2020-2021学年重庆市渝中区巴蜀中学高三（下）适应性月考英语试卷（十）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）AThere are many apps that can benefit students both in their life and study Below are some examples that you may find helpful.♦ Remember the Milk（iOS and Android）This is the ultimate to-do list app.You can create lists of things you need to accomplish on a specific day and organize these lists.The app breaks down all your tasks by the day,and you can set reminders and recurring （重复出现）tasks.Price：Monthly Fee：﹩4♦ AppDetox （Android）AppDetox blocks your access to the Internet or to apps of your choosing for a certain period of time to allow you to get things done without distractions.Price：﹩3 per month♦Studious （iOS）You can input your class schedules in Studious,and set it to remind you when homework assignments are due and when your tests are scheduled.Price：﹩20 per month♦ Streaks （iOS and Android）This award winning app is an addicting goal-tracking app that challenges you to achieve a "streak" by tracking the number of consecutive days you've stayed focused and completed specific tasks.It works well for goals like turning in homework on time or reading chapters in assigned books.Price：Yearly Fee：﹩241.Which app should you choose to break the Internet connection temporarily？______A. AppDetox.B. Remember the Milk.C. Studious.D. Streaks.2.What is the lowest yearly cost to use one of the apps for Android？______A. ﹩20.B. ﹩24.C. ﹩36.D. ﹩48.3.In which category can you find these apps？______A. Smart Finance.B. Developer Tools.C. Time Management.D. Social Networking.BOne September afternoon during the outbreak of COVID-19，Julia Koch,a teacher in a virtual classroom at Edgewood Elementary School in Michigan,received a call from Cynthia Phillips,who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter's tools for online learning.Her words were so jumbled that Koch could barely understand her,though she was able to make out Phillips had fallen four times that day.Koch immediately knew something was wrong with Phillips,a woman she had spoken to many times before.Then she called her principal,Charlie Smith,who ensured her that he would call and check on Phillips himself. Just like Koch,Smith failed to comprehend Phillips' words.He suspected she might be having a stroke.He recognized the signs from when his own father had suffered one.Smith was able to make out the word,kids,and immediately became concerned that Phillips' two grandchildren,aged six and eight,were probably home alone with her and scared.So dropping everything,he called an ambulance to the grandmother's home at once and drove there in person. When he pulled up less than ten minutes later,the emergency medical workers were treating Phillips while the two girls,looking visibly shaken,were outside with a neighbor.It was the quick response from Koch and Smith that saved Phillips' life.She was sent to the hospital in time before long-standing damage occurred. "But for them,I wouldn't be here." said Phillips from her hospital bed about a month after her stroke.Thanks to an extended treatment in the hospital,she has regained most of the movement throughout her body.Virtual learning has been a challenge across the country,but in Michigan it has helped the community grow closer.Many teachers there gave their personal phone numbers to students and families in case they needed extra help.In this case,the exchange was literallylife-changing.4.What does the underlined word "jumbled" in Paragraph 1 mean？______A. Confusing.B. Dramatic.C. Powerful.D. Serious.5.Why was Smith able to recognize a stroke？______A. Koch told him about that.B. He was at Phillips,house.C. His father had one before.D. The illness runs in his family.6.What can we learn about Phillips from Paragraph 3？______A. She made a full recovery.B. She was saved by a neighbor.C. She received a free treatment.D. She still had the ability to move.7.What can be a suitable title for the text？______A. Lives Changed by Phone CallsB. Online Learning in MichiganC. The Warm-hearted TeachersD. A Teacher's Lifesaving CallCA young teenager interested in robotics,T.J.Evarts noticed some of his friends became easily distracted from the road by a variety of activities,especially texting,as they learned how to drive.Actually,this phenomenon is quite common among those in their teens and twenties.A 2018 Pew Research Center study shows about a third of teenagers aged 16 and 17 admitted to texting while driving.According to the survey conducted by Federal Communications Commission,more than 3，100 people were killed in vehicles because of distracted driving,more than 37% were under 20 in 2020.Now 20，Evarts has invented the SMART wheel（SMART for Safe Motorists Alert for Restricting Texting），hoping to change these statistics and how new drivers function on the road.His