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届青浦区高三英语一模

青浦区2018学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研测试

英语试卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

WaywardPenguin（企鹅）ReleasedSouthofNewZealand

Heneededalittlepushbeforespeedingbackwarddownaslide.Onceinthewater,heheldhisheadupforonelastlook.Andthenhewasgone.Thewaywardemperorpenguin（21）________（know）as“HappyFeet”wasbackhomeinAntarcticwatersafteratemporarystayinNewZealand.

HappyFeetwasreleasedintotheoceansouthofNewZealandonSunday,morethantwomonthsafterhecameashoreonabeachnearly2,000milesfromhomeandbecameaninstantcelebrity.（22）________（speak）fromasatellitephone,WellingtonZooveterinarianLisaArgillasaidHappyFeet’sreleasewentremarkablysmoothly.Argillasaidcrewmembersfromtheboatcarriedthepenguininsidehisboxtotherearpartoftheshipforhisfinalsend-off.

（23）________whentheyopenedthedoorofthebox,thepenguinshowednointerestinleaving.

“Ineededtogivehimalittletaponhisback,”Argillasaid.

Thepenguinslippeddowntheslideonhisstomach,bottomfirst,shesaid.Heresurfacedabout6feetfromtheboat,（24）________（take）alookupatthepeopleaboard,andthendisappearedbeneaththesurface.

“Iwasreallyhappytoseehimgo,”Argillasaid.“Thebestpartofmyjobiswhenyougettoreleaseanimalsbackintothewild（25）________theyaresupposedtobe.”

The3-foot-tallbirdwasfoundonJune20onPekaPekaBeach,about40milesnorthwestofNewZwaland’scapital,Wellington.Ithasbeen44years（26）________anemperorpenguinwaslastspottedinthewildinNewZealand.

Atfirst,conservationauthoritiessaidtheywouldwaitandletnaturetakeitscoursewiththepenguin.Butitsoonbecameclearthebird’sconditionwasgrowing（27）________（bad）,asheswallowedsandand,likelymistakingitforsnow.

（28）________theworldwatching,authoritiesfinallytookaction,movingthepenguintotheWellingtonZoofourdaysafterhewasdiscovered.Itwasatthezoo（29）________thebirdwasgivenahomeinaroomfilledwithabedoficesohewouldn’toverheat.

NowthatHappyFeet（30）________（nurse）backtohealth,hischancesareasgoodastheyareforanyotherpenguininthewild.

“Heswamaway,notcaringaboutusanymore,”Argillasaid.

Shepaused.

“Andthatisagoodthing,”shesaid.

SectionB

A.shrinkingB.undergoC.presentlyD.plantationsE.satisfying

F.innovativeG.encourageH.stocksI.notablyJ.invasiveK.impacts

Isclimatechangeconsumingyourfavoritefoods?

Coffee:

Whetherornotyoutrytolimityourselftoonecupofcoffeeaday,theeffectsofclimatechangeontheworld’scoffee-growingregionsmayleaveyoulittlechoice.SouthAmerica,Africa,Asia,andHawaiiareallbeingthreatenedbyrisingairtemperaturesandunstablerainfallpatterns,whichinvitediseaseand__32__speciestoliveonthecoffeeplantandripeningbeans.Theresult?

Significantcutsincoffeeyieldandlesscoffeeinyourcup.Itisestimatedthat,ifcurrentclimatepatternscontinue,halfoftheareas__33__suitableforcoffeeproductionwon’tbebytheyear2050.

Tea:

Whenitcomestotea,warmerclimatesandunstablequantityofwaterfallingtoeartharen’tonly__34__theworld’stea-growingregions,they’realsomessingwithitsdistinctflavor.Forexample,inIndia,theIndianMonsoonhasbroughtmoreintenserainfall,makingteaflavorweaker.RecentresearchcomingoutoftheUniversityofSouthamptonsuggeststhattea-producingareasinsomeplaces,__35__EastAfrica,coulddeclinebyasmuchas55percentby2050asthequantityofwaterfallingtoearthandtemperatureschange.Teapickersarealsofeelingthe__36__ofclimatechange.Duringharvestseason,increasedairtemperaturesarecreatinganincreasedriskofheatstrokeforfieldworkers.

Seafood:

Climatechangeisaffectingtheworld’saquacultureasmuchasitsagriculture.Asairtemperaturesrise,oceansandwaterwaysabsorbsomeoftheheatand__37__warmingoftheirown.Theresultisadeclineinfishpopulation,includinginlobsters（whoarecold-bloodedcreatures）,andsalmon（whoseeggsfindithardtosurviveinhigherwatertemperature）.Warmerwatersalso__38__toxicmarinebacteria,likeVibrio,togrowandcauseillnessinhumanswheneveringestedwithrawseafood,likeoystersorsashimi.

Andthat__39__“crack”yougetwheneatingcrabandlobster?

