届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案.docx

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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