福建省泉州市届高三英语份质检二模试题.docx

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福建省泉州市届高三英语份质检二模试题

福建省泉州市2021届高三英语5月份质检（二模）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ABC和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Fromvirtualtourstoe-learningtools,museumsandartgallerieshavebeensharingresourcesusingdigitalplatformstocontinuetoconnectwiththepublic,sharecollectionsandstories,andsupportthosewhoarevulnerable（脆弱的）duringclosuresandtheCOVID-19crisis.

HastingsMuseumandArtGallery

HastingsMuseumandArtGalleryisafamilyfriendlymuseuminHastingswithadiversecollectionof97,000objectsoflocalhistory,fineaddecorativeartsandnaturalsciences.TodealwiththeCOVID-19outbreak,wehavelaunchedadigitalmuseumviatheTwitterhashtag#HastingsDigitalMuseumaswellasviaoutFacebookandInstagrampages.

TheBritishLibrary

Overthepasttwoyears,ourimagingspecialistshavebeentryingtodigitisetheglobes,whichformoneofthemostbeautifulpartsintheBritishLibrary’svastmapscollection.ThevirtualglobeswillbemadeavailableforupcloseinteractionontheBritishLibrary’swebsitethroughout2021,withthefirstsevendueforreleaseon26March.

ArtUK

ArtUKistheonlinehomeforeverypublicartcollectionintheUK.ArtUKisacharity,whichfeaturesalmostdigitised250,000artworksavailableonline.Throughourwork,wemakeartavailableforeveryone--forenjoyment,learningandresearch.FromMaywewillofferuserstheopportunitytocreateandsharealbumsofartworksaswellas”digitalsurrogate（替代的）exhibitions”.

LeedsArtGalleryOnline

ThedisplaysatLeedsCityArtGalleryhavebeenselectedbythestafftoreflecttherichnessandvarietyofthecollections.Establishedmasterpiecesarepresentedalongsidelesserknownworks.Itincludesrecentacquisitionsandlongtermworksfromthecollection.Thecollectionisquitelarge--onlyafraction（部分）isondisplayatanyonetime.Whennotonshow,thesemaybeseenbyappointmentattheGallery.

21.Whichisthemostinvitingtoageographylover?

A.HastingsMuseumandArtGallery.B.TheBritishLibrary.

C.ArtUK.D.LeedsArtGalleryOnline.

22.WhatisspecialaboutArtUK?

A.Itisanidealmuseumforafamily.

B.Ithasthelargestcollectionofartworks.

C.Itisanon-profitartlearningservice.

D.Itdisplayslesserknownworksbesidesfamousones.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

ATointroducevirtualtoursoptions.B.Toinformreadersofartevents.

C.ToprovideacureforCOVID-19.D.Topopulariseartknowledgetoreaders.

B

WithschoolscloseintheUKduringtheCOVID-19outbreak,mostchildrenmustnowbehomeschooled.Parentshavefoundthemselvesnotonlyhavingtobalanceworkandhavingthechildrenathomebutalsohavingtotryandteachthem.Howcanyoukeepyourchildrenfocusedwhilelearning?

NicolaAnderson--HeadofCustomerSupportattheUK’sleadingonlinetutoringserviceMyTutor,providesnew,up-to-datetipstoheartenparentsatthisdifficulttimeandadviseshowtheycanstructuretheirchildren’sdays.

Oneistokeeptoaregulartimetablesoitstillfeelslikeyourchildistakingpartintheschoolday.MsAndersonsaid:

“Childrenofallagesdowellonroutineandboundaries;schoolsprovidethisinabundanceanditwillmostchildrenfeelsecureandhappyiftheycanfollowasimilartimetablefortheirhomeschooling.”

Anothertipistocreateanenvironmentwhichisfavorabletolearning.Shesaid:

”Theenvironmentshouldbefreefromdistractionsandideallyneartoanopenwindow,toprovidethemwithappropriatelevelsoffreshairandnaturallight.Somechildrenfinditcomfortableandhelpfultohavequiet,instrumentalmusicplayinginthebackgroundtohelpthemtofocus,butthisisn’tforeveryone.”

Usingtechnologytohelpwithyourchild’slearningisalsoadvised.Manyschoolsareofferingonlineclassesandresourcestohelpandcompaniesarereducingorevennotchargingtheirfeesduringthistime.

Itisalsoimportanttokeepphysicalexerciseasapartofyourroutine.JoeWicks,otherwiseknownasTheBodyCoach,hasbeenkeepingkidshealthywithdaily10minuteworkoutsforchildrenonhisYoutubechannel.MsAndersonsaid:

”Itcanbeanythingfromrunningaroundthegarden,walkingthedog,agameoffootballordancingaroundyourlivingroom!

”

24.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Student.B.Teachers.C.Coaches.D.Parents.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph3referto?

AHomeschooling.B.Tutoringservice.

C.Aregulartimetable.D.Difficulttime:

26.WhatmayNicolaAndersonagree?

A.Toallowchildrentoadjustschedulefreely.

B.Toofferchildrenpeacefulstudyenvironment.

C.Torecommendhigh-techtoonlineschools.

D.Tocombineroutinewithkids'mentalheath.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtoimprovehomeschoolingefficiency.

B.Howtoobtainonlinelearningresources.

C.Howtostudyattentivelyathome.

D.Howtodesignaproperschedule.

