学年上海市延安中学高三英语二模试题及答案.docx
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学年上海市延安中学高三英语二模试题及答案
2020-2021学年上海市延安中学高三英语二模试题及答案
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
MymotherandherbestfriendMarthawereintheirmid-80swhentheysaweachotherforthelasttime.
Theyhadbeenfriendssincetheywere18,bothofthemstudentsatWesleyanCollegeinMacon,Georgia.Mymotherwasthedreamyone,wholovedtoreadanddreamherselfasanactress.Martha,however,wasmorepractical.I’mnotsurewhattheyhadincommonexceptthattheytrustedeachother,helpedeachother,andstayedintouchevenwhenlifeseparatedthem.
MarthaspentmostofheradulthoodinAtlanta,wheresheraisedthreekids.Mymother,meanwhile,raisedeightchildren,andmovedmanytimesduringherfinanciallyandemotionallytroubledmarriage,whichincludedseveralmonthslivingwithherfamilyinseedymotels.
Isensedmymotherhidhertroublesfrommostpeople,butnotfromMartha,andIknewfrommymotherthatMarthacarriedherownsorrows.Theirwillingnesstosharesorrowwithoutjudgmentwaspartofwhatbondthem.
Thebestfriendshipscanalsowithstand(抵挡)periodswithoutcommunication.Theydidn’tcommunicatealot—thiswasbeforetheeaseofemailsandtextsandyetIknewtheywerealwaysineachother’sminds.
Onedayin2008,1drovemymothertoMartha’shousefortheirfinalvisit.Themomentmymotherhobbled(蹒跚)intoMartha’shouse,theythrewtheirarmsaroundeachotherandwenttositoutinthegarden,laughinguntiltheyweredizzy.Isnappedaphoto,andspottedsomethingjoyous,youngandfreeonmymom,whichexistedonlyinthepresenceofherbestfriend.
Twoyearslater,mymotherdied.OfallthepeopleIhadtotell,MarthawasthehardestbecauseIfeltiterasedherpast.Afterthat,welosttouch.ButIstillthinkofherandhowthatfriendshipstrengthenedmymother.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seedy”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.largeB.dirtyC.urbanD.bright
2.Theauthor’smotherandMarthahadalastingfriendshippartlybecausethey________.
A.werewillingtoshareB.wereconstantlyintouch
C.hadmuchincommonD.hadalikenessinpersonality
3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Totelltheimportanceoffriendship.
B.Toexpresshisgratitudetohismother.
C.Tosharehisstandardofchoosingafriend.
D.TopraisethefriendshipbetweenMarthaandhismother.
B
Flyingsomeoneone-wayfromLondontoNewYorkproducesnearlyatonofcarbondioxideorCO2.That'salotofthisclimate-warminggreenhousegas.Buttherearewaystocuttheclimateimpactofflying,oneofwhichistoaskplanestosurfhigh-altitudewindseverychancetheyget.
It'snotsomethingthey'vebeenallowedtodo.Butthatmaychange—andsoon.
MostjetscrossingtheAtlanticOceanfollowoneofseveralfixedpathsthatarewidelyspacedbecauseradar(雷达)hadnotbeenabletotrackaircrafteverywhereabovetheAtlantic.Butanewnetworkofsatellitescouldsoonchangethat.
WellswaspartofateaminEnglandthatcalculatedthefastestpossibleroutesforpassengerplanes.Accordingtothem,traveltimeaplanetakeswhenflyingacrosstheAtlanticvarieswiththewindsthataplanemeets.Forinstance,eastbound(向东的)flightscangetapowerfulpush.Westboundroutesmissthatbenefit.Fasterflightsburnlessfuel.Andlessburninggivesofffewergreenhousegases.
Theairlineindustryknowsithasahigh"carbonfootprint."Butittakesdecadesandmanybillionsofdollarstodesign,testandflynewplanes.Changingaflightpath,incontrast,cancutcostsandenergyrightaway.
Thenewstudydoesn'tshowhowwellsuchwindsurfingwouldworkforallplanes,inallskiesandtheworldover.BuiitdoessuggestthatmakingflightroutesmoreflexiblecouldcutbothfueluseandCO2insomeplaces.
However,ifflighttimesvarydependingonthewind,schedulingconnectingflightsandmanagingrunwaysandgateswouldbecomemorecomplicated.Theresearcherswouldhavetoworkoutthebestflightpathsthattakesuchschedulingissuesintoconsideration.Theymayalsowanttoseeifflyingatdifferentaltitudesgivesawiderchoiceofflexibleroutesatthetimesmostpeoplewanttofly.
NationalAirTrafficServices(NATS)whichprovidesair-trafficcontrolfortheUnitedKingdomsaiditwouldtemporarilydisbanditsflight-pathssystemandworktoallowairlinestochooseflexibleroutesthatwouldbestlimittheirfueluse.
4.WhathappenstoeastboundflightswhencrossingtheAtlantic?
A.Theyconsumemorefuel.B.Theyuselesstimeandenergy.
C.Theyproducemoregreenhousegases.D.Theyareagainstastrongerwind.
5.Whatshouldbedonetomakeadoptingflexibleflightroutespossible?
A.Calculatingtheflighttime.B.Findingthebestflightpaths.
C.Adjustingthesizeofjets.D.Addingmorerunwaysandgates.
6.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"disband”inthelastparagraph?
A.Stop.B.Copy.C.Handle.D.Restore.
7.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Planesareproducingthemostcarbondioxide.
B.Newfuelisbenefitingairlineindustriesgreatly.
C.CarbonfootprintisaseriousproblemintheUK.
D.Surfingthewindscanmakeairtravelgreener.
C
Alaska—TheAmericancityAnchorageisrecoveringfromapowerfulearthquakeFridaythatdamagedpublicbuildings,homesandroads.
The7.0earthquakecausedbuildingstoslake.Buttherehavebeennoreportsofdeaths,seriousinjuriesordamage.Officialssaythequakehasnotaffectedtransportationoffoodandhersupplies.“Theshipsarecominginonschedule,thesupplylinesareatthispointworkingwell,”thegovernmenttoldreportersSunday.
TheGlennHighwaywasprobablytheroadhithardestbytheearthquake.Itconnectsthestate'slargestcitytootherpartsinthenorth.Traffichasbeenheavyandslow—movingsincethequake.Driversarebeingguided.Groupsofworkersaretryingtorebuildareaswherethequakeleftlargeholesintheroad.
Peoplewhoarestillnervousafterthemajorquakehavebeenmoreupsetbymorethan1,700aftershocks.“Anythingthatmoves,youfeelterrified”saidDavid,whosehomesufferedstructural(结构)damage,includingasunkenfoundation(地基).Actually,Alaskacameupwithstrictbuildingrulesaftera9.2earthquakein1964.Thatwasthesecondmostpowerfulearthquakeonrecord.
Governmentofficialssaidapublichealthcenterpromisesthatmoneyformedicaltreatmentwillcontinuetocome.Mentalhealthyservice(心理健康服务)isalsoavailableforpeoplehurtbythedisaster.
Earthquakeexpertssaythereisa4percentchanceofanother7.0earthquakeorgreaterinthefollowingweek."Thechanceisverysmall,butitsnotimpossible,”saidtheexpert,PaulCaruso.
8.Whatwastheresultoftheearthquake?
A.Buildingsweredamaged.B.Foodsupplywascutoff.
C.ManypeoplewerekilledD.Theshipscouldnotcomein.
9.WhyisthetrafficslowontheGlennHighway?
A.Becausesmallquakeshitthecity.B.Becausefallingrocksareadanger.
C.Becausethehighwayisbadlydamaged.D.Becausedriversaremisled.
10.WhatcanyoulearnfromPaulCaruso?
A.Anothergreaterearthquakeisontheway.
B.Chancesstillexistsofanotherearthquake.
C.Itwillbesafeinthe1thweekafterthequake.
D.Thereisnopossibilityformorequakes.
11.Wherecanyourpossiblyreadthepassage?
A.Inastorybook.B.Inatraveljournal.
C.Inaposter.D.Inanewspaper.
D
NewYorkisamongtheslowestcitiesduringrushhourintheworld,accordingtoareportpublishedinJanuary.Crossingmidtownbycarissoul-destroying.Theaveragespeedis4.7milesperhour,notmuchquickerthanaquickwalk.Butreliefisinsight.OnApril1st,statelawmakersagreedtointroduceroadcharges,makingNewYorkthefirstbigAmericancitytodoso.BynextyearvehicleswillhavetopaytoenterManhattansouthof60thStreet.
Thedetailsofthenewrule,includinghowmuchdriverswillhavetopay,howtheywillpayandhowoftentheywillpay,haveyettobedecided.A“trafficmobilityreviewboard"willbesetuptoworkallthisout.NewYorkerslivinginthefeezonewhomakelessthan$60,000ayearwillbeexempt(获豁免).Otherdrivers,includingmotorcyclists,thecity'scivilservants,disableddriversandthetruckingindustry,allwantdiscountsorexemptions,whichmightnotbeagoodsign.
Ifdoneright,roadpricingcouldbeexpandedbeyondManhattan.NewYorkcanlearnfromothercities.Singapore,forinstance,whichhashadpricingfordecades,adjustspricesregularly.Itcanalsolearnfrommistakes.London,whichrolledoutitspricingin2003,isonlystartingtochargeon-demandcarhireslikeUber.Stockholmexemptedtoomanyvehicles,whichcausedadropinrevenues(收入).
Othercitiesconsideringroadcharges,includingLosAngeles,PhiladelphiaPortland,SanFranciscoandSeattle,arewatchingNewYork."Wereallyhavet1omakeagoodexample,"saysNicoleGelinasoftheManhattanInstitute,aNewYorkthinktank.
12.Whatdoesthereportfind?
A.NewYorkhasterribleroadtraffic.
B.NewYorkoftenintroducesnewlaws.
C.NewYorkerspreferwalkingtodriving.
D.NewYorkersfaceanincreasedcostofliving.
13.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewrulefromparagraph2?
A.Itfacessomepotentialproblems.
B.Ithasclearanddetailedfeestandards.
C.ItfavorsNewYorkerslivinginthefeezone.
D.Itfailstowinatrafficmobilityreviewboardsapproval.
14.WhatdoLondonandStockholmhaveincommon?
A.TheylearnalotfromSingapore.
B.Theyhavegreatlyincreasedrevenues.
C.Theychargeon-demandcarhiresheavily.
D.Theyarebadexamplesofplacingroadcharges.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowmuchdoesitcosttodriveintoManhattan?
B.NewYorkapprovesroadpricingforManhattan
C.DriversfearcrossingManhatt
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