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江苏南京金陵中学届高三下学期四月英语试题

江苏南京金陵中学2021届高三下学期四月英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Tiredofyoursummerbreak?

HerecomesalistofbestsellersonA

BornaCrime

ByNoahTrevor

BornaCrimeisthestoryofanaughtyyoungboyinSouthAfrica,whogrowsintoarestlessyoungman,theauthorofthebook,ashestrugglestofindhimselfinaworldwherehewasneversupposedtoexist.Itisalsothestoryofthatyoungman’srelationshipwithhisfearlessandreligiousmother.“Don'tcry,Trevor.Trevor,listen.Listentome.Listen.”“Mychild,youmustlookonthebrightside.”ItwasMother'sfaithandpositiveattitudethatshapedtheyoungman.

HowItFeelstoFloat

ByHelaiaFox

Ifyou'relookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief（悲痛）,andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.

TwoCanKeepaSecret

ByKarenM.MeManus

Putonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup,you’llbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.

Dune

ByFrankHerbert

IftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyou'regoingtoreadFrankHerbert'smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting—aboutwarringfactions（派系）battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis—isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogies.

1．Whichbooksareaboutgrowth?

A．HowItFeelstoFloatandTwoCanKeepaSecret.

B．BornaCrimeandHowItFeelstoFloat.

C．TwoCanKeepaSecretandDune.

D．HowItFeelstoFloatandDune.

2．WhatisTwoCanKeepaSecretmainlyabout?

A．Challengesofgrowingup.

B．Agirl'sspaceadventures.

C．battlingforcontrolofanotherplanet.

D．Themurdersremainingtobesettled.

3．WhatkindofbookisDune?

A．Alovestory.B．Ascience-fictionstory.C．Anautobiography.D．Afairytale.

Europeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxygenfrommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenforhumanstakingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.ResearchersfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency，orESA，carriedouttheexperimentsatalaboratoryintheNetherlands.

TheteamsaysESA’sexperimental“plant”wasabletosuccessfullyproduceoxygenfromsimulatedmoondust.Thedustispartofamaterialknownasregolith，atoplayerofdirtandrockpiecesthatsitonthesurfaceofthemoon.Samplesofregolithreturnedfromthemoonhaveconfirmedthatthematerialcontainsabout45percentoxygenbyweight.However，theoxygenischemicallylockedintheformofmineralsorglass，soitisnoteasilyavailableforuse.Havingrealsamplesofregolithfromthemoonmadeitpossiblefortheresearcherstocreatethesimulatedmoondustmaterialusedduringtesting.

Theoxygenextraction（提取）processiscarriedoutusingamethodcalledmoltensaltelectrolysis（熔盐电解）.Thisincludesfirstplacingtheregolithinametalcontainer.Calciumchloridesaltisaddedtothemixture，whichisthenheatedto950degreesCelsius.Atthistemperature，theregolithremainssolid.Next，anelectricalcurrentispassedthroughthematerial.Theresearcherssayitisthisstepthatresultsinoxygenbeingextractedfromtheregolith.Thestudyreportedthatupto96percentofoxygeninthesimulatedmoondustwasextractedduringtheexperiments.

ESA’slong-termgoalistodesignanoxygen-producing“pilotplant”tooperatefull-timeonthemoon.Thefirsttechnologydemonstrationofthesystemisexpectedtotakeplaceinthemiddle2020s.BethLomax，aleadresearcherontheproject，said，“Beingabletoacquireoxygenfromresourcesfoundonthemoonwouldobviouslybehugelyusefulforfuturelunarsettlers，bothforbreathingandthelocalproductionofrocketfuel.”Theresearchersreportedthat“asabonus，”theprocessalsoresultsintheproductionofusablemetallicmaterials.

ESAandtheUSspaceagencyNASAarebothworkingonplanstoreturnhumanbeingstothemoon.NASAhassetagoalfor2024withtheaimtokeephumansonthemoonforlongperiods.

4．Whyisoxygenfrommoondustdifficulttouse?

A．Itistoughforhumanbeingstogetmoondust.

B．Itischemicallyfixedinmaterialsorglass.

C．Theconditionsofmoondustareterrible.

D．Thereexitsonlyalittleofit.

5．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A．Whatmoltensaltelectrolysisis.

B．Wherethevalueofthestudylies.

C．Howoxygenisextractedfrommoondust.

D．Whatisnecessaryintheoxygenextractionprocess.

