惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx
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惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题
惠州市2021届高三第二次调研考试
英语(2020.10.29)
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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
A
ThingsToDoinLosAngelesonLaborDayweekend,September18-20,2020
FamilieswillfindfunthingstodowithyourkidsthisweekendfromSeptember18thto20th.Makesomeart,visitamuseum,enjoyadrive-inmovie,andmore!
BowersMuseum
2002N.MainSt.,SantaAna,CA92706
TheBowersMuseumisnowopenandreadytosafelywelcomeyourfamily.CurrentexhibitionsincludeInsidetheWaltDisneyArchives:
50YearsofPreservingtheMagic,a10,000-square-foottravelingexhibitthatfeaturesmorethan400objects.Timedticketswillberequired.Makeyourreservationonline.
TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestival3857BirchStreet,Suite414,NewportBeach,CA92660
TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestivalbeginsonMonday,September14thandcontinuesuntilSaturday,September26th.Avarietyofactivitiesareplannedincludingstorytimes,illustratingdemonstrations,interactiveactivities,discussionpanels,andmuchmore.Checkthewebsiteforacompletescheduleofevents.
SawdustArtFestival:
AnOutdoorMarketplace935LagunaCanyonRd.,LagunaBeach,CA92651
TheSawdustArtFestival:
AnOutdoorMarketplaceopensthisweekendonSaturday,September19thfrom10:
00amto6:
00pm.TheOutdoorMarketplacewillbeopenonweekendsonly,andadvanceticketsarerequired.Familieswillhavetheopportunitytosafelyshop,watchliveartdemonstrations,andenjoyoutdoordiningandlivemusic.Ticketsareavailableonline.Admissionis$10foradultsandfreeforkids12andunder.
Drive-InMoviesattheMall:
ThePrincessBride
500LakewoodMall,Lakewood,CA
Enjoyadrive-inscreeningofThePrincessBrideattheLakewoodCenterMallonSaturday,September19th.Themoviestartsat8:
00pmandtheparkinglotisnotaccessibleuntil7:
00pm.Afreegoodybagwillbeprovidedtoeachcar.Ticketsareavailableonline.
1.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTrequiretickets?
A.BowersMuseum.B.SawdustArtFestival.
C.Drive-InMoviesattheMall.D.TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestival.
2.WhatcanvisitorsdoonSawdustArtFestival?
A.Appreciatelivemusic.B.Seedrive-inmovies.
C.Enjoydiningindoors.D.Watchfreeartdemonstrations.
3.WhenshouldvisitorsarrivetoenjoyThePrincessBrideinfulllength?
A.6:
25pm,September19th.B.7:
25pm,September19th.
C.9:
00pm,September19th.D.8:
25pm,September19th.
B
Grandmawasgoingtoturneighty-twoonFriday.IheardMomorderingacakefromthebakeryoverthephone.“Don’tputanyicingonit,”shesaid,“Justaplainangelcake.”Angelcakewithfreshstrawberrieswasherfavorite.SoMumwasready.
ThatafternoonwhenDadcamehome,heshowedmethephonehehadboughtforGrandma.“Ithasspeed-dialing,”hesaid.“Shewon’thavetopushsomanybuttonswhenshecallsthedoctor’sofficeorhersister.”Dadlookedpleased.“Herfingersaresostiffwitharthritis(关节炎)
thatthephoneseemsagoodidea.”
Butwhataboutme?
HereIwaswithonlyonedollarinmypocketandonenighttothinkofagift.EventhoughMomalwaysinsistedthat“it’sthethoughtthatcounts,”Ihadabigproblem.Mymindwasevenmoreemptyofideasthanmywalletwasemptyofmoney.
WhenIhaveaproblem,itsometimeshelpstoshootafewbasketsinthedriveway.Dribble,shoot,rebound.
ForawhileIjustplayedwithouteventryingtothink.IbegantorememberbackbeforeGranddaddied,whenweusedtovisittheminKentucky,Granddadshowedmehowtodoajumpshot.ThinkingaboutGranddadmademesigh.Grandma’slifewasalothappierwhenhewasalive.
Swish!
I’dmadetwoinarow.
Suddenly,IrememberedagreenglassdishintheshapeofaleafthatGrandmausedtokeeponatablebackinKentucky.Itwasalwaysfullofthosered-and-white-stripedpeppermintcandies.Ihadn’tthoughtofthatdishforalongtime.MaybeitwaslostorbrokenwhenDadrentedthetruckandbroughtGrandmaandthebelongingstoOhio.
Justthinkingaboutthatcandydishmademetastethepeppermintslowlydissolvingonmytongue.IcouldalmosthearGrandmasaying,“Helpyourselftoapieceofpeppermint,Burt.”Thatvoicehadasmilebehindit.ItwasavoiceIhadn’theardforalongtime.
Aha!
Itookonelastshot,thendribbledtothebackdoor,ranupthestepstwoatatime,and
grabbedmywallet.
4.Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’sgrandma?
A.Shehasdifficultymovingfingers.B.Sheloveshigh-techproducts.
C.Shedoesn’tlikeaplaincake.D.Shehasasweettooth.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolving”meaninthelastparagraphbutone?
A.Melting.B.Chewing.C.Swallowing.D.Fading.
