仙游第四道德中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案.docx

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仙游第四道德中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2020年仙游第四道德中学高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

DivewithBigSharks

Oursharkdiveadventuresmakeuseofhookahsystemsandsharkcages.Ahookahsystemisasystemofprovidingairfromthesurfacetodiversdownbelow.Cagediversbreathebyusingaregulatorconnectedtoanairhose.

IsSharkDivingDangerous?

Yes.Youcouldgetsunburnt.Youcouldhityourheadonthetopbunkgettingoutofbed.Youcouldfalloverboard.Asforasharkattack,accordingtotheInternationalSharkAttackFile,youarefarmorelikelytobekilledbyadogoradeer.

Pricing&Details

OnedayCageDiverAdventureS875

OurexpertsharkdiverteamwillaccompanyyoutothebestviewingareaswithintheMarineSanctuary.There,we'lldropourcageandpreparetoprovideyouwithaviewyou'llneverforget.

Nodiveexperienceisnecessary.Ourcagessitjustbelowthesurface.You'llbeabletobreathecomfortablyfromyoursnorkelorairhosewhileyoumoveaboutthecage,takingphotosandhavingfun.

TopSharkAdventureS375

Ifyouwanttoseegreatwhitesharksbutpreferthemalittlefurtheraway,weoffergreattop-sidesharkviewingfromourobservationdeck.Helpscanthehorizonforfinsandwatchforsharksattackingtheirprey（猎物）.

ImportantNote

There'sNoSharkGuarantee

Althoughwegotothebestplacesatthebesttimeofyear,wecannotguaranteeyou'llseesharks.We'vebeenverysuccessfulinpastsharkseasonsandexpectanotherincredibleyear.However,ifweseenosharks,thereisnorefund.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetwoadventures?

A.TopSharkAdventuremakesuseofhookahsystems.

B.CageDiverAdventureoffersyouaviewofthebottomofthesea.

C.CageDiverAdventureislessinterestingthantheother.

D.TopSharkAdventureissuitableforthoseworriedaboutdanger.

2.Whatismostlikelytohappenaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.youfailtoachieveyourpurposeofthetrip.

B.youareoutofbreathdeepdowninthesea.

C.youarehurtbyasharkwhiledivingthere,

D.yousufferfromlackofskillinsharkdiving.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthatsharkdivingis________

A.difficultbutexcitingB.challengingandtiring

C.amazingandenjoyableD.expensivebutpopular

B

We'veallhearditbefore：

tobesuccessful,getoutofbedearly.Afterall,AppleCEOTimCookgetsupat3：

45am,FiatCEOSergioMarchionneat3：

30amandRichardBransonat5：

45am﹣and,asweallknow,"theearlybird'scatchestheworm."

Butjustbecausesomesuccessfulpeoplewakeupearly,doesthatmeanit'satraitmostofthemshare？

Andiftheideaofhavingexercised,plannedyourday,eatenbreakfast,visualizedanddoneonetaskbefore8ammakesyouwanttorolloverandhitsnoozetillnextSaturday,areyoureallydoomedtoalesssuccessfullife？

Forabouthalfofus,thisisn'treallyanissue.It'sestimatedthatsome50%ofthepopulationisn'treallymorningorevening﹣oriented,butsomewhereinthemiddle.Roughlyoneinfourofus,though,tendmoretowardbright﹣eyedearlyrisers,andanotheroneinfourarenightowls.Forthem,theeffectscangobeyondfallingasleepinfrontoftheTVat10pmorbeingregularlylateforwork.

Numerousstudieshavefoundthatmorningpeoplearemoreself﹣directedandagreeable.Andcomparedtonightowls,theyplanforthefuturemoreandhaveabettersenseofwell﹣being.

Althoughmorningtypesmayachievemoreacademically,nightowlstendtoperformbetteronmeasuresofmemory,processingspeedandcognitive（认知）ability,evenwhentheyhavetoperformthosetasksinthemorning.Night﹣timepeoplearealsomoreopenandmorecreative.Andonestudyshowsthatnightowlsareashealthyandwiseasmorningtypes﹣andalittlebitwealthier.

StillthinkthemorningpeoplesoundmorelikeCEOmaterial？

Don'tsetyouralarmfor5amJustyet.Asitturnsout,overhauling（全面改革）yoursleeptimemaynothavemucheffect

"Ifpeoplearelefttotheirnaturallypreferredtime,theyfeelmuchbetter.Theysaythattheyaremuchmoreproductive.Thementalcapacitytheyhaveismuchbroader,"saysOxfordUniversitybiologistKatharinaWulff.Ontheotherhand,shesays,pushingpeopletoofaroutoftheirnaturalpreferencecanbeharmful.Whentheywakeearly,forexample,nightowlsarestillproducingmelatonin（褪黑素）."Thenyoudisruptitandpushthebodytobeinthedaytimemode.Thatcanhavelotsofnegativephysiologicalconsequence."Wulffsays,likeadifferentsensitivitytoinsulinandglucose（葡萄糖）whichcancauseweightgain.

4.Whatdoestheauthordointhefirstthreeparagraph？

A.raisingtheproblem→analyzingtheproblem→solvingtheproblem

B.leadinginthetopic→challengingaviewpoint→discussingaboutthetopic

C.presentingaviewpoint→providingsupportingproofs→makingaconclusion

D.introducingaviewpoint→raisingthequestion→presentingauthor'sviewpoint

5.Whatcanweknowfromthe4thand5thparagraph？

A.Morningtypestendtohavecleargoalsandbettermood.

