辽宁省大连八中届高三上学期统练二英语试题Word下载.docx

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（★★）IspentmostmytwentiesworkingfortheNationalParkService,andIlivedawidevarietyofgovernmenthousing,includingseveralshabbybutappealingoldhouseswherethewildcreaturesoutnumberedhumans.SometimesIwondered,lyingawakeatnight,howmanyheartsbeatinsidethosewalls.Withallthatlovelynationalparkhabitatprotectedfortheiruse,whydidtheanimalsneedtoliveinmyhouse?

Mylatestessay“Theindoorwildsatoutdoorparks,”revisitsmyexperienceswithwild（non-human!

）roommatesandofficematesinRockyMountainNationalPark.Atfirst,theywereconsideredannoyingbutnotdangerous.Attitudeschangeddramaticallywhenhantavirus（汉他病毒）cameonthescene,andsuddenlythosecute,non-housebrokendeermicebecameathreat.WhenImovedontoCanyonlandsNationalPark,Ifoundthateveryefforthadbeenmadetosealoffmyhousefromfour-footedintruders.Theseeffortsmostlyworkedandlateremployeesmovedintonewhousing.Butsomehowaratstillmanagedtochewitswaythroughtheflooranddrownitselfinmytoilet.I’mnotevengoingtogetstartedaboutmycoworkers,experienceswithothermuchscarieranimals.

TheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenterinthestorywasdesignedbyTailiesinAssociatedArchitects,FrankLloyedWright’sfirm,afterWright’sdeath.Workingthere,Ialwaysthoughtthebuildingwasstrange.Irecentlyrevisitedthebuildingwhileresearchingachildren’sbookIamwritingaboutthepark.IthinkIgetitnow,atleastalittle.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph1referto?

5.Whydidpeopleshowachangeinattitudetowardsdeermice?

6.Whatcanweinferaboutthelivingconditionsoftheauthor’scoworkers?

7.AftervisitingtheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenteragain,theauthor________.

A．Someparkvisitors’.

B．Endangeredanimals’.

C．Theauthor’scoworkers’.

D．Theauthor’swildroommates’.

A．Becauseaviruswasspreading.

B．Becausepeoplewerehurtbythem.

C．Becausepeoplesawareallycuteone.

D．Becausetheyprotectedpeople’shouses.

A．Theywereunknowntotheauthor.

B．Theywereacceptabletotheauthor.

C．Theywerenobetterthantheauthor’s.

D．Theyweremuchbetterthantheauthor’s.

A．couldappreciateitbetter

B．finishedachildren’sbook

C．didresearchonnationalparks

D．knewitwasdesignedbyWright

（★★★）In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionfortheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheirenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.

Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking（走私）notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles—andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal—pangolins（穿山甲）.

Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales（鳞），whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.

InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;

buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;

raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuelingtheillegaltrade.

GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay（March3）byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowisthetimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.

8.Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

10.WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?

11.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?

A．4.

B．5.

C．6.

D．7.

A．Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.

B．Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.

C．Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.

D．HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.

A．SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.

B．Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.

C．ThedemandleadingtotheillegaltradeinEastAsiaistobebroughtdown.

D．TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.

A．ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.

B．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.

C．ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.

D．ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.

（★★）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.

Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.

There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.

Whataboutloyalty?

Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?

Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbythem?

Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.

Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymore."

Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it’softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyo