江苏省上学期扬州市高三期初英语学情调研试题.docx

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江苏省上学期扬州市高三期初英语学情调研试题

江苏省2020年上学期扬州市高三期初英语学情调研试题

2020.09

第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheDezeenxSamsungOutoftheBoxCompetitionisaglobalcontestthatchallengescontestants（参赛者）todesigninnovativeobjectsforthehomethatcanbemadebyrepurposingcardboardpackaging.It'sinspiredbySamsung'sEco-Packaging,inwhichsomeofitstelevisionsareshippedtocustomers.

Judgingcriteria

Entrieswillbejudgedonhoworiginaltheideais,howvisuallyappealingtheobjectisandhowusefulitwouldbeinthehome.

Whocanenter

Thecompetitionisfreetoenterforanyoneover18aroundtheworld.Entriesfromindividualsandteamswillbothbeaccepted.

Howtoenter

Contestantswillneedtosubmittheirentryviatheformdown-loadablehere:

followinginformationshouldbeincludedintheform:

thenameofthedesign,adescriptionofitsconcept（maximum300words）,onetotenimagesshowingtheobjectinuseinthehome.Avideooranimation（动画）displayingthedesignanditsassembly（组装）isoptional.

Closingdate

Allentriesmustbereceivedby23:

59BSTonOctober29,2020.

Shortlist（入围名单）andfinalists

InNovember2020,DezeenandSamsungwillselectashortlistofthebestdesigns,whichwillbepublishedontheDezeenwebsite.InDecember2020,fivefinalistswillthenbeexhibitedatIFABerlin,oneoftheworld'slargesttradefairsforconsumerelectronics.EntrantsbehindthetopfivedesignswillbeinvitedtoattendtheIFAtopresenttheirdesignstoanEnglish-speakingjury.

Winnersandprizes

Thecompetitionisawarding$20,000intotalprizemoney,whichwillbedividedamongthetopfivefinalists.Theoverallwinnerwillreceiveatopprizeof$10,000.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriterionfordecidingwhotakesfirstplaceintheSamsungOutoftheBoxCompetition?

A.CostB.FunctionC.CreativityD.Appearance

22.Lily,whodecidestoentertheCompetition,willhavetosubmitallthefollowinginformation

EXCEPTFOR

A.①④B.①⑤C.①④⑤D.④⑤

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Eachofthefinalistswillreceiveaprizeof$4,000.

B.TheoverallwinnerwillhaveachancetovisitSamsung.

C.ThebestdesignswillbepublishedontheDezeenwebsite.

D.ThefinalistswillrepresenttheirdesignsatIFAintheirnativelanguages.

B

Bluesheep,nativetotheHimalayas,lendsitsnametoasmallhandicraft（手工艺）shopin

downtownChengdu.RachaelPinnigerfromtheU.K.openedthestore,whichoffersawiderangeofhandmadeitems,in2013.AllofthemweremadebypeoplewithdisabilitiesorseriousdiseasesinremoteareasinChina.

The75-year-oldwomanwasformerlyamedicalpractitioner（执业医师）。

BeforesettlingdowninChengdu10yearsago,Rachaelhadspentmorethan40yearsworkingin15differentcountriesinAsiaandAfrica,providingmedicalservicesandtraininglocalphysicians.WhilelivingintheTibetAutonomousRegion,shefoundthatmanypatientsweretoopoortohavetheirillnessestreated.Whilemanyofthemwereskilledinmakingtraditionalcrafts,theyhadnomarketfortheirhandmadeitems.

＂Forthesepeople,themostimportantthingistohelpthemintegrate（融入）intosociety,"

Rachaelthought."That'snotnecessarilysomethingthegovernmentcando.It'suptoallofustogivethemasenseofconfidenceandself-respect."

ThatinspiredRachaeltoopenastoretohelpthesedisadvantagedpeoplebringtheircraftstothemarketsothattheycouldmakemoneyandreceiveeffectivetreatment.Shespentnearlyallofherlifesavingscollectingitemsfromthemandmakingothernecessarypreparations.

Morethan700peoplehavebenefitedfromRachael'sinitiative（融入），althoughshehastobattleforyearstomakeendsmeetwiththeverylimitedmarket,whichremainsherbiggestchallenge.Despitefinancialpressures,shehascontinuedtoexpandhermarketbyencouragingheroverseasfriendstobuytheproductsashomedecorationsorgifts.Shecollectsfeedbackfromcustomersandgivesthecraftsmensuggestionsonhowtoimprovetheiritems.Tohelpthempickupprofessionalskills,Rachaelalsoinvitesthemtoparticipateintrainingcourses.

Asaworldtraveler,Rachaelhasnoplansforhernextdestination.Atthemoment,shewillcontinuetotryherbesttokeeptheshopafloattohelpmorepeoplegetthroughtheirhardtimes.

“MotherTeresa'swords,'Icannotchangetheworld,butIcanchangetheworldofoneperson,'havealwaysbeenmymotto.Anytimewecanhelponeperson;itmakeslifeworthwhile,evenifitisnottheworld,”shesaid.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRachaelPinnigerisTRUE?

A.Sheleftherhomecountryinhertwenties.

B.ShehadtoborrowmoneytoopenBlueSheep.

C.ShehadsettleddowninChinabeforeretirement.

D.ShealwaysdreamedofrunningherownbusinessinChina.

25.WhatisspecialaboutRachael'sshopinChengdu?

A.Itwasco-foundedbyseriouslyillpatients.

