南京師范大學附屬揚子中學2020屆高三年級第一學期英語期中模擬三

第二部分語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節單項填空（共30小題；每小題1分，滿分30分）

21.Althoughanearthquakehasjusthappened,peopleherestilltheirlivesasusual.

A.goaboutB.gothroughC.getaboutD.getthrough

22.ItwasnotuntilIwaschosemonitoroftheclasstorealizetheimportanceofteamwork.

A.didIcomeB.hadIcomeC.whenIcomeD.thatIcame

23.Thefirstthingyoumustrememberisthatinordertosucceed,itisalmostcompulsorythatyouoptimistic.

A.beB.areC.mustbeD.havebeen

24.InSouth-EastAsia,manyfarmerscannotaffordfarmequipmentsuchastractors,somostoftheworkisdone

withhumanlabour.

A.considerateB.conventionalC.confidentialD.correctional

25.Peoplewithsimplenamesenjoyquickercareeradvancementbecausenameswhicharehardtopronounceinspire

negativefromsuperiors.

A.considerationB.consequencesC.expectationsD.reactions

26.Accordingtothenationalpopulationsurveyconcludedrecently,Floridaishometothelargestpopulationofpeopleaged

65andolder,andthisgroupover17percentofthestate'spopulation.

A.takesupB.holdsupC.makesupD.keepsup

27.Thepipeshaveoilorwaterinsidethem,whichisheatedandsenttothestoragetankuntiltoproduceelectricity.

A.neededB.needingC.toneedD.havingneeded

28.ThetopicoftheRomanywillcontinuetobecontroversial,andthepeacebetweenthemandmanyEuropeanis

tentative.

A.atlastB.atlatestC.atleastD.atbest

29.whatmanypeoplethought,thegraduatecameherenottofameormoneybutthetruevalueoflife.

A.Onthecontrarywith;lookforB.Tothecontraryof;huntfor

C.Oppositeto;searchD.Contraryto;seek

30.“Wewilldotherightthinganddowhatwehavetodoinvestigatecrimestheyexist,“claimedthepoliceofficer

inchief.

A.whateverB.whereverC.whicheverD.however

31.I'mwonderingwhetherthepolicehaveawarmingtopeoplelivinginthisareaafterseveralrobberies.

A.putawayB.putoutC.putoffD.pullout

32.Agoodinterviewisabletotellveryquicklyif

A.doB.haveC.willdoD.did

33.Italsogivestheinterviewtheimpressionyouactuallyfeelquitenervous,you'reconfident.

A.thatB.evenifC.thatevenifD.what

34.Itisimportanttomakenewlawsandcreateinternationalstandardsfortheselawssimilartoconcerning

internationalairspace.

A.whatB.thatC.thoseD.it

35.OneofthefirmsIappliedtohasofferedmeajobthatbutImyoptionsopenuntilIhearfromtheothers.

A.havekeptB.willhavekeptC.amkeepingD.keep

36.Mensaisasocietyforbrightpeople,anditaimstocreateaplatformmanythinkcanprovidethechancetoshare

theirthoughtsandideas.

A.whereB.whichC.whatD.who

37.Weareborntowin!Thetosuccessisinourgenes,sayscientists.

A.driveB.gravityC.requestD.squeeze

38.Poetrywrittenfromtheperspectiveoftheurbanyouthtendstotheiranxietyoveralackofsenseofbelonging.

A.rebelB.refreshC.revealD.resign

39.Itisthatmenandwomenshouldsharetheequalresponsibilitybothathomeandinthesociety.

A.inblackandwhiteB.child'splayC.aseasyaspieD.asplainasday

40.IthappensthatIamquitefamiliarwiththeprofessortogiveusaspeechonenvironmentalprotectionnext

Monday.

A.invitingB.tobeinvitedC.beinginvitedD.havinginvited

41.Rememberthatisbetterthancure,sobrushyourteethatleasttwiceadayandvisityourdentistforregular

check-ups.

A.priorityB.privilegeC.principleD.prevention

42.ifsomeonespendshisorhertime,effortandmoneywritingabook,forexample,heorshedeservesforit.

A.payingB.topayC.havingbeenpaidD.beingpaid

43.Evenmorewidespreadthecopyingofmusicandthepiratingofsoftware,especiallywiththedevelopmentof

newcomputerprograms.

