届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析.docx
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届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析
2020届乐清市芙蓉中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
MywifeHilaryandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwesawabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.
Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!
Thebearisrightbehindus!
"Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedbackthesignofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.
Iheldmycameratripod(三脚架)inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.Iknew1wouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.
Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:
Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.
Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.
Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestlingwiththebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowards-theforest,beforereturningforanotherattackthefirsttimeIfeltpanic.
Obviouslysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I'mproudthatmyfamilyremainedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.
1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenfacedwiththebrownbear?
A.Fearfulbutconfident.B.Nervousbutbrave.
C.Upsetbutdetermined.D.Awfulbuthopeful.
2.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit
A.gotinjuredB.feltsafe
C.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera
3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?
A.Weshouldkeepcalmwhentroublescome
B.Weshouldrisetothechallengewhenfacedwithdifficulties.
C.Weshouldnotriskourselvesinsomedangerousareas.
D.Weshouldlearntotakeadvantageofanythingathandwhenintrouble.
B
Theskyisdazzlinglyblue,andthesunshinesontheheadofgargoyle(滴水嘴怪兽)ofthePonteNeuveinParis,nearwhereMrJérômeGalaishasbeenpeddling(叫卖)dustyclassicbookstocountlesstouristsformorethan30years.
Innormaltimes,ParisiensandtouristsfromaroundtheworldwouldbelookingaroundJérômeCallais’sgoodscasually,and230otheropen-airbooksellersgoalongtheleftandrightbanksoftheSeinefornearlyfourmiles.
ButaslockdownbanstocontroltheCOVID-19pandemickeepvisitorsintrouble,thebooksellers’livelihoodisrapidlybeingputindanger.Manyareworryingitmaybethefinalperiodforacenturies-oldmétierthatisregardedasalandmarktoParisastheLouvreandNotreDame.
Saleshavedecreasedanaverageof80percentthisyear,Mr.Callaissaid,throwingmanybooksellersintodangerousstraits.Butsomebooksellerswanttowork.Theyareeagertokeepatraditionthatdatestothe16thcentury.Manyoftoday’sbooksellersareretiredpeoplelivingonpensions(养老金)whoarecollectorsofliteratureandmagazines.
Agrowingnumberofpeopleintheir30sand40shavejoinedtheirranks,whoareattractedbythefreedomofworkingoutsideanofficeinrainorshine.
Evenbeforethepandemic,thebooksellerswerefightingwiththeculturalchangeslikethefactthatpeopledon’treadphysicalbooksasmuchastheyusedto,iftheydo,oftenturntoAmazontobuythem.
4.Whatmainlycausesbooksellers’livingdifficulties?
A.Thecompetitionamongbooksellers.
B.Thepopularityofphysicalbooks.
C.Thefutureofbookbusiness.
D.Lockdownbans.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“straits”meaninParagraph4?
A.Banks.B.Situations.C.Channels.D.Traditions.
6.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer________.
A.MrGalaishasbeenonlysellingtheclassics
B.retiredbooksellersgetusedtogatherliterature
C.youngpeopleenjoytheworkingstyleofsellingbooks
D.booksellerstrytopreventthebookindustryfromending
7.Wherecanthepassagebefound?
A.Inanovel.B.Inahistorybook.
C.Inamagazine.D.Inatextbook.
C
Recently,asIwatchedmysonNathanplaybasketballforhishighschoolteam,Iwasstartingtofeelsorryformyselfandforhim.Histeamwasfacingadversity(逆境)onthecourtandhewasplayinginahostileenvironment-itwastheopponent'shomegymfilledwiththeirsupporters,andNathan'steamwastrailing(落后)forthreequartersofthegame.Asforme,Ihadbeendismissedfrommyjobearlierintheday.
Duringmydrivehome,IkepttellingmyselfthatIwillfindworkagaininashorttime-Iamconfidentinmyexperienceandabilities.ThisisthesamebeliefthatItriedtoinstillinmyson.
ThebasketballgameenteredthefourthquarterwithNathan'steamstilltrailing.Isawthedeterminationonhis,aswellashisteammates'facesastheyfoughtbacktonotonlytiethegame(平局),butthengoaheadbythreepoints.Then,aplayerfromtheotherteammadeanunbelievableshottotiethegameupagain.Withatiegameandsecondsontheclock,Nathanfoundhimselfwiththeballandwithskillandconfidence,heproceededtomakethebasketwithadefenderhangingalloverhim.Theotherplayerwascalledforafoul(犯规).
