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广东省惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题Word版含答案解析
惠州市2020届高三第二次调研考试
英语
2019.10
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
满分120分(最终成绩按总分135分进行折算),考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。
3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第I卷
第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Needafallfix?
Tryonefromthesegreatplaces.
1.MackinacIsland,Michigan
Theonlywaytoreachthisfamedcar-freeislandisbyboatandferry,andoncevisitorsarrive,they’reattractedbythehistory,sceneryandfallcolors.“It’sathrowbacktoyearspast,alittletown,andthere’sabigstateparkaswell,”Blackwellsays.“You’reallowedtohaveboatsallaroundtheisland.”
2.TellicoLake,Tennessee
Withnearly400milesofshoreline,thiswaterwayflowingoutoftheGreatSmokyMountainsislargelyunexploited,well-protectedinitsnaturalstate.Fallvisitorsfindarangeofcolorsreflectinginthecleanwaters,saysBlackwell,whovacationedintheareawithhisfamilyasachild.“Thethickforesttherejustallowsyoutoseemoregreeneryandwildlife.”
3.DillonReservoir,Colorado
WithanhourfromDenver,thislakeishometowhatclaimstobethenation’shighestsailingclub,atanaltitudeofmorethan9,000feet.MarinasinthetownsofDillonandFriscomakeiteasytogetoutonthewaterandtoseethebrightyellowsandgoldsoffallleaves.“Peoplearesurprisedthatthere’sboatinginColorado,andyoucanseethemountainsjustbeforethesnowfall,”Blackwellsays.
4.LakeMonroe,Indiana
Thestate’slargestlakeissurroundedbymorethan13,000acresofprotectedforestandthreerecreationareas,makingitanidealplacetoseefallcolors,particularlyfromoaksandthetulippoplar,thestatetree.“It’sagem(宝石)insouthernIndiana,”saysBlackwell,whogrewupinthearea.“Therearelotsofdifferentactivities:
canoeing,kayakingandfishing.”
21.WhatisspecialaboutMackinacIsland?
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A.It’slikeamoderncity.
B.Visitorscan’ttakeboatsaroundit.
C.Visitorscanseevariouswildlifethere.
D.Visitorscan’tgotherebycars.
22.Whichissuitableforsomeonelookingforanundevelopedplaceforvacation?
A.MackinacIsland,Michigan
B.TellicoLake,Tennessee
C.DillonReservoir,Colorado
D.LakeMonroe,Indiana
23.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?
A.Blackwelloncetravelledthere.
B.Theyareallfamoustouristdestinations.
C.Theyaresurroundedbythickforests.
D.Visitorscanenjoyfallcolorsthere
B
WhenHarmonyOS,theChineseself-developedoperatingsystemforHuaweimobiledevices,wasreleasedonAug9,itquicklybecameahottopiconsocialmedia.Manybelieveitnotonlyrepresentstheriseofthecountryasatechpower,butalsoshowsrespecttoclassicalChineseculturebynamingthesystem“Hongmeng”inChinese.
“Hongmeng”isaclassicalwordfromZhuangzi.IntheancienttimesofChineselegendandmyths(神话),“Hongmeng”wasusedtodescribetheoriginalstateoftheuniversebeforematterexisted.ForHarmonyOS,“Hongmeng”indicatesthedevelopers’aimtomakeaninnovativeoperatingsystem,unlikeanyother.
Besides“Hongmeng”,HuaweihasalsoregisteredmanyofitsproductsunderthenamesoflegendarycreaturesfromChinesemyths.Forexample,thecompany’sKirinmobilechipgotitsnameafteraluckymonstercalled“Qilin”.Anditsserverchipiscalled“Kunpeng”,acreaturethatchangedfromafishintoagiantbird.
ManyChineseinternetusersandmediahavepraisedHuawei’suseofthesenames,“astheystandforChinesewisdomandancientpeople’simaginationandspiritofexploration”,GlobalTimesnoted.
Infact,Huaweiisnotaloneinusingtraditionalcultureformodernventures.NeZha,thenewfilm,alsoportraystraditionalcultureinamoderncontext.Themovieislooselybasedonthewell-knownworkofclassicalChinesemythTheInvestitureoftheGods.EarlierthismonthitbecamethebiggestanimatedmovieinChinaandwascalled“thegloryofdomesticanime(国产动漫)”.
Indeed,thelonghistoryandsplendidclassicworkshavegivenChinaaprofoundculture.Mythsandlegendsarethecreativeworksoftremendousimagination.AsGlobalTimesputit,todaybyrevisitingamoderncontext,“ancientmythshasthepowertoinspireimaginationinyoungpeople”.Afterall,imaginationisthebeginningofcreation.
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24.WhatdoweknowaboutHarmonyOS?
A.Itsreleaseraisedastormofobjections.
B.Itisnamedafteracreatureinmyth.
C.Itcombineshightechnologyandculture.
D.It’sthebestoperatingsystem.
25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“innovative”underlinedinParagraph2?
A.creative
B.modern
C.popular
D.intelligent
26.HowdothepublicthinkofHuawei’suseofthenames?
A.Confused.
B.Unexpected.
C.Approving.
D.Doubtful.
