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英语高三第八次空中考试

高三第八次空中考试

英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FourCitizen-scienceProjects

Climatechangeisdifficulttohandle.butthisdoesn'tmeanpeoplearejustsittingonthesidelineswaitingfortheunavoidable.Everyonecanjoininfightingclimatechange.ScistarterandZooniversearetwowebsitesthatlistcitizen-scienceprojectsinwhichyoucantakepart.Herearesomeofthem:

·MeadoWatch

Thisproject,outoftheUniversityofWashington,islookingathowclimatechangeisaffectingwildflowersonMountRainier.Volunteerscollectdataalonghikingtracksaboutwhenwildflowersbud.flower,fruitandproduceseeds.TheprojectisalsocollectingphotosofwildflowersfromacrossMountRainierNationalPark.

·GreatBackyardBirdCount

ForfourdayseveryFebruary,volunteersaroundtheworldcountbirdsin15minutes.Theseobservationscanbemadeanywhere,includingyourownbackyard.Thecountsprovidescientistssnapshotsofdataonwherebirdsarefoundandhowmanythereare.Sincethecounthasbeengoingonforover20years,researcherscannowanswerquestionsabouthowthesepatternsmaybechangingwithtime.

·WaterMonitoringinMinnesota

Residents（居民）ofMinnesotacansignuptobeavolunteerwatermonitorfortheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency.Volunteersarearrangedtoalakeorstream.Twiceamonthduringthesummer,theytakemeasurementsofwaterclarity.Thosedataletthegovernmentseewhetherwaterclarityhasbeenchangingovertimeaswellasassessthehealthofthosewaterways.

·Redmap

GrettaPeelisamarine（海的）ecologistinAustraliaattheUniversityofTasmaniainHobart.Shestudieswheremarinespecies（物种）aremovinginresponsetoclimatechange.ShesetupaprogramcalledRedmap.Itaskspeopletoreport"uncommon"marinespeciesthey'veseeninAustralianwaters."Wewantedtohaveanearlyindicationofwhatspeciesweremovingwheretheylive,”sheexplains.

21.Whichprojectshouldbemostappealingtopeopleinterestedinwildflowers?

A.Redmap.B.MeadoWatch.

C.GreatBackyardBirdCount.D.WaterMonitoringinMinnesota.

22.WhatareyourequiredtodoifyoutakepartinWaterMonitoringinMinnesota?

A.Educatelocalpeopleonbirdbehavior.B.Explorecausesofyourlocalclimateproblems.

C.Collectrelevantdataandevenreportthem.D.Protectthelocalwaterfrompollution.

23.Whatisthesimilarityamongthefourprojects?

A.Theyarestartedbyfamousuniversities.B.Theyaimtoraiseenvironmentalawareness.

C.TheyaremainlyopentoenvironmentalistsD.Theyfocusonfightingclimatechange.

B

AsIwasleavingthegymlastweek,Igreetedafriendwhowascomingin.Herespondedwithoutlookingupfromhisphone.Istoodthereforafewawkwardseconds,hopingforeyecontact.Hefinallylookedupbriefly,apologetically,beforereturningtothescreen.Iwalkedon,feelingshaken.

ItturnsoutIwasphubbed,whichisatermforsnubbing（冷落）someoneinfavorofaphone.Andresearchhasfoundthatphubbingdoeshavenegative（消极的）impactsonpersonalrelationships,reducingthequalityofcommunicationandlevelofsatisfaction.

RecentlyI'venoticedthatit'simpossibletogooutwithfriendsandhavetheirattentionforthewholetime,There'realwaysphonesonthetable,andthey'reconstantlybeingchecked.Whentheslightestpauseinconversationarises,orifsomeonegetsupfromthetablebriefly,peopleseizetheirphonestocheckinwiththerestoftheworldtoseewhatelseisgoingOn.

Itusedtobethatgoingouttogetherwasconfidence-boostingsolidreassurance（安慰）thatanotherpersonenjoyedyourcompany,otherwisetheywouldn'tacceptbutnotnow.Now,you'reconstantlyattractingattention，competingwithaportablesupercomputer.Whensomeoneislookingattheirphone,you'reneversureiftheyactuallywanttobewithyou.

Themodern-dayequivalentofthisisscrolling（滚屏）andtexting.AlthoughIdidn'trealizeitatthetime,Iwastryingforconnectionwiththefriend,whowasattractedbyitrefusingtoputawayhisphoneandmademefeelawful.

Idon'twanttobethatperson.Idon'twantmyactionstomakeanyonefeelthewayIdidthatday.SofromnowonI'mgoingtomakeapointofnotlettingdigitaldistractionsdamagetherelationshipsIholdsodear.It'snotworthit.Nothingonthatscreenisevermoreimportantthanthepersonstandingrightinfrontofme.

24.Whydoestheauthordescribehisgreetingwithafriendinthegymlastweek?

A.Tointroducewhatphubbingis.B.Toshowthemisuseofphones.

C.Todrawthereaders'attention.D.Tovoicehisopinionaboutphubbing.

25.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Phonesarebadforcommunication.B.Phonesareusedwidelyintheworld.

C.Phubbingismakingpeoplesuffer.D.Phubbingisacommonphenomenon.

26.Whatwillhappenwhenyou'resnubbingsomeoneaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Peoplewillenjoyyourcompany.B.Youwilllosethetrustofothers.

