1、四川省南充市2021届高三下学期第三次适应性考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Five strange college courseTodays college students have the chance to take a lot of special, even strange classes. Here are some of them. Joy of GarbageThis class may sound like a “waste”, but the joy of Garbage class at Santa Clara University resear
2、ches into the science and results of what humans eat and throw away. Students follow the path of trash as its treated, burned, reused, and they look at the environmental problems that arise. The class even goes tolocal sanitation（卫生）factories to explore and develops green methods for modern waste pr
3、oblems. Learning from YouTubeUnlike most college courses, the Learning from YouTube course of Pitzer College is open to the public. While the class is fairly open, there is one big rule: All class-work, homework and discussions must take place on YouTube. The class meetings and other documents are e
4、ven posted on the video-sharing site. Daytime SerialsAre all those afternoon classes preventing you from staying up to date with Days of Our Lives? No worries. Just sign up for the University of Wisconsins Daytime Serials course. Students in this class watch daytime plays, discuss their storiesand s
5、tudy the social effects of mens and womens roles on the family and the workplace. SuperherosHow do you change physics into a more exciting subject? The University of California does so by studying the science behind superheroes like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. For example, students examine th
6、e physics of flying by studying Spider-Man. Fat StudiesThe Fat Studies course at George Washington University teaches students to think of body size critically(批判性地). It has a goal of developing weight acceptance among people of all shapes and sizes.1What can students from the Joy of Garbage class d
7、o?AJoin social practice to solve waste problems.BEncourage people to change what they eat.CTry to decrease the unnecessary waste in life.DCollect and reuse trash in their class2What is special about the learning from YouTube course?AIt encourages discussion.BIts about sharing videos.CIts designed fo
8、r online users.DIts carried out online.3Which course would Mike most probably take if hes interested in physics?ALearning from YouTubeBDaytime SerialsCSuperherosDFat StudiesFor most kids, back-to-school time is usually bitter-sweet. The bitter part is saying goodbye to carefree, unscheduled summer d
9、ays. The sweet part is saying hello to a new school year and school friends. This exciting time is filled with smells of new books, paper and pencils. Children might wear a new set of clothes. And, of course, there are the first-day-of-school pictures that parents share with family and friends.Howev
10、er, going back to school can also be a stressful time for children and families. Every kid must make the transition from easy summer life to routines, schedules and homework. Families will have financial concerns. Parents often need to pay school fees or to buy new school clothes, sports equipment,
11、musical instruments and school supplies. Back-to-school stress is different for different ages. Younger children may feel scared to leave their families. Making new friends and dealing with bullying can also cause stress for them. Older students may be stressed about their appearances, grades and ge
12、tting into a good college. However, parents, teachers and children can all help to make the transition back to school easier. Mary Anne Aidala, an award-winning teacher, advises parents to focus on the basics let kids get enough sleep, eat healthy foods, and turn off electronics before bedtime. Lori
13、 Bambina has been a teacher for 22 years. She teaches first grade in NY now. According to her, routines and knowing what a teacher wants in the classroom help to reduce stress in kids. So, she focuses on the class routine during the start of the new school year. “Well, for the students, I have my cl
14、assroom set up with a very clear system. So, I will introduce the system. Then I will revisit the system because at this young age they enjoy routines. And that routine is very comforting and will not cause them stress if they know exactly where things are located and what type of behavior is expect
15、ed of them.”4Back-to-school time can be stressful for parents because _.Ateachers will set many challenging tasks for themBthey dont know how to reduce stress in their childrenCthey need to organize everything well for their childrenDthey have to spend a lot of money for the new school year5When old
16、er students go back to school, they may _.Abe unwilling to go to collegeBbe worried about their studiesCbe afraid to leave their parentsDhave difficulty making friends6Lori Bambina believes students will feel less stressed _.Athe classroom is decorated beautifullyBteachers have low expectations of t
17、hemCthey know what they are expected to doDthey have a good relationship with teachers7Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?ACauses of back-to-school stressBMixed feelings about going back to schoolCGetting school life back to normalDDealing with back-to-school stressBefore C
18、OVID-19, there was widespread movement (运动)in the U. S. -shoppers in many American states were required to bring reusable bags to food stores or pay money to receive a bag; restaurants in some areas were told not to use plastic takeout boxes. But COVID-19 has changed everything. In just a few days,
19、governors in Massachusetts and Illinois became strongly against the use of reusable cloth bags that were often brought to food stores; Oregon put off its new ban on plastic bags; and cities from Bellingham, Washington, to Albuquerque, New Mexico have stopped plastic bag bans for the time being. Thos
20、e who use reusable bags do not often wash them. People are frightened as COVID-19 continue, so the environment is taking a back seat, said Glen Quadros, owner of the Great American Diner & Bar in Seattle, Washington. There is an increase in takeout food and a ban on reusable cups and straws (吸管) at
21、the few coffee stores that remain open. Many environmentalists worry that COVID-19 would impede their efforts to reduce plastic products. According to a study by the U. S. National Institutes of Health, the virus can stay on plastics for up to three days. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi
22、on says it appears possible for a person to get COVID-19 by touching something that has the virus on it and then touching their face. As a result, the Plastics Industry Association says that one-use plastic bags are safer now. California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Oregon and Ve
23、rmont have all banned plastic bags statewide. The Plastics Industry Association recently sent a letter to Alex Azar, who is head of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Association asked him to do something about the plastic bag bans, saying that the rules are putting people at ris
24、k.8What is the movement about in the U. S. mentioned in the text?ASaving food and decreasing waste.BMaking full use of plastic products.CRemoving one-use plastic products.DEncouraging cooking at home.9What happened after COVID-19?APlastic bans received support from more states.BPlastic bans prevente
