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届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
2020届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
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
LocatedinthebeautifulSichuanBasin,Chongqingisamagical8Dcity.Thenaturalhistoryandculturalsceneryoftheareaprovidechildrenwithlearningopportunitiesbecausetheycanenjoythemanywondersofthisarea.
FengjieTiankengGroundJoint
TiankengDiqiaoScenicAreaislocatedinthesouthernmountainousareaofFengjieCounty.TheTiankengpitis666metersdeepandiscurrentlythedeepesttiankengintheworld.ThescenicspotisdividedintotenareasincludingXiaozhaiTiankeng,TianjingxiaGround,LabyrinthRiver,andLongqiaoRiver.Therearemanyandweirdkarstcaveshafts,andcountlesslegendshauntthem.
YouyangPeachGarden
YouyangTaohuayuanScenicAreaisanationalforestpark,anational5A-levelscenicspot,andanationaloutdoorsportstrainingbase.LocatedinthehinterlandofWulingMountain.TheFuxiCaveinthescenicspotisabout3,000meterslong,withwindingcorridors,deepundergroundrivers,andcolor1fulstalactites.Thelandscapeisbeautiful.
JinyunMountainNationalNatureReserve
JinyunMountainislocatedinBeibeiDistrictofChongqingCity,about45kilometersawayfromtheCentralDistrictofChongqingCity.TheninepeaksofJinyunMountainstanduprightandrisefromtheground.Theancienttreesonthemountainaretowering,thegreenbamboosformtheforest,theenvironmentisquiet,andthesceneryisbeautiful,soitiscalled"LittleEmei".Amongthem,YujianPeakisthehighest,1050metersabovesealevel;LionPeakisthemostprecipitousandspectacular,andtheotherpeaksarealsounique.
ChongqingPeople'sSquare
Chongqing'sGreatHallofthePeople,oneofthelandmarksofChongqing,givespeoplethedeepestimpressionthanitsmagnificentappearanceresemblingtheTempleofHeaven.Italsousesthetraditionalmethodofcentralaxissymmetry,withcolonnade-styledoublewingsandatowerending,plusalargegreenglazedroof,largeredpillars,whiterailings,double-eavebucketarches,andpaintedcarvedbeams.
1.HowdeepistheTiankengGroundJoint?
A.666mB.3,000mC.45kmD.1050m
2.WhichofthefollowingrockscanyouseeinYouyangPeachGarden?
A.LimestoneB.StalactiteC.MarbleD.Quartzite
3.WhichattractionisclosesttodowntownChongqing?
A.FengjieTiankengGroundJoint
B.JinyunMountainNationalNatureReserve
C.ChongqingPeople'sSquare
D.YouyangPeachGarden
B
Scientistshavediscoveredanewbehaviouramongbumblebeesthattricksplantsintofloweringearly.
Whenlackofpollen,bumblebeeswillbitelittlebylittleontheleavesofflower-lessplants.Thedamageseemstofooltheplantintoflowering,sometimesupto30daysearlierthannormal.
Withtheirhairyappearanceandspecialsounds,bumblebeesarehardtomissingardensallovertheworld.Theirhairybodiesmakethemexcellentpollinatorsforcropsliketomatoesandblueberries.Theyareamongthefirstbeestoappeareachyearandworkalongseason.
Butdespitetheirkeyrole,bumblebees,likemanyotherpollinatorshaveseentheirnumbersdeclinesuddenlyinrecentdecades.Onerecentstudypointedtoclimatechange,reportingthatanincreasingnumberofhotdaysinEuropeandNorthAmericawasraisinglocalbumblebeesextinctionrates.
Butresearchershavenowmadeadiscoveryaboutbumblebeesthatcouldhavesomethingtodowiththeirlongtermsurvival.ScientistsinSwitzerlandfoundthatwhenthebumblebeeswereoutofpollen,theystartedtobiteontheleavesofplantsthathadn'tyetflowered.Theyusedtheirmouthstocutclearly-shapedholesintheleaves.Butthecreaturesdidn'teatthematerialoruseitintheirnests.
Thedamagedplantsrespondedbyfloweringearlierthannormal--insomecasesupto30daysaheadofschedule.Researchersalsofoundthatthebeedamagedplantsflowered30daysearlierthanundamagedplantsand25daysearlierthanonesdamagedbythescientists.
“Ithinkeverythingthatwe'vefoundisconsistentwiththeideathatthebumblebeesaredamagingtheplantsandthatthat'sanadaptationthatbringsflowersearlierandthatbenefitsthebees,”saidDrMarkMescher,oneoftheauthorsfromETHZurich.
4.Howdobumblebeesfoolplantsintofloweringearlier?
A.Bymakinguseofthehotweather.B.Byputtingthefalseflowersontheleaves.
C.Byattackingtheleavesofflowerlessplants.D.Bytakingawaythepollenfromtheotherflowers.
5.What'sbumblebees’keyrole?
A.Makingplantsflowerearly.B.Spreadingpollentoflowersandplants.
C.Sendinginformationaboutweatherchange.D.Findingoutwhethertheplanthasflowers.
6.Whathashappenedtobumblebeesinthepasttheyears?
A.Theyarebecominghomesick.B.Theyarenotasfriendlyasbefore.
C.Thereisasharpdecreaseinnumber.D.Theyhavebeenbusyyearbyyear.
