山东省淄博市届高三第二次模拟考试英语.docx

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山东省淄博市届高三第二次模拟考试英语

英语

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ManyschoolsacrosstheUSholdgraduationceremoniesthistimeofyear.Insomeschools,even5and6-year-oldsobservetheirgraduationfromindergarten.Andsocanolderpeople,mucholder.Meet70-year-oldJerryReid,whojustgraduatedfromtheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville.Heearnedabachelor’sdegree.

Mr.Reidmightnotloolietheaveragecollegestudent;hishairisdefinitelygrayer.ButstillJerryReid’sageiseasytoforget,otherUVAstudentsnowhimasoneoftheirown.

Mr.Reidsatintothe“HooCrew,”agroupthatcheersloudlyfortheschoolatsportsevents.Healsojoinedamen'sgrouponcampus.Hesangdriningsongsalongwithmanyotherstudents.Mr.Reid’sschoolfriendssaytheycantaltohimjustaboutanything.

Aboutahalfcenturyago,inhis20s,Mr.Reidwasnotinschool.Instead,hewasracingcarsandchasinggirls.ButhesayshisfriendBillinvitedhimtoUVAparties.

“BilltoldmewhataterriblelifeIhadunlessIcameuphereandwenttoschoolwithhim,”saidReid.

Thatwasin1963.JerryReidsaysittoohim48yearstotaethatadvice.In2011,heenteredcollege.UVAProfessorLueWrightsaysMr.Reidinfluencesstudents.Heopenedthemindsoftheyoungadults.TheteachersaysMr.Reidshowedthemthatlifedoesnotendat40.Instead,the70-year-oldcollegegraduatebelievesthatgettingoldercanbethebeginningofadream.

“Rememberthatpaththatyouleftwaitsforyou.It’sthere.It’syours.Allyoumustdoistogetoutofyourownwayandgetbactoit.And,that'seactlywhatIdid,”saidReid.

Mr.ReidsaysthatheandhiswifeSusannowwouldtaesometimeofftoenjoyhiscollegedegree.Then,he’llreturntoUVAtobeginstudyingforhisgraduatedegree.

21.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMr.Reid?

A.Hewaslaughedatbyotherstudents.

B.Hewasinterestedinstudyinhisyouth.

C.Heenlargedtheviewsofyoungpeople.

D.Hegothisgraduatedegreeattheageof70.

22.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthatMr.Reidwas_________.

A.considerateB.independentC.intelligentD.energetic

23.WhatdoesParagraph6mainlydiscuss?

A.HowMr.Reidrealieshisdream.

B.WhatteachersthinofMr.Reid.

C.WhenMr.Reidenteredcollege.

D.WhythestudentsliesMr.Reid.

24.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofJerryReid?

A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.

B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

C.Actionsspealouderthanwords.

D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

B

RaymondWang,17,ofCanadawasawardedfirstplaceforadevicethatimprovesairqualityonairplaneswhilecuttingdownthespreadingofdiseasesatthisyear’s IntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair（ISEF）.

AccordingtoIntel,Wang'ssystemimprovesthequalityoffreshairinaplanecabinbymorethan190percent,whilecuttingdiseasesbyupto55times,comparedtoconventionaldesigns.IntelnotedthatWang'sinventioncouldbeeasilyandeconomicallyfiedintoeistingairplanes.

Twootherteenresearchersearnedawardsof$50,000eachattheevent.OnedevelopedatechniquetomorequiclydiagnosediseasescausedbyHIV.It’sthevirusresponsibleforAIDS.Theotherinventedadevicetomorequiclyshutdownunderseaoilspills.

“Intelbelievesyoungpeoplearetheeytofutureinnovationandthatinordertoconfronttheglobalchallengesoftomorrow,weneedstudentsfromallbacgroundstogetinvolvedinscience,technologyandengineering,”saysWendyHawins,eecutivedirectoroftheIntelFoundation.“Wehopethesewinnerswillinspireotheryoungpeopletopursuetheirinterestinthesefields,”shesays,“andapplytheircuriosityandcreativitytothecommongood.”

Thisyear'sIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFairfeaturedapproimately1,700youngscientistsselectedfrommorethan75countriesandregions.Inadditiontothetopwinners,600finalistsreceivedawardsandpriesfortheirinnovativeresearch.

TheIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFairhonourstheworld’smostpromisingstudentscientists,inventorsandengineers.Theirprojectsarethenevaluatedonlinebynearly1,000judgesfromalmosteveryscientificfield.

The2015IntelISEFisfundedjointlybyIntelandtheIntelFoundationwithadditionalawardsandsupportfromdoensofotheracademic,governmentalandscientificorganiations.Thisyear,US$4millionwasawarded.

25.Comparedtotraditionaldesigns,RaymondWang’ssystem_________.

A.preventsoceansfromoilpollutionquicly

B.improvesairqualityonairplaneseffectively

C.treatsdiseaseshappeningonairplanesquicly

D.costsmorebutcanbeeasilyfiedintoairplanes

26.ForwhatpurposeisIntelISEFcarriedout?

A.Toinspireteenagerstochallengetheauthorities.

B.Topersuademoreteenstodogoodtothesociety.

