甘肃省天水市甘谷县届高三上学期第四次检测英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省天水市甘谷县届高三上学期第四次检测英语试题Word版含答案

天水市甘谷县2020—2021学年第一学期高三第四次检测考试

英语试题

（满分150，时间120分钟）

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）

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JoinAlexisinthe“NourishingJapanKitchen”foravirtualcookingclasstolearnmoreabouthealthyeating.AlexisAglianoSanbornisacook,podcasthost,filmmaker,writer,researcher,andillustrator.Sheispassionateaboutexchangingcookingskillsandfoodeducation.

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WatchliveasMuseumResearchAssociateMercerBruglershowssomeattractivephotosandvideosfromthedeepocean.Submitaphotoofyourfavoriteseacreaturetohaveitidentified,oraskanyquestionsyouhaveabouttheoceananditsdepths!

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1．Whocanyoujoinifyou’reinterestedinseacreatures?

A.Ms.NatalieB.MercerBruglerC.PaulSweet.D.AlexisAglianoSanborn.

2．Whatdoweknowabouttheactivityinthemorning?

A．ItisorganizedbyPowerTots,Inc.

B．Itwillhelppeoplekeepahealthydiet.

C．Itwillberatherappealingtobird-lovers.

D．Itaimstoimprovepeople’sbaseballskills.

3．Whatdothefouractivitieshaveincommon?

A．Allwillsuiteveryone.

B．Allwillendwithaquestion-and-answersession.

C．Allwilltakeplaceonthesameday.

D．Allwillbeavailableonline.

B

“ItalywithoutSicilydoesnotleaveanimpressiononyoursoul:

hereliesthekeytoeverything.”ThisiswhatGoethewroteduringhisvoyagethroughItalyin1787.Infact,SicilyisItaly’slargestislandandatthesametimeasmallworldofitsown.TypicallyItalianandyetcompletelydifferent:

contrasts（差别）characterizeSicilyinmanyaspects---scenicaswellascultural.

Thesunnyislandhasalwaysbeenconsideredabloomingplace.ItisinspringthatItaly’ssouthernmostpointshowsitsbest,whencountlessalmondtreesturntheislandintoaseaofflowers.Beautifullemontreesaretobefoundallovertheisland,butmostofallonthesoilbeneathMountEtna,thelandmarkofSicilyandthelargestvolcanoofEurope.

Windsweptbushesandsplendidsanddunesinthesoutheastattractyou.HereyouwillfindSicily’smostbeautifulsandybeaches---extendingforkilometersonend,wideandgentle.

Inthethinlypopulatedinland,themountainareawithitsvalleys,streamsandplateauscreatesanalmostmysteriousatmosphere;inthemountainvillagestimeseemstohavestoodstill.

TheislandsaroundSicilyareworthavisit,too:

fromSicilyyoucaneasilyreachtheLipariIslands,forexample.

Asvariousastheisland’slandscapeandsightsareitspeople---theSicilians.ThepoetAngeloFioreheldthat,therewere“fivemillionSicilies”,justasmanyastherearepeople.IntheSicilianmeltingpotofculturesyouwillfindelementscontributedbytheGreeks,theRomans,theArabs,theNormans,theHohenstaufendynasty,theSpanishandtheFrench.SouthernItalianhospitality,celebratingcolorful,livelyfestivalsandkeepingupreligiouscustomsaresurelyamongtheislanders’characteristics.

4．WhyareGoethe’swordsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A．ToattractustoSicily.B．TogiveusatasteofGoethe’stalent.

C．TodescribeSicily’suniquenaturalsights.D．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

5．Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedphrase“asmallworldofitsown”?

A．SicilyisseparatedfromtheItalianmainland.B．SicilyisItaly’slargestisland.

C．SicilyrepresentsItaliancultures.D．Sicilyhasuniquescenesandcultures.

6．Accordingtothetext,_________.

A．youcanenjoysandybeachesinthesoutheast

B．themountainvillagersleadafast-pacedlife

C．MountEtnaisatashortdistancefromSicily

D．Sicilyisfilledwithflowersallyearround

7．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．ThefriendlinessoftheSicilians.B．ThemeltingpotofculturesofSicily.

C．ThefestiveatmosphereofSicily.D．ThedifferentcustomsoftheSicilians.

C

It'sgoodtoshare,right?

Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareourtoysandnotbeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewherediscussingourfeelingsisencouraged.Butwhendoesitallbecometoomuch?

Withnewfashiontrendingallthetime,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,thequestionis:

whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocialmedia?

Whatisoversharing?

Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,butitdoesn'tonlybelongtothisplatform.Imagineyouheadtoapartyandyoumeetsomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawaydetailsabouttheirpersonallife.Whilesomeofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingtomarriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefromastrongdesiretoconnectwithsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocialmedia?

Dr.ChristopherHand,alecturerininternetpsychology,saysthemoredetailspeopledisclose,thelesssympathyweexpresswhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatweattractourownnegativeexperiencesthemorewesharethem.Itseemsthatsadfishing（博同情）,theideaofsearchingforsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyviewedasnegativeratherthanthe cryforhelp itcouldactuallybe.

However,DrHand'sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorepositivepostsweshareonaplatform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidthatweshouldavoidcomplainingandbeingnegativeonline.Wearesupposednottoshowoff,asit'snowknown---especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense–ifyourdateisgoing'thatwell',wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?

Well,whynotaskyourfriendsinreallife.Theywouldprobablybemorethanhappytotellyouifyourpostsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyaretoomuch.

8.Whydosomepeopletrytoovershareatparties?

A.Becausetheywanttocatchothers'attention.

B.Becausetheyjustwanttoshowoffsomething.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretopourouttheiremotions.

D.Becausetheymayexpecttomakeaconnectionwithsomeone.

9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?

A.exploreB.exposeC.displayD.discuss

10.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Wewillbecomemoresociallyattractiveifwepostmoreonaplatform.

B.Wetendtoshowsympathywhenthingsgowrong.

C.Wemaybeconsiderednegativewhenseekingforsympathybyoversharing.

D.Wecanshowoffsomethingpositiveespeciallyaboutourlovelives.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toinform.B.Toinspire.C.Toadvertise.D.Tocondemn.

D

Whilethehumanworldissufferingfromthenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,ourplanetisactuallyshowingcertainsignsof"recovery"fromthedamagecausedbyhumanactivity.AccordingtoBBC,newsatelliteimagesreleasedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgencyshowedthatthelevelsofairpollutantsandgreenhousegaseshave"fallensharply"inmajorcitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStatedeversincethelockdown（活动限制）started.

Thisisagreatexampleofhowtheworldcanchangeovernightassoonaspeoplechangetheirbehavior—especiallyafterrecentdiscoveriesinAntarctica.Aninternationalteamof89scientistsfoundthattheiceinGreenlandandAntarcticawasmeltingsixtimesfasterinthe2010sthanitwasinthe1990s.AndinFebruaryArgentina'sMarambioresearchstationinAntarcticarecordedarecordhightemperatureof20.75℃inthecontinent.

Sowhatexactlywillhappenifthetemperaturekeepsrisingandtheicekeepsmelting?

Athirdstudymightgiveyouanidea.AteamofscientistsdrilledaholeintotheseafloorinwestAntarcticaandobtainedmaterialfromunderground,inwhichtheyfoundtracesofroots,sporesandpollen—typicalproductsofarainforest—thatdatedbackto90millionyearsago.Inotherwords,AntarcticawasverylikelyarainforestbackwhenthedinosaurswalkedonEarth.ButgiventhefactthattheSouthPolehasfourmonthsofdarknessduringwinter—evenmillionsofyearsago—scientistsbelievethattherainforestcouldonlyexitifthegreenhousegasconcentrationwereextremelyhighbackthentokeepthecontinentwarmwhentherewaslittleornosunlight."Wedidn'tknowthatthisCretaceousgreenhouseclimatewasthatextreme,"JohannKlagesoftheAlfredWegenerInstituteinGermanyandaco﹣authoroftheresearchtoldtheGuardian."Itshowsuswhatcarbondioxideisabletodo."

Iceornoice,Antarcticawillbe—andhasalwaysbeenfinewithextremechanges.Thehumanworld,however,maynotbe.Now,duringthecoronaviruslockdown,we'veseenthechangesresultingfromlesshumanactivity.Hopefully,we'llholdontothosechanges—notforAntarcticaortheplanet,butforourselves.

12.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinParagraph1？

A.Thenovelcoronavirushasspreadallovertheworld.

B.heenvironmentofourplanethasimprovedgreatly.

C.EuropeandUSshouldberes