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学年太原市实验中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案
2020-2021学年太原市实验中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案
第一部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
TheMiddler
byKirstyApplebaum
Eleven-year-oldMaggielivesinFennisWick,enclosedandprotectedfromtheoutsideworld.HerbrotherJedistheeldest,ahero.HeryoungerbrotherisTrig—everyonelovesTrig.ButMaggie'sjustamiddler;sheisleftbehind.Inthisbook,weexperiencethesadnessofbeingtheforgottenmiddlechild,thechildwithnovoice,eveninherownfamily.
DennisinJurassicBark
byNigelAuchterlounie
Beanotownisintroubleagain,andthistimethedangerisJurassic!
Dennis,latestadventureisfilledwithfun,includingVikings,Victoriansandsoon,alongwithpuzzlesforyoutofinish.CanyouhelpDennissaveBeanotownfromtheprehistoricinvasion?
LittleBookforBigChanges
byKarenNgandKirstenLiepmann
Includingmorethan100activities,try-outs,games,puzzlesandtips,LittleBookforBigChangesoffersfunandcreativewaystobringpeopletogethertohelpchangetheworld.Understandmoreaboutbigproblemsintheworldsuchasinequalityandclimatechange,andbeempoweredtohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.
TheSagaofEriktheViking
byTerryJones
Inthisillustratedstory,EriktheVikingsetsoutwithhistrustyteamofmeninsearchofthelandwheretheSungoesatnight.Onhisjourney,hewillmeetadventuresthatwillputhiscouragetothetest.
1.Whotoldastoryaboutanunseenchildinafamily?
A.TerryJones.B.KirstyApplebaum.
C.NigelAuchterlounie.D.KarenNgandKirstenLiepmann.
2.Whichbookisproperforkidswholoveprehistoric-relatedstories?
A.TheMiddler.B.LittleBookforBigChanges.
C.DennisinJurassicBark.D.TheSagaofEriktheViking.
3.WhatisspecialaboutLittleBookforBigChanges"!
A.Itisabouttwopeople.B.Itisanadventurebook.
C.Ithaspicturesinsidetohelpkidsread.D.Itteacheskidstocarefortheworld.
B
Theannual3-to-4-millimeterriseinsealevelsisexpectedtoimpactmanycoastalcommunitiesinthecomingdecades.However,fewareasdefencelessastheRepublicoftheMaldives,acollectionofmorethanathousandpicturesqueislandsintheIndianOcean.NASAresearchersbelievethatpartsofwhatis“arguablythelowest-lyingcountryintheworld”willbecomeuninhabitableby2050,duetowave-drivenfloodingandlimitedfreshwater.Tofighttheunavoidable,thegovernmentrecentlyrevealedplansfortheworld'sfirst'true'floatingislandcity.
Theaptly-namedMaldivesFloatingCity(MFC)isthebrainchildofDutchDocklands,agloballeaderinfloatinginfrastructure(基建).AccordingtotheMarch13,2021,announcement,thenewcitywillbeconstructedona200-hectarelagoon(环礁湖)locatedjust10minutesbyboatfromtheMaldiviancapital,Male.Itwillinitiallyconsistofathousandwaterfrontresidences,arrangedinaseriesofhoneycomb-likemazerows.Thedevelopersplantoaddhotels,restaurants,shops,andevenaschoolandahospitalinthenearfuture.Thefloatingstructures.willbeattachedtothesurroundingislands,whichwillformabaseandprovideprotectionfromhightides.
MaldiveofficialsaimtomakeMFCasself-sufficientaspossible.Freshwaterstoragewillprovidedrinkingwaterforresidents,whilefloatingsolarblanketsandagriculturefieldswilltakecareoftheirenergyandfoodneeds.
“ThisMaldivesFloatingCitydoesnotrequireanylandrehabilitation,thereforehasaminimalimpactonthecoralreefs,”explainsMohamedNasheed,SpeakerofParliament.“What'smore,giant,newreefswillbegrowntoactaswaterbreakers.IntheMaldives,wecannotstopthewaves,butwecanrisewiththem.”
Constructionoftherevolutionarycityisexpectedtobeginin2022andbecompletedinphasesoverthenextfiveyears.Ifsuccessful,itwillprovideablueprintforothercountriesfacingasimilarsituation.
4.WhydoesMaldivesdecidetobuildMFC?
A.Itisthelowest-lyingcountry.B.Itwillbefloodedsoon.
C.Itisrunningoutoffreshwater.D.Itwillbeunsuitableforliving.
5.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.TheprospectofMFC.
B.Thedevelopersoftheplan.
C.Thelocationoftheresidences.
D.Thebarrierstotheconstruction.
6.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedwords?
A.MFCwillkeepwavesaway.
B.MFCwillmakeuseofwaves.
C.MFCwilladjusttothewaves.
D.MFCwillworkaswaterbreakers.
7.What'sthewritingpurposeofthispassage?
A.Tointroduceaconstructionprogram.
B.Toappealtopeopletoprotectnature.
C.ToseekinternationalhelpforMaldives.
D.Toreporttheachievementofacityplan,
C
AteenagerinGeorgiawillnolongerhavetowalk7milestoworkafterschoolthankstoonewoman’sactofkindness.
JaydenSutton,ahighschoolsenior,wentonfooteachdayfromschooltohisjobatarestaurantandthenbackhome.Suttonwasdeterminedtoworkandmakeenoughmoneytoeventuallybuyhisownvehicle.
