1、高三英语试卷第 1页 （共 5 页） 英英语语试试卷卷 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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。 A From the 007 series to Iron Man, cool gadgets( 装 备 )like smart watches and high-tech glasses impress audiences. Now the real world is welcoming them. The world of wearable technolo
2、gy is quietly growing, and its planning to take over. Lets look at some of the gadgets. Headwear Reading on a bus or while youre running often makes you dizzy. But with a small wearable device called Run-n-Read, you wont have the same feeling any more. You can wear it on your headband or your T-shir
3、t. It tracks your head movements and then moves the text on the screen of your iPad or other reading device at the same time as your eyes. Though a person standing nearby can see the text jumping up and down, for you the text looks perfectly still. Your head moves, but the words do not. Bracelets We
4、aring a sensory bracelet (手镯) can help you find out where youve run, how many calories youve burned, how deep your sleep was, and many more things. A few companies have already been producing great fitness tracking devices for some time. But it seems that FitBit Surge is one of the best examples. Th
5、e Surge has an LED touch display screen, which allows you to control your smartphone and see who is calling or messaging you. It also has eight different sensors and can record many different sporting activities. Shoes If youve ever got tired of looking at your smartphone frequently for directions w
6、hen visiting a place, you might want to try Lechal smart shoes. The shoes work by using Bluetooth to connect to a phone App. After youve entered the destination you want to go to on your phone, the shoes direct you by vibrating(振动)either the left or right foot to tell you which way you should turn.
7、1. From the text we know that the high-tech gadgets _. A. only appear in the moviesB. can be used by common people C. are very expensiveD. have taken over everything 2. When you wear a headwear, _. A. the words on the screen dont moveB. you often move your head C. it makes you feel dizzyD. you see t
8、he words jumping up and down 3. What can we learn about Bracelets? A. Wearing bracelets can help find everything. B. People have used the new sensory bracelets. C. They are made to track peoples fitness. D. The Surge will take control of ones activities. B There are plenty of mindless activities to
9、keep a child busy in this information age. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Alice wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year. As a writer, I know about winning contests-
10、and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesnt win the contest again? Thats the strange thing about being a pa
11、rent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children. A revelation(启示) came last week when I asked her, “Dont you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.” I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as
12、 she spontaneously(自发地)told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale
13、of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest 高三英语试卷第 2页 （共 5 页） into my contest without even realizing it. Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels
14、who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughters experience. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. Al
15、l the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices. 4. What do we know about the authors own writing experience? A. She was constantly under pressure to write more. B. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer. C. Most of her st
16、ories had been rejected by publishers. D. Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations. 5. Why didAlice want to enter this years writing contest? A. She had won a prize in the previous contest. B. She wanted to share her stories with readers. C. She believed she possessed real talent for wr
17、iting. D. She was sure of winning with her mothers help. 6. The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _. A. trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life B. making sure that her daughter would win the contest C. trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished D.
18、helping her daughter develop real skills for writing 7. What does the writer mean to tell us in the last two paragraphs? A. Children need more room to develop. B. Parents should co-opt childrens experience. C. Children should be provided enough help. D. Parents need to remind their children of their
19、 own choices. C Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, youve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years weve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that w
20、eve got it all wrong. According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s much late
21、r than previously thought. Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years its been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age su
22、ggests otherwise. This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive （认 知的） tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests
23、of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speedhow fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle a
24、ge and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age. Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with aging. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when were
25、 younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older weve learned our lessons and are sub-consciously aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy. 8. Barbar
26、a Strauch probably agrees that _. A. the young are better at handling important things B. peoples brains work best between their 40s and 60s C. ageing leads to the decline of the function of the brain D. wrinkles and gray hair are the only symbols of ageing 9. The continuing research has found older
27、 people perform better on _ . A. number abilityB. vocabulary tests C. perceptual speedD. body balance 高三英语试卷第 3页 （共 5 页） 10. People are happier with aging because _. A. they know how to share feelings B. they do not realize the possible dangers C. they cannot focus on negative aspects D. they learn
28、to value the time left 11. What is the main idea of the passage? A. People get more forgetful with age.B.People get happier with age. C. People get wiser with age.D.People get more self-aware with age. D A staycation is a vacation when you do not travel at all. Some people use a staycation to just s
