1、辽宁省朝阳市建平县第二高级中学届高三英语上学期期中试题辽宁省朝阳市建平县第二高级中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to Interesting LiteratureHere youll find fun facts, interesting research into writers and their works, and blog posts which seek to learn about the most fasci
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8、 interestinglit2BBorn on a farm in 1876.Mordecai Brown couldnt have imagined his life as a Major League Baseball pitcher（投手）.When he helped his parents at age 5, his right hand accidentally was caught in a corn harvester, losing parts of two fingers or three fingers left, However, his disabled hand
9、did not keep him from doing what other boys of his age were doing, like playing baseball.While working as a coal miner in his twenties, Mordecai joined a baseball team made up of fellow coal miners.In 1898, the teams pitcher injured his arm.The manager ordered Mordecai to act as the pitcher.Mordecai
10、 shook his head and held up his right hand as a reminder.But the manager didnt care.Since you have the best arm on the team, you will have to pitch.Finally, his team won the game nine to three.In 1903, Mordecai Brown broke into Major League Baseball when he signed with the St.Louis Cardinals.Only a
11、year later, the management of the Cardinals decided that Mordecais disability would keep him from ever becoming a star pitcher.They traded him to the Chicago CubsOn a sunny October afternoon in 1908, thousands of people went to New York Citys Polo Grounds to see the New York Giants and the Chicago C
12、ubs battle.Mordecai was not the pitcher at first. He watched as the chosen starter faced the batters（击球员）for the New York Giants.Soon, the batters were filling the bases.Then, Mordecai was asked to be the pitcher.It seemed that the unfavorable condition didnt affect him.He held the ball with his thr
13、ee fingers firmly and let it go. Strike one! Strike two! Strike three! The batter was out.And soon, the game was over.The Cubs beat the Giants, four to two.Mordecai went on to pitch, winning one game after another, and retired after the 1916 season.In 1949, Mordecai Peter entered the National Baseba
14、ll Hall of fame in New York, earning him a well-deserved place in baseball history.4.What can we learn about Mordecai from paragraph1? A. He was born in a peasant family. B. He felt desperate to lose his fingers.C. He ever dreamed to work on the farm. D. He was afraid to get along with other boys5.H
15、ow did Mordecai initially(最初地) react to the managers order? A. He agreed with it. B. He refused it. C. He felt grateful about it. D. He showed confidence in it.6.In 1908,the performance of the chosen Cubs starter_ A. was much worse than before B. put the Cubs at a disadvantage C. affected Mordecais
16、perfermance D. contributed to the success of the match7.What is the best title for the text？ A. Born to Play B. Fighting for Fame C. A Three-fingered Star D. The Most Pitiful Baseball PitcherCNASAs Opportunity rover（漫游者）has reached the end of its life.Initially designed to last 90 days, and to, trav
17、el only 1, 000 meters.Opportunity in fact spent almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars.During that time, it traveled more than 45 kilometers than expected.The last signal from Opportunity was on June 10th, 2018, when a severe global dust storm enveloped Mars.Since then, NASA has spent eight m
18、onths trying to regain communication with the rover, but had no result.On Tuesday February 12th, 2019, NASA made one final attempt to wake Opportunity up, but it was unsuccessful.Before Opportunity was sent into space, the Mars Global Surveyor spotted what looked like sedimentary rocks（沉积岩）from orbi
19、t in 2000. An Opportunity team member said, On the earth, sedimentary rocks preserve the history of the surface of our planet, and within that history, the fossil record of life exists.It is reasonable to look for evidence of past life on MarsWhile the rover didnt find any actual fossils, Opportunit
20、y did provide evidence that the environment on Mars was once much better and warmer.This answered what was the major goal of the Opportunity rover. Opportunity identified sedimentary rocks which basically meant the presence of water.But not everything went smoothly for Opportunity to achieve the goa
21、l of exploration.At one point in 2005, all its six wheels were stuck in soft sand, and it took five weeks of hard work to get the rover out.Opportunity was one of the most successful rovers ever and made great contributions.During its journey on Mars, Opportunity discoveredHeat Shield Rock, a basket
22、ball-sized meteorite（陨石）which is made mostly of iron and nickel.It also gave us a massive amount of photos of Mars with which people have done some amazing things. Bodrov, a photographer, took images from Opportunity to create a 360-degree view of Victoria Crater on Mars.Although Opportunity has rea
23、ched the end, the legacy（遗产）that the rover produced for us will last a long time. With the technological development, perhaps the day is not so far off when brave astronauts walk on the surface of Mars.8.What do the statistics in paragraph.1mainly show？ A. Opportunitys journey on Mars came to an end
24、 B. Opportunity was overused for more than a decade C. Opportunitys performance was better than expected D. Opportunity explored Mars within the assigned time9.What made Opportunity lose communication with NASA at last? A. A meteorite B. A dust storm. C. The soft sand D. The broken wheels.10.Why was
25、 Opportunity sent to Mar? A. To explore the environment on Mars B. To discover the climate conditions on Mars. C. To survey the history of the surface of Mars. D. To find differences between rocks on earth and on Mars.11.What is the main purpose of paragraph 5? A. To illustrate What contributions Op
26、portunity made B. To demonstrate how Opportunity worked on Mars C. To introduce how Heat shield Rockwas discovered D. To explain what images Bodrov took from Opportunity.DThere is a trend in travel that has picked up steam over the last few years. That trend is called ecotourism. As environmental we
27、lfare and sustainability（持续性） have become more important to people over the last decade, travel companies around the world are the biggest winners. They cash in on peoples willingness to spend lots of money in the name of environmental protection by operating eco-tours.But how many companies really
28、live up to that? The Marriott or other resorts might talk about their commitments to reducing waste by using recycled toilet paper and low flow shower heads, but they have huge hotels. The nature of their hotels means they will never be truly environmentally-friendly, unless they rebuild the place.
29、And most of their customers wouldnt put up with higher prices to help balance the capital costs of upgrading to be eco-friendly. And if you look at the most environmentally-friendly hotels and tours, they are also the most expensive.Companies stress how they are going green to save the environment,
30、but they only make increasing changes designed to make us feel good. Few companies make the capital investment to truly change their business model, especially those in the tourism industry. Its easier to change toilet paper than to change how you design your future hotels.Eco-tours market themselve
31、s as a low effect, environmental, and community friendly way to see the world. Tourists come, learn a bit about the local culture, and then leave, satisfied with the knowledge that they helpedthe environment. But the reality is that big companies bring you in, make you feel good about yourself, and
32、take all the profit back home.I see promise and hope in sustainable, tourism. Ecotourism to me is about not damaging the environment and providing a little education, and sustainable tourism is about living and growing with the environment and the local cultures, I believe the ecotourism trend is here to stay and that is for sure a good thing. However, if we want it to have a greater effect, there needs to be a focus not
