安徽省皖江名校联盟届高三下学期第五次联考英语试题及答案.docx

1、安徽省皖江名校联盟届高三下学期第五次联考英语试题及答案安徽省皖江名校联盟2020届高三下学期第五次联考英语第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEscaping the stress of work and social worries and finding yourself in a winter wonderland is a magical feeling. Try to make any J these destinations your targ

2、et and you 11 be happy that you did1. Harbin city, ChinaCome and enjoy one of the most memorable Ice and Snow Festival during winter. Harbin Citys snow festival draws a huge crowd because tourists want to feast their eyes of the well-known splendid ice structures. These structures are the biggest ic

3、e structures you will find nowhere in the world and they get mono beautiful at night when they are lighted up by diverse colored lights. Plus, you can go ice-skating under the beautiful Chinese lights.2. Ohrid, MacedoniaOhrid might be everyones summer fantasy for sunbathing and swimming but have you

4、 thought about the picturesque view of its location in the winter? This peaceful little lakeside town looks charming with snow-covered cobblestones on the narrow walks. There is nothing as good as finding a Macedonian breakfast with some strong local coffee.3. Svalbard，NorwayPolar hears love this lo

5、cation probably because of its arctic qualities. Here you can find wildlife and several ancient mining towns which collectively make the group of neighboring islands a beautiful sight. However, in winter, a beauty of nature described as the Polar Night takes place here, making it the most-favored de

6、stination worldwide. The sun doesnt set and leaves a blue twilight in the sky, coloring the nearby snow-capped mountains.4. Richmond Park, UKThe Richmond Park is one of the prides, Londoners. In winter, you can see tens of wild deer all over the woody park, either wandering or eating grass at ease.

7、The pouring ice draws visitors who are keen hikers or just want to enjoy a nice winter time doing snowball fight, flying in the sled.21.In which place can tourists see the worlds biggest ice structures?A. Harbin. B. Ohrid. C. Svalbard. D. Richmond Park.22. What attracts tourists most to visit Svalba

8、rd?A. Polar bean. B. Ancient mines. C. Arctic wildlife. D. Polar Night.23. What do the four places have in common?A. They are all intended for foreigners. B. They all serve as winter destinations.C. They all offer summertime activities. D. They all have snow-related exhibitions.BSmooth halls of ice

9、rolled ashore on a beach in Finland and piled up like a huge bunch of turtles eggs. But where did these ice eggs come from?Amateur photographer Risto Mattila stumbled upon the strange sight while walking with his wife on Hailuoto Island. The temperature remained around minus I degree Celsius that da

10、y, he said, and the wind blew quickly across the beach. There, we found this amazing phenomenon. There was snow and ice eggs along the beach near the water line.The ice eggs littered an area the length of about one-quarter of a football field and ranged in size from that of an average chicken egg to

11、 that of a powerful soccer hall. Mattila took a photo, noting that he had never seen anything like this during 25 years around here.” Others came upon the ice eggs, too. Ive never seen this before. The whole beach was almost full of these ice halls, said Tarja Terentjeff, who lives in the nearby tow

12、n of Oulu. Another local, Sirpa Tero, told CNN shed seen snowballs line the shoreline before, but not over such a large area.Although it happens once in a blue moon, these ice eggs form similarly to sea glass or rounded stones that wash up on the beach, said BBC Weather expert George Goodfellow. Chu

13、nks(块)of ice break off from larger ice sheets in the sea and either slide to shore on the incoming tide，get pushed in by strong spells of wind at the waters surface, he explained. Waves buffet(冲击)the ice chunks as they travel, slowly eroding their rough edges into smooth curves. Seawater sticks and

14、freezes to the forming eggs, causing them to grow like snowballs do as they roll across the ground, leaving behind nothing but smooth and shiny eggs for curious tourists to happen upon.24. The underlined phrase stumbled upon in Paragraph 2 can he best replaced by .A. pulled through B. survived from

15、C. ran across D. took notes of25. What can we know from Paragraph 3?A. It was a very unusual phenomenon. B. Ice eggs gathered in a football field.C. Only a quarter of the area was stricken. D. The beach was completely ice-covered.26. According to Goodfellow, how did the ice eggs cone into being?A. B

