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广东省惠州市2021届高三英语2月第三次调研考试试题
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
DriveinOntario
WelcometoOntario!
Here’swhatyouneedtoknowifyouare,orwillbe,visitingOntario
—andwanttodrivewhileyou’rehere.
Visiting:
lessthan3months
IfyouarevisitingOntarioforlessthan3monthsandwanttodrivewhileyou’rehere,youcanuseavaliddriver’slicencefromyourownprovince,stateorcountry.
Visiting:
morethan3months
Ifyouwillbevisitingfromanothercountryformorethan3months,youwillneedanInternationalDriver’sPermit(IDP)fromyourowncountry.Thisisaspeciallicencethatallowsmotoriststodriveinternationallywhenaccompaniedbyavaliddriver’slicencefromtheircountry.YouneedtohavethispermitwithyouwhenyouarriveinOntario.Youcannotapplyforoneonceyouarehere.
Rulesoftheroad
Asavisitor,youareresponsibleforknowingOntariotrafficlaws.Herearejustsome:
∙keeptotherightoftheroad
∙obeypostedspeedlimits(e.g.,50km/hour)
∙donotusehandhelddeviceswhiledriving(e.g.cellphones,tabletsormusicplayers)
∙slowdownandpulltotheright,ifanemergencyvehicleisdrivingbehindyouwiththeirlightsandsirens(警报器)on(e.g.anambulance,firetruckorpolicecar)
Ifyoubreakatrafficlaw,youwillfaceapenalty(处罚).Penaltiesrangefromfinestomakingyourlicenceinvalidoryourcartakenaway.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.
1.Whoisthetextintendedfor?
A.Potentialimmigrants.B.Generalvisitors.
C.Exchangestudents.D.Ordinarydrivers.
2.WhatdrivinghabitisunacceptableinOntario?
A.Changinglanesatrandom.B.Givingwaytofiretrucks.
C.Listeningtomusicinthecar.D.Drivingwithinthespeedlimits.
3.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?
A.Alocalwebsite.B.Atravelguide.
C.Anadvertisement.D.Ageographymagazine.
B
ArecordingwhichcapturesthesoundsofnaturewentonlineonXimalaya,apopularaudio
(音频的)sharingplatform,onJuly9.ThealbumwasrecordedbyShenggu,whoseworkhasattractedoverhalfamillionfollowers.
Aftergraduation,hemovedtoHangzhouin2011toworkatanInternetcompanywitha
“996schedule”—workingfrom9amto9pm,sixdaysaweek.Thestressofworkbegantoaffecthissleep.Torelievethestressinwork,in2013,hetraveledtoFujianduringtheNationalDayholiday.Itwasthefirsttimehehadvisitedthecoastandhewassoimpressedbythesoundsofthewavesthathewantedtorecordthem.
WhenhewasbackinHangzhou,hetooktherecordertothesuburbsatweekendstocollectthesoundsofnatureandstarteduploadinghisrecordingstotheaudioplatform.Ofhisaudioclips,thesoundofrainhasprovedtobethemostpopular.Rain,henotes,isalsooneofthehardestsoundstorecordasit’sallhardtopredict—whenitisgoingtorain,howheavytherainfallisandwhenitwillstop.Heusuallykeepshisrecorderfullycharged,andknowswherehewantstorecordbeforetheraincomes.Toavoidcatchingthesoundoftherainhittingthematerial,hedoesn’tweararaincoatandhastoremainstill.Asaresult,heenduresmosquitobitesandisoftenleftsoakingwet.Heoncedrove50kilometerstorecordathunderstormbutreturnedempty-handed.
Hewilloftentakehisrecordingequipmentintotheforestortotheriverjusttobea“gourmet”ofnaturesounds.“WhenIbringmyrecordingequipmentandwalkaloneinthewoods,Ifeelthepeaceinnatureandallmessythoughtsinmyheadcanbethrownaway,”hesays.Headdsthathewillcontinuetorecordthesoundsofnature,because,astimegoesby,somemayvanishlikethosenolongerheardinthecity.Hewantstokeepthemintherecordings.
4.WhydidShenggustartrecordingsounds?
A.The“996schedule”motivatedhim.
B.Thestressofworkmadehimsleepless.
C.Thesoundofnaturekepthimspellbound.
D.Thevastnessoftheoceanimpressedhim.
5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShenggu’seffortstorecordthesoundofrain?
A.Painful.B.Wholehearted.C.Dangerous.D.Pleasant.
6.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferShengguwillworkcontinuouslyto.
A.findinnerpeaceforhislife
B.gainpopularityfromhisaudience
C.preparemorematerialsforhiswork
D.preservenaturesoundsformorepeople
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ACureforStressFound
B.ANaturalSoundingPastime
C.TheTrickofRecordingNatureSounds
D.AnAudioPlatformAttractingFollowers
C
Anewstudy,publishedinTheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,foundthatcommuni-cationinteractionsthatincludedvoice,likeaphonecallorvideochat,createdstrongersocialbondsthancommunicationthroughtyping,liketextmessagingoremail.
