最新届甘肃省张掖二中高三上学期20月考英语Word文档格式.docx

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第Ⅰ卷（共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThewritingsofShakespearearetodaylittlereadbyyoungpeopleinBritain.Hisyoungreadershipislimitedtothosewhochoosetostudyliteratureatuniversity.

Shakespeare’swork,togetherwithmostotherclassics,isseenasremote,andwrittenina400-year-oldversionofEnglishthatisaboutasinvitingastoothache.

Still,inBritainschools,itiscompulsorytostudythebard（诗人）,andwhensomethingismadecompulsory,usuallytheresultisboredom,resentment（憎恨）orboth.

Thiswasmyexperienceoftheclassicsatschool.ButwhenIreachedmylateteenageyears,Ihadachangeofheart.Likeeveryotheryoungpersonsincethedawnoftime,theworldconfusedme.Iwantedanswers,soIturnedtobookstofindthem.

IwentontotakeaPhDinliteratureandhavetaughtitinBritainandChina.Ihaveneverregrettedit.Thereissomethinginliteraturethatpeoplewant,eveniftheydon’treadbooks.YouseethisinthepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworks,therecentfilmversionofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicebeingacaseinpoint.Thesepopularadaptationsmayhelpincreasepeople’sinterestintheclassics.

ReadingasimplifiedRomeoandJulietmayperhapsleadtoareadingofShakespeare’sactualplay.Ifthatisthecase,thenIwelcomethetrend.Butdonotmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisthesamething.Shakespeareisapoet.Hisgreatnessisinhislanguage.Readingsomeoneelse’srewritingofhisworkislikepeelingabanana,throwingawaythefruit,andeatingtheskin.Takeontheoriginal.Itreallyisworththeeffort.

1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thelanguageusedinclassicsisnolongerinusetoday.

B．Britishstudentsusuallyfindcompulsoryreadingdull.

C．OnlythosestudyingliteraturereadShakespeare’sworks.

D．ForBritishpeople,Shakespeare’sworksarenolongerclassics.

2．Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.

A．haslikedliteraryclassicssinceanearlyage

B．wasforcedtoreadtheclassicsforaPhD

C．turnedtoliteraturetoseekanswersinhisteens

D．thinksonlypeoplewhoreadbookslikeliterature

3．ThepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworksmayhelppeople______.

A．learnmoreabouttraditionB．getaPhDinliterature

C．seektheiranswersabouttheworldD．becomemoreinterestedintheclassics

4．Theunderlinedphrase“acaseinpoint”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.

A．agreathitB．agoodexample

C．amovieadaptationD．apopularphenomenon

5．Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A．Thefruitofabananaismoreusefulthanitsskin.

B．Therewritingtrenddoesmoreharmthangood.

C．Readersshouldtrytoreadtheoriginalversions.

D．Readersneedtolearnthelanguageintheclassics.

B

ForKimLeBlanc,knowingthathersonTyler’sorgans,eyesandothertissueshavegivenlifeorhealingtoothersishelpinghercopewiththelossofherchild,whowasstruckbyatruckinGuelphonMay31.

Tylerwasbelievedtohavebeentextingafriendwhenhesteppedontoahigh-trafficroadagainstthegreenlightandwasstruckbythetruck.ThenhewassenttoaHamiltonhospital.Surgerywasperformedtoeasethepressureinhisbrain,but.thefamilywastoldhewouldnotrecover.

“Withallofhisinjuries,Ijustprayedallnightforamiracle.AndIwasgrantedamiracle,butnotinthewayI’dexpected,”saysLeBlanc,hervoicechokedbyemotion.

ThefamilydecidedtodonateTyler’sorgans,achoiceshebelievesherkindandconsideratesonwouldhavemadeonhisown.It’salsoachoicethattransplantprogramswishwouldbemademoreoften,becausetheneedfordonororgansisfarmorethanthesupplyworldwide.Morethan1,500peopleinOntarioareonthewaitinglistforlife-savingorgans,andonedieseverydaybecauseanorganhasnotbecomeavailableintime.AcrossCanada,thegapbetweendonationsandtheneedfororganscontinuestowiden.Attheendof2018,morethan4,400Canadianswereonthewaitinglistfordonororgans,including3,362needingakidney.Thatyear,229diedbeforetheorganstheyneededbecameavailable.

