浙江省台州市高三教学质量评估英语试题Word下载.docx
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Eduardoreachedintohisbackpack,searchingforhiscellphone.HewasscaredofhavingtospendthespringbreakatAuntLetty’sfarm.Althoughhehadprotested,hisparentsdecidedthatspendingtimeonthefarmwouldbeagreatexperienceforhim.Theygrewuponafarmandbelievedthatresponsibility,hardwork,andrespectforthelandwerevaluablelessons.
“So,haveyoueverriddenahorse?
”AuntLettyasked,tryingtoturnhisattentionawayfromhisphone.“Hmmm,no.”heanswered.“Well,we’vegotanicecalmhorseIthinkyou’lllike.Hercules-soundslikeabeast,buthe’sbasicallyagentlegiant-big,butkindhearted!
”shesaid,smiling.Eduardoglancedathisaunt,annoyedthathewasexpectedtowork.Hetriedtotextafriendbuttherewasnocellreception.
Thenextfewdayswerebusy.Thecrowoftheroosterswokethemup,andtheyhadbreakfastbeforedawn.Thentheywentouttothebarntogetthefeedwhiletheanimalswaitedtobefed.Theafternoonswerefilledwithtransportinghay,cleanup,andcaringfortheanimals.Atdusk,whenthefarmwasfinallyquiet,AuntLettystretchedherarmsoutandinhaled(吸气),“Justtakeadeepbreathofthatsweetcountryair!
”Eduardo,exhaustedfromhischores,wasunabletoappreciatehiswork.
Onthethirdday,withoutwarning,AuntLettyannounced,“It’stimetomeetHercules.”SheledEduardointothestables.AuntLettywasright.Herculeswasremarkable!
AuntLettyheldherhandopenforEduardototake.Reluctantly,heletherguidehishandtowardHerculesandallowedthemagnificentcreaturetosniffhispalm.Softly,Herculesrubbeditsnoseandmouthagainsthim.
“Itfeelslikevelvet(天鹅绒)!
”Eduardobeamed.Anhourlater,EduardowasscratchingHerculesonhisneckandofferinghimcarrots.
Thatnight,astheyheadedtowardthehouse,Eduardowasinspired.Hisarmsspreadingwide,heinhaledandsaid,“Takeabreathofthatsweetcountryair!
”
1.WhydidEduardo’sparentssendhimtothefarm?
A.Tobetterhisviewsonlife.B.Toshowhimthebeautyofnature.
C.TochangehisattitudetoAuntLetty.D.Topreventhimusingamobilephone.
2.WhatcanweinferaboutEduardofromthelastfourparagraphs?
A.Hediscoveredthehorsewaswild.
B.Herealizedworkinghardwouldpayoff.
C.Hecametoappreciatethelifeonthefarm.
D.HefoundAuntLettyimpatientbutinspiring.
3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AuntLetty’sFarmB.SweetCountryAir
C.ARemarkableHorseD.BusyCountryLife
ThecheerfulsmilesandlegendarystrengthoftheSherpas(夏尔巴人)havebeenanessentialpartofMountEverestclimbingexpeditions(探险)fromtheverybeginning.Indeed,veryfewsignificantsuccesseshavebeenachievedwithoutthem.
WhenWesternmountaineersfirstsettheirsightsontheworld’shighestpeak,theyfoundintheSherpasapeopleideallysuitedtothehardshipofhigh-altitudeclimbing,unfailinglypositive,stoutataltitude,andseeminglyresistanttocold.
SherpasdidnotventureintothehighpeaksuntilEuropeanmountaineersbeganarrivingtoclimbintheworld’sgreatestmountainrange.MountEverest,knownasChomolungmaor“GoddessMotheroftheLand”totheSherpas,waslongconsideredasalivingplaceofthegodswherehumanswerenotallowedtogo.
AlthoughEverestnowseesmanyahumanfootprint,theSherpasstillregardthemountainasaholyplace.AllmodernexpeditionsbeginwithaPujaceremonyinwhichSherpasandotherteammembersleaveofferingsandpayrespecttothegodsofthemountain,hopingtoremainintheirgoodgracesthroughouttheclimb.
Sherpaswerefirstemployedasporters,taskedwithcarryinglargeamountsofequipmenttosupplythemilitary-styleexpeditionsoftheday.Theearlyclimberswereamazedatthestrengthofthesepeople,fromthefittestofmaturementotheyoungandelderly.Inadditiontotheirheavyloads,someofthewomenevencarriedalongtheirbabies.ThewholetroopofSherpassleptoutside,usingonlyrocksforshelter,astemperaturesdroppedwellbelowfreezing.
StrongerSherpassoongraduatedfromporterstatusandbegantoundertakechallengingclimbing.ThosewhodistinguishedthemselveswereawardedtheTigerMedal,andmanydesiredthishonorandthehigherpayrateitafforded.Despitethepotentialdangers,theSherpapeopleremainedenthusiasticabouttakingpartinEverestexpeditions,whicheventhenwerebecominganimportantsourceofincomeforapoormountainfolk.
4.Sherpasdidn’tgointothehighpeaksbeforeEuropeans’arrivalmainlybecause________.
A.theyenjoyedstayingatlowaltitudesB.theywereshortofproperequipment
C.theywereunawareoftheirpotentialsD.theyconsideredthemountainasholy
5.Bymentioningthe“rocks”inParagraph5,thewriteremphasizes_______.
