2020年淳安縣千島湖鎮(zhèn)南山學(xué)校高三英語下學(xué)期期中考試試卷及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AOlderadultswhosleepsixhoursorfeweranightmayhaveelevatedriskfordementia（癡呆癥）andothercognitive（認(rèn)知的）issues,anewstudyfinds.ResearchersatStanfordUniversitymeasuredseniors'（ages65to85）dementiariskandcognitiveabilities,findinghigherriskinthosepatientswhoregularlysleptsixorfewerhourscomparedtothosewhosleptsevenoreighthours.Thoseseniorswhosleptnineormorehoursalsohadlowercognitivefunctionsandotherhealthissues,buttheresearchersdidn'tfindthesamehighdementiariskinthisgroup.Thefindingsdemonstratehowimportantitisforadultstomaintainahealthysleepcycle,especiallyastheygetolder.Asadultsage,it'scommonfortheirsleeppatternstochangeorbecomedisrupted—leadingtolonger,shorter,ormoreirregularsleep.ThisdisruptionmaybelinkedtoAlzheimer'sandotherformsofdementia,impactingseniors'abilitytorememberinformation,problem-solve,andgothrougheverydaybehaviors.Sleepdisruptioncanalsobecausedbyorheightendepression,cardiovasculardisease（冠心?。?andotherconditions.Arecommendedsleeptimeforseniorsisseventoeighthours,theresearcherssaid.Sixorfewerhourscorrespondedtoshortsleep,whilenineormorehourscorrespondedtolongsleep.TheStanfordresearchersmeasuredlevelsofbetaamyloid,aproteininthebrainthatistypicallyfoundinhighlevelswhenapatientdevelopsAlzheimer's.Inaddition,theresearchersusedseveraltestsformemory,attention,spatialskills,andexecutivefunctiontoidentifypatients'cognitiveabilities.Thosepatientssleepingforsixhoursorfeweranightweremorelikelytodevelopdementia,theresearchersfound.Thelow-sleeppatientshadhigherlevelsofbetaamyloid.TheStanfordresearchersfoundthatpatientswithlowersleepalsoperformedworseonmemorytests,whilethosewithhighersleep（morehours）performedworseonexecutivefunctiontests，whichmeasurethebrain'sabilitytoswitchbetweendifferenttasks.—Themaintakeawayisthatitisimportanttomaintainhealthysleeplateinlife,WinertoldCNN.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupted”inparagraph4mean?A.difficult B.disorderedC.dissolvedD.differentAccordingtothefindings,whichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtothedisruptedsleep?Itismorelikelytocauseoldpeopletohavebadmemoriesoverissues.Itmaycontributetodementia,cardiovasculardiseaseandotherillnesses.Somedailybehaviorsperhapsdifferfromthosewhosesleepingisnormal.DIttendstobringalltheoldpeopletoundergobrainscansandcognitivetests.3.Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?Apropersleeptimeforseniorsisseventoeighthours.Lowandhighsleeppatientswerebothpooratmemorytests.Executivefunctiontestisappliedtomeasurethecapacityofbrain.Keepingahealthysleepforolderadultslateinlifeiscrucial.BANorthAtlanticrightwhalecalf（幼崽）wasdiscovereddeadonthebeachofanislandoffNorthCarolina.ThemalenewbornwasfoundonNorthCoreBanks,partoftheCapeLookoutNationalSeashore.Thereportsindicatethattheanimaldiedduringbirthorshortlyafter,accordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）.ScientiststookDNAtodeterminethecalf’smother.Thisisthebeginningoftherightwhale’sreproduction（繁殖）season,whichbeginsmid-Novemberandrunsthroughmid-April.NOAAcalledthisdeathadisastrousstarttotheseason.Eachnewrightwhalecalfbringssomuchhopeforthisbadlyendangeredanimals,andlosseslikethishaveagreatimpactontheirrecovery,NOAAsaid.Therightwhaleisoneoftherarestmarinemammals（哺乳動(dòng)物）intheworld,accordingtoNOAA.Theywillsoonbeextinctunlesssomethingisdonetosaveit,researcherswarn.ThiskindofwhalehasbeenexperiencinganUnusualDeathEventoverthepastthreeyears,accordingtoNOAA.Since2017,atleast32deadand13seriouslywoundedwhaleshavebeendocumentedbytheorganization.