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广东省部分重点中学学年高三上学期联考试题英语试题wd无答案

广东省部分重点中学2021-2022学年高三上学期12月联考试题英语试题（wd无答案）

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1.NewEnglandFallLeafRailTravels

FallcolorsandfantasticdestinationsthroughouttheEastCoastandbeyondcometolifeonfallleaftraintours.NewEnglandFallLeafRailTravelsthroughabackdropofgoldrustanddarkredarethebestwaytoexperiencenature'sgreatesteventasscenictrainstaketravelerstosomeoftheUnitedStates'leadingdestinationsforleaves.AdmirethechangingcolorsasyoutravelaboardheritageandAmtraktrainlinesandenjoyanup-closelookatthescenerywithcoachtoursandbeautifulpassengerliners.Selectfromavarietyoffallleaftripsthathighlightcolorfuldestinationsthroughsightseeingtoursandattractivetrips.Dipyourselfinthefat-beautyoftheMidwestinplaceslikeNorthernMichigan,whereguestsenjoythesightsofMackinacIslandandSleepingBearDunes,andDoorCounty,famousforitsspectacularLakeMichigansceneryandtheendlesswidecountryside.

TravelerscangotothestrikingSmokyMountains,stoppinginbelovedcitiesinbothTennesseeandNorthCarolina.TherearealsopackagesthathighlightNewEnglandinthefall,andthesejourneysincludewell-knownregionaldestinations.TherailtravelsincludeguidedtoursincitieslikeBostonorscenicbustoutsalongbyways.Someofthenation'smostPicturesqueheritagerailwaysarealsofoundinNewEngland,forexample,theConwayScenicRailwayinNewHampshire,whichtravelsthroughthecolorfulpeaksoftheWhiteMountains

Charge:

Singleprice:

$1,400perpersonfor6days

Group（morethanoneperson）price:

$1,200perpersonfor6days

Accommodationandairlineticketsareincluded.

【题1】Whichofthefollowingarethehighlightsoftherailtravels?

A．Theoldestvillages.

B．Thelatesttrains.

C．Colourfulleaves.

D．Traditionalcultures.

【题2】WhatdoNewEnglandFallLeafRailTravelsoffer?

A．TourguidesinBoston.

B．FreepicturesofNewEngland

C．AwalkintheWhiteMountains

D．Ahands-onclimbtothetopofthemountain.

【题3】Howmuchshouldyoupayintotalifyouandyourfriendtakethe6-daytour?

A．$1,200.

B．$1,400.

C．$2,400

D．$2,800.

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2.Averydearfriendhasbeenexperiencingnumerouschallengesthesepastfewmonths.Shementionedhowitsometimesfeltlikeshewashangingonbyathreadwithnoquickfixinsight.

Itremindedmethatthemonarchcaterpillar（毛虫）thatIcaredforjustchangedintoabutterflythatmorning.Aftereatingonmilkweedleavesfromourgarden,thehungrycaterpillarbundacomfortablespotatthetopofthenerbutterflyenclosureandspunasilkenthreadtoattachitselfthere.Thecaterpillarhungupside-downinaJshapeforadayorso.Then,inlessthana-fewhoursofstruggling,thecaterpillarwasabeautifulgreenbutterfly!

AlltheresearchI'vedoneindicatesthatthechangeintoabutterflyshouldtakebetween10-12days.Icanonlyimaginewhatisgoingonthere,butI'msureit'sahugestruggleandreforming.Haven'tweallbeendoingthesametosomedegreelately?

Theseespeciallychallengingtimesarepresentinguswiththeunavoidableexperiencesneededforourinnerselvestouseasfoodforgrowth.Noteasy?

Youbet!

Worthit?

Yes!

Manythankstoourlocallibrarytortheloanofthebutterflyenclosure.Theyraisedandreleasedpaintedbutterfliesaspartoftheirchildren'ssummerreadingprogramthisyear.Ihadnoideathatplantingafewmilkweedplantswouldleadtosuchafascinatingstudyofcaterpillarsandbutterflies.ThecaterpillarhaskeptmemindfullyoccupiedandfascinatedduringourrecentCOVID-19self-isolation.

Hangingonbyathreadaswetransform,keepinmindthebeautifulwingswearegrowing.Weareallsomewhereinthemidstofthatunbelievableprocess.Trusttheprocess.Havefaith.Knowthatyouarebecomingthemostbeautifulpersonthatyoucanbe.

【题1】Whatdidtheauthor'sfriendandthecaterpillarhaveincommon?

A．Theylivedcomfortably.

B．Theysufferedfromhunger.

C．Theyexperiencedahardsituation.

D．Theywerewellcaredbytheauthor.

【题2】Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthestruggleconcerningusinparagraph3?

A．Itisnecessary.

B．Itisdangerous.

C．Itisavoidable.

D．Itismeaningless.

【题3】Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoencourageustodointhelastparagraph?

A．Helpfriendsinneedtimely.

B．Learnfromothercreaturessincerely.

C．Joininchildren'sexperimentalprojects

D．Facethehardshipsoflifeoptimistically.

【题4】Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．LifeIsHangingonbyaThread

B．ReinventYourselfasaButterfly

C．AvoidChallengingExperiences

D．WeAreFascinatedbyButterflies

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3.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelephantsealshavetoworkveryhardtostaycorpulent.Scientistspaidspecialattentiontofemalesofthespeciesduringdifficulttwo-monthtrips,ormigrations,inthenortheasternPacificOcean.

