届山东省昌乐县第二中学高三上学期期末英语拉练试题.docx

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届山东省昌乐县第二中学高三上学期期末英语拉练试题

2020届山东省昌乐县第二中学高三上学期期末英语拉练试题

英语试题

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheSTAREcoStationisanenvironmentalsciencemuseum,awildliferescuecenter,andashelterforendangeredanimals.Itcarriesoutthemission“PreservationthroughEducation”byeducatingvisitorsaboutthepreservationoftheenvironmentandtheinter-dependenceofalllivingthings.

Fieldtrips

STAREcoStationhostsfieldtripsforschoolsandcampsthroughoutSouthernCalifornia.Eachfieldtriplaststwohours,consistingofaone-hourgatheringandaone-hourtourofthefacility,withlessonsassociatedwithCaliforniaStateScienceStandards.

Throughoutthefieldtrip,studentslearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinenvironmentalprotectionandthewaysinwhichwildlifeinteractswithvariousecosystems.Thestudentsalsoreceiveanup-closeandhands-onexperiencewithourrescuedforeignwildlife.Thetourincludesdifferentenvironmentalexhibitsthatshowcasethewaysstudentscanhelpprotectanimalsinthewild.

Publictours

GuidedtoursoftheSTAREcoStationintroducevisitorstoovertwohundredrescuedforeignwildlife.Theguidedtourlastsapproximately45-60minutes.Visitorsareservedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Noreservationsarerequired.However,toursmaysellout.Wesuggestlargergroupsscheduleaprivatetour.

Note:

Ourregularpublictourstimesaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Pleasecallinadvanceforthemostup-to-dateinformation.

1.WhatistheSTAREcoStationaimedat?

A.Helpingresearchwildlifeabroad.B.Collectingmoneyforanimalshelters.

C.Raisingawarenessofwildlifeprotection.D.Providingaknowledgeofunusualanimals.

2.Whatcanstudentsdoduringafieldtrip?

A.Makeaspeechontheenvironment.B.Takepartinforeignwildliferescue.

C.Gettoknowwhyspeciesgetendangered.D.Learnhowlivingthingsaffecteachother.

3.Foraguidedtour,whatshouldvisitorsknow?

A.Largegroupsareservedfirst.B.Itisavailableonweekdays.

C.Itstimecanchange.D.Bookingisneeded.

B

AccordingtohisGoFundMepage,EddieMaltsbyJr.becameblindwhenhewas11duetosarcoidosis,ararediseasethataffectsmanyorgans.However,MaltsbyhascommittedtobringinglighttopeopleinneedbyplayingmusiconthestreetsofSt.Petersburg,Florida,anddonatingwhathecantothem,WTSPreported.

Inadditiontoplayingforthepublic,MaltsbyalsohostsaradioshowonWRXBcalled“BlindBoyRadio”.Whileonair,themusiciangivesawaygroceries,cashandothergoodstogratefulcallers.Todate,Maltsbyhasdonated$2,000,buthisfundsarerunninglow—evenwithhelpfromsponsors.That’swhyhe’sturningtothecommunityforhelp.

MaltsbyhassetupaGoFundMecampaigninthehopeofcollecting$25,000toaidstrugglingpeopleinthecommunity.

WhileMaltsby’sbenevolent（慈善的）spiritisinspiring,it’softenthepeoplewithlittletosparewhodemonstratehoweasyitistopartwithmoney.

Thispastwinter,forexample,whenDominiqueHarrisonBentzen,aBritishstudent,didn’thaveanywaytogethome,ahomelessmangaveherallthemoneyhehad—$4.60—forataxi.Shereturnedthefavorbysettingupafundraiserforthekindman,whichhassincecollectedmorethan32,000Britishpounds（over$50,000）．

“Ihopemycampaignwillhelppeoplethinkalittlemoreaboutthepeoplearoundthem,”HarrisonBentzentoldTheMirror.“IfpeoplecanseewhatIamdoingthenmaybetheycantakethetimetojuststopandtalktoahomelessperson,heartheirstory.”

4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutEddieMaltsbyJr.?

A.Hehascollected$25,000.

B.He’sgoingtokeepongiving.

C.Hewasbornwithblindness.

D.Heplaysmusictoearnaliving.

5.WhydoesEddieMaltsbyJr.askforhelp?

A.Thesponsorshiphasbeencutoff.

B.Hehasdifficultymakingendsmeetforhisfunds.

C.Heintendstospreadhisbenevolentspirit.

D.Hisfamilygivenosupporttohiscampaign.

6.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeEddieMaltsbyJr.?

A.Creativeanddetermined.

B.Talentedandfriendly.

C.Cooperativeandoptimistic.

D.Helpfulandgenerous.

7.What’sthepurposeofDominiqueHarrisonBentzen’sstory?

A.Togetpeopleinvolvedincommunityservice.

B.Toprovethatgivingisindeedimportant.

C.Toencouragepeopletoshareandgive.

