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全国校级联考河南省许昌市三校学年高二下学期第四次联考英语试题解析原卷版

许昌市三校联考高二下学期第四次考试

英语试题

（考试时间：

100分钟试卷满分：

120分）

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，共20小题；每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets（水桶）.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled.Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas，“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.Iamhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback,Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbareearth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

1.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A.dirtyB.darkC.worn-outD.ordinary-looking.

3.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto_________.

A.takepityontheoldoneB.laughattheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooksD.praisethegardener’skindness

4.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance.

B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition.

C.Becauseithaditsownfunction.

D.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.

B

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A.morewordentries                             B.grammartips

C.spellingtips                                    D.pronunciationtips

7.Bothdictionarieshave ________.

A.tipsonspellingandgrammar          B.tipsonpronunciation

C.tipsonwriting                                    D.colourillustrations

8.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'Dictionaryisfor.

A.veryyounglearners                           B.foreignstudents

C.relativelyfluentspeakersofEnglish D.non-nativespeakersofEnglish

C

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition“dependingonwhoneedsit”.

Nitrogen（氮）andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）networks,makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout“mothertrees”,usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown“mothertrees”withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex“treesocieties”orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

“Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit.”Simardsayssadly.“Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemachance.”Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.

9.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans

B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection

C.TreesAreMoreComplexThanYouThink

D.TreesContributeToOurSociety

10.InSimard'sopinion,trees_______.

A.dependoneachotherB.protecttheirownwealth

C.competeforsurvivalD.providesupportfordyingtrees

11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.“mothertrees”areusuallyofnousetoothertrees.

B.CharlesDarwinhadthesamethoughtasSimard.

C.peopleknowmuchaboutthecomplex“treesocieties”.

D.if“mothertrees”arecutdown,thesurvivalfortheentireforestwillbeaffected.

12.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.howtreesgrowoldB.how“treesocieties”work

C.howforestryindustrydevelopsD.howyoungtreessurvive

D

ThefourthroundofheavysmogtohitBeijinginfourweekshassentmorepeopletothehospitalwithrespiratory（呼吸的）illnessesandledtocallsforlawstocontrolthepollution.

PanShiyi,acelebrityrealestate（房地产）developersaidheisplanningtoproposeaCleanAirActtothelocalgovernment.AsarepresentativetotheBeijingMunicipalPeople'sCongress,hestartedanonlinesurveyat9:

20a.m.Withinthreehours,morethan25,000webusers,or99percentoftotalrespondents,welcomedhisproposalonSinaWeibo,China'sTwitter.

TheyhavegoodreasonstostandalongsidePan.Thelatestroundofhaze（雾霾）reducedvisibilitytounder500metersinmanypartsofthecity.Thesmoghasalsoledtoagreatincreaseinrespiratoryillnesses,particularlyamongchildrenandtheelderly.Anxiousparentsanddoctorsalmostallblamethesmoggyairfortheillnesses.Thoughmostschoolchildrenarehomeforthewinterholidays,thebadaircaneasilymoveindoors.Besides,ordinarymedicalmasksfailtoprovideadequateprotection,sosomepeoplehaveturnedtogasmasksandrespirators（呼吸器）.

Thecausesofthescarysmogarerathermysterious,thoughexpertsblameexcessiveemissions（过多排放）andthemountainsaroundBeijingthattrappollutioninwinter,unlessthereisadequatewindtoclearitaway.SomecriticshavepointedfingersatChina’stoptwooilfirms,ChinaNationalPetroleumCorpandChinaPetrochemicalCorporation,sayingthecompanies’outdatedproductiontechnologiesproducelargequantitiesofsubstandard,high-pollutinggasfuel.

Meanwhile,concernedBeijingershavemovedtheirbrainstormingsessions（会议）tocyberspace.IfPan’sproposalforaCleanAirActisadopted,netizenssaythenewlawshouldincludeitemsprovidingfor“car-freedays”intimesofsmog,higherstandardsforvehiclefuel,stricterrestrictionsonindustrialandexhaustgasemissions,andmoreeffectiveprotectionforthepublic.

Beijingisnottheonlycitythathaseverlostthebluesky.FivedaysofthickfogcausedthousandsofdeathsinBritaininDecember1952,urgingthegovernmenttopassthefirstCleanAirActin1956,whichintroducedsmokelesszonesandcleanerfuelstoreducepollution.ThatmayprovidesomeexperienceforBeijingtoreferto.

13.WhydidPanShiyistartedanonlinesurvey?

A.Toinvestigatethepublic’sopinionsonpollution.

B.Totellpeoplethedangerofthesmoggyweather.

C.Tocallonmorepeopletosupporthisproposal.

D.Tocollectsupportingevidencesforhisproposal.

14.Britainismentionedinthelastparagraphto______.

A.suggestBeijingshouldlearnfromothercountries

B.letpeopleknowmanyplaceshavethisproblem

C.tellpeoplethesituationinBritainisworse

D.callonthegovernmenttopassBritain’sCleanAirAct

15.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage？

A.TheUseofGasmasksandRespirators

B.BeijingersCallforCleanAirAct

C.EffectiveProtec