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2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试

英语

2021.4

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

LondonandParisaretwoofEurope'sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursawayfi*oineachotherbyroadorrailandanhour'sdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferrycombinationthatmanyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoods?

Well,thoughifsbudget-saving,thisoptionistootime-consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotpartoftheSchengenArea,passengersneedtogothroughpassportcontrolpriortoboarding.

Airtrips:

ThoughflyingbetweenLondonandParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafewpeopletravelingbetweenthetwodynamiccitiesbyair.Averylowone-wayfareispossiblethroughadvancedbooking,butofcourseit'srare,andthatdoesn5tincludethetaxiandrailfai*es

2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题第1页（共10页）travelingtoandfromtheairports.

•One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas€49;

•FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithforesaslowas£39（€46）,andBritishAirwaysaslowas£48（€56）.

Railtrips:

Theonlydirectti*ainbetweenLondonandParisistheEurostar,whichtravels15-17timesperweekday.Eurostar's2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofupto320kni/li.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.

•Faresbeginatareasonable£58（€68）,roundtrip;

•Theearlieryoubook,themoreyousave.

Bustrips:

ThebusisbyfartheleastexpensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisandLondon.EurolinesandOLJIBUSaretwomajorbuslinesti*avelingbetweenthetwocapitals.Thejourneytakesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-Fi.

•One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat€15;

•One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat€15too,butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.

21.Whichwayisprobablythemostexpensivefbraroundtrip?

A.Bytrain-ferry.B.Byair.C.Byrail.D.Bybus.

22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?

A.Passportfreeboarding.B,Taxipickup.

C.Goodseatingspace.D.FreeWi-Fi.

23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwitheachother?

A.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime.

B.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.

C.Theyaremoreexpensivefi-omtheParisend.

D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded.

B

Asaboy,IwantedtogototheSouthPole.Asateenager,IdecidedI'dliketogototheNorthPoletoo.Andyet,Ihaven'tdoneeither.Ithadtakenme31yearstojustmakeittotheArctic.

IwastravelingwithafilmcrewfromNorthernIreland,followingthefootstepsofLordDufferinwho,inthe1850s,sailedfromScotlandtotheArctic.Asanearlyadventuretourist,he2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题第2页（共10页）

wasdiivenbytliedesiretoseewhatlayattheendsoftheworld.

Aswesailednortli,icebergsofthesizeofbusesfloatedpastoursmallboat.Finally,wereachedourdestination—EnglishBay,whereDufferinlanded—andsteppedoffontothehorseshoe-shapedbeach.

ThiswaswhatI'ddreamtof:

standingsomewheresopureandprimitive.However,fbrmanyearlypolarexplorers,theresultswerefarlesspleasant.Thesouth,inparticular,wasasourceofextremedanger.

MychildhoodinterestintheSouthPolewasfueledbytheunsuccessfulyetheroicadventuresofErnestShackleton.Hediedin1922whilepreparingfbrhisfourthadventure.ThestoriesofRobertFalconScottarealsowell-known;heandfourcompanionsdiedontheirwaybackfi-omtheSouthPole.

Sowhydoexplorersputthemselvesatsuchrisk?

Muchofitseemstolieinthepurityofthechallenge.Scotttalkedoftheappealofaplacethathadbeen'"unreachedandunseenbyhumans.""Withaviewovershininglandscoveredbyice-sheetsofinconceivableextent,youhavethefeelingoflivingoverthecontrolofdeath,"saidFridtjofNansen,aNorwegianexplorer.

Onthehomewardjourneytheweatherturnedandwewereleftforafewdaysatthemercyofastorm.Weexperiencedasmalltasteofhelplessnesswhenfacedwiththerawpowerofnature.Weshouldbegratefulfbrthegreatexplorers5spiritandstories.IknowIam.

24.Whydidtheauthorbeginhisadventuretour?

A.Toassistafilmcrew.B.Torealizeachildliooddream.

C.TomemorizeLordDufferin.D.Tochallengeaworldrecord.

25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains''inconceivable55underlinedinparagraph7?

A.Hardtocontrol.B.Toofartoreach.

C.Hardtoimagine.D.Toobrighttoview.

26.Whathappenedduringthewriter'sjourney?

A.Theyweretrappedinicebergs.B.Theywerekeptoffthedestination.

C.Theywereattackedbyastonn.D.Theywererescuedbyexplorers.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheAppealoftheEndsoftheWorld

B.TheDreamofTravelingtotheArctic

C.TheVictoryovertheControlofDeath

D.TheGratitudetoGreatExplorersJSpirit

c

“IthasnothingincommonwithanythingelseontheBund（夕卜滩）saidBenWood,theAmericanarchitectbehindShanghai'sfamousXintiandiDistrict,commentingontheFosunFoundationafteritscompletionin2016."ThegreatthingabouttheBundisthatifsgrand.Perhapsabuildingthatcanstandoutisneededheretoshowthatacompanyisprogressive.Butit'snotgrand.”

Fornow,however,theFosunFoundation—anewtheatre—isprovingpopularwithriversidetourists.

LocatedintheBundFinanceCenter,thetheatrewasdesignedbyco-operationoftwoworld-knownBritishdesignfirms:

Foster+PartnersandHeatherwickStudio.Thearchitecturalhighlightistheoutwardappearance—agolden,three-layered（层），steelbamboocurtainthathangsfromthethirdfloor.Butwhatmakesthearchitecturereallyuniqueisthatit"dances”：

repeatedlyeachday,thecurtainslowlymoves一opensandcloses一withmusic.Thisvisualelement,combiningEastandWest,lookslikebothanancientChinesecrownandaWesternharp（竖琴）.Thebuilding'sgroundfloorentrancelooksunclear,butonceinside,you'llseethespacerevealahallandcafe,andti*aditionalChinesetheatresontheupperfloors.Althoughthere5reonlyfourstoriesaboveground,thebuildinghousesseveralmusichallsonitsthreeundergroundfloors.

"Theopportunitytomakesomethingnewinthisculturallyhistoriclocationwasextraordinary,"saidThomasHeatherwick,HeatherwickStudiofounder."WetriedtomakeitaninterestingadditiontoshowShanghai5smixofmodemandhistoricarchitecture.”

TheFosunFoundationisonlypartofabiggerplanforthiseconomicandculturalcenterinChina.AlongtheHuangpuRiver,amassivewaterfrontartareaisbeingbuilt.Shanghaihopestoplayalargerroleintheglobalartindustryinthecomingyears.

WhatShanghaimakesofthisnewriversideprojectremainstobeseen.ButwiththeFosunFoundationopentothepublic,thearea'srapidtransformationisbringingupdiscussionsinChina'sartssceneandbeyond.

28.WhatdidBenWoodmainlytalkabout?

A.HowtokeeptheBundareaprogressive.

B.WhytheBundareadoesn'tstandout.

C.HowtomaketheFosunFoundationgrand.

D.WhytheFosunFoundationdoesn5tfitthearea.

2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题第4页（共10页）

29.Whatmakesthetheatreunusual?

A.Thecolourofitsappearance.B,'「hematerialofthebuilding,

C.Themovementofitscurtain.D.Themusicofadifferenttype,

30.WhatisShanghai'sbiggerplanfortheBundarea?

A.Toimproveitsinfluenceinarts.B.Tobringupmoretraditionalbuilding?

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C.Tostrengthenitseconomicrole.D.Tomixmodernandhistoricelements,

31.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetotheplan?

A.Worncd.B.Pessimistic.C.Cautious.D.Confident,

D

Ifallgoeswell,aballoonwillsoonrisefromEsrangeSpaceCenterinKiruna.Sweden,JtwillfloathighintotheupperatmosphereandthenreturntoEarth,However,environmentaJistshavearrivedtostopthisfromhappening.

Thecampaignersareagainsttheballoonbecauseofwhatoccursinflight.TheballoonwillshootdustintotheEarth*supperatmosphere,causingmoresunlighttoreflectbackintospace.Thedust,knownasstratosphericaerosolinjection（SAI）,ispartofasolargeoengineering（地球工程）programnamedSCoPexwhichisbeingconductedbyHarvardUniversity.TheaimoftheprogramistopurposelychangetheEarth'satmospheretofightclimatechange.

Thosewhoopposeworryabouttwothings.Firstly,themoralrisk—ifsolargeoengineeringworks,talksonreducinggreenhousegaseswillbechallenged.ThesecondconcernistheamountofSAIintheatmosphere.Tokeeptemperatureslow,theneedofthereflectivedusttobereleasedhighaboveEarthwillbeendless,andasuddenstopcouldresultinrapidwanning.RaymondPierrehumbert,aphysicistatOxfordUniversity,sayssolargeoengineeringiseventooriskytoresearchbeyondcomputermodels.

Notallenvironmentalistsareopposedtoit.Sincetheworldisunlikelytoachievethe1.5°CglobalwarmingtargetsetintheParisAgreement,somegreenorganizationsfavoursmall-sizedgeoengineeringresearch.

Regardlessofthecriticism,theresearchcontinues.Geoengineeringisincreasinglygaininginternationalattention.ArecentreportaboutclimatechangesuggestedthatSAIcouldhelpkeepwarmingbelow1.5°C.TheNationalAcademyofSciences,EngineeringandMedicineintheUSAhasdevelopedaresearchplanforsolargeoengineeringandreceivedgovemmenialfundingtotaling$9million.BothChinaandIndiahavealsolaunchedresearchprogrammesoftheirown.Activistsmayopposetheexperiments,butballoonswilllikelyflyanyway.

32.Whatist