广东省普通高中百越名校联盟届高三学业质量监测英语试题.docx

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广东省普通高中百越名校联盟届高三学业质量监测英语试题

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广东省普通高中·百越名校联盟

2021届高三毕业班上学期学业质量监测

英语试题

2020年12月

本试卷共8页。

全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Overview

TakeacourseonmaskmakinginVenice，andlearnaboutthehistoryofthisancienttradition.Youcanchoosefromaproductionclassoradecorationclass，oryoucaneventakeboth.Nomatterwhichoptionyouchoose，yougettobringhomeyourcreation-justintimeforCarnival.

WhatToExpect

Amasterartisan（工匠）willexplaintoyoutheancienttechniqueofmakingaVenetianpapier-machémask，providinginformationabouttheuseofmasksinVeniceduringpastcenturies.Attheendofthecourse，youwillkeepthemaskasasouvenir.

Duration:

1hour15minutes

AdmissionTicketFree

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Q:

WhatisthepolicyonfacemasksandattendeehealthduringVeniceCarnivalMask-Making

Class?

A:

Facemasksarerequiredfortravelersandguidesinpublicareas.

Q:

WhatisthemaximumgroupsizeduringVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A:

Thisactivitywillhaveamaximumof6travelers.

Reviews

Chris_C，Oct.2020

Wetravelledwithasix-year-oldchildandthetourguidewasabletospan（持续）bothadultandkiddoattentionspans.Hewassuperpatientwithus，tellingusasmallhistorylessonofthemasks.

Amanda_R，Jul.2020

ThetourguideGiorgiowasamazingwithourtwogirls.Theyhadagreattimeselectingthestyleofmask，designingandpaintingthemasks.Giorgiowasverypatientanddidabeautifuljobofdecoratingthemasks.Therewasairconditioninginthetinyworkshoptoo.Isatattherestaurantoutsidethedoorandreadandhadaglassofwinewhilewaiting.

1.WhatcantravelersexperienceinVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.LearningthehistoryofVenice.

B.Enjoyingworksoflocalartisans.

C.CreatingtraditionalVenetianmasks.

D.AdmiringexhibitsfortheCarnival.

2.WhatwouldyoudoforVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.Joinanygroupasyoulike.

B.Bookaticketinadvance.

C.Wearfacemasksinpublicareas.

D.Arrangeaschedulefortwohours.

3.Whatarethetwotravelersbothcontentwith?

A.Thepatienceoftheguide.

B.Theskillsoftheartisans.

C.Thecreationsintheclass.

D.Thefacilitiesoftheworkshop.

B

Standinginmyoffice25yearsagowasanunknown，newlyrisingastronomerwithahalf-smileonherface.Shehadcomewithademandthatmyteamchangeourtestedsoftwaretomakeoneofourmostimportantandin-demandscientificinstrumentsdosomethingithadneverbeendesignedfor，andriskbreakingitdown.Alltocarryoutanexperimentthatwasbasicallyawasteoftimeandcouldn'tbedone-toprovethatamassiveblackholehidatthecenterofourMilkyWay.

Myinitial"noway"graduallygavewayinthefaceofhercheerfulbutfirmdetermination.Itwasmyfirstencounterwithaforceofnature，AndreaGhez，oneofthreewinnersofthisyear'sNobelPrizeinPhysics.ThatdeterminationandthewillingnesstotakecalculatedriskshasalwayscharacterizedAndrea.For25yearsshehasfocusedalmostonlyonSagittariusA-thenameofourownlocalsupermassiveblackhole.AndAndreaisoneofthegreatpioneersinthissearchwithoutquestion.

AndreadidherworkattheW.M.KeckObservatory'stwintelescopesonMaunakea，Hawai'i.ShestartedusingtheveryfirstinstrumentlicensedonKeckObservatory'sNearInfraredCamera（NIRC）.NIRCwasneverdesignedtodowhatAndreaneededbutshewasnottobedenied.Anditworked!

Itwasextremelyhardandtime-consumingtomakesenseofthedata，butAndreapersisted.

AsAndreawouldbetheveryfirsttoacknowledge，thistriumph（胜利）representsthecombinedeffortsofsomany.Butactuallyonepersonhadtheideafortheresearch.Onepersonhadthechutzpah（无所顾忌）toproposeitandonepersonhadthedeterminationandfocustomakeithappen，undiscouragedbyallwhosaiditwasawasteoftime.ThatpersonisAndreaGhez，winnerofthe2020NobelPrizeinPhysics.

4.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndreaGhez'srequestatfirst?

A.It'sdemanding.

B.It'sinteresting.

C.It'sunacceptable.

D.It'smeaningless.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndreaGhez'sresearchfromParagraph2?

A.Ittakesdecadesofefforts.

B.Itdealswithpowerofnature.

C.It'sapurelyindividualproject.

D.It'saboutmeasurementofahole.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAndreaGhez'sworkinHawai'i?

A.Dangerous.

B.Pleasant.

C.Challenging.

D.Fruitless.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromAndreaGhez'ssuccess?

A.Itisrewardingtocooperate.

B.Theoldmethodsstillworktoday.

C.Itpaystoputtheoryintopractice.

D.Persistenceleadstosuccess