27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.ThefilmNeZhaisnotadaptedfrommyths.
B.ThefilmNeZhaisabighit.
C.MorebusinessesfollowHuawei’slead
D.Ancientmythsisagoodchoiceforentertainment
C
Peoplewhosleepfewerthansixhoursanightaremorelikelytodieearly,researchersinUniversityofWarwickhavefoundinarecentstudy.Theydiscoveredthatpeoplewhosleptforlessthansixhourseachnightwere12%morelikelytodiebeforetheageof65thanthosewhoslepttherecommendedsixtoeighthoursanight.
Theresearcherspointedoutthatpreviousstudieshadshownthatthelackofsleepwasassociatedwithproblemslikeheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.However,theresearchersalsofoundthatsleepingtoomuchwaslinkedtoanearlydeath.Thosewhosleptformorethanninehoursanightwere30%morelikelytodieearly,asanarticleinthelatestSleepsuggested.Thatdirectlycontradictsanotherpassageinthesamejournallastmonthsuggestingthatpeoplewhosleptfortenhoursorlongeranightweremorelikelytoliveto100.Thiswasthoughttobebecausepeoplewholivedintoextremeoldagewerehealthierandthereforesleptbetter.
However,theauthorsofthelatestresearchcontradictedthisandsuggestedthatlongsleepwasasignofunderlyingillnessessuchasdepressionandlowlevelsofphysicalactivity.ProfessorFrancescoCappuccioattheUniversityofWarwicksaid:
“Whileshortsleepmayrepresentacauseofill-health,longsleepisbelievedtorepresentmoreanindicatorofill-health.”
Healsomentioned:
“Modernsocietyhasseenagradualreductionintheaverageamountofsleeppeopletake,andthispatternismorecommonamongfull-timeworkers,suggestingthatitmaybeduetosocialpressuresforlongerworkinghours.Ontheotherhand,theworseningofourhealthisoftenaccompaniedbyanextensionofoursleepingtime.”
“Consistentlysleepingsixtoeighthourspernightmaybegoodforhealth.However,whethertoachievethegoaldependsonvariousfactorssuchastheenvironmentaswellasmeasuresofpublichealthaimedatfavourablechangesoftheworkingenvironments,”ProfessorFrancescoCappuccioadded.
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28.WhatdidresearchersinUniversityofWarwickhavefind?
A.Peoplewhosleepfewerthan6hourseachnightdiebefore65.
B.Sleepingformorethan9hoursanightdoesgoodtoone’shealth.
C.Sixtoeighthours’sleepcanbeappropriateforpeople.
D.Peopleatanoldagearehealthierbecausetheysleeplonger.
29.WhatisProfessorFrancescoCappucciomostlikelytoagreewith?
A.Longsleepiswhatcausesourhealthproblems.
B.Modernpeoplesleeplessbecausetheyworklonger.
C.Ourhealthbecomesworsebecausewesleepless.
D.Howlongwesleepdependsonoureducation.
30.Whatdidtheresearcherthinkmayhelppeoplehavepropersleep?
A.Socialpressure.
B.Longerworkinghours.
C.Extensionofsleepingtime.
D.Changesofworkingenvironments.
31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.HowLongShouldWeSleep
B.LongerSleepMakesBetterHealth
C.TimetoSleepEarly
D.TheImportanceofSleep
D
Imagineaschoolwhereself-awarenessiscelebrated,studentsareencouragedtosolvemathsproblemsbywritingonthewallsandapplyinglearnedlessonstoreallifeismoreimportantthanhomework.TheseareafewoftheconceptsthatmakeSpaceofMindSchoolunique.
Locatedinahomebuiltin1896inFlorida,US,theprogramservesstudentsingrades2through12andwillacceptkindergartenstudentsnextyear.Italsooffersanafterschoolprogramforstudentswhoattendtraditionalschools,aswellaseveningprogramsforadultsandeducatorsandweekendeventsforfamilies.
Thereisadifferentatmospherefromthatofatraditionalschoolbuilding.Tablesandbrightlycoloredwallsarewhiteboards.Inthescienceroom,studentsarestudyingclimatechangesataweatherstation,whileinthemusicroom,astudentissolvinganequation(等式)withhisacademiccoachwhileheconnectsmusictheoryandmaths.
Thedailyscheduleattheschoolalsostandsout.“Wedon’tassignboringorexhaustinghomework,”saidSpaceofMindfounderandCEOAliKaufman.“Insteadofhomework,weaskthattheygohomeandtakeavideoofthemselvesapplyingalessontheylearnedorcookingamealfortheirfamilythattheylearnedhowtomakeatschool.”
Forlunch,insteadoftraditionalcafeteriadishessuchaspizza,theschooloffersorganicmealsmadeoutofproductsfromlocalgardensandfarms.“OurstudentsalsorunabusinessattheDelray
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BeachGreenMarketonSaturdayssotheycanunderstandsustainablelivingpracticesandhowtorunabusiness,”Kaufmansaid.
“WearealsothefirstschoolprograminFloridatostartandendeachdaywith15minutesofmeditation(冥想),”Kaufmansaid.“Thepositiveresultswehavebeenseeinginthestudentsfrommeditationareamazing.Wearereallyaboutinfusingsocial,e