福建省泉州市高三第二次质量检查英语试题.docx
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福建省泉州市高三第二次质量检查英语试题
2021年福建省泉州市高三第二次(5月)质量检查英语试题
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一、阅读选择
WHATWOULDYOUDOWITHADOLLAR?
AMERICANDINNER-TABLErulesaresimple:
Don'tdiscussreligion,politics,ormoney.
Moneyisespeciallybad.Itmakespeopleevil,small-mindedandmean.Still,wewantit.Littleinlifeissimpler,ormoresymbolicofpossibility,thanasingleGeorgeWashington.Soweaskedahandfulofcreativethinkers:
What'sthebestwaytoinvestadollar?
■IwouldtraveltoanAmericanpost-industrialtown,findaboardeduptheater,andbuyitforonedollar.Workingwithfriends,Iwouldrally(重整)thecommunitytogether,raisemoney,andopenitindependently.ThisiswhathappenedinthetownofCohoes,NewYork,anditcanhappenanywhere.
DEVAUJLA,founderofDreamNow
■Buyanewspaperwhichprovidesacrediblesourceofnews.It'scheap,it'sinformative,andstayingcurrentwillhelpyoustrikeupaconversationwithpeoplewhocouldhelpadvanceyourcareer.
ROBFRIEDMAN,ariskassociate
■Inmytravels,I'dsaythatwhatpeopleneedmostbesidessecurityandeducationisaccesstocleandrinkingwater.SoI'dgivethedollartoanonprofitortechcompanythatprovideswatersourcestocommunitiesinneed.Asimplewellwithasolar-poweredpumpmighthavemettheirtemporaryneeds.
BENHARRISON,aU.S.Marine
■IwouldburythedollarinthemostbeautifulplaceIcouldfind,thencreateanelaborate(复杂的)maptothedollar.Iwouldhopesomeonewoulddiscoverthismapyearsfromnowandhaveanadventuretogoon.
PHILPSTOCKTON,afilmmaker
1.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"asingleGeorgeWashington"referto?
A.Asimplelife.B.Apresident.
C.Adollar.D.Acreativethinker.
2.Whowoulddonatetheonedollartopublicwelfare?
A.DEVAUILAB.ROBFRIEDMAN.
C.BENHARRISON.D.PHILPSTOCKTON.
3.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetestprobablytaken?
A.ArtofLiving.B.TrueStories.
C.Readers'Favorite.D.Culture.
Afteracarcrashleft14-year-oldCollinSmithparalyzed,doctorstoldhimhehada20percentchanceoffinishinghighschool.Theopportunitytoattendcollegeseemedevenslimmer.Yeteightyearslater,Collinearnedabachelorofartsdegree.Heachievedthenearlyimpossible--withthehelpofakindandgenerousmanfivedecadeshissenior.
EmestGreeneandhiswifeattendedthesamechurchasCollinandhisparentsdid.TheCreeneshadmovedtotheareajustninemonthsearlier.ButwhenEmestheardaboutCollin'saccidentandthefactthathisparentswouldnotbeabletocarefull-timeforhim,heapproachedCollin'sparentswiththeideathathelookedaftertheboywhiletheywereatwork.TheSmithsgratefullyaccepted.
EmestsoughttrainingtocareforCollinandthenbeganarrivingearlyonweekdaymornings.HewouldhelpCollingetoutofbed,wash,dressandhavebreakfast.Thenhe'ddriveCollintoandfromschool.Then,whilethetwowaitedforoneofCollin'sparentstogethome,"WeplayedlotofMonopoly,"saysEmestwithalaugh.Atfirst,theagedifferencewasachallengebuttheylearnedtocompromise."Olderfolksarejustolderversionsofyou,"saysCollin."Samepeople.greatstories."
Somedayswerebetterthanothers."Hecan'tdoforhimself,sohecanbedemanding,"saysEmest.ButheatteststhatCollin'sstrongwillgothimthroughtoughtimes.
Aftergraduation,CollinwasacceptedtonearbyHighPointUniversity.Emestaccompaniedhimtoeveryclass.Ongraduationday,Emestreceivedanhonorarydegreeinhumanities.
"Iwasfloored,"hesays.
Collinwasn'tsurprised,however."Emestisagodlyexampleofthewayamanshouldlive-calm,modest,"hesays.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutEmestGreene?
A.HetookcareofCollinathisparents'request.
B.HewasanoldfamilyfriendoftheSmiths.
C.HewasawitnesstoCollin'scaraccident.
D.HeovercamedifficultiestotendCollin.
5.HowdidErmesthelpCollin?
A.Byprovidingtrainingforhim
B.ByplayingMonopolywithhim
C.Bycompletingthesamecourse.
D.Byaccompanyinghiminlifeandstudy.
6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"attests"underlinedinparagraph4?
A.Evidences.B.Expects.
C.GuessesD.Clarifies.
7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toshareaspecialfriendship.
B.Todescribeanactofkindness.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofdetermination.
D.Toappealforhelpingthedisabled.
Vancouverhashadacrazyproperty(房地产)marketsinceithostedthewinterOlympicsin2010.Thedowntownareaisforestedwithnewapartmentblocks.Priceshaverisenbynearly60%inthepastthreeyears.ButuntilrecentlydevelopershavelargelyavoidedChinatown.Itisanunderdevelopedarea.ManyChinatownresidents(居民)areoldandpoor.
