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2023届安徽省江淮名校高三下学期5月联考英语试题

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一、阅读理解

We offer a programme of lectures by members of the MCLL community and other

lifelong learning organisations, as well as university faculty members who have been invited

to share their research with us on a variety of topics. View Instructions on How to Register

Online.

Lecture 1: Social Media and Misinformation

Time: Friday, June 9, 10:

Presenter: Richard Harris

Attendance: Online

A retired American IT professional, Richard Harris, will take us deep into a social

media’s business model, its differences from traditional media, recent examples of its use for

misinformation and possible solutions that respect freedom of expression. A lively

round-table discussion not to be missed!

Lecture 2: Global Mental Health

Time: Friday, June 16, 1:

Presenter: Marc Laporta

Attendance: Online

Mental health was known to the public quite late. Many countries are finding ways to

reduce its impact, but many factors get in the way. However, progress is visible, and hope is

justified. Mare Laporta will discuss different aspects of mental health and exchange ideas

about ways to improve the situation.

Lecture 3: The Silk Road

Time: Friday, June 23, 10:

Presenter: George Lapa

Attendance: Online

The Silk Road refers to a network of routes, covering over 6,400 km, used by traders

from the Han Dynasty of China who opened trade in 130 BCE until 1453 CE. The exchange

of information gave rise to new technologies and innovations that changed the Western world.

Topics such as gunpowder, the compass (

指南针

), paper-making and printing will be

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presented.

Lecture 4: South to Textile Factories

Time: Friday, June 30, 10:

Presenter: Muriel Herrington

Attendance: In person

Between 1840 and 1930 a million French-Canadians left Canada to work in the United

States. Many were employed in textile (

纺织品

) factories in the New England states. In these

areas they set up communities where they maintained the French language and culture. In this

lecture Muriel Herrington will describe their working and living conditions and show their

impact.

1

．

What will the audience attending Lecture 1 do?

A

．

Build a social media’s business model.

B

．

Exchange ideas with each other.

C

．

Enjoy more respect and freedom.

D

．

Contact the presenter in advance.

2

．

Who will talk about the great inventions of ancient China?

A

．

Marc Laporta.

Herrington.

3

．

In which lecture will the audience have face time with the presenter?

A

．

The Silk Road.

B

．

South to Textile Factories.

C

．

Global Mental Health.

D

．

Social Media and Misinformation.

Born in 1940 in Nyeri, Kenya, Wangari Maathai spent her childhood in the Kenyan

countryside and her young adult life in the United States. She studied biology at Mount St.

Scholastica College in Kansas, then obtained a master’s degree from the University of

Pittsburgh. After returning to Kenya and pursuing her PhD at the University of Nairobi,

Wangari became the first woman in East Africa to receive a doctor’s degree.

In the 1970s Wangari was an active member of the National Council of Women of

Kenya. Women came to the council in part to search for solutions to the environmental

problems—deforestation and desertification had caused many of the resources women relied

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B

．

Richard Harris. C

．

George Lapa. D

．

Muriel

on for food and clean water to decrease.

Fuelled by her knowledge of biology and her passion for helping others, Wangari

decided to take action. Wangari had two goals in mind: to help restore environmental

resources and give women the ability to support their families in a self-sufficient, sustainable

way. To achieve her goals, she came up with a practical but impactful idea: to plant trees. The

trees would reduce the effects of deforestation, in addition to providing food and firewood for

local families. Wangari’s plan inspired the formation of the Green Belt Movement in 1977, an

organisation dedicated to environmental conservation and poverty reduction in Kenya.

As the Green Belt Movement grew, Wangari began to focus on several different but

interconnected causes: environmental conservation and human rights. In the late 1980s, she

called on her community to oppose the construction of a skyscraper (

摩天大楼

) in Uhuru

Park, Nairobi’s central public space. In 1999 she led a protest against the privatisation of

Karura Forest in Nairobi, during which Green Belt Movement members were beaten by

private guards. Despite facing ongoing opposition and even danger, Wangari’s belief in her

work was never shaken.

Wangari served on the boards of countless environmental organisations, and spoke to

members of the United Nations. Due to her tireless work Wangari received the Nobel Peace

Prize in 2004.

4

．

What do we know about Wangari Maathai?

A

．

She had a hard childhood in Kenya.

B

．

She acquired an excellent education.

C

．

She was the first woman to get a degree.

D

．

She came back to Kenya due to her colour.

5

．

What contributed to the foundation of the Green Belt Movement?

A

．

Wangar’s family’s support.

B

．

Wangari’s achievements in biology.

C

．

Wangari’s tree-planting idea.

D

．

Wangari’s desire to fight world poverty.

6

．

What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A

．

Wangari’s efforts to expand her influence.

B

．

Wangari’s ways to fight for human rights.

C

．

Wangar’s strategies to establish a reputation.

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D

．

Wangari’s plans to handle growing opposition.

7

．

Which of the following best describes Wangari Maathai?

A

．

Honest and hard-working.

C

．

Considerate and generous.

Drones(

无人机

) already fly and spy. Now, they can build too. A pair of drones working

together made a tower taller than a person. Engineers demonstrated this new method of 3D

printing in the lab. Mirko Kovac, who co-led the research, says that animal builders, bees,

inspired him. They shared their success in Nature on September 22.