Itcouldbesilencedasshellfishstruggletobuildtheircalcium（碳）carbonateshells,aresultofoceanacidification（absorbcarbondioxidefromtheair）.Accordingtoastudy,scientistspredictedthatifover-fishingandrisingtemperaturetrendscontinuedattheirpresentrate,theworld’sseafood__40__wouldrunoutbytheyear2050.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

MichaelWangwasasenioratJamesLoganHighSchool,US,backin2012.AccordingtoTheNewYorker,hewasconfidentthathecouldgetintoanIvyLeagueuniversity,suchasHarvardorYale.HehadahighGPA,__41__atdebatingandco-foundedamathclub.Hewasalsoatalentedpianist.__42__,hisdreamuniversitiesturnedhimdown.Hislesstalentedclassmates,whowereHispanicorAfrican-American,wereadmittedintotheseschools.Itmadehimwonderifhewas__43__becausehewasAsian.

OnOct15,alawsuitagainstHarvardbroughtonbehalfofAsian-AmericanstudentslikeWangbegan.StudentsforFairAdmissions（SFFA）,aUSnon-profitorganization,__44__Harvardforusingracialbalancingintheiradmissionsprocess.Harvardhasdeniedthe__45__.Theuniversitysaysthatitconsidersmanyfactorswhen__46__whetherastudentshouldbeadmitted,includingacademicperformanceandextracurricularactivities.HarvardaddedthatthenumberofAsian-Americansadmittedtotheschoolhadgreatlyincreasedsince2010.“Racealoneisneverthereasonastudentis__47__admission,”WilliamLee,alawyerforHarvard,toldtheGuardian.“Andraceisneverthereasonastudentisdenied.”

Harvardisnottheonlyuniversitytohavebeenaccusedof__48__againstAsian-Americans.InSeptember,theUSJusticeDepartmentbeganto__49__whetherYaleUniversitydiscriminatesagainstAsian-Americans.Thecasehas__50__alongstandingdebateoveraffirmativeactionpolicies（平权法案政策）thatallowuniversitiestouseraceasafactorwhenconsideringapplications.Thepolicies__51__benefitAfrican-AmericanandLatinostudentsinanefforttomakeupforcenturiesofracialdiscrimination,accordingtoTimemagazine.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,theSFFAwantstheuseofraceintheadmissionsprocesstobeended,__52__thatitcausesinequality.“Peopleshouldbejudgedoncharacterand__53__,”However,inastatement,Harvardsaidthat__54__theracecriterionwould“reducestudents’opportunitiestoliveandlearninadiversecampusenvironment”.

Althoughthecasehasjustbegun,the__55__judgment“couldinfluenceadmissionstoUSuniversitiesforyearstocome,”accordingtoAlJazeera,aQatar-basedTVstation.

41.A.crazyB.amazedC.giftedD.slow

42.A.BesidesB.FortunatelyC.UndoubtedlyD.However

43.A.rejectedB.dismissedC.enclosedD.stopped

44.A.trappedB.oppressedC.suedD.blamed

45.A.chargeB.mistakeC.claimD.complaint

46.A.confirmingB.determiningC.acknowledgingD.surveying

47.A.robbedB.grantedC.entitledD.convinced

48.A.preferenceB.favorC.oppositionD.discrimination

49.A.investigateB.researchC.wonderD.inquire

50.A.processedB.infectedC.fueledD.brought

51.A.necessarilyB.equallyC.traditionallyD.unintentionally

52.A.consideringB.debatingC.annoyingD.arguing

53.A.academicsB.strengthC.benefitD.moralities

54.A.droppingB.settingC.implementingD.imposing

55.A.officialB.existentC.gradualD.eventual

SectionB

（A）

JackLondon,oneofAmerica’smajorwritersofadventuretales,wasborninCaliforniain1876.Duringhislife,Londonworkedatmanyjobs.Hisbroadlifeexperienceswouldbecomethebackgroundforhiswriting.

Londonlovedtoread.Asateenager,hespentmanyhourseducatinghimselfattheOakland,California,publiclibrary.HeattendedcollegeattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,buthestayedforonlysixmonths.HethoughtBerkeleywas“notlivelyenough”andwantedtodosomethingmoreexciting.

Londonwrotestoriesaboutworkingpeopleandthehardtimestheyhadmakingaliving.Heknewtheirproblemsfirsthand.Heworkedasasailor,farmer,factoryemployee,railroadworker,andgoldprospector,tonamejustafewofhismanyjobs.

LondongrewupnearthewaterfrontinOakland.Helovedthewater.Whenhewasfifteenyearsold,heboughtasmallsailboatcalledasloop.LaterhesailedtoJapanonaschooner,whichisamuchlargersailingboat.Likemanypeopleofthetime,LondoncaughttheKlondikeGoldRushFever.In1897,heheadedforAlaska.Hedidn’tfindgold,buthediscoveredsomethingevenmorevaluable.Hediscoveredthatpeopleenjoyedlisteningtothestorieshemadeupwithhisvividimagination.Londonentertainedtheminerswithstoryafterstory.Later,usinghisexperiencesduringtheGoldRush,hecreatedmanymorecolorfulstories.

Londonresolvedtoliveafull,excitinglife.Heoncesaid,“Iwouldratherbeasuperbmeteor（流星）,everyatomofmeinmagnificentglow,thanasleepyandpermanentplanet.”Eachday,hepushedhimself.OnceLondondeterminedthathewasgoingtobeawriter,nothingcouldstophim.Hisgoalwastowriteatleastonethousandwordseveryday.Herefusedtostopevenwhenhewassick.Ineighteenyears,thewriterpublishedfifty-onebooksandhundredsofarticles.Hewasthebest-sellingandhighest-paidauthorofhisday.Ma