江苏省南京外国语学年第一学期高三第三次调研考试英语试题.docx
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江苏省南京外国语学年第一学期高三第三次调研考试英语试题
江苏省南京外国语2020-2021学年第一学期高三第三次调研考试
英语试题
第一部分听力(略)
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。
A
TheU.S.hascountlesssecretswimmingholesthroughoutmoststates,manyofwhichyou’velikelyneverheardofunlessyou’refromthearea.
HavasuFalls(Arizona)
ThisattractivewaterfallintheGrandCanyonisundoubtedlyadestinationspotrequiringa10-milewalktothefalls.Youcantakeaguidedtourtothefalls,ormakeitonyourown.TheHavasuFallsareontheHavasupaiIndianReservation,whichmeansyou’llneedtogetapermittovisit—thishasbecomeincreasinglydifficultasmorepeoplediscoverthishiddenplace.
HamiltonPool(Austin)
HamiltonPoolwascreatedwhenanundergroundriver’srooffelldownsuddenly;exposingwhatisnowtheswimmingholeandcreatinga50-footwaterfallthatflowsovertheabovelimestone(石灰岩).You’llhavetoreservebeforehandtogainentrytotheHamiltonPoolPreserve.
ChutesandLadders(Maui)
Togettothissecretswimminghole,you’llhavetotakearope40feetdownthefaceofacliff,andthenclimbdownabout8feetoflavarocktothepool.Oncethere,however,you’llbegladyoumadethejourney.Theswimmingholeisontheedgeoftheocean—anaturalpool,youcouldsay—withadepththatinvitesyoutojumpinwithoutcrowdsofpeoplearoundtowatch.
HomesteadCrater(Utah)
TheHomesteadCraterishiddenunderarockdome(圆顶)withanopeningatthetopthatallowsforsunlightandair.Itwasonceonlyaccessiblebythattopopening,butthereisnoweasyaccessthroughasidepathforvisitors.Goforaswiminthisbeautifulmineralwaterspring.
21.Peopleneedanofficialwrittenstatementtovisit_________.
A.HavasuFallsB.HamiltonPoolC.ChutesandLaddersD.HomesteadCrater
22.WhatdoyouneedtogettoChutesandLadders?
A.Atourguide.B.Aninvitation.C.Moreoutdoorskills.D.Reservationinadvance.
23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethefourplaces?
A.Theyarehiddeninremoteareas.B.Theyareshapedbylimestone.
C.Theyarecreatedbylocalpeople.D.Theyareaccessiblethroughahole.
B
Landscapesarenotonlythesettingforhistory;theyarealsoamajorsourceofoursenseofhistoryandidentity.Readthemright,andhistoricallandscapescanbemoreinformativethananyotherkindofsource.Thisisevenmorethecasewithsacredlandscapes,whichwerereflectionofourancestors’beliefsabouttheirrelationtothecosmosandcanstilltodayseemtoholdaspiritualinfluence.
Overtheyears,I’vehadthegoodfortunetohavespenttimeinmanyhistoricallandscapes,hopingtopicturesomethingofthespiritsofthepeoplewhoshapedthemoverthecenturies.IstillrememberyearsagowalkingalongtheIncasacredlinesaroundCusco,Peru.Inthisancientlandscape,oldsitesthatoncebelongedtoIncanroyalshadbecometornSpanishmansions.Ormanyyearsago,beforetheGulfWars,ItookajourneythroughsouthIraq,theheartlandofcivilization,wherethedesertisstillcrossedbydried-upriverbedsoftheEuphratesandcanalsthatoncesustainedtheworld’sfirstcities.
Britainalsohasitsownmagicalancientlandscapes.FromtheMesolithictotheBronzeandIronAges,richlayersofthepastarestillpresentinthelandscapesurroundingStonehenge,evenastrafficrushesdowntheA303.ItistheA303thatistheproblem.Asthemainroadtothesouthwestfromthehomecounties,theroadrunsrightpastStonehenge.Oneofhumanity’smostfamousmonuments,StonehengeisanarchaeologicallandscapewithoutparallelinEurope,andperhapstheworld.ThefirstcircleatStonehengewasmade5,000yearsago,andthegreatstonecircleitselfinaround2,500BC—theageofthepyramids!
Andthemysteriesofthisamazingmonumentandthecomplexprehistoricsocietiesthatproduceditarebynomeansexhausted,asnewdiscoveriescontinuetoshow.
Allthemoreworryingtomethen,thisuniquelandscapeiscurrentlyatthecentreofaprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland,whichaimstorelievecongestionontheA303bycreatingafour-laneroadwitha1.8-miletunnel,andanexpresswayinterchange1.5milestothewest.WhiletheNationalTrustandEnglishHeritagehaveofferedqualifiedsupportfortheplan,UNESCOhasexpresseditsopposition.Meanwhile,theStonehengeAlliance,agroupofarchaeologistsandenvironmentalcampaigners,saystheplanisbasedoninadequateandobsoleteinformation.Intheend,theargumentisaboutthetotalityofanancientlandscape,andthatincludestheancientastronomicalalignmentthatwaspurposefullychosenbyourancestors,andthatwill,inmyview,bewreckedbytheexpresswayinterchange.Timeperhapsforarethinkinthenameoffuturegenerations?
24.Whatcanhistoricallandscapesofferus?
