安徽省肥东县高级中学届高三上学期调研考试英语试题+Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx

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每段对话仅读一遍。

第二节（共15小题，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。

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

“Wehaven’tfoundanythingthatwecan’trecycle!

”

Cigaretteendsareeverywhere—litteringourstreetsandbeaches—andfordecadesthey’vebeenthoughtofas“unrecyclable”.ButaNewJerseybasedcompany,calledTerraCycle,hastakenonthechallenge,andhascomeupwithawaytorecyclemillionsofcigaretteendsandturnthemintoindustrialplasticproducts.Itsaimistorecyclethingsthatpeoplenormallyconsiderimpossibletoreuse.

Obviouslyitwouldbeevenbetterfortheenvironmentifeveryonejuststoppedsmoking,butthestatisticsshowthatalthoughtherehasbeenanincreaseinanti-smokingadsandmessaging,between2000and2014,globalsalesofcigarettesincreasedby8percent,andawholelotofthosecigaretteendsareendingupastrash.Sincemostofourlittereventuallyendsupinwaterways,cigaretteendscansurelypollutethesurroundingenvironment.“Itonlytakesasinglecigaretteendtopollutealiterofwater,”TerraCyclefounder,TomSzaky,said.“Animalscanalsomistakelitteredcigaretteendsforfood.”

Sohowdoyougoaboutturningallthosepoisonousendsintosomethinguseful?

TerraCycledoesthisbyfirstbreakingthemdownintoseparateparts.Theymixtheremainingmaterials,suchasthetobaccoandthepaper,withotherkindsofrubbish,anduseitonnon-agriculturalland,suchasgolfcourses.Thefilters（过滤嘴）arealittleharder.Torecyclethese,TerraCyclefirstmakesthemcleanandcutsthemintosmallpieces,andthencombinesthemwithotherrecycledmaterials,makingthemintoliquidforindustrialplasticproducts.

They’renowalsoexpandingtheirrecyclingofferingstotherestofthe80percentofhouseholdwastethatcurrentlycan’tberecycled,suchaschocolatepackaging,pens,andmobilephones.Thegoalistousethelatestresearchtofindawaytostopsomuchwasteendingupinlandfill（垃圾填埋）,andthengetcompaniestoprovidemoneyfortheprocess.Andsofar,it’sworking.

“Wehaven’tfoundanythingthatwecan’trecycle,”communicationsdirectorofTerraCycle,AlbeZakes,said.“Butwiththeamountandvarietyofpackagingandlitterintheworld,wearealwayslookingfornewwastestreamstoaddress.”

21.WhatdoesTerraCycleintendtodo?

A.Searchforrecyclablematerialsforuse.

B.Dealwithasmanycigaretteendsaspossible.

C.Producenewkindsofindustrialplasticproducts.

D.Recyclewhatusedtobeconsideredunrecyclable.

22.Theunderlinedword“trash”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.rubbishB.poisonC.disasterD.ruin

23.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Theeffectiveuseofcigaretteends.

B.Theprocessofrecyclingcigaretteends.

C.Thedifficultyinrecyclingcigaretteends.

D.Thereasonforbreakingdowncigaretteends.

24.WhatAlbesaidinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

A.thereismoreandmorewastetoberecycled

B.itisdifficultforTerraCycletorecycleeverything

C.TerraCycleistryingtomeetthechallengeofnewwaste

D.TerraCyclehassuccessfullyrecycledalargeamountofwaste

B

HerearesomeofthebestmuseumsinAmericathatparentscanchoosefromforaneducationaltrip.

BostonChildren’sMuseum

Location:

Massachusetts

Theexhibitshereareofhealth,art,science,cultureandenvironmentalawareness.Inthismuseum,childrenalsolearnaboutJapanesecultureandhouseofsilkmerchant.ActivitieslikePlayLab,NewBalanceClimbandTheRecycleShopbringoutthecreativityinchildren.

Children’sMuseumofHouston

Termedasthebestplaygroundformind,thismuseumoffersscoresofactivitiesforkidsofeveryage.Itevenoffersfreefamilyadventureeventswherefamilieswiththeirtoddlersorkidsareencouragedtoworkonmathactivitiesandgames.Childrenalsolearnaboutbroadcastingactivitiesandpreservingecosystems.

MinnesotaChildren’sMuseum

Minnesota

ThismuseumislocatedatSt.Paul’sandkidsfindthemselvesimmersedinaworldofsmartplay.Hereactivitieslikeexploringnaturalhabitatsofanimalsareundertaken.Kidsalsopainttheirfaces,playwithfingerpuppetsandatthesametime,appreciatelearningforms.