6．WhatisBethLomax’sattitudetowardsthepossibilityofgettingoxygenfrommoondust?

A．Positive.B．Skeptical.

C．Cautious.D．Indifferent.

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．RecentStudiesofMoonDustbyResearchers

B．HowResearchersExtractedOxygenfromMoonDust

C．PotentialSignificanceofOxygenExtractedfromMoonDust

D．ResearchersReportExtractingOxygenfromMoonDustSuccessfully

It'sgoodtoshare,right?

Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareourtoysandnotbeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewherediscussingourfeelingsisencouraged.Butwhendoesitallbecometoomuch?

Withnewfashiontrendingallthetime,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,thequestionis:

whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocialmedia?

Whatisoversharing?

Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,butitdoesn'tonlybelongtothisplatform.Imagineyouheadtoapartyandyoumeetsomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawaydetailsabouttheirpersonallife.Whilesomeofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingtomarriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefromastrongdesiretoconnectwithsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocialmedia?

Dr.ChristopherHand,alecturerininternetpsychology,saysthemoredetailspeopledisclose,thelesssympathyweexpresswhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatweattractourownnegativeexperiencesthemorewesharethem.Itseemsthattheideaofsearchingforsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyviewedasnegativeratherthanthecryforhelpitcouldactuallybe.

However,DrHand'sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorepositivepostsweshareonaplatform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidthatweshouldavoidcomplainingandbeingnegativeonline.Wearesupposednottoshowoff,asit'snowknown—especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense—ifyourdateisgoing'thatwell',wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?

Well,whynotaskyourfriendsinreallife.Theywouldprobablybemorethanhappytotellyouifyourpostsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyaretoomuch.

8．Whydosomepeopletrytoovershareatparties?

A．Becausetheywanttocatchothers'attention.

B．Becausetheyjustwanttoshowoffsomething.

C．Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretopourouttheiremotions.

D．Becausetheymayexpecttomakeaconnectionwithsomeone.

9．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?

A．exploreB．exposeC．displayD．discuss

10．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Wewillbecomemoresociallyattractiveifwepostmoreonaplatform.

B．Wetendtoshowsympathywhenthingsgowrong.

C．Wemaybeconsiderednegativewhenseekingforsympathybyoversharing.

D．Wecanshowoffsomethingpositiveespeciallyaboutourlovelives.

11．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toinform.B．Toinspire.C．Toadvertise.D．Tocondemn.

Forsportsfans,nothingcouldbebetterthanwatchingaliveeventonTVoratasportsfield.Butthere’snothingworsethanthateventbeingcalledoffbecauseofbadweather.Badlight,awater-loggedcourtortoomuchheatcancausematchestobepostponed.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,extremeweathermightbedisturbingthesportingcalendarmorethaneverinthefuture.

Inonesport,golf,majortournamentslikeTheOpen,arealreadypredictedtobevictimsofourchangingclimate.IntheUK,anorganizationcalledTheClimateCoalitionsaysthatgolfcoursessuchasStAndrewscouldbeunderwaterbytheendofthecenturyifsealevelsriseevenslightly.IttoldtheBBCthatitsresearchpredicts"cancelledfootballmatches,floodedcricketgroundsandgolfcoursessinkingintothesea."

Thethreattosportingeventsfromclimatechangehasbeenfurtherhighlightedinanewreport,officiallyapprovedandlicensedbytheRapidTransitionAlliance.WritingaboutthisfortheBBC,MattMcGrathsaysthat"By2050,it'sestimatedthatalmostoneinfourEnglishfootballleaguegroundscanexpectfloodingeveryyear."Thiswillmeanfewermatchesplayed,lessopportunitytowatchthebeautifulgameandreducedgovernmenttaxationfromticketsales.

CricketalsofaceshugechallengesgloballyastemperaturesriseinplaceslikeIndia,AustraliaandtheWestIndies.ThereportsaysthatstadiumsinAdelaideandPerthwillseea60%increaseindayswithtemperaturesover40degreescentigradeoverthenextdecade.

Ofcourse,weknowthatthesolutionlieswithreducingourcarbonfootprint.Wecouldtravellesstoattendsportsevents,andreduceourwastewhenwedogo.Butthislatestreportfindsthatsportsleadersaregenerallyfailingtoaddresstheissueseriously.However,becausesportisuniversallypopularandcanbeveryinfluential,maybeitshouldbeplayers,teamsandtheirsponsorsaswellasfanswhoshouldpromoteawidelowcarbonmessageto