1、2019 届广东实验中学高三上学期第二次阶段考试 （10 月） 英语满分：135 分；作答时间：120 分钟第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 篇章阅读（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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。AA Rewards Visa Card from Chase$30 OffA $30 Gift Card will be instantly loaded into your A account upon the approval of your credit card app
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10、es can be difficult. Fortunately, The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has done all of the work for you in finding healthy and pesticide-free produce.EWG has created the 2018 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which helps shoppers to find uncontaminated produce. Many consumers do not realize
11、that pesticide residues (残留) are very common on conventionally grown produce products, even after they have been washed or peeled. Because of this, EWG has created their series of guides to lead consumers to safer food choices.In order to create these guides, EWG analyzed the USDA pesticides tests,
12、which found a total of 230 different pesticides and pesticides breakdown products on thousands of produce samples. Analyzing this information, EWG observed the big differences of the amount of pesticides found from product to product.The guides two main components are two compiled lists highlighting
13、 the cleanest and dirtiest produce concerning pesticides. These two lists, Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, show consumers how certain foods continue to carry trace amounts of pesticides with them all the way to the grocery store shelves, while others make it to your kitchen virtually pesticide-free.S
14、ome of the highlights from their analyses included the following findings：第二次段考 第 2 页 共 10 页 More than one-third of strawberry samples analyzed in 2016 contained 10 or more pesticide residues and breakdown products. Spinach（菠菜）samples had, on average, almost twice as much pesticide residue by weight
15、 compared to any other crop. No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four pesticides.“With EWGs guide, consumers can fill their fridges and fruit bowls with plenty of healthy conventional and organic produce that isnt contaminated with multiple pesticide residue,”
16、 said SonyaLunder, a senior analyst in EWG.Only 25 years ago, the National Academy of Sciences raised concerns about exposure to poisonouspesticides in our food, yet consumers still consume a mixture of pesticides every day in America. 4Why did EWG create the 2018 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Pro
17、duce?ATo analyze the USDA pesticides tests. BTo advertise organic produce.CTo warn some food companies. DTo help consumers make safer choices.5 What is the result from the analysis of the USDA pesticides tests?AAll the samples are polluted. B230 pesticides are banned.CPesticide amounts vary in produ
18、cts. DAll strawberries are poisonous.6Where are shoppers most likely to find spinach?ADirty Dozen list. BOrganic food advertisement.CClean Fifteen list. Dhealthier food list.7What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?AAll conventional produce is safe. BNo pesticides were used on crops 25 yea
19、rs ago.Cconsumers never worry about pesticides. DProduce safety remains a problem.DScientists have discovered why the Mona Lisas expression looks so different to different people and at different times.For centuries, art lovers and critics have been confused by and debated the Leonardo Da Vinci pain
20、tings gaze and slight smile.But new research from the University of California, San Francisco has shed new light on the shining and seemingly changing face of the Mona Lisa.Through experiments, they discovered that our emotions really do change how we see a neutral (中性 的）face.Dr Erika Siegel and her
21、 colleagues study how our emotions change our perceptions（感知）of the world around useven when we arent aware that something has changed our feelings.This relies on the modern theory of the brain as a predictive organ, instead of a reactive one, says DrSiegel.第二次段考 第 3 页 共 10 页In other words, we have
22、a lifetime of experience and we use those experiences to predict what we aregoing to experience next.We all have one dominant（支配的）eye and one more passive non-dominant one. If each eye is receiving different information, we only consciously perceive what dominant one sees. But non-dominantsights can
23、 still enter our subconscious.They showed 43 people two sets of flashing images at the same time, so that the dominant eye saw and registered neutral expressions, while the non-dominant eye saw flashes of neutral, or smiling faces,which they would only subconsciously be aware of.After viewing the fl
24、ashing faces, the researchers showed the participants options of faces and askedthem to pick out which ones they had seen.When their non-dominant eyes had seen a happy face, they were more likely to think the neutral facehad actually been smiling, and the same was true for other expressions.This mea
25、ns that if you see the Mona Lisa after you have just had a screaming fight with your husband,youre going to see the painting differently, says Dr Siegel.But if youre having the time of your life at the Louvre, youre going to see the mysterious smile, sheadds.We are the architects of our own experien
26、ce. Our brain makes predictions about what it expects to seeand uses information from the world to update its expectations, Dr Siegel says.8What is the purpose of Dr Erika Siegels research?ATo win a debate.BTo help appreciate the Mona Lisa.CTo tell a smiling face from a neutral face.DTo discover why
27、 people perceive the same thing differently.9Which of the following is the closest in meaning to “shed new light” in Paragraph 3?AMade something bright. BProvided new explanations.CAdded light-colored paints. DIncreased amount of natural light.10Why did the researchers show the participants two sets
28、 of flashing images? ATo play a game.BTo confuse their dominant and non-dominant eyes.CTo strengthen the effect of the non-dominant eyes.DTo provide images of more expressions.DDear Rudyard Kipling,Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young.
