安徽省合肥市届高三下学期第三次教学质量检测英语试题.docx

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安徽省合肥市届高三下学期第三次教学质量检测英语试题

安徽省合肥市2021届高三下学期第三次教学质量检测英语试题

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Insteadofpayingtoshiptheitemsyoudon'tneedtoyournewhome,whynotdonatethem?

Youroldhouseholdgoodslikefurniturewillgotoanewhomewheretheywillbeappreciated.Herearesomecharitiesthatmighthelp.

FurnitureBankNetwork

FurnitureBankNetworkhelpspeoplefurnishtheirhomeswithpracticalsecondhanditemsdonatedbypeoplewithinthecommunity.Taxreceiptsforthevalueofthedonateditemsaregiventodonors（捐赠者）.Recipientsgetthefurnitureforfree.PeoplecangetfurnishingsfromtheirlocalFurnitureBankonlyiftheyarereferredtotheorganizationthroughoneofitssocialservicepartners.Italsoencouragesapplicantstohelptheorganizationwithvolunteerwork.

HabitatforHumanity

HabitatforHumanityisaglobalnonprofit.Itcollectsmonetarydonationstobuildandremodelaffordablehousingsothatthoseinneedcanapplyfor.YoucanalsodonatefurnitureandotherhouseholdgoodstoHabitatforHumanity.Itresellstheseitemsinhomeimprovementstoresandusesthemoneytofunditshumanitarianefforts.

Goodwill

Goodwillresellsdonatedfurnitureandotherhouseholditemstofunditscharitableobjectives.Goodwillusesitsearningstoprovidecareertrainingandemploymentassistancetounemployedindividuals.Italsooffersdiscountstothepeopleenrolledinitstrainingprograms,allowingthemtoaffordablyfurnishtheirhomesandbuyclothesfortheirfamilies.

PickupMyDonation

PickupMyDonationisn'tactuallyadonationcenteranditdoesn'tpickupyourdonations.Instead,ithelpsyoufindlocalnonprofitsandcharityshopsthatdo.Ifyourdonationisn'tlargeenoughforalocalnonprofittosendatruck,PickupMyDonationcanstillhelp.Thecompanywillputyouintouchwithalocalmovingcompanytopickupyourdonationandtakeittoanearbycenter.

1．WhatisamustforgettingfurnishingsfromalocalFurnitureBank?

A．Ataxreceiptfortheitem.

B．Membershipofthecommunity.

C．Arecommendationfromitspartner.

D．Volunteerworkfortheorganization.

2．Whichcharityofferscareerassistancetoalaid-offworker?

A．Goodwill.

B．PickupMyDonation.

C．HabitatforHumanity.

D．FurnitureBankNetwork.

3．WhatdoweknowaboutPickupMyDonation?

A．Itprovidesaffordablehousing.

B．Itisalocalmovingcompany.

C．Itonlypicksuplargedonations.

D．Ithelpsdonorsfindacharityshop.

BornonJuly1st,1948,inthesmallItaliancityofPalmi,RobertoCreawasageniuskid.HemovedtotheNetherlandsandmajoredinBiologicalChemistryintheUniversityofLeiden.Itwasthisuniversitythatdirectedhisinterestinthesynthesis（合成）ofnucleotides,thebasicunitsthatarerequiredtobuildaDNA．Atthattime,notmanyresearchersstudiedthecombinationofgenes（基因），butRoberto’sstrongchemistrybackgroundmadeahistoricalinventionpossible.

In1977,hejoinedtheGenentech,Inc.andthegenesynthesisteamatCityofHopeMedicalSchool.ThecompanyfundedDr.Crea’son-goingresearchongenesynthesis.Afterworkingdayandnight,thebrilliantindividualfinallyinventedanewprocedurethatimprovedthechemicalsynthesisofgenes.ThankstohisrichknowledgeandthejointeffortsoftheexcellentGenentechteam,hemadeuseofthisdiscoverytoproducethehumanInsulin（胰岛素）genes,AandB．ItwashisinventionthatallowedGenentechtobelabeledasthefirstproducerofhumanprotein.Thisbenefited

hundredsofmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromdiabetes（糖尿病）allovertheworld.

TodayRobertoisknownasthefatherofsyntheticinsulinandhadalmostwontheNobelPrize.Hiseffortsdidnotstopafterdiscoveringthesyntheticinsulin;infact,hewasmorethandrivenandtriedtomakemorecontributionstothefieldofbiotechnology.HisteamofexpertsdiscoveredZiconotideunderhisteachingsandguidance.Accordingtoleadingscientistsandresearchers,thisdrugismorepowerfulandeffectivethanmorphine（吗啡）,andthebestpartofthisisthatithaszeroside-effects.

Dr.RobertoCreahasalonglistofcreditablediscoveriesandresearchesthathehasachievedin65yearsofhislife.Heisaninspirationformanyindividualswhoaimtoaddvaluetohumanitywiththehelpofscience..

4．WhatmaycontributetoRoberto'sinventionofthehumaninsulin?

A．Hisgoodluckinhislife.

B．Hiscuriosityabouthisstudy.

C．Hiscreativeimagination.

D．Hisknowledgeofchemistry.

5．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisdiscovery”inParagraph2referto?

A．Aspecialwayofproducinghumanprotein,

B．Areliablemethodforcuringpeopleofdiabetes.

C．Anewprocedureforimprovinggenesynthesis.

D．Asimpletechniqueofseparatinghumangenes.

