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2023届安徽省江淮十校高三第一次联考英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Icehouse and ice ticket

As early as Pre-Qin Dynasty, people used natural ice to keep food fresh and make cold

drinks. The Zhou royal court had a specialized department called “ice administration”. They

collected natural ice blocks each December to store in the icehouse. During the Qing Dynasty,

“ice tickets” were used and they were available only to officials and the rich.

Ice container

The most commonly used cooling tool is called “Jian”, which is a big container filled

with ice. It was made of clay in early Chinese history, and was later made of copper (

铜

). The

“Jian” can be seen as an ancient refrigerator, which can be used to make cold drinks.

Hiding food in the well

During the Qin and Han dynasties, for common people, the most common way to cool

off is by using their wells. Some families put a pot in the well as a cold closet, or put food in a

basket and lowered the basket into the well with a rope.

Herbal drinks

During the Qing Dynasty, taking Chinese herbal medicine was popular in Beijing. In hot

summer, some people preferred to drink ice water, some boiled perilla leaves, and liquorice as

summer soup to keep off the heat. Ancient people also loved to make lotus seed soup in

summer for the benefit of strengthening the body.

1

．

What does “Jian” have the same function as?

A

．

Container. B

．

Refrigerator. C

．

Clay. D

．

Copper.

2

．

Which of the following is unavailable to common people?

A

．

Ice tickets.

drinks.

3

．

What’s the common purpose of the above four ways?

A

．

To strengthen the body.

C

．

To escape the summer heat.

My work started in 2003 at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. It seems like

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B

．

To keep food fresh.

D

．

To make cold drinks.

B

．

Ice container. C

．

Hiding food in the well. D

．

Herbal

such a long time ago. In the 13 years that have passed, more than 50,000 animals have passed

the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are animals

who stand out. Tabby was one such animal.

Tabby was one of the many homeless dogs. What’s more, she was blind and deaf.

Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed remote at best. But one day a woman named Loretta

came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, who suffered from epilepsy(

癫痫

)had seen Tabby’s picture

on the shelter’s website. They were interested in meeting her! Most boys would want a puppy,

a dog who could grow with him and run through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would

never be able to do that. But as they say, “love is blind.” After meeting her, they decided to

adopt Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her successful adoption, it would still have been

something very special indeed but it was what happened after her adoption that some might

label as “magical”. As Gary and Tabby did everything together, they became so “in tun” with

one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures(

疾病发作

)before they occurred,

giving his family a warning that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be

having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s arrival.

How could it be? There are some things that happen in this world that challenge all logic

and understanding. Sometimes the best that we can do is to accept a miracle, which we didn’t

attempt to explain. Because when you try to explain it, you lose the beauty and wonder of it

all.

4

．

What is the purpose of listing the data in the first paragraph?

A

．

To stress the necessity of protecting animals.

B

．

To show the author’s devotion to adopting animals.

C

．

To illustrate Tabby’s uniqueness.

D

．

To prove the difficulty of the work in the animal shelter.

5

．

What can we learn about Tabby from the text?

A

．

She was so lovely that she could be easily adopted.

B

．

She suffered a lot from the disease-epilepsy.

C

．

She was so strong that she could run very fast.

D

．

She was homeless and couldn’t see or hear.

6

．

Why did the author think magic happened?

A

．

Because Gary and Tabby did everything together.

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B

．

Because Gary was cured in the company of Tabby.

C

．

Because Tabby could indicate a seizure before it struck.

D

．

Because Tabby learned to read messages by telegraph.

7

．

What can be a suitable title for the text?

A

．

Love is Blind: An Amazing Dog

C

．

Love is Everywhere: Poor Tabby

Blue and green honey may look cool, but beekeepers in northeastern France are not

happy about their strange-looking new product.

Over the past few months, beekeepers in Ribeauville, a town located in the Alsace region,

have noticed that bees there have been making honey in many strange colors. Bees have been

returning to apiaries (

蜂房

)with different colors coating their bodies. The colors then end up

polluting the honey.

A recent research showed that a nearby M&M’s factory is behind the change in color.

Waste from the factory has been exposing the bees to a number of chemicals. Some of the

chemicals are used in the outer shells of the candies, which come in many bright colors.

The local beekeepers do not know if the polluted honey is dangerous to eat, but they are

not taking any chances. They are throwing away the candy-colored honey, which means a big

loss to local businesses. “For me, it’s not honey,” Alain Frieh, leader of the town’s beekeepers

union, tells the Reuters news agency. “It’s not sellable.”

