甘肃省兰州市届高三诊断考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州市届高三诊断考试英语试题

2020年兰州市高三诊断考试

英语

第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whileweareburninghothere,itiswinterinSouthAmerica.TheAndesMountainsaresituatedalongtheArgentina-Chileborder.OncethefirstsnowfallsofearlyJunestartlodrop,skiersarereadytoenjoythenightlifeofskitownsallalongtheborder.

Caviahue

Meaning“siteofgatheringandcelebration”,thisspotdrawspeoplewithitslongskiseason,naturalbeauty,andhotsprings.

Season:

June15thtoSeptember30th

Tel/Fax:

（011）4314-8212/9180

Website:

CerroCastor

ThenewestskiresortinArgentina,thiswinterplaygroundisnearUshuaia—theworld'ssouthernmostcity.ThestableandcoldtemperaturesofCastorallowittoofferthelongestskiseasonsinSouthAmerica.

Season:

June17thtoOctoberi6th

Phone:

54290-1499301

Fax:

54290-1430680

Website:

http:

//www.cerrocastorcom

PeritoMoreno

Thisresortfeatures11skiablekilometersdividedinto9tracks,adouble1,000-mcter-longchairliftlinethatjoinsthe900-meter-highandthe1,350-meter-highareas,wheresnowisguaranteedthroughoutthewinter.

Season:

FromJune15thtoOctober5th

Phone:

54294-4409000

Fax:

54294-4409000,int.118

Website:

http:

//www.cerro-

CerroCatedral

CerroCatedralwasoneofthefirstskiresortsinArgentina.CerroCatedralhascontinuedtogainareputationforitself-allthewhileupdatingitsfacilities.Theresorthas39lifts,whichallowaccessto600hectares（公顷）ofskiablesurfacedividedinto53well-signaledrunsofvariousdifficulties.

Season:

FromJune18thtoOctober10th

Tel/Fax:

（012）4672-2947/7672

Website:

http:

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1.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttotakeahotspringbath?

A.54294-4409000B.54290-1499301

C（012）4672-2947/7672D.（011）4314-8212/9180

2.Whichofthefollowingoffersthelongestskiseason?

A.CaviahueB.CerroCastorC.PeritoMorenoD.CerroCatedral

3.What'sthefeatureofCerroCatedral?

A.Culturalappeal.B.Beautyandcomfort.

C.Advancedequipment.D.Historicalsignificance.

B

Iwantedtobeajournalist.Butmyparentsremindedmethatmathmakesmoney,soofftoengineeringschoolIwentInmypost-universityyoung-adultlife,I'vemanagedtobecome^traditionallysuccessful."Asafemaleengineer,Iworkedforabigoilcompanyandownedahome.Mylifewaslaidoutinfrontofme.andIdidn'tlikewhatIsaw.

So,Ididwhatanyrespectable24-year-oldwoulddoandleftmylifebehind.Isaidgoodbyetomyboyfriendandpulledoutmysuitcase.Ithrewmyselfaloneintotheworldwiththegraceandbeautyofababydeertakingitsfirststepswithskateboardsunderitsfeet.IbloodiedmykneesmountainbikingthroughtheredrocksofUtah.IspentfourdaysstrugglingthroughYellowstonewith50poundsonmyback.TwoPeruvianwomenalongmyAndeanjourneytaughtmehowtoroastcoffeeandhelpedmepracticeSpanish.Itwasn'tVienna'sculturalmuseums;itwasasunnypieceofgrassbesidetheDanuberiverwithsomeonefrommyhostel（青年旅社）whoquicklybecameafriend.Itwasn'tYellowstone'sOldFaithfulgeyser（间歇喷泉）launchingintotheair;itwaschargingthroughMontana'sordinarylandscapeplayingmusicsoloudthatthecarwindowsshook.Thetruthis,Ididn'tactuallyneedtobeabroadtohavealmostanyofmyfavoriteexperiences.Theywerejustsmalleverydaymomentsthathappenedtohappenabroad,leadingmetorealizethatthetruevalueofmyflightticketswerenotthelandmarks,butratherbecominganactiveparticipantinmyownlife.

Inowspendlesstimeonlineshoppingandmoretimelyingaloneonthefloorlisteningtoanalbumcover—to—cover.Iaskmyfriendshowthey'redoing.SometimesIsurprisethemwithflowerstoseethemsmile.Itelleveryonetohaveagoodday.

4.Whatcanwelearn,abouttheauthorfromParagraph1?

A.Shefoundherworkchallenging.

B.Shewasdissatisfiedwithherlife.

C.Shepreferredmathtojournalism.

D.Shedarednottalkbacktoherparents,

5.Whydoestheauthormentionthejourneysshehastakeninthetext?

A.Toprovetheimportanceoftravel.

B.Toexpressherjoywithnewfriends.

C.Toshowwhatshelearnedfromthetravelling.

D.Tointroducethelandmarksshewasinterestedin,

6.Howhasthetravelprobablychangedtheauthor?

A.Shehasbecomemoreindependent.

B.Shebeginstoenjoyherdailylifemore.

C.Shebeginstovalueherfamily'sopinion.

D.Shehasbecomemoreinterestedinforeigncultures.

7.Whatmessagedocstheauthortrytoconveyinthetext?

A.Weshouldn'tthinklifeisbetterelsewhere.

B.Interestisthebestteacherinchoosingjobs.

