1、珠海市 2019-2020 学年度第一学期高三摸底考试 英语试题 珠海市 2019-2020 学年度第一学期高三摸底考试 英语试题 本试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分，考试用时 120 分钟 注意事项：注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答 题卡上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置 上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后
2、再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要 求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，答题卡交回。 第二部分 阅读理解第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节第一节 (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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Wow! A Simple to Use Computer Designed Especially for Seniors! “I love this computer! It is easy to read and to use! I get photo u
3、pdates from my children and grandchildren all the time.”Janet F. Have you ever said to yourself “Id love to get a computer, if only I could figure out how to use it.” Well, youre not alone. Computers were supposed to make our lives simpler, but theyve gotten so complicated that they are not worth th
4、e trouble. With all of the “pointing and clicking” and “dragging and dropping” youre lucky if you can figure out where you are. Plus, you are constantly worrying about viruses and freeze-ups. If this sounds familiar, we have great news for you. There is finally a computer thats designed for simplici
5、ty and ease of use. This computer was designed with you in mind. It is easy-to-use, worry-free and literally puts the world at your fingertips. From the moment you open the box, youll realize how different the computer is. The components are all connected; all you do is plug it into an outlet and yo
6、ur high-speed Internet connection. Then youll see the screenits now 22 inches. This is a completely new touch screen system. The “buttons” on the screen are easy to see and understand. You can simply tap on the screen to do whatever people do with their mouse. Its so easy to use that you wont have t
7、o ask your children or grandchildren for help. Now, thanks to the computer, countless older Americans are discovering the wonderful world of the Internet every day. Isnt it time you took part? Call now, and youll find out why tens of thousands of satisfied seniors are now enjoying their computers, e
8、mailing their grandchildren, and experiencing everything the Internet has to offer. Buy today and you will get a $200 discount! 21. Who are the intended consumers? A. Children.B. The disabled.C. Teenagers.D. The elderly. 22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the computer? A. Its users should
9、plug it in and connect it with the Internet. B. The computer can be operated by a 22-inch touch screen. C. Its so hard to use that users are likely to ask others for help. D. Its users may send and get emails without much difficulty. 23. Which is the purpose of the text? A. To introduce a new kind o
10、f computer. B. To promote a new kind of computer. C. To analyze the difficulties of computer users. D. To compare the differences of computers. B One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the rural areas with the purpose of showing him how poor people lived. They spent a
11、 couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answered: “I saw that we have one dog
12、and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a stream that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.” “Our courtyard reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to liv
13、e on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” The boys father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for sh
14、owing me how poor we are.” Isnt perspective a wonderful thing? It makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we dont have. 24. Which of the following words can best describe the boy? A. Naughty and misbehaved.B. Honest and creative
15、. C.Ambitious and doubtful.D. Worried and childish. 25. Which of the following statement is WRONG? A. The father wanted to show the farmers were poor. B. The boy thought people on the farm lived a rich life. C. The father was very surprised at his sons answer. D. The boy advised his father to live t
16、he farmerslife. 26. Why did the boy compare the farmersfamily and his? A. To show his family was rich. B. To prove the farmerswas rich. C. To show off his cleverness. D. To make his father speechless. 27. How is the passage developed? A. From statistics to comparison. B. From examples to conclusion.
17、 C. From a story to inspiration. D. From observation to action. C Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites youve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchase or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences o
18、r calling habits. In fact, its likely that some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a husband or wife, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way that you never int
19、ended to be seen the 21stcentury is equal to being caught naked. Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, and that its important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy
20、 for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret. The key question is: does that matter? When an opinion survey asks Ameri
21、cans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A study found a strong pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.” But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny part of Americans change any be
22、haviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the E-Pass system that can track traffic movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Green has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender pers
23、onal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券). But privacy does matter at least sometimes. Its like health: When you have it, you dont notice it. Only when its gone do you wish youd done more to protect it. 28. What do we know about livi
24、ng in the 21stcentury? A. Strangers will read peoples e-mail with permission. B. People can hardly keep their privacy or secrets. C. People might be caught naked during shopping. D. Criminals have found out peoples calling habits. 29. What can be inferred about paragraph 3? A. People leave informati
25、on after using phones and computers. B. People need to be completely open to friends at all times. C. Google wants to search and reveal what people think. D. There remains no boundary between friends in the world. 30. What do most Americans do about privacy? A. They are concerned about losing it. B.