A.isB.doesC.areD.do

44.Beforewegoany,it'simportanttomakesureyouunderstandwhataninterviewisandwhyit'sarranged.

A.farB.fatherC.furtherD.furthering

45.Don'tworry.Theytoconsideryouradvice.Letmeremindthemofitnow.

A.couldforgetB.couldhaveforgottenC.shouldhaveforgottenD.shouldforget

46.Havingpropermotivationisnot--itisanotherkeytosuccess.

A.artisticB.enterprisingC.investigateD.optional

47.Attheageof14,Fatherhadtoleaveschoolandstartworking.Therewouldbenoonetosupportthefamilyhe

notworked.

A.didB.hasC.hadD.was

48.ThisofculturebetweenEuropeansandtheRomanyledtomanynationstakingactionagainstthem,even

banningRomanygroupsfromentering.

A.collisionB.switchC.surplusD.dimension

49.■--Thedinnerwasverygood.Iamsofull.

-That'stoobad.Butsomedessert.

A.hasbeenorderedB.willbeorderedC.wasgoingtoorderD.hasordered

50.一Howcomeyouwerehalfanhourlateforworkthismorning,Mike?

一Mycarbrokedownhalfway.

A.Yes,sowhat?B.No,it'snotmyfault

C.Well,whoknows?D.Sorry,butIcouldn'thelpit.

第二節完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

Numbersenseisnottheabilitytocount.Itistheabilitytorecognizea51innumber.Humanbeingsareborn

withthisability.52,experimentsshowthatmanyanimalsare,too.Forexample,manybirdshavegoodnumbersense.If

anesthasfoureggsandyouremoveone,thebirdwillnot53.However,ifyouremovetwo,thebird54leaves.

Thismeansthatthebirdknowsthe55betweentwoandthree.

Anotherinterestingexperimentshowedabird's56numbersense.Amanwastryingtotakeaphotoofacrow（烏

鴉）thathadanestinatower,butthecrowalwaysleftwhenshesawhimcoming.Thebirddidnot57untilthemanleft

thetower.Themanhadan58.Hetookanothermanwithhimtothetower.Onemanleftandtheotherstayed,butthey

didnot59thebird.Thecrowstayedawayuntilthesecondmanleft,too.Theexperimentwas60withthreemen

andthenwithfourmen.Butthecrowdidnotreturntothenestuntilallthemenwere61.Itwasnotuntilfivemenwent

intothetowerandonlyfourleftthattheywere62abletofoolthecrow.

Howgoodisahuman'snumbersense?It*snotverygood.Forexample,babiesaboutfourteenmonthsoldalmostalways

noticeifsomethingistakenawayfroma63group.Butwhenthenumbergoesbeyondthreeorfour,thechildrenare

64fooled.

Itseemsthatnumbersenseissomethingwehaveincommonwithmanyanimalsinthisworld,andthatourhuman65

isnotmuchbetterthanacrow's.

51.A.riseB.patternC.changeD.trend

52.A.ImportantlyB.SuiprisinglyC.DisappointedlyD.Fortunately

53.A.surviveB.careC.hatchD.notice

54.A.generallyB.sincerelyC.casuallyD.deliberately

55.A.distanceB.rangeC.differenceD.interval

56.A.amazingB.annoyingC.satisfyingD.disturbing

57.A.relaxB.recoverC.reactD.return

58.A.appointmentB.excuseC.ideaD.explanation

59.A.foolB.hurtC.catchD.kill

60.A.reportedB.repeatedC.designedD.approved

61.A.confusedB.goneC.tiredD.drunk

62.A.graduallyB.luckilyC.strangelyD.finally

63.A.singleB.smallC.localD.new

64.A.seldomB.temporarilyC.merelyD.often

65.A.sightB.natureC.abilityD.belief

第三部分閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

A

TheCatskillMountainsareayear-roundplaygroundforoutdoorenthusiastsandnaturelovers.Youwillfindanumberof

relaxinginnsreadytomeetyourneeds.

CalebStreefsInn

LocatedinthehistoricvillageofCatskillatthebaseofthemountains,CalebStreet?sInnwasbuiltin1785.Itprovidesa

viewofthegardenandCatskillCreekorguestscanstepoutsideforawalkalongtheHudsonRiver.Afullbreakfastis

servedeverymorning.EachofthefourPet-friendlyroomsoffersaprivatebathandaviewoftheriverandneighboring

buildings.Hikingtrails（〃、路），golfcoursesandhistoricsitesareonlyashortdriveaway.