C.Youwilldamageothers'confidence.D.Peoplewillfeeltrulyconnected.

27.Whatdoestheword"it"underlinedinparagraph5referto?

A.Beingcompanied.B.Scrollingandtexting.C.Thetable.D.Thephone.

C

Hasthevolume（音量）inarestaurantevernudeyoufinishyourmealearly?

Ifso,you'renotalone.Restaurantshandledinersinvariouswaystoinfluencefoodchoicesandconsumption,fromlightingtomenutoserverpresentation.Unfortunatelyforthoseheadache-pronerestaurantgoers,someplacesalsochoosetoturnupthetunesandthebackgroundnoise.

ChefMarioBataliisoftenblamedforthephenomenonofultra-loudornoisyrestaurantsinthe1990s,whenhedecidedtofloodthediningroomwiththesameloudtuneshewasplayinginhiskitchen.Andotherchefsfollowedsuit.Somerestaurateursfelta"livelier"atmosphereencouragedmorecustomers,butaside"benefit"wasquickertableturnover,thusincreasingthenumberofpeoplewhocoulddineinaspecificevening.

A1985studyoutofFairfieldUniversitylookedathowchewingspeedvariedaccordingtothetypeofmusicbeingplayed.Althoughthevolumelevelwaskeptthesameforbothmusicalsituations,it'simportanttonotethatfast-tempo（节奏）musicoftengivestheimpressionofbeinglouderthanslowermusic.

"Asignificantincreaseinthenumberofbitesperminutewasfound,andtheeffectwaslargestforfastmusic,"theresearcherswroteinthestudy.So,thefaster,loudermusicgetspeopletodowntheirfoodmorequickly,relievingthetableforfuturecustomers.

There'reopinionsaboutwhetherornotthisisasoundpractice."Arestaurantthatplacesprofitabovediningexperienceoftenplaysloudmusicwithafasttempothatputsdinersunderpressuretoeatmorequickly,evenifthatmeansthey'relessabletoenjoytheirmeal,"writesDr.NeelBurtoninPsychologyToday,addingthatloud,fastmusicreducesappetite.

What'smore,somewould-berepeatdinerswillshyawayforfearofanotherultra-loudmeal.Thenon-profitgroupActiononHearingLossfoundina2016surveyofnearly1,500peoplethat91%ofthosewhoviewarestaurantastoonoisywouldchoosenottoreturn.

28.Whydidsomebossesoftherestaurantsfavourloudmusic?

A.Itmighthelpattractmorecustomers.

B.Itwasthefavoritekindofmusicofthem.

C.Itmadetherestaurantssofterandsweeter.

D.Itcouldincreasethepopularityoftheirrestaurants

29.Whatplaysthemostimportantroleintheeffectofmusicondiners?

A.Itscontent.B.Itslength.C.Itsspeed.D.Itsquality.

30.WhatisDr.NeelBurton'sattitudetowardsfloodingrestaurantswithnoisymusic?

A.Doubtful.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.Uncaring

31.Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhatPeopleThinkofLoudRestaurants

B.AreCustomersMadetoEatQuickly?

C.WhyLoudRestaurantsArePopularToday

D.DoesLoudMusicReallyBenefitRestaurants?

D

Thismaysoundlikeajokeaboutalazyperson'sdreamjob.EarnbigmoneybystayinginbedandwatchingTV.Butthisisreallyhappening,andit'saprojectofNASAandtwoEuropeanspaceagenciestheInstituteofAerospaceMedicineattheCologne-basedGermanAerospaceCenterandtheEuropeanSpaceAgency.It'scalledArtificialGravityBedRestStudy,aimedatstudyinghowthebodyadaptstoweightlessnessinspace.

Scientistsareseeking12womentospendtwofullmonthsinbedinthefallataGermanlab,plusanadditionalmonththereforpreparationandrecovery.Thefirst12testsubjects,allmen,alreadyhavestartedthestudy.

Participantsspendtwoentiremonthsinbedandremainlyingdowneventodoeverydaythingslikeeating,drinkingandexercising.Theyalsoanswernature'scallandshower,butit'sunclearfromtheNASAwebsitehowthosetasksareaccomplishedinbed.

"Dailyroutineshowering,gettingdressed,eating,exercisingtakesmuchtimewhenyoucannotstanduptodothem,"saysthewebsite,addingthatthereis"continuousdatacollection",includingbloodpressure,heartrate,nutrientabsorptionandalsotheparticipants'feelings.Studysubjectswillspendthe60dayswiththeirheadstilted（倾斜）downsixdegrees,whichimitates（模仿）conditionsinspace.

ParticipantsareencouragedtopassthetimebywatchingTV,takingonlinecourses,readingandanyotheractivitiestheycanperformwhilelyingdownaloneinbedtorelievewhatcouldbeboredom.Familyandfriendsareallowedtovisit.

Thehigh$18,500paymentfortwomonthsoflazingaboutisprobablyamajormotivationforpeoplewillingtogothroughsomethingthisextreme.However,ifyou'reanAmericanwhoreallyneedsthemoney,youprobablycan'taffordit.CandidatesneedtotraveltoColognefourtimesattheirownexpensefortheemploymentprocessbetweenAprilandJuly.Plus,theyneedstrong