四川省遂宁市第二中学高三英语上学期第一次诊断性.docx

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四川省遂宁市第二中学高三英语上学期第一次诊断性

四川省遂宁市第二中学2020届高三英语上学期第一次诊断性考试试题

（二）

第I卷（100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnThursday.

2.Whatdidthemandoovertheweekend?

A.Hewenthiking.B.Hewentcamping.C.Hewentdancing.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thewoman’strousers.B.Thewoman’sshoes.C.Thewoman’ssocks.

4.Whatistheweatherlikeontheweddingday?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

5.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofhertriptoMexico?

A.Enjoyable.B.Ordinary.C.Terrible.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.WhatdoesBillywanttodo?

A.Meetalifeguard.B.Goswimming.C.Playoutdoors.

7.WhatworriesBilly’smothermost?

A.Billy’sloneliness.B.Billy’shealth.C.Billy’ssafety.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wheredidthemanleavehiskeys?

A.Inhishouse.B.Inhiscar.C.Inhisbag.

9.Howdidthemangetin?

A.Bybreakingthelock.

B.Byusingasparekey.

C.Byclimbinginthroughawindow.

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Acouple.B.Neighbors.C.Colleagues.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthemanspendlesstimeplayinggamesnow?

A.Hehaseyeproblems.B.Hehasnointerestinit.C.Hecan’taffordthetime.

12.Whatisthewoman’sfavoriteontheInternet?

A.Onlinegames.B.Socialnetworking.C.Videos.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofchattingonline?

A.Time-consuming.B.Interesting.C.Boring.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatlocalproductsdoesthewomanlikemost?

A.Chinesepaintings.B.Silkscarves.C.Chinesepaper-cuts.

15.Accordingtotheman,whatisthemostcommonthemeinChinesepaper-cuts?

A.Animals.B.Flowers.C.Chinesecharacters.

16.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuymorepaper-cuts?

A.Tosendthemasgifts.B.Todecorateherhome.C.ToteachherChineseclass.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdidthemanusetodotocelebratethenewyear?

A.Playfireworks.B.Watchamovie.C.Havefunwithfriends.

18.WhatdidthemanandhisfriendseatonNewYear’sEve?

A.Tastysalads.B.Chinesetakeaways.C.Junkfood.

19.HowdoesthemanusuallycelebratehisNewYear’sEvenow?

A.Byhavingabigmeal.B.Bydoingnothingspecial.C.Byplayingwithhiskids.

20.Accordingtotheman,whyisn’tNewYear’sDayabigcelebrationforhim?

A.Hehasalreadygrownup.

B.Hethinkseachdayisanewstart.

C.Hepreferstogotobedearlynow.

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

SummerRain

Theworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlong,hotdays.Allofwinter,withitscloudydaysandbittercold,wedreamofthoseendlessdaysatthebeach,lyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthen,summercomes,anditrains.

Asachild,Iwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedomandpleasantweather.

Onthoserainysummerdays,Ihadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinside,staringoutattherainlikeabirdinacage.Iwasanonlychild,sotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.Myfatherworkedfromhome,soIwasnottrulyalone,buthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlyingaround.I’ddragthroughthedayandprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.

Asanadult,though,myopinionofsummerrainhaschanged.Whenyouhavetoworkeveryday,summerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsdull.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.Whensummercomes,Ihatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherain,becausetherainbringswithitacoldfront,whichmakesmecomfortable.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummer,butsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful—andconsiderablycooler—weathertomorrow.

21.Whentheauthorwasachild,he______.

A.hatedrainydaysB.likedstayingindoors

C.preferredcoolerweatherD.dreamedonsummerdays

22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.

A.wasoftenleftaloneathomeB.hadnobrothersorsisters

C.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideD.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinter

23.Asanadult,theauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause______.

A.heknowsitwon’tlastlongB.hissummerholidayisveryshort

C.rainmakestheweathercoolerD.hecanbetterdealwithhisholiday

B

Yourcarisanecessarypartofyourlife.Youuseiteveryday.Ofcourse,youwanttoholdontoitsoyoumakesureithasthelatestalarmandimmobilizer.Butdespiteallthese,carslikeyoursarestillstoleneveryday.Infact,inthiscountry,onecarisstolenalmosteveryminute!

Andifyourcarisstolen,youonlyhavea50:

50chanceofseeingitagain.

Eachyear,carcrimecostsnearly£3billion.Ofcourse,ifyou’reinsured,youwon’tloseout,orwillyou?

Firstly,youwillhavetopayextrainsurancelateron,andthenyoumaynotbeofferedthefullamountbytheagent.Youwillprobablyhavetohireacarandyouwillalsolosethevalueofthecontentsandaccessories（配件）inthecar.

