1、届青浦区高三英语一模青浦区2018学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研测试英语试卷II. Grammar and VocabularyWayward Penguin(企鹅) Released South of New Zealand He needed a little push before speeding backward down a slide. Once in the water, he held his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin (21)_ (know)
2、 as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after a temporary stay in New Zealand. Happy Feet was released into the ocean south of New Zealand on Sunday, more than two months after he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000 miles from home and became an instant celebrity. (22)_ (speak) from a sat
3、ellite phone, Wellington Zoo veterinarian Lisa Argilla said Happy Feets release went remarkably smoothly. Argilla said crew members from the boat carried the penguin inside his box to the rear part of the ship for his final send-off. (23)_ when they opened the door of the box, the penguin showed no
4、interest in leaving. “I needed to give him a little tap on his back,” Argilla said. The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet from the boat, (24)_ (take) a look up at the people aboard, and then disappeared beneath the surface. “I was reall
5、y happy to see him go,” Argilla said. “The best part of my job is when you get to release animals back into the wild (25)_ they are supposed to be.” The 3-foot-tall bird was found on June 20 on Peka Peka Beach, about 40 miles northwest of New Zwalands capital, Wellington. It has been 44 years (26)_
6、an emperor penguin was last spotted in the wild in New Zealand. At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and let nature take its course with the penguin. But it soon became clear the birds condition was growing (27)_ (bad), as he swallowed sand and, likely mistaking it for snow. (28)_
7、 the world watching, authorities finally took action, moving the penguin to the Wellington Zoo four days after he was discovered. It was at the zoo (29)_ the bird was given a home in a room filled with a bed of ice so he wouldnt overheat. Now that Happy Feet (30)_ (nurse) back to health, his chances
8、 are as good as they are for any other penguin in the wild. “He swam away, not caring about us anymore,” Argilla said. She paused. “And that is a good thing,” she said.Section BA. shrinking B. undergo C. presently D. plantations E. satisfyingF. innovative G. encourage H. stocks I. notably J. invasiv
9、e K. impactsIs climate change consuming your favorite foods? Coffee: Whether or not you try to limit yourself to one cup of coffee a day, the effects of climate change on the worlds coffee-growing regions may leave you little choice. South America, Africa, Asia, and Hawaii are all being threatened b
10、y rising air temperatures and unstable rainfall patterns, which invite disease and _32_ species to live on the coffee plant and ripening beans. The result? Significant cuts in coffee yield and less coffee in your cup. It is estimated that, if current climate patterns continue, half of the areas _33_
11、 suitable for coffee production wont be by the year 2050. Tea: When it comes to tea, warmer climates and unstable quantity of water falling to earth arent only _34_ the worlds tea-growing regions, theyre also messing with its distinct flavor. For example, in India, the Indian Monsoon has brought mor
12、e intense rainfall, making tea flavor weaker. Recent research coming out of the University of Southampton suggests that tea-producing areas in some places, _35_ East Africa, could decline by as much as 55 percent by 2050 as the quantity of water falling to earth and temperatures change. Tea pickers
13、are also feeling the _36_ of climate change. During harvest season, increased air temperatures are creating an increased risk of heatstroke for field workers. Seafood: Climate change is affecting the worlds aquaculture as much as its agriculture. As air temperatures rise, oceans and waterways absorb
14、 some of the heat and _37_ warming of their own. The result is a decline in fish population, including in lobsters (who are cold-blooded creatures), and salmon (whose eggs find it hard to survive in higher water temperature). Warmer waters also _38_ toxic marine bacteria, like Vibrio, to grow and ca
15、use illness in humans whenever ingested with raw seafood, like oysters or sashimi. And that _39_ “crack” you get when eating crab and lobster? It could be silenced as shellfish struggle to build their calcium(碳) carbonate shells, a result of ocean acidification (absorb carbon dioxide from the air).
16、According to a study, scientists predicted that if over-fishing and rising temperature trends continued at their present rate, the worlds seafood _40_ would run out by the year 2050.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A Michael Wang was a senior at James Logan High School, US, back in 2012. According to The New Yorker, he was confident that he
