届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案.docx

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届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

2021届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

DivewithBigSharks

Oursharkdiveadventuresmakeuseofhookahsystemsandsharkcages.Ahookahsystemisasystemofprovidingairfromthesurfacetodiversdownbelow.Cagediversbreathebyusingaregulatorconnectedtoanairhose.

IsSharkDivingDangerous?

Yes.Youcouldgetsunburnt.Youcouldhityourheadonthetopbunkgettingoutofbed.Youcouldfalloverboard.Asforasharkattack,accordingtotheInternationalSharkAttackFile,youarefarmorelikelytobekilledbyadogoradeer.

Pricing&Details

OnedayCageDiverAdventure$875

OurexpertsharkdiverteamwillaccompanyyoutothebestviewingareaswithintheMarineSanctuary.There,we'lldropourcageandpreparetoprovideyouwithaviewyou'llneverforget.

Nodiveexperienceisnecessary.Ourcagessitjustbelowthesurface.You'llbeabletobreathecomfortablyfromyoursnorkelorairhosewhileyoumoveaboutthecage,takingphotosandhavingfun.

TopSharkAdventure$375

Ifyouwanttoseegreatwhitesharksbutpreferthemalittlefurtheraway,weoffergreattop-sidesharkviewingfromourobservationdeck（甲板）.Helpscanthehorizonforfinsandwatchforsharksattackingtheirprey（猎物）.

ImportantNote

There'sNoSharkGuarantee

Althoughwegotothebestplacesatthebesttimeofyear,wecannotguaranteeyou'llseesharks.We'vebeenverysuccessfulinpastsharkseasonsandexpectanotherincredibleyear.However,ifweseenosharks,thereisnorefund（退款）.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetwoadventures?

___________.

A.TopSharkAdventuremakesuseofhookahsystems.

B.CageDiverAdventureoffersyouaviewofthebottomofthesea.

C.CageDiverAdventureislessinterestingthantheother.

D.TopSharkAdventureissuitableforthoseworriedaboutdanger.

2.Wecanlearnfromtheadvertisementthattheremightbeariskthat____________.

A.youfailtoachieveyourpurposeofthetripB.youareoutofbreathdeepdowninthesea

C.youarehurtbyasharkwhiledivingthereD.yousufferfromlackofskillinsharkdiving

3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthatsharkdivingis____________.

A.difficultbutexcitingB.challengingandtiring

C.amazingandenjoyableD.expensivebutpopular

B

Ifyoustruggletofallasleepquickly,you’renotalone!

Fortunately,thereareplentyofsolutionsyoucantry.Withafewchanges,youcanfallasleepfasteverynight!

Keepyourroomdark.Turnoffallthelightsaboveyourheadwhenyougotobed.Anybrightlightcanmakeyoubelieveitistooearlyinthedayforsleep.Ifyouwanttoreadorwritebeforebed,tryusingasmallbooklight.Nowthatbluelightscankeepyouawake,redonesareagreatchoice.

Ifyoucan,keepnoiseinandaroundyourroomthelowestatnight.Ifyouhaveanoldclockthatticksloudlyandkeepsyouawake,replaceitwithasilentone.Ifyoushareyourhomewithanyoneelse,requestthattheykeepnoisesliketalking,music,orTVshowsatthelowestwhileyouaretryingtosleep.Itisdifficulttofallasleepifyoulivenearabusyroadorhearotherboringsoundsafterbedtime.Youcouldgetawhitenoisemachineorplayrecordingsofnaturesounds,likewavesorwhales’singing.Youcouldalsolistentosoft,relaxingmusic.

Readabookinbedifyouhavedifficultyinfallingasleep.Stayinginbeddoingnothingwhenyou’rehavingtroublefallingasleepmaykeepyouwideawake.Whilereadinginbedmaybeslightlyharmfultoyoureyes,itcandistract（分散）youfromyourthoughtsandhelpyoufeelsleepy.Butremembertoreadfromaprintbookratherthansomethingwithascreen.Thelightfromelectronicscreenscankeepyouawake.

Loweringyourbodytemperaturehelpsyousleep,sosettheroomtemperaturebetween15.5℃-21℃coulddothetrick.

4.Whatcolor1booklightshouldyouchoosetoreadbeforebed?

A.Red.B.Blue.

C.White.D.Orange.

5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsreadinginbed?

A.Doubtful.B.Worried.

C.Favorable.D.Uncaring.

6.Whatcanweinferredfromthetext?

A.Readingoncellphonessometimeshelpsyoufallasleep.

B.Theloweryourtemperaturewhilesleepingis,thebetter.

C.Brightlightsarebetterforyourreadingbeforegoingtobed.

D.Playingrecordingslikebirds’singingcanimproveyoursleep.

7.Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Byofferingsuggestions.D.Bylistingresearchresults.

C

ThemassdeathofflyingfoxesinextremeheatinNorthQueenslandlastmonthunderlinestheimportanceofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearchreleasedtoday.TheUQresearchshedslightonhowvariousspecieshaverespondedtomajorclimateevents.

AstudyledbyUQSchoolofEarthandEnvironmentalScienceresearcherDrSeanMaxwellhasspentmorethan70yearsquantifyingtheresponsesofvariousspecies.