29、 When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job第二次段考 第 4 页 共 10 页would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If.My mother was the person who could understand me.
30、If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “libra
31、ry” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelfand found your poem, If.Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which looked so pathetic（凄惨的）and“unmanly” compare
32、d to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者）and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs andblaming it on you youll be a Man, my son!”If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and
33、wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to hav
34、e a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but ratherputting the weight of others on your back.Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it reallychanged my life and my relation
35、ship with my dad.11According to the passage, what kind of person does the authors father expect him to be?AA person who will shoulder responsibilities.BA person who knows how to earn a lot of money.CA person who knows how to do housework.DA person who respects his parents.12Who does the underlined w
36、ord “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?Athe character in the poem Bthe authors fatherCthe author Dan unknown person13According to the passage, a man in the authors mind would have the following qualities EXCEPT_.Aresponsible Benthusiastic Ccaring Dcalm14We can learn from the passage that _.Athe authors m
37、other had told him about this poem beforeBthe author would not know how to help his family without the poem Cthe authors father must have read the poem as wellDthe poem has helped to improve the relationship between the author and his father第二次段考 第 5 页 共 10 页15The author has written this letter to _
38、. Ashare his opinion on the poemBtell Rudyard Kipling how he got the poemCshare with Rudyard Kipling his sadness resulting from the death of his mother Dshow his appreciation for the positive influence the poem has brought to him第二节 篇章填空（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选
39、项。Stephen Coveys book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is very popular among business people who want to improve their careers. 16 For example, Coveys principles can be used to improverelationships between parents and children or to improve the way you manage your time.Covey begins by discuss
40、ing habits and effectiveness, and why they are both important to success. According to Covey, for an action, such as listening to others, to become a habit, you must know what to do and why you should do it. However, you also must want to do. On the other hand, effectiveness meanshaving a balance be
41、tween success and a good relationship with the people around you. 17 . However,if the company does not respect its workers, the profits will eventually decline.18 .The first three habits focus on personal growth. The next three habits are about how to getalong with others. The seventh habit shows ho
42、w to achieve physical, emotional and mental health.Covey includes exercises to help you analyse your life. He challenges you to identify what you want to contribute to society in your lifetime. He does this by asking you to think about what people to say aboutyou after you die. 19 . For example, if
43、you want your children to say that you were always willing tospend time with them, then you will spend more time with them and less time at work. 20 .AIt has the potential to really improve your life.BHowever, its principles can be applied to any area of life.CFor example, a company might focus comp
44、letely on making a profit. DCovey also introduces the seven habits of highly effective people.EIn this way, you can challenge yourself to make your dreams and ambitions come true. FYour answer to this question will help you make better decisions about how to spend your time.GIn order to be successfu
45、l, you must have habits that make you able to deal effectively with others and your own personal life.第二次段考 第 6 页 共 10 页第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 60 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Even though my grandpa was a farmer, my grandma would iron
46、his work clothes every day.Grandma mixed up her own starch（淀粉浆）in a glass Coke 21 with a metal cap that had lots of22 , like a salt-shaker. She would spray grandpas pants with the starch, 23 them over a chair fora few minutes for them to dry a bit, and then 24 the iron to them.As I was watching, I b
47、egan to question this 25 _ Why on earth did grandpa need his work clothes26? Most days, he never 27 anyone but me and maybe a few other farmers nearby. One day when Iwas about 13, I asked grandma why she thought it necessary to28 time and effort to clothes that wererarely seen and would be 29 in jus
48、t an hour or two.She gave me a girlish smile, the kind you wouldnt _30 from grandmothers at their age. She said thatgrandpa was the most 31 man in the world. She loved every chance she got to 32 and make therest of the world jealous of her. “I want him to look the most handsome man God has 33 made.“Later that day, I looked 34 at grandpa, who surely didnt _35 at all handsome to me. He was shortand skinny, and his false 36 didnt line up. “You just arent looking in the right light.“ grandmalaughed.I decided to 37 _ it. Sheesh, I thought, old people.
