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山东省青岛市西海岸新区黄岛区届高三英语模拟考试试题
山东省青岛市西海岸新区(黄岛区)2020届高三英语3月模拟考试试题
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(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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
OneofthebestwaystoexperienceNewYorkCityiswithabustour,rollingbetweenManhattanneighborhoods,onebeautifulblockatatime.HerearesomebestbustoursthatNYCoffers.
BigBusNewYork
ThisclassicbustourprovidesathoroughintroductiontoManhattan.Takeaseatontheopen-airtopdeckofadouble-deckerbus(双层公共汽车)insteadoftravelingbysubway.Themostpopularstopsincludethe9/11Memorial,theHighLine,5thAvenueshoppingandHarlem’sApolloTheater.Forsomefreshair,stopinthe843-acreCentralParkandgoforawalk.
TheRide
ClimbaboardTheRideandthebusbecomesthetheaterwhiletheNewYorkCitystreetsarethestage.This75-mintourcombinessightseeing(includinglandmarksliketheChryslerBuildingandCarnegieHall)withliveentertainment(bothfromonboardguidesprovidingfunfactsandscreeningmovieclips,andon-the-streetperformers).
GrayLineCityLightsTour
WitnessingNewYorkCitybynightisanessentialexperiencewhenvisitingManhattan.Bynight,themainroads,landmarks,andbridgesarelitupinbreathtakingfashion.There’snobetterwaytoseeitthanfromtheopen-airtopdeck.Thisafter-darktourincludesRockefellerCenterandRadioCityMusicHall.
OpenLoopNewYork
Takeadvantageoftechnologytoknowexactlywhenyourbusiscomingwiththe“Where’sMyBus?
”webpagefromOpenLoop.Thisbustour—withanuptownrouteanddowntownroute—offersadouble—deckerexperiencecompletewithanaudio(录音的)guideavailableinseverallanguages.AttractionsacrossManhattanincludetheEmpireStateBuilding,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt,TimesSquare,andtheHighLine.
1.Whatmightbeyourreasonforstoppinginthe843-acreCentralPark?
A.Toenjoycleanair.B.Tovisitatheater.
C.Todosomeshopping.D.Tovisitthe9/11Memorial.
2.Whichbusshouldyoutaketoenjoyliveperformances?
A.BigBusNewYork.B.TheRide.
C.GrayLineCityLightsTour.D.OpenLoopNewYork.
3.WhatisspecialaboutOpenLoopNewYork?
A.Itoffersreal-timebusscheduleinformationonline.
B.Itprovidesalocalguidewhospeaksseverallanguages.
C.There’reonlydouble-deckersgoingthroughthecitycentre.
D.Itincludesmanyscenicspotslocatedinseveralcities.
B
Ihopeyouwilljoinustodeveloptheproject.Theideastruckmeinearly2017.Weweresittinginourclasswhenourheadteacherannounced.“There’11beanewboystartingschooltomorrow.Hecomesfromthecircussohe’11bewithusforawhile.”ImmediatelyIheardremarkslike“Thosearedirtypeople”;“Theyeatrawmeat”;and“Watchoutyourbags”.Theteachermusthaveheardthemandsaidinaveryseriousvoice,“Jakeisourguest.Makesureyoutreathimwell.”
ItwasthefirsttimeIhadmetanyonefromacircus.Fortunatelyhesatintheonlyspareseatnexttome.OfcourseIdidn’twanttomindothers’business,butIcouldn’thelplookingathimsideways.InoticedJakewassmallerthanmeandhaddirtyfingernails.Hisshirtwascleanbuthadbeenrepairedinmanyplacesandhistrouserswereheldupbyawide,leatherbelt.Ashewassniffingloudly,Ipassedhimmyhandkerchief.Immediatelytheboysbegantowhisper“Leavehimbe!
”FrommyleftaslightmovementshowedthatJakemusthaveheardtheremarkstoo.Heseemedtobehavinggreatdifficultywithhismathsworkandwasstrugglingtoholdhispencorrectly.Helookedaroundasifforhelp.Ilookedaroundtoo.TheteacherwasbusysoIofferedtoexplaintheproblemstohim.Ashelistenedhesmiled.Hiseyeslitupandhereturnedtotheexerciseswithenthusiasm.Hefinishedthemquicklyandproudlypresentedthemtotheteacher.“Welldone,Jake”,sheapproved.Jakesmiled.
