北京市西城区2020届高三英语5月诊断性考试试题C第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AMiarushedhomeandthrewopenthefrontdoor.Hermotherturnedaround,surprisedthatMiawashomefromschoolsoearly.“Iwonfirstplaceintheartcontest!”shesaid(1)prideandraisedherhead,expectingpraise.ThoughMia(2)(work)eagerlyonherartsubmissionforweeks,hermotherwasn’tsure(3)theprojectinvolved.“That’swonderful,Mia!Whatwasthesubjectofyourartproject?”hermotherasked.Smilingfromeartoear,Miahandedoverherartwork.Itwasaportraitofhermother.BAstudyfoundthatadultsaged18to33checkedtheirsmartphones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.AsIlearnedduringmyexperiment,(4)(place)somedistancebetweenmyselfandmydevicehelpedmedevotemyselftomyworkmore(5)(easy).Bynothavingmysmartphone,mydistraction(消遣)timewentdownandthusmyworktime(6)(spend)moreefficientlyandeffectively.Onnumerousoccasions,Ifound(7)(I)wonderingwhattodowiththeafternoonsinceIhadalreadycompletedmyhigh-impacttasksfortheday.Withtheextratime,Icanfinallyenjoythepleasuresoflife.InJune2012,China’sfirstmanneddeep-seasubmersible(潜水器),Jiaolong,setaworlddivingrecordforsubmersiblesofitskindbyreachinga(8)(deep)of7,062metersintheMarianaTrenchinthePacificOcean.In2017,Chinasuccessfullytestedasubmersible(9)(call)ShenhaiYongshi,capableofdiving4,500meters.(10)muchofJiaolong’sequipmentwasimported,about95percentofShenhaiYongshianditscorecomponentswereproduceddomestically,saidXuQinan,thechiefdesignerofJiaolong.2第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）“Expertadvisersoftenmakesurprisinglyinaccuratepredictionsaboutthefuture,yetpeople(27)theirsuggestionsnevertheless,”concludedOnemorninginJuly2011,ataxisatwanderingoutsidePetcoParkstadiuminSanDiego.AndWadeLeBlanc,a(an)(11)pitcher(棒球投手)forthePadres,climbedin.”Totheairport,please,”hetoldthedriver.LeBlancwasheadedtoTucson,Arizona,homeoftheclub’sA-levelbranchorganizationatthetime.He’dbeensentdowntotheminors.Again.Fortheeighthtimeinthreeyears.“You’reWadeLeBlanc,”thetaxidriversaid.“Right.”“Yougotsomegoodstuff.”StanfordUniversitypsychologistsinastudypublishedlastyear.Now,noteveryonetookexperts’advice.Themore(28)peoplebecome,thesmallerthepoolofadvisersthey(29).Participantsinpositionsofpowerignoredalmosttwothirdsoftheadvicetheyreceived,accordingtooneHarvardUniversitystudy.Otherparticipants—thecontrolandlowpowergroups—ignoredadviceabouthalfasoften.Soitrequiredamassiveincreaseofmodesty(谦虚)todowhatWadeLeBlancdid:hearwhatthetaxidriverwasofferinghimandacceptitasa(an)(30).Thisperformance.(12)thepitcher,afterthepreviousnight’sdisastrous11.A.excellentB.strugglingC.ambitiousD.awkward12.A.surprisedB.concernedC.disturbedD.angered“Ithinktherearesomethingsyoushouldthinkabout(13),”thedrivercontinued.”Idon’tknow;I’mnota(14).Maybesomethinglikegoingoveryourheadinyourwindup(摆臂动作)”Wait,what?Thisguywasoffering…(15)?Earlierinhiscareer,13.A.avoidingB.makingC.tryingD.crossing14.A.playerB.directorC.jokerD.loser15.A.serviceB.adviceC.chancesD.courses16.A.acceptedB.worriedC.smiledD.laughedLeBlancmighthave(16).Orbeenangry.Buttoday,hejust17.A.explainedB.interruptedC.listenedD.guessed(17).Hecouldn’taffordtodismissanything.Hiscareerwasontheline.Thenextday,inTucson,LeBlancme...
