2020届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案.pdf
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1、20202020 届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及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 AOn Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door,hetook a steak knife
2、 from the kitchen.It was dark,and the family didnt know what Marley was barking(吠)at.Taylor,Amber and their girls Finley,6,and Sadie,4,soon woke up and came downstairs,too.“Well,it was dark so we couldnt see anything,only couldhear Marley,”Amber recalled,saying her husband then went for the lights.“
3、And once he turned the hall light on,we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldnt get out,and by that point in time,Marleys gothim cornered,”Taylorsaid.Pham slashed(砍)both Marley and Taylor,and blood went everywhere.
4、Taylor shared avideo summary to his Facebook page,where he said Marley was stabbed(刺)up to six times,mostly around thehead and neck area.“And as I pulled back,blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued.“She got him pretty goodand I got him pretty good in the face.”“But it was really hard because I wa
5、s trying to make sure that my husband wasnt going to die,”Amberexplained,adding that she was trying to protect their two girls.“When he realized that the two girls were in thehouse,thats when he kind of backed up and started running.Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayer
6、s.And the family is thankful for their dogMarley.“Shes our hero,”Amber said.“If it hadnt been for her,that guy could have gone in the.he could have goneto their rooms or something.”Tayloradded,“Yeah,I mean,the story plays out very differently if Marleys notthere.”1.Why did the family come downstairs
7、 before daybreak?A.To stop a break-in.B.To lock the back door.C.To check on Marley.D.To turn the hall light on.2.What happened during the fight?A.Pham dug a hole in the corner.B.Marley was injured but bit back.C.Taylor had a backup from neighbors.D.Amber fought back to protect her girls.3.What doesT
8、aylormainly express on his Facebook?A.Forgiveness.B.Concern.C.Anger.D.Appreciation.BIf youve ever had a dog,you know just how deep a connection you can develop with“mans best friend”.Buta dog has a much shorter life span about 12 to 15 years long than humans,which means every dog ownerhas to go thro
9、ugh the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.Why not make a clone of that dog then?This is the solution offered by a South Korean company,SooamBiotech Research Foundation.The company has successfully cloned at least 400 dogs,mostly for US customers,ever since it pioneered the techn
10、ique in 2005.Now,Sooam Biotech is planning to introduce their businesstoUKdog owners,offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg.Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with thatfrom the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb(子宫)
11、of a female dog.The egg grows into a puppy over thefollowing two months.To clone a dog,researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that hasjust died.The whole process takes less than a day,but it comes at a shockingly high price around 63,000(614,000yuan).But if you cant affo
12、rd it now,you can also save the cells in a laboratory and access them at a later date.Justlike identical twins of humans,they share the exact same DNA but there will still be small differences betweenthem.“The spots on a Dalmatian clone will be different,for example,”Insung Hwang,head of Sooam Biote
13、ch,toldThe Guardian.However,as magical as cloning might sound,there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be aperfect replica of the original one.Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not“clone-able”.Apart from genes,personality is also determined by upbringing and envi
14、ronment,which are both“random elements that cloningtechnologies simply cannot overcome”,Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK,toldThe Telegraph.Perhaps bringing our dogs back with cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.Kirkwood,a dog owner himself,pointed out:“An important
15、 aspect of our relationship with them is coming toterms with the pain of letting go.”4.According to the article,Sooam Biotech Research Foundation is _.A.working on plans to help dog owners enjoy their pets longerB.offering a way to help dogs give birth to more puppiesC.providing a service that will
16、make copies of pet dogsD.introducing a completely new technique to clone dogs5.Which of the following statements about dog cloning is TRUE according to the article?A.Dog cloning technology hadnt been put into practice until recently.B.Dog cloning is very expensive and usually takes several months to
17、 complete.C.Dog cloning is very popular among US andUKpet owners.D.Cloned dogs might develop different habits and characteristics even though they look very similar.6.Which of the following shows the correct order of the dog cloning process?a.an egg is taken from another dogb.a skin cell is taken fr
18、om the pet dog and saved in a laboratoryc.the egg is placed in the womb of a female dogd.the DNA of the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin celle.the egg grows into a puppy in two monthsA.acbde.B.adbce.C.bacde.D.badce.7.We can learn from the article thatKirkwood_ dog cloning.A.disapproves ofB.s
19、upportsC.is afraid ofD.is curious aboutCBarred owls(大林鸮猫头鹰)are a large species native to eastern North America,but they began moving westat the start of the 20th century.By 1973,large numbers of barred owls had arrived in the western stateofWashington.Later they moved south intoOregonandCalifornia.I
20、n parts of thePacific Northwest,the owls are now believed to be causing a drop in the population of asmaller,less aggressive bird:the northern spotted owl.In many ways,the barred owl is the spotted owls worstenemy.The barred owl has more babies per year and eats the same animals,like squirrels and w
21、ood rats.Andtheir numbers are now larger in many parts of the spotted owls traditional territory.David Wiens is a biologist with the U.S.Geological Survey,a federal agency that studies the Earth and itsnatural resources.He and other officials are doing something unusual to protect spotted owls:killi
22、ng barred owls.It is a controversial,experimental program.More than 2,400 barred owls have already been shot.Wiens is the son of a well-known bird expert and grew up with the fascination for birds.He has mixed feelingsabout the program.Its a little distasteful,I think,to go out killing barred owls t
23、o save another owl species,hesays.But he adds,“We knew that barred owls were out competing spotted owls and their numbers were growingtoo fast.To catch barred owls,officials put digital bird callers on the ground.Then they step back and wait as severalsounds from the devices fill the air.All of this
24、 happens in the dark of night.Barred owls dislike other birds in theirterritory,so they will fly down and chase other owls out.That is when Wiens and his team try to shoot them.8.Whats the main problem with spotted owls?A.They are being starved to death.B.They have more babies each year.C.They are i
25、nvaded by another bird.D.They are hunted by man.9.Why are barred owls being killed?A.They are eating the spotted owls.B.They are killing each other to survive.C.They are putting the spotted owls in danger.D.They are destroying large areas of forests.10.Why did the officials release the bird sounds?A
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