学年安徽省芜湖市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案.docx

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学年安徽省芜湖市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案

2020-2021学年安徽省芜湖市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

DivewithBigSharks

Oursharkdiveadventuresmakeuseofhookahsystemsandsharkcages.Ahookahsystemisasystemofprovidingairfromthesurfacetodiversdownbelow.Cagediversbreathebyusingaregulatorconnectedtoanairhose.

IsSharkDivingDangerous?

Yes.Youcouldgetsunburnt.Youcouldhityourheadonthetopbunkgettingoutofbed.Youcouldfalloverboard.Asforasharkattack,accordingtotheInternationalSharkAttackFile,youarefarmorelikelytobekilledbyadogoradeer.

Pricing&Details

OnedayCageDiverAdventureS875

OurexpertsharkdiverteamwillaccompanyyoutothebestviewingareaswithintheMarineSanctuary.There,we'lldropourcageandpreparetoprovideyouwithaviewyou'llneverforget.

Nodiveexperienceisnecessary.Ourcagessitjustbelowthesurface.You'llbeabletobreathecomfortablyfromyoursnorkelorairhosewhileyoumoveaboutthecage,takingphotosandhavingfun.

TopSharkAdventureS375

Ifyouwanttoseegreatwhitesharksbutpreferthemalittlefurtheraway,weoffergreattop-sidesharkviewingfromourobservationdeck.Helpscanthehorizonforfinsandwatchforsharksattackingtheirprey（猎物）.

ImportantNote

There'sNoSharkGuarantee

Althoughwegotothebestplacesatthebesttimeofyear,wecannotguaranteeyou'llseesharks.We'vebeenverysuccessfulinpastsharkseasonsandexpectanotherincredibleyear.However,ifweseenosharks,thereisnorefund.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetwoadventures?

A.TopSharkAdventuremakesuseofhookahsystems.

B.CageDiverAdventureoffersyouaviewofthebottomofthesea.

C.CageDiverAdventureislessinterestingthantheother.

D.TopSharkAdventureissuitableforthoseworriedaboutdanger.

2.Whatismostlikelytohappenaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.youfailtoachieveyourpurposeofthetrip.

B.youareoutofbreathdeepdowninthesea.

C.youarehurtbyasharkwhiledivingthere,

D.yousufferfromlackofskillinsharkdiving.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheadvertisementthatsharkdivingis________

A.difficultbutexcitingB.challengingandtiring

C.amazingandenjoyableD.expensivebutpopular

B

“Yourmindisagarden;yourthoughtsaretheseeds.Theharvestcaneitherbeflowersorweeds,”WilliamWordsworthwrote.Intheabovequote,Williamsuggeststhattheprocessofgardeningmirrorshumanlife.Dependingonwhatwe“plant”inourlives,webloom（生长茂盛）ordon’t.Beforeyoustarttoworkinyourgarden,it’snecessarytohaveavisionforit.Thinkingofwhatyouwanttogrowinyourgardenandhowtolayitoutisagoodfirststepinmakingyourvisionafruitfulreality.Inlife,youshouldconsiderwhatyouwanttocreateandwhatyouwanttoachieve,becauseyourmind-gardenislikethewhitepaperandthepossibilitiesareendless.

Regardlessofwhatyouchoosetoplant,poorsoilisn’tsuitableforgrowth.Thisiswhygardenerstakethetimeandenergytoupgradethesoilbeforeplanting.So,creatingtherightsoilisimportanttotherealizationofyourgoalsanddreams.Fortunately,therearecountlesswaystomakeyourpersonalbedrockbetter.Gettinganeducationisoneofthemosteffectiveways,whichcanhelpyouenrichyourlife’ssoil.

Youdon’thavetobeanenthusiasticgardenertounderstandthemeaningof“Youreap（收获）whatyousow.”Whenagardenerwantstomatoes,theyjustneedtoplanttomatoseeds.It’saveryclearactthatproducesanexpectedresult.Eachofushasthepowertodecidewhich“lifeseeds”toplant.Forexample,ifyouplantillseeds,it'slikelythatyou’llexperiencepaininreturn.Contrarily,ifyouplantseedsofkindnessandunderstanding,yourlifewillbloomwithhappinessandlove.

Agardener’strulyarduousworkbeginsaftertheseedsareinthegroundbecauseagardenrequiresalotofcareandattention.Regularwateringandweedingarerequiredforahealthygarden.So,toensureyourdreamstakeroot,youshouldbedevoted,aware,andpresent.Aftercountlesshoursandenergyspent,thecropshavegrownwellandarefinallyreadytobeharvested.

4.Whatisimportantbeforegardenersbreakgroundintheirgardens?

A.Receivingsometraininginplanting.

B.Drawingupagoodplanfortheirgardens.

C.Havingthecouragetoaccepttheworstoutcome.

D.Doingresearchonthecommonlocalgardenplants.

5.Whatiscomparedtogettingeducationbytheauthor?

