广东省肇庆市学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试题.docx

1、广东省肇庆市学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试题肇庆市2022届高三第二次模拟考试 英 语 2022.1注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5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。ADallas ZooWith over 2,000 an

2、imals and more than 400 species, the whole family will learn so much about animals and conservation here. Bring your walking shoes because the Dallas Zoo is 106 acres, and you want to be comfortable as you walk from the gorillas to the giraffe feeding area and everywhere in between. For a behind-the

3、-scenes tour of the Dallas Zoo operations, sign the family up for a 90-minute guided tour called the Backstage Safari.Legoland Discovery CenterWhen the summer gets hot, its nice to have some indoor fun with kids. Check out the Legoland Discovery Center, where the whole family can play with LEGO Bric

4、ks or take photos with their favorite characters from LEGO films. Relax in the 4D cinema and watch some stellar short, action-packed films. Grab a quick snack at the cafe before letting the kids run wild on the playground.Dallas World AquariumDallas may not be anywhere near an ocean, but that doesnt

5、 mean the family cant learn about the fish and mammals that call it home. At the Dallas World Aquarium, which is housed in a couple of old storehouses in Downtown Dallas West End Historic District, the family can admire colorful fish, sharks and sea animals while walking through the aquarium.Dallas

6、Arboretum and Botanical GardenWalk through 66 acres of beautiful parkland, creative nature displays, and an ever-changing selection of art. Children will love exploring the Rory Meyers Childrens Adventure Garden. In addition to an adventure bridge, the garden has various interactive exhibits that te

7、ach kids about the science of nature and space. Families with older children might enjoy cooking classes or Thursday night concerts in the arboretum.1. What are visitors to the Dallas Zoo advised to do?A. Wear comfortable shoes. B. Sign up for the tour early.C. Avoid feeding the animals. D. Learn ab

8、out the animals in advance.2. What can children enjoy in the Legoland Discovery Center?A. Feed animals. B. Watch a 4D movie.C. Learn about the fish. D. Experience an adventure bridge.3. What do the four places have in common?A. They all offer free snacks. B. They are all nature-related.C. They all h

9、ave playgrounds. D. They are all family-friendly.BSarah Park has known about the impact of music on the brain since a young age. The 13-year-old, who has been playing the violin since she was 4, says she noticed its positive effect on those around her, especially her grandmother, who suffered from m

10、ental illness.Now, the Jacksonville, Florida, middle-schooler hopes to use music therapy （疗法）to help others struggling with mental illness. Her invention, Spark Care+ , earned her the title of Americas Top Young Scientist at the 3M Young Scientist Challenge on October 19, 2021.Spark Care+ requires p

11、articipants to respond to a series of questions based on the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale, designed to assess the persons mental state. The devices inbuilt sensors record vital mental health indicators, such as heart rate and blood pressure. Spark Care+s AI component analyzes the informatio

12、n and recommends the appropriate music to help lift the participants spirits. It also monitors its impact on the listeners.Sarah Park hopes to make her invention accessible to all. The ninth-grader hopes to turn it into a wristband with inbuilt sensors, a heart-rate monitor, and Bluetooth. She also

13、wants to build an app to make Spark Care+ accessible to everyone. I hope to be able to distribute it around the world to people of all ages,“ Park says.In addition to being an inventor, Park is also a musical prodigy who has won several violin competitions, including the Florida state championship.

14、She also plays the piano and is a math champion. The teen hopes to be an innovator and researcher in the medical field using technology and robotics. Her advice to other young scientists? “Dream big, ask questions, and anything is possible. ”4. What led to Parks invention of Spark Care+?A. Her desir

15、e to earn a title. B. Her research on brain health.C. Her grandmothers mental illness. D. Her observation of the effect of music.5. Whats a function of Spark Care+s AI component?A. To monitor heart rate. B. To collect information.C. To lower blood pressure. D. To suggest delightful music.6. What doe

16、s Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. Parks future plans. B. Parks achievements.C. Influence of Parks invention. D. Application of Parks invention.7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. New Invention Surprises the Science FieldB. Sarah Park Has Become the Youngest ScientistC. You

