甘肃省武威市第六中学届高三英语上学期第四次阶段性复习过关考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威市第六中学届高三英语上学期第四次阶段性复习过关考试试题

甘肃省武威市第六中学2020届高三英语上学期第四次阶段性复习过关考试试题

（考试时间100分钟，试卷满分120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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SingaporeGardenFestival（SGF）istheonlyshowintheworldtogathertheworld'stopaward-winninggardenandflowerydesignersunderoneroof．This“must-see”eventwillimpressyouwithawiderangeofdisplaysandactivitiesthathavebeenplannedspeciallyforyou．AnexperienceofalifetimeawaitsattheSingaporeGardenFestivalforyouandyourfamily．Markyourcalendartoday!

JacobBallasChildren'sGarden

Worrythatyourchildisbored?

SignhimorherupforaguidedtourinJacobBallasChildren'sGarden．Itwillstimulateasenseofwonderinyourchildasitpromisesauniquediscoveryandprovidesinterestinglearningexperiencesinagardensetting．Letyourchildexploreandplaysothattheywilllearntotakecareofplantsandtheenvironmentwhileyouadmiretheexhibitswithapeaceofmind．

FarEastOrganizationChildren'sGarden

Yourchildcanhaveafun-filleddaywithinteractivegames，waterplayfeaturesandeducationalprogramsinanabundantnaturalsettingatFarEastOrganizationChildren'sGarden!

Theplayzonecontainsplaysuchasasway（摇摆）bridgeandsteppingsprings，andtheFishFountainwithaninteractivelandscapeofwatertunnelsanddifferentfish-Shapedsculpture．

MarineCoveChildren'sOutdoorPlayground

Comeandbringyourchildtothe3500-square-metreplaygroundsuitableforchildrenofvariousages!

Itislocatednexttothebeach，offeringusersopenspacesandagoodviewofthesea．Yourchildcanalsojoininthefunataplayareawithtalkingtubes，funmirrorsandadrumset!

Theplaygroundalsohasplayequipmentforchildrenwhohavedisabilitiestoplaytogether．Thisincludesspecialneedsequipmentsuchassensoryplaypanels．

1．WhyisSingaporeGardenFestivala“must-see”event?

A．Itistheonlyshowtogatherdifferentroofs.

B．Itisagrandawardingceremonyfordesigners．

C．Itattractsflowerydesignerstothecompetition．

D．Itbringstogethertheworld-classgardenandflowerydesigns．

2．WhatcanthechildrendoinJacobBallasChildren'sGarden?

A．Haveagoodviewofthesea．B．Participateininteractivegames．

C．Learntolookaftertheplants．D．Knowaboutwaystodesigngardens．

3．Whichofthefollowingvenuessuitsdisabledchildrenmost?

A．MarineCoveChildren'sOutdoorPlayground．

B．FarEastOrganizationChildren’sGarden．

C．JacobBallasChildren’sGarden．

D．TheFishFountain．

B

WhenAmandaWanklinandMichaelBiggsfellinlove,theydidn’trealizethechallengestheymightfaceasabiracialcouple.Amandasays,“Atfirstweonlyknewthatwewantedtogether.”TheysettleddowninBirmingham,England,eagertostartafamily.OnJuly3,2006,theblackandwhitecouplegottheir“oneinamillion”miracle:

Amandagavebirthtofraternaltwin（异卵双胞胎）girlswithcompletelydifferentskincolors,andthegreatlyamazedparentsgavetheirdaughtersintertwinednames:

onewouldbeMillieMarciaMadgeBiggs,theotherMarciaMillieMadgeBiggs.

Fromayoungagethegirlshadsimilarfeaturesbutverydifferentcolorschemes.MarciahadlightbrownhairandfairskinlikeherEnglish-bornwhitemother,whileMilliehadblackhairandbrownskinlikeherblackfather,whoisofJamaicandescent.“Weneverworriedaboutit;wejustacceptedit,”Michaelsays.

“Whentheywerefirstborn,”Amandarecalls,“peoplewouldlookatmyonedaughterandthenlookatmyotherdaughter.ThenI’dgetaskedthequestion:

“Aretheytwins?

”

“Yes.”

“Butone’swhiteandone’sblack.”

AccordingtoAmanda,peoplewhocommentedonthegirlsweren’topenlydiscriminatory（歧视的）orjudgmental—justverycurious,andthenastimewenton,peoplejustsawthebeautyinthem.

Thetwinsknowwhatracismis.“Racismiswheresomebodyjudgesyoubyyourcolorandnotbyyourtrueself,”Milliesays.

Michael,thefather,sayshe’sfacedinequalityattimesthroughouthislifebecauseofthecolorofhisskin.“Butit’sadifferenttimenow,”hesays.NeitherhenorAmandahaseverwitnessedracistbehaviortowardtheirtwingirls.

“Whenpeopleseeus,theythinkthatwe’rejustbestfriends,”Marciasays.“Whentheylearnthatwe’retwins,they’rekindofshockedbecauseone’sblackandone’swhite.”Butwhenthetwinsareaskedabouttheirdifferences,theymentionsomethingelseentirely.“Millielikesthingsthataregirlie.Shelikespinkandallofthat,”Marciasays.“Idon’tlikethecolorpink;I’matomboy.Peopleshouldknowaboutusbyourtrueselves,notbyourcolors.Afterall,peoplearemadehowtheyare.”

4．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.AmandaandMichaelareofthesamerace.