A.theintelligenceoftheSherpasB.thechallengesfortheclimbers
C.thephysicalabilityoftheSherpasD.thewildlandscapeofMountEverest
6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheSherpasaccordingtothetext?
A.Talentedforhigh-altitudeclimbing.B.Adventurousandcrazyaboutwealth.
C.Generousandwillingtohelpclimbers.D.Professionalintreatingaltitudesickness.
OverthepastfivedecadesmosquitopopulationsinpartsoftheU.S.haveskyrocketedbyafactorof10-asituationwithworryingimplicationsforthespreadofdiseases.Andsomeplacesareapparentlymoreeasilyaffectedthanothers.AnewstudyintheJournalofMedicalEntomologyfoundthatinBaltimore,low-incomeneighborhoodsbearthebiggestburden:
theyhavenotonlymoremosquitoesbutalsolargerones,whichoftensurvivelonger.TheproblemmostlikelyisrootedinthefactthatBaltimorehasnearly17,000abandonedbuildings,whichareconcentratedineconomicallydisadvantagedareasandserveasconvenientmosquito-breedingzones.
Comparedwithprosperousblocks,low-incomeblockshavemoreabandonedbuildingsandaremoreheavilylitteredwiththrown-awaycontainersthatcollectstandingwater.Andwaterthatpoolsinabandonedbuildingsisprotectedbyshade-whichhelpsmosquitoesgrowlarger.Somecitiestakeeffortstoplanttreesinlow-incomeblocksbutmayactuallyworsentheproblem:
treesandbushesnotonlyshadeoutdoorbreeding(繁殖)poolsbutalsoshedleavesintothewaterandfeedthemosquitolarvae(幼虫),helpingthemgrowbigger.Worsestill,climatechangecouldworsenthediseaselandscapebybroadeninghabitatsandlengtheningthetimeeverysummerthatmosquitoescanbreedandsurvive.
Citiesmay,then,needtofocusmoremosquito-controleffortsontheseareas.Urbanhealthdepartmentstypicallyeducatehomeownersabouttheimportanceofemptyingwateroutofoutdoorcontainers.Butnobodyemptiesthoseinoraroundabandonedbuildings.“Itissomethingthatisfairlydifficultforacitytoaddressbecauseit’sreallyexpensivetogointoprivatebelongingsandcleanthemup,”saysDinaFonseca,amolecularecologistatRutgersUniversity.Yetifthesebelongingsbecomebreedinggroundsnotonlyforannoyingmosquitoesbutalsofordangerousdiseases,officials’conceptsmayneedtochange.
7.Whatdoesthephrase“afactorof10”inParagraph1referto?
A.Amajorcause.B.Ahighrate.
C.Abigconcern.D.Aspecialsituation.
8.WhyisthespreadofdiseasesrelativelymoreseriousinpoorneighborhoodsinBaltimore?
A.Becausepeopletherelacktheawarenessofwastesorting.
B.Becausepeopletherepaylittleattentiontowaterprotection.
C.Becausemorethrown-awaycontainersarecollectedforreusethere.
D.Becausemoreabandonedbuildingsserveashabitatsformosquitoesthere.
9.Whichofthefollowingsolutionsiswell-intentionedbutmayresultinoppositeeffects?
A.Plantingmoretrees.B.Changingofficials’ideas.
C.Emptyingwatercontainers.D.Cleaningabandonedbuildings.
10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tocomplainaboutthepoorhousing.B.Tooffersometreatmentsfordiseases.
C.Toappealformosquito-controlefforts.D.Tointroduceanewspeciesofmosquitoes.
二、七选五
Thoughtechnologyhasconsiderablewonderfulbenefits,itisbecomingincreasinglyobviousthatouraddictiontotechnologyandoverallcellphoneaddictionisbecomingtoocommon.Howeverpowerfulitis,itdoeshaveapower-offbutton.11.
●Powering-downpreventsthefearofmissingout.
Scientificallyspeaking,theFearofMissingOut(FOMO)hasbeenrecognizedasarecentlyrisingpsychologicaldisorderbroughtonbythehugeincreaseintechnologyaddiction.Thepremise(假定)issimple.12.Withinthisconstantstreamofinformation,ourfearofbeingleftoutcontinuestogrow.Turningoffsocialmediaandlearninghowtoliveinthemomentarebothimportantskillsinthismodernworld.
●Powering-downpromotescreationoverconsumption.
Essentially,mostofourtimeisspentinoneofthetwocategories:
consumingorcreating.Certainly,technologycancontributetocreating.Forexample,thisarticlewaswritten(created)onacomputer.Butmostofthetimewespendinfrontoftechnologyisspentconsuming(playingvideogames,browsingtheInternet,watchingmovies,listeningtomusic).13.Itneedsmorecreating.Itneedsyourpassion,yoursolution,andyouruniquecontribution.
Powerdownandbegincontributingtoabetterworldbecauseofit.
●14.
Ifwepowerdownforawhile,wecanlearnsomethingaboutourselves.Wewilllearnwearefarmoreaddictedtotechnologythanwewouldhaveguessed.Butthatisthenatureofaddiction,isn’tit?
Wecanneverfullyrealizeourlevelofaddictionuntiltheitemisoutofsight.Theonlywaytotrulydiscovertechnology’scontrollinginfluenceonourlifeistoturnitoff,walkaway,andsensehowstrongthepullistoturnitbackon.
●Life,atitsbes
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