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1、广东省汕头市金山中学2020届高三英语下学期第三次模拟考试（6月）试题 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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AThe Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof (滑稽模仿) of the actual Nobel Prize, exists to award the 10 strangest research projects of the year that bring you fun and make you think. The following are
2、three of them in 2019.Medicine Prize: PizzaIts one of the worlds most popular foods. According to the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize winner, eating more pizzas can lower the risk of cancer and heart disease if your pizza is loaded with fruits and veggies. These provide flavonoids (类黄酮) to fight against cer
3、tain diseases. So, if youre a pizza enthusiast, you now have one more reason to love it!Economics Prize: Dirty MoneyPaper money, the most frequently passed items on the planet, is known to pick up all kinds of bacteria. Which countrys currency is the dirtiest? An international team compared seven co
4、untries paper money. The Romanian Leu was the only one to carry all three types of bacteria tested. And the US Dollar was also a finalist. Perhaps this will make cashless payments more popular.Biology Prize: CockroachCockroaches (蟑螂) are well known for their survival abilities, but few folks know th
5、ey can sense magnetic fields. More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic properties (磁性) than live ones. Thats because magnetic properties decrease when the temperature gets higher. So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors.21. Wh
6、at do the three prizes have in common?A. They are beneficial to our health.B. They are entertaining and unusual.C. Theyve gained the recognition of the Nobel Prize.D. They are stranger than any other project in previous years.22.What can we learn from the passage?A. People with heart disease should
7、eat more pizzas.B. US Dollar is relatively dirtier than Romanian Leu.C. Dirty paper money leads to cashless payments.D. Dead cockroaches are better magnetic sensors than live ones.23. In which column can you find this passage in a newspaper?A. Discovery. B. Sports.C. Health. D. Business.BGrowing up,
8、 Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence i
9、n the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.Born and raised in San Diegos City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee c
10、ouple. While some might say Dekas success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order
11、to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could have an effect on ones life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didnt do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl f
12、or my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to change.”Dekas efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Pro
13、gramme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”When asked what advice she would give to oth
14、ers like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Dont tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or Ill never get into this school, “ she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”24. Fr
15、om the passage, we can learn that .A. Deka was adopted by a refugee familyB. Deka spent a lot of time going to partiesC. Deka became a professor after graduationD. Dekas experiences drove her to work hard 25. Deka realized the importance of education .A. from her mothers experienceB. after her chemistry classC. by reading books in the libraryD. through working at the institute 26. According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be .A. patientB. confidentC. ambitiousD. generous 27. What does the story intend to tell us?A. Life is not all roses.B. Practic