17、ng Scientist Uses Music to Improve Mental HealthD. Spark Care+ Brings Honor to Young Scientist Sarah ParkCMangroves are trees that typically grow in saltwater along coasts. But some red mangroves end up deep in the rainforests of Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. These plants live in freshwater along the S

18、an Pedro Martir River. Thats nearly 200 kilometers from the sea. Scientists wanted to know how these mangroves got trapped so far inland. Carlos Burelo was among them. He became curious about these mangroves on a childhood fishing trip there 35 years ago. Burelo saw that the roots of the mangroves g

19、rew above ground. This was different from the other trees.Burelos team first investigated where the freshwater mangroves came from. They started by collecting their leaves and then compared their DNA to the leaves from coastal mangroves which were growing along the Gulf of Mexico. The DNA helped ide

20、ntify the origins of the mangroves on the San Pedro Martir River. They had started along the Gulf of Mexico, some 170 kilometers away from the river. The team discovered other evidence that this ecosystem had once been coastal. They discovered 112 other species in this region that are typically foun

21、d near coasts.The researchers looked at the soil too. These sediments （沉积物）near the mangroves revealed exactly what we expected, says Exequiel Ezcurra, an ecologist at the University of California. In all, the researchers turned up coastal stones, shells of sea snails and clay sediments rich in shel

22、l fragments （碎片）. These led the researchers to conclude the area used to be part of the ocean long ago.Computer models of how sea level has changed over time confirmed those findings. The models showed that when sea levels were higher in the past, the ocean merged with the lower basin of the San Ped

23、ro Martir River. That would have been around 150,000 to 130,000 years ago. This pushed red mangroves and other species inland.“This discovery highlights how changes to the past climate have affected the worlds coastlines, Ezcurra says. It also offers a chance to better understand how future sea leve

24、l rise may affect these ecosystems. 8. What did Burelo notice as a child?A. The changes of the sea water. B. The problems facing the rainforest.C. The unusual roots of some mangroves. D. The influence of mangroves on fishing.9. What can we infer about the freshwater mangroves and the coastal ones?A.

25、 They are close in DNA. B. They have different leaves.C. They have different origins. D. They both have many species.10. What does the research of the soil show?A. The composition of the soil is very complicated.B. The freshwater mangroves once grew in the sea.C. Sea creatures influence the growth o

26、f mangroves.D. The sea level has little change over the past years.11. What does the underlined phrase “merged with in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Developed from. B. Changed into. C. Depended on. D. Combined with.D“When I was 14, Id pick my younger brother up from school, Jen says. Id be in charge

27、of checking his homework and making sure that he was fed until our parents got home. That is one of the things that led Jen, a Stanford Graduate School of Business student, to become interested in how peoples perception of their own age can influence their actions.That curiosity led her to team up w

28、ith Szu-chi Huang, an associate professor at Stanford, on a series of experiments in which they shifted participants perception of their own age in order to study the effects on their willingness to help strangers in need.In one study, researchers set up a stand at a sports event and invited passers

29、-by to write thank-you cards to people they knew. In the process, the researchers shifted participants subjective age by informing them about the average age of others who had participated in the event. In another, they organized a food-bank donation drive at local farmers markets. In some instances

30、, they asked teenage volunteers to collect the money, a trick to make participants feel older. In other instances, the volunteers were in their 50s.The researchers found that when participants perceived themselves as older, they were more willing to do things for others with whom they didnt have a p

31、ersonal connection. “We found that when people are led to feel older, they feel more responsibility, Huang says. Its like the society is on our shoulders. We feel like were expected to make this world better for the next generation. wOrganizations involved in social causes might take advantage of th

32、e new insights about subjective age to make their recruiting （征募）and fundraising efforts more efficient. If you want to create an older subjective age among the audience youre trying to reach, recruiting younger volunteers might help, Huang says.12. Where does Jens inspiration of the research topic come?A. From her professor, B. From her schoolmates.C. From her business career. D. From her early experience.13. Why are volunteers in the