广东省揭阳市揭东区届高三上学期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案bychun.docx
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广东省揭阳市揭东区届高三上学期期中考试英语Word版含答案bychun
2020-2021学年度第一学期期中教学质量监测
高三年级英语科试卷
本试卷共三部分,满分120分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡.上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案不能答在试卷上。
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I.阅读(共两节,20题,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
CorvallisLibraryEventsforTeens
Allteeneventsareofferedatnocostforteensinmiddleandhighschool(6th-12thgrade),unlessotherwisenoted.Pleasenotedatesandlocationsbelow.
MakersClub
TheMakersClubmeetseverysecondandfourthTuesdayfrom4:
00-5:
30p.m.intheMainMeetingRoomoftheCorvallisLibrary.Learnbasicprogrammingwithopen-sourceplatformssuchasArduinoandRaspberryPi.Thisgroupisopentoallages.Makersalsoexplore3-Dmodelingandprintingwiththelibrary's3-Dprinter.Programmingplatformsandmaterialsareprovided.Makersarewelcometobringtheirownlaptopsifthey'dlike.
TeenAdvisors
Thisisateenleadershipgroupthatadvisesstaffaboutlibraryspaces,events,andmaterialsforteens.TeensmayapplytojoinbycompletingaTeenAdvisorMembershipApplication.ApplicationsareavailableatthelibraryintheteenareaandattheYouthServicesdesk.Thegroupmeetsinthelibraryboardroom(locatedinthebasement)onthethirdFridayofeachmonthfrom4:
30-6:
00p.m.
TeenTakeover
Thisisanafter-hourseventforteensonthethirdFridayofeachmonthfrom6:
30-8:
30p.m.FindusintheMainMeetingRoomplayingboardgames,makingart,andwatchingmoviesduringtheschoolyear.Materialsandsnacksareprovided.
TeenWriters
Teens,writewithusandmeetourwritinggroupleader!
TeenWritersisforteensinterestedincreatingnewworkandexploringnewformsofwriting.ThisgroupmeetsinConferenceRoomA(inthelibrarybasement)twicemonthlyonthefirstandthirdThursdayfrom4:
30-5:
30p.m.
1.HowdoesMakersClubdifferfromtheothers?
A.Itisfreeofcharge.B.There'snoagelimit.
C.Thegroupmeetstwicemonthly.D.Itprovidesmaterialsforparticipants.
2.WhatshouldyoudotojoinTeenTakeover?
A.Bringalaptop.B.Bringsomesnacks.
C.Attenditafterclass.D.Applyformembershipinadvance.
3.Whencanyoujoinaneventaboutwritinginthelibrary?
A.Every4thTuesday.B.Every3rdFriday.
C.Every2ndTuesday.D.Every1stThursday.
B
Atpresent,Iwasdiagnosed(诊断)withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.
Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,"Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit."
Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,"Youarenotdifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman."
Itried,butIdidn'tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.
Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn'tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn'tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.
Wasn'tIthe"blind"inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe"sighted"students?
Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnotdifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?
Ididn'texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withan"A"onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:
"Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?
"
Inspiredandtouched,Ibegantokeeptryinghardinmystudyandstruggledagainstattentiondisorder.Ibelieveonecanfindhiswayoutofpredicamentwithdeterminationandefforts.
4.Theauthordidn'tfinishthereadinginclassbecause.
A.hewasnewtotheclassB.hewastiredofliterature
C.hehadanattentiondisorderD.hewantedtotakethetaskhome
5.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?
A.Hehadgoodsight.B.Hemadeagreatinvention.
C.Hegaveupreading.D.Helearnedalotfromschool.
6.WhatwasMrs.Smith'sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?
A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Sympathetic.D.Encouraging.
7.Theunderlinedword"predicament"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans
A.sorrowB.destinationC.difficultyD.fortune
C
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.
Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources:
landforcrop,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxideintheaircomesfromburningtherainforest.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.
Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrun,itactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.
Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld'sshrinking(萎缩的)rainforests.
8.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey.
A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere
B.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworld
C.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃
D.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth
9.Whatdoestheword"this"underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?
A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.
B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.
C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.
D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.
A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforests
B.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests
C.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedland
D.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns
11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Howtosaverainforests.B.Howtoprotectnature.
C.RainforestsandtheenvironmentD.Rainforestsandmedicaldevelopment.
D
Thenovelcoronavirus(新冠状病毒)isagreatthreat.Wedon'tknowhowbaditwillbe,nordoweknowforhowlongitwillspread.Butwedoknowthatithasalreadyinfectedandkilledmanypeoplearoundtheworld.Italsocausedseriousglobaleconomicdamage.Weneedtoadaptourresponsestodifferentcountriesanddifferentpartsofthesamecountryinordertolimitdamage.Usingdatawellisessentialtosuchasuccessfulresponse.
Dataiskeytoallsuccessfulpublichealthprograms.InNewYorkCity,weraisedtobaccotaxesandmadeallindoorpublicplacessmoke-free.Smokingratesdeclinedatfirstbutthenthedeclinestopped.Becausewehadatrackingsysteminplace,werealizedthatprogresshadstopped.So,weproducedstronganddirectnotobaccoadstothepublic.Ourprogramsquicklyreducedadultandteenagersmoking,preventingmorethan100,000deaths.Asforepidemics,wecanlearnmoreeveryday.Wewillbeabletoreduceinfections,savelives,andlimitdamagetosocietyifwerapidlycollect,analyzeandusedata.
Everycountryfacingthecoronavirusdiseaseneedstostrengthentheirdatasystemstotrackdiseases,investigateskillfullyandrespondfastandsuccessfully.Fastactionwillsavelivesandsavemoney.Butbuildingthecapacitytodothisisn'tfree.Itwillcostabout$1to$2perpersonperyearforatleast10years-atleast$30billion.That'salotofmoneyforpublichealth,butit'satinypartoftheamountlostwhenwedon'乡knowwhatweneedtoknowabouthealththreats.
Gettingthedatarightishardlyquickandnevereasy,butitisalwaysveryimportantifwewanttorespondtimely,limitspread,andprotectourcommunitiesandeconomy.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Novelcoronavirushaskilledpeopleanddamagedeconomy.
B.NewYorkCitysucceededinreducingsmokingwithdata.
C.Weneedalotofmoneytobuildthecapacityoffastaction.
D.Usingdatawillcurepeopleinfectedwithnovelcoronavirus.
13.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutsmokinginparagraph2?
A.towarnusthatsmokingisharmful.B.tosuggestushowtoreducesmoking.
C.toshowthesignificantroleofdata.D.toprotectpeople'sphysicalhealth.
14.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononthebuildingofthecapacityoffastresponse?
A.Itistooexpensiveandmanycountriescannotaffordit.
B.Itisworthwhileandnecessarytodevelopsuchacapacity.
C.Itsupportscommunitiesandsaveslivesandsavesmo