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学年高三英语第五次月考试题Idoc
2019-2020学年高三英语第五次月考试题(I)
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy-theyregivenafterall.Choicescanbehard."
-JeffBezos.
IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I'dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI'dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmylifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn'tworksincemoststart-upsdon't,andIwasn'tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I'dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.
IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatIadmiredverymuch.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid.“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn'talreadyhaveagoodjob."Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,buteventually,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn'tthinkI'dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.
Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.
21.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?
A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.Thesupportofhiswife.
C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.
22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?
A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.
B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.
C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn'ttry.
D.Thedecisionnottotheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.
23.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.
A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor
B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea
C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea
D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed
24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazon
C.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose
B
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C
Manykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthedishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekidsgetallowances(补贴)orotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.
Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn.’’Runninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheirhometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsittolook.”
Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivateskidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed(兑取)eitheronlineorintherealworld.WiththeChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturninforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstoearnrewards,’’saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.“Kidsneedpositivereinforcement(强化)tohelpmotivatethem."
Whatdoyouthink?
Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?
Orshouldkidshelpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?
Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyourgradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.
28.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?
A.Bypresentingsomefacts.B.Bylistingsomeevidence.
C.Bycomparingdifferentviews.D.Bystatinghisownexperiences.
29.AccordingtoSusieWalton,.
A.kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchores
B.parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamily
C.kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehousework
D.kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores
30.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.
A.ChrisBergman’sopiniononraisingkids
B.mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragement
C.howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplications
D.theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores
31.Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.
A.invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinions
B.informreadersoftwodifferentopinions
C.callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehavior
D.presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparenting
D
Plantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.
45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.
“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’
Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.
Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.
ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,aw