广东省揭阳市揭东区届高三上学期期中考试 英语 Word版含答案bychun.docx

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广东省揭阳市揭东区届高三上学期期中考试英语Word版含答案bychun

2020－2021学年度第一学期期中教学质量监测

高三年级英语科试卷

本试卷共三部分，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡.上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I.阅读（共两节，20题，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

CorvallisLibraryEventsforTeens

Allteeneventsareofferedatnocostforteensinmiddleandhighschool（6th-12thgrade）,unlessotherwisenoted.Pleasenotedatesandlocationsbelow.

MakersClub

TheMakersClubmeetseverysecondandfourthTuesdayfrom4:

00-5:

30p.m.intheMainMeetingRoomoftheCorvallisLibrary.Learnbasicprogrammingwithopen-sourceplatformssuchasArduinoandRaspberryPi.Thisgroupisopentoallages.Makersalsoexplore3-Dmodelingandprintingwiththelibrary's3-Dprinter.Programmingplatformsandmaterialsareprovided.Makersarewelcometobringtheirownlaptopsifthey'dlike.

TeenAdvisors

Thisisateenleadershipgroupthatadvisesstaffaboutlibraryspaces,events,andmaterialsforteens.TeensmayapplytojoinbycompletingaTeenAdvisorMembershipApplication.ApplicationsareavailableatthelibraryintheteenareaandattheYouthServicesdesk.Thegroupmeetsinthelibraryboardroom（locatedinthebasement）onthethirdFridayofeachmonthfrom4:

30-6:

00p.m.

TeenTakeover

Thisisanafter-hourseventforteensonthethirdFridayofeachmonthfrom6:

30-8:

30p.m.FindusintheMainMeetingRoomplayingboardgames,makingart,andwatchingmoviesduringtheschoolyear.Materialsandsnacksareprovided.

TeenWriters

Teens,writewithusandmeetourwritinggroupleader!

TeenWritersisforteensinterestedincreatingnewworkandexploringnewformsofwriting.ThisgroupmeetsinConferenceRoomA（inthelibrarybasement）twicemonthlyonthefirstandthirdThursdayfrom4:

30-5:

30p.m.

1.HowdoesMakersClubdifferfromtheothers?

A.Itisfreeofcharge.B.There'snoagelimit.

C.Thegroupmeetstwicemonthly.D.Itprovidesmaterialsforparticipants.

2.WhatshouldyoudotojoinTeenTakeover?

A.Bringalaptop.B.Bringsomesnacks.

C.Attenditafterclass.D.Applyformembershipinadvance.

3.Whencanyoujoinaneventaboutwritinginthelibrary?

A.Every4thTuesday.B.Every3rdFriday.

C.Every2ndTuesday.D.Every1stThursday.

B

Atpresent,Iwasdiagnosed（诊断）withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.

Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,"Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit."

Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,"Youarenotdifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman."

Itried,butIdidn'tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.

Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn'tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn'tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots（点）,whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.

Wasn'tIthe"blind"inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe"sighted"students?

Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnotdifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?

Ididn'texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withan"A"onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:

"Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?

"

Inspiredandtouched,Ibegantokeeptryinghardinmystudyandstruggledagainstattentiondisorder.Ibelieveonecanfindhiswayoutofpredicamentwithdeterminationandefforts.

4.Theauthordidn'tfinishthereadinginclassbecause.

A.hewasnewtotheclassB.hewastiredofliterature

C.hehadanattentiondisorderD.hewantedtotakethetaskhome

5.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?

A.Hehadgoodsight.B.Hemadeagreatinvention.

C.Hegaveupreading.D.Helearnedalotfromschool.

6.WhatwasMrs.Smith'sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?

A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Sympathetic.D.Encouraging.

7.Theunderlinedword"predicament"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans

A.sorrowB.destinationC.difficultyD.fortune

C

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.

Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources:

landforcrop,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxideintheaircomesfromburningtherainforest.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.

Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrun,itactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.

Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld'sshrinking（萎缩的）rainforests.

8.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey.

A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere

B.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworld

C.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃

D.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth

9.Whatdoestheword"this"underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.

B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.

C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.

D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.

10.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforests

B.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests

C.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedland

D.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtosaverainforests.B.Howtoprotectnature.

C.RainforestsandtheenvironmentD.Rainforestsandmedicaldevelopment.

D

Thenovelcoronavirus（新冠状病毒）isagreatthreat.Wedon'tknowhowbaditwillbe,nordoweknowforhowlongitwillspread.Butwedoknowthatithasalreadyinfectedandkilledmanypeoplearoundtheworld.Italsocausedseriousglobaleconomicdamage.Weneedtoadaptourresponsestodifferentcountriesanddifferentpartsofthesamecountryinordertolimitdamage.Usingdatawellisessentialtosuchasuccessfulresponse.

Dataiskeytoallsuccessfulpublichealthprograms.InNewYorkCity,weraisedtobaccotaxesandmadeallindoorpublicplacessmoke-free.Smokingratesdeclinedatfirstbutthenthedeclinestopped.Becausewehadatrackingsysteminplace,werealizedthatprogresshadstopped.So,weproducedstronganddirectnotobaccoadstothepublic.Ourprogramsquicklyreducedadultandteenagersmoking,preventingmorethan100,000deaths.Asforepidemics,wecanlearnmoreeveryday.Wewillbeabletoreduceinfections,savelives,andlimitdamagetosocietyifwerapidlycollect,analyzeandusedata.

Everycountryfacingthecoronavirusdiseaseneedstostrengthentheirdatasystemstotrackdiseases,investigateskillfullyandrespondfastandsuccessfully.Fastactionwillsavelivesandsavemoney.Butbuildingthecapacitytodothisisn'tfree.Itwillcostabout$1to$2perpersonperyearforatleast10years-atleast$30billion.That'salotofmoneyforpublichealth,butit'satinypartoftheamountlostwhenwedon'乡knowwhatweneedtoknowabouthealththreats.

Gettingthedatarightishardlyquickandnevereasy,butitisalwaysveryimportantifwewanttorespondtimely,limitspread,andprotectourcommunitiesandeconomy.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Novelcoronavirushaskilledpeopleanddamagedeconomy.

B.NewYorkCitysucceededinreducingsmokingwithdata.

C.Weneedalotofmoneytobuildthecapacityoffastaction.

D.Usingdatawillcurepeopleinfectedwithnovelcoronavirus.

13.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutsmokinginparagraph2?

A.towarnusthatsmokingisharmful.B.tosuggestushowtoreducesmoking.

C.toshowthesignificantroleofdata.D.toprotectpeople'sphysicalhealth.

14.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononthebuildingofthecapacityoffastresponse?

A.Itistooexpensiveandmanycountriescannotaffordit.

B.Itisworthwhileandnecessarytodevelopsuchacapacity.

C.Itsupportscommunitiesandsaveslivesandsavesmo