高考英语押题卷三.docx

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高考英语押题卷三

英语押题卷（三）

第一部分　听力（共两节,满分30分）略

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。

A

WecanhavevideochatwithastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationandwatchlivefootagefromthefrozenheightsofamountain.Butcommunicatingwithasubmarine（潜艇）oradiverisnotsoeasy.Thelackofpracticalmethodsforsharingdatabetweenunderwaterairborne（空气传播的）deviceshaslongbeenafrustrationforscientists.Thedifficultystemsfromthefactthatradiosignalsworkperfectlyinairtravelbutpoorlyinwater.Sonarsignalsusedbyunderwatersensorsreflectoffthesurfaceofwaterratherthanreachingtheair.

Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedamethodwiththepotentialtorevolutionizeunderwatercommunication.“Whatwe’veshownisthatit’sactuallyfeasibletocommunicatefromunderwatertotheair,”saysFadelAdib,aprofessoratMIT’sMediaLab,wholedtheresearch.

TheMITresearchersdesignedasystemthatusesanunderwatermachinetosendsonarsignalstothesurface,makingvibrations（震动）correspondingtothe1sand0softhedata.Asurfacereceiverthenreadsanddecodesthesetinyvibrations.TheresearcherscallthesystemTARF.Ithasanynumberofpotentialreal-worlduses,Adibsays.Itcouldbeusedtofinddownedplanesunderwaterbyreadingsignalsfromsonardevicesinaplane’sblackboxanditcouldallowsubmarinestocommunicatewiththesurface.

Rightnowthetechnologyislow-resolution.TheinitialstudywasconductedintheMITswimmingpoolatmaximumdepthsofaround11or12feet.ThenextstepsfortheresearchersaretoseeifTARFisworkableatmuchgreaterdepthsandundervaryingconditions—highwaves,storms,schoolsoffish.Theyalsowanttoseeiftheycanmakethetechnologyworkintheotherdirection—airtowater.Ifthetechnologyprovessuccessfulinreal-worldconditions,expect“textingwhilediving”tobethelatestunderwaterfashion.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feasible”mean?

A.Achievable.　　　　　　　　　B.Convenient.

C.Changeable.D.Alternative.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutTARF?

A.Itiswidelyusedtofinddownedplanes.

B.Itcanworkwellatgreatdepthsunderwater.

C.Itisanunderwatermachinethatsendssignals.

D.Itcansend,receiveandreadsignalsfromunderwater.

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheReal-worldUsesofSonarTechnology

B.FullWater-to-airCommunicationClosertoReality

C.ABreakthroughintheApplicationofVideoChat

D.TARFBecomingaNewMeansofCommunication

B

Whenshefirststartedlearningabouttheclimatechangefromoneofherelders,FawnSharpwasinvitedonahelicopterflightovertheOlympicMountainstosurveytheMountAndersonglacier.Buttheglacierwasgone,meltedbythewarmingclimate.Sharphadadeepsenseoflosswhenshediscoveredtheglacierwasn’tthereanymore.

Lossisagrowingissueforpeopleworkingandlivingonthefrontlinesofclimatechange.AndthatgaveJenniferWrenAtkinson,afull-timelecturerattheUniversityofWashingtonBothell,US,anideaforaclass.

Thisterm,shetaughtstudentsontheBothellcampusabouttheemotionalburdensofenvironmentalstudies.SheusedtheexperiencesofNativeAmericantribes（部落）,scientistsandactivists,andaskedher24studentstofacetherealitythatthereisnoeasyfix—that“thisissuchanintractableproblemthatthey’regoingtobedealingwithitfortherestoftheirlives.”

StudentCodyDillonusedtobeaclimatescienceskeptic（怀疑论者）.Thenhedidhisownreadingandresearch,andchangedhismind.

Dillonwasn’tgoingintoenvironmentalwork—hewasacomputer-sciencemajor.Yet,thepotentialforaworldwideenvironmentalcatastropheseemedsorealtohimfiveyearsagothathequithisjobandbecameafull-timevolunteerforanenvironmentalgroupthatworkedonrestoration（恢复）projects.

Sixmonthsintothework,hedecidedthatAtkinson’sclasswasjustwhathewaslookingfor—aplacewherehecoulddiscusshisconcernsaboutachangingclimate.

Atkinsonsaidshehopestheclasshelpedherstudentspreparethemselvesfortheamountofenvironmentallossthatwillhappenovertheirlifetimes.

“Wearealreadychangingtheplanet—somanyspeciesaregoingtobelost,displacedormassivelyimpacted,”shesaid.“Thefutureisn’tgoingtobewhattheyimagined.”

24.WhydidtheauthormentionthecaseofFawnSharp?

A.TolayabasisforFawnSharp’sfurtherresearch.

B.ToproveFawnSharp’sworkissimilartoAtkinson’s.

C.Toleadintotheissueoflosscausedbyclimatechange.

D.Toshowscientists’concernabouttheMountAndersonglacier.

25.What’sthemainpurposeofAtkinson’sclass?

A.Toexplorehowdifferentpeopledealwithclimatechange.

B.Togetstudentsmoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentalissue.

C.TofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalissueofOlympicMountains.

D.Toteachstudentshowtoconductresearchaboutenvironment.

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“intractable”underlinedinParagraphThree?

A.Simple.B.Difficult.

C.Common.D.Interesting.

27.HowdidAtkinson’sclassinfluenceDillon?

A.Itmadehimworkasapart-timevolunteerforrestorationprojects.

B.Itmadehimrealizeaplanet-wideclimatedisasterwouldhappen.

C.Itencouragedhimtobemoreinvolvedinenvironmentalprotection.

D.Itdiscouragedhimtoworkonrestorationprojectsfortheenvironment.

C

Thehundredsofthousandsofpeoplewhosufferfrommotionsicknesshavealonglistofactivitiestheyfearandoftenavoidaltogether.Thisincludeslong-distanceairplanetravel,road-trips,evencertainmoviesandvideogames.However,iftheFrenchcompanyBoardingRinghasitsway,motionsicknesssuffererswillsoonhavenothingtoworryabout,providedtheyarewillingtowearthesilly-lookingBoardingGlasses!

Alsocalledseasicknessorcarsickness,thesufferingisbelievedtobetheresultofthebrainreceivingmixedsignalsfromthesensorysystems,whichincludetheeyes,innerear,muscles,andjoints.Forexample,whenyouarelookingatyourphoneonamovingbus,yourinnerearrealizesthemotionbutyoureyes,focusedonthescreen,thinkyouarestill.Amorerecenthypothesis（假说）arguesthattheymaybecausedbythehumanbody’sinabilitytokeepstillinamovingenvironment.

BoardingGlassesattempttoeasemotionsicknesssymptomsby“recreatingthehorizon”sothatalltheusers’sensesrelaythesamemessage.Thoughthatsoundscomplicated,thesciencebehindthepatenteyewearissurprisinglysimple.Theframes,consistingoftworoundlenses（镜片）onthefrontandtwoontheside,arepartiallyfilledwithablueliquid.Anymovementinthevehiclecausesthefluid（液体）toflowaroundtheeyes.Thisallowstheeyestosensethemotionandsendthecorrectsignaltothebrain.

AccordingtoAntoineJeannin,CEOofBoardingRing,BoardingGlasseshavebeentestedbyFrenchNavy.Thoughtheresultsareconfidential,theCEOsaysthatover95percentoftheusersreportedfeelingbetterafterwearingthem.Fashionistas（时尚达人）afraidoforderingthe$106eyewearbecauseoftheirsillyappearancewillbethrilledtoknowthattheyareonlyrequiredtobewornforashortperiodoftime.ThebestpartisthatsinceBoardingGlasseshavenolenses,asinglepaircanbesharedamongagroupoffriends,orevenanentirefamily!

28.Whatisbelievedtobethecauseofmotionsickness?

A.Thebodyisinabadstate.

B.Thebrainfailstohandleconflictingsignals.

C.Theeyesandinnerearcan’tagreewiththemotion.

D.Thesensoryorganslosefunctioninamovingenvironment.

29.Whatisparagraph3mainlytalkingabout?

A.ThedrawbacksofBoardingGlasses.

B.ThepredictionaboutBoardingGlasses’future.

C.TheoperatingprinciplesofBoardingGlasses.

D.TheresponseofpeoplewearingBoardingGlasses.

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutBoardingGlassesfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyneedwearinginthewholetrip.

B.Theyhavealreadybeenputonthemarket.

C.Theirappearanceandpriceareacceptedbyfashionistas.

D.Thesamepaircanbesharedbymultiplepeoplebecauseithasnolenses.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsBoardingGlasses?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.

C.Worried.D.Uninterested.

D

Whatwouldyoudoifyoueverfoundyourselflostinthewild?

Tofindout,youcanjoinaweekendsurvivalcourseintheAustralianOutback.Thisvastareaisfamousforitsextremedesertclimate.

Tosurvive,yourfirsttaskwillbetofindwater,ararebutnecessarythinginthedesert.Animalssuchasantsandseed-eatingbirdsarestrongindicatorsofwater.Youcanalsocutandsuckwaterfromtherootsandleavesofplants.Treeslikethedesertoakhaverootsnearthesurface.Butbecareful.Thebranchesofgumtreesarearichsourceofwater,buttheleavesarepoisonous,sodon’teatthem.

Thebestplacetobuildashelterisinanareawiththeleastamountofsunlight,likebetweensanddunes（沙丘）orinatrench（壕沟）.Tomakeatrench,digaholebigenoughtoliedowninandusetheextrasandtocreateabarrierorwalloneachside.Thiscanhelptoshieldyoufromtheglareandbakingheatofthesun.

Nightscanbecold,soknowinghowtomakeafireisveryimportant.Onewaytobuildafireistousethehanddrillmethod.Thisisoneoftheoldestandsimplestwaystostartafire.Itinvolvesrollingastickbetweenyourhandswhilepressingitontoapieceofwoodwithdrytinder（引火物）below.Theideaistousefrictiontocreateenoughheattomakethetinderstartburning.Thiscanbealotofwork.

Asforfood,you’llhavetobeopen-minded.Someformsoflifecanbeuglytolookatbutcanprovideyouwithenoughproteintosurvive.Theymayeventastegood,likescrambledeggs!

32.Whi