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1、甘肃省天水市甘谷县届高三上学期第四次检测英语试题 Word版含答案天水市甘谷县20202021学年第一学期高三第四次检测考试英语试题（满分150，时间120分钟）第一部分 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）AThings to Do in ManhattanFood for ThoughtTransportation: 5：30pm，Feb.15，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEJoin Alexis in the “Nourishing Japan Kitchen” for a virtual cooking clas

2、s to learn more about healthy eating. Alexis Agliano Sanborn is a cook, podcast host, filmmaker, writer, researcher, and illustrator. She is passionate about exchanging cooking skills and food education.Scientists at Home: The Deep OceanTransportation: 2：00pm，Feb.15，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEW

3、atch live as Museum Research Associate Mercer Brugler shows some attractive photos and videos from the deep ocean. Submit a photo of your favorite sea creature to have it identified, or ask any questions you have about the ocean and its depths!Baseball Yoga AdventureTransportation: 1:30pm，Feb.16，202

4、1People: Pre-school &younger; Young elementaryCharge: FREEJoin Power Tots, Inc. for a free live baseball yoga adventure on YouTube. Come along with Ms Natalie for a yoga adventure to the ballpark! Make sure to dress up as your favorite player! If you have props (道具), like cotton balls, baseball glov

5、e and /or a soft baseball bat, feel free to bring them along!Birds of Prey Hatchlings Watch PartyTransportation: 10：30am，Feb.16，2021People: All agesCharge: FREEJoin ornithologist(鸟类学家) Paul Sweet for a live YouTube Watch Party to see eggs, nests, and hatchlings of birds. Sweet will offer a look at s

6、ome of the eggs in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History and answer questions live about birds.1Who can you join if youre interested in sea creatures?A. Ms. Natalie B. Mercer Brugler C. Paul Sweet. D. Alexis Agliano Sanborn.2What do we know about the activity in the morning?AIt is

7、 organized by Power Tots, Inc.BIt will help people keep a healthy diet.CIt will be rather appealing to bird-lovers.DIt aims to improve people s baseball skills.3What do the four activities have in common?AAll will suit everyone.BAll will end with a question-and-answer session.CAll will take place on

8、 the same day.DAll will be available online. B“Italy without Sicily does not leave an impression on your soul: here lies the key to everything.” This is what Goethe wrote during his voyage through Italy in 1787. In fact, Sicily is Italys largest island and at the same time a small world of its own.

9、Typically Italian and yet completely different: contrasts (差别）characterize Sicily in many aspects - scenic as well as cultural.The sunny island has always been considered a blooming place. It is in spring that Italys southernmost point shows its best, when countless almond trees turn the island into

10、 a sea of flowers. Beautiful lemon trees are to be found all over the island, but most of all on the soil beneath Mount Etna, the landmark of Sicily and the largest volcano of Europe.Windswept bushes and splendid sand dunes in the southeast attract you. Here you will find Sicilys most beautiful sand

11、y beaches - extending for kilometers on end, wide and gentle.In the thinly populated inland, the mountain area with its valleys, streams and plateaus creates an almost mysterious atmosphere; in the mountain villages time seems to have stood still.The islands around Sicily are worth a visit, too: fro

12、m Sicily you can easily reach the Lipari Islands, for example.As various as the islands landscape and sights are its people - the Sicilians. The poet Angelo Fiore held that, there were “five million Sicilies”, just as many as there are people. In the Sicilian melting pot of cultures you will find el

13、ements contributed by the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Normans, the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the Spanish and the French. Southern Italian hospitality, celebrating colorful, lively festivals and keeping up religious customs are surely among the islanders characteristics.4Why are Goethes words ment

14、ioned in the first paragraph?ATo attract us to Sicily. BTo give us a taste of Goethes talent. CTo describe Sicilys unique natural sights. DTo introduce the topic of the text.5How do you understand the underlined phrase “a small world of its own”?ASicily is separated from the Italian mainland. BSicil

15、y is Italys largest island.CSicily represents Italian cultures. DSicily has unique scenes and cultures.6According to the text,_.Ayou can enjoy sandy beaches in the southeastBthe mountain villagers lead a fast-paced lifeCMount Etna is at a short distance from SicilyDSicily is filled with flowers all

