密山市高级中学2023-2024学年度高三联考期末考试
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While coronaviruses inhabiting in wild animals rarely spread between people,Covid-19 actually has persion-to-person transmissibility,mainly through close contacts with an in fected person,especially his respiratory droplets.
In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19both the government and individuals should pay close attention to it. Besides putting strict restrictioin on travelling everywhere,the government should educate people on how to prevent the virus. For individuals, it's necessary to obey the regulationsr eleased by the government. What's more,they are supposed to reduce outdoor activities. Keep it in mind that we should wear a mask when going out and wash hands regularly.
At this critical moment, we should thank those who are carrying the weight for us in the epidemic. What we students must do now is stay ait home and dive into our studies,Which is our responsibility for ourselves, others，and our countryas well.
作文
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With the global warming getting worse,more people choose to live a low-carbon life for the purpose of reducing green house gases. As students, we have the responsibility to change our lifestyle to fit the world better. The following are some small things that may lead to big improvement of tche environment.
Firstly, wash your clothes by hand instead of using washing
machines. Secondly,don't take elevators unless it is necessary, using stairs does good to both your health and the environment. Thirdly, remember to bring your own shoppingbags when you go to the superrmarket. Lastly, go to school on foot or by bicycle. Busies produce carbon, too
Let's take action and be low-carbon people!密山市高级中学2023-2024学年度高三联考期末考试
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一、阅读理解（45分）
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Conservation Volunteers for Endangered Animals
Overview
The program in Australia is meant for all those animal lovers who want to volunteer abroad for a meaningful cause and contribute effectively toward the well-being of the native animals. Being a volunteer, you’ll get to work at a rescue center or a shelter, which has lots of animals in care at any given time.
Program Requirements
Volunteers must be 18 years old or older, with an open mind and a flexible attitude to working in a new and different environment. The program is open to all and you do not need any necessary qualifications (资历)to join it. Participants should be prepared to work outdoors and should be fit and healthy. Volunteers must note that this is a hands-off project and you are not allowed to touch animals unless given specific permission.
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
As a volunteer for this program, every day your activities may consist of:
*preparing food for the animals
*cleaning the animal enclosures(围场)
*keeping the project grounds clean and tidy
During Your Free Time Volunteers can choose to spend time in Gladstone or start to do some of the interesting things in the surrounding areas. The Great Barrier Reef is a good choice for volunteers to do a dive course or live aboard. Only minutes from the project location is Gladstone’s famous natural landmark Mount Larcom. It is commonly referred to as the “lion mountain“, because it looks like a lion and a lioness that are facing each other. At the heart of the city is Goondoon Street, where volunteers can explore the Library Square, the site of the city’s monthly produce and arts and crafts market.
1.What is a must for the volunteer of the program
A.Environmental awareness.
B.Hands-on training.
C.A healthy body.
D.Related experience.
2.What is a daily task for participants
A.Cleaning up the project grounds.
B.Building animal enclosures.
C.Providing shelters for animals.
D.Raising money for endangered animals.
3.Why is Mount Larcom called the “lion mountain”
A.It shows respect for lions.
B.It looks like a pair of lions.
C.It stores plenty of food for lions.
D.It protects endangered lion species.
B
Kyle Semrau came home on the morning of April 12 after an overnight shift feeling light-headed. He told his wife he would be laying low for the day, joined by his 6-year-old daughter, Macie.
On a normal day, Macie would have been at school, but that particular morning she had refused to even get dressed for school, so she stayed home. It turns out that her unexplained want to stay home was for the best.
Later in the day. Semrau collapsed from a medical event that caused him to slip in and out of consciousness. Macie learned her dad was in trouble when she heard him yelling. In a moment while Semrau was conscious, Macie asked her dad for his phone passcode so she could unlock the device. She logged in, opened the browser, and phoned the local police department.
Macie relayed the relevant information, including their address, to Judy Smith, the Eliot Police Department’s administrative assistant who answered the phone.
“That’s really lucky,” Semrau told Boston 25 News. “I still have it saved. If you open up my browser, that’s the way it is spelled, ‘Elliot poliz’. She pushed the call button, which actually goes right to the dispatcher (调度员) here in town.”
The police arrived two minutes after Macie called.