WinterCloveInn

NatureloverscanenjoyapleasantlocationintheNorthernCatskillWildernessPreserveatWinterCloveInn.Withwood

floors,eachroomhasaprivatebathandairconditioning（空調）.Withactivedaysoftennis,hikingorcross-countryskiing

ahead,guestsdon'thavetogofarforabreakfast,lunchordinnerbesidethefireplaceatinn'srestaurant.

WindhamHouse

Aformerpubbuiltin1805,Christman'sWindhamHouseistheoldestinncontinuallyoperatingintheCatskills.The300

acresofgroundsinthetownofWindhamincludeatenniscourt,golfcourse,heatedpoolandarestaurant.Guestscanrelax

onprivatebalconies（陽臺）overlookingagolfcourseandtaketheirmealsatChristman'sWindhamHouseRestaurant.The

innislessthan2milesfromthehikingtrailsofWindhamMountain.

WashingtonIrvingIn

Ifyou'relookingforamountaininnwithaVictorianfeel,WashingtonIrvingInnhasmuchtooffer.Furnishedwith

antiques,eachofthe15roomshasaprivatebath.Freebreakfastisserved.HikersareashortwalkfromKaaterskillFalls

andHunterMountaintrails.

66.WhatisspecialaboutCalebStreefsInn?

A.Ithasagolfcourseforguest

B.ItprovidesabeautifulviewofKaaterskillFalls

C.It'sdecoratedwithwoodfloors

D.Itallowsgueststotaketheirdogorcatwiththem

67.Allthefourinnsinthepassage

A.haveprivatebathroomsB.hasairconditioningintherooms

C.areconvenientforhikingD.servefreebreakfastinthemorning

B

Sleepdeprivation(缺失)isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingto

researcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.

Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersin

bedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerlevelto

suitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,caiTiedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnited

Statestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and

14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.

Inliteracy(讀寫能力)teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthanthe

internationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.

Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,Ireland

andFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.Countrieswiththebestrecordsforgetting

enoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.

Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternational

MathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS)andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy(PIRLS)

“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,children

whohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,“saysChadMinnich

oftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.

“It'sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,nsaysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolof

Education,BostonCollege.fctIfyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachievealyourbest

level,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.If

teachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleep,it'shavingasignificantimpact.Butworse

thanthat,teachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.The

childrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.^^

Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.

68.WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofind?

A.Whychildrendon'tgetenoughsleepB.Howmanyhourschildrensleepeverynight

C.TherelationshipbetweensleepandtestresultsD.Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth

69.Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause.

A.theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolong

B.theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeply

C.theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtime

D.moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime

70.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudents?

A.JapanB.Malta

C.FinlandD.Portugal

71.Whyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictims?

A.Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudents

B.Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudents

C.Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudents

D.Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents

C

Icallmystorythestoryofabadboy,partlytodistinguishmyselffromthosefaultlessyounggentlemen,andpartly

becauseIreallywasnotanangle.ImaytruthfullysayIwasafriendly,impulsive（易沖動的）teenager.Ididn'twanttobean

angel.Inshort,Iwasarealhumanboy,suchasyoumaymeetanywhereinNewEngland.

Wheneveranewscholarcametoourschool,Iusedtoaskhim“Myname'sTomBailey;what'syourname?^^Ifthename

struckmefavorably,Ishookhandswiththenewpupilcordially,butifitdidn't,Iwouldturnandwalkaway,for1was

particularonthispoint.

IwasborninRivermouthalmostfiftyyearsago,but,beforeIbecameverywellacquaintedwiththatprettyNewEngland

town,myparentsmovedtoNewOrleans.Iwasonlyeighteenmonthsoldatthetimeofthemove,anditdidn'tmakemuch

differencetomewhereIwas,becauseseveralyearslater,whenmyfatherproposedtotakemeNorthtobeeducated,Ihad

myownviewonthesubject.Iinstantlykickedoverthelittleboy,Sam,whohappenedtobestandingbymeatthemoment,

anddeclaredthatIwouldnotbetakenawaytoliveamongalotofYankees!YouseeIwaswhatiscalled“aNorthernman

withSouthernprinciples,IhadnorecollectionofNewEngland:myearliestmemorieswereconnectedwiththeSouth.I

knewIwasbornintheNorth,buthopednobodywouldfinditout.InevertoldmyschoolmatesIwasaYankee,because

theytalkedaboutYankeesinascornfulwaywhichmademefeelthatitwasquiteashamenottobebornintheSouth.

AndthisimpressionwasstrengthenedbyAuntChloe,whosaid,“Therewasn'tnogentlemenintheNorthnoway.”

WiththispictureofNortherncivilizationinmyeye,thereaderswilleasilyunderstandmyterroratthebarethoughtof

beingtransportedtoRivermouthtoschool,andpossiblywillforgivemeforkickingoverlittleSam,whenmyfather

announcedthistome.AsforkickinglittleSam,Ialwaysdidthat,moreorlessgently,whenanythingwentwrongwithme.

Myfatherwasgreatlytroubledbythisviolentbehavior.AslittleSampickedhimselfup,myfathertookmyhandinhis

andledmethoughtfullytothelibrary.Heappearedstrangelypuzzledonlearningthenatureofmyobjectionstogoing

North.

“Whoonearth,Tom,hasfilledyourbrainwiththosesillystories?”askedmyfathercalmly.

“AuntChloe,sir,shetoldme.^^

MyfatherdevotedthateveningandseveraleveningstogivingmeaclearaccountofNewEngland:itsearlystruggles,its

progress,anditspresentcondition.IwasnolongerunwillingtogoNorth;onthecontrary,theproposedjourneytoanew

worldfullofwonderskeptmeawakenights.LongbeforethemovingdayarrivedIwaseagertobeoff.Myimpatiencewas

increasedbythefactthatmyfatherhadpurchasedformeafinelittleMustangpony,andshippedittoRivermouthtwo

weeksbeforethedatesetforourownjourney.Theponycompletelyresignedmetothesituation.Thepony5snamewas

Gitana,whichistheSpanishfor“gypsy"，soIalwayscalledherGypsy.

Finallythetimecametoleavethevine-coveredmansionamongtheorange-trees,tosaygoodbyetolittleSam(Iam

convincehewasheartilygladtogetridofme),andtopartwithAuntChloe.Iimaginethemstandingbytheopengarden

gate;thetearsarerollingdownAuntChloe'scheeks;theyandtheoldhomefadeaway.Iamnevertoseethemagain!

72.Theunderlinedword“cordially“inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"

A.sincerelyB.unbelievablyC.officiallyD.closely

73.Thesecondparagraphisintendedto.

A.supportTom'sopinionthatheisa"faultlessyounggentlemen,,

B.showjusthowmuchconfidenceTompossesses

C.contradictotherpeople'sbeliefthatTomisnotawell-behaved,friendlyboy

D.provideanexamplethatTomisfriendlyandnotanangel

74.TomBailey'sfeelingonmovingtoRivermouthcanbestbedescribedas.

A.cold,ashewastooyoungtoknowanybetter

B.unwillinguntilhisfathercorrectedhismisunderstandingsaboutlifeintheNorth

C.angrybecausehewouldbeforcedtoleavehispony,Gypsy,behind

D.exciteduntilherealizedthathewouldhavetopartwithAuntChloeandlittleSam

75.Itcanbeinferredfrom“aNorthernmanwithSouthernprinciples,,that.

A.TomisaYankee,unwillingadaptingtoaSouthernlifestyle

B.eventhoughTomnowlivesintheSouth,heisproudofhisNorthernheritage

C.TomhassuccessfullysubscribedtosomeNorthernvaluesandsomeSouthernvalues

D.althoughTomwasbominNewEnglandhelikedthewayoflifeandcultureintheSouth

第四部分寫作（共三節，滿分35分）

第一節任務型閱讀（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

IDsystemsareusedasameansfbrpeopletoprovetheiridentity,asameansofaccesscontrol,orformanyother

situations.IDcardsalsocontainalotmoreinformationthansimplythenameoftheholder.AllIDcardscontaininformation

thatisrelevanttotheinstitutionthatreleasedthem,sothereisnosinglemodelthatappliestoallIDcards.

DifferentinstitutionshavedifferentruleswhenitcomestoIDcards,andIDcardsusedbystudents,inuniversities,will

nothavethesamesecurityfeaturesasthoseusedinthemilitary,forexample.Themoreimportanttheinstitutionis,the

moreimportantthesecurityis,andthemoresecurityfeatureswillbeusedtopreventduplication(復制)ofanIDcard.

AnyonewithaprinterthatcanprintIDcardscanduplicateinIDcard,ifitdoesnothaveanysecuritymeasures.There

havebeenlotsofcases,especiallyinlowsecurityinstitutions,whereIDcardshavebeenduplicatedandthiswasnotnoticed,

sincethepersonholdingthecardusuallyflasheditwhenitwasrequested,andthatwasnotenoughtonoticethatitisafake.

Thatmaynotbeextremelyimportantwhenitissimplyacaseofastudenttryingtoenterthecampusofanother

university,butitcanbeofvitalimportanceifithappensinamilitaryinstitution.Checksinmilitaryinstitutionsaremuch

stricterandthepersonnelcheckingthecardarealwaystrainedtospotfakesinashortamountoftime.

SomemaythinkthatcreatinganIDcardisextremelydifficult,butitisnot.Allittakesisaspecialprinterthatcanprint

IDcards,amodelandaphotoID.Thefactthatsuchprinterscanbefreelyorderedonlinehasraisedsecurityissueswithlots

ofcompaniesandinstitutions,andmosthavedecidedtoeithercreatetheirownIDcards,orsimplyusemoreadvanced

securityfeaturesthatregularhome-usersdonothaveaccessto.Thisincludesmagneticstripes(磁條),chips,barcodes(條形

碼),andothermethods.Thisdoesincreasethecostofthecardperperson,sothetotalcostofthecardsincreasesbasedon

thenumberofemployeesthecompanyhas,butitalsoreducessecurityriskstoaminimum.

SoIDsystems,asbasicastheyseem,areanexcellentsecuritymeasureforanyinstitution.ToensurethattheIDslook

goodandfunctionproperly,thecompanythathandlesthecardprintingservicesshouldbetop-class.Tiyingtosavesome

moneybychoosingacheaperproviderisnotreallywise.Whilesomecompaniesofferbonusesforlargeorders,ifthe

qualityprovidedisnotofthehigheststandard,itisnotworthit.

IDsystems

PassageoutlineSupportingdetails

Thereisnotasinglemodel(77)______toallIDcardsbecauseofdifferentinformation

containedindifferentIDcards.

(76)______toIDsystem

Differentsecurityfeaturesaredecidedbythedegreeofthe(78)_____oftheinstitutions

Withnosecuritymeasuresquitealotof(79)_______ofIDcardduplicationhave

happened.

SecurityfeaturesofIDcards

InamilitaryinstitutionIDcardsare(80)_______morestrictly

(81)_______ofIDcardsItisnot(82)_______tomakeIDcardswithspecialprinters.

Usingmagneticstripes,chipsandbarcodes(83)_______thesafetyofIDcards.

(84)_______basicandsimple,IDsystemsareanexcellentsecuritymeasure.

Theauthor'sadviceIt'swiseto(85)_______top-classprovidersorservicestoensureIDcardsofafine

quality.

第二節短文填空（共10題；每小題0.5分，滿分5分）

根據首字母或所給漢語提示，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。

注意：每個空格只寫1個單詞。請將答案填寫在答題紙上相應題號的橫線上。

Somemaythinkthatsuccessishardtoachieve.(86)(事實上)，therearesomefactorsthatyoushouldmake

(87)aforinpursuitofsuccess.Inthefirstplace,unlockyour(88)c,whichenablesyoutoseethingsinnew

waysandfinddifferentwaystosolveproblems.Secondly,buildupyourconfidence,meaninghaving(89)fin

yourself.Thirdly,increaseyour(90)fandbeopentochange.Next,stay(91)t(渴望的)forknowledgeand

alwaystrytomake(92)iinyourself.Finally,perseverancereallymatters.Youshouldknowthatbeforeyou

succeedyoumaysuffer(93)nfailures.Never(94)sback.Justkeepmoving.Aslongasyoufollowthe

suggestionsabove,successisthereforthe(95)t.

第三節書面表達(滿分20分)

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

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