学年北京市房山区夏村中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案.docx

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学年北京市房山区夏村中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年北京市房山区夏村中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案

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

It’sthetimeofyearwhenwestarthiking.Asyoupack,remembertobringyoursmartphone.Whetheryou’regoingonashortwalkoralongtrip,thereareahandfulofappsthatcanhelp.

MapMyHike

Thisapptrackswhereyou'rehikingsoyouhaveamapofyourrouteattheendofthehike.Itcanalsotrackotherfitnessinformationlikethedistancetraveled,speed,pace,andevencaloriesburned.Youcansavethedataforyourhike,soyoucanalwaysaccesstherouteyoulookaswellastrackimprovementstoyourworkout.

GaiaGPS

Youdon'talwayshavecellphoneservicewhenhiking,butyoualwayswanttoknowwhereyouare.TheGaiaGPSappprovidesthatinformation.Downloadmapsofdifferentpartsoftheworld,andaccesstheGaiaGPSappinthemiddleofeventhemostremotetrails.TheGPSfunctionmakesusingthemapssimple,andtheappwillalsopointtoareasofinterest.

BackpackingChecklist

Oneoftheworstthingsisbeingwayoutonatrailonlytodiscoveryouleftbehindsomethingimportant.That'swhychecklistsarethebest.Thischecklistapphelpsyoubuildacustomized（定制的）listofthingstotakewithyou.Organizedifferentlistsbasedontraillengthsorrequirements.Trackallyouressentialitemsbyweightandwhereyoucanfindthem.

WildObs

UsingWildObs,youcanrecordyourobservationsofplantsandanimalsandaddthemtothedatabase.Youcanaskthecommunitytohelpyouidentifysomethingandkeeptrackofeverythingyou'vemet,andmostimportantly,youcanbecomeacitizenscientist.Byrecordingwhatyou'veseenwiththisapp,you'rehelpingscientistskeeptrackofwhat'shappeningtothenaturalworld.

1.WhatcanyoudowithMapMyHike?

A.Recordyourwalkingspeed.B.Designasuitablehikingroute.

C.Locatepopulartouristattractions.D.Storethedataofyourdailyactivities.

2.WhatisWildObsintendedtodo?

A.Toprovidesurvivalskills.B.Toleadtheway.

C.Toidentifywildlife.D.Tohelpmakepreparations.

3.Whichappismostusefulbeforehiking?

A.GaiaGPS.B.MapMyHike.

C.WildObs.D.BackpackingChecklist.

B

Kidsoftenadmirewell-knowncelebrities,puttingpostersoftheirfavoritemusicians,moviestarsandathletesontheirbedroomwalls.Butrarelydoesayoungpersongettomeetortalktotheiridol.Yetforoneyoungtennisplayer-CocoGauff-herchancetodojustthathappenedinanamazingway!

CocowasbornonMarch13,2004.Attheageof4,shedevelopedaninterestintennisafterwatchingVenusWilliamswintheAustralianOpenonTV.Cocobeganplayingat7andshowedarealtalentforthesport.WhenyoungCocoturned10,shebegantrainingatatenniscentrerunbyVenus'scoach,PatrickMouratoglou.HestillremembersthefirsttimehemetCoco.Hesays,“Sheimpressedmewithherdeterminationandfightingspirit.”Convincedofhertalent,Mouratoglousponsored（资助）CocotoattendhisacademyinFrance.Whileshewaspreparingtogototheacademyin2019,shereceivedacallthatwouldchangeherplansandherlife!

Wimbledon（温布尔顿网球比赛）organizerscalledandofferedGauffentrytothetournament（联赛）asawildcard（外卡选手）.Thismadeheroneoftheyoungestplayerstoeverqualify.BeforesheknewitshewasonherwaytoLondon.Afterarriving,shereceivedanothersurprise.ForherWimbledondebut（首次登场），shewouldbeplayingherlifelonghero,VenusWilliams!

Thetennislegendis24yearsolderthanGauff.

TheworldwatchedwithamazementasyoungGauffbeatVenusintwostraightsets!

Afterwards,GauffshookVenus'shand,thankedherandsaid,“Iwouldn'tbehereifitwasn'tforyou."Afterthematch,VenussaidofGauff,“Ithinktheskyisthelimit；itreallyis."Venussaid,“IfeelhonoredthatIwasonherwall[asaposter]atsomepointinherlife.Soonshewillbeonothergirls'walls.It'snicebecauseitwillkeepgoingfromthenextgenerationtothenextgeneration."

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutCocofromthetext?

A.Shetookuptennisascareerattheageof4.

B.Shewenttoacademyattheageof7.

C.ShehadplayedagainstWilliambefore10.

D.ShebeatWilliamattheageof15

5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCoco?

A.Talentedandmodest.B.Luckyandresponsible.

C.Proudandhard-working.D.Respectfulandcheerful.

6.WhatcanweinferfromVenus'swords?

A.Cocohadreachedherlimits.B.Cocowouldrisetofameafterthematch.

C.Coco'sposterwouldbepassedon.D.Cocohadoncevisitedherhome.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CocoGauff：

Tennis'sNextSuperstar.B.CocoGauff：

APosterontheWall.

C.WhatPostersMeantoaYoungGirl.D.TheSignificanceofAdmiringanIdol.

