2019-2020学年河北衡水中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年河北衡水中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Kuala Lumpur is a capital city in Malaysia. Here are the top 4 budget hotels:

The Chinatown Inn (About $30 per night)

Just a block from the railway station, located in Chinatown’s open market. It has clean beds, central air

conditioning, hot water forcoffee and tea, and a hall with a big screen TV. Wi-Fi is good except Floor 5. The guests’

complaint is that the air condition is too cold, so make sure you get a room with a window. You can open it to let

some warmth in.

Ancasa Express (About $45 per night).

The hotel is above the sky-train station. That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city. From the station,

take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotellobby(大厅). The rooms are clean and nice. There is a flat

screen TV, the strongest Wi-Fi, and a very hot rainfall shower. The guests’ complaint is that the cafe is only open

for breakfast and dinner, and not 24 hours.

Central Hotel (About $35 per night)

This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station, which is the heart of all transportation in the city. From

Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel, in which rooms are small but clean, and have

common Wi-Fi.

Ocean 77 (About $25 per night)

On Petaling Street in Chinatown, this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean. There is a flat screen TV and good

Wi-Fi in each room. The location is good, in the heart of the Petaling Street market. No cafe in the hotel, but many

on the street.

1.In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window ________.

A.because the light in the room is dim

B.so that you can breathe the fresh air

C.so that you can let some warm air in

D.so that you can have a good view from it

2.If a guest likes surfing the Net, which of the following would be his first choice? A.The Chinatown Inn B.Central Hotel.

C.Ocean 77. D.Ancasa Express

3.What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?

A.It is the cheapest, newest and cleanest.

B.Its location is in the heart of the city.

C.It is located in the street in Chinatown.

D.There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.

B

If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It’s a great question to ask your

friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us,

butwhat is cli-fi? The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.

Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. It could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages

devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life

as we know it. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine

battling to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently

reasonable outcomes in the near future.

Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate

change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world – seeing it as

a form of edutainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the

effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of

their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis – for example, understanding global warming will harm them

and future generations.

Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as

the approaching end of the world. This sounds bad, but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US,

watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic (疫情).

So, it looks like cli-fi is hereto stay – and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it’s there to educate, entertain

or prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.

4. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?

A. Time travel. B. Global warming.

C. Weather forecast. D. Economic climate. 5. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?

A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.

B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.

C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.

D. They can show the true near future of the world.

6. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?