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2023届湖南省九校联盟高三第二次联考英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Are you fond of watching films? Does the colorful, natural, or spectacular scenery in the

films attract you to travel to their locations? We have selected three gorgeous film locations in

China. If you’re a film fan or an outdoor enthusiast, check them out!

Fengguo Temple

＆

The Grandmaster

(

《一代宗师》

)

Located in Y’xian county, Jinzhou, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, the Fengguo

Temple is a Buddhist temple established in 1020, covering a total area of 60, 000 square

meters. It is one of only three Liao Dynasty temples still in existence in China.

The main hall of the Fengguo Temple is the Buddha hall believed to be one of the largest

in the world in ancient times. It is home to the world’s oldest and largest clay sculptures of

painted Buddha statues. The Fengguo Temple was designated (

指定

) as a national foremost

protected cultural heritage site in 1961 and a 4A-level tourist attraction in 2009.

Yunshuiyao Ancient Town

＆

The Knot

(

《云水谣》

)

Situated in Zhangzhou, East China’s Fujian province, Yunshuiyao Ancient Town has a

long history and is one of the scenic spots of the world heritage site, the Fujian Tulou. There

is a magnificent banyan tree (

榕树

) group in the town consisting of 13 banyan trees, some of

which are thousands of years old. Yunshuiyao Ancient Town is distinguished for its unique

tulou clusters at the foot of the mountain. Fifty-three of these earthen buildings, which were

first constructed in the mid Yuan Dynasty, are still standing today.

Dajiu Lake Wetland Park

＆

The Assassin

(

《刺客聂隐娘》

)

Located in Shennongjia UNESCO Global Geopark, Central China’s Hubei province, the

Dajiu Lake Wetland Park boasts fascinating sceneries. It is a rare subalpine peat marsh

wetland in the world’s middle latitude, at an altitude of over 1, 730 meters and with a total

area of 20, 000 hectares.

Known as “Hulun Buir of Hubei province”, it is home to nine lakes on the plateau and

lush meadows (

草地

). In the wetland park, there are extensive alpine meadows, wetland ferns

(

蕨类植物

) , and some animals, such as storks, cranes, and sika deer, which are valuable for

scientific research.

1

．

What is special about Fengguo Temple?

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A

．

Its main hall is considered the largest in the world.

B

．

It was designated as a 4A-level tourist attraction in 1961.

C

．

It is one of only three Buddhist temples in existence in China.

D

．

It houses the world’s oldest and largest clay sculptures of painted Buddha statues.

2

．

What can we know from the text?

A

．

There are 13 banyan trees in Yunshuiyao Ancient Town.

B

．

There are unique earthen buildings in Yunshuiyao Ancient Town.

C

．

The Dajiu Lake Wetland Park is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

D

．

The Dajiu Lake Wetland Park is home to many rare plants and animals.

3

．

Where is the text probably taken from?

A

．

A textbook.

B

．

An academic article.

C

．

A travel magazine.

D

．

A biography.

“How beautiful the jasmine (

茉莉花

) is! A sweet smell covers the budding twigs. So

fragrant, so white, admired by all lips.” The famed Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower has

reached a global audience with its beautiful melody and lyrics. Equally popular is the

traditionally made Jasmine tea, whose elegant fragrance and mellow taste fascinate countless

tea drinkers.

Chen Chengzhong has a big say in the production of Jasmine tea as he is a practitioner

of Fuzhou Jasmine tea scenting techniques. The 72-year-old tea maker started his career early

in his teenage years, when he became an apprentice in a state-owned tea factory.

Jasmine tea is a kind of tea scented (

带有某种香味

) with the fragrance of jasmine

blossoms and typically has green tea as its base. The natural scenting process consumes fresh

jasmine blossoms, picked during the daytime when the buds are closed, Chen said. And the

green tea leaves from the spring harvest are stored until the most fragrant jasmine blossoms in

late summer.

