吉林省长春市第二十九中学2020届高三英语上学期期中试题答题时间：90分钟满分：150分第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryone,pleaseimagine,abigexplosionbreaksoutastheplanetakesushighinthesky.Theplaneisfullofsmokeandtheenginesoundsscary.Twominuteslater,theenginesareturnedoff.Wearenowsittinginaplanewithnosound.Andwecansee:Lifeisover.Thatreallyhappened.InJanuary2009,Ihadafront-rowseatonFlight1549,theplanethatcrash-landedintheHudsonRiverinNewYork.NowletmetellyouthethreethingsIlearnedwhenthesilencecame.First,IthoughtaboutallthepeopleIwantedtoreachouttobutdidn’t.IthoughtaboutalltheexperiencesIwantedtohavebutneverdid.Inolongerwantedtoputoffanythinginlife.Second,IreallyregrettedthetimeIwastedonthingsthatdidnotmatter.Idecidedtoremovenegativeenergyfrommylife.Third,Irealized,wow,dyingwasnotscary.ButitwasverysadjustbecauseIonlywishedIcouldhaveseenmykidsgrowup.Fortunately,Iwasgiventhegiftofamiracleofnotdyingthatday.Iwasgivenanothergift,withwhichIwastoseeintothefutureandcomebackandlivedifferently.Aboutamonthlater,mywifeandIwereataperformancebymydaughter,notmuchartistictalent.Yet,I’mcrying.Irealizedthataboveall,theonlygoalinmylifewastobeagoodfather.Audience,again,imaginethesamethinghappeningonyourplane.Howwouldyouchange?Whatwouldyougetdone?Andmorethananything,areyoubeingthebestparentyoucan?Thankyou.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Aircrashisalwaysatragedy.B.WhatIlearnedfromtheaircrash.C.Lifeisamiracleasweimagine.D.Howtobecomeagoodfather.2.Whendoestheidea“Lifeisover”comeintobeing?A.Exactlyduringtheexplosion.B.Whentheplanewasfullofsmoke.C.Beforetheenginessoundedscary.D.Whentheengineswereturnedoff.3.Whatistheauthor’sfinalgoalinlife?A.Nevertoputoffanythinginlife.B.Toremovenegativeenergyfromlife.C.Toseehisdaughtergrowup.D.Tobeagoodfather.4.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Aspeechonone’sairtravelexperience.B.Anemergencycrash-landingguide.C.Anintroductionofanadventurenovel.D.Asafetytrainingforairpassengers.BIn1975,GeorgeCarlinappearedonapopularTVshow,SaturdayNightLive,withhisfamouswordsaboutbluefood.“Whyistherenobluefood?Ican’tfindbluefood—Ican’tfindtheflavorofblue!Imeanyellowislemon;orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood?”Well,Carlinprettymuchhasitright—there’snotnobluefood,butthere’scertainlynotalotofit.Fresh-pickedblueberriesareblue,thoughtheybecomepurplewhentheyareturnedintojam.Theblueinblueberries—likethepurpleingrapesandtheredintomatoes—isfoundinnature.Butitisn’tahotcolorforfood.Peopledon’tseemtopreferbluefood.Somedietprogramsevensuggestthatthosedeterminedtoloseweightshouldmaketheirfoodblue.Eating,inpart,beginswithoureyes.CharlesSpence—anexperimentalpsychologistfromOxfordUniversity—pointsoutthatcolorcanchangeourtasteexperience.Commonly,weconsiderred-coloredfoodsupto20%sweeterthantheyactuallyare;andgreenfoodsasbeingmoresour.Spencesuggests:humanexpectationsmaybeinfluencedbyourlonghistoryofwatching-greenfruitscanbecomesweetastheygrowupandturnred.Butwhataboutblue?Exceptblueberries,muchofthebluefoodweseethesedaysisdyedblueartificially.Foodproducersarguethatartificialcolordoesn’tdomuchharmtohealth.Alotofresearchshowsthatsomephysicalproblemsofkidsarerelatedtofooddyes—whileotherstudiesshownoeffectsatall.Bluebirthdaycakeore...
