届广东省廉江市实验学校高三上学期返校考试英语试题word版.docx

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廉江市实验学校2018-2019学年度第一学期返校考试

高三年级英语试卷

第一部分　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。

A

BeforeonemanwalkeduponamuddyNewJerseyriverbank，baseballwasadeadlygame.

In1938，Philliesthird-basecoachLenaBlackburnehappenedtostepintoastreamintheDelawareRiver，andrealizedhefoundasolutionforoneofbaseball'sbiggestproblems.

Backthenballsfreshfromtheboxwereslipperyandhardtocontrol.Playerstriedtoimprovetheirgrips（紧握力）withtobaccojuiceorshoepolish，butastheballsgotdirtier，theyjustgothardertosee.Battinghelmetshadn'tbeeninventedyet，andplayerswerehavingtroublekeepingtheireyesontheerrant（无定向的）balls.Onebatterwasevenkilled.

SowhenBlackburnecameacrosstheslipperymudnearhishometownfishinghole，hismindwentstraighttothefield.Themudwasgritty（含砂的），withthelookandfeelofchocolatepudding.Hebroughtsomehomeandfoundthat，sureenough，itcoatedtheballperfectly，improvingthegripwithoutdamagingtheleather.WhenBlackburneshowedtheresulttoAmericanLeagueumpires（裁判员），theygavehismudathumbs-up.Bythe1950s，everymajor-leagueteamwasusingit.

Now，beforeeverymajor-andminor-leaguegame（aswellasmanycollegegames），anumpireorclubhouseattendantwipesalightcoatofBlackburne'smagicmudoneachballused.Themudhole'slocationremainsacloselyguardedsecrettothisday.Onlyoneperson，JimBintliff，themud'sfarmer，knowswheretofindit.

1．Before1938，baseballwas________．

A．boringB．world-famous

C．dangerousD．unpopular

2．Themagicmudmakesbaseballs________．

A．easiertocontrolB．easiertomake

C．lookprettierD．lookbigger

3．WhatdidAmericanLeagueumpiresthinkofBlackburne'smethod?

A．Itmightwork.B．Itwasgreat.

C．Itdidn'twork.D．Itcouldbeimproved.

4．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．BaseballstarsB．Baseball'ssecret

C．BaseballrulesD．Baseball'sorigin

B

Iwassosurprisedtofindsomanydifferencesinthevariousschoolsystems.Thedifferencesarehuge.Theymainlylieinthedateschoolstarts，theageatwhichkidsstartschool，gradingsystemsandteachingmethods.

InGermany，schoolkidsaregivenaschoolconeontheirfirstdayofschool.Itcanbefilledwithsweets，snacks，artsupplies，lunchboxes，littlebooksandsmallgifts.Thekidscanonlyopenitatschool.Onenteringaschool，thekidsdon'thavetobeabletowritetheirnames，althoughtheymustbeabletoholdapenproperly.Schoolreadinessisdecidedbynotonlyphysicaldevelopmentbutalsosocialskills.

RussianchildrenalwaysstartschoolonSeptember1stevenifit'saholidayortheweekend.Thisisreferredtoas“KnowledgeDay”andmarksboththefirstdayofschoolandthefirstdayofautumn.Mostkidsbringachangeofshoestoschool.Theclassroomsoftheelementaryschoolthroughthehighschoolareusuallyinthesamebuilding.

Dutchchildrengotoschoolontheirfourthbirthday.Thisresultsinsomechaosasnewkidsareaddedtotheclassthroughouttheyearduringthefirstyear.Thekidsgettoplayandlearnsocialskillsandonlystart“realschool”whenthey're6.However，schoolisnotcompulsoryuntilthekidsare5yearsold.

Polishkidshavetowearaformalcostume—usuallyawhiteblousewithnavybluetrousersorskirtsforthegirlsandsuitsfortheboysforthefirstdayofschoolandschoolceremonies.There'salsoanopeningceremonywherethekidsaresworninasthestudentsofthefirstclass.

Finnishschoolsareconsideredtobethebestintheworld.They'realsoveryhands-off（不干涉的）:

nogradesuntilYearThree.Therearenonationaltestsuntilthe12thyear.Teachersaretrustedandrespected，andtheyhavealotofautonomy（自治权）．

5．InGermany，whenkidsenteraschool，they________．

A．willreceiveaconeasareward

B．won'tbetestedontheirsocialskills

C．shouldknowhowtoholdapenproperly

D．havetobeabletowritetheirnames

6．Whatdoes“KnowledgeDay”meaninRussia?

A．Apublicholiday.

B．Thefirstschoolday.

C．Thegraduationday.

D．Thebeginningofspring.

7．WhatarePolishschoolkidsrequiredtodoonthefirstdayofschool?

A．Wearaschooluniform.

B．Bringaschoolcone.

C．Holdanopeningceremony.

D．Receiveatestofsocialskills.

8．WhatcanwelearnabouttheteachersinFinnishschools?

A．Theylikegivingtests.

B．Theycandecidehowtoteach.

C．Theymustworkveryhard.

D．Theydon'thaveahighsocialposition.

C

In2011，alawwasborn.Atypeofladybug（瓢虫）becamethestateinsectofNorthDakota.Whenthegovernorsignedthebillintolaw，fourkidsstoodbehindhim.Thesesecond-gradestudentshadhelpedcreatealaw!

JadenMcNeiley，LoganRedding，MeganZimmer，andIsabelSiegwereinfirstgradewhentheirideaforalawwasborn.Theywerestudyingtheladybuginschool.

