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学年深圳南山外国语学校高三英语第三次联考试题及答案解析
2020-2021学年深圳南山外国语学校高三英语第三次联考试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
It'sjustbeforelpmandhungryguestsarestartingtoemergeoutontothewoodenflooratthebackoftheVictoriaFallsSafariLodgeinZimbabwe.Afewhavealreadysettledinforlunch,drinkingbeerandenjoyingtheirsandwichesandsaladsinthesunshine.It'sanormalsettinguntilyoulookup.Overhead,theskyisfilledwithseveralhundredvultures(秃鹭).
Theytoohavearrivedfortheirmiddaysnack.Everydaytheteamatthishotelplaceslastnight'sleftovermeatoutforthevulturestoeat.Theycallitthe"VultureRestaurant"andit'savitalpartofprotectingthesebirds,whohavebecomesomeofthemostendangeredspeciesinAfrica.
InZimbabwe,whereillegalhuntingofelephantsandrhinosisamajorissue,poisoningposesasignificantthreattothebirds."Inrecentyearshuntershaverealizedtheycanusepoisontokillanimals.It'seffectivebecauseit'ssilentandthereforedoesn'tattractmuchattention.whenthevultureseatthebodiesofthedeadanimalstheydietoo,"saysRogerParry,WildlifeManagerattheVictoriaFallsWildlifeTrust.
TheVultureRestaurantinitiativeispartfeedingprogramme,parteducationprogramme.ByattractingthebirdstotheVultureRestauranteverydaytheteamcanensurethey'reregularlygettingasafemeal,andwhilethebirdsaretheretheycaneducatetouristsfromallovertheworldaboutthesecreatures.
“Lunch”isservedbyMosesGarira.Hehastheunenviabletaskofwanderingoutintothemiddleoftheclearingwithaboxfullofmeat,droppingthecontentsontothegroundandrunningforhislifeasthevulturesflydownwardsuddenlyfortheirfood.Noone,surely,wouldvolunteerforthisrole,butGariraratherenjoysit.Backinthesafetyoftheviewingseats,hetellstheonlookersabouttheimportanceofvultures."They'rehugelyimportantintermsoftheirroleofcleaningupthebodiesofdeadanimals,"saysGarira."Notably,they'resafelyabletodigestbacterialikeanthrax.Withoutvultures,there'dbealotmorediseaseintheworld."
1.What'sthebiggestthreatvulturesfacinginZimbabwe?
A.Overhunting.
B.Unsafefood.
C.Lossofhabitat.
D.Abirddisease.
2.WhatwouldothersthinkofGarira'sjob?
A.Scary.
B.Relaxing.
C.Well-paid.
D.Time-consuming
3.WhatdoGarira'swordsmean?
A.Birdsarehuman'sbestfriends.
B.Peopleknowlittleaboutvultures.
C.Vulturesareenvironmentallyfavorable.
D.Vulturesareinurgentneedofprotection.
B
It'sapopularbeliefthatafish'smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'trememberwhatthey'veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon'tidentifyyouoranyoftheirfriends--everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.
Butdon'tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.
Infact.scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively(挑衅地)infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast"fights".Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.
Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild."Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisk,"leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.
Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.
4.Accordingtothetext,peoplecommonlybelievethat______.
A.fishdon'trecognizeanyoftheirfriends
B.afish'smemorylastsforonlysevenminutes
C.fishcanonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences
D.fishcanrememberthingsthathappenedlongago
5.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?
A.Theycanremembertheirenemiesandfight.
B.Theycanrememberwheretogetfoodandsurvive.
C.Theycanremembertheirfriendsandhelpeachother.
D.Theycanrememberwheretogowhenindanger.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.
B.Africancichlidscanrememberthingsfor12days.
C.Africancichlidsalwaystreatotherfishaggressively.
D.Africancichlidsdon'tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.
B.Fishhavingaverybadmemory.
C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.
D.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.
C
PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.
“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.
Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.
“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.
“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?
”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?
”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”
SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.
8.WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?
A.Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.
B.Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.
CLondonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.
D.Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.
9.DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.
A.entertainLondoners.B.solveaworldproblem.
C.designaproductforsale.D.protectanimalslikepigeons.
10.WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?
A.Becausetheyaretooexpensive.B.Becausetheyflytooquickly.
C.Becausetheyareforbidden.D.Becausetheyflytoohigh.
11.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CleanairinLondon.B.London’sdirtysecret.
C.London’snewpollutionfighter.D.CausesofairpollutioninLondon.
D
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”Laterthatday,asIwasreadingtheconferenceprogramguidetryingforinterestingpresentations,Inoticedmanyworkshopsonweb-basedlearningandonlineeducation.Ilaterattendedtwoofthoseworkshopsandmetseveralprofessorsfromdifferentuniversitieswhohadeithertaughtonlinecoursesforquitesometimeorwhowerediscoveringthebestpracticeforteachingonline.Theseexperienceshelpedmerealizeatleasttosomeextentthedegreeofgrowthinonlineeducation.
Myresponsibilitiesforthetermincludedgainingmoreunderstandingofonlineeducation.Consequently,Imadeseveralattemptstoenrichmyknowledgeofdistancelearningandonlineteaching.Iconsultedwithmycolleagueswhowereteachingonlinecourses.Thishelpedmerecognizetheimportanceofgettingmaterialspreparedevenbeforethestartofaterm.Ialsolearnedthatonlinecoursesmayconsumemoretimethanregularclassroomteaching.AndIattendedseveralworkshopsregardingonlineeducationandestablishedanetworkwiththosewhowereinvolvedinonlineprogramsatotheruniversities.IwillconsiderthesepeopleasmyconsultantsasIbegintodesignmyownonlinecourse.Also,Iconductedabriefsurveywith15studentsandtwofacultymemberswhohadtakenortaughtan