届高三六校联盟第三次联考英语试题附答案.docx

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届高三六校联盟第三次联考英语试题附答案

2018届高三“六校联盟”第三次联考

英语试题

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第一部分阅读理解（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，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.

◆TRAPPIST-1

TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.

◆Titan

TitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.

Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.

◆Europa

EuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.

◆Mars

TheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial（地球外的）lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.

Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.

1.Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.

A.solidwaterexistsonthemrespectively

B.lifemightexistoneachofthem

C.theyallcontainliquidwater

D.eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit

2.Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?

A.TRAPPIST-1.B.Titan.C.Europa.D.Mars.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.

B.TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.

C.Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.

D.ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.

B

AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:

Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?

”

Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”

Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.

Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:

“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”

AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours（弯路）,andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.

4.WhydidLorimakethecall?

A.ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.

B.ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.

C.ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.

D.ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.

5.Whatimpressed“I”byLori?

A.Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.

B.LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.

C.LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.

D.LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.

6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.

B.Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.

C.Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.

D.Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.

B.Facebook’sBiggestProblem.

C.ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.

D.AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.

C

Careersinzoologyareextremelyvariedandunique,andcanprovideincrediblelearningandworkopportunitiesforanyonedevotedtoanimalstudiesandwelfare.Zoology,orthestudyofanimals,isawidefieldwithmanyspecialties,includingresearch,conservation,veterinary（兽医的）medicine,andthecareofanimals.Forpeoplewithaloveofanimalsandsometraining,dreamsofcareersinzoologymaycometrue.

Somecareersinzoologyfocusonresearchandscientificstudies.Thesecareersmayallowthosewithagoodtheoreticalsciencebackgroundtodevelopandrunstudiesthatimprovehumanunderstandingoftheanimalworld.Researchinzoologycanhelpcreatesaferandmoreeffectiveproductsforanimalsorcanteachhumansmoreaboutanimalbehaviorinordertoaidinconservation,breedingprograms,andhabitatpreservation.

Careersinzoologythatfocusonconservationattachgreatimportancetothecontinuedsurvivalandincreasedprotectionofanimalspecies.Conservationistsmayworkwithpoliticalgroupsorgovernmentstohelpmakelawstoprotectandpreserveanimals,ormayworkinthefieldgatheringinformationonpotentialthreatstothehealthofglobalecosystems.Someconservationistsworkineducationalfields,tryingtoimprovehumaneffortstosaveanimalsfromextinction.

Animalsaresubjecttoillnessandinjury,andsomecareersinzoologyhelptocreateasafe,stableanimalpopulation.Veterinarymedicineisanimportantspecialtyfield,andmaytakeseveralyearsofintensivetrainingtoqualifyasacertifiedveterinarian.Whilemanyveterinariansfocusonthesmall-animalpracticeofdomesticpets,vetsinruralareasoftenworkwithlargefarmanimalsandmoreadventurousveterinariansmayworkwithexoticspeciesinzoosandwildlifepreserves..

Humanslovetoobserveanimals,andmodern-dayzoosandwildlifepreserveshelpmeetthatinterestwhileprovidingfacilitiestoassistwithconservationprograms.Zoologycareersinzooscanrangefromoverseeingbreedingprograms,tocreatingtheproperdietforadeer,tocleaningthetiger’scage.Manyvolunteerandentry-leveljobsareavailableforpeoplethatloveanimals.

8.Whatisthepurposeofresearchingonanimalsinzoology?

A.Tohelpgovernmentsmakelaws.

B.Toimproveresearchers’scientificknowledge.

C.Tocreatesafeandeffectiveproductsforhumans.

D.Toeducatepeopletoprotectanimals.

9.Whatcancareersinzoologythatfocusonveterinarymedicinehelp?

A.Betterunderstandanimals.B.Protectanimals’health.

C.Cleantheanimals’cages.D.Increasethenumberofanimals.

10.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholepassage?

（P1=paragraph1;P2=paragraph2;P3=paragraph3;P4=paragraph1;P5=paragraph5;）

11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?

A.Volunteers’passionforzoology.

B.Anewideaofcareersinzoology.

C.Differenttypesofcareersinzoology.

D.Effectivemeasuresofanimalprotection.

D

NEWYORK－AmassivewinterstormparalyzedmuchoftheUSEastCoastonThursdayandFriday,dumpingasmuchas46centimetersofsnowfromtheCarolinastoMaine.ItalsocausedfloodingonthestreetsofBostonduetoswellingstormtides,forcedthecancellationofnearly5,000flightsandclosedbusinesses,officesandschools.

Somemeteorologists（气象学家）classifiedthestormasa"bombcyclone"foritssharpdropinatmosphericpressurewouldbefollowedimmediatelybyablastofcoldairthatcouldbreakrecordsinmorethantwodozencitiesandbringwindchillsaslowas-40℃duringtheweekend.

FromBaltimore,Maryland,toCaribouinMaine,effortswereunderwaytoclearroadwaysoficeandsnowaswindchilltemperaturesweretoplungeduringtheday,reaching-40℃insomepartsaftersundown,accordingtotheNationalWeatherService.

UtilitycompaniesacrosstheEastworkedtorepairdownedpowerlinesearlyonFridayasabout21,000customersremainedwithoutelectricity,downfromalmost80,000thedaybefore,andissuedwarningsthattemperaturesmaybecomedangerouslylow.

"Ifthetemperatureinyourhomebeginstofall,werecommendtakingshelterelsewhereuntilservicecanb