2020-2021学年长沙市长郡中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年长沙市长郡中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

It's just before l pm and hungry guests are starting to emerge out onto the wooden floor at the back of the

Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. A few have already settled in for lunch, drinking beer and enjoying their

sandwiches and salads in the sunshine. It's a normal setting until you look up. Overhead, the sky is filled with

several hundred vultures (秃鹭).

They too have arrived for their midday snack. Every day the team at this hotel places last night's leftover

meat out for the vultures to eat. They call it the "Vulture Restaurant" and it's a vital part of protecting these birds,

who have become some of the most endangered species in Africa.

In Zimbabwe, where illegal hunting of elephants and rhinos is a major issue, poisoning poses a significant

threat to the birds. "In recent years hunters have realized they can use poison to kill animals. It's effective because

it's silent and therefore doesn't attract much attention.when the vultures eat the bodies of the dead animals they

die too," says Roger Parry, Wildlife Manager at the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.

The Vulture Restaurant initiative is part feeding programme, part education programme. By attracting the

birds to the Vulture Restaurant every day the team can ensure they're regularly getting a safe meal, and while the

birds are there they can educate tourists from all over the world about these creatures.

“Lunch” is served by Moses Garira. He has the unenviable task of wandering out into the middle of the

clearing with a box full of meat, dropping the contents onto the ground and running for his life as the vultures fly

downward suddenly for their food. No one, surely, would volunteer for this role, but Garira rather enjoys it. Back

in the safety of the viewing seats, he tells the onlookers about the importance of vultures. "They're hugely

important in terms of their role of cleaning up the bodies of dead animals," says Garira. "Notably, they're safely

able to digest bacteria like anthrax. Without vultures, there'd be a lot more disease in the world."

1. What's the biggest threat vultures facing in Zimbabwe?

A. Overhunting.

B. Unsafe food.

C. Loss of habitat.

D. A bird disease. 2. What would others think of Garira's job?

A. Scary.

B. Relaxing.

C. Well-paid.

D. Time-consuming

3. What do Garira's words mean?

A. Birds are human's best friends.

B. People know little about vultures.

C. Vultures are environmentally favorable.

D. Vultures are in urgentneed of protection.

B

Emojis are very popular among mobile phone and social media users. While there are emojis of almost every

kind imaginable, from dinosaurs to joyful tears and eggplants, there is no emoji for forgiveness. Seeing the need to

show understanding, aFinnish group decided it was time for a "forgiveness" emoji.

Every year, the Unicode Consortium, which sets the standards, adds new emojis to the emoji keyboard on

mobile phones and computers. In 2019, the Forgivemoji campaign was launched. Forgivemoji's site made an open

call to the public to give their designs for a new forgiveness emoji, with the goal of presenting the symbol to the

Unicode Consortium and getting it accepted by people.

Tuomo Pesonen, communications director of the Unicode Consortium, explained why the forgiveness emoji

isindispensablein today's world. “In our modern communication culture, emojis are an important way of

expressing human feelings beyond words.” The campaign gained popularity, reaching over two million people

around the world. They received many designs, including a bandaged heart, two holding hands, and people from

different cultures hugging.

After hundreds of people offered their ideas for this emoji, the winner was announced in February 2020.

Former Finnish president Tarja Halonen was selected to choose the winner as she has been important in building

bridges between people. The emoji that will be presented to the Unicode Consortium is an image of two hands

giving a thumbs-up symbol in front of a heart. If the Unicode Consortium accepts the design, it will become

available to the public in late 2021.

The Forgivemoji campaign goes far beyond having a strong influence on social media. The message of

showing forgiveness and understanding is helpful for the world at large. 4. What's the idea behind the Fogivemoji campaign?

A. people develop pleasant habits.

B. To get people more friendly to each other.

C. To pick a forgiveness emoji for the public to use.

D. To make mobile phones and computers more convenient to use.