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学年度吉林省长春市某校上学期高三理科期中考英语

2021—2022学年度吉林省长春市某校上学期高三理科期中考（英语）

一、阅读理解

1.AWildChild'sGuidetoEndangeredAnimals

FromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorMillieMarottacomesthisgorgeouscelebrationoftheanimalkingdom.Highlighting43endangeredspecies,thebooktakesreadersonatriparoundtheworldwhilelearningaboutrareandwell-knownanimalsandtheirhabitats.

Marcovaldo

Marcovaldoisacollectionof20shortstorieswrittenbyItaloCalvino.DescribingthelifeofapoorruralmanlivinginnorthernItaly,thestoriesunfoldaccordingtotheseasonalcycleofayear.Commonthemesinthestoriesincludepollution,failureandpoverty.

TheArtofMondo

Overtheyears,Mondohasreceivedglobalrecognitionforitsincredibleartpostersthatbringtolifeclassicfilms,televisionshows,andcomicssuchasJurassicPark.Forthefirsttime,TheArtofMondobringstogetherthishighlysought-afterartinonevolumethatshowcasestheincrediblecreativityofthestudio'sartistswhosevastlydifferentstylesareunitedbyoneguidingprinciple:

limitlesspassionfortheirsubjectmatters.

TheComingoftheThirdReich

Thereisnostoryin20th-centuryhistorymoreimportanttounderstandthanHitler'sriseto powerandthecollapse（坍塌）ofcivilizationinNaziGermany.TheComingoftheThirdReich,byRichardEvans,offersamasterfulcombinationofacademicwork,importantnewresearchandinterpretations.

PatriarchyandCapitalism

ChizukoUeno,aleadingJapanesesociologist,feministcriticandpublicintellectual,hasbeenapioneerinwomen'sstudiesandtheauthorofmanybooks,includingPatriarchyandCapitalism.

（1）Whichbookwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinart?

A.Marcovaldo.

B.TheArtofMondo.

C.TheComingoftheThirdReich.

D.PatriarchyandCapitalism.

（2）Whocaresaboutwomen'srightsandinterests?

A.MillieMarotta.B.ItaloCalvino.

C.RichardEvans.D.ChizukoUeno.

（3）Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceartforms.

B.Torememberfivewriters.

C.Torecommendqualitybooks.

D.Tocomparedifferentcultures.

2.    I believeinthankyounotes.Ibelieveinsendingthemandinreceivingthem.Absolutelyforgifts﹣everygiftREQUIRESwrittenacknowledgement﹣butalsoforrandomactsofkindnessorthoughtfulbehaviorandforhospitality.

    Ask anyone, "Hey, howareyoudoing?

 "andtheywillmostlikelyrespond, "Busy.IamSOOObusy.Thereisjusttoomuchgoingon."

    Everyoneisbusy.It'shardtomaketimeforyourselfmuchlessforothers.That'swhyitissospecialwhensomeonetakesthetimetodosomethingnice.Itmaybesomethingsmall, suchascheckingtoseeifyouhavebooksthatneedtobereturnedtothelibrarysincetheyaregoing.Orsomethingbigger, likeinvitingyouoverfordinnerbecausetheyknowyou'vespentthedaycartingaroundthingsintheyardandwillbetootiredtocook.

    I believepeoplewhomaketheefforttostopwhattheyaredoingandlookaroundtoseewhatanotherhumanbeingmightneeddeservetobeformallyacknowledgedandappreciated.AndIthinkthatappreciationismoregenuineandmoremeaningfulifitisn'tespeciallyeasy.

    To me, abreezy"Thanksamillion, ""Youarealifesaver, "or"You'rethebest!

"istooeasyand, thoughtrue, lackstheappropriate（合适的）depthofgratitude.It'swhatyousaytoaclerkinastorewhohelpedyoulocateanitemormadeyourshoppingeasier.

    I am veryfortunatetohavefriendsacrosstheworld.Imakeeveryefforttostayintouchandseethemwheneverpossible.Butafterweleaveourfriends'homes, Ibask（晒太阳）inthewarmrecollectionsofsharedlaughter, livelyconversation, andnewly﹣richmemories.AndthatiswhenIbegintocomposemythankyounote﹣aHeartfeltexpressionofhowtheirhospitality, generosityandkindnessmademefeelandwhyItreasuretheirfriendship.ItisimportanttomethatthosewhotakethetimetomakemeapriorityareawarethatIamgrateful.Ibelieveinthankyounotes.

（1）Whatbeliefdoestheauthorhave？

________

A.Showingherappreciationbysendinggifts.

B.Sendingandreceivingthankyounotes.

C.Receivinggratefulpresentsfromotherpeople.

D.Acceptingthankyounotesandexpensivegifts.．

（2）Whatcanweknowfromthefifthparagraph？

________

A.Thestrengthofwordsisobvious.

B.Onlysayingthankfulwordsarenotenough.

C.Sayinggratitudewordsarenecessarytotheclerk.

D.Theusualwordsthatcustomersusedtosay.．

（3）Howdoestheauthordevelopthispassage？

________

A.Bylistingnumbers.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

D.Bygivingexamples.．

（4）Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？

________

A.What'saThank﹣youNote？

B.HowtoWriteaThank﹣youNote？

C.AThank﹣youNoteReallyMatters!

D.HowThank﹣youNotesChangeMe!

．

3.

