届高考英语模拟特效卷 第二卷.docx
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届高考英语模拟特效卷第二卷
2020届高考英语模拟特效卷第二卷
1、 LocatedinLosAngeles,UniversityofSouthernCaliforniaisintheheartoftheleadingcity.AlthoughL.A.rankshighinTheEconomist'sSafeCitiesIndex,navigatingthecitycallsforcertainsafetyprecautions(预防措施) alongwithpracticalcommonsense.
♦ MobileSafetyAppPoweredbyLiveSafe
TheMobileSafetyApppoweredbyLiveSafe,managedbytheUSCDepartmentofPublicSafetyandtheUSCDepartmentofEmergencyPlanning,isafreedownloadableappthatmobileuserscanusetoinitiatecontactwithemergencyrespondersaroundcampus.Featuresinclude:
immediate"pushbutton"callstoDPS,easyreportingforsuspiciousactivitiesorcrimesinprogress,andlocationserviceslonotify friendsofyourroutethroughcampus.
♦ BlueLightPhoneLocations
TheUniversityParkhasmultiplebluelightphonesthatarestrategicallyplacedthroughoutcampus.Takenoteofwheretheclosestonesareonyourroute.Theycomeinhandyincaseyouloseyourphoneoryouareinanemergency.ThesephonesaredirectlyconnectedtotheUSC'sDepartmentofPublicSafety's24-hourcommunicationscenter.Besidesemergencyneeds,itcanalsobeusedtoreportsuspiciousactivities,requestanescort(护送者)ifyoufeelunsafeandtoreportacrime.
♦ TrojansAlert
TrojansAlertisanemergencynotificationsystemthatallowsuniversityofficialstocontactyouduring:
anemergencyl)ysendingmessagesviatextmessagesore-mails.Whenanemergencyoccurs,authorizedUSCsenderswillinstantlynotifyyouwithreal-timeupdates,instructionsonwheretogo,whattodo(orwhatnottodo),whomtocontactandsoon.AllothermembersoftheUSCcommunity,aswellasparentsandregularvisitorstocampus,arestronglyencouragedtosignupforTrojansAlert.
1.Whatdobluelightphonesdoforstudents?
A.Guidestudentsthroughcampus.
B.Alertstudentstocriminalactivities.
C.Lightupthewayifstudentsfeelunsafe.
D.ConnectstudentswiththeDepartmentofPublicSafety.
2.HowdoUSCofficialssendinstructionsduringanemergency?
A.Withbluelightphones.B.Viatextmessagesore-mails.
C.ThroughtheMobileSafetyApp.D.BycallingallUSCmembers.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toencouragestudentstofightagainstcrime.
B.TointroduceUSC'sDepartmentofPublicSafety.
C.TointroducesafetyservicesprovidedforUSCstudents.
D.Toinformparentsofsafetyrisksoncampus.
2、 Asweallknow,doctorsareterriblepilots.Theydon’tlistenbecausetheyalreadyknowitall.Iwaslucky:
Ibecameapilotin1970,almosttenyearsbeforeIgraduatedfrommedicalschool.Ididn’trealizethen,butbecomingapilotmakesmeabettersurgeon.Ilovedflying.AsIflewbigger,fasterplanes,andinworseweather,Ilearnedaboutcrewresourcemanagement(机组资源管理),orCRM,anewideatomakeflyingsafer.Itmeansthatcrewmembersshouldlistenandspeakupforagoodresult,regardlessofpositions.
IfirstreadaboutCRMin1980.Notlongafterthat,anattendingdoctorandIwereflyinginbadweather.Thecontrollerhadusturntoolatetogetourlandingready.Theattendingdoctorwasflying;Iwassafetypilot.Hewassobusybecauseofthebadturn,hehadforgottentoputthelandinggear(起落架)down.Hewasabetterpilot—andmyboss—soitfeltunusualtospeakup.ButIhadto:
Ourliveswereindanger.Iputasidemyuneasinessandsaid,"Weneedtoputthelandinggeardownnow!
"ThatwasmyfirstreallessoninthepowerofCRM,andI’veuseditintheoperatingroomeversince.
CRMrequiresthatthepilot/surgeonencourageotherstospeakup.Itfurtherrequiresthatwhenopinionsarefromtheopposite,thedoctordoesn’toverreact,whichmightpreventfellowdoctorsfromvoicingopinionsagain.SowhenI’mintheoperatingroom,Iaskforideasandhelpfromothers.Sometimesthey’renotwillingtospeakup.ButIhopethatifIcontinuetoencouragethem,somedaysomeonewillkeepmefrom“landinggearup”.
1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdoctorsingeneral?
A.Theypretendtobegoodpilots.
B.TheyarequicklearnersofCRM.
C.Theylikeflyingbythemselves.
D.Theyareunwillingtotakeadvice.
2.TheauthordeepenedhisunderstandingofthepowerofCRMwhen___________.
A.hisbosslandedtheplanetoolate
B.hisbossoperatedonapatient
C.hesavedtheplanebyspeakingup
D.hewasinchargeofaflyingtask
3.Inthelastparagraph“landinggearup”probablymeans__________.
A.listeningtowhatfellowdoctorssay
B.makingamistakethatmaycostlives
C.followingflyingrequirements
D.overreactingtodifferentopinions
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthispassage?
A.TheMakingofaGoodPilot
B.CRM:
ANewWaytoMakeFlyingSafe
C.FlyingMakesMeaBetter
D.APilot-TurnedDoctor
3、 ItishardtosaythefirstdayofschoolintheUnitedStatesbecausewhenthefirstdayofschoolisandwhathappensonthefirstdayofschoolusuallyaredifferentbydistricts(地区).
ThefirstdayofschoolformanyschooldistrictsindifferentstatesisonthedayafterthefirstMondayinSeptember.Insomeotherschooldistricts,schoolbeginsinmid-to-lateAugust.Forexample,theDenver,Coloradoschoolsgobackinmid-AugustandschoolsinCleveland,OhiostartbackusuallyoneweekbeforethefirstMondayinSeptember.TheBoston,Chicago,NewYorkCityandSanDiegoschoolsstartbackontheTuesdayorWednesdayafterthefirstMondayinSeptember.
SchoolsinCleveland,OhiousedtostarttheschoolyearonthedayafterthefirstMondayinSeptember,butinthe1976-1977and1977-1978academicyears,theschoolyearwasaffectedbyseveralbadsnowstorms,extremelycold.Inthe1978-1979schoolyear,theOhioDepartmentofEducationmovedthestartoftheyeartolateAugust,oneweekbeforethefirstMondayinSeptember.Thiswentintoeffectinthe1980-1981schoolyear.
InmostschooldistrictsinUtah,theschoolyearstartsbetweenAugust25andAugust30,andgoesuntilthelastweekofMayorthefirstweekinJunenextyear.
InAmericanhighschools,thefreshmenclassusuallygoesbackoneortwodaysbeforetherestoftheschoolbodyforanorientation(迎新)period.Anorientationperiodhelpsthefreshmengetfamiliarwiththeirnewschool,itsrules,andsurroundings.
Insomeschools,thefreshmenclasseshavetheirphotographstakenforidentificationpurposes.Somehighschoolshavetriedtomakethefirstweekofschoolfunforincomingfreshmen.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichschoolsstarttheirschoolyeartheearliest?
A.SchoolsinDenver.
B.SchoolsinCleveland.
C.SchoolsinNewYorkCity.
D.SchoolsinBoston.
2.WhydidtheOhioDepartmentofEducationchangethestartoftheschoolyear?
A.Becauseofsomepoliticalevents.
B.Becauseoftheentranceexaminations.
C.Becauseoftheincreasingnumberofstudents.
D.Becauseoftheextreme(极端的)weather.
3.HowmanymonthsdoestheschoolyearlastinschoolsinUtah?
A.Aboutsevenmonths.
B.Abouteightmonths.
C.Aboutninemonths.
D.Abouttenmonths.
4.Thearticleisprobablytakenfrom______.
A.abookaboutone'slifestory
B.anofficialwebsiteofeducation
C.anadvertisementinanewspaper
D.asportsmagazine
4、 ThemassdeathofflyingfoxesinextremeheatinNorthQueenslandlastmonthunderlinestheimportanceofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearchreleasedtoday.TheUQresearchshedslightonhowvariousspecieshaverespondedtomajorclimateevents.
AstudyledbyUQSchoolofEarthandEnvironmentalScienceresearcherDrSeanMaxwellhasspentmorethan70yearsquantifyingtheresponsesofvariousspecies.
"Thegrowingfrequencyandintensityofextremeweathereventssuchascyclones,droughtsandfloodsiscausingunpredictableandimmediatechangestoecosystemsandblockingexistingmanagementefforts,"Dr.Maxwellsaid."Someofthenegativeresponseswefoundwerequiteconcerning,includingmorethan100casesofdramaticpopulationdeclinesand31casesoflocalpopulationextinctionfollowinganextremeevent."
"PopulationsofcriticallyendangeredbirdspeciesinHawaii,suchasthepalia,havebeenannihilatedduetodrought,leavingnoneofitskind,andpopulationsoflizardspecieshavebeenwipedoutduetocyclonesintheBahamas."
Cycloneswerethemostcommonextremeeventforbirds,fish,plantsandreptiles,whilemammalsandamphibiansweremostresponsivetodroughtevents,withdroughtleadingto12casesofmajorpopulationdeclineinmammals.Droughtalsoledto13casesofbreedingdeclinesinbirdpopulationsand12casesofchangesinthecompositionofinvertebratecommunities.
UQCentreforBiodiversityandConservationSciencedirectorProfessorJamesWatsonsaidthedetailedinformationwouldhelpinformecosystemmanagement.
"Theresearchclearlyshowsspecieswillrespond,oftennegatively,toextremeevents,"ProfessorWatsonsaid."Asclimatechangecontinuestoensureextremeclimateandweathereventsaremoreandmorecommon,wenowneedtoacttoensurespecieshavethebestchancetosurvive.Whereverpossible,highqualityandintacthabitatareasshouldberetained,asthesearetheplaceswherespeciesaremostresilient(易恢复的)toincreasingexposuretoextremeevents."
1.HowwastheUQresearchconducted?
A.Byobservingextremeweatherevents.B.Byprotectingtheendangeredspecies.
C.Byrecordingreactionsofanimalstoextremeclimate.
D.Byanalyzingthereasonwhymassanimaldeathhappened.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“annihilated”inparagraph4probablymean?
A.destroyedB.defeatedC.decreasedD.disappeared
3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaboutextremeweatherevents?
A.Droughtcaused13casesofdistinctioninbirdpopulations.
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