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2020届惠州市惠阳崇雅中学高中部高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Covid-19hasbroughtagreatdealoftroubleforallofussinceMarch2020.Duringthistime,mobilephoneshavebeenthesolutionfortheboredomandrestlessnesscausedfromstayingindoors.Themostdownloadedappsonplaystore2020are;
TikTok
TikTokwasthemostdownloadedapp.Withover111.9milliondownloads,TikTokhasseenahugegrowthin2020,twicemorethanwhatitgotin2019.20%ofitstotaldownloadswerefromIndiaandaround9.3%ofthetotaldownloadswereintheUS.
Zoom
Zoomwasthesecondmostinstalledappintheoveralldownloadscategory.Withnearly94.6millioninstalls,Zoomisthemostusedappforonlinemeetingsandvirtualclassrooms.17%ofitsdownloadswereintheUSandIndia.Officesandeducationalinstituteswereshutdownandtocontinueworkingandstudyingfromhome,peoplereliedheavilyonZoomforvideoconferencingandcalling.
WhatsApp
WhatsApprankedthirdinoveralldownloadswithmorethan100milliondownloads.Itisoneofthemostpopularandwidelyusedchatapplications;WhatsAppalsosupportscommunicationbetweeninternationalphonenetworks.
Facebook
Itrankedfourthintheoveralldownloadedlist.Facebookistheworld’smostpopularsocialnetworkingapplication.Facebookbuildstechnologiesthatgivepeoplethepowertoconnectwithfriendsandfamily,findcommunitiesandgrowbusinesses.1.WhatdoweknowaboutTikTok?A.ItisanIndia-basedapp.B.IthasmostusersinAmerica.C.Itisusedforgrowingbusiness.
D.Ithasdoubleditsdownloadthanin2019.
2.Whichappisthebesttoturntoforonlineeducation?A.TikTok.B.Zoom.C.WhatsApp.D.Facebook.3.WhatfunctiondoesFacebookprobablyserve?
A.Communication.B.Training.C.Teaching.D.Payment
B
Youmusthaveread"TheTortoiseandtheHare(《龟兔赛跑》"whenyouwereyounger.Sowhichanimalareyou?Thetortoiseorthehare?Doyourusharoundtryingtodothingsasquicklyaspossible?Ordoyoudealyourworkataslow,butsteady(稳定的pace?Whetheryouapproachlifelikethetortoiseortheharecanmakeadifferenceintheresultsyou'llsee.
Somewillsaythatyoushouldavoidbeinglikethehare.Afterall.hewasoverconfidentandfinallylosttherace.Youmayalsohaveheardteacherssayfromtimetotimethat"hastemakeswaste”.Butwhatdoesthatmean?Mostpeoplethinkitmeantthatthefasteryoudosomething,themorelikelyitisthatyou'llmakemistakes.Manyteacheswantyoutoapproachyourschoolworkthoughtfullyandcarefully.
Butdoeshastealwaysmakewaste?Notnecessarily!Somepeopleareabletoworkquicklywhilealsomaintaining(保持ahighlevelofqualityinallthattheydo.Recentresearch,however,ismakingtheideaofhastemakingwasteseemmorebelievable
Researchersfoundthatthebrainchangesintoaspecialmode(模式whenforcedtomakerapiddecisions.Overall,thereappearstobeatrade-offbetweenspeedandcorrectness.As