16、y means of sea water buffeting the wood chunks.B. On the basis of the strong force J the cold wind.C. By way of the special location and cold weather.D. Through a rare combination of weather and waves.27. What does the text mainly talk about?A. An extraordinary trip of ice eggs. B. The power of wind

17、 and seawater.C. A strange weather-based occurrence. D. How snowball affected the shoreline.CYou can take fish oil. You can invest in a language class, or some hours of exercise every week. There are countless ways to improve your memory and cognitive functioning(认知功能). You know, the brain-training

18、industry is expected to reach $ 8 billion by 2022. But the cheapest, easiest, and most time-tested way to sharpen your brain is right in front of your face. Thats why moms are always on their kids cases to turn off the TV and pick up a good book. But theres something astonishing about how it can mak

19、e it.The most basic effect occurs in the area associated with language reception. Processing written materialfrom the letters to the words to the sentences to the stories themselvestakes your attention to interpret the information. Typically, when you read, you have more time to think，judge and even

20、 criticize. And the very nature of such an ordinary activity encourages the brain to work harder and better, deepening your understanding of your course and your future career.And the benefits of reading continue long after youve put down that great book. It is clarified that some of those benefits

21、last for five days. We call that a shadow activity, almost like a muscle memorythat means, even if you are a retired sportsman now, some skills can still be stored in your memory. That means the language part of the brain would get a workout from reading.What if you are a poor, or even a dyslexic, r

22、eader who feels as if youll never be able to read enough to get these benefits? A book can fix that problem too! According to a study, one hundred hours of remedial(补救的)reading classes significantly improved the quality of the brains white matter, where information is processed. So turn off your pho

23、ne and your computer, set aside a good hour or twoand just read on a regular basis.28. The text is mainly written to .A. show the power of knowledge B. persuade people to read regularlyC. clarify the benefits of good hooks D. introduce how to improve memory29. What does the underlined such an ordina

24、ry activity in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Judging. B. Thinking. C. learning. D. Reading.30. What does the third paragraph suggest?A. Reading has a long-time influence. B. Books are needed if you want to graduate.C. The retired sportsmen have good memories. D. Reading a lot is beneficial to ones muscles

25、.31. For whom is the text mainly intended?A. Parents. B. Office workers. C. College students. D. University graduates.DCant you stand the sound of heavy breathing or sipping soup? Does the sound of someone chewing gum next to you make your blood boil? You are not alone, but you are not going crazyth

26、eres a really scientific reason why.If you shrink back when someone twists their knuckles(指关节), you might want to get checked out for misophonia, a brain abnormality that creates a hatred of sounds such as eating, chewing, loud breathing, or even pen-clicking, TIME reports. Actually, it s just one o

27、f the strange habits that prove youre smarter than everyone else. Although researchers first coined the term misophonia in 2001, doubt has been thrown on it by the medical community. But thanks to recent research, it can be safely drawn that everyday noises can ruin peoples lives. A team at Newcastl

28、e University in the U. K. examined MRI brain scans(核磁共振脑扫描) of those with and without misophonia while playing a range of sounds. The sounds were either neutral(like rain or water boiling), unpleasant (a baby crying or a person screaming), or trigger sounds (the sounds of breathing or eating).The re

29、searchers noted significant changes in misophonia sufferers brain activity when they heard a trigger sound. Turns out, those with misophonia have a developmental difference in their brains frontal lobe(额叶)that causes their brains to react harshly to those triggers. It also causes them to sweat and t

30、heir heart rates to increase.For many people with misophonia, this will come as welcome news as for the first time we have shown a difference in brain structure and function in sufferers, said Dr Sukhbinder Kumar. This study shows the critical brain changes as further evidence to convince a skeptica

31、l medical community that this is a real disorder.32. What is the best title for the text?A. Keep off such sounds around you B. Troubled by the sound of chewingC. Can we make use of these sounds D. Never be afraid of such noise again33. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?A. Misophonia can

32、 be a sign of intelligence.B. Misophonia is actually a physical disability.C. The teen misophonia has been widely accepted.D. Noise pollution has ruined many lives until now.34. What does Kumar think of the research?A. Cold. B. Favorable. C. Doubtful. D. Neutral.35. Where is the text most probably taken from?A. A guidebook. B. A review. C. A magazine. D. An interview.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Get along with your roommateWhile s