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学年建平中学高三上英语期中考试

2018-2019学年建平中学高三上英语期中考试

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Themama-bearinstinct

Ms.AngelaMcQueen,amathandPEteacheratMattoonHighSchool,Illinois,hasaroutinewhenshe’sonlunch-monitoringduty.She（21）________（keep）aneyeonthehundredsofstudentsinherchargebywalkinglaps（圈）aroundtheschoolcafeteria.

InSeptember2017,McQueen,then40,hadhardlyfinishedonelap（22）________a14-year-oldfreshmanstandingnotfarfromherpulledoutagun.Sheknewtoowellthathewasgoingtostartshooting.

Schoolemployees（23）________（train）onhowtohandleactiveshooters:

Attacktheirability（24）________（aim）.Sowiththeshooter’sfingeronthetrigger,McQueenrushedtohim.（25）________（grab）athisarm,sheforcedthegunintotheair,butnot（26）________hestruckonestudentinthehandandchestandhurtanother.Asstudentsranfortheexits,McQueendefeatedtheshooterwithhelpfromtheschoolresourceofficer,（27）________disarmedthestudentandtookhimintoimprisonmentuntilpolicearrivedminuteslater.Afterward,McQueenwentoutsidetogivehugsandsupporttohershakenstudents.

“It’sthemama-bearinstinct,”shetoldthelocalpaper.“Idon’thavekidsofmyown,butthesearestill‘（28）________’kids.”

（29）________________McQueen,astorythathasplayedouttragicallyatfartoomanyschoolsacrossthecountryhadarelativelyhappyending.“Ifithadn’tbeenforher,thesituationwouldhavebeenalotdifferent,”PoliceChiefJeffBransonsaidatanewsconference.

Asone（30）________（impress）studenttoldCBSNews,“Mr.McQueenisourheroine.”

SectionB

Photographyisoftenperceivedasanobjective,andthereforeunbiased,mediumfordocumentingandpreservinghistoricmomentsandnationalandworldhistories,andforvisualizingandnarratingnewsstories.Butthechoicesmadebyaphotographer–includinghowtheimageis__31__,whatisleftinoroutoftheframe,andhowitmaybecropped,edited,orotherwisealteredafteritistaken–introduceapoint-of-viewintothephotographand__32__impacthowwereceiveandunderstandimages.Suchconsiderationsraisecriticalquestionsabouthowwillinglyweacceptanyonephotographasareflectionof__33__truth.

Photographscanbear__34__tohistoryandevenserveascatalysts（催化剂）forchange.Theycanfostersympathyandraiseawarenessor,__35__,offercriticalcommentaryonhistoricalpeople,places,andevents.Throughoutthehistoryofthemedium,photographershaveaimedtocapturetheessenceofeventstheysawwiththeirowneyes—thoughthequestionofthetrustworthinessoftheirimagesisalwaysupfordebate.

ThoughDorotheaLangehadbeenoperatingasuccessfulportraitstudioinSanFranciscosince1919,shewasmovedbythehomelesspeopleastheGreatDepressionbegantotakeitstoll,andshestartedphotographingthem.ThesephotographsledtoherbeinghiredbythefederalFarmSecurityAdministration（FSA）,formedtoraiseawarenessofandprovideaidtopoorfarmers.LangecloselyidentifiedwiththeFSA’smission,whichwasto__36__theeffectsoftheDepressiononAmericans,bringingattentiontotheirstrugglessothatsucheventswouldneverrecur.DueinparttoherworkwiththeFSA,Langebecameknownasapioneerofdocumentaryphotography,a__37__shedislikedbecauseshefeltthetermdidnotreflectthepassionatesocialmotivationsthatfueledherwork.

DorotheaLangetookthisphotographMigrantMother,Nipomo,Californiain1936,whileemployedbytheFSAprogram.InNipomo,California,LangecameacrossFlorenceOwensThompsonandherchildreninacampfilledwithfieldworkerswhoselivelihoodsweredevastatedbythefailureofthepeacrops.RecallingherencounterwithThompsonyearslater,shesaid,“Isawandapproachedthehungryanddesperatemother.IdonotrememberhowIexplainedmy__38__ormycameratoher,butIdoremembersheaskedmenoquestions.Imadefiveexposures,workingcloserandcloserfromthesamedirection.”Onephotographfromthatshoot,nowknownasMigrantMother,waswidely__39__tomagazinesandnewspapersandbecameasymboloftheplightofmigrantfarmworkersduringtheGreatDepression.

AsLangedescribedThompson’ssituation,“Sheandherchildrenhadbeenlivingonfrozenvegetablesfromthefield.Yettheycouldnotmoveon,forshehadjustsoldthetiresfromthecartobuyfood.”However,Thompsonlater__40__Lange’saccount.Whenareporterinterviewedherinthe1970s,sheinsistedthatsheandLangedidnotspeaktoeachother,nordidshesellthetiresofhercar.ThompsonsaidthatLangehadeitherconfusedherforanotherfarmerorembellished（渲染）whatshehadunderstoodofhersituationinordertomakeabetterstory.

III.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

VastpartsofEarthshouldbeleftwild

Toavoidmassextinctionsofplantsandanimals,governmentsshouldprotectathirdoftheoceansandlandby2030andhalfby2050,withafocusonareasofhighbiodiversity.SosayleadingbiologistsinaneditorialinthejournalScience.

Thisisn’tjustaboutsavingbiodiverseareas,saysJonathanBaillieoftheNationalGeographicSociety,oneoftheauthors.Itisalsoaboutsavingourselvesbyprotecting__41__naturalsystems,orecosystems,andtheirbenefitstous,knownasecosystemservices.“Wearelearningthatthelargeareasthatremainareimportantforprovidingservicesforalllife.Theforests,forexample,are__42__forabsorbingandstoringcarbon,”saysBaillie.

Atpresent,just3.6percentoftheplanet’soceansand14.7percentoflandisprotectedbylaw.Atthe2010NagoyaConferenceoftheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,governmentsagreedtoprotect10percentoftheoceansand17percentoflandby2020.

Butthisisn’tnearlyenough,saysBaillie.Intheeditorial,heandhiscoauthor,Ya-PingZhangoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,wantgovernmentstosetmuchbigger__43__atthenextmajorconferenceonbiodiversityin2020.

“Wehavetoenormously__44__ourambitionifwewanttoavoidanextinctioncrisisandifwewanttomaintaintheecosystemservicesthatwe__45__benefitfrom,”saysBaillie.“Thetrendsareina__46__direction,it’sjustwehavetomovemuchfaster.”

Itishardtoworkouthowmuchspaceisneededtopreservebiodiversityandecosystem__47__,thepairsay,becausethereissomuchwedon’tknowaboutlifeonEarth–likehowmanyspeciesthereare.__48__,mostestimatessuggestthatbetween25and75percentofhighbiodiversityregionsormajorecosystemsshouldbeprotected.Therefore,we,includinggovernments,shouldbe__49__whensettinggoalsandstrategies.

“Thereisnodoubtthatweneedfarmorelandandsea__50__forconservingandretainingnature,”saysJamesWatsonattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia.“Targetslike50percentareintherightballparkwhenitcomestotheminimal__51__ofareaneededtoconservebiodiversity.”

ButWatsonandothersstressthatwhichareasgetprotectedisevenmoreimportantthantheoverallpercentage.“Thekeythingistoprotecttherightareas,”saysJoseMontoyaoftheStationforTheoreticalandExperimentalEcologyinMoulis,France.“Ifwe__52__protectaproportionoftheterritory,governmentswilllikelyprotectwhat’seasy,andthat’susuallyareasof__53__biodiversityandecosystemserviceprovision.”

Infact,athirdofthe3.6percentoflandthatisalreadymeanttobeprotectedisactuallybeing__54__,Watson’steamreportedlastmonth.Soonly__55__areastobeprotectedisn’tenough.

41.A.stricterB.widerC.saferD.simpler

42.A.uniqueB.sufficientC.criticalD.fit

43.A.examplesB.valuesC.awardsD.objectives

44.A.increaseB.achieveC.lackD.frustrate

45.A.barelyB.currentlyC.roughlyD.thoroughly

46.A.oppositeB.fixedC.complexD.positive

47.A.approachesB.managementC.benefitsD.degradation

48.A.ThereforeB.FurthermoreC.HoweverD.Otherwise

49.A.concernedB.changeableC.firmD.cautious

50.A.desertedB.securedC.measuredD.distributed

51.A.damageB.costC.amountD.standard

52.A.completelyB.merelyC.virtuallyD.desperately

53.A.massB.tropicalC.marineD.low

54.A.exploitedB.expandedC.restoredD.discovered

55.A.developingB.coveringC.declaringD.utilizing

SectionB

（A）

ThesummerIturned16,myfathergavemehis‘69ChevyMalibuconvertible（敞篷车）.BeautifullyrepaintedwithV-8engine—itwasagiftwastedonmeatthatage.WhatdidIknowaboutclassiccars?

TheimportantthingwasthatHannahandIcoulddrivearoundTucsonwiththetopdown.

Hannahwasmybestfriend,ayearyoungerbutmuchtaller,almostfivefootten.“Hannah’sgoingtobesomething,”mymotheralwayssaid.Andsureenough,thatsummershesignedwithamodelingagency.Shewasalreadydoingcatalogandrunwaywork.

Amonthaftermybirthday,HannahandIwenttothemovies.Onthewayhome,westoppedattheMcDonald’sdrive-through,puttingthefriesontheseatbetweenustoshare.“Let’sridearoundawhile,”Isaid.Itwasaclearnight,oven-warm,fullmooncastlowoverthedesert.Takingacurvetoofast,Ihitapatchofdirtandslidfromsidetoside.Ithencutthroughaneighbor’slandscapewallanddroveintoafull-grownpalm.Thefrontwheelscametoresthalfwayupthetreetrunk.Frenchfriesonthefloor,thedash,andmylap.AnimpossibleamountofbloodonHannah’sface,piecesofskinhangingintohereyes.Theytookusinseparateambulances.Intheemergencyroom,myparentsspokequietly:

Bestplasticsurgeoninthecity.Endofhermodelingcareer.

We’dbeenwearinglegbelts,butthe