Inthestudy,researchersusedvariousexperimentstogauge(测量)connectedness.Inone,
theyasked200peopletomakepredictionsaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoreconnectwithanoldfriendbyemailorbyphoneandthenassignedpeopleatrandomtodooneortheother.Althoughpeopleanticipated(预料)thataphonecallwouldbemoreawkward,hearingsomeone’svoice
actuallymadetheexperiencebetter.However,peoplewhoparticipatedintheexperimentreportedthattheydidformasignificantlystrongerbondwiththeiroldfriendonthephoneversusemail,andtheydidnotfeelmoreawkward.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchershadstrangersconnectedbyeithertexting,talkingovervideochat,ortalkingusingonlyaudio.Theyfoundthatbothformsofvoicecommunication—whethervideooraudioonly—madethestrangersfeelsignificantlymoreconnectedthanwhentheycommunicatedviatext.
SabrinaRomanoff,aHarvardtrainedclinicalpsychologistbasedinNewYorkCity,sayspeopletendtotextoremailinsteadofcallingbecauseofconvenience,astheyseeitasacontrolledformofcommunicationwheretheycan“correspondinformationexactlyinthewaytheyintendwithoutunexpectedadditionsbytheotherperson.”
Romanoffsaysthatinreality,textingcanmakeithardtodeterminethetruemeaningbehindaconversation.Aphonecallisactuallymoreconvenientwhenconsideringtheneteffects
ofthemessage.Eachpartyismorepresent,andtherefore,abletogaugethemeaningbehindthecontentwithoutruminating(认真思考)ontheendlesspossiblemeaningsbehindwordsandpunctuation.
8.Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?
A.Toencouragepeopletolettheirfingersdothetalking.
B.Tointroducetheeffectsofverbalandnon-verbalcommunications.
C.Todemonstratethestrengthsandweaknessesofmakingphonecalls.
D.Tocompareconnectednessofcommunicationthroughvoiceandtyping.
9.Whichwaywillmakeyoufeelmoreconnectedifyoumissafriendfaraway?
A.Typingaletter.B.Sendinganemail.
C.Havingavideochat.D.Textingamessage.
10.Whatdoes“acontrolledformofcommunication”refertoinParagraph4?
A.Awaytotalkaboutcontrolledtopics.
B.Awaytocommunicatewithouttimelimit.
C.Awaytoexplainsomethingwithoutdelay.
D.Awaytoexpressthoughtswithoutbeingdisturbed.
11.Whatadvantagedoesmakingphonecallsovertexting?
A.Beingmoreformal.B.Beinglessawkward.
C.Beingmorestraightforward.D.Beinglessexpensive.
D
Aliving,bio-degradable(可生物降解的)fabricnamed“Biogarmentry”hasbeeninvented.Madefromalgae(藻),thetextile(纺织品)purifiestheairarounditthroughphotosynthesis(光合作用).
Researchersclaimit’sthefirstlivingtextile,andhavefashionedthematerialintosheer,cloak-likegarment.Whileprototypes(雏形)likethesearestillintheearlystagesofresearchanddesign,andfarfrommassproduction,theychallengethefashionindustrytoreimagineways
itcanreduceitslargecarbonfootprintthroughalternativefabrics.
Fashionisoneoftheworld’smostpollutingindustries.It’sresponsibleformorecarbonemissionsthaninternationalflightsandshippingcombined,amountingto10%ofallgreenhousegassesemittedglobally.Thecropstraditionallyusedtomakeclothingabsorbcarbonastheygrow,butmostnaturalmaterialsarestillcarbonemitters.TakeasingleT-shirtmadeofcottonasanexample.Theestimatedfootprintofacottonshirtoveritslifetimeis15kilograms(33pounds)ofcarbondioxide,withmostofthatemittedduringtheenergy-intensiveproductionanddyeing
(染色)processes.
Inrecentyears,environmentalstart-upshaveproposedanumberofalternativenaturalfibres,manyofwhichhavethepotentialtosequestercarbonbutnonehavebeenshowntoachievezeroemissions.Asalgaehastheabilitytotrapcarbon,acarbon-negativeraincoatmadeofmarinealgaehasbeencreated.Algae-basedmaterialsare,currently,whereelectricvehicletechnologieswereadecadeago.Thetechnologyisnowreadyforprimetime.Whentheresultinggarmentsarecommerciallyavailable,wecanimaginepeoplewearingtheirownorganiccloak,sprayingtheirorganismastheygotoworkandencouragingtheiralgaetopurifytheair.
12.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Atextilehelpingpurifytheair.B.Anindustrycausingpollution.
C.Awaytoachievezero-emission.D.Atrendinthefashionindustry.
13.Whichofthefollowingisthemostenvironmentally-friendly?
A.Aninternationalflight.B.Clothingmadeofcotton.
C.Apetrol-poweredvehicle.D.Araincoatmadeofalgae.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequester”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Increase.B.Create.C.Capture.D.Release.
15.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoalgae-basedmaterials?
A.Skeptical.B.Optimistic.C.Conservative.D.Obje