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广东省肇庆市高中毕业班第一次统一检测英语试题附答案
2020年广东省肇庆市高中毕业班第一次统一检测英语试题
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第一部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
TheM3Challengeisacontestthatgiveshighschoolersthechancetoexperienceworkingasateamtodealwithapracticalproblemwithinlimitedtime.Thechallengeismeanttogivehighschoolersasenseofthekindsofproblemsfacedbyprofessionalmathematiciansworkingintherealworld.Studentswhoaregiftedatcoding(编程)mightconsiderthiscompetitionsinceextracreditawardsareavailableforteamswhoincludeoutstandingcodeaspartoftheirsolution.
HighschooljuniorsandseniorsfromanywhereintheU.S.arewelcometoparticipateintheM3Challenge.Teamsofstudentsmustconsistofthreetofivepeopleandatleastoneteacher-coach.Anothercoolthing?
TheM3Challengeis.entirelyonlineuntilthefinalround,andtherearenoparticipationfees!
.
AttheendoftheM3Challenge,sixteamsareidentifiedandinvitedtopresenttheirworkinNewYorkCity.Thefinalistteamsarealsoeligibletoreceivecashawards,whichareasfollows:
◆M3ChallengeChampions(SummaCumLaudeTeamPrize)$20,000
◆M3ChallengeRunnerUp(MagnaCumLaudeTeamPrize)$15,000
◆M3ChallengeThirdPlace(CumLaudeTeamPrize)$10,000
◆M3ChallengeFinalist(MeritoriousTeamPrize)$5,000(3teams)
Inadditiontothesetopprizes,therearealsoawardsintheamountof$1,500and$1,000forsemi-finalistandhonorablementionteamsrespectively.Finally,Challengefinalists,semi-finalists,andhonorablementionteamsmaybeinvitedtosubmitapplicationsforsummerinternshipsinSTEM.
1.What'sthepurposeoftheM3Challenge?
A.Topromotecoding.
B.Toselectmathprofessionals.
C.Tosolvedifficultmathproblems.
D.Toenrichhighschoolers'knowledge.
2.Whichofthefollowingwillleadtodisqualification?
A.Havingonlyonecoachinateam
B.ComingfromaremoteU.S.state.
C.Includingeightstudentsinateam.
D.Failingtopaytheparticipationfees.
3.Howmuchisthecashprizeforhonorablementionteams?
A.$1,000.B.$1,500.C.$5,000.D.$10,000.
B
Thewinterhadbeenbusyandlong.Idesperatelyneededagetawayfromwork
soIdecidedtobookatriptotheCaribbeanwithmywife.Butjustthreedaysbeforemytrip,thehuman-resourcesmanagerofthecompanycalledandaskedtospeakwithmeinhisoffice.Isensedsomethingwrong.Justmonthsshyofmyten—yearanniversarywiththecompany,Iwaslaidoff.
Iwasincompleteshock—tooshockedtoevencry.ButIwouldn'tcancelmytrip,asIneededitnowmorethanever.Thenightbeforemytrip,IhadadreamthatthesuitcaseIhadbroughttothehotelwasempty.WhenIwoke,IinterpretedthisdreamtomeanthatIwasleavingallofmy“baggage”behind—andIdid.IenjoyedmyvacationmorethananyothersIhadtaken.AndwhenIwasback,IdecidedtodoonethingIlovedbutneverhadthesparetimetodo:
writing.
Myworkshadneverbeenpublished,butIwantedtotry.Iwroteafewpiecesandsentthemouttomagazinesandnewspapers.Afterseveralnon-responsesandrejections,themost-readnewspaperinCanadaagreedtopublishoneofmytravelstories.Isharedthethrillingnewswithmyfamilyandfriends.PeopleIhadn'ttalkedtoinyearscontactedmetotellmetheyreadmystory.Howamazing!
IstartedwritingbecauseIlikedit.WhatIdidn'trealizewasthatmyfirstpublishedstorywouldopenseveraldoors.Beingpublishedinamajorpublicationmademyresumeimpressiveandledtointerviewsforwritingpositions.ItalsoledtomorepublicationsnoticingthearticlesIsubmitted.IamsatisfiedthatnowIworkfull-timeasacorporatewriterandmyworkshavebeenpublishedinanumberofmagazines.
Gettinglaidoffwasanexperiencethatcouldhavebeenfatal(毁灭性的),Buttherewassomethingaboutthatdreamafterithappened.Thatdreamhelpedmeputeverythingbehindmeandgavemetheconfidencetopursuenewpossibilities.
4.WhydidtheauthordecidetogotoCaribbean?
A.Togoonabusinesstrip.
B.Tohaveabreakfromwork.
C.Tofillapositioninthecompany.
D.Tocelebratehisweddinganniversary.
5.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?
A.Heisgiftedinwriting.
B.Heisanoptimisticperson.
C.Hegavebadjobperformance.
D.Hesufferedmuchfromlosinghisjob.
6.Howdidthefirstpublishedstoryhelptheauthor?
A.Ittightenedhisfamilybond.B.Itbroughtbacklong-lostfriends.
C.Itearnedhimajobinamagazine.D.Itenabledhimtobecomeawriter.