A.Detailsofancientlifestyle.B.Sacredwritings.
C.Richhistoricalinformation.D.Breathtakingsights.
25.Whatdidtheauthorwanttoexplorewhentouringhistoricallandscapes?
A.Differentarchitecture.B.Hissenseofbelonging.
C.Theriseofancientcities.D.Thespiritsofancestors.
26.WhichofthefollowingisTrueabout?
A.Thefirststonecirclehasalongerhistorythanthepyramids.
B.Newdiscoverieshavesolvedthemysteriesofthemonument.
C.Theancientmonumentmusthavebeentheheartlandofcivilization.
D.Thelandscapesurroundinghasrichlayersofthepresent.
27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheprojectedplanbyHighwaysEngland?
A.Heisforitbecauseitwillbenefitthefuturegenerations.
B.Hekeepscoolbutbelievesabettersolutioncouldbeadopted.
C.Itshouldbestoppedbecauseitwilldestroythetotalityofthemonument.
D.Itisratherpracticalespeciallywithqualifiedsupportfromthegovernment.
C
AwalkthroughthegalleriesofQuebec’sMontrealMuseumofFineArts(MMFA)placesindividualsface-to-facewithsome43,000artworksrangingfromChineseceramics(陶瓷制品)toInuitsculpture.
Whilethevisitingisanincredibleculturalexperience,agroupoflocalphysicianswillsoonbeabletoprescribe(开处方)museumvisitsastreatmentforsomeillnesses.
“Weknowthatartcontributestoneural(神经的)activity,”saidMMFAdirectorNathalieBondil.“Whatweseeisthatbeingincontactwithartcanreallyhelpyourwell-being.”
HélèneBoyer,vicepresidentofaMontreal-basedmedicalassociation,explainsthatmuseumvisitshavebeenshowntoincreaselevelsofserotonin,aneurotransmitter(神经传导物质)knownasthe“happychemical”whichhelpstoliftmood.
AccordingtoBoyer,thesmallincreaseinhormones(荷尔蒙)associatedwithenjoyinganafternoonofartissimilartothatofferedbyexercise,makingmuseumprescriptionsidealfortheelderlyexperiencingpainthatpreventsthemfromregularlyjoininginphysicalactivity.
Themuseumvisitsaredesignedtoimprovetraditionalmethods.AsBondilnotes,spendingtimeinapeacefulenvironmentcanprovideawelcomedistraction.“Whatismostimportantisthisexperiencecanhelpthemescapefromtheirownpain,”shesays.“Whenyouenterthemuseum,youescapefromthespeedofourdailylife.”
“Iamconvincedthatinthe21stcentury,culturewillbewhatphysicalactivitywasforhealthinthe20thcentury,”saidBondil.“Somepeoplewoulddowelltorecallthatjustinthe19thcentury,sportswerebelievedtodoharmtothebody.Justasdoctorsnowprescribeexercise,theywillbeabletoprescribeavisittotheMMFA.”
28.WhatdoesHélèneBoyerthinkofmuseumvisits?
A.Theycancheerpeopleup.
B.Theycanreducephysicalactivity.
C.Theycanslowdownourlifepace.
D.Theycanincreaselevelsofartappreciation.
29.Howdomuseumvisitsaffectpeople?
A.Stopthemconcentratingonpain.
B.Stopthemfocusingontraditionalmethods.
C.Encouragethemnottobeabsent-minded.
D.Encouragethemtoslowtheirstepswhilewalking.
30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?
A.Physicalactivitieswerepopularinthe19thcentury.
B.Sportsareconsideredtobeharmfultothebody.
C.Ideasoftreatingillnessesarechangingovertime.
D.Doctorsprescribemuseumvisitsregularlynow.
31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Museumvisitsareidealfortheelderly.
B.Happychemicalhelpstoliftmood.
C.Peacefulenvironmenthelpsescapepain.
D.Culturalactivitieswillpromotehealth.
D
Roboticsurgeryisonething,butsendingarobotinsidethebodytocarryoutanoperationquiteanother,whichhaslongbeenagoalofsomeresearcherstoproducetinyroboticdevicesbeingcapableoftravelingthroughthebodytodeliverdrugsortomakerepairswithouttheneedforasinglecut,thepossibilityofwhichhasjustgotabitcloser.
However,unliketheplotofonefilm—whichfeaturedamicroscopiccrewandsubmarinetravelingthroughascientist’sbloodstream—thisdevicecouldnotbeinsertedintobloodvessels(管)becauseitistoobig.Whileothertypesofminiatureswallowablerobotshavebeendevelopedinthepast,theirrolehasmostlybeenlimitedtocapturingimagesinsidethebody.InapresentationthisweektotheInternationalConference,DanielaRusandShuheiMiyashitaoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologydescribedarobottheyhavedevelopedthatcanbeswallowedandusedtocollectdangerousobjectsaccidentallytakenin.
Totesttheirlatestversion,DrRusandDrMiyashitadesignedarobotasabatteryhunter,whichmightseemtobeanoddtask,butmorethan3,500peopleinAmericaalone,mostofthemchildren,swallowthetinybuttoncellsusedinsmallelectronicdevicesbyaccidenteveryyear.Tostartwith,theresearcherscreatedanartificialesophagus(食道)andstomachmadeoutofsilicone(硅胶).Itwascloselymodeledonthatfoundinapigandfill
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