届甘肃省西北师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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届甘肃省西北师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试题
西北师大附中
2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试试题
高三英语
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thereisnothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspectivesandexposingyourselftoothercultures.Hereisalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.
ITALY:
BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalter
ThisbookiswrittenbythepopularauthorJessWalter.ItisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.AsthesettingsshiftfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.
SEATTLE:
Where’dYouGo,BernadettebyMariaSemple
MariaSemple’sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaugh.
ENGLAND:
WolfHallbyHilaryMantel
Youcan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.
NANTUCKER:
Here’stoUsElinHildebrand
ElinHilderbrandhasbuiltawritingcareeraboutherhometownislandofNantucker.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachreadthatwillspiceupyourvacation.Youwon’tbeabletoputthepagedownanddesiretogetthere.
1.Whichbookhasbeenadaptedforafilm?
A.Here’stoUs.
B.WolfHall.
C.BeautifulRuins.
D.Where’dYouGo,Bernadette.
2.WhatisthespecialfeatureoftheWhere’dYouGo,Bernadette?
A.Itslowprice.
B.Itsinterestingcharacters.
C.Itscontentaboutlove.
D.Itswayoftellingstories.
3.Whatcanweinferaboutthebooksmentionedinthetext?
A.Theyinspireyoutotravel.
B.Theyareallaboutlovestories.
C.Theyshowthejoyandsadness
D.Theyhelpyoutobeself-involved.
B
OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.
Thiswasahugetask,soMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.
MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcontributors.
Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum(精神病院)fortheCriminallyinsane.
MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.
In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.
Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.
4.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary___________________.
A.cameoutbeforeminordied
B.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary
C.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer
D.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray
5.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?
A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.
B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.
C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations
D.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.
6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?
A.Braveanddetermined
B.Cautiousandfriendly
C.Considerateandoptimistic
D.Unusualandscholarly
7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.
B.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.
C.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor.
D.BroadmoorAsylumanditspatients.
C
It'sapitythatdeafpeople,orthosewhohavehearingproblemscan'tenjoymusic.Butnowavibrating(振动的)suitbringsthemhope—itcanallowthemtofeelmusicthroughtheirskin,ratherthanhearit.
DesignedbytheUStechnologycompany,NotImpossibleLabs,thesuitconsistsofabodyharness(全身式安全带)andwriststraps(腕带).
Musicissenttothesuitwirelessly.Thenthesuitisabletotranslateitintoarangeofvibratingpulses,whichcanbefeltatatotalof24contactpointsalloverthebody.Theuserscanadjusttheintensityofthevibrations.
ChaseBurton,33,adeaffilmmakerfromTexas,US,hasbeentestingoutthesuitforfouryears.Heunderstandsthatadeafperson'sexperiencewithmusicisverydifferent."WhenIwasakid,I'dlieontheflooraboveourgaragesoIcouldfeelthevibrationsfrommybrother'sbandrockingoutbelowmybody,"BurtontoldCNN.
Nowwhenhewearsthevibratingsuit,hesaysthesoundhitsdifferentpartsofhisbody.“Maybeitwillstrikemedowninmyanklesfirst.AndthenIwillstarttofeelthevibrationsinmybackandthenIwillfeelsomepulsationsinmywrist,”Burtonsaid.
Thedesignershavebeenworkingonextendingthetactile(触觉的)musicalexperiencetoalargedeafcommunity.In2016,adozenprototype(样品)suitsweretestedataLadyGagaconcertintheUS.
ThesuitwasalsotestedatadifferentconcertinLasVegasin2018.Itwasgivento150audiencemembersattheconcertwherehalftheaudiencemembersweredeafandahalfcouldhear.
Atthesametime,thecompanyhasbeenimprovingthetechnology,sayingit’sreadytogotomarketsoon.Thesuitmaybeusedinlivesportsbroadcastsvideogamesorthemeparks.Theultimategoalistomakethetechnologyavailabletoall.
“Wetrulythinkthatanythingthathasnoaudioelementcanalsohaveavibrationalexperienceassociatedwithitaswell,”thecompany’stalentandbusinessdevelopmentdirector,JordanRichardson,toldCNN.
8.Howdoesthevibratingsuithelppeoplewithhearingproblems?
A.Itsendssoundstotheirearsthroughawire.
B.Itimprovestheircontactpointsalloverthebody.
C.Itturnsmusicintovibratingpulsesthatcanbefelt.
D.Itchangestheintensityofsoundsbasedontheusers.
9.WhyisBurton’sexperiencementioned?
A.Toshowhowdifficultitisforadeafpersontoenjoymusic.
B.Totellreadersdifferentwaysthatpeopleenjoymusic.
C.Toexpressregretfornothavingatechnologyearlier.
D.Toaskdesignerstomakeuser-friendlyproductsfordeafpeople.
10.Whatdoweknowaboutthesuit?
A.Itiswidelyusedatconcerts.
B.Itiswellreceivedbythemarket.
C.Itisbeingimprovedtofurtheritsuse.
D.Itworksbetterwithpeoplewhocanhear.
11.WhatdoesRichardsonthinkofthetechnology?
A.Ithasabrightfuture.
B.Itcoststoomuch.
C.Itisthemostadvanced.
D.Itisoflittlepracticaluse.
D
Thetonsofplasticwe’redumpingintheoceansisfindinganewhome—thestomachsofourbeautifulmarineanimals.YetanotherreminderofthisfactwaswashedashoreinEasternIndonesiathisweek.Alargeamountofwaste,includingdrinkingcupsandflip-flops,wasfoundinthestomachofawhalethatdiedoffthecoastnearKapotaIsland.
The9.5-metrespermwhale(抹香鲸)wasfoundbyrescuersfromtheWakatobiNationalPark.Thewhalehadswallowed5.9kilogramsofplasticwastecontaining115plasticcups,fourplasticbottles,25plasticbags,andmorethan1,000otherkindsofpiecesofplastic,parkchiefHeriSantosotoldthereporter.
“Althoughwehavenotbeenabletodeducethecauseofdeath,thefactsthatweseearetrulyawful,”saidDwiSuprapti,amarinespeciesconservationcoordinatoratWWFIndonesia.Shesaiditwasnotpossibletodetermineiftheplastichadcausedthewhale’sdeathbecauseoftheanimal’sadvancedstateofdecay(腐烂).Butthisisonlythelatest.
FourAsiannations—Indonesia,thePhilippines,VietnamandThailand—accountfor50%oftheplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoareportbyenvironmentalcampaignerOceanConservancyandtheMcKinseyCenterforBusinessandEnvironment.ThePhilippinesissecondtoIndonesiawhenitcomestoputtingawayplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScienceinJanuary.Ofthe3.2millionmismanagedwasteitproduceseveryyear,1.29millionendsupintheocean.
Areportreleasedearlierthisyearstatedthattheamountofplasticintheoceanislikelytoincrease.
12.Whatcanweknowaboutthespermwhale?
A.Itsstomachisthehomeofplasticwaste.
B.Itdiedofswallowinglotsofplasticwaste.
C.Ithadeatenmuchplasticwastebeforeitsdeath.
D.Itwasthe
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