辽宁师大附中届高三上学期月考试题 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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辽宁师大附中届高三上学期月考试题英语Word版含答案

辽宁师大附中2020届高三年级第一次考试

英语试题

考试时间：

80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）

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

BythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh，IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin，youcouldn’tbeanurse，soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome，saying，“Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”

ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.

Afterhighschool，theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Maxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.

Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid，“Carol，Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I'vebeenthinking—ifanythinghappenstome.Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?

”

Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschoo1.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit，butwithmylackofconfidence，Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying,“I'mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”

FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol，”Iread.”Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.”

Aninsensitiveteacheroncestolemydream.Ifyouhaveadream,exhausteveryefforttoreachit.I’veworkedthirtyyearsnowasanurseandI’veneverbeenmorecertainthatthisiswhatIwasmeanttobe.

21.WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?

A.TosupportthefamilyB.Toprovidemoremoneyforherkids

C.ToliveamorecolorfullifeD.Tobeabletoliveindependently

22.Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid____________.

A.destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurse.B.helpedCarolfindhertrueinterest

C.savedCarolfromwastinghertime

D.encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning

23.Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschoo1,Caro1____________.

A.wasuncertainabouttheresultB.hadnomoodtoreaditthen

C.didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD.couldn’twaittoopenit

24.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？

A.Adreamtoohightoachieve.B.Toostupidtobeanurse?

C.Nevertoolateto1earn.D.Achancetooimportanttomiss

B

Electronicheroes

Asaninternetinfluencer,thereseemstobenothingspecialaboutMiquelaSousa.The19-year-oldlivesinLosAngeles,US,postspicturesofherselfsportingfashionablelooks,andhasjustmadeherwayintotheMarcheditionofVoguemagazine.ButMiquelaisn’treal–sheisacomputer-generatedcharacter.

Herfansdon’tseemtomind–shehas855,000followersonUSsocialnetworkingplatformInstagram.AndherfirstsingleNotMine–yes,she“sings”too–alsoreachedNo.8onmusicstreaming（流媒体）platformSpotifylastAugust.

It’skindofcuriousthatinatimewhenauthenticity（真实性）and“beingreal”arevaluedmorethanever,“fake”celebritieslikeMiquelaareappreciatedandseenasicons（偶像）.

PerhapsthereasonforMiquela’spopularityliesbehindthefameofasimilarstar,HatsuneMiku.This16-year-oldanimatedsingerfromJapanhasheldsingingconcertsnotonlyinherhomecountrybutalsointheUSandChina.

EventhoughHatsune’snomorethana3-Dfigureprojected（投射）ontothestage,herfansaremorethanwillingtopaytoactuallyseeher“inperson”,becausetothem,she’sbetterthanhumansingers.“She’srathermorelikeagoddess:

Shehashumanparts,butshetranscends（超越）humanlimitations.She’sthegreatpost-humanpopstar,”wrotereporterJamesVerinionWiredmagazine.

Criticsmaysaythat3-Dstarscouldneverreplacetheauthenticityofhumans,butwhenitcomestobeingauthentic,arehumansreallythebestexampleofhowtodoit?

Mostofuseditourphotosbeforepostingthemonline,andwetendtocreateafantasythatwe’relivingaperfectlifebylettingpeopleonlyseethebrightersideofit.

“MiquelaisnolessrealtomethananyotherinternetstrangerwithwhomI’veinteracted（互动）,”wrotereporterLeoraYasharionthewebsiteNylon.“Herexistenceinitselfrepresentsanewbreed（种类）ofinfluencer–someonewhoisbreakingtheboundaries（界限）ofwhatisrealandwhatisfake.”

25.WhoisMiquelaSousa?

A.She’salife-likecharacterwithmusicaltalents.

B.She’sanewsportsstarwithfashionablelooks.

C.She’sanexperiencedsingerwiththousandsoffans.

D.She’sananimatedfigurecreatedbyaJapanesecompany.

26.WhydidtheauthormentionHatsuneMiku?

A.Toshowthesimilarities3-Dstarsshare.

B.TomakeacomparisonwithMiquelaSousa.

C.Toexplainwhy3-Dstarsarewellreceived.

D.Tostresshow3-Dstarsgobeyondhumanlimitations.

27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.3-Dstarscouldmatchtheauthenticityofhumansoneday.

B.Animatedcelebritiesarenotasrealashumancelebrities.

C.Humancelebritieshavegreaterinfluencethananimatedones.

D.3-Dstars’publicpersonalitiesmaybejustasauthenticashumans’.