To print that person-sized tower, a Build-Drone carried expanding foam(

泡沫

). This

material rapidly expands and hardens when sprayed(

喷洒

). The drone flew in a slow circle,

spraying the foam downwards to form layers. When it ran out of material, it flew away so a

person could reload it with more foam or replace the drone’s batteries. This type of foam

tends to thicken unevenly. So, while a Build-Drone was being reloaded, a second, smaller

drone surveyed the work. It was called Scan-Drone. It looked for places where the last layer

was too thin or thick. Then it created a plan for the next layer to help even things out. This

kept the tower straight and strong.

“This was an impressive demonstration,” says Andrea Tagliabue, who wasn’t involved in

the research. As a graduate student in robotics at MIT, Tagliabue works on control systems for

drones. However, he notes that the researchers still have challenges left to solve before 3D

printing drones are useful in the real world. “Since these drones built structures inside a lab,

they didn’t have to contend with wind or other outdoor disturbances. Also, cameras placed

around the room could help track the drones’ positions and send them along the correct paths.

Outdoors, the drones would have to navigate without this extra help,” says Tagliabue.

Kovac is already planning to do tests outdoors. He also plans to build more complex

structures. He believes that drones can work together like bees in the future, and they will

construct buildings or make repairs in places that are tough for human crews and heavy

machinery to reach. “That may include disaster areas, the tops of tall buildings or even other

planets,” Kovac says. “There’s a lot of interest in building on Mars with robots.”

8

．

How did drones make the tower stay straight?

A

．

They used hard and strong material.

B

．

They sprayed the foam downwards.

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B

．

Patient and unselfish.

D

．

Determined and inspiring.

C

．

They kept a balance in layer thickness.

D

．

They thickened layers by adding more foam.

9

．

What does the underlined phrase “contend with” mean in Paragraph 3?

A

．

Rule out. B

．

Compete with. C

．

Give out. D

．

Deal with.

10

．

What does Kovac say about the Build-Drones?

A

．

They are full of promise.

B

．

They are widely in use now.

C

．

They can’t replace humans.

D

．

They can’t do complex tasks.

11

．

Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A

．

Drones Can Think and Learn like People

B

．

Drones Work Together to Print Structures

C

．

Drones Will Change the Future of Building

D

．

3D Printing Gets Bigger, Faster and Smarter

In his new book The Journeys of Trees, science writer Zach St. George explores an

extremely slow migration(

迁

徙

), as forests move inch by inch to more hospitable places. As

old trees die and new ones grow up, the forest is—ever so slightly—moving, he writes.

“Through the fossils(

化石

) that ancient forests left behind, scientists can track their

movement. They move back and forth across continents, like migrating birds or whales.”

This has happened over thousands of years, and climate change tends to be the driving

force—pushing and pulling forests around the globe. Of course, today, climate change is

speeding up, and trees can’t keep pace. Take Califomnia: It’s getting hotter and drier and

scientists estimate that before too long, Joshua Tree National Park may not be able to sustain

Joshua trees. Zach St. George describes a similar threat to Sequoia National Park, during

California’s long and severe drought a few years back.

Scientists worried that maybe Sequoia National Park would no longer be the place for

giant sequoias. St. George thinks at some point we will lose these ancient trees and we will

have to think about what we do with the places, and do we plant new ones somewhere else?

This is known as “assisted migration”—humans planting trees in other places where they’re

more likely to grow well. But this process carries risks—people can accidentally introduce

insects and diseases to new places, where they may wipe out entire native populations. So, St.

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George writes, there’s a debate among conservationists and foresters today: Should humans

help the trees escape?

“I think there are going to be instances where people are probably going to step in and

help species move to places where they’ll be more suitable in the future,” St. George says.

“And I met a lot of people in the process who have felt sorry about what has been lost and

what will be lost—and are still continuing to try and do good and work in the moment for

small things.”

12

．

What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A

．

Animals. B

．

Fossils. C

．

Scientists. D

．

Forests.

13

．

Why is Sequoia National Park mentioned?

A

．

To confirm the problem of the loss of tree species is serious.

B

．

To argue humans should be responsible for the loss of trees.

C

．

To explain climate change results in the migration of forests.

D

．

To prove forests can slow down the process of climate change.

14

．

What can be inferred about assisted migration?

A

．

It can prevent the trees escaping.

B

．

It can promote biological diversity.

C

．

It may help to protect the forests.

D

．

It may affect species in new places.

15

．

What is St. George’s attitude to assisted migration?

A

．

Supportive.

B

．

Doubtful. C

．

Ambiguous. D

．

Intolerant.

二、七选五

Successful individuals do things just a little differently than the average people.

____16____ Here are four key habits that athletes have to create success.

· They get real.

Don’t let the professional athletes fool you. Achieving racing success is not easy, even

though there are some people out there who always seem to make it look so. ____17____

They set realistic goals with each event. They equip themselves with effort, patience, and

persistence(

坚持

) because they know the journey can sometimes be long and difficult.

· They have grit (

勇气

).

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