Thesealswerefoundtospendupto20hourseverydayandsometimesfull24hoursacontinuousdeep-divingtofeedonfish.Theyfed1,000to2,000timesdailytogainthebodyweightnecessaryforreproductionandwarmthinthecoldwaters.Researchersstudied48femaleelephantsealsfromAnoNuevoStateParkinCaliforniaastheytraveledlargeoceandistances.Theirentiretripwasaround6.000kilometers.

Scientistsbasedtheirfindingsondatacollectedin2011and2018.Theyusedthreesmallmovabledevices.Thefirstdevice,attachedunderthejaw,countedthenumberoftimesthesealsfedandmeasuredtheirdepth.Thesecondsatellite-linkeddeviceonthehead,followedtheseals'oceanmovementsandsensedtheirfood.Thethirddevicewasa"smart"videocamerawithaninfra-redLEDlightandanotherdepthsensor.Itwasalsoplacedontheirheads.

Elephantsealsgettheirnamefromthelargenoses.Thesenoseslooklikeanelephant'strunk.Therearetwospecies—thenorthernelephantsealandtheslightlylargersouthernelephantseal.Thetwoaretheworld'sbiggestsealsandthelargestoceanmammalsotherthanwhales.

Thenorthernmaleelephantsealscangrowupto4meterslongandweighupto2,000kilograms.Thenorthernfemalesaresmaller,gettinguptoabout3metersinlengthand590kilograms.Themalesfeedonlyincoastalwaters.

Somelargeoceanmammalsdependondeepdivestogetenoughfoodtosupporttheirlargebodies.Spermwhales（抹香鲸）,forexample,huntforlargepreylikegiantsquid,Femaleelephantseals,whicharelarge,butnotasbigasspermwhales,haveadifferentsolution.Theyeathugeamountsofsmallfish.Butitishardforthemtocatchenoughsmallfishtomeettheenergyneedsoftheirlargebodies.

【题1】Whatdoestheunderlinedword"corpulent"inparagraph1mean?

A．Fat.

B．Distant.

C．Deep

D．Cautious.

【题2】Whatisthecommonfeatureofthethreedevicesinparagraph3?

A．'Theysensedtheseals'food.

B．Theywerelinkedtothesatellite.

C．Theyfollowedtheseals'movements.

D．Theywereattachedtotheseals'body

【题3】Wheredoeselephantseals'namecomefrom?

A．Theirbehavior.

B．Theirappearance.

C．Theirweight.

D．Theirlength.

【题4】Whatdoestheauthormainlytrytodointhelastparagraph?

A．Introducethesimilaritiesofmammals.

B．Showthesizeofmaleandfemaleelephantseals.

C．Advocatetheconservationofspermwhales'oceanfood.

D．Comparespermwhales'huntsandfemaleelephantseals'hunts.

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4.Parents,teachersandcaregivershavelongbelievedinthemagicofstorytellingtocalmandcomfortkids.Researchersworkinginpediatric（儿科）havenowquantifiedthephysiologicalandemotionalbenefitsofawell-toldtale.

“Weknowthatnarrativehasthepowertotransportustoanotherworld,”saysBrockington,whostudiesemotionsandlearningatBrazil’sFederalUniversity.Headds,“Earlierresearchsuggestedthatstorieshelpchildrenprocessandregulatetheiremotions—butthiswasmostlyconductedinalab,withsubjectsansweringquestionswhilelyinginsidefunctionalMRImachines.There’slittleresearchonphysiologicalandpsychologicaleffectsofstorytellinginamorecommonplacehospitalsetting.

SotheinvestigatorsworkinginseveralBrazilianhospitalssplitatotalof81patientsaged4to11intotwogroups,matchingthemwithstorytellerswhohadadecadeofhospitalexperience.Inonegroup,thestorytellerledeachchildinplayingariddlegame.Intheother,youngsterschosebooksandlistenedasthestorytellerreadthemaloud.Beforeandafterthesesessions,theresearcherstooksaliva（唾液）samplesfromeachchild,thenaskedthemtoreporttheirpainlevelsandconductedafree-associationwordquizandanalyzedsamples.

Childreninbothgroupsbenefitedmeasurablyfromtheinteractions.Thosewhoheardstoriesalsoreportedpainlevelsdroppingalmosttwiceasmuchasthoseintheriddlegroup,andtheyusedmorepositiveandlightwordstodescribetheirhospitalstay.Thestudydemonstratesthatplayinggamesorsimplyinteractingwithsomeonecanrelaxkidsandimprovetheiroutlook—butthathearingstorieshasanespeciallydramaticeffect.“Theresearchersreallytriedtocontrolthesocialinteractioncomponentofthestoryteller,whichIthinkwaskey,”saysMar,apsychologistatYorkUniversity.

【题1】WhatdoesBrockingtonsayaboutstories?

A．Theeffectsofthemareeasytoshowinlabs.

B．Theyhaveapositiveeffectonkids’emotions.

C．Theycausechildrentobecomemoreemotional.

D．Thestudiesofthemareoftenconductedinhospitals.

【题2】Howdidtheinvestigatorscarryouttheresearch?

A．Byvisitingandtalking.

B．Bymakingassumptions.

C．Bygroupingandcomparing.

D．Byanalyzingsamplesfromearlierresearch.

【题3】Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainl