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2020
届高三上学期英语开学摸底试卷
一、
Grammar and
Vocabulary
1. Directions: After reading
the passage below, fill in the blanksto make the
passage coherent and grammatically
correct. For the blanks with a givenword,
fill
in
each
blank
with
the
proper
form
of
the
given
word;
for
the
other
blanks,use one word that best fits each
blank.
To
have
a
fruitful
discussion,
teachers
need
to
decide
what
seatingarrangement is
best for their own class and be prepared to
experiment
with
differentmethods.________method
is
adopted,
it
should
help
and
be
productiveof dialogue
between children as well as between teacher and
child.
Within
the
physicalsetting,
children
and
teachers
should
agree
________adiscussion takes place.
Why are rules necessary for
discussion? This may be a questionto ask the
children.
If
children
are
given
freedom
to
talk,
why
are
there
rulesthat
will
restrict
that
freedom?
The
golden
rule
is
of
course
that
one’s
own
freedom________notinterfere
with
the
freedom
of
others.
Individuals
within
a
democratic
communityhave
equal
rights.
A
child
who
talks
all
the
time
________the
rights
of
others
to
be
heard.
Each
person
should
be
allowed
an
equal
chanceto
speak and to put
forward their
own
point
of
view
and
if
we
wish ________ to, then we should listen
to others. There is no pointgiving a point
of
view
________someoneis
listening.________ofus
are
capable
of
listening
to
more
than
one
person
at
a
time,
so
another
basicrule
should
be:
only
one
person
to
speak
at
a
time.
Listening
implies
not
only
hearingthe
words
but
paying attention to the
meaning of ________isbeing said. This is not a
natural
thing for children to do.
School is typicallya place where children learn to
listen
to the teacher but not to each
other. Theskills of listening need to be
practiced.
The
ideal
discussion,________everyonelistens
to
the
speaker
and
then
each
is
allowed to reply, is rare
among adults,let alone children. It works
________when
certain ground-rules for
discussion are followed.
2. Directions:
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Eachword
can only be used once. Note
that there is one word more than you need.
A. officially B. accessible C.
fingertips D. afford E. purest F. secure G.
display
H. partnerless I. matched J.
blankest K. historically
Most peopleget sweaty palms just
staring at EI Capitan, a breathtaking
rock formation i YosemiteNational Park,
California. Alex Honnold’s stayed dry.
And
this
June,
he
managedto
climb
the
900-meter
vertical
wall,
pulling
on
edges barely big enough for ________.
Honnold couldnot
________any slips. Th
at’s because he
carried nothing
otherthan
a
bag
of
gymnasts’
chalk,
to
keep
his
fingers
free
of
moisture.
There was norope to ________him if he
fell. After a four-hour________of power
and precision, the 31-year-old
safelychallenged himself.
EI
Capitanhad
been
climbed
________before,
including
by
Honnold,
but
never in theway he has. In 2011, an
American TV show about his earlier “free
solos”
drew
seventeenmillion
viewers.
In
climbing,
“free”
means
using
nothing but rocks forsupport. “Solo”
means free of pro
tection. It is the
sport
at its ________. In
Yosemite, the birthplaceof American
climbing, Hannold has
reached
its peak. Praise from fellow
climberswas
________only
by
relief
at
his
safe return.
The
achievementmarks
the
latest
in
a
series
of
milestones
for
sport
climbing . In 2015,
two other American Tommy Caldwell and Kevin
Jorgeson,
establisheda route up the
Dawn Wall, EI Capitan’s ________part, after years
of
made
the
front
page
of
the
New
York
Times
and
got
congratulations
from
BarackObama
for
the
achievement.
Last
year,
sport
climbing was ________accepted into the
Olympic program for Tokyo 2020.
These
havestrengthened
climbing’s
position
in
the
sporting
circle
in
America
and has invited Jorgeson to give a motivational
talk
to its employees. Climbinggyms
have appeared around the globe over the past
decade,
making
the
event
saferand
more
________to
ordinary
people.
The
gymshave
been
popular
among
youngsters,
who
pay
more
attentions
to
exercises than
tobelongings.
二、
Reading
Comprehension
3. Directions: For each
blank in the followingpassage there are four words
or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill
in each blankwith the word of phrase that
best fits the context.
