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2020年秋学期高三年级第四次检测高三英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解 （共两节，20 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 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，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。AThe giant water bodies like oceans,rivers, and lakes may seem attractive, but it is entirely different beneath and within them. So itd be useful to inform you about the worlds most dangerous waters. If youve booked your trip to one of these places, it might be wise to change your plan.Fraser Island, AustraliaFraser Island is situated along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia. Its known to be the largest sand island globally. While the scene and waters surrounding Fraser Island look beautiful, its a prohibited zone, as the seas are home to loads of sharks and other dangerous creatures.Kilauea, Hawaii, USKilauea is a town located on the northeastern shore of Kauai, one of the eight islands of Hawaii. Hawaii is well-known for its beautiful beaches, rolling waves and pleasant weather. However, the place has many active volcanoes like Mount Kilauea. The beach is dangerous since its located close to active volcanoes.Victoria Falls, ZambiaThe Victoria Falls in the Zambia is a wonderful sight for its beauty, but is a dangerous place as well. Theres a natural pool called Devils Pool near the edge of the falls. The pool is a great spot for swimmers, but occasional deaths have taken place when people had slipped over the rock barrier. The huge cliff over which the falls move rapidly, changes the calm water into a violent stream.Recife, BrazilOver 100 shark attacks have occurred since 1931. Most of these attacks took place in a town of Brazil, called Recife, which has a beach, well-known for shark attacks. It was filled with swimmers and surfers, but that isnt the case today, Today, the place is known to be one of the top 10 places with shark attacks in the world according to the International Shark Attack File.1. Who is the text intended for?A. Photographers B. Biologists C. Tourists D. Engineers2. Which two places have the same cause of their danger?A. Kilauea and RecifeB. Fraser Island and RecifeC. Kilauea and Victoria FallsD. Fraser Island and Victoria Falls3. What can we know about the waters mentioned in the text?A. They are appealing as well as dangerousB. They cause deaths on a yearly basis.C. They are located close to an island.D. They are deserted due to their danger.BRobert and Howard had always gotten along well. Theyd worked on several projects together and considered each other friends. So when Robert discovered that Howard held a strategy meeting and hadnt included him, he felt betrayed. He sent a text to Howard immediately: “I cant believe you didnt include me in that meeting!”Howard was in the middle of a client meeting when his phone received the new text. Stealing a look at his phone, he felt a mixture of things: concern, anger, embarrassment, frustration, defensiveness. The text distracted Howard, and his meeting didnt go as well as he had hoped. His anger grew as he thought about the fact that in ameeting earlier that week, Robert didnt support an idea Howard proposed to Jane, their CEO, though before the meeting Howard had said he liked the idea. So as soon as Howardstepped out of his client meeting, hesent a simple reply to Robert: “I cant believe you left me hanging in our meeting with Jane.”Two little texts managed to upset a relationship that had been good for years. This brief but improper exchange can teach us a lot of things. For instance, dont text when youre angry, and dont communicate in the middle of any strong negative feeling.To make communicating efficient, you should start with thinking about the outcome youre aiming for, and then respond in a way that will achieve that outcome. In Robert and Howards situation, the outcomes they wanted were very similar: to be connected, and to be supported. Yet their reactions to each other brought them the exact opposite. Actually, the rule here is simple: Dont communicate just because you feel like it. Namely, they should communicate when they both arent angry.4. Why did Robert send the text to Howard?A. Howard betrayed him at work.B. Howard held a meeting without inviting himC. Howard didnt involve him in a project.D. Howard hid him from the truth5.What made Howard angrier?A. His meetings failure.B. His leaders criticism.C. His friends negative textD. A previous unpleasant experience6. Why did Robert and Howard put an end to their friendship?A. They werent connected enoughB. They didnt handle issues calmlyC. They were misled by someone else.D. They had a negative attitude towards life.7. What is the text focused on?A. The end of two close persons friendshipB. The effects of negative emotions on friendship.C. Lessons from two persons failing relationship.D. Ways to overcome ineffective communications.CBrain tests at the age of three appear to predict a childs future chance of success in life, say researchers. Low cognitive(认知的)test scores for skills like language indicate less developed brains, possibly caused by too little stimulation(激励in early life. These youngsters are more likely to become criminals, dependent on welfare or having long-lasting illness unless they are given support later on. Their study in New Zealand appears in the journal, Nature Human Behavior.The US researchers from Duke University say the findings highlight the importance of early life experiences and necessity to support disadvantaged youngsters. Although the study followed people in New Zealand, the investigators believe that the results could apply to other countries.They followed the lives of more than 1,000 children. Those who had low test scores for language, behavioral movement and cognitive skills at three years old went on to account for more than 80% of crimes, required 78% of prescriptions and received 66% of social welfare payments in adulthood.It is known that disadvantaged people use a greater share of services. While many of the children in the study who were behind in brain development came from disadvantaged backgrounds, poverty was not the only link with poor futures.When the researchers took out children below the poverty line in a separate analysis, they found that a similar proportion(比例） of middle class children who scored low in tests when they were three also went on to experience difficulties when they were older.8. According to Paragraph 1, the youngsters with low cognitive test scores _.A. will have developed brains laterB. will probably depend on welfare unless supportedC. are less likely to become criminalsD. have no stimulation in their criminals9. The underlined word “highlight” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”A.realize B. stress C. brighten D. lighten10. From the text, we can infer that _.A. the children in New Zealand have low test scoresB. disadvantaged people have little access to publicC. not all poor futures result from povertyD. ones success in life is determined by early test scores11. What could be the best title for the text?A. The success and the experienceB. Ways to predict a childs future chance of successC. The importance of family backgroundsD. Brain tests can predict childrens futuresDMost American students go to traditional public schools. There are about 88, 000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.Charter schools are self-governing. Private companies operate some charter schools. They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools. They receive tax money just as other public schools do. Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning. These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws that govern traditional public schools. Local state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach. Each school can choose its own goals and decide what to teach and how to teach them in their own way. Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.The Federal government strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools, which are failing to educate students. But some education agencies and unions are against charter schools. One teachers union has just released the results of the first national study, which compared the progress of students in both traditional schools and charter schools.The American Federation of Teachers criticized the governments delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.Some experts say the study is not fair because students in charter schools have more problems than students in traditional schools. Other education experts say the study results would make charter school officials realize that they should help their students make greater progress.12. Which of the following suggests charter schools are independent?A. They make greater progressB. They enjoy more freedomC. Their class size is smaller.D. They oppose traditional ways13. What s the government s attitude toward charter schools?A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. D. Satisfied. D. Unclear.14. What can we learn from the text?A. More students choose to attend charter schools.B. Charter schools are better than traditional schools.C. Students in charter schools are well educated.D. People have different opinions about charter schools.15. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. charter schools are all privately financedB. the number of charter schools will be limitedC. one-on-one attention should be paid to studentsD. charter schools are part of the public education system第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。We all have plans to achieve success in life, but what we are lacking is the motivation that keeps us going to put plans into action. Here are the ways that can effectively ease the problem.16Just take a book, especially an inspirational book or a book of success stories. You can learn from others and the story will motivate you to move ahead with your plans. It also makes you re-focus energy on your goals rather than the problems at hand.Think of your purpose.17 Your purpose could be to improve the life of others, or help people to do things more efficiently. Thinking of your purpose is an important way to motivate you.Talk to a supportive friend.Talking to a supportive friend would be able to overcome the problem of lacking motivation. Find someone that you are comfortable with and share your problems with him. 18Go through your goals daily.Prepare a list of goals that you want to achieve and go through your goals at least once a day. 19 By doing this, you refresh your mind with the goals you have set for yourself.Do it at once.Another way is to get started with what you need to do. 20 But by forcing yourself to just do it, youll probably make progress little by little and without realizing it, you have actually finished the task on hand.A. Read a book.B. See a motivational film.C. You should have plans to achieve success.D. Think of why you want to achieve what you want.E. After talking, you will feel recharged and re-energized.F. Sometimes you dont feel like doing what you want to do.G. You need to do this even more especially when you have no motivation.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上把该项 涂黑。Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete stranger to us. It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should 21. We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family.22 we sat in the23 first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off. I24 heard one of the flight attendants (乘务员) telling25 that therewas a couple sitting in the26 of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were on their27 . They had28 their flight eight months in29 but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been able to get30 together, and no one else on the plane was31 to move and the bride was in32 .I turned to my husband and told him what I heard . We33 agreed and I called the flight attendant34 to tell her that wed be happy to give up our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed amazed and said Really?Are you sure? We said Absolutely!So, we35 to the back of the plane in separate seats. The flight attendants were extremely36 and tookgood care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first37 , and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it38 didnt know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to39 up a forgotten item at one pointduring the flight and40 that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoying champagne. It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start!21. A. showB. shareC. sayD. prove22. A. SinceB ThoughC BeforeD. After23. A. veryB. quite C. sameD. just24. A. carelesslyB. accidentlyC. happilyD. sadly25. A. themB. usC. othersD. everyone26. A. frontB. middleC. headD. back27. A. honeymoonB. business C. researchD. expedition28. A. fixedB. checkedC. bookedD. got29. A. airB. timeC. churchD. advance30. A. foodsB. champagnesC. seatsD. tickets31. A. interestedB. willingC. eagerD. friendly32. A. tearsB. surpriseC. comfortD. fear33. A . finallyB differentlyC. immediatelyD. unbelievably34. A. upB. offC. outD. over35. A. movedB. lookedC. returnedD. left36. A. beautifulB. gratefulC. thoughtfulD. careful37. A. classB. flightC. seatD. plane38. A. went onB. turned outC. got alongD. took off39.A. lookB. giveC. cleanD. pick40. A. toldB. informedC. observedD. heard第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式Chinese scholars or learners are particular 41 their study. In a traditional scholars study, the visitors can usually see four treasures of the study: Writing Brush, Ink-Stick, Chinese Paper, Ink-Stone.42 (traditional), the four treasures are the musts. Thanks to the traditional education, the 43 (scholar) were closely connected with arts of China, such as calligraphy (书法)，painting and seal carving. Almost every scholar in ancient times was expert in one of them. Besides, the society and 44 (govern) also emphasized such talent or skill. In Tan