2020届广平县东孟固中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案.pdf
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1、20202020 届广平县东孟固中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案届广平县东孟固中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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 AIts just before l pm and hungry guests are starting to emerge out onto the wooden floor at the back of theVictoria Fal
2、ls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe.A few have already settled in for lunch,drinking beer and enjoying theirsandwiches and salads in the sunshine.Its a normal setting until you look up.Overhead,the sky is filled withseveral hundred vultures(秃鹭).They too have arrived for their midday snack.Every day the team
3、 at this hotel places last nights leftovermeat out for the vultures to eat.They call it the Vulture Restaurant and its a vital part of protecting these birds,who have become some of the most endangered species in Africa.In Zimbabwe,where illegal hunting of elephants and rhinos is a major issue,poiso
4、ning poses a significantthreat to the birds.In recent years hunters have realized they can use poison to kill animals.Its effective becauseits silent and therefore doesnt attract much attention.when the vultures eat the bodies of the dead animals theydie too,says Roger Parry,Wildlife Manager at the
5、Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.The Vulture Restaurant initiative is part feeding programme,part education programme.By attracting thebirds to the Vulture Restaurant every day the team can ensure theyre regularly getting a safe meal,and while thebirds are there they can educate tourists from all over
6、the world about these creatures.“Lunch”is served by Moses Garira.He has the unenviable task of wandering out into the middle of theclearing with a box full of meat,dropping the contents onto the ground and running for his life as the vultures flydownward suddenly for their food.No one,surely,would v
7、olunteer for this role,but Garira rather enjoys it.Backin the safety of the viewing seats,he tells the onlookers about the importance of vultures.Theyre hugelyimportant in terms of their role of cleaning up the bodies of dead animals,says Garira.Notably,theyre safelyable to digest bacteria like anth
8、rax.Without vultures,thered be a lot more disease in the world.1.Whats the biggest threat vultures facing in Zimbabwe?A.Overhunting.B.Unsafe food.C.Loss of habitat.D.A bird disease.2.What would others think of Gariras job?A.Scary.B.Relaxing.C.Well-paid.D.Time-consuming3.What do Gariras words mean?A.
9、Birds are humans best friends.B.People know little about vultures.C.Vultures are environmentally favorable.D.Vultures are in urgentneed of protection.B“Heavy hearts,like heavy clouds in the sky,are best relieved by the letting of a little water,the French writerAntoine de Rivarol wrote.This love let
10、ter to the cleansing beauty of a good cry is a comforting thought at atimewhen the continuing stress of the COVID-19 has added heaviness to each of our lives.Scientifically,de Rivarols poetic image doesnt,if youll forgive the words used in the poem,hold water.Theres limited research on crying,partly
11、 because of the difficulty of copying the behavior of real crying in a lab.But even within the previous studies,theres little evidence to suggest that crying provides a physiologicalcleansing of poisons in peoples body.Psychologists believe the relief of a good cry connects with a different emotiona
12、l process.“It seems thatcrying occurs just after the peak of the emotional experience,and crying is associated with this return tohomeostasis:the process of maintaining a stable psychological state,”said Lauren Bylsma.He also said holdingback tears can have negative physical consequences,including h
13、eadaches and muscle tension.Such restriction canalso limit our experiences of joy,gratitude and other positive emotions if we avoid acknowledging our feelings.For me crying has been easier said than done during the COVID-19.Psychologists say its normal to feelstopped up by the stresses of the past y
14、ear.We should find opportunities to release and process our emotions.Watching a tear-jerking movie,having an emotional conversation with a close friend,and writing in a journalare healthy ways toelicita cry.Physical activity like light-footed walking or even dancing can also signal our bodiesto rele
15、ase some emotional tightness.We can then open up to the flow of feelings that leave us feeling lighter andrefreshedlike a clearsky after a soaking rain.4.What is the weakness of the studies ever clone on crying?A.They were clone in a laboratory setting.B.They cared little about different forms of cr
16、ying.C.They were always concentrated on peoples daily life.D.They showed little about the positive physical effect of crying.5.What is the function of crying according to Lauren Bylsma?A.Curing people of their diseases.B.Keeping emotionally balanced.C.Producing negative mental results.D.Expanding pe
17、oples experience of joy.6.What does the underlined word“elicit”in the last paragraph mean?A.Produce.B.Postpone.C.Control.D.Repeat.7.What are people advised to do according to the text?A.Learn to hold back their tears wisely.B.Share their emotion with their colleagues.C.Have a good cry when necessary
18、.D.Try to avoid admitting our feelings.CTrees are“social creature”that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons forhumans,too,ecologist Suzanne Simard says.Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers beforebecoming an ecologist.Shes now a professor of forest eco
19、logy at theUniversityofBritish Columbia.Trees are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi below the surface of the earth that resembles thenervous networks in the brain,she explains.In one study,Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that had beeninjured by insects appeared to send chemical
20、warning signals to a pine nearby.The pine tree then produceddefense enzymes to protect against the insect.“This was a breakthrough,”Simard says.The trees were sharing“information that actually is important to thehealth of the whole forest.”In addition to warning each other of danger,Simard says that
21、 trees have been known to share nutrients atcritical times to keep each other healthy.She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an oldertree she calls a“mother”or“hub”tree.“In connecting with all the trees of different ages,the mother trees can actually ease the growth of the
22、seyoung trees,”she says.“The young trees will link into the network of the old trees and benefit fromthat hugeresource capacity.And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the youngtrees,at crucial times in their lives,that actually help them survive.”The stud
23、y of trees took on a new resonance for Simard whenshe suffered from breast cancer.During hertreatment,she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some treesproduce for their own mutual defense.She explains her research on cooperation in the forest,and shares h
24、erpersonal story in the new bookFinding the Mother Tree:Discovering the Wisdom of theForest.8.How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?A.By an underground network of fungi.B.By the nervous networks in the brain.C.By making cooperation with each other.D.By holding l
25、essons to it as human beings.9.According to Simard,what was a breakthrough?A.Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.B.She became a professor of forest ecology.C.The pine tree produced defense enzymes.D.Vital information was shared among trees.10.What helped Simard understand trees further?A.Her r
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