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1、2020届高三英语上学期中段考试试题本试卷共8面 满分：120分 考试用时：120分钟温馨提示：选择题从第1题开始涂卡，不要漏涂、错涂，务必对应序号涂卡。 第一部分 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，把正确答案填涂在标号为1-15的答题卷上。AWhats best to read this year？ Secrets I Know （Random House Childrens Books， ages 37）This tale written by Kallie George an
2、d pictured by Paola Zakimi follows a young girl and her little friend as they move from rain to sunshine， from pleasant loneliness to sweet friendship， and finally from adventures on earth to an exploration of the sky above The colors of Zakimis pencil drawings are calming and Georges poetic text te
3、lls her story with simple language Pandora （Clarion Books， ages 37） The awardwinning author Victoria Turnbull tells the story of a little fox Pandora Pandora lives alone She makes herself a handsome home， but no one ever comes to visit Then one day something falls from the sky a bird with a broken w
4、ing Little by little， the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely Turnbulls watercolor and colored pencil drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight Prince and Pirate （GP Putnams Sons Books for Younger Readers， ages 58） A different kind of friendship is described in this bo
5、ok， by Charlotte Gunnufson with pictures by Mike Lowery Prince and Pirate are a pair of mismatched fish put into the same aquarium（水族馆） At first it seems that theyll never learn to be friends Its only when both take pity on a frightened dogfish that they learn the benefits of cooperation， and soon a
6、ll three fish become good friends The Giant Jumperee （Dinal Books， ages 35）The story was written by the awardwinning British author Julia Donaldson When Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing（吼叫）threateningly from inside a cave， he gathers Cat， Bear and Elephant to help him decide what to do But its Ma
7、ma Frog who fearlessly confronts（面对）the unknown creature Helen Oxenburys soft watercolors create a beautiful countryside and her characterizations of the animals are impressive1, Who pictured the book Pandora？ A Kallie George B Victoria TurnbullC Paola Zakimi D Charlotte Gunnufson2, Which book tells
8、 a story about courage？ A Pandora B Secrets I Know C Prince and Pirate D The Giant Jumperee3, What do the four books have in common？ A Their publishers are the same one B Their characters are all animalsC They all have pencil drawings D They are all for younger readersBBingewatching is when a person
9、 watches more than one episode of a show in quick succession（一连串，连续） With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet， increases in technology and the rise of ondemand entertainment companies， people can now have their favorite shows streamed directly to their television at their conv
10、enienceThis behavior is nothing new In fact， bingewatching has been officially listed in dictionaries since 2015 The entertainment companies recognize this behavior and many take steps to encourage it Often， instead of releasing each episode on a weekbyweek basis， an entire series will become availa
11、ble concurrently Once the episode finishes many platforms will display popups with you might like suggestions， or will automatically play the next episodeHowever， recent research suggests that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show backtoback， almost a
12、third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result； and one quarter have neglected their household chores Next well be missing work!Bingeing has other connectionsbinge eating， binge drinking and binge smoking All of them are often associated with a lack of control and a possible route t
13、o addiction Lindsey Fussell， consumer group director， said： The days of waiting a week for the next episode are largely gone， with people finding it hard to resist watching multiple episodes around the house or on the move If people find bingewatching hard to resist， coupled with the fact that it ha
14、s shown to lead to negligence in many， are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addiction？ The countless of information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is， many would say， a good thing However， when the activity begins to bleed into other areas， causing us to stop
15、 functioning then it becomes a problem So， whats the answer？ Moderation! Neither a tiny amount， nor too much After all， as the old proverb says， A little of what you fancy does you good4, How did the writer develop the first paragraph？A Listing some examples B Telling a storyC Giving a definition D Analyzing the cause and effect5, Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in paragraph 2 ？A similarly B gradually C naturally D necessarily6, What Lindsey said in
