山东省日照市高三校际联合考试英语试题二模.docx

1、山东省日照市高三校际联合考试英语试题二模参照秘密级管理启用前 试卷类型：A2020年高三校际联合考试英语试题2020.05本试卷共三部分，共10页。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。第一部分 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、C、D四个选

2、项中选出最佳选项。AEpic Fails：The Wright Brothers：Nose-Diving into HistoryBy Erik Slader and Ben Thompson .Ages 6 to.12.The first book in the Epic Fails series deals with one of the most ambitious goals humans have pursued to fly.Authors Slader and Thompson focus on life-or-death scenes， such as when the Wri

3、ght brothers crashed their sailplane over and over on the sandy coast of North Carolina：ittook them two more years to get it right.Epic Fails：The Race to Space：Countdown to LiftoffBy Erik Slader and Ben Thompson .Ages 6 to 12.Today， everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrongs famous words a she first

4、set foot on the moon， “Thats one small step for man， one giant leap for mankind.”He made it look easy， but Americas Journey to the moon was anything but simple.Our first attempt was a failure.Still，we didnt give up.We tried again.And again.And each time we failed， we failed a little bit better.Fanta

5、stic Failures：True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down FirstBy Luke Reynolds .Ages 6 to 12.Teacher Luke Reynolds opens each chapter with a quick， impossibly perfect version of one persons life and then says how that person actually had to face huge challenges to accomplish goals.

6、In this book， Reynolds writes about various common men， women and children.Cyrus Fields Big Dream； The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph CableBy Mary Morton Cowan.Ages 6 to 12.In 1853， it took at least a week to relay a message between the United States and Europe because people

7、 had to be transported on ships over the Atlantic Ocean.Cyrus Field tried to reduce that transmission(传送) time to just minutes by laying along undersea cable.In this book， Cowan describe s many failures.Field suffered before he achieved this major breakthrough.1.What do we know about Fantastic Failu

8、res?A.It was written by a famous actor.B.It tells stories of ordinary people.C.It is about science fiction stories.D.It is about some celebrities success.2.Cyrus Field made a major breakthrough in the area ofA.communication B.entertainment C.transportation D.sailing3.What lesson can we learn from th

9、e four books?A.All roads lead to Rome. B.An early bird catches worms.C.Failure is the mother of success.D.Actions speak louder than words.BPaying it forward is a concept that involves doing something good for someone in response to a good deed done on your behalf or a gift you received.When you pay

10、it forward， however，you dont repay the person who did something nice for you.Instead， you do something nice for someone else.Recently， an inspiring note found inside a random book has inspired thousands of people to pay it forward.Ashley Jost was shopping at Target when a book caught her eye.The 27-

11、year-old bought the book Girl Stop Apologizing and began reading it when she got home.After a few minutes，her dog started barking so she put the book aside.When she got back， she noticed something on the ground.“A five-dollar note fell out”Jost said.She looked through the book， and in one of the las

12、t pages， there was a note that read， “To the person who buys this book：I am having a tough day.I thought maybe l could brighten someone elses with this little surprise.Go and buy a coffee， a hamburger or a face mask.Practice some self care today.Remember that you are loved， you are amazing， and you

13、are strong.Lisa”Jost decided to post a photo of the note and the money on Twitter and it went like a virus. People are promising their own random acts of kindness.“In that moment， I didnt necessarily need the pick-me-up， but I feel obligated(有义务的)to share it， and Im hearing back from people who did，

14、”Jost said.“The ripple effect is pretty unbelievable.”After seeing her Twitter post， Lisa mailed Jost a card.“She said it made her cry in a good way， ”Jost said.But Lisa still didnt giveaway who she was.She left no return address.Lisa wrote it had been a difficult time in her life and she just wante

15、d“to create something positiveshe never really expected this to happen the way it has.”4.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.The origin of“paying it forward”.B.The effects of“paying it forward”.C.The benefits of“paying it forward”.D.The def it in of“paying it forward”.5.Why did Lisa put a fiv

16、e-dollar note in a book?A.To go through the hardest time in her life.B.To cheer up the person who buys the book.C.To repay the person who did something nice.D.To set off around of paying it forward.6.What does the underlined word“ripple”in Paragraph 6mean?A.Edge. B.Chain. C.Mass. D.Side.7.Lisa poste

