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深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题及答案精校版
深圳市2019年高三年级第二次调研考试英语
2019.4
第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SmartKidsFestivalEvents
SmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector'spicks.
WalkonthewildSide
Notticketed,Free
JoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyoumeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.
IntroductiontoWaves
Pre-book,PWYD
Subjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.
ScienceintheField
Notticketed,Free
Thisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.
FestivalDinner
Pre-book,£25perperson
Whetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?
FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.
21.
Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?
A.WalkonthewildSide
B.IntroductiontoWaves
C.ScienceintheField
D.FestivalDinner
22.
Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?
A.SarahLaw
B.MikeGoldsmith
C.MarkSamuels
D.TomCrawford
23.
Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?
A.Family-based.
B.Science-themed.
C.Pickedbychildren.
D.Filledwithadventures.
B
Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe'dliketoread.Yetwelosecountlesshourstodailyactivitiesthatbringuslittlejoyliketakingbusesandwaitinginline.Whatifwe
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couldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningandreflection?
Foundedin2012,iReader,amicro-learmingapponmobilephones,bringsthebiggestideasfrombest-sellingbooksthrough15-minuteaudio(音频)andtext.Sofar,morethan3,000bookshavebeenincluded,rangingfrompsychologyandparentingtomanagementandeconomics,withnewtitlesaddedeveryday.
iReaderispioneeringanewmethodofreading,withover9millionusersenjoyingthebenefitsalready.AccordingtothePewResearchCenter(PRC),theBritishreadjust4paperbooksayearandover25%haven’treadasinglepaperbookthisyear,butreadingisn'tdying.
TherearenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.
ThebooksiniReaderarerewrittentoensureitiseasytorememberthemaincontent.Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.Besides,thecontentisrewrittenwithrelevantexamplesinreallife,whichmeansusersaremorelikelytorememberandapplywhatishelpfultothem.
HolgerSeim,Germanco-founderofthisapp,declares,“iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes.”
24.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointheunoccupiedtime?
A.Readandthink.
B.Writeandshare.
C.Avoidtakingbuses.
D.Bringjoytodailyroutines.
25.WhatcanweinferfromthePRCfindings?
A.TheBritishbenefitalotfromreading.
B.Readingmethodsaremoreimportantthanbefore.
C.Digitaltechnologyaretakingtheplaceofpaperbooks.
D.NewformsofbooksarechangingthewaytheBritishread.
26.HowdoesiReadermakethecontenteasytoremember?
A.Bybringingfuntoit.
B.Bymakingituseful.
C.Byusingartisticdesigns.
D.Bytakingusersasexamples.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.iReaderPreventsReadingfromDying
B.iReaderUnitesWorldwideBook-lovers
C.iReader:
TheBestNewAppCreation
D.iReader:
BigIdeasinSmallPackages
C
IvisitedElbalastJune,joiningMaryandJohnonabicyclingvacation.Theymadethearrangementsforthecar,hotelandbicycles.Istudiedthehistoryoftheisland,whichofcourseparticularlyfeaturesNapoleon.
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Napoleon(nowIknow)pickedElbaasaplaceforpeacewhenhewasforcedtogiveupthethrone(王权)asEmperorofFrancein1814.Farfrombeingaprisonisland,Elbaisbeautifulwithtoweringmountains,thickforestsandsweepingbaysandbeaches.
Itisalsoanislandfilledwithtreasure.Veryearlyonthisisland,localsdiscoveredrichdepositsofiron.Soonoutsiders,too,discoveredtheironand150othervaluablemineralsonthislittlepieceofland.LongbeforeEtruscansandotherGreekssetfootonit,DorianshadmovedinbythetenthcenturyB.C.andwereminingtheisland.TheRomansrulednext,obtainingthemineralsandbuildinggrandhousesoverlookingthesea.Fromthetwelfthcenturyuntilthenineteenth,theislandwastradedbackandforthandwaspassedtoFrancein1802.ThencameNapoleon,thenewrulerofElba.
IwaseagertovisithishouseinPortoferraio.TheEmperorlivedwithhiscourtandhismother,buthiswife,MarieLouisehadensconcedherselfinthesplendidViennesepalaceofherfather,EmperorofAustria.Shelivedsafelythereandshowedlittleinterestinvisitingherhusbandinhismini-kingdom.Apparently,Napoleonwasn'ttroubledmuchbythis.Hewastoobusyridingeverywhereonhorseback,buildingroads,modernizingagricultureand,aboveall,sharpeninghistinyarmyandnavyintoreadinessforhisescape.
IntheformalgardensbehindthehouseitseemedtomethatIcouldimaginetheexiled流(
放)conqueror'sanxiousthoughts.HemightgazeoverwhereIstoodnow,towardthelighthouse
oftheStellafort,thesandybay,andacrossit,thegreenmountainsoftheTuscancoast.NapoleonspentonlytenmonthsherebeforemakinghisvictoriousreturntoFranceandthethrone.
28.WhatdidtheauthordoforthevisittoElba?
A.Hedidresearchonitspast.
B.Hearrangedtransportation.
C.Heplannedbicyclingroutes.
D.Hebookedaccommodation.
29.WhomightbetheearliestoutsiderstoElbaaccordingtothetext?
A.Napoleonandhisarmy.B.EtruscansandotherGreeks.
C.Dorians.D.Romans.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ensconced"probablymean?
A.settledB.lockedC.curedD.controlled
31.Whatcametotheauthor’smindduringhisvisittoNapoleon’sgardens?
A.BeautifulviewsonElba.
B.TerriblelivingconditionsonElba
C.Napoleon'sambitiontoregainpower.
D.HardshipofNapoleon'sreturntoFrance.
D
AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(迁徙).
Migratorybirds(候鸟)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(维基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,"saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.
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Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.
Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.
Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,Ithink“there'saconcernamongconservationists(生态环境保护者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey'renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople'sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedto
changesinnature.”
RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdatais
usefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectour
attentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:
whichspeciesandareasare
changing,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”
32.Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?
A.Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.
B.Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.
C.Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.
D.Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.
33.WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?
A.Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.
B.Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.
C.Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.
D.Topresentresearchers'heavyworkload.
34.HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?
A.SatisfiedwithWikipedia'sservice.
B.WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.
C.Amazedatpeople'scareaboutnature.
D.Sadaboutpeople'snotgettingclosetonature.
35.WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?
A.Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.
B.Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.
C.Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists'work.
D.It