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重庆市云阳江口中学届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题
重庆市云阳江口中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题
英语测试卷共8页。
满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’sJohndoingnow?
A．Playingfootball.B．WatchingTV.C．Studying.
2．Whatcanthemando?
A．Swim.B．Playsoccer.C．Playbasketball.
3．Whenwillthemeetingbeover?
A．At11:
00．B．At10:
00．C．At9:
30．
4．Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheplay?
A．Terrible.B．Justso-so.C．Great.
5．What’stheweatherlikenow?
A．Snowy.B．Rainy.C．Sunny.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6．Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A．Thelibrary.B．Thelab.C．Thecafé.
7．What’stheman’smajor?
A．Psychology.B．Physics.C．Chemistry.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8．Whereisthewomangoingfirst?
A．Theclassroom.B．Thelibrary.C．Thegym.
9．Whatwillthewomandointhelibrary?
A．Borrowsomebooks.
B．Returnsomebooks.
C．Studyfortheexam.
10．Whydothespeakersgotothegym?
A．Towatchagame.
B．TotakeaPEclass.
C．Togoswimming.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A．Heisinpoorhealth.
B．Hewantstostayathometoday.
C．Hehasn’tfinishedhishomeworkyet.
12．WhatrelationisMr.Belltotheman?
A．Hisneighbor.B．Histeacher.C．Hisfather.
13．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A．Helphimhandinhisproject.
B．Calltoaskforleave.
C．Drivehimtoschoolrightnow.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。
14．Whatwillthemandointhelateafternoon?
A．Giveaspeech.
B．Writeamagazinearticle.
C．Preparesomematerials.
15．Wherewillthemanhavedinnertonight?
A．Athome.B．Intheoffice.C．Inameetingroom.
16．Howwillthemangobackhome?
A．Bybus.B．Bycar.C．Bytaxi.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17．WhatcanwelearnaboutPedalPower?
A．Itwasstartedin1996．
B．Itgivesbicyclestopeopleforfree.
C．Itsendsbicyclestopoorareasregularly.
18．WhathappenedtoPedalPowerinAugust2000?
A．Itcouldn’tmeetitscosts.
B．ItwonanEnterpriseAward.
C．ItwascriticizedbytheBritishmedia.
19．WhendidDanPearmangotoEcuador?
A．In1993．B．In1998．C．In2001．
20．WhywasDanPearman’sneighborsuccessfulinbusiness?
A．Heofferedmanyjobstocraftsmeninthetown.
B．Hewasthemostskilledcraftsmaninthevillage.
C．Hecouldreachcustomerseasilybyridinghisbike.
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
TerrificNewTechnologies
•Afashionablesmartspeaker
ThenewAmazonEchosmartspeakerhasthesamepopularfeatureastheoriginal--analwayslisteningvoiceassistantreadytoplaymusicandnews,settimers,andusethird-partyapps.Onlynowit'sactuallystylish.The$120speakercomesindifferentfinishes,includingfabricandwood.
•Ahelpinghandforparents
10SuzySnoozehelpsbabiesandkidssleepsoparentscancatchupontheirownsleep.It'sasoundmachineandanightlight.Itconnectswithanappoverwi-fiandturnsintoanaudiomonitor.Ifakidcriesatmidnight,it'lldetectthesoundandtrytocalmhimbacktosleep.Itcanalsoletearlyrisersknowwhenit'sOKtogetoutofbed.MadebyBleepBleeps,the$249"smartnightlight"hasanadorablelittleface.
•Safetyfordingdongs
Doorbellsusedtojustring,ding,anddong.Butthankstomoderntechnology,doorbellscannowdoubleasInternet-connected-surveillance（监视）devices.Rings$249VideoDoorbellProcanrecordHDvideoofyourfrontsteps,evenatnight.Itincludesmotionsensorsandtwo-wayaudio,soyoucanyell"getoffmylawn"fromanywhere.Youcanalsousetheapptoseewhat'sgoingoninfrontofyourhousewhileyou'reatworkorinthebackyard.
•Themust-havekitchengadget
TheInstantPotmakesfoodfastinonepot.Thesurprisekitchenhitisacombinationofpressurecooker,ricecooker,slowcookerandevenyogurtmaker.Ithassensorsandsettingstomakecookingassafeaspossible.Startingat$80,anInstantPotcanmakedishesinlesstimethanittypicallytakestocookthem.
21．WhatcanSuzySnoozedoforparents?
A．Providesunlight.B．Playwithbabies.
C．Comfortcryingbabies.D．Remindparentstowakeupkids.
22．WhatistheadvantageoftheVideoDoorbellProcomparedwithtraditionaldoorbells?
A．ItcanplayHDvideos.B．Itcanmakeasoundofding-dong.
C．Itcancommunicatewiththeusers.D．Itcantakeontheworkofamonitor.
23．WhoaremostprobablyinterestedintheInstantPot?
A．Thosewholovefastfood.B．Thosewhoenjoycooking.
C．Thosewhoarebusyworking.D．Thosewholikegoingcamping.
B
Whenyoung,Ilovedgoingontrail（小路）runs.Itwasmyfavoritewaytoescapestress.So,whenIwasbackinmyhometownafteratoughfirstyearofmyPh.D．program,IthoughtatrailrunwasjustwhatIneeded.Butinsteadofhelpingmerelax,therundidjusttheopposite.
