甘肃省武威市凉州区武威第八中学届高三英语上学期第三次统一考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威市凉州区武威第八中学届高三英语上学期第三次统一考试试题

武威八中2020届高三年级第三次统一考试

英语试题

考试时间100分钟总分120分

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。

A

BRADGARRETT’SCOMEDYCLUB

Category:

Comedy

BestknownforhisroleontheEmmyaward-winningsitcomEverybodyLovesRaymond,BradGarrettreturnstohisVegasrootswithhiscomedyclubattheMGMGrand.Itisagoodplacetocheckoutwhenyouneedabreakfromwork.

Pricesfrom:

$56.40andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe21yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

115minutes

MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW

Category:

Comedy,Magic

MacKingComedyMagicShowisdifferenteveryafternoon,withlotsofaudienceparticipation.Heiswillingtomakefunofhimselfinsteadofhisguestsinordertomakeeveryonefeelwelcomeandentertained.Theafternooniskid-friendlyfromstarttofinish.Still,whetheryou’reeightor80,youwon’tbeabletofigureoutKing’ssecrets.

Pricesfrom:

$40.90andup

Agerestriction:

Noagerestriction

ShowLength:

90minutes

THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE

Category:

Comedy,Magic

Usinghisskillsasa“mentalist”,GerryMcCambridgeshocksthecrowdsasheuseshisabilitiestopredictjustwhataudiencememberswilldonext.Anyonewhohasseentheshowhaswalkedawayindisbelief,amazedbyhisunusualpower.

Pricesfrom:

$34.99 andup

Agerestriction:

Under13willnotbeadmittedintothetheater

ShowLength:

75minutes

ROCKOFAGES

Category:

Plays&Musicals

ThecheerfulRockofAgesbringsaudiencesbacktothetimesofbighairandevenbiggerbandswith28popularrocksongsfromthe80sincluding“EveryRoseHasItsThorn,”“IWannaKnowWhatLoveIs,”“HereIGoAgain,”andmore.

RockofAgeshasbeennominatedforfiveTonyAwardsincludingBestMusicalandBestDirectionofaMusical.ItalsoreceivedaDramaLeaguenominationforDistinguishedProductionforaMusical.

Pricesfrom:

$74.00 andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe15yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

125minutes

1.Whoismostlikelytobeabletoreadaudiences’minds?

A.Raymond.B.MacKing.

C.BradGarrett.D.GerryMcCambridge.

2.Whichofthefollowingisgoodforakidof10yearsoldtogoto?

A.GerryMcCambridge’sshow.B.BradGarrett’sComedyClub.

C.MacKing’scomedymagicshow.D.PerformancesofRockOfAges.

3.Ifsomeoneisinterestedinmusicals,hisbestchoicemustbe______.

A.ROCKOFAGES

B.BRADGARRETT’SCOMEDYCLUB

C.MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW

D.THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE

B

In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneverfaraway.

Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodfiregoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.

MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!

IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadn’tturned5yet.

AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrail（栏杆）atschool?

AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者）,IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrappedheavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.

In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd’Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.

4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?

A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.

C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.

5.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?

A.Helearnedtosmoke.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.

C.Hewasarrestedbythepolice.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.

6.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.

B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.

C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.

D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.

7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.

B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.

C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.

D.Toshowoffhisprideinmakingtrouble.

C

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialswillhelpstrengthentherelatedknowledgeandskills.

Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.

Themultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）arealsoanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.

Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycrammingforanexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.

8.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.

B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.

C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.

D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.

9.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_______.

A.presentingresearchfindingsB.analysingstatistics

C.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples

10.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.

A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcramming

C.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cramming”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Awaywhichleadstofailureincollegeexams.

B.Astudymethodonlyhelpfulinalimitedway.

C.Awaythatwillresultingoodmemory.

D.Anapproachtoincreasingstudents’learninginterest.

D

Youalreadyknowthatmakingagoodfirstimpressioncangoalongway.Butforgetalltheadviceyou’vereceivedaboutdressingtoimpressorputtingonacheesysmile.Itturnsoutthatthetruesecrettobuildingalastingconnectionreachesmuchdeeperthanwhatyouwear.

AccordingtoAmyCuddy,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorwhohasresearchedfirstimpressionsformorethan15years,everyoneaskstwoquestionswhentheymeetingsomeonenew:

CanItrustthisperson?

AndcanIrespectthisperson?

Bothquestionshelpyoumeasureaperson’swarmthandcompetence,respectively.But,Cuddysays,youshouldputgainingyourpeers’trustoverwinningtheirrespect—eveninaworkplacesetting.“Ifsomeoneyou’retryingtoinfluencedoesn’ttrustyou,you’renotgoingtogetveryfar;infact,youmightevendrawsuspectionbecauseyoucomeacrossasacontroller,”CuddywroteinherbookPresence:

BringingYourBoldestSelftoYourBiggestChallenges.“Awarm,trustworthypersonwhoisalsostronglyadmired,butonlyafteryou’veestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomeagiftratherthanathreat.”

Butthat’snottheonlywayyoucanstartoffontherightfootwithastranger.Yourphysicalappearancematters,too.A2020studybypsychologistLeslieZebrowitzofBrandeisUniversityfoundthatpeopleusefourcluestojudgeyourface:

babyfacedness,familiarity,fitness,andemotionalresemblance.Whileyoucan’tcontrolallofthesefactors,youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”byusingbodylanguagethatbuildstrustnaturally.

Thenexttimeyoumeetsomeonenew,focusongainingtheirtrust—notwinningthemoverwithafirmhandshake.

12.What’sthemainmisunderstandingdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.dressingtoimpress.B.puttingonacheesysmile.

C.makingagoodfirstimpression.D.buildingalastingconnection.

13.WhichismoreimportantinaworkplacesettingaccordingtoAmyCuddy?

A.gainingyourpeers’trust.

B.winningyourpeers’respect.

C.tryingtoinfluenceyourpeers.

D.drawingyourpeers’suspectionasacontroller.

14.WhatdoesLeslieZebrowitzsuggestina2020study?

A.Youcancontrolyour“fitness”.

B.Youcancontrolyour“familiarity”.

C.Youcanimproveyour“babyfacedness”.

D.Youcanimproveyour