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四川省成都市蓉城名校联盟级届高三第二次联考英语试题

四川省成都市蓉城名校联盟（2018级）2021届高三第二次联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

StartReadingMorein2021

TheInvisibleLifeofAddieLaRue

V.E.Schwab

In1714,AddieLaRuemadeabargaintoliveforever.Sincethen,she'straveledtheglobetryingtoleavehermarkontheworld—butwhenyouliveforcenturies,it'shardforanyonetorememberyourname.Thatis,untilshemeetsamaninahiddenbookstorehundredsofyearslaterwhodoes.Thistime-travelingtalewillfillyourheartwithmagicandwonder.

Caste:

TheOriginsofOurDiscontents

IsabelWilkerson

Throughstoriesaboutrealpeople（likeMartinLutherKingJr.）andintensehistoricalresearch,authorIsabelWilkersonlinksthehiddencaste（等级）systemsofAmericawithIndiaandNaziGermany,andexaminesthesolutionsthatarenecessaryinorderforthecountrytomoveforward.Thisnoveliseye-opening,informativeandanabsolutemust-read.

MidnightSun

StepbenieMeyer

"MidnightSun"wasoneofthemosthighlyexpectedbooksof2020.Inthisfifthcompanionbooktothepopular“Twilight”series,readersgetaglimpseintothevampireEdwardCullen'sviewsonhisrelationshipwithBellaSwan,accompaniedwithdetailsofhispastandinnerthoughts.Fans.oftheserieswillfinallybeabletounderstandthestar-crossedlovers'taleasawhole.

TheGirlWiththeLoudingVoice

AbiDare

ThistalefollowsAdunni,ateenagegirlgrowingupinaruralNigerianvillage,whowantsnothingmorethananeducation.Despitemanybarriersthatcomeherway,Adunnimanagestoescapepovertyinordertobuildthelifeshedreamedof.Thisstoryofdeterminationandhopewillteachyouaboutthepowerofreachingforyourdreamsandnevergivingup.

1．WhomightlikeV.E.Schwab'sbookbetter?

A．Historylovers.B．Fantasystorylovers.

C．Artlovers.D．Adventurelovers.

2．WhatisspecialaboutMidnightSun?

A．Itbelongstooneofaseriesofbooks.

B．Itcanarousereaders'fightingspirits.

C．IttellsreadersMeyer'sinnerthoughts.

D．ItiswrittenfromBella’spointsofview.

3．Whichbookwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedintheinspiringstory?

A．MidnightSun.

B．Caste:

TheOriginsofOurDiscontents.

C．TheGirlWiththeLoudingVoice.

D．ThelnvisibleLifeofAddieLaRue.

The47-year-oldmumhasdonatedakidney（肾）toastrangerandpartofherliver（肝）toasicklittleboy.Sueiseventryingtogiveawayalung.whichwouldmakehertheonlylivingpersonintheworldtohavemadesomanyselflessdonations.Shesaid:

“Tobeabletogivesomeonetheirlifebackisfantastic.Atthemoment,givingalungisn’tpossibleinthiscountry.butI’dlovetodoit.”

Sue’sfirstdonationwasthekidneyin2001.Sheexplained:

“Youdon’tneedtwokidneys.Alotofpeoplearebornwithonlyone.Whynotgiveonetosomeonewhoneedsit?

”Butatthattimeitwasillegalheretogiveanorgantoastranger.SoSuefromDulwich,southLondonwhoacceptsonlytravelandlivingexpenses,postedaninternetadsaying:

“Freekidney.noconditionsattached.”

LarryRosenfieldfromColoradointheUSansweredthead.Hewas60,sufferingfromakidneydiseaseandtimewasrunningout.AfterestablishingshewasamatchforLarry,SueflewtotheUS.“TheColoradohospitalswouldn'tacceptmebecauseitwasthetimeofmadcowdisease,soLarryfoundahospitalinWisconsinthatwoulddotheoperation.”Larryisnow73andleadingafullandactivelife.

NowSuewouldliketodonatealung.In2006,selflessdonationsbecamelegalintheUKbutnotforlungdonationssoshe'splanningtogotoAmericaagain.

AndsheinsistsherhusbandRoland,51,andtheir19-year-oldsonDanielbackheralltheway.Shesaid:

"Someofmyfriendsdon'tunderstandbut.I'llneverregretit.It'saboutchanginglives.It'sagreatfeeling.”

4．WhatmadeSuedonateherorgans?

A．Savingone'slife.B．Tryingtobefamous.

C．Needinglivingexpenses.D．Removinguselessorgans.

5．HowdidSuehelpLarry?

A．Shefoundahospitalforhim.B．Shedonatedakidneytohim.

C．Sheansweredhisadvertisement.D．Sheadvertisedhiskidneyonline.

6．WhichwordbestdescribesSue'sattitudetoherorgandonations?

A．Critical.B．Conservative.

C．Regretful.D．Proud.

7．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A．Health.B．Science.

C．Reallifestories.D．Entertainment.

“Snowalgae（藻类）isalreadyapartofsummerontheAntarcticPeninsula.Awarmingplanetmaymeanalotmoreofit.Thealgalblooms（藻华）thatblanketpartsofAntarctica’ssnowcoverinthesummerarelikelytoexpandastheplanetwarms.”researcherssayinanewstudy.

