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石家庄第二中学届高三下学期三月质检考试英语试题及答案详解精校版

石家庄市第二中学2020届高三下学期三月质检考试

英语试卷

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

GreatholidaysinEurope!

Doyoulikethebeachbutwantabitmore?

ThencomeonanActiveBeachholidayatoneofourcentersinGreece,TurkeyorCroatia.Allthecentersarenearbeautifulbeachesandalloffersailing,windsurfingorwaterskiingwithourexcellentinstructors.Forachangefromthewater,youcanalsobookashorttriptoanearbyvillageandvisitthecolorfulmarketsoreatinalocalrestaurant.Attheendoftheday,relaxinyourhotelroomordancethenightawayatoneofouropen-airclubs.

WhowasKingArthur?

Wheredidhelive?

Joinusonafive-dayUKRoadTripholiday.ImaginelifehundredsofyearsagoaswevisitancientStonehenge,RomanBathandTintagelCastle,thehomeofKingArthur.Learnthehistoryoftheseinterestingplacesfromyourguideasyoutravelinoneofourfamousbluecoaches.Intheeveningswestopatsomeofthebestyouthhostelsinthecountry.Theyhaveeverythingyouneed,youdon'tevenneedtopackasleepingbag!

Areyouboredwiththeusualholidays?

Doyouwanttodosomethingyoureallyenjoy?

ThenFameCampisforyou!

SpendaweekatHightreeHouseinYorkshireandlearnhowtoplaythepiano,violinandguitar!

Bringyourtentandstayatacampsitenearthehouse.Attheendoftheweektryyournewskillsinaliveperformance.

Howmanycountriescanyouseein21days?

OnourExploreEuropeholiday,youcanseeten!

Learnaboutthemfromourbestguidesasyouwatchthemgopastfromthewindowofanair-conditionedcoachandstayatsomeofEurope'stopcampsitesontheway.Ofcourse,we’llalsohavetimetodotheimportantthingssuchasvisitingtheEiffelTowerinParis,the.historicSistineChapelinVaticanandeatingappleѕtrudеlіnVіеnnа.

Formoreinformationaboutanyoftheseholidays,call08453334523orvisitwww.comewithusuk.com.

1.TouristswhogoonanActiveBeachholiday.

A.candosomewatersports

B.cancookbythemselves

C.willenjoyanopen-airconcert

D.shouldbringtheirownsleepingbags

2.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutTintagelCastle,whichholidayshouldyoutake?

A.FameCamp.B.ActiveBeach.

C.UKRoadTrip.D.ExploreEurope.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutExploreEurope?

A.Itlasts10days.B.Itisacoachtour.

C.Itisaself-guidedtour.D.Itgoespast21countries.

B

Aftereightpuppies（幼犬）wereabandonedonthesideoftheroadinTexas，ananimalsheltercametotherescueandbroughtthemallthewayfromBrownwood，TexastoWintersville，Ohio.Theirjourneywas，bynomeans，asimpleone.

Thepuppieswerefirstfoundfightingfortheirlivesinamuddychannel.Theywereextremelyweakanddehydrated（脱水）afterbeingforcedtoprotectthemselvesintheburningTexassun.Oncethepuppieswerediscovered，theirjourneywasfarfromover.Theywereimmediatelybroughttowhatisknownasa"highkill"shelter，andafteronlyafewhours，werescheduledforeuthanasia.Thingsweren'tlookinggoodforthepups.Luckily，theywererescuedoncemore.

“There'sagroupthatspecificallygoesaroundtothesehighkillsheltersandrescuestheanimalsthatarescheduledforeuthanasia，"saidBrandiDamewood，theJCHSCommunityOutreachManager."TheseguyswererescuedbytheCorrineT.SmithAnimalCenter."

ThepuppieswouldeventuallyendupunderthecareoftheJeffersonCountyHumaneSociety.Thisisbecauseno-killsheltersandrescueorganizationsoftenworktogethertoaidinurgentcases.Anincrediblenetworkofsheltershelpingothersheltersenablesthesemiracleworkerstosavesomanypetsindangerofbeingputdownprematurely.

"Wehavehadalotofotherrescuegroupscomeinandtheyhelpusgetsomeofouranimalsadoptedoutlikewhenwe'retoofullorthingsofthatnature,sowekindofhelpeachotherout,andsothiswasafavortohelpthisparticularshelter,"saidDamewood.

TheJCHShasappropriatelytitledthepuppies'journey"thefreedomride".The20-legtriprequired16differentvolunteerstodriveatotalof1,300miles.Butitwasallworthittosavetheseadorablepups!

