山东省聊城市学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx
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山东省聊城市学年高三上学期期中英语试题
山东省聊城市2020-2021学年高三上学期期中英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Giventhesizeofthecountry,theclimateinAustraliavariesgreatlyfromonezonetothenext.Generallyspeaking,therearefourseasonsacrossmostofthecountrywhiletheTopEnd(includingDarwin,Katherine,KakaduandArnhemLand),Broome,theKimberleyandTropicalNorthQueenslandexperiencea‘wetseason’(NovembertoApril)anda‘dryseason’(MaytoOctober).
It’salsoimportanttorememberthatAustralia’sseasonsareatoppositetimestothoseintheNorthernHemisphere(半球).Soifyou’relookingforanendlesssummer,justheadDownUnderasthingsstarttocooloffintheNorthernHemisphere.
SummerinAustraliafallsbetweenDecemberandFebruaryandisfamousforsunnydayswithhightemperatures.It’sthewetseasoninthetropicalnorth(NovembertoApril),whichischaracterisedbymonsoonal(季风)rains.Manytourismoperationsareclosedfortheseason,soaresomenationalparks(suchasKakadu)duetofloodrisks.ThesameperiodisalsotheofficialhurricaneseasonforareasaroundCairns,althoughstormscanalsooccuroutsideofthisperiod.
FortheidealAustraliansummer,headtothesouthernpartsofthecountrywhereyou’llfindhot,sunnydaystoenjoytheunbelievableexperiencesonoffer.Thegreatweatherencouragesasteadyflockofvisitorstothecountry’sbeautifulbeachestoswim,surforjustrelax.CelebratethenewyearlikeatrueAustralian—withabeachbarbecue—orvisitSydneyfortheirinternationallyfamousNewYear’sEvefireworksdisplay.It’sapopulartimefortravelinAustralia,bothforlocalfamiliesandinternationalvisitors.Checktheschoolholidaycalendarformoreinformationonbreakperiods,andremembertobookyouraccommodationinadvancetoavoiddisappointment.
1.WhichmonthisconsideredasadryseasoninBroome?
A.April.B.September.
C.November.D.December.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“DownUnder”inParagraph2referto?
A.Aclub.B.Anairport.
C.Australia.D.TheNorthernHemisphere.
3.WhatisthemaincharacteristicinthenorthernAustraliainsummer?
A.Badweather.B.Thebeachbarbecue.
C.Fireworks.D.Beautifulbeaches.
Isawthemostbeautifulthingeveronemorning.Itwasearlywithaslightfrostontheground,andIwaswalkingongrassdowntothefarm—mymindonthedailyroutines.
Suddenlyashiningflasheruptedstraightfromthegroundabout15feetinfrontofme,andshotupintothesky.Itwassobrilliant,clearandclean.Ithoughttheonlythingthatcouldmakesuchaflashmustbeadiamond—maybesomeonehadlostsomekindofjewelry.Orsomekindoflightningstrikes—sobright.Iwaitedtoseeifitrepeatedbutitdidn’t.
Iwalkedslowlytowardsit.Therewasnothingtosee.Istareddownatthegrass,searchingforgoldorsomekindofmetal.Nothing.SoIdroppeddownreallycloseandthereitwas!
Atinyspider’sweb,delicatelyhangingbetweengrass,flashinginanumberofcolors.Therisingsunhadcaughttheexactangleofthedewdrops(露珠),andthatlighthadexplodedupintothesky.
Itwasunbelievable,suchapowerfulflashfromsomethingsosmallandfragile,andIwouldhavedestroyeditbeneathmyfeet.Itwasasiftheunseenworldwasgivingmeaheads-up.Hello!
Lookwhat’saroundyou.I’veneverforgottenthatmoment.
Sotakesometimetonoticethewonderofnaturethatmostofusneverevensee.Somuchbeautyallaroundusifwewouldonlytakethetime.Lookatthetinyflowersthatcoverplayingfields—wewalkalloverthemwithoutasecondglance.Thecolorsofpracticallyanyflowerontheeartharebreathtakingandallnatural—ifwewouldonlynotice.Takethetimeanddiscoverfromnatureonesecretbeautifulthingthatyoucankeepinyourheart.Takeapicture.It’swhatlifereallyconsistsof.Andit’sfree.
4.Whatactuallycausedtheflash?
A.Adiamond.B.Thelightning.
C.Apieceofmetal.D.Aspider’sweb.
5.Whydidthewriterfeelthediscoveryunforgettable?
A.Theflashisverysplendid.B.Thespider’swebismysterious.
C.Theshiningobjectwaspriceless.D.Somethingsmalltoucheshersoul.
6.Whatdoesthewritertrytoconveyinthelastparagraph?
A.Appreciatethebeautyofnature.B.Beconsideratetowardstheweak.
C.Findtimetoplayoutdoors.D.Keepasecretdeepinheart.
Asourglobalpopulationcontinuestorise,someassessmentssuggestitcouldreachnearly10billionpeopleby2050.Tofeedthatmanypeople,wewillneedtoproducequantitiesoffood.
Withonly30seasonsofplantingandharvestleftbeforethepopulationcouldhitthat10billionfigure,it’sclearthatagriculturehastochange,ifwearetohaveanyhopeoffeedingtheplanet.