16、year round7What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AThe friendliness of the Sicilians. BThe melting pot of cultures of Sicily. CThe festive atmosphere of Sicily. DThe different customs of the Sicilians.CIts good to share, right? Growing up as kids we are told to share our toys and not be selfish

17、. We also live in an age where discussing our feelings is encouraged. But when does it all become too much? With new fashion trending all the time, such as dance challenges and wearing a pillow as a dress, the question is: when can sharing become oversharing on social media?What is oversharing? The

18、term has become associated with social media, but it doesnt only belong to this platform. Imagine you head to a party and you meet someone. Within five minutes they have given away details about their personal life. While some of us may try to escape these people, according to marriage therapist Car

19、olyn Cole, this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone. But how does this translate to social media?Dr. Christopher Hand, a lecturer in internet psychology, says the more details people disclose, the less sympathy we express when things go wrong. This could be du

20、e to a belief that we attract our own negative experiences the more we share them. It seems that sadfishing(博同情), the idea of searching for sympathy by oversharing, is generally viewed as negative rather than thecry for helpit could actually be.However, Dr Hands research also seems to suggest that t

21、he more positive posts we share on a platform, the more socially attractive we become. Even back in 2015, Gwendolyn Seidman PhD, said that we should avoid complaining and being negative online. We are supposed not to show off, as its now known- especially about our love lives. It makes sense if your

22、 date is going that well, would you really have time to share a photo with text?So, how can you know if you are oversharing? Well, why not ask your friendsin real life. They would probably be more than happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your complaint about your lack of money re

23、ally are too much.8. Why do some people try to overshare at parties?A. Because they want to catch others attention.B. Because they just want to show off something.C. Because they have a strong desire to pour out their emotions.D. Because they may expect to make a connection with someone.9. What does

24、 the underlined word in Para.3 mean?A. explore B. expose C. display D. discuss10. What can we know from the passage?A. We will become more socially attractive if we post more on a platform.B. We tend to show sympathy when things go wrong.C. We may be considered negative when seeking for sympathy by

25、oversharing.D. We can show off something positive especially about our love lives.11. What is the purpose of the text?ATo inform. B. To inspire. C. To advertise. D. To condemn.DWhile the human world is suffering from the novel coronavirus outbreak, our planet is actually showing certain signs of rec

26、overy from the damage caused by human activity. According to BBC, new satellite images released by the European Space Agency showed that the levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases have fallen sharply in major cities in Europe and the United Stated ever since the lockdown(活动限制)started.This is

27、a great example of how the world can change overnight as soon as people change their behaviorespecially after recent discoveries in Antarctica. An international team of 89 scientists found that the ice in Greenland and Antarctica was melting six times faster in the 2010s than it was in the 1990s. An

28、d in February Argentinas Marambio research station in Antarctica recorded a record high temperature of 20.75 in the continent.So what exactly will happen if the temperature keeps rising and the ice keeps melting? A third study might give you an idea. A team of scientists drilled a hole into the seaf

29、loor in west Antarctica and obtained material from underground, in which they found traces of roots, spores and pollen typical products of a rainforest that dated back to 90 million years ago. In other words, Antarctica was very likely a rainforest back when the dinosaurs walked on Earth. But given

30、the fact that the South Pole has four months of darkness during winter even millions of years agoscientists believe that the rainforest could only exit if the greenhouse gas concentration were extremely high back then to keep the continent warm when there was little or no sunlight. We didnt know tha

31、t this Cretaceous greenhouse climate was that extreme, Johann Klages of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany and a coauthor of the research told the Guardian. It shows us what carbon dioxide is able to do. Ice or no ice, Antarctica will beand has always been fine with extreme changes. The human w

32、orld, however, may not be. Now, during the coronavirus lockdown, weve seen the changes resulting from less human activity. Hopefully, well hold on to those changesnot for Antarctica or the planet, but for ourselves.12.What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 1？ A. The novel coronavirus has spread all over the world. B. he environment of our planet has improved greatly. C. Europe and US should be res