2019-2020学年长沙市湘郡中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年长沙市湘郡中学高三英语三模试题及参考答案

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

In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer.

But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have

left a lasting influence on theater.

While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly

spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.

Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and

sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream

under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a

way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human

nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.

Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice.

As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were

enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole

nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was

known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the

popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.

While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in

common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity

and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.

1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?

A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.

B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.

C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.

D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.

2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works? A. Social reality. B. Female dreams.

C. Human emotions. D. Political environment.

3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?

A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.

B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.

C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.

D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.

B

Typhoons can be deadly — in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, was responsible for 6,340

deaths—and cost billions in damages. Current forecast modelscan only predict these storms 10 days in advance, at

most, and they cannot precisely predict how intense the storms will become.

An international team of researchers has developed a model that analyzes nearly a quarter of Earth’s surface

and atmosphere in order to better predict the conditions that birth typoons.

“The target problem of this study is how to foretell the birth of typhoons,” said paper author Mingkui Li,

associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in the Ocean University of China and the Pilot

National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM). “We specifically address three aspects: the

beginning time, inner pressure and maximum wind speed.”

The researchers also accounted for the influence of one variable(变量) on another, such as wind speed on

sea surface temperature. This influence is well understood and accounted for in climate predictions and in

weather forecasts, butithas not been fully applied in understanding how long-term climate affects day-to-day

weather, according to Li. “We aimed to provide insights on the time scale that can be used to forecast typhoons in

advance.”

From their study, the researchers determined that a model with the ability to better understand the

relationship between warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind movement— conditions that favor typhoon

formation—could improve typhoon predictability.

“Our goal is to develop a 10 to 30-day prediction system that will lead to seamless(无缝的) weather-climate

predictions.” Shaoqing Zhang, paper author and professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, said.

4. What is the problem with the present forecast system?

A. It cannot foretell storms in advance.

B. It is ineffective in accuracy and timeliness.