广东省六校联盟2019-2020学年高三上学期第一次联考英语试题(学生版)

2020届高三“六校联盟”第一次联考英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上相对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，答题卡交回。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AReturns&RefundGuaranteeThe“Returns&RefundGuarantee”isapromiseprovidedbysellersforeveryitemtheysellonDHgate.com.Whenyoureceiveanitemthatwasboughtandpaidforonoursite,andyoufinditisnotasdescribedorisoflowquality,youcancontactthesellertoresolvetheseproblems.DHgatewillofferadditionalassistanceifthesellerisnotcooperative.ScopeThefollowingpointsshouldnotbeincludedinthe“Returns&RefundGuarantee”:▲Thesellerdidn’tmakeanypromise.▲Thesellercanprovideevidencetoprovetheitemsareasdescribed.▲Youdidn’tcontactthesellerwithinthepromisedtime.▲YouhavereleasedthepaymenttothesellerbeforeaskingDHgateforhelp.Sellersareabletosetupthefollowingpromise:ReturningitemsforanyreasonBuyerscanreturnitemsforarefundwithinaspecificdaywhichhasbeensetupbysellers,suchas3days,and7daysfromthedaywhentheitemsarereceived.Theitems’receivedateisthedatethatisindicatedontheshippingcarrier’sofficialwebsite.Buyersshouldprepayanyreturnshippingcost,whichwillbegivenbacktothebuyersafterthesellerreceivestheitemsaslongastheitemsarereturnedinthesameexactconditionaswhentheyweredelivered.ReturnsorRefundsacceptediftheproducthasqualityissuesBuyerscanreturntheitemsforarefundwhentheyarenotasdescribedorpossessqualityissuesbycommunicatingdirectlywiththeseller.Thesellerisresponsibleforthereturnshippingcost.Buyerscangetarefundandkeeptheitemswhentheitemsarenotasdescribedorpossessqualityissuesbynegotiatingdirectlywithsellers.1.WhocangetadditionalassistancefromDHgateintheguarantee?A.Thebuyersinphysicalstores.B.ThebuyersonDHgate.com.C.ThesellersonDHgate.com.D.Boththebuyersandthesellers.2.Whichsituationiswithinthescopeoftheguarantee?A.Thesellerdidn’tmakeanypromise.B.Thebuyerhaspaidthesellerinadvance.C.Thebuyeraskedforhelpwithinthepromisedtime.D.Thesellerprovesthatthereisnothingwrongwiththeitem.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Allthesellersdidn’tmakepromises.B.DHgatesometimeswillpaythebuyers.C.Sellersshouldprepayreturnshippingcost.D.Thebuyercan’tkeeptheitemsaftergettingarefund.BMyfamilyandInevertalkedaboutschoolasthetickettoafuture.Iwasintheclassrooms,butIwasn’ttheretolearntowrite,readorevenspeak.Whenitwasmyturntoread,Iwantedtohide.Iwas13yearsold,butIalreadyhatedbeingwhoIwas.IhadanEnglishteacher,Mr.Creech,whoknewIcouldn’tread.Inoneofmyfirstlessonstheteachersaidthatanyonewhohadareadingagebelowsixhadtostandup.Ifeltsoembarrassed.Butatthesametime,itmademerealizethatIneededtochangethesituation.Iwasdetermineditwouldn’thappenagain.Laterthatday,Mr.Creechencouragedmeandpromisedhewouldtryhisbesttohelpmelearntoread.Fromthenon,Inevergaveuppracticingreading.NowIwas41yearsold.Oneday,IplannedtoflybacktoTexastovisitmyfriendsandfamily.Onmywayfromtheairport,IsawMr.Creechbuyinghimselfadrink.Irushedoverandreachedintomypockettopayforhim.“DoIknowyou?”heasked.“Yes,sir,youdoknowme,”Iansweredexcitedly.“MynameisAnthonyHamilton.YoutaughtmeEnglish.”Thelookonhisfacetoldmethatherememberedtheboyhe’donceencouraged.“I’msogladIhadachancetoseeyou,”Isaid.“AndMr.Creech,Ihavegreatnewstoshare.”ItoldhimIhadlearnedtoread.Butthatwasn’tall.Ihadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.“ThenexttimeyougetanotherAnthonyHamiltoninyourclassroom,pleaseencouragehimtoreadaswell,”Iadded.Theexpertssaywhatonceworriedmehasaname:dyslexia(诵读困难症).ButIcantellyouitwasalackofdesireforeducation.4.Whydidtheauthorwanttohide?A.Becausehefeltsorryforhimself.B.Becausehehatedbeinglaughedat.C.Becausehecouldn’treadatall.D.Becausehedidn’thaveaticket.5.WhichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribeMr.Creech?A.Considerateanddutiful.B.Demandingandenthusiastic.C.Emotionalanddedicated.D.Friendlyandambitious.6.Whycouldn’ttheauthorreadbeforemeetingMr.Creech?A.Becausehisreadingagewasnotlongenough.B.Becausehisparentsdidn’tteachhimhowtoread.C.Becausehewasafraidofreadingbeforetheclass.D.Becausehedidn’thaveinnerdrivingforcetolearntoread.7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Mr.CreechtaughttwostudentscalledAnthonyHamilton.B.Theauthorhadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.C.Dyslexiawastheunderlyingreasonthatmadetheauthorunabletoread.D.TheauthorwasgratefultoMr.Creech.CAteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofft