2019-2020学年邵阳市一中高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析
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2019-2020学年邵阳市一中高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析
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
One day when I was 5, my mother blamed me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play
outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. When angrily opening the screen door (纱门) with my
foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret,
for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have blamed my child, and told him about how
expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. However, my parents
never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, in the defense against
unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly make me think about my mistake.
For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I
saw a fly buzzing (嗡嗡) in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my
angry foot. Iwould wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a
flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one
that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhapscould not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done
delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not
burst out so easily.
1. When the author damaged the door, his parents _______.
A. gave him a spanking B. left the door unrepaired
C. told him how expensive it was D. blamed him for what he had done
2. The experience may cause the author _______.
A. not to go against his parents’ will B. to have a better control of himself
C. not to make mistakes in the future D. to hide his anger away from others
3. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Parents is the best way to solve problems.
B. Parents are the best teachers of their children. C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
B
Tourism is often about seeking deeper emotional and personal connections with the world around us. Not all
travel experiences, however, need to take place in the real world. With the evolution of virtual reality(VR)
technology, tourism will increasingly become a combination of physical and virtual worlds. VR may even remove
the need to travel entirely.
But can a VR experience really equal a real world one? Many experts believe it can. Studies have shown that
our brains have an inbuilt VR-like mechanism that enables us to live imagined experiences. Much of our waking
life is spent thinking about either the past or the future. This is known as" mind wandering". During these events
we' re not paying attention to the current world around us. Instead, we' re recalling memories, or creating and
processing imagined futures.
When engaged in mind wandering, our brains process these mental images using the same pathways used to
receive inputs from the real world. So, the imagined past or future can create emotions and feelings similar to how
we react to everyday life. VR can create these same feelings.
While critics might argue that a virtual experience will never match reality, there are several ways VR tourism
could make a positive contribution. Firstly it could help protect sensitive locations from over-tourism. In recent
years famous sites such as Maya Bay in Thailand, and Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temples have had to limit the
number of visitors because of their negative impact. These places are now producing their own VR experiences
that will allow tourists to pass through virtual models of the sites.
Virtual reality may also allow people back in time, to experience historical events, visit ancient cities, and
even to walk among dinosaurs.
Finally, in a world where many people suffer from stress and depression due to overwork, virtual tourism may
provide a cheap and convenient way for people to take brief holidays to otherwise unreachable destinations and
recharge their batteries, without ever leaving their homes.
It sounds like science fiction but it's already happening. As virtual technology improves and as people
continue to demand new and interesting experiences, expect more virtual tourism, both in combination with the
real world and instead of it.
