广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学届高三英语八月月考试题.docx

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广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学届高三英语八月月考试题

广东省惠州市惠东县惠东高级中学2020届高三英语八月月考试题

全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟

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

TheBritishMuseumisamuseumdedicatedtohumanhistory,artandculture,locatedintheBloomsburyareaofLondon.Itspermanentcollection,numberingsome8millionworks,isamongthelargestandmostcomprehensiveinexistenceandoriginatesfromallcontinents,illustratinganddocumentingthestoryofhumanculturefromitsbeginningstothepresent.

TheBritishMuseumwasestablishedin1753,largelybasedonthecollectionsofthephysicianandscientistSirHansSloane.

AdmissionandopeningtimesFree,opendaily10：

00—17：

30.TheMuseumisopeneverydayexceptfor24,25and26Decemberand1January.Museumgalleriesareopendaily10：

00—17：

30,andmostareopenuntil20：

30onFridays.Closingstartsfrom17：

20（20：

20onFridays）.

GalleryavailabilityPleasebookatleastoneterminadvanceandwaitforconfirmationbeforemakingtravelplans.GreekandEgyptiangalleriesbookupquickly.Openingtimesofsomegalleriesmaybelimitedatshortnotice—youwillbecontactedifnecessary.

AccessandspecialeducationalneedsThemajorityofgalleriesandallspecialexhibitionsarefullyaccessible.Thereisarangeoffacilitiesforvisual,hearingandmobilityimpairedstudents.

ParkingThereislittleon-streetparkingavailable.ThenearestcarparktotheMuseumislocatedatBloomsburySquare,WC1A2RJ.ThereislimitedparkingintheMuseum’sforecourtfordisabledvisitorsonly.Tomakearrangementspleasetelephone＋44（0）2073238299atleast24hoursinadvance.Youwillbeaskedtoprovidetheregistrationnumber,makeandmodelofyourvehicleandthedateofyourvisit.

SupportusYoursupportisvitalinenablingtheMuseumtofulfillitsmissiontoshareitscollectionwiththeworld.TheBritishMuseumreliesonfundingfromawiderangeofsourcesandtherearemanywaysthatyoucandonatetohelpensurethedisplay,careandpreservationofthecollectionforfuturegenerations.

PleaseconsidersupportingtheBritishMuseumtoday.

1.WhocanbeadmittedtotheBritishMuseum?

A.Mollyarrivingatthemuseumat12：

00onDecember26.

B.Jenniferreachingthemuseumat10：

00onNewYear’sDay.

C.Jackgettingtothemuseumat13：

15onMonday.

D.Elizabethcomingtothemuseumat20：

25onFriday.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheBritishMuseum?

A.SirHansSloanedonated8millionworkstothemuseum.

B.AllthecarscanparkintheMuseum’sforecourt.

C.GreekandEgyptiangalleriesarequitepopularwiththeschoolvisitors.

D.Disabledstudentsarelimitedtosomespecialgalleriesandexhibitions.

3.Whatdoesthemuseummainlydependontooperate?

A.Moneyfromsellingitsadmissiontickets.B.Incomefromsellingsomefamousworks.

C.Donationandfundfromawidevarietyofsources.D.Fundfromdifferentinternationalorganizations.

B

IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I'm105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI'mingoodcondition.I'mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue．

IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn'tchoosetogoonthat.I'dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn'tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger．

Iwasn'tnervous-Idon'tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened，soIknewIwouldn'tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn'tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic．

PeopleweresayingI'dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier．

Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstaredtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities．

I'mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI'mhaving.TheyjustsayI'mdaftandthat'saboutit.ButI'vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I'vehadareallygoodlife.Idon'tthinkI'vewastedanyofit.

4.Whydidn'ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus？

A.Becausehewastoldnottodoso．B.Becauseheconsideredittoogentle．

C.Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast．D.Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition．

5.Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster？

A.Hereallyenjoyedhimself．B.Hewasveryworriedatfirst．

C.Hecouldn'tthinkmuchaboutit．D.Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving．

6.WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4？

A.Hewaseagertogetcertificates．B.Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess．

C.Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld．D.Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear．

7.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor？

A.Cooperative．B.Optimistic．C.Generous.D.Intelligent．

C

WecanvideochatwithastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationandwatchlivefootagefromthefrozenheightsofEverest.Butcommunicatingwithasubmarine（潜艇）oradiverisnotsoeasy.Thelackofpracticalmethodsforsharingdatabetweenunderwaterandairbornedeviceshaslongbeenafrustrationforscientists.Thedifficultystemsfromthefactthatradiosignalsworkperfectlyinairtravelbutpoorlyinwater.Sonar（声呐）signalsusedbyunderwatersensorsreflectoffthesurfaceofthewaterratherthanreachingtheair．

Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedamethodwiththepotentialtorevolutionizeunderwatercommunication."Whatwe'veshownisthatit'sactuallyachievabletocommunicatefromunderwatertotheair，"saysFadelAdib,aprofessoratMJT'sMediaLab,wholedtheresearch.

TheMITresearchersdesignedasystemthatusesanunderwatermachinetosendsonarsignalstothesurface,makingvibrations（震动）correspondingtothedata.Asurfacereceiverthenreadsanddecodesthesetinyvibrations.TheresearcherscallthesystemTARF.Ithasanynumberofpotentialreal-worlduses,Adibsays.Itcouldbeusedtofinddownedplanesunderwaterbyreadingsignalsfromsonardevicesinaplane'sblackboxanditcouldallowsubmarinestocommunicatewiththesurface．

Rightnowthetechnologyislow-resolution.TheinitialstudywasconductedintheMITswimmingpoolatmaximumdepthsofaround11or12feet.ThenextstepsfortheresearchersaretoseeifTARFisworkableatmuchgreaterdepthsandundervaryingconditions-highwaves,storms,schoolsoffish.Theyalsowanttoseeiftheycanmakethetechnologyworkintheotherdirection-airtowater．

Ifthetechnologyprovessuccessfulinreal-worldconditions,expect"textingwhilediving"tobethelatestunderwaterfashion．

8.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph1？

A.Thefutureofvideochatunderwaterandinair．

B.Thedifficultyofcommunicationfromwatertoair．

C.Thefrustrationsofdevelopingunderwaterdevices．

D.Thecurrentsituationofcommunicatingwithasubmarine．

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"feasible"mean？

A.changeable．B.convenient．C.achievable．D.alternative．

10.WhatdoweknowaboutTARF？

A.Itiswidelyusedtofinddownedplanes．

B.Itcanworkwellatgreatdepthsunderwater．

C.Itisanunderwatermachinethatsendssignals．

D.Itcansend,receiveandreadsignalsfromunderwater．

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？

A.TheReal-worldUsesofSonarTechnology

B.ABreakthroughintheApplicationofVideoChat

C.FullWater-to-airCommunicationClosertoReality

D.TARFBecomingaNewMeansofCommunication

D

It'snoteasyfeelinglikeyou'realwaysunderthespotlightbeingjudgedforeachlittlemistakeyoumake.Yourmindisinanendlesscircleplayingwhatyousaidanddidoverandoveragain.Youwishyouhadatimecapsuletogobackandmakethingsfightifyoufindmistakes.Youfearwhatotherswillthinkaboutyouandthattheywillrejectanddislikeyou.Youseektobesociallyperfect．

Academically，youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay"it'sgoodtohavehighstandards，"theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed,butyou'refarfromfailing,youjustdon'tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou'restupid,andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe"notgoodenough"labeleachandeveryday．

Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon'tperformuptoyourexpectations,thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan'ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo（单飞）andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.

Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat'sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody,inourperformance，andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes,isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect？

Weallhaveflaws,fears,andmakemistakes,andthat'sperfectlyOK.It'sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinteresting