高三英语午自习套题训练2

襄阳四中2022届英语午自习套题训练（二）第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADeciduousforests(落叶林)arehometomanywildanimals.Thedevelopmentandexpansionofhumanpresenceintheforestshascausedmanyoftheirnativespeciestobecomeendangered.GiantPandaThegiantpanda,oneofthemostrecognizableendangeredspecies,isalarge,docilespeciesofbearnativetothedeciduousforestofeasternChina,MyanmarandVietnam.Becauseofitslimiteddiet—thepanda’smainsourceoffoodisbamboo—thespeciesislimitedinitshabitattoareaswherebambooisavailable.Nowthespeciesonlycanbefoundtodayin20smallpatchesofforestatthewesternedgeofitshistoricrange.GrayandRedWolvesThegraywolf,whichoncerangedfromtheEastCoastofAmericatotheWest,andsouthtoMexico,nowhasapopulationofonly5,000inthelower48states,mostlyintheRockyMountains.Thesmallerredwolf,nativetothesoutheasternUnitedStates,wasdeclaredextinctinthewildin1980,thoughconservationeffortshavereintroducedsmallcaptivepopulationstothewildinCalifornia.Red-CrownedCraneThered-crownedcraneisnativetoJapan,KoreaandeasternChina.Agriculturalexpansionanddeforestation(森林砍伐)intheseareashaveremovedagreatdealofthemarshesandforeststhatarethecrane’sprimaryhabitats.Foratime,thecranewasthoughttohavecompletelydisappearedfromJapan,buttherecentdiscoveryofcranesinJapanesemarshlandshasrestartedconservationefforts.Today,around2,500cranesliveinthewild,including1,000inJapan.EuropeanMinkNativetoEurope,theEuropeanminkrangesfromFranceinthewesttoFinlandinthenorth,RussiaintheeastandtheBalkansinthesouth.Destructionofthemink’saquatic(水的)habitatanduseofthespeciesforfurhavecauseddramaticdropsinthespecies’population,whichhasbeenreducedby85percentsincethemid-19thcentury.1.Whathascausedthewildanimalstobecomeendangered?A.Globalwarming. B.Internationaltrade.C.Environmentalpollution. D.Theinvasionofmankind.2.WhichspeciesisnativetoNorthAmerica?A.EuropeanMink. B.RedWolves. C.Red-CrownedCrane. D.GiantPanda.3.WhichismentionedasthereasonforthedeclineofEuropeanminks?A.Thelossoftheirnaturalfood. B.Thehuntingofhumanbeings.C.Droughtandforestfires. D.Excessivedeforestation.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tocallformoreeffortstoprotectforests. B.Tostudythelivinghabitsofwildanimals.C.Tointroducesomeendangeredspecies. D.Tofindwaystoprotectwildanimals.BNobooks,nowhiteboards,nomarkersorpens.That’sthenewrealityformanyclassroomsacrossAbuDhabi,thecapitalcityoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),whereacompanyisusingartificialintelligence(AI)tocreateanewlearningexperience.Builtfouryearsago,AlefEducationhasmanagedtogetitsdigitaleducationplatformintoseveralschoolsinAbuDhabi.AlefhasworkedcloselywiththegovernmentofUAEtobringtheplatformto25,000studentsat57publicschools.Theplatformfocusesonmainsubjectslikemath,scienceandEnglish.IthelpsstudentsbyusingAItodesigncurriculumsforindividuals.Italsogivesstudents,teachersandparentsreal-timefeedback.Forstudents,thatcouldmeanamorepersonalizedwaytohelpthembetterunderstandwhattheyarelearning.Theplatformcanalsofindstudents’strengths.“Ifastudentisdoingreallywellatscience,whynotraisetheirinterestinwhatit’sliketobeascientist?”AlefEducationCEOGeoffreyAlphonsosaid.“That’sourfuturegoaltouseAItocreateindividuallearningplans.”Butthereareconcernsthatusingthetechnologycouldcomeatacost,suchasincreasingtheamountoftimechildrenspendinfrontofscreens.Alphonsosaidthathisprogramsolvesthisproblembylimitingscreentimeto3hoursandahalfaday.Theclassesarefollowedbypracticalactivitiesinwhichchildreninteractwithoneanotherandusetheirhandsforexperiments.