MeganandLoganwerefarmkidsandknewsomethingabouttheladybugalready.Theyknewthatfarmershadaproblemwithcrop-eatingpestscalledaphids（蚜虫）andthatladybugsateaphids.Themoreladybugswerearound，thefewerchemicalsthefarmershadtouse.

Thekidswerereadinganarticleonthecomputerwhentheysawalinkthatledtoalistofstateinsects.Theyclickedonthelinkandcouldn'tbelievetheireyes.NorthDakotadidnothaveastateinsect!

Thekidsdecidedthatakindofladybugcalledtheconvergentladybeetleshouldbetheirstateinsect.Thisladybugwasofgreatbenefittotheirfarmingstateanditdeservedaplaceofhonor.Buttheyhadnoideahowtocreatealaw.Sotheyaskedtheirteacherforhelp.Theirteacherknewtheirlocalstaterepresentative.Whentheyallmet，therepresentativetoldthekidstheywouldhavetopresentfactsandsolidreasonstoconvincelawmakersthatNorthDakotaneededtheladybugasitsstateinsect.

Thestudentsspentmuchofthatfirstgradespringresearchingladybugs.Theirteacherorderedladybuglarvae（幼虫）．Theywatchedthelarvaedevelopintoadults.Tolearnmore，theytalkedtoscientistswhostudyinsects.Thechildrensaytheirresearchwashardworkandtheylovedit.“Evenifwehadn'tgottenwhatwewanted，”saysJaden，“evenifthebillhadn'tpassed，itwasworthit.”

Thestudentswanteveryonetoknowthatkidscanmakeadifference.“Whetheryouare8or80，”saysIsabel，“youhaveavoiceinyourcommunity.”“Believeinyourdreams，”sayJadenandMegan.“Butmakesureyouarereadytodoworktobackthemup！

”addsLogan.

9．Beforestudyingtheladybuginschool，MeganandLoganalreadyknew________．

A．howtocreatealaw

B．theadvantagesofaphids

C．howladybugsbenefitpeople

D．thestateinsectsoftheU．S.

10．Howdidthefourkidsfeelwhentheysawthelistofstateinsects?

A．Excited.B．Surprised.C．Happy.D．Proud.

11．Whydidthefourkidschoosetheconvergentladybeetleastheirstateinsect?

A．Becauseitlooksbeautiful.

B．Becausetheyknewitverywell.

C．Becauseoftheirteacher'sadvice.

D．Becauseofitscontributiontofarming.

D

Nobodylikesfeelinglonely，andisolation（孤立）isn'tonlyapsychologicalproblem.Lonelinessincreasesaperson'sriskofdeathby26percent，aneffectcomparabletothehealthrisksposedbyobesity.

Sosomeresearchersareinvestigatingwhatitis，exactly，thatmakeslonelypeoplestaylonely.Onelong-heldtheoryhasbeenthatpeoplebecomesociallyisolatedbecauseoftheirpoorsocialskills—astheyspendmoretimealone，thefewskillstheydohavestarttofailfromlackofuse.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatthisisafundamentalmisunderstandingofthesociallyisolated.It'sjustthatwhenthey'reinsituationswheretheyneedthoseskillsthemost，theychoke.

ProfessorMeganL．Knowlesandherteamtestedthesocialskillsof86undergraduates，showingthem24facesonacomputerscreenandaskingthemtonamethebasichumanemotioneachfacewasshowing：

anger，fear，happiness，orsadness.Intheend，thelonelierstudentsdidworsethanthenon-lonelystudentsontheemotion-readingtask—butonlywhentheyweretoldtheywerebeingtestedontheirsocialskills.Whenthelonelyweretoldtheywerejusttakingageneralknowledgetest，theyperformedbetterthanthenon-lonely.

Sothelonelierpeopleare，thebettertheyareataccuratelyreadingfacialexpressionsanddecodingtoneofvoice.Lonelypeoplemaybepayingcloserattentiontoemotionalcues（暗示）preciselybecauseoftheirwillingnesstobelongsomewhereandforminterpersonalconnections，whichresultsintechnicallysuperiorsocialskills.

Thispresentsafairlynewwaytothinkaboutlonelypeople.It'snotthattheyneedtoimprovethebasicsofsocialskills，whichthey'velikelyalreadyshared.Instead，lonelypeoplemayneedtofocusmoreongettingoutoftheirownheads，sotheycanactuallyusetheskillsthey'vegottoformfriendshipsandbegintofindawayoutoftheirisolation.

12．Accordingtothetraditionalpointofview，whydolonelypeoplestaylonely?

A．Theyarehappytostayalone.

B．Theyhavefewchancestopracticesocialskills.

C．Theyaredifficulttogetalongwith.

D．Theyarelikelytomisunderstandothers'opinion.

13．InthetestmentionedinParagraph3，thelonelyperformedbetterwhenthey________．

A．feltnotverylonely

B．wereundergreatpressure

C．didnotknowtherealpurposeofthetest

D．weretolditwasatestonsocialskills

14．Comparedtonon-lonelypeople，lonelypeople________．

A．canbettercontroltheiremotions

B．canbetterreadpeople'semotions

C．canbetterexpresstheiremotions

D．canbetterhandlepeople'semotions

15．Whatinspirationmaylonelypeoplegetfromthetext?

A．Bebravetomakefriends.

B．Showsincerityinfriendship.

C．Findwaystolearnsocialskills.

D．Makegooduseofyourlonelytime.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，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。

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