高考冲刺山东省滨州市届高三三模考试英语试题.docx

1、高考冲刺山东省滨州市届高三三模考试英语试题高三英语试题2020.6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，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，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。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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHere are four women who made it their lifes mission to make the

2、 world a better place through environmental activismGreta Thunberg“I have not accomplished anything”This statement was made by Greta Thunberg(17 years old)and it couldnt be further from the truthHer dedication to protecting the environmenl for our future generations is all accomplishment on its ownH

3、er ability to resist to adults in power is admirable and continues to push the importance of conservation to the front of our mindsPeggy ShelmrdWE ACT for Environmental Justice is an organization that“through advocacy，planning，and researchmobilizes low-income communities to make environmental change

4、s”At the helm(掌权)of WE ACT is Peggy Shepard. Her goal is to make sure that sustainable environmental practices are accessible to all，regardless of circumstanceRachel CarsonAmerican marine biologist，writer，scientist，and ecologist，Rachel Carson(19071964)，was way ahead of her timeShe wrote about conser

5、vation in the late 1930s and focused on her mission of protecting our oceansJulia“Butterfly”HillIn the late 90s，Julia“Butterfly”Hill spent 738 days living in an ancient redwood，called LunaThis act brought awareness to the immense human threats to Redwood treesJulia continues to advocate for the envi

6、ronment“By standing together in unity，solidarity and love，we will heal the wounds in the earth and in each otherWe can make a positive difference through our actions”1What do we know about Greta Thunberg?AShe has not accomplished anythingBShe seldom tells the truthCShe faces powerful people bravely

7、to protect environmentDShe shows great respect and admiration to people in power2Wh y did Peggy Shepard set up the organization WE ACT?ATo help poor people to lead a better lifeBTo appeal to low-income group to protect our environmentCTo make people aware of the environmental statusDTo control the c

8、hanges of environment3Who preferred taking on-the-spot actions to protect environment?AGreta Thunberg BPeggy ShepardCRachel Carson DJulia“Butterfly”HillBEvery so often，someone so young does something so amazing that you cant help but wonder how he manages itThats what happened the first time we hear

9、d Matthew Whitaker play the pianoMatthew is a jazz pianist who is blind，and since the age of 11，hes been performing around the worldMatthew Whitaker was born at 24th weekHe weighed 1 pound and 11 ouncesHis parents were told he had less than a 50chance of survivalOne of the many complications(并发症)he

10、faced was a disease which led to blindnessNo one in Matthews family was a musician，but his grandfather bought him his first keyboard when he was 3 years oldIt didnt take long for Matthew to show that he had a giftSo the Whitakers decided to get Matthew a teacher，which proved to be difficult“At the t

11、ime，we got a lot of answers that hes too young and they dont know how to teach a blind child，”Moses Whitaker said“He was 3 years old at the time”Finally，Dalia Sakas agreed to meet MatthewDalia is the director of music studies at a music school in New York City，a school for the visually impairedTo he

12、r surprise，Matthew could 1isten to a piece of music once and then play it“Because it is rare to meet someone of the world and I want to make that possible”She didMatthew has played in more than 200 clubs and concert halls around the worldHis love of music has never been in doubtMatthews latest album

13、 is called Now Hear ThisOne critic noted that it sounded like Matthew was playing with six hands4Which word best describes Matthew as a pianist?AFruitless BOrdinary CRemarkable DAmbitious5What was the root cause of Matthews blindness?AHis premature hirth BHis low weightCHis low chance of survival DA

14、 disease running in his family6What increased the difficulty finding Matthew a music teacher?AHis family background BHis lack of talentCHis age and disability DHis character7Why did Dalia accept Matthew as her student?ABecause she sympathized Matthew for his experienceBBecause she was struck by Matt

15、hews talent for musicCBecause she gave in to the insistence of Matthews grandfatherDBecause she knew how to teach a blind student wellCFor the most part，American children arent great at mathBut Chinese children tend to be excellentIts consistently found Chinese students at the top of the academic pi