B.AmandaandMichaelwerenothappyaboutthebirthoftheirtwins.

C.Thepossibilityoftwinswithdifferentskincolorsissmall.

D.ItwaseasyforAmandaandMichaeltostartafamilyoftheirown.

5．AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.SometimesMichaelisunequallytreatedbecauseofhisrace.

B.Thetwingirlsseetheirskincolorsastheirmajordifference.

C.Peoplearecuriousbutfriendlytothetwingirls.

D.Peoplewhoareracistsjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

6．HowdoesMarciareacttothepeoplewhoaskquestionsabouttheirdifferences?

A.Sheneveranswersthem.

B.Sheisupsetabouttheirquestions.

C.Sheanswerswiththeirdifferentcharacters.

D.Shetellsthemaboutcolors.

7．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsracism?

A.Opposed.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Tolerant.

C

Peoplehavegotfasterattypingtextmessagesontheirphones.Buthowfastareweatusingasmartphonecomparedtotypingwordsonatraditionalkeyboard?

Ateamofresearcherscarriedoutanexperiment.

TheresearchersusedanInternet-basedsystemtotestthetypingspeedofover37,000volunteersontheirsmartphones.Thevolunteersspentaboutsixhoursadayusingtheirphones.Mostofthemusedtwothumbstotype.BothAndroidandiPhoneusersweretested.Theyweregiven15Englishsentencestotypeoutontheirphonesasquicklyandaccuratelyaspossible.

Theresearchteamfoundthatpeoplewroteabout36wordsperminute.Itisslowerthantheaveragerateforpeopleusingacomputerkeyboard.Ina2018UniversityofCambridgestudy,theaveragespeedforcomputertypistswas52wordsperminute.Notingthenarrowingofspeedratesbetweensmartphonesandcomputers,theteamsaidwehavebecomeslowerattypingonkeyboardsovertheyears.75percentofthosetakingpartinthestudyhadtypingspeedsbelow44wordsperminute.Butthefastestphonetypistsreachedspeedsof80wordsperminute.Peopleusingtwothumbstyped38wordsperminute.Thoseusingonlyonefinger29wordsperminute.

Accordingtothefindings,AnnaFeit,aresearcheratETHZurich,saiditmakessensethatyoungerpeoplehavehighertypingspeedsbecausetheyspendalotmoretimeontheirdevices.Itwasfoundthataphone'sautomaticcorrecttoolcanbehelpful.Userswereabletotypefasterwithit.“Thegivenunderstandingisthattechniqueslikewordcompletionhelppeople.Feitsaid.“Butwefoundthetimespentthinkingaboutthewordsuggestionsoftenoutweighsthetimespenttypingtheletters,makingyouslower.

Thedifferencebetweentypingonasmartphoneandakeyboardiscalled“thetypinggap".Theysaythisgapwillfurthernarrowinfutureaspeoplegetlessskilledwithkeyboardsandassmartmethodsfortypingondevicescontinuetoimprove.

8．Whatisthepurposeoftheexperiment?

A.Toprovetypingonkeyboardsisthefastestway.

B.Totrackover37,000volunteers'typinghabits.

C.Topromotepeople'stypingspeedonsmartphones.

D.Tofindouthowfasterpeopletypeontheirphones.

9．Whichofthefollowinggroupstypethefastestaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peopleusingtwothumbsintheresearch.B.Thoseusingonlyonefingerintheresearch.

C.75percentofthevolunteersinthestudy.D.Computertypistsinthe2018Cambridgestudy.

10.WhatcanweknowaccordingtoAnnaFeit?

A.Automaticcorrecttoolisn’tuseful.B.Wordcompletioncan’thelpmuch.

C.Theagedneedwordsuggestions.D.Typingwon’tbeneededonphones

11．Whatdoestheauthorpredictabout“thetypinggap"?

A.Itwillbecomesmallerandsmaller.B.Itwillbereplacedbywordcompletion.

C.Itwillmakepeoplelessskilledattyping.D.Itwillslowthedevelopmentofsmartphones.

D

AmyZhang,aged21,knowsherparentshavebeenpushinghertogetherdriver'slicense.Yetthecollegeseniorhasnointentionofgettingit.Adriver'slicensealwaysstruckherasasymbolthatshewasgrowingup.“Iwanttohaveindependenceandbeanadult.ButIdidn'twanttoleavemychildhoodbehind.”shesays.Contrarytothepopularbeliefinthe1980sthatadriver'slicensewasamarkerofindependence,Zhang'sviewpointisincreasinglycommon.Whenitcomestobecominganadult,moreAmericanadolescentsnowsay“Don’trushme".

Manyeducatorsandparentsviewthisslowdownwithconcern.Theyseeagenerationofyoungpeoplegrowingupill-preparedforlife.Teacherssaymorestudentsseemunabletofunctionwithouttheirparents.Andparentsrealizetheir20-year-oldhardlyknowhowtodothelaundry,andseemsuninterestedindrivinganywhere.

Butotherresearchersarguethatthechangeinyouthbehaviorreflectsareasonableadaptationtoacultureandsocietychangedfromformergenerations.Insteadofsimplygrowingupmoreslowly,theyareredefiningwhatitmeanstotransformintoanadult.Itisnaturalthatpeoplewouldstarttogrowup“slower”.

Someresearchershavenoticedsomethingmorefundamental—achangeinthedefinitionofadulthooditself.Formanyyoungpeopleto