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1、20202020 届广州市花都区秀全中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解届广州市花都区秀全中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析析第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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A AIts time to put your two-wheeler to good use on these fun bike paths each varying in distance anddifficulty.Ju
2、st choose one fit for you.Paulinskill Valley TrailCheck out Paulinskill Valley Trail,filled with forests,wetlands,and small townsalong this 25-mile route.While thetrail is mostly flat,you can do a quick ride.Youre likely to catch sight of beautiful birds,considering more than 100species find a home
3、in the land near the path.Check out the trail in the fall-prime time for pretty sights.AlaHele MakalaeOn theislandofKaui,youll find a bike path with lots of beachy views thatll leave you feeling accomplished yetcalm.The name translates to“The Path that Goes By Coast,”and,as you might guess,the seven
4、-mile path hugsthe shoreline.Start early enough and youll witness an incredible sunrise to make it even more amazing,TheCheaha RouteThis ride covers up to 126 miles,with steep climbs and extreme downhills along the way.So prepare for athrilling ride-one thats not necessarily for the inexperienced or
5、 those looking for an easy,casual ride.Along theroute,youll pedal through five towns.The journey is worth it,though,because you get some of the most scenicviews in the state.The Whitefish TrailFamous for its countless route options,whether youre a new biker looking for smooth tracks or you havemore
6、experience and want to play around on rocky,more technical land,this bike path brings in lots of visitors.The 43-mile route offers beautiful green scenery.Around every comer,youll see a new jaw-dropping landscape,from glassy lakes to green mountains.1.When is the best time to visit Paulinskill Valle
7、y Trail?A.In Autumn.B.All year round.C.On early mornings.D.On sunny days.2.Which route is not fit for someone new to cycling?A.The Whitefish Trail.B.Ala Hele Makalae.C.Paulinskill Valley Trail.D.TheCheaha Route.3.Whats the common feature of the four routes?A.They are full of challenges.B.Various rou
8、te options are offered.C.They have beautiful scenery.D.Different species can be found there.BThe first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart.We tried to slow it down withtreatment,but it suddenly stopped beating completely.Later,whenever I would have a case like that one,
9、I foundmyself second-guessing my clinical management.However,it turns out that thinking twice may actually causemore harm than good.In a working paper,Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result,they are more likely to switch to a different delivery metho
10、d with the next patient,often unnecessarily andsometimes with worse results.Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences,thefalloutfrom second-guessingappears especially large for us.A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed(开药)warfarin,the phys
11、ician was about 20%less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes(中风).However,if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribewarfarin to their other patients.These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns
12、in doctors.In the blood-thinner study,doctors weremore affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were moreaffected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient)and less affected byletting harm happen(not prescr
13、ibing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke).Yet a stroke is often morepermanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine.Overreaction to Fearsome Risks holds true for broadersociety.For instance,sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida
14、in 2001 caused a panic and ledthe state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions.Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and,according to thestudy,such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional an
15、d often irrational(不理性的)thinking when processinginformation,bad events and mistakes.As much as we dont want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again,we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesnt necessarily mean we did anything wrong.When we overthink,we fail to rely on
16、 thinking based on what we know or have experienced.Instead,we mayinvoluntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient,who died morethan a year ago.Instead of second-guessing myself,I trusted my clinica
17、l instinct(本能)and stayed the course.Every one of those patients survived.You should trust your instinct in your life,too.4.The first two paragraphs suggest that_.A.bad medical outcomes affect doctorsB delivering babies can be difficult workC.some doctors are not very experiencedD.doctors sometimes m