DevelopersnowhaveChinatownintheirsights.Twoyearsagoonebuilta17-storeyapartmentbuildingonitsedge.Thisalarmedmanyresidents,whohadformedagrouptostopthehigh-riseadvance,nowcalled#SaveChinatownYVR.MsMelodyMaisitsleader.Recentlyithasbeensuccessful.
Themaintheatreofbattleisacarparkknownas105Keefer,whereBeedieLivingplanstobuildanine-storeybrick-and-glassapartmentblock.Thedeveloperpromises111luxuryflats,withrooftoplandscapingandshopsbelow.
105Keeferisinanarearichwithculturalassociations.JusttothesouthisamonumenttoChinese-CanadianbuildersoftheCanadianPacificRailwayandveteransoftheSecondWorldWar.AcrossthestreetistheSunYat-senClassicalChineseGardenandtheChineseCulturalCentreMuseum."Alotofpeoplewerefrightened"becauseofthebuilding's"closenesstosacredsitesintheheartofChinatown",saysMsMa.Someresidentsalsofearthatitwillpushuprents.
Conservationistshopethattheparkinglotiswheretheycanstopdevelopment,whichtheysayhasspoilthecharmofotherVancouverneighbourhoodssuchasMountPleasant.Thedispute(分歧)ispartofadebateaboutthecity'sidentity,saysAndyYan,anurbanplanner.Vancouverites,hesays,areaskingthemselves,"Whoarewe?
Andwhatarewebuildingfor?
"Thepeoplewhomightwanttobuytheflatsthatdonotyetexistare,ofcourse,notbeingconsulted.
8.WhatwillMs.MelodyMaagree?
A.TopreserveChinatown.
B.TorebuildChinatown.
C.TobuildskyscrapersinChinatown.
D.TopromotethepropertymarketinChinatown.
9.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?
A.Tostatesomereasons.B.Tooffersomeadvice.
C.Tomakesomecomparisons.D.Tointroduceanewtopic.
10.WhatisVancouverites'attitudetowardstherecentdevelopmentinChinatown?
A.Positive.B.Doubtful.
C.Unfavorable.D.Divided.
11.Whatisthebesttileforthetext?
A.ThealarmedcitizensofVancouver
B.Theculturalassociationsof105Keefer
C.ThepropertybattleinVancouver'sChinatown
D.TheidentityofVancouver
LastyearinArizona,19firefightersdiedinanunpredictablyfastwildfire.Itwasthehighestfirefighterdeathsforasinglefiresince1933.Thesameyear,SierraNevadasawitslargestfireever,whichdestroyed402squaremiles,andColoradosuffereditsmostdestructivewildfireinstatehistory-nearly500homesweredestroyed.
Whydothereseemtobemorefiresinmoreplacesinrecentyears?
Thesimpleanswerisus.First,untilthe1980s,wedidn'tknowthatfirecanbegoodforecosystems,sofirefightersoperatedunderapolicyoffiresuppression(抑制).Bypreventingfires,though,theyletunderbrushbuildupinforests,fuelingbiggerfireslateron.Then,theincreasingaveragetemperaturesareresponsiblefordrier,longer,andmoreextremefireseasons.Finally,ourcitiesarespreadingintofire-prone(易于着火的)areas.
Toavoidgreaterlosses,expertsfirstneedtofullyunderstandwildfires.Startingthisyear,ateamofengineers,includingtheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)andtheU.S.ForestService,hasbeencarryingoutcontrolledburnsandusingthedatatobuildcomputermodelstoimprovefirepredictions.Theyarealsotestingnewbuildingmaterialsthatcanwithstandwildfireconditionsandmakeforsaferhomes.
Weneedasystemthatwarnspeopleagainstdangerevenbeforeafirestarts.ScientistsatNISTrecentlydevelopedahazardscale(危险等级)formarkingareasmostatriskofwildfires.Itwouldpredicttheseverityanddestructivenessofafireinaparticulararea.Itcouldalsoinformbuildingcriteriafornewconstructioninfirezones-andinsurancecosts.Youpayinsurancefordecidingtoliveinthepathofquakesandhurricanes,afterall,sowhynotfires?
Themethodistriedandtrue.Whengeneralwarningswon'tdothejob,whynotusethemarkettodiscouragepeoplefromdoingstupidthingslikebuildinginfirezones?
Withoutahazardscaleinplace,we'rejustmovingintoareasthataremoreandmorelikelytoburn.
12.Whydoestheauthormentionthedatainparagraph1?
A.Todescribeadisastrousscene.
B.Tostresstheserioussituation.
C.Toprovethescientificityofthemethod.
D.Toshowthecomplexityofecosystems.
13.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2?
A.Thespreadingofcitiesreduceschancesoffires.
B.Thepolicyoffiresuppressionprovestobeeffective.
C.Extremefiresarethemainresultofglobalwarming.
D.Wildfirescanbenecessarypartofecosystems.
14.Whydotheengineerscarryoutcontrolledbums?
A.Tomonitortheforestfires.
B.Topredictwildfiresmoreaccurately.
C.Todevelopnewbuildingmaterials.
D.Toassessinsurancecosts.
15.Whatis"ahazardscale"inthetext?
A.Acomputertestingmodel.
B.Asetofbuildingcriteria.
C.Afirewarningsystem.
D.Afirelossassessment.
二、七选五
Homesweethome
Nomatterhowfaryou'vetravelled,there'salwayssomethingspecialaboutcominghome.Itmightbeyourcomfortablebedoryourmum'sspecialdishorwalkingroundyourlocalparkthatmakesyoufeelsohappyandcomfortablethere.
16..It'ssomethingyoulear
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