广东省深圳市届高三英语上学期第二次教学质量检测试题.docx

1、广东省深圳市届高三英语上学期第二次教学质量检测试题广东省深圳市2020届高三英语上学期第二次教学质量检测试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部 分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ANew Yorks best classes for k

2、ids include sports classes, performing arts classes, art classes, language programs and baby classes. Make sure your kids are ready for new adventures with these super-cool offerings!92nd Street Y ClassesAt this institution your musician can learn how to play an instrument. After-school classes exam

3、ine different musical pieces and encourage work in a group setting. At the end of the program, mini Mozarts can impress their family and friends at open-house performances. Plus，when theyre not jamming， kids can take advantage of homework help in the Clubhouse, where they are divided up by grade lev

4、el. Ages 5 - 15.The Cliffs at LIC .After a day of fighting the academic obstacle course at school, your favorite achievers can reach new heights on a rock-climbing wall. The Cliffs offerings allow developing bodies to build muscle strength. For example, introductory sessions teach climbers how to ti

5、e safety knots(结) as well as other basics, mastering them with hands-on games and activities. The Cliffs at LIC, Long Island City. Ages 6-18.Staten Island Skating PavilionThis large area maintains its year-round frosty temperatures for ice-skating fun. Courses are offered every day for a variety of

6、interests and skill levels, and public and freestyle sessions are available for children who want to spend some afternoons there without instruction. Ages 4 and up.West Side YMCAIf your child wants to learn how to swim, youd be pressed to find more options than those offered at the Y. Kids are group

7、ed by age and capability. The courses cover personal safety and stroke techniques. If your offspring prefer dry land, the Y also offers dance, basketball and football. Visit website for class descriptions and detailed price information. Ages 5 - 18.1. Who is the passage intended for?A. Elementary sc

8、hool teachers. B. Children around school age.C. Families looking for attraction. D. Parents with under-age children.2. Which event will you attend for occasional academic help?A. The Cliffs at LIC. B. West Side YMCA.C. 92nd Street Y Classes. D. Staten Island Skating Pavilion.3. What does Staten Isla

9、nd Skating Pavilion provide?A. A mini open-house performance at the end of the program.B. Cold temperatures all the year round for ice- skating.C. Teaching of skating in divided groups according to their age. .D. Introductory lessons on how to overcome the learning obstacles.BThat morning, I dropped

10、 our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasnt making a difference in anyones life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career

11、 enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster(领养) mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately.On Monday morning, I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department of Childrens Services. The man on the other end was re

12、ceptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits, background checks, and seemingly endless steps.Five long months after we were approved, the phone r

13、ang. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Childrens Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didnt take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us

14、by our request. We now had five children under our care.On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The childrens lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words，our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children werent going home, because they were already

15、home. We are their forever family, and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.4. How did the author feel about her hospital work?A. Lacking in motivation. B. Unusually demanding.C. Filled with challeng

16、es. D. Packed with chances.5. What led the author to decide to adopt children?A. She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.B. She wanted to make a difference in other people.C. She felt confident about her ability to raise children.D. She experienced training to raise children properly.6. Wh

17、at does the underlined word placement in Para. 3 refer to?A. The child to be adopted. B. The need to get trained.C. The approval of adoption. D. The official at the hospital.7. Why did the author appear at the courtroom?A. To put the adopted kids elsewhere. B. To receive another adopted child.C. To

18、make the adoption officially legal. D. To begin the kids adoption in her home.CThe kakapo, a bird that lives in New Zealand，is not designed for survival. Weighing up to 4 kilograms, it is the worlds fattest parrot. It mates(交配) only when the rimu tree is in fruit, which happens every few years. It d

19、eveloped gradually in the absence of land-based natural enemies, so instead of flying above the trees it walks like a duck across the dry forest floor. When it moves unsteadily across something that might kill it, it will stand still.Such unusual characteristics turned it into fast food for human se

20、ttlers, and for the cats and rats they brought with them. It seemed to have disappeared by the 1970s, until scientists came across two undiscovered populations in the countrys south. These survivors were eventually moved to small enemy-free islands, where researchers have spent decades trying to get

21、 them to breed(繁殖).The scientists patience is finally rewarded. The rimu was in fruit this year, and more than 80 chicks hatched，making this the best breeding season on record. Many have survived into adolescence, increasing the number of adult kakapos by a third, to 200 birds.Another danger to the

22、kakapo is a lack of genetic diversity. This is one reason why fewer than half of kakapo egg hatch. By arranging the genome(基因组) of every living bird, scientists can identify closely related individuals and put them on different islands. Every bird is fitted with something to track its slightest move

23、ment. If a female mates with an “unsuitable” male, the process can be stopped.All these efforts cost almost New Zealand $1.3 million this breeding season. Yet the kakapos future still looks unsafe. Earlier this year a severe disease tore through the population. And tiny as the number of kakapos is,

24、space is running out on the two islands where most of them live. New enemy-free settlement must soon be found.8. Which of the following is a danger for the survival of the kakapo?A. It is the smallest bird in the world. B. It lacks exercise and usually stands still.C. It adapts slowly in genetic dev

25、elopment. D. It cant respond actively when facing danger.9. In what way may the scientists patience be rewarded?A. They hatched 80 kakapos eggs this year.B. They tried to make the rimu tree in fruit this year.C. Two survivors were moved to enemy-free islands.D.50 chicks hatched have survived into ad

26、ults this year.10. Why did the scientists put kakapo in different islands?A. To stop closely-related kakapos mating. B. To increase the population of kakapo.C. To stop females mating with males. D. To hatch more kakapos eggs.11. According to the author, the efforts to protect the kakapo in New Zeala

27、nd areA. successful B. unsafe C. doubtful D. inadequateDNew and improved. These words are put in so many marketing campaigns that we tend to accept them as linked. But many new drugs arent an improvement over the best existing drug for a given condition, and the fast drug-approval processes in recen

28、t years have added to the uncertainty about their advantages.A recent report in the British Medical Journal, New Drugs: Where Did We Go Wrong and What Can We Do Better?, analysed the issue. The authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017; 152 were newly developed, and 64 were existing

29、 medicine approved for new uses. Only 25% offered a major advantage over the established treatment, and fully 58% had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-related quality of life.This doesnt mean theres no added benefit, lead author Wieseler said. “It just means we have no

30、 positive proof. Either we have no studies or have studies not good enough.” Wieseler and her co-authors work for a German institute which evaluates new treatments and advises on whether the countrys health care system should pay a premium(补贴) for them. Such organizations, known as health technology

31、 assessment (HTA) agencies, work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunis, a researcher in Baltimore: “If payers think a new drug isnt better than an existing drug, these agencies will require that hospitals try the cheaper drug first.”Germanys HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment

32、 beats the existing standard. This isnt always practical. For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success. Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening. Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as rare diseases.This lack of meaningful data to guide patients is a major point of Wieselers paper. With accelerated approval, there are more pro