2020届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案.pdf
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1、20202020 届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案届惠州市博罗县平安中学高三英语模拟试题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 AFor some people,theres no better companion than mans best friend-a dog.This four-legged pet can bringcomfort and joy and
2、 provide much-needed exercise for you when it needs walkies!This probably explains whydog ownership increased last year because people spent more time at home during he CovID-I9 lockdown.However,as demand for a new dog increased,so did the price tag.Popular breeds,such as Cockapoos andCocker Spaniel
3、s,saw even sharper price increases,and puppies have been selling for$3,000 or more.Animal welfare charities fearthat high prices could encourage puppy farming,smuggling(走私)or dog theft.An investigation found some breeders have been selling puppies and kittens on social media sites-somethingcharities
4、 have called“extremely irresponsible”.But despite some new owners purchasing a dog legally,maybe from a rescue center or registered breeder,theyve proved to be ill-prepared for life with a new pet,and the pet itself has found it hard tocome totermswithlife in a new home.Looking to the future,there a
5、re concerns about the welfare of these much-loved pets.Lan Alkin manager ofthe Oxfordshire Animal Sanct uary in the UK,notes:“At the moment,the dogs are having a great time,butseparation anxiety could still surface when people go back to work.”And Cliare Calder from the UKs Dogs Trustrescue charity
6、says,“The economic situation also means that some people may find they cant afford to look aftera dog.”The message is not to buy a dog in haste and to pick one that fits into our lifestyle.1.The greater demand for dogs can cause the following problems except _.A.illegal trade of dogsB.less dog farmi
7、ngC.high prices of dogsD.online sale of dogs2.What does the underlined phrasecome to terms within paragraph 4 mean?A.Fit in withB.Go in forC.Make up for.D.End up with3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Despite the problems,dogs are living happily.B.The writer has a positive attitude toward
8、s dogs future.C.Experts are worried that dogs will be unaffordable to people.D.The writer advises people to think twice before keeping dogs as pets.BThe climate change is already eating into the output of the worlds agricultural systems,with productivitymuch lower than it would have been if humans h
9、adnt rapidly heated the planet,new research has found.Advances in technology,fertilizer(化肥)use and global trade have allowed food production to keep pace withan increasing global population since the 1960s.But rising temperatures in this time have acted as a handbrake(手刹)to farming productivity of c
10、rops,according to the new research,published in Nature Climate Change.Productivity has actuallyslumpedby 21%since 1961,compared to if the world hadnt been affected by globalheating.With the global population set to rise to more than 9 billion by 205,the UNS Food and AgricultureOrganization has estim
11、ated that food production will have to increase by about 70%,with annual crop productionincreasing by almost 1 billion tons and meat production by more than200mtons a year by this point.Meanwhile,global temperatures are rising at a rate that scientists warn is extremely dangerous for human civilizat
12、ion.“The impact already is larger than I thought it would be,”said Ariel Ortiz-Bobea,an economistatCornellUniversitywho led the research.“It was a big surprise to me.The worry I have is that research anddevelopment in agriculture takes decades to translate into higher productivity.The projected temp
13、eratureincrease is so fast that I dont know if we are going to keep pace with that.”Weston Anderson,a researcher of food security(安全)and climate at Columbia University who didnt takepart in the study,said the new research provides fresh insight into the importance of the impact upon agriculture.“The
14、regionsthatthispaperhighlightsasexperiencingthelargest reductionsinagriculturalproductivity-CentralAmericaand theSahel-contain some of the least food secure countries in the world,which is areal concern,”he said.4.What does the underlined word“slumped”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Fallen.B.Gathered.C.Approa
15、ched.D.Benefited.5.What is Ariel Ortiz-Bobea worried about?A.Fertilizer is used in food production.B.Population will rise to over 9 billion.C.Global temperatures are rising too fast.D.Agricultural research needs many years.6.What can we learn about Weston Anderson?A.He puts forward a different solut
16、ion.B.He proposes carrying on with the research.C.He pays more attention to food insecure regions.D.He supports improving agricultural productivity.7.What is the best title for the text?A.The Impact of Growth in Farm ProductivityB.Productivity in Agriculture is GrowingC.Causes and Effects of Global
17、HeatingD.Rapid Global Heating is Hurting Farm ProductivityCAustralias Great Barrier Reef has lost 50%of its corals(珊瑚)within 30 years,with climate change a keydriver of reef disturbance,a new study has found.Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,inQueensland,northeaste
18、rnAustralia,studied coral communities and theirsize along the length of theGreat Barrier Reefbetween 1995 and 2017,findingall coral populations disappear gradually,they said.Reefs are important to the health of ocean ecosystems without them,ecosystems break down and oceanlife dies.Coral population d
19、ecreases happened in both shallow and deep water coral species,experts found,but branchingand table-shaped corals which provide habitats for fish were worst affected by mass bleaching(漂白)eventsin 2016.Warm ocean temperatures are the main reason of coral bleaching.Bleaching doesnt kill coral immediat
20、ely,but if temperatures remain high,eventually the coral will die,destroying a natural habitat for many species ofocean life.“We used to think the Great Barrier Reef is protected by its huge size but in fact our results show that even theworlds largest and ly well-protected reef system is increasing
21、ly destroyed and in decline,”Terry Hughes,anoutstanding professor at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,said.“There is no time to lose we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible,”thereporter warned in the paper,published in the Proceedings of the Royal Soc
22、iety journal.8.What has mainly influenced the coral populations of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Destroyed habitats.B.Climate change.C.Lack of seafood.D.Bleaching events.9.What can we learn from the passage?A.Many species has been dying out slowly.B.The size of reefs contributes to their protection.C.Ocea
23、n ecosystems dont develop without reefs.D.Bleaching continually disturbs table-shaped corals.10.What attitude does the reporter hold to the present situation of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Worried.B.Angry.C.Hopeful.D.Surprised.11.What is probably the best title for the passage?A.Climate change damages t
24、heGreat Barrier ReefB.The Species of ocean Life Are In DangerC.Greenhouse Gas Emissions Get WorseD.Sea Ecosystems Are In DeclineDBrain cells work to actively forget memories during a specific period of sleep.When we sleep our brains clearout the memories weve made while were awake,deciding what to k
25、eep and what to get rid of.Forgetting is anactive process,explained the authors of the study published in the journal Science.But less is known about thisprocess during the different periods of sleep.They found that during the rapid eye movement(REM)sleep period or active sleep when we are thoughtto
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