届浙江省高三下学期山水联盟返校考试英语试题带答案解析.docx
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届浙江省高三下学期山水联盟返校考试英语试题带答案解析
2020届浙江省高三下学期山水联盟返校考试
英语试题
Sandy,ayoungChineseSingaporean,isfluentinEnglishandMandarin,theofficial“mothertongue”ofChineseSingaporeans.Hergrandmotherspokelittleofeither.
Theirlanguagebarrierwastheproductofdecadesoflinguistic(语言的)engineering.Englishhasbeenthelanguageofteachinginnearlyallschoolssince1987,topromoteSingapore’sglobalcompetitiveadvantage.But,dependingonethnicity(种族特点),pupilsstudyasecondlanguage-typicallyMandarin,MalayorTamil.InthecaseofMandarin,itsacquisitionhasbeenpromotedbythegovernment’sannual“SpeakMandarinCampaign”,startedin1979.
Sodialects-Hokkien,CantoneseandHakka-weredisparaged.Intheearly1980stelevisionandradioprogrammingintheselanguagesalmostdisappeared.Bythecampaign’sownstandard,thesuccessisstriking.TheuseofChinesedialectsathomehasfallendownfrom76%ofChinesehouseholdsin1980to16%in2015.Overthesameperiod,theuseofMandarinrose,from13%ofChinesehouseholdsto46%.
In2015,the50thanniversaryofthenation’sfoundingwasaccompaniedbyarushofsentimentalityoverSingapore’sroots.ThesedaysofficialsareabitreadiertotolerateSingapore’slinguisticvariety.Meanwhile,youngerSingaporeansareembracingformermothertongues.SkiYeoandEugeneLeeweremotivatedtofoundLearnDialect.sguponseeinganelderlyCantonese-speakerinanursinghomestruggletocommunicatethatshewascold.Healthworkershavesigneduptotheircourses,whileotherswanttosaytherightthingsatfamilygatheringsoverthelunarnewyear.
1.WhatcanweknowabouttheSpeakMandarinCampaign?
A.ItmadeMandarinanofficiallanguagein1987.
B.Mandarinwasgreatlystrengthenedasaresultofit.
C.Itwasheldeveryotheryearsince1979.
D.ItmakesnodifferencetoyoungpeopleinSingapore.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“disparaged”inthethirdparagraph?
A.Strengthened.B.Praised.
C.Undervalued.D.Well-understood.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Youngpeoplelackcommunicationwiththeirfamily.
B.Healthworkersarefacedwithdifficultiesduetolanguagebarrier.
C.Theofficialsobjecttothevarietyoflanguages.
D.TheyoungergenerationofSingaporeattachimportancetoMandarin.
Thegiantpandaisbelovedofconservationists.Itisoneofthemostrecognisablelargeanimalsintheworld.Butitisalsoevolutionarilyodd.Itisatypeofbearbutitisaherbivore(食草动物).Itisironic,then,thatthisiconofthenaturalworldmightactuallybeanaccidentalconsequenceofhumanactivity.YetthisisaconvincinginterpretationofresultsjustpublishedinapaperinCurrentBiology,byWeiFuwenoftheInstituteofZoology,inBeijing.
Pandasarenotmerelyherbivores,theyaremonovores-merelyeatingbambooonly.DrWeiwonderedwhenthistransitiontomonovoryhappened.Theanswerwas,farmorerecentlythananyonehadexpected.
DrWeistudiedcarbonandnitrogenisotopes(同位素)inthebonesofadozenancestralpandas,datingfrombetween11,000and5,000yearsago,andcomparedthemwiththoseofmodernpandas.Thestudyshowsthattheancientpandaslivedinmorevariedenvironmentsandhadbroaderdiets.Whatismore,theywerenotyettheobligate(专性的)bamboofeederswhichtheyaretoday,andtheyweremakingsubtropicalzonesandopenlandtheirhome,ratherthanlivingmerelyinbambooforests.Thequestionis,whatmadethemchange?
Thereisoneobviouspossiblecause:
thespreadofman.Organisedstatesclearlyexistedbyabout5,000yearsago.Growinghumanpopulationscouldeasilyhavedisplacedtheancestorsofmodernpandastofringeareaswheretherewaslittletoeatbutbamboo.Andifbambooisallthereistoeat,thenthosethatprefertoeatitwillbeatanevolutionaryadvantage.Themodern,bamboo-eatingpanda-symbolofanimalsunderpressurefromman-maythushavebeenmadethewayitisbypreciselysuchhumanpressures.
4.HowdidDr.Weiconductresearchintothetransitionofpandas?
A.Studyingthedietsofpandas.
B.Calculatingthenumberofpandas.
C.Studyingthestructureofgenesofpandas.
D.Analyzingtheisotopiccompositionofpandas’bonesandteeth.
5.Whatmayleadtothechangeofpandas’broaddietstoeatingbambooonly?
A.Thechangeoftheirgenes.
B.Theintendedinvasionofotherherbivores.
C.Theunintentionalexpansionofhumanactivity.
D.Thedeclineintheirhabitatandthustheshortageoffood.
6.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.PandaEvolution:
BytheHandofMan?
B.Panda:
belovedbutodd
C.Panda:
HerbivoresorMonovores?
D.AStudyofAncientPandas
Katiealwaysknewshewantedtobeaperformer.ShewasfondofDisneymoviesfromanearlyageandwouldoftensingalongwithhermom,Karen.