OverthepastsixmonthsI’vetravelledalloverEuropespeakingtopioneeringscientistsandengineers,global-thoughtleaders,andofcourse,knowledgeablefarmers,fortheBBCWorldNewsandBBCFutureseries,FollowtheFoodinordertoexamineissuesaroundfoodsupplyandevenfindsomepotentialsolutionsforourfuture.
OneofthemostshockingfactsIlearnedistheamountofgoodandeatablefoodthatgetswasted.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,“Athirdofallfoodproducedendsuprotting(腐烂)inthedustbinsofconsumersandmarkets,ordamagingduetopoortransportationandharvestingpractices.”
Spendingtimewithfarmers,producers,andconsumers,Iquicklysawhowourcurrentwaysofgrowing,processingandsellingfoodjustaren’tsustainable(可持续的).
Theonlywaywecanfeed10billionpeopleby2050isifthefarmingandfoodindustriesbecomemuchmoresustainable.Andthatrequireschangestothewholemodelofgrowing,processing,transporting,storingandselling.Itmeansalotofbusinessesandgovernmentsneedtotakeaction.Butsotoodoweall.Whetherthat’sgoingtothemarketandchoosingthemost“ugly”vegetablesfordinner,encouragingsupermarketstochangetheirlabellingtoshowusthecarbonfootprintofourfood,orusingnewtechtoavoidwaste,there’ssomuchwecandotovalueourfoodanditsproducers.
7.Howdoesthewriterfeelabouttheproductionofenoughfoodby2050?
A.Optimistic.B.Impossible.
C.Challenging.D.Confident.
8.Whatisthepurposeofthewriter’sjourneyinEurope?
A.ToexperiencevariouscareersinEurope.
B.Tohaveaknowledgeoffarmers.
C.TobecomethebesthostinBBCprograms.
D.Tomakefurtherstudiesofpresentsituation.
9.WhatcanbeinferredfromthestatementoftheUnitedNations?
A.Plentyoffoodwasteisavoidable.
B.Foodproductionisfarfromenough.
C.Advancedagricultureisurgentlyneeded.
D.Foodsaretoofragiletobewellstored.
10.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Theprocedureforfoodproductioniscomplex.
B.Jointeffortsareneededtofeed10billionpeople.
C.Therearegreatopportunitiesforfoodbusiness.
D.Governmentsshouldtakefullresponsibility.
二、七选五
TheOxfordEnglishDictionarydefinesworkasthe“mentalorphysicalactivityasameansofearningincome”.Sincetheindustrialrevolution,theworkingworldhasseendramaticchanges,11.Wecouldneverhavedreamedofmostofthemjustdecadesago.
Wearefindingnewwaystoexploreourinborntalentsanduseourknowledgeandskillsforthegoodoftheworld.Yetmostofusareoperatingunderanoutdateddefinitionofwork.Wethinkworkshouldbehardandthatitshouldbeasacrifice.12.Onlypowerfulandsuccessfulpeopleareabletoexperiencethepleasureofworking.
13.Asasayinggoes,“Themindiseverything.Whateveryouthink,youbecome.”StanfordpsychologistCarolDweek’sresearchonthepowerofthinkingandagrowthmindsetprovidesevenmoreevidencethatourrealitiesandfuturesaregreatlyshapedbyhowourmindsapproachthesituation.
Thenextbeststepistocomeupwithyourowndefinitionofwork.Thinkthroughthefollowingtwoquestions:
14.Howsimilarordifferentisyouractualday-to-dayworktoorfromyourdefinition?
Askthesequestionsoften—notjustonce.
Ifyouwanttospendthemajorityofyourtimelovingwhatyoudoandfeelingadeepsenseoffulfillment,youneedtotakechargeofcreatingthisforyourself.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouareabusinessmanorastudentwithapart-timejob.15.
A.Whatisyourdefinitionofwork?
B.Newjobsarebeingcreatedeveryday.
C.Doyouunderstandthedefinitionofwork?
D.Enjoyingworkissimplysomething“nicetohave”.
E.Wearesupposedtoworkhardtosatisfyourownneed.
F.Butwemustrememberthatthemindcreatestheexperience.
G.Youhavemorepowertomanageyourexperienceofworkthanyoubelieve.
三、完形填空
WhenIarrivedatcollege,Iexpectedeverythingtoquicklyfallintoplace.I’dbethatgirlinthemovieswhostartedoff16andnervous,butthenfoundher17andhadtheworldatherfingertips.AllmylifeIhadbeentoldthatcollegewaswhereyou18exactlywhoyouwereandIhadassumeditwouldhappenrightaway.
However,thisdidn’thappen.IwatchedthegirlsonmyfloorbecomebestfriendswhilemyroommatesandIwereonly19.Irememberedbeing20ofagirlonthefootballteambecauseuponarrivingatcollege,she21hadagrouptobondwith.Ihadtriedoutthepsychologyclub,butfoundit22.Iknewtherewereother23oncampus,butIhadnoideawheretostart.
24by15,000otherstudents,Ifeltlost.Myresponsewasto25inmyroom,butIalwayswonderedwhatwasgoingon26mydormroomwalls.Igrewlonelyandgotdownonmyselffornotbeingmore27.
Later,I28collegeitselfisnotacatalyst(催化剂)forfindingmyselfandthatIhadtoputmyselfoutthere29Iwantednewexperiences.Istillhadnoidea30IwaslookingforbutI31tomakesomechanges,Ijoinedavolunteerclubandeventookclassesinacting.
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