陕西省高三第三次模拟考试英语试题及答案.docx

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陕西省高三第三次模拟考试英语试题及答案

陕西省2020年高三第三次模拟考试

英语

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WHAT'STHESTORY?

Whenatribeofislandersleavestheirhomeinsearchofasaferplacetolive,theyaccidentallyleavebehinda12-year-oldgirlandheryoungbrother.TheboyissoonkilledbywilddogsandKaranaswearstodevotetherestofherlifetodestroyingthewilddogswhokilledherlittlebrother.Karanamustlearn,throughvarioushardships,togetbywithoutthehelporwisdomofhertribe.Readerswitnessherstruggletosurvive,seasonafterseason,forthe18yearsshestaysontheisland.She'snotlonely；eventuallyshebefriendsand

tamesvariouswildanimals,eventhoseshe'sseenasherenemies.Shecomestorealizeit'seasier

toliveinpeacethantobeconstantlyatwar.

ISITANYGOOD?

Basedonatruestory,IslandoftheBlueDolphinsshowshowonesmart,innovativegirlusesher

knowledgeoftheworldaroundhertoensurehersurvival.Throughmanychallenges,Karanaremains

intentnotonlyonsurvivalaloneonherisland,butalsoonmakingahappylifeforherself,showingin-

crediblestrengthofpurpose.Thebookisfullofvividnaturaldescription,fromthegeneralgeographyof

theislandtothespecificdetailsofhowKaranaobtainsandpreparesfood.

Karanafindsstrengthssheneverknewshehad,whichyoungreadersfindappealing.Kids

willkeepreadingtofindoutnotonlyhowKaranakeepsherselfalive,butaboutthemanyways

shehasfunonherislandandthenon-humanfriendsshefinds.Whenherrescuefinallycomes,

sheleavestheislandadifferentpersonthanthegirlwhowasstranded（使陷入困境）there18

yearsearlier.Thejoyofthebookcomesfromwatchingthischangetakeplace.

21.WhatdidKaranadecidetodoafterherbrotherwaskilled?

A.Tomakepeacewiththewilddogs.B.Totakerevengeonthewilddogs.

C.Toleavetheisland.D.Totamethewildanimals.

22.IslandoftheBlueDolphinscanprobablyteachchildren.

A.howtohavefunB.howtomakefriends

C.howtoovercometheirlonelinessD.howtoforgiveothers

23.Wheredoesthetextcomefrom?

A.Abookreview.B.Afilmposter.C.Atraveljournal.D.Ahistorybook.

B

LaurieJohnstontookagiftof$200morethanahalf-centuryagoandturneditinto$1million.

Theretiredpharmacistdonated$500,000onFriday-toboththeMisericordiaHealthCentreFoundationandtheRiverviewHeathCentreFoundation.

Theimpetus（动力）forhisphilanthropydatesbackto1949whenJohnstonwasacash-strappedstudentinhisfourthyearofpharmacyschool.HewasMindellalsowantstoupgradeameetingareaintoaplacewhereafamilycouldeatamealinrelativeprivacy,ratherthaninthecafeteria.

24.TheimpetusforJohnston'sphilanthropycamefrom.

A.akindofferB.hisworkingexperience

C.afriend'sadviceD.hismother'srequest

25.HowdidJohnstongetthemoneyforhisfund?

A.Throughinvestment.B.Byraisingmoney.

C.Fromhisfamilylegacy.D.Fromgovernmenthelp.

26.WhatdowelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Johnston'sfamilyusedtoberich.

B.TheGreatDepressionhadlittleeffectonJohnston'sfamily.

C.JohnstonsufferedalotduringtheGreatDepression.

D.Johnston'smotherhadapositiveinfluenceonhim.

27.WhatwasJohnston'sattitudetowardsthestockmarket?

A.Uncaring.B.Cautious.C.Serious.D.Concerning.

C

Rollercoastersarepopularattractionsatamusementparksallovertheworld,andpatrons（顾客）flocktothemforthrills,especiallyinthesummer.Somedeathsandseriousinjurieshavebeenassociatedwiththem,however,raisingconcernsabouttheirsafety.especiallyforfragileandelderlyriders.

Statistically,arollercoasterisnotverydangerous,especiallyifariderisingoodphysicalcondition.Amusementparkpatronsarefarmorelikelytodieinaccidentsonthewaytotheparkthantheyaretosufferinjuriesonaride,assumingthattheequipmentiswellmaintainedandrunresponsibly.Parksrunmanytestsontheirequipmenttoensurethatitissafeforuse,includingmeasurementsdesignedtodeterminetheg-forcesthatriderswillbesubjectto.

Thereare,however,afewinstancesinwhichridingarollercoastermaybeunsafe.Forallriders,ridingequipmentthatisnotwellmaintainedisrisky.Beforeriding,itisalwaysagoodideaforriderstoinspecttheequipmentasmuchaspossible.Theyshouldlookforsignsofrust,poorrepairjobs,ordirt,suggestingthattherollercoasterisnotwellcaredfor.Smallchildrenareespeciallyatriskoffallingoutofcarswithbars,duetotheirsmallsize,sotheirguardiansmustmakesurethattheyarecompletelyandsafelyrestrained.

