四川省棠湖中学届高三周练英语试题181124 Word版含答案.docx

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四川省棠湖中学届高三周练英语试题181124Word版含答案

2018年秋四川省棠湖中学高三周练英语试题

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EducationalProgramsforKids

Areyouinterestedinhelpingyourchildcontinuehisorhereducationbeyondthetypicalschoolday?

Ifso,theneducationalprogramsforkidsmaybewhatyou'relookingfor.

WheretoFindEducationalPrograms?

Manykidswhoarestrugglinginschoolmaybenefitfromanafter-schooltutoringsessionorhomeworkclub.Checkwithyourchild'sschool,yourlocallibraryortheparkdistrictforalistofavailableprograms.YoucanalsocheckwiththelocalBoysandGirlsClub,YMCA,churchoryouthcenter.Dependingonyourchild'sinterestsandstrengths,considerart,communityservice,drama,music,creativewriting,sports,cookingorenvironmentalprograms.

WhatEducationalProgramsAreProvidedbyOrganizations?

Theorganizationsmentionedaboveprovideeducationalprogramsforkids,suchasacommunityyourchildcanbeapartofandprogramsthatfocusoneducation,health,leadership,recreationandfitness.

AnotherpossibilityistheBoyScoutsofAmericaortheGirlScouts.Thesearetwoseparateorganizationsthatcanpotentiallyprovideyourchildwithasenseofaccomplishment,self-confidenceandbelonging.Bothorganizationswillprovideyourchildwithmanylearningexperiencesandactivitiesbothindoorsandoutdoors.

WhatKindofProgramIsBestforMyChild?

Thetypeofeducationalprogramthat'sbestforyourchildissubjectiveandbasedonmanyfactors,includingyourchild'sage.Ifyourchildisinprimaryschool,educationalprogramscanhelphimorherdevelopasapersonandgainleadershipskills,asenseofself-worthandtheabilitytocooperatewithothers.Bythetimeyourchildisinhighschool,hisorherinvolvementwitheducationalprogramsandotherextracurricularactivatescanbekeyelementswhenyourchildisapplyingtocollege.

Whenyouhelpyourchildtopickaneducationalprogram,carefullyconsiderwhatyourchildneedsandwhateveryoptionoffers.

1．Howshouldaparentchooseaprogramthatsuitshischild?

A．Basedonthechild'sageandneeds.B．Consideringwhatorganizationoffersit.

C．Accordingtothechild'sschoolperformance.D．Dependingonthelocationoftheprogram.

2．Whatisthebestprogramforachildaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Itmustpromotethechild'sleadershipskills.B．Itcancontributetoapplyingtocollege.

C．Thereisnostandardanswertothequestion.D．Thereareactivitiesachildlikesbest.

3．Whoisthistextprobablywrittenfor?

A．Teachers.B．Parents.C．Schoolkids.D．Programorganizers.

B

ThreeboyswereenjoyingthemselvesintheirhometownofBovina,Mississippi．However,theirliveswereturnedupsidedownwhentheydiscoveredthejawboneofaMastodon（齿乳象）．

BrothersShawnandCaidSellersandcousinMichaelMahalitcfoundtheprehistoricboneinapieceofearththatwasrecentlyplowed（犁、耕）．“Ithoughtitwasalog,”Caidsaid．“ItriedtopickitupanditwasreallyheavyandIsawteethonit.”Theboneweighedabout50pounds．Theyeventuallygotthebonetotheirhomeandfitteditintheirtub（浴盆）,butittooktheircollectivestrength,mightandagolfcart,tocarrythelargeMastodonbone．

“Theydidn’texpecttofindthat,”Michael’smomsaid．“Nowthattheyhave,Ibelievethattheywillbemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandwhatthey’rediggingupwhentheyarediggingandplaying.”

“We’vegottenalotofpetrified（石化的）woodandCivilWarrelicsfromtheareaandthat’swhatIthoughtitwas,”thebrothers’mothersaid．“Thisisourfirstsetofteethwe’vefound．Sowethoughtitwastheirimagination．Wewerequitesurprisedtoseethatitwasnottheirimagination.”

Theywereexploringnearthebrothers’home．Loandbehold（真想不到）,theysawwhattheythoughtresembledafossil．Itwasthecuratorofpaleontology（古生物负责人）oftheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience,GeorgePhillips,whofirstidentifiedtheboneasa“verymatureindividual.”

TheMastodonwasamammalwholivedduringtheprehistorictimes．Theyhadlongtusksandtrunks,likeelephants．Theywereclearlydifferentfromtheirmodern-daycounterparts,aswellaswoollymammoths（猛犸）．

4．HowdidtheyfindthejawboneofaMastodon?

A．Withgreatefforts．B．Bychance．C．Instructedbyanexpert．D．Throughimagination．

5．Atfirstthebrothers’motherthoughtthejawbonewas．

A．frompeoplewhodiedintheCivilWarB．thebonefromaverymatureindividual

C．likealogorsomethingD．theprehistoricbone

6．ThediscoveryofthejawboneofaMastodonisimportantmainlybecauseit．

A．helpspeopletoknowmoreabouttheCivilWar

B．teacheskidstobemoreawareoftheirsurroundings

C．promotestheresearchonmoreprehistoriccreatures

D．attractstheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?

A．PrehistoricBonesRecentlyFoundinMississippiB．NotPetrifiedWoodNorCivilWarRelics

C．FirstIdentifyingBoneasa“VeryMatureIndividual”D．UnexpectedlyDiscoveringMastodonJawbone

C

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?

A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.

9．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.

B．Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.

C．Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.

D．HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.

10．WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?

A．SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.

B．Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.

C．ThedemandleadingtotheillegaltradeinEastAsiaistobebroughtdown.

D．TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.

11．Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?

A．ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.

B．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.

C．ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.

D．ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.

D

YoucanseeaseaturtlenamedHerman,anoctopus（章鱼）calledOctavia,andasealnamedLidiaattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooinWashington,D．C．Ratherthanrealanimals,theyareactuallyartworksmadeoutofplastictrashfromtheocean.

Theseartworksarepartofatravelingexhibitcalled“WashedAshore:

ArttoSavetheSea”.TheWashedAshoreproject,ledbytheartistcalledPozzi,workstoraiseawarenessaboutplasticpollutioninEarth’soceans.

Morethan315billionpoundsofplasticlittertheworld’soceanstoday.Mostoftheplasticisgarbagefromtownsandcities,aswellastrashthatpeopleleaveonbeaches.Rainwater,winds,andhightidesbringthetrashintotheoceanorintoriversthatleadtotheocean.Onceitisunderthewaves,theplasticbeginstobreakupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.

Thousandsofseaanimalsdieeachyearfromeatingplasticbagsandotherthings.Eachyear,millionsmorepoundsofplasticendupintheocean.Arecentstudyfoundthatifthatcontinues,by2050thetotalweightofplasticwillbemorethanthatofallthefishintheocean.

TheWashedAshoreprojectisworkingtostopthatfromhappening.Since2010,WashedAshorevolunteershavecollected38,000poundsofplastictrashfrommorethan300milesofbeaches.TheyhelpedPozzicreatemorethan60artworksofseacreaturesharmedbyplasticpollution.

“Theseartworksareapowerfulreminder