AreyouoneofthemillionsofpeoplethatstartshoppingforHalloweenbeforeschoolevenstarts?

InsightsfromastudystatedthatmorethanathirdofconsumerswillstartbuyingHalloweenproductsinSeptemberorearlier.

Accordingtothesurvey,themajorityofshoppersplannedtopurchaseHalloweenitemsfromdiscount,specialty,anddepartmentstores.OtherstakeinspirationfromanonlinesearchstartingasearlyasAugustinsomecases.Thisisgoodnewsforstoreswhogettoreaptheprofits,though.

RobertaGleicher,adistrictmanager,saidasacustomer,shefindsitannoyingthatstoresputoutdecorationsinAugust---butasabusinessconsultant（顾问）,sherecommendstheydoso."Storestrytokeepcustomersinthereaslongaspossiblebecausethemoretimetheyspend,themoretheywillshopandbuy.Oncetheyreshopping,theyseeholidaydecorationsandgetintheholidayspirit,"Gleichersays.Thisistrueforwomen,especially,Gleichernoted.Womentendtotaketheirtime,lookaround,andcompareprice-whereasmenbuyandgetout,sheadded.

"Thestorewantsthecustomertoassociatebuyingdecorations.Theywantcustomerstothink,'Ohyeah,thisstorehasdecorations,let'sshopthere,'"Gleichersays."Andiftheydothedisplayswellenough,itwillencourageshopperstomakeimpulsepurchases.

Anotherreasonwhystoresdisplayhowlingghouls（食尸鬼）inthesummerheatisoutofpurecompetition.Storesdon'thaveachoicebecauseit'salmostguaranteedthatcompetitorswillgetthebuck.Onceshoppersbuyaproduct,they'veboughtit---anddon'tneedtogoelsewhere,Gleichersaid.

"Ifmorecompetitorskeeppushingitearlierandearlier,itcouldendupstartinginJuly,"Gleichersays."Thelongertheycanextendtheseason,thebetteritisfortheirsales."

（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthesurvey?

A.SomeconsumerspurchaseHalloweenitemsearly.

B.Themajorityofcustomersprefershoppingonline.

C.CustomerspurchaseHalloweenproductsonlyfordiscount.

D.AfewshoppersbuyHalloweenitemsfromdepartmentstores.

（2）WhydoesRobertaGleicherrecommendstoresputoutdecorationsinAugust?

A.Tohelpcustomersgetrelaxed.

B.Tocompetewithotheronlinestores.

C.Toattractwomentobuymoreholidaydecorations.

D.Togetcustomersintheholidayatmosphereandbuyproducts.

（3）WhichofthefollowingwillRobertaGleichermostprobablyagreewith?

A.MorecompetitorsextendHalloweenfromAugust.

B.Storesdisplaydecorationsearlyduetocompetition.

C.Decorationswillencouragementomakeimpulsepurchases.

D.Shoppersdefinitelywon'tgoelsewhereoncetheybuyaproduct.

（4）Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anadvertisement.B.Alecture.

C.Atext-book.D.Anewsreport.

4.

InternationaldemandforblackrhinoceroshornhasseentheanimalskilledrelentlesslyfordecadesincountriessuchasNamibia,ZimbabweandSouthAfrica.In1960therewereanestimated100,000left,andby1995fewerthan2,500remained.Conservationeffortshavebroughtthenumberuptoaround 5,600today-butthespeciesisstillcriticallyendangered,andpoaching（偷猎）isamongitsbiggestthreats.

ScientistshaveworkedtoprotecttheserarecreaturesbytrackingthemwithGPSdevicesstrappedtotheirnecksoranklesorimplantedintheirhorns.Theresultingdataletresearchersmonitortherhinos'numbersandwhentheyenterpoachinghotspots.Butthedevicescanfail,anddruggingtheanimalstoattachthemmaycauseharm.

Arecentstudydescribesanewtrackingtechnologythatusessmartphonestorecordrhinofootprints.Calledthefootprint-identificationtechnique（FIT）,thissystemincludessoftwarethatcananalyzetheanimalsmovementsfromadistancetohelpkeepthemsafefrompoachers.

TheideacamefromworkingwithlocaltrackersinZimbabwe.Thesefootprint-readingexpertscan

identifyindividualblackrhinosfromtheshapeoftheirfeetand,whenvisible,theimpressionsleftbycracksintheanimals'heelpads（爪垫）,whichareasdistinctiveasahumanfingerprint."Weprobablywouldn'tevenhavelookedatthefootprintsinthefirstplaceifwedidn'thaveindigenoustrackers,saysSkyAlibhai,co—founderofconservationorganizationWildTrack.

Tousethesystem,scientistsgatherrhinofootprintimageswithasmartphoneapplicationanduploadthepicturestoaglobaldatabase.FITsoftwareanalysiscanthenidentifytheindividualanimalanddetermineitsageandsexwithupto99percentaccuracy.Researcherscanalsoestimatethenumberofblackrhinosinanareaandwatchtheirmovements.

"Ithinkthisisgreatformonitoringanimalsandcountingindividuals,"saysCiskaScheijen,aconservationscientist.ScheijenwondersaboutFIT'sperformanceduringtherainyseason,whenfootprintsareoftenindistinct,andifitcantracklargerherdsasopposedtothe35oddindividualsthisstudymonitored.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2referto?

A.Homs.B.Rhinos.