“Wearelookingtogrowincountriesthathaveaneedforchangingtheireducationsystem,”Alphonsosaid,addingthatthecompanyplanstobringitsplatformtomorethan300schoolsthisyear.5.Whatisthebenefitoftheplatform?A.Lighteningteachers’burden. B.Improvingteachingefficiency.C.Creatinganewlearningstyle. D.Inspiringstudentstoworkharder.6.HowdoesAlefrespondtotheconcernabouttheplatform?A.Limitingchildren’sscreentime. B.Decreasingtheoperatingcost.C.Organizingsportsactivities. D.Providingreal-timefeedback.7.WhatisAlefEducation’sfutureplan?A.Toupdatetheirdigitalplatform. B.TochangeUAE’seducationsystem.C.Toexpandbusinesstoothercountries. D.Tobuild300schoolsinAbuDhabi.C“Themomentbeforetheycalledmyname,Iwasreallynervousbecausetheotherfinalists’presentationsarereallygoodandIthoughttheywouldwin,”KaraFan,14,whohaswonAmerica’sTopYoungScientist,toldYahooFinance.“Whentheyannouncedmyname,Iwasreallysurprisedactually.”Towinthatclaim,Fan’snano-particleliquidbandagehadtosurpasstheexperimentsofhundredsoffifthtoeighthgradersaswellasnineotherfinalists.FanstarteddevelopingherliquidbandageinApril2022tofighttheoveruseofantibiotics(抗生素).AccordingtotheCDC,roughly2millionpeopleeveryyearsufferabacterialinfectionintheU.S.andabout23,000passedawayasaresult.Ifleftalone,aUNstudyreported,drug-resistantdiseasesorthe“superbug”couldleadto10milliondeathsacrosstheglobeby2050.WhenFan’ssprayablebandagedriesonaperson’sskin,itcreatesathinlayerthatprotectsthewoundedareawhilebreakingthecellwallandkillingthebacteriaontheskin.Afterexperimentingwithcoppernitrate(硝酸铜)tofightbacteria,switchingtothesilvernitrateendedupbeingthemajorcatalyst(催化剂)toseeingresultsforheraward-winningproject.“Thousandsofyearsago,ancientpeoplewouldusecopperandsilvertoeatwithandtheywoulddrinkwaterfromlikecopperbowlstokillbacteria,”Fanexplained.“Ifoundoutthatitdidn’twork.SoIusednanosilver.”SirAlexanderFleming’sdiscoveryofpenicillin—atypeofantibiotic—isFan’sfavoritescientificdiscovery.Thatsaidshedoesn’tthinkhumansshouldrelytooheavilyonpenicillin.FollowingheryearsatWestviewHighSchool,FanhopestocontinueherbiologytrackatStanfordUniversity.Alongwiththe$25,000cashprizeshewononOctober29,becomingAmerica’sTopYoungScientistmayhelpgettheprivateuniversity’sattention.8.HowdidKaraFanfeelaboutherwinningtheprize?A.Confident. B.Regretful. C.Proud. D.Unexpected.9.ForwhatpurposedidFandevelopherliquidbandage?A.Tofightoveruseofantibiotics. B.Toenteranationalcontest.C.Toreducedeathsfrominjuries. D.Togetintoagooduniversity.10.WhichofthefollowingdoesFanusetokillbacteria?A.Coppernitrate. B.Copper. C.Silver. D.Nanosilver.11.WhatmightbeFan’sopinionaboutpenicillin?A.Addictive. B.Valuable. C.Useless. D.Irreplaceable.DRainbow-colouredrubbishisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.LikemanycitiesinSweden,Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU’s2022targetofrecycling50%ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories,includingfood,textiles,cartonsandmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity’srecyclingplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey’recollectedaltogether,onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople’shouses.Butthankstothosebrightcolours,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoslurry(浆)tomakebiogas,whichpowersthecity’sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereislesscross-pollution,somoreoftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.LiketherestofSweden,Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitizenstolandfill(垃圾堆).Wastethatcannotberecycledisincineratedatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases.Ascountriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollow—aslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome.12.HowdopeopledealwiththeirhouseholdwasteinEskilstuna?A.Sortingandputtingitincolourfulbags. B.Dyeingitwithdifferentcolours.C.Processingandrecyclingitathome. D.Sortingandtakingitouteveryweek.13.Whatistheadvantageofthebrightcolourcode?A.Itavoidscross-pollutionentirely. B.Thewastecanbestoredinafixedsite.C.It’seasiertoclassifythebagsofrubbish. D.Thecitytakesonacolorfullook.