintrouble,thebooksellers’livelihoodisrapidlybeingputindanger.Manyareworryingitmaybethefinalperiodforacenturies-oldmétierthatisregardedasalandmarktoParisastheLouvreandNotreDame.

Saleshavedecreasedanaverageof80percentthisyear,Mr.Callaissaid,throwingmanybooksellersintodangerousstraits.Butsomebooksellerswanttowork.Theyareeagertokeepatraditionthatdatestothe16thcentury.Manyoftoday’sbooksellersareretiredpeoplelivingonpensions（养老金）whoarecollectorsofliteratureandmagazines.

Agrowingnumberofpeopleintheir30sand40shavejoinedtheirranks,whoareattractedbythefreedomofworkingoutsideanofficeinrainorshine.

Evenbeforethepandemic,thebooksellerswerefightingwiththeculturalchangeslikethefactthatpeopledon’treadphysicalbooksasmuchastheyusedto,iftheydo,oftenturntoAmazontobuythem.

4.Whatmainlycausesbooksellers’livingdifficulties?

A.Thecompetitionamongbooksellers.

B.Thepopularityofphysicalbooks.

C.Thefutureofbookbusiness.

D.Lockdownbans.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“straits”meaninParagraph4?

A.Banks.B.Situations.C.Channels.D.Traditions.

6.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer________.

A.MrGalaishasbeenonlysellingtheclassics

B.retiredbooksellersgetusedtogatherliterature

C.youngpeopleenjoytheworkingstyleofsellingbooks

D.booksellerstrytopreventthebookindustryfromending

7.Wherecanthepassagebefound?

A.Inanovel.B.Inahistorybook.

C.Inamagazine.D.Inatextbook.

C

Recently，asIwatchedmysonNathanplaybasketballforhishighschoolteam，Iwasstartingtofeelsorryformyselfandforhim．Histeamwasfacingadversity（逆境）onthecourtandhewasplayinginahostileenvironment-itwastheopponent'shomegymfilledwiththeirsupporters，andNathan'steamwastrailing（落后）forthreequartersofthegame．Asforme，Ihadbeendismissedfrommyjobearlierintheday．

Duringmydrivehome，IkepttellingmyselfthatIwillfindworkagaininashorttime-Iamconfidentinmyexperienceandabilities．ThisisthesamebeliefthatItriedtoinstillinmyson．

ThebasketballgameenteredthefourthquarterwithNathan'steamstilltrailing．Isawthedeterminationonhis，aswellashisteammates'facesastheyfoughtbacktonotonlytiethegame（平局），butthengoaheadbythreepoints．Then，aplayerfromtheotherteammadeanunbelievableshottotiethegameupagain．Withatiegameandsecondsontheclock，Nathanfoundhimselfwiththeballandwithskillandconfidence，heproceededtomakethebasketwithadefenderhangingalloverhim．Theotherplayerwascalledforafoul（犯规）．

AsNathanstoodatthefoullinepreparingforashotthatwouldputhisteamupbythreepoints，Isawthefocusanddeterminationonhisface，therewasnoroomforselfdoubt．Nathanwasabletotuneoutallthedistractionsandnailthefreethrowwithsuchskill，itwasasifhehaddoneitathousandtimes．

AsIsatthere，myheartburstingwithpride，itdawnedonme．Ihadtaughthimperseveranceinthefaceofadversity，andhehadjusttaughtmethesamelesson．Thatbriefmomentofself-doubtandfeelingsorryformyselfwasblownawaybytheactionsofmysononthebasketballcourt．Hewillplayinthefinals，butitdoesn'tmatterifhewinsorloses，atthismoment，webothwon．

8.Whatdidtheauthorestimatehisson'steamwouldbelikeatfirst？

______

A.Theteamwouldloseathomecourt．

B.Theteamwouldfinallywin．

C.Theteamwouldwinthechampionship．

D.Theteamwouldloseatvisitingcourt．

9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor？

______

A.Self-doubtingandpessimistic．

B.Self-confidentandoptimistic．

C.Hardworkingandintelligent．

D.Easy-goingandwarmhearted．

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"tuneout"inParagraph4mean？

______

A.AvoidB.Focus．

C.CreateD.Receive．

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？

______

A.LifeGoesJustLikePlayingBasketball．

B.ItMattersWhethertoWinorLose．

C.ALessoninLifeandBasketball．

D.FatherAndSoninLife．

D

Japanisknowntohavehigherthanaverageratesofstomachcancer.Recently,thetownofKaneyamainYamagataPrefecturedecidedtogetits6,000residents（居民）tested.

However,thefrozenurinesamples（尿样）arenottestedinconventionalways.Instead,ProfessorMasaoMiyashitaandhisteamareusingtheminatrialtodetermineifspeciallytrainedcancer-sniffingdogscanaccuratelydetectthedisease.Thoughthestudyisstillinitsearlystages,Miyashitaisthrilledwiththeresults.Hesaid,“Inourresearchsofar,cancerdetectiondogshavebeenabletofindsignsofcancerwithanaccuracyofnearly100percent.”

Researchershaveknownabouttheanimals’superiorsensoryskillsfordecades.However,theirabilitytodetectcancerinhumanscametolightin1989,afteradogsniffedoutearly-stagemalignantmelanoma（恶性黑色素瘤）onapatient’sleginLondon.Sincethen,scientistsfrommanycountrieshaveconductedstudiestotestdogs’greatskillatidentifyingcancerchemicals.

Whilemostdogscanbetrainedforthetaskresearcherssaythebestcandidatesaredogsthatareprecise,quiet,andperhapsevenalittleshy.Thetrainingprocessissimilartohowdogsaretaughttolearnanytrick—byrewardingthemwithtreats!

However,ittakesmuchlongerbecausethedogshavetolearntoseparatethe“cancerscent（气味）”fromthethousandsoforganiccompounds（有机化合物）inthehumanbody.Researchersbeginbyexposingthedogstourinesamplesfrompeoplewithcancer,peoplewithotherdiseases,andpatientswithnohealthissues,Oncethedogsareabletoaccuratelyidentifycancer,theyarefurthertrainedtodetectparticularkindsofcancer.

Successfulastheymaybe,expertsthinkdogsareunlikelytoreplaceconventionaltests.Forone,ittakesaboutsevenyearsandcostsasmuchas$45,000totrainasingledog.KlausHackner,aresearcherandphysicianwhostudiesdogsdetectingcancerinbreathsamplesatKremsUniversityHospitalinAustria,isalsonotconvinceddogscanberelieduponalone.Patients,therefore,havetoreceivefurtherteststoconfirmiftheyhavethedisease.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthecancer-sniffingdogsmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Theyhavedoneagreatjob.

B.Theyaretrainedinaspecialway.

C.Theycaneasilylearntodistinguishcancer.

D.TheycanbeseeninmanyJapanesehospitals.

13.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?

A.Offerreaderssomeadvice.

B.Addsomebackgroundinformation.

C.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

14.Whatkindofdogissuitableforthecancer-sniffingjob?

A.Smartandbrave.B.Activea