"Wehaveaboardmember,MichelleZdybicki,whoisveryactiveandinvolvedinthesetransportgroups,"saidDamewood."Theywouldmeetatspecifiedstops,thenthepuppieswouldbetransferredtothenextdriverforthenextlegofthejourney."

SincearrivinginOhio,thepuppieshavebeenvaccinatedandarehopingtofindforeverhomesinthenearfuture.

4.Fromthepassageweknowashelter______.

A.isaplacetokillabandonedanimals

B.canneverkillanyabandonedanimal

C.isaplaceforabandonedanimals

D.canprovideanythingforabandonedanimals

5.Theunderlinedword"euthanasia"inPara.2mostprobablymeans______.

A.practiceofkillingwithoutpain

B.medicalexaminationforananimal

C.physicalcareofababyanimal

D.suppliesoffoodandhousingforanimals

6.WhatmayhappentothepuppiesafterarrivinginOhio?

A.Theywillstayinashelterforever.B.Theymaybeadoptedsoon.

C.Theycannotescapebeingkilled.D.Theymaycontinuetheirjourney.

7.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______.

A.volunteersworkedtogethertofindhomesforabandonedpuppies

B.abandonedpuppiescausedanimalshelterstoomuchtrouble

C.eightrescuedpuppiesjourneyed1,300milesin"freedomride"

D.shelterstriedtheirbesttocureeightabandonedanimalsinTexas

C

Theworldisagreenerplacethanitwas20yearsago.RecentNASAsatellitesdata（2000—2017）haveshownthathumanactivitiesinChinaandIndiadominatethisgreeningoftheplanet,thankstoambitioustree-plantingprogrammesinChinaandintensiveagriculture（集约农业）inbothcountries.

TheresearchersfromBostonUniversityfoundthatglobalgreenleafareahasincreasedby5percentinthenewcentury,anareaequaltoalloftheAmazonrainforest.Chinaaloneaccountsfor25%oftheglobalnetincreaseinleafareawithonly6.6%ofglobalvegetatedarea.China'scontributioncomesinlargepartfromitsprogrammestoconserveandexpandforests,takingupabout42percentofthegreening.ThegreeningfromfarmlandsinChinaisabout32%,butthatinIndiaisabout82%.

RamaNemani,aresearchscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCentreandaco-authorofthestudysaid,''WhenthegreeningoftheEarthwasfirstobserved,wethoughtitwasduetoawarmer,wetterclimateandfertilisationfromtheaddedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.ButwithdatafromNASAsatellites,scientistsrealisedthathumansarealsocontributing,whichwasallagainstourexpectations.''

Nemaniseesapositivemessageinthenewfindings.''Oncepeoplerealisethereisaproblem,theytendtofixit,''hesaid.''Inthe1970sand1980sinIndiaandChina,thesituationaroundvegetationlosswasnotgood.Inthe1990s,peoplerealisedit,andtodaythingshaveimproved.Humansareincrediblyresilient.Thatiswhatweseeinthesatellitedata.''

However,theresearchersrangbellsaswell.TheysaidthatthegaininglobalgreennessdidnotnecessarilymakeupforthelossofnaturalvegetationinregionslikeBrazilandIndonesia.

8.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThedecreasingsizeoftheAmazonrainforest.

B.China'sbiggercontributiontoglobalgreening.

C.Totalglobalgreenleafareainthenewcentury.

D.China'sprogrammestoconserveandexpandforests.

9.Whatsurprisedscientistsregardingglobalgreening?

A.Humanactivities.B.Theleveloffertilisation.

C.Awarmerandwetterclimate.D.Carbondioxideintheatmosphere.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''resilient''probablymean?

A.Goodatmakingprogrammes.B.Suitableforanalysingdata.

C.Abletomakecorrections.D.Activeinplantingtrees.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Itisurgenttoprotectglobalnaturalresources.

B.Muchremainstobedoneforglobalgreenness.

C.BrazilandIndonesialosemostoftheirvegetation.

D.Globalgreennessneedsallcountriestoworktogether.

D

Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue，butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem．

Forthestudy，researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep，astagewhenapersonhas1ittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment．Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords．

Whenthesubjectswokeup，theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations．Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger．Thisvague（模糊的）wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory．

Unbelievably，thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance．That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue，butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel，evenduringsleep．

Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory，butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness．Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep．

Inotherwords，ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld，andlearningaboutit，evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent．

Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbe1earnedquickerduringwakefulnessifit