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济宁市高考模拟考试英语试题及答案
济宁市高考模拟考试
英语试题
2021.03
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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。
A
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B
Iamthrilledtowelcomeyoutothe20thannualRogerEbert'sFilmFestival,aspecialeventinpartnershipwiththeUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedia,thegreaterChampaign-Urbanacommunity,andmovieloverseverywhere.Littledidwethink,backin1999,thatourexperimentinreinventingthefilmfestival—tomakeafestivalthatcelebratedoverlookedfilmsandthewomenandmenwhomadethosefilms—wouldbecomealandmarkannualeventinthelifeofourcommunityandcontributetotherepairsoftheremarkableVirginiaTheater.
Inselectingthefilmsforthisyear,ChazEbertandIlookedtowomenfilmmakersforourinspiration.Fullyhalfofourfilmsareeitherdirectedorco-directedbywomen,andseveralothershavewomeninpowerfulproducingroles.Filmsdirectedorco-directedbywomeninclude13th,directedbyAvaDuVernay9Belle,directedbyAmmaAsante,andAmericanSplendor,directedbyShariSpringerBermanandRobertPulcini.AndwomenproducersincludeLyndaObstandEmmaThomas(Interstellar)andRuthAnnHarnischandDanielleRenfrewBehrens(Columbus).
OuropeningnightfilmisTheFugitive,directedbyAndrewDavis,agraduatefromUniversityofIllinois.OurSaturdaynightfilmistheclassicTheBigLebozvski.OurguestwillbetheHollywoodmasterJeffDowd.AndofcourseTheAlloyOrchestrawillbeback,thisyearwithAPageofMadness,theclassicJapanesesilentfilm.
Wewouldliketothankoursponsors,volunteers,festivalpassholders,andindividualticketholdersfortheirwelcomeparticipation.WelookforwardtoyourunwaveringsupporttomakeourfestivalmoresuccessfuleachspringincentralIllinois.WeespeciallywanttothanktheUniversityofIllinoisfortheirloyalsupportyearafteryear.
4.WhatwasthepurposeofreinventingRogerEbert'sFilmFestivalin1999?
A.Toenrichthelifeofresidents.
B.TohelprebuildVirginiaTheater.
C.ToworkcloselywiththeUniversityofIllinois.
D.Tohonorpeoplewhosefilmswerenotbox-officehits.
5.Whatisthefocusofthisyear'sfilmselection?
A.Hollywoodclassics.
B.Filmsproducedordirectedbywomen.
C.Diversityinthemes.
D.Storiesfeaturingfemaleleadingroles.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unwavering”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Consistent.B.Original.C.Legal.D.Conditional.
7.Whoismostlikelytheauthorofthepassage?
A.ThePresidentoftheUniversityofIllinois.
B.AmoviecriticwhoisafriendoftheEberts.
C.AmemberoftheFestival'sorganizingcommittee.
D.AjournalistwhoreportsstoriesabouttheFestival.
C
Duringadeclineintourism,onenationalparkinThailandhasseenadramaticrisein“visitors”recently.Somanyarethehermitcrabs(寄居蟹)floodingintotheotherwiseemptybeachesofKohLantathatshells(贝壳)forthemtoliveinhavebecomeinshortsupply.
TheThaigovernmentmovedquicklytoeasethehousingshortage,launchingapublicappealforemptyshellsthatnettedover200kg.OnDecember5theseweredistributedaroundtheparkinaceremony.
Hermitcrabsrelyonshellstoprotecttheirsoftbodies,movingtolargershellsastheygrow.OnKohLantaandthesurroundingsmallerislands,theirrapidincreaseseemstobeanaturalphenomenon,ratherthandirectlyrelatedtotheabsenceoftourists.Buttheshortageofshellsmaybeman-made:
prettyoneshavelongbeengatheredtobesoldasgoods.Crabshadbeguntomakedowithpotentialdeath-trapssuchasplasticcapsandbottles.
Theshelldrivewaspartofagovernmentinitiativeto“regainthebalanceofnature”.“Ihaveinstructedallnationalparkstodowhateverittakes,”saysVarawutSilpa-archa,theministerfornaturalresources.HisinspirationcomesfromthepauseintourismbroughtonbyCOVID-19.Abanoninternationalvisitorsandtheclosureofnationalparkshavehelpednaturerecover,bringingendangeredleatherbackturtlesbackontoThaibeaches.InthecoastalprovincesofPhangNgaandPhuket,turtleshavelaidthelargestnumberofeggsfor20years.
ThegovernmenthasdecidedtotrytocopytheshortbreakforcedonitbyCOVID-19infuture.Fromnowon,allnationalparkswillberequiredtocloseforashortperiodduringtheoff-seasonandtolimitthenumberoftouriststhroughareservationsystemwhentheyareopen.Althoughsuchrestrictionsmeanreducedearningsfromtourismintheshortterm,inthelongerrunmoreparksmayhelptokeepthetouristscoming.
8.WhathappenedtothebeachesofKohLantarecently?
A.Theygotfloodedbyseawater.
B.Theybecamecompletelyempty.
C.Theywerepackedwithhermitcrabs.
D.Theysawaconstantstreamoftourists.
9.Whatcontributedtothehousingshortageforhermitcrabs?
A.Naturaldisasters.
B.Humanactivities.
C.Theirpreferenceforbottles.
D.Thegovernment'sinvolvement.
10.Whyareturtlesmentionedinparagraph4?
A.Towarnturtlesaredyingout.
B.Toprovebeachesaretheiridealhabitats.
C.TostressecologicaldiversityofThailand.
D.ToillustratethebirthofVarawut’sinspiration.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.DevelopingEconomyorProtectingAnimals?
B.ClosingNationalParksorDrawingMoreVisitors?
C.GovernmentsareResponsiblefortheBalanceofNature
D.AuthoritiesHelptoFindSheltersforHomelessHermitCrabs
D
IfMarswerethepopularkidinschool,Venus(金星)wouldbetheunwelcomeonesittinginthecorner,largelyignored.VenushasnearlythesamemassandsizeasEarth,butbeingclosertothesun,itgetsnearlytwiceasmuchheatfromthesun.
However,insteadofhavingaclimatethatisjustawarmerversionofEarth’s,Venus'ssurfaceandatmosphereareunbearable:
cloudsofsulphuricacidblankettheplanet,whileatgroundlevel,itishotenoughtomeltlead.Despitethis,thereisnowasignthatVenusmayharbourlife.
JaneGreavesatCardiffUniversity,UK,andhercolleaguesrecentlydetectedphosphine(磷化氢)inVenus'satmosphere,withonepotentialexplanationthatitistheby-productofbiology.ThatisbecausetheonlywaythisgasismadeonEarthisinlaboratoriesorbymicrobes(微生物).Thoughthisdoesn'tmeanitwasproducedbylifeonVenus,attemptstofindnon—biologicalexplanationsforitspresencehavesofarfailed.
Inthemonthsandyearstocome,computersimulationswillbeusedtofurtherstudythepossiblechemistriesoftheatmosphereonVenus.Morelaboratoryexperimentswillbeconductedtotrytoidentifyotherwaysthephosphinetherecouldbeproduced.However,thereisnoguaranteethattheseeffortswillrevealthetruenatureofthissubstanceonVenus.Anewly-proposedstrategyistodirectlysampletheatmosphereandsurfaceofVenus.Bydoingso,wewouldbeabletotakedirectmeasurementsofphosphine.
ThediscoveryofphosphineinVenus'satmosphereisagreataccomplishment.Thescientificeffortsmaybejustwhatweneedtofinallyrefocusonthisneglectedworld.Possibly,thequietkidinthecornermaygetthelastlaugh.
12.Intheory,what'sVenusexpectedtobelike?
A.ItisalmostaslargeasEarth.
B.IthasnearlythesamemassasEarth.
C.IthasawarmerEarth-likeclimate.
D.Ithastheunbearablesurfaceandatmosphere.
13.WhatcanthediscoveryofphosphineonVenusindicate?
A.Theremightexistsignsoflife.
B.Thiskindofgasisverycommon.
C.Manyproductscanbemadewithit.
D.Experimentswereonceconductedthere.
14.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?
A.Theimportanceofobservations.
B.Thepowerofcomputersimulations.
C.Theapproachestoexploringphosphine.
D.Thenecessitytoanalysephosphine.
15.Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetotheexplorationofVenus?
A.Casual.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.