届南阳市第一中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案.docx
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届南阳市第一中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
2021届南阳市第一中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
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
Whenthesunshinesbrightly,itprovidesagreatchancetogetoutdoorthingsdone.Likemakinghay!
Atleast,thatiswhatfarmersfromthepastwouldsay.―Makehaywhilethesunshines.Thisidiomisveryold,datingbacktoMedievaltimes.Rainwouldoftenruintheprocessofmakinghay.So,farmershadnochoicebuttomakehaywhenthesunwasshining.
Today,weallusethisexpression,notjustfarmers.Whenconditionsareperfecttogetsomethingdone,wecansay,―It’sagoodideatomakehaywhilethesunshines.Inotherwords,youaretakingadvantageofagoodsituationorofgoodconditions.Youaremakingthemostofyouropportunities.Theseallmean―makinghaywhilethesunshines.
Andsometimesweusethisexpressiontomeanwebeatsomeonetothepunch,orwegotaheadofsomeoneelse.Andothertimesyoumakehaywhilethesunshinestomakegooduseofthechancetodosomethingwhileitlasts.Youarebeingopportunistic–takingadvantageofagoodopportunity.Forexample,myfriendOzzywassickforaweekandcouldnotgotowork.So,hisco-workerSarah--whodoesn’tlikehim--tookadvantageofhisillnessandstolehisproject!
Talkaboutmakinghaywhilethesunshines.
Sometimeswhenyoumakehaywhilethesunshinesyouarestayingaheadofaproblem–likeinthisexample:
Hey,doyouwanttogohikingwithmeandmyfriendsthisweekend?
Theweatherisgoingtobebeautiful!
IwishIcould.ButIhavetofinishmytaxes.It’sthelastweekendbeforethey’redue.
Oh,that’stoobad.
Wait.Whataboutyourtaxes?
Mytaxesaredone.Iwasofffromworkacoupleofweeksagoandmadehaywhilethesunshined.Igotallofitdone!
IwishIwouldhavetakenadvantageofmytimeofflastweek___1___AllIdidwaslayaroundthehouse.
Andthat’sallthetimewehavefortheseWordsandTheirStories.Butjoinusagainnextweek.Youcanlistenwhileyou’remakingdinnerorridingtowork.Yeah,makehaywhilethesunshines.
1.Whichofthefollowingbestmatches―makehaywhilethesunshinesinparagraph2?
A.Sownothing,reapnothing.B.Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.
C.Strikewhiletheironishot.D.Oneswallowdoesn’tmakeasummer.
2.Accordingtotheunderlinedsentence,whatfeelingdoesthespeakerexpress?
A.AdmirableB.Regretful
C.AnnoyedD.Indifferent
3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?
A.AradioprogramB.Amagazine
C.AbrochureD.Anovel
B
Youdon'tgenerallyexpecttoputyourselfinthepubliceyewhenyougoonvacation.HoweverwhenaBritishcouple,JessicaandEdward,flewtoCrete,theyfoundthemselvesattractingalotofattentionaftercomingacrossalargesumofmoneyinthestreet.
Atfirst,theirCretevacationhadn'tbeenanythingoutsideofthenorm.However,itwasastheywereexploringthesouvenirshopsthateverythingchanged.ThecouplewerejustwalkingdownthestreetwhenJessicasuddenlykickedsomethinglyingontheground.Itlookedabitlikeamake-upbagandsotheyassumedthatsomeonehadlostit.
Withouthesitation,Jessicapickedupthebagandopenedit.Shewasshockedtoseealotofmoneyinit-atotalof7,100Euros.Therewasprobablyalottheycoulddowithallthatmoney.However,thecoupledidn'thaveitinthemtostealwhatbelongedtosomeoneelse.GoingtothepolicewasthefirstthoughtthatcametomindwhenJessicasawthemoney.Shedidn'tconsiderthattherewasanyotherchoice,sothecouplehandedoverthemoneytothelocalpolice.
Thepolicefoundtheowner,anelderlywoman,andinformedthecouplethatthewomanwantedtomeetthem.Whentheyeventuallymetatthepolicestation,thewomanwassoovercomewithemotionthatshewouldn'tstophuggingandblessingthem,althoughtheyinsistedtheywerejustdoingtherightthing.
Newsofwhatthecouplehaddonequicklymadeitswayaroundtheisland.Thelocalswantedtoshowthemtheirgratitude.Thisincludedreceivingfreetaxiridesandevenanoffertohavetheirhotelroomupgraded.Thecoupleappreciatedthekindness,butitwasallgettingtobeabittoomuch.Theyjustwantedtohaveanormalvacation.
Theyareprobablyhopingthattheyflyalittlemoreundertheradarduringtheirnextvacation.There'sonlysomuchattentionthatthesetwolovebirdscanhandle.
4.Whatisthefirstreactionofthecoupleafterfindingthemoney?
A.Theydecidedtodoallwiththatmoney.
B.Theyboughtsomethinginsouvenirshops.
C.Theyturneditovertothelocalpolicestation.
D.Theytriedtolookfortheownerbythemselves.
5.Whicho£thefollowingcanbestdescribethelocalsinCrete?
A.Politeandhard-working.B.Kindandgrateful.
C.Sociableandhonest.D.Richanddetermined.
6.Whydothecouplehopeto“flyalittlemoreundertheradar"inthelastparagraph?
A.Theywanttotakefewerflights.B.Theycan'thandlemoreradars.
C.Theyhopetogainlessattention.D.Theydon'thavemoremoney.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Goodthingscometokindpeople.B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
C.Behindbadluckconiesgoodluck.D.Moneyistoomuchforstrangers.
C
Scientistsoftencomparecoralreefs(珊瑚礁)tounderwaterrainforests,yetunliketheleafyplantbaseofaforest,coralsareanimals.Thesoftcreaturesarenaturallyhalf-transparentandgettheirbrilliantcolor1fromalgae(藻类)livinginsidethem.Whencoralsexperiencestressfromhottemperaturesorpollution,theyhalttheinterdependentrelationshipwithalgae,typicallypushingthemoutandturningwhite.Coralsarestillalivewhentheyarewhite,butthey'reatriskandmanyeventuallydie,turningdarkbrown.
Scientistsaroundtheworldarelookingformeanstoprotectandmaybeincreasecorals.Onecommonoptionistocreatemoreprotectedareas—essentiallynationalparksintheocean.Beyondnaturepreserves,someconservationistsarelookingtomorehands-onmethods.OneresearchcenterintheFloridaKeysisexploringaformofnaturalselectiontokeepcoralsremaining.ThereefsystemintheKeyshasbeenhithardbyclimatechangeandpollution,whichisespeciallytough,becausecoralstherehelpsupportfisheriesworth$100millioneveryyear.
Tokeepthewildecosystemalive,ErinnMuller,thecenter'sdirector,andherteamareharvestingsamplesofthecoralsthatsurvivedtheenvironmentalstressnaturally,keepingthemtomakethemreproduce,andthenreattachingthemtothereef.Theyhave46,000coralsonplasticframesunderthesea.Sofar,thecenterhasregrownover70,000coralsfromfivedifferentspeciesondamagedreefs.
InTheBahamas,RossCunning,aresearchbiologistatChicago'sSheddAquarium,focusesoncoralswithgenesthatcouldmakethemnaturalcandidatesforrestorationprojects.HepublishedastudyoftwoBahamianreefs,onethatsurvivedanextreme2015heatwave,andonethatdidn't."Wethinktheirabilitytodealwiththesehighertemperaturesisbuiltintotheirgenes,"saysCunning.There'sevidenceofcoralsevolvingmorequicklytoresistrapidlywarmingclimate.Thebigquestionscientistsneedinvestigate,addsGunning,ishowmuchmoreheatcoralscanadaptto.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"halt"inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.End.B.Develop.C.Strengthen.D.Weaken.
9.WhatdoMullerandherteamdotosavecorals?
A.Restorethedamagedreefs.B.Growcoralsbyhandunderwater.
C.Createmoreprotectedareas.D.Movecoralstounpollutedareas.
10.WhatdoGunning'swordssuggest?
A.Manycoralshavebeengeneticallyimproved.B.Coolingdownthewatersiskeytorescuingcorals.
C.Reasonsforcoralssurvivingheatwavesareshocking.D.Thehighesttemperaturecoralscansurviveisunclear.
11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.RelationshipbetweencoralsandalgaeB.Effortsmadetosavecorals
C.ImpactofclimatewarmingoncoralsD.Survivalcrisisfacedbycoralreefs
D
IntheHollywoodindustry,mostofthestudiosareusingAItomakemoviesforvariousreasonssuchasgettingtheactorsoutofdanger,replacingtheactorsindifferentscenes,formingappealingatmospheretoenhance(增强)theviews,etc.
DirectorsandproducersareusingVFX(Visualeffects),animationsandAItomakeamodelthatlooksliketheactorandreplacestheactor'splace.Inparticular,AIisusedinsceneswhereactorshavetoproducecertainstunts(特技)todevelopsetupsinthestudioartificially.VFXisusedtolaterchangetheinternalstudiobackgroundstoadifferentplaceinthemovie.
Therearemanymovieswithtwocharactersofthesameactor.WhenAIwasnotapartofthefilm,editorsuseddifferentmethodstoshowthetwoaspectsofthesameactorinonescene,butnowAIisbeingusedtoformthesecondcharacterofthesameactorandisbeingperformedtotheviewers.
Byaperfectcombinationofanimation,VFXandAI,realisticmodelsarebeingcreated.Andthemostfunpartisthefictitiouscharactercanholdthefaceoftheactorbuttheage,hairstyles,andclothingcanbechangedtocreatemoreenhancedlooksaccordingtothemoviesceneandstory.WiththehelpofAI,thedirectorsrecreatingappealingscenestoenhancethethrillandexcitement.InJurassicPark,nodinosaurswererunningbutwiththehelpofAIandvisualeffects,wecouldenjoythescenesandtheatmospheres.
ThedirectorsandtheproducersdirecttoformagreenscreenincludingtheobstaclesandthosegreenscreensgetreplacedwiththeviewsthataremadefromAIandVFX,andtheactorsmakethescenesaliveanddeliverthemostsuitableaction-packedmoviescenes.Thismethodalsoenhancestheviewers'experience,whichmakesthemovieablockbuster(大片).
12.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph1?
A.HowAIhelpsacto
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