一中（西校区）高三上学期期中考试英语试题

集宁一中西校区高三年级第一学期期中考试英语试题命题人:袁娜审核人:李娟本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟第I卷（选择题共70分）第一部分：阅读理解（共二节，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）A Onyourjourney,therearesomehealthyactivetransportoptions,forexamplecycling.Activetransportbenefits*It’saconvenientandpracticalwaytoincorporate(并入)regularexerciseintoyourday.*Cyclingtoyourstoporstationhelpstoreduceyourcarbonfootprint.*Thecostofbuyingandmaintainingabicycleisaround1%ofthecostofbuyingandmaintainingacar.*Itprovidesanopportunitytosocializewithpeopleinyourlocalmunity.*Cyclingprovidesmuters(通勤者)witheconomicalandefficientaccesstopublictransportservices.Onaverage,10timesmorehouseholdsarewithincyclingdistanceofpublictransportthantheyarewithinwalkingdistance.TakingyourbikeonthetrainYoucantakeyourbikeonthetrainonweekdays,exceptduringthefollowingpeaktimes:*7a.m.9:30a.m.towardstheCBD(CentralBusinessDistrict);*3p.m.6:30p.m.outwardsfromtheCBD;*atanytimeduringweekendsandpublicholidays.Note:Youcantravelintheoppositedirectionduringthespecifiedpeaktimesabove.Toavoidtravellingduringpeaktimes,youmustpleteyourmorningjourneyby7a.m.towardstheCBDandafternoonjourneyby3p.m.outwardsfromtheCBD．Duringpeakhours,bikescannotbebroughtthroughFortitudeValley,CentralorRomaStreetstations.Ifyoutravelwithabikeduringpeaktimes,youmaybeaskedtoleavethetrainuntilpeaktimeends.BikestoragefacilitiesBikefacilitiesoffergreaterflexibilityasyoucancycletoastationandsecurelyparkyourbikebeforecontinuingyourjourneyonpublictransport.QueenslandRailandtheCityofGoldCoastalsoofferanumberofbicyclestoragefacilitiesacrossournetwork.Youcanbookabikelockerbyemailingusatbikelockerqueries@translink..au.1．Whatismentionedaboutcyclinginthetext?A．Itisenvironmentallyfriendly. B．Itisconvenienttogetaround.C．Itishelpfultoreduceyourweight. D．Itismuchfasterthanwalking.2．WhencanyoutakeyourbikeonthetrainthroughRomaStreetstation?A．7a.m.onChristmas. B．3p.m.towardsCBD．C．6p.m.duringweekends. D．4p.m.outwardsfromCBD．3．Wherecanweprobablyfindthetext?A．Aguidebook. B．Ahealthjournal.C．Asportsmagazine. D．ATravelwebsite.BNobodylikestofail.Itmakespeoplefeelembarrassedanddiscouraged.What'sworse,itmaycausemajorprofessionalorpersonaltroubleandleadtonegativity.Basically,failureisnofunformostpeople.However,avastbodyofresearchtellsusthatfailureprovidesuswithachancetogrowanddevelop,increasesadaptability,andhelpsprotectagainstanxiety.It'shardtochangethemindset（心态）ofalifetime.Butevenifwestillcan'tgetoverthebrokenmarriageorthefailedCollegeEntranceExaminationortheworkpresentationthatwentfearfullywrong,itmightnotbetoolateforourkids.ChristyPennison,aprofessionalconsultant,sayssheworkswithanincreasingnumberofkidsandteenswhoshowsignificantanxietyaroundafearoffailure.Shesaid,"Wewanttoprotectourchildren,andwewantthemtolivehappyandmeaningfullives,sowefrequentlytellthemtheharmoffailureandaskthemtoavoidfailure.Thechildrenexperiencinginternalandsometimesexternalpressurethinktheyshouldn'tfail.Meanwhile,wealwayshavehighexpectationsofthem.Sowhentheydon'tliveuptoacertainstandard,orthingsdon'tgoaccordingtotheplans,theywillfeelupsetandanxious."Pennisonarguesthatfailures,areoftenthehiddenlearningchancesthatcanhelppeopledeveloppositivequalities,likepersistence,focus,flexibility,patience,andpositiveselfimage.Sowhatcanparentsdotohelptheirchildrenembrace（拥抱）failureinsteadofavoidingitatallcosts？Pennisonsuggestsdirectingpraisetowardstheeffort,nottheresult."Thisallowschildrentobuildconfidenceinthemselves,"sheexplains."Acknowledgingtheeffortcangivechildrenpermissiontotrynewthingswithoutafearoffailure.Andthebiggerpictureisthatthedevelopmentofthemindset'I'drathertryandfailthannottryatall.'helpsthemkeepabeliefinthemselves,andexpandstheirworldofpossibilities."AsPennisonpointsout,weallfail,buthowwegetupafterwefailiswhatmatters.4.Whataspectdomostpeoplefocusonwhenthinkingoffailure?A.Thegreatcouragetofaceit.B.Theeffortsmadetohandleit.C.Unexpectedbenefitsitbrings.D.Unpleasantsideeffectsitbrings.5.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A.Bringupthemaintopic.B.Listthechallengesinourlife.C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Stresstheimportanceofthemindset6.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?A.Thecausesofchildren'sanxiety.B.ChristyPennison'smentsonadolescents.C.Theconsequencesofoverprotectingchildren.D.ChristyPennison'sexperienceineducatingchildren.7.Whichofthefollowingadvicecanhelpparentsencouragekidstofacefailure?①Praisekids'everyachievement.②Makekidsembraceabrightmindset.③Focusontheprocessofkids'effort④Expandkids'knowledgeabouttheworld.⑤Encouragekidstomakenewattempts.A.①②④ B.②③④ C.②③⑤ D.①③⑤CNewAppHelpsPeopleRememberFacesLargegatheringssuchasweddingsandconferencescanbesociallyoverwhelming.Pressuretolearnpeople'snamesonlyaddstothestress.Anewfacialrecognitionappcouldetotherescue，butprivacyexpertsremendproceedingwithcaution．