B.Tobeatnight﹣timepeopleaskthemtodomathcalculationinthemorning.

C.Nightowlstendtosacrificetheirhealthfortheirwealth.

D.Neithernightowlsnormorningpersonsperformbetterthanthemiddleones.

6.WhichofthefollowingdoesKatharinaWulffsupport？

A.Don'tfallsleepinfrontoftheTV.

B.Avoidbeingregularlylateforwork.

C.Stopsettingyouralarmfor5am.

D.Betternotoverhaulyoursleeptime.

7.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle？

A.Toexplainwhysomepeoplearemoresuccessful.

B.Tocomparethedifferencesbetweenearlyrisersandnightowls.

C.Toadvisepeopletogetupneithertooearlynortoolate.

D.ToargueagainstthisviewthattheCarlybirdcatchestheworm.

C

IfyoutravelinAthens,againstpopularbelief,IwouldhighlyrecommendsavingtheAcropolisforyoursecondday.Asattractiveasitistoheadstraighttothemostfamousbuildinginthecity,thereareseveralreasonswhyyoushouldholdoffuntillater.Sunriseisthebesttimetoseetheruins,andwhowantstospendtheirfirstdayinanewcitywakingupat6a.m.?

Ontopofthat,theAcropolisisgoingtomakeeveryothersiteinAthenslessimportantincomparison,soIrecommendnothittingitonyourfirstday.

Wegottothesoutheastgateat7：

30,halfanhourbeforeitopenedat8.Whenthegateopened,werushedtothehill.Ourplanpaidoffbecausewehadthewholecomplextoourselvesforfiveminutes.Inthisageofovertourism,gettingtothegreatnessoftheAcropoliswithnobodyelsearoundfeltspecialandexcited.

TheAcropolisisthenamegiventothecomplexontopofthehill,andit’smadeupofseveralbuildings.There’stheTempleofAthenaNike,theParthenon,theOldTempleofAthena,theLegendaryOliveTreeofthePandroseion,thePorchoftheCaryatidsattheErechtheion...andonyourwaydown,theOdeonofHerodesAtticus.

Somethingthatsoundsboringbutisn’tistheAcropolisMuseum,andIrecommendspendingacoupleofhoursthere.Assomeonewhoisamuseum-avoider,Ilistenedtotherecommendationsofeveryonewhohadbeen,andmademyselfgoinside.AndIlovedit.ThemuseumhousestonsofsculpturesunearthedfromtheAcropolis,anditwasinterestingtocheckthemout.

HeadtoSyntagmaSquarenexttowatchthechangingoftheguard.Thistakesplaceeveryhouronthehour,sotrytotimeyourvisitperfectly.Theguardswearfunclothesandmakeforinterestingphotos.

8.TheauthorsuggestsvisitingtheAcropolisontheseconddaysothat___________.

A.itcansavevisitorsalotoftime

B.itcansavevisitorsfromgettingupearly

C.itcanmakeforabettertravelexperience

D.itcangivevisitorsabetterunderstandingofAthens

9.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenherantothetopofthehill?

A.Bored.B.Worried.C.Relaxed.D.Amazed.

10.WithwhatmaytheauthoragreeabouttheAcropolisMuseum?

A.Itissogreatthatitshouldbevisitedlast.B.Itisenjoyableandworthvisiting.

C.Itwastesalotoftime.D.Itshouldbeavoided.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.ToprovidesomeadviceonvisitingtheAcropolis.

B.TointroducethehistoryoftheAcropolis.

C.Tocallonpeopletoprotecthistoricsites.

D.Toencouragepeopletotravelaround.

D

SurfingtheInternetforfunwillmakeyouabetteremployee,accordingtoanAustralianstudy.

TheUniversityofMelbournestudyshowsthatpeoplewhousetheInternetfortheirownreasonsatworkareabout9percentmoreproductivethanthosewhodonot.StudyauthorBrentCokersaid,“SurfingtheInternetattimeshelpsincreaseanemployee'sattention.”

“Peopleneedtorelaxforabittogetbacktheirattention,”Cokersaidontheuniversity'swebsite.“Havingashortbreak,suchasaquicksurfingoftheInternet,helpsthemindtorestitself,leadingtoahighertotalInternetattentionforaday'swork,andasaresult,increasesproductivity（生产效率）,”hesaid.

Accordingtothestudyof300workers,70percentofpeoplewhousetheInternetatworksurftheInternetfortheirownreasonsduringofficehours.Amongthemostpopularsurfingactivitiesaresearchingforinformationaboutproducts,readingonlinenews,playingonlinegamesandwatchingvideos.“Firmsspendalotofmoneyonsoftwaretoblocktheiremployeesfromwatchingvideos,usingsocialnetworkingsitesorshoppingonline,”saidCoker.“That'snotalwaysagoodidea.”

However,CokersaidthestudylookedatpeoplewhosurfedtheInternetinmoderation（适度）,orwereontheInternetforlessthan20percentoftheirtotaltimeintheoffice.“ThosewhospendtoomuchtimesurfingtheInternetwillhavealowerproductivitythanthosewithout.”hesaid.

12.WhatdoestheUniversityofMelbournestudymainlyshow?

A.PeoplewhosurftheI