广东省清远市届高三上学期期末考试 英语试题后附答案.docx

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广东省清远市届高三上学期期末考试英语试题后附答案

广东省清远市2019届高三上学期期末模拟考试

英语试题

本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。

I．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;it’sanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyou1,howyouperform,andhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.2,pessimismcreatesasadandhopelessplacewherenoonewantstolive.3thoughts,attitudes,andexpectationsfeedonthemselves.

Yearsago,I4intoaservicestationtogetsomegas.Itwasa5day,andIwasfeelinggreat.AsIwalkedintothestationtopayforthegas,theattendantsaidtome,“Youdon’tlookwell.”Thistookmecompletelyby6.Alittlelessconfidently,ItoldhimthatIhadneverfeltbetter.Withouthesitation,hecontinuedtotellmehowbadIlookedandthatmyskinappeared

7.

BythetimeIlefttheservicestation,Iwasfeelingalittle8.Aboutablockaway,Ipulledovertothesideoftheroadtolookatmyfaceinthemirror.HowdidIfeel?

DidIlookthat9?

Waseverythingallright?

BythetimeIgothome,Iwasbeginningtofeelalittle10.HadIpickedupsomeraredisease?

ThenexttimeIwentintothatgasstation,feeling11again,Ifiguredoutwhathadhappened.Theplacehadrecentlybeenpaintedabrightbutdisgustingyellow,andthelightreflectingoffthewallsmadeeveryoneinside12asthoughtheyhadhepatitis（肝炎）!

IwonderedhowmanyotherfolkshadreactedthewayIdid.Ihadletoneshort13withatotalstrangerchangemy14foranentireday.HetoldmeIlookedsick,andbeforelong,Iwasactuallyfeelingsick.Thatsinglenegativeobservationhada（n）15effectonthewayIfeltandacted.

1.A.learnB.exerciseC.behaveD.feel

2.A.CertainlyB.AdditionallyC.ContrarilyD.Actually

3.A.NegativeB.ImpracticalC.SensitiveD.Indifferent

4.A.droveB.walkedC.rushedD.ran

5.A.commonB.beautifulC.busyD.dull

6.A.accidentB.mistakeC.surpriseD.chance

7.A.roughB.paleC.hurtD.yellow

8.A.tiredB.uneasyC.boredD.angry

9.A.wellB.uglyC.strangeD.bad

10.A.upsetB.sadC.sorryD.sick

11.A.illB.fineC.regretD.lost

12.A.behaveB.believeC.lookD.pretend

13.A.conversationB.visitC.bargainD.stay

14.A.workB.confidenceC.healthD.attitude

15.A.reasonableB.seriousC.temporaryD.slight

第二节：

语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

II．阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Speed-readingisan indispensable skillintheInternetage.We skim overarticles,e-mailsandtweetstotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Bombardedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocope（应付）ifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.

Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondintellectualstimulation.

ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkinto cozy chairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.

Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheSlowReadingClubisn’texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementinitiated（发起）bybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.

Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic’sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilityto empathize.

Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatregularengagementinintellectually strenuousactivitieslikereadingslowedtherateofmemorylosslaterinlife.

Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterruptedpatterninaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.“Aimfor30minutesaday,”advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments–wheneveryoufindyourselfautomaticallyfiringupyourlaptoptocheckyourfavoritesite,orscanningTwitterforsomethingtopassthetime–youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid.“Reachforyoure-reader,ifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavy,notless substantive（真实的）,andalsoensureyou’llneverloseyourplace.”

B

Thebestsellingchildren’sbook, PipiluSendingYou100Lives,hasbeenadaptedintoahomonymousplaythatwillbeputonforthefirsttimenextMarchandtouraround50citiesinChina.

ThebookwasadaptedbytheHangzhoubasedStarDreamFactory.

“Wedon’twanttodescendtotheaveragechildren’sdramasthatareoverlyeagertopleasethekids,”saidHuangQin,directorofStarDreamFactory.“Wewanttoprovidesomethingpracticallyusefulandmysticallyentertaining.”

TheoriginalbookbyChinesechildren’sbookwriterZhengYuanjiefocusesonsafetytipsforkids.WithZheng’susualcandorandsimplicity,thebookavoidssugar-coatingreality.Instead,itillustratesthepotentialdangersineverydaylifeandprovidespossiblesolutions.

Zhengrecalledthatwhenhesawhisnew-bornbabyinthehospital,thefirstthoughtthathithimwastodohisutmosttoguaranteehisson’ssafety.