C.Togetmoreteensinvolvedincomputereploring.

D.Toencourageyoungpeopletogetinterestedinscience.

27.Whatdowenowabout2015IntelISEF?

A.Morethan30%offinalistsreceiveawardsandpries.

B.Scientistsallovertheworldcompeteforgrandpries.

C.Nearly1000judgesarepresentatthesiteofcompetition.

D.US$4millionawardsandpriesareofferedbyIntelalone.

C

Whereshouldanadventuroustouristgo?

Afteryou’vedonesightseeinginLondon,shoppinginNewYor,enjoyedthelocalfoodinParis,anddancedtoyourheart’scontentattheBrailiancarnival,whereelsecanyougo?

Whatattractivetouristdestinationawaitsyou?

Well,Antarcticasoundslietheholidayofalifetime!

It'sconsideredthelastgreatwildernessonEarth.Justafewscientistsinresearchstationssharetheicylandscapewithpenguinsandotheranimalswhichcanstrugglewiththelowtemperatures.

TourismbeganinAntarcticainthe1950sandit'sstillsmallpart.About37,000touristsareepectedtherethisseason,butmanywon'tevenleavetheboat.

TheBBC’sJulietRivisitedthefroencontinentandasedherselfifsheshouldbethereatall,causingpotentialproblemstosuchasensitiveenvironment.Hertourguideadmittedthatallvisitorsleaveafootprintandtheyallgotothesameplaces,theaccessiblecoastline,whichisalsowherethepenguinsandsealsgotoraise.

Butsomepeoplebelievethatifcarefullycontrolled,tourismcanbegoodforAntarctica.Ithasnonativepopulationanditneedsadvocates.Visitorstotheicycontinentmightbereadytosupportandeventofunditspreservation.Andthey'relielytoengageinthediscussionaboutglobalwarming,whichhasledtothemeltingofglaciers.

AccordingtoRi,guidelinesarefollowedwhenyou’reabouttosetfootinAntarcticaandtouristshavetodisinfect（消毒）theirbootstomaesurenoalienspeciesareintroduced.

Andonceonland,there'snoeatingorsmoing.Rocs,bonefragments—nothingshouldbetaenasasouvenirandnothingshouldbeleftbehind.

TouristsfortunateenoughtovisittheAntarcticmustbeawarethatthisisnottheirhomeandeeptheirfingerscrossedthatfuturegenerationswillalsobeabletoenjoysuchbreathtaingviews.

28.WholivesinAntarctica?

A.37,000tourists.

B.TheBBC'sJulietRi.

C.Afewscientistsandanimals.

D.PeopleinLondonandParis.

29.WhycantourismbegoodforAntarctica?

A.Peoplecanbringsomeanimalsintoit.

B.Peoplemaytaeinterestintheprotectionofit.

C.Peoplecangiveadvicetothenativepopulation.

D.Peoplewillgotothecoastlinetoplaywiththeseals.

30.Whataretheguidelineswhenyougoontheshore?

A.Youcanleaverubbishontheshore.

B.Youcansmoeandeatontheshore.

C.Youcantaesomethingassouvenirs.

D.Youcanhelptoprotecttheenvironment.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetouristsgoingtoAntarctica?

A.Positive.B.Ambiguous.C.Subjective.D.Negative.

D

Untilrecently,scientistshadmappedonlyabout20percentoftheseafloor.Butournowledgeofthedeepseasischangingbecauseofinformationfromsatellites.Scientistshaveproducedanewmapthatprovidesadetailedpictureoftheoceans.Themapisepectedtohelpoceanographers（海洋学家）,industryandgovernments.

Thenewmapistwiceasdetailedasthemapmade20yearsago.DavidSandwellisageophysicsprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Heandotherscientistsworedonthemappingproject.Hesaystheyturnedtospacetoloodeeperintotheocean.

Thescientistscollectedandstudiedinformationfromtwosatellites.SomeofthedatacamefromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency’sCryo-2satellite.ItwasplacedinEarth'sorbittowatchseaice.TheothersatelliteistheAmericanspaceagency'sJason-1.Itisstudyingthesurfaceoftheoceans.Scientistscombinedthesatellitedatawithimagesgatheredbysonar（声波定位仪）equipmentonships.Sonarworsbysendingsoundwavesthroughthewater.Whenthesoundwaveshitanobject,itspresenceisconfirmed.

Thenewmapshowstheseafloorasithasneverbeenseenbefore.Itshowsthousandsofunderwatermountainsandplaceswherecontinentspulledapart.Itshowswhereearthquaeswereactivemanyyearsago.Theyallareburieddeepunderneaththeoceanfloor.

DavidSandwellsaysthemapisapowerfultoolforfisheries,thoseinterestedinprotectingtheenvironmentandforoileploration.

“Thepetroleplorationindustryisinterestedinhowtoreconnectthecontinents,bringthembactogethertectonicallysoyoucanmapthebasinsononecontinentaledge—say,Africa—andusethattoestablishwherethesimilarbasinwouldbeontheothercontinentaledgeinSouthAmerica.”

Ifscientistsnowthatinformation,theymaybeabletofindoilfields.Thenewdataalsowillhelpscientistsimprovetheirestimatesofoceandepths.Thisinformationcanh