广东省廉江市实验学校届高三英语上学期返校考试试题.docx
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广东省廉江市实验学校届高三英语上学期返校考试试题
广东省廉江市实验学校2019届高三英语上学期返校考试试题
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
BeforeonemanwalkeduponamuddyNewJerseyriverbank,baseballwasadeadlygame.
In1938,Philliesthird-basecoachLenaBlackburnehappenedtostepintoastreamintheDelawareRiver,andrealizedhefoundasolutionforoneofbaseball'sbiggestproblems.
Backthenballsfreshfromtheboxwereslipperyandhardtocontrol.Playerstriedtoimprovetheirgrips(紧握力)withtobaccojuiceorshoepolish,butastheballsgotdirtier,theyjustgothardertosee.Battinghelmetshadn'tbeeninventedyet,andplayerswerehavingtroublekeepingtheireyesontheerrant(无定向的)balls.Onebatterwasevenkilled.
SowhenBlackburnecameacrosstheslipperymudnearhishometownfishinghole,hismindwentstraighttothefield.Themudwasgritty(含砂的),withthelookandfeelofchocolatepudding.Hebroughtsomehomeandfoundthat,sureenough,itcoatedtheballperfectly,improvingthegripwithoutdamagingtheleather.WhenBlackburneshowedtheresulttoAmericanLeagueumpires(裁判员),theygavehismudathumbs-up.Bythe1950s,everymajor-leagueteamwasusingit.
Now,beforeeverymajor-andminor-leaguegame(aswellasmanycollegegames),anumpireorclubhouseattendantwipesalightcoatofBlackburne'smagicmudoneachballused.Themudhole'slocationremainsacloselyguardedsecrettothisday.Onlyoneperson,JimBintliff,themud'sfarmer,knowswheretofindit.
1.Before1938,baseballwas________.
A.boringB.world-famous
C.dangerousD.unpopular
2.Themagicmudmakesbaseballs________.
A.easiertocontrolB.easiertomake
C.lookprettierD.lookbigger
3.WhatdidAmericanLeagueumpiresthinkofBlackburne'smethod?
A.Itmightwork.B.Itwasgreat.
C.Itdidn'twork.D.Itcouldbeimproved.
4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.BaseballstarsB.Baseball'ssecret
C.BaseballrulesD.Baseball'sorigin
B
Iwassosurprisedtofindsomanydifferencesinthevariousschoolsystems.Thedifferencesarehuge.Theymainlylieinthedateschoolstarts,theageatwhichkidsstartschool,gradingsystemsandteachingmethods.
InGermany,schoolkidsaregivenaschoolconeontheirfirstdayofschool.Itcanbefilledwithsweets,snacks,artsupplies,lunchboxes,littlebooksandsmallgifts.Thekidscanonlyopenitatschool.Onenteringaschool,thekidsdon'thavetobeabletowritetheirnames,althoughtheymustbeabletoholdapenproperly.Schoolreadinessisdecidedbynotonlyphysicaldevelopmentbutalsosocialskills.
RussianchildrenalwaysstartschoolonSeptember1stevenifit'saholidayortheweekend.Thisisreferredtoas“KnowledgeDay”andmarksboththefirstdayofschoolandthefirstdayofautumn.Mostkidsbringachangeofshoestoschool.Theclassroomsoftheelementaryschoolthroughthehighschoolareusuallyinthesamebuilding.
Dutchchildrengotoschoolontheirfourthbirthday.Thisresultsinsomechaosasnewkidsareaddedtotheclassthroughouttheyearduringthefirstyear.Thekidsgettoplayandlearnsocialskillsandonlystart“realschool”whenthey're6.However,schoolisnotcompulsoryuntilthekidsare5yearsold.
Polishkidshavetowearaformalcostume—usuallyawhiteblousewithnavybluetrousersorskirtsforthegirlsandsuitsfortheboysforthefirstdayofschoolandschoolceremonies.There'salsoanopeningceremonywherethekidsaresworninasthestudentsofthefirstclass.
Finnishschoolsareconsideredtobethebestintheworld.They'realsoveryhands-off(不干涉的):
nogradesuntilYearThree.Therearenonationaltestsuntilthe12thyear.Teachersaretrustedandrespected,andtheyhavealotofautonomy(自治权).
5.InGermany,whenkidsenteraschool,they________.
A.willreceiveaconeasareward
B.won'tbetestedontheirsocialskills
C.shouldknowhowtoholdapenproperly
D.havetobeabletowritetheirnames
6.Whatdoes“KnowledgeDay”meaninRussia?
A.Apublicholiday.
B.Thefirstschoolday.
C.Thegraduationday.
D.Thebeginningofspring.
7.WhatarePolishschoolkidsrequiredtodoonthefirstdayofschool?
A.Wearaschooluniform.
B.Bringaschoolcone.
C.Holdanopeningceremony.
D.Receiveatestofsocialskills.
8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheteachersinFinnishschools?
A.Theylikegivingtests.
B.Theycandecidehowtoteach.
C.Theymustworkveryhard.
D.Theydon'thaveahighsocialposition.
C
In2011,alawwasborn.Atypeofladybug(瓢虫)becamethestateinsectofNorthDakota.Whenthegovernorsignedthebillintolaw,fourkidsstoodbehindhim.Thesesecond-gradestudentshadhelpedcreatealaw!
JadenMcNeiley,LoganRedding,MeganZimmer,andIsabelSiegwereinfirstgradewhentheirideaforalawwasborn.Theywerestudyingtheladybuginschool.
MeganandLoganwerefarmkidsandknewsomethingabouttheladybugalready.Theyknewthatfarmershadaproblemwithcrop-eatingpestscalledaphids(蚜虫)andthatladybugsateaphids.Themoreladybugswerearound,thefewerchemicalsthefarmershadtouse.
Thekidswerereadinganarticleonthecomputerwhentheysawalinkthatledtoalistofstateinsects.Theyclickedonthelinkandcouldn'tbelievetheireyes.NorthDakotadidnothaveastateinsect!
Thekidsdecidedthatakindofladybugcalledtheconvergentladybeetleshouldbetheirstateinsect.Thisladybugwasofgreatbenefittotheirfarmingstateanditdeservedaplaceofhonor.Buttheyhadnoideahowtocreatealaw.Sotheyaskedtheirteacherforhelp.Theirteacherknewtheirlocalstaterepresentative.Whentheyallmet,therepresentativetoldthekidstheywouldhavetopresentfactsandsolidreasonstoconvincelawmakersthatNorthDakotaneededtheladybugasitsstateinsect.
Thestudentsspentmuchofthatfirstgradespringresearchingladybugs.Theirteacherorderedladybuglarvae(幼虫).Theywatchedthelarvaedevelopintoadults.Tolearnmore,theytalkedtoscientistswhostudyinsects.Thechildrensaytheirresearchwashardworkandtheylovedit.“Evenifwehadn'tgottenwhatwewanted,”saysJaden,“evenifthebillhadn'tpassed,itwasworthit.”
Thestudentswanteveryonetoknowthatkidscanmakeadifference.“Whetheryouare8or80,”saysIsabel,“youhaveavoiceinyourcommunity.”“Believeinyourdreams,”sayJadenandMegan.“Butmakesureyouarereadytodoworktobackthemup!
”addsLogan.
9.Beforestudyingtheladybuginschool,MeganandLoganalreadyknew________.
A.howtocreatealaw
B.theadvantagesofaphids
C.howladybugsbenefitpeople
D.thestateinsectsoftheU.S.
10.Howdidthefourkidsfeelwhentheysawthelistofstateinsects?
A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Happy.D.Proud.
11.Whydidthefourkidschoosetheconvergentladybeetleastheirstateinsect?
A.Becauseitlooksbeautiful.
B.Becausetheyknewitverywell.
C.Becauseoftheirteacher'sadvice.
D.Becauseofitscontributiontofarming.
D
Nobodylikesfeelinglonely,andisolation(孤立)isn'tonlyapsychologicalproblem.Lonelinessincreasesaperson'sriskofdeathby26percent,aneffectcomparabletothehealthrisksposedbyobesity.
Sosomeresearchersareinvestigatingwhatitis,exactly,thatmakeslonelypeoplestaylonely.Onelong-heldtheoryhasbeenthatpeoplebecomesociallyisolatedbecauseoftheirpoorsocialskills—astheyspendmoretimealone,thefewskillstheydohavestarttofailfromlackofuse.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatthisisafundamentalmisunderstandingofthesociallyisolated.It'sjustthatwhenthey'reinsituationswheretheyneedthoseskillsthemost,theychoke.
ProfessorMeganL.Knowlesandherteamtestedthesocialskillsof86undergraduates,showingthem24facesonacomputerscreenandaskingthemtonamethebasichumanemotioneachfacewasshowing:
anger,fear,happiness,orsadness.Intheend,thelonelierstudentsdidworsethanthenon-lonelystudentsontheemotion-readingtask—butonlywhentheyweretoldtheywerebeingtestedontheirsocialskills.Whenthelonelyweretoldtheywerejusttakingageneralknowledgetest,theyperformedbetterthanthenon-lonely.
Sothelonelierpeopleare,thebettertheyareataccuratelyreadingfacialexpressionsanddecodingtoneofvoice.Lonelypeoplemaybepayingcloserattentiontoemotionalcues(暗示)preciselybecauseoftheirwillingnesstobelongsomewhereandforminterpersonalconnections,whichresultsintechnicallysuperiorsocialskills.
Thispresentsafairlynewwaytothinkaboutlonelypeople.It'snotthattheyneedtoimprovethebasicsofsocialskills,whichthey'velikelyalreadyshared.Instead,lonelypeoplemayneedtofocusmoreongettingoutoftheirownheads,sotheycanactuallyusetheskillsthey'vegottoformfriendshipsandbegintofindawayoutoftheirisolation.
12.Accordingtothetraditionalpointofview,whydolonelypeoplestaylonely?
A.Theyarehappytostayalone.
B.Theyhavefewchancestopracticesocialskills.
C.Theyaredifficulttogetalongwith.
D.Theyarelikelytomisunderstandothers'opinion.
13.InthetestmentionedinParagraph3,thelonelyperformedbetterwhenthey________.
A.feltnotverylonely
B.wereundergreatpressure
C.didnotknowtherealpurposeofthetest
D.weretolditwasatestonsocialskills
14.Comparedtonon-lonelypeople,lonelypeople________.
A.canbettercontroltheiremotions
B.canbetterreadpeople'semotions
C.canbetterexpresstheiremotions
D.canbetterhandlepeople'semotions
15.Whatinspirationmaylonelypeoplegetfromthetext?
A.Bebravetomakefriends.
B.Showsincerityinfriendship.
C.Findwaystolearnsocialskills.
D.Makegooduseofyourlonelytime.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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