“Greensnowalgaeisfoundinwarmerareasalongthecoastlinewheresummertemperaturesareabovefreezing.butstillcoldenoughfortheretobesnow.”sayscientistsinastudypublishedWednesdayinthejournalNature.It’salsomoreabundantinareasincloseproximitytonestingsitesandgatheringplacesforanimalslikepenguinsandseals,whosefeces（粪便）fuelthealgae’sgrowth.

Greenalgaeisn'tnewforAntarctica—it’sknowntohavebeentheretosomedegreefordecades.NewScientistnotes.ButwhatresearchersfoundsuggeststhatclimatechangecouldhaveamajorimpactonalgaeinAntarctica,whichinturn,couldhaveitsownimpactonawarmingplanet.

Thescientistsdon'tpredictthatgreenalgaewillspreadonallpart,ofthepenguin.Infact.somesmalllow-lyingislandsarelikelytolosealgae,becausethoseislandsmaylosetheirsummersnowcoveraltogether-andthesnowalgaecan'tgrowwithoutsnow.Buttheypredicttheamountofgreenalgaeislikelytogrowonlargerpiecesofland,whereitcanspreadupwardtohighergroundthatstillhassnow.

Sowhatdoesmorealgaemean,besidesturningthelandscapegreen?

It’snottotallyclear.Thegreenalgaeworksasacarbonsink—thecurrentamountofalgaeinAntarcticapullsabout500tonsofcarbonfromtheatmosphereeachyear.Ontheotherhand,algaealsomakesthesurfaceofthesnowdarker,whichleadstolesssunlightbeingreflectedfromthesnow'ssurface.ScientificAmericannotes.Thatmeansthatmoreofthesun'sheatgetsabsorbed,speedingupwanning.It'shightimethatweshouldprotectourplanet.

8．Whatcausesthealgalblooms?

A．Themeltingofsnow.B．Therisingairtemperature.

C．Theresearchers'activities.D．Thecoveringoftheblanket.

9．Whatdoweknowaboutgreensnowalgae?

A．IthascoveredallpartsofAntarctica.

B．Itwillspreadtoislandswithoutsnow.

C．Ithassomeeffectonpenguinsandseals.

D．Itcangrowinwarmorfertilizedplaces.

10．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theeffectsofgreenalgae.B．AcarbonsinkinAntarctica.

C．ChangesofAntarctica'ssnow.D．Thereflectionfromthesnow’ssurface.

11．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Topresentanewfindingaboutgreenalgae.

B．Toexplaintheoriginsofgreensnowalgae.

C．Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Toshowhisconcernaboutgreensnowalgae.

Braingamesdonotmakeyousmarter.CompanieslikeLumositymadetheirbonesthrowingaroundtermslike"brainelasticity''topublicizetheirspecificbrandofbrainpromotingtraining,butuponfurtherreview,theirclaimswereabitdubious.Theypaidthepriceintheformofa$2millionfalseadvertisingfine,buttheirmisstepdoesn'tmeanthere'snodailyavenuetohighercognitive（认知的）function.

Forkids,thebestwaytohelpimprovecognitivefunctionisthroughaerobicexercise.Foradults,thebestbetismoresedentary,andfortunatelyabitlessintense;ifyouwanttoupyourenergyandbrainfunction,takesometimeoutofyourdaytopracticeHathayogaormindfulnessmeditation（冥想）.

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofWaterlootookalookattheeffectsof25minutesofdailyHathayogaormindfulnessmeditationonbrainfunctionandenergyinagroupof31adults.Theparticipantswereaskedtocomplete25minutesofquietreadingasacontrolactivityand25minutesofvariedmeditationatrandomintervals.Followingeachactivity,theparticipantswereaskedtoperformataskwhichwouldmeasuretheirbrainfunctionandenergylevel.

TheresearchfoundthatfollowingbothmeditationandHathayoga,participantswouldperformsignificantlybetteratthetask.TheparticipantswhopracticedHathayogasawthemostsizeablebumpinperformance.

“Thereareanumberoftheoriesaboutwhyphysicalexerciseslikeyogaimproveenergylevelsandcognitivetestperformance,”saidKimberlyLuu,thestudy’sleadauthor,viaScienceDaily."Theseincludethereleaseofendorphins,increasedbloodflowtothebrain,andreducedfocusonruminativethoughts.Thoughultimately,itisstillanopenquestion.”

Twenty-fiveminutesofHathayogainexchangeforhighercognitivefunction?

Notbadatall.

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dubious"inparagraph1mean?

A．Acceptable.B．Trustful.C．Reasonable.D．Doubtful.

13．WhydidtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofWaterlooconductthestudy?

A．Tohelpimprovecognitivefunctionthroughphysicalexercises.

B．Totesttheeffectsofdailyexerciseonenergyandbrainfunction.

C．Tomeasureparticipants’cognitiveperformanceandenergylevels.

D．Toincreasebloodflowtothebrainandreducefocusonthoughts.

14．WhatcanweinferaboutphysicalexercisesfromKimberlyLuu'swords?

A．Theyarerarelybuiltonatheoreticalbasis.

B．Theyattractpeople'sattentiontoopenquestions.

C．Theyarebeneficialtobrainfunctionandenergy.

D．Theylowerpeople'slevelsofcognitiveperformance.

15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．DailyExercisePromotesBrainPower.

B．BrainFunctionIsRelatedtoEnergy.

C．ANewStudyChangesPeople'sMind.

D．BrainPowerControlsCognitivePerformance.

二、七选五

CommunicationSkillsThatWillImproveYourRelationships

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