衡钢中学
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2023年2月15日发(作者：)衡钢中学2020年上学期高三英语9月份第一次周周
清试题
时量90分钟满分120分
注意事项：
1.本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一部分和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分
的第二节为非选择题。
2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
（A）
GrowingupinoneofthepoorestcommunitieswithmostcrimesinLosAngeles,US,being
raisedbyapoorly-educatedsinglemotherandattendingtheworst-qualitypublicschool,notmany
peopleexpectedmuchofme,soIchosetoexpectsomethingofmyself.
Onmy12thbirthday,t
Harvardbecamemydream—IsawmyselfattendingclassinSandersTheater,studyinginWidener
bythisdream,Ikeptstudyinghard.I’dbeginmy
daybyaskingmyselfthesetwoquestions—WhatdoIwantinmylife?ArethethingsIamdoing
todaygoingtogetmeclosertothatlife?
Askingmyselfthequestionsgavemethecouragetoaskover50Harvardstudentsforadvice
onmyapplicationessays,itgavemetheenergytostudyjustonemorehouronmySATswhen
otherswereasleep,anditgavemethedeterminationtoapplyforjustonemorescholarshipwhen
er,remindingmyselfofmygoaleachdaymadeiteasytosay
notothesamechoicesmyfriendsmade,becausetheywouldnevergetmeclosertomygoal.I
foundthatevenbeingpoorcouldnottakeawaymypowertodecidewhatIchosetodowithmy
life.
EverydayIcouldfeelmyselfgettingcloserandclosertomygoalasmywritinggot
better,mySATscoreincreased,h
31st,2011,stwordwas“Congratulations!”.Tearsofjoyfilled
aretodayistheresultofthedecisionsyoumadeyesterday,andwhoyouwillbe
ouwanttobetomorrow?
esthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?
ribestheauthor’searlylivingconditions.
esthattheauthoroncelivedanunhappylife.
showmanypeopletreatedtheauthorbadly.
estheauthor’sdreamwithreaders.
theauthor’sattitudetothehardship?
ful.
dtheauthorwanttotellusmost?
suniversity,asuccessfullife.
lieryousetyourselfagoal,thebetter.
esn’tkillyoumakesyoustronger.
oicesdeterminewhoyouare.
（B）
NASA,gency,believesthere’sagoodchancethatwe’renotaloneinthe
ll,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighResolutionMicrowaveSurvey
(HRMS).Itsaimistofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.
Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisn’’s
whenscientistsbuiltahugetransmitter(发射机)iststhought
smartintelligentbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignals.
Scientistshavealsosentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearby
constellation(星座).Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessage
wouldreachtheearthafter50,000years!Sodon’twaitupforananswer.
Sofar,noextraterrestrial(境外的)beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls”.But
rter,anHRMSscientist,wehaven’texactlyhadourearswide
open.“Now,however,”,“we’vebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”
LastOctober,’sanenormous
metalbowlstretching1,ile,anotherNASAscientist
turnedonahugeradioreceiverinCalifornia’pesthesebigdishesand
othersaroundtheworldwillpickupradiosignalsfromanewworld.
ainstheHRMS
projectthisway—Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomein
gineradioreceiversthatscanourgalaxy“listening”to14millionchannels
’swhatNASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.
Butthat’ulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignal
puterstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognise,suchas
can’t,DrakeandTartercheckonthem.“Itcouldprovethereisradio
technologyelsewhereintheuniverse,”.“Andthatwouldmeanwe’renotalone.”
ientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto.
manbeingsintospace
mthenumberofgalaxies
erlifeinothergalaxies
idenceofanewgalaxy
rtercomparesthenewlargereceiverto.
ish
bowl
rake,NASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare.
thetuneronthedialforclearchannels
gupradiosignalsfromnewworld
tocheckoneverychannelcarefully
ngtheuniverseforpossiblesignals
ttitleforthispassageis.
entionofNewRadioReceivers
stensforNeighboursinSpace
sfromSpace
igentLifeinOuterSpace
（C）
Ifyouthoughtpilotsdimmed(调暗)thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,think
eitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplane
emergency.
Thedimmedlightsbeforetakingofffromtherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionused
tohelppassengers’eyesadjustmorequicklyduringanemergencyescape.“Goingfroma
brightly-litenvironmenttoonethat’scompletelydarkwouldrequiresometimeforoureyesto
focusandseetheescapeslide,”AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapress
statement.“Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofan
emergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”
Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethosestrangespeckles(小斑点)asyoursightadjuststoa
allytakesoureyesabout20
ghterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyesto
adjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour“darkadaptation”timesinceyou
haven’tbeensittingunderfluorescentbulbs(荧光灯)allflight.
Notonlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,italsoreducesthe
tensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthe
passage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection,”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorof
CockpitConfidentialtoldTheTelegraph.“Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantstoassessany
outsiderisks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.”Sonexttimeapilotdimsthe
lights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesagentleatmosphereforyourtakeoff
intothesky.
htsaredimmedbeforetakeofftohelppassengers.
hortbreak
intimeofemergency
awarmatmosphere
heireyestothebrightenvironment
oneoftherolesofshortening“darkadaptation”time?
gdownthelanding.
ingtheplanelights.
gpassengerscalm.
gthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.
estheunderlinedword“It”inthelastparagraphreferto?
glights.
apeprocess.
ngtension.
sage.
thetextmainlyabout?
airtravel.
gencyeventonaplane.
ngmessageonaplane.
anationofanairlinesafetymeasure.
