高三英语阶段性自测试题III.docx

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高三英语阶段性自测试题III

2019-2020年高三英语4月阶段性自测试题（III）

一、阅读理解

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Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge（海绵）thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.

ErikWaldmanworksatadesignpany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop（研讨会）,Eriksigneduprightaway.

Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned.

"Ifyouwanttohavearetirementineequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates（通货膨胀率）.Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."

ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor（自由发言）forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"Ihavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?

AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?

"

Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentation,butheblockedo

utthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.

1．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Justlikewhenwe...runoutofit."?

A.Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.

B.Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.

C.Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.

D.Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.

2．Duringtheworkshop,Erik.

A.gotSimoneFisher'smainideaB.focusedonthelecture'sdetails

C.showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.didn'tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid

3．WhenhearingErik'squestions,Simonewouldmostprobablythink.

A.theyareverygo

odquestionsB.Erikwasanexcellentlistener

C.itwashardtoanswerthequestionsD.hisquestionsweremeaningless

4．Thepassageiswrittentohelpthosewhowanttobe.

A.agoodlistenerB.afinancialplanner

C.anexcellentlecturerD.asuccessfulemployee

B

“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.

Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.

Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyamonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.

“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.

ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque（不透明的）cupwasnotfrostedglassbutmonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.

LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarri

agetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.

5．WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.

A.32B.30

C.28D.26

6．WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?

A.ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.

B.ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.

C.ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.

D.ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.

B.Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.

C.ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.

D.Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.

8．Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.

A.howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswife

B.howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogether

C.howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriage

D.howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous

C

Thereisalwayssomethingthathappensintheworldthateveryonefearswillhappentotheirtown,cityorcountry:

naturaldisasters.Thescariestpartofitisthatnoonewilleverseeiting.Thoughtechnologyhelpsusprepare,butitneveractuallytellsthepeoplewhenit'sgoingtohit.Itisalwaysestimatedbuttheresultisnever100%accurate.

However,thatisnotthepointofthisarticle.Twodifferentnaturaldisastersintwodifferentpartsoftheworldhavehappenedinthepastfewweeks.OnewasamajorfloodthathashitLouisianaintheUnitedStates.TheotherwasanearthquakethathitAmatrice,Italy.However,thereisamajordifferenceinthenewscoverageofthetwotragedies.

AsforthefloodinginLouisiana,itisreportedthatthisdisasteristheworsttohittheUnitedStatessinceSuper-stormSandyandit'llcostatleast$30million.Inonlythefirstcoupleofweeks,13peoplehaddied.However,likeme,manypeopledidnothearaboutth

istragicevent.Ididnotlearnaboutituntilaboutthreeweeksafterithappened.

InItaly,however,itcoveredallmediainstantly.TheearthquakeinItalyhappenedonTuesdaymorning.Thatsameday,IwasonTwitterandthatwasallthatwasoverthenewsfeed.Everyotherpostwasabouttheearthquake.SomewouldhavetheopinionthatAmatrice,Italywasoneofthemostbeautifultownsinthatcountry.Igotindeepsorrowbecausethereweremorepeoplekilledinthisquakethantheflooding.Sofar,theyhaveatotalof73deadandoveronehundredmissing.

IunderstandthattechnicallytheearthquakeinItalywasworsethanthefloodsinLouisiana.However,Ibelievethatifanaturaldisasterhappens,theyallshouldbeequallycoveredandtakenequallyseriously.Weareoneworldunitedandshouldbethereforallofthepeoplewhoareinneedofhelp.Wemaynotbeabletoaccuratelypredictdisastersbut,wecansurelylendahandoutfortheneedy.

9．Whatreallyconcernstheauthoraboutthetwonaturaldisasters?

A.Thedeathandtheinjured.B.Themediareport.

C.Thegovernment'sresponsibility.D.Theireconomicloss.

10．Whydidtheauthorlearnaboutthefloodsolate?

A.Hedidn’tcareabouttheflood.B.Hefeltnervousaboutthenews.

C.Themediadidn’tcoveritintime.D.Thefloodfrightenedtheauthoralot.

11．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Italyisn'tgoodatpredictingthenaturaldisasters.

B.Allnaturaldisastersshouldbecoveredequally.

C.Theworldshouldbeunitedintooneinstantly.

D.AmericashouldhelpItalypredictnaturaldisasters.

12．Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Bymakingaparison.B.Byfollowingthetimeorder.

C.Byli

stingsomeexamples.D.Byanalyzingthecauses.

D

"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.

In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"Gasla

ndⅡ".

FoxwasinWashington,D.C.recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."

Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle.

"Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:

drowning,beingarrested:

beingrunoverbyboats,driftingawayincurrentsoutintothePacificOcean,culturaldisrespect,bigwaves."

Alsointhefilm,FoxtalkstoEllaZhou,anenergyexpert.Sheexplainedtheimportanceofwhatshecalls"moralimagination"."Ithinkthatitforcesustogetoutofourboxofthinkingabout,forinstance,whatisbeingsuccessful.Itallowsustohaveamoralvalueaboutwhatyouwantasaperson.Whatdoyouwanttodofortheworldandforyourself?

"

13．WhywasFox's"Gasland"appointedforanOscar?

A.BecauseFoxisthemostfamousfilm-makerinAmerica.

B.BecauseFoxhadexperiencedincrediblecrisisintheglobe.

C.Becausethemovieismainlyaboutglobalclimatechange.

D.BecauseFoxwasarrestedforopposinganewfuelpipeline.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"referto?

A.Thepollutionfromfossilfuels.B.Theeconomiccrisis.

C.Theincreasingpopulation.D.Theextremeweather.

15．What'sthepurposeof"moralimagination"mentioned