2019-2020学年河北省冀州中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年河北省冀州中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

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

My Biggest Challenge

As a writer on an adventure sports magazine, I’dalways fought shy of doing the adventurous stuff myself,

preferring instead to observe the experts from a safe distance and relay their experiences to readers in the form of

written language. Thus, when I was challenged to take part in a mountain climb in aid of raising money for

charity-and to write about it afterwards-I was unwilling, to say the least.

I was lucky enough to have a brilliant climbing coach called Keith, who put me through my paces after my

daily work. He gave me knowledge about everything from the importance of building muscle groups to how to

avoid tiredness through nutrition. It quickly became apparent that the mechanics of climbing were more complex

than I had imagined. There was the equipment and techniques I’d never even heard of, all of which would come in

handy on the snow-capped peak I’d be climbing.

Aware of the challenge, Keith made a detailed action plan and I forced myself to stick to it, doing a daily

workout at the gym and going on hikes with a heavy pack. I perfected my technique on the climbing wall and even

went to climb the mountains to get vital experience. My self-belief increased alongside my muscle power and I

became confident about finishing the climb.

All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. On that day, when I looked up at the mountain, I thought of

abandoning it. But then I remembered all the hard work I’d done and how disappointed Keith would be if I gave up

at the last minute-not to mention letting down the charity and the sense of failure I’d experience myself. With a

deep breath I gathered my equipment and headed out into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group.

And as I sit here now, tapping away on my laptop, I’m amazed at the details in which I can recall every second

of the climb: the burning muscles, the tiredness, the minor problems along the way. Could I have been better

prepared? Possibly. Would I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when I stood on

top of the world is a never-to-be-repeated experience but one I will enjoy forever nevertheless.

1. At the beginning of the activity, the author revealed his ______.

A. disappointment in the coming adventure.

B. expectation of writing about his experience. C. lack of enthusiasm for the challenge he’d been offered.

D. curiosity about taking part in the mountain climb for charity.

2. What did the author realise during his climb training?

A. The knowledge about climbing was really confusing.

B. The equipment was the key factor to reach the peak.

C. Climbing was much more complicated than expected.

D. Hard training was far more important than making plans.

3. How did the author feel after he succeeded in climbing the mountain?

A. He was relieved that he wouldn’t have to do it again.

B. He was well satisfied that he had done his best for it.

C. He was surprised that he had managed to complete it.

D.He was regretful that it wasn’t as smooth as imagined.

B

Addiction to smartphones will result in poor sleep, according to a new study.

The study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Psychiatry, looked at smartphone use among 1,043 students

between the ages of 18 and 30at King's College London. Researchers asked the students to complete two

questionnaires on their sleep quality and smartphone use, in person and online.

Using a 10-question scale that was developed to judge smartphone addiction in children, nearly 40% of the

university students qualified as "addicted" to smartphones, the study found. “Our findings are in agreement with

other reported studies in young adult populations globally, which are in the range of 30-45%,” lead author Sei Yon

Sohn and her co-authors wrote in the study. "Later time of use was also significantly connected with smartphone

addiction, with use after 1 a.m. increasing a 3- times risk," the authors wrote.

Students who reported high use of smartphones also reported poor sleep quality, the study found. That foils

in line with previous studies that have found overuse of smartphones at night to be associated with trouble falling

asleep, reduced sleep duration (睡眠持续时间)and daytime tiredness. That's likely because use of smartphones

close to bedtime has been shown to delay the body's normal sleep - and - wake clock.

In fact, the No. 1 rule is "no computers, cell phones, and ipads in bed and at least one hour beforebed Dr.

Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs sleep basic research, said in a recent interview. That's because "any LED light