（D）
Overahundredyearsagoin1911,somethingstrangewasfoundintheglaciersof
ithTaylor—anAustraliangeologist,haddiscoveredabloodredstreampouringout
oftheicecascades(瀑布)ofTalorGlacier!PopularlyknownastheBloodFalls,scientistshadnot
beenabletofindthereasonbehindthebloodredliquidflowingthroughtheice—until
teryoftheBloodFallshadfinallybeensolved.
Whenthesefallswerefirstdiscovered,scientistshadbelievedthattheredcolourcamefroma
largeamountofredalgae(海藻)aecontainapigment(色素)
whichreflectsredlight,makingthealgaeappearred.
Thistheorymadesense,untilitwaslaterfoundthatalgaedonotplayapartintheredcolorof
allycausesTalorGlacier’swatersappearbloodred,isthepresence
ersoftheBloodFallsarerichinsaltandironcontent,andwhen
thiswatercomesincontactwiththeair,itturnsred—justlikerust!Thewaterinthesefallsisoften
referredtoas“brine”byscientistsbecauseofthehighsaltcontentinthewater.
r,theentire
tthen,thattheBloodFallsarenotfrozen?
ResearchersattheUniversityofColoradoandUniversityofAlaskafoundthatinsidethe
glacier,terhasa
tion,whenanysubstanceundergoesachangeinstate,itgivesoff
ore,thebrineactuallywarmitselfupwhileit’sfreezing!Howthisworks,isthatwhen
thebrineisflowingthroughtheTalorGlacier,ultofchangingstate
fromliquidtoice,atisenoughtokeeptherestofthebrineinliquid
form,whichiswhyitflowsoutoftheglacier.
Incrediblenewchemistryfactsfound,andmysterysolved!
ingtothetext,theredalgaetheorywasonceconsidered.
x
heBloodFallslookredincolour?
ethereistoomuchsaltandironinthewater.
etheliquidisrichinredalgae.
etheflowingliquidreflectsredsunlight
etheairisthinandrareinAntarctica.
themainreasonfortheBloodFalls’notfreezing?
ercontinuedflowingconstantly.
stoomuchsaltinthewater.
negivesoffheatwhilefreezing
aturesaren’thighenoughforflowingwater.
thepassagemainlyabout?
coveryofthebloodglacier.
thoftheTalorGlacier.
wingredwaterinAntarctica.
teryoftheBloodFalls.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
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第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分70分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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afunnystoryabout2theotherday.
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6toglanceinandsawJohngivingalectureintheroom,Johnwas
ntheotherlecturerlookedaroundthe
theatre,littleconcernedaboutJohn\'ssanity(神志)，9he
decidedtotalkaboutthe10gentlyatmorningtealateron.
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didn\'tseemtobeanystudents.\"
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twoseparatethings.”
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第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
TwoyearsafterannouncingstrictvolunteerrequirementsfortheTokyo2020Olympicsand
1(realize)theycouldnotgetenoughhelpforfree,theJapaneseministryhasinsteadturnedto
universitiesandtheirgreathuman2(resource).
Inthepastfewweeks,toencouragestudentstovolunteerfortheOlympics,alargenumberof
universities3(begin)ingtoasurvey,64percentof
universitiesinTokyo—both4(nation)andprivate—arenowconsideringthatoption.
Whilerewardingstudentvolunteers5creditstoadvancetheirundergraduateprograms
6(be)anicegesture,themovealsomakesclearthattheOlympicCommitteedoesnotwantto
payforhighly-skilledindividuals7mustspeakaforeignlanguage,andworkovertenfull
days...Nottomentionthattheymustpass8interview.
’squiteobviousbynow
thatthereisn’tenoughpeople9(fill)the110,000vacantpositions.
OfferingacademiccreditstoJapanesestudentsseemslikethewrongwaytoencourage
volunteerism,can’tgetthe
10(require)110,000volunteerssoon,anarmyofemotionlessrobotsmightjustwork.
第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节应用文写作(共1小题；每小题l5分，满分15分)
假定你是李华,近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的现场国画(traditionalChinese
painting)比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括:
1.活动时间、地点;
2.活动概况;
3.活动意义。
注意:
1.词数100左右:
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节概要写作(共1小题；每小题25分，满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
r,itseemsthatpeoplearegraduallylosingtheirsmartness
assmartphonesbecomemoreandmoreimportantassistantsintheirlives,reportednewswebsite
lytoomuchontechnologyinsteadofourbrains,manypeople
havelostthreebasicabilities,saidthewebsite.
ephonenumbers
arestoredinsmartphonecontacts,ple
mayalsohavelosttheirsenseofdirectionbecausenavigationappscanguidepeopleanywhere
worstlostskillsmaybesocialones，meaningthatsomepeoplearebecomingsociallyinept(无能
的)．Peopleoftenburythemselvesintheirsmart－etooaddictedtowhat’s
happeninginthevirtualworld，someofushavelostconversationalskillsandsometimescan’t
eventellwhetherapersonishappyornot.
InAugust，researchersattheUniversityofCalifornia，LosAngeles，studied51studentsaged
11and12whohadoverfivehours’askwastotelltheemotionsof48
picturesoffacesthatwerehappy，sad，angry，ldrenmadeanaverageof14.02
erafive－daycampwithoutelectronicdevices(设备),theymade
only9.41mistakesonaverage.“Ifyou’renotpracticingface－to－facecommunication,you
couldbelosingimportantsocialskills，”concludedprofessorYaldaUhlsfromtheresearch.
Luckily,uldtrytokeepyour
parents’uldalsopaymoreattentiontostreetsignsand
stores,easiest
solutiontosocialskilllossistotakeabreakfromelectronicdevicesbecausewearesocial
device－freetime.