brainchild began as a mixture of aluminum and coat hangers.Then it was developed into a structured system of sensors that can be attached to the steering wheel of most vehicles. Evarts said the technology tracks the placement of a driver's hands on a steering wheel,an indicator of how focused the driver's attention is on the road.Moving one or both hands off the wheel for more than four seconds will cause a flashing red light to appear on the SMART wheel along with a ringing noise to signal the driver,while the data gathered through the process can be sent to a parent's app linked by Bluetooth.The CEO sees his invention as a way to ease parents' concerns when their children start driving vehicles on their own,and help to limit the number of distractions routinely challenging drivers,a problem that has only grown worse with mobile technology.Evarts said his companyis also setting up a reward system into the app that will grade drivers' performances and identify ways to improve their driving.8.Why did Evarts invent the SMART wheel？______A. To equip teenagers with driving skills.B. To draw drivers' attention to speeding.C. To keep the drivers focused on driving.D. To increase the number of teenage drivers.9.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to？______A. One of steering wheels' tasks.B. A coat hanger for the system.C. The mixture of drivers' data.D. Evarts' initial invention idea.10.Which behavior will set off the red light on the SMART wheel？______A. Placing both hands on the steering wheel.B. Holding the steering wheel with one hand.C. Texting the driver while sitting in the back.D. Calling friends or parents using earphones.11.What is the SMART wheel？______A. A habit-adjusting system.B. A teen-rewarding system.C. A driver-training project.D. A fault-finding project.DLast year,the largest wildfire in California history killed 31 people and removed thousands.Meanwhile,Hurricane Laura was bearing down on Louisiana,causing 16 U.S.deaths and up to﹩12 billion in damages.Twenty years ago,crises like these could have been considered as "natural".Thanks to climate change,this is no longer the case.We may need a new term to call them "man-made natural disasters".People now play a determining role on the planet.By cutting down forests and building cities,we've transformed half of the ice-free land.By endless digging and transportation,we move more earth than all the rivers and streams.People now outweigh wild mammals by a rate of more than 8 to 1.As people increasingly destroy other animals' habitats and move species around the world,outbreaks of disasters and novel diseases become more common.What's to be done？According to one school of thought,the best way to deal with human involvement in the natural world is to involve better.Old technologies trapped us into this situation；new ones will help us out.Another school,however,argues that the newworld-changing technologies are likely to have the same effect as the old ones,only with higher risks.For example,the solar geoengineering,which is supposed to provide the entire planet with a kind of sunshade,has been criticized as "a broad highway to hell" since unexpected problems could arise.As a reporter on climate change,I feel pulled in both directions.I've interviewed scores of scientists,inventors,and entrepreneurs over the past two decades,and I'm continually carried away by how smart humans are as a species.But then the wind blows in smoke from 3，000 miles away,and I'm reminded of how dangerous we are as well.The choice we face now is not whether to change the world；that decision unfortunately has been made.The decision going forward is how we are going to change it.12.What do the numbers in Paragraph 2 indicate？______A. The slow increase of the wild animals.B. The influential role of humans on the earth.C. The richness of natural resources in the world.D. The reason behind the spread of new diseases.13.Which of the following may both schools of thought agree on？______A. The new techniques will be our way out.B. The humankind should stick to the old tricks.C. There is no problem that humans cannot handle.D. The old technologies have done enough damage.14.What is the author's attitude toward human technologies？______A. Satisfied but bored.B. Playful but regretful.C. Impressed but concerned.D. Amused but surprised.15.What is the author's main purpose in writing this text？______A. To examine ways to change the world.B. To discuss human involvement in nature.C. To review the man-made natural disasters.D. To analyze the world-changing technologies.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共12.5分）Your dentist has probably been telling you to floss for years. (1) 36% of Americans would rather do something unpleasant,like clean the toilet,than put string between their teeth.That's why many cheered at a news report that flossing might not be necessary.The Associated Press reviewed 25 studies and concluded that flossing didn't have proven healthbenefits.Should you throw away your floss？