2021届乐平市第三中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析.pdf
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1、2021 届乐平市第三中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析 第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 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 In theUnited States,the word holiday is synonymous with celebration.The following tenholidaysper year are proclaimed by the federal government.Independence Day Independence Day is annual
2、ly celebrated on July 4 and is often known as the Fourthof July”.It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence fromGreat Britainin 1776.Now it is celebrated in all the states.The army marks the occasion by firing a 13-gun salute every year.Ceremonies may include parades
3、,official speeches,visits to historic monuments and fireworks displays.Memorial Day This holiday,on the fourth Monday of every May,is a day on which Americans honor the dead.Originally a day on which flags and flowers were placed on graves of soldiers who died in the American Civil War,now it has be
4、come a day on which the dead of all wars and all other dead are remembered the same way.Veterans Day Veterans Day was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I.It falls on November 11,the day when that war ended in 1918,but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United St
5、ates has fought Veterans organizations hold parades or other special ceremonies,and the US president customarily places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National.Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.It has been an annual tradition in theUnit
6、ed Statessince 1863.Today,people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner.Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast:roast turkey,cranberry sauce potatoes pumpkin pies.Before the
7、 meal begins,families often pause to give thanks.1.When isIndependence Day?A.May 14,B.July 13.C.July 14.D.July 4.2.Which holiday honors dead soliders?A.Independence Day.B.Memorial Day.C.Veterans Day.D.Thanksgiving.3.What will Americans do on Thanksgiving Day?A.They say thanks.B.They havefriend gathe
8、rings.C.They go on holiday.D.They buy many cards.B Typhoons can be deadly in 2013,Typhoon Haiyan,the strongest ever recorded,was responsible for 6,340 deathsand cost billions in damages.Current forecast modelscan only predict these storms 10 days in advance,at most,and they cannot precisely predict
9、how intense the storms will become.An international team of researchers has developed a model that analyzes nearly a quarter of Earths surface and atmosphere in order to better predict the conditions that birth typoons.“The target problem of this study is how to foretell the birth of typhoons,”said
10、paper author Mingkui Li,associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in the Ocean University of China and the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(QNLM).“We specifically address three aspects:the beginning time,inner pressure and maximum wind speed.”The r
11、esearchers also accounted for the influence of one variable(变量)on another,such as wind speed on sea surface temperature.This influence is well understood and accounted for in climate predictions and in weather forecasts,butithas not been fully applied in understanding how long-term climate affects d
12、ay-to-day weather,according to Li.“We aimed to provide insights on the time scale that can be used to forecast typhoons in advance.”From their study,the researchers determined that a model with the ability to better understand the relationship between warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind move
13、ment conditions that favor typhoon formationcould improve typhoon predictability.“Our goal is to develop a 10 to 30-day prediction system that will lead to seamless(无缝的)weather-climate predictions.”Shaoqing Zhang,paper author and professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography,said.4.What i
14、s the problem with the present forecast system?A.It cannot foretell storms in advance.B.It is ineffective in accuracy and timeliness.C.It costs too much and causes great damages.D.It can hardly predict the intensity of typhoons.5.What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 4 refer to?A.The variabl
15、e.B.The climate C.The temperature.D.The influence.6.What is the purpose of the study?A.To advance the prediction system.B.To figure out the three main aspects.C.To know how climate affects daily weather.D.To understand the influence of the variables.7.Where is this text most likely from?A.Awork diar
16、y.B.A travel guidebook.C.A science magazine.D.A fantasy fiction.C Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said yesterday he would use the autumn spending review to increase Britains12bn-a-year aid budget towards humanitarian(人道主义的)causes in the wake of the European refugee(难民)crisis.Britainpromis
17、ed to spend 0.7 percent of state general product on aid,meaning the budget could rise sharply by the end of the decade as the economy grows.Mr Osborne also said more of the aid budget could be given to help local government with housing costs for incomers,without breaking international guidelines.“W
18、e will use the foreign aid budget to help with the costs of these refugees.People ask about the pressure on public services;well have extra money to help with that.”The government was unable to give a figure for how much aid money could be handed to local authorities:it would depend on how many refu
19、gees are accepted.David Cameron,Prime Minister,will set out his position on aid for refugees today.It is reported thatBritainwill accept at least 10,000 extra people from camps on theSyriaborder.He will use a statement in the House of Commons to flesh out plans announced inMadridon Friday to take mo
20、re people.A report inThe Sunday Timesthat the UK would take 15,000 Syrians,not far from the 18,000 figure demanded by the EU,was described by“Downing Street”as a“guess”.TheUKwill offer to resettle Syrians directly from refugee camps inJordan,LebanonandTurkey but not those who have already reached th
21、e EU.8.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Britain tried to help refugees.B.People doubtBritains kindness.C.Britain tried to explain its behavior.D.Refugees like to live inBritain.9.What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A.Britains economy grows rapidly.B.Britain will use little of its m
22、oney to help refugees.C.Most countries are not willing to help refugees.D.Britainwill use more money to help refugees.10.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Britain will use foreign money to help refugees.B.Britain helps refugees following international guidelines.C.Britain will use foreign
23、money to develop themselves.D.People ask to use public service money to help refugees.11.What can we know from the passage?A.Britain can hold 10,000 refugees at most.B.The number of refugees to be received is uncertain.C.House of Commons declare a general plan.D.Britaincan hold 15,000 refugees at mo
24、st.D Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院)have turned spider webs into musiccreating an strange soundtrack that could help them better understand how the spiders output their complex creations and even how they communicate.The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomas
25、Saraceno to take 2D(two-dimensional)laser(激光)scans of a spider web,which were linked together and made into a mathematical model that could recreate the web in 3Din VR(virtual reality).They also worked with MITs music department to create the virtual instrument.“Even though the web looks really rand
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