届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案.docx
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届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案
2021届杭州第二中学滨江校区高三英语期中考试试题及参考答案
第一部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
DivewithBigSharks
Oursharkdiveadventuresmakeuseofhookahsystemsandsharkcages.Ahookahsystemisasystemofprovidingairfromthesurfacetodiversdownbelow.Cagediversbreathebyusingaregulatorconnectedtoanairhose.
IsSharkDivingDangerous?
Yes.Youcouldgetsunburnt.Youcouldhityourheadonthetopbunkgettingoutofbed.Youcouldfalloverboard.Asforasharkattack,accordingtotheInternationalSharkAttackFile,youarefarmorelikelytobekilledbyadogoradeer.
Pricing&Details
OnedayCageDiverAdventure$875
OurexpertsharkdiverteamwillaccompanyyoutothebestviewingareaswithintheMarineSanctuary.There,we'lldropourcageandpreparetoprovideyouwithaviewyou'llneverforget.
Nodiveexperienceisnecessary.Ourcagessitjustbelowthesurface.You'llbeabletobreathecomfortablyfromyoursnorkelorairhosewhileyoumoveaboutthecage,takingphotosandhavingfun.
TopSharkAdventure$375
Ifyouwanttoseegreatwhitesharksbutpreferthemalittlefurtheraway,weoffergreattop-sidesharkviewingfromourobservationdeck(甲板).Helpscanthehorizonforfinsandwatchforsharksattackingtheirprey(猎物).
ImportantNote
There'sNoSharkGuarantee
Althoughwegotothebestplacesatthebesttimeofyear,wecannotguaranteeyou'llseesharks.We'vebeenverysuccessfulinpastsharkseasonsandexpectanotherincredibleyear.However,ifweseenosharks,thereisnorefund(退款).
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetwoadventures?
___________.
A.TopSharkAdventuremakesuseofhookahsystems.
B.CageDiverAdventureoffersyouaviewofthebottomofthesea.
C.CageDiverAdventureislessinterestingthantheother.
D.TopSharkAdventureissuitableforthoseworriedaboutdanger.
2.Wecanlearnfromtheadvertisementthattheremightbeariskthat____________.
A.youfailtoachieveyourpurposeofthetripB.youareoutofbreathdeepdowninthesea
C.youarehurtbyasharkwhiledivingthereD.yousufferfromlackofskillinsharkdiving
3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthatsharkdivingis____________.
A.difficultbutexcitingB.challengingandtiring
C.amazingandenjoyableD.expensivebutpopular
B
Ifyoustruggletofallasleepquickly,you’renotalone!
Fortunately,thereareplentyofsolutionsyoucantry.Withafewchanges,youcanfallasleepfasteverynight!
Keepyourroomdark.Turnoffallthelightsaboveyourheadwhenyougotobed.Anybrightlightcanmakeyoubelieveitistooearlyinthedayforsleep.Ifyouwanttoreadorwritebeforebed,tryusingasmallbooklight.Nowthatbluelightscankeepyouawake,redonesareagreatchoice.
Ifyoucan,keepnoiseinandaroundyourroomthelowestatnight.Ifyouhaveanoldclockthatticksloudlyandkeepsyouawake,replaceitwithasilentone.Ifyoushareyourhomewithanyoneelse,requestthattheykeepnoisesliketalking,music,orTVshowsatthelowestwhileyouaretryingtosleep.Itisdifficulttofallasleepifyoulivenearabusyroadorhearotherboringsoundsafterbedtime.Youcouldgetawhitenoisemachineorplayrecordingsofnaturesounds,likewavesorwhales’singing.Youcouldalsolistentosoft,relaxingmusic.
Readabookinbedifyouhavedifficultyinfallingasleep.Stayinginbeddoingnothingwhenyou’rehavingtroublefallingasleepmaykeepyouwideawake.Whilereadinginbedmaybeslightlyharmfultoyoureyes,itcandistract(分散)youfromyourthoughtsandhelpyoufeelsleepy.Butremembertoreadfromaprintbookratherthansomethingwithascreen.Thelightfromelectronicscreenscankeepyouawake.
Loweringyourbodytemperaturehelpsyousleep,sosettheroomtemperaturebetween15.5℃-21℃coulddothetrick.
4.Whatcolor1booklightshouldyouchoosetoreadbeforebed?
A.Red.B.Blue.
C.White.D.Orange.
5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsreadinginbed?
A.Doubtful.B.Worried.
C.Favorable.D.Uncaring.
6.Whatcanweinferredfromthetext?
A.Readingoncellphonessometimeshelpsyoufallasleep.
B.Theloweryourtemperaturewhilesleepingis,thebetter.
C.Brightlightsarebetterforyourreadingbeforegoingtobed.
D.Playingrecordingslikebirds’singingcanimproveyoursleep.
7.Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.
C.Byofferingsuggestions.D.Bylistingresearchresults.
C
ThemassdeathofflyingfoxesinextremeheatinNorthQueenslandlastmonthunderlinestheimportanceofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearchreleasedtoday.TheUQresearchshedslightonhowvariousspecieshaverespondedtomajorclimateevents.
AstudyledbyUQSchoolofEarthandEnvironmentalScienceresearcherDrSeanMaxwellhasspentmorethan70yearsquantifyingtheresponsesofvariousspecies.
