辽宁省铁岭市六校届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省铁岭市六校届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题

辽宁省铁岭市六校2021届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题

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CornellPrecollegeSummerPrograms2021：

Updates

Atthistime,CornellUniversityPrecollegeStudiesplanstoofferonlineandin-person,on-campuscoursesforhighschoolstudentsduringsummer2021.Courseswillbeheldduringthefollowingsessions:

Three-weekSession1（June1-June17,2021）：

Onlinecoursesonly

Three-weekSession2（June21-July9,2021）：

Onlineandon-campuscourses

Three-weekSession3（July12-July30,2021）：

Onlineandon-campuscourses

Six-weekSession（June21-August3,2021）：

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Inaddition,pleasevisittheCornellcoronaviruswebsiteregularlyforuniversityupdates,information,andresourcesforstudents.

Precollegeon-campussummercoursesandCOVID-19

Intheevent,ifwearenotabletoofferin-person,on-campuscoursesduetoCOVID-19restrictions,asmanycoursesaspossiblewillbeconverted（改变）toonlineofferingsandyou'llhavethefollowingoptions:

1.Ifyouron-campuscourseisconvertedtoanonlinecourse,youmayautomaticallyregisterforitatareducedchargethatreflectsonlyacademic（percredit）,notresidential,fees.

2.Ifyouprefer,orifyouron-campuscourseisnotconvertedtoanonlineoffering,youmayselectacoursefromthelistofpreviouslyscheduledonlinecourses.

3.Youmaycontactustowithdrawandrequestafullrefund（退款），minustheapplicationfee.

Whileweknowthereisnoreplacementforouron-campus,residentialexperience,thegoodnewsisthatallonlinecoursesareregularCornellclassesthatgiveyouachancetostudywithCornellfaculty（学院），workalongsideundergraduates,earncollegecredits,andgetaheadstartonpreparingforcollegeapplications.

1．IfyouareonlyavailableinJune,whichsessioncanyouchoose?

A．Three-weekSession1.B．Three-weekSession2.

C．Three-weekSession3.D．Six-weekSession.

2．IfthecoursesyouchooseareconvertedtoonlinecoursesbecauseofCOVID-19,you_________.

A．getadiscountonresidentialfees.B．canhavechoicesofothercourses.

C．canquitthecourseswithoutanylosses.D．havetoacceptowingtorestrictions.

3．Whichofthefollowingistrueabouton-linecourses?

A．Youwillreceivebettereducation.

B．YoucanlearnwithCornellstudents.

C．Youcanknowmoreaboutthecampus.

D．Youwillgetguidanceoncollegeapplications.

Afewyearsago,myfatherarrangedtosendmeamail-orderfruitcakeatChristmastime.AlthoughIhadagoodjobandapartmentinManhattan,hefearedmycupboardsmightbebare.IhadrecentlymovedfromCalifornia,wheremyparentsstilllivedintheirsuburbanbungalow（平房）of50years,thehouseIgrewupin.

Hewantedmetohaveaparticularbrandoffruitcake.Afruitcake,inhismind,wasaperfectChristmasgift.MadeinTexas,itwasfamousamongfruitcakelovers—oratleast,amongpeoplewhogavefruitcaketothosewhowereassumedtolovethem.

IknewtherewouldbeplentytoeatinCalifornia.ForeachChristmas,inadditiontomymother’scookies,fudge（乳脂软糖）,andothertreats,myfatheralwaysgavemysisterandmeeachalargebagofassortedfoodshecalled,ratherplainly,the“FoodBag”.Oneyear,IsecretlylistedthecontentsofmyFoodBaginanotebookforthedaywhenImightnotgetaFoodBagforChristmas.Thatyear,mybagcontainedacanofmixednuts,aboxofwhole-wheatcrackers,aBelgianchocolatebar,someEnglishbreakfasttea9andmanyotheritems.

Iwas44whenmyfathergavemethatFoodBag,andhewas72.

ThatdaybeforemyflighttoCalifornia,thefruitcakestillhadn’tarrived.Whenmyfathercalledtowishmeasafetripandhesaid“Didyoureceiveit?

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“Notyet,”Isaid.“Maybeitwillbetheretoday.”Heregretteddeeplyaboutthelostfruitcake.

HeremainedhopefullythefruitcakewouldcomebyNewYear’sEve.ButJanuary,FebruaryandMarchcameandwentwithnofruitcake.Thoughmyfathercontinuedtoaskaboutit.Ineverconsideredlying.Instead,Iwouldsay,“Thatcakeisorbitingearthandsoonerorlaterwillland.”

Astimewentby,hewouldbringupthejourneyofhisfruitcake.“Iwonderwhereitisnow.”he’dsay.

EarlylastDecember,nearlyayearaftermyfatherdied,Igotacallfromastafferofmyapartmentbuilding,“Youhaveapackage.”

Iwentdownstairstopickitup.ThebrownboxhadaFedExlabelwithareturnaddressinTexas.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bare”probablymeaninParagraph1?

A．Plain.B．Short.

C．Empty.D．Abundant.

5．WhatwouldtheauthorreceiveforeachChristmas?

A．Treatsfromhisparents.B．AbigChristmasdinner.

C．Afoodbagfromhisparents.D．ASpecialfruitcake.

6．Wheredidthefruitcakefinallyendup?

A．InTexas.B．AtLostandFound.

