2020 学年第一次质量考评
高三英语试题
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第I卷
第一部分听力（略）
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。
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To compete with online sellers, traditional bookstores have tried everything to win customers. And it 's true that a great bookstore can encourage people to read in manyways. Here are somegood bookstores in China and other countries that are worth a visit.
Eslite Bookstore, Taipei
The Eslite Bookstore is a cultural landmark in Taipei. It has fashion boutiques （精品店）, cafes, galleries and other spaces. It also holds lots of reading-related activities including exhibitions and talks with famous writers.
Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, Beijing
It is 11:30 pmand getting late. But the Beijing Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is still shining brightly. Hundreds of people are staying inside for one thing: to read. The
bookstore runs 24 hours a day, and it 's the first bookstore of its kind in Beijing. Shakespeare & Company, France
France doesn 't have Shakespeare but it has Shakespeare & Company. Many great writers used to meet here, such as Ezra Pound(US) and Ernest Hemingway (US). Today, it helps young writers by allowing them to live and work here. Strand Bookstore, US
Strand Bookstore is a second-hand bookstore. It sells used books for $2-3 (about 14-21 yuan ) each. Sometimes you can find very old and rare books at Strand, for example, a Shakespeare book that was published in 1632. The book is worth $125,000 ( about 861,000 yuan ) !
21. What 's special about Sanlian Taofen Bookstore?
A. Second-hand books
B. Staying open all day
C. Special areas for cafes
D. The first bookstore in Beijing
22. Which statement is ture according to the passage?
A. You can have a coffee in Eslite Bookstore.
B. Shakespeare & Company is located in Britain
C. All the books in Strand Bookstore are second-hand and cheap.
D. The only thing you can do in Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is to read.
23. Which column is this passage most likely to be taken from in a newspaper?
A. Sports Space
B. Literature & Novel
C. Routine Business
D. Tourist & Discovery
B
Nearly twenty years after the first book cameout, it is clear that Rowling still possesses a magical hold on her readers. According to Rowling, it was
a liberating experience to write a novel for adults without any expectations and to get feedback from readers.
Rowling 's story is one of rags to riches that began on a train journey from Manchester to
London in the. U. K., when the idea of a boy attending a school of wizardry, the
characters and situations came flooding into her mind.
Born as Joanne, Rowling was always fascinated with fantasy stories and started writing them at a young age. Her first story at six was about a rabbit, named Rabbit, which came down with measles （麻疹）and was visited by many friends including the giant Miss Bee. However, as she grew older, the task of making a living consumed her as she did different jobs.
The passing away of her mother, a failed marriage and a young child had pushed Rowling to the edge of depression, when the magical wizard rescued her. Consumedby the desire to finish the story, she worked in cafes whenher infant daughter slept. Whenher first manuscript was completed, Rowling sent it to twelve publishing houses which rejected it. The credit went to a small publisher, who decided to go ahead when his eight-year-old daughter asked for more after reading the first chapter!
At the request of the publisher who felt that boys may not read a mystery book written by a woman,Joanne changed her nameto J. K. Rowling —the “K” in the initial stands for her paternal grandmother Katherine. The first book was released in June 1997 and within a year, won the prestigious （有名望的）Book of the Year award in the U. K. From then on, Rowling had found her calling and her books flew off the shelf within a day of them being released. Harry Potter had
becomea franchise, and the movies, toys and books have made Rowling into a billionaire.
24. We can learn from the passage that ______ .
A. Rowling began writing fantasy after the failure of her marriage
B. Rowling 's first story was about a boy attending a school of wizardry
C. Rowling was crazy about fantasy stories at a young age
D. Rowling thought it not a great experience to write for adults
25. What is NOTthe cause of Rowling 's depression according to the passage?
A. The magical wizard.
B. The death of her mother.
C. The failure of her marriage.
D. The hardship of being a single mother.
26. The reason why the small publisher went ahead with Rowling ' s novel is that _______ .
A. the publisher himself found her novel very attractive
B. the publisher ' s daughter requested to read more of her story
C. the publisher ' s daughter wanted to be the main character of her story
D. the publisher wanted to enlarge his publishing business
27. What we can learn from this passage about J.K. Rowling?
A. J.K. Rowling is his original name.
B. Rowling is a determined-minded woman.
C. She was diagnosed with measles when she was six.
D. She was famous enough for writing to make a living at a young age.
C
Are you an optimist （乐观主义者）or a pessimist （悲观主义者）? It seemsthat young people in China are more optimistic than youth in other countries.
Varkey Foundation, a UK non-profit organization, did a survey between last September and October. It asked 20,000 young people in 20 countries including China, the United States and the United Kingdom how they think and feel about the world. The survey found that 53 percent of those questioned in China think the world is becoming a better place, the highest percentage among the countries surveyed.
Whenasked why they felt hopeful for the future, 93 percent of Chinese youth think it ' s because of advances in technology. Medicine, renewable energy and computing may make life in the future easier. Some64 percent of Chinese youth also think China is a good place to live. The biggest reason( 29 percent ) is that China is “a country in which anyone is able to get on if they work
hard ”.
The survey also found young people in emerging economies are more hopeful about the future than those in developed countries. Following China, Indian youth were the second most optimistic (49 percent ). Those in France, Italy and Turkey are the most pessimistic. The rise of global terrorism worries them most.
However, Chinese young people seem to worry about something else. As much as 82 percent of them worry about climate change. China is the only country out of the 20 in which climate change was the biggest cause of fear for future. Vikas Pota of the Varkey Foundation took this as a good thing. Chinese youths are more aware than anyone of how serious the climate problem is and will be pressing for change, he told the South China Morning Post.
28. In the survey, about _______ felt hopeful about the world.
A. 20 countries
B. 10,600 Chinese youth
C. 20,000 young people
D. 53 percent of Chinese youth
questioned
29. Which is NOT the reason why Chinese young felt hopeful for the future?
A. Technology advances quickly in China.
B. They have more abilities.
C. China is a good place to live.
D. Working hard always helps in
China.
30. What else did the survey find?
A. Young people in developed countries are more optimistic.
B. The Indian youth is the most pessimistic in the survey.
C. Global terrorism worries the young in countries like Italy.
D. About 80 percent of Chinese youth care most about jobs.
31. The main idea of this passage is to tell us that ______ .
A. Chinese young people are more optimistic.
B. The life in the future in China is easier.
C. Chinese young people worry climate change most.