2021届北京市通州区潞河中学分校高三英语一模试卷及参考答案.pdf
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1、2021 届北京市通州区潞河中学分校高三英语一模试卷及参考答案 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 Swimming Holes in America In America,these secret swimming holes are hidden and hard to reach but well worth the adventure.Cummins Falls Looking for the best place to escape the summer
2、 heat in the heartland of America?For more than 100 years,Cummins Falls,a scenic,75-foot waterfall located in Jackson County,TN,has been a treasure for Tennessee natives.But now,the secret is out!Although its a bit tough to get to,once in the park,the mountains and river provide unmatched beauty on
3、your way to taking a swim in Tennessees eighth-largest waterfall.Sliding Rock A popular place to cool off during those hot North Carolina summers,Sliding Rock waterfall is located in the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County.A flattened rock about 60 feet lies in a nearly 7-foot-deep pool at
4、 the bottom,making this natural waterslide a great place to visit with people of all ages.Mooney Falls It is the tallest water feature in the Grand Canyon,rising 190 feet above the surface.Named after an explorer in the 1800s,Mooney Falls is accessible only by crawling(爬)through 2 underground passag
5、es and then climbing down a sheer cliff(峭壁)face with just a couple of chains to hold on to.Although it is tough to get to,the view and the cool alone make it worth the trip.Lihue Estate A private swimming hole at the old Lihue Sugar Farm on Kauai,HI,was changed into an inner-tube water ride by Kauai
6、 Backcountry Adventures in 2003 and opened to adults.The waters for this 2.5-mile journey,which come from near the top of Mount Waialealeone of the wettest spots in the worldare channeled through ditches(沟渠)that were hand-dug by farm workers over a century ago.1.Which hole may be the favourable dest
7、ination for families?A.Lihue Estate.B.Sliding Rock.C.Mooney Falls.D.Cummins Falls.2.What can we learn about Mooney Falls from the text?A.It wasfound by an explorer.B.It was hand-dug in the 1800s.C.It is dangerous to arrive there.D.It is the tallest fall in the world.3.What is special about Lihue Est
8、ate?A.It is man-made.B.It is a private area.C.Its water is from underground.D.It lies on the top of Mount Waialeale B Australias Great Barrier Reef has lost 50%of its corals(珊瑚)within 30 years,with climate change a key driver of reef disturbance,a new study has found.Researchers from the ARC Centre
9、of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,inQueensland,northeasternAustralia,studied coral communities and theirsize along the length of theGreat Barrier Reefbetween 1995 and 2017,finding all coral populations disappear gradually,they said.Reefs are important to the health of ocean ecosystems without the
10、m,ecosystems break down and ocean life dies.Coral population decreases happened in both shallow and deep water coral species,experts found,but branching and table-shaped corals which provide habitats for fish were worst affected by mass bleaching(漂白)events in 2016.Warm ocean temperatures are the mai
11、n reason of coral bleaching.Bleaching doesnt kill coral immediately,but if temperatures remain high,eventually the coral will die,destroying a natural habitat for many species of ocean life.“We used to think the Great Barrier Reef is protected by its huge size but in fact our results show that even
12、the worlds largest and ly well-protected reef system is increasingly destroyed and in decline,”Terry Hughes,an outstanding 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,”the report
13、er warned in the paper,published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society journal.4.What has mainly influenced the coral populations of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Destroyed habitats.B.Climate change.C.Lack of seafood.D.Bleaching events.5.What can we learn from the passage?A.Many species has been dying o
14、ut slowly.B.The size of reefs contributes to their protection.C.Ocean ecosystems dont develop without reefs.D.Bleaching continually disturbs table-shaped corals.6.What attitude does the reporter hold to the present situation of theGreat Barrier Reef?A.Worried.B.Angry.C.Hopeful.D.Surprised.7.What is
15、probably the best title for the passage?A.Climate change damages theGreat Barrier Reef B.The Species of ocean Life Are In Danger C.Greenhouse Gas Emissions Get Worse D.Sea Ecosystems Are In Decline C There is nothing ordinary about this little boys adorable experience with his musical heroes.5-year-
16、old Taylor Hooper was just one of the 35,0000people who were attending the Foo Fighters concert in Belfast,Norther Ireland last week.Not only is the American rock group his favorite band,it was also his first ever concert.Taylors mother,Nikki Hooper,says that she and her husband have always been hug
17、e fans of the Foo Fighters.In addition to traveling far and wide to see their shows,they even named their son after the drummer,Taylor Hawkins.So when the band played in their home city,they decided it was finally time for their son to see their beloved rock and rockers in concert.“Hes been listenin
18、g to them since he was born mainly because his dad and I are super fans.”Mrs Hooper told BBC.“We called the event organizers and they said it would be no problem,but that we should know it would be a loud music event,so we gotTaylorsome special headphones.When we got there everyone was so welcoming
19、to him.”Throughout the show,the audience continuously madeTaylorand his parents move closer to the stage.Furthermore,Mrs.Hooper helped her son stand out from the crowd by making him a sign that said he was a 5-year-old attending his first concert.When Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl finally saw th
20、e sign and read it aloud into the microphone,the crowd began chanting for them to bring the youngster onto the stage.Thats exactly what he did.When the stage managers brought the boy to the stage,Grohl asked Taylor to show the crowd how to dance The small boy then danced to the whole song,making him
21、 an“Inter net wonder”.Taylordidnt just walk away from the show with memories,either;the band also invited him backstage to give him a number of gifts,including a pair of Taylor Hawkinss drumsticks.8.What is Foo Fighters in the passage?A.Is a music show.B.Its a music band.C.Its a pop song.D.Its a mus
22、ic fan.9.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_ A.the organizers refused to let the child watch the show B.there was nothing wrong for the child to watch the show C.the organizers suggested the kid take care of the loud noise D.the child felt so scared that he didnt want to go to the stage 10.How did 5
23、-year-old Taylor Hooper cause peoples attention?A.By shouting loudly.B.By running to the singers.C.By holding a sign showing his age.D.By dancing to the whole song.11.How didTaylorfeel about his first ever concert?A.Worried.B.Scared.C.Sorry.D.Pleased.D Cigarettes arent just harmful when theyre being
24、 smoked.Even when cigarette ends go out and are cold,new research has found they continue to give off harmful chemicals in the air.In the first 24 hours alone,scientists say a used cigarette end will produce 14 percent of the nicotine(尼古丁)that an actively burning cigarette would produce.While most o
25、f these chemicals are released within a day of being put out,an analysis for the United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)found the level of nicotine fell by just 50%five days later.“I was ly surprised,”since environmental engineer Dustin Poppendieck from the United States National Institute o
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