湖北省沙市20xx届高三英语上学期第三次考试试题

湖北省沙市20xx届高三英语上学期第三次考试试题内容摘要：

n described as a kind of oceanic desert， with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there. In recent years， there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste， resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full， lessening their desire to eat or drink. The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste， and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic. Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier， another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. In August， 2020， a team from the University of California， San Diego became the latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment. 32． How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage? A. By giving an example. B. By listing the facts. C. By telling a story. D. By giving a parison. 33． What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products. B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials. C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California. D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert. 34． Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water. B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain. C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific. D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste. 35． The purpose of writing this passage is to____________. A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch 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项。 Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little lighthearted entertainment. Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 36 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood39。 s Oscars, turn 50 years old. The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a teaspoon of edy, a dash of international sightseeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 37 Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 38 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don39。 t mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all. 39 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can39。 t just run away. They must win over their parents. Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those overstimulating Hollywood films. 40 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where it39。 s still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song. A． There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. B． Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage. C． Bollywood films are mostly ic romances with lighthearted incidental music. D． Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. E. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values. F． The result is a funfilled musical. G． So if you39。 re tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films. 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节完形 填空 （共 20小题；每小题 ，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hardworking farmer and a 41 mother. When Dad pleted eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, 42 , understood the door that education could open even in 43 economic times. She persuaded grandfather to 44 Dad to finish high school. Dad worked hard and pleted high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical 45 grandpa carried. But grandmother again 46 grandpa to permit my father to go to college. After 47 , grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop(鸡笼 子 ), where he did his 48 . Taking a shovel in his workworn hands, grandpa 49 a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious 50 to Dad, saying, Here boy, go make something of yourself. Realizing that his family was 51 all th。