届广州市第16中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析.docx

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届广州市第16中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析

2021届广州市第16中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析

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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

NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme（方案）

TheNationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme（NDIS）willtransformthewayQueenslanderswithdisabilityaresupportedandchangethewaydisabilityservicesarefundedanddelivered.

Underthescheme,Queenslanderswithdisabilitywillhavechoiceandcontroloverhowtheyaccesssupportandwhodeliversthem.Theywillalsohavecertaintythattheywillbesupportedthroughouttheirlifetimetoachievetheirpersonalgoals.

TheNDISwillhaveaneffectonthefollowingprograms.

SchoolTransportAssistanceProgramforStudentswithDisability

TheNDISwillnotdisruptexistingservicesforqualifiedstudents.TheQueenslandGovernmentwillalsocontinuetoprovideschooltransportassistanceforstudentswithdisabilitywhoarenotqualifiedtoreceivefundingviatheNDIS.

FormoreinformationabouttheSchoolTransportAssistanceProgram,andtocheckyourqualification,visittheEducationandTrainingwebsite.

TaxiSubsidy（补助金）Scheme

TheQueenslandGovernmenthaslengthenedtheTaxiSubsidyScheme（TSS）membershipforNDISqualifiedmembersto31October,2022.ThiswillallowmoretimetosolvetransportsupportarrangementsundertheCommonwealth’sNDIS.

YoucanfindmoreinformationabouttheTSSandyourqualificationontheTransLinkwebsite.

DisabilityParkingPermitScheme

NochangeswillbemadetotheDisabilityparkingpermitschemewhentheNDISisintroducedinQueensland.Currentarrangementsforthisschemewillbemaintained.

Youcanfindmoreinformationonthisscheme,andcheckyourqualification,ontheQueenslandGovernmentwebsite.

PublicTransportConcessionsforPeoplewithDisability

TherewillbenochangetoconcessionsonpublictransportforpeoplewithdisabilitywhentheNDISisintroducedinQueensland.TransLinkwillcontinuetoensureconcessionsareprovidedfordisabledpersonstravellingonpublictransportinQueenslandwhentheNDISisintroduced.

Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutpublictransportdiscountsforpeoplewithdisability,andcheckyourqualification,ontheTransLinkwebsite,

1.Whichprogramhelpsdrivethedisabledtoandfromschool?

A.TaxiSubsidyScheme.

B.DisabilityParkingPermitScheme.

C.PublicTransportConcessionsforPeoplewithDisability.

D.SchoolTransportAssistanceProgramforStudentswithDisability.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaxiSubsidyScheme?

A.Theschemeisforparkingpermit.

B.Theexistingmembershipcanbeeffectiveforlongertime.

C.Thereisnochangetocurrentarrangementsforthescheme.

D.TheNDISwillnotbreakoffexistingservicesforqualifiedstudents.

3.Whatdothefourprogramshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallrelatedtotransport.

B.TheyarealllargelyaffectedbyNDIS.

C.Theyallcanbecheckedonthesamewebsite.

D.Theyallprovidediscountsfordisabledpersons.

B

Theworld'slargesticebergisfloatingtowardSouthGeorgiainthesouthernAtlanticOcean.Scientistsfeartheicebergcouldcrashintotheislandandblockmajorfeedingareasforalargepopulationofpenguinsandseals.Iftheiceberghitstheisland,itcouldpreventthepenguinsandsealsfromreachingfoodsupplies.

ThehugeicebergisnamedA68a.ItbrokeawayfromAntarctica'sLarsenCIceShelfin2017.Satelliteimagesshowtheiceberghasremainedinonepiece.Itisestimatedtobeabout150kilometerslongand48kilometerswide.ItistravelingatonekilometerperhourandisonapathtohitSouthGeorgiainaround30days.

Thisisthetimeofyearwhensealsandpenguinsspendalotoftimecaringfortheiryoung.Thedistancethatparentshavetotraveltofindfoodiscrucial.Thatmeanstheyhavetogoalotfurtherorgoaroundtheicebergtofindsourcesoffood.

Ecologistssayanicebergcrashwouldalsodisturbmaterialssettledontheseabed,possiblypollutingthesurroundingseas.Astheicebergmelts,itwouldalsoreleaselargeamountsoffreshwaterintotheocean.Thiscouldaffectkrill（磷虾）populationsthatareamajorsourceoffoodfortheisland'swildlife.Theicebergcouldremainforupto10yearsandchangethearea'swholeecosystem.Thesearegloballysignificantpopulationsofthesespecies.Ifthesespeciesfailinthisparticulararea,thenthenumbersgloballyaregoingtogodownquitedramatically.

ProfessorGeraintTarling,anecologistattheBritishAntarcticSurvey,said,"ThebreakingoffoficebergsfromAntarcticaisanaturalprocess.Buttheprocessischangingwithclimatechange.Whatwe'reseeingwithmodelsandsomeobservationsnowisthatthisishappeningatanincreasingrate.Andso,thismightbecomemoreofausualthinginthefuture."

4.Whyarethescientistsworriedaboutthecomingicebergcrash?

A.Itwillbringextremelycoldweather.

B.Itwilldestroythefeedingareasoftheanimals.

C.Itwillputwildlifeontheislandatriskofstarving.

