甘肃省张掖市肃南县第一中学2020┄2021届高三下学期期中考试 英语试题

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题两分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our services were strictly held at the pet owner’s home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!

We asked pet owners new to our services to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves.

One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.

Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hello happily.

I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside. I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners, a usual service. After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me.I didn’t know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood. I ran out and did the only thing —calling my husband.

Then I went to neighbors for help. My husband arrived after ten minutes. The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen （圈）. Then my husband and I took off to the hospital.

I must have looked like I was shot when I walked into the hospital. The nurses quickly moved me to a room. I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “ Am I going to die？” He replied, “Finally.”

1. According to the text, the author’s work was _______.

A. tiring and dangerous

B. well paid

C. easy and free

D. done outdoors

2. It can be inferred from the text that the author was attacked because _______.

A. Hercules feared the sound and the flash

B. the author attacked Hercules first

C. Hercules was very hungry then

D. the author treated Hercules badly

3. The doctor’s answer gave us a sense of _______.

A. anger

B. patience

C. carelessness

D. humor

B

● Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

9:00-9:45a.m. Blue T ent

Panelists（讨论会成员）：Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer. Hosted by Denise Gray, science writer for The New York Times. How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world？ The food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics.

● Sports writing：For the Love of the Game 9:50-10:35a.m. Blue Tent Panelists：Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape. Hosted by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.

Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.

● The Art of the Review

11:15-12:00a.m. Green Tent Panelists：John Freeman, Barry Gewen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer Schuessler. Hosted by Sam Tanenhaus, editor for the Book Review The New York Times.

How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales？ Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of the book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.

● New York Writers, New York Stories 3:00-3:45p.m. Green Tent

Panelists：Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss. Hosted by Clyde Haberman, columnist（专栏作家） for the City Section of The New York Times. Join this inspiring group of New York—centric writers as they talk about why New York is a gold mine of ideas for their work.

4. If you are free in the afternoon, you can attend _________.

A. The Art of the Review

B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

C. New York Writers, New York Stories

D. Sports Writing：For the Love of the Game

5. Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of _________.

A. The Art of the Review

B. Health, Wellness and the Politics of Food

C. New York Writers, New York Stories

D. Sports Writing：For the Love of the Game

6. All the four activities above _________.

A. are about writing

B. can be attended freely

C. will last 45 minutes each

D. will attract many readers

7. We can learn from the text that _________.

A. sports writers are a type of audience

B. book reviews may affect book sales

C. Denise Grady will discuss political policy

D. The New York Times is popular

C

“Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide,”said researchers from the National University of Singapore．

45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures．

“We do not yet know the mechanisms involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected,”the researchers said．“Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can' t yet quantify．”

The change was big in cold - blooded animals．Only two decades of warmer temperatures were enough to make reptiles （爬行动物） smaller. An increase of 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism（新陈代谢）. Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growth. There is a recent report on warmer temperatures' negative effects on plankton（浮游生物）, the base of the marine ecosystem．

Warm - blooded animals weren't immune from the size change caused by climate change．Many birds are now smaller. Mammals have been miniaturized too. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaker．And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records．This is not the first time this has happened in Earth' s history．

55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years．That event happened over a long time than the current climate change．