18、ake silly mistakes5.In the blood-thinner study,doctors_.A.tend to prescribe less effective medicineB.are more concerned about the patients safetyC.become less confident in writing a prescriptionD.believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding6.What does the underlined word fallout in Paragraph 3
19、 probably mean?A.ResultB.BenefitC.DifferenceD.Absence7.The author will probably agree that_.A.we should not doubt our own decisionsB.our experience will pave way for our futureC.humans are emotional and irrational on the wholeD.instincts dont necessarily lead to wrong directionsCWhen you walk on a s
20、andy beach,it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk because the weightof your body pushes into the sand.Turns out,the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads.The weight ofthe vehicles creates a very shallow indentation(凹陷)in the pavement(路面)and it makes it such that itscontinuousl
21、y driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory,a sustainability scientist at M.I.T.and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved and green-house gases avoided by simply stiffening(硬化)the nations roads and highways.And they foundthat stiffening 10 percent of the nations roads every year could p
22、revent 440 megatons of carbon dioxideequivalent emissions over the next five decades enough to offset half a percent of projected transportationsector emissions over that time period.To put those emissions savings into context that amount is equivalent tohow much CO2 youd spare the planet by keeping
23、 a billion barrels of oil in the ground or by growing sevenbillion trees for a decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As for how to stiffen roads?Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbonnanotubes into paving materials.Or you could pave with cement-b
24、ased concrete,which is stiffer than asphalt(沥青).This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles.Usually,whenit comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector,youre talking about changing policies related tovehicles and also driver behavior,which
25、involves millions and millions of people as opposed to changing theway we design and maintain our pavements.Thats just on the order of thousands of people who are working intransportation agencies.And when it comes to retrofitting(翻新)our streets and highways those agencies arewhere the rubber meets
26、the road.8.Why does the author mention“walk on a sandy beach”in paragraph 1?A.To present a fact.B.To make a contrast.C.To explain a rule.D.To share an experience.9.What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?A.Hardening the road.B.Keeping oil in the ground.C.Growing trees for decade
27、s.D.Improving the transportation.10.What is the advantage of this suggestion?A.Gaining more support.B.Consuming less money.C.Involving more people.D.Facing fewer usual obstacles.11.What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.B.Those agencie
28、s will change some related policies.C.Those agenciesmight put more rubber tires on the roads.D.Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.DBabies who frequently communicate with their caregivers using eye contact and vocalisations(发声)at theage of one are more likely to develop greater
29、 languages skills by the time they reachtwo,according to newresearch.In the study,researchers looked at 11-and 12-month-od babies vocalisations.gestures and gazebehaviours,and at how their caregivers responded to them.To measure he interactions,the researchers videoedinfants(婴儿)and caregiver at home
30、,and asked them to play as usual.They took those recordings back to theuniversityThe scientists then used statistical models to find that the best predictor of vocabulary at 24 months waswhen infants were seen to use vocalsatioms while looking at their caregivers face when they were about a yearold.
31、The benefits were even greater when these interactions were followed by responses from the caregiver.The statistics showed that at 19 months,children had an average of about 100 words.Those who exhibited thebeneficial interactive behaviour earlier in life were seen to have an average of about 30 ext
32、ra words.The message of this paper is thatitis the result of a joint effort;noticing what your child is attending to andtalking to them about it will support their language development.said McGillion,a co-author of the work.The joy of this message is that that can happen in any context.across any pa
33、rt of your day.Its notsomething that requires special equipment or even lots of time.I can happen when youre doing the laundry,forexamplewhen youre taking out the socks,you can talk about socks.in the park,in the car,at mealtimes,atbathtimes.This finding can be used in any context,added McGillion.Th
34、is is a developmental snapshot in the first year of life,but children are constantly growing and changingand so are their behaviours.It would be interesting to look at these sorts of behaviours again as children progressthrough the second year of life to see whats happening there,said Donnellan,the
35、lead author on the study.12.How did the researchers get the findings?A.By interacting with babies.B.By asking babies to vocalize.C.By analyzing relevant recordings.D.By referring to the previous statistics.13.What does he underlined word itin Paragraph 5 mean?A.Infants eye contact.B.Infants larger v
36、ocabulary.C.The response from caregivers.D.The best predictor of vocabulary.14.What did McGilion say about infants interactive behaviour?A.Is easy to perform.B.Its complex to understand.C.Its difficult to copy.D.Its interesting to video.15.What might further studies be on?A.Childrens academic progre
37、ss.B.Childrens growing environment.C.Childrens potential physical development.D.Childrens behaviours across more age ranges.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项People with interesting personalities often have more opportunities open to them be
38、cause of their ability tomaintain the attention of others.When you meet or talk to them，you may feel as though your personalityis dulland uninspiring._16_Listen to what others have to say.Most people enjoy talking about their lives and themselves，so becomemore interested and you will seem more inter
39、esting._17_Look them directly in the eyes and ask themquestions orcomment on what they have just told you，instead of just waiting for your turn to talk about yourself._18_Watch the news，read books，and pay attention.If you dont know about a particular topic，research it and form an opinion on it.Peopl
40、e like to bearound others who can carry on conversations about lots ofthings.Look for the humour in every situation.A sense of humour can work wonders for a dull personality，so laughas often as you can and youll be a more naturally attractive person.Laughter canalso reduce your stress to adegree._19
41、_Accept and love yourself and others.When you dislike yourself and your personality，other people pick up onthis，and they may assume they shouldnt like you，either._20_Judge other people less as well;gossip andspeaking poorly of others seem like good short-term entertainment，but in the long run it can
42、 make you seem dulland untrustworthy.A.Form opinions on everything.B.Make everyone you speak to feel important.C.Your brain will see these situations as reality.D.Search for the best in yourself and everyone else.E.When you feel better,youre more fun to be around.F.Youd better make a few simple chan
43、ges to your outlook.G.But its ly easy to develop those personalities that you find so interesting.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A few months ago,one of my fellow graduate students was offered an in
44、credible career-building opportunity.His efforts on a student-led campaign to increase federal funding for basic research had_21_an invitation tospeak on a conference panel(专家组).It would look great on his CV(简历).I was_22_for him,of course.Ihad been a(n)_23_partner in the campaign.I felt that I deser
45、ved the same opportunity.Yet I hadntbeen_24_,and I wasnt sure why.Growing up,I had been taught that the way to_25_was to put my head down and work hard.If my workwas good enough,it would speak for itself and I would be_26_.This,coupled with a natural_27_,meantthat I_28_worked up the nerve to put mys
46、elf forward.However,I decided that I need to_29_my lifeagain by becoming my own biggest_30_.So,with my_31_beating fast,I asked my colleague to ask the panel organizers to_32_me.My mind flooded with a list of well-practiced_33_.Maybe I didnt deserve it.Maybe I was beingtoo_34_.Butmycolleagueimmediate
47、lycontactedtheorganizers,whoquicklyagreedto_35_me to the panel.Ive come to understand that I cant be recognized for my work if Im invisible.This isnt a revolutionary_36_,I know,but as an introvert(内向的人)this is my_37_MountQomolangma.I think advocating for myself will always make me a little_38_.But I
48、 do plenty of otheruncomfortable things to_39_Im living my best life,like getting flu shots.I suppose I can do the same formy_40_21.A.turned downB.lacked forC.referred toD.led to22.A.thankfulB.happyC.sorryD.ready23.A.legalB.mentalC.equalD.special24.A.invitedB.promotedC.informedD.dismissed25.A.practi
49、ceB.successC.powerD.reality26.A.observedB.protectedC.attractedD.rewarded27.A.shynessB.warmthC.kindnessD.sweetness28.A.quietlyB.frequentlyC.rarelyD.completely29.A.make sense ofB.take control ofC.pay attention toD.findfault with30.A.advocateB.promiseC.harvestD.sacrifice31.A.brainB.boneC.heartD.stomach
50、32.A.questionB.includeC.serveD.withdraw33.A.get-togetherB.backgroundC.self-doubtD.breakthrough34.A.stubbornB.proudC.nervousD.ambitious35.A.addB.sendC.reportD.track36.A.testB.ideaC.visitD.plan37.A.personalB.professionalC.skepticalD.traditional38.A.unreasonableB.dishonestC.uncomfortableD.discontent39.