辽宁省大石桥市第二高级中学2020┄2021届高三10月月考英语试题
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=第I卷第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIn America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort：brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the offseason, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers.The number 1 safety tip concerns ocean safety：pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from landlocked regions are p articularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmer. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signaling for assistance from others.Don’t fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at oceanbeaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. I f you are caught in a rip current, don’t fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.21. T ourists believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the offseason because ________.A. the towns nearby are empty and the tourists can enjoy quietnessB. the weather is hot and the tourists can swim in the seaC. the beach can offer the tourists happiness and excitementD. the weather is still mild and there are fewer tourists in the towns nearby22. Which statement below is TURE according to the passage？A. Land-locked tourists are more attracted by the beauty of the waves.B. The red flag means the ocean is clam and safe.C. Swimming near a lifeguard won’t bring you safety.D. Fighting the current is exciting and fun.23. From the passage, we can infer that ________.A. one in five persons swimming in the sea is drownedB. if one with a lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguards would beC. some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguardsD. some 20% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguardsBOne of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap （包装）.On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor!I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.Christmas was coming. “Don't expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What？He's all right” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home”“Thank God” I heard Mum cry.From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!24. What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958？A. He got a lovely doll from his parents.B. His mother gave him a Christmas gift.C. He got a pretty brother called Richard.D. He gave birth to a baby called Richard.25. What does the underlined word “ominous” i n Paragraph 3 probably mean？A. Unbelievable.B. Excited.C. T errible.D. Wonderful.26. The father was very ________ when Christmas was coming.A. sadB. happyC. hopefulD. disappointed27. Which is the best title of the passage？A. A Sad Christmas Day.B. A Special Christmas Gift.C. Memories of a Happy Family.D. Life with a Lovely Baby.CThe practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic （怀旧的） skill. However, while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful—both in school and in life.Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks—both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2015,found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell i s tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe （转换）“those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot （发现） spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.“In our computer age, some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “B ut until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”28. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past？A. The absence of blackboards in classrooms.B. The use of new technologies in our daily life.C. The lack of practice in handwriting.D. The popular use of smartphones.29. Berninger’s study published in 2015 ________.A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computerB. indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paperC. found that good essays are made up of long sentencesD. discussed the importance of writing speed30. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling？A. Spelling improves one's memory of words.B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.31. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage？A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.B. Spelling checks can take the place of spelling teaching.C. Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms.D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.DTwo friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official re port on youth violence, “In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence”. Given that this is the case, why aren’t students taught to manag e conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit？First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult （侮辱）. For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution （解决）：stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, namecalling, and accusations only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy （策略） for conflict resolution：listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask nonthreatening questions to clarify the speaker's position. Then the two people should change roles.Finally, students need to consider what they are bearing. This doesn't mean trying to figure out what's wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these：How did this start？What do I really want？What am I afraid of？As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simplybecomes smaller. Even if it doesn't, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, “64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves”. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.32. This article is mainly about ________.A. the lives of school childrenB. the cause of arguments in schoolsC. how to analyze youth violenceD. how to deal with school conflicts33. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ________.A. violence is more likely to occur at lunchtimeB. a small conflict can lead to violenceC. students tend to lose their temper easilyD. the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight34. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5？A. T o find out who is to blame.B. To get ready to try new things.C. T o make clear what the real issue is.D. T o figure out how to stop the shouting match.35. The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to ________.A. complain about problems in school educationB. teach students different strategies for school lifeC. advocate teaching conflict management in schoolsD. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violence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。