D.Itwillpreventanimalsfrommovingtootherplaces.

5.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thecharacteristicoftheiceberg.

B.Theimportanceoftheiceberg.

C.Thetravelingspeedoftheiceberg.

D.Theformingprocessoftheiceberg.

6.Whatdamagecananicebergcrashbringaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Usingupmuchfreshwater.

B.Pollutingthesurroundingfarms.

C.Changingtheworld'secosystem.

D.Affectingthenumberofcertainspecies.

7.HowdoesTarlingthinkofthebreakingoffoficebergsfromAntarctica?

A.Itmayslowdowninthenearfuture.

B.Itmaybecomecommoninthefuture.

C.Ithasagreatinfluenceontheclimate.

D.Ithelpsscientistsconductaseastudy.

C

Everyonecanbeangry.Butifyoutakethetimetoactuallyexamineyourangerinsteadofjust“feeling”angry,you’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourself.Knowingwhyyoufeelsoangrycanprovideyouwithsomesurprisinganswers.Theseanswerscanenableyoutosuddenlygrowspirituallyandmentally.

Icangiveyouapersonalexample.IwenttoameetingonceandIwasverballyattackedoveranapplicationIsupportedatmyworkplace.Variouspeoplewentonandonabouthowterriblethissystemwasandthatitneverworked.Thatdidn’tbothermethatmuch.Iwasusedtothatbutoneofthecommentsthatwassaidwas,“Yourjobispointless.”Thisreallyupsetmeandatthetime,Iwaslyfurious（发怒地）withthatcomment.

Iwassoangryandupsetthattheywouldtreatmethatway.OnceItookthetimetothinkaboutwhatwasreallymakingmesomad.Ilearnedalot.IrealizedthatthecommentwasmoretruethanIwantedtoadmit.Inthebigschemeofthings,myjobwaspointless.Itwasn’twhatIreallywantedtobedoingwithmylifeandthiswaswhatfrustratedmethemost.HereIwaspouringpartofmyheartandsoulintoajobIdidn’tevenreallywanttodo.Iwasusingitasacrutch（拐杖）becauseIdidn’thavetheconfidenceinmyselftotakethescaryroadtowardswhatIreallywantedtodo.AssoonasIrealizedthat,alotofmyangerjustmeltedaway.IalsorealizedthatIneededtostartfocusingonwhatIreallywantedtodo.

InowconsiderthisincidentasagreatgiftItgotmebackontracktomovinginthedirectionIwantedtogowithmylife.Iprobablywouldn’tbewhereIamtodayifIhadn’ttakenthetimetofigureoutwhyIwasreallysoangry.

8.Whatmadetheauthorangryatthemeeting?

A.Thesystemofthecompanywasterrible.B.Someonesaidhisjobisinsignificant.

C.Thepolicyofthecompanydidn’twork.D.Theapplicationhesupportedwasofnoeffect.

9.Whatbroughtdowntheangeroftheauthor?

A.Theapologysomeonemadeatthemeeting.

B.Thecrutchheusedtotakethescaryroad.

C.Hisawarenessofthefactthatthecommentwastrue.

D.Thecouragehehadtoovercomethechallenges.

10.Whydidtheauthorconsidertheincidentasagift?

A.Itbroughthimbackontracktothegoal.

B.Ithelpedhimgetpromotedtoahigherposition.

C.Ithelpedhimchangehischaractersincethen.

D.Itprovidedhimwithconfidenceinhiscareer.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoCopewithVerbalAttackinaCompany

B.AvoidBeingPointlessatWork

C.AngerIsHarmfultoHealth

D.UnderstandingYourselfBetterThroughAnger

D

InAustralia,plentyofwildthingscanbiteorsting（刺伤）you.Strangelyenough,oneofthemisatree.Nowscientistshavefiguredoutwhatmakesthetree’sstingsobad.

TherainforestsofeasternAustraliaarehometoastingingtreeknownasDendrocnide.Manypeoplecallitthegympie-gympietree—anamegiventothetreebynativeAustralians.It’scoveredwithsharp,needle-likehairsthatcarrypoison.Ifyoutouchagympie-gympietree,youwon’tforgetitanytimesoon.Thepaincanstaywithyouforhours,daysorweeks.Insomecases,it’sbeenreportedtostayformonths.

Scientistshavelonglookedforthesourceofthispowerfulsting.NowresearchersattheUniversityofQueenslandhavediscoveredwhatmakesthisstingingplantsopainful.Aftercarefullystudyingdifferentkindsofgympie-gympietrees,thescientistswereabletoseparateoutdifferentchemicalsthatthetreesproduce.Thisallowedthemtoidentifyagroupofchemicalsthattheybelievedwasresponsibleforthepain.

Theresearcherscreatedartificialversionsofthesechemicals,whichtheycall“gympietides”.Sureenough,whenthescientistsinjectedmicewithgympietides,themicelicked（舔）attheplaceswherethey’dbeeninjected,indicatingthattheyhurtinthoseplaces.Whenthescientistsstudiedthewaygympietideswerebuilt,theyfoundthattheyformedaknot-likeshape.Theshapemakesthechemicalsverystable,whichhelpsexplainwhythepainstayssolong.

Theknot-likeshapeofthegympietideswassimilartotheshapeofpoisonsproducedbypois