佛山市高三质量检测英语试题及答案.docx

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佛山市高三质量检测英语试题及答案

2020年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测

（一）

英语

本试卷共9页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，用2B铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号及试卷类型（A），并将条形码贴在答题卡上的“条形码粘贴处”。

因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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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

TheWorlds’BestBookshops

There’snothinglikebeingsurroundedbybooks,whereveryouare.Herearethefinestoasesofliteraturethattravellerscanbringyou.

DaikanyamaT-site|Tokyo

Itiswellworthvisitingevenifjusttoadmirethebuilding’sbeautiful,crisscrossedarchitecture.Onceyou’vehadyourfillofroamingthreefloors’worthofbookshelves,there’sthebar,thecoffeeshop,oreventhevideorentalspacetogiveyoumorereasontostayjustthatlittlebitlonger.Grababook,orderabeeranddiveintoitspages.Icouldhavestayedhourshere.

CityLights|SanFrancisco

Thethree-storeyestablishmentpublishesandsellstitlesinpoetry,fiction,translation,politics,historyandthearts.Ithostseventsandreadings,andrunsanon-profitofthesamenamethataimstopromotediversityofvoicesandideasinliterature.It’soppositeVesuvio,abarfrequentedbyKerouacandotherBeat-generationwritersandartists.

ShakespeareandCompany|Paris

ImadeaspecialtriptotheLeftBankforthisonewhenIwasinParis.IthastwofloorspackedwithEnglish-languagetexts,andIwasparticularlystruckbyanysparewallspacedevotedtonotesfromvisitors–heartfeltmessagestoalovedone,dedicationstotheshopitself,oraquotefromafavouriteauthororphilosopher.

HutatmaChowk|Mumbai

AfewyearsagoIvisitedIndia,investigatingRudyardKipling’sconnectionswiththecountry.IspottedacheapcopyofTheJungleBookononeofthetarp-coveredbookstallsatHutatmaChowk（Martyrs’Square）.Thebooksellersherearelikeamateurlibrarians,abletolaytheirhandsonalmostanytitleyouaskfor.Tome,thosewell-thumbed（翻旧了的）booksspokevolumesaboutthechangesofMumbai’sreadersinthe150yearssincethecitygaveusKipling.

21.Inwhichbookshopcanyoubuyadrinkwhilevisiting?

A.DaikanyamaT-siteB.CityLights

C.ShakespeareandCompanyD.HutatmaChowk

22.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthebookstallsatHutatmaChowk?

A.PeoplecanmeetRudyardKiplingthere.

B.Theysellthecheapestbooksintheworld.

C.Thebookownersareamateurlibrarians.

D.Thesellersarefamiliarwiththebooks.

23.Whatdothefourbookstoreshaveincommon?

A.Theyarebeautifullydesigned.

B.Theyarethree-storeybuildings.

C.Theyofferbookloversgoodexperience.

D.Theyarefrequentlyvisitedbygreatwriters.

B

HowardWeistlingwantedtobeacomicstrip（连环漫画）artist.ButwhentheJapanesebombedPearlHarbor,hejoinedtheArmy.

Afterflightengineertraining,HowardwasshippedofftoEurope.Onhismaidenflight,hisplanewasshotdownoverAustria.Theentirecrewofeightmenlandedsafely.ButafarmerfoundHowardhidinginhisbarnandturnedhimovertoaprisonofwarcampinBarth,Germany.Itwasfreezingandthemenalmoststarvedtodeatheatingtheguards’garbage.

HungryandhomesickHowardcopedtheonlywayheknewhow.Hedrewacomicstrip.Thebook,madeofcigarettewrappersboundtogetherwithscrapmetal,wassentaroundthecamp.Everycoupleofdayshewouldaddanewpanel.Onepanelatatimewouldbepassedaroundthewholecamp.Andthey’dhavesomethingtolookforwardto.

Afteranentireyearofthis,theywokeonemorningtofindtheirguardsgone.TheyfledandHowardfinallygottogohome.Justluckytogetoutalive,heleftthebookbehind.

BackhomeinCalifornia,Howardsoonhadawifeandkidstofeedsohehadtosetasidehisdreamofbecominganartist.Hetookajobasagardenerinstead.

Morgansharedhisfather’sartisticgifts.At15hisparentssenthimtoartschool.AndHowardgottoseehissonbecomeawell-knownpainterbeforehediedin2002.That’show,sevendecadesafterthewar,whenastrangerinNewYorkgoogledthename“Weistling,”hefoundMorganonline.

“Igetanemailfromagentlemanandhesays,‘IthinkImayhavesomedrawingsyourfatherdidwhenhewasaPOW（prisonerofwar）inWorldWarII,’”Morganrecalls.“‘Wouldyoulikethem?

’AndIjuststaredatthatemailandstartedcrying.”

LuckilyHowardhadengravedhisnameonthecomicbook,whichishowthemanfromNewYorkCityhadconnectedwithMorgan.AcoupleofdayslaterwhenitarrivedinCalifornia,Morgancouldn’tbelieveit.“Itwaslikegettingmyfatherback,”Morgansays.“Itwaslikehimbeingabletotellmethestoryoveragain—onlythistimeitwasrealinmyhands.”

24.ThepassagedetailsHoward’slifeasaPOWtoshowthat.