26、 They refuse discounts and coupons. C. They avoid using E-Pass system. D. They trade their privacy for money. 31. What is the passage mainly about? A. People should preserve privacy by refusing discounts. B. People will lose their privacy no matter what they do. C. People are likely to lose privacy
27、but should protect it. D. Business owners are to blame for peoples privacy leaks. D We all know the feeling of waking up in the middle of the night with a pounding heart and sweaty palms. Relax, you say to yourself it was just a bad dream. Well, it may be that you really should relax, because nightm
28、ares might actually be good for you. According to New York Magazine, bad dreams can improve your mental health. A bad dream tends to be based on a real-life concern, for example, an approaching test or a fear of a person. To eliminate these worries the brain turns the dream into a story in the form
29、of a bad dream. A bad dream enables you to distance yourself from your anxieties, and turn something youre worried about now into a memory. The result is that when you wake up youre able to move forward and face the future. A study, featured in The Atlantic magazine, showed something similar. In a s
30、urvey of more than 700 French students taking a medical school entrance exam, over 60 percent had negative dreams about the test the night before. These included not finishing on time, leaving a question blank, or being late. Those who reported dreams about the exam, even bad ones, did better on it
31、than those who didnt, suggesting that nightmares do in fact prepare us for the future. “We think nightmares are so common that they have some purpose to process stressors,” Anne Germain, director of the Sleep Center at the University of Pittsburgh, said. So, the next time you lie awake at night afte
32、r a bad dream, remember that it may be the brains way of putting your fears behind you and readying you for the future. Although a nightmare may make you afraid in the short term, it might be helping you to move on from the bad stuff you might be facing in the real world. Perhaps we should try to ac
33、cept our nightmares rather than allow them to keep us awake. After all, lack of sleep causes far more problems than dreams do. 32. Which of the following best explains “eliminate” in Paragraph 2? A. strengthenB. removeC. satisfyD. reflect 33. Why does the author mention the study in the 4thparagraph
34、? A. To show most of the students will be stressed before an exam. B. To show nightmares help students perform better in an exam. C. To show medical school entrance exams will cause anxiety. D. To show those who have nightmares will do worse in an exam. 34.According to the author, what should we do
35、if we have a bad dream? A. We should keep ourselves awake. B. We should relax and go on sleeping. C. We should study bad dreams carefully. D. We should prevent it from happening. 35. Where is this text most likely from? A.Adiary.B.A guidebook.C.A novel.D.Amagazine. （为了提升后续题目的答题体验，此处有意留白。） (Space int
36、entionally left for enhanced reading experience) 第二节第二节 (共共 5 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）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。 Open-Mindedness Is Key to Maintaining Friendships As high school students, we must spend the vast majority of our time in class and reading books. Still, spending ti
37、me with friends is also necessary and good for us.36What kind of friends should we pick? What are the dos and donts of friendship? Here are some of my opinions. We need to be careful. We bump into different people every day. We may consider some to be nice and feel like making friends with them.37Ra
38、ther than make friends with the popular students, we should spend time with those we have things in common with, or who will be there to listen to us. Moreover, we should be careful about students with many bad habits, since they could pass those habits on to us. We need to be tolerant. No one is fl
39、awless (完美的).38Therefore, we should embrace (拥抱) friends flaws and be patient with them when they make mistakes since were all on a journey to being better people. Gradually, our friendships will last longer and become more solid. 39We all tend to show our positive side to friends and hide our true
40、feelings. Nevertheless, its better to be honest with friends, to tell them what is bothering us and seek their advice. Being honest will not annoy your friends, but it will bring you and your friend closer together. We need to be open-minded. None are so deaf as those who will not hear.40listen to o
41、thers ideas, and be happy to make friends with your friendsfriends. A. Honesty is a virtue (美德). B. We need to be honest. C. So whether you agree with them or not, D. How many close friends have you got? E.A friend without faults will never be found. F. However, not all good people are matches for u
42、s. G. Without a friend, our world would be a wilderness. （为了提升后续题目的答题体验，此处有意留白。） (Space intentionally left for enhanced reading experience) 第三部分第三部分 英语知识运用英语知识运用 ( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 7575 分分) ) 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空 (共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项，并在答题
43、卡上将该项涂黑。 The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook Southern California and parts of Nevada on July 4th Thursday, causing41and damage in a town near the epicenter (震中),42by a number of continuous aftershocks (余震). Multiple injuries and two house fires were43in the town of 28,000 people. Emergency cr
44、ews 44small plant fires, gas leaks and reports of cracked45, said Kern County Fire Chief. Ridgecrest Mayor Breeden said that professional46were assessing broken gas lines and47 gas where necessary. A48felt magnitude (级数) 5.4 quake before dawn Friday was the49after-shock thus far. Scientists had said
45、 there was an 80 percent probability of an aftershock of that strength within a week. The local senior center was holding a July 4thevent50Thursdays big quake hit and everyone 51it and was shocked but without injuries. “Oh, my goodness, theres another one (quake)52,” Breeden said on live television
46、as an aftershock53. Governor Gavin Newsom54a state of emergency for Kern County. The declaration means that the state will help the county and towns in it with55aid and recovery efforts. The President said on Friday that he was fully56of the earthquake and that it “all seems to be very much under57!
47、” Police and fire officials said at a news conference that they have enough58 so far to meet needs in the wake of the earthquake. California Highway Patrol John Williams said officials have59cracks on several roads in the county, but overpasses and underpasses are in good60. 41. A. woundsB. burnsC.
48、injuriesD. ruins 42. A. steppedB. surroundedC. dividedD. followed 43. A. recordedB. writtenC. reportedD. printed 44. A. dealt withB. put up withC. did away withD. compared with 45. A. schoolsB. roadsC. hospitalsD. expresses 46. A. nursesB. doctorsC. teachersD. workers 47. A. keeping offB. putting of
49、fC. turning offD. taking off 48. A. hardlyB. gentlyC. widelyD. warmly 49. A. smallestB. strongestC. leastD. weakest 50. A. whenB. whileC. as soon asD. once 51. A. fellB. smeltC. feltD. touched 52. A. in timeB. right nowC. in advanceD. shortly after 53. A. brokeB. attractedC. reachedD. struck 54. A. declaredB. suggestedC. createdD. predicted 55. A. secondB. emergencyC. finalD. permanent 56. A. convincedB. warnedC. remindedD. informed 57. A. controlB. wayC. discussionD. cover 58. A. peoplesB. resourcesC. equipmentD. information 59. A. inventedB.
