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湖南省届长郡十五校高三下第二次联考英语附答案
2021届长郡十五校高三联考第二次考试
英语试卷
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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
Doyouloveoutdoorchallenges?
Andthereareabunchofreallyawesomehikingchallengesouttherenowthatwillnotonlyinspireyoutogetoutsidemoreandpushyourselfphysically-butalsoprovideyouaccesstoanawesomecommunityofhikersandoften-timeshikinggroupsfocusingonthesamechallenges.
1.THE52HIKECHALLENGE
Thegoalofthe52HikeChallengeistogetyououtsidemovingeveryweekforanentireyear.Thedifficultyandlengthisentirelyuptoyou.butthepointistogetoutandtogetmoving!
Registeronlinenowandtheresourcesontheirwebsiteallowyoutotrackyourjourneyasyoucompleteeachweeklyhikeandearncompletionbadgesasyougo.
2.WEHIKETOHEAL
WeIliketoHealisamonth-longwomen'sempowermentandwellnesscampaignthatorganizesgrouphikesallovertheworldontheIasiSaturdayofMarch.Theorganization'smissionis**toencouragewomenallovertheworldtotapintothehealingandempoweringinfluenceswithinthemselvesandtheGreatOutdoors",Youcanjointhemovementforfreeinthelinkaboveandfindfreegrouphikesthatwillbehappeningallovertheworld.
3.CURE-SEARCHULTIMATEHIKE
ThiseventisputonbyCureSearchonFebruary4theveryyear,anon-profitorganizationdedicatedtofindingacureandawaytoraisemoneyforchildrenscancer.Tojointhiseventthatsupportsanincrediblecause,youattendaninformationalsession,registerandgetyourownonlinefund-raisingpageandraisemoneytosupportyourtrekforchildren'scancerresearch.
4.THE365MILECHALLENGE
Thischallengeisgreatbecauseitissosimple.Thegoalistogetoutsideeverydayandwalkamile.Thischallengefocusesonsmalleffortsthat,overtime,havebigresultsandfocuseson,creatinghealthyhabitstobenefityourmind,body,andsoul.Tojoinallyouhavetodoisregister,jointheFacebookgroup,andstartmoving.
21.Whichofthehikingchallengesisspeciallyintendedforwomen?
A.WeHiketoHeal
B.The52HikeChallenge.
C.Cure-searchUltimateHike.
D.The365MileChallenge.
22.Whatdoallthechallengeshaveincommon?
A.Money-raising.B.Badge-earning.
C.Internet-related.D.Gender-based.
23.Howmanychallengescouldyouattendifyouhopetoworkoutregularly?
A.Onlyone.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.
B
Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.
Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.
Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfear?
Fearaboutsomethingyoucan'tcontrol—thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddream?
Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn'tseemtomakeanyprogress.
SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity(理智)?
Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!
SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren'sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalolofhardworkandperseverance—Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!
Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.1wasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.
Themoralofthisstoryis...don'tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don'tgiveup.ThingschangeIfyouworkhard,giveittime,anddon'tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetterOftentimesallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.
24.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthattheauthorprobably.
A.washavinganexcitinggraduation
B.wasgettingintofinancialdifficulties
C.missedthelifeintheuniversity
D.hadjustappliedforthestudentloans
25.Howdidtheauthorchangethefrustratingsituation?
A.Bysendingapplications.B.Byofferingcontracts.
C.Bykeepingwriting.D.Bypublishingbooks.
26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"bleak"inthelastparagraph?
A.unattractiveB.hopeless
C.thrilling
D.promising
27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Successbelongstothepersevering.
B.Acontentedmindisaperpetual(长久的)feast.
C.Asmoothseanevermakesaskillfulmariner.
D.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.
C
TheOlympicGamesTokyo2020willnowbeheldonJuly2021Withlessthanthreemonthstogo.questionssurroundingthesafetyhavegrownintense.HowtodothissafelywiththousandsofathletesandstaffinvolvedcomingtoJapaninthemiddleofthepandemic?
A"playbook"releasedbytheIOCandTokyoorganizersprovidedsomeinsight.Besidesmaskingup,avoidingcrowdsandwashinghandsfrequently,travelerswillhavetoproduceatestnegativeuponarrival.Theywillnothavetoquarantine,butaren'tallowedtogotopublicareasduringtheirfirst14days.AJ1travelersmustsubmitadetailedroutetoJapaneseauthorities.Theymustsubmitdetailsoftheirhealthandanysymptomstheyareexperiencingintoamandatory(强制性的)mobileapp.Anyonewhobreakstheserulescouldbesentbackhome.