“Thismeansmorethan10percentoftheremainingpopulation,”accordingtoNOAA.NOAApostedapieceofnewsonMonday,thesamedaytheyannouncedthecalf’sdeath,warningboaterstobewatchfulasthewhalesaremigrating（遷徙）nearly1,000milesalongtheAtlanticCoast.Theorganizationcallsforboaterstobewatchful,slowdownandtogivetheseendangeredwhalesplentyofroom.Theyalsoaskallfishermentoremovetheirunusednetsfromtheoceantohelpavoidpossibledamage.WhydidscientiststakeDNAofthecalf?A.Tosaveitsmother. B.Toconfirmitsidentity.C.Todeterminethetimeofitsdeath. D.Touncoverthecauseofitsdeath.Howmanyrightwhalesareleftaccordingtothepassage?A.About40. B.About50.C.About400. D.About500.WhatdoweknowaboutNorthAtlanticrightwhales?Theirreproductionseasonusuallylastabouthalfayear.Theyaretherarestmarinemammalsintheworld.Theyareexperiencingahighdeathrateofnewborns.Theirhabitatrunsnearly1,000milesalongthecoast.What’sthemainpurposeofthenewspostedonMonday?Toannouncethecalf’sunusualdeath.Toremindboaterstowatchthewhales.Toprotecttheboatsagainstthewhales.Toassistthewhales’seasonalmigration.COnlineeducationhasgrownfastoverthepasttenyears.Theexplosionoftechnologyhasmadeteachingoutsidethetraditionalclassroompossibleforteachersandhasprovidedlearnerswitheasyaccesstocoursematerials.Itsattractiveness,benefits,andchallengesareaddressed.InApril,2005,Iwasapproachedbyastudentwhowasinterestedinourdoctoralprogram.However,thefirstquestionoutofhermouthwas,“Doyouofferanyonlinecourses?”Laterthatday,asIwasreadingtheconferenceprogramguidetryingforinterestingpresentations,Inoticedmanyworkshopsonweb-basedlearningandonlineeducation.Ilaterattendedtwoofthoseworkshopsandmetseveralprofessorsfromdifferentuniversitieswhohadeithertaughtonlinecoursesforquitesometimeorwhowerediscoveringthebestpracticeforteachingonline.Theseexperienceshelpedmerealizeatleasttosomeextentthedegreeofgrowthinonlineeducation.Myresponsibilitiesforthetermincludedgainingmoreunderstandingofonlineeducation.Consequently,Imadeseveralattemptstoenrichmyknowledgeofdistancelearningandonlineteaching.Iconsultedwithmycolleagueswhowereteachingonlinecourses.Thishelpedmerecognizetheimportanceofgettingmaterialspreparedevenbeforethestartofaterm.Ialsolearnedthatonlinecoursesmayconsumemoretimethanregularclassroomteaching.AndIattendedseveralworkshopsregardingonlineeducationandestablishedanetworkwiththosewhowereinvolvedinonlineprogramsatotheruniversities.IwillconsiderthesepeopleasmyconsultantsasIbegintodesignmyownonlinecourse.Also,Iconductedabriefsurveywith15studentsandtwofacultymemberswhohadtakenortaughtanonlinecoursebeforetounderstandtheirexperience.EventuallyIcompletedaliteraturereviewwhichgavemethefoundationandthebackgroundofunderstandingtheneedforonlineeducation.Whatbenefitsthedevelopmentofonlineeducation?A.Teachers’goodteachingability. B.Lackoftraditionalclassrooms.C.Learners’accesstofreecourses. D.Therapidadvanceoftechnology.Whydidtheauthortakeastudentforexample?Toshowstudents’loveforthedoctoralprogram.Topersuadelearnersoftraditionaleducation.Toexplainthegrowingtrendofonlineeducation.Topredictthefutureoftheteachingcareer.Whatcausedtheauthortoknowmoreaboutonlineeducation?A.Theappetiteforknowledge. B.Theprofessionalresponsibilities.C.Therequirementofresearch. D.Thecolleagues’encouragement.