LeBlancrecallsthemorningwhenhersonwastakenofflifesupportandhisorganswereremoved.Despitelivingwhatshecallsaparent’sabsoluteworstnightmare,LeBlancsaysshehasgotthestrengthtobearsuchanunbearableloss.“He’sstillthere.He’sstillliving.Andhe’sstillbreathing.Andhe’sbroughtsomuchjoytofamilies,”shesays.“He’smyhero.Hereallyismyhero.”

6．Tylerwasstruckbythetruckmainlybecause________.

A．hebrokethetrafficruleB．hewastalkingwithhisfriends

C．thetruckignoredhimD．thetruckranatahighspeed

7．Thefiguresinparagraph4showthat________.

A．morepeoplebegintodonatetheirorgans

B．morepeoplearedyingduringorgantransplantoperations

C．manypeopledon’tknowhowtodonatetheirorgans

D．manypeopleareingreatneedoforgantransplantworldwide

8．Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat________.

A．LeBlancwasdesperateaboutTyler’sdeath

B．LeBlancwillneverforgetTyler’scontribution

C．LeBlancfeltrelievedwithTyler’sorgandonated

D．LeBlanchasneverthoughtthatTylerwillbeahero

C

Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods（GMfoods）.GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms（有机体）,whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanon-specificbutstablechange.Formanypeople,thehigh-techproductionraisesallkinds,ofenvironmental,ethical（伦理的）,healthandsafetyproblems.Particularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditions,theideaseemsagainstnature.

Infact,GMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.AthirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheUSlastyearwastheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.

However,likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,GMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountries,thedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefrom,andasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations,thematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:

dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?

Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld’spopulationreached6billion.TheUNstatesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon’thaveenoughiron,whichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefeats.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminAdeficiency,aleadingcauseofblindness.

Howcanbiotechhelp?

Geneticengineeringiswidelyusedtoproduceplantsandanimalswithbetternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedriceandtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagearecausedbycropdamageattributabletodrought,poorsoilandcropviruses.

9．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.

A．theworld’sfoodproblemB．thedevelopmentinbiotech

C．thegeneticallymodifiedfoodsD．thewaytosolvefoodshortage

10．Accordingtothepassage,GMfoods________.

A．willreplacenaturallygrownfoods

B．arefarbetterthannaturallygrownfoods

C．mayhelptosolvetheproblemofpoornutrition

D．cancauseserioustroubleindevelopingcountries

11．Theunderlinedsentence“Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.”inparagraph2probablymeansthat_______.

A．GMfoodsareavailableeverywhere

B．thetechnologyinproducingGMfoodsisadvanced

C．genetictechnologymayhaveuncontrollablepowers

D．genetictechnologyhascomeoutoflaboratoriesintomarkets

12．What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsGMfoods?

A．Enthusiastic.B．Cautious.

C．Disapproving.D．Unbelievable.

D

Ifyoustarteachdaydesperatelywishingforanextrahourinbed,thefollowingislikelytoleaveyoufeelingevengrumpier.

Scientistshaveidentifiedasleeplesselite—asmallgroupofpeopleforwhomalie-inisawasteoftime.Ratherthanbeingtiredandbad-temperedunderachievers,theyareanenergetic,outgoingandoptimisticgroupwhocanhappilyandhealthilygetbyonjustfouroffivehoursofshut-eyeanight.

Ifthatisnottiringenough,theytendtobeabletoholddowntwojobsatthesanetime,andbreezethroughtheirextra-longdayswithoutneedingcaffeinepick-me-upsorcatnaps.Workingouthowthegenecutssleepwithoutanyobviousimpactonhealthcouldhelpinthedesignofdrugsthatgiveusallafewextrahoursinourday.Thebadnewsisthatwhilemanyofusgetbyonafewhours’sleepanight,justonetothreepeoplein100qualifytobepartofthesleeplesselite.

TheresearchteamisnowappealingtomembersoftheluckygrouptocomeforwardtoallowtheirDNAtobestudied.UniversityofCaliforniaresearcherYing-HuiFusaid,“Mylong-termgoalistosomedaylearnenoughsothatwecancontrolthesleeppathwayswithoutdamagingourhealth.”

“Everybodycanusemorewakinghours,evenifyoujustwatchmovies.”

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