辽宁省葫芦岛协作校届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题.docx

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辽宁省葫芦岛协作校届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题

辽宁省葫芦岛协作校2020届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题

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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

Top4CollegesWhoseGraduatesEarntheMostMoney

Whosayscollegeisn'tworthit?

Graduatesofeachofthese4smallcollegescanlookforwardtocashinginwhentheyhitthejobmarket.

AmherstCollege:

Amherst,Massachusetts

Averageearnings:

$82,000

Harvardmaybethemoreselectiveandwell-knownuniversityinthestate,butit'sAmherstCollege'sgraduateswhoarcpullinginthesalary.It'sknownasoneofthe“LittleIvies".DespiteAmherst'stinysize（2,000undergraduatesintotal）,itsalumni（校友）networkiswell-connectedandinvolvedwiththestudentbody,whichhelpsexplainwhygraduatesgettopjobopportunities.

LafayetteCollege:

Easton,Pennsylvania

Averageearnings:

$81.000

AnotherLittleIvy,LafayetteCollegegraduatesaboutthesamenumberofstudentsasAmhersteachyear.ThosegraduatesmakenearlyasmuchasAmherstgraduates,basedonZippia'sresearch.It'sentirelypossiblethatLafayette'ssuccessingettingitsgraduatesgoodjobsisthatit'soneofthefewliberalarts（文科）collegesofitssizethatalsoofferitsstudentsengineeringdegrees.

HeleneFuldCollegeofNursing:

NewYork,NY

Averageearnings:

$79,300

Nursesareinveryhighdemand,accordingtoIndeed,andthatdemandisexpectedtoremainstrong.Thiscontributestothehighpayofferedtothisnursingschool'sgraduates.SodoesitslocationinNewYorkCity,wheresalaries（andthecostofliving）arehigher.

BatesCollege:

Lewiston,Maine

Averageearnings:

$75,700

Anothersmallliberalartscollege-andLittleIvy-Batesoffers,amongotherthings,asmallteacher-to-studentrate.ItisalsonotedthatBateshasoneofthemostbeautifulcampusesaround,helpingdrawahighlydrivenstudentbody.

1.WhatmakesgraduatesfromAmherstCollegegetgoodjobs?

A.Schoollocation.B.Helpfromschoolmates.

C.Tinysizeofthecollege.D.Schoolrecommendation.

2.WhycancollegegraduatesfromHeleneFuldCollegeofNursinggethighpay?

A.Theyhavetopayhightuitionfees.B.Theyneedhighlivingcosts.

C.Nursesarcgreatlyrespected.D.Nursesareingreatneed.

3.WhatdoLafayetteCollegeandRatesCollegehaveincommon?

A.Similarearnings.B.Beautifulcampuses.

C.Thesametypeofcollege.D.Thesamenumberofstudents.

B

WhenwewenthacktoSanFranciscoinJulyhisyear,wewenttothePortAuthorityCommandCentertodonatethemoneythatourlocalfirefightershadraised-$31,600.TheytookustoThetownofParadisein2oftheirpolicecarstopresentthecheck.

"Whereareyoufrom?

"thedriverofpolicecaraskedallofus.Isaid."Michigan.”Hewasverymovedbywhatweweredoingforthem,andthefamiliesofthePortAuthoritypolicewouldbenefitalotfromthemoney.

AswewerepresentingthecheckatThetownofParadise,thepoliceofficerthatdrovemedowntheresaidthatonNov8,2020hewasonduty.Andthen,hetoldmethattherewasafirefighterfromMichiganthatkeptcallingthecommandcenteronNov9,2020askingfordirectionstoofferhelp."Hegavemehisname,sowhenhedidcallback.Icouldtalktohim."hesaid.

Helookedatme,andatthesametimeIlookedathim;Iaskedhimhisnameandhetoldme.Ithenlookeddownathisnametag;itwasthesamenameIwrotedownonapieceofpaperhackonNov9,2020.Yousee,IhadtocallthecommandcenterseveraltimestofindthewaytoThetownofParadise;IstillhavethatpieceofpaperwiththisPortAuthoritypoliceofficer'snameonit.

Whenwebothrealizedhowsmallofaworldthisplanetreallyis,wehuggedandshookhands.Whataretheodds（概率）thatthesamepoliceofficer（outofthousands）thatgavemedirectionsonNov9,2020,drovemehacktoThetownofParadiseinAprilofthenextyear?

4.Whowouldgethelpfromthemoneytheauthorsent?

A.ThefamiliesofthePortAuthoritypolice.B.AllthepoliceofficersinSanFrancisco.

C.Thelocalfirefighters.D.Theauthor'scolleagues.

5.WhatdidtheauthorwanttodoonNov9,2020?

A.Sticktohispost.B.GotoThetownofParadise.

C.Raisemoneyforthepolice.D.Communicatewiththefirefighters.

6.Whydidtheauthorandtheofficerstareateachother?

A.Theyhadmetbefore.B.Theyusedtobefriends.

C.Theyhadbeenondutytogether.D.Theyhadtalkedonthephone.

7.Whatmakestheauthor'sexperiencespecial?

A.Sympathy.B.Kindness.C.Coincidence.D.Cooperation.

C

Threeweeksago,Colombianofficialsrescued32birdsinasurpriseraidonagrouporganizingcockfightingevents.Officialsaccusethegroupofsettingupasongbirdcompetitionillegally,called"theclashoftitans"onsocialmedia.Peoplewonmoneyiftheycorrectlypredictedthewinner.

