湖北省六校届高三年级联考英语试题.docx
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湖北省六校届高三年级联考英语试题
湖北省六校2021届高三年级10月联考英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Ireland:
BeautyandaLongHistoryofSeparation
Irelandishometoancientkingsandchiefs,giantsandfairies.ForyearsithasexistedastwoIrelands,andBrexitcouldworsenthatdivision.DiscoverthelivelycitiesofDublinandBelfast,andtastepints,drinkawhiskeyoreatfreshoysters.
JourneyHighlights
MeetstorytellersandexpertsforinsightintothetruestoryofIreland’shistory.
GetthefulltasteofIreland,experiencingseaweed,oystersandwhiskey.
SwissFamilyAdventure:
AnActiveJourneyThroughtheAlps.
TheSwissAlpsaretheperfectfamilyplayground,providingafunandrelaxingsummerretreatforallages.Toweringpeaks,rushingwaterfallsandpeacefulmeadowsburstingwithwildflowersprovidethecalmbackdropforanarrayofactiveprograms.Thiseight-dayprogramissuitedtoanyonewithasenseofadventure,andespeciallyforfamilieswithchildrenages7to14.
JourneyHighlights
Exploretheheart-beatingFirstCliffWalkinGrindelwald.
CruiseLakeThuntothetownofSpiez.Explorethecastlehere,wherechildrencanbecome“KnightsinTraining”.
ClimateChangeinNewOrleans:
Ameetingandobservation
TheimpactofclimatechangeandextremeweatherisalltoonoticeableinthedisastrouschangesthatarehappeningalongtheLouisianaGulfCoast.SpendfourdaysinNewOrleansimmersedintheissuesaroundglobalclimatechangeanditsimpactonhumanhealth,andnaturalecosystems.
JourneyHighlights
TakeaspecialtouroftheleveesystemontheMississippiRiversurroundingNewOrleanstoseeitsimportanceinprotectingthearea.
LearnhowclimatechangeaffectsNewOrleansandtheGulfregionfromscientists.
ActiveArgentinaandPatagonia
Argentinaistheactiveadventures’dreamdestination.Fromcathedral-likepeakstoicyglaciers,thisactive,multisportrouteinvitesyoutoexploretheLakeDistrict,hikeinviewoftheFitsRoyMassif,sailtoglaciersandridehorses.
JourneyHighlights
GokayakingonLagoGutierrezandhiketosurprisinglakesinNahuelHuapiNationalPark.
CruisebyboatingtothefaceofthePeritoMorenoGlacier.
Visitaworkingranchforacloserlookatfarmerlife.
1.Whichactivitywillmakeyoufeelthrilled?
A.VisitingaworkingranchinArgentina
B.WalkingonthebankoftheMississippiRiver
C.ListeningtothetruestoryofIreland’shistory
D.ExploringFirstCliffWalkinGrindelwald.
2.WhoissuitableforthejourneytoNewOrleans?
A.Historians.B.Adventurers.C.Sailors.D.Environmentalists.
3.Wherehasthemountaintopsintheshapeofchurches?
A.Swiss.B.Argentina.C.Ireland.D.NewOrleans.
Thesnowwasfallingandtheroadshadbecomedangerous.Theschoolsweredismissedearly,butmuchtomysurprise,myappointmentwasn’tcanceled.SoIwent,feelingespeciallyheroic.AsfarasIcouldsee,Iwasriskingmylifetokeepmyword.Snowornosnow,Iwouldbeontimeformyscheduleddonationatthelocalbloodcenter.
WhenIgotthere,IdiscoveredIwasn’talone.Fourmore“hero-types”werealreadylyingbackindonorchairswithlinesattachedtotheirveins(静脉),andmachinesquietlypumpingawaytocollecttheirlife-savinggifts.
Seeingmyfellowdonorshonoringtheirowncommitments,IrealizedwhyIwasthere.Ilaybackinmydonorchair,readytomakeadifferencetothelifeofsomeoneIwouldnevermeet.
Tobehonest,I’dneverreallythoughtaboutwhyIdonate.Ijustdidit.Butafewmonthsago,duringoneofmyregulardonationsIlearnedthatmybloodwasspecificallyforacancerpatientandforanewbornbaby—bothpatientsneededwhatIwouldgiveinordertolive.I’veviewedmyvisitstothebloodcenterdifferentlyeversince.
MywifeKarenisadonor,too.Andmoreimportantly,shehasbeenonthebonemarrowlistforfifteenyears,eversinceshesigneduptoprovidebonemarrowtoakindergartnerwithleukemia.ThatlittlegirldiedbeforeKaren’sbonemarrowcouldhelpher,butKarenwascalledagainrecently.Hertestresultswerestillonfile,anditturnedoutshewasapotentialmatchforsomeoneelse.ThecalleraskedKarenifshewouldstillbewillingtobecomeabonemarrowdonor.“Yes,”shesaidandthenimmediatelybeganansweringquestionsonthepagesofpaperworkforfurthertesting.Itwastoraceagainsttime.
IwishIcouldsaythatthisracewaswon.Unluckily,itwasn’t.ThecallerlaterthankedKarenforherparticipationandaskedafewmorequestions—includingwhetherornotshe’dremainonthedonorlist.“Ofcourse,”Karenanswered.
