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百校名题湖南省高三六校联考试题英语精品解析Word版
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湖南省高三六校联考试题
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时量120分钟。
满分150分。
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第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
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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。
A
WHO’SWHOINTHEZOO?
IsitamazingthattheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOmakesitfunforyoungchildrentosave?
WiththehelpofStandardBank’sKidzAPPandtheBigFiveanimalfriends,teachingyourchildrenaboutmanagingtheircashhasneverbeenmorefun.LettheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOshowyourlittleoneswhatitmeanstoearnandsavemoneyaswellasshareintheenjoymentofspendingtheirwell-earnedcash.
Elephant
Asyourchildrenusethemobileapptocompletevariousactions—achievingsavingsgoals,completingmissionsandachievingwishes—herevariousmedalswillberewarded.
Earnedmedalsaredisplayedintheelephanthabitataswellaslockedmedalsstilltobeachieved.
Leopard
Rewardyourkidswithpocketmoneyforcompleting‘missions’:
householdchores,achievements,etc.
Youcancreateamissionforyourchild,oryourchildcanrequestanewmission.Oncecreated,itmustbeaccepted.Themissionneedstobecompletedbyyourchildandapprovedbyyoubeforeyoucanpayhimorher.
Lion
Helpyourchildrencreateandfulfilwishes.Wishcardsandtheirsavingsprogresscanbetrackedfromyourbankingapp.
Oncetheirsavingsgoalisreached,lionwillinformyouoftheirachievement.
Buffalo
Kidzcanrequesttowithdrawcashorpurchaseairtimeanddatausingtheirsavings.
Rhino
Rhinoshowsyourchild’slatestaccountbalanceandtransactions.
DownloadtheStandardBank’sKidzAPPfromAppleAppStoreonthephone.UsethecommentsectiontointeractwithotherStandardBankcustomersandbankconsultants.
21.WhatistheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOdesignedfor?
A.Playersofboardgames.B.Travelersinthezoo.
C.Parentsforonlinebanking.D.Kidsforself-servicebanking.
22.Rewardswillbepaidif________.
A.youkeeptheaccountbalanced
B.yourkidsgetenoughlockedmedals
C.thekidsfulfilyourcreatedmissions
D.youapprovetherequestviaKidzAPP
23.Whichofthefollowinganimalsisrelatedtospending?
A.Rhino.B.Buffalo.C.Lion.D.Leopard.
B
Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.
Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid-20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30,000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圆柱体)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.
However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(变形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.
Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35,000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?
24.Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?
A.Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.
B.Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.
C.Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.
D.Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?
A.Anaircraft.B.Aband.C.Aplanet.D.Adesign.
26.Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?
A.Itincreasestheairpressure.
B.Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.
C.Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.
D.Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.
27.Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?
A.Anewspaperonsafedriving.B.Asciencebookonflying.
C.Awebsiteonsurvivalskills.D.Amagazineonfashiondesign.
C
Thehemlock(铁杉)treesalongtheWappingerCreek,NewYork,lookhealthy.However,scientistGaryLovettsaysthewhiteballswhichprovideprotectionforthebugsarecreatedbyatinyinsect.It’shardtobelievethetinybugcouldkillatree.However,treescanendupwithmillionsandmillionsofthepests.Whentherearethatmany,itendsupkillingthetree.
ThebugfromEastAsiaisslowlykillingtreesacrosstheUSA.Thetrouble-makingbugisjustoneofmanyinvasive(入侵的)peststhathaveslippedintotheUnitedStates.Theycanhurtotherlivingthingsintheirnewhome.
Manyinvasivepestsarriveonwoodenpalletspiledinsideshippingcontainers.Theysupportandseparategoods,andkeepthemfromslidingaround.Invasivepestsoftentunnelintothepallets.Howcanwestoppestsfromridingonpallets?
Lovettsaysnewrulesareneeded.Thecompaniesthatmakepalletsdon’twantmorerules.Congresshasaddedanamendment(修正案)inthe2018FarmBilltotryandpreventthisproblem.However,Lovettisnothopefulitwillmakemuchofadifference.Palletsarecheckedbyinspectors.Manyaresprayedwithbug-killingpesticide.“Ibelieveinthesystem,”saidBrentMcClendon,presidentofTheNationalWoodenPalletandContainerAssociation.Healsosaidshippingcontainersarecheckedverycarefully.
Still,eachyear13millioncontainersareshippedtotheU.S.Eachisfullofwoodenpallets.Lovettsays:
“Inspectorscan’tpossiblycheckeverything.Allittakesareafewbadpallets;weshouldgetridofwoodenpallets.”Hebelievespalletsshouldbemadeofplasticoreco-compositewood.Eco-compositewoodisamixofwoodfiberandplastic.Insectscannothideintoit.Oneproblemisthatthesechoicescostmore.Theymaybeworththeextramoney,though.InvasivepestscosttheU.S.$5billionayear.Treesdon’tjustdieinforests.Theyalsodieincitiesandouryards.Then,theyneedtobereplaced.Thatcostsmoney,too.
28.AllthestatementsareTRUEexceptthat________.
A.pesticidehasbeenappliedtobug-killing
B.invasivepestsarenativetoWappingerCreek
C.invasivepestshideinpalletsusedinshipping
D.thecompaniesmakingpalletsdon’twantmorerules
29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Bugscanbeeasilyspottedbyeyes.
B.Bugsruintheshippinggoodsslowly.
C.Bugswon’tbotherthetreeifjustinfewnumbers.
D.Bugscovertreeswithwhitesoftballsforprotection.
30.WhydoesGaryLovettwanttogetridofwoodenpallets?
A.Becauseinsectsmostlydieinthem.
B.Becauseplasticpalletsareeco-friendly.
C.Becausetheyarenotworthextramoney.
D.Becausetheyarethemajorpestcarriers.
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.InvasivepestsareharmingplantsintheUSA.
B.Effectivemeasureshavestoppedthepestinvasion.
C.Congresscontributesalottodealingwithinvasivepests.
D.EcosystemintheUSAispoorlydamagedbyinvasivewoods.
D
Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?
Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”,oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?
Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?
Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.
Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.
Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.
Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被挤出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.
Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstor