高三年级下学期综合能力测试英语含答案.docx

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高三年级下学期综合能力测试英语含答案

佛山市2020届高三年级下学期综合能力测试

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英语（全国卷）

本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

考试共9页。

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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、D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Hereareseveralinterestingcompetitionsyoucantakepartin.

DylanThomasCompetition

Thiscontestisforwritersagedunder19onOctober27,2019,thebirthdayofthelateDylanThomas.Therearetwoagecategories,eachwithadifferentwordlimit,asfollows:

Ageunder15-500words;Age15~19--2,500-words.

Closing:

December21,2019

Prizes:

Ageunder15-￡150or￡50;Age15~19-￡500or￡100.

EntryFee:

Ageunder15-￡3;Age15~19￡6.

MagicOxygenLiteraryPrize

Thisisapoetryandshortstorycontest.Foreveryentry（参赛作品）received,MagicOxygenPublishingofDorsetwillplantatreeinKenya.EachentrantwillreceivetheGPSco-ordinatesoftheirtree,Poemsshouldbelimitedto50lineswhileshortstoriescanextendto4,000words.

Closing:

December31,2019.

Prizes（ineachcategory）:

￡1,000,￡300,or￡100.

EntryFee:

￡5.

TheMogfordFood&DrinkStoryPrize

Ashortstorywithafoodanddrinkthemecouldwinyouaserioustipinthisannualcontest.Thewordlimitis2,500.Yourentryshouldbeoriginalandunpublished.Youmustsubmitthisthroughtheformonthewebsite.Thecontestisopenworldwide,butentriesmustbeinEnglish.

Closing:

July1.2019.

Prizes:

lst-￡10,000.The4shortlistedentrantswillbeinvitedasgueststotheMogfordParty.Travelexpenseswillbepaid.

EntryFee:

￡10.

FresherStory&PoetryWritingPrize

Thisopen-to-allcontesthastwocategories:

poetryandshortstory.Poemsarelimitedto42lines,whileshortstorieshaveanallowanceof3,000words.Thethemeforbothcategories1speace.

Closing:

September1,2019.

ShortstoryPrize:

￡200PoetryPrize:

￡200.Winnersalsogetaprofessionallyproducedrecordingofyourwork.

EntryFee:

￡7.

21.Whichcontesthelpsimprovetheenvironment?

A.DylanThomasCompetition

B.MagicOxygenLiteraryPrize

C.TheMogfordFoodDrinkstoryPrize

D.FresherStory&PoetryWritingPrize

22.Whatdoallthefourcontestshaveincommon?

A.Theytakeplaceonceayear

B.AllentriesmustbeinEnglish

C.Theyhavethesamedeadline

D.Theyareopentoshortstories

23.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompetitionwiththethemeofpeace?

A.Everyonecantakepart

B.Itrequiresnoentryfee

C.Theentrieshavenowordlimit

D.Winnersgetprofessionalguidance

B

"Isthismakingusoldorkeepingusyoung?

"myhusbandaskedasheliftedthethreeheavybackpacksfromthecanoe.

"Idon'tknow,Ireplied.Theheatandmosquitoesweregettingtome,andiwaswonderingwhetherwewerecrazytohavestartedacanoetripduringthehottestweekofthesummer.Buteveninfall,ourcanoetrips-whilecertainlycooler-arenoeasier.

I'vealwayslovedgettingawayfromcivilizationtoenjoythepeaceofnature,tobeonanewsblackout（中断）andtoreflectonthepastyearandtheyeartocome,whichiswhywe'vebeendoingthisregularlyformostofthe38yearswe'vebeentogether.

Nowaswe’regettingolder,it'sgettingharder-achingknees,achingfeet,achingbacks.So,we'rechangingourhabits.Insteadofextremewhitewatertripsinthefarnorth,weregoingonlaketripscloserby.Insteadofpullingontheheavypackmyselfandrisingfromasittingposition,myhusbandliftsitupwhileIthreadmyarmsthroughthebelts.Alongtheway,Imightstoptoadmirethegreenplantsbesidethepathorfeelthesoftsurfacesofthemoss,andmyhusbandisusuallywaitingattheotherend,wonderingwhyit'stakenmesolong.Duringthenight,wenolongerstayuplatetoseethestars.Instead,wenowgetintothetentby9p.m.-exhaustedafteroneday'shardwork-anddrifttosleeplisteningtobirdssorrowfulcall.

Overtheyears,mycanoe-trippingexperiencehasevolvedtofocuslessonthephysicalandmoreontheabstractthings.Likeasolarbattery,IstoreuptheenergyIabsorbfromtheforest,rocksandwaterstohelpmethroughtherestoftheyear.Therhythmofpaddlingbecomesaprocessofdeepthinkingratherthananendurancetest.

"Howlongcanwecontinuedoingthis?

”askedmyhusbandattheendofthelasttrip.

“Idon'tknow,”Ianswered,butinside,ithought:

"Aslongasourbodiesandmindsholdout.Ihopeforever.”

24.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorandherhusband'scanoetrips______.

A.weredifficulttocomplete

B.hadmadethecouplecrazy

C.madethecouplelookyoungerthantheirage

D.becamedangerousbecauseofthesummerheat

25.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?

A.Shelikedtokeepadistancefromroutinelife.

B.Shelikedtokeepadistancefromroutinelife.