Suttonsaidhe’dleaveschoolat3:
30pm,thenwalkmilestohisjobattherestaurant.Afterhiswork,whichusuallylastedsixtoeighthours,hewalkedhome,sometimesnotarrivingbackuntilalmostmidnight.
ThatallchangedwhenMyerssawhimwalkingdowntheroadintheraininDecember.“Theyoungmanwasinsistentlyinarushwalkingtowork,saying‘Ican’tbelate,’”Myerssaid.“Hebeggedmetogivehimaride.ItoldhimIcouldtakehimasfarasIwasgoing.Ibegantocreatesmalltalkalongtheway.ItwasrevealedtomethathisnamewasJayden,12thgrader,worked40hoursaweek,walked5milestoworkimmediatelyafterschool,gotoffat10:
30pmatnightandwalkedbackhomeanother5milesifco-workersdidn’tofferaride.”
AfterdroppingSuttonoff,Myerssaidhisheartanddeterminationfilledherwithtears.“Hewassmilingingoodspiritsandthat’sachildworthblessing,”shetoldFoxNews.So,MyerssharedSutton’sstoryontheGoFundMepage,whichraisedmorethan$9,000from186donors.
ShesurprisedSuttonwithanewcaraftershemanagedtoconvincethegeneralmanagertodropthepriceofthevehicletomeetthebudget.
8.WhydidSuttonworksohardinhissparetime?
A.Togainworkingexperience.B.Topayforhiseducation.
C.Toownacar.D.Tosupporthisfamily.
9.WhatdifficultydidSuttonhaveinhisworkattherestaurant?
A.Heworkedlongerthanotherworkers.B.Hisworkwastootiring.
C.Hisjobwasmuchlesspaid.D.Hehadtowalktowork.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revealed”inparagraph4mean?
A.Known.B.Attached.C.Believed.D.Limited.
11.Whatdoweknowaboutthemoneydonatedonline?
A.Itcouldbuymorethananewcar.
B.Itwasnotenoughtobuyanewcar.
C.ItwasgiventoMyerstobuyherselfanewcar.
DItmainlycamefromacarsalesmanager.
D
Ifyou'veeverhadadog,youknowjusthowdeepaconnectionyoucandevelopwith“man'sbestfriend”.Butadog'slifeismuchshorterthanhumans,about12to15yearslong,whichmeanseverydogownerhastogothroughtheheartbreakingmomentwhentheirlovingpetpassesaway.
Whynotmakeacloneofthatdogthen?
ThisisthesolutionofferedbyaSouthKoreancompany,SooamBiotechResearchFoundation.Thecompanyhasalreadysuccessfullyclonedatleast400dogs,mostlyforUScustomers,eversinceitpioneeredthetechniquein2005.Now,SooamBiotechhasintroduceditsbusinesstoUKdogownersaswell,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones.
Tocloneadog,researchersfirstneedtotakeaskincellfromalivingdogoronethathasjustdied.Meanwhile,anotherdogisselectedtosupplyanegg.ResearchersthenreplacetheDNAintheeggwiththatfromtheskincellandimplanttheeggintothewomb(子宫)ofafemaledog.Theegggrowsintoapuppyoverthefollowingtwomonths.Thewholeprocesstakeslessthanaday,butitcomesatashockinglyhighprice—around£63,000.Butifyoucan'tafforditnow,youcanalsosavethecellinalaboratoryandaccessitatalaterdate.
However,magicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectcopyoftheoriginalone.Justlikeidenticaltwinsofhumans,theysharetheexactlysameDNAbuttherewillstillbesmalldifferencesbetweenthem.“ThespotsonaDalmatian(斑点狗)clonewillbedifferent,forexample”InsungHwang,headofSooamBiotech,toldTheGuardian.
Dogownerswillalsohavetoacceptthefactthatpersonalityisnot“cloneable”.Apartfromgenes,personalityisalsodeterminedbyupbringingandenvironment,whicharebothrandomelementsthatcloningtechnologiessimplycannotovercome,ProfessorTomKirkwoodatNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldTheTelegraph.
Perhapsbringingourdogsbackbycloningisnotthebestwaytorememberthemafterall.Kirkwood,adogownerhimself,pointedout,“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscomingtotermswiththepainoflettinggo.”
12.WhatservicedoesSooamBiotechResearchFoundationoffer?
A.Makingcopiesofpetdogs.
B.Givingpetdogsidenticaltwins
C.Helpingdogsgivebirthtomorepuppies.
D.Helpingdogownerslovetheirdogsmore.
13.Whichorderiscorrectinthedogcloningprocess?
a.Aneggistakenfromanotherdog.
b.Askincellistakenfromthepetdog.
c.Theegggrowsintoapuppyintwomonths.
d.Theeggisplacedinthewombofafemaledog.
e.TheDNAintheeggisreplacedbytheDNAfromtheskincell.
A.a→d→b→e→c.B.a→e→b→d→c
C.b→a→d→e→c.D.b→a→e→d→c.
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutdogcloningfromthepassage?
A.Ithasnotbeenputintopracticeuntilrecently.
B.ItisverypopularamongUSandUKpetowners.
C.Itmightnotgivetheownersanexactlysamedog.
D.Itisveryexpensiveandusuallytakeshalfayeartocomplete.
15.WhatdoesKirkwoodthinkofdogcloning?
A.Hedisagree