广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学届高三英语八月月考试题.docx
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广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学届高三英语八月月考试题
广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学2020届高三英语八月月考试题
全卷满分120分,考试时间120分钟
第二部分阅读理解(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。
A
TheBritishMuseumisamuseumdedicatedtohumanhistory,artandculture,locatedintheBloomsburyareaofLondon.Itspermanentcollection,numberingsome8millionworks,isamongthelargestandmostcomprehensiveinexistenceandoriginatesfromallcontinents,illustratinganddocumentingthestoryofhumanculturefromitsbeginningstothepresent.
TheBritishMuseumwasestablishedin1753,largelybasedonthecollectionsofthephysicianandscientistSirHansSloane.
AdmissionandopeningtimesFree,opendaily10:
00—17:
30.TheMuseumisopeneverydayexceptfor24,25and26Decemberand1January.Museumgalleriesareopendaily10:
00—17:
30,andmostareopenuntil20:
30onFridays.Closingstartsfrom17:
20(20:
20onFridays).
GalleryavailabilityPleasebookatleastoneterminadvanceandwaitforconfirmationbeforemakingtravelplans.GreekandEgyptiangalleriesbookupquickly.Openingtimesofsomegalleriesmaybelimitedatshortnotice—youwillbecontactedifnecessary.
AccessandspecialeducationalneedsThemajorityofgalleriesandallspecialexhibitionsarefullyaccessible.Thereisarangeoffacilitiesforvisual,hearingandmobilityimpairedstudents.
ParkingThereislittleon-streetparkingavailable.ThenearestcarparktotheMuseumislocatedatBloomsburySquare,WC1A2RJ.ThereislimitedparkingintheMuseum’sforecourtfordisabledvisitorsonly.Tomakearrangementspleasetelephone+44(0)2073238299atleast24hoursinadvance.Youwillbeaskedtoprovidetheregistrationnumber,makeandmodelofyourvehicleandthedateofyourvisit.
SupportusYoursupportisvitalinenablingtheMuseumtofulfillitsmissiontoshareitscollectionwiththeworld.TheBritishMuseumreliesonfundingfromawiderangeofsourcesandtherearemanywaysthatyoucandonatetohelpensurethedisplay,careandpreservationofthecollectionforfuturegenerations.
PleaseconsidersupportingtheBritishMuseumtoday.
1.WhocanbeadmittedtotheBritishMuseum?
A.Mollyarrivingatthemuseumat12:
00onDecember26.
B.Jenniferreachingthemuseumat10:
00onNewYear’sDay.
C.Jackgettingtothemuseumat13:
15onMonday.
D.Elizabethcomingtothemuseumat20:
25onFriday.
2.WhatdoweknowabouttheBritishMuseum?
A.SirHansSloanedonated8millionworkstothemuseum.
B.AllthecarscanparkintheMuseum’sforecourt.
C.GreekandEgyptiangalleriesarequitepopularwiththeschoolvisitors.
D.Disabledstudentsarelimitedtosomespecialgalleriesandexhibitions.
3.Whatdoesthemuseummainlydependontooperate?
A.Moneyfromsellingitsadmissiontickets.B.Incomefromsellingsomefamousworks.
C.Donationandfundfromawidevarietyofsources.D.Fundfromdifferentinternationalorganizations.
B
IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I'm105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI'mingoodcondition.I'mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.
IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn'tchoosetogoonthat.I'dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn'tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.
Iwasn'tnervous-Idon'tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn'tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn'tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.
PeopleweresayingI'dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier.
Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstaredtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities.
I'mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI'mhaving.TheyjustsayI'mdaftandthat'saboutit.ButI'vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I'vehadareallygoodlife.Idon'tthinkI'vewastedanyofit.
4.Whydidn'ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus?
A.Becausehewastoldnottodoso.B.Becauseheconsideredittoogentle.
C.Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast.D.Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition.
5.Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster?
A.Hereallyenjoyedhimself.B.Hewasveryworriedatfirst.
C.Hecouldn'tthinkmuchaboutit.D.Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.
6.WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?
A.Hewaseagertogetcertificates.B.Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess.
C.Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld.D.Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.
7.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Cooperative.B.Optimistic.C.Generous.D.Intelligent.
C
WecanvideochatwithastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationandwatchlivefootagefromthefrozenheightsofEverest.Butcommunicatingwithasubmarine(潜艇)oradiverisnotsoeasy.Thelackofpracticalmethodsforsharingdatabetweenunderwaterandairbornedeviceshaslongbeenafrustrationforscientists.Thedifficultystemsfromthefactthatradiosignalsworkperfectlyinairtravelbutpoorlyinwater.Sonar(声呐)signalsusedbyunderwatersensorsreflectoffthesurfaceofthewaterratherthanreachingtheair.
Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedamethodwiththepotentialtorevolutionizeunderwatercommunication."Whatwe'veshownisthatit'sactuallyachievabletocommunicatefromunderwatertotheair,"saysFadelAdib,aprofessoratMJT'sMediaLab,wholedtheresearch.
TheMITresearchersdesignedasystemthatusesanunderwatermachinetosendsonarsignalstothesurface,makingvibrations(震动)correspondingtothedata.Asurfacereceiverthenreadsanddecodesthesetinyvibrations.TheresearcherscallthesystemTARF.Ithasanynumberofpotentialreal-worlduses,Adibsays.Itcouldbeusedtofinddownedplanesunderwaterbyreadingsignalsfromsonardevicesinaplane'sblackboxanditcouldallowsubmarinestocommunicatewiththesurface.
Rightnowthetechnologyislow-resolution.TheinitialstudywasconductedintheMITswimmingpoolatmaximumdepthsofaround11or12feet.ThenextstepsfortheresearchersaretoseeifTARFisworkableatmuchgreaterdepthsandundervaryingconditions-highwaves,storms,schoolsoffish.Theyalsowanttoseeiftheycanmakethetechnologyworkintheotherdirection-airtowater.
Ifthetechnologyprovessuccessfulinreal-worldconditions,expect"textingwhilediving"tobethelatestunderwaterfashion.
8.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph1?
A.Thefutureofvideochatunderwaterandinair.
B.Thedifficultyofcommunicationfromwatertoair.
C.Thefrustrationsofdevelopingunderwaterdevices.
D.Thecurrentsituationofcommunicatingwithasubmarine.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"feasible"mean?
A.changeable.B.convenient.C.achievable.D.alternative.
10.WhatdoweknowaboutTARF?
A.Itiswidelyusedtofinddownedplanes.
B.Itcanworkwellatgreatdepthsunderwater.
C.Itisanunderwatermachinethatsendssignals.
D.Itcansend,receiveandreadsignalsfromunderwater.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheReal-worldUsesofSonarTechnology
B.ABreakthroughintheApplicationofVideoChat
C.FullWater-to-airCommunicationClosertoReality
D.TARFBecomingaNewMeansofCommunication
D
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Academically,youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay"it'sgoodtohavehighstandards,"theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed,butyou'refarfromfailing,youjustdon'tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou'restupid,andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe"notgoodenough"labeleachandeveryday.
Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon'tperformuptoyourexpectations,thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan'ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo(单飞)andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.
Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat'sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody,inourperformance,andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes,isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect?
Weallhaveflaws,fears,andmakemistakes,andthat'sperfectlyOK.It'sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinteresting
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