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高三年级最后一卷英语试题
安徽省六安市2020-2021学年高三年级最后一卷英语试题
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Doyoulovemusic?
Ifyouareamusiclover,therearesomemusicfestivalsforyoutolearnabout.
StrawberryMusicFestival
HeldatthemostbeautifulfairgroundsinCalifornia,StrawberryMusicFestivaltakesovertheNevadaCountyFairgroundseveryMemorialDayforfourdaysoffamilyrun.Thispark,whichissetintheSierraNevadafoothills,offerstheperfectenvironmentforcampingandperformancesbysomeofthetopartists.Thefestivalalsoofferschildren’sprogrammes,workshopsandactivitiesforallages.
TreeTownMusicFestival
Youdon’thavetobeintheSouthwestorinTexastoenjoyyourselfinthecountrylifestyle.CountrylivingcanbefoundallovertheUnitedStates.TreeTownMusicFestivalinForestCity,Iowa,isagreatexampleofcountryfunintheMidwest.TreeTownMusicFestivalfeaturescampingandlivemusicfromsomeofthebiggestnamesinmoderncountry.
TampaBayIndianMusic&DanceFestival
ThisfestivalshowsrespectforthetraditionsofIndiaanditspeople.Food,musicandperformancesaretopattractionsanddisplaytheIndianheritageproudly.Yogafanscancatcharelaxingpracticeviakirtan(唱颂).ThisexperienceofIndiancultureisfunforallages.
SXSWMusicFestival
TheSXSWMusicFestivalisaglobalmusiceventtakingplaceeveryMarchinAustin,Texas.EachyeartheSXSWMusicFestivalhostsawonderfulmixofartistsperforminginbars,clubs,parks,hotelsandmoreinAustin,Texas.Notlimitedinsortorregionalfocus,audiencescanenjoydifferentkindsofmusicalstylesatSXSW.Atthe2018edition,artistsfrom65countrieswererepresentedamongthe2,000-plusofficialperformers.
1.WhatcanyoudoinForestCity,Iowa?
A.Enjoyperformancesbytopartists.B.Tastemanykindsofdeliciousfood.
C.Havefunexperiencinggreatcountrylife.D.Takepartininterestingyogaclasses.
2.WhatisspecialaboutTampaBayIndianMusic&DanceFestival?
A.Itissuitableforchildren.B.ItshowsIndianculture.
C.Itsthemeisaboutyoga.D.Itisheldonaship.
3.WhichofthefestivalsisheldinTexas?
A.StrawberryMusicFestival.B.TreeTownMusicFestival.
C.TampaBayIndianMusic&DanceFestival.D.SXSWMusicFestival.
Astudyhaswarnedthatseafoodsuppliesfromtheworld'soceanscouldbealmostgonebythemiddleofthecentury.Theresearcherssaytherehasalreadybeenabreakdowninwildpopulationsofalmostonethirdofcurrentlyfishedsea-foods.Thestudysaysthatmeanstheircatchhasfallenbyninetypercentfromtheirhighestlevel.BorisWormofDalhousieUniversityinNovaScotiaCanadaledtheintentionalteamthatdidthestudy.ProfessorWormsaysspecieshaverecentlybeendisappearingfromoceansatanincreasingspeed.Atthisratehesaysallseafoodspeciescouldcollapseby2048.
Otherstudieshavealsowarnedaboutthedangersofoverfishingandtheeffectsonoceanenvironments.Butnoteveryonethinkstheoceansarelikelytobeempty,in,fiftyyears.Somescientistssaidpartsoftheworlddohaveproblemsbutothersarcdoingagoodjobofprotectingfishpopulations.Governmentofficialsinseveralcountrieswithlargefishingindustriesalsoquestionedtheresearch.
ThestudyappearedearlierthismonthinSciencemagazine.
Theresearcherssaydamagetooceansaffectsnotonlyfishpopulationsbutalsotheproductivityofecosystems.Thesecomplexsystemshelpcontrolwaterquality.Thescientistssaythelossofdifferentkindsofsealifeappearstoincreasetheriskoffishkillsandbeachclosuresfromharmfulalgaegrowth.
Thescientistsexaminedtheresultsofthirty-twoexperimentsandobservedforty-eightprotectedareas.Theyalsolookedatrecordsofcatchesworldwide.TheystudiedrecordsfromtheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationfrom1950to2003.Andtheyexaminedarchaeologicalinformationandotherhistoricalrecordsfortwelvecoastalareas.Thatresearchreachedbackoverathousandyears.
BorisWormsaysthefindingsare,inhiswords,“beyondanythingwesuspected.”Buthealsosaidthesituationisnottoolatetocore.Hesaidthatwithgoodfisheriesmanagement,somespeciescouldcompletelyrecoverinthreetotenyears.
4.Thetwounderlinedwords“their”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean.
A.researchers'B.fisherman's
C.seafoods'D.theoceans'
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Allthescientistsdon'tbelievethatallseafoodspecieswilldisappearingverysoon
B.Mostgovernmentofficialsdisagreetotheseafood-disappearingresearch
C.Somescientistsaredoingagoodjobofprotectingfishpopulations
D.It'stoolatetotakeanyactiontoimprovethesituation.
6.AccordingtoBorisWorm,.