Semrau’s medical emergency was due to issues with his sinuses (鼻窦炎), which led to difficulty breathing, according to Seacoast Online. He is now home and doing well.
“If I can say anything about this whole experience, it’s for everyone to teach kids about awareness. If I hadn’t taught my daughter certain things she wouldn’t learn in school, this outcome could have been completely different,” Semrau told Boston. com. “She is, and will always be my hero.”
4.Why did Macie skip school that day
A.She foresaw an accident.
B.She intended to have a rest.
C.She did that for no reason.
D.She wanted to help her father.
5.Which words can describe Macie
A.Calm and capable.
B.Talented and skillful.
C.Brave and respectful.
D.Careful and considerate.
6.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A.The web browser.
B.Semrau’s address in the city.
C.Semrau’s telephone.
D.The phone number of the police.
7.What enabled Macie to save her father according to the last paragraph
A.Her strong love for her father.
B.What she had learned at school.
C.The awareness taught by her father.
D.Her previous similar experience.
C
A new report warns that Australia’s native wildlife could see extremely unfortunate effects from nonnative plants and animals.
Experts at the national science agency, the CSIRO, are predicting much of the country’s native plants and animals are in danger. They believe they could disappear by 2050 unless immediate action is taken.
Nonnative species have invaded(侵略) Australia and threaten to overrun(侵占) native plants and animals. Introduced species are endangering more than 80 percent of Australia’s threatened species.
Andy Sheppard, the CSIRO’s research director, said Australia’s colonization(殖民) by the British more than 200 years ago has left harmful environmental effects. He added that there were groups set up to introduce plants and animals by design so the Europeans felt more at home. Australia just like New Zealand has suffered as a result. “Australia unfortunately has the worst record internationally for mammalian(哺乳动物) disappearance,” he said and noted that this has much to do with the activities of introduced cats and foxes.
The report estimated(估计) the cost of the damage caused by invasive species in Australia at about $18 billion each year and growing. The study said that immediate action was needed to stop the spread of invasive species and protect Australia’s “irreplaceable native animals and plants”.
Traditionally, chemical and biological controls have been used to manage wild pest populations.
There are debates about these methods and some supporters of animals are against them as inhumane.
Scientists in Australia are working on genetic pest control methods. Testing is under way on small laboratory animals, but a so-called “working system” could be up to five years away. One possible biocontrol(生物防治) includes limiting their ability to reproduce.
8.What are threatened in Australia because of the introduced species now
A.Local people.
B.Animals’ habitats.
C.Native animals and plants.
D.Unique mammalian.
9.Why are there so many nonnative species in Australia
A.Because Europeans brought them to Australia.
B.Because Australians love European wildlife.
C.Because of the activities of cats and foxes.
D.Because of the disappearance of mammalian.
10.What can be inferred from the text
A.Scientists have limited the populations of invasive species successfully.
B.Those traditional measures have no effect on introduced species at all.
C.Some people don’t consider the ways to deal with invasive species right.
D.Genetic methods have proven perfect in controlling invasive species.
11.Which of the following might be the best title for the text
A.Danger from Nonnative Wildlife in Australia
B.Australian Native Wildlife in Great Danger
C.New Ways to Control Nonnative Wildlife
D.The New finding by Scientists in Australia
D
Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later. Yet the concrete that makes up much of our modern world has a lifespan of around 50 to 100 years. A growing number of scientists have been studying materials from long-ago eras, hoping to uncover how they’ve held up for millennia.
Many researchers have turned to the Romans for inspiration. Starting around 200 BCE, the architects of the Roman Empire were building impressive concrete structures that have stood the test of time. Even in harbors, where seawater has been battering structures for ages, you’ll find concrete basically the way it was when it was poured 2,000 years ago. Most modern concrete starts with Portland cement, a powder made by heating limestone and clay to super-high temperatures and crushing them. That cement is mixed with water to create a chemically reactive paste. Then, blocks of material like rock and gravel are added, and the cement paste mixes them into a concrete mass. According to records from ancient architects, the Roman process was similar. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestone and volcanic sand with water and gravel, creating chemical reactions to stick everything together.
