山东省青岛市西海岸新区黄岛区届高三英语模拟考试试题Word格式.docx

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节:

（共15小题；

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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

OneofthebestwaystoexperienceNewYorkCityiswithabustour，rollingbetweenManhattanneighborhoods，onebeautifulblockatatime．HerearesomebestbustoursthatNYCoffers．

BigBusNewYork

ThisclassicbustourprovidesathoroughintroductiontoManhattan．Takeaseatontheopen-airtopdeckofadouble-deckerbus（双层公共汽车）insteadoftravelingbysubway．Themostpopularstopsincludethe9／11Memorial，theHighLine，5thAvenueshoppingandHarlem’sApolloTheater．Forsomefreshair，stopinthe843-acreCentralParkandgoforawalk．

TheRide

ClimbaboardTheRideandthebusbecomesthetheaterwhiletheNewYorkCitystreetsarethestage．This75-mintourcombinessightseeing（includinglandmarksliketheChryslerBuildingandCarnegieHall）withliveentertainment（bothfromonboardguidesprovidingfunfactsandscreeningmovieclips，andon-the-streetperformers）．

GrayLineCityLightsTour

WitnessingNewYorkCitybynightisanessentialexperiencewhenvisitingManhattan．Bynight，themainroads，landmarks，andbridgesarelitupinbreathtakingfashion．There’snobetterwaytoseeitthanfromtheopen-airtopdeck．Thisafter-darktourincludesRockefellerCenterandRadioCityMusicHall．

OpenLoopNewYork

Takeadvantageoftechnologytoknowexactlywhenyourbusiscomingwiththe“Where’sMyBus?

”webpagefromOpenLoop．Thisbustour—withanuptownrouteanddowntownroute—offersadouble—deckerexperiencecompletewithanaudio（录音的）guideavailableinseverallanguages．AttractionsacrossManhattanincludetheEmpireStateBuilding，theMetropolitanMuseumofArt，TimesSquare，andtheHighLine．

1．Whatmightbeyourreasonforstoppinginthe843-acreCentralPark?

A．Toenjoycleanair．B．Tovisitatheater．

C．Todosomeshopping．D．Tovisitthe9／11Memorial．

2．Whichbusshouldyoutaketoenjoyliveperformances?

A．BigBusNewYork．B．TheRide．

C．GrayLineCityLightsTour．D．OpenLoopNewYork．

3．WhatisspecialaboutOpenLoopNewYork?

A．Itoffersreal-timebusscheduleinformationonline．

B．Itprovidesalocalguidewhospeaksseverallanguages．

C．There’reonlydouble-deckersgoingthroughthecitycentre．

D．Itincludesmanyscenicspotslocatedinseveralcities．

B

Ihopeyouwilljoinustodeveloptheproject．Theideastruckmeinearly2017．Weweresittinginourclasswhenourheadteacherannounced．“There’11beanewboystartingschooltomorrow．Hecomesfromthecircussohe’11bewithusforawhile.”ImmediatelyIheardremarkslike“Thosearedirtypeople”；

“Theyeatrawmeat”；

and“Watchoutyourbags”．Theteachermusthaveheardthemandsaidinaveryseriousvoice，“Jakeisourguest．Makesureyoutreathimwell.”

ItwasthefirsttimeIhadmetanyonefromacircus．Fortunatelyhesatintheonlyspareseatnexttome．OfcourseIdidn’twanttomindothers’business，butIcouldn’thelplookingathimsideways．InoticedJakewassmallerthanmeandhaddirtyfingernails．Hisshirtwascleanbuthadbeenrepairedinmanyplacesandhistrouserswereheldupbyawide，leatherbelt．Ashewassniffingloudly，Ipassedhimmyhandkerchief．Immediatelytheboysbegantowhisper“Leavehimbe!

”FrommyleftaslightmovementshowedthatJakemusthaveheardtheremarkstoo．Heseemedtobehavinggreatdifficultywithhismathsworkandwasstrugglingtoholdhispencorrectly．Helookedaroundasifforhelp．Ilookedaroundtoo．TheteacherwasbusysoIofferedtoexplaintheproblemstohim．Ashelistenedhesmiled．Hiseyeslitupandhereturnedtotheexerciseswithenthusiasm．Hefinishedthemquicklyandproudlypresentedthemtotheteacher．“Welldone，Jake”,sheapproved．Jakesmiled．

IthoughtabouthowJake’slifewouldbe．Irememberedseeingthecampsiteandthinkinghowpoorthefacilitieswere．SoIdecidedtohelp．Asitwasmyturntosuggestaprojectforourgrade．Iputforwardthisidea．Ourheadteacheraccepteditandsowebegantoprepareourplanstoimprovethecampsite．Hopeyouwilljoinus．

4．WhydidthestudentsdislikeJakeevenbeforetheysawhim?

A．Anewcomerwasnotwelcomeatthattime．

B．Theyalwaysjudgedapersonbywhathelookslike．

C．Theteacherhadn’tintroducedJaketothembeforehand．

D．Theymusthaveheardterriblestoriesaboutcircuspeople．

5．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsJake?

A．Hecopiedtheotherboys’behavior．

B．HewasdistantaboutwhatJake’slifewaslike．

C．Hehadsympathyforthepeoplewhowereinneed．

D．Hecouldn’tignorewhatotherpeoplesaidaboutJake．

6．Withthehelpoftheauthor，Jakebecamemore_______．

A．friendlyandbraveB．confidentandproud

C．easygoingandhelpfulD．optimisticandwarm-hearted

7．What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．TocallonmorepeopletohelpJake．

B．Toshowwhatisinneedforacircus．

C．Toaskthereaderstojoininhisproject．

D．Toarguecircuspeopleshouldbefairlytreated．

C

Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．

“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．山东省中学联盟Theypollinate（授粉）thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．

Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive（集约型）agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．

“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSá

nchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．

Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．

MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：

“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”

8．Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?

A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems．B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．

C．Theypollinateallplants．D．Theyenrichthesoil．

9．Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?

A．Moreandmoretrees．B．Restrictionsonpesticides．

C．Upgradingagriculture．D．Friendlyenvironment．

10．Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?

A．Inparagraph1．B．Inparagraph2．

C．Inparagraph3．D．Inparagraph4．

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Humanscansurvivethepunishmentofnature

B．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystems

C．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumans

D．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico

D

ResearchersfromtheWater,PeaceandSecuritypartnership（WPS）haveannouncedthecreationofaglobalforecastingtoolthatcanpredictwhereconflictsarisingfromwaterinsecurityaremostlikelytobreakout.Thesystemusesartificialintelligencetocreatepatternsfromawiderageofgeographicalandsocio-economicdataandcanidentifypotentialconflicthotspotsuptoayearinadvance.

SusanSchme,aseniorlectureratDelftInstituteforWaterEducation,whichleadstheWPS,explainspredictingthesetypesofconflictsisn’tassimpleasitmightfirstappear.Itisn’tsimplyacaseofconflictsincreasingeverytimeawatersecurityincidentoccurs.Severalregionalandculturalfactorsalsoplayapart,makingpredictiondifficult.

Theresearcherstest-rantheAItoolinMali.Theyfoundthatitpredictedmorethanthree-quartersofthewater-relatedconflictsthere.Toachievethis,thesystemisfedwithavarietyofdata.“Firstthere’sthenaturalsideofthings—sorainfalldata,soilmoistureandmanyothernaturalfactors,”explainsSchme.Thisenablesittoidentifyareaswhereavailabilityofwaterislikelytobecomeaconcern.

“Thenwealsolookatvulnerabilityintermsofsocio-economicandpoliticaldevelopments—anythingfromaregimetypetothestateofdevelopmentinaregion,”sheadds.Thisadditionalinformationisweigheduptodeterminewhetheritincreasesordecreasesthechanceofconflict.Otherfactorsmightincludewhetherthewaterinsecurityislikelytoaffectcrops.

ThetoolisjustonepartofawiderWPSprojectthataimstoincreasetheavailabilityofinformationwhichcouldhelpavoidwater-relatedconflicts.OnceartificialintelligencehasmadeitspredictionstheWPSresearchersuseotheranalyticaltoolstozoom-inonacertainregionandfindoutexactlywhat’sdrivingwaterinsecurity.Thismightbedecreasedrainfall,increasedpopulation,orwatermightbebeingdivertedawayfromacommunity.

ThedesignersarenowundergoingfinaltestsofthenewAItooltomakesureit’srea