C．InCalifornia.D．InManhattan.

7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Dad’sMysteryPackageB．DisturbingDeliveryService

C．MyFavoriteFoodD．MemorableFoodBags

Plasticpollutionhaslongbeenaproblem,butnowit'sgottentoanewheight-literally.

Microplastics,referringtoplasticfragmentsandparticleslessthan5millimetersindiameter,havebeenfoundonMountQomolangmaashighas8,440metersabovesealevel,just408.86metersbelowthepeakofthemountain,accordingtoarecentstudypublishedinthejournalOneEarth.

“Thesearethehighestmicroplasticseverdiscoveredsofar,“leadauthorImogenNapperfromtheUniversityofPlymouth,UK,saidinastatement.

Scientistscollectedsnowandwatersamplesfrom19differentlocationsfrom4,200metersabovesealevelallthewayuptothetopofMountQomolangma.Theyfoundmicroplasticsinallthewatersamplesandpartofthesnowsamples.ThemostpollutedsamplewasfromtheBaseCampinNepal,wheremosthumanactivityonthemountainisconcentrated.Ithad79particlesofmicroplasticsperliterofsnow.

Buthowhavethesefragmentsmadeitallthiswayandinsuchagreatabundance?

Theanswerisapparent-humanactivities.Itisclimberswhobringplasticproductstothemountain.Eveniftheydon'tlitter,justwalkingfor20minutesoropeningabottleofwatercanreleasemicroplasticsintotheenvironment.

Evencoveredinice,theArcticisalsoavictimofplasticpollution.A2020reportpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatthereare2,000to17,000plasticparticlespercubicmeterinArcticicecores.ExpertsthinkmicroplasticsmaybetransportedbyairandthenreachtheNorthPoleinsnowfall.

“Whatwedon'tyetfullyknowisthepotentialproblemsthesetinypiecesofplasticcouldbehavingtoecosystems,"saidChristianDunnofBangorUniversity,UK.

Thenwhatcanwedo?

“Weneedtostartfocusingondeepertechnologicalsolutionsthatfocusonmicroplastics,likechangingfabricdesignandincludenaturalfibersinsteadofplasticwhenpossible,"Nappersaid.

8．WheredidNapper'steamfindthemicroplastics?

A．At408.86metersbelowthetopofMountQomolangma.

B．Inallwaterandsnowsamplescollected.

C．At4,200metersabovetheEverestBaseCamp.

D．AtthefootofMountQomolangma.

9．WhichofthefollowingmayprotectMountQomolangmafrommicroplastics?

A．Stoppinglittering.B．Avoidingbottledwater.

C．Limitinguseofequipment.D．Forbiddingclimbingatall.

10．HowdoexpertsthinkplasticpollutionreachedtheArctic?

A．ByplanesflyingintheairB．Bywindfromotherplaces.

C．ByhumanstravelingthereD．Byhugetidesinthesea.

11．WhatdidNappersuggest?

A．Promotingnewstylesofclothes.B．Improvingtechnologyforecosystems.

C．Replacingplasticwithnaturalfibers.D．Researchingmicroplastics'harm.

Goingtothemovietheaterisfun.However,inatimewhentechnologyhasaffordedushomevideostreamingservicessuchasNetflixandHulu,manypeoplechoosetostayathometohavefun.Andtheybelievemovietheatersaregoingtohaveproblems.Thoughthoseservicesmightaffectthetheatersnegatively,Idon'tbelievetheyaregoingawayanytimesoon.

Idon'tdoubtthatstayingathometowatchfilmscansaveyoumoney.Afterall,theticketsfortheatersaren'tcheap.Besides,youcanliecomfortablyonabigsofatowatchfilms.Andgenerallythere'snolimitonthetimewhenyoucanwatchfilms.Andyoudon'tneedtobeworriedaboutothersangerwhenyoulaughaloudatafunshot.

Butthemovietheaterhasthelowlighting,thebigscreen,thesurroundsound,etc.Warmoviesespeciallybenefitfrombeingwatchedintheaters.Agoodwarmoviecombinedwiththetheatersettingcanbettershowtherealityofwar.Viewerscanmorecloselyexperiencethewar.Inadditiontowarmovies,actionmoviesandsuperheromoviesarealsomuchbetterwhenviewedonthebigscreen.

Andnothingbeatsgatheringtogetheryourfriendsandfamilyandgoingtoseeagoodmovie.However,nowadaysmanypeopleliketolockthemselvesathomewhenthey'refree.That'swhymanypeopleendupbeinglonely,havingfewfriendsandsufferingfromhealthproblems.Therefore,insteadofjustwatchingamovieathomeandthengoingtobed,youcanhangoutwithyourfriendsandshareyourlatestnewsfacetofacebasedongoingtoseeamovie.

Anyway,weareluckyenoughtoliveinatimethatbenefitspeoplewholovetogooutandthosewholovetostayathome.Netflixandotherserviceswillalwaysbethereforthosewhoprefertostayathome.Butgoingtothetheateroffersbetterexperience,andithelpstheaterscreatemorejobs.It'sawin-win.Sowhynotseeacoolmovieatyourlocaltheater?

12．Whatinfluencedohomevideostreamingservicesseemtobring?

A．Theaterswillsoondisappear.

B．Movietheaterbusinessgetshurt.

C．Filmshavebecomemuchfunnierthanbefore.

D．Theatersbegintoofferb