全国市级联考广东省广州市届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语原卷版Word文档下载推荐.docx
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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
InsidetheRainRoom
TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?
Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.
TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!
WelcometotheRainRoom
•TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.
•Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.
•Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.
•Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.
•Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.
1.What’sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.
B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.
C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.
D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.
2.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?
A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.
B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.
C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.
D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.
3.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?
A.Weararaincoat.
B.Weardarkclothing.
C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.
D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.
B
Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.
Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregiongovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.
Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveruinedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.
CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplishmentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventiongunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the20-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.
Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.
4.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.
B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.
C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.
D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.
5.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiversflooding?
A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.
C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.
6.HowwasLiBingabletobreakthroughtherocksofMountYulei?
A.Byusinggunpowder.
B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.
C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.
D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.
7.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?
A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverlife.
B.Ittookverylittletimetocompletetheproject.
C.Thebuildingtechniquesusedwereverymodem.
D.Ithasraisedtheliving
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