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苏州四市五区届高三期初调研考试英语试题及答案
苏州四市五区20204021学年第一学期高三期初调研试卷
英语2020.09
第二部分阅读(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、CxD四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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21.Whatwillpeopledoonthetour?
A.Appreciatetheancientheritage・
B.Rideoncamelsalltheway.
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B
Theuniverselikestobeshyaboutitsage,butastronomersbelievetheyhaveaprettygoodideaoftherange.Currentlyjhemostwidelyacceptedagefortheuniverseisaround13.8billionyears,butdeterminingtheageof...well,everything'snoeasyfeat(功绩).Now.ncwstudieshaveinvestigatedthequestionusingdifferentmethods・andthey'vecomeupwithtwodifferentanswers,separatedbymorethanabillionyears・
Becausetheuniverseisexpandingatanacceleratingpacejhefurtherawayan
objectisahcfasteritappearstobemovingawayfromus.ThisisexpressedastheHubbleconstant(哈勃常数),andit'sakeyfactorinfiguringouttheageoftheuniverse.Afterall.ifwecandeterminehowfastmovingawayfromus,wecanrewindthatprocesstoitsbeginning-theBigBang.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonsetouttomapthedistancetodozensofgalaxiesTheteamcalculatedthattheuniverseisonly12.6billionyearsold-that,youmightnoticeismuchyoungerthanthe13.8yearsusuallystated.
Inthesecondstudy.themethodoffiguringouttheageoftheuniverseisbymappingtheoldestlightwecandetect.Wearerestoringlhe'babyphoto'oftheuniversetoitsoriginalcondition・removingthewearandtearoftimeandspacethatdistorted(扭曲)theimage,saysNeelimaSehgaLco-authoronthestudy.Onlybyseeingthissharperbabyphotoorimageoftheuniversecanwemorefullyunderstandhowouruniversewasborn."Indoingso,theresearcherdeterminedthattheuniverseis13.8billionyearsold-inagreementwiththeacceptedage・
Therealproblemthoughjsthatthestudiesdisagreesowildlywitheachother,tothetuneofabillionyears.Buttheyarenottheonlyones-thebattlelinesarecommonlydrawnbythemethodsused.Obviously.moreresearchisheededtodeterminewherethetnithlies・
24.Whatdoweknowabouttheuniversefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Itdoesn'texistlong.B.Itbecomeslarger.C.Itrunsaway.D.ItcausestheBigBang・
25.Whatmakestheresearchersinthefirststudythinktheuniverseismuchyounger?
A.Tlicspeedofmovingobjects.
B.Thcnumberofgalaxies・
C.Thcprocessoftheuniverseevolution.
D.Thcdistancetootherobjects・
26.HowdoesNeelimaSehgalexplaintheirmethodinthesecondstudy?
A.Byreferringtoasimilarthing.
B.Byusinghardscientificdata・
C.Byintroducinganewconcept.
D.Byquotinganexpert'swords.
27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Whosemethodisbetter?
B.Whichresultcanyoubelieve?
C.Howoldistheuniverse?
D.Whyistheuniversesoold?
C
Didyouknowthatdieaveragechildhasheardtheworduno'o\-er20.000timesbeforetheytiirntheageofthree?
Ironically4tisalsoaroundthistimethatchildrenbegintodevelopenoughpcrsonalcharactertorefusetoobeyThe^terribletwos”arecategorizedbyalackofunderstanding.Somewherebetweenthreeandfour,childrcnbegintoacquiretheskillstoreason.ltisduringthistimetheywatchhowotherchildrenandadultsreason.IfweYenotcarefuljhechildrenwillwatchusmodelaworldof11NOs\
Bythetimeapersonturnseighteen.howmanytimeshavetheybeentoldno?
Ihaven'tfoundanystudiesthatevenattemptedtotrackthisstatistic,butI'msureifthenumberis20,000bythree.thenateighteenthatnumberhasmultiplied.Youcandothemath.
AnywayJthinkIknowwhywesayno.Wesaynotoprotect.Wesaynotodirect.Wesaynotostoppotentialconfusion.Howevendowesometimessaynojustforthesakeofsayingno?
Dowesaynobecausewehaveinternalized(内在化)alloftheMNOsHwe,veheardovertheyearsandwefeelitisfinallyourtimetosaynotosomeoneelse?
Theinternalizednocandamagethegrowthprocessofdreamsininfancyasquicklyasitcanweakenathree-year-old.Andwewonderwhywemnintopeoplewithbig,un-accomplishcddreamswhohaveabitofachipontheirshoulder.Tlieyhavetotakeonthe20.000NOs.HoweverJhethingthatkeepsthemgoingisthepossibilityofthepowerofONEYES!