C

Ultrasound（超声）isusedwidelyinmedicalimaging,butinrecentyearsscientistshavestarteddevelopingitforanotheruse:

stimulatingnervestotreatdisease.Intwonewstudiesinmice,researchersfocusedthesoundwavesonnervesinthespleen（脾）thatcommunicatewiththeimmunesystem,reducingsymptoms.Iftheapproachprovessafeandeffectiveinpeople,itcouldserveasatreatmentfordiseasessuchasarthritis（关节炎）.

Inonestudy,ledbyscientistsattheFeisteinInstituteandGEResearch,micereceivingafewminutesofultrasoundtreatmenttothespleennervehadadiminishedsymptomstoaninjected（注射）poison.Inanotherstudy,researchersattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheircolleaguesreducessymptomsofarthritisinmicebystimulatingtheirspleennervesfor20minuteseverydayforaweek.“Zeroinginonthespleenmayprovideamorepreciseapproachthanfocusingonthevagusnerve（交感神经）,whichconnectswiththeimmunesystemviaasecondnervethatstimulatesthespleen.”saysHubertLin,leadauthorofthelatterstudy.“Whenwe’retargetingthespleenwehavelessofaneffectalloverthebody.”

“Littleisknownabouthowrepeatedultrasoundaffectsthespleenorwhetherithasotherharmfuleffects,”saysneuroscientistDeniseBellingerofLomaLindaUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedineitherstudy.Anongoingclinicaltrialaimstoassessthetreatment’ssafetyinhumanswitharthritis.Abiggerunknownishowultrasoundactivatesingeneral.Scientistsarenowexploringtheuseofultrasoundonotherpartsofthenervoussystem,includingthebrain.“Weknowhowtocontrolnerveswithelectricity,andwe’vebeendoingitformorethan100years,”neuroscientistKevinTraceysays,“Buttheideaofcontrollingnervesignalswithultrasoundisabrand-newfield.”

28.Whatdoscientistsexpectofthenewapplicationofultrasound?

A.It'llbeappliedinmedicalimaging

B.It'llbeusedtoactivatenervestotreatdisease.

C.It’llbeappliedinspleentransplantation.

D.It'llbeemployedtorebuildimmunesystem.

29.Whetdoestheunderlinedword“diminished"inparagraph2mean?

A.Complicated.B.Worsened.CDecreased.D.Associated.

30.WhatistheconcernofDeniseBellinger?

A.Sideeffect.B.Timelength.C.Theprocedure.D.Thecost.

31.Whatismostlikelythenextstepofthestudy?

A.Assessingthetreatment'ssafetyonhumans.

B.Activatingnervesingeneralwithultrasound.

C.Exploringtheuseofultrasoundonthebrain.

D.Controllingnervesignalswithultrasound.

D

Theinventionofsteelframesinthelate1800smeantthatthewallsdidnotcarrytheweightofastructure.Thisdevelopmentmeantthatsuddenlymuchtallerbuildingswerepossible,andtheycouldbebuiltquickly.Skyscrapershadbeenborn,andtheywereabouttochangethefaceofourcities.

Since1901theworld’stallestbuildinghadalwaysbeenaskyscraperanduntil1974thiswasalwaysinNewYork.OnlyaftertheendofthecenturydidthetallestbuildingappearoutsideNorthAmerica,withtheopeningofthefirstbuildingtobemorethanhalfakilometertall,Taipei101.

Tallbuildingareseenasasymbolofsuccessandstatusbymanybuttheyarenotalwayspopularwithlocalresidents.TheconstructionoftheShard,thetallestbuildinginLondonandintheentireEuropeanUnion,hasbeenhighlycontroversial.ItisonlyafewhundredmetersacrosstheRiverThamesfromtheTowerofLondon--oneoftheoldestandmostfamouslandmarksinLondon.Manyfeelthatsuchmodernconstructionsshouldnotbebuiltneartohistoricsites.

LondonresidentsshouldhopethattheopeningoftheSharddoesn’tleadtoamajordowntownintheireconomy.TheEmpireStateBuildingwasfinishedin1931,verysoonafterWallStreetcrashed.ThePetronasTowersinKualaLumpurwerebuiltin1988,justaftertheAsianfinancialcrisis.TheBurjKhalifainDubaiwasopenedinearly2010,andshortlyafterwardstheemirate’s（酋长国的）investmentcompanycollapsed.

TheBurjKhalifamightbethetalleststructureintheworldcurrentlybutitsstatusisunderthreatfromnumerousplannedbuildingsaroundtheworld.Onetowerwhichwillprobablyneverbebuiltisthe4kmhighX-Seed4000inTokyo.Itwasdesignedin1995toattractpublicityratherthanasaseriousproposal,butwhoknowswhensuchfancifulideascouldbecomeareality?

TheBurjKhalifaismorethatdoubletheheightoftheEmpireStateBuilding,andsurelynoonein1931wouldhaveimaginedthat.

32.Whatmakethebuildingofskyscraperspossible?

A.Theusingofthesteelframes.

B.Theimprovementofthewallmaterial.

C.Thechangingofthecityface.

D.'Theincreaseofthebuildingheight.

33.WhatismostLondoners'attitudetowardstheconstructionoftheShard?

A.Supportive.B.Uncooperative.C.Acceptable.D.Critical.

34.Howisparagraph4developed?