C.Travelisthebestwaytospendyourholidays.

C

Antsknowwhenanearthquakeisabouttostrike,researchershavediscovered.Theirbehaviorchangessignificantlypriortothequakeandtheyresumenormalfunctioningonlyadayafterit.GabrieleBerberichoftheUniversityDuisburg-EsseninGermanypresentedthesefindingsonThursdayattheEuropeanGeosciencesUnionannualmeetinginViennaaccordingtoLiveScience.

BerberichandhercolleaguesdiscoveredthatredwoodantspreferredtobuildtheircoloniesrightalongactivefaultsinGermany.Theycounted15,000mounds（土堆））liningthefaults.Thesefaultsaretheplaceswheretheearthviolentlyburstsinearthquakes.

Usingaspecialcamerathattrackedchangesinactivity.Berberichandhercolleaguestrackedtheantsroundtheclockforthreeyears,2016to2019.Theyfoundthattheants'behaviorchangedonlywhenthequakewasovermagnitude（级数）2.Therewere10earthquakesbetweenmagnitude2.0and3.2duringthisperiod,andmanysmallerones.Humanscanalsosensequakesofovermagnitude2only.

AccordingtoBerberich,normalantactivityconsistsofgoingaboutcollectingfoodetc.duringthedayandrestinginthenightButbeforeanearthquake,theantsdidn'tgobacktotheirmoundinthenightandmovedaroundoutsideit.Thisstrangeandabnormalbehaviorcontinuedtilladayaftertheearthquake,Berberichtoldanewsconference,accordingtoLivescience.

Howdoantsknowanearthquakeiscoming?

BerberichsuggestedthattheycouldeitherbepickingupchanginggasemissionsornotingtinychangesintheEarth'smagneticfields（磁场）."Redwoodantshavespecialcellswhichcandetectchangesincarbondioxidelevels.Theyalsohavespecialcellsfordetectingelectromagneticfields."shesaid.Berberichandhercolleaguesareplanningtocontinuetheresearchinareaswheretherearemoreandbiggerearthquakes

8.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"resume"inParagraph1?

A.Form.B.Avoid.C.Recover.D.Improve.

9.What'sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toleadtothemaintopic.B.Todescribeanewspeciesofant,

C.TointroduceafamousresearcherD.Totellhowtopredictanearthquake.

10.Whathappenstotheantsbeforeanearthquake?

A.Theyhavenoappetite.B.Theyaretooexcitedtorest.

C.Theygetlostontheirwayhome.D.Theyrefusetogoinsidetheirnests.

11.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Antscanonlydetectsmallerearthquakes.

B.Theresultoftheresearchiscompletelyreliable.

C.Antsmayhavetwowaystopredictearthquakes.

D.Researchersdon'tknowhowantspredictearthquakes.

D

Morethan11,000scientistsarewarningthattheEarth,intheirwords,"clearlyandunequivocally（明确地）facesaclimateemergency。

。

.”Thescientistsrepresentseveralfieldsofstudyandcomefrom150countriesaroundtheworld.TheyapprovedareportthatappearedinthepublicationBioscienceearlierthismonth.Itwarnsthattheworldwouldface"untoldhumansuffering"ifitdoesnotmakedeepandlastingshiftsinhumanactivitiesthatinfluenceclimatechange.ThreeleadersofthestudyarefromtheUnitedStates.TheyworkedonthestudywithscientistsfromuniversitiesinSouthAfricaandAustralia.Thisisthefirsttimealargegroupofscientistshavejointly（共同地）usedtheword"emergency"whentalkingaboutclimatechange.

"Despite40yearsofglobalclimatenegotiations...wehavegenerallyconductedbusinessasusualandhavelargelyfailedtoaddressthisworryingsituation,”thestudysaid.“Climatechangehasarrivedandisacceleratingfasterthanmanyscientistsexpected."

Thereportidentifiedfiveareasthattheworldneedstodealwithimmediately.Thescientistsappealedtonationstouseenergymoreefficientlyandcuttheiruseoffossilfuels.Theysuggestedthatlawmakersapprovetaxesontheburningofcarbon-basedfuels,suchascoal,oilandnaturalgas.Thereporturgespeopletomovetowardmoreofaplant-baseddiet.Otherareasofconcernincludepreventingthedestructionofforestsandpermanentlossofsomeplantandanimalspecies.Thereportnotedthatitwillmostlikelytakestrongactionsbythepublictomovepoliticianstoapprovelastingpolicychanges.

Thescientistsadded,"Webelievethattheprospects（前景）willbegreatestifdecision-makersandallofhumanityquicklyrespondtothiswarninganddeclarationofaclimateemergency,andacttosupportlifeonplanetEarth,ouronlyhome.”

12.Whatwillhappentopeopleiftheydon'tstoptheactivitiesthatinfluencetheclimatechange?

A.Theywillhavenoplacestolivein.

B.Theywillbefinedandlosetheirjobs.

C.Theywillbecomeboredwiththeirlife.

D.Theywillgothroughalotofsufferings.

13.Whathavepeopledonewhenfacingtheclimatechangeinthepast40years?

A.Theyhaveignoredthescientists’warning,

B.Theyhavesolvedtheproblemsuccessfully.

C.Theyhavetalkedtoomuchbutdonetoolittle.

D.Theyhaverealizedtheproblemisn’tthatserious.

14.Inwhichparagraphcanwefindtheadvicefromthescientists