四川省上学期泸县第一中学高三英语开学考试试题.docx

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四川省上学期泸县第一中学高三英语开学考试试题

四川省2020年上学期泸县第一中学高三英语开学考试试题

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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

SALISBURY

SummerSchool

2020TRAVELFORM

Pleasecompleteandreturn

Student’sName:

________Cellnumber:

________

TravelPlans:

Pleasespecifythemeansoftravelingtoandfromtheschool.

StudentstravelingwithparentsbycarshouldplantoarriveonSunday,July1anddepartSalisburySchoolonSaturday,August4,thenextdayafterProgressDay.Pleaseindicate:

Studentswillbearrivinganddepartingwithparents.

Studentswillbetravelingbytrainorbusto/fromtheschool.

NewYorkCity—viaTrain:

（Metro-NorthRailroad—HarlemLine:

WassaicStation&GrandCentralStation）

TheWassaicStationistheclosesttotheschool—approximately10miles.Contactinformation:

845473-8424orhttp:

//www.mta.info/mnr.

BusLinefromNYC:

TheBonanzabusstopinCanaan,CTisapproximately5milesfromtheschool.Schedulescanbeaccessedathttp:

//www.bonanza-bus.transit-.

LocalTaxiServices:

LakevilleTaxi860-435-8000and800-675-0670

AirportPickup,Saturday,June30

Pleasenote:

MychildwilltraveltoJFKAirport（NewYorkCity）whereaSalisburyrepresentativewillpickstudentsup.

Theshuttle（班车）willleavefromJFKat6o’clockintheafternoonforthereturntoSalisbury.Pleaseprovideallflightinformationinthespacebelowincludingthecellphonecontactnumberforyourchild.Wewillprovidethecellphonenumberoftherepresentativelater.ThisisthepreferredarrivaldateforallstudentsfromhomeandabroadtravelingthroughJFK,whichcanbeguaranteedbytakingtheairplane.

Airline&Flight#:

_________NYCArrivaltime:

_________

Pleasenote:

MychildwilldepartonAugust4byshuttlethroughJFK.

Dependingonflighttimes,studentsmayexperiencealongwaitfortheirflightdepartures.Airline&Flight#:

_________Departuretime:

_________

21.WhatdayisProgressDay?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.

C.Saturday.D.Sunday.

22.WhatshouldstudentskeepinmindtotaketheshuttleonJune30?

A.Bookingabusticketinadvance.B.Arrivingbefore6pm.

C.Waitingforalongtimeintheairport.D.ChoosingaSalisburyrepresentative.

23.Whomisthisformmainlyintendedfor?

A.Thestudents’parents.B.Teachersoftheschool.

C.Thedriveroftheshuttle.D.Homeandforeignstudents.

B

WhenJenHarriswaslaidofffromherjobatMPCComputersinIdaholastOctober,shetweetedthemessage“justbeenlaidofffromMPC”,“BythetimeIlefttheparkinglot,IhadajobofferfromafriendthathadaWebdevelopmentcompanyintown,“shetoldCNNMoney.

It’sdifficulttoknowhowmanypeopleareactuallyfindingworkthisway.Butit’sobviousfrominterviewswithjob-seekers,employers,coachesandmanagersthattheTwitterphenomenonisfundamentallychangingthewaypeoplesearchforjobs.

“Alotofcompaniesaren’tadvertisingjobsintraditionalways,”saysJasonRivera,agraphicartistwhoteamedupwithotherSanFranciscoTwiners“toleadthepink-slipparty（失业聚会）movement”forthenetworkingmesses.RiverasaysTwitterallowscompaniestoeasily“follow”potentialcandidatesonline,whilegivingjobhuntersabackdoorpeekatcompanieswheretheymaybeinterestedinapplyingforajob.

“It’sagreatwaytogetup-to-the-minuteinformationaboutacompanyanditslatestproducts,”Riverasays,“aswellasgiveyouashotatactuallytalkingtoahiringmanageronTwitter，asopposedtohavingyoure-mailedresumeendupasthe500thinhisin-box.Atthesametime,Twittergivesmanagersfaster,moreefficientwaystogetthroughthemess,andthatsavethemmoney.”

PaulMabrayknowsthatfirsthand.AsachiefstrategyofficerforNapabasedVinTank,awineindustrythinktank（智囊团），heusedTwittertospotandthenpractically“follow’’the23-year-oldjobcandidateandgiftedTwitter,AshleyBellview.“Wegottolearnaboutherpersonality,herworkethicandherthoughtprocessbytheinformationshe’dlinkedtoinhertweetsandbyhowshecommunicatedwithotherpeopleonTwitter,”Mabraysays.

24.JenHarrisismentionedinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat________.

A.Twitterisbecominganimportanttoolforjobseekers

B.morepeoplelosetheirjobsrecently

C.it’seasierforITworkerstofindjobs

D.therearelessjobsthanwehaveexpected

25.Twittercangivejobhuntersachanceto________.

A.visitthecompanies

B.learnmoreaboutthecompanies

C.receivetrainingaboutthecomputeroperation

D.haveaface-to-facetalkwiththemanagers

26.WecanknowfromthelastparagraphthatAshleyBellview________.

