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福建省厦门市第一中学届高三返校考试英语试题
【全国百强校】福建省厦门市第一中学2019届高三7月返校考试英语试题
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Tiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?
Lookingforachange?
Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.
AnExcitingDinner
Lookingforsomethingadventurous?
TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.
ARestaurantwithaView
Wanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?
TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout244metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.
ATheatricalExperience
Longingfordinnerwithsomedrama?
DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.
AnUnusualSetting
Don’tcareaboutpresentation?
You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.
1.WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?
A.Afreeride.B.Aninterestingmenu.
C.Ashowduringthemeal.D.Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.
2.Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?
A.Archipelago.B.TopoftheWord.
C.Mime.D.ModemToilet.
3.Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?
A.Aresearchpaper.B.Anentertainmentmagazine.
C.Athrillingnovel.D.Afashionmagazine.
Itissaidthatagreatmanythingsaboutlanguagesaremysterious,andmanywillalwaysbeso.Butsomethingswedoknow.
Firstly,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomekind.Thereisnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage,nosetofspeechsoundsbywhichthepeoplecommunicatewithoneanother.Inhistoricaltimes,therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.
Secondly,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareunderdeveloped,whoare,aswesay,uncivilized,butthelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecanseecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.
Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood;indeed,thedirectcontraryhasoftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswillillustrate.ManypeoplehaveguessedthattheIndianscommunicatedinaveryprimitivesystemofnoises.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare,orwere,hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages,andallofthemturnouttobeverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguagesthatmostofusarefamiliarwith,buttheyarenomoreprimitivethanEnglishandGreek.
Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate.Thismeanseachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.
Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.It’snaturalandnormalforlanguagetochange;theonlylanguageswhichdonotchangearethedeadones.Thisiseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspectsoflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsoundsandchangesinvocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage.
4.Inthe2ndparagraphtheauthorthinksthat________.
A.somebackwardracesdon’thavealanguageoftheirown
B.someracesinhistorydidn’tpossessalanguageoftheirown
C.anyhumanrace,whetherbackwardornot,hasalanguage
D.someracesonearthcancommunicatewithoutalanguage
5.Astheauthorsays,peopleofunderdevelopedculturescanhave________languages.
A.complicatedB.uncivilized
C.primitiveD.well-known
6.AmericanIndianlanguagesarementionedtoprovethattheyare________.
A.asfullydevelopedassomewell-knownlanguages
B.moreprimitivethansomewell-knownlanguages
C.morecomplexthansomewell-knownlanguages
D.justasprimitiveassomewell-knownlanguage
7.Accordingtotheauthor,languagechangesaremostlikelytoappearin________.
A.grammarB.vocabulary
C.intonationD.pronunciation
TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasforthefirsttimeexpressed“cautionsoptimism”thatthegrowthinnewEbolacasesinWestAfricamaybeslowingdown.
BruceAylward,whoisinchargeoftheWHOresponsetoEbola,saidinGenevathathewasparticularlyencouragedbyevidenceofadownwardtrendinLiberia,oneofthethreeworst-affectedcountries.
TheWHO’sofficialtotalnumberofEbolacaseshasreached13.703—abigjumpfromthe10,141casesitreportedfourdaysago.ButDrAylwardsaidthatwasmainlytheresultofthedatabeingupdatedwitholdcases,ratherthannewcasesarising.
“Dowefeelconfidentthattheresponseisnowgettinganupperhandonthevirus?
Yes,weareseeingaslowingrateofnewcases,verydefinitely.”DrAylwardsaid.
However,DrAylwardalsourgedpeoplenottocelebrateprematurelyoveranyapparentdownturnintheepidemic(传染病).“I’mterrifiedthattheinformationwillbemisinterpretedandpeoplewillthinkEbolaisundercontrol.”hesaid.
Anyreductioninthebattleagainstthevirusmightleadto“anoscillating(震荡的)patternwherethediseasemovesupanddown”.
TheimprovementinLiberiaseemstobeduetoacombinationofmoretreatmentfacilities,bettercontacttracingandsaferburialpractices,togetherleadingtofewernewinfectionsfromEbolapatients.