A.Somepeoplearedoingagoodjobofprotectingfishpopulations
B.Overfishingisoneofthecausesforthelossofseafoodspecies
C.thingsaregettingworsethougheffortscanbemade
D.somemorespecieswillcomeintobeingwithrightmeasures
7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheoceanenvironment
B.Tointroduceastudyaboutthedisappearingofseafoods
C.Toreportdifferentopinionsabouttheseafoodresearch
D.Tocriticizethepresentfisheriesmanagement
OnAugust29th,ElonMusk,thebossofTesla,anelectric-carmaker,announcedthatsomeofhiscustomerswouldfindthattheircarshadsuddenlydevelopedtheabilitytodrivefartheronasinglebatterycharge.Likemanymodernvehicles,Mr.Musk'sproductsarebestthoughtofasInternet-connectedcomputersonwheels.ThecheapermodelsinTesla'line-uphavepartsoftheirbatteriesdisabledbythecar’ssoftwareinordertolimittheirrange.AtthetapofakeyboardinPaloAlto,thefirmwasabletoremovethoserestrictionsandgivedriverstemporaryaccesstothefullpoweroftheirbatteries.
Mr.Musk'scomputerizedcarsarejustoneexampleofamuchbroadertrend.Ascomputersandconnectivitybecomecheaper,itmakessensetobakethemintomoreandmorethingsthatarenot,inthemselves,computerscreatingan“Internetofthings”,orIoT.Itisaslowrevolutionthathasbeengatheringpaceforyears,ascomputershavefoundtheirwayintocars,telephonesandtelevisions.Butthetransformationisabouttospeedup.Oneforecastisthatby2035theworldwillhaveatrillionconnectedcomputers,builtintoeverythingfromfoodpackagingtobridgesandclothes.
Suchaworldwillbringmanybenefits.Consumerswillgetconvenience.Amazon'sRingsmartdoorbells,forinstance,comeequippedwithmotionsensors(运动传感器)andvideocameras.Workingtogether,theycanalsoformwhatis,ineffect,aprivateCCTV(closedcircuittelevision)network,allowingthefirmtoofferitscustomersa“digitalneighborhood-watch”schemeandpassanyinterestingvideoalongtothepolice.
Businesswillgetefficiency,asinformationaboutthephysicalworldthatusedtobetemporaryanduncertainbecomesconcreteandanalyzable.Connectedcowscanhavetheireatinghabitsandvitalsignstrackedinrealtime,whichmeanstheyproducemoremilkandrequirelessmedicinewhentheyfallill.Suchgainsareindividuallysmallbut,mixedagainandagainacrossaneconomy,theyaretherawmaterialofgrowthpotentiallyagreatdealofit.
Inthelongterm,though,themostnoticeableeffectsoftheIoTwillbeonhowtheworldworks.OnewaytothinkofitistoregarditasthesecondphaseoftheInternet.Ever,morecompanieswillbecometechcompanies;theInternetwillbecomewidespread.Asaresult,aseriesofunsolvedargumentsaboutownership,data,competitionandsecuritywillspilloverfromthevirtualworldintotherealone.
8.WhydoestheauthormentionElonMusk?
A.Totellastoryabouthiscar.
B.Tointroducethetopic.
C.ToinformreadersofhisTesla.
D.ToexplainbatteriesonelectricCars.
9.WhatcanweinferabouttheIoTfromParagraph2?
A.Itisunderconnection.
B.Itisgettingcomputerized.
C.Itisgettingwidespreaduse.
D.Itisconnectingcomputers.
10.WhatbenefitscantheIoTbringinthefuture?
A.Itwillbringconvenienceandefficiency.
B.ItcanhelpuploadvideosontotheInternet.
C.Itcansavecowsfrombeingill.
D.Itwillbringsmallgains.
11.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhatwillbediscussedinthefollowingpart?
A.TheevolutionoftheIoT.
B.ApplyingtheIoTtothevirtualworld.
C.Itsmainuseintechcompanies.
D.Itseffectsontherealworld.
Thisseason,thebushfiresinAustraliahaveburnedmorethan12.35millionacresofland.Atleast25peoplehavebeenkilledand2000homesdestroyed.AccordingtotheBBC,thisisthemostcasualties(伤亡)fromwildfiresinthecountrysince2009.TheUniversityofSydneyestimatesthat480millionanimalshavediedinSouthWalesalone.
ZekeHausfather,anenergysystemsanalystandclimateresearcheratBerkeleyEarth,saidwarmertemperaturesandextremeweatherhavemadeAustraliamoresusceptibletofiresandincreasedthelengthofthefireseason.“Thedrierconditionscombinedwithrecordhightemperaturesin2019createdmainconditionsforthedisastrousfires.Australia’sfireswereworsenedbythecombinationofthosetwo.2019wastheperfectstormforbeingthewarmestyearonrecordforAustraliaandthedriestyearonrecordforAustralia,”HausfatheraddedonFriday.
KevinTrenberth,aseniorscientistattheUSNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,saidwarmeroceantemperaturesalsocontributedtomorevariableweatheraroundtheworld.Trenberthbelievesthatglobalwarmingcontributedtoenergyimbalancesandhotspotsintheoceans,whichcancreateawaveintheatmospherethatlocksweatherpatternsinplaces,causinglongerraineventsinIndonesia,forexample,andatthesametime