A.hasalargecircleofonlinefriends

B.provestobeagiftedactress

C.isnotexperiencedinwinemaking

D.isconsideredagiftedcandidate

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThePopularityofTwitter

B.TwitterHelpsFindJobs

C.TheWaysPeopleSearchforJobsAreChanging

D.HowtoGetJobsonTwitter

C

Ifyou’relookingforEuropeanculture,therearefewbetterplacestovisitthanSwitzerland.KnownasthemeltingpotofEurope,itcombinestheculturesofEuropewithastonishingbeautyandfantasticfood.

Switzerland’scultureisacombinationofneighboringstates:

France,Germany,andItaly.Theresultisamultilingual（多语言的）country,aseasternSwitzerlandspeaksFrench,thesouthernpartspeaksItalianandtherestspeaksGerman.

Likethelanguage,thecuisineisalsoquitedifferentbyregion.IfyouvisitcitieslikeGeneva,you’llfindtraditionalFrenchdisheslikefondueandraclette,meltedSwisscheeseservedoverbreadorpotatoes.Meanwhile,inGerman-speakingregions,likeZurich,you’llfindRosti,atypicalsidedishmadefromfriedpotatoes.

However,ifthere’sonethingthatunitestheSwissandtherestoftheworld,it’stheirloveofchocolate.Swisschocolatefactoriesare“themostluxuriousintheworld”,UStravelbloggerSarahSchmalbruchwroteonBusinessInsider.Famousbrands,likeLindt,arebasedinthecountry.VisitorstoSwitzerlandcanenjoychocolatetastingsessions,andeventakeclassesfrommasterchocolatemakers.

Asidefromthewidevarietyoffoodonoffer,Switzerlandalsooffersthrills.TheSwissAlpsofferyear-roundskiingandmountainclimbingwithlocalexperts.Besides,youcanvisitthebeautifulMatterhorn,knownforitsdistinctivepyramidshapeandsnow-cappedpeak.Standingataheightofmorethan4,400meters,itisthemostpicturedmountainintheworld,accordingtoSmithsonianmagazine.

Butifcitycultureismoreyourthing,you’llfindawiderangeofmuseumsandartgalleries,nottomentiontheworld’slargestteddybearmuseuminBasel.

EventhelargestSwisscitiestendtobelaidback（悠闲自在的）,butwithmanyadrenaline-pumping（肾上腺素激增的）activitiesandculturalsites,Switzerlandisperfectforeverytaste.Afterall,whereelseinEuropeoffersyouthecultureoffourdifferentcountries?

28.TheauthorpresentsSwitzerlandasamulti-culturalcountrybyintroducingits_________.

A.languagesandfoodB.architectureandfood

C.festivalsandarchitectureD.costumesandfestivals

29.WhyareSarahSchmalbruch’swordsquoted?

A.ToshowthehistoryofSwisschocolates.

B.ToproveSwisschocolatesaredifficulttomake.

C.ToshowhowdeliciousSwisschocolatesare.

D.TostressthepopularityofSwisschocolates.

30.WhatcanyoufindinSwitzerland?

A.Thesafestskiinglocation.B.Themostpicturedmountain.

C.Thelargestartgallery.D.Theoldestteddybearmuseum.

31.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?

A.Inageographytextbook.B.Inasciencereport.

C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inapersonaldiary.

D

Oneofthebiggestideasincomputertechnologyiscloudcomputing.Thesystemischangingthewayinformationiskept.Itusesagroupofcomputersorserverstostoreinformationinsteadofone.Thedatafloatsaroundlikecloudsinsteadofbeingsavedonanycomputer.Itmeanscomputerscanbesmallerthaneverandstorepracticallyunlimitedamountsofinformation.Nolongerarebulkycomputersneededbecausealltheinformationisintheclouds.

Sowhenwillcloudcomputingstartaffectingthewayyouusecomputers?

Youmaynothavenoticed,butitalreadyhas.Facebook,Amazon,Twitterandmanyothersitesallrunoncloudcomputing.Cloudcomputingisreallyuseful.Youcanuseittoaccessthesamefileatworkathomeorinothercountriesondifferentcomputers.Theremayevenbeenvironmentalbenefits,too.Gmail,whichusescloudcomputing,saysthatthesystemsavesalotofenergy.

However,potentialproblemsdoexistsuchaslosinginformationandnotbeingabletoaccesscertainfileswhentheinternetisdown.Also,somecompanieschargefeesfortheircloudcomputingservices.Anothermajorproblemissecurity.IfallyourInformationisoutthereinthecloudandnotsafelystoredonyourowncomputerorlaptop,itmaybepossibleforotherpeopletoaccessit.Moreandmoreofourpersonalinformationisindangerofbeingstolen.Therefore,itisimportanttobecarefulandtofindwaysofmakingtheinformationsecure.

Moreandmorecompaniesarestartingupandofferingcloudcomputing.Willthecompanybereliable?

Whatwillhappentoyourdataifthecompanygoesoutofbusiness?

Therearerealworries.Evenso,forthoseinterestedincomputingtechnology,onethingisforcertain---thefutureinthecloudsisgoingtobeveryexciting.

32.Howdoestheauthordescribethedata?

A.Itneedsonlyasingleserver.

B.Itisacloudfloatingaroundcomputers.

C.Itmakescomputersbecomesmaller.

D.Itimprovesthecomputer’sfunction.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Cloudcomputingwill