届重庆市名校联盟高三毕业班下学期高考二诊模拟考试英语试题A卷及答案Word下载.docx
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EnjoyanamazingtimeinLakeTahoe,CAwiththefantasticshow,MagicFusion!
Thisfantasticdisplayfeaturesavarietyoftalentedmagicianswhoeachtaketothestagewiththeirownflare,tricks,andillusions(视觉幻想)thatwillhavetheaudienceswhowitnesstheshowontheedgeoftheirseats.
PresentedbytheamazingLoftTheatre,thisshowhasseenthelikesoffamousmagicianssuchasRobertHallandChipperLowell.Eacheveningstarsadifferentmagicianaswell,soyoucanenjoyavarietyoftalentedperformersallonthesamestage.Itisgreatforallages,soyoucanbringtheentirefamilyalongtobeexcitedandentertainedduringthis75-minuteperformance.Youneverknowwhatyoumaysee,sodonotmissout!
TheLoftTheatreisLakeTahoe’spremierplaceforentertainmentanddeliciousfood.Notonlyisithometoamazingshowsthatwillentertainandthrill,butitisalsohometoadiningexperiencethatservesupsomemouthwateringmeals.Beforeyourshow,besuretogrababitetoeatbeforeheadingovertoenjoytheLoft.ItislocatedintheextremelypopularHeavenlyVillageareaofLakeTahoenexttosparklingfountainsandthefamousHeavenlyToyShop.Italsofeaturesalounge(休息室)andguestswhoarriveearlycanenjoyfood,fun,andmagicianswhowillwowyouwithtricksforthatextradose(量)ofentertainment!
Foranamazingexperiencethatyouwillnotsoonforget,besuretoenjoythisfantasticperformanceattheLoftTheatre!
Enjoythisamazingshowthatwillkeepyouguessingwithtonsofgreattricksandillusionstokeepyouandyourwholefamilyentertained.Youcanbeontheedgeofyourseatwiththisoptionofregularseatingtowitnessthisfantasticshow,orexperiencetheMagicFusionshowinthebestseatspossible.Orderyourticketstoday!
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutMagicFusion?
A.Itisintendedforallthefamilymembers.
B.Thedisplaywilllastforoneandhalfhours.
C.Differentperformerswillbeperformingtogether.
D.Audienceswillbeinvitedontothestageduringtheshow.
2.TheLoftTheatre.
A.liesinafamouslargelypopulatedarea
B.iswell-knownforthesurroundingscenery
C.servesfoodbeforeandaftertheperformance
D.providesthosewhocomeearlywithextrashow
3.Whatistrueaboutthearrangementoftheperformance?
A.TheperformanceonFridayfinishesearlier.
B.Theshowstartsfrom9:
00pmeveryTuesday.
C.TherearetwoperformancesavailableeverySunday.
D.RegularandVIPseatingareofferedondifferentdays.
B
Tiredness,coughing,arunnynoseandasorethroat—amongallsicknessesthereisprobablynonemorecommonthantheflu(流感),whichweallgetnowandthen.However,birdfluisacompletelydifferentstory.
In2003,theH5N1birdflusweptacross15countries,includingChina,withsufferersreportingchestpain,difficultybreathing,feverandseverecoughing.Morethan600peoplewereinfected,andabout60percentdied.Now,anothertypeofbirdfluhitShanghaiandthreeneighboringprovinces,andthistimethevirusiscalledH7N9.BytheafternoonofApril11,thenewvirushadtakenninelivesoutof35infected,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.
The“H”and“N”inthevirus’namerefertotwokindsofproteins(蛋白质)onthesurfaceofthevirus.Anychangeofthenumbersofthetwoproteinsindicatesanewmutation(变异).Mostofthemutationsonlyaffectbirds,suchaschickensandpigeons,anddon’tnormallyspreadtohumans.Butoncetheydo,theresultscanbedisastrous.
“Anytimeananimalinfluenzaviruscrossestohumans,itisacauseforconcern,”MalikPeiris,virologist(病毒学家)attheUniversityofHongKong,toldNaturemagazine.TaketheSARSepidemic(传染病)in2003asanexample.Thevirusbehindthediseaseisthoughttohavejumpedtohumansfromanimals.Theviruswasacomplete“stranger”tohumanbodies,whichhadn’tdevelopedanimmunity(免疫力)againstit.
ButthereissomethingmoreaboutthenewH7N9birdflu.UnliketheH5N1birdflu,whichcausesseveresicknessinbirds,theH7N9hasbeenevolvingundertheradar(悄悄地)sinceittravelsbetweenbirdswithoutcausingnoticeableillness.Thatmakesitdifficulttokeeptrackofthedisease.
Thegoodnewsisthatthere’ssofarnosignthatthevirusisspreadingfrompersontoperson.Butsincethereisnovaccine(疫苗)forthediseaseyet,theWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatyouwashyourhandsaftermeetingwithsickpeopleandbeforeandafteryoueatorpreparefood,andtheyalsosuggestavoidingcontactwithbirdsortheireggs.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.TheH5N1birdfluturnedouttohavesomethingtodowiththeSARSepidemic.
B.Morethan600peopleacrosstheworlddiedfromtheH5N1birdfluin2003.