IthoughtabouthowJake’slifewouldbe.Irememberedseeingthecampsiteandthinkinghowpoorthefacilitieswere.SoIdecidedtohelp.Asitwasmyturntosuggestaprojectforourgrade.Iputforwardthisidea.Ourheadteacheraccepteditandsowebegantoprepareourplanstoimprovethecampsite.Hopeyouwilljoinus.
4.WhydidthestudentsdislikeJakeevenbeforetheysawhim?
A.Anewcomerwasnotwelcomeatthattime.
B.Theyalwaysjudgedapersonbywhathelookslike.
C.Theteacherhadn’tintroducedJaketothembeforehand.
D.Theymusthaveheardterriblestoriesaboutcircuspeople.
5.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsJake?
A.Hecopiedtheotherboys’behavior.
B.HewasdistantaboutwhatJake’slifewaslike.
C.Hehadsympathyforthepeoplewhowereinneed.
D.Hecouldn’tignorewhatotherpeoplesaidaboutJake.
6.Withthehelpoftheauthor,Jakebecamemore_______.
A.friendlyandbraveB.confidentandproud
C.easygoingandhelpfulD.optimisticandwarm-hearted
7.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.TocallonmorepeopletohelpJake.
B.Toshowwhatisinneedforacircus.
C.Toaskthereaderstojoininhisproject.
D.Toarguecircuspeopleshouldbefairlytreated.
C
Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction,threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”,accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview.Morethan40%ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered,theanalysisfound.Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals,birdsandreptiles.
“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus,forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb.山东省中学联盟Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies,keepthesoilhealthy,recyclenutrients,controlpests,andmuchmore.Lovethemor1oathethem,wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects,”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK.
Theanalysis,publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation,saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines,particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides.Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors.
“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped,thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind.Itisveryrapid.In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless,in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone,”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo,attheUniversityofSydney,Australia.
Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds,reptiles,amphibiansandfishthateatinsects.“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway,alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath,”hesaid.SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico,wherearecentstudyrevealeda98%fallingroundinsectsover35years.
MattShardlow,attheconservationcharityBuglife,said:
“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations.Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends.”
8.Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?
A.Theyarevitaltoecosystems.B.Theyprovidefoodforpests.
C.Theypollinateallplants.D.Theyenrichthesoil.
9.Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?
A.Moreandmoretrees.B.Restrictionsonpesticides.
C.Upgradingagriculture.D.Friendlyenvironment.
10.Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?
A.Inparagraph1.B.Inparagraph2.
C.Inparagraph3.D.Inparagraph4.
11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Humanscansurvivethepunishmentofnature
B.Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystems
C.Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumans
D.InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico
D
ResearchersfromtheWater,PeaceandSecuritypartnership(WPS)haveannouncedthecreationofaglobalforecastingtoolthatcanpredictwhereconflictsarisingfromwaterinsecurityaremostlikelytobreakout.Thesystemusesartificialintelligencetocreatepatternsfromawiderageofgeographicalandsocio-economicdataandcanidentifypotentialconflicthotspotsuptoayearinadvance.
SusanSchme,aseniorlectureratDelftInstituteforWaterEducation,whichleadstheWPS,explainspredictingthesetypesofconflictsisn’tassimpleasitmightfirstappear.Itisn’tsimplyacaseofconflictsincreasingeverytimeawatersecurityincidentoccurs.Severalregionalandculturalfactorsalsoplayapart,makingpredictiondifficult.
Theresearcherstest-rantheAItoolinMali.Theyfoundthatitpredictedmorethanthree-quartersofthewater-relatedconflictsthere.Toachievethis,thesystemisfedwithavarietyofdata.“Firstthere’sthenaturalsideofthings—sorainfalldata,soilmoistureandmanyothernaturalfactors,”explainsSchme.Thisenablesittoidentifyareaswhereavailabilityofwaterislikelytobecomeaconcern.
“Thenwealsolookatvulnerabilityintermsofsocio-economicandpoliticaldevelopments—anythingfromaregimetypetothestateofdevelopmentinaregion,”sheadds.Thisadditionalinformationisweigheduptodeterminewhetheritincreasesordecreasesthechanceofconflict.Otherfactorsmightincludewhetherthewaterinsecurityislikelytoaffectcrops.
ThetoolisjustonepartofawiderWPSprojectthataimstoincreasetheavailabilityofinformationwhichcouldhelpavoidwater-relatedconflicts.OnceartificialintelligencehasmadeitspredictionstheWPSresearchersuseotheranalyticaltoolstozoom-inonacertainregionandfindoutexactlywhat’sdrivingwaterinsecurity.Thismightbedecreasedrainfall,increasedpopulation,orwatermightbebeingdivertedawayfromacommunity.
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