2020届江苏省淮安市六校联盟高三第三次学情调查英语试题

32.—Have you heard that our primary school will be torn down next year?

—Really? I suppose it is such bad news ________ most of its former and present students will feel upset about. A. that

B. which

C. as

D. what

33.With globalization sweeping the world, learning foreign languages will become increasingly necessary if a country____economically. A. will compete

B. were to compete

C. is to compete

D. competes

34.---Hi, Bob! Thanks a lot for lending me the money! ---____! Oh, by the way the interest rate is 10%. A. With regards

B. With pleasure

C. No sweat

D. No way

35.—-Are you going to attend Jay Chou concert in Singapore in January 2020? —-I haven’t made up my mind. It is still ______. A. up in the air

B. between the lines

C. to the point

D. over the moon

第三部分:完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Truly happy and successful people get that way by becoming the best, most genuine (真实的) version of themselves. Not on the outside - on the inside. It's not about a brand or a ___36___. It's about reality: who you really are.

Sounds simple, I know. The problem is, it's very hard to do, it takes a lot of work, and it can take a lifetime to ___37___ it out.

___38___ worth doing in life is ever easy. If you want to do great work, it's going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you're going to have to break out of your comfort zone and take some ___39___ that will scare you so much. But what’s the ___40___ of life if not finding yourself and trying to become the best?

That's what Steve Jobs ____41____ when he said: Your time is ___42___, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions ___43___ your own inner voice. You have to ____44____ something - your gut (直觉), fate, life, or ____45____. This ____46____ has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Now, let's for a moment be ____47____ about this. Insightful as that advice may be, it sounds a little too ____48____ to resonate (共鸣) with today's quick-fix culture. These days, if you can't tell people exactly what to do and how to do it, it ____49____ deaf ears.

Not only that, but what Jobs was talking about, what I’m talking about, requires focus and discipline, two things that are very hard to ____50____ these days. Why? Because, focus and discipline are hard. It's so much easier to ____51____ to distraction (分心). Easy and addictive.

There’s a business concept called opportunity cost. When you choose one course of action, you miss out on all the other opportunities you might have chosen to ____52____ but didn't. People ____53____ stop to consider that until it's too late.

And yet, the opportunity for adventure is right there in front of each and every one of us. Until you take it, you’ll never know what you might _____54_____. All you have to do is ____55____ the journey. So, take action! 36. A. personality 37. A. put 38. A. Nothing 39. A. rewards 40. A. aim 41. A. planned 42. A. endless

B. reputation B. leave B. Anything B. chances B. effect B. informed B. limited B. cater for B. deny B. whichever B. approach B. enthusiastic B. dynamic B. brings about B. stand by B. give in B. create B. actively B. survive B. start

C. talent C. figure C. Something C. responsibilities C. sense C. mentioned C. random C. drown out C. admire C. whatever C. imagination C. energetic C. challenging C. falls on C. care for C. give rise C. pursue C. rarely C. believe C. design

D. quality D. check D. Everything D. advantages D. result D. meant D. abundant D. dance to D. forget D. whenever D. action D. optimistic D. consistent D. involves in D. look for D. pay attention D. abandon D. passively D. achieve D. expect

43. A. submit to 44. A. trust

45. A. however 46. A. truth

47. A. realistic 48. A. fragile

49. A. turns out 50. A. come by 51. A. get down 52 A. preserve 53. A. frequently 54. A. relieve 55. A. enjoy

第四部分:阅读理解(每小题2分，共15小题，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

.A

How Much Sleep Do You Need?

When you’re struggling to meet the demands of modern life, cutting back on sleep can seem like the only answer. Who can afford to spend so much time sleeping? The truth is that you can’t afford not to.

Recently we interviewed 1,000 people about their sleep habits, finding three main myths about sleeping.

Myths and Facts

Myth 1: Getting just one hour less sleep per night won’t affect your daytime functioning

You may not be noticeably sleepy during the day. But even slightly less sleep can affect your ability to think properly and respond quickly.

Myth 2: Extra sleep at night can cure you of the problem of excessive daytime tiredness.

Not only is the quantity of sleep important but also the quality of sleep. Some people sleep 8 or 9 hours a night but don’t feel well rested.

Myth 3: You can make up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping more on the weekends.

Although this sleeping pattern will help relieve part of a sleep debt, it will not completely make up for the lack of sleep. Furthermore, sleeping later on weekends can affect your sleep-wake cycle so that it is much harder to go to sleep at the right time on Sunday nights and get up on Monday mornings.

The average adult sleeps less than 7 hours per night in today’s fast-paced society.6 or 7 hours of sleep may sound pretty good. In reality, it is a cause of chronic(慢性的)sleep loss. While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Children and teens need even more. And despite the notion that our sleep needs decrease with age, older people still need at least 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep.

Average Sleep Needs Age Newborns(0-2months) Infants(3 months to 1 year) Toddlers(1to3yeras) Preschoolers(3to5years) School children(5to12years) Hours 12-18 14-15 12-14 11-13 10-11 Teens(12to18years) Adults(18+)

8.5-10 7.5-9 56. How much sleep does a senior high school student need per week? A. No less than 42.5 hours C. At least 59.5 hours

B. No less than 70 hours D. At least 50 hours

57. The author’s purpose in writing this article is to_______. A. advise readers to balance sleep and work. B. help readers to develop healthy sleep habits. C. explain the importance of a good night's sleep. D. share a new finding on the average sleep needs

B

Scientists have proved that petting cats and dogs for just ten minutes is an effective way to reduce stress levels. Scientists showed that the general well-being of students improves quickly, with even those who are highly stressed showing ''significant'' reduction in cortisol levels - a chemical produced by our bodies in times of stress.

Many universities have adopted ''Pet Your Stress Away'' programs where students can interact with cats or dogs and it appears to be paying dividends now.

The research, conducted by Washington State University, shows that pets improve students' moods and their presence has stress-relieving physiological benefits. ''Just 10 minutes can have a significant impact, '' said Patricia Pendry, an associate professor in WSU's Department of Human Development. ''Students in our study that interacted with cats and dogs had a significant reduction in cortisol, a major stress hormone. ''

This is the first study that has demonstrated reductions in students' cortisol levels during a real-life intervention. The team chose 249 college students and put them into four random groups and compared the effects of different exposures to animals.

The first group were provided 10 minutes of hands-on interaction with dogs and cats. The second group waited in line while observing others petting the animals.

The third group watched a slideshow of the same animals, while the fourth group was ''waitlisted. '' Salivary cortisol samples were collected from each participant starting from the moment they woke up in the morning.