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江苏南京金陵中学届高三下学期四月英语试题
江苏南京金陵中学2021届高三下学期四月英语试题
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Tiredofyoursummerbreak?
HerecomesalistofbestsellersonA
BornaCrime
ByNoahTrevor
BornaCrimeisthestoryofanaughtyyoungboyinSouthAfrica,whogrowsintoarestlessyoungman,theauthorofthebook,ashestrugglestofindhimselfinaworldwherehewasneversupposedtoexist.Itisalsothestoryofthatyoungman’srelationshipwithhisfearlessandreligiousmother.“Don'tcry,Trevor.Trevor,listen.Listentome.Listen.”“Mychild,youmustlookonthebrightside.”ItwasMother'sfaithandpositiveattitudethatshapedtheyoungman.
HowItFeelstoFloat
ByHelaiaFox
Ifyou'relookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief(悲痛),andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.
TwoCanKeepaSecret
ByKarenM.MeManus
Putonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup,you’llbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.
Dune
ByFrankHerbert
IftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyou'regoingtoreadFrankHerbert'smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting—aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis—isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogies.
1.Whichbooksareaboutgrowth?
A.HowItFeelstoFloatandTwoCanKeepaSecret.
B.BornaCrimeandHowItFeelstoFloat.
C.TwoCanKeepaSecretandDune.
D.HowItFeelstoFloatandDune.
2.WhatisTwoCanKeepaSecretmainlyabout?
A.Challengesofgrowingup.
B.Agirl'sspaceadventures.
C.battlingforcontrolofanotherplanet.
D.Themurdersremainingtobesettled.
3.WhatkindofbookisDune?
A.Alovestory.B.Ascience-fictionstory.C.Anautobiography.D.Afairytale.
Europeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxygenfrommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenforhumanstakingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.ResearchersfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency,orESA,carriedouttheexperimentsatalaboratoryintheNetherlands.
TheteamsaysESA’sexperimental“plant”wasabletosuccessfullyproduceoxygenfromsimulatedmoondust.Thedustispartofamaterialknownasregolith,atoplayerofdirtandrockpiecesthatsitonthesurfaceofthemoon.Samplesofregolithreturnedfromthemoonhaveconfirmedthatthematerialcontainsabout45percentoxygenbyweight.However,theoxygenischemicallylockedintheformofmineralsorglass,soitisnoteasilyavailableforuse.Havingrealsamplesofregolithfromthemoonmadeitpossiblefortheresearcherstocreatethesimulatedmoondustmaterialusedduringtesting.
Theoxygenextraction(提取)processiscarriedoutusingamethodcalledmoltensaltelectrolysis(熔盐电解).Thisincludesfirstplacingtheregolithinametalcontainer.Calciumchloridesaltisaddedtothemixture,whichisthenheatedto950degreesCelsius.Atthistemperature,theregolithremainssolid.Next,anelectricalcurrentispassedthroughthematerial.Theresearcherssayitisthisstepthatresultsinoxygenbeingextractedfromtheregolith.Thestudyreportedthatupto96percentofoxygeninthesimulatedmoondustwasextractedduringtheexperiments.
ESA’slong-termgoalistodesignanoxygen-producing“pilotplant”tooperatefull-timeonthemoon.Thefirsttechnologydemonstrationofthesystemisexpectedtotakeplaceinthemiddle2020s.BethLomax,aleadresearcherontheproject,said,“Beingabletoacquireoxygenfromresourcesfoundonthemoonwouldobviouslybehugelyusefulforfuturelunarsettlers,bothforbreathingandthelocalproductionofrocketfuel.”Theresearchersreportedthat“asabonus,”theprocessalsoresultsintheproductionofusablemetallicmaterials.
ESAandtheUSspaceagencyNASAarebothworkingonplanstoreturnhumanbeingstothemoon.NASAhassetagoalfor2024withtheaimtokeephumansonthemoonforlongperiods.
4.Whyisoxygenfrommoondustdifficulttouse?
A.Itistoughforhumanbeingstogetmoondust.
B.Itischemicallyfixedinmaterialsorglass.
C.Theconditionsofmoondustareterrible.
D.Thereexitsonlyalittleofit.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?
A.Whatmoltensaltelectrolysisis.
B.Wherethevalueofthestudylies.
C.Howoxygenisextractedfrommoondust.
D.Whatisnecessaryintheoxygenextractionprocess.
6.WhatisBethLomax’sattitudetowardsthepossibilityofgettingoxygenfrommoondust?