6.Whatwouldthewriterprobablybuyintheend?
A.Somethingdecorativeforcandies.B.Somethingbringinggoodmemories.
C.Somethingconvenienttouse.D.SomethingtoGrandma’staste.
7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheGoodOldDaysB.TheGiftofGratitude
C.TheThoughtThatCountsD.TheInspirationfromBasketball
C
Aweisgenerallydefinedasthesensethatyouareinthepresenceofsomethinglargerandmoreconsequentialthanyourself.Accordingtoastudycalled“awewalks”,peoplewhotookafreshlookattheworldaroundthemduringbrief,weeklywalksfeltmoreupbeatandhopefulingeneralthanwalkerswhodidnot.Feelingasenseofawealsoseemstoupouroverallfeelingsofgladnessandimprovehealth.
Previousstudieshavelinkedincreasedphysicalactivitytogreaterhappinessandreducedrisksforanxiety,depressionandothermentalillnesses.Butnostudieshadlookedintowhethermixingaweandactivitymightincreasethebenefitsofor,ontheotherhand,reducethem.So,forthenewstudy,scientistsconcentratedonpeopleintheir60s,70sand80s,anagewhensomepeoplecanfacerisksfordecliningmentalhealth.
Thescientistsasked52studyvolunteerstoaddaweekly15-minutewalktotheirnormalschedules.Allofthemwerephysicallyhealthyandpsychologicallywell-adjusted,withlittleanxietyordepression.Thentheywererandomlydividedintotwogroups.One,asacontrolgroup,wasaskedtostartwalking,preferablyoutside,butgivenfewotherrequirements.Theothergroupwasnotonlyaskedtowalkonceaweek,butalsowereinstructedinhowtocultivateaweastheywalked.“Basically,wetoldthemtotrytogoandwalksomewherenew,sincenoveltyhelpstocultivateawe,”saysVirginiaSturm,anassociateprofessorwholedthenewstudy.
Bothgroupswereaskedtotakeafewselfies(自拍)duringtheirwalksanduploadthemto
alabwebsiteandalsocompleteadailyonlineassessmentoftheircurrentmood.Aftereightweeks,thescientistscomparedthegroups’responsesandphotos.Notsurprisingly,theawewalkersfelthappier,lessupsetandmoresociallyconnectedthanthecontrolgroupmembers.
Thefindingsaresubjective,though,sinceawe,likeotheremotions,isdifficulttoquantify,butDr.Sturmthinksawewalkscouldbeasimplethingforsmallwonderswithoutanydownside.
8.Whatmakesthenewstudydifferentfromthepreviousones?
A.Itconcentratedonolderpeople.
B.Itfoundthesolutiontomentalhealth.
C.Itassociatedphysicalexercisewithhappiness.
D.Ittookbothactivityandaweintoconsideration.
9.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?
A.Thevolunteersweresufferingmentaldiseases.
B.Onlythecontrolgrouppracticedweeklywalks.
C.Thestudyvolunteersweredividedbyage.
D.Noveltycanproduceawefeelings.
10.Whyarethefindingsregardedsubjective?
A.Thenumberofvolunteersissmall.
B.Theaweemotionishardtomeasure.
C.Thedailyassessmentsaredifficulttocomplete.
D.Theperiodoftheexperimentisn’tlongenough.
11.WhatistheattitudeofDr.Sturmto“awewalks”?
A.Skeptical.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Critical.
D
ANASA-fundedstudyusedsatellitetosearchforpenguinpoops(粪便)inAntarctica:
funnyatfirstsightthough,itresultedinuniqueinsightsontheAdeliepenguin’sdietanditsfutureastheclimatechanges.Thefindingspublishedrecentlyunlockedthesecretsaboutthespeciesthatcanprovideanearly-warningofthreatstoAntarctica’sdelicateecosystem.
ResearchersfromStonyBrookUniversityusedsatelliteimagestoseeiftheAdeliepenguin’sdiethasbeenchanginginresponsetoAntarctica’schangingclimate.Adeliepenguinpopulationhasdroppedgreatlyinsomeareasevenastheglobalpopulationincreases.Thesatelliteimagescannotshowthepenguinsindividually,buttheirpresencecanbedetectedbythestain(污渍)leftontheicebytheirwaste,calledguano.
Maleandfemalepenguinstaketurnsincubating(孵化)inthenest.Theguanobuildsupinthesameareasoccupiedbythenests.HeatherLynch,associateprofessoratStonyBrook,alongwithhisteam,usedtheareaofthecolonyasdefinedbytheguanostaintoworkbacktothenumberofpairs.AglobalsurveyforAdeliepenguinsturnedup3.8millionbreedingpairs.Also,
thesatellitedatacandetectthecolorofthepenguinguano,rangingfromwhitetopinktodarkred.Whiteguanoisfromeatingmostlyfish;pinkandredwouldbefromeatingmostlykrill(磷虾).TheteamfoundthatwhiletheAdeliepenguin’sdietdidshowchangesfromyeartoyear,noconsistentpatternwasobvious.
“Thiswasabigsurprise,sincetheabundanceanddistributionofAdeliepenguinshaschangeddramaticallyoverthelast40yearsandscientistshadassumedthatachangeindietmighthaveplayedarole,”saidCaseyYoungflesh,agraduatestudent
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