C

Anarticlepublishedintheprestigious（有威望的）scientificjournalNatureshedsnewlightonanimportant,butup-to-nowlittleappreciated,aspectofhumanevolution.InthisarticleProfessorsDennisBrambleandDanielLiebermansuggestthatbeingabletorunwasthenecessaryconditionforthedevelopmentofourspecieswhichenabledustocomedownfromthetrees.Thischallengestraditionalscientificthinking,whichclaimsthatthedistinctive,uprightbodyformofmodernhumanshascomeaboutasaresultoftheabilitytowalk,andthatrunningissimplyaby-productofwalking.Furthermore,humanshaveusuallybeenregardedaspoorrunnerscomparedtosuchanimalsasdogs,horsesordeer.However,thisisonlytrueifweconsiderrunningathighspeed,especiallyovershortdistances.Butwhenitcomestolong-distancerunning,humansdoastonishinglywell.Theycankeepasteadypaceformanykilometres,andtheiroverallspeedisatleastthesameasthatofhorsesordogs.

BrambleandLiebermanexamined26physicalfeaturesfoundinhumans.Oneofthemostinterestingoftheseisthenuchalligament（项韧带）.Whenwerun,thisligamentpreventsourheadfrommovingbackandforthorfromsidetoside.Therefore,weareabletorunwithsteadyheadsheldhigh.Thenuchalligamentisnotfoundinanyothersurvivingprimates,suchasapesandmonkeys.ThenthereareourAchillestendons（跟腱）atthebacksofourlegs,whichconnectourcalf（小腿肚）musclestoourheelbones—andwhichhavenothingtodowithwalking.Whenwerun,thesetendonsbehavelikesprings,helpingtopushusforward.Furthermore,wehavelow,wideshouldersvirtuallydisconnectedfromourskulls（颅骨）,aphysicaldevelopmentwhichallowsustorunmoreefficiently.

Butwhatevolutionaryadvantageisgainedfrombeinggoodlong-distancerunners?

Perhapsitpermittedearlyhumanstoobtainfoodmoreeffectively."Whatthesefeaturesandfactsappeartobetellingusisthatrunningevolvedinorderforourdirectancestorstocompetewithothermeat-eatinganimalsforaccesstotheproteinneededtogrowthebigbrainsthatweenjoytoday,"saysLieberman.Somescientistsputforwardthetheorythatearlyhumanschasedanimalsforgreatdistancesinordertoexhaustthembeforekillingthem.

"Researchonthehistoryofhumans'abilitytomovehastraditionallybeencontroversial,"saysLieberman."Attheveryleast,Ibelievethistheorywillmotivatemanyresearcherstoreevaluateandfurtherinvestigatehowhumanslearnedtorunandwalkandwhywearebuiltthewayweare."

28.Inparagraph1,whatdothetwoprofessorssuggestabouthumans'abilitytorun?

A.Itisanevolutionaryby-productofwalking.

B.Ithelpstoformpeople'sabilitytoclimbtrees.

C.Ithasplayedanimportantroleinhumanevolution.

D.Ithasnotbeenadequatelystudiedbyscientistsbefore.

29.Whatistrueaboutthephysicalcharacteristicsexaminedbytheprofessors?

A.Achillestendonsassistpeopletowalklongdistances.

B.Thehumanskullhelpspeopletorunmoreefficiently.

C.people'sshouldersallowthemtolookfromsidetoside.

D.Thenuchalligamentenablespeopletoholdtheirheadsteady.

30.Accordingtoparagraph3,scientistsbelievethatearlyhumans_________.

A.alwayscameacrossdangeroussituationsinlife

B.ranafteranimalsforlongdistanceswhenhunting

C.oftenfailedtofindfoodbecausetheycouldn'trunfast

D.developedtheirhuntingskillsbyrunninglongdistances

31.ProfessorLiebermanthinksthenewtheorywill_________.

A.completelyexplainhowrunningdeveloped

B.revolutionizethetheoryofhumanevolution

C.encouragemorein-depthstudiesonthetopic

D.bewidelysupportedwithinthescientificcommunity

D

Whetheryou’reeatingatafancyrestaurantordininginsomeone’shome,propertablemannersarelikelytohelpyoumakeagoodimpression.AccordingtoaUSexpert,EmilyPost,“Allrulesoftablemannersaremadetoavoidugliness.”

WhileHenryHitchingsoftheLosAngelesTimesadmitsthatgoodmannerscanreducesocialconflict,hepointsoutthatmostlytheirpurposeisprotective–theyturnournaturalwarrior-likeselvesintomoreelegantones.

Sowheredidtablemannerscomefrom?

InmedievalEngland,awriternamedPetrusAlfonsitooktheleadtourgepeoplenottospeakwiththeirmouthsfull.AndKingDavidIofScotlandalsoproposedthatanyofhispeoplewholearnedtoeatmoreneatlybegivenataxdeduction（减除）.

Disappointingly,thatideanevercaughto