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoonlineeducation?A.Carefree. B.Doubtful. C.Supportive. D.Unwilling.DAustralia’sGreatBarrierReefhaslost50%ofitscorals（珊瑚）within30years,withclimatechangeakeydriverofreefdisturbance,anewstudyhasfound.ResearchersfromtheARCCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefStudies,inQueensland,northeasternAustralia,studiedcoralcommunitiesandtheirsizealongthelengthoftheGreatBarrierReefbetween1995and2017,findingallcoralpopulationsdisappeargradually,theysaid.Reefsareimportanttothehealthofoceanecosystems—withoutthem,ecosystemsbreakdownandoceanlifedies.Coralpopulationdecreaseshappenedinbothshallowanddeepwatercoralspecies,expertsfound,butbranchingandtable-shapedcorals—whichprovidehabitatsforfish—wereworstaffectedbymassbleaching（漂白）eventsin2016.Warmoceantemperaturesarethemainreasonofcoralbleaching.Bleachingdoesn’tkillcoralimmediately,butiftemperaturesremainhigh,eventuallythecoralwilldie,destroyinganaturalhabitatformanyspeciesofoceanlife.“WeusedtothinktheGreatBarrierReefisprotectedbyitshugesize—butinfactourresultsshowthateventheworld’slargestandlywell-protectedreefsystemisincreasinglydestroyedandindecline,”TerryHughes,anoutstandingprofessorattheARCCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefStudies,said.“Thereisnotimetolose—wemustsharplydecreasegreenhousegasemissionsassoonaspossible,”thereporterwarnedinthepaper,publishedintheProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyjournal.WhathasmainlyinfluencedthecoralpopulationsoftheGreatBarrierReef?A.Destroyedhabitats. B.Climatechange.C.Lackofseafood. D.Bleachingevents.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Manyspecieshasbeendyingoutslowly.Thesizeofreefscontributestotheirprotection.Oceanecosystemsdon’tdevelopwithoutreefs.Bleachingcontinuallydisturbstable-shapedcorals.WhatattitudedoesthereporterholdtothepresentsituationoftheGreatBarrierReef?A.Worried. B.Angry. C.Hopeful. D.Surprised.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?ClimatechangedamagestheGreatBarrierReefTheSpeciesofoceanLifeAreInDangerGreenhouseGasEmissionsGetWorseSeaEcosystemsAreInDecline第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Cyberbullying（網(wǎng)絡(luò)霸凌）isaformofbullyingbutbecauseithappensonlineoronmobilephonesitcanhappen24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Ifyouarebeingbulliedatschoolyoucanusuallygetawayfromthebullieswhenyouareathome.16Cyberbullyingcanbedoneanonymously（匿名）.Cyberbullyingisveryserious.Itcanmakeyoufeelafraidanduncomfortable.Youmightfeellikeitwillneverend. 17 Wewantyoutoknowtherearethingsyoucandotomakeitstop.Youshouldn'thavetodealwithbullyingalone,sothinkabouttalkingtosomeoneyoutrustlikeaparent,carerorteacher. 18 Havingsomeonetotalkthingsthroughwithisreallyimportant—itcanmakeyoufeelmoreconfidentaboutdealingwiththesituation.Itisagoodideatokeepacopyoftheabusive（辱罵的）texts,emails,commentsormessagesthatyoureceiveandrecordthedateandtimetheyweresent. 19 Youshouldnotreplytoanymessagesyoureceivebecauseitcanencouragethebulliesandendupworryingyoumore.Inaddition,youmustnevergiveoutanypersonaldetailsontheInternet. 