高二下学期三月限时练英语试卷三

高二下学期英语限时练三满分：55分出题人：第一部分阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5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。AThreeMostBeautifulDesertsintheWorldDesertsaremysteriouslandscapesthatcovernearlyone-thirdofEarth’ssurface.Thesearesomeoftheworld’smostbeautifuldesertsthatyoucanseewhiletraveling.SalardeUyuni,BoliviaSalardeUyuniistheworld’slargestsaltdesertandatrulymysticalplacetovisit.Tensofthousandsofyearsago,thisregionwaspartofaprehistoriclake.However,theselakesdriedupandleftbehindtwonewsmallerlakesandtheseexpansivesaltflats.Anestimated10billiontonsofsaltcanbefoundinthisdesert.PaintedDesert,Arizona,USAThePaintedDesertofArizonagotitsnamefromthevibrantred,orange,blue,andpurplecolorspaintedacrossthelandscape.Lessthan10inchesofrainfallhereeachyear,andthecolorswerecreatedbymineralsintheclayandsandstonerock.Therearelotsofgreattrailstohikethroughthisdesert,especiallyatsunsetwhenthecolorsareondisplay.PinnaclesDesert,AustraliaYou’llneedtoheadtotheNambungNationalParkinWesternAustraliatoexperiencethePinnaclesDesertforyourself.Thisdesertgetsitsnamefromthebeautifulspires(尖顶)madeofrockthatrisefromthesanddunes(沙丘).Therockformationsherehavebeenweatheredsomuchovertimetoundeniablystandoutamongthegentleyellowsanddunes.SharethisstoryShareonFacebookShareonTwitterShareonPinterest1.Whatdothefirsttwodesertshaveincommon?A.Richminerals. B.Diversecolors.C.Expansiveflats. D.Countlesstrails.2.WhydoesPinnaclesDesertgetitsname?A.Foritssanddunes. B.Foritsspecialshape.C.Foritslonghistory. D.Foritsunusualweather.3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Atravelbrochure. B.Ageographytextbook.C.Afashionmagazine. D.Atripdiscoveryplatform.BThispastyearI’vebeenwithtwolovedonesatthetimeoftheirpassing.Thefirstpassing,lastSeptember,wasthatofmybelovedfather-in-lawat91,afterhislengthybattlewithParkinson’sdisease.Morerecently,IwasintheroomwhenmydearfriendThomasSteinbeckpassedawayattheageof72afteralongbattlewithCOPD(慢阻肺).ThereweremomentswhenIwantedtothankthemforallthey’ddonefortheirlovedones,aswellashumanityatlarge,buttherewerealsotimesduringtheirmorelucidmomentswhenIlongedtohavethemanswersomedeepphilosophicalquestions.Theybothknewtheyweredying,andbecauseoftheirgenerousspirits,theywouldhavetoldmeanythingIwantedtoknow.Infact,Thomtoldmeafewweeksbeforehispassingthathedidn’thavemuchtimeleft.WhileIknewhewasstrugglingwithhisbreathing,Iwasindenial.Itoldhimthathe’dsurvivedtheVietnamWarandanumberofhealthchallenges,andwouldsurvivethissetbackaswell.Lookingback,Ithinkhewasgivingmeanopeningtotalktohimasifheweredying.Thedeathofthesetwolovedoneshastaughtmealot.Ittaughtmetobeevenmoremindfulinthefuture,andcarefully“listentothemessages”thedyingareconveyingtome.HadIdoneso,ImighthavehadafinalconfirmationofwhatImeanttothesemen,althoughinsomewaysIalreadyknewbecausetheywerethetypeofindividualswhowerealwaysopenandstraightforwardwithrespecttowhattheybelievedin.Knowinghearingisthefinalsensetogo,Ididtakethechancetotellthemhowmuchtheymeanttome,andhowmuchIlovedthem,andforthatIamgrateful.4.Whatdotheauthor’stwolovedoneshaveincommon?A.Theyweretheauthor’sfamilymembers.B.Theysufferedfromlong-termillnesses.C.Theylosttheirlivesinthesameyear.D.Theywereextremelyafraidofdeath.