2019届浙江省杭州市浙大附中高三第一学期第二次月考英语试卷（部分答案）
2018年浙大附中高三第一学期第二次月考
第一部分 听力 （略）
第二部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
It was an autumn morning shortly after I moved into my first house. I was looking out the window at may father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him. He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. He was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he once made a jungle gym out of wheels and pulleys(滑轮). Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught up in the busyness of my new life, I eventually forget about his surprise.
Until one day the following March when I glanced out the window feeling gloomy(沮丧的). Would winter ever end? And yet ... was it my fantasy? I strained to see something pink, amazingly peeking out of the ground. And was that a dot of blue across the yard, a small note of optimism in this gloomy area? I grabbed my coat and headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses(番红花), purple, blue, yellow and my favorite pink--little faces bobbing in the bitter wind. I smiled, remembering the seeds Dad had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. How blessed I was, not only for the flowers but for him.
My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, brings that same assurance every time they arrived: Hard times almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came without any bloom. I missed the crocuses, but my life was busier than ever. I would ask Dad to come over and plant some new. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family sorrowed deeply, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly, though I knew he would always be a part of us.
Four years passed, and on a dismal(凄凉的)spring afternoon I found myself feeling depressed again. But this time it was something else too.
It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual--my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man. Often he’d chat with strangers, and if he learned they were poor and hungry, he would invite them home for meal. But now, I couldn’t help wondering, how is he now? Where is he? Is there really a heaven? I felt guilty for having doubts, but sometimes, I thought, faith is so hard. Suddenly I slowed, stopped and started at the lawn. And there bravely waving in the wind was one pink was one pink crocus. How could a flower bloom from a seed more than 18 years old. One that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.
- What is the significance of the crocuses to the author?
A. The crocuses reshaped the author’s understanding of beauty.
B. The crocuses encouraged the author to face the difficulty in life bravely and optimistically.
C. The crocuses brought happiness to the author’s boring winter.
D. The crocuses reestablished the relationship between father and daughter.
- Which of the following adjectives can best describe the author’s father?
A. Creative and sympathetic. B. Hardworking and patient.
C. Generous and skillful. D. Friendly and careful.
23. Which of the following can possibly be the title for the passage?
A. My Father’s Surprise B. A Single Crocus
C. My Father’s Faith D. A Note of Optimism
B
The＄280 glasses, developed by a Berkeley firm, were discovered by accident, and sufferers to see colors which were previously muddled and muted(柔和的).
A radical new range of sunglasses claims to be able to let the color blind see far more like a person with perfect vision.
The glasses were discovered by accident, and allow sufferers to see colors where they were previously muddled and muted.
The glasses have now gone on sale for the first time.
“Color blindness is often considered a mild disability, but studies show that over 65% of the 300 million people with color vision deficiency(CVD)say they feel handicapped by it,” said Tony Dykes, CEO of En Chroma, the firm behind the glasses.
“We’re proud to help color blind people overcome some of the obstacles color deficiency presents, and to help them enjoy the full spectrum of life.”
They were invented by Don McPherson under a government sponsored research grant.
McPherson discovered the effect by accident: while designing eye-protection glasses for last-surgeons, when he gave the special lens to a color blind friend.
The lenses enable him to see colors where they were they were previously muddled and muted, giving McPherson the inspiration to start a new direction of research.
After a long journey through research grants, prototypes and product studies, the current form of consumer-friendly glasses were designed.
“Color deficient persons do not know what they are missing visually, they are only aware that they have certain career, activity and task limitations, ” said Dr. Gary Louie, Doctor of Optometry(验光学)of Family Vision Care Optometrics in Union City, California.
En Chroma lenses are much more than sunglasses or cosmetic accessories.
“They are a unique treatment option that has the potential to improve the life experience of patients in a way they have never experienced before.”
One in 12 men and one in 233 females have some forms of color vision deficiency, of which approximately 80% can be helped the firm claims.
Wearers say the changes can make a big difference to their lives.
24. What can we infer from the passage?
A. A radical new range of sunglasses was invented by Tony Dykes, CEO of En Chroma.
B. Color-blinded persons clearly know what they are missing visually.
C. Only those who are color-blinded can wear such kind of glasses.
D. Not all the color-blinded patients can be helped with these glasses.
- Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A. More women than me suffer from colorblindness.
B. The radical new range of sunglasses was invented by accident.
C. Wearers have benefited a lot from this radical new range of sunglasses.
D. En Chroma lenses are more than sunglasses or cosmetic accessories.
- Which is the correct order of the following event?
① Dr. Don McPherson designed eye-protection glasses for laser-surgeons
② Dr. Don McPherson finally invented En Chroma lenses
③ En Chroma lenses have now gone on sale for the first time
④ Dr. Don McPherson got inspiration from eye-protection glasses for laser-surgeons.
⑤ Dr. Don McPherson got permission and sponsor from the government.
A. ①④⑤②③ B. ②①④⑤③ C. ①③④⑤② D. ①②④⑤③
C
Texting and talking on cell phones behind the wheel kills more than 5,000 people every year on US highways. Teen drivers seem to be especially susceptible to distraction, a study says.
A 2009 study focusing on drivers of larger vehicles and trucks has concluded that texting raised the risk of a crash by 23 times compared with non-distracted driving, says an environmental report.
Environmental researcher Uvid Hosansky, who authored the report for the journal CQ Researcher, wrote, "Texting drivers took their eyes off the road for each text an average of 4.6 seconds, which at 55 mph means they were driving the length of a football field without looking."
Talking on a cell phone is also dangerous. "Experts say that talking on a cell phone while driving is far more distracting than talking with an adult passenger because it consumes additional cognitive resources, including creating a mental picture of the person on the other end of the conversation," added Hosansky, who was twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize.
The National Highway Traffic Safety -Administration, US, estimated that 16 percent of all drivers younger than 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were believed to be distracted, "the highest proportion of any age group," by texting and mobile phone use, reports the journal CQ Researcher.
"Although some people may think they can safely talk and drive, researchers who observe people in driving simulators as well as in actual cars on the road find that a cell phone conversation will invariably intrude on a driver's attentiveness," said Hosansky.
"The distractions don't stop with cell phones. Car makers are adding new technologies to the dashboard, such as Web browsers and GPS units. Car makers say that such technologies are designed very carefully for safety, but safety advocates worry that they are creating even more hazardous driving conditions," Hosansky concluded.
- What does the phrase “behind the wheel”in the first paragraph mean?
A. Behind the driver B. Beside the driver C. Driving the car D. Sitting in the car
28. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Hosansky has been a Pulitzer Prize winner more than once.
B. The majority of all drivers younger than 20 years old are involved in crashes leading to death.
C. Talking on the phone is less dangerous because the driver still focuses on the road.
D. Texting and talking while driving both ten to raise the risk of a crash on the road.