高三学子寒假英语自我提升题6附答案.docx

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高三学子寒假英语自我提升题6附答案

2020高三学子英语寒假自我提升题（6）附答案

第一部分阅读理解（共15个小题）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

Tea，themosttypicalEnglishdrink，becameestablishedinBritainbecauseoftheinfluenceofaforeignprincess，CatherineofBraganza，thequeenofCharlesⅡ.AsaloverofteasinceherchildhoodinPortugal，shebroughtteadrinkingtotheEnglishroyalcourtandsetatrendforthe_beverageinthe17thcentury.Thefashionsoonspreadbeyondthecircleofthenobilitytothemiddleclasses，andteabecameapopulardrinkattheLondoncoffeehouseswherepeoplemettodobusinessanddiscusseventsoftheday.Manyemployersservedacupofteatotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning，thusinventingalastingBritishinstitution，the“teabreak”．However，drinkingteainsocialsettingsoutsidetheworkplacewasbeyondthemeansofthemajorityofBritishpeople.Itcamewithahighpricetagandteawastaxedaswell.

Around1800，theseventhDuchessofBedford，AnnaMariaRussell，beganthepopularpracticeof“afternoontea”，aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro'clock.Untilthen，peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime，theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthinslices，withsomethinglikejamorcucumbersbetweenthem.Beforelong，asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon，involvingteaandsandwiches,becamepartoftheBritishwayoflife.

Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthe19thcentury，itspopularityspreadrightthroughallcornersoftheBritishsociety.Thus，teabecameBritain'sfavoritedrink.Inworkingclasshouseholds，itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday，eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday'slabor.Thismealhasbecomeknownas“hightea”．Today，teacanbedrunkatanytimeoftheday，andaccountsforovertwofifthsofalldrinksconsumedinBritain—

1．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thebeverage”probablyreferto?

A．Teadrinking.

B．Asmallmeal.

C．Awayofeatingbread.

D．Achoiceofdrinks.

2.WhywasteaunabletobeacceptedasacommondrinkinBritaininthe17thcentury?

A．ItwasmerelyservedinLondon.

B．Itwastaxedasanalcoholicdrink.

C．Itwasforbiddeninbusinesssettings.

D．Itwastooexpensiveformostpeople.

3．Howisthetextorganized?

A．Bycauseandeffect.

B．Bycomparison.

C．Intimeorder.

D．Infrequencyorder.

B

Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld’sfirstkidstobe＂taught＂byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent’sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.

Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector’s＂Besustainablewithenergy＂—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.

Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents’responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents’attention,butalsoallowstheprogram’sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.

NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,＂Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture.＂

Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,＂WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention.＂However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.

4.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?

A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.

B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.

C.Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.

D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.

5.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?

A.Itcansmileback.

B.Itcanusemicrophone.

C.Itcanchangeifnecessary.

D.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.

6.What’sRavishankar’sattitudetoWill’sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.

7.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewHigh-techContributestoEducation

B.NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms

C.TheWorld’sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents

D.TheWorld’sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassrooms

C

It’scoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesuchabadidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.

AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinterburnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate（调节）itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthatracetimeisfasterincoldweatherthaninwarmweather—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthemuscleevenstronger.

Outdoorexercisealsoburnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidity（湿气）insummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster,butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjusts（调整）youtoyoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.

Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisabigproblemtowinterexercise.Heartattacks,strokes,andlungcancerarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust（废气）,andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.

8.Howcanweunderstandtheunderlinedpartinparagraph1?

A.tryingthecrazyidea

B.passingthecrazyidea

C.givingupthecrazyidea

D.forgettingthecrazyidea

9.Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunnerscomparedwithwarmweather?

A.Theycanrunmoreslowly.

B.Theycantakeinmorecalories.

C.Theirheartscanfunctionharder.

D.Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.

10.Howdoessummeraffectrunners?

A.Itcausesheartattacks.

B.Itlessensrunners’stress.

C.Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.

D.Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.

11.Whatshouldtherunnersdoonsmoggydays?

A.Stopdrivingcars.

B.Domoreexercise.

C.Runlateinthemorning.

D.Avoidoutdoorexercise.

D

InJanuary1958,RachelCarsonreceivedaletterfromherfriendOlgaOwensHuckins.HuckinslivedinanareaofMassachusettswherethestatewastryingtogetridofmosquitoes.Theyhadusedplanestospray（喷）amixtureoffueloilandDDT（apesticide,whichcankillpestssuchasinsects,weedsandrodents）allovertheareaaroundHuckins’home.DDTwassupposedlyharmlessbut,themorningafterthespraying,Huckinsfoundseveralofherfavoritebirdsdeadoutsideherhouse.Andthesprayingdidnotevenkillallofthemosquitoes;infact,thatsummerthereweremoreofthemthaneverbefore.HuckinsaskedCarsonifsheknewsomeoneinWashingtonthatcouldhelppreventfuturespraying.

CarsonhadbeenhearingaboutDDTsinceaSwisschemistdiscovereditcouldbeusedtokillinsectsin1939.Tomanypeople,DDTseemedlikeamiraclesubstance.Farmerswereexcitedaboutsavingtheircropsfrompests.Doctorsandotherswereexcitedaboutsavingpeople’slivesbykillingdisease-carryinginsects.ButtoCarson,DDTappearedtobedangeroustoalllivingcreatures.

ThemoreCarsonfoundoutaboutDDTandotherpesticides,themoresherealizedthatsheneededtohelpstopfuturespraying.Carsondecidedtowriteabookaboutpesticides.Shesaid,＂TherewouldbenofuturepeaceformeifIkeptsilent.＂ShecalledherbookSilentSpring.

Carsonhadspentherlifestudying,observing,andwritingaboutnature.Shewasatrainedbiologistandatalentedwriterwhoknewhowtopresentscientificinformationincompellingstories.BeforeSilentSpring,shehadwrittenotherbooksfromtheperspectiveoffish,birds,islands,andoceans.Carsonknewthatallthingsinnatureexistinadelicately（微妙地）balancedecosystem.InSilentSpring,Carsonwrotethatalthoughtheecosystemcanadjusttochanges,itneedstime.Carsonbelievedthatpeopleinthe1950swereusingpesticidescarelessly.Naturedidn’thavetimetoadjust,wroteCarson,becausesomanypesticideshadbeenusedinsuchlargequantitiesinsuchashorttime.

12.WhydidHuckinswritealettertoRachelCarson?

A.Totellhersomebadnews.

B.Toturntoherforhelp.

C.Toadvisehertowriteabook.

D.Toaskhersomequestions.

13.WhichoftheeffectsthesprayingofthemixtureinMassachusettshadisright?

A.Itkilledpestssuchasinsects,weedsandrodentsaroundHuckins’home.

B.Itkilledallofthemosquitoes.

C.Ithadbadeffectsonecosystem.

D.Thereweremorebirdsthaneverbefore.

14.WhowouldnotbehappywithDDT?

A.Gardeners.B.Farmers.C.Doctors.D.Biologists.

15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RachelCarson’sresearchonnature

B.RachelCarson’slife

C.RachelCarson’sSilentSpring

D.DDT’sbadeffectsonecosystem

第二部分阅读理解七选五:

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

It’snormaltowakebrieflyduringthenight.