高三下學期考前保溫卷（二）英語試題2

24屆保溫卷英語（二）一、閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AEverymorningontheislandofOahu,studentsatPu’?halaElementarygatheronafieldastoweringmountainswatchthemfromthemist.Theirdaystartswithsongsin‘?leloHawai’i,theislands’nativelanguage,restatingvaluesofrespectandjusticethattheirteachershopewillguidethemthroughtheireducation,andthroughouttheirlives.Likemostkidstheirage,they’renotconcernedaboutthesignificanceofthelanguagethey’relearning.Still,theyhaveaweightyresponsibility:toreceivethetorch(火炬)andensurethesecurityof‘?leloHawai’iforfuturegenerations.Itwasonly50yearsagothatthelanguagewasontheedgeofextinction.Thoughthesituationismuchimproved,inmanyways‘?leloHawai’iisstillonlifesupport.Teacherssaythere’sahugeenthusiasmforschoolkidstolearnthelanguage,butastheygrowup,they’reencouragedtofocuson“moreuseful”subjectsanduseEnglish,whicharebelievedtoassisttheminachievingsuccessintheirwork.In2016,therewere18,610Hawaiianspeakersontheislands.“Onehundredthousandistheapproximatenumberofspeakersneededtoconsiderthelanguagesafe,”saysSolomon,professorofHawaiianlanguageatUniversityofHawai’iatManoa.“Theideaisthatthereareenoughpeoplepassingitontothenextgeneration,socializingtheirchildrentousethelanguageinalldomainsoflife,toexpressallthoughtsandneedsanddesires.”Fortunately,thekidsofPu’?halaElementarywilltaketheresponsibilitytocontinuetheworkofthecurrentyoungadultsdefendingthelanguage,expandingaccessto‘?leloHawai’iinpartthroughTikTokandInstagram,andmakingthelanguageapracticalskillinadulthood.Theseyouth,alongwiththosemittedtorecoveringthelanguagefrompreviousgenerations,sharetheirhopesforthebetter.1.WhatarethestudentsatPu’?halaElementaryexpectedtodo?A.Tofigureoutthevalueoflife. B.TogooutoftheislandofOahu.C.Topasstheirnativelanguagedown. D.Todrawpeople’sattentiontofolksongs.2.Whatmakesthestudentsabandon‘?leloHawai’i?A.Careerdevelopment. B.Theimprovedsituation.C.Lackofenthusiasm. D.Littleeducationalsupport.3.Whatisthecurrentsituationof‘?leloHawai’iaccordingtoprofessorSolomon?A.Itisusedinallwalksoflife. B.Itisconsideredasafelanguage.C.Itdemandsmorespeakerstobesafe. D.Ithasonehundredthousandspeakers.4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureof‘?leloHawai’i?A.Worried. B.Hopeful. C.Unclear. D.Reserved.BAprofessorattheUniversityofSouthFloridarecentlypublishedapapersheknewbarelyanyonewouldread.Atleast,notoutsideherfield.Thepaperhadtodowiththeimpactofalgae(海藻)bloomsanddepletion(退化)ofcoralreefsontheregion’stourismindustry.Theworkofpletingthepaperwasglum,saysHeatherO’Leary.Itinvolvedtrackingvisitors’reactionstotheenvironmentonsocialmedia.“Partofthedataformonthswasjustreadingposts:deadfish,deadfish,deadfish,”sherecalled.“WewerereallythinkingeverydayabouttheGulfofMexicoandthewatersthatsurroundus,aboutthoserisks,andtheriskstoourcoastaleconomy.”O(jiān)’Learywantedpeopletopayattentiontoherpaperandraisetheirenvironmentalawareness.Butshecouldn’teupwithanysolutions.However,attendingconcertsatUSF’sSchoolofMusicinspiredandgladdenedher.Shereachedouttoitsdirectorofbands,MatthewMcCutchen.“I’mstudyingclimatechangeandwhat’sgoingdownatthecoralreefs,”herememberedhersaying.“AndI’vegotallthisdatafrommypaperandI’dliketoknowifthere’sanywaythatwecanturnitintomusic.Sopeoplecanknowaboutmypaper.”Indeedtherewas.positionprofessorPaulRellerworkedwithstudentstomappitch,rhythmanddurationtothedata.Itcamealive,O’Learysaid,inwaysitsimplycouldn’tbedoneonaspreadsheet.“Mystudentswerereallyexcitedtostartthinkingabouthowstudentsfromothermajors,suchasthemusicstudents,heardpatternsthattheydidnotnormallyhearinsomeoftherepetitions,”shesaid.Inthiscase,shesaid,thepatternsrevealedtheeconomicimpactofpollutiononcoastalFloridamunities.Withmusicsheadded,“youcanstarttosensewithdifferentpartsofyourmindandyourbodythattherearepatternshappeningandthatthey’reimportant.”“Theworldisgoingtoseemoreandmoreofthese‘wickedproblems’,theonesthattakemultiplepeoplewithdifferenttypesoftrainingandbackgroundtosolve.”Now,agroupofprofessorsandstudentsareworkingtobringtogethermusicandtheenvironmentinrelatedprojects,suchasanaugmented(增強的)realityexperiencebasedonthisposition.Thegroupwantstospreadawarenessaboutthealgaeblooms,dataliteracy(數據認知)andenvironmentalprotection.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glum”inparagraph2mean?A.Exciting. B.Emotional.C.Routine. D.Miserable.6.WhatfavordidHeatheraskMatthewtooffer?A.Turnheralgaedataintomusic.B.Findsomemusicaboutcoralreefs.C.Teachhersomemusicalterms.D.posesongsregardingclimatechange.7.WhatdopatternsinPaul’smusicreflect?A.Thedifferenttypesoftraining.B.Therepetitionofpitchandrhythm.C.Thethreatofpollutiononthecostaleconomy.DTheplexchallengesofwickedproblems.8.WhatroledidHeatherthinkmusicplays?A.Providingsolutionstothealgaeproblem.B.Exposingmorewickedproblemstothepublic.C.Showingtheeconomicgrowthincoastalcities.D.Helpingpeopleexperiencetheproblemsbetter.二、閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Alotofpeopleassumethemoreworktheyputinatthegym,andthelongerandhardertheypushthemselves,thebettertheirresultswillbe.___9___Butifyouwanttogetthebestgains,thekeyistofocusonthequalityoftheworkratherthanthequantity.Yourbodyiscapableofmakingonlytinyadaptationsandimprovementsatanyonetime.Onceyou'vegivenitenoughpushtomakethesechanges,anyadditionalworkyoudoafterthatpointwon'tbemakingyouanybetter.___10___Thisisbecauseyou'llneedlongertorecoverafterwards.Besides,youwon'tfeelfreshwhenyoustartyournextsession.Ideally,it'sjustenoughtodothesmallestamountofworkrequiredtopromotegrowthineveryworkout.___11___Thustheminimumamountofexercisebringsthemaximumphysicalgains.___12___Forexample,ifanewgymgoerwantstogetstronger,hemightstartasquat(深蹲)workout,whichismadeupoftensteps,eachhavingfiverepetitions.Intheory,it'sasensiblewayforbuildingstrength.Ifhe'sonlyattemptedthreestepsinhispreviousexercise,it'sfarfromenough.Thefourthstepwouldpushhimpasthispreviouslimitandforceadaptation.Butthesubsequentstepsaremeantformoreprofessionalpeople.___13___Asageneralrule,regardlessofyourexperience,aimtoonlyincreasethevolumeofanyexercisebyonestepfromworkouttoworkout.A.Itseemslogical.B.Instead,it'llharmyourprogress.C.It'snaturalthatyoumaywanttokeepfit.D.Afterthat,youcanstopexercisingduringtheday.E.Onlyinthiswaycanyouenjoythebenefitofexercise.F.Theywouldjustincreasethechanceofinjuryforbeginners.G.Howmuchexerciseyouneedtododependsonyourcurrentfitnesslevel.三、閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Smithbroughthisthreemontholdsonoutforbreakfastoneday.Hewasplayingwithhissonandtendingtohimwhileeating,andjustdoinghis____14____thing.Butthenhenoticeda____15____staringathim.Hewas____16____.“Whatisgoingon?”“Theykept____17____atme,”hewroteinapost.Asit____18____,thestrangerswerejusthappytoseeadadspendingtimewithhisson,andtheyfeltinspiredwhilewatchingthe____19____.Smithhadnowayofknowingthatuntilhepaidforhismeal.Hewasgivenbythewaitera____20____fromthecouple,sayingwhatagreatfatherhewasandthattheywouldliketoleavesome____21____forhismeal.“Todayyourmealisonmywifeandme,”itread.“____22____thatbabyaslongaspossible.TheMasons.”ForSmith,itwasahappymomentofreassurance(認可)andfeeling_____23_____.Hewastouchedbythegenerosityandnotedthathedidn’thaveafatherfiguregrowingup,sospendingthistimewithhissonissuper_____24_____tohim.Hewrotethathe’llsharethis_____25_____withhissonwhenhe’solderandthathewantstoteachhimkindnessandaboutthe_____26_____ofgivingback“ImakesureI’m_____27_____,”Smithwrapped.“Igetblessed—Iwantto_____28_____someoneelse.”14.A.unusual B.rare C.big D.regular15.A.stranger B.woman C.couple D.waiter16.A.embarrassed B.confused C.worried D.scared17.A.shouting B.aiming C.smiling D.getting18.A.turnsout B.turnson C.strikesout D.goeson19.A.relationship B.appreciation C.friendship D.instruction20.A.bill B.note C.excuse D.notice21.A.credit B.cash C.change D.fortune22.A.Enjoy B.Share C.Protect D.Cheer23.A.lost B.exposed C.wronged D.seen24.A.significant B.occasional C.grateful D.influential25A.idea B.breakfast C.joy D.story26.A.feeling B.fort C.power D.consequence27.A.carryingitthrough B.payingitforward C.makingitup D.puttingitdown28.A.approach B.address C.bless D.watch四、閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。WalkingalongtheGreatWallisaonceinalifetimedreamformany,butJimSpearhastakenitonestep____29____(far),spendingthelast18yearslivinginavillagebeneaththeancientwonder.____30____68yearold,aselftaughtarchitectfromtheUS,madethemostimportantdecisionofhislifetomovetoChinain1986,ayearbeforetheGreatWall____31____(list)asaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Today,SpearcallsMutianyuvillagehome.Inthisquietplace,____32____(locate)atthefootoftheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWall,heliveswithhisdoginahomewithacourtyardgardenhetended____33____(he).Asanarchitect,notonlydidSpearrenovate(翻新