C

WhenyouthinkoftheicyArcticOcean,doyoupicturecoldbluewaters,onwhichfloat（漂浮）icebergshometoanimalsandfishnotseenelsewhereontheplanet?

Thinkagain,orratheradd300billionpiecesofplastic（塑料）toyourpicture.That'stheamountofplasticthatscientistsbelieveisfloatingaroundtheArcticOcean.MostoftheplasticisintheareatotheeastofGreenlandandnorthofScandinavia.

Wherediditcomefrom?

Afterall,thelandsneartheArcticarenotreallyfullofpeople.ItturnsoutthatoceancurrentsarecarryingplasticthrownintotheoceanallthewaytotheArctic.Anoceancurrentisanunendingmovementofseawaterfromonepointtoanother.ItiscausedbyseveralthingsincludingheatfromtheSun,windandmovementoftheEarth.

ManyoftheseplasticpiecesseemtohavetravelledforyearsbeforereachingtheArctic.Thiswasworkedoutbyscientistsstudyingtheplasticproblemaftertheyobservedtheconditionofthepieces.Whilemuchplasticfloatsontopofthewater,alotalsomaybeontheseafloor.

Plastichasbeenwidelyusedfor60yearsonEarthandourcarelessthrowingofplasticthingsisslowlyturningtheonceperfectlycleanArcticintoadangerousplace.Unlikefoodwasteandplantwaste,plasticdoesn'tbreakdownsoeasily.InfacttheUnitedStatesEnvironmentProtectionOrganizationreportsthat“everybitofplasticevermadestillexists”.

What'stheeffect?

Seabirds,seaturtlesandotheroceancreaturescouldgethurtanddiewhentheyaccidentallyswallowplastic.Plasticwasteaffectsfishing,affectingpeoplewhoearnmoneythroughfishing.Plasticscanletoutdangerouspoisons（毒物）intothewater.Thesemaybeswallowedbyfish,andwhenthesefisharecaughtandeatenbypeopleorbiggeranimals,theycouldgetpoisonedtoo!

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheArcticOceanisheavilypolluted.

B.TheplasticismostlyintheareaintheeastofGreenland.

C.Anoceancurrentisjustcausedbythemovementoftheearth.

D.Muchmoreplasticfloatsontopofthewater.

9.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tcontributetotheplasticocean?

A.Humansthrowawayplasticthingsatwill.

B.Oceancurrentscarryplasticthingseverywhere.

C.Plasticcanletoutharmfulthingsintothewater.

D.Plasticishardtobreakdown.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swallow”inthelastParagraphmean?

A.Breakdown.B.Takein.

C.Accept.D.Touch.

11.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.AreMentoBlameforPlasticOcean?

B.ArcticOceanandItsFuture!

C.IsPlasticHarmful?

D.ArcticOceanorPlasticOcean?

D

ThemeasurablethreattotheenvironmenthasbeenworsenedbythespreadofCOVID-19thatincreasestheneedforplasticprotectiveequipment.Mostplasticismadefromfossilfuels.Millionsoftonsofgreenhousegasarereleasedfromthedevelopmentoftheseresourcesandplasticproductionandburning.

Theendlifeofplasticisjustworrisome.Lessthan10%oftheplasticproducedhasbeenrecycled.Evenmoreofithasbeenburned.Butthevastmajorityofplastichasbeenburiedinland,anditisincreasinglypollutingtheenvironment.Wehearmostlyaboutoceanplasticandtheharmdonetoseacreaturesthatmistakeplasticbagsandbitsforfood.Butmicroplasticisevenmoreworrisome.Plasticdoesn'tbreakdownbiologicallybutinsteadbreaksdownintotinyparticles（averysmallpieceofsomething）,whichhavebeenfoundineverycorneroftheplanet,onlandandintheair,indrinkingwaterandfoodsources.

Yetthepublichasnotgiventhisglobalenvironmentaldisastertheattentionitrequires.Instead,theyhaveviewedsingle-useplastic—whichmakesupabout40%ofplasticusedeachyear—asalitterissuethatcanbesolvedthroughbetterrecyclingandwastemanagement.Thatattitudemustchangebecausetherecentglobalbreakdownofthemarketforrecyclinghasmadeitclearthatithasneverbeen,noreverwillbe,abletokeepupwithplastictrashuse.

Californiahasbeentheforerunnerofplasticwastereduction—itwasthefirststatetobansingle-useplasticbagsandmaybethefirststatetotransformthewaygoodsarepackaged.Thestatealsocameclosetopassinganactwhichwouldhaverequiredthatproductssoldinplasticpackaginginthestatehaveaprovenrecyclingrateof75%by2032.California,thoughinfluential,can'tsolvethiscrisisalone.TheUShaslongbeenproducingagreatamountofplastictrashanditshouldengageinreducingtheuseofplasticaswell.

12.Whydoestheauthormentionthereleaseofgreenhousegasinparagraph1?

A.Toshowtheharmofplastic

B.Towarnoftheclimatechange.

C.Tocallforthedevelopmentoffossilfuels.

D.Tohighlighttheimportanceofplasticequipment.

13.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepublicopiniononsingle-useplastic?

A.Favorable.B.Tolerant.

C.Curious.D.Opposed.

14.What'sCalifornia'sroleinreducingplasticwaste?

A.Apioneer.B.Afailure.

C.Anobjector.D.Apredictor.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthe