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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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