学年高三英语上学期开学考试试题VIdoc.docx

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学年高三英语上学期开学考试试题VIdoc

2019-2020学年高三英语上学期开学考试试题（VI）

第一部分听力部分（略）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad（蟾蜍）hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.

SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCape.Town,afterjumpingintoaporcelain（瓷器）candlestick（烛台）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.

Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.

AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot"first-classtreatment",sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad'sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.

“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious（两栖的）passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”

OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon（季风）season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.

“We'vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions（蝎子）infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestickandwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.

21.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout.

A.AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B.Asiantoadscan'tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.

C.WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D.SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.

22.Whatwould/mighthappenifthetoadwerereleasedintothewild?

A.ItwouldmakethelocalsfeelshockedB.Itmightharmthenativespecies

C.ItwouldloseitslifeinthewildD.Itmightfleeintoanothercountry

23.WhywasthetoadabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive?

A.BecauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB.Becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinter

C.BecauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD.Becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance

24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentally.B.NoonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica.

C.Acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoad.D.Droughtsmaketoadslivelonger.

B

Facingincreasingpressuretoraisestudents'coresonstandardizedtests,schoolsareurgingladsworkharderbyoffering-themobviousencouragements.HappyMealsareatthelowendofthescale.Withthehelpofbusinesses,schoolsarealsogivingawaycars,iPods,seatstobasketballgames,and—inagrowingnumberof.cases—cold,hardcash.Theappealofsuchprogramsisobvious,buttheconsequencesoftryinggradestogoodsarestilluncertain.It'sbeenacommontraditionmmiddle-classfamiliestorewardtopgradeswithcashasawaytoteachthatsuccessinschoolleadstosuccessinlife.Butformanydisadvantagedminoritychildren,thelong-termbenefitsofgettinganeducationarenotsoclear,accordingtoexperts.

Nooneknowsforsuehowwellcashandotherbig-ticketrewardsworkineducationinthelongrun.Butthereareplentyofconcernsthatthiskindofpracticecouldhavenegativeeffectsanlads.VirginiaShilleraclinicalpsychologistsaysthatit'sworthexperimentingwithcashencouragementsbutthattyingthemtosuccessonatestisnotaworthwhilegoal.“I’dratherseerewardsbaseoneffortandresponsibility—thingsthatwillleadtosuccessinlife,”shesays.

Evenifrewardsdon'tleadtoindividualachievementonatest,theycouldhaveameaningfuleffectintheschool.CharlesMcVean,abusinessmanandphilanthropist（慈善家）,startedatutoringprogramwhichpayshigher-achievingstudents$10anhourtotutorstrugglingclassmatesanddividethemintoteams.Duringthecourseoftheyear,studentsbondandcomplete.Theteampostingthehighestmathscoreswinsthetopcashprizeof$100.McVeancallsthecombinationofpeertutoring,competitionandcashencouragementarecipefor"nothinglessthanmagic".

Foritspart,theSeminoleCountyPublicSchoolssysteminFloridaplanstocontinueitsreportcardencouragementprogramthroughtherestoftheschoolyear.ThelocalMcDonald'srestaurantshelpthepoordistrictbypayingthe$1600costofprintingthereportcard.ReginaKlaers,thedistrictspokeswoman,saysmostparentsdon'tseembotheredbytheHappyMealrewards."Therearemanywayswetrytourgestudentstodowell,andsometimesit'sthroughthestomach,andsometimesit'stheresponsibilityofstudentswinningacar,"shesays."Onesizedoesn'tfitall."

25.Accordingtothetext,itisacommonpracticeforschoolsto.

A.offerfreemealstostudentswithhighscoresB.tiestudents'gradestomaterialrewards

C.educatestudentstoformabusinesssenseD.cooperatewithbusinesstoimproveteaching

26.Accordingtothetext,thelong-termresultsofgivingstudentscashasrewardsineducationare_____.

A.negativeB.optimisticC.uncertainD.disappointing

27.ThetutoringprogramrunbyCharlesMcVean_____.

A.hiressomeexcellentteacherstoteachthestrugglingstudents

B.hasmeaningfuleffectininspiringstudents'enthusiasmonstudy

C.isaprogramcombingtutoring,competitionandfuturejoboffers

D.rewardsthestudentwiththehighestscoreswithcashprizeof$100

28.WecanlearnthatinSeminoleCounty_____.