SongbirdcontestshavetakenplacethroughouttheCaribbeanforhundredsofyears.ButcatchinganywildlifewithoutgovernmentpermissionisacrimeinColombia.

Untilrecently,officialsdidnotenforcethelaw.Theyweretoobusyfightingviolencefromthedrugtrade,rebelfightersandotherarmedgroups.Butnow,asviolencehasfallenandwiththedrugtrademostlydestroyed,officialsarctakinganotherlook.

Colombianshavegrowntounderstandtheimportanceoftheircountry'sbiodiversity.Itissaidtohavethesecondhighestbiodiversitylevelsintheworld.

Officialsareworkingtoendillegalanimaltrade.Lastyear,policerescuedmorethan34,600animalsillegallytrappedinthewild-a44%increaseover2020levels.Manyoftheanimalswerefoundatairportsandbusstationsbydogstrainedtofindbirdfeathersorskin.

Colombiangovernmentlawyersarealsogoingaftercriminalsthatusetheillegalanimaltradetoearnmoney.Policesayillegalsalesofbirdsandanimalsarenearlyasprofitableasillegaldrugsorarmstrade.Worldwide,thewildlifetradeisworthmorethan$10billion.

Therescueofthe32birdswastheresultofasecretpoliceoperation.InMay,policerescued16birds,includinganendangeredone,fromsmallcagesinthreehomes.Informationgatheredinthatoperationenabledthepolicetouncoverthegroupthatheldthesongbirdcontests.

AvideopublishedonaclosedFacebookgroupexplainedthecompetition.Whileonlookerscheered,judgesmeasuredtheloudnessandthenumberofcallsfromeachbird.Theownerofthewinningbirdreceived$100.Environmentalofficialssaythebirdswereabused.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"raid"inparagraph1mean?

A.Survey.B.Attack.C.Attempt.D.Purchase.

9.Whatwasthegroupmentionedinparagraph1chargedwith?

A.Makingtheirvoiceheardthroughthecompetition.

B.Allowingpeopletocatchwildbirds.

C.Holdingsongbirdcontestsillegally.

D.Sellingbirdfeathersorskin.

10.WhyhaveColombianofficialsstartedtoprotectwildlifeonlyrecently?

A.Theyweretooweaktotakemeasures.

B.Theyhaverealizedthevalueofanimaltrade.

C.Theywerebusydoingmoreimportanttasksbefore.

D.Theyhavefoundviolencehasdisappeared.

11.Whatcontributestotheillegalanimaltrademost?

A.Thehugeprofit.B.Thejoyofhunting.

C.Theexcitementofcompetition.D.Theinabilityofthegovernment.

D

Doctorsareadvisingparentstofeedbabiespeanutproductsbeforetheirfirstbirthdaytoreducethechildren'sriskofdevelopingapeanutallergy（过敏）.

Ateamofallergyexpertsandchildcarespecialistswrotethenewguidance.Theysuggestaddingsoft,crushedpeanutstoababy'sdietbeginningatfourmonthsofage.Theysaybabiesshouldcontinuetogetlargeamountsofpeanutproductsintheirfirstyearoflife.

Thenewguidanceisa"completechangeover"fromearlieradvicetoparents.Earlierguidelinessuggestedwaitingtofeedchildrenpeanutproductsuntiltheyweremucholder.

Guptaisapediatrician（儿科医生）andfoodallergyresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston.Illinois.Shepredictedthatmanyparentswillhefearfuloffollowingthenewguidance.

Peanutallergiesusuallydevelopbeforeage2.Theyareamajorworryforparents,whoneedtocloselywatcheverythingtheirchildreneatinsideandoutsidethehome.

Allergicreactionstopeanutscanincludeskinconditions,difficultybreathingandlowbloodpressure.Thepersoncanfeelsicktothestomach,anddevelopswellingofthetongue,eyesorface.Inseverecases,apeanutreactioncankill,unlessthechildisgivenaninjectionofepinephrine（肾上腺素）.

Becauseofsuchrisks,doctorshadbeenurgingparentstoavoidgivingpeanutproductstobabies.Buta2020studyledmedicalexpertstoreconsidertheguidelines.

Thestudyinvolved640babies,allofwhomwereyoungerthan11months.Eachchildhadeitheraneggallergyortheskindisease.Bothdisordersincreasethechild'sriskfordevelopingapeanutallergy.Butresearchersfoundthatwhenthesehigh-riskbabieswerefedasmallamountofpeanutbutterthreetimesaweek,onlythreepercentwentontodeveloptheallergyafterfiveyears.Bycomparison,17percentofchildrenwhoavoidedpeanutsbecameallergic.

Thiswillhelpthebody'snaturaldefensesagainstdiseaseandlearnhowtoprocessanddealwithpeanuts.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewguidance?

A.Itremainstobetested.B.Itisawrongtheory.

C.Itisdangeroustobabies.D.Itiscontrarytopreviousguidelines.

13.Whatdoesparagraph6mainlytalkabout?

A.Harmofeatingpeanut.B.Treatmentofpeanutallergy.

C.Symptomsofpeanutallergy.D.Preventionofpeanutallergy.

14.Whatwerethebabiesinvolvedinthestudylike?

A.Theymorelikelysufferedfrompeanutallergy.B.Theywereinfavorofpeanut.

C.Theywerefreefromanyallergy.D.Theywereingoodhealth.

15.Wha