B.Itprovideseffectivetreatmentforthedisabled.

C.Itsellsproductsmadebythedisadvantaged.

D.Itprovidescustomerswithcraft-makingtraining.

26.Rachaelisstillstrugglingto_.

A.expandintotheoverseasmarket

B.balancethebudgetforBlueSheep

C.involvemorecraftsmeninherinitiative

D.obtainimmediatefeedbackfromcustomers

27.Accordingtothearticle,theestablishmentofBlueSheep.

A.preservesChinesetraditionalhandicrafts

B.callsonpeopletorespectthedisadvantaged

C.provideshelpforpeopleinneedofsocialintegration

D.removestheneedforgovernmentaidtothedisadvantaged

C

Aten-year-oldspermwhale（抹香鲸）wasfounddeadonabeachinScotland.Anecropsy（尸检）revealedthatnearly100kilogramsofplasticandothertrashhadformedclumps（硬块）initsdigestivesystem.Thetragedyquicklymadeheadlines.Whywouldatoppredatorintheoceaneatgloves,rope,andplasticcups?

Conventionalwisdomsuggeststhatmarineanimalseatplasticbecauseitisthereandtheydon'tknowanybetter.Itistruethatplasticmaysmelllikefoodtosomeofthem.Butthatdoesn'texplainwhyonlycertaintypesofwhales-deep-divingtoothedwhales,suchasspermwhalesandpilotwhales-turnupdeadonbeacheswithstomachsfullofplastic.

It'spossible,saysSavoca,thatplastictrashsoundslikefoodtotoothedwhales.Thesespecies

huntdeepintheocean,sometimesnearly500metersbelowthesurface,whereit'spitchblack（漆黑）。

Theyuseecholocation（回声定位）tohuntforfood,typicallysquid（乌贼）。

Bycontrast,baleenwhales（须鲸），includinghumpbacksandbluewhales,havenaturalfilters（过滤器）fortheirfood.Baleen,thebrush-likefilter-feedingsystemtheyhaveinplaceofteeth,aswellastheirnarrowthroats,keepingthemfromswallowinganythingmuchlargerthanthekrill（磷虾群）thatformsthebasisoftheirdiet.Thatcouldhelpexplainwhybaleenwhalesarenotendingupwithplasticfilledstomachs.

Fiftyyearsago,therewasalmostnoplasticintheocean.Thelifespanofalargewhalecanbe

twicethatlong.Inthelifetimeofasinglewhale,wewentfromanoceanwithnoplastictohundredsofthousandsoftonsofit.Plasticcomesontopofotherfactorsaffectinglifeintheocean-climatechange,overfishing,shippingtraffic,andnoisepollution."it'sarealshamebecausetheirlivesarechallengingenoughevenwithouttheadditionalpressureweputontothem,"saysSavoca.

28.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Thatplasticsmellslikefoodtotoothedwhales.

B.Thatmarineanimalsstartedtoeatplasticdecadesago.

C.Thatanumberoftoothedwhalesarefounddeadonbeacheseveryyear.

D.Thatconventionalwisdomaboutwhymarineanimalseatplasticdoesn'tapplytoallwhales.

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsDOESN'Texplainwhytoothedwhalesaremoreeasilyharmedbyplasticpollutionthanbaleenwhales?

A.Theydon'tfeedonkrill.

B.Theyliveinthedarkdepthsoftheocean.

C.Theyarenotbornwithbrush-likefilter-feedingsystems.

D.Theydon'tdeterminethelocationoftheirfoodwiththeireyes.

30.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoemphasizeinthelastparagraph?

A.Whaleshavealongerlifespanthanhumans.

B.Plastichasanegativeeffectonclimatechange.

C.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheoceaninthepast50years.

D.Plasticpollutionhasworsenedalreadyseriousissuesaffectingmarinelife.

31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Differentdiets,differentfates

B.Silentkillersintheocean

C.Plastictrashin-theocean

D.Savingwhales

D

HitPauseonGONEWITHTHEWIND

CongratulationstoWarnerMediaonthelaunchofHBOMax.AsanHBOsubscriber,Iam

excitedaboutthewidthofprogramsandfilmsofferedontheplatform.WhileIamsurethestreamingservicewillcontinuetoimprovewithtime:

PleaseconsiderremovingGoneWiththeWindfromyourlibraryoffilms.

Asafilmmaker,Igetthatmoviesareoftenbriefdescriptionsofmomentsinhistory.Theyreflectnotonlytheattitudesandopinionsofthoseinvolvedintheircreation,butalsothoseofthepresentculture.Assuch,eventhemostwell-intentionedfilmscanfallshortinhowtheyrepresent

marginalized（边缘化的）communities.

GoneWiththeWind,however,hasitsownuniqueproblem.Itdoesnotjust"fallshort"withregardtorepresentation.Itisafilmthatglorifies（美化）theAmericanSouthduringtheCivilWar.Itisafilmthat,whenitisnotignoringthehorrorsofslavery,pausesonlytocontinuesomeofthemostpainfulstereotypes（刻板印象）ofpeopleofcolour.ItisafilmthatromanticizestheConfederacyinawaythatcontinuestogivelegitimacy（合法性）tothenotionthatthesecessionistmovement（分离运动）issomethingbetterormorenoblethanwhatitwas.Anditcontinuestogivecovertothosewhofalselyclaimthatclingingtothetraditionalimagineoftheplantationeraisamatterof"heritage,no