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试题天一联考英语测试3193
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增城中学2020届高三第二学期“天一联考”综合测试英语试卷
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WhentheirdaughterMoreystartedkindergarten,theBelangerfamilywereworriedbecausetheir6-year-olddaughterisdeaf.Ratherthansendhertoaspecialschoolfordeafchildren,Morey'sparentsdecidedtogiveheratraditionalschoolexperienceandsendhertoDaytonConsolidatedSchool.
Theyworriediftheirdaughterwouldbeabletomakefriends.Theyalsohadconcernsastohowherclassmateswouldtreatherandwhetherherteacherswouldbeabletohelpherlearneffectively.Butthentheschoolhadaresponsetheyneverexpected—teachingallthestudentsandstaffsignlanguage.Thatway,everyonecouldcommunicatewithMoreyonapersonallevel.
"Iabsolutelyfeellikeitmakesherfeelwelcomed,”saidMorey'smom."Ithinkallthekidsfeelexcitedthattheyknowanotherlanguageandit'sfun.Itmakesmehappytoseehersupported,lovedandaccepted.Moreyisexcitedtogotoschooleveryday.She’smadereallygoodfriends.”
Notonlydidtheylearnsignlanguage,buttheyalsoputupsignlanguagepostersinthehallsandequippedaspecialhearingsystem.Additionally,theyprovidedextratrainingsothatteacherscouldbecomemorefamiliarwiththelanguage."Morey,withoutevenknowingit,hastaughtussomuch,"saysheadmasterKimberlySampietro."She'sbroughtaculturetoourbuildingthatwedidn'thavebefore.Moreyhelpsthewholeclasstolearnthealphabet.Thekidslookuptoher.Theywantheraround,andtheywanttopartnerwithher."
Morey’shearinglossisaresultofaconditionthat'ssorarethatit'sneverbeennamed.However,thankstothehardworkandgoodwillofherclassmatesandteachers,shecancommunicatewiththemonherterms.
24.WhatconcernedtheBelangerswhenMoreystartedkindergarten?
A.Thattheywouldhavetoseparatefromher.
B.Thattheycouldhardlyaffordhereducation.
C.Whethershecouldleadanormalschoollife.
D.Whethershecouldreceivespecialtraining.
25.WhydidDaytonConsolidatedSchoolteachalltheirstudentsandstaffsignlanguage?
A.Toequipthemwithonemorepracticalskill.
B.Todevelopcloserstudent-teacherrelationships.
C.Outofconcernfortheirteachingeffectiveness.
D.Outofconcernforastudentwithspecialneeds.
26.WhatdoesMorey’smomthinkofthekindergarten’sresponse?
A.Inspiringandconsiderate.B.Dullbutworthwhile.
C.Usefulbutcomplex.D.Shockingandcontradictory.
27.WhatdoKimberlySampietro’swordsinparagraph4imply?
A.Moreyisgoodatteachingothers.
B.Moreyisn’ttheonlyonewhobenefits.
C.Moreyhasbecomeasymbolofthekindergarten.
D.Moreyhasn’tbroughtanychangestothekindergarten.
C
It’scommontoseemanydifferentkindsofinsectswhilewe’respendingtimeoutsideinsummer,botherpeopleandcanevenaddbeautytothenaturalenvironment.Otherscanharmtheenvironmentorhumans.Manyareknowntobiteorsting.Somecarrydangerousdiseases.Thepopulationofinsectsseemstostaylarge.Butscientistssaythisdoesn’tappeartobetrueforsomeflyinginsectsthatserveimportantpurposes.
Thereisgrowingevidencethattheseinsectsaredisappearingacrosstheworld.Manyoftheseinsectsareveryimportanttoplantgrowthanddevelopment.Theyalsoserveasanecessarylinkinthefoodchainandcanhelpbreakdownlifewhenanimalsdie.ProfessorDougTallamyworriesthatifthehelpfulinsectsdisappeared,Earth’simportantlifeformswouldbegintogoawaytoo.Thiscouldcauseatotalbreakdownoftheecosystem.
ProfessorWilsoncallsinsects“thelittlethingsthatruntheworld”.Hesaid,“Washingtonusedtobealivewithinsects,especiallybutterflies,butnowtheflyinginsectsarevirtuallygone."ThisseemedtobeconfirmedduringadrivehemadelastyearfromBostontoVermont.Hewassurprisedthathecountedonlyoneinsectthathadhitthecar'sfrontwindow.Severalotherscientistshaveconductedsimilartestsbycheckinghowmanyinsectshittheircarswhiletraveling.Whileresearchersadmitthismethodisn'tscientific,theysayitcanstillhelpthemunderstandthechanginginsectpopulations.
Scientistssaytherearelikelymanyreasonsforthedropinthenumberofflyinginsects.Mostarerelatedtothedestructionofinsecthabitat.
Therehaven’tbeenmanystudiesdoneinAmericaonthepopulationsofinsectscoveringlargeareas.However,someresearchdoneinmanyothercountriessuggestsadownwardturn.
28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WhatImportantPurposeDoFlyingInsectsServe?
B.ScientistsSayManyGoodInsectsAreDisappearing.
C.WhatIstoBlamefortheDisappearanceofGoodInsects?
D.ScientistsArePuzzledattheDisappearanceofCertainInsects.
29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsreflectsDougTallamy’sopinion?
A.Theecosystemissosensitivethatitbreaksdowneasily.
B.Urgentmeasureshavebeentakentoprotecthelpfulinsects.
C.Attentionshouldbepaidtothedecreaseininsectpopulations.
D.Thedisappearanceofhelpfulinsectscouldleadtodisastrousresults.
30.HowdoestheauthorsupportWilson’sviewpoint?
A.Bymakingalotofscientificcomparisons.
B.Byusingdatafromsomelong-termstudies.
C.BymentioningWilson’spersonalexperience.
D.ByconductingasystematicstudyinWashington.
31.Whatwillthenextparagraphfollowingthetextprobablytalkabout?
A.Internationalstudiesoninsectpopulationsandtheirfindings.
B.WhyAmericanscientistshaven'tdonemanystudiesoninsects.
C.Scientificmethodsusedinstudyingthechanginginsectpopulations.
D.Howwidespreadthephenomenonofthedeclineininsectpopulationsis.
D
Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you'dexperienceapowerfulkingdominCentralMexico,afreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperatures.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandseetheEarthofthe26thcentury?
Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtothepeopleofthe16thcentury?
Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?
Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlecoldorhot.Somestudiessuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth'sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillmakemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlife.
SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,whileotherstoslash-and-bumagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-usinghumansmodifytheirenvironment.
FuturistMichioKakupredictsthatin100years,humanswillbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentireamountofaplanet’senergy.Usingsuchpower,the26th-centuryhumanswillbemastersofcleanenergytechnologiessuchassolarpower.Besides,they’llcontrolplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.
Technologyhasimprovedgreatlysincethe1500s,andthispa