InSierraLeonethenumberofcasescontinuestoincreaseinsomeareas.“We’restillseeingthisthingburningquitehotinpartsofSierraLeone,”DrAylwardsaid
Tracingtheprogressofindividualpatients,theWHOestimatesanoveralldeathrateof70percent,thoughpeoplewhoreceivetreatmentinawell-equippedclinicareslightlylesslikelytodie.TheWHOplanstosetup56Ebolaclinicswith4,700bedsinWestAfrica.Ofthese15clinicswith1,050bedsarealreadyoperationalandanother22clinicsareexpectedtoopenduringNovember.
Meanwhile,twoformerNATO(北约)secretaries-generalanddozensofleadingEuropeanpoliticianshaveurgedthealliancetosendtroops,aircraftandshipstowestAfricatohelpcontaintheEbolacrisis.
8.Inthefirstparagraph,“cautiousoptimism”probablyrefersto________.
A.EbolaundercontrolthankstoWHO’scaution
B.thedeclineofnewEbolacasesthoughnotdefeated
C.celebrationsonthedownturninEbolainLiberia
D.MoretreatmentandreliefsuppliestoWestAfrica
9.WhydidDrAylwardurgepeoplenottocelebrateprematurely?
A.Becausecelebrationsmayincreasesinfections.
B.Becausethepatternofthediseaseisupanddown.
C.Becausepeoplemaybemisledtoceasethebattle.
D.Becausewearegettinganupperhandonthevirus.
10.Whichofthefollowingdidn’tcontributetotheimprovementinLiberia?
A.bettercontacttracingB.moretreatmentfacilities
C.saferburialpracticesD.dataupdatedwitholdcases
11.Accordingtothetext,“burningquitehot”means________.
A.verysevereB.extremelyhot
C.onfireD.wellreceived
TherehavebeenclaimsthatwarmingonMarsandPlutoisproofthattherecentwarmingonEarthiscausedbyanincreaseinsolaractivity,andnotbygreenhousegases.Butwecansaywithcertaintythat,evenifMars,Plutooranyotherplanethaswarmedinrecentyears,itisnotduetochangesinsolaractivity.
TheSun’senergyoutputhasnotincreasedsincedirectmeasurementsbeganin1978.Ifincreasedsolaroutputreallywasresponsible,weshouldbeseeingwarmingonalltheplanetsandtheirmoons,notjustMarsandPluto.
Oursolarsystemhaseightplanets,threedwarfplanetsandquiteafewmoonswithatleastathinatmosphere,andthusaclimateofsorts.Theirclimateswillbeaffectedbylocalfactorssuchasorbitalvariations,changesinreflectanceandevenvolcaniceruptions,soitwouldnotbesurprisingifseveralplanetsandmoonsturnouttobewarmingatanyonetime.
OnetheoryisthatwindshaverecentlysweptsomeareasofMarscleanofdust,darkeningthesurface,warmingtheRedPlanetandleadingtofurtherincreasesinwindiness--apositivefeedbackeffect.
ObservationsofthethicknessofPluto’satmospherein2002suggestedthedwarfplanetwaswarmingevenasitsorbittookitfurtherfromtheSun.Thefindingconfusedastronomersatthetime,andthecausehadyettobedetermined.
Ithassincebeensuggestedthatthisisduetoagreenhouseeffect:
AsitgetsclosertotheSun,Plutomaywarmenoughforsomeofthemethaneiceonitssurfacetoturnintoagas.Thiswouldcausefurtherwarming,whichwouldcontinueforawhileevenafterPluto’sorbitstartstotakeitawayfromtheSun.
12.Whatcause(s)thewarmingofsomeplanets?
A.Thesolarsystem.B.Theirlocalfactors.
C.Volcanicmountains.D.Thethinatmosphere.
13.WhatistheoutcomeoftherecentwindsonMars?
A.They’vecooledtheplanet.B.They’veleftaclearsky.
C.They’vecausedmorewinds.D.They’vehelpedcleantheplanet.
14.WhatdoweknowaboutthethicknessofPluto’satmosphere?
A.Itremainsmysterious.B.Ittroubledastronauts.
C.Ithasbecomethinner.D.Itcontributestothewarming.
15.WhichofthefollowingmightleadtothewarmingonEarthaccordingtothewriter?
A.Solaractivity.B.MarsandPluto.
C.Greenhousegases.D.TheSun’senergyoutput.
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