“Thegrowingfrequencyandintensityofextremeweathereventssuchascyclones,droughtsandfloodsiscausingunpredictableandimmediatechangestoecosystemsandblockingexistingmanagementefforts,”DrMaxwellsaid.“Someofthenegativeresponseswefoundwerequiteconcerning,includingmorethan100casesofdramaticpopulationdeclinesand31casesoflocalpopulationextinctionfollowinganextremeevent.”

"PopulationsofcriticallyendangeredbirdspeciesinHawaii,suchasthepalia,havebeenannihilatedduetodrought,leavingnoneofitskind,andpopulationsoflizardspecieshavebeenwipedoutduetocyclonesintheBahamas."

Cycloneswerethemostcommonextremeeventforbirds,fish,plantsandreptiles,whilemammalsandamphibiansweremostresponsivetodroughtevents,withdroughtleadingto12casesofmajorpopulationdeclineinmammals.Droughtalsoledto13casesofbreedingdeclinesinbirdpopulationsand12casesofchangesinthecompositionofinvertebratecommunities.

UQCentreforBiodiversityandConservationSciencedirectorProfessorJamesWatsonsaidthedetailedinformationwouldhelpinformecosystemmanagement.

“Theresearchclearlyshowsspecieswillrespond,oftennegatively,toextremeevents,”ProfessorWatsonsaid.“Asclimatechangecontinuestoensureextremeclimateandweathereventsaremoreandmorecommon,wenowneedtoacttoensurespecieshavethebestchancetosurvive.Whereverpossible,highqualityandintacthabitatareasshouldberetained,asthesearetheplaceswherespeciesaremostresilient（易恢复的）toincreasingexposuretoextremeevents.”

8.HowwastheUQresearchconducted?

A.Byobservingextremeweatherevents.

B.Byprotectingtheendangeredspecies.

C.Byrecordingreactionsofanimalstoextremeclimate.

D.Byanalyzingthereasonwhymassanimaldeathhappened.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“annihilated”inparagraph4probablymean?

A.destroyedB.defeated

C.decreasedD.disappeared

10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaboutextremeweatherevents?

A.Droughtcaused13casesofdistinctioninbirdpopulations.

B.Droughtcaused12casesofpopulationdeclineinmammals.

C.Birdsandmammalsaremostresponsivetocyclones.

D.Cycloneswipedoutpopulationsoflizard.

11.WhatcanweinferfromProfessorWatson’swords?

A.Animalsoftenshownegativeresponsestoextremeevents.

B.Theexistingmanagementwaysforwildlifeprotectionarelimited.

C.Differentmethodsshouldbeadoptedtoensurethesurvivalofdifferentspecies.

D.Completeandundamagedhabitatsareofgreatimportancetospecies’survival.

D

Lastyear,138,000SanFranciscoresidentsusedAirbnb,apopularappdesignedtoconnecthomerentersandtravelers.It’sastrikingnumberforacitywithapopulationofabout850,000,anditwasenoughforAirbnbtowinamajorvictoryinlocalelections,asSanFranciscovotersstruckdownadebatablerulethatwouldhaveplacedtimerestrictionsandotherregulationsonshort-termrentalservices.

Thecompanyfiercelyopposedthemeasure,PropositionF,withanearly$10millionadvertisingcampaign.ItalsocontacteditsSanFranciscanuserswithmessagesurgingthemtovoteagainstPropositionF.

MostpeoplethinkofAirbnbasakindofcouch-surfingapp.Theserviceworksforone-nightstaysonroadtripsandlongerstaysincities,anditoftenhasmorecompetitivepricingthanhotels.It’satextbookexampleofthe“sharingeconomy”,butnoteveryoneisafan.

TheapphashadunintendedconsequencesinSanFrancisco.AstheSanFranciscoChroniclereportedlastyear,asignificantamountofrentingonAirbnbisnotinlinewiththecompany’simage:

middle-classfamiliesputtingupaspareroomtohelpmakeendsmeet.Someusershavetakenadvantageoftheservice,usingittoturntheirmultiplepropertiesintovacationrentalsorevenfull-timerentals.BackersofPropositionFarguedthatthistrendtakesspacesofftheconventional,better-regulatedhousingmarketandcontributestorisingcosts.

“Thefactis,widespreadabuseofshort-termrentalsistakingmuchneededhousingoffthemarketandharmingourneighborhoods,”saidShareBetterSF,agroupthatsupportedPropositionF.Hotelunionshaveprotestedthecompany’spracticesinSanFranciscoandothercities,sayingthatitcreatesanillegalhotelsystem.

SanFranciscoisinthemiddleofalong-term,deeplyrootedhousingcrisisthathasseenthecostoflivingexplode.Actually,explodeisagenerousterm.Theaveragemonthlyrentforanapartmentisaround$4,000.Locatedonanarrowoutcroppingoflandoverlookingthebay,SanFranciscosimplydoesn’thaveenoughspacetoaccommodatethemassiveinflowofyoung,high-salariedtechemployeesflockingtoSiliconValley.

AstheLosAngelesTimesreported,someSanFranciscoresidentssupportedthemeasuresimplybecausei