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20202020 届广州市花都区新华云山中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答届广州市花都区新华云山中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AIf you are planning to visit the historic capital city of Scotland,Edinburgh,a travel destination that peoplecrowd to from around the world,and want to attend one Festival while you are there,keep on reading to discovermore information.AKA.Imaginate Festival When:22 May 2 June 2021Where:Traverse Theater,Assembly RoxyA festival where kids take overEdinburgh.With a whole range of free pop-up performances,take your kids tosee some of the most inspiring theatre and dance from a whole range of talented performers.EdinburghInternational Film Festival When:19 June 29 June 2021Where:Film House,Festival TheaterOriginally the very best in international film,it was established in 1947.The dynamic programme featureseverything from documentaries to shorts,along with a range of experimental cinema,in an attractive setting witha spray of red carpet charm.EdinburghArt Festival When:25 July 25 August 2021Where:City ArtCenter,The Scottish GalleryWith over 40 exhibitions to attend,the Edinburgh Art Festival is theUKs largest visual arts event where youcan see everything from historical works to contemporary masterpieces.The RoyalEdinburghMilitary Tattoo When:2 24 August 2021Where:EdinburghCastleWith a different theme every year,over 200,000 visitors crowd toEdinburghto see the military bands and thesymbolic piper set against the backdrop ofEdinburghCastle.1.Who is the AKA.Imaginate Festival intended for?A.Children.B.Talented performers.C.Parents.D.Dancers.2.Whats special about Edinburgh Art Festival?A.It includes all forms of arts.B.It is about great works in history.C.It is the largest festival in the world.D.It lasts for the longest time.3.Which Festival offers performances by soldiers?A.Edinburgh Art FestivalB.AKA.Imaginate FestivalC.The RoyalEdinburghMilitary TattooD.EdinburghInternational Film FestivalBSummer heat can be dangerous,and heat leads to tragedy far toooften.According to kidsandcars,org,anaverage of 37 young children per year die of car heat in the US,when they are accidentally left in a hot vehicle.For Bishop Curry,a fifth grader from Mckinney,Texas,one such incident hit close to home.A six-month-oldbaby from his neighborhood died after hours in a hot car.After hearing about her death,Curry decided thatsomething needed to be done.Young Curry,who turned 11 this year,has always had a knack for inventing things,and he drew up a sketch(草图)of a device he called“Oasis.”The device would attach to carseats and watch the temperature inside the car.If it reached a certaintemperature in the car,and the device sensed a child in the carseat,it would begin to circulate cool air.Curryalsodesigns the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology,which would alarm the childs parents and,if there was noresponse from them,the police.Currys father believes that the invention has potential.“The cool thing about Bishops thinking is none of thistechnology is new,”he said.“We feel like the way hes thinking and combining all these technologies will get toproduction faster.”His father even introduced the device to Toyota,where he works as an engineer.The companywas so impressed that they sent Curry and his father to a car safety conference in Michigan.In January,Currys father launched a campaign for the invention.They hope to raise money to finalize thepatent,build models,and find a manufacturer.Their goal was$20,000,but so many people believed in Oasispotential that they have raised more than twice that over$46,000.Currys father remembers the first time he saw his sons sketch.“I was so proud of him for thinking of asolution,”he said.“We always just complain about things and rarely offer solutions.”4.What inspired Curry to invent Oasis?A.His narrow escape from death after being locked in a car.B.His knowledge of many childrens death because of car heat.C.The death of his neighbors baby after being left in a hot car.D.The injury of 37 children in his school in a car accident.5.What would Oasis do if it was hot in a car with a child?A.It would inform the parents or even the police.B.It would pump out the hot air in the car.C.It would sound the alarm attached to the car.D.It would get the window open to save the child.6.What does Currys father think is cool about Currys invention?A.It used some of the most advanced technology.B.It simply combined technologies that existed.C.It could accelerate production of new technology.D.It is the most advanced among similar products.7.Why did Currys father start a campaign to raise money?A.To conduct experiments to test the invention.B.To get other children devoted to inventions.C.To support a charity of medical aid for children.D.To get the patent and bring it to production.CTen years ago,I set out to examine luck.I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place atthe right time,while others consistently experienced ill fortune.I placed advertisements in national newspapersasking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky.Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteeredfor my research.Over the years I have interviewed them,monitored their lives and had them take part in variousexperiments.In one of the experiments,I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper,asking them to look through itand tell me how many photographs were inside.I had secretly placed a large message halfway through thenewspaper,saying,“Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win$50.”This message took up half ofthe page and was written in type that was more than two inches high.It was staring everyone in the face,but theunlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people,and this anxiety affects their ability to noticethe unexpected.As a result,they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else.They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends.They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types ofjobs.Lucky people are more relaxed and open,and therefore see what is there rather than just what they arelooking for.My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities,make luckydecisions by listening to their intuition(直觉),are open to new experiences,and adopt a never-say-die attitudethat transforms bad luck into good luck.8.Whats the purpose of the authors research?A.To discover what luck means to people.B.To find lucky people and unlucky people.C.To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.D.To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.9.Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?A.There was too much information to be read in detail.B.They were too focused on looking for photographs.C.It took too much time to go through newspapers.D.The words were too small to be noticed.10.What leads to lucky peoples good fortune?A.Their ability to spot opportunities.B.Their ability to become relaxed.C.Their ability to communicate.D.Their ability to make friends.11.Whats the key message of the last paragraph?A.What lucky people are looking for.B.How lucky people generate good luck.C.What lucky people can do with opportunities.D How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.DRain is vital to life on Earth.However,rain isnt just made of water anymoreits partly made of plastic.Millions of tiny pieces of plastic,called microplastics,are wandering around Earths atmosphere and travelingacross entire continents according to a study published in one journal on April 12.Microplastics are plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter and come from a number of sources.Plastic bags and bottles released into the environment break down into smaller and smaller bits.Somemicroplastics are produced deliberately to provide abrasion(研磨)in products,such as toothpaste and cleansers.Another major source is your washing machine.When you wash clothing,tiny microfibers get washed away withthe wastewater.Even though the water is treated by a wastewater plant,the microplastics remain,and they arereleased into the sea.Plastic rain may remind people of acid rain,but the former is far more widespread and harder to deal with.The tiny particles,too small to be seen with the naked eye,are collected by the wind from the ground.They are solight that they stay in the air to be blown around the globe.As they climb into the atmosphere,they are thoughtto act as nuclei(核心)around which water vapor(水蒸气)combines to form clouds.Some of the dust falls back toland in dry conditions,while the rest comes down as rain.Microplastics have been found everywhere you can imagine.From fish and frogs to mice andmosquitoes,their bodies have been found on average to contain 40 pieces of microplastic.As the top of the food chain,humans are exposed to microplastics,too.“We live on a ball inside a bubble,”microplastic researcher Steve Allensaid.“There are no borders,there are no edges.It rains on the land and then gets blown back up into the air againto move somewhere else.Theres no stopping it once its out.”12.What do we know about microplastics?A.They have a diameter of over 5 millimeters.B.They have become a threat to humans.C.They are light and can be easily dealt with.D.They cause acid rain and plastic rain.13.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A.Waysto deal with microplastics.B.The wide use of microplastics.C.Where microplastics come from.D.How microplastics pollute water.14.What does Steve Allen want to tell us in the last paragraph?A.No place can be safe from microplastic pollution.B.The atmosphere possesses the ability to self-cleanse.C.Countries should work together to fight pollution.D.Wind causes microplastics to move somewhere else.15.The main purpose of the article is to_.A.call on people to use fewer plastic productsB.warn people of the danger of microplasticsC.introduce the sources and effects of microplasticsD.make a comparison between acid rain and plastic rain第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Three Key Steps to Motivate Your Team to Strive for ExcellenceIt is a known fact that one ofthe most compelling reasons employees leave their job is because they feelunappreciated,or that they bring no real value to their team._16_In order to motivate and build up a teamfor excellence,there are some key steps that you should follow._17_This does not mean that you should hang out with them at the local bar,or become one of their weekendbuddies.What it does mean is that if you want to motivate your team to excellence,then you should take the timeto get to know your team personally by talking individually to them at different times,asking basic questions,andletting them see that you are human and accessible._18_Recognize them as a person,not just their ability.Too often,we are quick to praise people for a job well done,but we fail to let the person know that weappreciate them as a person.Praise them for that job well done,but take notice of their personal qualities andtalents and how they bring value to the team._19_For example:“Hey Johnny,those were some great ideasyou came up with in the team meeting today,I like the way you think!”Make their success public.Take time in your team meetings each week to recognize and talk about the people who made a differencethat week._20_This makes others want to push harder and do more as they see that hard work is valued.Many times other team members do not know what has happened in other departments,or the accomplishmentsthat they have had,so this is also a great way for your team to keep up with the latest and greatest.A.Build a relationship with your team.B.Treat your team to something special.C.Let the rest of the team see that you took notice and you appreciate it.D.People will find it difficult to“go along”with you if they cannot“get along”with you.E.Something special happens when we hear our nameit tells us that we are important.F.If you want to motivate your team to do their very best,you have to let them know that they are a vital part ofyour team.G.This should be done in person randomly so that they can see that you are the one who noticed and you knowthey are on your team.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项If you have strong arms and feet,patience and a good temper,you might_21_a good waiter.You muststart,_22_,not in the restaurant,but in the kitchen,helping the chef,to learn how each dish is_23_.From this first step,you may enter the restaurant_24_a commis(厨助).But you wont be_25_toserve the customers yet.They will only let you do the bottomed jobs,_26_the tables and carrying the plates.But all the time you must watch and learn with_27_.Later you may become chef de rang(a waiter incharge of a number of tables).You may even become ahead waiter_28_,if you have the right sort of personality and you are not_29_of hard work.When Carlo Bianchi first arrived inLondon,he spoke only two words of English-please and Hello.He_30_to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant,and he spent what little_31_time he hadlearning English.He was a good worker and soon they_32_him a job in the restaurant as a waiter.Every night,Carlo_33_to go home exhausted,but never too_34_to study the language for halfan hour before going to sleep.And no matter how tired or ill he felt,he always wore a_35_for hiscustomers.They liked him,and people came and asked to be_36_by Carlo.Now,twenty-five years later,Carlo is in_37_of six restaurants,and he_38_to open a seventhshortly.So friends,in this world success never comes overnight.Start from the_39_and make progress stepby step with enough patience and_40_chances will fall upon you.21.A.makeB.createC.replaceD.choose22.A.otherwiseB.thereforeC.thusD.however23.A.commentedB.tastedC.preparedD.chosen24.A.asB.forC.withD.to25.A.forcedB.allowedC.bannedD.urged26.A.movingB.layingC.pushingD.placing27.A.curiosityB.kindnessC.patienceD.interest28.A.simplyB.speciallyC.exactlyD.eventually29.A.afraidB.ashamedC.fondD.typical30.A.managedB.attemptedC.predictedD.expected31.A.tightB.usefulC.spareD.busy32.A.threwB.foundC.sentD.donated33.A.usedB.promisedC.regrettedD.remembered34.A.depressedB.excitedC.worriedD.tired35.A.smileB.faceC.color1D.surprise36.A.servedB.approvedC.praisedD.treated37.A.favorB.needC.possessionD.support38.A.hesitatesB.schedulesC.hurriesD.fails39.A.easiestB.slowestC.simplestD.lowest40.A.after allB.in timeC.In a wordD.above all第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式China,whichtakesprideinfourinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownitsability_41._(change)the world with its new four great inventions:high-speed railways,elect