A.Positive.B.Skeptical.
C.Cautious.D.Indifferent.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.RecentStudiesofMoonDustbyResearchers
B.HowResearchersExtractedOxygenfromMoonDust
C.PotentialSignificanceofOxygenExtractedfromMoonDust
D.ResearchersReportExtractingOxygenfromMoonDustSuccessfully
It'sgoodtoshare,right?
Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareourtoysandnotbeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewherediscussingourfeelingsisencouraged.Butwhendoesitallbecometoomuch?
Withnewfashiontrendingallthetime,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,thequestionis:
whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocialmedia?
Whatisoversharing?
Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,butitdoesn'tonlybelongtothisplatform.Imagineyouheadtoapartyandyoumeetsomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawaydetailsabouttheirpersonallife.Whilesomeofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingtomarriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefromastrongdesiretoconnectwithsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocialmedia?
Dr.ChristopherHand,alecturerininternetpsychology,saysthemoredetailspeopledisclose,thelesssympathyweexpresswhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatweattractourownnegativeexperiencesthemorewesharethem.Itseemsthattheideaofsearchingforsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyviewedasnegativeratherthanthecryforhelpitcouldactuallybe.
However,DrHand'sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorepositivepostsweshareonaplatform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidthatweshouldavoidcomplainingandbeingnegativeonline.Wearesupposednottoshowoff,asit'snowknown—especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense—ifyourdateisgoing'thatwell',wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?
So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?
Well,whynotaskyourfriendsinreallife.Theywouldprobablybemorethanhappytotellyouifyourpostsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyaretoomuch.
8.Whydosomepeopletrytoovershareatparties?
A.Becausetheywanttocatchothers'attention.
B.Becausetheyjustwanttoshowoffsomething.
C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretopourouttheiremotions.
D.Becausetheymayexpecttomakeaconnectionwithsomeone.
9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?
A.exploreB.exposeC.displayD.discuss
10.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?
A.Wewillbecomemoresociallyattractiveifwepostmoreonaplatform.
B.Wetendtoshowsympathywhenthingsgowrong.
C.Wemaybeconsiderednegativewhenseekingforsympathybyoversharing.
D.Wecanshowoffsomethingpositiveespeciallyaboutourlovelives.
11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toinform.B.Toinspire.C.Toadvertise.D.Tocondemn.
Forsportsfans,nothingcouldbebetterthanwatchingaliveeventonTVoratasportsfield.Butthere’snothingworsethanthateventbeingcalledoffbecauseofbadweather.Badlight,awater-loggedcourtortoomuchheatcancausematchestobepostponed.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,extremeweathermightbedisturbingthesportingcalendarmorethaneverinthefuture.
Inonesport,golf,majortournamentslikeTheOpen,arealreadypredictedtobevictimsofourchangingclimate.IntheUK,anorganizationcalledTheClimateCoalitionsaysthatgolfcoursessuchasStAndrewscouldbeunderwaterbytheendofthecenturyifsealevelsriseevenslightly.IttoldtheBBCthatitsresearchpredicts"cancelledfootballmatches,floodedcricketgroundsandgolfcoursessinkingintothesea."
Thethreattosportingeventsfromclimatechangehasbeenfurtherhighlightedinanewreport,officiallyapprovedandlicensedbytheRapidTransitionAlliance.WritingaboutthisfortheBBC,MattMcGrathsaysthat"By2050,it'sestimatedthatalmostoneinfourEnglishfootballleaguegroundscanexpectfloodingeveryyear."Thiswillmeanfewermatchesplayed,lessopportunitytowatchthebeautifulgameandreducedgovernmenttaxationfromticketsales.
CricketalsofaceshugechallengesgloballyastemperaturesriseinplaceslikeIndia,AustraliaandtheWestIndies.ThereportsaysthatstadiumsinAdelaideandPerthwillseea60%increaseindayswithtemperaturesover40degreescentigradeoverthenextdecade.
Ofcourse,weknowthatthesolutionlieswithreducingourcarbonfootprint.Wecouldtravellesstoattendsportsevents,andreduceourwastewhenwedogo.Butthislatestreportfindsthatsportsleadersaregenerallyfailingtoaddresstheissueseriously.However,becausesportisuniversallypopularandcanbeveryinfluential,maybeitshouldbeplayers,teamsandtheirsponsorsaswellasfanswhoshouldpromoteawidelowcarbonmessageto