英语高三第八次空中考试.docx

1、英语 高三第八次空中考试高三第八次空中考试英语试题第二部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFour Citizen-science ProjectsClimate change is difficult to handle. but this doesnt mean people are just sitting on the sidelines waiting for the unavoidable. Everyone can join in fighting climate ch

2、ange. Scistarter and Zooniverse are two websites that list citizen-science projects in which you can take part. Here are some of them:Meado WatchThis project, out of the University of Washington, is looking at how climate change is affecting wildflowers on Mount Rainier. Volunteers collect data alon

3、g hiking tracks about when wildflowers bud. flower, fruit and produce seeds. The project is also collecting photos of wildflowers from across Mount Rainier National Park.Great Backyard Bird CountFor four days every February, volunteers around the world count birds in 15 minutes. These observations c

4、an be made anywhere, including your own backyard. The counts provide scientists snapshots of data on where birds are found and how many there are. Since the count has been going on for over 20 years, researchers can now answer questions about how these patterns may be changing with time.Water Monito

5、ring in MinnesotaResidents(居民)of Minnesota can sign up to be a volunteer water monitor for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Volunteers are arranged to a lake or stream. Twice a month during the summer, they take measurements of water clarity. Those data let the government see whether water cl

6、arity has been changing over time as well as assess the health of those waterways.RedmapGretta Peel is a marine(海的)ecologist in Australia at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. She studies where marine species(物种)are moving in response to climate change. She set up a program called Redmap. It asks

7、 people to report uncommon marine species theyve seen in Australian waters. We wanted to have an early indication of what species were moving where they live,” she explains.21. Which project should be most appealing to people interested in wildflowers?A. Redmap. B. Meado Watch.C. Great Backyard Bird

8、 Count. D. Water Monitoring in Minnesota.22. What are you required to do if you take part in Water Monitoring in Minnesota?A. Educate local people on bird behavior. B. Explore causes of your local climate problems.C. Collect relevant data and even report them. D. Protect the local water from polluti

9、on.23. What is the similarity among the four projects?A. They are started by famous universities. B. They aim to raise environmental awareness.C. They are mainly open to environmentalists D. They focus on fighting climate change.BAs I was leaving the gym last week, I greeted a friend who was coming

10、in. He responded without looking up from his phone. I stood there for a few awkward seconds, hoping for eye contact. He finally looked up briefly, apologetically, before returning to the screen. I walked on, feeling shaken.It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing(冷落)someone in favor

11、of a phone. And research has found that phubbing does have negative (消极的)impacts on personal relationships, reducing the quality of communication and level of satisfaction.Recently Ive noticed that its impossible to go out with friends and have their attention for the whole time, Therere always phon

12、es on the table, and theyre constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world to see what else is going On.It used to be that going out together was confidence-boos

13、ting solid reassurance(安慰)that another person enjoyed your company, otherwise they wouldnt accept but not now. Now, youre constantly attracting attention，competing with a portable supercomputer. When someone is looking at their phone, youre never sure if they actually want to be with you.The modern-

14、day equivalent of this is scrolling(滚屏)and texting. Although I didnt realize it at the time, I was trying for connection with the friend, who was attracted by it refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.I dont want to be that person. I dont want my actions to make anyone feel the way I

15、did that day. So from now on Im going to make a point of not letting digital distractions damage the relationships I hold so dear. Its not worth it. Nothing on that screen is ever more important than the person standing right in front of me.24. Why does the author describe his greeting with a friend

16、 in the gym last week?A. To introduce what phubbing is. B. To show the misuse of phones.C. To draw the readers attention. D. To voice his opinion about phubbing.25. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. Phones are bad for communication. B. Phones are used widely in the world.C. Phubbing is mak

17、ing people suffer. D. Phubbing is a common phenomenon.26. What will happen when youre snubbing someone according to the author?A. People will enjoy your company. B. You will lose the trust of others.C. You will damage others confidence. D. People will feel truly connected.27. What does the word it u