Not so fast. (2)One review of 12 studies found that people who brushed and flossed regularly were less likely to have bleeding gums. (3) Gum disease,left untreated,can lead to shrinking gums and tooth loss.It is also linked to heart disease,and many other health conditions. "Your mouth is a mirror for the rest of your body," experts say.(4) Some think more bacteria left in your mouth end up in your bloodstream,where they may contribute to inflammation in other areas,like your heart.What experts do know is that people who don't have gum disease are less likely to have health problems like heart disease.In fact,many dentists say the reason they recommend flossing isn't because of research. (5) "In my practice,it's clear that people who floss daily have healthier gums and keep their teeth longer," a dentist says.It takes less than a minute,and there's literally no downside to doing it.But if you skip it,sooner or later you-and your dentist-will notice a difference.A.Many dental experts aren't on board.B.There are also many benefits in flossing.C.They had lower levels of gum disease,too.D.If you've refused to do so,you're not alone.E.Instead,it's because of what they see in their patients.F.It takes seven or more years to train a professional dentist.G.The connection between gum disease and health isn't entirely clear.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）Until April 2，2011，everything in my life was perfect.I was sitting tight like every other(21) in the country to watch India(22) the world cup.But this day turned my(23) upside down.I took the train to reach home early that day to watch the match.I caught the(24) train but got pushed out.Next moment I found myself on the track with my right leg injured and(25) badly.I did not feel pain at that moment,as I think it took time to(26) the "reality".I was sent to hospital (27).As soon as I regained(28)，my first question was whether India won.Hearing the doctor reply yes,my happiness knew no(29).But he also told me I should(30) with my leg.I always dreamt of becoming a professional sportsman one day.But after this,I was in despair as I(31) it would never be possible with only one leg.Then,I happened to learn about the Paralympics（残奥会）.My dream was(32).But it was not easy.When I went for long jump,although I was good at it,I was told I would need a blade prosthetic（义肢）which I could not (33).I spent a year looking for (34) and approached various companies.To my luck in 2013，I got financial support from the Dakshin Rehabilitation Centre.Thereafter,I began taking my(35) in sports seriously and dreamt of representing India in Paralympics one day.21. A. parent B. athlete C. student D. fan22. A. lift B. imagine C. relay D. quit23. A. life B. body C. country D. study24. A. steaming B. packed C. cheap D. late25. A. burning B. bleeding C. suffering D. reacting26. A. forget B. miss C. accept D. welcome27. A. gradually B. rudely C. immediately D. accidentally28. A. power B. confidence C. order D. consciousness29. A. time B. bounds C. colors D. surprise30. A. part B. dance C. struggle D. meet31. A. agreed B. joked C. guaranteed D. thought32. A. praised B. arranged C. restored D. nailed33. A. believe B. object C. afford D. permit34. A. funds B. volunteers C. coaches D. receivers35. A. injury B. pleasure C. talent D. career四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）36.The lunar soil samples (1) （bring）back by China's Chang'e-5 probe （探测器）will goon display for the public in Beijing soon after (2) （they）first showing at the Great Hall of the People.The Chang'e-5 probe (3) （collect）1，731 grams of lunar samples,and the return capsule landed in north China on December 17，2020.Lunar soil is a (4) （combine）of bedrock dust and glassy pieces containing different minerals and other substances,and is a result of meteorite （陨石），space rays and solar wind (5) （hit）the moon over time.The lunar soil looks like concrete,with each piece about 100 micrometers (6) size.It's (7) （possible）to grow vegetables in the soil as it is lacking organic nutrients（营养物）and extremely dry.On the contrary,the soil on Earth is composed of minerals,organic materials and water, (8) allow plants and flowers to grow.For scientific purposes,it is an ideal opportunity for humans (9) （study）themoon-analyzing soil taken directly from the lunar surface in the lab-which is anexperience that neither remote sensing (10) meteorite study can provide.五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）37.假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将要参加市里举行的国际风筝节，请你代表校学生会给全体交换生写一则通知，内容包括：1.时间地点；2.自备自制的风筝；3.活动目的。