There was once a timethat I would only
do what I knew was comfortable
for me.
Stuck in a continuouscycle of repetitive choices,
I knew what was1when
it
came
to
makingdecisions.
I
knew
what
wouldn’t
2me
too
much,
what
would
meglued to
the floor
of
where I
already
was3little
did
I
realize at
the
time that
this wasnot the right path for me.
After living the sametype of life for
so long I decided bat there was more
for me. Although it wasuncomfortable at
first, I pushed myself to get4in things
that I wouldn’t normally do, Idecided
to open up and talk to other people
that
I
didn’t
think
I
would
havethe5to
show
my
face
to,
and
I
started
to
sharemore
about
myself
with
others
that
already
knew
me.
By
doing
these
things, I 6to find more parts of life
to open myself upto.
A
quote said “Lifebegins at the end of your comfort
zone.” Reading the
quote made me
realizethat I was stuck in a life that wasn’t
truly mine. I was
bound
by
chains
thatmade
me
7to
experience
life,
so
I
always
keep
it
as
areminder to myself to go
beyond my8.
There are a few
ways youcan begin to push past your comfort zone.
First,
make a bucket list. All youneed
to do is write down a list of things that you
want to 9in your lifetime, but make
sure you do them. Abucket list isn’t useful
unless you are 10going to try and
achieve it.
Secondly, if
you want,ask someone to tag along . If you have a
friend who
is
also
interested
inexperiencing
more
of
their
life
then
you
can
join
11and
work
together.
That
way,
you
can
push
eachother
to
actually
go
out
and
experience.
Finally, 12yourself. Make yourself a
promise that if youcheck something
off
your
bucket
list
then
you
will
do
something
nice
foryourself.
Maybe
you
have always been
interested in bungee jumping, but havebeen toe
afraid. Put
it on the list and promise
yourself a shopping trip oranything else to
13yourself
into
doing it.
Life is about
14it up with as many experiences as possible,
sodon’t miss
out on an amazing
opportunity to 15yourself or lean something
valuable.
（
1
）
A .
safeB . sensitiveC . alternativeD . greedy
< br>（
2
）
A . temptB
. excludeC .
scareD . impose
（
3
）
A . ThereforeB
. OtherwiseC . MoreoverD . However
（
4
）
A . absorbedB .
participatedC . canD . involved
（
5
）
A . confidenceB .
benefitC .
burdenD . passion
（
6
）
A . claimedB .
strivedC . hesitatedD . pretended
（
7
）
A .
excitedB . curiousC . flexibleD . afrai
d
（
8
）
A
. imaginationB . controlC . limitsD .
e
xpectation
（
9
）
A .
accomplishB .
combineC .
cultivateD .
ensure
（
10
）
A .
accidentallyB .
desperatelyC . actuallyD . consequently
（
11
）
A . ideasB .
forcesC .
factorsD . effects
（
12
）
A . behaveB .
engageC . treatD . help
（
13
）
A . bribeB .
trapC
. cheatD . shape
（
14
）
A . makingB . takingC . pillingD . f
illing
（
15
）
A .
satisfyB . relaxC . identifyD .
better
三、阅读理解
4.
Directions: Read the following three passage is
followed
by several questions or
unfinished statements. For eachof them there are
four
choices marked A, B, C and D.
Choose the one that fits bestaccording to the
information given in the passage you
have just read.
Notices
have
been
put
up
here
and
there
in
thevillage
for
the
last
fortnight announcing a meeting to
discuss the yearly FlowerShow, which has
not
been
held
in
Fairacre
for
a
number
of
years.
Before
I
becamethe
village
schoolmistress here, the Flower Show
appears to have been an event ofsome
importance and people came from miles
around to enjoy a day at Fairacre.
I decided to go to the meeting, as the
childrenin my school, I knew, used
to play quite a large part
in this village excitementand there were a number
of
sp
ecial
competitions,
such
as
collecting
wild
flowers,making
dolls’
house
decorations or little gardens and so
on, included in the program.
It was a freezing, starlit night. By
the time Iarrived at the Village hall, there
were about ten people already there.
The doctorwas chairman of the meeting.