20 Youcanblockemailaddressesorchatusersifyouarebeingbulliedbyemailorinstant（即時(shí)的）messenger.Theycanbetheretohelpyou.Itisagoodideatocheckyourphone.Butwithcyberbullyingthereisnowayout.Noonehastherighttomakeyoufeelthisway.Keepingrecordscanbeusefulwhenitcomestoreportingthebullying.Whenbullyinghappensatschool,it'susuallyasmallgroupofpeople.Suchinformationincludesyourrealname,address,ageorphonenumber.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)JenniferworksforPlato’sCloset,theclothingchainthatbuysandsellsusedclothingandaccessories.Whensheperformedaroutine___21___onacoatthatwas___22___byamanearlierthatday,she___23___$7,000in$100billszippedinsideapocket.Noonewas___24___;Plato’sClosetemployeescheckclothesalldaylong.And___25___,themanwhobroughtthecoatdidn’t___26___wherehehadleftthemoney.Somepeoplewouldhave___27___the“opportunity”.ButnotJennifer.Shesaid,“Itwasn’tmine,soIdidn’tgettoo___28___aboutthatthickpileofcash.”___29___,shesafelystoredthemoneyuntilitcouldbe___30___toitsrightfulowner.Sure,Plato’sClosethas___31___aboutsendingbackpersonalitemsfoundintheclothing,butwhatJenniferdid___32___hercharacter.Itwasn’ttheresultofoutsidepressure.“It’sjustaboutintegrity,”Shesaid.“Youjusthavetomakesurethatyou’re___33___andthatyoudotherightthing.”Reputationiseasy;characterishard.Doingtherightthingwhenothersarewatchingiseasy.___34___publicintegrity,resolveorsincerityoftenresultsinrecognitionandpraise.Doingtherightthingwhennooneiswatchingishard.Yournonpublicintegritygainsno___35___orapplause.Doingtherightthingisalsohard___36___itoftenrunsagainstourbestinterests.Thetruetestof___37___iswhatyoudowhenpeoplearen’twatching.Maybe___38___isJennifer’smaincharacterandmaybeit’snot,butthatdoesn’t___39___.Thefactthatshe___40___todotherightthingismoreimportant.21.A.serviceB.analysisC.experimentD.inspection22.A.droppedoffB.pickedupC.paidforD.triedon23.A.earnedB.donatedC.discoveredD.spent24.A.listeningB.movingC.speakingD.watching25.A.obviouslyB.fortunatelyC.hopefullyD.consequently26.A.determineB.rememberC.indicateD.wonder27.A.providedB.deservedC.seizedD.confirmed28.A.annoyedB.excitedC.guiltyD.confident29.A.AlsoB.OtherwiseC.IndeedD.Instead30.A.recommendedB.appliedC.returnedD.linked31.A.regulationsB.remarksC.issuesD.reservations32.A.preservedB.reflectedC.developedD.affected33.A.greedyB.honestC.politeD.curious34.A.CoveringB.MeasuringC.PreviewingD.Displaying35.A.admirationB.knowledgeC.apologyD.cooperation36.A.ifB.whileC.since D.unless37.A.characterB.motivationC.educationD.relationship38.A.weaknessB.cheerfulnessC.carelessnessD.selflessness39.A.occurB.matterC.matchD.continue40.A.expectedB.promisedC.arrangedD.chose第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Chinesepapercuttinghasthehistorymorethan1,500yearsatleast.Itisoneofthe 41. (old)handicrafts(手工藝品)inChina.Atfirst,Papercuttingwasonlypopularamong 42. countryside,andthemasterswerefarm 43. (wife).Today,thearthasdevelopedintoartforms 44. canfullyrepresentChinesetraditionalfolkculture.Asthepapercuttingcombinesmanyfolkartformssuchaspaintingandcutting,itcanserveasthewindowforonewho 45. (want)toknowthetraditionalChinesefolkart.Asafolkart,papercuttinghasastronglocalfeature.ManyplacesinChinaarefamous 46. theirfeaturedpapercutting.Chinesepeopleputtheirhopetothepapercuttingtopraisepeople’creationtothenatureandencouragepeople 47. （keep）going.Therearecuttingforwindow,door,wall,andthoseforroofandlightaswellasformarriageanddifferentfestivals.Manyofthem 48. （use）