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江苏省镇江市八校届高三联考含听力英语试题

江苏省镇江市八校2021届高三10月联考（含听力）英语试题

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AnsweringtheCommunityNeedsofOurCity

TheSilverCityCouncilrecognizesthatcitizenshavecertainneeds.Tobettermeetyourneeds,wehavemadeseveralchangestocommunityfacilitiesin2014.Thefollowingsshowhowwehavetriedtomakeyourlifebetter.

Transport

☆Threestationsforthesuburbshavebeenaddedtothewesterntrainservice.

☆20newbusesforthesouthernlinewerepurchasedinJanuary.

☆50percentofcitybus-stopshavebeenupgraded.

Communication

☆Broadbandcableisnowavailabletoallpartsofthecity.

☆AllofthenewGovernmentbuildingsaresmart-wiredforbettercomputerservice!

MedicalFacilities

☆Thenewstate-of-the-artNightingaleHospitalwasopenedinJune.

☆ToovercomeashortageoftrainedmedicalstaffatDoverHospital,10doctorshavebeenemployedfromoverseas.

☆SomefacilitiesatStationStreetHospitalhavebeenupgraded.

Education

☆Textbookswillbefreetoallprimarystudentsin2014!

☆Rentalforprivateschoolshasbeenreduced.

ProtectionandSecurity

☆Extrapolicenowpatrol（巡逻）thetouristareas.

☆50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetakenupdutiesinthecityarea.

Entertainment/Recreation

☆ThenewCentralCommunityBuildingopenedinMay.

☆5,000newfictionbookswereboughtfortheSilverCityLibrary.

1．What’sthenoticemainlyabout?

A．TheworkcarriedoutbythepeopleofSilverCity.

B．ThefacilitiesavailableinSilverCity.

C．SomeimprovementsinSilverCity.

D．Informationforinterestedtourists.

2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Travelbooksareprovidedinthenewlibrary.

B．MorebuslinesandstopsareboughtinSilverCity.

C．FreemedicaltreatmentisavailableatStationStreetHospital.

D．Therearemorepoliceofficersondutynow.

3．Thepublicnoticeisfrom_______.

A．thecommunityB．thelocalgovernment

C．theSilverCityLibraryD．atravelagency

Anearlymorningwinterstormhadbroughtseveralinchesofsnowinmysmalltowninthemountains.Schoolswerecanceled,roadsweredangerousandallIwantedtodowastostayinbed.Still,IknewIhadtogetthedaystartedsoIputonwarmclothesandwalkedoutside.Thesnowgotallovermyshoes.Thecoldwinddriedmylipsandmyeyes.My47year-oldbackachedinanticipation（预想）oftheshoveling（铲雪）Iwouldhavetodoifthesnowdidn'tstopsoon.

Yet,whenIlookedoutonthewhiteblanketthatcoveredtheground,Icouldn'thelpbutsmileabit.Itwassobeautiful.Itsoftenedthebaretreesandhidthedeadgrass.InthedistanceIcouldhearthesoundofthesnowplowontheroad,thebarkingofahappydogandthelaughterofchildrenplayingoutside,enjoyingtheirwayofffromschool.

Thesweetmusicofthatlaughterbroughtbackahundredmemoriesofwinterspast.Irememberedcatchingsnowflakes（雪花）onmytongue,buildingsnowmen,makingsnowangles,runningdownhillsandalwayslosingsnowballfightswithfirstmybrothersandthenmyownchildren.Standingthereinthatwarmcoatofmemoriesmadethewindalittlelesscoldandmybackalittlelesssore.Iturnedupmyhead,stuckoutmytongueandforthefirsttimeinyearscaughtasnowflakeonit.Ittastedsofreshandclean.Ittastedlikeyouth,likejoyandlikelove.

Mayyoualwaysfeelyounginspirit,nomatterhowoldorachyyourbodymaybe.Mayyoualwaysdelightinthesimplejoysoflife.Mayyoualwaysshareyourhappinesswiththeheartsofchildren.Andmayyoualwaysgiveyourlove,yourlight,yourlaughterandyourwarmthtoothersevenonthecoldestdays.

4．Whatwastheauthor’sfirstreactionwhenheknewitsnowedheavily?

A．Hewasupset.B．Hewashappy.

C．Hewasthankful.D．Hewasmoved.

5．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphl,wecanknowthat.

A．mybackachedbecauseofthecoldweather.

B．Ididn'twanttostartmydayonsuchasnowyday.

C．mybackwouldacheuponthinkingofcleaningupthesnow.

D．thesnowdidn'tstopandIfelttoocold.

6．Fromwhichsensesdidtheauthordescribethejoyofhavingsnow?

A．Tasteandsmell.B．Sightandsmell.

C．Smell,hearingandtaste.D．Sight,hearingandtaste.

7．Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotelluswiththisarticle?

A．Appreciateeverysnowstormyouspendwithyourfamily.

B．Snowbringsbothfunandtrouble.

C．Memoriescanchangeouropinion.

D．Weshouldstayyoungatheart.

Beesseemtoflyaimlesslyastheysearchforthesugaryliquidcallednectar（花蜜）.Buttheirflightplansactuallydohaveapattern.Flowersactastheinsects’air-trafficcontrollers.Andnewresearchshowsbeespreferflowersthataren’ttooflashy.

Flowersgivebeescluesabouthowmuchaplantcanoffer.Thosecluescanbeinthecolorofpetals,inthetype,inthesmellorevenintheelectricalcharge.Allofthesecharacteristicssendsignalstothebees,tellingthemwhethertolandornot,amongwhichthecolorsplaythemostsignificantrole.Theinsectskeeptrackofthecoloroftheflowersthatareespeciallyrichinnectar.Theythenvisitmoreflowersofthatcolor.

However,colorcan’tguaranteebeesagoodmeal.Itmaychangedependingontheangleatwhichsunlighthitsitspetals.Ayellowfollower,forexample,maylooksomewhatbluefromoneangleandredfromanother.BeverleyGloverstudiesplantsattheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland.Gloverandhercolleaguesshowedthatevenwhenthecolorofpetalslookssimilar,beesbehavedifferentlyinsearchingfornectar.Theystartedtoguessthatthestrengthofpetals’indescence（色彩斑斓）mightberelatedtohowbeesfindthepetals.

Gloverandhercolleaguestestedtheirhypothesisinthelab.Intheirexperiment,theyfoundthatbeesfeltconfusedsometimeswhenthepetalswereveryiridescentandthatbeeshadnoproblemfindingtheflowerswithmorenectarwhenthepetalswerenotveryiridescent.TheteamshareditsnewfindingsintheMarch21CurrentBiology.

“Atfirstglance,it’sverysurprisingbecauseanimalscanusuallydetectamorevividsignalmoreeasily,”saysKlausLunau,abiologistinGermany,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.

8．Whatcanweknowabouttheflightofbees?

A．Theyusuallyflyinaregularpattern.

B．Theyflyunderthedirectionofflowers.

C．Theyusuallyflywithoutanypurpose.

D．Theyflytosomeveryflashyflowers.

9．Whatisthemostimportantclueforbeestosearchfornectar?

A．Thepetals’type.B．Thefollowers’smell.

C．Thefollowers’electricalcharge.D．Thepetals’color.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hypothesis”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Discussion.B．Method.

C．Assumption.D．Invention

11．Whatisthenewfindingoftheteam?

A．Petalsthatarenotveryflashyarebetterforbeestomakeadjustments.

B．Petalsofdifferentcolorusuallygivedifferentsignals.

C．Petalsthatarevividaredetectedbybeesmoreeasily.

D．Petalsofdifferenttypesmakebeesconfusedtofindtherightflower.

Studentloan（贷款）debthasbecomeaworldwideproblem.InAmerica,thecountry'soverallstudentdebtreachedarecordof$1.6trillionin2019.Theaveragepersonwithstudentloandebtowedbetween$20,000and$25,000.ArecentJapanesegovernmentreportsaysithasbeenlendingover$9billionyearlytostudentssince2010.SimilarconditionsexistinAfricaandSouthAmerica.

Severalfactorsaccountforhighstudentloandebt.Oneisthatemployerseverywherehaveincreasedtheirdemandsforskilledworkers,makinghighereducationarequirementformanyjobs.Thestudents,however,aftergraduation,oftenfindthattheircountry'seconomyisnotstrongenoughtosupporttheirfinancialneeds,sotheirabilitytopaybacktheloanbecomesaproblem.

Tosolvetheproblem,manycountriesareseekingtheirways.Australiahasdevelopedasystemwherestudentsdonothavetopayanythingbackuntiltheyareearningatleast$40,000ayear.InAmerica,severalcandidatesrunningforpresidentinthe2020electionhaveofferedmoreextremesolutionsthatalloratleastsomeoftheseloanswillbeforgiven.

Someprofessorsinseveraluniversitiesrecentlystudiedwhattheeffectsofdebtforgivenessmightbe.Theyfoundthat,overall,suddendebtreliefgreatlyimprovedtheborrowers'lives.Notonlydidtheyhavemoremoney,buttheyweremorelikelytomovetoanewareaandseekbetterpayingwork.

Yettheprofessors'researchdoesn'tincludewhatmighthappentofinancialinstitutionsortheoveralleconomyifdebtweretotallyforgiven.Itonlylooksathowdebtforgivenesswouldhelptheborrowers.Theywarnofsomeotherpossiblenegativeeffects.Ifaborrowerknewthatifheranintoanytroublehewouldbesavedbecausehecouldgetthedebtrelief,thenhemightactuallybecomemorereckless（轻率的）withhisborrowinginthefuture.

Nomatterwhat,theprofessorsagreethatifcountriesdodecidetoapprovesomestudentdebtrelieftheneedieststudentsshouldbehelpedfirst.

12．Howdoestheauthorintroducetheproblemofstudentloan?

A．Bymakingacomparison.B．Bymakingclassifications.

C．Bypresentingsomestatistics.D．Bysettingdowngeneralrules.

13．Whatcanwelearnaboutstudentloandebtrelief?

A．Itwillsurelyprovidesomebenefitstoborrowers.

B．IthasalreadybeencarriedoutintheUnitedStates.

C．Itaimstoencouragemorestudentstoborrowmoney.

D．Itwillpreventapersonfromlandingawell-payingjob.

14．Whatistheprofessors'attitudetodebtforgiveness?

A．Uncaring.B．Positive.

C．Disapproving.D．Cautious.

15．What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Studentloandebtisthemostseriousproblemworldwide.

B．Growingglobalstudentdebtfuelssearchforsolutions.

C．Studentloandebttendstopulltheneedyoutoftrouble.

D．Peopleholddifferentopinionsondebtforgiveness.

二、七选五

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