WhenKatiewasnineyearsold,herhappychildhoodtookaturnwhenhermotherwasdiagnosedwithcancer.WhenthedoctorinformedtheWhetsellfamilythatKaren'sdiseasewasterminal,theymadeadecision.DisneyWorldhadbeenalongtimedreamvacationforKaren.SoinNovember1997,thefamilypackedupandheadedtoDisneyWorld.Katiesaysshe'llneverforgetthemomentthatchangedherlifeonthattrip:
Afteralongdayattheparks,theWhetsellsdecidedtoseeoneofDisneyWorld'smanynightlylightshows.Whilewatching,aDisneycastmemberperformingintheparadecameuptohermomandrestedherhandonKaren'sshoulder.Theyexchangedsmilesand,tothisday,Katierememberedhowatpeacehermomlooked.Thewholefamilywastouchedandmovedtotears.ThiswasthedayKatiedecidedshewantedtoworkforDisney.
Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Katiewentontopursueperformingforaliving.Shestruggledforyears,workingasawaitressandtryingtomakeitasanactor.HerhardworkandpassionfinallypaidoffwhenshewashiredtoworkonDisneyCruiseLinesin2009.Katie'sfavoritefriendintheDisneyWorldisDoryin"FindingNemotheMusical".ShesaysthatDoryhastaughtherthevalueoflivinginthepresentmomentandto"justkeepswimming."
Katiehasneverlostsightofthefactthatsheandotherswhoworkforthecompanybringjoytothelivesofmanyeveryday."Everythingwedoattheparksmakesadifferencetomanyfamilies.It'sawayforustohelpthemforget.It'samazingtobeabletocomfortothers."WhenaskedwhathermotherwouldthinkofherworkingatDisneyWorld,shetakesadeepbreathandallowsthetearstoflow."Ijustfeellikeshe'dbesoproud.IcanfeelherpresenceoftenandIfeelherhavingapartinwhatIdo.It'sperfect."
7.WhydidtheWhetsellfamilydecidetogotoDisneyWorldinNovember1997?
A.TheDisneyWorldhasalwaysbeenagoodplaceforvacation.
B.KarenwasseriouslyillandDisneyWorldwaswhatshehaddreamedfor.
C.TheWhetsellfamilywereallfondofDisneycharacters.
D.KatiealwayswantedtogototheDisneyWorldtobeaperformer.
8.WhathappenedduringtheDisneytripthatchangedKatie’slife?
A.Katietookpartintheparadeperformanceandrealizedherdream.
B.Thewholefamilyenjoyedthemselvesinthenightlylightshows.
C.AperformerintheDisneyparadebroughtcomforttohermom.
D.Karenwasinvitedtoperformwithcastmembersandshefeltsatisfied.
9.What’sthepurposetomentionKatie’sfavoritefriendDory?
A.ToinformusmoreofKatie’sstrugglinglife.
B.TointroduceanotherDisneycharacternamedDory.
C.ToimplyKatie’sunderstandingoflife.
D.Totellustheimportancetokeepgoing.
10.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeKatie’spersonality?
A.Intelligentandindustrious.B.Diligentanddependent.
C.Selflessandsympathetic.D.Persistentandpositive.
Lazinessisastateofinaction.It’ssomethingthatyoudo,notsomethingthatyouare.11.Thisisobviousbutthemistakethatmanypeoplemakeisidentifyingthemselvesassomeonewhoislazy.Lazypeoplearetheoneswhodon’tdoanything.Youcanviewastudentwhoneverstudiesaslazy.Youcanseeanemployeewhodoesn’tdohisworkhasbeinglazy.12.Butaretheyreallybeinglazyoraretheyactinglazy?
Thereisahugedifferencebetweensayingyouactlazysometimesandyouarealazyperson.13.Thisisthemythoflaziness.Peoplewhoarelazyaren’tlazy;theysimplyarepeoplewhoaretemporarilyactingthatway.
Sowhatcausesapersontobeinactive?
14.Ifyougivesomeoneagoodenoughreasontodosomething,theywilldoit.Ifyougivethemareason,astrongenoughreasonthatis,theywilltakeaction.Forexample,ifyouaretoolazytogotothegym,wouldyougoifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarstogo?
Ifyouaretoolazytocleanoutthegarage,wouldsomeonepointingaguntoyourheadhelpyoutakeaction?
15.Beforeyoutakeactionthough,youneedacompellingreasontodoso.Tomotivatesomeonewhoislazy,whatyouneedtodoishelpthemfindpurposeandenoughreasonstoworktowardsacertaingoal.
A.Theanswerisalackofgoalsandpurpose.
B.Theycanbeseenasunderachieversorevenbums.
C.Beinglazymeansyouhavenomotivationtodoanything.
D.Inallofthesecases,whatthelazypersonisdoingisbeinglazy.
E.Oneissuggestingthatyourlazinessistemporarywhiletheothersuggeststhatit’spermanent.
F.Thebottomlineofovercominglazinesscomesdowntofindingenoughreasonstotakeaction.
G.Peoplewhodon’tseemtodoanythingjusthaven’tfoundagoodenoughreasontodoanything.
LikeeveryotherSundaymorning,mybestfriend,Patty,droppedmygodchildren,Jeremiah,offatmyapartment16shewentonherwaytowork.Thenwehurriedandgotourselvesoutthedoorfor17.Itwasn’tuntilIsawthegirlstandingthere18flowersthatIremembereditwas19.
BeforeIcould20him,Jeremiahwentuptothegirlandwasallowedtopicked21
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