C.Mostofthemutationsoftheproteinsinthebirdfluvirusareharmfultobothbirdsandhumans.
D.Thename,H7N9birdflu,showsthattherehavebeennewmutationsoftheproteinsinthevirus.
5.WiththeexampleoftheSARSepidemicinParagraph5,theauthorintendsto.
A.introducewheretheSARSviruscamefrom
B.informusoftheharmfuleffectsoftheSARSepidemictenyearsago
C.showthehorribleeffectsananimalinfluenzaviruscanhaveonceitspreadstohumans
D.comparethedifferencesbetweentheSARSepidemicandtheH7N9birdflu
6.WhatmakestheH7N9birdflumorefrighteningthantheH5N1birdfluaccordingtothetext?
A.Itcancauseseveresicknessinbirds.
B.Itcanspreadfrompersontoperson.
C.Itaffectsagreaternumberofbirds.
D.Itdoesn’tsickenbirdsandthuscanspreadunnoticed.
7.WhatarepeopleadvisedtodotoprotectthemselvesagainsttheH7N9birdflu?
a.Togetvaccinatedforthedisease.b.Tokeepawayfrombirdsandtheireggs.
c.Tostopeatingchickensandducks.d.Toavoidmeetingwithsickpeople.
e.Towashhandsthoroughlyandregularly.
A.a,bB.c,dC.b,eD.a,e
C
WhenconsideringhousingoptionsattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada,NigerianundergraduatestudentAyooluwaSolajachoseaLivingLearningCommunity,aresidentialhousefocusedonathemeoracademicinterestarea.Solajalivedoncampuswith10to1sotherstudentsintheArtsandBusinessLLC.
Threereasonsmayaccountfortheprospectiveinternationalstadentswillingness
toconsiderLLCS.
1.Connectwithlike-mindedstudents:
ProspectiveinternationalstudentscanchooseanLLCtofullyexperiencecollegelifeinanewcountryandfindimmediatesupportamongresidents:
Unlikeotherhousingarrangements,LLCScanprovideabuilt-incommunityoflike-mindedindividuals
SolajasaysahighlightofherexperienceintheLLCwas"
formingrelationshipswithupper-yearstudentsinmyprogram.ThispeerleaderprovidedherwitheverythingfromacademicsupporttoguidanceonhowtosurviveCanadianwinters.ManyLLCShaveupper-divisionstudentswhoserveaspeerleaders.
AustralianNatashaFitzpatricksaysshe'
shappytoshareherlovefortravelandculturalexploration."
AgroupofushiredacarandtraveleddowntoNorthCarolinasightseeing.”
2.Participateincommunityactivities:
Forthoseworriedaboutbeingontheoutsideasanewinternationalstudent,LLCSencourageparticipationthroughvariouson-andoff-campusactivities.Forexample,studentsinafashionLLChaveattendedTorontoFashionweek
ThroughLLCS,internationalstudentswillhavemoreopportunitiestointeractwithdomesticstudents,facultyandstaffmembersoutsideclassrooms,"
saysShijuanLaurelLiu,assistantprofessorofChineseandapartnerwiththeGlobalAwarenessLLC.InaChineseNewYearcelebrationassociatedwiththeLLC,forinstance,studentsfromherlanguageandculturecoursesworkedwithChinesestudentstointroduceChineseculturetothecommunity
SolajasayscomingfromadifferenteducationsysteminNigeriawithsometimesunapproachableprofessors,sheenjoyedLLCon-campuseventslikewhensheplayedboardgameswithWaterlooprofessorsandacademicadvisers.
3.Networkforjobopportunities:
InternationalstudentswhoplantogainworkexperienceinthecountrytheystudyincanbenefitfromLLCSthatareassociatedwithcampusdepartmentsandstaff.Thiscanprovidethemwithchancestonetworkandinquireaboutworkopportunities.
LiusayswhenChinesetutoringpositionsandgraduateassistantshipsbecameavailable,shethoughtofinternationalstudentsfromtheGlobalAwarenessLLCwhopreviouslyhelpedherorganizeevents.Shealsowrotereferencelettersforthosestudentswhentheyappliedtograduateschool.
RobertC.Demezzo,directorofresidencelifeatSouthernConnecticutStateUniversity,saysLLCS"
helpmanyintermationalstudentssecureemploymentoncampus.
SolajasaysheryearlivinginWaterloo'
sArtsandBusinessLLCwasoneofherbestdecisions."
Yougetwhatyouputintotheprogram,"
shesays.
8.WhatimpressedSolajamostintheLLC?
A.AgroupofstudentsintheLLCrentedacartotraveltogether
B.Shegotareferenceletterwhensheappliedtograduateschool.
C.Thepeerleaderssharedtheirexperiencebothinstudyanddailylife
D.TheycelebratetheChineseNewYeartogetherwithanassistantprofessor
9.WhoaremorelikelytogetJobopportunities?
A.Studentswhohaveparticipatedinmoreon-campusevents.
B.StudentswithbetterlanguageskillsespeciallyinChinese.
C.Studentswhohaveglobalawarenessandinterestinnetwork.
D.StudentswithmoreworkingexperiencethroughLLCs.
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFA