届江西省宜春市英语高考模拟试题.docx
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届江西省宜春市英语高考模拟试题
2020届江西省宜春市英语高考5月模拟试题
第二部分阅读理解第一节(共4小题;每小题6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.
11.(6分)BomaInternationalHospitalityCollege(BIHC),inpartnershipwiththeBusiness&HotelManagementSchool,Switzerland(BHMS),isahospitality(酒店管理)collegebasedinNairobi,Kenya.Itisfocusedondevelopingthenextgenerationofworld﹣classhospitalityprofessionals.Thecollegeisdevotedtoofferingstudentsstateoftheartstudyprograms,designedtopromoteaccesstodemanding,butrewardingcareers.
BIHCiscurrentlyseekingforaCollegePrincipalwhosekeyresponsibilitiesinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
•ReportingtotheBIHCBoardofDirectorsformeetingthecollege'soverallobjectivesandplans;
•Providingleadershipandcarryingoutacademicandoperationalexcellenceacrosstheinstitution;
•Developingandcarryingoutthecollege'sstrategicplan;
•Establishmentandimprovementofstandardoperatingpoliciesandprocedurestoensureacademicandoperationalexcellence;
•Managementofbudgetsandfinancialperformance;
•Encouragingcontinuedimprovementincurriculumandteachingmethods;
•PromotingthereputationoftheCollege,locallyandinternationally.
Ouridealcandidatehasthefollowingkeycharacteristics:
•Possessesathoroughunderstandingofinternationalhospitalitystandards;
•Has10+years'experienceinaninstitutionofhigherlearning;
•Passionateaboutthehospitalityindustryanddevelopingthemselvesandthepeoplewithinit.
Ifinterested,pleaseensuretosubmitthefollowingdocuments:
•Acoverletter;
•CurriculumVitae;
•Copiesofrelevantdiplomasandcorrespondingtranscripts.
Professionalreferences,withcontactdetailsmayalsobesubmitted.
Interestedcandidatesarewelcometosubmittheirapplicationstothefollowinge﹣mailaddress:
recruitment@preferredpersonnel.co.kenolaterthanApril24th,2020.
(1)AnidealcandidateshouldhavesomenecessaryqualitiesEXCEPT .
A.lovingthehospitalityindustry
B.havingover10years'experienceofteaching
C.beingfamiliarwithinternationalhospitalitystandards
D.keepingimprovinghimselforherself
(2)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.BIHCaimstodevelopworld﹣classhospitalityprincipals.
B.ApplicationsmailedonApril25th,2020arealsovalid.
C.CollegePrincipalshoulddesignartstudyprogramsforstudents.
D.Anapplicantmusthandincopiesofhisorhercertificates.
(3)What'sthepurposeofthepassage?
A.ToadvertiseforacollegeprincipalinBIHC.
B.Tolistresponsibilitiesofacollegeprincipal.
C.TobrieflyintroduceBIHC,ahospitalitycollege.
D.Torecommendahotel﹣BIHCtovisitors.
12.(8分)Timemagazine'stradition﹣"PersonoftheYear"originatedin1927,whenithonored25﹣year﹣oldpilotCharlesLindberghforthefirstnonstopsoloflightacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Thoughthemagazinehasrecognizedseveralyoungpeoplefortheirglobalinfluence,ithasnevergiventheimportanthonortoateenager.Butits2019's"PersonofTheYear"isthe16﹣year﹣oldSwedishclimatechangeactivistGretaThunberg.
Thunberg'srisetoglobalreputationisevenmoresurprisinggiventhatjustoverayearago,shewasashy15﹣year﹣oldanxiousabouttheincreasingthreatofclimatechange.InAugust2018,tiredofthe"refusal"ofworldleaderstotakeaction,theyounggirlstartedcampingoutinfrontoftheSwedishParliamenteveryFridaywithasignthatsaid:
"SchoolStrikeforClimate."
Theteen'sactofprotestsoondrewpublicattention,inspiringkidsandadultsworldwidetotakeaction.BySeptember2018,herweeklystrikebecameaglobalclimatechangemovementcalled"FridaysfortheFuture",withtensofthousandsofstudentsskippingschoolonthisdaytoprotesttheinactionoftheleadersoftheirrespectivecountries.Herappealforprogressinenvironmentprotectionalsoencouragedotheryoungactiviststobegintheirownclimatechangemovements.
VarshiniPrakash,co﹣founderoftheUSYouth﹣LedSunriseMovement,saysThunberg"symbolizesthesuffering,thefrustration,thedesperation,theanger﹣atsomelevel,thehope﹣ofmanyyoungpeoplewhowon'tevenbeofagetovotebythetimetheirfuturesaredoomed."
Theteenager,whohassingle﹣handedlyhelpedbringclimatechangetotheforefrontoftheglobalconversation,oweshersuccesstoherAsperger'ssyndrome(阿斯佩各综合征).Shesays,"Iseetheworldinblackandwhite,andIdon'tlikecompromising.IfIwerelikeeveryoneelse,Iwouldhavecontinuedonandnotseenthiscrisis.Rightnow,wehaveenteredanewdecade﹣adecadethatwilldefineourfuture.AndI'veseenhope,butitdoesnotcomefromthegovernmentsorcompanies.Itcomesfromthepeople."
(1)WhydidGretaThunbergcampoutinfrontofSwedishParliamenteveryFriday?
A.Toheightenpublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.
B.Toshowhersupportforschoolstrikeforclimate.
C.Tocondemnthegovernment'sinactiononclimatechange.
D.Towinaglobalreputationasateenagerclimatechangeactivist.
(2)WherecanwefindthedirectinfluenceofGretaThunberg'sbehavior?
A.Inparagraph2.
B.Inparagraph3.
C.Inparagraph4.
D.Inparagraph5.
(3)WhatkindofgirlisGretaThunbergaccordingtothepassage?
A.positiveandsensitive
B.uncaringbutreliable
C.selfishbutintelligent
D.braveanddetermined
(4)Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .
A.CharlesLindberghisthefirstadolescent"PersonoftheYear"ofTimemagazine
B.onaccountofAsperger'ssyndrome,GretaThunberghassufferedalot
C.allgovernmentshaven'talreadytakeneffectivemeasurestodealwithclimatechange
D.VarshiniPrakashthinkslittleofThunbergandherstrikeforclimatechange
13.(8分)StrangeiceringsinSiberia'sLakeBaikalhavepuzzledscientistsfordecades,butnowthemysteryapparentlyhasbeensolved.Theanswer:
theringsarecausedbywarm,circularcurrentsofwaterundertheice,callededdies(漩涡).
Theeddies'strongcurrentsmelttheiceattheedge,butweakeroneskeepthecenterfrozen."Resultsofourfieldsurveysshowthattherearewarmeddiesthatcirculateinaclockwise(顺时针的)directionundertheicecover,"saidAlexeiKouraev,ahydrologistattheUniversityofToulouse,inaNASAstatement."Intheeddycenter,theicedoesnotmelt﹣eventhoughthewateriswarm﹣becausethecurrentsareweak,"hesaid."Butontheeddyboundary,thecurrentsarestronger,andwarmerwaterleadstorapidmelting."
Duringfieldwork,Kouraevandhiscolleaguesdrilledholesneariceringsandsetsensorscapableofmeasuringthetemperatureandsalinity(盐浓度)ofthewatertoadepthof700feet.Theyfoundthatthewaterintheeddieswas2to4℉warmerthanthesurroundingwater.
MostoftheringsappearinMarchorAprilandhaveawidthofabout3to4miles﹣toobigtorecognizefromthegroundbuteasilyseenfromsatellitesabove.Someringswereephemeralwhileotherslastedforweeksorevenmonths.
LakeBaikalistheworld'slargestanddeepestfreshwaterlake,accordingtoGizmodo.It'shometomanyvarietiesoffishnotseenanywhereelseintheworld,andevenapopulationoffreshwaterseals.
ResearchersarestillinvestigatingwhatcausesBaikal'seddiesbutthinkit'slikelybecauseofwindpatterns,riversthatflowintothelakeandtheshapeofthelake'scoastlineandbottom.
(1)Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"ephemeral"inparagraph4?
A.steady
B.current
C.fundamental
D.temporary
(2)Whyistheiceinthecenteroficeringsfrozenwhilethatattheedgeismelted?
A.Becausethecenteroficeringsis2to4℉warmerthantheedge.
B.Becausethecurrentsinthecenterarelesspowerful.
C.Becauseitistoowidetoberecognizedormelted.
D.Becausewaterinthecentercirculatesinaclockwisedirection.
(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLakeBaikal'seddiesisTRUE?
A.Theyarecausedbyhotandcircularcurrentsundertheice.
B.TheiceinthecenterofLakeBaikal'seddiesmeltsfasterthanthatoftheedge.
C.Researchersareuncertainabouttheexactreasonoftheeddies'existence.
D.LakeBeikal'seddiescanonlybemeasuredatthedepthof700feet.
(4)Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.What'scausingthegianticeringsinSiberia?
B.Themysteryoftheeddies'intheLakeBaikaluncovered.
C.Thelargestanddeepestfreshwaterlake﹣LakeBaikal.
D.Whydoestheedgeofaniceringmeltfaster?
14.(8分)Twoyearsago,aerospacemanufacturerSpaceXshockedtheworldbylandingitsreusablebooster(助推器)engine﹣thebiggestandmostcostlypartoftherocketusedtopowerspacecraftintoloworbit﹣onanautonomousdroneshipintheAtlanticOcean.Now,California﹣basedstartupRocketLab,hascomeupwithanevenmorecourageousidea:
usingparachutesandhelicopterstocapturethereturningbooster,orfirststageasitisoftencalled,intheair!
RocketLab'sdecisiontoavoidthepropulsiveorvertical(垂直的)landingusedbySpaceXcomesfromitsbusinessmodeltokeepitsElectronrocketssmallandcost﹣effective.Standingjust57feettall,theyaredesignedtodeliversmallerpayloads(有效载重)ofabout500poundsforonly$5millionalaunch.Incontrast,theSpaceXFalcon9rocketmeasuring229feettallcanliftupto50,000pounds,costsabout$62millionamission."We'renotinthebusinessofbuildingmedium﹣sizedlaunchvehiclesbutsmallonesforcustomerstogetonorbitfrequently,"saidRocketLabCEOPeterBeck.
Similartootherrockets,theElectrondividesintotwoonceitreachesouterspace.Whilethetoppart,carryingtheload,continuesontoitsfinaldestination,theboosterenginefallsbacktoEarth.
Thecompanyintendstofixaballute﹣aparachute﹣likebrakingdevice﹣toquicklyslowdownthebooster's
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