AsNathanstoodatthefoullinepreparingforashotthatwouldputhisteamupbythreepoints,Isawthefocusanddeterminationonhisface,therewasnoroomforselfdoubt.Nathanwasabletotuneoutallthedistractionsandnailthefreethrowwithsuchskill,itwasasifhehaddoneitathousandtimes.
AsIsatthere,myheartburstingwithpride,itdawnedonme.Ihadtaughthimperseveranceinthefaceofadversity,andhehadjusttaughtmethesamelesson.Thatbriefmomentofself-doubtandfeelingsorryformyselfwasblownawaybytheactionsofmysononthebasketballcourt.Hewillplayinthefinals,butitdoesn'tmatterifhewinsorloses,atthismoment,webothwon.
8.Whatdidtheauthorestimatehisson'steamwouldbelikeatfirst?
______
A.Theteamwouldloseathomecourt.
B.Theteamwouldfinallywin.
C.Theteamwouldwinthechampionship.
D.Theteamwouldloseatvisitingcourt.
9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?
______
A.Self-doubtingandpessimistic.
B.Self-confidentandoptimistic.
C.Hardworkingandintelligent.
D.Easy-goingandwarmhearted.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"tuneout"inParagraph4mean?
______
A.AvoidB.Focus.
C.CreateD.Receive.
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
______
A.LifeGoesJustLikePlayingBasketball.
B.ItMattersWhethertoWinorLose.
C.ALessoninLifeandBasketball.
D.FatherAndSoninLife.
D
Japanisknowntohavehigherthanaverageratesofstomachcancer.Recently,thetownofKaneyamainYamagataPrefecturedecidedtogetits6,000residents(居民)tested.
However,thefrozenurinesamples(尿样)arenottestedinconventionalways.Instead,ProfessorMasaoMiyashitaandhisteamareusingtheminatrialtodetermineifspeciallytrainedcancer-sniffingdogscanaccuratelydetectthedisease.Thoughthestudyisstillinitsearlystages,Miyashitaisthrilledwiththeresults.Hesaid,“Inourresearchsofar,cancerdetectiondogshavebeenabletofindsignsofcancerwithanaccuracyofnearly100percent.”
Researchershaveknownabouttheanimals’superiorsensoryskillsfordecades.However,theirabilitytodetectcancerinhumanscametolightin1989,afteradogsniffedoutearly-stagemalignantmelanoma(恶性黑色素瘤)onapatient’sleginLondon.Sincethen,scientistsfrommanycountrieshaveconductedstudiestotestdogs’greatskillatidentifyingcancerchemicals.
Whilemostdogscanbetrainedforthetaskresearcherssaythebestcandidatesaredogsthatareprecise,quiet,andperhapsevenalittleshy.Thetrainingprocessissimilartohowdogsaretaughttolearnanytrick—byrewardingthemwithtreats!
However,ittakesmuchlongerbecausethedogshavetolearntoseparatethe“cancerscent(气味)”fromthethousandsoforganiccompounds(有机化合物)inthehumanbody.Researchersbeginbyexposingthedogstourinesamplesfrompeoplewithcancer,peoplewithotherdiseases,andpatientswithnohealthissues,Oncethedogsareabletoaccuratelyidentifycancer,theyarefurthertrainedtodetectparticularkindsofcancer.
Successfulastheymaybe,expertsthinkdogsareunlikelytoreplaceconventionaltests.Forone,ittakesaboutsevenyearsandcostsasmuchas$45,000totrainasingledog.KlausHackner,aresearcherandphysicianwhostudiesdogsdetectingcancerinbreathsamplesatKremsUniversityHospitalinAustria,isalsonotconvinceddogscanberelieduponalone.Patients,therefore,havetoreceivefurtherteststoconfirmiftheyhavethedisease.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthecancer-sniffingdogsmentionedinParagraph2?
A.Theyhavedoneagreatjob.
B.Theyaretrainedinaspecialway.
C.Theycaneasilylearntodistinguishcancer.
D.TheycanbeseeninmanyJapanesehospitals.
13.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?
A.Offerreaderssomeadvice.
B.Addsomebackgroundinformation.
C.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.
D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.
14.Whatkindofdogissuitableforthecancer-sniffingjob?
A.Smartandbrave.B.Activea
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