山东省聊城市学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx

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山东省聊城市学年高三上学期期中英语试题

山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高三上学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Giventhesizeofthecountry,theclimateinAustraliavariesgreatlyfromonezonetothenext.Generallyspeaking,therearefourseasonsacrossmostofthecountrywhiletheTopEnd（includingDarwin,Katherine,KakaduandArnhemLand）,Broome,theKimberleyandTropicalNorthQueenslandexperiencea‘wetseason’（NovembertoApril）anda‘dryseason’（MaytoOctober）.

It’salsoimportanttorememberthatAustralia’sseasonsareatoppositetimestothoseintheNorthernHemisphere（半球）.Soifyou’relookingforanendlesssummer,justheadDownUnderasthingsstarttocooloffintheNorthernHemisphere.

SummerinAustraliafallsbetweenDecemberandFebruaryandisfamousforsunnydayswithhightemperatures.It’sthewetseasoninthetropicalnorth（NovembertoApril）,whichischaracterisedbymonsoonal（季风）rains.Manytourismoperationsareclosedfortheseason,soaresomenationalparks（suchasKakadu）duetofloodrisks.ThesameperiodisalsotheofficialhurricaneseasonforareasaroundCairns,althoughstormscanalsooccuroutsideofthisperiod.

FortheidealAustraliansummer,headtothesouthernpartsofthecountrywhereyou’llfindhot,sunnydaystoenjoytheunbelievableexperiencesonoffer.Thegreatweatherencouragesasteadyflockofvisitorstothecountry’sbeautifulbeachestoswim,surforjustrelax.CelebratethenewyearlikeatrueAustralian—withabeachbarbecue—orvisitSydneyfortheirinternationallyfamousNewYear’sEvefireworksdisplay.It’sapopulartimefortravelinAustralia,bothforlocalfamiliesandinternationalvisitors.Checktheschoolholidaycalendarformoreinformationonbreakperiods,andremembertobookyouraccommodationinadvancetoavoiddisappointment.

1．WhichmonthisconsideredasadryseasoninBroome?

A．April.B．September.

C．November.D．December.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“DownUnder”inParagraph2referto?

A．Aclub.B．Anairport.

C．Australia.D．TheNorthernHemisphere.

3．WhatisthemaincharacteristicinthenorthernAustraliainsummer?

A．Badweather.B．Thebeachbarbecue.

C．Fireworks.D．Beautifulbeaches.

Isawthemostbeautifulthingeveronemorning.Itwasearlywithaslightfrostontheground,andIwaswalkingongrassdowntothefarm—mymindonthedailyroutines.

Suddenlyashiningflasheruptedstraightfromthegroundabout15feetinfrontofme,andshotupintothesky.Itwassobrilliant,clearandclean.Ithoughttheonlythingthatcouldmakesuchaflashmustbeadiamond—maybesomeonehadlostsomekindofjewelry.Orsomekindoflightningstrikes—sobright.Iwaitedtoseeifitrepeatedbutitdidn’t.

Iwalkedslowlytowardsit.Therewasnothingtosee.Istareddownatthegrass,searchingforgoldorsomekindofmetal.Nothing.SoIdroppeddownreallycloseandthereitwas!

Atinyspider’sweb,delicatelyhangingbetweengrass,flashinginanumberofcolors.Therisingsunhadcaughttheexactangleofthedewdrops（露珠）,andthatlighthadexplodedupintothesky.

Itwasunbelievable,suchapowerfulflashfromsomethingsosmallandfragile,andIwouldhavedestroyeditbeneathmyfeet.Itwasasiftheunseenworldwasgivingmeaheads-up.Hello!

Lookwhat’saroundyou.I’veneverforgottenthatmoment.

Sotakesometimetonoticethewonderofnaturethatmostofusneverevensee.Somuchbeautyallaroundusifwewouldonlytakethetime.Lookatthetinyflowersthatcoverplayingfields—wewalkalloverthemwithoutasecondglance.Thecolorsofpracticallyanyflowerontheeartharebreathtakingandallnatural—ifwewouldonlynotice.Takethetimeanddiscoverfromnatureonesecretbeautifulthingthatyoucankeepinyourheart.Takeapicture.It’swhatlifereallyconsistsof.Andit’sfree.

4．Whatactuallycausedtheflash?

A．Adiamond.B．Thelightning.

C．Apieceofmetal.D．Aspider’sweb.

5．Whydidthewriterfeelthediscoveryunforgettable?

A．Theflashisverysplendid.B．Thespider’swebismysterious.

C．Theshiningobjectwaspriceless.D．Somethingsmalltoucheshersoul.

6．Whatdoesthewritertrytoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A．Appreciatethebeautyofnature.B．Beconsideratetowardstheweak.

C．Findtimetoplayoutdoors.D．Keepasecretdeepinheart.

Asourglobalpopulationcontinuestorise,someassessmentssuggestitcouldreachnearly10billionpeopleby2050.Tofeedthatmanypeople,wewillneedtoproducequantitiesoffood.

Withonly30seasonsofplantingandharvestleftbeforethepopulationcouldhitthat10billionfigure,it’sclearthatagriculturehastochange,ifwearetohaveanyhopeoffeedingtheplanet.

OverthepastsixmonthsI’vetravelledalloverEuropespeakingtopioneeringscientistsandengineers,global-thoughtleaders,andofcourse,knowledgeablefarmers,fortheBBCWorldNewsandBBCFutureseries,FollowtheFoodinordertoexamineissuesaroundfoodsupplyandevenfindsomepotentialsolutionsforourfuture.

OneofthemostshockingfactsIlearnedistheamountofgoodandeatablefoodthatgetswasted.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,“Athirdofallfoodproducedendsuprotting（腐烂）inthedustbinsofconsumersandmarkets,ordamagingduetopoortransportationandharvestingpractices.”

Spendingtimewithfarmers,producers,andconsumers,Iquicklysawhowourcurrentwaysofgrowing,processingandsellingfoodjustaren’tsustainable（可持续的）.

Theonlywaywecanfeed10billionpeopleby2050isifthefarmingandfoodindustriesbecomemuchmoresustainable.Andthatrequireschangestothewholemodelofgrowing,processing,transporting,storingandselling.Itmeansalotofbusinessesandgovernmentsneedtotakeaction.Butsotoodoweall.Whetherthat’sgoingtothemarketandchoosingthemost“ugly”vegetablesfordinner,encouragingsupermarketstochangetheirlabellingtoshowusthecarbonfootprintofourfood,orusingnewtechtoavoidwaste,there’ssomuchwecandotovalueourfoodanditsproducers.

7．Howdoesthewriterfeelabouttheproductionofenoughfoodby2050?

A．Optimistic.B．Impossible.

C．Challenging.D．Confident.

8．Whatisthepurposeofthewriter’sjourneyinEurope?

A．ToexperiencevariouscareersinEurope.

B．Tohaveaknowledgeoffarmers.

C．TobecomethebesthostinBBCprograms.

D．Tomakefurtherstudiesofpresentsituation.

9．WhatcanbeinferredfromthestatementoftheUnitedNations?

A．Plentyoffoodwasteisavoidable.

B．Foodproductionisfarfromenough.

C．Advancedagricultureisurgentlyneeded.

D．Foodsaretoofragiletobewellstored.

10．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．Theprocedureforfoodproductioniscomplex.

B．Jointeffortsareneededtofeed10billionpeople.

C．Therearegreatopportunitiesforfoodbusiness.

D．Governmentsshouldtakefullresponsibility.

二、七选五

TheOxfordEnglishDictionarydefinesworkasthe“mentalorphysicalactivityasameansofearningincome”.Sincetheindustrialrevolution,theworkingworldhasseendramaticchanges,11．Wecouldneverhavedreamedofmostofthemjustdecadesago.

Wearefindingnewwaystoexploreourinborntalentsanduseourknowledgeandskillsforthegoodoftheworld.Yetmostofusareoperatingunderanoutdateddefinitionofwork.Wethinkworkshouldbehardandthatitshouldbeasacrifice.12．Onlypowerfulandsuccessfulpeopleareabletoexperiencethepleasureofworking.

13．Asasayinggoes,“Themindiseverything.Whateveryouthink,youbecome.”StanfordpsychologistCarolDweek’sresearchonthepowerofthinkingandagrowthmindsetprovidesevenmoreevidencethatourrealitiesandfuturesaregreatlyshapedbyhowourmindsapproachthesituation.

Thenextbeststepistocomeupwithyourowndefinitionofwork.Thinkthroughthefollowingtwoquestions:

14．Howsimilarordifferentisyouractualday-to-dayworktoorfromyourdefinition?

Askthesequestionsoften—notjustonce.

Ifyouwanttospendthemajorityofyourtimelovingwhatyoudoandfeelingadeepsenseoffulfillment,youneedtotakechargeofcreatingthisforyourself.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouareabusinessmanorastudentwithapart-timejob.15．

A．Whatisyourdefinitionofwork?

B．Newjobsarebeingcreatedeveryday.

C．Doyouunderstandthedefinitionofwork?

D．Enjoyingworkissimplysomething“nicetohave”.

E.Wearesupposedtoworkhardtosatisfyourownneed.

F.Butwemustrememberthatthemindcreatestheexperience.

G.Youhavemorepowertomanageyourexperienceofworkthanyoubelieve.

三、完形填空

WhenIarrivedatcollege,Iexpectedeverythingtoquicklyfallintoplace.I’dbethatgirlinthemovieswhostartedoff16andnervous,butthenfoundher17andhadtheworldatherfingertips.AllmylifeIhadbeentoldthatcollegewaswhereyou18exactlywhoyouwereandIhadassumeditwouldhappenrightaway.

However,thisdidn’thappen.IwatchedthegirlsonmyfloorbecomebestfriendswhilemyroommatesandIwereonly19.Irememberedbeing20ofagirlonthefootballteambecauseuponarrivingatcollege,she21hadagrouptobondwith.Ihadtriedoutthepsychologyclub,butfoundit22.Iknewtherewereother23oncampus,butIhadnoideawheretostart.

24by15,000otherstudents,Ifeltlost.Myresponsewasto25inmyroom,butIalwayswonderedwhatwasgoingon26mydormroomwalls.Igrewlonelyandgotdownonmyselffornotbeingmore27.

Later,I28collegeitselfisnotacatalyst（催化剂）forfindingmyselfandthatIhadtoputmyselfoutthere29Iwantednewexperiences.Istillhadnoidea30IwaslookingforbutI31tomakesomechanges,Ijoinedavolunteerclubandeventookclassesinacting.