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incinerated”meaninthelastparagraph?A.Burnt. B.Broken. C.Reused. D.Washed.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TipsonSortingofHouseholdWaste. B.ASwedishCity’sRecyclingEfforts.C.AUniqueWasteRecyclingPlan. D.ANewPolicyforConservation.第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。COVID-19isstillaffectingagreatmanypeopleallovertheworld.Mostpeoplewhobecomeinfectedexperiencemildillnessandrecover,butitcanbemoresevereforothers.Takecareofyourhealthandprotectothersbydoingthefollowing:16Regularlyandthoroughlycleanyourhandswithanalcohol-basedhandruborwashthemwithsoapandwater.Washingyourhandswithsoapandwaterorusingalcohol-basedhandrubkillsvirusesthatmaybeonyourhands.Maintainsocialdistancing.17Whensomeonecoughsorsneezes,theyspraysmallliquiddropletsfromtheirnoseormouthwhichmaycontainvirus.Ifyouaretooclose,youcanbreatheinthedroplets,includingtheCOVID-19virusifthepersoncoughinghasthedisease.Avoidtouchingeyes,noseandmouth.18Oncecontaminated(弄脏),handscantransferthevirustoyoureyes,noseormouth.Fromthere,theviruscanenteryourbodyandcanmakeyousick.Practicerespiratoryhygiene(呼吸道卫生).Makesureyou,andthepeoplearoundyou,followgoodrespiratoryhygiene.Thismeanscoveringyourmouthandnosewithyourbentelbowortissuewhenyoucoughorsneeze.19Dropletsspreadvirus.Byfollowinggoodrespiratoryhygieneyouprotectthepeoplearoundyoufromvirusessuchascold,fluandCOVID-19.Ifyouhaveafever,coughanddifficultybreathing,seekmedicalattentionandcallinadvance.Yournationalandlocalauthoritieswillhavethemostuptodateinformationonthesituationinyourarea.Callinginadvancewillallowyourhealthcareprovidertoquicklydirectyoutotherighthealthfacility.20A.Washyourhandsfrequently.B.Stayathomeifyoubegintofeelunwell.C.Thendisposeoftheusedtissueimmediately.D.Wearamaskifyouarecoughingorsneezing.E.Handstouchmanysurfacesandcanpickupviruses.F.Maintainatleast1meterdistancefromanyonewhoiscoughingorsneezing.G.Thiswillalsoprotectyouandhelppreventspreadofvirusesandotherinfections.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenyouwalkthroughthedoorsofMortonPlantHospitalonanearlyTuesdayafternoon,you’llbegreetedbythecomfortingvoiceofMaryEllenOwens.Owens,whoisnow98,started21atthehospitalafterherhusbanddiednearly20yearsago.“Myhusbandwasa(n)22here,offandonforaboutsixweeksoverfouryears,”she23.“Everyoneatthehospitalhadbeensogoodtouswhenhewassick.”Toshowher24,Owenswantedtogivebackinabigway.“Idon’thaveseveralmilliondollars,butIcangivemy25,”shesaid.Owensisapproaching7,000hoursinvolunteertime.“Iusedtogivethreedaysaweek,”shesaid.“NowI’m26.SoIdon’tgetaroundasmuchasI27,soIonlygiveonedayaweek.”Togettoherweeklyfour-hour28,Owensreceivesaridefromavolunteerwhoshenowcallsherfriend.“Every29,Richardpicksmeupfrommyhomeandbringsmehere,”shesaid.“Idon’tbelievepeopleofmyageshouldbe30.”Inheryoungeryears,OwensusedtowalkupanddownthefashionrunwaysinNewYorkCityandRichmond,Virginia.Shealsohada(n)31tobeinthe1939filmclassicGonewiththeWind.Becauseshehadotherworkatthetime,however,Owens32toturnitdown.“WhatIdidn’tdoinmylifeismore33thanwhatI’vedone”,shelaughs.34she’sinhergoldenyears,Owensplanstocontinuetoliveherlifewith35bygreetingeachpatientwithasmile.21.A.volunteering B.training C.working D.nursing22.A.doctor B.expert C.patient D.assistant23.A.commented B.promised C.responded D.explained24.A.attitude B.appreciation C.sympathy D.response25.A.hand B.love C.smile D.time26.A.old B.strong C.sick D.lucky27.A.hadto B.hopedto C.usedto D.oughtto28.A.stand B.ride C.turn D.shift29.A.day B.Monday C.morning D.Tuesday30.A.struggling B.driving C.running D.changing31.A.part B.character C.performance D.opportunity32.A.decided B.hoped C.agreed D.happened33.A.difficult B.interesting C.well-paid D.challenging34.A.Nowthat B.Guessingthat C.Supposingthat D.Exceptthat35.A.relief B.success C.p