JustasitonlytakesonebooktoniakeawriteraPulitzerPrizeWinnerjtonlytakesonewordtochangethecourseofyourday.That
wordisYES!
2&Whatdoweknowabouttwo-year-olds?
A.Tlieyunderstandwell.B.Theyoftensaynotoothers・
C.Thcythinklogically・D.Theydon'tdoalltheyYetold.
29.Whateffectdoessayingnohaveonchildren?
A.Tlieylosealltheirdreams・B.Theyaren*teasytosucceed・
C.Thcydon'tmakemistakes・D.Theyneversayyestoothers・
30.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetoaworldoPNOs'1?
A.Tolcrant.B.Disapproving・C.Favourable.D.Carefree.
31.Whatisthetext?
A.Ahow-toguide・B.Asurveyreport・C.Anopinionessay.D.Ashortstory.
D
I'mJeffLogan,presidentofLoganLuxuryTheatersCorporation.Fmverysorrytotellyoumanycinemasareatriskofclosingpcmiancnlly(永久)oThafssomethingwewouldhatetoseehappen
Watchingthenewestboxofficemovieandeatingabigbucketofpopcornisanexperiencethatmanyofushaveenjoyedforaverylongtime.Weallhavefondmemoriesofgoingtoatheaterofourfirstdatesorthefirstmoviewesawwithourchildren.Amovietheaterissoimportanttothefabricofthelocalcommunity.Ifsaplacewhereweallgather.nomatterwhatourinterests,andnomatterwhatages,youngandold.richandpoor.
Buthowmuchlongerwillclassictheatersremainopen?
Justlikeotherindustriesjnovietheatershavebeenhithardbythepandemic(流行病)andaregoingdark.Theentireindustryisbeingcontrollcdbythepandemic.bccausethestudiosdon*twanttoreleasetheirnewmoviesuntilallthetheaterscanbcopen.Asweallknowjhetheaterscan*tdowellandcan*tgetbacktofull7-dayaweekatfullspeedoperationwithoutnewmoviestoplay.
Recently,theLoganLuxury5CinemainMitchellreopenedfortheweekends.HoweverJikemanytheatersjtisonlyoperatingatabout10percentcapacity.Sinceopening,severalnewsafetynieasureshavebeenputinplace.Blockoffeveryotherrow.Peopleareaskedtoleavethreeseatsbetweenthemandthenextgroup.StaffspraythetheaterwithdisinfcclantC肖毒剂)aftereveryshow.Andsanitizerstationscanbefoundthroughoutthetheater.
Evenso,somepeoplestillaren'tcomfortablegoingtoamovietheateryet.Ifullyunderstandthat.AnyhowJjusthopewemustdosomethingelsetohelpoutourlocaltheatersjiketakingpartinanewnationalproposalcalledHSaveYourCinema/1
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordufabricuinparagraph4referto?
A.Typicalfeature.B.Basicstructure.C.Publicsupport.D.Commonvision.
33.Whyarethefilmstudiosunwillingtoreleasethenewmovies?
A.Cinemasdon'toperatenormally・
B.Newmoviesaren*twelcomed・
C.Peopledon'tlikegoingtocinema・
D.Manycinemasgooutofbusiness・
34.WhatcanweinferabouttheLoganLuxury5Cinemaafteritsreopening?
A.Itmakesalotofmoney.
B.Itdoeswellindiseaseprevention.
C.Itreceivesalargeaudienceeveryday.
D.Itoffersmoreenjoyableexperience・
35.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Tosharethegoodolddays・
B.Toexplainasocialproblem・
D.Torecommendatheater.
C.Toaskforpeople'shelp.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Therearenowlotsofproductsandservicesonthemarket.36ItisvitaLthereforeloracompanytodistinguishitselffromitscompetitorsbyhavingastrongcompanyimagewhichisimmediatelyrecognizable・
Logosarepartofthisimage.37Thelogoestablishesavisualidentityforthecompanyjustasdifferentgroupsofyoungpeopleexpresstheiridentitythroughhairstylesandclothes.Allgroupsfromallculturesandthroughouttheageshaveusedcolorsandsymbolstoshowtheiridentity.
38Somecolorsmaybeconnectedwithcoldnessinonecultureandwithwarmthinanother.Somecolorsrepresentlifeinoneculturebutdeathinanother.Internationalcompanieshave,therefore.tomakesurethattheirlogoswillnotbemisunderstoodindifferentcountries.
Thelogosoflargeinternationalcompaniesareinstantlyrecognizablethroughouttheworld,OneofthemostfamouslogosisthatofCoca-Cola.ThedesignofthewordsMCoca-ColaMhasnotchangedsince1886.althoughthesurroundingde