如东县学年度高三第一学期第一次学情检测英语试题及答案.docx

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如东县学年度高三第一学期第一次学情检测英语试题及答案

如东县2020~2021学年度高三第一学期第一次学情检测

英语

第二部分阅读（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Ifyou'retoobusytobuythelatestissuesofyourfavoritemagazines,neverfear-helpisathand.WithdigitalsubscriptionsavailablefromMyFavouriteMagazines,youcangeteveryissuestraighttoyourtabletorcellphone.Belowaresomefantasticmonthlymagazinesyoucanenjoytoday.

HowItWorksisamagazinewithexcitingfactsaboutourworld.Eachissueispackedwithinterestingfactsandstoriesoneverythingfromscience,technologyandtransport,totheenvironmentandhistory.Witheasy-to-followdiagrams,funtrivia（花絮）andallthevitalanswerstoquestionsyoudidn'tevenrealizeyouhad,itcuresboredomandfeedscuriousminds.$2.5perissue（standardprice:

$3.5）.

Haveyoufoundyourselfstaringupatthestarsinawe?

AllaboutSpacediscoversthemysteriesofourSolarSystemandbeyond.Fromtheamazingtechnologyandspacecraftthatenableshumanstoventure（冒险）intoorbit,tothecomplexitiesofspacescience,theAllaboutSpaceteamhasyoucovered.$2.6perissue（standardprice:

$3.7）.

HistoryofWartakesyouthroughthestories,strategies,heroesandmachinesofarmedconflictthroughtheages.Eachissuecoverssomeofthemostastonishingandinspiringstoriesfrombattlefieldsacrossthecenturies,includingpowerfulinterviewswithsoldiersandexpertanalysesfromleadinghistorians.$2.7perissue（standardprice:

$3.8）.

FromtheplotsofancientRome,tothescandals（丑闻）oftheTudorCourtandheroictalesfromWorldWarII-AllaboutHistorytakesyouonajourneyacrossthecenturies,andleavesinallthedramaandentertainmentourattractivepasthastooffer.Eachissueisfullofvaluablepicturesandinterestingstorieswrittenbyhistorians.$2.8perissue（standardprice:

$4）.

21.Howmuchcanitsaveyoutosubscribethefirstmagazineforayear?

A.2.5dollars.B.3.5dollars.C.6dollars.D.12dollars.

22.Whichofthefollowingcansatisfyastronomylovers?

A.HowItWorks.B.AllaboutSpace.C.HistoryofWar:

D.AllaboutHistory.

23.WhatisspecialaboutAllaboutHistory?

A.ItinterviewssoldiersfromWorldWarII.

B.Itisthecheapestofthefourmagazines.

C.Ittellsmanyhistoricalstoriesoverthecenturies.

D.Itsolvesthequestionsyou'repuzzledat.

B

Manyofusspendpartofeachdaysurroundedbystrangers,whetheronourdailycommute（上下班往返），orsittinginparkorcafe.Butmostofthemremainjustthat-strangers.However,newevidencehasshownthatpluckingup（鼓起）thecouragetostrikeupconversationmightbegoodforourhealth.

NicholasEpleyfromtheUniversityofChicagoandJulianaSchroederfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaarebehavioral（行为的）scientists.Theywantedtoknowwhethersolitudeisamorepositiveexperiencethaninteractingwithstrangers,orifpeoplemisunderstandtheconsequencesofdistantsocialconnections.Theyfoundthatmanypeoplefeeluncomfortableandfrightenedtalkingtoothersandtheirresearchsuggestedthatwhenwemakeaninitialconversation"weconsistentlyunderestimate（低估）howmuchanewpersonlikesus."Itseemswethinkthatallthethingscouldgowrongandwhysomeonewouldn'twanttotalkwithus.

TheirresearchinvolvedanexperimentwithagroupofChicagocommutersandfoundthat"everyparticipantinourexperimentwhoactuallytriedtotalktoastrangerfoundthepersonsittingnexttothemwashappytochat."Fromthisandotherresearch,theconclusionisthatconnectingwithstrangersissurprisinglypleasantandithasapositiveimpactonourwell-being.It'struethattalkingcanmakeyoufeelhappierandhappinesscanleadtobettermentalhealth.

However,ifyou'reanintrovert（性格内向者），thethoughtofspeakingtosomeonenewmightmakeyouanxious.ButtheAmericanresearchfound"bothextroverts（性格外向者）andintrovertsarehappierwhentheyareaskedtobehaveinanextrovertedmanner."Somaybe,ifyou'realoner,it'stimetocomeoutofyourshellandmakesomesmalltalkwithastranger-itcouldbethebeginningofanewfriendship.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"solitude"inparagraph2mean?

A.Beingcalm.B.Beingpleasant.C.Beingalone.D.Beinghealthy.

25.Whymightwenotwanttospeaktoastranger?

A.Becausewedon'ttrustanewperson.

B.Becausewecan'tfindacommontopic.

C.Becausewelikedistantsocialconnections.

D.Becausewefeelthestrangermaydislikeus.

26.Whatcouldhelpstartanewfriendship?

A.Makingasmalltalk.

B.Sittingnexttoastranger.

C.Sharingpersonaldetails.

D.Behavinginpolitemanner.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtobeanextrovert.

B.Talkingtostrangers.

C.Howtospeaktostrangers.

D.Makingnewfriends.

C

＂Ihavecancer."Momsaidandheldmeinatighthug.Icouldfeelherchestshakingasshetriednottocrybutfailed.

