贵州省贵阳市届高三适应性考试二模英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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贵州省贵阳市届高三适应性考试二模英语试题Word版含答案

本试卷满分120分。

考试用时100分钟。

第一部分　阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。

A

DavidGeorgeHaskell,TheSongsofTrees

Haskellmakesrepeatedvisitstoadozentreesaroundtheworld.“Theforestpressesitsmouthtoevery1ivingcreatureandbreathes,”hewritesintheAmazonianrainforestinEcuador,aplaceofplantdiversity.Thereheclimbstothecrownofagiantceiba（木棉）treeatleast150yearsoldandtracesitsconnectionstoplant,animal,bacteriaandfungal（真菌）life.HevisitsanolivefarminJerusalem,andtracksseasonsofnewgrowthafteragreen,ashfallsontheCumberlandplateau（高原）inKentucky.OnNewYork’sUpperWestSidehehasaGallerypearplantedabovethesubway,describinghowthecity’ssoundsaffectthetree’sgrowth.Eachhighlyobservedessayisresonant（共鸣）asapoem.

MegHowrey,TheWanderers

Howrey’snewnovelwasinspiredbya2011newsreportonMars500,a520-daysimulation（模拟训练）ofaspacetriptoMarswithasix-membercrewfromRussia,ChinaandEurope.ShegivesequaltimetoYoshi,SergeiandHelen,acrewofthreeastronautsfromJapan,RussiaandtheUS,whohopetobechosenfortheMarstripsponsoredbyaprivatecompany.Astheyendurea17-monthsimulation;eachmustprovetohavethepowertostandtheenforcedtrainingandtheseriesofcalculatedfailurescreatedbythe“SIM”team.Thekeyquestionforeach:

“Doesitfeelreal?

”

DouglasCoupland,BitRot

Canadianwriter,designerandartistCouplandnameshisnewcollectionofstoriesandessaysforadigitalarchivingtermdescribinghowfilescanbefreelysorted.Withcharacteristicintelligence,hedevelopsthattermtodescribe“thewaymybrainhasbeenfeelingsince2000,asIhaveolderandweakerneurons（神经元）,andcreateandimprovenewandunexpectedones.”BitRotofferspricelessinsights.Fewpeoplearebetteratexplainingtheconsequencesofthedigitalage.

ElifBatuman,TheIdiot

Selin,thedaughterofTurkishimmigrants,arrivesatHarvardin1995,isreadytotakeonallchallengesthatcomeherway.ShemakesfriendswithSvetlana,aSerbianclassmate,andbecomesclosewithIvan,aHungarianupperclassman.ThankstoIvan,shespendsthesummerafterherfreshmanyearinEurope,withajobofteachingEnglishinHungarianvillages.Selinisopen-mindedandadventurous;Batuman’swisdomdescribesSelin’sexperienceofloveandlife.

1.WhatdoesHaskellplantabovethesubway?

A.giantceiba.B.Anolive.

C.Agreenash.D.ACallerypear.

2.Whichbookrootsinanewsreport?

A.TheSongsofTrees.B.TheWanderers.

C.BitRot.D.TheIdiot.

3.WhereisSergeifrom?

A.Japan.B.Canada.

C.Russia.D.Hungary.

4.Whowroteacollectionofstoriesandessay?

A.DavidGeorgeHaskell.B.MegHowrey.

C.DouglasCoupland.D.ElifBatuman.

B

TorontoinCanadaisoneofthosecitiesthatpeoplevisitandthendreamoflivingin.It’slarge,butnottoolarge;prosperous（繁荣的）,butnotexpensive.Butmostimportantly,Torontoisveryopenandtolerant.Thecity,thecapitaloftheregionofOntario,isoneoftheworld’smostmulticulturalcities.

Thefactthat140languagesarespokeninthecitytellsastory.What’smore,12.5percentofthecity’spopulationisChinese.

Withallthedifferentgroupsinthecity,you’dexpectavarietyoffoodstotry.And,sureenough,therearemanydifferentrestaurantsinToronto,fromVietnamesetoEthiopian.ManyofthemarefoundintheKensingtonMarketarea,wherethere’salsomusictohearandarttoSee.

Thismulticulturalbackgroundisprobablyoneofthereasonsthatmanypeopleconsideritamysteriousplace.SpeakingtoBBCNews,bloggerAlyssaJamessaid:

“Thecitydoesn’tgiveupitssecretseasily.IloveTorontobecauseyoureallyhavetoloveandknowit.”

Torontoisagreatplacetoexploreifyouwanttogetthemostoutofit.Jamesmentionedthebeaches,whichareclosetothecityandhavewonderfullycleansandandwater.ThegoodthingisthatgettingaroundinTorontoiseasy,sinceithasaverygoodpublictransportsystem.Italsohasareputationofbeinghometomanytalentedcomputergeniuses.So,ifyou’rehopingtoworkinthetechnologyindustry,Torontoisaplacetoconsidermovingto.

Withallthistooffer,it’snotsurprisingthatthisCanadiancityisanattractivedestination,whetheryou’regoingonavacationorevenlookingforahome.

5.WhatdopeoplethinkofTorontoinCanada?

A.Aplacepeopleusedtovisitmost.B.ThelargestcityinCanada.

C.Themostexpensivecity.D.Anopenandtolerantplace.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutToronto?

A.Peoplecanexperiencedifferentcultures.

