届四川省成都市新都一中高三月考英语试题含听力.docx
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届四川省成都市新都一中高三月考英语试题含听力
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Studyingasubjectthatyoufeelpointlessisneverafunoreasytask.Ifyou’restudyinghistory,askingyourselfthequestion“whyishistoryimportant”isaverygoodfirststep.Historyisanessentialpartofhumancivilization.Youwillfindsomethingherethatwillarouseyourinterest,orgetyouthinkingaboutthesignificanceofhistory.
Historygroundsusinourroots.Historyisanimportantandinterestingfieldofstudy,andlearningthehistoryofourhomecountrycangiveusadeeper,moremeaningfulglimpse(一瞥)intoourancestralpasts,andhowwegottowherewearetoday.Manypeoplefeelliketheyneedasenseofculturalbelonging,whichissomethingthatstudyingyourrootsandbeingopen-mindedtotheevolutionofyourculturecanprovide.
Historyenrichesourexperience.Readinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseitenablesustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeago.Accordingtotheexperts,problemsfacedbypeopleregardlessofthepastandpresentarethesame.Withtheinformationabouttheancestors,onecanbecomemoreexperiencedinhandlingchallengesoflife.
Historymakesusmoreempathetic(具有共情能力的).Studyinghistorycangiveusinsight(洞察力)intowhyourculturedoescertainthings,andhowthepasthasshapeditintowhatweknownow.Italsoprovidesaratherstrongfoundationforempathyacrosscultures.Fearandhateforothersisusuallycausedbyignorance(无知).We’rescaredofthethingsthatwedon'tunderstand.Historyhasthepotentialtobreakdownthoseboundariesbyofferingusinsightintoentireworldsthatwouldotherwisebeforeigntous.
Historycaninspireustolearnmore.What'sfantasticabouthistoryisthewayitbroadensourhorizons.It’salmostimpossibletolearnaboutonehistoricalperiodwithouthavingdozensofquestionsaboutrelatedconcepts.Studythe19hcenturyEngland,andyoumightcatchaglimpseofCharlesDickens’OliverTwist.LookupCharlesDickens,andyoumightlearnathingortwoaboutrealism.Ormaybeyouendupswitchingyourattentionawayfromnovels,anddiscoverthehistoryofromanticpoetsinEngland.Itcangoanywhere,andthereissomethinginthereforabsolutelyanybody.
Thevalueofhistorycannotbeunderestimated.Wedon'thavetoliveinthepast,butwecandefinitelydobetterbylearningfromitandusingthelessonslearnedtoleadmoremeaningfullives.
1.Accordingtotheexperts,whyishistoryusefulforpeopletohandlechallengesoflife?
A.Theproblemsatpresentaresimilartothoseinthepast.
B.Ancientpeoplelaideconomicfoundationsforpeopletoday.
C.Thecurrentchallengesoflifewerepredictedbytheancestors.
D.Peoplelivinglongtimeagoknewmoreabouthowtosolveproblems.
2.WiththeexampleinPara.5,thewriterintendstoshowthat_______
A.CharlesDickenscontributesmuchtoBritishliterature
B.OliverTwistcansatisfyourcuriosityforromanticpoets
C.readingnovelsisawaytolearnaboutahistoricalperiod
D.studyinghistorycanarousepeople'sinterestinotherfields
3.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoBuildCulturalIdentity
B.WhyStudyingHistoryMatters
C.KnowthePast,KnowthePresent
D.History:
aWaytoBroadenHorizons
Alittleover18yearssincehefirstcameupwiththeideaofbuildinghisownrocketsasameanstobothreignite(重新激起)andlowerthecostofspaceexploration,ElonMuskwatchedthisweekendashiscompanySpaceXsuccessfullylauncheditsfirstmannedspaceflighttotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).
“ThisisadreamthathascometrueformeandforeveryoneatSpaceX,”MusktoldreportersbeforethefirstlaunchattemptonMay27,whichwasscrubbedduetoweather.“ThisisnotsomethingIthoughtwouldactuallyhappen.WhenstartingSpaceXin2002,Ireallydidnotthinkthisdaywouldoccur.Iexpecteda90%chancethatwewouldfailtoevengettolow-Earthorbitwithasmallerrocket.”
TheSpaceXDemo-2mission,thefirstmannedspaceflightlaunchedfromAmericansoilsinceNASAretiredtheShuttleprogramin2011,isalsothefirsteveroperatedbyacommercialprovider.ThetwoNASAastronauts,BobBehnkenandDougHurley,wentontosuccessfullydocktheCrewDragoncapsulewiththeISSonSundaymorning.Whilethemissionwon’tbeconsideredacompletesuccessuntilBehnkenandHurleyaresafelyhome,thereturnofmannedspaceflighttoAmericasignalssomebigshiftsinthemonthsandyearsahead.Oneofthemostimmediateimpacts—Russia’smonopoly(垄断)onastronautaccesstospaceisover.
Since2011,NASAhasbeenpurchasingseatsaboardRussia’sSoyuzspacecrafttoshuttleastronautstotheISS.Whileseatsstartedoutataround$21millioneachatfirst,they’vesinceballoonedtoareported$90millionforafall2020launch.Incomparison,accordingtoNASA’sinspectorgeneral,theper-seatcostofSpaceXflightsisaround$55million.“ItisanightmarescenariofortheRussianspaceagency,”oneindustryexpertsaid.“We’rebuildingareplacementtoeveryrocketandspacecrafttheyprovide.”
