江苏省年上学期南通市通州区高三英语第一次诊断测试试题文档格式.docx

1、时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ARailcardsWant to save on the price of your train tickets?Then youll need to buy a National Railcard.The first step is to pick the right Railcard,but dont worry!Well walk you throug

2、h each type and help you find the one most suited to your needs.The Network RailcardSpend E30 on a Network Railcard for the year and look forward to 1/3 off your train tickets during off-peak（非高峰）times.Enjoy discounted travel across 16 counties（郡）in the South East,even including the whole of London!

3、It is a great option for anyone who doesnt fall into any of the other Railcard categories,as people of any age can hold one.The Student RailcardAt the cost of just E30,this Railcard is excellent value for money.Whether you have an early morning lecture or youre rolling home in the early hours after

4、a night out, you can still get 1/3 off on all passenger rail services within the UK!The only requirement for this Railcard is that you need to be within the ages of 16 and 25.The Millennial RailcardThis Railcard is available for all who are between the ages of 26 and 30, regardless of peak or off-pe

5、ak times.However,it is currently only available digitally, with users being required to download the Railcard app and show ticket inspectors during train ticket checks.Costing just E30,the new Railcard can be used across the UK.The Disabled Persons RailcardAny passenger with a disability is eligible

6、（符合条件的）to apply for one.It only costs 20,making your overall discount for the year even better!The most important thing is that any types of tickets can be purchased throughout the UK rail network. Besides,it can also get you discounts on London attractions.21.Which Railcard just applies to train se

7、rvices in part of the UK?A.The Network Railcard. B.The Student Railcard.C.The Millennial Railcard. D.The Disabled Persons Railcard.22.What is required for the Student Railcard?A.Riding hours. B. Railcard category.C.Age range. D.Service charge.23.What is special about the Millennial Railcard?A.It can

8、not be used during peak times.B.It offers discounts on London attractions.C.It is the cheapest among the four Railcards.D.It requires its owners to download an app.BCedar,a third-generation beekeeper from the countryside of New South Wales, Australia,says that he was inspired to try and design a sim

9、pler hive（蜂箱）after his brother was stung（蜇）during one of their honey-gathering tasks.The young guy knew that there must be a clever way to gather honey without having to wear protective suits,open the hive,and disturb the little bees.After several years,Cedar and his father Stuart finally perfected

10、their invention-the Flow.Hive, which can save beekeepers hours of work simply by channeling all of its honey into a tap that can be turned on and off at will.Four years after their initial success,the Flow Hive has had a big influence on honeybee populations around the world.The father and his son s

11、ay that they have successfully shipped over 51,000 hives to 150 different countries.Since they introduced the hive in 2015,the number of beekeepers in the U.S.alone has increased by over 10%.Their success is particularly significant since honeybee populations have been steadily decreasing as a resul

12、t of habitat loss.Thats why now Stuart and Cedar Anderson are donating their hive earnings to international honeybee advocacy groups.Were proud to have donated 100% of profits from the sale of our Flow Pollinator（传粉昆虫）House to nine local pollinator projects in Australia and the U.S. that are at work

13、 protecting wild habitats all around the world,said the Andersons in a statement.Pollinators need large areas of habitat to grow healthily-the more we can do to conserve native habitats,the more opportunities these tiny environmental champions will have to do their important work.24.What can we lear

14、n about Cedar?A. He is often hurt by honeybees.B.He is from a big city in Australia.C.He knows a lot about beekeeping.D.He dislikes working with his brother.25.Which of the following best describes the Flow Hive?A.It is friendly to the environment.B.It can improve the quality of honey.C.It can help

15、bees produce more honey.D.It simplifies the honey-gathering process.26.Why do the Andersons make donations?A.To expand their business.B.To protect bees habitats.C.To build more Flow Hives.D.To help the poor in Australia.27.What would be the best title for the text?A.“Honey on TapBeehiveB.The Cost of

16、 BeekeepingC.The Growth of a BeekeeperD.True Facts About HoneybeesCIn order to help discover spoilage（变质）and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers,researchers have developed new low-cost,smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.One in three UK consumer

17、s throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date（保存期），but 60%（4.2 million tonnes）of the 12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.The researchers,whose findings were published in ACS Sensors,say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date-a widely used

18、indicator of being fresh and eatable.The sensors cost two US cents each to make.Known aspaper-based electrical gas sensors（PEGS）,they detect spoilage gases like ammonia（a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell）in meat and fish products.The information provided by the electronic nose is receive

19、d by a smart phone,and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe to eat.The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes（电极）onto a special type of paper.The materials are eco-friendly and harmless,so they dont damage the environment

20、 and are safe to use in food packaging.The sensors,combined with a tiny electronic system,then inform nearby mobile devices,which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.Lead author Dr Firat Guder,of Imperials Department of Bioengineering,said, Although theyre designed to keep us safe,

21、use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away.They dont always reflect its actual freshness.In fact,people often get sick from foodborne diseases due to poor storage,even when an item is within its use-by date.These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within

22、three years.Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing,like sensing chemicals in agriculture,air quality,and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.28.What is

23、the function of PEGS according to the text?A.To improve the service of stores.B.To help supermarkets store foods.C.To improve the taste of food products.D.To help people test food freshness.29.What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?A. It acts as an electronic nose.B.It reads t

24、he data collected by PEGS.C.It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.D.It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.30.What does Dr Firat Guder say about use-by dates?A. They are not completely reliable.B.They can help reduce food waste.C.They are not accepted by consumers.D.They are based on scienti

25、fic research.31.What does the author mainly talk about in the text?A.The process of researching spoilage sensors.B.A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.C.Use-by dates influence on supermarkets and consumers.D.The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.DMuazzez Kocek,46,

26、is considered one of the best whistlers in Kuskoy,a village in Turkeys northern Giresun province.Her whistle can be heard over the areas vast tea fields.When President of Turkey visited Kusky in 2012,she greeted him and proudly whistled,Welcome to our village!She uses kus dili,orbird language.For hu

27、ndreds of years,this whistled form of communication has been critical for farming in this place,allowing complex conversations over long distances and making animal herding（放牧）easier to do.However,because of the increased use of cellphones,the language is at risk of dying out.Turkey is one of a hand

28、ful of countries in the world where whistling languages exist.They attract linguistic（语言学的）experts very much.There is a long-held belief that language interpretation occurs mostly in the left hemisphere（大脑半球），and tunes and singing on the right.But a study conducted in Kuskoy suggests that whistling

29、language is processed in both hemispheres.Organ Civelek,37,who can whistle in full sentences,explained that they are very proud of their linguistic custom and want to share it with visitors.Since 1997,Kuskoy village has been hosting an annual Bird Language,Culture and Art Festival,where the communit

30、y gathers to practice and compete.While technology is contributing to the languages disappearance,it is also being used by some to preserve it.Mr.Civelek,who teaches bird language to children during the summer,uses an application calledIslik Dili Sozlugu,or whistling language dictionary.You can lose

31、 or break a phone,but as long as you can breathe,you can whistle, said Mr.Civelek.Its a communication tool that you can bring with you anywhere.32.Before cellphones,what did Turkish farmers mainly use kus dili to do?A.Talk with wild birds.B.Greet respectable guests.C.Speak with people far away.D.Warn farm animals of risks.33.What might be concluded based on the study conducted in Kuskoy?A.The right hemisphere interprets sounds.B.Whistling language isnt unique to Turkey.C.Brain structures processing language arent fixed.D.The left hem