B.12.5%oftheresidentsarefromFrance.

C.Vietnamesefoodsarethemostpopular.

D.PeoplecanappreciateonlyAfricanmusic.

7.WhatmakepeoplethinkTorontoamystery?

A.Computergeniuses.B.Residents.

C.Diversecultures.D.Beaches.

C

AsCongressandthepublicwrestlewiththeFacebookscandal（丑闻）,manypeoplearenowrealizingtherisksofdatacollectiontothem.Facebookrecentlyadmittedthatnearlyallofits2.2billionusershavehaddatascraped（篡改）by“ill-natured”peopleorcompanies.Thefirmitselfhasjoinedcallsforbetterprivacy（隐私）regulations.

Foryears,watchdogshavebeenwarningaboutsharinginformationwithdata-collectingcompanies.Mostcasualinternetusersareonlynowrealizinghoweasyandcommonitisforirresponsibleandunknownorganizationstocollectdetaileddigitaldataofthem.Theydothisbycombiningtheseparatebitsofinformationconsumershavegivenuptoe-tailers,healthsites,quizappsandcountlessotherdigitalservices.

AstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofQueenslandshowsthatstayingoffofFacebookforfivedayscanactuallylowerlevelsofthestressinthebody.Yetdespitethestudy,andtherecentDeleteFacebookmovement,Facebookuserstatisticsremainstrong.

Asscholarsofpublicresponsibilityanddigitalmediasystems,weknowthatthebusinessofsocialmediaisbasedonuserdataandofferingitforsale.There’snosinglewayforthemtoprotectdataasmanyusersmightexpect.Likethesocialpollutionoffakenews,bullying（欺诈）andjunkmailthatFacebook’splatformspreads,thecompany’sprivacycrisisalsoresultsfromapowerimbalance—Facebookknowsnearlyeverythingaboutitsusers,whoknowlittletonothingaboutit.

It’snotenoughforpeopletodeletetheirFacebookaccounts.Norisitlikelythatanyonewillsuccessfullyreplaceitwithanonprofitalternativecenteringonprivacyandresponsibility.Besides,thisproblemisnotspecificjusttoFacebook!

Othercompanies,includingGoogleandAmazon,alsogatheranduseextensivepersonaldata,andarelockedinadigitalarmsracethatwebelievethreatenstodestroyprivacyaltogether.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Sharinginformationwithdata-collecting.

B.Collectingdetaileddigitaldataofconsumers.

C.Combiningtheseparateinformationofcompanies.

D.Quizappsandcountlessotherdigitalservices.

9.Wecaninferfromthetextthatprotectingpersonaldatais.

A.difficultB.easy

C.voluntaryD.dangerous

10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThePersonalDataofPeople.B.TheOnlineQuizApp.

C.TheBusinessofFacebook.D.Facebook’sPrivacyTroubles.

11.Whatwillthewritermostprobablydiscussnext?

A.PolicyforGoogleandAmazon.

B.BusinesspatternofFacebook.

C.AgerangeofFacebookconsumers.

D.Measuresaboutpersonaldatasecurity.

D

Wheredoesthemeatonourtablecomefrom?

Itusuallycomesfromlivestocklikechickensandcows.Butdidyouknowthatmeatcanalsobemadeinalab?

UScompanyJUSThasannouncedthatlab-grownmeatcouldbeonsome,restaurantmenusintheUnitedStatesandAsiabytheendof2018,TheIndependentreported.

“Thesemeatsincludechickennuggets（鸡块）,sausageandfoiegras（鹤肝酱）,“JoshTetrick,CEOofJUST,toldTheIndependent.Labmeatissometimesreferredtoas“cleanmeat”.Itismadeusingthestemcells（干细胞）oflivinglivestock.Thecellsneedtobegrowninalabforafewweeks.Forexample,makingahamburgerpatty（肉饼）takesaboutnineweeks,CNNreported.Thisisfasterthanraisingacow,whichusuallytakesover20weeks.

Thefirstcleanmeatwasabeefburgerthatwasproducedin2013,butitwassaidtotastequitedry.Howdoescleanmeattastenow?

CleanmeatsupporterstoldCNNthattheythinkittastesjustliketraditionalmeat.

Cleanmeathasotheradvantages.Itishealthierthantraditionalmeat.MeatproducerscancontrolwhattypeofFatgoesintothemeat.Theycanproducecleanmeatthatcontainshealthyfats,suchasomega-3fattyacids（脂肪酸）.Thiskindoffatisgoodforpeople’shearts.

Cleanmeatcanalsohelptosolveglobalwarming.AccordingtoTheWashingtonPost,about14.5percentoftheplanet’sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）comefromraisinglivestock.That’smorethantheemissionsfromeverycar,train,shipandairplaneintheworldcombined.Itispredictedthatswitchingtocleanmeatcouldlowergreenhousegasemissionsby96percent,TheIndependentreported.

12.Wheremaythemeatweeatcomefrominfuture?

A.Companies.B.Greenhouses.C.Labs.D.Restaurants.

13.Whatcanbeusedtomake“cleanmeat”?

A.Stemcells.B.Fattyacids.

C.Hamburgerpatties.D.Chickennuggets.

14.Whatistheadvantageofcleanmeat?

A.Itisfatty.B.Itishealthy.

C.Itisfree.D.Itissmelly.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutdeanmeatfromthelastparagraph?

A.