河南省周口市中英文学校届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案.docx

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河南省周口市中英文学校届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案

周口中英文学校2020-2021学年上期高三月考

英语试题

第二部分：

阅读理解

第一节：

（每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从每篇短文后各个小题后所给的Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，Ｄ四个选项中选出最佳选项　

A

It's10:

30pm,and11-year-oldBrandonBlancoissoundasleepathome.Suddenly,aloudnoisewakeshimup.Naturally,Brandonreachesforhiscellphone.Themessagebecomesclear:

"RUawake?

"

Brandon'suseoftechnologydoesn'tstopthere.Healsohasacomputer,aTVandthreevideo-gameconsoles（控制台）inhisroom.Withsomanychoices,it'snosurprisethatwhenheisn'tatschool,hespendsnearlyeverywakingminuteusingoneormoreofthesedevices.Brandonishardlyalone.AccordingtoarecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,kidsaged8to18arespendingmoretimethaneverbeforeusingelectronicdevices.Howmuchtime?

Morethansevenandahalfhoursadayonaverage,th

estudyfound.

Thejumpistheresultofahugeexplosioninmobiledevices,saysVictoriaRideout,theleadauthorofthestudy.Today,nearlysevenoutoftenkidshavecellphones.Justfiveyearsago,itwasfouroutoften.

Often,kidsmultitask,orusemorethanonedeviceatatime."Ifyou’vegotachancetodosomethingonyourcomputerandtakeaphonecallandhavetheTVoninthebackground,whynot?

"mediaexpertCherylOlsonsays.

Mostexpertsagreetechnologyhasmuchtoofferkids.Butsomeworrythekidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivitieslikeplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends."It'samatterofbalance,"saysOlson."You’vegottoworkonit."

Multitaskingwhiledoinghomeworkisanotherconcern.Somekidslistentomusic,watchTVorusethephonewhiledoingtheirhomework."It'simportanttomakesurethatyoucanstopandconcentrateononethingdeeply,"saysRideout.

Withnewandexcitingdeviceshittingstoreseveryyear,keepingtechnologyuseincheckismoreimportantthanever."Kidsshouldtry,"addsRideout."Butparentsmighthavetostepinsometimes."

21.Whydochildrenspendmoretimeinusingelectronicdevices?

A.Becauseelectronicdevicesaremoreexcitingthanbefore.

B.Becausemoreelectronicdevicesareavailabletothem.

C.Becausetheyhavelessotheractivities.

D.Becausetheyhavelesshomeworktodo.

22.Itisknownfromthepassagethat____.

A.BrandonBlancofeelsveryannoyedabouthislate-nighttext

B.theteenagersusingmobiledeviceshaveincreasedby30%inthepastfiveyears

C.mostexpertsthinkteenagersshouldnotuseelectronicdevicesfortheirstudies

D.CherylOlsonisnotsurprisedaboutkids'increasinguseofmobiledevices

23.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofmultitaskingaccordingtothepassage?

A.PlayingvideogamesontheInternet.

B.Talkingonthephonewhilestayingwithothers.

C.WatchingTVwhileusingthecomputer.

D.Listeningtomusicwhilerelaxing.

24.Theunderlinedphrase"incheck"inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby"____".

A.inorderB.incontrolC.instoreD.insight

B

Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible．Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel．Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo．Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving．Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting．Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswer

toanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition．Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough．Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous．Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime．Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto．Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies（奶奶）.

Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings．Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive．Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers．Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

25.Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareoftencausedby.

A．roadconditionsB．thebehaviorofthedrivers

C．thespeedofmodernlifeD．thelargenumberofcars

26.Inthewriter’sopinion,.

A．unskillfuldriversshouldbepunished

B．stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneeded

C．driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly

D.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

27.Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthepassagemeans.

A．politenessandimpoliteness

B．goodmannersandbadmanners

C．willingnesstogiveintoeachother’swishes

D．offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible

28．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TrafficProblemsB．RoadPoliteness

C．BadMannersontheRoadD．GoodDriversandBadDriverswww.学优高考网.com

C

Climatechange，pollution，overuseofwateranddevelopmentarekillingsomeoftheworld’smostfamousriversincludingChina’sYangtze．India’sGangesandAfrica’sNile．WWFsaidonTuesday．Atthegloballaunchofitsreport“World’sTop10RiversatRisk”，thegroupsaidmanyriverscoulddryout.affectinghundredsofmillionsofpeopleandkillinguniqueaquatic（水生的）life．

“Iftheseriversdie，millionswilllosetheirlivelihoods，biodiversity（生物多样性）willbedestroyedonamassivescale，therewillbelessfreshwaterandagriculture，resultinginlessfoodsecurity，”said．RayiSingh，secretary—generalofWWF—India．Thereport,launchedaheadof“WorldWaterDay”today，also

citedtheRioGrandein．theUnitedStates，theMekongandIndusinAsia，Europe’sDanube,LaPlatainSouthAmericaandAustralia’sMurray—Darlingasinneedofgreaterprotection．

Riversaretheworld’smainsourceoffreshwaterandWWFsaysabouthalfoftheavailablesupplyisalreadybeingusedup．Damshavedestroyedhabitatsandcutriversofffromtheirfloodplains．whileclimatechangecouldaffecttheseasonalwaterflowsthatfeedthem，thereportsaid．Fishpopulations，thetopsourceofproteinandoveralllifesupportforhundredsofthousandsofcommunitiesworldwide，arealsobeingthreatened,itfound．TheYangtzebasinisoneofthemostpollutedriversintheworldbecauseofdecadesofheavyindustrialization，dammingandhugeinfluxes（流入）ofseaiment（积淀）fromlandconversion.

Climatechange，includinghighertemperatures，alsomeansseriousconsequencesforfisheryproductivity，watersupplyandpoliticalsecurityinAfrica’saridNilebasin．Tributaries（支流）flowingintotheGangesaredryingupbecauseofirrigation，WWFsaid．

29．Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.

A．highertemperaturescouldn’taffectfisheryproductivity

B．rivers’dyingoutcouldaffectfoodsecurity

C．therearefourAsianriversmentionedinthepassage

D．theYangtzeispollutedthankstothelackofenoughtributaries

30．Thetop10riversarefastdyingasaresultofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.climatechangeB．pollutionC．wastingwaterD．dams

31．WWFisprobablyanameof_____.

A．amagazineB．anewspaperC．anorganizationD．areport

D

Twentyyearsago,mostexpertsbelievedthatdifferencesinhowboysandgirlsbehavedweremainlyduetodifferencesinhowtheyweretreatedbytheirparents,teachers,andfriends.It’shardtoclingtothatbelieftoday.Recentresearchhasshownthattherearebiologicaldifferencesbetweenboysandgirls.Understandingthesedifferencesisimportantinraisingandeducatingchildren.

Forexample,girlsarebornwithmoresensitivehearingthanboys,andthedifferenceincreasesaskidsgrowup.Sowhenagrownmanspeakstoagirlinwhathethinksisanormalvoice,shemayhearitasyelling.Conversely（反过来）,boyswhoappeartobeinattentiveinclassmayjustbesittingtoofarawaytooheartheteacher.

Likewise,girlsarebetterintheirexpressionoffeelings.Studiesrevealthatnegativeemotionsareseatedinanareaofthebraincalledtheamygdala.Girlsdevelopallearlyconnectionbetweenthisareaandthecerebralcortex（大脑皮层）,enablingthemtotalkabouttheirfeelings.Inboystheselinksdeveloplater.Soifyouaskatroubledadolescentboytotellyouwhathisfeelingsare,heoftencannotsaymuch.

Dr.Sax,anadvocateofsingle-sexeducation,pointsoutthatkeepingboysandgirlsseparateintheclassroomhasyieldedstrikingeducational,social,andinterpersonalbenefits.Therefore,parentsandteachersshouldtrytorecognize,understand,andmakeuseofthebiologicaldifferencesthatmakeagirlagirl,andaboyaboy.

32．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Boystendtopaylessattentioninclassthangirls.

B.Girlsarebetterthanboysintheirabilitytodetectsounds.

C.Single-sexschoolsarenotgoodbecausetheykeepboysandgirlsseparate.

D.Boysandgirlsbehavedifferentlybecauseofbiologicaldifferences.

33．Whydogirlsexpressnegativefeelingsbetterthanboys?

A.Girlsaremoreemotionalthanboys.

B.Thelinksbetweencertainpartsofthebraindevelopearlieringirlsthaninboys.

C.Theamygdalaislocatedindifferentareasofthebrainforboysandgirls.

D.Girlshavemorebraincellsthanboys.

34．Whichofthefollowingdoestheautho