学年太原市实验中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案.docx

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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