湖南省届长郡十五校高三下第二次联考英语附答案.docx

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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