The honey industry in this part of France has been suffering this year. According to Frieh,

many bees died last winter or were unable to make honey because of the bad weather. This

new problem of colored honey is hurting the beekeepers’ way of life even more.

The region is home to about 2,400 beekeepers and 35,000 colonies of bees, according to

Alsace’s chamber of agriculture. The beekeepers harvest approximately 1,000 tons of honey

each year, making the product a big part of the region’s economy.

Agrivalor is the company that processes the M&M’s factory’s waste. According to

co-manager Philippe Meinrad, the company has been attempting to stop the pollution. “We

discovered the problem at the same time they did,” Meinrad said. “We quickly put in place a

procedure to stop it.”

8

．

How do local beekeepers respond to the candy-colored honey?

A

．

They like its strange but cool look.

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B

．

Give Me Food: My Dear Master

D

．

Take Me Home: My Dear Boy

B

．

They think the polluted honey is dangerous.

C

．

They require the factory to stop pollution.

D

．

They don’t want to take risks to sell the honey.

9

．

What caused strange-looking honey?

A

．

Special colonies.

C

．

M&M’s factory.

B

．

Terrible weather.

D

．

Agrivator company.

10

．

What is the attitude of Agrivalor company to the problem?

A

．

They take it seriously and they are taking measures.

B

．

They are pessimistic about dealing with the pollution.

C

．

They reject to do their part to compensate the beekeepers.

D

．

They admit the problem and have managed to stop the pollution.

11

．

Where is the text probably from?

A

．

A guide book.

document.

A contact lens (

隐形眼镜

) that can release a drug if it detects high pressure within the

eye has been created by scientists who say it could help treat glaucoma.

Glaucoma is an eye disease that involves damage to the optic nerve, and can lead to

blindness if not treated. According to the charity Glaucoma UK, the most common form of

the disease, known as primary open angle glaucoma, is thought to affect almost 10% of

people older than 75. This form is generally caused by increased pressure within the eye,

usually as a result of a buildup of fluid.

Researchers in China revealed they have developed a contact lens that can sense an

increase in pressure within the eye and release an anti-glaucoma drug if the pressure

transcends a certain level.

Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the team describe how they created the

device using an upper and lower lens, with a snowflake-shaped pressure sensor and wireless

power transfer device sandwiched between them around the rim of the lenses. When the

pressure inside the eye increases, the gap between the upper and lower lenses decreases. This

is detected by the pressure sensor by means of a cantilever. The sensor then sends a signal to

the wireless system which subsequently triggers the release of an anti-glaucoma drug, from a

hydrogel attached to an electrode, and enables it to cross the cornea of the eye. The drug,

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B

．

A news report. C

．

An advertisement. D

．

A government

brimonidine, acts to reduce the pressure within the eye.

The study reveals that the contact lenses have so far been tested on pigs’ eyes and on the

eyes of living rabbits—albeit with smaller-sized lenses—although trials have yet to be carried

out in humans. The researchers note the lenses are not only soft and minimally invasive but

are also battery-free, adding that the approach could be expanded to help tackle other eye

diseases.

Prof Zubair Ahmed from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of

Birmingham, who was not involved in the work, said the research was potentially very

exciting, adding that a rise in pressure within the eye was a significant problem for most

people with glaucoma. “The materials required to create such contact lenses are inexpensive

and soon could be mass-produced.” he added.

12

．

Who can probably get help from the contact lens?

A

．

Those who are blind.

C

．

Those who are older than 75.

B

．

Those who have glaucoma.

D

．

Those who are under heavy pressure.

13

．

Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “transcends” in paragraph

3?

A

．

Exceeds. B

．

Maintains. C

．

Lowers. D

．

Balances.

14

．

How did the team create the device?

A

．

By crossing the cornea of the eye and then sending a signal.

B

．

By enlarging the gap between the upper and lower lenses.

C

．

By using brimonidine to increase the pressure within the eye.

D

．

By employing pressure sensor and wireless power transfer device.

15

．

What can we learn about the contact lenses?

A

．

They are safe but too costly.

C

．

They will be put on the market soon.

B

．

They have been tested on humans.

D

．

They need to be used with battery power.

二、七选五

Listening heals hurts and builds bridges. It gives us the ability to understand and view

the world from our own point.

As it turns out, effective listening is actually a combination of two key communication

skills: listening and confirming. As an effective listener, your goal is to hear and absorb what

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