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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