A.therearevariouswaystoinspirestudentstostudyhard

B.manyparentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeHappyMealsrewards

C.thelocalMcDonald'srestaurantsprovidetherewardsforthepoorstudents

D.peoplearesearchingforagood-for-allmethodtourgestudentstodowell

C

Bringanygroupofbusinessownersormanagerstogether,askthemthebestwaytopromotetheirorganizations,andyouwillgetdifferentanswers.Thatcomesasnosurprise.Whenitcomestopromotingabusiness,tryingtofindasinglechoiceisrarelywise.Youwillseebusinessownersandmanagerstryradioadvertising.Whenthatdoesn'tproducetheresultstheywant,they'llchangetosenddirectmail.Whenthatdoesn'tcreateajumpinsales,theywillbuyTVcommercials.Whenthatfallsshortoftheirexpectations,theywilltryanewonlinestrategy...anditgoesonandon.

Formostcompanies,thebestapproachisamixofdifferentchannels,organizedinwaysthatalloweachtobuildupontheothers.Thechannelthatwillworkbestinagivensituationdependsonalotoffactors,includingthecompanyitself,itsaudience,themessagebeingconveyed,theenvironment,andmanymore.

Justthatradioworkedwellforacompany'slasteffortdoesn'tmeanthatTVadvertisingwouldn'tbeabetterchoicethistime.Ormaybetherightchannelisdirectmail.Thereisnosimpleanswer,becausetheresomanyvariables.Ifyouraudienceisbroad,thenmayberadioornewspaperadvertisingistherightchoice.Ifyouaretargetingacarefullydefinedgroup,suchasformercustomers,directmailoremailwillprobablyperformbetter.

Theretwoimportantlessonshere.Thefirstisnottoconcentrateontryingtofindasinglechannelthatwillserveallofthecompany'sneeds,becauseitjustdoesn'texist.Thesecondlessonisthatbeforeyouspendthefirstdollartopromoteyourbusiness,youneedtodomorethanalittlelearning.Youwillreallyneedtounderstandyourcustomers,yourmarketplace,yourcompetitors,andtheenvironmentsinwhichyoudobusiness.Andyouneedagoodunderstandingofwhatmakesonemarketingchannelrightforonesituation,butnotanother.

29.Whatisthebestwaytopromoteabusiness?

A.Usingachannelthatservesallofyourbudget.B.Puttingadsonvariouschannelsatthesametime.

C.Creatinganadthatappealstoallyourcustomers.D.Advertisingonachannelavailabletoconsumers.

30.Whenitcomestochoosinganadforabusiness,weshould_____.

A.stayawayfromTVadvertisingB.chooseitbasedonthespecificsituation

C.advertiseontheradiooronthenewspaperD.chooseitaccordingtoyourcustomers'budget

31.Beforedecidingonamarketingchannel,youneedto_____.

A.askforyourcustomers'adviceB.comparedifferentadverting

C.realizetheproblemswithyourbusinessD.makeresearchaboutallrelatedfactors

D

Manyofusknowwhatitfeelsliketobeanoutsideinhighschool.Somegiveintothepressuretofitin;othersremain"onthebottomofthesocialfoodchain".However,AlexandraRobbins,theauthorofthebookTheGeeksShallInheritTheEarthbelieveswhatmakespeopleunpopularinhighschool,mainlyanunwillingnesstoobey,tendstotranslateintosuccessasanadult.

Robbinshasspentthepastdecadeanalyzingthebehaviorofhighschoolstudents.Shefoundthethingsthatmakeastudentdifferentmakethematarget.Butinadulthoodandoutsideoftheschoolsetting,thethings"thatmakeyoudifferentmakeyouinteresting,fun,andoftensuccessful,"shetoldtheUK'sDailyMail.

Sheresearchedthequalitiesthatpeoplefoundmostvaluableinadults.Thetopqualitiesare:

creativity,free-thinking,vision,authenticity,self-awareness,honesty,curiosity,loveoflearning,andcourage.“Thosearequalitiesthatarefarmorelikelytobefoundinschooloutsidersthaninthepopularkids,”shesaid.

AccordingtoRobb