A few men were warming their hand over
the rather smokyoil stove, which was
trying, somewhat inefficiently, to warm
the room. The meetingwas called for
seven thirty---a most inconvenient time
in my private opinion asit successfully
upsets the evening and puts back the
time of one’s evening a quarter
to
eight only fifteen people had arrived.
“I think we must begin,” the
doctorsaid, turning his gentle smile upon
us. He gave a short speech about the
pastglories
of Fairarce’s Flower Show
and
his
hopes
that
it
might
take
place
again.”Perhaps
someone
would
put
forward
the
suggestion
that
the
Flower
Show
berestarted?”
he
suggested.
There
was
a
heavy
silence,
broken
only
by
themovement
of
feet
from
the
bench at the back. All fifteen of us, I
noticed, weremiddle-aged. John Pringle,
Mrs. Pringle’s only child, must have
been theyoungest among us and he is a
man
of
nearly
thirty.
It
was
John
who,
at
last,shyly
answered
the
doctor’s
request.
“I’ll
do it,” he said. “Proposewe have a Flower Show
then.” He sat
down, pink and
self-
conscious, and thedoctor thanked
him sincerely. “Is there
anybody
else
who
agrees
with
thisproposal?”
Again
that
painful
silence.
It
seemed as though we sat
in adream.
“I’ll do it,” I said, when I couldstand
the waiting no longer. “Good!
Good!”
said the doctorcheerfully. “Let’s take a vote here
then.” All fifteen
raised theirhands
doubtfully. To look at our faces an outsider might
reasonably
havethought we were having
the choice of hanging or the electric chair.
（
1
）
What is
the purpose of the meeting?
A . To make
arrangements for the next Flower Show.B . To get
people’s
ideas about the next Flower
Show.C . To decide whether a Flower Show would
be held again.D . T
o find
out whether people would help with the Flower
Show.
（
2
）What was
the reason for the author’s attendance?
A . The school children has always
taken part in the Flower Show.B . She
wanted to find out what the children
could do to help.C . She wanted to know
what special lessons to give the
children.D . The school children might do more
work in the school garden.
（
3
）Why did the
author declare her support for Mr. Pringle’s
proposal?
A . It had become
fairly clear that nobody else would.B . She was in
hurry
to go home.C . She was the only
one really interested in the matter.D . She felt
sorry for the doctor.
5.
阅读理解
Mapping Antarctica
Antarctica was on the map long before
anyone everlaid eyes on it. Nearly
2,400 years ago, ancient Greek
philosophers such as Aristotlebelieved that a
great
continent
must
exist
at
the
bottom
of
the
world.
They
thoughit
was
needed
to
balance
out
the
continents
at
the
top
of
the
world.
In
the
1500s,mapmakers
often included a fanciful continent they referred
to as Terra
Incognita at the bottom of
their maps. But it was notuntil the 1800s
—
after
explorers
had
sighted
and
set
foot
on
Antarctica
——
that
mapmakers
got
down to the business of really mapping
the continent,which is one-and-a
–
half
times rhe
size of the U.S.
While
the
coastline
could
be
mapped
by
ships
sailingaround
the
continent,
it
took
airplanes-and
later,
satellites-
to
chart
Antarctica’svast
interior . That job continues it is a
job that still require a mapmaker,
or
cartographer, to put on bootsand head out into the
wild.
Cole
Kelleher
is
familiar
with
that.
He
is
a
cartographerwith
the
Polar
Geospatial
Center
,
which
is
based
at
the
University
of
Minnesotaand
has
a
staff
at
McMurdo
Station.
PGC
teamed
up
with
Google
to
use
the
company’sTrekker technology to capture
images of Antarctica for the Inte
rnet
giant’s popularfeature, Street View. A
Trekker camera, which is the size of a
basketball, is setabout two feet above
a backpack. The camera records image
in
all directions. “Itweighs about 50 pounds. I was
out for two and a half days,
hiking 10
to 12
hourseach day,” says Kelleher. It
was hard work, but really an
incredible
experience.”According
to
Kelleher
there
are
plans
to
use
the
technology to create educationalapps
for museums.
The PGC staff
at McMurdo Station provides highlyspecialized
mapmaking
services for the U.S.
Antarctic Program. For one project,Kelleher used
satellite
images to map huge cracks in
the ice. That helped a teamof researchers know
whether they could safely approach
their field camp on r