Theapp,calledSocialRecall,connectsnameswithfacesviasmartphonecamerasandfacialrecognition，potentiallyavoidingtheneedforformalintroductions."Itbreaksdownthesesocialbarriersweallhavewhenmeetingsomebody,"saysBarrySandrew,whocreatedtheappandtesteditataneventattendedbyabout1,000people．

AfterreceivinganinvitationtodownloadSocialRecallfromaneventorganizer，theuserisaskedtotaketwoselfiesandsigninviasocialmedia．Attheevent，theappisactivewithinapreviouslydefinedgeographicalarea.Whenauserpointshisorherphonecameraatanattendee'sface，theappidentifiestheindividual，displaystheperson'sname，andlinkstohisorhersocialmediaprofile.Toprotectprivacy,itrecognizesonlythosewhohaveagreedtoparticipate.Andtheapp’screatorssayitautomaticallydeletesusers'dataafteranevent．

AnnCavoukian,aprivacyexpertwhorunsthePrivacybyDesignCenterofExcellencepraisestheapp’screatorsfortheseprotectivemeasures.Shecautions，however，thatwhenpeoplechoosetosharetheirpersonalinformationwiththeapp,theyshouldknowthat"theremaybeunintendedconsequencesdowntheroadwiththatinformationbeingusedinanothercontextthatmightebacktobiteyou."

Thestartuphasalsodevelopedaversionoftheappforindividualswhosufferfromprosopagnosia,or"faceblindness,"aconditionthatpreventspeoplefromrecognizingindividualstheyhavemet．Tousethisapp，apersonfirstacquiresanimageofsomeone'sface，fromeitherthesmartphone'scameraoraphotograph，andthentagsitwithaname．Whenthecameraspotsthatsamefaceinreallife，thepreviouslyenteredinformationisdisplayed．Thecollecteddataarestoredonlyonauser'sphone，accordingtotheteambehindtheapp．SocialRecallisusedto______．A.takephotos B.identifypeople

C.organizeevents D.makefriends9.Paragraph3ismainlyabout______．A.howtheappworks

B.howtheappwascreated

C.whatmakestheapppopular

D.whatpeoplecandowiththeapp10.SocialRecallhelpspeoplewithprosopagnosiaby______．A.givingnamestothephotoskeptintheirsmartphones

B.collectinginformationpreviouslyenteredinthephone

C.providingtheinformationofapersonwhentheyfirstmeet

D.showingtheperson'sinformationwhenitspotsastoredface11.WhatcanwelearnaboutSocialRecallfromthepassage?______Itmayputpeople'sprivacyatrisk．

B.Ithascausedunintendedconsequences．

C.Itcanpreventsomemunicationdisorders．

D.Itispraisedbyusersforitsprotectivemeasures．DGOINGTOUNIVERSITYissupposedtobeamindbroadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeinparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue？JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany，thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.AsshereportsinPsychologicalSciencethisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepostschoolyearsinvocational（职业的）trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem．

Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（认真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwiceoncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer'stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.

Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchangedsignificantly.Thosewhohadundergonevocationaltrainingandthengotjobswerenotthatmuchchangedinpersonality,eitherexceptinonecrucialrespect.Theyhadbeemoreconscientious.

Thatsoundslikeagoodthing,certainlyparedwiththemonpublicimageofundergraduatesasabunchoflazybones.Butchangesinattitudethattheresearchersrecordedwereratherworrying.Intheuniversitygroup,again,noneweredetectable.Butthosewhohadchosenthevocationalrouteshowedmarkeddropsininterestintasksthatareinvestigativeandenterprisinginnature.Andthatmightrestricttheirchoiceofcareers.

Someinvestigativeandenterprisingjobs,suchasscientificresearch,are,indeedbeyondthedegreeless.Butmany,particularlyinGermany,withitstraditionofvocationaltraining,arenot.Theresearchersmention,forexample,puterprogrammersandfinancesectorworkersascareersrequiringthesetraits.IfDr.Golleiscorrect,andchangesinattitudebroughtaboutbytheverytrainingGermanypridesitselfonarenarrowingpeople'schoices,thatisindeedamatterworthyofseriousconsideration.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace"beckonedfor"inParagraph2？______A.Examined． B.Attracted． C.Organized． D.Recognized．13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch？______A.Thedegreelesshavenotchangedinpersonalities．

B.Goingtouniversityisamindbroadeningexperience．

C.Workingstraightafterschoolnarrowspeople'sminds．

D.Collegestudentspridethemselvesontheireducation．14.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs，______．A.collegestudentsenjoyaverygoodpublicimage

B.theundergraduateshavechangedsignificantlyinattitude

C.thedegreelessaremuchbetteratdealingwithchallengingtasks

D.peopleshowlessinterestininvestigativejobsduetovocationaltraining15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefinding？______A.Concerned． B.Optimistic． C.Unclear． D.Sceptical．第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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。MysteryofEvolutionFollowingtheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP),alsonamedCOVID19byWHO,thereisageneralfearoftheunknownvirusasitsfulleffectsremaintobeseen.Fever,coughing,sorethroat,difficultybreathingtheNCP'ssymptomsaresimilartothemoncoldortheflu.butit'spotentiallymoredangerous.Virusescouldbedeadly,likeHIVandEbola(埃博拉).Butwhatareviruses?Howcantheycausesomuchtrouble?Virusesarenonlivingorganisms(有机体)approximatelyonemillionthofaninchlong.Unlikehumancellsorbacteria,theycan'treproduceontheirown.16Virusescaninfecteverylivingthingfromplantsandanimalsdowntothesmallestbacteria.Forthisreason,theyalwayshavethepotentialtobedangeroustohumanlife.Sometimesaviruscancauseadiseasesoseriousthatitisfatal.Otherviralinfectionscausenonoticeablereaction.Virusesliearoundourenvironmentallofthetime,waitingforahostcelltoealong.Theycaneaterourbodiesbythenose,mouth,eyesorbreaksintheskin.17Forexample,HIV,whichcausesAIDS.attackstheTcellsoftheimmunesystem.Butthebasicquestionis,wheredidvirusesfirstefrom?18"Tracingtheoriginsofvirusesisdifficult."EdRybicki,avirologistattheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfrica,toldScientificAmerican,"becausevirusesdon'tleavefossils(化石)andbecauseofthetrickstheyusetomakecopiesofthemselveswithinthecellsthey'veinvaded."19First,virusesstartedasindependentorganisms,thenbecameparasites(寄生者).Second,virusesevolvedfrompiecesofDNAorRNAthat"escaped"fromlargerorganisms.Third,virusescoevolvedwiththeirhostcells,whichmeanstheyexistedalongsidethesecells.Forthetimebeing,theseareonlytheories.Thetechnologyandevidencewehavetodaycannotbeusedtotestthesetheoriesandidentifythemostplausibleexplanation.20Orfuturestudiesmayrevealthattheanswerisevenmurkier(含糊不清的)thanitnowappears.A.Onceinside,theytrytofindahostcelltoinfect.B.Untilnow,noclearexplanationfortheiroriginexists.C.Continuingstudiesmayprovideuswithcleareranswers.D.There'sprettystrongevidencethatthisisabatorigincoronavirus.E.However,therearethreemainhypotheses(假说)toexplaintheoriginofviruses.F.Instead,theyinvadethecellsoflivingorganismstoreproduce,spreadandtakeover.G.Batisaflyingmammalwithalonglifespan,whosetemperatureishigh,similartoafever.第二部分：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）MyPerfectImperfectLifeAfewyearsago,Iwasstandingatthebarre(扶手杠)waitingformyadultballetclasswhenIheardavoicebehindme."So,doyouhavethisperfectlife?"Myfirstreactionwasto21whowasbeingaskedsuchanoddquestion.ThenIrememberedtherewereonlytwoofusintheroom.WhenIturned22,theotherwomanwaslookingstraightatme．

Ihadnoideahowtoanswerit.Wasshe23?Whohasaperfectlife?Sure,occasionallyIdidfindtheperfectdressortheperfectpairofshoes,24neverwouldIusethatwordtodescribeanythingaboutmeormylife.Ifeltatwingeofguiltforsomehowgivingherthat25．Shewatchedme.Ifinally26towhisperaquick"No"．

Bythen,theteacherhadenteredtheroomandturnedonthemusictostartclass.Withasighof27,Imovedmyfeetintothebestposition.Butassoonasmykneesbentforourfirstpose,Irealizedmy28hadbeendisturbed.Thiswoman'swordswouldn't29echoinginmythoughts．

Iwantedtoknowhowshecameupwithherverymistaken30.Ifsheknewanythingaboutmylife,sheneverwouldhavehadthe31toaskmethatquestion．

Ididmybesttodoourfloorexercisesinfrontofthemirror.Forafewmoments,Ididn'tseetheusual32ofmyolderselfattemptingtouseabeautifulartformto33mygracefulness．Ionlysawthelittlegirlwhosefatherdiedwhenshewastwo,thechildwhowalkedhomefromelementaryschooleverydaytoanemptyhouse,wholearnedtosewherownclothesto34money．

Perfect.Mylifehadbeenfarfromit．

Whenthosememories35,IwasleftwithavisionofthewomanIhadbee,thewoman36byallthosethingsIconsideredimperfect.Inowsawthewomanwhohadlearnedtobeselfreliant,who37herfamilyandherfriends,whodidn'ttakelifeforgranted.Wasthatthe"perfect"thiswomanhaddetected?

Istilldon'tknow,butInolongerfeel38orfeellikeImustkeeptrackofallthedifficulttimestoprovemylifeisn't39.Ifeveragainaskedwhethermylifeisperfect,Iwouldhaveadifferent40.BecausenowIseethat,despiteallitsimperfection,itis.21.

A.notice B.understand C.wonder D.expect22.

A.up B.away C.over D.around23.

A.fair B.serious C.anxious D.wise24.

A.but B.or C.for D.and25.

A.intention B.instruction C.impression D.information26.

A.learned B.managed C.agreed D.planned27.

A.sadness B.surprise C.pleasure D.relief28.

A.concentration B.patience C.confidence D.effort29.

A.escape B.keep C.stop D.stand30.

A.idea B.advice C.reason D.theory31.

A.right B.urge C.excuse D.honor32.

A.reflection B.preference C.appearance D.expression33.

A.experience B.describe C.replace D.improve34.

A.collect B.earn C.spend D.save35.

A.faded B.failed C.floated D.flashed36.

A.buried B.shaped C.watched D.followed37.

A.changed B.weled C.valued D.protected38.

A.worried B.guilty C.cautious D.desperate39.

A.fortable B.ordinary C.perfect D.meaningful40.

A.solution B.message C.approach D.answer第II卷（非选择题共50分）第一部分：阅读下面的材料，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。(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分。)Peoplearealwaysbuyingthingsbecausetheywanttogetthe41(late)products.However,inthefuturepeoplewillprobablybuyfewerthingsbecauseof42developmentofdigitaltechnology.Inthepast,newinventionsbroughtmanyproductsintoourhouses,butdigitaltechnologyoften43(replace)thesethingswithasingledevice.Forexample,yourmobilephonecannowbeyourtelevision,radio,music44(play)andalarmclock.Inthefuture,childrenmayplayalltheirgamesonaphoneortablet,andsotraditionalboardgameswilldisappear.Consequently,people45(have)lessstuffintheirhouse,fortheyspendalotondigitalservices.Secondly,digitaltechnologysupportsa46(share)economy,andthatmeanspeoplewillno