湖北省高三调研考试英语试题Word格式.docx

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Tigers

Allsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChintigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats（栖息地）,ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.

Groundsquirrels

That’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.

Giraffes

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.

Asianelephants

ThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.

1．Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?

A．Around3890.

B．50000.

C．124000.

D．413000.

2．Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?

A．Tigers.

B．Giraffes.

C．Groundsquirrels.

D．Asianelephants.

3．Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?

A．Illegalhunting.

B．Disturbedhabitat.

C．Developingtourism.

D．Unnecessaryconstruction.

4．Whichwordcanbestdescribethepresentsituationforprotectingwildanimals?

A．Satisfactory.

B．Optimistic.

C．Urgent.

D．Stable.

ToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee---twenty-two-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob,but,insistsMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,byfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery.”Saysmotheroftwo,Margery.

Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren.”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”

ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicion（怀疑）inachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecoginsed.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplantstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.

WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?

“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow.”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed–sothat’sgood!

”

5．WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?

A．Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.

B．Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.

C．Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.

D．Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.

6．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”（Para.2）?

A．Instructor.

B．Superior.

C．Baby-sitter.

D．Coach.

7．WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?

A．Ithasbeenwomen-specific.

B．Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.

C．Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.

D．Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent.

Findingyourfeetinanewtowncanbehard,especiallyifyou’recoveredinfuranddon’tspeakthelanguage.ButforpetsnewtoMarlborough,helpisathand.

MarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé

inBlenheim,havejoinedforcestohelpwelcomepetsandtheirpeopletotheregionwithafortnightlymorningtea.Theyhopethemorningteaswillgettailsandtongueswaggingaswellasgivingadviceonhowtomakethemovesmoother.

RailwayCafé

ownerLeanneHarriscameupwiththeinnovative（创新的）planasawaytohelpwelcomepeopletothearea.LeannemovedtoMarlboroughfromAucklandtwoyearsagoandsaidsheinitiallystruggledtofindfriendsandfeelpartofthecommunity.“ComingfromAucklandIthoughtpeoplewouldopentheirdoorsandthattherewouldbeneighbourscallingroundwithcake.Iexpectedpeopletocometomeand,ofcourse,itwasn’tlikethat.Ididgetlonely.“IhopetosavenewcomershavingtowaitaslongasIdidtofeelpartofitall.Iwouldliketowelcomethemtothetown.”

Freeplattersofsandwiches,cakesandothergoodieswillbeonoffer,forthepeople,whiletherewillbespecialhandmadeyoghurtandbananatreatsforthedogs.Themorningteaswilltakeplaceinthecoveredareaatthebackofthepopularcafé

besidetherailwaystationoffGroveRd.

LeannesaidshewashappytodevotebothhertimeandeffortintogivingbacktothecommunityandfelttheventurewasagreatfitwiththeSPCA．

“Volunteeringissuchanamazingthingtodoanditchangedthingsformecompletely,andImetsomeamazingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.”

SPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall,originallyfromtheUnitedKingdom,saidshealsowantedtohelp.“Icangiveadviceonhowtoresettlepets,thebestparkstogoto,wherethebestwalksareandwherethevetcentersareintown.”Therewillbevolunteeringopportunitiestooforpeoplewheretheycanhelpoutandhopefullymakefriendstoo.”

8．HowwillMarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé

helpnewpets?

A．Byofferingmorningteas.B．Bygivingadvicetothem.

C．Bycommunicationwiththem.D．Byprovidingaccommodationtothem.

9．WhatwasLeanne’splanoriginallyintendedfor?

A．Savinganimals.B．Helpingnewcomers.

C．Makingmorefriends.D．Expandingherbusiness.

10．WhathadLeanneexpectedwhenshefirstcametoMarlborough?

A．Tobeleftalone.B．Tostruggleforaliving.

C．Tobeinvitedtodinner.D．Tofeelpartofthecommunity.

11．WhatcanbelearntaboutSPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall?

A．SheoftenmissestheUnitedKingdom.B．ShetakesinterestintheRailwayCafé

.

C．Sheisenthusiasticaboutresettlingpets.D．Shehasorganizedthevoluntaryevents.

In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine（潜艇）maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”

AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite（火药）wouldbeawarobstacle:

“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions（公约）.”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?

”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“RadiowillservetomaketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”

DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.

Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.

Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.

Ifweembrace（拥抱）technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.

12．Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Theywillincreasewars.B．Theywillleadtopeace.

C．Theywillservepeople.D．Theywillbreakconventions.

13．Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?

A．Toshowpeople’screativity.B．Toappreciatetheirbenefits.

C．Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D．Toprovegrandpromises.

14．Whatdoestheauthorhopetotellusaboutnewtechnologythroughthetext?

A．Itwillexperiencemanytests.B．Itwillbringabouthugecostsintheworld.

C．Itprovidesanswerstomanyproblems.D．Itpresentsmoreproblemsthanitsolves.

二、七选五

AlotofpeoplewonderwhysomanyChinesechildrenaremathsgeniusesandmusicalprodigies（神童）.AmyChuaexplainswhyinherBattleHymnoftheTigerMother.15．BornintheUnitedStatestoChineseimmigrantparents,ChuamarriedamanwhoshemetatHarvardUniversity,andwhentheirtwodaughterswerebornshewasdeterminedthattheywouldbeassuccessfulasshewas.

Hersystemhadstrictrules.