“Thegrowingfrequencyandintensityofextremeweathereventssuchascyclones,droughtsandfloodsiscausingunpredictableandimmediatechangestoecosystemsandblockingexistingmanagementefforts,”DrMaxwellsaid.“Someofthenegativeresponseswefoundwerequiteconcerning,includingmorethan100casesofdramaticpopulationdeclinesand31casesoflocalpopulationextinctionfollowinganextremeevent.”
"PopulationsofcriticallyendangeredbirdspeciesinHawaii,suchasthepalia,havebeenannihilatedduetodrought,leavingnoneofitskind,andpopulationsoflizardspecieshavebeenwipedoutduetocyclonesintheBahamas."
Cycloneswerethemostcommonextremeeventforbirds,fish,plantsandreptiles,whilemammalsandamphibiansweremostresponsivetodroughtevents,withdroughtleadingto12casesofmajorpopulationdeclineinmammals.Droughtalsoledto13casesofbreedingdeclinesinbirdpopulationsand12casesofchangesinthecompositionofinvertebratecommunities.
UQCentreforBiodiversityandConservationSciencedirectorProfessorJamesWatsonsaidthedetailedinformationwouldhelpinformecosystemmanagement.
“Theresearchclearlyshowsspecieswillrespond,oftennegatively,toextremeevents,”ProfessorWatsonsaid.“Asclimatechangecontinuestoensureextremeclimateandweathereventsaremoreandmorecommon,wenowneedtoacttoensurespecieshavethebestchancetosurvive.Whereverpossible,highqualityandintacthabitatareasshouldberetained,asthesearetheplaceswherespeciesaremostresilient(易恢复的)toincreasingexposuretoextremeevents.”
8.HowwastheUQresearchconducted?
A.Byobservingextremeweatherevents.
B.Byprotectingtheendangeredspecies.
C.Byrecordingreactionsofanimalstoextremeclimate.
D.Byanalyzingthereasonwhymassanimaldeathhappened.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“annihilated”inparagraph4probablymean?
A.destroyedB.defeated
C.decreasedD.disappeared
10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaboutextremeweatherevents?
A.Droughtcaused13casesofdistinctioninbirdpopulations.
B.Droughtcaused12casesofpopulationdeclineinmammals.
C.Birdsandmammalsaremostresponsivetocyclones.
D.Cycloneswipedoutpopulationsoflizard.
11.WhatcanweinferfromProfessorWatson’swords?
A.Animalsoftenshownegativeresponsestoextremeevents.
B.Theexistingmanagementwaysforwildlifeprotectionarelimited.
C.Differentmethodsshouldbeadoptedtoensurethesurvivalofdifferentspecies.
D.Completeandundamagedhabitatsareofgreatimportancetospecies’survival.
D
Lastyear,138,000SanFranciscoresidentsusedAirbnb,apopularappdesignedtoconnecthomerentersandtravelers.It’sastrikingnumberforacitywithapopulationofabout850,000,anditwasenoughforAirbnbtowinamajorvictoryinlocalelections,asSanFranciscovotersstruckdownadebatablerulethatwouldhaveplacedtimerestrictionsandotherregulationsonshort-termrentalservices.
Thecompanyfiercelyopposedthemeasure,PropositionF,withanearly$10millionadvertisingcampaign.ItalsocontacteditsSanFranciscanuserswithmessagesurgingthemtovoteagainstPropositionF.
MostpeoplethinkofAirbnbasakindofcouch-surfingapp.Theserviceworksforone-nightstaysonroadtripsandlongerstaysincities,anditoftenhasmorecompetitivepricingthanhotels.It’satextbookexampleofthe“sharingeconomy”,butnoteveryoneisafan.
TheapphashadunintendedconsequencesinSanFrancisco.AstheSanFranciscoChroniclereportedlastyear,asignificantamountofrentingonAirbnbisnotinlinewiththecompany’simage:
middle-classfamiliesputtingupaspareroomtohelpmakeendsmeet.Someusershavetakenadvantageoftheservice,usingittoturntheirmultiplepropertiesintovacationrentalsorevenfull-timerentals.BackersofPropositionFarguedthatthistrendtakesspacesofftheconventional,better-regulatedhousingmarketandcontributestorisingcosts.
“Thefactis,widespreadabuseofshort-termrentalsistakingmuchneededhousingoffthemarketandharmingourneighborhoods,”saidShareBetterSF,agroupthatsupportedPropositionF.Hotelunionshaveprotestedthecompany’spracticesinSanFranciscoandothercities,sayingthatitcreatesanillegalhotelsystem.
SanFranciscoisinthemiddleofalong-term,deeplyrootedhousingcrisisthathasseenthecostoflivingexplode.Actually,explodeisagenerousterm.Theaveragemonthlyrentforanapartmentisaround$4,000.Locatedonanarrowoutcroppingoflandoverlookingthebay,SanFranciscosimplydoesn’thaveenoughspacetoaccommodatethemassiveinflowofyoung,high-salariedtechemployeesflockingtoSiliconValley.
AstheLosAngelesTimesreported,someSanFranciscoresidentssupportedthemeasuresimplybecausei
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