苏州四市五区届高三期初调研考试英语试题及答案.docx

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苏州四市五区届高三期初调研考试英语试题及答案

苏州四市五区

2020~2021学年第一学期高三期初调研试卷

英语2020.09

第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheBestSilkRoadTour

SilkRoad,abusinessandtraderoute,originatesfromtheancientChinaandconnectswiththeAsian.AfricanandEuropeancountries.Ourwell-designedSilkRoadtourpackagewillneverletyoudown.

DepartureCity:

Shanghai

Guide&Driver:

English-speakingguide,experienceddriverwithanair-conditionedvehicle

Meals:

12westernbuffetbreakfasts,6luncheswithsomebeingalacarte（点菜）style

TourHighlights:

●Must-seesightsinChina-TerracottaWarriors,FamenTemple,DunhuangMogaoCaves,MaijiCaves,JiayuguanPassandMutianyuGreatWall

●TracebacktotheSilkRoadof2,000yearsago&learnaboutthecultureandhistory

●Marvelatthearttreasure-MogaoCaves&enjoyanexcitingcamelridingintheGobiDesert

WeGuarantee100%NoShoppingStops!

TourPrices

●PricesareperpersoninUSDollars.

●Anypartsofthetourlength,activitiesorhotelscanbetailoredtoyourindividualinterests

Areyoureadytofollowthefootstepsoftheancientstoexplorethismysteriouslandnow?

21.Whatwillpeopledoonthetour?

A.Appreciatetheancientheritage.

B.Rideoncamelsalltheway.

C.Stayafewnightsincaves.

D.Doalotofshopping.

22.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytojointhetour?

A.ABeijingbusinessmangoodatgolf.

B.AJapanesemodellovingfashion.

C.AYunnanbiologistinterestedinbirds.

D.AnAmericanstudentlearninghistory.

23.Howmuchshouldatravelerpayforherfamily（withtwosons）whowanttolivecomfortably?

A.$3479.B.$3749.C.$7498.D.$11247.

B

Theuniverselikestobeshyaboutitsage,butastronomersbelievetheyhaveaprettygoodideaoftherange.Currently,themostwidelyacceptedagefortheuniverseisaround13.8billionyears,butdeterminingtheageof...well,everything,isnoeasyfeat（功绩）.Now.newstudieshaveinvestigatedthequestionusingdifferentmethods-andthey'vecomeupwithtwodifferentanswers,separatedbymorethanabillionyears.

Becausetheuniverseisexpandingatanacceleratingpace,thefurtherawayan

objectis,thefasteritappearstobemovingawayfromus.ThisisexpressedastheHubbleconstant（哈勃常数），andit'sakeyfactorinfiguringouttheageoftheuniverse.Afterall.ifwecandeterminehowfastmovingawayfromus,wecanrewindthatprocesstoitsbeginning-theBigBang.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonsetouttomapthedistancetodozensofgalaxiesTheteamcalculatedthattheuniverseisonly12.6billionyearsold-that,youmightnoticeismuchyoungerthanthe13.8yearsusuallystated.

Inthesecondstudy,themethodoffiguringouttheageoftheuniverseisbymappingtheoldestlightwecandetect.Wearerestoringthe'babyphoto'oftheuniversetoitsoriginalcondition,removingthewearandtearoftimeandspacethatdistorted（扭曲）theimage,saysNeelimaSehgal,co-authoronthestudy.Onlybyseeingthissharperbabyphotoorimageoftheuniversecanwemorefullyunderstandhowouruniversewasborn."Indoingso,theresearcherdeterminedthattheuniverseis13.8billionyearsold-inagreementwiththeacceptedage.

Therealproblemthough,isthatthestudiesdisagreesowildlywitheachother,tothetuneofabillionyears.Buttheyarenottheonlyones-thebattlelinesarecommonlydrawnbythemethodsused.Obviously.moreresearchisheededtodeterminewherethetruthlies.

24.Whatdoweknowabouttheuniversefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itdoesn'texistlong.B.Itbecomeslarger.C.Itrunsaway.D.ItcausestheBigBang.

25.Whatmakestheresearchersinthefirststudythinktheuniverseismuchyounger?

A.Thespeedofmovingobjects.

B.Thenumberofgalaxies.

C.Theprocessoftheuniverseevolution.

D.Thedistancetootherobjects.

26.HowdoesNeelimaSehgalexplaintheirmethodinthesecondstudy?

A.Byreferringtoasimilarthing.

B.Byusinghardscientificdata.

C.Byintroducinganewconcept.

D.Byquotinganexpert'swords.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Whosemethodisbetter?

B.Whichresultcanyoubelieve?

C.Howoldistheuniverse?

D.Whyistheuniversesoold?

C

Didyouknowthattheaveragechildhasheardtheword"no”over20,000timesbeforetheyturntheageofthree?

Ironically,itisalsoaroundthistimethatchildrenbegintodevelopenoughpersonalcharactertorefusetoobey.The“terribletwos"arecategorizedbyalackofunderstanding.Somewherebetweenthreeandfour,childrenbegintoacquiretheskillstoreason.Itisduringthistimetheywatchhowotherchildrenandadultsreason.Ifwe'renotcareful,thechildrenwillwatchusmodelaworldof＂NOs”。

Bythetimeapersonturnseighteen,howmanytimeshavetheybeentoldno?

Ihaven'tfoundanystudiesthatevenattemptedtotrackthisstatistic,butI'msureifthenumberis20,000bythree,thenateighteenthatnumberhasmultiplied.Youcandothemath.

