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山东省百所名校届高三下学期份第三次质量监测英语试题含答案
高三第三次质量监测
英语
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第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题分,满分分)
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
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B
ThatyoungstersweregluedtoonlinegamesontheirsmartphoneswasagreatconcernforNgurangMeena,aschoolteacherinNirjuli.The30-year-oldsocialscienceteacher,whorantheNgurangLearningInstitute,anadultliteracycentre,saidthatshefeltdisheartenedwhenshereadstudentpapers.“Thegraphofstudentperformanceisfallingeveryyear.ItbreaksmyheartwheneverIseeanswersheets--basicgrammarskillsaremissingandthere'sanabsenceofanycohesive(连贯性的)expression.Theylackguidanceandreadingcultureisalmostzero,”Meenasaid.Whenherschoolandthecentresheranhadtocloseduetoinfectiousdiseases,sheplannedtodosomethingtoaddresstheproblem.
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Meena'sbookshelfbecameahitamongyoungsterswhospenthoursinthereadingcorner.Withintwomonths,hereffortbecamethetalkofthetown.
Now,generouscontributionsofbookscomeinfromthepublicandsheisevenreceivingrequeststosetupsuchlibrariesinotherpartsofthestate,includingoneinthecapital,Itana-gar.Sincethetinylibrariesarefarfromthemaintown,shealsolendsbooksouttothosewhowanttoreadathome.
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4.What'stheaimofMeena'sreadingprogram?
A.Tocareforyoungsterslackinginreading.
B.Tohelpadultslearnsomecohesiveexpression.
C.TokeepNgurangLearningInstituterunningwell.
D.Tohighlighttheimportanceofreadingforadults.
5.WhatdidMeenadotoencourageyoungkidstoreadmore?
A.Sheofferedsomerewardstothem.
B.Sheprovidedthemwithtransportation.
C.Shechosenovelswithbeautifulcovers.
D.Sheselectedbookscoveringeverycategory.
6.WhichwordscanbestdescribeMeena'slibraries?
A.Smallanduseless.B.Influentialandmeaningful.
C.Largebutimpractical.D.Widespreadbutunwelcome.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Books:
SourcesofKnowledgeB.TheRoadsideReadingCorner
C.TheLibrary:
aParadisefortheYoungD.NewIdeasaboutSettingaReadingPlan
C
WhileweknowthatlanguagefirstappearedamongHomosapiens(智人)somewherethousandsofyearsago,thesecrettohowlanguageevolvedisstillunknown,andmainstreamtheoriesfallintotwodistinctlydifferentcamps.
Onewidelyheldtheoryisthatlanguagecameaboutasanevolutionaryadaptation.Thatwaswheretheideaofnaturalselectioncameintoplay,whichwasthebeliefthatthespecificphysicalfeaturesofapopulationmadethatpopulationmorelikelytosurviveitsenvironment,liketheturtle(海龟)anditsshell.Ononehand,humansneededtocommunicatewitheachotherinordertohunt,farmanddefendthemselvessuccessfullyfromthesurroundingsevereenvironment.Beingabletocommunicatebyusinglanguagegavethehumanspeciesadistinctsurvivaladvantage.Ontheotherhand,languagewasneededforsocialinteraction,accordingtothosewhosubscribedtotheadaptationtheory.
Intheirpaper“NaturalLanguageandNaturalSelection,”researchersStevenPinkerandPaulBloomtheorizedthataseriesofcallsorgesturesevolvedovertimeintocombinations,givinguscomplexcommunication,orlanguage.Asthingsbecamemorecomplicatedaroundthem,humansneededamorecomplexsystemtoconveyinformationtooneanother.Earlymansawagroupofdeerhewantedtohunt.Hemadeasoundtohishuntingpartnerthatmeans“deerarenearby.”Oneday,astormcameinandthehunternoticedthatthunderscaredthedeeraway.Asaresult,thehunterwenthungryuntilthestormpassed.Overtime,thesamehunteralsolearnedtorecognizethewarningsignsforbadweather--darkskiesandincreasedwind.Earlymanrealizedthatwhentheskydarkenedandthewindpickedup,heneededtotellhishuntingpartnertospeedupthepursuitofthedeer.Therefore,hecameupwithaseriesofsoundsthatrefertoboththedeerandthebadweather.Thatseriesofsoundswasthebeginningofanevolutionaryadaptationthateventuallybecamelanguage.
Ashumanslearnedmoreabouthowtobestsurvive,theydevelopedaneedtoconveythesesurvivalmethodstotheirpopulation.Tobebrief,that'stheadaptationtheory.
8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theevolutionoflanguage.
B.Thepaperonnaturalselection.
C.Thedifferencesbetweentheories.
D.Theintroductiontohumanreproduction.
9.Whyaretheturtleanditsshellmentionedinparagraph2?
A.Toshowthemysteryofnature.
B.Tosupporttheevolutionaryadaptation.
C.Tostresstheadvantageoftheturtlesshell.
D.Toencouragepeopletostudynaturalselection.
10.Howdoestheauthorexplaintheadaptationtheoryinparagraph3?
A.Bycomparing.B.Bylistingdata.
C.Bycarryingoutasurvey.D.Bygivinganexample.
11.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytellusnext?
A.Theexactplacewherehumanscamefrom.
B.Theothertheoryofhowlanguageevolved.
C.Thereasonswhyanimalscannotformlanguage.
D.Themethodsofhumans'shapingnon-verbalthinking.
D
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Currentdetectionmethodsrelyheavilyonhumanwatchfulness,whichcandelayaneffectiveresponse.Mostwildfiresarereportedbythegeneralpublic,andotheralertscomefromroutinefootpatrolsandwatchtowerobservers.Passingplanesandsatellitesalsooccasionallyspotsomething,but“thefirefirstappearsontheground,”Wangsays.“Whenyouseethefirefromthesky,itistoolate.”
Theteamsaysitsnewsensorcanbeplacedneartreetrunks'basesandsendawirelesssignaltoanearbyreceiverifthereisadramatictemperatureincrease.Thatheatalsopowersthesensoritself,withoutreplacingbatteries.Theteamprintedthesubstancesontoordinarypapertocreateasensorforjust$0.40.
Butimprovingcoordinationamongthedifferentagenciesinvolvedinfirefightingisevenmorecrucialtoaddress,saysGrahamKent,anearthquakeexpertattheUniversityofNevada,Reno,whowasnotpartofthestudy.KentisdirectorofALERTWildfire,anetworkthatusescamerasandcrowdsourcingtowatchforfiresinCalifornia,NevadaandOregon.“Thewholewaythatyourespondtoafireuntilit'sputoutislikeaballet,”hesays.“You'dhavetochoreograph(设计)itjustso,withresourcespreciselyallocatedattherighttimeandplacefromdetectiontoconfirmationtoassignmenttoextinguishment(熄灭).Firedetectionisjuststepone.”
Wangsayshisteam'snextstepsaretoextendthedevice'ssignalrangebeyondthecurrent100meters,whichcanlimitpracticaluse,andtodevelopaprotectiveshieldforit.TheTra