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四川省达州市开江县开江中学2022-2023学年高三上学期入

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一、阅读理解

Among the countless natural landscape in China, waterfall is one of the most beautiful

wonders. Visiting these waterfalls will bring the chance to view some of the most striking

sights in China just like Americans do in Niagara Falls.

Hukou Waterfall

Best Time: April~May, September~November

Recommended Visiting Time: 2

～

3 hours

When the Yellow River flows to Hukou Village where the width of the river course is

shapely narrowing to 20

～

30 meters from 500 meters, the water pours into the lower riverbed

and forming the Hukou Waterfall. It is a magic wonder mounted on the Yellow River, giving

tourists a heart-shaking sight and stimulating your boundless imagination. It is the largest

yellowish waterfall in the world and the China's second largest waterfall.

Because the Hukou Waterfall is located in a joint of Shanxi and Shaanxi, you can visit it

from Shanxi side or Shaanxi side. Generally, visiting it from Shanxi side allows you to see

more other small attractions along the Yellow River.

Huangguoshu Waterfall

Best Time: June~October

Recommended Visiting Time: 3

～

4 hours

Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in China and the tallest Waterfall in the

world. The Huangguoshu Waterfall pours from the over 70 meters high cliff and gives out

huge noise, providing a great visual feast to the viewers. There are several places to enjoy a

different view of the grand waterfall.

One is Water-Curtain Cave, which is hidden behind the waterfall. It is a 134-meter long

with fantastic stalactites

（钟乳石）

. In the cave, you can also see many flying small springs.

Nuorilang Waterfall

Best Time: all the year around

Recommended Visiting Time: 1 hour

Located in picturesque Jiuzhaigou Valley, the Nuorilang Waterfall is an attractive

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waterfall. With a width of 270 meters and a height of 24.5 meters, it is the widest waterfall

and one of the largestwaterfalls in China and the most photographed waterfall in Jiuzhaigou.

The famed Chinese TV series Pilgrimage to the West has filmed there.

1

．

What is special about Hukou Waterfall?

A

．

It is narrow.

C

．

It is the largest one in China.

B

．

It is an imaginary one.

D

．

It can be appreciated in two provinces.

2

．

What is the length of the Water-Curtain Cave?

A

．

70 meters. B

．

134 meters. C

．

270 meters. D

．

500 meters.

3

．

Which one is suitable for tourists seeking for the briefest visit according to the text?

A

．

Hukou Waterfall.

C

．

Niagara Falls.

As giant panda Tian Bao walked toward the feast placed in his enclosure (

围场

) on

Thursday at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium, fans waiting outside began to sing Happy Birthday

in Dutch and French.

One of the fans, Nora Verhoeyen, said she traveled there for the birthday party from the

city of Oudenaarde, transferring between three trains in the process. Verhoeyen has visited

Tian Bao and four other giant pandas at the zoo many times. She also came after Tian Bao

was born on June 2, 2016—the first giant panda baby born in Belgium.

“I like pandas. I like Tian Bao very much,” she mentioned. She said she cried a year ago,

knowing that Tian Bao would go to China later last year. Under the loan agreement with the

Chinese government, giant panda babies born outside China to parents loaned from China

belong to China and should go back by the age of four to join the breeding program as part of

the conservation of the species.

“Tian Bao’s departure for China has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He is

now expected to go to China at the beginning of next year,” according to the zoo’s founder

and president, Eric Domb.

Giant panda keeper Robin Bouttefeux said that he prepared bamboo shoots, carrots and a

cake made of soybeans, rice and corn for Tian Bao’s birthday. He said that every visitor loves

Tian Bao. “He is my best friend,” he added. Bouttefeux, who has held the post for eight years,

said that taking care of five giant pandas is a demanding job. “But it’s a nice job working with

pandas every day,” he said.

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B

．

Huangguoshu Waterfall.

D

．

Nuorilang Waterfall.

Tian Bao weighed only 171 grams when he was born. He weighed 100 kilograms on

Thursday. Domb said that everyone will be sad when Tian Bao leaves next year. But he and

his colleagues also know that it is beneficial. Giant pandas are solitary (

独立的

) animals.

Mothers and babies do not stay together for long in the wild. “If they were kept together

beyond the point when a child is self-sufficient (

自立的

), it would eventually cause

aggression”, according to a giant panda researcher, Elizabeth Dunn.

4

．

Why did fans sing a song for Tian Bao on Thursday?

A

．

To celebrate Tian Bao’s birthday.

B

．

To convey their sympathy for Tian Bao.

C

．

To draw people’s attention to giant pandas' preservation.

D

．

To express the unwillingness to say goodbye to Tian Bao.

5

．

What can we know about Tian Bao?

A

．

It is cute but aggressive.

C

．

It is going back to China this year.

6

．

Who is in charge of taking care of Tian Bao?

A

．

Nora Verhoeyen.

C

．

Robin Bouttefeux.

7

．

Where is this text probably taken from?

A

．

A travel brochure.

C

．

A science magazine.

Nowadays, you’ll have a hard time finding a major bank, a big accounting firm, a

promising software company or a government that did not research cryptocurrencies(

加密货

币

), publish a paper about it or start a so-called blockchain project.

In simple terms, a cryptocurrency is a digitized currency spread through multiple

computers in a shared network. The decentralized(

分散的

)nature of this network keeps them

from any control from government regulatory bodies. Cryptocurrencies can be sent directly

between two parties via the use of private and public keys. These transfers can be done with

minimal processing fees, allowing users to avoid the expensive fees charged by traditional

financial institutions.

A cryptocurrency like Bitcoin consists of a network of peers. Every peer has a record of

the completehistory of all transactions(

交易

)and thus of the balance of every account. A

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B

．

A textbook.

D

．

A newspaper.

B

．

Eric Domb.

D

．

Elizabeth Dunn.

B

．

It has been in Belgium for 6 years.

D

．

It has gained little weight since born.

transaction is a file that says, “Bob gives X Bitcoin to Alice” and is signed by Bob’s private

key. It’s basic public key cryptography, nothing special at all. After signed, a transaction is

conducted in the network, sent from one peer to every other peer.

Cryptocurrency has the following advantages and disadvantages:

Funds transfer between two parties will be easy without the need of the third party like

credit cards or banks, so it is a cheaper choice compared to other online transactions.

Payments are safe and secured since cryptocurrency systems come with a user “wallet” or

account address which is accessible only by a public key and private key. The private key is

only known to the owner of the wallet. The almost hidden nature of cryptocurrency

transactions makes them easy to be the focus of illegal activities.

Cryptocurrencies are not accepted everywhere and have limited value elsewhere. There

is concern that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not rooted in any material goods. Some

research has identified that the cost of producing a Bitcoin, which requires an increasingly

large amount of energy, is directly related to its market price.

8

．

What’s the author’s intention to describe some scenes in paragraph 1?

A

．

To prove how popular cryptocurrencies are.

B

．

To present a dilemma about cryptocurrencies.

C

．

To advertise for a cryptocurrency organization.

D

．

To show the difficulty a cryptocurrency company has.

9

．

What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A

．

How a cryptocurrency works. B

．

When a cryptocurrency appears.

C

．

Why a cryptocurrency consists of peers. D

．

Who will be appealed by cryptocurrency.

10

．

What can we infer about cryptocurrency?

A

．

It is free of charge.

C

．

It is related to blockchain.

B

．

It is complicated to use.

D

．

It is regulated by governments.

11

．

What is the author’s attitude towards cryptocurrencies?

A

．

Uncaring.

Semiconductors or chips are essential components in things we use every day. They’re

made from the material that gave Silicon Valley its name. And they handle everything from

artificial intelligence processing to simple functions like translating the press of a button into

an electronic signal. Think of them as the brain of a device. So, what has happened recently

？

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B

．

Objective. C

．

Favorable. D

．

Pessimistic.

When the pandemic shut down car factories in March, automakers made a prognosis that

there would be fewer orders for passenger vehicles, so in turn cut down their orders for chips.

At the same time, working from home and 5G drove demand for laptops, smartphones, cloud

services and data centers. So those industries increased their orders for chips. That caused

chip makers to switch production to those areas rather than pile up chips they couldn’t sell.

But what both car and computer companies didn’t expect was a quick rebound(

反弹

)in

demand for their products.

So here lies the problem. There’s now not enough supply to meet demand and building

chip factories takes years and costs bilions of dollars. How bad could it get? Chip shortages

are expected to wipe out 61 billion dollars of sales for automakers alone. And big chip makers

like Qualcomm, NXP and Infineon say the auto industry isn’t the only sector to get hurt.

Games console makers say things will get worse before they get better, potentially impacting

holiday sales.

President Biden has signed an executive order to look into why the US is so dependent

on overseas chip manufacturers, like Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung. So how

long before supply meets up with demand? Well, it’s a guessing game. But some analysts say

we won’t see signs of a turnaround until the second half of the year.

12

．

What is one of the functions of semiconductors according to the text?

A

．

Processing human’s brain signal.

B

．

Making up important things in life.

C

．

Translating pressure into an electronic signal.

D

．

Switching the production of a certain industry.

13

．

What does the word “prognosis” underlined in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A

．

Adjustment. B

．

Assessment. C

．

Principle. D

．

Predication.

14

．

What will be the probable content for the following paragraph?

A

．

Details of the president’s order.

B

．

Tips on how to face chip shortage.

C

．

Suggestions on playing a guessing game.

D

．

Reasons why the US depends on overseas chip.

15

．

What is the best title for the text?

A

．

The Global Chip Shortage

B

．

The Origin of Semiconductors

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