Forallofmytwenty-fouryears,mymomhadbeensupportive.Strengthandprotectionhadalwaysflowedfromhertome.NowIknewitwouldhavetoflowtheotherway.

Momdidn'tstaydownforlong.Aftertheshockofbreast-cancer,shearmedherselfwithanotebookandapenandathousandquestionsforthedoctors.Shetooknotesonwhitebloodcellcountsandmedications（药物）withlongnamesasthoughshewerestudyingforentranceexamsintomedicalschool."Thenot-knowingistheworst."shesaid.

Theoperationwassuccessful.Thechemo（化疗）wastheharderpart.IwentwithMomtoeverychemotreatment.Sherarelycomplained,thoughherhairwasgoneandhertoenailsandfingernailsfelloutonebyone.Shejokedthatshecouldsavemoneyonnailpolishandputittowardthedoctorbills,eventhoughsheneverworenailpolish."Cancercantakemyhair,mynails,myhealth,myverylife.Butitcan'ttakemysmile."Momsaid.

Momlearnedtoshareherfearswithme,anditformedanevendeeperbondbetweenus.YetIamcertaintherewerefearsshedidn'tsharebecauseshewasstillprotectingme-worriessheonlysharedwithDad.Eveninthedarkesthours,shewouldjustjokeaboutthecancer.Momalwayssaid,"Whenyoulookyourgreatestfearintheeyeandlaughatit,youtakeawaysomeofitspower."

Momwasoneoftheluckyones.Shedidbeathercancer,thoughnotwithoutscars.Fromher,I'velearnedImaynotgettochoosewhatIface,butIdogettochoosehowIfaceit.

28.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.Therewereotherwaystotreatcancer.

B.Knowledgeofcancerwouldbehelpful.

C.Momhadtostaystrongertobeatcancer.

D.IshouldbetheonebeingthereforMom.

29.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMom?

A.Humorousandgenerous.

B.Considerateandambitious.

C.Optimisticanddetermined.

D.Caringandknowledgeable.

30.Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThefearMomsharedwithme.

B.ThewaysMomfacedfear.

C.ThejokesMomtoldme.

D.ThebondMomandIformed.

31.WhatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromMom?

A.Luckcountsinbeatingdiseases.

B.Complaintdoesnogoodtoone'shealth.

C.Positiveattitudesgetonethroughhardships.

D.Sharingfeelingshelpsreducesufferingsalot.

D

ThoughleadersfromtheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）haveannouncedafirst-of-its-kindpostponementoftheTokyoSummerOlympicsbecauseofthecoronavirusepidemic,peopleallovertheworldarestillconcernedaboutitspreparations.OfficialsfromtheTokyoOlympicCommitteesaytheyaresparingnoeffortandannouncetheTokyoSummerOlympicsin2021isgoinggreen.The5,000medalsJapanhasmadearemorespecialthanmost.

OnenovelfocusoftheTokyoOlympicsistobe"sustainable”－toavoidusingtoomanynaturalresources,sothatthegamesareeasyontheenvironment.Aspartofthisgoal,theorganizersdecidedtomakealloftheOlympicmedalsoutofmetalrecycledfromoldelectronics.

Almostallelectronicsaremadewithsmallamountsof"preciousmetals",likegoldandsilver.Butcollectingenoughofthesemetalstomake5,000medalswasahugechallenge.That'sbecausetheamountofmetalineachdeviceistiny.Itwouldtakeabout20,000cellphonestogetjustlkilogramofgold.

BeginninginApril2017,theorganizersplacedcollectionboxesaroundthecountry,andaskedpeopletoturnintheiroldelectronicdevices.Soonpeoplebegantorespondtotheinitiative（倡导），turninginsmartphones,digitalcameras,handheldgames,andlaptops.Atfirst,collectionwentslowly,butsoonmoreandmoreareasbegantotakepart.Bytheend,1,621localgovernmentshadhelpedoutwiththecollectionprocess.

Thencamethejobofbreakingthosedevicesdownintosmallerpieces.Aftereingtakenapartandsorted,thesmallelectronicsweresmelted（熔炼）togetallthegold,silver,andbronzeelements.Thisisatrickyjob,whichcallsforcarefulattentionandgoodskill.It'salsodangerous,becausesomeofthemetalsandotherthings

aren'tsafeforpeopletotouchorbreathe.

BytheendofMarch,2019,theorganizershadhittheirtargetsofgettingenoughmetalforthemedals.Theyhadcollectedaround32kilogramsofgold,4,100kilogramsofsilverand2,200kilogramsofbronze.Andnowallthe5,000medalsareavailableforthewould-bewinners.

32.WhatcanweknowabouttheTokyoOlympicsmedals?

A.Theyarehugelyvaluable.

B.Theyareofhighquality.

C.Theyaremadefrome-waste.

D.Theyaredesigneduniquely.

33.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Thedifficultyofmakingthemedals.

B.Theinitiativetorecycleusedsmartphones.

C.Theclassificationofthecollecteddevices.

D.Theprocessofcollectingoldelectronics.

34.Theunderlinedword"tricky"inParagraph5means"

A.creativeB.demandingC.well-paidD.time-consuming

35.What'sthepurposeofTokyo'swayofmakingthemedals?

A.Toadvocatesustainableuseofresources.

B.TopromotethespiritofOlympicGames.

C.Tointroduceanewtechniquetomakemedal