C.Sheoftenthoughtabouthermarriageduringhertrips.

D.Shemarriedherhusbandbecausehelovedtraveling.

26.Bywriting“wenolongerstayuplatetoseethestars”,theauthorwishestoshowthat______.

A.thestarsarenotbeautifulanymore

B.birds’nightcallismoreattractivenow

C.theirhabitshavechangedovertheyears

D.theycan'tgetusedtoextremetripsnow

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnUnforgettableTrip

B.MyTripwithMyHusband

C.LifeIsaHardTrip

D.LoveforCanoeTrips

C

Paststudieshaveindicatedthatsayingwordsaloudcouldbebeneficialtoimprovingmemory.However,thisoftenisn'tpracticalinaclassroomenvironmentorastudygroup.Now,researchershavecomeupwithanewidea.Theysuggestdrawingapictureofwhatyouaretryingtomemorize!

JeffreyWammesfromtheUniversityofWaterloorecentlycarriedoutastudy.Heandhistwocolleaguesbeganbyassigningagroupofstudentsalistofeasytodrawwordssuchas“apple”or”balloon.”Aftercallingouteachword,theresearcherswouldgivethestudentsfortyseconds,toeitherwriteitrepeatedlyordrawapicture.

Oncethetaskwascomplete,thescientiststriedtodistractandchallengethestudents'memoriesbygivingthemanunrelatedtask:

concentratingonclassifyingmusicaltones.Afterthathadbeencompleted,theresearchersgavethestudents60secondstowritedownasmanywordsastheycouldrecall（回想）fromthefirstassignment.Sureenough,thosethathaduseddrawingastheirmemorizationtool,didamuchbetterjobofrememberingthewordsthanthosethathadwrittenthemmultipletimes.

Toensuretheresultswerenotacoincidencetheresearchersconductedseveralvariationsofthetest.Thestudentswereaskedtodrawwordsmultipletimes,embellish（修饰）writtenwordsbyshadingthem,andevenlistphysicaldescriptionsofeachword,Theresultswerealwaysthesame-thestudentsthatexcelledweretheonesthathaddrawntheimage!

Notanartist?

NoworriesTheresearcherssaythequalityofthedrawingplayednoroleinrecalling.AccordingtoWammes,thestudents'memoriesimprovedevenwhentheyweregivenjustafewsecondstodrawapicture.

Wammesandhiscolleaguesnowplantotakethisresearchfurtherbystudyingwhydrawinghelpsmemorization.Whilethereismuchmoretodiscover,thenexttimeyouarehavingahardtimelearningaconcept,drawit!

28.WhydidJefferycarryouthisstudy?

A.Tohelppeoplesaywordsaloud

B.Tochallengestudentsmemories

C.Tofindawayformemoryimprovement

D.Tocheckstudents'abilitiesofidentifyingmusic

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"excelled"inparagraph4probablymean?

A.tookpart

B.stoodout

C.wonagame

D.gotfrustrated

30.WhatwillJeffery'sfurtherstudybeprobablyabout?

A.Theeffectsofthetimespentondrawings

B.Thewayoflearningconceptsbydrawing

C.Thewayhighqualitydrawingsinfluencememory

D.Thereasonwhymemorygetsimprovedbydrawing

31.WhowillfindJeffrey'sfindingsmostuseful?

A.Painters

B.Musicians

C.Doctorsandreseachers

D.Teachersandstudents

D

Wehavealotofreasonstothankalgae（海藻）.Thesesimpleplantsareatthebaseoftheseafoodwebandareresponsibleforproducingaround50percentoftheplanetsoxygen.Buttheyhaveadarkside,too,andyoucanseeiteverysummerwhenFlorida'sGulfCoastisstrickenwitharedtideorwhatscientistsprefertocallaharmfulalgalbloom（HAB）.

HABshappenwhentherewasapopulationexplosioninalgae,resultinginharmfuleffectsonpeople,fish,seaanimalsandbirds.Thesebloomsofharmfulplankton（浮游生物）happenalongoceancoastsandarepushedbyanumberoffactors.Warmsurfacetemperatures,highnutrientcontent,lowlevelofsaltintheseawaterandcalmseascreatetheperfectenvironmentforthesebloomstohappen.Sunnyweatherthatfollowssummerrainscreatesparticularlywonderfulconditionsforredtides.

HABscanbedifferentwhentheyoccurincoastalareasacrosstheplanetSomeHABscanturnthewaterred.Somespeciesthataren'tpoisonouscanturnthewaterareddish-brown;somepoisonousalgaemaybeabundantenoughtobeharmful,buttheyaren’tsoplentifulastochangethewatercolor.

HABsraisearedflagbecausetheyhaveanimpactonhumanhealthandmarineecosystems,andtheycanhavefar-reachingeffectsonregionaleconomiesaswell-tourismandfishing,inparticular.Harmfulalgaenotonlydiscourageswimmingandmaketheairhardtobreathe,theyalsokillfishandmakeshellfishdangeroustoeat.

BecauseHABstravelirregularlyduetowindsandtides,locatingaredtideatanygivenmomentischallenging.ButresearchershavebeenworkingforyearsonimprovingdetectionandforecastingofHABs,whichbroughtsomegoodresults.Inthemeantime,ifyouliveinanareathatexperiencesredtides,besuretopayspecialattentiontolocalwarni