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学年高三英语二模汇编阅读理解C精校Word版含答案
2019-2020学年高三英语二模汇编——阅读理解C
One【虹口区】
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(C)
Therearen’tmanyactorsaroundtheworldwhohaveenoughself-confidencetoturndownanofferfromStevenSpielberg.MaybethatwaswhyJulietteBinochegavehimachoice.Shesaidshe’dbehappytobeinJurassicParkaslongasshecouldplayadinosaur.Ofcourseheturnedherdownanditwasprobablyagoodthing.It’sdifficulttoimagineJulietterippingpeopleapartwithherteeth.However,herdecisiondoesn’tseemtohavedonehercareeranyharm.Shehasgoneontomakeastringofhits,includingTheUnbearableLightnessofBeing,TheEnglishPatient(forwhichshewonanOscar)andChocolat.
SuccessintheUnitedStateshasnotbeensoeasyforotherforeignstars.GeraldDepardieuisagoodexample.Sincehisfirstfilmin1967,hisfilmography(影片集锦)lists172actingcredits.Buthehasstruggledontheothersideofthepond.WhilesomeofhisfilmshavebeenpopularintheUS,theyhaveusuallybeenFrenchfilmsthattravelled.OnepossibleexceptionwasGreenCard,directedbyPeterWeir,whereheplaysaFrenchimmigrantwhogoesthroughafakeweddinginordertostayandworkintheUnitedStates.Thisisapredictablebutsweetromanticcomedywhichtypecasts(分配同一类型角色)itsleadactorsintermsofnationalstereotypes.Whilesomereviewerswerekind,othersshreddedboththefilmandDepardieu’sperformance.
WhileMonsieurDepardieuhasn’treceivedtherecognitionhewouldhavelikedintheUnitedStates,oneMexicanactorhasachievedalmostinstantsuccess.GaelGarciaBernalfirstgainedrecognitioninAmoresPerrosin2000andayearlaterinYtumamatambien.Sincethenhehasappearedwithhometownhero,BradPittinBabeland,underthedirectionoftopproduceranddirector,JimJarmusch,hestarredinLimitsofControl.Hehasn’tpickedupanOscaryet,buthewasnominatedforaBAFTA(英国电影电视艺术学院奖)in2005forhisperformanceastheSouthAmericanherorevolutionaryCheGuevara,inMotorcycleDiaries.InthesameyearheplayedAmericanmusiciconElvisPresleyinTheKing.
56.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatJulietteBinoche______.
A.verymuchwantedtobeinJurassicPark
B.didn’twanttobeinJurassicPark
C.reallywantedtoplayadinosaurinJurassicPark
D.washesitantwhethershecouldplayadinosaurwell
57.Accordingtothewriter,GeraldDepardieu’smostpopularfilms______.
A.havebeenmadeinHollywood
B.haveonlybeenseeninEurope
C.havebeenmadeinFrance,butseeninothercountries,too
DhavebeenmadeinHollywood,butwellreceivedinFrance
58.ThelastsentenceinPara2“othersshreddedboththefilmandDepardieu’sperformance”meansothersthoughtDepardieu’sperformanceandthefilmwere______.
A.complexB.interestingC.terribleD.impressive
59.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthisarticleistosuggestthat______.
A.ForeignactorsgenerallydowellintheUnitedStates
B.Americanactorsareabletoearnmoremoneythanforeignactors
C.ForeignactorsareplayinganirreplaceableroleintheUnitedStates
D.asuccessfulcareerinEuropeorLatinAmericadoesn’tguaranteesuccessintheUSA
【答案】56.B57.C58.C59.D
Two【黄浦区】
(C)
ScientistsinAntarcticahaverecorded,forthefirsttime,unusuallywarmwaterbeneathaglacier(冰川)thesizeofFloridathatisalreadymeltingandcontributingtoariseinsealevels.
Theresearchers,workingontheThwaitesGlacier,recordedwatertemperaturesatthebaseoftheiceofmorethan2℃,abovethenormalfreezingpoint.Critically,themeasurementsweretakenattheglacier’sgroundingline,theareawhereittransformsfromrestingwhollyonbedrocktospreadingoutontheseaasiceshelves.Itisunclearhowfasttheglacierisgettingworse:
Studieshaveforecastitstotalcollapseinacenturyorinafewdecades.Thepresenceofwarmwaterinthegroundinglinemaysupportestimatesatthefasterrange.
ThatisworthyofattentionbecausetheThwaites,alongwiththePineIslandGlacierandseveralsmallerglaciers,actsasabrakeonpartofthemuchlargerWestAntarcticIceSheet,whichifmelted,wouldraisetheworld’soceansbymorethanameterovercenturies,anamountthatwouldputmanycoastalcitiesunderwater.
“Warmwatersinthispartoftheworld,asremoteastheymayseem,shouldserveasawarningtoallofusaboutthepotentialterriblechangestotheplanetbroughtaboutbyclimatechange,”saidDavidHolland,directorofNewYorkUniversity’sEnvironmentalFluidDynamicsLaboratory.
GlaciologistshavepreviouslyraisedalarmoverthepresenceofwarmwatermeltingtheThwaitesfrombelow.Thisisthefirsttime,though,thatwarmwatershavebeenmeasuredattheglacier’sgroundingline.
Toobserveactivitybeneaththeglacier,Dr.Holland’steamdrilledahole—about30centimeterswideand600metersdeep—fromthesurfacetothebottomandthenplacedequipmentthatmeasureswatertemperatureandoceanturbulence,orthemixingoffreshwaterfromtheglacierandsaltyoceanwater.Collectingthedatatookabout96hoursinsubzeroweather.WarmwatersbeneaththeThwaitesareactivelymeltingit,theteamfound.
WhilescientistsmaynotyetbeabletodefinitivelypredicthowsoonglaciersliketheThwaiteswillmelt,human-causedclimatechangeisakeyfactor.Thebiggestpredictorof“howmuchicewewillloseandhowquicklywewillloseit,”Dr.Hollandsaid,“ishumanaction.”
63.Whatdoeswarmwaterfoundintheglacier’sgroundinglineindicate?
A.Sealevelsshouldberemeasured.B.Itmaytakeacenturyfortheglaciertomelt.
C.Thegroundinglineisgettingshorter.D.Theglaciermightdisappearsooner.
64.TheThwaitesandotherglaciersareimportantbecause__________.
A.theyholdbackiceB.theyareextremelylarge
C.theyarelocatedatbedrocksD.theyarecollapsing
65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheresearchers’viewpoints?
A.Wecanpredicthowmuchicecanbekept.
B.Humanbeingsaretoblameforthelossofice.
C.Glaciersserveamoreimportantpurposethanexpected.
D.Moredataneedstobecollectedtosupporttheestimates.
66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theeffortsmadetoavoidthepresenceofwarmwater.
B.Thealarmvoicedontheworseningsituationofglaciers.
C.ThetoolsemployedtomeasurethetemperatureofAntarctica.
D.Thepredictionbasedonascientificstudyofthegroundingline.
【答案】63-66:
DABB
Three【浦东新区】
(C)
ChangingtheGame
OnawarmSeptembereveninginLondon,TheArchclimbingwall,justsouthoftheRiverThames,ispacked.Scoresofpeoplewanderaroundonthethickcrashpads,chatting,waitingtheirturnandofferingtheoddshoutofencouragementtothoseclingingontothecolourfulclimbingwalls.
Rockclimbingwasonceclassifiedasan“extremesport”.ButindoorcentreslikeTheArch,whichofferclimbingwithouttheneedforrocks,arebringingitintothemainstream.TheBritishMountaineeringCouncilestimatesthereareatleast248publicclimbingwallsinBritain,anumberthathasrisenby30%since2010.In2020thesport’sgoverningbodiesarehopingtoseeanevenbiggerincreaseininterest.Alongwithskateboarding,surfingandkarate(空手道),rockclimbingwillbemakingitsfirstappearanceasanOlympicsportatthesummergamesinTokyo.
TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)isfrankabouttheambitiontoappealtoayoungercrowdwhomaybelessfamiliarwithlonger-standingsportssuchasathleticsandweightlifting.ThecrowdattheArchisexactlywhattheIOChasinmind:
mostlyyoungprofessionallettingoffsteamafterwork,whoseeclimbingasamoreengaginganssociablealternativetojoggingonrunningmachinesorpumpingironinagym.Betweenthem,thenewsportswillmeananother18eventsand474athletesattheTokyogames.
Officially,allfoursportsaredelightedwiththeirnewstatus.Butwiththeexceptionofkarate,allofthemhavecounter-cultural,anti-establishmentroots.SomestarshavewonderedwhetheracceptingtheOlympictorchmeansgoingagainsttheirbeliefs.OwenWright,afamoussurfer,hassaidthatsurfingismoreartformthansport,andthereforenotsuitableforthegames—thoughhehassincegonebackonhisword,andhopestorepresentAustraliainTokyo.
AdamOndra,aCzechwhoisoneoftheworld’sclimbers,saidhemightsteerclearofthegamesbecauseoftheformat.TheeventualOlympicchampionwillhavetomasterallthethreedisciplinesincludingbouldering(climbingwithoutarope,lowtotheground,withafocusonhard,gymnasticmoves),leadclimbing(ropedclimbingupatallwallofincreasingdifficulty)andspeedclimbing.Boulderingandleadclimbingfeaturenewroutesineachstageofacompetition,inanefforttoimitatethevarietyofrealrock.Butspeedclimbingtakesplaceonastandard,unvaryingcourse.Becauseofthis,saidMr.Ondra,“speedisakindofartificialdiscipline...andthisisagainstthesoulofclimbing.”
Skateboarders,alsonotablyrebellious,canbestrikinglyyoung.SkyBrownissettobecomeBritain’syoungestOlympianandhassettleddowntotraining.BythetimeoftheTokyogames,shewillhaveturned12.
60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutrockclimbing?
A.ItoriginatedinTheArch,asportscentreontheRiverThames.
B.Ithasevolvedfromamainstreamsportintoanextremesport.
C.Spectator’sencouragementcontributestoitsrapidexpansion.
D.Theincreaseinclimbingwalls