辽宁省六校协作体届高三英语上学期期初考试试题无答案.docx

1、辽宁省六校协作体届高三英语上学期期初考试试题无答案辽宁省六校协作体2020届高三英语上学期期初考试试题（无答案）本试卷分三部分，卷面分数120分。总分150分。考试用时100分钟。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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmazing Stories of Animals Acting Just Like HumansHorses are picky eatersHorses have an even better sense of smell than h

2、umans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils (鼻孔), their nervous system allows them to sense smells we cant sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.Whale says thanksIn 2011, a whale expe

3、rt spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.Pandas like to be naughtyIs there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby?

4、In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.A cat honors its ownerPaper towels, and a plastic cu

5、p are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzos grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. Af

6、ter Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now “stands guard” at the grave for hours at a time.21. What can horses do to pick the most delicious grasses?A. Feel them. B. Smell them. C. Observe them. D. Taste them.22. Which animal feels shy when facing strangers?A. The whal

7、e. B. The horse. C. The panda. D. The cat.23. What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?A. They have a grateful heart. B. They are quite clever.C. They are active and lovely. D. They have a good sense of smell.BHundreds of villagers took matters into their own hands by di

8、gging miles of trenches（沟壕）to install their own cables(电缆). The tiny village in Michaelston-y-Fedw, with a population of 300, clubbed together after being unable to download films, stream music or connect to online banking. Farmers, teachers and even the village pub owners put in thousands of hours

9、of volunteering to dig miles of trenches and now have super fast broadband(宽带).The project cost around 250,000 with villagers paying150,000 of their own money to secure their super fast connection speed. They were also able to obtain100,000 from EU funding and the Welsh Government Access Broadband C

10、ymru scheme.The idea was produced in the local pub when villagers were complaining about their Wi-Fi connections. Ben Longman, owner of the Cefn Mably Arms, said, “We were in the pub and we were all complaining about how bad the Wi-Fi was. I had just paid for high speed broadband and realized it wou

11、ld not work.”One of the organizers, Carina Dunk, 61, said it was fantastic what the village had achieved. She said, “It used to take a few days to download a film; now it takes less than a minute. Communities have tended to be more distant and separated but not here anymore. Sometimes we have to tak

12、e a step back and achieve something.”A year after the project, most of the 300 villagers are now united in a 1,000mps broadband connection.However, Richard Raybould, 59, is still waiting for his house to be connected on the edge of the village and said he cannot wait. He said, “It is amazing what sk

13、ills people in the community have. There are experts and farmers who dig trenches. I have met at least 30 people who I had never spoken to before.”24. What can we learn about the villagers?A. They had no access to the Internet. B. They usually didnt have much free time.C. They didnt know how to use

14、the Internet correctly.D. They considered their Internet connection disappointing.25. To have their own cables, the villagers had to_.A. partly cover the cost B. employ workers to dig trenchesC. donate 100,000 to EU funding D. get the local governments permission26. What does the author intend to do

15、 by mentioning Carina Dunks words?A. Explain the cause of the project. B. Explain the process of the project.C. Show the benefits from the project.D. Show the villagers attitudes toward the project.27. What would be the best title for the text?A. Villagers obtain access to the Internet B. Villagers

16、dream of super fast broadbandC. Villagers volunteer to install super fast broadbandD. Villagers are suffering from bad Wi-Fi connectionsCFor students, college is a series of disconnected experiences: the classroom, the dorm, the athletic field, and the internship（实习岗位）. Yet the employers tell me wha

17、t gets college students hired is the ability to translate what they learned in one place (the classroom, for example) to another that is far different from where they originally learned a concept (a project on an internship).Educators call this “ transfer learning”the ability to summarize key princi

18、ples and apply them in many different places, which becomes more important as the skills needed to keep up in any job and occupation continue to change in the future. Our ability to drive almost any car on the market without reading its manual（手册）is an example of knowledge transfer.The concept sound

19、s simple enough. But todays students, faced with the constant pressure to prepare for standardized tests, rarely have the chance to learn through problem-solving or to be involved in projects that improve skills that can be used in various settings.In response to demands from students, parents and e

20、mployers, colleges and universities are adding hands-on experiences to the undergraduate curriculum.Arizona State University, where I m a professor of practice, is testing a curriculum across a dozen majors in which students learn nearly half of the subject matter through group projects. Engineering

21、 students might build a robot and learn the key principles of mechanics and electronics during the project. The hope is that students will be more involved if theories from the classroom are immediately applied in the outside world instead of years after students graduate.Whats the problem with the

22、hands-on learning experiences being added by colleges to the undergraduate curriculum? Theyre often not accompanied by the guidance that students need to help them transfer what they learn. So students become adept skilled in job interviews at describing what they did during a project, but they have

23、 difficulty talking about what they learned and how they can apply that to where they want to work.28. Why is the ability to drive mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. To show that everything is changing. B. To prove that driving ability is important.C. To stress the importance of practical skills. D. To exp

24、lain the meaning of transfer learning.29. What prevents students from getting the ability to transfer knowledge?A. Various school projects. B. Too much stress from tests.C. Their lack of theory knowledge. D. Their unwillingness to solve problems. 30. Which may arouse students interest in school lear

25、ning according to the author?A. Seeing what they have learned is applied.B. Teachers changing the way lectures are given.C. Focusing on the key principles of every subject.D. Teachers explaining theories in an interesting way.31. What does the author think of the hands-on learning experiences in col

26、leges?A. They are effective. B. They are unnecessary.C. They should be improved. D. They cost a lot of time. DWhy are photos and videos of cats high-fiving suddenly popping up on social media?Ask Jackson Galaxy, who launched Cat Pawsitive last year, a program that encourages animal shelters to teach

27、 cats how to do tricks to make them more attractive for adoption.The idea is simple. A kitty that can sit on command or give a high five shows that it can listen to instructions and connect with others. A high five can make a shy cat open up, Galaxy said.“Big life changes can lead to cats losing the

28、ir confidence, and we help those cats to feel more confident and to feel safe interacting with new people.” Christie Rogero, program manager for Cat Pawsitive, said.And Stephen Holdeman, training manager at the KC Pet Project, added: “All we need to train a cat to do tricks is the right amount of pa

29、tience, timing and motivation.” He uses a technique called “operant conditioning (操作性条件反射)”, which associates a cats action with getting a reward such as a favorite food or treat.He also uses a clickera training device that makes a clicking noise. “In the initial stage, we get the cat used to the id

30、ea that when it hears the sound of the clicker, one of its favorite treats appears. After we have bridged these two ideas together we can use the clicker to reinforce different actions the cat does to let it know that if it repeats the action, it will get a treat.”After several repetitions, the cat

31、starts to link everything together. Now all you need to do is let your extended hand be the target, and weve got a high five.32. According to the text, how can learning tricks benefit cats at animal shelters?A. It is a good way for shelters to raise money.B. It allows them to pick up skills to stay

32、safe.C. It helps them interact more with each other.D. It helps them build confidence and get adopted.33. According to the text, what should be done from the start to train cats to learn tricks?A. Teaching them different actions.B. Teaching them how to use a clicker.C. Making them patient enough to repeat actions.D. Helping them connect the sound of a clicker with treats. 34. What does the underlined word “reinforce” in paragraph 6 probably mean?A. record B. strengthen C.