2019高三英语期中测试卷D

第一学期高三期中考试

英语试卷

I. Listening Comprehension

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

A horse named Justice sues his former owner

When Justice was discovered on the property of his former owner in Washington County, Oregon, the 8-year-old horse was (21)_________ extremely bad shape. He was very thin and had suffered severe frostbite(冻伤). He was also covered with lice and had a serious case of rain rot, a bacterial skin infection that causes painful scabbing(斑疤).

A neighbor reported Justice’s conditi on in March 2017. The horse, who had been left for months without adequate food and shelter, (22)_________ (take) in by Sound Equine Options, a rescue and rehabilitation organization, (23)_________ he received medical treatment to save his life.

In May, J ustice became party to a groundbreaking lawsuit (24)_________ (sue) his former owner “to recover the costs of his ongoing medical care and his pain and suffering,” according to The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), a legal advocacy group for animals that is representing Justice in his lawsuit.

“ALDF decided to represent Justice in this lawsuit not only because of his great need, but also because we felt he (25)_________ win,” ALDF attorney Sarah Hanneken tells MNN. “Oregon has exemplary(典型的) animal-protection laws, and, given the details of Justice’s situation, we determined he has a strong case under a legal theory called ‘negligence(疏忽)per se.’”

According to Hanneken, “Negligence per se is a doctrine that essentially says, ‘(26)_________ you are negligen t and break a law resulting in someone getting hurt, the injured person who was protected by that law can sue you.’”

The case is back in the news now because (27)_________ defendant(被告) filed a motion to dismiss the case. ADLF expected this, and is fighting to keep the case in court. A hearing will be scheduled (28)_________ (decide) the next step.

This is the first time the doctrine (29)_________ (apply) to an animal. If the lawsuit is successful, according to ALDF, it “would be the first to establish (30)_________ animals have a legal right to sue their abusers in court.”

Section B

New York Fashion Week’s annual fall&winter collection had a surprising

(31)_________ this season. She’s Tao Huabi, the 71-year-old founder of Lao Gan Ma chili

sauce.

(32)_________ of Tao were printed on designer hoodies(卫衣). The event was part of th e fashion week’s China Day (33)_________ ---a joint effort with e-commerce giant Alibaba. The activity aims to put popular Chinese brands on an international stage.

Underneath Tao’s portrait were printed the Chinese characters for “lao gan ma”. The right and left sleeves, (34)_________, show English words “sauce queen” and the Chinese characters for “national diva(国民女神)”. The item was sold in the U.S. throughout New York Fashion Week for $ 120. At home it was given away as a (35)_________ gift to customers who purchased Lao Gan Ma food products on Tmall on China Day. They were also, of course, sold on Tmall.

Many Chinese netizens feel (36)_________ nostalgic(怀旧的) for the sauces that have (37)_________ their taste buds for two decades. Tao founded the Lao Gan Ma company in 1997, and has since (38)_________ her business into a 7.5-billion-yuan empire. Today, her name is synonymous with(和…同义) the brand itself, and her products are beloved by locals and foreigners alike.

This season, Tao’s chili sauce is one of (39)_________ brands invited by Alibaba to feature at New York Fashion Week. Others include a traditional Chinese medicine company, (40)_________ brands, and a mineral water company.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Competition is good for businesses. In the world of navigation(导航) systems, however, competition is also a necessity – it may not be wise to rely on foreign systems for positioning and tracking services. Now, ___41___ remarkable accuracy and reliability, China’s BeiDou system has made i ts presence felt.

The BeiDou project was set up in 1994. The first BeiDou satellite was not launched until 2000. Now, ___42___, there are already more than 20 BeiDou satellites in orbit (轨道) . They form a ___43___ network that provides positioning, navigation and timing services for China and several other Asian countries.

This “home-grown” system is now ___44___ a major upgrade. Earlier this month, two BeiDou-3 satellites, the first of China’s most powerful ___45___ of navigation satellites, were la unched into space. The launch marks the beginning of the global ___46___ of the BeiDou navigation system. Over the next three years, China plans to send up 30 more BeiDou-3 satellites; The expanded navigation system will ___47___ create a network that is able to support military and civilian applications around the world.

Scientists involved in the project said the new system would give civilian users an accuracy of 2.5 meters to five meters, overtaking that of the ___48___ positioning technologies. BeiDou’s chief designer said the new satellites would be able to __49___ which lane a car is using on a motorway and __50___ the swing of a building in high winds. It will also be able to