Rollercoasterscanalsobedangerousforpeoplewithheartconditions.Thesenseofexcitementthataccompaniesarideisalsoaccompaniedbyanelevatedheartrate,whichcancauseaheartattack.Peoplewithknownheartconditionsshouldtalktoamedicalprofessionalaboutridinganyroughride,becausetheymaybeunsafe.

Inaddition,rollercoastershavebeenlinkedwiththeappearanceofbloodclots（凝块）onthebrain.Thisoccursveryrarely,butitislinkedwithridesthatsubjectpatronstohighg-forcesorinstancewhereapassengerwaswhippedaroundasaresultofpoorlysecuredsafetyequipment.Individualswhotakebloodthinnersshouldavoidsuchattractionsforthisreason,andanyonewhoexperiencesrepeatedheadachesafterarideshouldmentionittoahealthcareprovider.

28.Whydoestheauthorbelievearollercoasterisnotverydangerous?

A.Patronsareusuallyingoodhealth.

B.Parkstestitregularlytomakeitsafeforuse.

C.Onlyminorinjurieshappenonaride.

D.Mostdeathsareresultedfromroadaccidents.

29.Whatshouldridersdobeforeriding?

A.Determinetheg-forcestheywillbear.B.Receiveamedicalexamination.

C.Readthedirectionscarefully.D.Checktheequipmentcarefully.

30.Whenyourchildwantstotakearollercoaster,youshould.

A.makehimorhersafelyrestrainedB.talktoamedicalprofessional

C.findacarthatfitshisorhersizeD.checktheconditionforbadsigns

31.Peopleshouldnotexperiencearollercoasterifthey.

A.haveaheadacheB.feeltired

C.areverynervousD.takebloodthinners

D

ResearchershavedevelopedaGPS-enabledaerialrobotthatfliesoutoverlargebodiesofwatertodroplifepreserversnearpeoplewhoaredrowning.

Aworkingprototypeoftherobot,calledPars,wasdevelopedbyRTSLab,andIran-basedcompany,whichalsotestedthemachine'scapabilitiesinopenwater.OverthecourseoffourdaysinAugustofthisyear,theParsdevelopmentteamvisitedtheCaspianSeatoconductabatteryoftestsonitsbrandnewprototype.Thelocationwaschosenpartlybecauseit'sbeenthesiteofseveraltragicdrowningsinthepastfewyears*liketheunpleasantincidentof6studentsdrowningtogetherinJuly,2019.

TheteamtestedthePars'stabilityduringflight,theaccuracyofthelifepreserverreleasemechanism,andthebot'sperformanceinbothdayandnighttimeconditions,'Gizmag'reported.AccordingtotheresearchersatRTSLabs,theprototypebotmettheirexpectationsperfectly.TheParswasabletoflyfor10minutesatatopspeedof10m/sbeforeneedingtorecharge.Thisgivesitamaximumrangeof4.5km,makingitidealforemergenciesoccurringalongcoastlinesandnearshipsatsea.

Italsoprovedtohaveanadvantageoveritsfleshandbloodcounterparts,sinceitcanbypasstreacherous（危险的）waterswithease.Whenconductingatrialrescuemission,thedrone（无人驾驶飞机）wasabletoreachatarget75mawayanddropitspayloadinabout22seconds,whileahumanlifeguardtook91secondstoswimtothesamelocation.

Duringtestingatnight,theParswasalsoabletoilluminate（照亮）targetsonthegroundandmakeitselfmorevisibletoitscontrolleronlandusingseveralbrightLEDs.Whiletheaerialbotcannotpullanyonetosafetyjustyet,itcouldbesentoutaheadofrescuecrewstoprovidesomeinitialaid.

32.ForwhatpurposedotheresearchersdevelopPars?

A.Tomaketheworkoflifeguardseasier.B.Toprovidequickaidtodrowningpeople.

C.Topulldrowningpeopletosafety.D.Tofinddrowningpeopleforlifeguards.

33.TheCaspianSeawaschosentotestParsbecause.

A.drowningaccidentshappenedherealotB.itisagoodsiteforswimming

C.ithaslargeopenwaterD.itisneartheresearchcenter

34.WhatcanweinferfromtheParagraph3?

A.Parsneededrechargingtoooften.

B.Parscouldn'tflyoveralongdistance.

C.Parscanonlybeusednearcoastlines.

D.TheresearcherswerehappywithPars'performance.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"fleshandbloodcounterparts"inParagraph4referto?

A.Normalrobots.B.Swimmers.

C.Humanlifeguards.D.Drowningpeople.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

WhenHannahBrenchermovedtoNewYorkaftercollege,shewashitbydepressionandoverwhelmingloneliness.36Andsosheputpentopaperandstartedwritingletterstocompletestrangers.

Buttheseweren'tsadlettersabouthowshewasfeeling.37Shewouldwritemessagesforpeopletohavea"brightday”andtellstrangershowbrillianttheywere；eveniftheythoughtnooneelsehadnoticed.BencherbegandroppingthenotesalloverNewYork,incafe,inlibrarybooks,inparksandonthesubway.Itmadeherfeelbetter,knowingthatshemightbemakingsomebody'sdaythroughjustafewshort,sweetwords.Andso,TheWorldNeedsMoreLoveLetterswasborn.

TheWorldNeedsMoreLoveLettersisallaboutwritinglettersnotemails,butproper,handwrittenletters.38---Tellingpeopletheyareremarkableandspecialandall-roundamazing.It'sthesortofstuffthatmostpeopledon'treallysayo