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高三济宁一模英语试题

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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

Whistler,.

BelovedbytouristsandCanadiansalike,Whistlerincreaseditsinternationalprofileafterthesuccessofthe2010WinterOlympics.Withitscloseproximity（临近）toVancouver—it’sonlytwohoursnorthofthecity—Whistlerofferstheidealwinterplaygroundforallages.Challengeyourselfonitssnow-coveredmountains,enjoysomeretailtherapyinits200shops,orsamplethefinestcuisinein90+restaurantsandbars.

Quebec

Formorethan60years,Quebec’sworldfamous WinterCarnival hasbeenoneofCanada’smust-visitwinter destinations.Witheveningparades,snowtubing,skating,snowrafting,outdoorBBQs,icesliding,snowsculpturecompetitionsanddanceparties,there’ssomethingforeverytasteandage.Andbesuretokeepyoureyespeeledforthefete’smainman—BonhommeCarnaval—Quebec’sbelovedsnowmanandCarnivalambassador.

NovaScotia

Youcan’tgetmoreCanadianthanmaplesyrup,and SugarMoonFarm inNovaScotiahastastyfuninstoreforyou!

 Learnallabouttheartofmaplesyrup—andsampletheyummyresults.SugarMoonFarmofferswarmhospitalityalongwiththeirsugarcamptours,all-daybrunch,maple-tastingexperiencesandhikingtrails.FoodieswillbethrilledtotakepartinSugarMoon’sChefNightswhenthefinestchefscreatedelicatedinnersforahungryandappreciativeaudience.

Saskatchewan

Foratruefrontierexperience,enjoyabreathtakingjourneythroughtheCanadianwildbydogsled.Saskatchewan’s SundogsSledExcursions letsyouridealongonatripofalifetime.EachwinterfromlateNovembertomid-March,SundogstakesvisitorsdeepintothebeautifulandunspoiledenvironsofAnglinLakebydogsled.Sundogsoffersahostofamazingactivitiesincludingpuppycamps,halforfulldaytrips,andovernightcamping.

1.WhatisWhistler,.knownforworldwide

A.Thesuccessofthe2010WinterOlympics.

B.ItscloseproximitytoVancouver.

C.Itssnow-coveredmountains.

D.Thefinestcuisineinrestaurantsandbars.

2.Whichissuggestedifonehasasweettooth

A.Whistler,.B.Saskatchewan.C.NovaScotia.D.Quebec.

3.WhatcanbeexpectedinSaskatchewan

A.Asnowsculpturecompetition.B.Amaple-tastingexperience.

C.Across-countryhikingtrip.D.Athrillingsnowsledride.

B

Theexpression,“everybody’sdoingit,”isverymuchatthecenteroftheconceptofpeerpressure.Itisasocialinfluenceappliedonanindividualinordertogetthatpersontoactorbehaveinasimilarwayasalargergroup.

Peoplearesocialcreaturesbynature,andsoitishardlysurprisingthatsomepartoftheirself-respectcomesfromtheapprovalofothers.Thisinstinctexplainswhytheapprovalofpeers,orthefearofdisapproval,issuchapowerfulforceinmanypeople’slives.Thisinstinctdrivespeopletodressonewayathomeandanotherwayatwork,ortoanswerasimple“fine”whenastrangerasks“howareyou”evenifitisnotnecessarilytrue.

Forcertainindividuals,seekingsocialacceptanceissoimportantthatitbecomesanaddiction.Teensandyoungadultsmayfeelforcedtosmoke,ordrinkalcohol,whichmightencouragecriminalbehavior.Matureadultsmaysometimesfeelpressuredtocoverupillegalactivityatthecompanywheretheywork,orendupindebtbecausetheyareunabletoholdbackthedesiretobuyahouseorcarthattheycan’taffordinanefforttokeepupwiththepeers.

However,peerpressureisnotalwaysnegative.Astudentwhosefriendsaregoodatacademicsmaybeurgedtoworkharderandgetgoodgrades.Playersonasportsteammayfeeldriventoplayharderinordertohelptheteamwin.Thistypeofinfluencecanalsogetafriendoffsmoking,ortohelpanadulttakeupagoodhabitordropabadone.

Althoughpeerpressureissometimesquiteobvious,itcanalsobesosubtlethatapersonmaynotevennoticethatitisaffectinghisorherbehavior.Forthisreason,whenmakingimportantdecisions,simplygoingwithaninstinctisrisky.Instead,peopleshouldseriouslyconsiderwhytheyfeeldrawntotakingaparticularaction,oritissimplybecauseeveryoneelseisdoingthesamething.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“instinct”inparagraph2probablymean

A.Anaturaltendency.B.Anacquiredability.

C.Apopularidea.D.Anobviousmistake.

5.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout

A.Potentialcausesofpeerpressure.

B.Possiblepositiveeffectsofpeerpressure.

C.Negativeconsequencesofpeerpressure.

D.Tipsforcopingwithpeerpressure.

6.Whatistheauthor’ssuggestionwhenmakingadecision

A.Simplygowithaninstinct.

B.Askforadvicefromadults.

C.Listentotheinnermotivation.

D.Followinthefootstepsofothers.

7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetopeerpressure

A.Objective.B.Ambiguous.C.Critical.D.Indifferent.

C

Theworstoutbreakofdesertlocusts（蝗虫）indecadesispresentlyunderwayintheHornofAfrica.Itisthebiggestofitskindin25yearsfor Ethiopia andSomalia–andtheworstKenyahasseenfor70years.

WhatweareseeinginEast Africa todayisunlikeanythingwe’veseeninaverylongtime.Itsdestructivepotentialisenormous,andit’stakingplaceinaregionwherefarmersneedeverygramoffoodtofeedthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Mostofthecountrieshardesthitarethosewheremillionsofpeoplearealreadyvulnerable（脆弱的）orinserioushumanitarianneed,astheyenduretheimpactofviolence,drought,andfloods.

Wehaveactedquicklytorespondtothisoutbreak.Theprimarymethodofbattlinglocustsistheaerialsprayingofpesticides（杀虫剂）.FAO’s“LocustWatch”service explains that“althoughgiantnets,flamethrowers,lasers,andhugevacuumshavebeenproposedinthepast,thesearenotinuseforlocustcontrol.Peopleandbirdsofteneatlocustsbutusuallynotenoughtosignificantlyreducepopulationlevelsoverlargeareas.”

TheUN’sOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairshasreleased$10millionfromitsCentralEmergencyReliefFundtofundahugescale-upinaerialoperationstomanagetheoutbreak.

Butthewindowtocontainthiscrisisisclosingfast.WeonlyhaveuntilthebeginningofMarchtobringthisinfestationundercontrolasthatiswhentherainandplantingseasonbegins.Ifleftunchecked–andwithexpectedadditionalrains–locustnumbersinEastAfricacouldincrease500timesbyJune.

Wemustactnowtoavoidafull-blowncatastrophe.Andwewill.Atthesametime,weneedtopayattentiontoabiggerpicture.ThisisnotthefirsttimetheGreaterHornofAfricahasseenlocustoutbreakapproachthisscale,butthecurrentsituationistheworstindecades.Thisislinkedtoclimatechange.Warmerseasmeanmoretropicalstorms,generatingtheperfectbreedingconditionsforlocusts.

8.Whatisimpliedinparagraph2

A.PeopleinEastAfricaaresufferingdrought.

B.PeopleinEastAfricaaregoingthroughfloods.

C.Thelocustoutbreakwillcausecropfailure.

D.Thelocustoutbreakisworseninglocals’life.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph

A.Weneedabiggerpicturetostudythedisaster.

B.ItisthesecondoutbreakoflocustsinEastAfrica.

C.Itisthelargestoutbreakoflocustseverinhistory.

D.Theoutbreakoflocustsisfueledbyglobalwarming.

10.Whatisthepurposeofthetext

A.Toanalyseandcompare.B.Toinformandcallfor.

C.Toargueanddiscuss.D.Tointroduceandassess.

11.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom

A.Aguidebook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Anewsreport.D.Achemistrypaper.

D

Scientistssaytheyhavedevelopedasystemthatuses machinelearning topredictwhenandwherelightningwillstrike.Researchersreportthesystemisabletopredictlightningstrikesupto30minutesbeforetheyhappenwithina30-kilometerarea.

Lightningisastrongburstofelectricityintheatmosphere.Sinceitcarriesanextremelypowerfulelectricalcharge,itcanbedestructiveanddeadly.Europeanresearchershaveestimatedthatbetween6,000and24,000peoplearekilledbylightningworldwideeachyear.Forthisreason, climatescientists havelongsoughttodevelopmethodstopredictlightning.

Thesystemtestedintheexperimentsusesacombinationofdatafromweatherstationsandmachinelearningmethods.Theresearchersdevelopedapredictionmodelthatwastrainedtorecognizeweatherconditionsthatwerelikelytocauselightning.

Themodelwascreatedwithdatacollectedovera12-yearperiodfrom12Swissweatherstationsincitiesandmountainareas.Thedata,relatedtofourmainsurfaceconditions:

airpressure,airtemperature,relativehumidityandwindspeed,wasplacedintoauniquemachinelearning algorithm（算法）,whichcomparedittorecordsoflightningstrikes.Researcherssaythealgorithmwasthenabletolearntheconditionsunderwhichlightninghappens.

Theresearcherstest-ranthesystemseveraltimes.Theyfoundthatthesystemmadepredictionsthatprovedcorrectalmost80percentofthetime.“Itcannowbeusedanywhere,”theSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology said inastatement.

TheresearchersplantokeepdevelopingthetechnologyinpartnershipwithaEuropeaneffortthataimstocreatealightningprotectionprogram.Theeffortiscalledthe EuropeanLaserLightningRodproject.Scientistsworkingonthe project areexperimentingwithalasertechnologythatcouldsomedaycontrollightningactivity,transferring lightningchargesfromcloudstotheground.Theyhopethatsuchtechnologycanonedaybeusedasprotectionagainstlightningstrikes.Possibleusescouldbeatstations,airportsorplaceswherelargecrowdsgather.

12.Whywasthesystemdeveloped

A.Tomeetkids’curiosityaboutli