Anyway,IthinkIknowwhywesayno.Wesaynotoprotect.Wesaynotodirect.Wesaynotostoppotentialconfusion.However,dowesometimessaynojustforthesakeofsayingno?

Dowesaynobecausewehaveinternalized（内在化）allofthe"NOs"we'veheardovertheyearsandwefeelitisfinallyourtimetosaynotosomeoneelse?

Theinternalizednocandamagethegrowthprocessofdreamsininfancyasquicklyasitcanweakenathree-year-old.Andwewonderwhywerunintopeoplewithbig,un-accomplisheddreamswhohaveabitofachipontheirshoulder.Theyhavetotakeonthe20,000NOs.However,thethingthatkeepsthemgoingisthepossibilityofthepowerofONEYES!

JustasitonlytakesonebooktomakeawriteraPulitzerPrizeWinner,itonlytakesonewordtochangethecourseofyourday.That

wordisYES!

28.Whatdoweknowabouttwo-year-olds?

A.Theyunderstandwell.B.Theyoftensaynotoothers.

C.Theythinklogically.D.Theydon'tdoallthey'retold.

29.Whateffectdoessayingnohaveonchildren?

A.Theylosealltheirdreams.B.Theyaren'teasytosucceed.

C.Theydon'tmakemistakes.D.Theyneversayyestoothers.

30.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetoaworldof"NOs"?

A.Tolerant.B.Disapproving.C.Favourable.D.Carefree.

31.Whatisthetext?

A.Ahow-toguide.B.Asurveyreport.C.Anopinionessay.D.Ashortstory.

D

I'mJeffLogan,presidentofLoganLuxuryTheatersCorporation.I'mverysorrytotellyoumanycinemasareatriskofclosingpermanently（永久）。

That'ssomethingwewouldhatetoseehappen

Watchingthenewestboxofficemovieandeatingabigbucketofpopcornisanexperiencethatmanyofushaveenjoyedforaverylongtime.Weallhavefondmemoriesofgoingtoatheaterofourfirstdatesorthefirstmoviewesawwithourchildren.Amovietheaterissoimportanttothefabricofthelocalcommunity.It'saplacewhereweallgather,nomatterwhatourinterests,andnomatterwhatages,youngandold,richandpoor.

Buthowmuchlongerwillclassictheatersremainopen?

Justlikeotherindustries,movietheatershavebeenhithardbythepandemic（流行病）andaregoingdark.Theentireindustryisbeingcontrolledbythepandemic,becausethestudiosdon'twanttoreleasetheirnewmoviesuntilallthetheaterscanbeopen.Asweallknow,thetheaterscan'tdowellandcan'tgetbacktofull7-dayaweekatfullspeedoperationwithoutnewmoviestoplay.

Recently,theLoganLuxury5CinemainMitchellreopenedfortheweekends.However,likemanytheaters,itisonlyoperatingatabout10percentcapacity.Sinceopening,severalnewsafetymeasureshavebeenputinplace.Blockoffeveryotherrow.Peopleareaskedtoleavethreeseatsbetweenthemandthenextgroup.Staffspraythetheaterwithdisinfectant（消毒剂）aftereveryshow.Andsanitizerstationscanbefoundthroughoutthetheater.

Evenso,somepeoplestillaren'tcomfortablegoingtoamovietheateryet.Ifullyunderstandthat.Anyhow,Ijusthopewemustdosomethingelsetohelpoutourlocaltheaters,liketakingpartinanewnationalproposalcalled"SaveYourCinema."

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fabric"inparagraph4referto?

A.Typicalfeature.B.Basicstructure.C.Publicsupport.D.Commonvision.

33.Whyarethefilmstudiosunwillingtoreleasethenewmovies?

A.Cinemasdon'toperatenormally.

B.Newmoviesaren'twelcomed.

C.Peopledon'tlikegoingtocinema.

D.Manycinemasgooutofbusiness.

34.WhatcanweinferabouttheLoganLuxury5Cinemaafteritsreopening?

A.Itmakesalotofmoney.

B.Itdoeswellindiseaseprevention.

C.Itreceivesalargeaudienceeveryday.

D.Itoffersmoreenjoyableexperience.

35.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tosharethegoodolddays.

B.Toexplainasocialproblem.

D.Torecommendatheater.

C.Toaskforpeople'shelp.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Therearenowlotsofproductsandservicesonthemarket.36Itisvital,therefore,foracompanytodistinguishitselffromitscompetitorsbyhavingastrongcompanyimagewhichisimmediatelyrecognizable.

Logosarepartofthisimage.37Thelogoestablishesavisualidentityforthecompany,justasdifferentgroupsofyoungpeopleexpresstheiridentitythroughhairstylesandclothes.Allgroupsfromallculturesandthroughouttheageshaveusedcolorsandsymbolstoshowtheiridentity.

38Somecolorsmaybeconnectedwithcoldnessinonecultureandwithwarmthinanother.Somecolorsrepresentlifeinoneculturebutdeathinanother.Internationalcompanieshave,therefore.tomakesurethattheirlogoswillnotbemisunderstoodindifferentcountries.

Thelogosoflargeinternationalcompaniesareinstantlyrecognizablethroughouttheworld,OneofthemostfamouslogosisthatofCoca-Cola.Thedesignofthewords"Coca-Cola"hasnotchangedsince1886,althoughthesurroundingdesignhasbeenchangedfromtimetotime.Manycompanieshaveovertheyears,renewedtheirlogos