18、nderlined in paragraph 5 refer to?A. Being companied. B. Scrolling and texting. C. The table. D. The phone.CHas the volume(音量)in a restaurant ever nude you finish your meal early? If so, youre not alone. Restaurants handle diners in various ways to influence food choices and consumption, from lighti

19、ng to menu to server presentation. Unfortunately for those headache-prone restaurant goers, some places also choose to turn up the tunes and the background noise.Chef Mario Batali is often blamed for the phenomenon of ultra-loud or noisy restaurants in the 1990s, when he decided to flood the dining

20、room with the same loud tunes he was playing in his kitchen. And other chefs followed suit. Some restaurateurs felt a livelier atmosphere encouraged more customers, but a side benefit was quicker table turnover, thus increasing the number of people who could dine in a specific evening.A 1985 study o

21、ut of Fairfield University looked at how chewing speed varied according to the type of music being played. Although the volume level was kept the same for both musical situations, its important to note that fast-tempo(节奏)music often gives the impression of being louder than slower music.A significan

22、t increase in the number of bites per minute was found, and the effect was largest for fast music, the researchers wrote in the study. So, the faster, louder music gets people to down their food more quickly, relieving the table for future customers.Therere opinions about whether or not this is a so

23、und practice. A restaurant that places profit above dining experience often plays loud music with a fast tempo that puts diners under pressure to eat more quickly, even if that means theyre less able to enjoy their meal, writes Dr. Neel Burton in Psychology Today, adding that loud, fast music reduce

24、s appetite.Whats more, some would-be repeat diners will shy away for fear of another ultra-loud meal. The non-profit group Action on Hearing Loss found in a 2016 survey of nearly 1,500 people that 91% of those who view a restaurant as too noisy would choose not to return.28. Why did some bosses of t

25、he restaurants favour loud music?A. It might help attract more customers.B. It was the favorite kind of music of them.C. It made the restaurants softer and sweeter.D. It could increase the popularity of their restaurants29. What plays the most important role in the effect of music on diners?A. Its c

26、ontent. B. Its length. C. Its speed. D. Its quality.30. What is Dr. Neel Burtons attitude towards flooding restaurants with noisy music?A. Doubtful. B. Disapproving. C. Positive. D. Uncaring31. What could be a suitable title for the text?A. What People Think of Loud RestaurantsB. Are Customers Made

27、to Eat Quickly?C. Why Loud Restaurants Are Popular TodayD. Does Loud Music Really Benefit Restaurants?DThis may sound like a joke about a lazy persons dream job. Earn big money by staying in bed and watching TV. But this is really happening, and its a project of NASA and two European space agencies

28、the Institute of Aerospace Medicine at the Cologne-based German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency. Its called Artificial Gravity Bed Rest Study, aimed at studying how the body adapts to weightlessness in space.Scientists are seeking 12 women to spend two full months in bed in the fall a

29、t a German lab, plus an additional month there for preparation and recovery. The first 12 test subjects, all men, already have started the study.Participants spend two entire months in bed and remain lying down even to do everyday things like eating, drinking and exercising. They also answer natures

30、 call and shower, but its unclear from the NASA website how those tasks are accomplished in bed.Daily routine showering, getting dressed, eating, exercising takes much time when you cannot stand up to do them, says the website, adding that there is continuous data collection, including blood pressur

31、e, heart rate, nutrient absorption and also the participants feelings. Study subjects will spend the 60 days with their heads tilted(倾斜)down six degrees, which imitates(模仿)conditions in space.Participants are encouraged to pass the time by watching TV, taking online courses, reading and any other ac

32、tivities they can perform while lying down alone in bed to relieve what could be boredom. Family and friends are allowed to visit.The high $ 18,500 payment for two months of lazing about is probably a major motivation for people willing to go through something this extreme. However, if youre an American who really needs the money, you probably cant afford it. Candidates need to travel to Cologne four times at their own expense for the employment process between April and July. Plus, they need strong