17、d a card to Jost to .A.make friends with JostB.tell Jost about her storyC.express appreciation to JostD.let Jost know what made her cryCWhat will you get if you ask middle schoolers to show you their city through a camera? There maybe images of flowers and friends， street scenes and sneakers， and tr

18、ees and trains.It can also include colorful images featuring their favorite people， places and things.Such photographs made up an exhibition that was the end result of a special citywide photography lesson called“Everyday DC”.“DC is a place where people can all come together and be free and be with

19、everyone that they love， ”said Lauryn Tharpe， one of the four student curators(馆长) who worked with their art teacher at Brookland Middle School to put the exhibition together.“Theres more to DC than big buildings and important people.”“Everyday DC”was inspired by a popular Instagram Feed called Ever

20、yday Africa， which was started by two professional photographers who noticed the personal photos of Africa， from their perspective(视角) ， showing a different story than their professional work.The goal of the online photo“exhibition”was to show viewers what its like to live in Africa， as opposed to w

21、hat people outside of Africa see in the news.In Washington DC， students took photos to reflect their lives there.Twelve middle schools each submitted about 10 student photographs， from beautiful portraits to action shots and images of the students favorite foods.Tharpe and another three students wer

22、e selected to be curators by their art teacher， Maame Bawuah， who coordinated(协调) the project for DC Public Schools.“I have a lot of amazing students， although the four of them are quite exceptional，”said Bawuah， who chose the students to be curators because of their interest in both photography and

23、 museum management.A curator is someone who collects， organizes， cares for and displays anything in a collection. To get ready for the exhibition， the curators had to take care bf many tasks， including taking their own photographs， helping their teacher gather and evaluate the submitted images and s

24、o ring the photos according to different themes.8.What do we know about the“Everyday DC”exhibition?A.It promoted the students interest in museum management.B.It reflected the diverse life from the students perspective.C.It was established by Lauryn Tharpe and Maame Bawuah.D.It exhibited photos featu

25、ring influential things and figures.9.Why does the author mention Everyday Africa?A.To introduce how Everyday DC came about.B.To highlight Everyday Africas popularity.C.To compare Everyday Africa with Everyday DC.D.To show the widespread influence of Instagram.10.What are the four curators required

26、to do for the project?A.Decorate the photographs on display.B.Study professional photography skills.C.Find fault with the submitted photos.D.Group the photographs by theme.11.What is the best title for the text?A A tab non running museumsC.Photography our lifeB.A citywide exhibitionD.Admire your cit

27、yDA mind-reading chip that lets you control a computer by just thinking has been made public at a conference in China.Named Brain Talker， the chip could be used to control computers，smartphones and other devices， its creators say.It has been jointly developed by Tianjin University and China Electron

28、ics Corporation.This kind of brain-computer interface(接口) is designed to let a person control a computer，a smartphone or other electronic devices using his/her brainwaves alonewithout needing any forms of verbal orders， movements， or button pressing.Brain interfaces would not only allow for the fast

29、er operation of various technologies， but also be used to assist people with disabilities， for example by letting an individual drive an electric wheelchair just by thinking.“Brain-computer interfaces hold a promising future， said Dong Ming.“The Brain Talker chip advances brain-computer interface te

30、chnology， allowing it to become more portable，wearable and accessible to the general public.”The brain decoding(解码) chip works by picking out minor neural(神经) electrical signals in the brain and rapidly translating them into a form that the computer can understand.“This brain-computer chip has the a

31、bility to identify minor neural electrical signals and decode their information efficiently， which can greatly enhance the speed and accuracy of brain-computer interfaces，”said Dr.Dong.Recent technology advances have allowed researchers to develop the Brain Talker chip， so it is smaller and operates

32、 faster， more precisely and with greater efficiency than existing brain-computer interfaces.Although it is not clear exactly how the device will be worn， most brain-computer interface devices are worn on the outside of the body， rather than being fixed directly into the users brain.Cheng Long long， a data scientist， said that the research team will attempt to improve the performance of the Brain Talker.One day brain-computer codec chips will contribute to medical treatment， educ