揭阳市2020年高三英语线上教学摸底测试说明：本测试题有两个部分。第一部分阅读理解，共10小题，每小题2分；第二部分完形填空，共20小题，每小题1.5分。满分50分，测试时间40分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Manyofusthink,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn’tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoetZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat“Generationshavecomeandpassedaway;Fromyeartoyearthemoonslookalike,oldandnew.”However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthemoonisinfactslowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousandsofphotographstakenbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera.Theyfoundthattherewerelotsoffaults(断层)onthesurfaceofthemoon.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementonthemoon.AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themooncontinuedtoexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbegantoshrink,inawaycomparabletotheshrinkingofagrapeintoaraisin(葡萄干).Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithasbecome46meters“skinnier”.Butduetoitshardandrockycrust(外壳),themoon’ssurfacecontinuestopushup.“SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale,”saidThomasWatters,aseniorscientistattheSmithsonian’sNationalAirandSpaceMuseumintheUS.Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn’ttrytoexploreandliveoninthefuture?Maybenot,reportedtheTelegraph,“Thisisn’tanythingtoworryabout.Themoonmaybeshrinking,butnotbymuch.It’snotgoinganywhere,”Watterscomfortedus.Thenewdiscoveryprovesthattheideathatthemoonisadead,boringplaceiswrong.“Wehavebeentothemoonandwe’vedonesomegreatscience,butthereisstillalotwedon’tknow.Themoonisshrinking—wedidn’treallyrealizethatuntilrecently.It’samuchmoreactiveandinterestingplacethanwethoughtandweshouldexplorethat,”NASAscientistNathanWilliamssaid.1.Whydoesthewriterquotethepoem?A.Topraisethebeautyofthemoon.B.Toshowpeople’slong-standingideaofthemoonsize.C.Toarousepeople’sinterestinthetopic.D.Togetreadersfamiliarwiththepoem.2.Whichpointofviewaboutthemoonmaythewriteragreeto?A.Itisbecomingslightlysmaller.B.Itstaysthesameasbefore.第5页共5页,C.Itisgettingolderandolder.D.Itmaydisappearoneday.3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemoonfromthethirdparagraph?A.Ithasbecome46metersfatterduetoexpanding.B.Ithaschangedfromagrapeintoaraisininrecentyears.C.ItquakesevenatsevenontheRichterscale.D.Ithasahotcoreandreleasesenergywhenexpanding.4.Whothinksthatweneedn’tworryaboutthemoon?A.ZhangRuoxu.B.ThomasWatters.C.NathanWilliams.D.Thejournalist.5.WhatdoesNathanWilliamsthinkofthemoon?A.Itisadeadandboringplace.B.Ithaslotsoffaultsonthesurface.C.ItisworthexploringmoreD.Itisn’taplacewherewecanlive.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。Whetherthey’reforateenagerornot,allgreatstorieshavecertainelements:theyhaveinterestingcharactersweenjoyreadingabout;theyshowthesecharactersinaworldwecanrecognizeandunderstand.__6__Themaincharacterfacesaproblem,usuallyquiteaseriousone.Thethingthatmostdrawsustoreadingthestoryisthewaythecharacterdealswiththeproblem—whetherthecharactergetsthebetterofit,oritgetsthebetterofthecharacter.Charactersinabookforyoungadultsaregenerallyyoungadultsthemselves.__7__Ontheonehand,they’renotchildrenanymore.They’regrowingupandwanttostretchtheirwings.Ontheotherhand,they’renotyetadults.Theycan’tdocertainthings,asthey’renotyetabletodothemorbecausetheworldtellsthemthattheycan’t.Tomakethingsevenmorecomplicated,almostallyoungadultsfeelatsomepointthatthewholegrowing－upprocessishappeningtooquickly.__8__Thisyear,TEENShasselectedsevenofthetenbooks,nominated(提名)fortheUS2017NationalBookAwardsinthecategoriesofYoungPeople’sLiterature.第5页共5页,Somestoriesarespecificallywrittenforteenagersoryoungadults,meaningthattheirauthorsareverysensitivetothe“in－between”natureofteenagelife.They’reaboutproblemsthatappearforyoungpeoplebecauseoftensionsbetweenthemandtheirparentsandteachers,theirsiblings(兄弟姐妹)，orwidersociety.Often,theseproblemsarepresentedveryseriouslybywriters.__9__Atthesametime,fictionisn’tsupposedtobejustaboutthechallengespeoplefaceinlife,butalsoabouthowpeopleovercomethoseproblems.__10__Theydiscoversomethingaboutthemselvesthattheyneverknewbefore,andwhichenablesthemtosucceed.Andthesolutionthattheyfindopensthefutureuptothem,settingthemonthepathtoadulthood.A．Theywanttoholdbackalittleandremainachildalittlelonger.B．Butthat’swhatyoungadultswantinfiction;tobetakenseriously.C．Whenclosingagoodbook,wefeelwe’velearnedsomethingaboutourselves.D．Thesearestoriesthatsomeoneofanyagecouldpickupandenjoy.E．Andtheyareinachallengingperiodoflife.F．Butmostimportantly,greatstorieshaveacentraldrama.G．Tosomedegree,challengesbringoutthebestincharacters.第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。DoubleTrouble WhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,11herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedtolend methemoney,but12,"Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery13untilyoupaymeback." "Compoundinterest---what'sthat?"Iasked. "Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe14moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,"sheexplained."Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe15ittakesyoutopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your16 willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI'llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora17of$12.10.That'swhatyou'lloweaftertwomonths." "Sure.Igetit,"Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting18.第5页共5页, Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.19,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted20.I21payingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,Iforgotabouttheloan. Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$20billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket22Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder. "Sorry,kiddo.That'smine.I'm23yourdebt." "Huh?"ThenI24theloan."Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?Ionlyborrowed$10." "True,"shesaid,"butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyouoweme$21.43."Shepaused,andthen,smilingtriumphantly,said,"Youcanpaymethe$1.43." I25tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy26,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitall27. Myhead28asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen'scalculations,butthistime,Igotthebasic29ofcompoundinterest.Ilearnedfromthis30experiencethatborrowingmoneycanbe"doubletrouble"innotime.11.A.beggingB.blamingC.searchingD.preparing12.A.suggestedB.sworeC.explainedD.added13.A.monthB.yearC.weekD.day14.A.littleB.extraC.enoughD.same15.A.shorterB.moreC.longerD.less16.A.cashB.debtC.noteD.saving17.A.totalB.costC.numberD.bill18.A.encouragedB.shockedC.satisfiedD.confused19.A.GraduallyB.ObviouslyC.HopefullyD.Unfortunately20.A.seriouslyB.desperatelyC.secretlyD.willingly21.A.decidedonB.putoffC.gaveawayD.caredabout22.A.afterB.whenC.whileD.until23.A.carryingB.relyingC.collectingD.focusing24.A.neglectC.complainedC.statedD.remembered25.A.decidedB.pretendedC.refusedD.managed26.A.reliefB.delightC.annoyanceD.regret27.A.addedupB.showedupC.turnedupD.spedup28.A.turnedB.hurtC.stuckD.nodded29.A.ideaB.lessonC.benefitD.discovery30.A.unfairB.worthlessC.painfulD.decisive第5页共5页,揭阳市2020年高三英语线上教学摸底测试参考答案1-5.BADBC6-10.FEABG11-15.ADABC16-20.BADDB21-25.BBCDC26-30.CABAC第5页共5页