25、d people ordering takeout food.CPlastic bans were overlooked by the public.DPlastic bans sped up the spread of viruses.10Which of the following can replace the underlined word impede in Paragraph 3?ArewardBrequireCincreaseDstop11What does the Plastics Industry Association want to do?ATo improve the
26、quality of one-use plastic bags.BTo teach people the right way to use plastic bags.CTo ask Alex Azar to remove the plastic bag bans.DTo support Alex Azar in fighting against COVID-19.Facial recognition technology is already widely used by governments and some advertising companies. The technology us
27、es machine learning tools to search for faces in an attempt to identify people.In a recent study scientists announced they had developed machine learning tools to track the faces of individual wild chimpanzees （黑猩猩）.Dan Schofield said that the system was developed to improve the quality of informati
28、on collected about chimpanzees in the wild over a long period of time.For species like chimpanzees, which have complex social lives and live for many years, getting snapshots of their behavior from short-term field research can only tell us so much, Schofield said.The researchers wanted to get a mor
29、e complete understanding of the lives of the chimpanzees by studying them over several generations. But doing this would have required searching through hundreds of hours of video recordings of chimpanzees in the wild.The researchers recorded the activities of a group of chimpanzees that lived in th
30、e West African nation of Guinea. A facial recognition computer model was trained using more than 10 million images of the animals. The model was then used to search, recognize and track individual chimpanzees. The system was able to identify individual chimpanzees correctly about 92 percent of the t
31、ime. It successfully identified the animals sex 96 percent of the time.The study included an experiment with humans to see how they could perform against the machine learning system in making identifications. The human persons were able to correctlyidentify individual chimpanzees about 42 percent of
32、 the time. The machine learning tool was much faster at completing the experiment. Human experts took about 55 minutes, while the computer took only seconds.The researchers say they are permitting other scientists to use the system for similar projects. They hope the method will be used with other s
33、pecies to record animal behavior and monitor different animal populations in the environment.12What can we infer from Schofields words?AResearching chimpanzees needs more information.BChimpanzees can live as long as humans.CChimpanzees like to get snapshots too.DShort-term field research provides mo
34、re information.13What does the underlined word this refer to?ARecording the chimpanzees in the wild.BStudying chimpanzees over several years.CUnderstanding the lives of the chimpanzees completely.DGetting snapshots of chimpanzees behavior.14What did the experiment with humans prove in the study?AHum
35、ans make more accurate identifications.BThe machine learning system is more effective.CHumans cant identify the animals sex correctly.DMachine learning tools take a little more time in identification.15What is the best title for the text?AFacial recognition for animals is becoming popularBFacial rec
36、ognition is helping animals live in the wildCFacial recognition plays a role in raising animalsDFacial recognition is used to identify and follow animals二、七选五Marketing research can give a business a picture of what kinds of new products and services may bring a profit. _16_ By researching the answer
37、s to specific questions, small-business owners can learn whether they need to change their package design or adjust their delivery methods. _17_Failure to do market research before you begin a business venture or during its operation is like driving a car from Texas to New York without a map or stre
38、et signs. You have to know which direction to travel and how fast to go. _18_ It will also tell you when they are most likely and willing to purchase your goods or use your services. When you conduct marketing research, you can use the results either to create a business and marketing plan or to mea
39、sure the success of your current plan. Thats why its important to ask the right questions, in the right way, of the right people. _19_The goal of primary research is to gather data from analyzing current sales and the effectiveness of current practices. Primary research also takes competitors plans
40、into account, giving you information about your competition. _20_ With secondary data, you can identify competitors, establish benchmarks (标准) and identify targets. Your targets are the people who fall into your targeted population: people who live a certain lifestyle, exhibit particular behavioral
41、patterns or fall into a predetermined age group.AResearch, done poorly, can lead a business in the wrong direction.BNo small business can succeed without understanding its customers.CSometimes they even consider offering additional services accordingly.DA market research plan is like a map indicatin
42、g where your customers are.ERelying on the published work of others doesnt give you the full picture.FIt can also tell companies whether they are meeting their customers needs.GThe goal of secondary research is to analyze data that has already been published.三、完形填空I had a lot on my mind as I picked
43、up the pieces of what had once been my Peppa Pig on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been _21_ with it in our farmhouse. How quickly things _22_! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had _23_ all those things with my memories. I have never known my mother to
44、 be _24_. In fact, my whole family has always been positive. But _25_ picking up my ashen clothing on this cold winter morning, she moved with emptiness. The _26_ was so heavy to us. Days passed and the situation didnt become _27_. After moving to the temporary house, my father told me dealing with
45、this would cost _28_ money. It brought about a wave of _29_ and life became a struggle. “Hey, Tony, ” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands. _30_, all my classmates stood up. “Tony, we know what _31_ a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through _32_. Alex, Ph
46、oebe and I started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school _33_. We love you and we want you to have this.” She _34_ me with the box. I opened it to find piles of twenty-dollar bills and notes of love. My eyes were filled with _35_, and I had never been so moved. I had felt s
47、o lonely for the days after the fire that I became _36_, unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the rudeness I had _37_ them. They were my true friends and by sharing this _38_, they were my family. Yes, things are getting back to _39_. But what I learned from this journey of discovery will _40_ with me forever.21AdealingBplayingCequippingDcombining22AbeganBworkedCchangedDincreased23Aput outBtaken awayCcut offDlooked after24ApleasedBencouragedCdissatisfiedDhopeless25AwhenBbecauseCthoughDif26AworryBhitCburdenDduty27Aeasier
