学年韶关市第七中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案.docx

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学年韶关市第七中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2020-2021学年韶关市第七中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

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

Thailandisacountrywithalongandrichhistory.Itisalsooneofthosecountrieswhichhavemanytraditionswhichmoderntimesfortunatelyhavenotaffected.Thailandisfamousforitsuniqueculture.ItiswellworthnotingthatThaiculturehasbeenhandeddownfromonegenerationtothenext.

ThaiClassicalDance

TheinspiringcultureincludeslocalmusicandwonderfulThaidances.Thedancesofcoursehavesomethingtodowithitsdeep-rootedBuddhistreligion,fightingartsandbeautifulclothing.Thaiclassicaldanceperformancesaregenerallyperformedbygracious（高雅的）ThailadieswearingbeautifulThailocalcostumes.Mostresort（旅游胜地）areasandmanyhotelsfrequentlyoffertheseThaiculturedanceshowsforforeignvisitors.

ThaiGreeting

TheuniqueThaigestureofgreetinganotherperson,thewai,isespeciallyoneofthegreataspectsofThaiculture.Thewaiiswhenapersonjoinsbothhandstoeitherheadorchestlevelwhilebendingtheirheadslightlytowardshishands.Thiswayofgreetingisespeciallydonewhenayoungerpersongreetsanolderpersonanditindicatesasignofrespecttotheirelders.Employeeswouldalsowaitheirmanagersevenifthemanagerwouldbeyoungerthanthemselves.

Bangkok

BangkokistheculturecenterofThailandandhasbeentheThaicapitalsincetheendoftheeighteenthcentury.ObservingThaicultureinBangkokcanbegreatexperienceasthecombinationofmoderntimesandtraditionshavecreatedakindofuniqueatmosphere.BangkokoffersapackageofThaiculturewhichisshownbynumerousbeautifulBuddhisttemplesandmanyexamplesofmodernThaiarchitecture.

BangkokNationalMuseum

AnotherlocationinBangkokwhereonecanenjoyandseeThaicultureisatthefamedBangkoknationalmuseum,whichofferstouristsanopportunitytoviewnationaltreasuresanduniqueThaiartpieceswithitsculturefeaturedatingbackasearlyasthelatesixteenthcentury.

1.Thaiclassicaldanceisrelatedto________.

A.itslivinglevelandeducationB.itshistoryandarchitecturalstyle

C.itscustomsD.itsreligiousbelief

2.InThailandaworkerusesthegesture,thewai,togreet________.

A.hisclosefriend.B.ayoungstranger.

C.hisyoungercolleagues.D.hisyoungboss.

3.WhatmakeThaicultureinBangkoksounique?

A.ThelonghistoryandfineweatherofBangkok.

B.Themixtureofthemoderncultureandtraditions.

C.AnumberofbeautifulThaiBuddhisttemples

D.ManyexamplesofmodernThaiarchitecture.

B

Technologyissupposedtomakeourliveseasier,allowingustodothingsmorequicklyandefficiently.Buttoooftenitseemstomakethingsharder.Thisincreaseincomplexity,oftencalled"featurecreep,"costsconsumerstime,butitalsocostsbusinessmoney.ProductreturnsintheU.S.costahundredbilliondollarsayear,andarecentstudybyElkedenOuden,ofPhilipsElectronics,foundthatatleasthalfofreturnedproductshavenothingwrongwiththem.Consumersjustcouldn'tfigureouthowtousethem.Companiesnowknowagreatdealaboutproblemsofusabilityandconsumerbehavior,sowhyisitthatfeaturecreepprovesunstoppable?

Inpart,fieaturecreepistheproductoftheso-calledinternal-audienceproblem:

thepeoplewhodesignandsellproductarenottheoneswhobuyandusethem,andwhatengineersandmarketersthinkisimportantisnotnecessarilywhat'sbestforconsumers.Theengineerstendnottonoticewhenmoreoptionsmakeaproductlessusable.Andmarketingandsalesdepartmentsseeeachadditionalfeatureasanewsellingpoint,andanewwaytoattractcustomers.

Youmightthink,then,thatcompaniescouldavoidfieaturecreepbyjustpayingattentiontowhatcustomersreallywant.Butthat'swherethetroublebegins,becausealthoughconsumersfindoverloadedgadgets（配件）unmanageable,theyalsofindthemattractive.Itturnsoutthatwhenwelookatanewproductinastorewetendtothinkthatthemorefeaturesthereare,thebetter.Itisonlyoncewegettheproducthomeandtrytouseitthatwerealizethevirtuesofsimplicity.

Itseemsstrangethatwedon'texpectfeaturetirednessandthusavoidit.But,asnumerousstudieshaveshown,peoplearenot,ingeneral,goodatpredictingwhatwillmakethemhappyinthefuture.Asaresult,wewillpaymoreformorefeaturesbecausewesystematicallyoverestimatehowoftenwe'llusethem.Wealsooverestimateourabilitytofigureouthowacomplicatedproductworks.

Thefactthatbuyerswantbellsandwhistlesbutuserswantsomethingclearandsimplecreatesanunusualproblemforcompanies.Aproductthatdoesn'thaveenoughfeaturesmayfailtocatchoureyeinthestore.Butaproductwithtoomanyfeaturesislikelytoannoyconsumers.

4.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlydiscuss?

A.Thebenefitsbroughtbytheadvancedtechnology.

B.TherecentstudyconductedbyElkedenOuden.

C.Thelosscausedbythefeaturecreepoftechnology.

D.Manyproblemsofusabilityknownbytheconsumers.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?

A.Itistheaudienceproblemthatleadstofeaturecreep.

B.Whatmatterstodesignersandmarketersisnotgoodforconsumers.

C.Featurecreepbringsblessingstothepeopleinmarketingandsales.

D.Theengineerswillnotpayattentiontothequalityoftheproduct

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthebuyersinparagraph4?

A.Theyaredeeplyconvincedthatalltheproductsworkinsimpleway.

B.Theyarefedupwiththemoreandmorefeaturesoftheproducts.

C.Theyaretooconfidentoftheirabilitytousethecomplicatedproducts.

D.Theyarequiteclearabouttheproductswhichwillmakethemhappy.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SayingNotoFeatureCreepisNoEasyThing

B.Feature-heavyProductsinDemand

C.TheMoreFeatures,theBetter

D.SimplicityOutweighsComplexity

C

WhentheCOVID-19hitandsupermarketshelveswereempty,ChrisHallandStefannyLoweydecidedtheynolongerwantedtorelyonothersforfood.Thecouple,wholiveonPenderIslandinBritishColumbia,Canada,decidedtostartayear-longchallengewheretheywouldn'tbuyasinglethingtoeat.Insteadtheywouldgrow,raiseorcatcheverything—rightdowntosugar,saltandflour.Now,fivemonthsin,theysaythechallengehaschangedtheirlives.

Chris,38,said,“Ithasalwaysbeensomethingthatwehavewantedtodo.Wehavehadagardenandgrownvegetablesforalongtimealready.WhentheCOVID-19hit,itgaveusthatextrapushthatweneededtodoit.Wewerebothoutofworkwhenwestarted,andwiththerealitycheckofgrocerystoresrunningoutofitems,itgaveusevenmoremotivationtoseeifwecouldlookafterourselves.”

Thepairspentthemonthsbeforebuildingahouseforchickens,ducksandturkeyaswellasstudyingasmuchaspossibletofigureoutwheretheywouldgetallthethingstheyneeded.Chrisadds,“Wehadtolearnsomanynewthingslikehowtogrowmushrooms,processourSteviaplants,andharvestsaltfromtheocean.Wespentalotoftimereadingandstudyingonlinetofigureoutallthethingsweweregoingtoneedtodo.”

Nowafterfivemonths,theybothfeelitsbeengoingwellbutChrisadmitsthefirstfewweeksweredifficult.“Thefirstthreeweekswereverychallengingasourbodiesadjustedtocuttingoutcoffee,wineandsugarallonthesameday,”hesays.“Afterthreeweeksourenergylevelsbalancedoutandourwishesreducedandnowwefeelgreat.”NowFebruaryhasended.Astheycomethroughwinter,theyfeelpositiveaboutcontinuingwiththiswayofliving,withtheirchallengeofficiallyendinginAugust.

8.Whydidthepairdecidetoproducefoodsontheirown?

A.TheywereisolatedbyPenderIsland.

B.Theycouldn'taffordtobuythembecausetheywereoutofwork.

C.Theybelievedit'sgoodfortheirhealth.

D.Theycouldhardlybuytheminshops.

9.Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribethecouple?

A.Richandgenerous.B.Helpfulandpositive.

C.Optimisticandself-dependent.D.Motivatedandbrave.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theirchallengemaylastaboutelevenmonthsintotal.

B.Theywerediscouragedbythedifficultyatfirst.

C.Theyhaddifficultybecausetheywantedmore.

D.Theycouldn'tadjusttheirbodiestothehardworkafterthreeweeks.

11.Inwhichcolumnmayyoureadsuchapassage?

A.Sports.B.Agriculture.

C.Lifestyle.D.Business.

D

Australia’sGreatBarrierReefhaslost50%ofitscorals（珊瑚）within30years,withclimatechangeakeydriverofreefdisturbance,anewstudyhasfound.

ResearchersfromtheARCCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefStudies,inQueensland,northeasternAustralia,studiedcoralcommunitiesandtheirsizealongthelengthoftheGreatBarrierReefbetween1995and2017,findingallcoralpopulationsdisappeargradually,theysaid.

Reefsareimportanttothehealthofoceanecosystems—withoutthem,ecosystemsbreakdownandoceanlifedies.

Coralpopulationdecreaseshappenedinbothshallowanddeepwatercoralspecies,expertsfound,butbranchingandtable-shapedcorals—whichprovidehabitatsforfish—wereworstaffectedbymassbleaching（漂白）eventsin2016.

Warmoceantemperaturesarethemainreasonofcoralbleaching.Bleachingdoesn’tkillcoralimmediately,butiftemperaturesremainhigh,eventuallythecoralwilldie,destroyinganaturalhabitatformanyspeciesofoceanlife.

“WeusedtothinktheGreatBarrierReefisprotectedbyitshugesize—butinfactourresultsshowthateventheworld’slargestandlywell-protectedreefsystemisincreasinglydestroyedandindecline,”TerryHughes,anoutstandingprofessorattheARCCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefSt