2020届襄阳市第一中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析
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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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A
Over the years, I’ve been guilty of hastily shutting the front door to many strangers when they came knocking with the intention of lling things. But earlier this year, around Easter time, a dear friend of mine had an experience that changed my mind and perception towards the “intruders”.
Linda, who recently moved to a new neighbour hood, had been houbound all week suffering from a vere ca of flu when, early one morning, there was the terrible knock on her front door. Peering out the window, she saw two young ladies demurely (端庄地) holding leaflets and a TV t model. She knew of a large TV t establishment nearby and assumed a message was about to be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need today,” she muttered to herlf and hesitantly opened the door.
Coughing, she poked her head out and impatiently informed them she wasn’t the slightest bit interested in any TV whatsoever. Furthermore, she added, she was feeling quite unwell and abruptly shut the door. The ladies politely turned and left in silence.
A few hours later, another knock. Linda glanced out the window and to her surpri, there were the same two ladies, back again. Really annoyed this time, she opened the door ready togive them a piece of her mind. Before she could speak, with concerned looks on their faces, the women handed Linda what looked to be a dish, saying, “We’re so sorry we disturbed you earlier. We thought you may like this homemade chicken soup. Hopefully it might make you feel a little better.”
Linda was taken aback by this lovely gesture. Being new to the area, she didn’t know many neighbours or people who could assist her with shopping or errands (跑腿) so the gesture was all the more appreciated. She could only smile sheepishly and sincerely thanked them. With that, the ladies left.
After she related this story to me, I thought about how touching this deed really was. Especially in today’s world where sadly, kindness and thoughtfulness em so rare. I also realized that thinking about others and showing kindness is the real esnce of love.
实习法医1. What does the expression “give them a piece of her mind”in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Scold them verely.
B. Drive them away.
C. Refu them directly.
D. Speak out her idea.
2. What can be learned about Linda from the passage?
A. Linda always hastily shut the front door to many people.
B. Linda was not a little interested in any TV whatsoever.
C. Linda was very grateful to the ladies for their chicken soup.
D. Linda would buy their TV t in reward for the ladies’ chicken soup.
3. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Chicken Soup
B. Soup for the soul
C. The Real Esnce of Love
指明
D. A Friend’s experience
B
British anthropologists (人类学家) Rusll Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham, after studying the results of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling matches at the Olympic Games, conclude that when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.
Hill and Barton report that when one competitor is much better than the other, colour has no effect on the result. However, when there is only a small difference between them, the effect of colour is enoughtipthe balance. The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance, but that the results are statistically significant.
Joanna Setchell, a primate (灵长目动物) rearcher at the University of Cambridge, has found similar results in nature. She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills. Mandrills have bright red nos that stand out against their white faces. Setchell’s work shows that the powerful males — the ones who are more successful with females — have a brighter red no than other males.
As well as the studies on primates by Setchell, another study shows the effect of red among birds. In an experiment, scientists put red plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches and this incread the birds’ success with female zebra finches, Zebra finches already have bright red beaks (鸟喙), so this study suggests that, as with Olympic athletes, an extra flash of red is significant. In fact, rearchers from theUniversityofGlasgowsay that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health. Jonathan Blount, a biologist, andhis colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females becau they mean that the males are healthier. Nothing in nature is simple, however, becau in species such as the blue footed booby, a completely different colour ems to give the male birds the same advantage with females.
Meanwhile, what about tho athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do their clothes give them
an unintentional advantage? Robert Barton accepts that “that is the implication” of their findings. Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?
4. According to their rearch. Hill and Barton conclude that ________.
男头像成熟稳重
A. the colour of clothing has an effect on most sport events
B. red should be the choice of colour for clothing in sports
C. red plays a role when competitors are equally capable
D. athletes perform better when surrounded by bright red
5. The underlined word “tip” in Paragraph 2 is clost in meaning to ________.
A. achieve
B. advance
C. keep
D. change
主试6. The example of the blue footed booby proves that ________.
A. male birds u different body parts to draw attention
B. red is not the only colour to attract female birds
C. blue gives female birds the same advantage
D. blue can indicate how healthy a bird is
7. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The colour red gives male animals the most advantage.
B. Male zebra finches prefer to have red plastic rings on their legs.邓稼先故事
C. Rules on sports clothing are going to be changed.
D. Athletes wearing red may have an advantage over their opponents.
C
Someday soon an emoji (表情符号)might really save lives.
Hiroyuki Komatsu is a Google engineer who suggested adding a ries of new emojis to the standard emoji library. It could help tho with food allergies (过敏)understand what they are eating anywhere inthe world. Emojis should cover characters reprenting major food causing allergies. They make people understand what are ud in foods even in foreign countries and safely lect meals.
Emojis are universal becau they are chon and developed by the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit company that overes, develops and maintains how text is reprented. This is in regards to all software products and standards. It's thanks to the Unicode Standard that when you text a friend six pizza emojis, they’ll e tho six pizza pieces on their phone. This is true regardless of whether they u an iPhone or an Android.
Becau emojis are everywhere and visual(视觉的),they could be helpful for restaurants and food packaging
designers. They can communicate whether a product is made with common causing-allergy food. But as Komatsu’s advice argues, many of the most common causing-allergy foods are missing or po
orly reprented by the prent emoji library. For example, there is an emoji for octopus, but nothing for squid. There is a loaf of bread that could symbolize grain, but a picture of wheat could be clearer. The emojis can be more direct when symbolizing foods.
指数计算It’s not uncommon for the Unicode Consortium to add new emojis to the library: veral food-related emojis were put into u last June, including some long-waited food emojis. Apple included support for multiracial emojis in a recent iOS update. An artist even recreated Moby-Dick in emoji characters. Some might be sorry for the continuing death of the written word if Komatsu’s suggestion is accepted, but look on the bright side: if you ever e that happy poop on a box, you’ll know to stay away.
8. How will emojis save lives according to the text?
A. By showing what the food contains visually.
B. By telling the safest places in the world.
C. By teaching people how to treat allergies.
D. By adding standard emojis about safety.
9. What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A. Emojis have the same meanings around the world.
B. The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit company.
C. What emojis reprent is different in different places.
D. Different mobile operating systems have different emojis.
10. What can be the reason for Komatsu’s advice?
A. Emojis are easy to mix up.
B. Prent emojis are not enough.
C. Emojis can't interest most urs.
D. Emojis can't reprent foods directly.
11. What is the author’s attitude to Komatsu's suggestion?
恐龙睡前故事
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Supportive.
D. Uninterested.
D
For fishermen and sailors in the aside town of Shangpan in Linhai, Zhejiang province, where recently 12 stranded（搁浅的）whales were found, it is not unusual to spot whales or dolphins in the a — they would always call them haizi, or “son of the ocean”. And if the local fishermen spot such intelligent a creatures in need, they will save them from danger without hesitation.
In the recent rescue of melon-headed whales, they tried their best to help as a 37-cond video of a young man sleeping in the water holding a whale soon went viral online, with netizens applauding his constant efforts and caring heart in trying to keep the whale alive. “The melon-headed whale knew I was trying to save it and would be more cooperative and wouldn’t move.” said Lu Wenhui, a 21-year-old diver from Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park, who held up the whale’s head so it c
ould breathe easily. Lu had been staying in the water for 10 hours by Wednesday after coming for the rescue work on Tuesday, when the stranded whales were first spotted.
“Whales are mammals and need to breathe in air — that’s why I had to hold its head, to ensure it could breathe smoothly the whole time,” Lu said. The stranded whales, after the struggling of being transported, were worn out when they arrived at the fish farm and might have drowned if they were left unattended.
The reason why the whales were stranded is still not clear. And the stranded whales were returned to the ocean becau they are not adapted to artificial breeding environments on land.
12. What do local fishermen usually do after finding haizi in danger?
A. Ignore them.
B. Feed them.
C. Transport them.
D. Protect them.
13. Why does the author describe Lu’s rescue work?
A. To introduce the whales in detail.
B. To voice his views on the diver.
C. To prai the efforts made by rescuers.
D. To explain the value of the whales.
14. What can we say about the melon-headed whales according to the text?
A. They are rarely en by locals.等闲视之
B. They are ud to breathing in the a.
C. They aren’t suited to artificial surroundings.
D. They are fond of swimming near the aside.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Melon-headed Whales Were Stranded
B. Rescuers Went All out to Help Whales
C. Fishermen Transported Stranded Whales
D. Witness Voiced Opinions on Rescue Work
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