AfterImovedtothecityforcollege,wheremyrunswereonflatconcretepathsinsteadofwindingdirttrails,IusedaGPSwatch.WhenIwentontrailrunsagaininthecountry,itconstantlyremindedmeofthefactthatIwasn’tkeepingupwithmyusualpace.Iturnedmywatchoff,thinkingthatwouldallowmetoenjoymysurroundingsandfindthepeaceIexpected,butIworriedIwasunderperforming.“Whycan’tIletgoandjustenjoymyself?
”Iwondered.Butaftersomeintrospection（反省）,IrealizedwhyIwasstruggling—bothontrailrunsandingraduateschool.
GoingintomyPh.D．,Ihadthoughtthatmysolidundergraduatetrackrecordwouldsetmeupforinstantsuccess.Tomysurprise,Iwaswrong.IlackedconfidenceinmyresearchabilitieswhichIthoughtstoppedmeperformingwellandIconstantlyfeltmyprogresswastooslow.Otherstudents’self-confidenceandtheirexcellentresultsmademefeelinsecure.Finally,onedayIbrokedownintearsinmyadviser’soffice.
Thencamemyvisithome:
IwashavingtroublebecauseIhadn'tproperlyadjustedmyexpectationstothedifferencesbetweenanurbanrunandatrailrun.
APh.D．islikeatrailrun:
Sometimesyoucanrunfast.Sometimesyoumightfindyourselfclimbingupasteep,windingtrailatasnail’space.Andthat’sOK.Barriersareunavoidable,andsuccesslooksandfeelsdifferentonachallengingtrailthanitdoesonasmooth,flatpath.Sometimesit’sbesttotakeadeepbreathanddoyourbesttomeetthechallenge.
24．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasontrailrunsagain?
A．Relaxed.B．Tired.C．Anxious.D．Happy.
25．Whatresultedintheauthor’spoorperformanceinPh.D
A．Hislackofconfidence.B．Hislackofhardwork.
C．Hispoorresearchabilities.D．Hispoortrackrecord.
26．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?
A．Hisdesireforsuccess.B．Hisconfidenceoftrailruns.
C．Hisexpectationsinhisstudy.D．Hisrealizationafterthetrailrun.
27．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?
A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Workingoutregularlyisbeneficial.
C．It’simportanttomakenecessaryadjustments.D．It’svitaltoturntoothersforhelp.
C
Citytreesgrowfasteranddieyoungerthantreesinruralforestry,anewstudyfinds.Overtheirlifetimes,then,urbantreeswilllikelyabsorblessC02fromtheairthanforesttrees.
Asweallknow,theearthwouldbefreezingorburninghotwithoutC02．However,C02isagreenhousegas,meaningittrapsenergyfromthesunas/heat.Thatmakestemperaturesnearthegroundrise.Humanactivities,especiallythewidespreadburning-offossil（化石）fuels，havebeensendingextragreenhousegasesintotheair.Thishasledtoariseinaveragetemperaturesacrosstheglobe.
StudieshadshownforestsreadilyabsorbC02，buttherehadn’tbeenmuchdataonwhethercitytreesgrow，dieandabsorbC02atthesamerateasforesttreesdo.Sosomeresearchersdecidedtofindout.
Tofigureouthowquicklytreesweregrowing，researcherstrackedtheirdiameters（thewidthoftheirtrunks）between2005and2014．Atree’sdiameterincreasesasitgrows,justasaperson’swaistsizeincreasesastheygainweight.Abouthalftheweightofatreeiscarbon,researchhasshown.Mostoftherestiswater.Overthenineyears’tracking,theresearchersfoundcitytreesabsorbedfourtimesasmuchcarbonfromtheairasforesttrees.However,theyweretwiceaslikelytodie.Sooverthelifetimeofeachtypeoftree,foresttreesactuallyabsorbedmoreC02.
Citytreesgrewfasterbecausetheyhadlesscompetitionforlightfromtheirneighbors.Inaforest，treestendtogrowclosetogether，shadingtheirneighbors.Streettreesalsobenefitfromhigherlevelsofnitrogen（氮）inrainwater.Nitrogenhelpsplantsgrow.Wastegasesfromgas-burningcarsalsocontainnitrogen,thusenrichingcityairwithnitrogen.Later,rainwatermaywashmuchofittotheground.Somestreettreesmayalsohavebetteraccesstowaterthantreesinthecountrybecausetheundergroundwaterpipescanleak.
28．WhatcanheknownaboutC02fromparagraph2?
A．Itisoneofthesideeffectsofgreenhouses.
B．Itgreatlyslowstheprocessofglobalwarming.
C．Itresultsfromthewidespreadburningoffossilfuels.
D．Itpreventstheearthfrombecomingunsuitabletoliveon.
29．Whydidresearcherstrackthediametersoftrees?
A．Toknowabouttheirgrowthrates.B．Tofindouthowmuchtheyweigh.
C．Tocheckwhethertheywerehealthy.D．Toassessthecarbonamountsinthem.
30．Whatadvantagedocitytreeshaveoverforesttrees?
A．Theyaremorelikelytoaccessgrowthpromoters.
B．Theycanenjoymorewatercomingfromtheair.
C．Theycanenjoymoreshadefromneighbors.
D．Theyarebetteratcompeti
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