2019-2020学年长沙长郡中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年长沙长郡中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及参考答案

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

When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times.

There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.

Alcohol

Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never

crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged

to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4%

alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.

Tea

China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC.

Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The Mechanical Clock

Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an

invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient

China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.

Silk Fabric

Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is

made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make

clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.

1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A.people in the US like alcohol

B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty

C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident

D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention

2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.

A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser B.many things in our lives are incomplete

C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time

D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important

3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?

A.Tea. B.Alcohol.

C.Silk fabric. D.The mechanical clock.

B

The Great Barrier Reef's outlook remains “very poor” despite coral (珊瑚) recovery over the past year,

Australian government scientistssaid Monday, just days before a UNESCO ruling on the site's world heritage (遗产)

status.

The United Nations cultural agency recommended last month that the world's largest reef (珊瑚礁) system

be placed on its endangered list because of damage to the corals largely caused by climate change.

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said the corals were now in a “recovery window” after a

decade of harmful heat stress and cyclones (旋风). But such opportunities were becoming rarer due to the

influence ofclimate change, the government agency, which has monitored the reef for 35 years, said in its annual

report released today. “The increasing emergence of climate-related extreme weather events and starfish

outbreaks is causing more severe and frequent pressures, giving the reef fewer opportunities like this to

recover,”CEO Paul Hardisty said. The scientists surveyed 127 reef sites in 2021 and found hard coral cover had

increased at 69 of the 81 locations surveyed in the past two years.

Separate scientific research released last October found the 2, 300-kilometre (1, 400 miles) system had lost

half its corals since 1995, with a series of ocean heatwaves causing mass coral death.

Britta Schaffelke, research program director at AIMS, said the latest findings provided a slight hope that the

reef still has the power of recovering. But she added that its future is still very poor because of the dangers of

climate change and other factors that are affecting the reef.

UNESCO has urged Australia to take urgent climate action but the government has long resisted calls to

commit to net zero emissions (排放) by 2050. The government has said it hopes to meet the target “as soon as

possible” without harming its economy, insisting dealing with climate change requires a global effort. The reef was

worth about US $4. 8 billion a year in tourism for the Australian economy and there are fears that an “in danger”

listing could weaken its tourist appeal.

4. What is the major cause of the damage to the corals? A. The climate change. B. Lack of money.

C. Over development. D. Too many tourists.

5. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A. The result of the survey.

B. The efforts AIMS has made.

C. The slight chance of the recovery.

D. The terrible situation of the climate.

6. What is Britta Schaffelke's attitude towards the future of the reef?

A. Unclear. B. Positive.

C Intolerant. D. Anxious.

7. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Australia wants to put the reef on the endangered list.