A.warcannotstophispursuitofsuccess

B.passionforarthelpedeasehissufferings

C.lossoffreedomencouragedhiscreativity

D.miserydriveshimtofightagainsthisfate

25.WhatcanweinferaboutHoward’scomicstripinprison?

A.Itsatisfiedprisoners’curiosity.

B.Itarousedtheguards’sympathy.

C.Itwaspopularamongtheprisoners.

D.Itraisedprisoners’confidenceinfreedom.

26.Whatcontributestothestranger’ssuccessinfindingMorgan?

A.Theemailfromagentleman.

B.Howard’sexperienceinthewar.

C.Morgan’srecallingofhisfather.

D.Morgan’sstatusinthefieldofart.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutMorganfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hedidn’tbelievethestranger’sstory.

B.Hewasexcitedtogetthecomicstrip.

C.Hecouldn’twaittotellothershisgoodnews.

D.Hehadn’theardabouthisfather’swarstories.

C

Yourbrainisn’tnecessarilythesameageastherestofyou.Now,itmaybepossibletopredicthowquicklyaperson’sbrainwillagethroughoutlifebasedonteststakenwhenheorsheisthreeyearsold.

Aperson’sbiologicalagemaybeabetterindicatoroftheirhealththantheirrealage.Brainagecanbemeasuredusingbrainscansandmachine-learningtodetermineifaperson’sbrainlooksolderoryoungerthantheaveragehealthybrainforpeopleofthesameage.

Tofindoutifbrainagemightrevealanythingaboutaperson’shealthinmidlife,MaxElliottatDukeUniversityinNorthCarolinaandhiscolleaguesassessedthebrainsof869adultsinNewZealandwhohaveundergoneregularmedicalandcognitive（认知的）testingsincetheywere3yearsold.

Whenthevolunteers,allagedbetween43and46,underwentMRIbrainscans,theteamfoundthattheirbrainagesrangedfrom23to71.Thosewitholderbrainagesperformedworseontestsofcognition,memoryandIQ.Theresearchersalsofoundthatsomepeoplehaveaveryadvancedbrainagebuttheirbodiesseemtobeageingslowly,andviceversa（反之亦然）.However,theteamfoundthatthosewhohadthehighestscoresoncognitivetestswhentheywere3yearsoldwentontohavetheyoungest-lookingbrains.

Thissuggestswemightbeabletotellwhoisatriskofacceleratedbrainageingearlyinlife.Researchershopethatpredictingbrainageingearlierinlifecouldallowtreatmentsforconditionslikedementia（痴呆）tobestartedsooner.Thismeanstreatmentsmighthaveabetterchanceofworking.

Wedon’tyethaveawaytotreatbrainageing,butgiventheknownbenefitstothebrainofhealthyeatingandexercise,thesearen’tabadplacetostart.

28.Whathelpspredictthespeedofone’sbrainageing?

A.One’shealthcondition.

B.Atestresultattheageof3.

C.Theactualageofone’sbrain.

D.Amachineformedicalcheck.

29.WhatisthepurposeofElliott’sresearch?

A.Tofindoutwhypeoplelookolderoryounger.

B.Tomeasurepeople’sbrainageatdifferentstages.

C.Todiscoverwhetherbrainagecanbemeasuredbymachines.

D.Toexploretherelationshipbetweenbrainageandfuturehealth.

30.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Theinfluenceofcognitivetests.

B.TheprocedureofElliott’sstudy.

C.Theinformationaboutvolunteers.

D.Thefindingsofthebrainresearch.

31.Whatdothefindingsoftheresearchimply?

A.Weshouldtestourbrainageearliestpossible.

B.Peoplesufferingdementiacangoonworking.

C.Brainageingcouldbepredictedatanearlyage.

D.Healthyeatingandexercisecancurebrainageing.

D

Oneofthemostpopularbeliefsinparentingistheso-calledMozarteffect,whichsaysthatlisteningtomusicbytheAustriancomposerWolfgangMozartcanincreaseachild’sintelligence.SomepregnantwomenhaveevengonesofarastoplayMozartrecordingsonheadphonespressedagainsttheirbellies.Andit’snothardtoseehowMozart’snamebecameassociatedwithaccelerateddevelopment.Hewashistory’sgreatestchildgenius,performingastonishingmusicforkingsandqueensatanagewhenmanyofuswerecontentwithtunelesssinging“I’maLittleTeapot”.

So,ifyouhavekidsoryou’reexpectingtohavethem,howseriouslyshouldyoutaketheMozarteffect?

Willthechildwhodoesn’tlistentoMozartinthecradle（摇篮）belimitedtoanordinarylife?

Areyouabadparentifyourkidsdon’tknowaboutanyworksofMozart?

Relax.ThereisnoscientificevidencethatlisteningtoMozartimproveschildren’scognitiveabilities.Thewholeideacomesfromasmallstudydonein1993,whichfoundthatcollegestudentswholistenedtoMozart’sSonataforTwoPianosinDMajor（K448）showedsomeimprovementinatestofspatial（空间的）skills.Thisfindingwaslaterdescribedassomethingextremelyamazingbyamusician,DonCampbell,inabook.Campbell’sclaimsaboutthesuperpowersofMozart’smusicwererepeatedendlesslyinthemediaandfueledacrazeforMozar