深圳市高三第二次调研考试英语试题与答案.docx

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深圳市高三第二次调研考试英语试题与答案

深圳市2019年高三年级第二次调研考试

英语

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

SmartKidsFestivalEvents

SmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itis

experimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide（PWYD）.Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyou

wanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithout

payingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.

WalkontheWildSide

Notticketed,Free

JoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

IntroductiontoWaves

Pre-book,PWYD

Subjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.

ScienceintheField

Notticketed,Free

Thisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraight

fromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthis-filledfunworkshop.

FestivalDinner

Pre-book,25￡perperson

Whetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?

FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.

21.Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?

A.WalkontheWildSide

B.IntroductiontoWaves

C.ScienceintheField

D.FestivalDinner

22.Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?

A.SarahLaw.

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B.MikeGoldsmith.

C.MarkSamuels.

D.TomCrawford.

23.Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?

A.Family-based.

B.Science-themed.

C.Pickedbychildren.

D.Filledwithadventures.

B

Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe’dliketoread.Yetwelosecountle

hourstodailyactivitiesthatbringuslittlejoyliketakingbusesandwaitinginline.Whatifwecouldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningand

reflection?

Foundedin2012,iReader,amicro-learningapponmobilephones,bringsthebiggestideasfrombest-sellingbooksthrough15-minuteaudio（音频）andtext.Sofar,morethan3,000bookshavebeenincluded,rangingfrompsychologyandparentingtomanagementandeconomics,withnewtitlesaddedeveryday.

iReaderispioneeringanewmethodofreading,withover9millionusersenjoyingthebenefitsalready.AccordingtothePewResearchCenter（PRC）,theBritishreadjust4paperbooksayearandover25%haven’treadasinglepaperbookthisyear,butreadingisn’tdyingThere.arenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.

ThebooksiniReaderarerewrittentoensureitiseasytorememberthemaincontent.Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.Besides,thecontentisrewrittenwithrelevantexamplesinreallife,whichmeansusersaremorelikelytorememberandapplywhatishelpfultothem.

HolgerSeim,Germanco-founderofthisapp,declares,“iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes.”

24.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointheunoccupiedtime?

A.Readandthink.

B.Writeandshare.

C.Avoidtakingbuses.

D.Bringjoytodailyroutines.

25.WhatcanweinferfromthePRCfindings?

A.TheBritishbenefitalotfromreading.

B.Readingmethodsaremoreimportantthanbefore.

C.Digitaltechnologyaretakingtheplaceofpaperbooks.

D.NewformsofbooksarechangingthewaytheBritishread.

26.HowdoesiReadermakethecontenteasytoremember?

A.Bybringingfuntoit.

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B.Bymakingituseful.

C.Byusingartisticdesigns.

D.Bytakingusersasexamples.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.iReaderPreventsReadingfromDying

B.iReaderUnitesWorldwideBook-lovers

C.iReader:

TheBestNewAppCreation

D.iReader:

BigIdeasinSmallPackages

C

IvisitedElbalastJune,joiningMaryandJohnonabicyclingvacation.Theymadethearrangementsforthecar,hotelandbicycles.Istudiedthehistoryoftheisland,whichofcourseparticularlyfeaturesNapoleon.

Napoleon（nowIknow）pickedElbaasaplaceforpeacewhenhewasforcedtogiveupthethrone（王权）asEmperorofFrancein1814.Farfrombeingaprisonisland,Elbaisbeautifulwithtoweringmountains,thickforestsandsweepingbaysandbeaches.

Itisalsoanislandfilledwithtreasure.Veryearlyonthisisland,localsdiscoveredrichdepositsofiron.Soonoutsiders,too,discoveredtheironand150othervaluablemineralsonthislittlepieceofland.LongbeforeEtruscansandotherGreekssetfootonit,DorianshadmovedinbythetenthcenturyB.C.andwereminingtheisland.TheRomansrulednext,obtainingthemineralsandbuildinggrandhousesoverlookingthesea.Fromthetwelfthcenturyuntilthenineteenth,theislandwastradedbackandforthandwaspassedtoFrancein1802.ThencameNapoleon,thenewrulerofElba.

IwaseagertovisithishouseinPortoferraio.TheEmperorlivedwithhiscourtandhismother,buthiswife,MarieLouisehadensconcedherselfinthesplendidViennesepalaceofherfather,EmperorofAustria.Shelivedsafelythereandshowedlittleinterestinvisitingherhusbandinhismini-kingdom.Apparently,Napoleonwasn’ttroubledmuchbythis.Hewastoobusyridingeverywhereonhorseback,buildingroads,modernizingagricultureand,aboveall,sharpeninghistinyarmyandnavyintoreadinessforhisescape.

IntheformalgardensbehindthehouseitseemedtomethatIcouldimaginetheexiled流（放的）conqueror’sanxiousthoughts.HemightgazeoverwhereIstoodnow,towardthelighthouseoftheStellafort,thesandybay,andacrossit,thegreenmountainsoftheTuscancoast.NapoleonspentonlytenmonthsherebeforemakinghisvictoriousreturntoFranceandthethrone.

28.WhatdidtheauthordoforthevisittoElba?

A.Hedidresearchonitspast.

B.Hearrangedtransportation.

C.Heplannedbicyclingroutes.

D.Hebookedaccommodation.

29.WhomightbetheearliestoutsiderstoElbaaccordingtothetext?

A.Napoleonandhisarmy.B.EtruscansandotherGreeks.

C.Dorians.D.Romans.

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30.

Whatdoestheunderlinedwordensconced“”probablymean?

A.Settled.

B.Locked.

C.Cured.

D.Controlled.

31.

Whatcametotheauthor

’smindhisduringvisittoNapoleon

’sgardens?

A.BeautifulviewsonElba.

B.TerriblelivingconditionsonElba.

C.Napoleon’sambitiontoregainpower.

D.HardshipofNapoleon’sreturntoFrance.

D

AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations（迁徙）.

Migratorybirds（候鸟）floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior“.InEnglish-languageWikipedia（维基百科）,theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.

Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearch

records,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,

horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorfor

manyspeciesofplantsandanimals.

Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Itals

showsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbe

themosteffectivetargetsforconservation.

Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists（生态环境保护者）thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature”.

RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:

whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp”.

32.Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?

A.Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.

B.Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C.Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.

D.Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.

33.WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?

A.Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.

B.Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.

C.Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.

D.Topresentresearchersheavy’workload.

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34.HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?

A.SatisfiedwithWikipedia’s.service

B.WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.

C.Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.

D.Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.

35.WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?

A.Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.

B.Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.

C.Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists.’work

D.Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.