Westillkeepmakingappointments.Idon’tknowwhoselifemydonationmayaffect.Mostlikelyitwillbeastranger,butonsomedaythepersonneedingbloodcouldbeyouormeormaybealovedone.Itisworthwhiletotakeourtimetodonate.Ilikethesenseofgiving.
4.Whywasthemangoingoutonsuchasnowyday?
A.Hewasgoingtoriskhislifeforfun.
B.Hewasgoingtodoaheroicdeedtoshowofftoothers.
C.Hewasgoingtogiveadonationtohelpothersinneed.
D.Hewasgoingtohaveanimportantappointmentwithhiswife.
5.Whoorwhatcausedthemantoviewhisvisitstothebloodcenterdifferently?
A.Acancerpatientandanewbornbabywhoneededwhathegavetolive.
B.Thefactthathiswifewouldremainonthedonorlistafterseveralfailures.
C.Thefactthathiswifesigneduptoprovidebonemarrowtoagirlwithleukemia.
D.Fourmore“hero-types”lyingbackindonorchairswithlinesattachedtotheirveins.
6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhiswifeKaren’saction?
A.Heobjectstowhatshedoes.B.Hethinkshighlyofwhatshedoes.
C.Heisindifferenttowhatshedoes.D.Hedoesn’tshowanyapparentattitude.
7.Whichofthefollowingmaythemanagreewith?
A.Onegoodturndeservesanother.B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C.Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.D.Therose’sinherhand,theflavorinmine.
Ateamofscientistshavestudiedthousandsofspeciesofbirdstounderstandwhythereissomuchdiversityinthelengthoftimetheytaketogrowfromafertilized(受精的)eggintoanindependentadult.Thestudy,publishedinNatureCommunications,isthefirstonetoconsidertheimportanceoflifestyleandenvironmentalfactorsalongsideevolutionaryhistoryandbodysizetoexplainthevariation.
Allorganismsfaceatrade-off(交换)betweenreproducingandsurvivingandtheysolvethisproblemindifferentways.Theteamfoundthatmigratorybirdsdevelopmuchquicker,whichmayensuretheyarereadytoreturntotheirwinterhabitatsattheendofeachsummer.Findingsshowedthatbirdsthatbreedandliveinsaferenvironmentswithfewerpredatorstypicallytooklongertodevelop,possiblybecausetheycanaffordtospendlongersincethereisnodangerorneedtoleave.Theyalsofoundthatbirdspecieswitha“livefastdieyoung”strategydevelopquicker,allowingthemtomaximizethenumberofoffspring(后代)theycanproduceintheshorttimeavailable.Asexpected,theresearchshowedthatbiggerbirdstooklongertodevelop—butevenamongbirdsofasimilarsizetherewasvariationindevelopmenttimes.
Dr.ChrisCooney,fromtheUniversityofSheffield’sDepartmentofAnimalandPlantSciencesandleadauthoroftheresearch,said,“Theamountoftimeittakesforafertilizedeggtodevelopintoafullygrownadultvarieshugelyacrosstheanimalkingdom.Forinstance,ittakesanelephantalmost10yearstoreachindependence,whereasafruitflyisfullygrownafteronlyamatterofdays.Thisextraordinarydiversityisalsoprevalentwithinbirds,wherealbatrosses(信天翁)cantakealmostayeartodevelopfromanembryo(胚胎)toanindependentadult,butatypicalUKgardensongbird(鸣禽)takeslittlemorethanamonth.Wefoundthatcertainaspectsofaspecies’lifestyleandenvironmentareimportantinexplaininghowlongtheytaketodevelop.”
Thestudyonbirdsgivesscientistssomecluesaboutthetypeoffactorsthatmaybeimportantinotherspecies.However,itmaybethatdifferentfactorsareimportantfordeterminingdevelopmentlengthinotheranimalgroups.Therefore,thenextstepistoaddressthesequestionsusingdatathatcoversthewholescaleoftheanimalkingdom—fromfishtomammalstoinsects—togainanevenbroaderinsightintothefactorsshapingthesefundamentaldifferencesacrossspecies.
8.Whatdoesthestudymainlyfocuson?
A.Thenumberofbirdspecies.B.Thechangesofbirdhabitats.
C.Thedevelopmentlengthofbirds.D.Thelifespanofbirds.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevalent”inparagraph3probablymean?
A.Rare.B.Common.C.Special.D.Strange.
10.WhatcanweknowfromDr.ChrisCooney’swords?
A.Thedevelopmenttimesvarywiththespecies.
B.Sizedeterminesthespeedofbirds’development.
C.Animalslivinginthesameplacedevelopatthesamerate.
D.Biggeranimalsalwaysgrowmoreslowlythansmallerones.
11.Whywillscientistsusedatacoveringthewholescaleoftheanimalkingdom?
A.Tostudythecauseofthespeciesdiversity.
B.Toshowthebasicdifferencesamongspecies.
C.Toexploretheevolutionaryhistoryofanimals.
D.Tofigureoutotherfactorsindevelopmentlength.
Europeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxygenfrommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenforhumanstakingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.ResearchersfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA),carriedouttheexperimentsatalaboratoryintheNetherlands.TheyreportedtheirresultsinastudypublishedinPlanetaryandSpaceScience.
TheteamsaysESA’sexperimental“plant”wasabletosuccessfullyproduceoxygenfromsimulated(仿造的)moondust.Thedustispartofamaterialknownasregolith,atoplayerofdirtand
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