6．WhatdoweknowaboutRobertoinParagraph3?

A．HewonaNobelPrize.

B．Hestucktohisscientificresearch.

C．Hediscoveredmorphinewithhisteam.

D．Heretiredaftermakingthegreatdiscovery.

7．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRoberto?

A．Enthusiasticandgenerous.

B．Courageousandcalm.

C．Ambitiousandpatient.

D．Devotedandtalented.

Sometimeback,afterasix-year-oldlionessnamedMagigirepeatedlykilledcattle,BotswanaauthoritiescaughtandmovedherintoCentralKalahariGameReserve,farfrompeople.Magigispentmostofhertimewithinthereservedprotectiveboundaries,butafterayearsheescapedoutsideandwasshotdeadbyafarmer.NewresearchMaudeandhiscolleagueshaveconductedconfirmsthatMagigi'sunfortunatestoryiscommonformanyrelocatedlions.Fordecades,wildlifemanagersinanumberofAfricancountrieshaveusedsuchakindwaytodealwithlionsthatrepeatedlykilllivestock（牲畜）.Butthenewresearchshowsthatafterlionsaremoved,mostcontinuetokilllivestockandendangervillagers'living.

AcrossAfrica,lionnumbershavefallenby43percentinthepasttwodecades,toasfewas23,000animalstoday.About3,000remaininBotswana.Thesharpdeclinesareprimarilydrivenbydevelopment-lionsnowoccupyjust8percentoftheirhistorichabitat.Withlessspacesetasideforconservation,lionsaremorefrequentlycomingintocontactwithhumans.Theseareusuallyfarms,expandingaroundtheedgesoftheprotectedareas.Thelionseatlivestock,whichnegativelyimpactsthelivelihoodofthefarmersintheseruralareas.Withoutaproperwaytopreventtheseattacks,thedinnersoftenturntodeadlyforce,shootingorpoisoningthelions,whichhasresultedinthedecreaseinlionpopulation.

Ratherthantryingtomovelions,wildlifeconservationistGlynMaudesays,emphasisshouldbeplacedonreducingthechancesoflionsencounteringandkillinglivestockinthefirstplace.ManypreventativemeasuresarebeingtestedinvariousAfricancountries,includinghiringlionguardians（护卫者）tomonitorthesebigcats,creatinglion-prooffences,sendingoutliontextalerts,andteachingherderstokeeplivestockawayfromhigh-riskareas.

8．WhywasMagigimovedtoareserve?

A．Tostopherfrombeingcaught.

B．Topreventherfromkillingcattle.

C．Togethertostaywithherfamily.

D．Totrainhertogetalongwithpeople.

9．WhatisthemajorreasonforthedeclineinthelionpopulationinAfrica?

A．Illegalwildlifetrade.B．Human-lionconflict.

C．Anaturaldisaster.D．Thelackoffoodintheirhabitat.

10．WhatcanweinferfromMaude'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Lionswillbefencedintoavoidmeetingpeople.

B．Therelocationoflionshasproventobeeffective.

C．Preventionisthecureforlions'attackinglivestock.

D．It'simpossibleforlionstolivewithhumansinharmony.

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．BigCats'RelocationProvingDeadly

B．LionsShotDeadafterAttackingaMan

C．TheTragicStoryofaMagicalLioness

D．ConservationStatusoftheAfricanLion

InthemagnificentrangeofmountainsofnorthernCalifornia,42radiotelescopespointtowardsthestars,scanningforsignsoflife.TheSearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence（SETI）Institutehasbeenlisteningforasignalheresinceitwasfoundedin1984.JillTarter,itsco—founder,saystheprogrammedaimisnotjusttocommunicatewithremotecivilisations.Itisalsotoremindhumanbeingsofitsownmodest,fragile（脆弱的）placeintheuniverse.Thus,forthefirsttime,SETIiscockingitseartowardsEarthtolookforasignalthatcanbesentintospacetorepresentthespecies.

FelipePerezSantiago,aMexicanmusicianandcomposer,hasanideaofwhatmightwork.

Sincesongs,likethehumanvoices,arecommontoalllanguagesandnations,heandMs.Tarterhavedesignedthe“EarthlingProject”-acalltopeopleeverywheretouploadextracts（精华）ofsongthatheplanstomeltintoacollectivehumanchorus.Aninitialcompositionwillbelaunchedintospacethissummer,recordedonavirtuallyindestructibledisk.FutureplansanddreamsincludeaneventuallandingonMars.

Humanmusichasbeensenttotheheavensin1977.DistantbeingscanintheoryalreadyenjoyPeruvianpanpipes,aNavajochant,Bach,Beethovenandmore.Butnopreviousoffering,andperhapsnocompositionundertakenanywhere,hastriedtoencompasstheentirediversityofhumansong.

Mr.Santiagosaysheisthrilledaboutbringingtogethercontributorsfromaroundtheglobe.Unlikeotherrecordingssentintospace,saysMr.Santiago,“Everyone'sinvited.Youdon'thavetobeoneofthemaincomposersofourhistorylikeBeethoven,justsomeonesingingintheirshower.”Downloadthe“EarthlingProject"app,singuptothreesongsof30secondseach,andyourvoicewillbesentintothesky.

12．WhydoesSETIlookforasignaltobesentintospace?

A．Tostandforspeciesontheearth.

B．Toscanforotherliveableplanets.

C．Torespondtothecalloftheuniv