2019年新高三年级9月开学摸底考试卷

Further, I would have argued that while a degree anchored in the sciences is an important precondition for many jobs, it is not the only route. Look no further than the founders of companies such as LinkedIn, Slack and Flickr, who are among the many tech businesspersons with degrees in the humanities, and who credit that training for their success.

Contrary to the widely held belief that humanities majors have a hard time getting jobs, recent studies show that those with humanities degrees are successful in the workplace, experiencing low rates of unemployment and reporting high levels of job satisfaction. The ratio between average median(中位数) incomes for humanities degree holders and those with business, engineering, and health and medical sciences degrees has been shown to narrow over the course of a career.

The case for the humanities can also be understood in less transactional terms and more as a foundational preparation for a life well lived. A humanities education plays a vital role in encouraging citizens to lead an examined life. It fosters critical thinking, self-reflection, empathy and tolerance, the usefulness of which only becomes more apparent as one navigates life’s challenges.

By all means, students should take courses they think practical and follow their interests, but if they also make a point of studying the literature of the Renaissance, or researching into modern poetry, or even taking introductory philosophy, we will all benefit. 32.What does the students’ conversation show? A. Students feel employment difficult. B. Students think philosophy less important. C. Students find scientific innovation amazing. D. Students consider university courses unsatisfying. 33.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Highly valued. C. Strictly assessed.

34.The author may agree that humanities _____. A. discover students’ artistic ability B. prepare students for graduation C. raise awareness of social status D. provide great insights into life

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B. Equally applied. D. Greatly improved.

35.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage? I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion

A. B.

C. D.

第二节 （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项。

A Diet Without Enough Protein Can Cause Depression

Depression is a condition so common, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls it “a leading cause of disability.”

Difficulty in falling asleep, loss of appetite, and loss of ability to concentrate are just a few of the other effects of depression. WHO estimates that worldwide, at any one time, 350 million people suffer from the condition. While life events such as the loss of a spouse or a job may create a happening of depression, many cases come from within and are not caused by a life event.

Now scientists are working on a new aspect of cure: nutrition. 36 The Indian Journal of Psychiatry reports that both before and during a happening of depression, those with the condition will show a “poor appetite…” 37 Many cases of depression, if not most cases, affect those who don’t eat properly.

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So what does protein have to do with all this? It all comes down to amino acids (氨基酸). Proteins are made up of amino acids, chemicals known as the “building blocks of life.” There are 20 different amino acids. 38

Both the human brain and nervous system use amino acids as a substance that creates a signal from one brain cell to another or one nerve cell to another, thus relaying information between the cells. What the final result then? 39

Since amino acids make up protein, a diet which lacks in protein will cause weaker communication between the brain cells. This lessens the signal being sent from one brain cell to the next during a thought. 40 This is why depression can often express itself as anger or aggression.

A. The ultimate effect is how we think.

B. Don’t ruin your appetite by eating between meals. C. Skipping meals itself can create a depressed mood.

D. A new research suggests that nutrition can lessen some of the risks of depression.

E. India is perhaps the world’s leader in researching the connection between diet and depression. F. Many of them are made by the human body, but nine others, the “essential” amino acids, must be eaten in one’s diet.

G. The process can lead to twisted signals, which can not only lead to depression, but also, according to many scientists, aggression.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I __41__, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests. __42____ I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all. The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I’d totally forgotten to prepare for the __43____ on Romeo and Juliet, which I’d take __44____ my lunch hour! Worse still, I had __45____ the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to __46____ on the questions I didn’t know.

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As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give __47__ when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I __48____ down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my __49____ of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain __50_____, Yes! Read over the answers — quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! …This went on for ten of the __51____ seconds in my entire life. Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without __52____! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty __53____ I had failed the test. The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an _54___ soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the __55_____ to turn it over. You can only imagine my __56____ when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my ___57___, a C-. My mom says the victories that __58____ the most courage are won within. Now I know __59____ what she means. Now not only can my conscience (良心) rest easy, but I don’t have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad ___60___ like Romeo and Juliet. 41.A. arrived 42.A. If 43.A. lecture 44.A. by 45.A. missed 46.A. depend 47.A. in 48.A. wrote 49.A. boredom 50.A. whispered 51.A. coldest 52.A. suffering 53.A. certain

B. returned B. Because B. essay B. upon B. carried B. agree B. off B. settled B. worries B. warned B. saddest B. checking B. regretful

C. appeared C. Until C. play C. over C. lost C. guess C. out C. calmed C. loneliness C. persuaded C. longest C. cheating C. annoyed

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D. finished D. Although D. test D. toward D. dropped D. improve D. away D. looked D. tiredness D. chanted D. fastest D. thinking D. relieved