In a study published earlier this year, Admir Masic, a civil and environmental engineer, proposed that this power comes from blocks of lime that are scattered throughout the Roman material instead of being mixed in evenly. Researchers used to think these blocks were a sign that the Romans weren’t mixing up their materials well enough. Instead, after analyzing concrete samples from Privernum—an ancient city outside of Rome — the scientists found that the blocks could fuel the material’s “self-healing” abilities. When cracks form, water is able to flow into the concrete, Masic explained. That water activates the leftover lime, leading to new chemical reactions that can fill in the damaged sections.
The ancient architectures suggested using extracts from local chukum and jiote trees in the lime mix. When researchers tested out the recipe, they found the resulting plaster was especially durable against physical and chemical damage.
Studies have found all kinds of natural materials mixed into structures from long ago: fruit extracts, milk, cheese curd, beer, even dung and urine. The paste that holds together some of China’s most famous structures—including the Great Wall and the Forbidden City — includes traces of sticky rice.
“Some of these ancient builders might have just gotten lucky”, said Cecilia Pesce, a materials scientist at the University of Sheffield in England, “They’d throw just about anything into their mixes, as long as it was cheap and available.”
Today’s builders can’t just copy the ancient recipes. Even though Roman concrete lasted a longtime, it couldn’t hold up heavy loads: “You couldn’t build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete,” Cecilia said. “It would collapse.” Instead, researchers are trying to take some of the ancient material’s specialties and add them into modern mixes.
12.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A.Lime blocks in Roman concrete indicate poor mixing of materials.
B.Ancient Roman concrete structures have witnessed a long history.
C.Modern builders are confused about the Roman method of construction.
D.The concrete used in modern structures has a lifespan of over 200 years.
13.What is proposed as a possible explanation for the self-healing abilities of Roman concrete
A.The uniform mixing of lime in the concrete.
B.The use of extracts from chukum and jiote trees.
C.The addition of whatever was within reach in the mix.
D.The scattering of blocks of lime throughout the material.
14.The passage mentions that today’s builders can’t simply copy ancient recipes because ______.
A.ancient recipes were not well-documented
B.ancient materials were too expensive
C.ancient materials couldn’t hold up heavy loads
D.ancient builders used materials that are no longer available
15.According to the passage, why do some researchers believe ancient builders included various natural materials in their mixes
A.To enhance the beauty of the structures.
B.To make the construction process more cost-effective.
C.To create structures that were resistant to chemical damage.
D.To follow ancient traditions without considering effectiveness.
二、七选五（10分）
How to Help Kids Save Our Oceans and Be Environmental Heroes
The world’s oceans benefit us in many different ways. ① _____________We need clean and healthy oceans to protect our own health and to support future generations. Here are some simple ways to encourage children to protect our oceans.
●Do a local clean-up
Beach, lake or river clean-ups are a great way to get children involved in keeping our environment free from rubbish. Even a local park will benefit from a clean-up. Less trash in the environment in general is less trash that could get washed away in our bodies of water. Gather the family to pick up rubbish together. ② _____________
●Reuse disposed ( 废弃的 ) items
A great way to get kids involved in recycling is to encourage them to find other uses for old items. Instead of throwing something away, help them turn it into art!
③ _____________The children took a trip to the local beach and were encouraged to pick up different types of rubbish that could be turned into artwork. “Trash isn’t just trash, because you can create loads of things with it. It ends up not being trash anymore, but a beautiful piece of art,” one of the children said.
●④ _____________
More than 70 percent of the plastic we use does not get recycled, and a lot of this plastic waste is swept into our oceans. Cutting down on plastic use is important if we are to protect our oceans.
Often, pre-packaged fruits and vegetables at supermarkets are a big source of single-use plastic. Getting kids interested in growing their own food is a fun and educational way to cut down on plastic use and shorten supply chains of foods. Besides, educate kids to use as little plastic as possible.
●Eat sustainably sourced fish
⑤ _____________Unsustainable fishing practices threaten the food security of these communities, both by taking away these marine (海洋的) resources but also by harming their life. You can help by eating fish that are rich in the sea.
A. Reduce plastic use
B. Yet, our oceans are being heavily polluted
C. Plastic is a material produced from oil by a chemical process
D. The kids will really see the difference it makes to an area that they play in
E. Fish is an essential part of a balanced diet for many people across the globe
F. People can have an opportunity to appreciate rare fish in an aquarium (水族馆)
G. Local school children in Rome, Italy recently participated in a “Creating art from waste” workshop
三、完形填空（30分）
One day, when I was 12, my mother gave me___16_____: I was to walk to the public library and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to____17____my strange problem-inability to read.
In the library, I sat down on the floor in the children’s section, and___18_____a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye, it_19__a picture of a dog. I had recently had a dog, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone,__20___to someone who had a space and money to care for him. I never forgot my dog.
There on the book’s cover was a dog which looked_21__to my dog, as if they were the same one. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the___22_____, Amos, the Dog with a Plan.____23___I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library.
Under the___24_of a bush I started to read about Amos. I read very slowly with difficulty. Though___25_____were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been___26_____from his family and who finally found his way back home. At the end of the story, my mind___27_____the final scene of reunion, on and on,___28_____my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.
My mother’s__29___returned me to the real world. It__30_to me that I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Books____31____be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.
I____32____told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom__33__during the next year. And years later, she was__34____that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and_35___his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.
16.A.a suggestion B.an order C.a job D.a direction
17.A.defeat B.abandon C.destroy D.complete
18.A.pushed B.fetched C.brought D.pulled
19.A.presented B.printed C.included D.displayed
20.A.given away B.given up C.given in D.given off
21.A.small B.hairy C.identical D.brave
22.A.picture B.title C.cover D.dog
23.A.unknowingly B.unconsciously C.uneasily D.unwillingly
24.A.shade B.light C.background D.influence
25.A.paragraphs B.words C.fingers D.pages
26.A.stolen B.separated C.gone D.sold
27.A.witnessed B.continued C.struggled D.learned
28.A.before B.when C.until D.while
29.A.shout B.call C.worry D.swear
30.A.seemed B.occurred C.happened D.referred
31.A.would B.could C.should D.must
32.A.seldom B.always C.never D.frequently
33.A.performance B.activity C.response D.reaction
34.A.proud B.eager C.crazy D.happy
35.A.mastered B.found C.owned D.authored
四、语法填空（15分）
China's TikTok, which ①______(take) the world by storm in the past three years, is working its magic in its home nation, too.
In the annual report of ② ______(it) parent company ByteDance this week, the Chinese version of TikTok, ③_____ (call) Douyin, has accumulated 400 million daily active users. This is an ④_______ (impress) growth for the addictive video app, ⑤_____ had 250 million daily active users in January last year.
The report not only describes the user behavior and trends but also illustrates the cultural difference ⑥______China and the US. For example, knowledge-based content is ⑦________ (extreme) popular in China, and less so in the US. Also, in the US, it seems that it's mostly teenagers who are creating the dances, but in China those who produce the most dance videos are users born in ⑧______ 1960s.
With Douyin, users can record videos, edit them and share them online. It is a great way ⑨_______ (spend) the leisure time browsing these funny videos. Now, Douyin has established itself as one of the largest knowledge, culture and art ⑩_______ (platform) in China.
五、读后续写（20分）
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Much is unknown about how Covid-19, a new coronavirus, spreads. Current knowledge is largely based on what is known about similar coronaviruses. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people such as with MERS, SARS, and now with Covid-19.
Most often, spread from person-to-person happens among close contacts (about 6 feet). Person-to-person spread is thought to occur mainly via respiratory droplets (呼吸飞沫) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens (病原体) spread. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. It's currently unclear if a person can get Covid-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.
It's important to note that how easily a virus spreads person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (传染性) (like measles), while other viruses are less so. There is much more to learn about the transmissibility severity, and other features associated with Covid-19.
（写作内容）
1.用约30个单词概述上文有关冠状病毒传播的路径；
2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
（1）政府和民众如何防治冠状病毒的传播；
（2）面对疫情，请你发出2-3个倡议，助力中国战胜疫情。
（写作要求）
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
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内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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六、作文（30分）
随着全球环境的恶化，越来越多的人选择过“低碳生活（low-carbon life）”，即减少二氧化碳的排放，低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活。请写一篇英文倡议书，倡议你的同学们加入“低碳一族”，为环保做出贡献。提示要点如下：
1.用手洗衣服；
2.多走楼梯，少用电梯；
3.去超市自备购物袋；
4.步行或者骑自行车上学；
5…….
注意：
1.词数：120-150左右。
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