D.Toshowthepooraremorewillingtogive.

C

Researchershavebeeninvestigatingforyearsthewaysinwhichscreensaffectthequalityofaperson’sreading.ThemagazineScientificAmericanreportedthatatleast100studieshavebeenpublishedontheissuesincethe1980s.

VirginiaClintoncarriedoutaresearchexamination.SheisaprofessorofEducation,HealthandBehaviorattheUniversityofNorthDakota.Shefoundwhatshecalleda“smallbutsignificant”differenceinreadingtextfromscreenversuspaper.

Clintonlookedat33paststudiesthatexaminedpaperversusscreenreading.Allofthestudiesweredonebetween2008and2018.Thestudiescollectivelyhad2,799studysubjects,includingbothchildrenandadults.Clinton’sexaminationfoundthatreadingfrompapergenerallyledtobetterunderstandingandimprovedaperson’sperformanceontestsconnectedtothereadingmaterial.And,shefoundnomajordifferencesinreadingspeedbetweenthetwo.

Clintonandotherresearchershavefoundscreenreadersoftenbelievetheyunderstandatextbetterthantheyreallydo.And,theyaremorelikelythanpaperreaderstooverestimatehowwelltheywoulddoonatestofthematerialstheyhaveread.

Yet,thisoverestimatedsenseofunderstandingisespeciallycommonamongscreenreaders.Clintonsaid,“Therearemanypossiblereasonsforsuchfindings.Overconfidenceofreenreaders,forexample,couldbetheresultofadistracted,lessfocusedmind.Readers’preferencesarealsoimportant.Researchshowsthemajorityofpeopleofallagespreferreadingfrompaper.Ifyouareenjoyingthereadingprocess,you’regoingtobemoreinvolved.You’regoingtobepayingbetterattention.Preferencesareakeyissuehere.”

Severalstudieshavefoundthatpeopleoftenthinkofpapermaterialsassomethingmoreimportantandserious.“Ifyouarereadingfrompaper,yourmindthinksthisissomethingimportant.Ineedtopayattentiontoit,”Clintonsaid.

8.HowdidClintonfindtheso-calleddifference?

A.Bydoingmanysurveys.B.Bydoing2,799research.

C.Byanalyzingresearchfindings.D.Bypublishingtextsonamagazine.

9.Whatbenefitdoesreadingfrompaperbringtoreaders?

A.Higherreadingspeed.B.Betterreadingefficiency.

C.Strongerreadinginterest.D.Happierreadingexperiences.

10.Howwillscreenreadersfeelafterfinishingreading?

A.Empty-headed.B.Anxiety-ridden

C.Energetic.D.Overconfident.

11.Whichaspectofreadingwillreaders’preferenceshaveaneffecton?

A.Theconcentration.B.Theduration.

C.Thematerial.D.Themethod.

D

Lovethewayyouwalk

Listencarefullytothefootsteps,andyoucanworkoutwhoiswalkingabout.Thefeaturescommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefacesandfingerprints.Butthewaytheywalkisalsoagiveaway.

Researchershaveusedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalyzepeople’sgaits（步法）.Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetricky.Camerasareoftenvisible,requiregoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.AteamledbyDr.OzanyanandDr.Scullyhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegait.Theiranswer:

pressure-sensitivemats.

Suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystems.ButOzanyanandScullyuseacomplicatedversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewalksacrossit.Theresearchersturnedtoanartificial-intelligencesystemtorecognizesuchpatterns.Inastudyin2018,theytestedthesystemonadatabaseoffootstepsof127people.Theyfounditserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndScullysaysevenwithoutadatabaseoffootsteps,thesystemcandeterminesomeone’ssexandasubject’sage.

Oneapplicationofthemat-basedgait-recognitionsystemmightbeinhealthcare,particularlyfortheelderly.Amatplacedinanursinghomeoranoldperson’sownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividual’sgaitthatindicatescertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedasasecuritymeasureintheworkplace,monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas,suchaspartsofmilitarybases,serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithdangerousmaterials.Perhapsthemostinterestinguseofthemats,though,wouldbeinpublicplaces,suchasairports.

12.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?

A.Researchequipment.B.Researchfindings.

C.Researchassumption.D.Researchbackground.

13.Whatisthematusedfor?

A.Collectingdata.B.Ensuringsafety.

C.Determiningage.D.Analyzingpressure.

14.Whatmightthegait-recognitionsystembeappliedto?

A.Monitoringsecurityworkprogress.

B.Detectingpotentialhealthproblems.

C.Keepingtrackoftravellingfrequency.

D.Warningpassengersofpossibledangers.

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Compareandeducate.B.Examineandassess.

C.Discussandpersuade.D.Explainandinform.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，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。

WhatdoesWi-Fistandfor?

Longgonearethedaysofdial-upandwaitingforyourturntousethecomputer.It’seasierthanevertoconnecttotheInternetinthedigitalworldtoday.___16_