7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ATripHasChangedMyFutureB.FillYourLifewithSurprises
C.LeavetheBaggageBehindD.DaretoDream;DaretoWin
C
Formanystudentstoday,distancelearninghasbecomethenewnormal.Butdistancelearningmeanslotsofscreentime.
Researchhasshownthatkidswhospendalotoftimeonscreensaremorelikelytohavevarioushealthproblemsandtroublewithreadingandlanguage.Yetinthecountriesstillsufferingfromtheepidemic(流行病),screensaretheonlysafewayformanyyoungpeopletolearnorsocialize.It'sdifficultforkidsandteenstonavigatethisdilemma.
Inone2019study,TarenSanders,ahealthscientistatAustralianCatholicUniversityinNorthSydney,lookedathowkidsspenttheirscreentime.Hisgrouptheninvestigatedwhetherthetypeo£screentimemadeadifferenceinhealthandschoolachievements.Theresearcherssortedscreentimeintofivetypes:
passive(suchaswatchingamovie),interactive(suchas.playingavideogame),social,educationalorsomethingelse.
Educationalscreentimewaslinkedtodoingbetterinschoolandhadnobadhealtheffects.Morepassivescreentimewaslinkedtoworseoutcomesinhealthandschoolachievements,Sanders'groupfound,comparedwiththeothercategories.Buttheimpactwasquitesmall.Majorproblemsshowedupmainlyinkidsspendingmorethaneighthoursadayonscreens.
Themostseriousproblemcausedbytoomuchscreentimeisthatpeopleusuallysitstillwhiletheyareinfront,o£ascreen."Ifstudentsarespendingalldaysittingonscreens,whenaretheymoving?
”asksGuerrero,whostudiespatternsofdiseases.“Extendedtimesittingandnotmovingaroundleadstoobesity,diabetes,heartdiseaseandotherhealthissues.Soanimportantquestiontoaskyourselfisnothowmuchscreentimeareyougetting,buthowactiveareyou?
"
Sandersagrees."Overall,I'mnottooconcernedabouttheadditionalscreentimekidsarehavingbecauseofdistancelearning,"hesays.“Thethingsyoushouldworryabout:
Theamountofexercisetheygetandthewaytheyspendtheirfreetime."
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"navigate,inParagraph2mean?
A.Handle.B.Assume.C.Observe.D.Seize.
9.Whatdoesthe2019studyfind?
A.Therearemainlyfivetypesofscreentime.
B.Educationalscreentimedamageskids'health.
C.Passivescreentimehasamajorinfluenceonkids.
D.Toomuchscreentimeisthemajorcauseofproblems.
10.WhatdoesGuerreroconcernmost?
A.Theproblemoflackingexercise.
B.Kidswayofspendingtheirfreetime.
C.Thenumberofdiseasesrelatedtoscreentime.
D.Distancelearningcausesadditionalscreentime.
11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toguideparentstoeducatetheirkids.
B.Toexplainthefindingofanewstudy.
C.Todiscusstheinfluenceofscreentime.
D.Toanalysetheeffectofdistancelearning.
D
Atanymoment,abouthalftheworld'spopulationiswearingdenim(牛仔布).Butfewrealizetinybitsofdenimhavebeenaddinguptoasurprisingamountofpollutioninwater,asanewstudyshows.
SamAthey,oneofthestudy'sauthors,says,“Eventhoughdenimismadeofanaturalmaterial—cotton—itcontainschemicals."Cottonfibersaretreatedwithmanytypesofchemicals,shenotes.Someimproveitsdurabilityandfeel.Othersgivedenimitsdistinctivebluecolor.
Atheyandherteamwashedjeansandfoundthatabout50,000microfiberscomeofffromeachpairperwash.Notallofthosefibersmaketheirwayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplantscatchabout83to99percentofthem.Catching99percentmaysoundprettygood.Butonepercentof50,000isstill500fibersperwash.Andsinceeverypairofjeansiswashedagainandagain,itstilladdsuptolotsofmicrofibersenteringwaterenvironments.
Denimmicrofibersshowedupinsediment(沉淀物)fromtheGreatLakes.MoreofthesefiberspollutedaseriesofshallowlakesinsouthernOntario.TheyeventurnedupinsedimentfromtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.Theteamfounddenimaccountedfor12to23percentofmicrofibersinthesediment.Therewereothermicrofiberstoo.Buttheteamfocusedondenimbecausesomanypeoplewearjeans.
"Everyonewearsjeanssotheycouldbeourlargestinputofmicrofibersintoourstreamsandsoils,“Atheysays."Aneasywaytolimitthatisbywashingourjeanslessoften.”Atheygrewupthinkingsheshouldwashherjeansaftereverycoupleofwearings,butmostjeancompaniesrecommendwashingthemnomorethanonceamonth“Thesolutionisnotthatyoushouldn'twearjeans,"shesays."Weneedtobuyfewerdenimclothesandonlywashthemwhentheytrulyneedit.”
12.Whyarechemicalsusedtodealwithcottonaccordingtothepassage?
A.Tolessenitharm.B.Toremoveitsbluecolor.
C.Tomakeitintodenim.D.Topreventfibersfromfalling.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?
A.ChemicalsB.Microfibers.
C.Jeans.D.Plants.
14.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A
Thewideusesofdenim.
B.Thetypesofwaterpollution.
C.Thelarg