The hot and humid climate and the red soil in East China’s Fujian province provide

favorable conditions for jasmine and tea plants to thrive, becoming the high-quality

ingredients that are needed for Jasmine tea. “Our jasmine flowers and tea leaves are all

sourced from Fujian in large quantities, despite the fact that they are pricier than those from

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other origins,” Chen said.

When the fresh jasmine flowers are harvested, they are mixed with layers of tea leaves.

Workers stir (

搅拌

) the tea leaves and flowers overnight, allowing the leaves to absorb the

fragrant scent of the jasmine blossoms.

In the morning, the flowers are sorted, the leaves are dried, and the process is repeated.

More repetition makes for a more robust jasmine flavor, and it takes at least nine scenting

processes to produce Jasmine tea of a superb grade.

Having been appointed as the representative practitioner of Fuzhou Jasmine tea scenting

techniques, Chen now focuses more on passing on the scenting techniques, giving lectures to

students and apprentices. Chen’s son Chen Zheng is motivated to follow in his father’s

footsteps and move forward with the scenting techniques. “Like my father, I also hope to

practice this traditional skill that has profound cultural deposits, and pass it on,” Chen Zheng

said.

4

．

What is the author’s purpose of quoting the song Jasmine Flower?

A

．

To tell us not to neglect the song.

B

．

To show the popularity of the song.

C

．

To introduce the topic—Jasmine tea.

D

．

To clarify the origin of Jasmine tea.

5

．

Why are Fujian’s jasmines and tea leaves the high-quality ingredients?

A

．

Because their fragrances are mixed together.

B

．

Because Fujian is rich in jasmines and tea leaves.

C

．

Because they are pricier than those from other areas.

D

．

Because Fujian has suitable climate and soil conditions.

6

．

Which of the following is RIGHT about the process of making Jasmine tea?

A

．

It uses the most fragrant jasmine blossoming in early summer.

B

．

It takes at most nine scenting processes to produce Jasmine tea of a superb grade.

C

．

Tea leaves should be mixed with fresh jasmine flowers to absorb their fragrance.

D

．

Fresh jasmine blossoms are picked during the daytime when the buds are opened.

7

．

What does Chen Zheng want to do?

A

．

Produce Jasmine tea of a superb grade.

B

．

Practice and pass on Jasmine tea scenting techniques.

C

．

Give lectures to students and apprentices.

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D

．

Become an apprentice in a state-owned tea factory.

Rapid deforestation (

毁林

) of the Amazon rainforest could influence the temperature and

precipitation (

降水，降水量

) over the Tibetan plateau 15, 000 kilometers away.

Saini Yang at Beijing Normal University in China and her colleagues analyzed global

climatological data from 1979 to 2019 to identify relations in temperature and precipitation

between the Amazon rainforest and other areas. Such links are called “teleconnection1s”.

They focused on the Amazon rainforest in particular because of its significance as a major

carbon sink and as a climatic “tipping point” (

爆发点

) that could see forest turn to savannah

(

稀树草原

) beyond a certain threshold (

阈，界

) of warming and human-driven deforestation.

The researchers found that since 1979, warm temperatures in the Amazon rainforest

were related to warm temperatures over the Tibetan plateau and the West Antarctic ice sheet;

more precipitation in the Amazon rainforest was associated with less precipitation in those

regions. By analyzing changing temperatures in the regions between the Amazon rainforest

and those distant areas, they were also able to trace the path through which energy or

materials such as black carbon released in forest fires might spread through the atmosphere.

Their analysis showed the route remained consistent under different future warming

scenarios.

The collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet is a known tipping point. Melting snow on

the Tibetan plateau is not, but the region is warming more rapidly than much of the rest of the

globe, and changes to snow and ice there could have consequences for ecosystems and the

billions of people that rely on its snowmelt for water, says Yang.

Victor Brovkin at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Germany says the

teleconnections are an interesting find, but is skeptical that variability in the Amazon

rainforest causes the changes elsewhere. He says the Amazon rainforest is too small an area to

overcome the influence of the tropical oceans and the researchers don’t present a physical

mechanism to explain any influence.

If the Amazon rainforest does have an influence on these regions, however, it could

mean there is à higher risk that the Amazon rainforest tipping point might set others off, says

Jonathan Donges-at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It adds

an additional potential domino (

多米诺骨牌

) that can fall. ”

8

．

Why was the Amazon rainforest the focus for Saini Yang’s research?

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A

．

Because it played a role as a main carbon sink.

B

．

Because it was the most important carbon sink.

C

．

Because it was very likely to turn to savannah.

D

．

Because it was at a high risk of becoming a climatic “tipping point”.

9

．

What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A

．

The benefits of the research.

B

．

The findings of the research.

C

．

The means of analyzing the data.

D

．

The results of the Amazon rainforest being deforested.

10

．

Which of the following points may Saini Yang agree with?

A

．

The temperature of the Tibetan plateau changes the fastest.

B

．

The variability in the Amazon rainforest may not lead to changes elsewhere.

C

．

The more the Amazon rainforest rains, the less rainfall the Tibetan plateau may have.

D

．

The consequences of the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet are little-known.

11

．

What can we learn about the Amazon rainforest from the last two paragraphs?

A

．

Teleconnections have kept the researchers interested for a long time.

B

．

The Amazon rainforest tipping point is likely to set off those of other areas.

C

．

The findings of the research on the Amazon rainforest are controversial.

D

．

The Amazon rainforest is large enough to remove the influence of the tropical oceans.

Until the 1940s, blood transfusions (

输血

) often went wrong because some main

blood-group systems had yet to be discovered. This phenomenon is now a thing of the past,

but finding a well-matched donor can still be difficult, especially for patients with rare blood

types. Recently, a team of British researchers announced a step towards solving this problem

by successfully transfusing into two healthy volunteers red blood cells grown from

appropriate stem cells donated by others.

By now, such manufactured red cells have been given only to those whose own stem

cells had been the source. The stem cells used for this experiment, however, were extracted

from blood donated in the normal way. Then, the harvested stem cells were grown and

multiplied in a nutrient solution for about 20 days, which served to turn them into young

versions of red blood cells called reticulocytes, which, once transfused, quickly develop into

the real McCoy. The lab-made red blood cells would be expected to last longer in a receiver’s

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body than those from a normal transfusion, since transfused blood unavoidably contains some

cells that are on their last legs. The next step is to measure how long the manufactured cells

actually do last.

If they do indeed survive traditionally transfused cells, then receivers will not need

frequent transfusions. That will help a lot. At the moment, patients with blood disorders such

as sickle-cell disease and thalassemia may require a transfusion as often as every four to six

weeks. As a consequence, some develop iron overload, which causes severe complications

(

并发症

). Others end up forming antibodies against many blood types, which makes finding a

matching donor harder.

If all goes well, the trial will be extended to more volunteers. But larger tests, including

tests on actual patients, will be needed before this approach can be put into practice. Even

then, the technique will probably be reserved for a favored few-those possessing rare blood

types being at the head of the queue. Unless some unforeseen breakthrough occurs, making

the cells in quantity will be challenging.

12

．

What does the underlined part “the real McCoy” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A

．

Red blood cells.

B

．

Stem cells.

C

．

Reticulocytes.

D

．

Nutrient solutions.

13

．

What can we learn about blood transfusions according to the text?

A

．

The lab-made red blood cells last longer than those from a normal transfusion.

B

．

Those with rare blood types may enjoy priority in the transfusion of lab-made red blood

cells.

C

．

Most patients with blood disorders may suffer severe complications and form antibodies.

D

．

Blood transfusions often go wrong because of people’s ignorance of the main blood

systems.

14

．

What’s the author’s attitude to the mass production of the lab-made red cells in the near

future?

A

．

Indifferent.

B

．

Optimistic.

C

．

Hopeless.

D

．

Cautious.

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