北京市2019-2020学年高三期中考试英语试卷

1、北京市2019-2020学年高三期中考试英语试卷北京市2022-2020学年高三期中考试英语试卷一、语法填空阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Theword“diarycomesfromtheLatinword“diarium,1.means“dailyallowance.Itreferstoabookforwritingsbydate.Andit2.(use)forbusinessnotes,planningactivities,keepingtrackofscheduledappointments,o

2、rdocumenting3.hasalreadyhappened.Somedoctorssuggestthat4.(write)inadiaryisagoodformofself-study.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。WecelebrateTeachersDayeverySeptember10th.1.thatday,wewillsendbestwishesandexpressourthankstoourdearteachersfortheirhardwork.Somestudentswritet

3、hank-you2.(card)toourteachers;otherswouldliketosend3.(they)beautifulflowers.Sometimesweprepareperformancesorgivethemhand-madegifts.Inourschool,wealsohaveatraditionofservingteatoeachteacherinthemorning.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。LastThursday,wehadaclassmeeting1.(dis

4、cuss)wheretogoforourspringouting.We2.(come)upwithseveralchoicessuchasgoingboating,climbingamountain,andgoingtoanamusementpark.3.(final),wedecidedtogomountainclimbing.二、完形填空LetsGoandFlyaKiteatPiedmontMiddleSchoolscelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedki

5、testothemostcomplexboxkites.Stayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshmen

6、t(茶点)tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11,from9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.Where:PiedmontMiddl

7、eSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00a.m.Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00a.m.Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00a.m.Kite-flyingshowson

8、theschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00p.m.Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00p.m.PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:“TheHistoryofKites.2:00p.m.BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowtent.Comeandseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00p.m.Presentationb

9、yDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:“KitesandScience.3:30p.m.AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsofthedaysjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow,MostArtistic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:005:00p.m.Letsallgoandflyakite!Eve

10、ryoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Cometothekitecelebration.Enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1.Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttojoininkitecompetitions?A.10:00amand11:00a.m.B.12:00p.m.and2:00p.m.C.1:00pmand3:00p.m.D.2:00p.m.and4:00p.m.2.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthek

11、itecelebration.A.isenjoyableandeducationalB.isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesC.getsmoneyfromPTOofPiedmontMiddleSchoolD.givespeopleachancetoseekitesfromaroundtheworld3.Thepassageisintendedfor.A.schoolstaffB.kiteexpertsC.studentsandparentsD.kitecompanies三、阅读理解Fromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandread

12、ingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation(侮辱).Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemreadaloudbeforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey“knowallthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydontknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradecl

13、assesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,“NowImgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwant

14、youtoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,thatsenoughforme.AlsoImnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisteachertalkingseriously?Onegirl,whohadjustcometou

15、sfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,MrHolt,doyoureallymeanthat“Isaidjustasseriously?Imeaneverywordofit.Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk.Fromaglimpseoftheillustrations

16、(插图)IthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcantbe,andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDick.Isaid,“DontyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoingSheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.Thisisexactlywhatreading,Ithink,shouldbe:findsomething,diveintoit,taket

17、hegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,andthengoontosomethingelse.1.Accordingtothepassage,childrensfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom_.A.readinglittleandthinkinglittleB.readingoftenandadventurouslyC.beingmadetoreadtoomuchD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers2.Theteachertoldhisstudentstoread_.

18、A.forhigherscoresinexamsB.forknowledgeC.forenjoymentD.foralargervocabulary3.Uponhearingtheteacherstalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat_.A.itsoundedstupidB.itwasnotsurprisingatallC.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrueD.itwasnodifferentfromotherteacherstalk4.WhichstatementaboutthegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.She

19、skippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.B.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.C.Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.D.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.RunningonEmptyForalmostacentury,scientistshaveassumed,tirednessorexhaustioninathletesoriginates(起源于)inthem

20、uscles.Preciseexplanationshavevaried,butallhavebeenbasedonthe“LimitationsTheory.Inotherwords,musclestirebecausetheyhitaphysicallimit:theyeitherrunoutoffueloroxygenortheydrowninharmfulby-products(副产品).Inthepastfewyears,however,TimothyNoakesfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica,hasexaminedthisstanda

21、rdtheory.Tiredness,heargues,iscausednotbysignalsspringingfromovertaxedmuscles,butisanemotionalresponsewhichbeginsinthebrain.Thefundamentalnatureofhisnewtheoryisthatthebrainpacesthemusclestokeepthemwellbackfromtheedgeofexhaustion.Whenthebraindecidesitstimetoquit,itcreatesunbearablemuscletiredness.Thi

22、s“CentralGovernortheoryremainscontroversial,butitdoesexplainmanypuzzlingaspectsofathleticperformance.ArecentdiscoverythatNoakescallsthe“lacticacidparadoxmadehimstartresearchingthisareaseriously.Lacticacidisaby-productofexercise,andtheincreaseofitisoftenmentionedasacauseoftiredness.Butwhenresearchsub

23、jectsexerciseincertainconditionscreatedartificially,theybecometiredeventhoughlacticacidlevelsremainlow.Norhastheoxygencontentoftheirbloodfallentoolowforthemtokeepgoing.Obviously,somethingelsewasmakingthemtirebeforetheyhiteitherofthesephysiologicallimits.Noakesconductedanexperimentwithsevencyclists.I

24、thaslongbeenknownthatduringexercise,thebodyneveruses100%oftheavailablemusclefibres(纤维).Theamountusedvaries,butinsometaskssuchasthiscyclingtestthebodycallsonabout30%.Histeamfoundthatastirednesssetin,theelectricalactivityincyclistslegsdeclinedevenwhentheyweremakingagreatefforttocycleasfastastheycould.

25、ToNoakes,thiswasstrongevidencethattheoldtheorywaswrong.“Thecyclistsmayhavefeltcompletelyexhausted,hesays,“buttheirbodiesactuallyhadconsiderablereservesthattheycouldtheoreticallytapbyusingagreateramountoftherestingfibres.This,hebelieves,istheproofthatthebrainisregulatingthepaceoftheworkouttoholdthecy

26、clistswellbackfromthepointofextremetiredness.1.Whichofthefollowingissupportedby“theLimitationsTheory?A.Tirednessiscausedbysignalsfrombrain.B.Athletesfeeltiredwhentheyuseupalltheirenergy.C.Thebodyuses100%ofthemusclefibresinexercise.D.Athletesbecometiredthoughlacticacidlevelsremainlow.2.Noakeshasfound

27、outthat_.A.musclefibrescontrolathletesmovementsB.LacticacidlevelsremainhighincyclingtestC.mentalprocessescontrolthesymptomsoftirednessD.differentexercisesusedifferentamountofmusclefibres3.Itislikelythatboththeoriesacceptthat_.A.lacticacidisproducedinmusclesduringexerciseB.theoxygencontentinbloodmayr

28、iseaftersportsC.tirednessisaharmfulby-productofexerciseD.theenergyinhumanbodiescanbebalanced4.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Thedescriptionofanewtest.B.Theexplanationofthetheory.C.Thepuzzlingevidenceofastudy.D.Thewholeprocessoftheresearch.Thenewsocialrobots,includingJibo,Cozmo,KuriandMeccanoM.A.X.,be

29、arsomeresemblancetoassistantslikeApplesSiri,buttheserobotscomewithsomethingmore.Theyaredesignedtowinusovernotwiththeirsmartsbutwiththeirpersonality.Theyaresoldascompanionsthatdomorethantalktous.Timemagazinehailed(称赞)therobotsthat“couldfundamentallyreshapehowweinteractwithmachines.Butisreshapinghowwe

30、interactwithmachinesagoodthing,especiallyforchildren?Someresearchersinfavoroftherobotsdontseeaproblemwiththis.Peoplehaverelationshipswithmanykindsofthings.Somesayrobotsarejustanotherthingwithwhichwecanhaverelationships.Tosupporttheirargument,roboticistssometimespointtohowchildrendealwithtoydolls.Chi

31、ldrenanimate(赋予生命)dollsandturnthemintoimaginaryfriends.Jibo,inasense,willbeonemoreimaginaryfriend,andarguablyamoreintelligentandfunone.Gettingattachedtodollsandsociablemachinesisdifferent,though.Todaysrobotstellchildrenthattheyhaveemotions,friendships,evendreamstoshare.Inreality,thewholegoaloftherob

32、otsisemotionaltrickery.Forinstance,Cozmotherobotneedstobefed,repairedandplayedwith.BorisSofman,thechiefexecutiveofAnki,thecompanybehindCozmo,saysthattheideaistocreate“adeeperanddeeperemotionalconnection.Andifyouneglecthim,youfeelthepainofthat.Whatisthepointofthis,exactly?Whatdoesitmeantofeelthepaino

33、fneglectingsomethingthatfeelsnopainatbeingneglected,ortofeelangeratbeingneglectedbysomethingthatdoesntevenknowitisneglectingyou?Thisshouldnotbeouronlyconcern.Itistroublingthattheserobotstrytoempathizewithchildren.Empathyallowsustoputourselvesintheplaceofothers,toknowwhattheyarefeeling.Robots,however

34、,havenoemotionstoshare,andtheycannotputthemselvesinourplace.Nomatterwhatroboticcreatures“sayorsqueak,theydontunderstandouremotionallives.Theypresentthemselvesasempathymachines,buttheyaremissingtheessentialequipment.Theyhavenotbeenborn,theydontknowpain,ordeath,orfear.Robotthinkingmaybethinking,butrob

35、otfeelingisneverfeeling,androbotloveisneverlove.Whatisalsotroublingisthatchildrentakerobotsbehaviortoindicatefeelings.Whentherobotsinteractwiththem,childrentakethisasevidencethattherobotslikethem,andwhenrobotsdontworkwhenneeded,childrenalsotakeitpersonally.Theirrelationshipswiththerobotsaffecttheirs

36、elf-esteem(自尊).Inonestudy,an8-year-oldboyconcludedthattherobotstoppedtalkingtohimbecausetherobotlikedhisbrothersbetter.Forsolong,wedreamedofartificialintelligenceofferingusnotonlysimplehelpbutconversationandcare.Nowthatourdreamisbecomingreal,itistimetodealwiththeemotionaldownsideoflivingwithrobotsth

37、at“feel.1.HowarethenewsocialrobotsdifferentfromSiri?A.Theyareintendedtoteachchildrenhowtotalk.B.Theyaredesignedtoattractpeoplewiththeirsmarts.C.Theirmainfunctionistoevaluatechildrenspersonality.D.Theyhaveanewwaytocommunicatewithhumanbeings.2.InParagraph3Cozmoisusedasanexampletoshowthatthesocialrobot

38、s_.A.aredeeplyconnectedwithhumanbeingsB.areunabletobuildarealrelationshipwithchildrenC.aresoadvancedthattheycanfeelthepainofhumanbeingsD.arenotgoodenoughtocarryouttheinstructionsofchildren3.Theunderlinedphrase“essentialequipmentinParagraph4refersto_.A.emotionB.painC.fearD.thinking4.Whichofthefollowi

39、ngshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)?C:ConclusionA.B.C.D.AreYouaPrisonerofPerfection?Doyoustruggleforagoalthatisbeyondyourreach?1.Areyousettingyourselfupforfailureandshamewhenyoucantachievetheunachievable?Understandingwhatdrivesperfectionismisthefirststepto

40、wardreleasingthisself-createdanchorthatkeepsusstuck.Shameandfearareoftenthehiddendriversofperfectionism.Webelievethatifwecanfashionaperfectlypolishedpersonality,flashourintelligence,andperfectourhumour,thennoonecanhurtuswithcriticismandwellwinrespectandapproval.2.Politicianswhodisplayadesperateneedt

41、oberightandrefusetoacknowledgemistakesoruncertaintyareoftendrivenbyasecretshame.Theyfearthatshowingvulnerability(弱点)willexposethemtotheaccusationthattheyreweak.Theysticktoadesiretoberight,perfect,andpolished,evenwhenitsobviousthattheemperorhasnoclothes.Perfectionismkeepsusleaningtowardthefuture.Wereconstantlyevaluatingourselvesinordertodobetter.3.However,ifwecantrelaxandenjoylightermoments,thenwebecomeprisonersofourperfectionism.Wegetpainfullyself-consciousandtakeourselvestooseriously.Sadly,wedeprive(剥夺)ourselvesofthesimplepleasureofenjoyingthem