2020-2021学年天水市第一中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年天水市第一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

It’s the time of year when we start hiking. As you pack, remember to bring your smartphone. Whether you’re

going on a short walk or a long trip, there are a handful of apps that can help.

MapMyHike

This app tracks where you're hiking so you have a mapof your route at the end of the hike. It can also track

other fitness information like the distance traveled, speed, pace, and even calories burned. You can save the data

for your hike, so you can always access the route you look as well as track improvements to your workout.

GaiaGPS

You don't always have cellphone service when hiking, but you always want to know where you are. The

GaiaGPS app provides that information. Download maps of different parts of the world, and access the GaiaGPS

app in the middle of even the most remote trails. The GPS function makes using the maps simple, and the app will

also point to areas of interest.

Backpacking Checklist

One of the worst things is being way out on a trail only to discover you left behind something important.

That's why checklists are the best. This checklist app helps you build a customized(定制的) list of things to take

with you. Organize different lists based on trail lengths or requirements. Track all your essential items by weight

and where you can find them.

WildObs

Using WildObs, you can record your observations of plants and animals and add them to the database. You

can ask the community to help you identify something and keep track of everything you've met, and most

importantly, you can become a citizen scientist. By recording what you've seen with this app, you're helping

scientists keep track of what's happening to the natural world.

1. What can you do with MapMyHike?

A. Record your walking speed. B. Design a suitable hiking route.

C. Locate popular tourist attractions. D. Store the data of your daily activities.

2. What is WildObs intended to do? A. To provide survival skills. B. To lead the way.

C. To identify wildlife. D. To help make preparations.

3. Which app is most useful before hiking?

A. GaiaGPS. B. MapMyHike.

C. WildObs. D. Backpacking Checklist.

B

In the world of Chinese archaeology(考古学), a sign of a dig's importance is the sight of Zhou Mingsheng at

work. A field technician who has worked at archaeological sites all aroundChina. Master Zhou iscredited with the

gentlest touch in his profession. Born into a farming family, he is a “national-level craftsman” with a talent for

using simple tools to get relics(遗物) that wouldcrumblein other hands, says his current boss, Wang Xu, director of

an archaeological site at Shuanghuaishu, a Neolithic(新石器时代的) settlement near the Yellow River in the

central province of Henan.

It is not beauty that attracts visitors to Shuanghuaishu. At 5,300 years old, the settlement is the work of a

culture too simple to have left behind many buried treasures. The single most precious find, to date, is a

finger-length sculpture of a silkworm. Nor is the setting lovely: an area surrounded by deafening insects, between

a highway and two power stations. Rather, the site's importance is historical. For since the birth of Chinese

archaeology in the 1920s, it has been inseparable from claims thatChinahas the oldest unbroken civilisation on

Earth.

Leading archaeologists say that the site has the right combination of location, age and distinctive cultural

elements to be the capital of an early Chinese kingdom. That would make it a bridge betweenChina's written

history and the era of the Yellow Emperor, who is said to rule over these central plains almost 5,000 years ago,

though many foreign scholars doubt his existence. Chinese media call the site proof ofChina's 5,000 years of

history.

Foreigners complain about a lack of written records, Mr. Wang notes. Perhaps they are missing symbols that

will one day be understood, for instance in patterned pottery. Outsiders “can't keep using Western standards to

apply to Chinese ruins,” he argues.

4. What does the underlined word “crumble” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Break. B. Start. C. Wait. D. Shine.

5. Why does Shuanghuaishu attract visitors?

A. It has appealing scenery. B. It has various precious treasures. C. It is of great historical significance. D. It is easily accessible.

6. What is Mr. Wang's attitude towards foreigners’ view?

A. Unconcern. B. Disapproving. C. Supportive. D. Not mentioned.