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph2?A.Abletothinkclearly. B.Eagertowalkaround.C.Willingtohelpothers. D.Bravetofacethefuture.6.WhydidThomtelltheauthorhewasdying?A.Hecouldnolongeraccompanytheauthor.B.Hedesiredtomakehisbreathingsmooth.C.Hewasingreatneedoftheauthor’scare.D.Hewantedtohaveachatwiththeauthor.7.Whatdiddeathteachtheauthoraboutliving?A.Deathisatimeforloveandforgiveness.B.Thosewhoaredyingareeagertoshare.C.Hearingisthefinalsensetodisappear.D.Itisvitaltosaywhatcomesnaturally.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Itisnosecretthatsocialmediaisharmfultoeveryoneformanyreasons:fromgeneralinternetsafety,tocausinginsecuritiesorbecomingamajordistraction.8Socialmediacanhavealargeimpactonpeople’sperspectives,opinionsandthewaytheyviewtheworld—especiallyteenagers.Inrecentyears,socialmediacreatorshavedoneareallyeffectivejobofcreatingalgorithms(算法)thatcankeeptrackofwhatyouengagewith,andprovidemorecontentbasedonyourpreferencesandinterests.9Exposuretoonlyoneperspectiveinthelongruncanleadtowhatarecalledechochambers,orsituationsinwhichone’sbeliefsareconstantlysupportedbythepeoplearoundthem,ratherthanhearingotheropinions.10Byonlybeingexposedtopeoplewhoagreewithyou,youarepreventedfromconsideringotherperspectives,whichperpetuates(使持续)close-mindedattitudes.Sincesocialmediausersareusedtoseeingcontenttheyagreewith,thefirstopinionthattheyseeonanewissueistheonetheyaremostlikelytoagreewith,despitenothearingopposingthoughts.11Recently,theterm“chronicallyonlinetakes”hasresurfacedonsocialmedia.Thisconceptreferstoopinionsthatonlyseemtoexistonline,andlackthesupportofrealworldexperience.12Infact,chronicallyonlinetakesareproblematicthemselves,successfullyweakeningactualissuesthatshouldbecalledout.A.Thisfailstoshowrespectforyourprivacy.B.Thisensuresthatyoucontinueusingsocialmedia.C.Usually,ittakestheformofcallingthingsproblematic.D.However,thenegativesofsocialmediagoevendeeperthanthat.E.Thekeyissueisthatpeoplearecontentwithbeingtoldwhattothink.F.Theproblemwithechochambersisthattheydiscouragecriticalthinking.G.Echochambersincreasesocialmediausers’impatienceandkillstheircreativity.第三部分写作（共两节，满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Itwasagloomyafternoon,withdarkcloudshanginglowinthesky,makingthealreadyold-fashionedcampusseemevenmoredeserted.Afterthelastclassoftheday,Iwalkedacrossthecampuswithmycloseclassmate,Tom.Aswenearedaquietcornerbesidetheoldlibrary,aseriesoffaintmeowingsounds(猫叫声)piercedthestillness.Ourcuriositypiqued,weexchangedaglanceandimmediatelytracedthesourceofthenoise.Behindamessystackofoldboxes,wediscoveredaminuscule,emaciatedcat.Itsonce-softfurwasnowcakedwithdirt,anditssmallbodytrembledeversoslightly,aclearindicationthatithadsufferedfromdaysofhungerandcold.Aprofoundsenseofpitywelledupwithinus.Tombentdownslowly,hishandextendedgently,hisvoicesoftashetriedtoleadthefrightenedanimalout.Atfirst,thecatwasfrightened,itswide-eyedgazefixedonusinfear.Butgradually,afterafewmomentsofcautioussniffing(嗅),ittimidlysteppedoutfromitshidingspot.Weknewwecouldn’tabandonthishelplesscreature.Tomproposedtakingittotheschoolinfirmary(医务室),believingtheschooldoctormightbeabletoassessitscondition.Inoddedininstantagreement,yetatingeofworrycreptinasweponderedhowth