A.Improvingtheconditionofthesoil.B.Growingyourmostfavorableplants.

C.Takingcareoftheplantsinyourgarden.D.Selectingpropergoalsingardeningwork.

6.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinParagraph3?

A.Yourqualityoflifedependsonyourpositiveaction.

B.Yourexperiencecanhelpyouunderstandplantsbetter.

C.Yourchoiceofsoilisanimportantpartinyourgardening.

D.Yourknowledgeofplantingwillmakeyouasuccessfulgardener.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.BeneficialB.CreativeC.Boring.D.Tough

C

TheGatausedtolookannoyedwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1,500-square-foothomeinPremierGardens,anareaof95“zero-energyhomes”（ZEH）justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtotaloverthe10monthsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:

$75.Forthepasttwomonths,theyhaven’tpaidacent.

ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensubdivisions（住宅开发项目）inCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglowpowerappliancesandsolarpanels.

Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityoftraditionalhomes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandkeepingindoorwarmthwinter.

Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolarunits.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid（电网）.Theresidentsarebilledby“netmetering”:

theypayfortheamountofpowerthattheygetfromthegrid,minusthekilowatts（千瓦）theyfeedintoit.Ifahomegeneratesmorepowerthanituses,thebilliszero.

Thatsoundslikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'snot.Solarhomesproducethemostpoweronthehotsunnyafternoonswheneveryonerusheshometoturnuptheairconditioner."Ithelpsuslowerusageatpeakpowertimes,"sayssolarexpertMikeKeesee.“Thatletsusavoidbuildingcostlyplantsorbuyingexpensivepoweratpeakusagetime.”

What’snottolike?

Mostlythecosts.Thespecialfeaturescanadd$25,000ormoretothepurchasepriceofahouse.Taxbreaksbringthecostdown,especiallyinCalifornia,butinmanystatesZEHscanbeextremelyexpensive.Fortheconsumer,it'samatterofpayingnowforthehardwaretosavelateronthepowerbill.

8.WhyistheGataeagertoseetheirelectricitybillsnow?

A.Theywanttocutdowntheirutility'expenses.

B.Theywanttoknowiftheyareabletopay.

C.Theywanttoseehowmuchtheyhavesaved.

D.Theywanttoavoidbeingovercharged.

9.WhatisspecialabouttheZEHcommunities?

A.Theyarebuiltinharmonywiththeenvironment.

B.Theyhavecreatedcuttingedgetechnologies.

C.Theyaresubdividedintohalfadozensections.

D.Theyaimtobeindependentinpowersupply.

10.Whatdoesthe"netmetering"practicemeantothepowercompany?

A.MorepressureatpeaktimeB.Reducedoperationalcosts.

C.Increasedelectricityoutput.D.Lessprofitsintheshortterm.

11.TheauthorbelievesthatbuyingahouseinaZEHcommunity__________.

A.isaworthyinvestmentinthelongrunB.isbutadreamforaverageconsumers

C.givestheownergreattaxbenefitsD.contributestoenvironmentalprotection

D

Thereisnosuchthingasa“safe"levelofdrinking,withincreasedconsumptionofalcoholassociatedwithpoorerbrainhealth,accordingtoanewstudy.

Inanobservationalstudy,whichhasnotyetbeenpeer-reviewed,researchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordstudiedtherelationshipbetweentheself-reportedalcoholintakeofsome25,000peopleintheUK,andtheirbrainscans.Theresearchersnotedthatdrinkinghadaneffectonthebrain'sgraymatter-regionsinthebrainthatmakeup"importantbitswhereinformationisprocessed,"accordingtoleadauthorAnyaTopiwala,aseniorclinicalresearcheratOxford.

“Themorepeopledrank,thelessthevolumeoftheirgraymatter,“Topiwalasaidviaemail."Brainvolumereduceswithageandmoreseverelywithdementia（痴呆症）.Smallerbrainvolumealsopredictsworseperformanceonmemorytesting,“sheexplained."Whilealcoholonlymadeasmallcontributiontothis（0.8%）,itwasagreatercontributionthanother"modifiable"riskfactors,"shesaid,explainingthatmodifiableriskfactorsare“onesyoucandosomethingabout,incontrasttoaging.”

Theteamalsoinvestigatedwhethercertaindrinkingpatterns,beveragetypesandotherhealthconditionsmadeadifferencetotheimpactofalcoholonbrainhealth.Theyfoundthattherewasno"safe"levelofdrinking-meaningthatconsuminganyamountofalcoholwasworsethannotdrinkingit.Theyalsofoundnoevidencethatthetypeofdrink—suchaswine,spiritsorbeer—affectedtheharmdonetothebrain.However,certaincharacteristics,suchashighbloodpressure,obesityorbinge-drinking,couldputpeopleathigherrisk,researchersadded.

Therisksofalcoholhavelongbeenknown：

Previousstudieshavefoundthatthere'snoamountofliquor,wineor