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1、广东省深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学高三英语上学期第二周周测试题考试时长：120分钟 满分120分注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。第一部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分, 满分37.5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。AThe recent development in tech

2、nology has led to better learning opportunities for students. Learning is an ongoing process, and students can have fun and learn many things on the go with these apps.Exam Vocabulary BuilderLearning new English words is not difficult anymore when you have Exam Vocabulary Builder on your smartphone.

3、 Apart from learning new words with meaning, you can also find an example of using the word in a sentence. Moreover, you can test yourself in quiz mode comprised of challenging levels.QuizletQuizlet is a simple app that allows you to learn anything, create your own study sets, and improve your class

4、 grades by studying with flashcards. Itll give you a whole new experience on how you learn things in a fun way. Next time you have a problem with learning a new chapter or topic, try Quizlet and see how things work out.Exam CountdownIf youre feeling distracted (分心的) when the exams draw near, you mig

5、ht need Exam Countdown app. There might be a possibility that you forgot to submit your last assignment before the finals. The app acts like a scheduler where you can keep track of your assignments, exams, quizzes, and presentations.MyScript Smart NoteArent you quick enough to write notes in the cla

6、ssroom on your tablets QWERTY keyboard? No problem, because MyScript Smart Note is the perfect solution for you to easily take notes on your tablet. It allows you to edit your handwriting with special gestures. Moreover, you can also add pictures to the text, math equations, PDF files, or sound. It

7、also comes with downloadable language packs.1. What do Exam Vocabulary Builder and MyScript Smart Note have in common?A. They both can be used for note taking.B. They both can be used with hand gestures.C. They both can be used to test language skills.D. They both can he used for language learning.2

8、. Which is a good choice for better managing and organizing your routine study?A. Quizlet.B. Exam Countdown.C. MyScript Smart Note.D. Exam Vocabulary Builder.3. Whats the text mainly intended to do?A. Introduce some wonderful learning methods for students.B. Provide some good learning opportunities

9、for students.C. Introduce some useful learning apps for students.D. Promote some practical teaching apps for teachers.BWhat is a family? Why does it matter? What does it teach us that we cant learn on our own? These questions seem especially relevant in the holiday season when it is often our tradit

10、ion to gather as families and celebrate together.My mother was one of twelve children. As they grew up, married and had children of their own, most of them lived near enough to gather for holidays at my grandparents home in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina.I dont recall getting many g

11、ifts from them .I remember the sense of belonging, of being part of something that assured me I was loved and not alone.I delighted in the laughing, playing and fighting with my crazy cousins. I watched my granddad and uncles sit on the porch, rain or shine, smoking and joking, arguing about politic

12、s and trying to solve the problems of the world. I listened to my grandmother, mother and aunts stir (搅拌) pots on the stove and talk about their lives, hopes, dreams and disappointments, and gossip about any sister who failed to show up.The food was always plentiful and delicious-country ham, sweet

13、potatoes, green beans, biscuits and my grandmothers banana pudding. But for me, the food was never the highlight. The highlight was simply being together. A family.However, theyre all gone now. My parents and grandparents, my aunts and uncles have left this world for the next. My cousins are scatter

14、ed here and there. And yet the memories linger, along with the love that we shared.I treasure those memories and the things they taught me. They told me that families arent perfect, but they prepare us to find our way in an imperfect world. They made me realize that all families are crazy in their o

15、wn particular ways.My husband and I are growing a new family, while keeping close to the surviving members of the families. Its a beautiful blend (混合) of kindness, traditions, nurturing (养育) and friendships, which grows year after year.I hope this holiday season will fill you with lovely memories of

16、 the family that raised you, and surround you with all the people who mean “family” to you now.4. What do we know about the authors family according to the article?A. She didnt get on well with her cousins.B. Her grandpa and uncles were politicians.C. Her family delighted in their gatherings.D. The

17、female members liked to show off.5. The author appreciated the gatherings mainly because _.A. there was a lot of inviting foodB. special gifts were selected thoughtfullyC. they brought the family closer togetherD. she got to see relatives who seldom visited6. What does the underlined word “linger” i

18、n paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Disappear.B. Remain.C. Increase.D. Fade.7. What did the author learn from her family?A. Good families should live together.B. Imperfect families may help us adjust to the world.C. Memories of perfect families deserve treasuring.D. Its necessary to create crazy family t

19、raditions.CDuring the outbreak of novel coronavirus, cities are locked down and borders are closed. Science, on the contrary, is becoming more open. And this “open science” is already making a difference.Soon after the epidemic (流行病) started in China, a research team from Fudan University in Shangha

20、i successfully sequenced (测定序列) the DNA of the virus. But they didnt keep the information to themselves. Instead, they placed the sequences on GenBank, an open-access data platform, so researchers around the world could download them for free and start studying the virus.Due to this openness, compan

21、ies producing drugs across the globe are now able to work at the same time to develop a vaccine (疫苗). “There may be room for multiple different vaccines for different purposes and different age groups,” Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security in the

22、US, told Al Jazeera. “The bigger menu we have of vaccines, the more flexible well be when fighting against coronavirus outbreaks in the future.”Major drug companies around the world are also sharing their study results. Remdesivir, a drug originally developed by US company Gilead Sciences to treat E

23、bola, is found to be promising in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Currently, two trials of the drug are already underway in China, and the results might be available as soon as April, according to The Verge.This openness in science is going to be even more important in the future. “With clim

24、ate change, increasing globalization, and population shifts, epidemics will not go away, and might even become more frequent,” Dan Barouch, a Harvard Medical School professor, told Harvard Magazine.He said, “No one group can do everything. It has to be a cooperative approach. But I do think that the

25、 world has a greater sense of readiness this time to develop knowledge, drugs, and treatment very rapidly.”Every epidemic is indeed a crisis, but it can also be a learning opportunity. One redeeming (补偿的) factor of the COVID-19 outbreak is that it is helping science adapt for the better.8. What does

26、 the article mainly talk about?A. Coordinated efforts to fight the epidemic in Africa.B. Some scientific knowledge weve learned from the epidemic.C. The significance of openness and sharing of scientific knowledge.D. What needs to be done to prevent future epidemics.9. The positive effect of what th

27、e research team from Fudan University did is that _.A. they alerted the world to the danger of the virusB. they helped remove peoples fear of the virusC. they showed the world how to produce a vaccineD. they invited collective efforts worldwide to develop a vaccine10. What is the authors purpose of

28、mentioning remdesivir in paragraph 4?A. To introduce a possible cure for the epidemic.B. To compare the treatment of Ebola and the novel coronavirus.C. To prove that many drug companies readily share their discoveries.D. To show that the novel coronavirus will soon be contained.11. Which of the foll

29、owing would Dan Barouch probably disagree with?A. Epidemics will be less frequent thanks to climate change.B. The world is becoming better prepared to deal with epidemics.C. No single group can fight against the epidemics independently.D. The increase in globalization may bring about more epidemics.

30、DThe moon may shine white above us most nights of the year, but how much do we know about Earths neighbor and what lies beneath its surface? Scientists are aiming to find out.On Jan 3, 2019, Chinas Change 4 spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon a first for humanity. It released a small probe

31、 (探测器), Yutu 2, or Jade Rabbit 2, which began to search beneath the moons surface using Lunar Penetrating Radar. These radio signals can reach 40 meters underground, three times the depth of the Change 3 lunar probe launched in 2013 for the near side of the moon, China Daily reported.In a study publ

32、ished in the journal Science Advances, researchers found that the lunar soils top layer on the far side of the moon was much thicker than expected about 40 meters. Other scientists only expected about 6 millimeters of soil based on NASA observations during the Apollo moon landings, according to The

33、New York Times.“Its a fine, dusty, sandy environment,” said one of the authors of the study, Elena Pettinelli, a physics and mathematics professor at Rome Tre University, Rome.Yutu 2 is specifically exploring the Von Karman crater (大坑), a large hole thats 180 kilometers wide and also the landing sit

34、e of Change 4. Its part of an even larger, older crater spanning more than 1,770 kilometers.“The subsurface at the Change 4 landing site is very complex,” said Li Chunlai, a research professor and deputy director-general of National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Obse

35、rvations suggest that the subsurface material is totally different than the previous landing site of Change 3, she said.Radar waves revealed various layers beneath the moons surface: grainy (颗粒状的) material, boulders (岩石), and further layers of fine and coarse (粗糙的) particles. This information is hel

36、ping scientists to gain new understanding of the moons history and formation, as well as volcanic activity and lunar impacts.Yutu 2 is the longest-working rover (巡视器) on the moon, but it wont last forever. China plans to launch the Change 5 probe later this year, Xinhua News Agency reported. The spa

37、cecraft is expected to bring pieces of the moon back to Earth for closer study.12. What can we learn about the Change 4 probe?A. It was the first to land on the moons near side.B. It explored areas as wide as 1,770 kilometers.C. It is three times as large as the Change 3 lunar probe.D. Its signals c

38、ould reach 40 meters beneath the moons surface.13. What does the lunar soils top layer on the moons far side look like, according to the text?A. It looks like a large hole.B. It is about 6 millimeters thick.C. It goes farther down than expected.D. It is covered by boulders and fine and coarse partic

39、les.14. What is the Change 5 probe expected to do?A. Bring lunar samples back to the EarthB. Explore the Von Karman crater.C. Replace Yutu 2 to explore the moon.D. Identify the moons various layers.15. What is the text mainly about?A. A history of Chinese lunar missions.B. A report on the Change 4 p

40、robes findings.C. A comparison of the Change 3 and 4 probes.D. How Yutu 2 explored beneath the moons surface.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。In Stressful Times, Make Stress Work for YouThese are stressful times. Fortunately, we can actually use that stress to improv

41、e our health and well-being. Over a decade of research suggests that its not the type or amount of stress that determines its impact. _16_.Step 1: Acknowledge Your StressLabeling your stress consciously and deliberately moves neural activity from the amygdala the center of emotion and fear to the pr

42、efrontal cortex, which is responsible for executive control and planning.In other words, when we take a moment to acknowledge our stress, it moves us from operating from a fearful, reactive place to a position where we can be thoughtful and deliberate._17_.Step 2: Own Your StressThe next step is to

43、welcome, or “own,” your stress. We only stress about things that we care about. _18_. If we deny or avoid our stress, we my actually be denying or disconnecting ourselves from the things we value and treasure most.Step 3:_19_Connecting to the core values behind your stress sets you up for the third

44、and most essential step: using or leveraging stress to achieve your goals and connect more deeply with the things that matter most.Ask yourself: Are your typical responses in alignment with the values behind your stress? Think about how you might change your response to this stress to achieve your g

45、oals and your purpose.Theres so much happening right now that we cant control. _20_. Some psychologists argue that true transformative change can occur only during stress or crises. The trick is to channel your coronavirus stress as energy to make the most of this time.A. Use Your StressB. Release Y

46、our StressC. By owning our stress, we connect to the positive motivation or personal value behind our stress.D. But as many people are noticing there are also unprecedented opportunities.E. Instead, its our mind-set about stress that matters most.F. But later, we will be able to ask ourselves how we

47、 each responded to this crisis.G. This step is also an opportunity to understand whats at the heart of your personal stress or anxiety.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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。Growing up in Kenya was amazing because I learned so much, though the poverty and l

48、ack of resources were sometimes frustrating. I knew I didnt have much, but I was _21_ .There was only one thing I wasnt happy with: education. I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, _22_ I didnt have the resources. Even basic things like food, water and shelter werent readily available. Young people in poverty have little or no _23_ to high schools and univer