TheIOCencouragesathletestogetthevaccineifavailable,thoughnotmandatory.Japanbeganvaccinatingitscitizensinmid—February,soit'slikelymanyJapanesewon’thavereceiveddosagebythestartoftheGames.Dr.AngelaRasmussen,avirologistinGeorgetownUniversity,believedthebestactiontheIOCcouldtaketosafelystagethe
Gameswouldbeavaccinationrequirement."Manyattendeesfromcountrieswithout-of-controlcoronavirustransmissionareathreattothepublichealth,"shesaid.“Itmightbechallengingastheaccessandavailabilityofvaccinesvariesindifferentcountries,butthatmightbethesafestoptionforJapan."
Despitemanypotentialrestrictions,nothingseemstostoptheOlympicsfromtakingplace.Firstandforemost.money.HostingtheOlympicsisquitecostlyandJapanhasalreadyspentoverS25billionofmostlypublicfinances.Eveniffansaren'tallowedandathletesareheavilyrestrictedintravelingoutsideofthegrounds,thiswouldstillbeanincrediblyprofitableevent.Globalbroadcastrightsmakeuproughly73%ofincomegeneratedfromtheGames,andsponsorshipsmakeupalmostanother20%.Plus,Japanwouldstillgetmajorpublicity.
“ThegovernmentiskeentoholdtheOlympicsforthereputationandtocelebrateJapan'svirtuesandstrengths."saidJeffKingston,aprofessoratTempleUniversity."Itwantstoreprisethegloryofthe1964TokyoOlympicGamesandliftnationalandglobalspiritsthathaveplummetedduringthepandemic.Italsohopestostimulateadepressedeconomy."
28.AttendeesoftheOlympicsarerequiredtodothefollowingEXCEPT.
A.getanegativetestresultuponarrival
B.bequarantinedduringtheirfirst14days
C.reporttheirtravellingroutesindetail
D.inputanysymptomsthroughanapp
29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutvaccination?
A.AlltheathletesaresupposedtogetthevaccinebeforetheGames.
B.RasmussendisapprovedofthevaccinatingrequirementsbytheIOC.
C.TheIOC'sactiontostagetheGameswillhelplocalcitizensgetvaccinated.
D.Attendeesfromsomecountriesmighthavedifficultyingettingvaccinated.
30.WhichofthebelowisNOTthebenefittheOlympicscouldbringtoJapan?
A.Preventingthepandemic,B.Regainingthepreviousglory.
C.Enhancingpeople'sspirits.D.Boostingfallingeconomy.
31.Whichcolumndoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?
A.Business.B.Education.C.Sports.D.Tourism.
D
Plasticpollutionhaslongbeenaproblem,butnowit'sgottentoanewheightliterally.Microplastic,referringtoplasticfragmentsandparticleslessthan5millimetersindiameter,havebeenfoundonMountQomolangmaashighas8,440metersabovesealevel,just408.86metersbelowthepeakofthemountain,accordingtoarecentstudypublishedinthejournalOneEarth.
"Thesearethehighestmicroplasticseverdiscoveredsofar."leadauthorImogenNapperfromtheUniversityofPlymouth,UK,saidinastatement.Scientistscollectedsnowandwatersamplesfrom19differentlocationsfrom4,200metersabovesealevelallthewayuptothesummitofMountQomolangma.Theyfoundmicroplasticsinallthewatersamplesandpartofthesnowsamples.ThemostpollutedsamplewasfromtheBaseCampinNepal,wheremosthumanactivitiesonthemountainareconcentrated.Ilhad79particlesofmicroplasticsperliterofsnow.
Buthowhavethesefragmentsmadeitallthiswayandinsuchagreatabundance?
Theanswerisapparenthumanactivities.Itisclimberswhobringplasticproductstothemountain.Eveniftheydon'tlitter,justwalkingfor20minutesoropeningabottleofwatercanreleasemicroplasticsintotheenvironment.
TheharshfactisthatplasticpollutionhasreachedeventhemostremoteplacesonEarth.Researchersevenfoundaplasticbagalthedeepestpointintheworld'soceans—intheMarianaTrench.locatedinthePacificOcean.Thebagisthesameastheonescommonlyusedingrocery