“Safetyisofthegreatestimportancetoahumanbeing,”saidZheng.“Ifthepersonisgone,nothingelsewillmatter.”

AccordingtoZheng,thereisnopreachingorsoapboxinginhisbook.Hesaidthathejustwantedtotalkandtelltheplaintruthtothechildreninaneasilyunderstandableway.

Thislineofthoughtwillbeechoedinthetheatricalreproduction,saiddirectorGuoYan.Shealsosaidthattheplaywillplaceemphasisonmultimediaeffectsandtheinteractionwiththefamilies.

“Theatremaynotensurethechildrenapathtoprofessionalesteemandbetterjobsinsociety,butitdoeshavethepowertogivethemstrength（atheart）,”saidHuangQin.

Huangalsocallsforconsistentattentiontochildsafety,pointingoutthelackofuniversaleducationandeffectivelegalchannels.

Theshowisexpectinganestimatedaudienceofmorethan100,000peopleduringitsdomestictourintheupcomingyear.

C

Peoplewithmentallytaxingjobs,includinglawyersandgraphicdesigners,mayenduphavingbettermemoryinoldage,researchsuggests.

Astudyofmorethan1,000Scottish70-year-oldsfoundthatthosewhohadhadcomplexjobsscoredbetteronmemoryandthinkingtests.

Onetheoryisthatamorestimulatingenvironmenthelpsbuildupa“cognitivereserve”tohelpbufferthebrainagainstage-relateddecline.TheresearchwasreportedinNeurology.

Theteam,fromHeriot-WattUniversity,inEdinburgh,isnowplanningmoreworktolookathowlifestyleandworkinteracttoaffectmemoryloss.Thosetakingpartinthestudytooktestsdesignedtoassessmemory,processingspeedandgeneralthinkingability,aswellasfillinginaquestionnaireabouttheirworkinglife.

Theanalysisshowedthatthosewhosejobshadrequiredcomplexskillsindealingwithdataorpeople,suchasmanagementandteaching,hadbetterscoresonmemoryandthinkingteststhanthosewhohaddonelessmentallyintensejobssuchasfactoryworkers,bookbinders,orcarpetlayers.

Whilethestudydidnotlookatbiologicalreasonsfortheprotectiveeffectofcertainjobs,potentialexplanationsincludethatstructuralchangeswithinthebrainmeanlessdamageisaccumulatedovertime.

StudyleaderDrAlanGowsaid:

“Ourfindingshavehelpedtoidentifythekindsofjobdemandsthatpreservememoryandthinkinglateron.”“However,”Headded,“whileitistruethatpeoplewhohavehighercognitiveabilitiesaremorelikelytogetmorecomplexjobs,therestillseemstobeasmalladvantagegainedfromthesecomplexjobsforlaterthinkingskills.”

DrSimonRidley,headofresearchatAlzheimer’sResearchUK,saidthestudyaddedtothegrowingevidenceaboutfactorsthataffectedbrainhealthasweaged.

“Keepingthebrainactivethroughoutlifecouldbehelpfulanddifferenttypesofworkmayplayarole.However,it’simportanttonotethatthisstudypointstoasmallandsubtleassociationbetweenoccupationandlater-lifecognitionratherthanofferingproofthatpeople’soccupationhasadirectinfluence.”

36.Accordingtotheresearch,whomayhavethebestmemoryinoldage?

A.Taxidrivers.B.Computerprogrammers.

C.Supermarketcashiers.D.Motormechanics.

37.WhichofthefollowingabouttheresearchworkisTRUE?

A.Theresearchteamstudiedbothenvironmentalandbiologicalfactors.

B.Theresearchersfilledinaquestionnaireabouttheirworkinglife.

C.Theresearchobjectsincludedpeoplefromvariousjobsandofdifferentages.

D.Theresearchishelpfultothestudyofbrainhealthandisstillunderway.

38.WhatDrAlanGowsaidimpliesthat__________.

A.theirfindingsarehelpfultoidentifyingthekindsofjobdemands

B.peoplewhodomorecomplexjobsmaybenefitlaterthinkingskillsgreatly

C.thereexistlinksbetweenjobdemandsandpreservationofmemory

D.hedidn’tconfirmthelinksbetweencomplexjobsandlaterthinkingskills

39.WecanlearnfromDrSimonRidleythat__________.

A.differentoccupationsmaymakeadifferenceinkeepingthebrainactive

B.people’soccupationhasadirectinfluenceonlater-lifeco