29、tay at home, and others prefer to experience the attractions around them without traveling very far. There are many choices for staycations. Any town or city has plenty of choices for things to do if you know where to look. If the weather is nice, you can visit the local gardens or forests for a hik
30、e. You can look online for several historic places and create your own history tours. Of course, you can also visit other attractions in the areas like museums, restaurants, bars, parks, beaches, and so on. Often, if you drive just a few hours, you can find a city that you can walk around and see. T
31、hen by driving home you can save the cost of a hotel and a plane ride. Others take the term “staycation” word for word and do not leave their houses at all. Some choices for this can include taking time off to cook a great meal and enjoy it together or spending all day at a pool. Just as a coin has
32、two sides, staycation has its advantages as well as risks. Since you are not traveling or staying in a hotel, a staycation can be unbelievably cost-effective(低成本的 ). You dont have to pay for a hotel, so that cost has been completely eliminated. You are also saving by not driving very far and by not
33、taking an airplane anywhere. Travel costs have become really high, and the farther you go, the higher they are. By staying close to home, you cut that cost by quite a bit. You are also pushing money back into your local economy by spending your money at local businesses rather than in cities that ar
34、e far away from home. Finally, any stress that you feel with travel, whether that is from driving long distances or looking for an airport, will completely disappear. 12. For what purpose is the text written? ATo introduce the general information of staycations. BTo compare staycations with other va
35、cations. CTo persuade more people to have staycations. DTo provide different ways of staycations. 13. Which of the following belongs to the advantages of a staycation? AThe economy in other cities is also improved. BPeople spend nothing when staying at home. CYou can visit local attractions for free
36、. DThere is no stress from traveling. 14. What does the underlined word “eliminated” in Paragraph 5 probably means? AincludedBremovedCcoveredDraised 15. What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph? AWhen to take a staycation.BWhy people prefer a staycation. CWhat risks a staycation ha
37、s.DHow to have a staycation safely. 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。 Social media can be defined（解释） as web-based and mobile media that are used for people to interact, connect, and communicate with each other. It often involves the creation and sharing of cont
38、ent (writing, pictures, and video) that people make themselves, mostly through the Internet. _16_ The first type involves people getting together to work on a project, for example, Wikipedia. Blogs and micro-blogs (such as Twitter) are another type of social media. There are other websites like YouT
39、ube that allow people to share content such as pictures, articles or videos. _17_ These sites allow people to stay in touch with friends, make new ones and join communities. Facebook is an example of this type. Many people like to play games on the Internet and, yes, there are social media games as
40、well. These games allow gamers to interact with each other and play with or against other gamers. _18_ The final type of social media is websites like Second Life, where people can create avatars（化身）and use and create objects, as if they were in the real world. 高三英语试卷第 4页 （共 5 页） Social media are di
41、fferent from traditional media. With social media, many individual people in different places create content. Another difference is that people who produce content in social media dont need very special skills. _19_ It takes only a few minutes to write a twitter post, for example. _20_ But whatever
42、you might think, social media is here to stay. A. World of Warcraft is a good example. B. And social media can be produced much faster. C. In general, there are six different types of social media. D. Another type of social media is social networking sites. E. Some people think social media is good
43、and some think it is bad. F. In traditional media, people need special skills to produce something. G. Social media is one of the fastest-growing industries in todays world. 第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，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。 The most destructive
44、（破坏性的）wildfire in Californias history started on Nov. 8, 2018, _21_ by bad electrical cables（电缆）in the town of Paradise. It burned for 17 days and caused $16.5 billion in _22_, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, killing 85 people and leaving 50,000 others homeless. Paradise was _23_ a paradise（乐土）.
45、 Shane Grammer grew up 15 miles away in Chico, and he _24_ the news of the fires deadly path from his home in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old father of three works as a creative director for Disneys theme parks. Grammer still has _25_ in the Paradise area. When his childhood buddy, Shane Edwards, poste
46、d pictures of his white chimney - the only part of his house to _26_ - Grammer felt helpless. And then he had a(n) _27_. “I have got to paint that _28_ , “ he told Inside Edition. “ It was an opportunity for me to express myself and be a(n) _29_. “ OnDec.31,Grammer_30_threehourspaintingabeautifullys
47、ad black-and-white image of a woman on the chimney- a reminder, perhaps, of the _31_ of life, or even just of life itself. Grammer _32_ the image on Instagram. The victims of the fire, especially, had _33_ feelings. “you bring beauty and hope,” one said. _34_, Grammer realized that his artistic expr
48、ession had _35_ into something deeper, the feature of true art. Over a period of three months he returned eight times, _36_ 17 pictures of victims and mythical（神话里的）heroes on walls, pickup trucks, and ruined buildings. “There is _37_,” he explains. “There is beauty in the ashes.” Grammers work in Pa
49、radise has become a bigger _38_. He has traveled the world painting big pictures in _39_ places that needed some light: a home for orphans in Tijuana, Mexico; a youth center in San Francisco. “I want to do something powerful and create art that _40_ people,” he says. 21.A. turned downB. put forwardC. brought aboutD. broke out 22.A. damageB. useC. wasteD. question 23.A. as usualB. at lastC. once againD. no longer 24.A. madeB. followedC.