Beyondprovidingaccesstoastronauts,SpaceX’sCrewDragonisalsoonthevergeofwideningaccesstocitizens—thatis,ifyouhappentobeacitizenwithsomedeeppockets.AccordingtoBusinessInsider,NASAonlyplanstobookfourseatsatatimeoneachspaceflight.WithDragoncapableofcomfortablyseatingseven,thisleavesextraticketsforthoseinterestedinvisitingthefinalfrontierthemselves.SpaceXhasalsopartneredwithSpaceAdventures,acompanythathaspreviouslyhelpedprivatecitizenstaketripstotheISSaboardRussia’sSoyuzspacecraft,tosendfourtouristsonatriparoundtheEarthinlate2021orearly2022.
“Thishistoricmissionwillforge(努力缔造)apathtomakingspaceflightpossibleforallpeoplewhodreamofit,”saidGwynneShotwell,presidentandchiefoperatingofficeratSpaceX,inastatement.
4.WhatwasMusk’sattitudetowardthelaunchwhenstartingSpaceX?
A.Confident.B.Optimistic.C.Doubtful.D.Excited.
5.WhatissospecialabouttheSpaceXDemo-2mission?
A.Itopensanewchapterfortravellingthroughspace.
B.IthasreplacedRussia’smonopolyinthefieldofspace.
C.It’sthefirstspaceflightlaunchedfromAmericasoilever.
D.It’sthefirstmannedlaunchrunbyacommercialcompany.
6.Whatcanweinferfromtheexpert’swordsinparagraph4?
A.Russia’sspaceindustrywillbeindecline.
B.SpaceXwillbeabetterchoiceforNASA.
C.Russiawilllowerthepriceofseatssoon.
D.NASAwillbuyspacecraftfromSpaceX.
7.HowdoesSpaceXmakespaceflightpossibleforcitizens?
A.Byraisingmorefunds.
B.Byprovidingextraseats.
C.BycooperatingwithRussia.
D.Byofferingtrainingprograms.
Itwasthefinalclimbonhisquesttoreachthehighestsummitonallsevencontinents.WhenChristopherKulishfinallyreachedMountEverest’s29,035-footpeak,hejoinedanelitegroupknownasthe“SevenSummitsClub”.Butthe62-year-oldColoradoattorneydiedsuddenlyMondayafterreturningtothefirstcampbelowthemountain’ssummit.He’sthesecondAmericantodieinthepastweekafterreachingEverest’shighestpoint.Hisfamilybelievesthecausewasaheartattack, accordingtotheDenverPost.“HesawhislastsunrisefromthehighestpeakonEarth,”hisbrother,MarkKulish,saidinastatementtotheDenverPost.“Weareheartbrokenatthisnews.”
Lastweek,55-year-oldDonaldLynnCashofUtahcollapsedand diedjustafterreaching theEverestpeak.Hetoohadreachedthehighestpointonallsevencontinents.IncludingChristopherandCash,atleast11peoplehavediedonMountEverestthisyear.
Thedeathscomeamong reportsofovercrowding onthepopularmountain.TheNepaligovernmentgrantedatotalof381permitstoclimbEverestthisyear,anumberthatdoesn’tincludeguideswhoareonthemountainaswell.Forsomeclimbers,thattraffichasmeantlongerwaittimes—some toldtheHimalayanTimes thewaithasexceededtwohoursbetweenthelastcampandthepeak.MountaineerVanessaO’Brien,whohasalsoclimbedthesevensummits,saidwhenthere’sacrowd,beingamoreexperiencedclimberwon’thelpyou.“Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’rethebestracecardriverintheworld.Ifyou’restuckintraffic,you’restuckintraffic,”shesaidinaninterview.
Andwhenaclimberisstuckinthattraffic,“theirbodyisstartingtodeteriorate.”O’Brien,whosetarecordasthefastestwomantoreachthehighestpeakoneverycontinent,alsosaidthedescentisoftenharderthantheclimb.
ClimbingexpertAlanArnettesaidthere’snosimpleexplanationforthestringofdeaths.Hesaidweatherthathasledtoashorterclimbingseasonisonefactorcausingovercrowding.HealsosaidthecosttoclimbMountEveresthasdecreased,whichmeansmorepeoplearemakingthejourney.Heurgedthegovernmentsinchargeofgrantingpermitstolimithowmanypeoplecanbeonthemountainatonce.
Still,Christopherwasnobeginner.Hisfamilysaidhe’dbeenmountainclimbingforfivedecades.Hearrivedatthebasecampnearlytwomonthsbeforehisclimbsohecouldgivehimselftimetoadapttotheconditions.Whenhemadehisjourney,hisfamilysaidhewasclimbingwithasmallgroupinalmostidealconditionsaftersomeoftheovercrowdinghadcleared.
Hisbrotherdescribedbeingalawyerasa“dayjob”forChristopher.Climbingwashispassion.“HewasaninveterateclimberofpeaksinColorado,theWestandtheworldover,”MarkKulishsaid.“Hepassedawaydoingwhatheloved.”
8.WhatdoweknowfromChristopher?
A.Hehasreachedthehighestpointonallsevencontinents.
B.Hejoinedthe“SevenSummitsClub”atthebasecamp.
C.11peoplefollowinghimdiedaft
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