16、le and Americans much nearer the bottomIn Lenora Chus book“Little Soldiers：An American Boy，a Chinese School”，she begins to reveal the cultural differences that lead to this gapThe differences she notices in childrens focus and discipline are dramatic，but she also notices cultural differences that in

17、fluence how Chinese schools are run，and the reason why its students test so wellAlong with factors such as highly trained teachers and an emphasis on memorizing before pursuing deeper understanding，the difference comes down to a belief that has begun slowly making its way across the US：achievement i

18、s the result of hard work，not natural abilityThis approach comes from a firm belief that anything is possible with hard work，with chiku，or“eating bitter”Studies show that for kids who score poorlyChinese teachers believe a lack of effortrather than of smartsis to blameStanford psychologist Carol Dwe

19、ck，author of“Mindset(心态)”，is responsible for making up the terms“growth mindset”and“fixed mindset”. Chinese students are trained to have a growth mindset：if they arent doing well，they11 work harder，and they11 be successfulAmerican children tend to be trained to have a fixed mindset about academics：t

20、heir abilities are largely predetermined and static. If they arent doing well，its because theyre not good at itIn America students are told that learning is fun and easy. But real learning is actually very difficult and takes suffering and anxietyIf youre not willing to go through that youre not goi

21、ng to learn deeplyThe downside is these students often give up when something gets hard or when its no longer fun8According to Lenora Chu，what contributes most to the Chinese studentsexcellent academic performance?ASchool operation model BThe emphasis on memorizingCHigh-qualified teachers DChinese c

22、ulture9According to Chinese teachers，students failing an exam are_.Alazy Bslow Cunfocused Dfoolish10Which of the following is TRUE according to Carol Dwecks theory?AA majority of Chinese students are born excellent learnersBAmerican students tend to believe learning ability is genetically determined

23、CAmerlcan students should choose a Chinese school to achieve successDAmerican students are lacking in a fixed mindset，compared to Chinese students.11What can we learn from the last paragraph?AStudents should study in a fun wayBAmerican students are always anxious about their studyCAmerican students

24、have no difficulty in learning deeplyDDiligence plays an essential part in learningDThe sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the futureIts happening now，much faster than previously expected，and its entirely our fault，according to a study puhlished MoodayHumans have already wiped out hundreds of

25、species and pushed many more to the brink of extinction through wildlife trade，pollution，habitat loss and the use of toxic substancesThe findings published in the scientific Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences( PNAS)show that the rate at which species are dying out has accelerate

26、d in recent decadesGerardo Ceballos Gonzlez，a professor of ecology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and one of the authors of the study，said approximately 173 species went extinct between 2001 and 2014“173 species is 25 times more extinct species than you would expect under the normal

27、 extinction rate”he told CNN in an emailHe and his team found that in the past 100 years，more than 400 vertebrate(脊椎动物的)species went extinctIn the normal course of evolution，such extinctions would have taken up to 10，000 years，they saidMass extinctions are just as severe as their name suggestsThere

28、have been five mass extinction events in the Earths history，each wiping out between 70and 95of the species of plants，animals and microorganismsThe most recent，66 million years ago，saw dinosaurs disappearThe past events were caused by catastrophic changes of the environment，including massive volcanic

29、 eruptions or collision with an asteroidThe sixth mass extinction the one happening nowis different：scientists say its caused by humansThe researchers also said the current coronavirus(冠状病毒)crisis shows peoples recklessness(鲁莽)towards nature can seriously hurt themselvesMany endangered species are d

30、ying in large numbers due to the trade in wild animals and plants12What does the underlined word“toxic”in Para2 mean?APoisonous BUsefulCAlternative DEnvironment-friendly13How does the writer convince readers of the seriousness of the mass extinctions?ABy listing reliable statisticsBBy imagining a pi

31、cture of the extinctionsCBy mentioning some news from CNNDBy explaining the history of the extinctions14What is the purpose of the last paragraph?ATo tell the difference between the fifth and sixth extinctionBTo explain the cause of the coronavirus crisisCTo warn humans to get rid of their wrong actionsDTo show the writers concern about the endangered species15What does this article mainly talk about?AThe changes of the environment do harm to wildlifeBThe sixth mass extinction is much faster than expectedCMass extinctions are j