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2020届广东博文学校高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案
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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
Ioncetaughtinasmallprivateschool.Eachmorningatnineo’clockallthestudents,ranginginagefromthreetosevenyearsold,gatheredintheGreatRoomforawarm-upinpreparationfortheday.
Onemorningtheheadmistressmadeanannouncementtoallthechildrengathered,“Todaywebeginagreatexperimentofthemind.”Shehelduptwoivy(常春藤plants,eachpottedinanidenticalcontainer.Shecontinued,“Dotheylookthesame?”
Allthechildrennodded.SodidI,for,inthisway,Iwasalsoachild.
“Wewillgivetheplantsthesameamountoflight,thesameamountofwater,butnotthesameamountofattention,”Shesaid.“Togetherwearegoingtoseewhatwillhappenwhenweputoneplantinthekitchenawayfromourattentionandtheotherplantrighthereinthisroom.Eachdayforthenextmonth,weshallsingtoourplantintheGreatRoomandtellithowmuchweloveit,andhowbeautifulitis.Wewilluseourgoodmindstothinkgoodthoughtsaboutit.”
Fourweekslatermyeyeswereaswideanddisbelievingasthechildren’s.Thekitchenplantwasleggyandsick-looking,andithadn’tgrownatall.ButtheGreatRoomplant,whichhadbeensungtoandsurroundedbypositivethoughtsandwords,hadincreasedthreefoldinsizewithdarkleavesthatwerefilledwithenergy.
Inordertoprovetheexperiment,thekitchenivywasbroughttotheGreatRoomtojointheotherivy.Withinthreeweeks,thesecondplanthadcaughtupwiththefirstivy.Withinfourweeks,theycouldnotbedistinguished,onefromtheother.
Itookthislessontoheartandmadeitmyown.1.Whydidtheheadmistressdotheexperiment?A.Shewantedtoteachmealesson.
B.Sheexpectedthestudentstolearntogrowplants.C.Shemeanttoprovetheimpactofgoodmindsongrowth.D.Sheintendedtoshowstudentshowtosaveasick-lookingplant.2.Whathappenedtotheivyinthekitchenatlast?A.Itstoppedgrowinganddied.

B.Itwasleggyandsickwithdarkleaves.C.Itlookedalmostthesameastheotherone.D.ItgrewbetterthantheoneintheGreatRoom.3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.LifeMeansGrowthB.ThingsGrowwithLoveC.EqualityMakesaDifferenceD.PositiveThoughtsReallyCount
B
ImagineturningontheGPSandseeinganimageofyourcarfromabove.Asthecardrives,themapfollowsalonginrealtime,alarmingyoutoanytraffic,pedestrians,animals,orotherthingsnearby.Routesandnamesofroadsappearoverthelivestream.It'slikethemaphascometolife.
Thistypeofmapisn'tavailableyet.Butitcouldbesoon.In2014,theWorldview-3satelliteswaslaunchedintospace.EventhoughitorbitsEarthatmorethan370miles（600km）away,itcancaptureimagesofobjectsonEarththatarejust10inches（25cm）across.Peeringallthewayfromouterspace,itcanmakeoutasmartphoneheldinyourhand.Itcantellwhattypesofcarsaretravelingdownaroad.Butitcan'tidentifyyourfaceorreadthecars'licenseplatenumbers...atleastnotopenly.
Accordingtosomereports,thissatelliteandotherUSspysatelliteshavethetechnologytotakeevensharperimages,witharesolution（分辨率）ofuptoaround4inches（10cm）.ButUSlawforbidsmakingthesesuper-sharppicturespublic,topreventenemiesfromusingthem.ButtheideathatanybodymightbeabletospyontheentireEarthinsuchdetailmayseemhorrible.Live,high-detailsatellitemappingcouldpossiblybeusedtomonitoranybodyatanytime.RayPurdyofUniversityCollegeLondontoldCNNthatheisconcernedaboutwhatthiscouldmeanforprivacy.Mostsatellitesarecommerciallyowned,soifyouhavemoneyyoucanbuythatimagery.“Itmeansanyonecanspyonanyone,”hesaid.
Atthesametime,live,detailedmapsofEarth'ssurfacecouldbeusefulinamazingways.Livemapsofadisasterareacouldquicklydiscoverpeopleinneedofrescueaswellasthesafestroutesinorout.Satelliteimagesarealreadyhelpingcatchillegalloggingandfishingoperations.Higherdetailmaymakeitpossibletocatchothercriminalsintheact.Theimagescouldalsomakeiteasierforfarmerstowatchovertheircrops.
Whatdoyouthink?Doyouwisheveryonecouldaccesshigh-detaillivemapsofEarth'ssurface?4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph2mean?

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