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1、揭阳市2020年高三英语线上教学摸底测试说明：本测试题有两个部分。第一部分阅读理解，共10小题，每小题2分；第二部分完形填空，共20小题，每小题1.5分。满分50分，测试时间40分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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。Manyofusthink,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn’tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoetZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat“Generationshavecomeandpasse
2、daway;Fromyeartoyearthemoonslookalike,oldandnew.”However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthemoonisinfactslowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousandsofphotographstakenbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera.Theyfoundthatthe
3、rewerelotsoffaults(断层)onthesurfaceofthemoon.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementonthemoon.AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themooncontinuedtoexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbegantoshrink,inawaycomparabletotheshrinkingofagrapeint
4、oaraisin(葡萄干).Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithasbecome46meters“skinnier”.Butduetoitshardandrockycrust(外壳),themoon’ssurfacecontinuestopushup.“SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale,”saidThomasWatters,aseniorscientistattheSmithsonian’sNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminth
5、eUS.Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn’ttrytoexploreandliveoninthefuture?Maybenot,reportedtheTelegraph,“Thisisn’tanythingtoworryabout.Themoonmaybeshrinking,butnotbymuch.It’snotgoinganywhere,”Watterscomfortedus.Thenewdiscoveryprovesthattheideathatthemoonisadead,boringplacei
6、swrong.“Wehavebeentothemoonandwe’vedonesomegreatscience,butthereisstillalotwedon’tknow.Themoonisshrinking—wedidn’treallyrealizethatuntilrecently.It’samuchmoreactiveandinterestingplacethanwethoughtandweshouldexplorethat,”NASAscientistNathanWilliamssaid.1.Whydoesthewriterquotethepoem?A.Topraiset
7、hebeautyofthemoon.B.Toshowpeople’slong-standingideaofthemoonsize.C.Toarousepeople’sinterestinthetopic.D.Togetreadersfamiliarwiththepoem.2.Whichpointofviewaboutthemoonmaythewriteragreeto?A.Itisbecomingslightlysmaller.B.Itstaysthesameasbe