7.What'sDrMarkMescher'sattitudetowardsthebehaviourofbumblebees?
A.Uncaring.B.Skeptical.C.Tolerant.D.Objective.
C
TheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)saysmorethanhalfoftheworld’swildlifepopulationhasbeenlost,whichtheconservationgroupsayshasplacedthehealthoftheplanetatrisk.
TheWWFrecentlyreleasedits10thFlagshipLivingPlanetReport.Thegroupwarnstheconditionoftheworld'sanimalsisworsethanitsearlierreportsshowed,indicatingworldwideactionisneeded.
TheWWFisworriedaboutthelossofanddamagetoEarth’senvironment.Thereportprovidesinformationaboutmorethan10,000animalpopulationsfrom1970to2010.Thesepopulationsarecalled“vertebratespecies,”oranimalswithbackbones—likefish,birds,mammals,amphibiansandreptiles.Thereportshowsthesepopulationshavedroppedby52percentinjust40years.Itwarnsfreshwaterspecieshavefallenby76percent,whichisalmosttwicethelossoflandandoceanspecies.Mostoftheselossesareinthetropics,withthebiggestdropinLatinAmerica.
MarcoLambertini,theWWF’sInternationalDirector-Generalsaid,“Thisisaboutlosingnaturalhabitats.Thisisaboutconvertingforests,grasslands,andwetlandsintoagriculturemainly,anditisaboutunsustainableuseofwildlife.Illegalhuntinghasbeenactuallyincreasingoverthelast10years,whichdefinitelyadrivingforceforextinction,particularlyoflargespecies.”
Thereportalsonoteswhatitcallstheworld’s“EcologicalFootprint”,thatis,theeffectofhumanactivitiesontheplanet.Mr.Lambertinisaystherehasbeenanincreaseincarbondioxidegasesandthepouringofnitrogenintooceansandriversfromfertilizersusedinagriculture,whichcertainlycannotcontinue.
“Weareconsumingonaverageeveryyearabouttheequivalentofabout1.5,oneandahalftimestheresourcesavailabletotheplanet.Thatmeanswearecuttingtreesmorequicklythantheycanberestored.Wearefishingtheoceansmorequicklythanfishingstockscanreproduce,andweareemittingintheatmospheremoreCO2thanthenaturalsystemscanactuallyabsorb,whichisclearlynotsustainable.”
Mr.Lambertiniwarnsclimatechangeaffectsalmosteveryoneontheplanetandthatwholespeciesmaydisappeariftheworlddoesnotreducetheeffectsofhumansontheclimate.
8.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofspeciesfacesthebiggestdropinpopulation?
A.Landandoceanspecies.
B.Animalswithbackbones.
C.FreshwaterspeciesinLatinAmerica.
D.Freshwaterspeciesinthetropics.
9.Allthefollowingcancontributetothelossofworld’swildlifepopulationEXCEPT________.
A.turningwildlifehabitatsintoagricultureland.
B.makingsustainableuseofwildlife.
C.huntingillegally.
D.emittingCO2gasesandpouringnitrogen.
10.Whichdoestheunderlinedword“converting”inparagraph4mean?
A.Conserving.B.Conveying.
C.Exchanging.D.Transforming.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.
A.Marcoismuchconcernedabouthuman’scurrentbehaviorstowardswildlife.
B.whattheplanetprovidesnowcansatisfyhuman’ssustainabledevelopment.
C.morethanhalfoftheworld’swildlifepopulationhasbeenlost.
D.ifhumansreducetheeffectsontheclimate,thewholespecieswillnotdisappear.
D
A10-year-oldswimmerwithsky-highdreamsandanametomatchthemhasbrokenarecordpreviouslyheldbyOlympianMichaelPhelps.
ClarkKentApuada,whosefriendscallhim“Superman",swamthe100-meterbutterflyin1:
09.38attheFarWesternLongCourseChampionshipsinhishomestateofCaliforniathisSunday.That'sasecondfasterthantherecordPhelpssetatthesameeventin1995withatimeof1:
10.48inthesamecategoryofboysunder10.
Clark,arisingfifth-graderwhoisFilipino-American,toldHuffPosthe'sbeendreamingaboutbreakingPhelps'recordeversincehestartedswimmingcompetitivelyatage7."Iwassomotivated,"Clarksaidabouthiswin."IwassohappythatIwasabletobeatthatrecord.”
PhelpscompetedinhisfirstOlympicsatage15.HewentontobecomethemostdecoratedOlympianinhistory,with28medalsoverall.“Everyoneinthecrowdwasexcitedwhentheyrealizedwhataspecialswimtheyhadjustseenwhenweannouncedthelong-standingrecordhadbeenbroken,"CindyRowland,PacificSwimming'sdirector,wroteinanemail.
Clarkwonfirstplaceforalltheswimmingeventshecompetedinatthisyear'sFarWesternChampionships.PacificSwimmingorPacSwim,aregionalassociationthatispartofUSASwimming,organizestheFarWesternLongCourseChampionships.CynthiaApuada,Clark'smother,saidthatherchildseemstobe“livingbyhisnameatthispoint”。
Askedaboutthechampionswimmer'sunusualname,shesaidshe'dalwayslovedthenameClark.Andherhusband'sfavoritesuperherojusthappenedtobeSuperman.Sowhentheirchildwasborn,theydecidedtogivehimthename“ClarkKent".Then