学年安徽省芜湖市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案.docx
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学年安徽省芜湖市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案
2020-2021学年安徽省芜湖市第二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
DivewithBigSharks
Oursharkdiveadventuresmakeuseofhookahsystemsandsharkcages.Ahookahsystemisasystemofprovidingairfromthesurfacetodiversdownbelow.Cagediversbreathebyusingaregulatorconnectedtoanairhose.
IsSharkDivingDangerous?
Yes.Youcouldgetsunburnt.Youcouldhityourheadonthetopbunkgettingoutofbed.Youcouldfalloverboard.Asforasharkattack,accordingtotheInternationalSharkAttackFile,youarefarmorelikelytobekilledbyadogoradeer.
Pricing&Details
OnedayCageDiverAdventureS875
OurexpertsharkdiverteamwillaccompanyyoutothebestviewingareaswithintheMarineSanctuary.There,we'lldropourcageandpreparetoprovideyouwithaviewyou'llneverforget.
Nodiveexperienceisnecessary.Ourcagessitjustbelowthesurface.You'llbeabletobreathecomfortablyfromyoursnorkelorairhosewhileyoumoveaboutthecage,takingphotosandhavingfun.
TopSharkAdventureS375
Ifyouwanttoseegreatwhitesharksbutpreferthemalittlefurtheraway,weoffergreattop-sidesharkviewingfromourobservationdeck.Helpscanthehorizonforfinsandwatchforsharksattackingtheirprey(猎物).
ImportantNote
There'sNoSharkGuarantee
Althoughwegotothebestplacesatthebesttimeofyear,wecannotguaranteeyou'llseesharks.We'vebeenverysuccessfulinpastsharkseasonsandexpectanotherincredibleyear.However,ifweseenosharks,thereisnorefund.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetwoadventures?
A.TopSharkAdventuremakesuseofhookahsystems.
B.CageDiverAdventureoffersyouaviewofthebottomofthesea.
C.CageDiverAdventureislessinterestingthantheother.
D.TopSharkAdventureissuitableforthoseworriedaboutdanger.
2.Whatismostlikelytohappenaccordingtotheadvertisement?
A.youfailtoachieveyourpurposeofthetrip.
B.youareoutofbreathdeepdowninthesea.
C.youarehurtbyasharkwhiledivingthere,
D.yousufferfromlackofskillinsharkdiving.
3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthatsharkdivingis________
A.difficultbutexcitingB.challengingandtiring
C.amazingandenjoyableD.expensivebutpopular
B
“Yourmindisagarden;yourthoughtsaretheseeds.Theharvestcaneitherbeflowersorweeds,”WilliamWordsworthwrote.Intheabovequote,Williamsuggeststhattheprocessofgardeningmirrorshumanlife.Dependingonwhatwe“plant”inourlives,webloom(生长茂盛)ordon’t.Beforeyoustarttoworkinyourgarden,it’snecessarytohaveavisionforit.Thinkingofwhatyouwanttogrowinyourgardenandhowtolayitoutisagoodfirststepinmakingyourvisionafruitfulreality.Inlife,youshouldconsiderwhatyouwanttocreateandwhatyouwanttoachieve,becauseyourmind-gardenislikethewhitepaperandthepossibilitiesareendless.
Regardlessofwhatyouchoosetoplant,poorsoilisn’tsuitableforgrowth.Thisiswhygardenerstakethetimeandenergytoupgradethesoilbeforeplanting.So,creatingtherightsoilisimportanttotherealizationofyourgoalsanddreams.Fortunately,therearecountlesswaystomakeyourpersonalbedrockbetter.Gettinganeducationisoneofthemosteffectiveways,whichcanhelpyouenrichyourlife’ssoil.
Youdon’thavetobeanenthusiasticgardenertounderstandthemeaningof“Youreap(收获)whatyousow.”Whenagardenerwantstomatoes,theyjustneedtoplanttomatoseeds.It’saveryclearactthatproducesanexpectedresult.Eachofushasthepowertodecidewhich“lifeseeds”toplant.Forexample,ifyouplantillseeds,it'slikelythatyou’llexperiencepaininreturn.Contrarily,ifyouplantseedsofkindnessandunderstanding,yourlifewillbloomwithhappinessandlove.
Agardener’strulyarduousworkbeginsaftertheseedsareinthegroundbecauseagardenrequiresalotofcareandattention.Regularwateringandweedingarerequiredforahealthygarden.So,toensureyourdreamstakeroot,youshouldbedevoted,aware,andpresent.Aftercountlesshoursandenergyspent,thecropshavegrownwellandarefinallyreadytobeharvested.
4.Whatisimportantbeforegardenersbreakgroundintheirgardens?
A.Receivingsometraininginplanting.
B.Drawingupagoodplanfortheirgardens.
C.Havingthecouragetoaccepttheworstoutcome.
D.Doingresearchonthecommonlocalgardenplants.
5.Whatiscomparedtogettingeducationbytheauthor?
A.Improvingtheconditionofthesoil.B.Growingyourmostfavorableplants.
C.Takingcareoftheplantsinyourgarden.D.Selectingpropergoalsingardeningwork.
6.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinParagraph3?
A.Yourqualityoflifedependsonyourpositiveaction.
B.Yourexperiencecanhelpyouunderstandplantsbetter.
C.Yourchoiceofsoilisanimportantpartinyourgardening.
D.Yourknowledgeofplantingwillmakeyouasuccessfulgardener.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.BeneficialB.CreativeC.Boring.D.Tough
C
TheGatausedtolookannoyedwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1,500-square-foothomeinPremierGardens,anareaof95“zero-energyhomes”(ZEH)justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtotaloverthe10monthsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:
$75.Forthepasttwomonths,theyhaven’tpaidacent.
ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensubdivisions(住宅开发项目)inCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglowpowerappliancesandsolarpanels.
Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityoftraditionalhomes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandkeepingindoorwarmthwinter.
Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolarunits.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid(电网).Theresidentsarebilledby“netmetering”:
theypayfortheamountofpowerthattheygetfromthegrid,minusthekilowatts(千瓦)theyfeedintoit.Ifahomegeneratesmorepowerthanituses,thebilliszero.
Thatsoundslikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'snot.Solarhomesproducethemostpoweronthehotsunnyafternoonswheneveryonerusheshometoturnuptheairconditioner."Ithelpsuslowerusageatpeakpowertimes,"sayssolarexpertMikeKeesee.“Thatletsusavoidbuildingcostlyplantsorbuyingexpensivepoweratpeakusagetime.”
What’snottolike?
Mostlythecosts.Thespecialfeaturescanadd$25,000ormoretothepurchasepriceofahouse.Taxbreaksbringthecostdown,especiallyinCalifornia,butinmanystatesZEHscanbeextremelyexpensive.Fortheconsumer,it'samatterofpayingnowforthehardwaretosavelateronthepowerbill.
8.WhyistheGataeagertoseetheirelectricitybillsnow?
A.Theywanttocutdowntheirutility'expenses.
B.Theywanttoknowiftheyareabletopay.
C.Theywanttoseehowmuchtheyhavesaved.
D.Theywanttoavoidbeingovercharged.
9.WhatisspecialabouttheZEHcommunities?
A.Theyarebuiltinharmonywiththeenvironment.
B.Theyhavecreatedcuttingedgetechnologies.
C.Theyaresubdividedintohalfadozensections.
D.Theyaimtobeindependentinpowersupply.
10.Whatdoesthe"netmetering"practicemeantothepowercompany?
A.MorepressureatpeaktimeB.Reducedoperationalcosts.
C.Increasedelectricityoutput.D.Lessprofitsintheshortterm.
11.TheauthorbelievesthatbuyingahouseinaZEHcommunity__________.
A.isaworthyinvestmentinthelongrunB.isbutadreamforaverageconsumers
C.givestheownergreattaxbenefitsD.contributestoenvironmentalprotection
D
Thereisnosuchthingasa“safe"levelofdrinking,withincreasedconsumptionofalcoholassociatedwithpoorerbrainhealth,accordingtoanewstudy.
Inanobservationalstudy,whichhasnotyetbeenpeer-reviewed,researchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordstudiedtherelationshipbetweentheself-reportedalcoholintakeofsome25,000peopleintheUK,andtheirbrainscans.Theresearchersnotedthatdrinkinghadaneffectonthebrain'sgraymatter-regionsinthebrainthatmakeup"importantbitswhereinformationisprocessed,"accordingtoleadauthorAnyaTopiwala,aseniorclinicalresearcheratOxford.
“Themorepeopledrank,thelessthevolumeoftheirgraymatter,“Topiwalasaidviaemail."Brainvolumereduceswithageandmoreseverelywithdementia(痴呆症).Smallerbrainvolumealsopredictsworseperformanceonmemorytesting,“sheexplained."Whilealcoholonlymadeasmallcontributiontothis(0.8%),itwasagreatercontributionthanother"modifiable"riskfactors,"shesaid,explainingthatmodifiableriskfactorsare“onesyoucandosomethingabout,incontrasttoaging.”
Theteamalsoinvestigatedwhethercertaindrinkingpatterns,beveragetypesandotherhealthconditionsmadeadifferencetotheimpactofalcoholonbrainhealth.Theyfoundthattherewasno"safe"levelofdrinking-meaningthatconsuminganyamountofalcoholwasworsethannotdrinkingit.Theyalsofoundnoevidencethatthetypeofdrink—suchaswine,spiritsorbeer—affectedtheharmdonetothebrain.However,certaincharacteristics,suchashighbloodpressure,obesityorbinge-drinking,couldputpeopleathigherrisk,researchersadded.
Therisksofalcoholhavelongbeenknown:
Previousstudieshavefoundthatthere'snoamountofliquor,wineor
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