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河南省鲁山县第一高级中学届高三英语上学期月考试题
河南省鲁山县第一高级中学2020届高三英语上学期月考试题
(考试时间:
120分钟;总分:
150分)
第二部分:
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Itcanbetoughforkidstotearthemselvesawayfromtheircomputersandmobiledevicesthesedays.Whilethey’replayinggames,wouldn’titbegreatiftheycouldbelearningatthesametime?
Goodeducationalappsofferfunchallengesthatteachspecificgrade-levelskills.Herearefourthatcombinefunandlearning.
UnderstandingMath($3.99;iOS)
UnderstandingMathgoesbeyondbasiccomprehensiontogainadeeperunderstandingofthewhysandhowsofmath.Theapptracksyourchild’sprogresstodeterminestrengthsandweaknessesindifferentskillareas,andyoucancustomize(订制)yourchild’slearningexperiencetosuittheneeds.
WordCreativityKit($2.99;iOS)
WordCreativityKitaimsnotonlytomakecreativewritingfunbutalsobuildupgrammarrules.Theapppresentsaseriesofwordsfromsevencategories,suchasspaceorfantasy.Kidsaddtheirownwordstofinishthecompletethoughtsthatthesewordshaveinspired.
BarefootWorldAtlas($4.99;iOS)
BarefootWorldAtlashelpskidslearnaboutgeographyandworldcultureswithatouchofthescreen.Eachregionfeaturesasetofsub-topics,fromwildlifeandnaturalfeaturestonativepeople,landmarks,andarchitecture.Thesefactsandillustrationsaredeliveredinphotographs,sounds,andhundredsofminivideos.
MyGrades&Homework($0.99;iOS)
Acombinationofgradesandhomeworktracker,MyGrades&Homeworkcanhelpyourchildstayorganizedandontopoftheprogressinschool.Aconvenientcalendarandcourselistformatofferaglanceatyourchild’sassignmentschedulethatheorshemightnotnormallygetfromstandardhomeworkplanners.
21.Whichappisbeneficialtochildren’swritingskills?
A.UnderstandingMath.B.WordCreativityKit.
C.BarefootWorldAtlas.D.MyGradesHomework.
22.Whatisthesimilarityofthefourapps?
A.Theyneedpurchasingwhendownloaded.B.Theyhelpchildrenimprovetheirgrades.
C.Theymakestudiesfunbecauseofminivideos.
D.Theyinformparentsoftheirchildren’sprogressfrequently.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Towishreaderstobringinmoresimilarappsforchildren.B.Toencourageparentstoallowtheirstudentstoplayapps.
C.Todesigntheeducationalappstocombinefunandlearning.
D.Tointroducefoureducationalappsforreaderstobuyanduse.
B
DesireewasonlyfourwhenshelostherDad.Insteadofgraduallyadjustingtohisdeath,Desireerefusedtoacceptitandevenwantedtodiesoastobewithherfather.Concernedaboutherdaughter,Rhondaturnedtohermother,TrishMoore,forhelp.
November8of1993wouldhavebeenKen’s29thbirthday.SoTrishadvisedDesireetosendherfatheracard.Desiree’seyeslitupasshedictatedaletter,“Happybirthday,Daddy.Iloveyou
andmissyou.Ihopeyougetthisandcanwritetomeonmybirthday.”TrishwrotethemessageandtheiraddressonasmallpieceofpaperandtiedittotheendofthestringonaballoonwithadrawingoftheLittleMermaid(美人鱼).Finally,Desireereleasedtheballoon.
OnNovember12ineasternCanada,WadeMacKinnonwasduck-hunting.Suddenlysomethinginthebushescaughthiseye.Curious,heapproachedtofindasilverballoon.TheletterfinishedwithamailingaddressinLiveOak,California.Theballoontraveled3,000miles.Whatacoincidence!
ALittleMermaidballoonlandedatMermaidLake.TohelpDesiree,theMacKinnonswroteheraletterwithabirthdaycardandanadaptationofTheLittleMermaid.
TheMacKinnons’packagearrivedlateronDesiree’sbirthday.Theletterread,“Happybirthdayfromyourdaddy.Youmustbewonderingwhoweare.Well,itallstarted…Therearenostoresinheaven,soyourdaddypickedustodotheshopping.Weknowyourdaddylovesyouverymuchandwantsyoutobehappyandnotsad.Lotsoflove,theMacKinnons.”
Tearsineyes,Desireesaid,“IknewDaddywouldfindawaynottoforgetme.”Next,TrishbegantoreadtheLittleMermaidtoher,inwhichthemermaidwasfinallycarriedawaybyangels.“ThemermaidgoestoheavenjustlikeDaddy!
”Desireesaidwithdelight.Sheunderstoodthenherfatherwaswithheralways.
24.WhydidRhondaaskhermotherforhelp?
A.Herhusbandpassedawaytooyoung.
B.ShewantedtofreeDesireefromsorrow.
C.Desireekeptherdistancefromherfather.
D.ShehadnotimetoreadbookstoDesiree.
25.Whatdoweknowabouttheballoon?
A.Ittravelledalongdistanceforseveraldays.B.Itwasdecoratedwithsomesilverstrings.
C.ItlandedjustattheMacKinnons’house.
D.ItwastiedwiththebooktheLittleMermaid.
26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheMacKinnons?
A.Demanding.B.Humorous.C.Caring.D.Generous.
27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthetext?
A.AFantasticAdventureofaBalloon.B.ANewStoryoftheLittleMermaid.
C.AHeartbreakingExperienceofaGirl.
D.AMagicResponsefrom“Heaven”.
C
RecordfiressweepingacrosstheAmazonthismonthhavebeengrabbingglobalheadlinesasscientistsandenvironmentalgroupsareworriedthattheywillworsenclimatechangecrisisandthreatenbiodiversity.
Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,theAmazonisoftencalled“thelungsoftheworld”.Itisalsohometoabout3millionspeciesofplantsandanimals,and1millionnativepeople.Thevastareasofrainforestplayanimportantroleintheworld’secosystembecausetheyabsorbheatinsteadofitbeingreflectedbackintotheatmosphere.Theyalsostorecarbondioxideandproduceoxygen,ensuringthatlesscarbonisreleased,mitigatingtheeffectsofclimatechange.
“Anyforestdestroyedisathreattobiodiversityandthepeoplewhousethatbiodiversity,”
ThomasLovejoy,anecologistatGeorgeMasonUniversitytoldNationalGeographic.“Theoverwhelmingthreatisthatalotofcarbongoesintotheatmosphere,”hestressed.“Inthemidst
oftheglobalclimatecrisis,wecannotaffordmoredamagetoamajorsourceofoxygenandbiodiversity.TheAmazonmustbeprotected,”U.N.SecretaryGeneralAntonioGuterressaid.
DatafromtheNationalInstituteforSpaceResearch(INPE)showthatthenumberofforestfiresinBrazilquicklyincreasedby82percentfromJanuarytoAugustthisyearfromayearago.Atotalof71,497forestfireswereregisteredinthecountryinthefirsteightmonthsof2019,upfrom
39,194inthesameperiodin2018,INPEsaid.“WeestimatethattheforestareasintheBrazilianAmazonhavedecreasedsomethingbetween20and30percentcomparedtothelast12months,”CarlosNobre,aresearcherattheUniversityofSaoPaulo,toldGermanbroadcasterDeutscheWelle.
Brazilownsabout60percentoftheAmazonrainforest,whosedegradationcouldhavesevereconsequencesforglobalclimateandrainfall.Theextentofthearearuinedbyfireshasyettobe
determined,buttheemergencyhastranscended(超出)Brazil’sborders,reachingPeruvian,
ParaguayanandBolivianregions.
28.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlytalkingabout?
A.Theeffectsofclimatechange.
B.TheroleoftheAmazonrainforest.
C.TheresultsoftheAmazonrainforestfires.D.Thecausesofthedecreasingbiodiversity.
29.WhatcanwelearnfromThomas’sandAntonio’swords?
A.Thebiodiversitymakestherainforestsunique.
B.Therainforestfiresresultinseriousconsequences.
C.Theglobalclimatecrisisbringsmorerainforestfires.D.Thedryweatherleadstotherainforestfires.
30.WhydoestheauthorlistthenumbersinParagraph4?
A.Toprovetheimportanceofrainforest.B.Toshowtheinfluenceofforestfires.
C.Toexplaintheprocessoftheresearch.
D.Topresentthereductionofrainforestareas.
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Theclimatechangecrisisisworsening.B.Theforestareasareonthedecline.
C.“Thelungsoftheearth”isburning.
D.Theworld’secosystemisunderattack.
D
Beingabletotakeadvantageoftrulyunlimiteddataisasmartphoneuser’sdream,buteveryoneI’vetalkedtoabout5Gismoreexcitedabouttheusageunlockedbynext-generationwirelessdevices.Fromsmarthomesecuritytoself-drivingcars,alltheInternet-connectedequipmentinyourlifewillbeabletotalktoeachotheratlightning-fastspeedwithreduceddelay.
“5Gisoneofthoseforerunners,alongwithartificialintelligence,ofthiscomingdataage.”said
SteveKoenig,seniordirectorofmarketresearchfortheConsumerTechnologyAssociation.“Self-drivingvehiclesareemblematicinthisdataage—theyshowapplicationofdatacompletely.Withonesingletask,driving,youhavelargeamountsofdatacomingfromthevehicleitself,andavarietyofsensors(传感器)arecollectingalotofinformationtomodelitsenvironmentasitmoves.
It’spullingindatafromothervehiclesaboutconditionsdowntheroad.There’slotsofdatabehindthattask,whichiswhyweneedthespeedandlowerlatency(延迟)ARglassesandvirtua(l虚拟的)realityheadphoneshaven’tyetbeeninsidethemainstream,buttechcompaniesarejoyfullysayingthatsuchequipmentwilleventuallyreplaceoursmartphones.With5G,thatcouldactuallyhappen.ThisisnotablebecausecompaniessuchasApplearereportedlydevelopingARglassestoimprove—orevenreplace—smartphones.
EricssonshowedatFebruary’sMobileWorldCongressin2019howsmartglassescouldbecomefasterandlighterwitha5Gconnection,becauseinsteadofbeingweigheddownwithcomponents,theglassescouldrelyonoutsideequipmentforprocessingpower.
Butdon’tgettooexcited.There’sstillalotofworktobedoneinthemeantime,includingsomenecessarytestingtomakesuretheradioplaysnicelywithbasicsystemsandserviceconstructionsothat5Gisn’tonlycon