Nowcomesthesolution.AnRACTrackstarsystem,hiddeninoneof47possiblesecretlocationsinyourcar,isthekeyofoursystem.Ifyourcarisstolen,radiosignalsaresentattwenty-secondintervalsfromthecartotheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenterviaasatellitenetwork.Thenacomputergivesthevehicle’sexactlocation,speedanddirection.

TheRACTrackstarNationalControlCenter,whichoperates24hoursaday,365daysayear,willimmediatelyinformthepoliceintheareawherethecarislocated.Becausethepolicereceiveinformationeverytwentyseconds,theywillalwaysknowthevehicle’slocation.Oncethethiefhasbeenarrested,yourcarwillbereturnedtoyou.

RACTrackstarisuniqueinbeingabletoprovidetheNationalControlCenterwithdetailsoftheexactlocationofyourcar,itsspeedanddirection.Andspeedisthekeytosuccessfulrecoveryofastolenvehicle.RACTrackstarControlwillimmediatelytellthepoliceifyoureportyourcarstolenandunderthe24-hourGuardianOption.Itwillalsotellyouifyourcarhasbeenstolen.RACTrackstar’sconstantupdatesmeanthepolicearekeptinformedofthecar’slocation.Allthesegreatlyimproveyourchancesofseeingyourcaragain.

24.Ifyourcarisstolen,youwillhaveto______.

A.hireanewcarB.paymoreinsurance

C.buyaRACTrackstarsystemD.informtheNationalControlCenter

25.TheTrackstarsystemcantellthepolice______.

A.howthecarisstolenB.whothethiefis

C.whatbrandthecarisD.wherethecaris

26.Theunderlinedword“It”inthelastparagraphrefersto______.

A.thelocalpolicestationB.theGuardianOption

C.theinsurancecompanyD.theRACTrackstarControl

27.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithRACTrackstar______.

A.automaticallyfinddirections

B.seldomgettheirvehiclesdamaged

C.havelesschanceofbeinginanaccident

D.aremorelikelytogetthestolencarsback

C

Everwalkedtotheshopsonlytofind,oncethere,you’vecompletelyforgottenwhatyouwentfor?

Orstruggledtorememberthenameofanoldfriend?

Foryearswe’veacceptedthataforgetfulbrainisasmuchapartofagingaswrinklesandgrayhair.Butnowanewbooksuggeststhatwe’vegotitallwrong.

AccordingtoTheSecretLifeoftheGrown-upBrain,bysciencewriterBarbaraStrauch,whenitcomestotheimportantthings,ourbrainsactuallygetbetterwithage.Infact,shearguesthatsomestudieshavefoundthatourbrainhitsitspeakbetweenour40sand60s—muchlaterthanpreviouslythought.

Furthermore,ratherthanlosingmanybraincellsasweage,wekeepthem,andevenproducenewoneswellintomiddleage.Foryearsit’sbeenassumedthatbrain,muchlikethebody,declineswithage.Butthelongest,largeststudyintowhathappenstopeopleastheyagesuggestsotherwise.

Thiscontinuingresearchhasfollowed6,000peoplesince1956,testingthemeverysevenyears.Ithasfoundthatonaverage,participantsperformedbetteroncognitive（认知的）testsintheir40sand50sthantheyhaddoneintheir20s.Specifically,olderpeopledidbetterontestsofvocabulary,verbalmemory（howmanywordsyoucanremember）andproblemsolving.Wheretheyperformedlesswellwasnumberabilityandperceptualspeed—howfastyoucanpushabuttonwhenordered.However,withmorecomplextaskssuchasproblem-solvingandlanguage,weareatourbestatmiddleageandbeyond.Inshort,researchersarenowcomingupwithscientificproofthatwedogetwiserwithage.

Neuroscientistsarealsofindingthatwearehappierwithaging.ArecentUSstudyfoundolderpeopleweremuchbetteratcontrollingandbalancingtheiremotions.Itisthoughtthatwhenwe’reyoungerweneedtofocusmoreonthenegativeaspectsoflifeinordertolearnaboutthepossibledangersintheworld,butaswegetolderwe’velearnedourlessonsandareawarethatwehavelesstimeleftinlife:

therefore,itbecomesmoreimportantforustobehappy.

28.BarbaraStrauchprobablyagreesthat______.

A.theyoungarebetterathandlingimportantthings

B.people’sbrainsworkbestbetweentheir40sand60s

C.agingleadstothedeclineofthefunctionofthebrain

D.wrinklesandgrayhairaretheonlysymbolsofaging

29.Thecontinuingresearchhasfoundolderpeopleperformbetteron______.

A.perceptualspeedB.