Thesemuseumshavesurelytakenusdowntothememorylanewhereweoncewentandexplored,laughedandenjoyedourtrip.Thesecreativeinstitutionsareabestwaytoinstilllearningideas,crateexperiencesanddeveloplittlecuriousminds.Activelearningtakesplacewhenthemindsareengaged.Thesechildrencenteredinstitutionsrightlycatertotheneedsoftheyoungones.

25.WhereisBostonChildren’sMuseumlocated?

A.InTexasB.InAlaska

C.InMassachusettsD.InMinnesota

26.Whereshouldyoutogoletyourkidsexplorenaturalhabitatsofanimals?

A.BostonChildren’sMuseum

B.MinnesotaChildren’sMuseum

C.MuseumforAmericanChildren

D.Children’sMuseumofHouston

27.Whoisthetextmainlywrittenfor?

A.Schoolchildren

B.Sportslovers

C.Schoolteachers

D.Parentswithsmallkids

C

Whilebeachvacationsmaybeagreatwaytotakeyourmindoffwork，lakessurroundedbymountainsmakeforanevengranderexperience．Ifyouarelookingforsomepeaceonyourvacation，wehavesomerecommendationsforyouintheCaucasus（高加索）．

LakeSevan

LakeSevanissituatedinthecentralpartofArmenia，intheGegharkunikprovince．ItisthelargestlakeinArmenia，located6,200ftabovesealevel．Alongthelakeshore，therearevariousaccommodationssuchasresortsandhotelswithplentyofactivitiestopartakeinsuchaswindsurfing，swimmingandsunbathing．Whilethere，donotforgettovisitoneofthefamousculturalmonuments，theSevanavankMonastery，anditoffersagreatviewofthelakeaswell．

LakeParavani

LakeParavani，locatedat6,801ftabovesealevel，isinthesouthofGeorgia，neartheJavakhetiplateau．Atthislevel，altitudesicknesscanoccuranditisagoodideatobepreparedtoadapttoitproperly，orbringmedicationforaltitudesickness．Beingavolcaniclakemakesforamoreinterestingexperience．Thelakeisbestknownforfishing．Donotcomehomeduringthewintermonthswhenthelakefreezes．

LakeCildir

LakeCildirislocatedintheArdahanprovince，EastTurkey，nearthebordersofGeorgiaandArmenia．ItisthesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeofEasternTurkey，andmanytouristsarenotawareofthisbeautifulattraction．LakeCildirissurroundedbymountainsoftheCaucasus．ThelakefreezesduringlateNovember．Ifthewinterisnotextremelycold，youcantrysomelakeactivitieslikeiceskatingandicefishing．

LakeVan

LakeVanisthemustvisitofalllakesinthislist．ThelargestlakeinTurkey，LakeVanislocatedontheeasternshoreofTurkeyandisalsothemostaccessiblelakehere．It’ssituatedat5，380ftabovesealevel，anduniquetolakesaroundtheworld，thewaterishighinsaltcontent．

28.Ifyouwanttovisitsomehistoricsitesduringyourtravelbyalake，youcangoto_______ 

.

A.LakeCildirB.LakeParvani

C.LakeSevanD.LakeVan

29.WhatisspecialaboutLakeVan?

A.Itswaterishighinsalt．B.Itisavolcaniclake．

C.Itisgloballythelargestlake．D.Itissurroundedbymountains．

30.WhatchallengearetravelersmostlikelytofacewhilevisitingLakeParavani?

A.Lackofmedicine．B.Volcanoeruptions．

C.Altitudesickness．D.Lowtemperaturealltheyear．

31.Whichdestinationswouldbeattractivetoafishinglover?

A.LakeSevanandLakeParavani．B.LakePravaniandLakeCildir．

C.LakeCildirandLakeVan．D.LakeSevanandLakeVan．

D

AgainsttheassumptionthatforestfiresinAlaska,CanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimate,scientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospace.

Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfirestolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.Usuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecade.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarming,firesmayoccurmorefrequentlyovernextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarming,whileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.

Thisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimate.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.

Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefire,largeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone（臭氧）levelsincreased,andashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaice,darkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.Thefollowingspring,however,thelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefire,becausefewertreescoveredtheground.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospace,leadingtocooling.

“Weneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere.”Scientiststrackedthechangeinamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefire,andfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperature.Typically,fireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientists,ho