广东省兴宁市第一中学届高三英语上学期中段考试试题.docx

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广东省兴宁市第一中学届高三英语上学期中段考试试题

广东省兴宁市第一中学2020届高三英语上学期中段考试试题

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120分考试用时：

120分钟

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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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，把正确答案填涂在标号为1-15的答题卷上。

A

What'sbesttoreadthisyear？

SecretsIKnow（RandomHouseChildren'sBooks，ages3﹣7）

ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine，frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship，andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationofthe

skyabove．ThecolorsofZakimi'spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge'spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage．

Pandora（ClarionBooks，ages3﹣7）

Theaward﹣winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora．Pandoralivesalone．Shemakesherselfahandsomehome，butnooneevercomestovisit．Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky﹣﹣abirdwithabrokenwing．Littlebylittle，thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely．Turnbull'swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight．

PrinceandPirate（G．P．Putnam'sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders，ages5﹣8）

Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook，byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery．PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium（水族馆）．Atfirstitseemsthatthey'llneverlearntobefriends．It'sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation，andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends．

TheGiantJumperee（DinalBooks，ages3﹣5）

Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward﹣winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson．WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing（吼叫）threateninglyfrominsideacave，hegathersCat，BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo．Butit'sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts（面对）theunknowncreature．HelenOxenbury'ssoftwatercolorscreateabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive．

1,WhopicturedthebookPandora？

A．KallieGeorgeB．VictoriaTurnbull

C．PaolaZakimiD．CharlotteGunnufson

2,Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage？

A．PandoraB．SecretsIKnowC．PrinceandPirateD．TheGiantJumperee

3,Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon？

A．Theirpublishersarethesameone．B．Theircharactersareallanimals．

C．Theyallhavepencildrawings．D．Theyareallforyoungerreaders．

B

Binge﹣w

atchingiswhenapersonwatchesmorethanoneepisodeofashowinquicksuccession（一连串，连续）"．Withdevelopmentsinthespeedandconnectivityoftheinternet，increasesintechnologyandtheriseofon﹣demandentertainmentcompanies，peoplecannowhavetheirfavoriteshowsstreameddirectlytotheirtelevisionattheirconvenience．

Thisbehaviorisnothingnew．Infact，"binge﹣watching"hasbeenofficiallylistedindictionariessince2015．Theentertainmentcompaniesrecognizethisbehaviorandmanytakestepstoencourageit．Often，insteadofreleasingeachepisodeonaweek﹣by﹣weekbasis，anentireserieswillbecomeavailableconcurrently．Oncetheepisodefinishesmanyplatformswilldisplaypop﹣upswith"youmightlikesuggestions，orwillautomaticallyplaythenextepisode"．

However，recentresearchsuggeststhatoutofthemorethanhalfofBritishadultswhowatchmorethanoneepisodeofashowback﹣to﹣back，almostathirdhaveadmittedmissingsleeporbecomingtiredasaresult；andonequarterhaveneglectedtheirhouseholdchores．Nextwe'llbemissingwork!

Bingeinghasotherconnections﹣bingeeating，bingedrinkingandbingesmoking．Allofthemareoftenassociatedwithalackofcontrolandapossibleroutetoaddiction．LindseyFussell，consumergroupdirector，said：

"Thedaysofwaitingaweekforthenextepisodearelargelygone，withpeoplefindingithardtoresistwatchingmultipleepisodesaroundthehouseoronthemove．"Ifpeoplefindbinge﹣watchinghardtoresist，coupledwiththefactthatithasshowntoleadtonegligenceinmany，arewewitnessingthebirthofanewtypeofaddiction？

Thecountlessofinformationandentertainmentthattelevisionandonlinemediacanbringusis，manywouldsay，agoodthing．However，whentheactivitybeginstobleedintootherareas，causingustostopfunctioningthenitbecomesaproblem．So，what'stheanswer？

Moderation!

Neitheratinyamount，nortoomuch．Afterall，astheoldproverbsays，"Alittleofwhatyoufancydoesyougood．"

4,Howdidthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph？

A．ListingsomeexamplesB．Tellingastory．

C．GivingadefinitionD．Analyzingthecauseandeffect

5,Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph2？

A．similarlyB．graduallyC．naturallyD．necessarily

6,WhatLindseysaidinParagraph4impliesthat　　．

A．peoplehavenopatiencetodowork

B．peoplecan'tcontroltheirmovements

C．peopleareaddictedtowatchingtelevision

D．peoplecan'tresistthetemptation

7,Whatadvicedidthewritergiveatlast？

A．Towatchepisodesinamoderateway．

B．Todrawlifelessonsfromtheepisodes．

C．Toenjoyentertainmentasmuchaspossible．

D．Tokeeponlinemediafromstoppingfunctioning．

C

Plantsareboring．Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing（光合作用）whileanimalshaveallthefun．Right？

Notsomuch．Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants．Theantandplantco﹣evolution（协同进化）startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant﹣friendlyfeatures．

Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse．Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmammalѕ．Тhеѕеіncludеhollowthornsthatantѕwillliveіnѕіdе，orеxtranеctar（琼浆）оnlеavеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat．Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun，butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant．Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround，byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds．Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway，eatthefoodpacket，andleavetheseed﹣ofteninanutrient﹣richareawhereit'llgrowbetter，andsinceit'sfartherawayfromitsparent，theywon'thavetocompeteforresources．

Butscientistsweren'tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted．Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors，thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot．Itwasachicken﹣and﹣eggquestion，whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageof

plants，orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants．

Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs，andit'snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot．However，itisaquestionoflittlesignificance．Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved．

8,Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto　　．

A．rewardtheantsB．makeafoolofants

C．providenutritionfortheseedsD．gettheseedsmovedaround

9,WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus？

A．Howplantsandantsinteract．B．Whatantsdotoprotectplants．

C．Howplantsandantssurviveattacks．D．Whyplantsandantsneedco﹣evolution．

10,Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants？

A．Antsdependedmoreuponplants．B．Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution．

C．Howitgotstartedwasuncertain．D．Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies．

11,What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage？

ATointroduceascienceresearchmethod．

B．Toinformreadersofalatestresearchfinding

C．Toarousereaders'interestinscienceresearch．

D．Tocriticizepeople'straditionalviewsaboutplants．

D

CreatingCreativity

InChineseeducation,“creativity”isthehotnewbuzzword（流行语）.

Policymakersareexploringwaystofosterinnovation,onegoalbeingtheempowermentofChinesetechcompanieswithhome-growntalenttocompetewithforeignrivals.

Televisionhasalsocomeupwithsomethinginresponsetothistrend.Since2013,arealityTVshow,JuniorEdison（《少年爱迪生》）,hasbeenbroadcastedontheShanghaiMediaGroup’sshowSuperParentsClub（《超级家长会》）.Itaimstofindstudentsandtheirmostinterestingcreations,especiallypracticalones,topresentonTV.WinnershaveenjoyedstudytourstoAustralia,Finland,andotherexoticlocationstoinvestigatetopicslikemarinebiology（海洋生物学）,inspiringotheryoungchildrentoalsobecreativeinventors.

Butlionizing（狂热吹捧）ahandfulofsuccessfulyounginventorsisnotenoughtocreatecreativity.SomeChineseeducatorsconsider“creativity”asjustacherryontopofanice-creamconeoflearning.IhavebeenaskedtousemyWesternwayofteachingto“makestudentsmorecreative.”Butitdoesn’tworklikethat.

Creativitycanandmustbebothtaughtandencouragedfromaveryyoungage,throughgames,creativewriting,orothermethods.

IspentmostofmychildhoodplayingIndianaJonesandHisDesktopAdventures,TheWayThingsWork,andPajamaSam,highlyentertainingcomputergamesfocusedonobservation,problemsolving,andpatternidentification.Theseinspiredmetodesignandlaunchmyownmodelrockets,andeventuallyinitiateaprojecttoreducelightpollutioninmyhometown.

Startinginkindergarten,Iwasgivenhalfasentenceandaskedtofinishitwithashortstory,suchas“Itwasanotherboringdayatschooluntil...”Infourthgrade,eachweekmyteachergavemeanewquestionorprompt（提示）,whichIwouldthenwriteaboutanddiscusswithmy