2021届四川师范大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案.pdf
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1、2021 届四川师范大学附属中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案 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 Some colleges have started offering their own gap year programs to support students who want to take a year off in a meaningful way.Below,well look at four of these programs.American Un
2、iversity Gap Program When to apply:By July 15 or November 15 Is there funding available?No.In American University Gap Program,students spend three days per week with a government or business organization in the city.Students go on field trips,listen to guest speakers,take part in hands-on lessons an
3、d work on service projects as a group.Students who complete the program can earn seven credits.Duke University Gap Year Program When to apply:By early May of each year Is there funding available?Yes,$5,000 to$15,000.Though Duke University has no course of study or experience for its gap year program
4、,it encourages students to have an independent plan for their year off,particularly one that promotes personal growth.Independent experiences may include community service,personalized experiential learning opportunities and others.Florida State University Gap Year When to apply:By February 24 Is th
5、ere funding available?Yes,up to$5,000.Florida State University offers gap year funding to students wishing to work or volunteer before starting college.In order to get the momey,students must explain their plans for their gap year.The experience must last over one year.St Norbert College Bridge Year
6、 Experience When to apply:not specified Is there funding available?Not specified.Students taking part in the Bridge Year Experience can travel to locations such as New Mexico,Wisconsin and Guatemala during the fall term,where they learn about the local cultures,take courses and get service opportuni
7、ties.1.What does Duke University advise students to do during their gap year?A.Focus on their personal growth.B.Be independent of their parents.C.Apply before the end of November.D.Contact some off-campus organization.2.How can students get gap year funding from Florida State University?A.By having
8、extra credits.B.By organizing several projects.C.By showing their gap plans.D.By doing volunteer work.3.If you are interested in travelling,you can choose _.A.Florida State University Gap Year B.American University Gap Program C.Duke University Gap Year Program D.St.Norbert College Bridge Year Exper
9、ience B Understanding the link between a clean environment and human life is not a new concept.In fact,it was noticed as early as ancient Rome.Today we see how green living has infiluenced our everyday lives.There is a growing community of people who embrace a zero waste lifestyle and make changes t
10、o the way they live to reduce their carbon footprint.Living a zero waste lifestyle means doing ones best to achieve the aim of not sending anything to a landfill.People who adopt this lifestyle ultimately cut down on their waste by reducing what they need and want.They reuse what they own,sending fe
11、w things to be recycled.Many people who adopt the zero waste lifestyle claim to be frustrated by the many harmful chemical substances found in beauty and cleaning products.They also find the uses of disposable items and excessive packaging.For example,how many times have we had to peel away layers o
12、f plastic wrap and cardboard before finally taking out the item which we had bought?Instead of buying pre-packed food and goods,those who identify with the zero waste philosophy tend to shop in stores that allow them to make purchases and bring their own cloth bags and glass jars to store their purc
13、hases.Many people may have the misconception that it is easier to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West.Nevertheless,Malaysian environmental journalist,Ms.Aurora Tin,has proven that a zero waste lifestyle is possible even in the Asian context.Instead of going to the supermarket to buy pre-packaged
14、 foods,Ms.Tin now visits the wet market and brings her own bags for vegetables.She has even stopped using store-bought toothpaste and makes her own toothpaste from coconut oil and baking soda.This lifestyle may be too big a change for the average person,but we could follow her suit to make gradual c
15、hanges to our own lives.4.Which of the following is a zero waste lifestyle?A.Bringing a resuable container to take away food.B.Choosing appliances that cost less money.C.Turning off a device to stop using power.D.Classifying the garbage before throwing it away.5.What may disappoint a person who adop
16、ts a zero waste lifestyle?A.Recycable carboard.B.Excessive packaging.C.Glass jars to store purchases.D.Natural substances in cleaning products.6.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A.How do people live a zero waste lifestyle.B.Why Ms.Tin chooses to live a zero waste lifestyle.C.We can also p
17、ractice a zero waste lifestyle in Asia.D.It is easy to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West.7.What is the best title of the passage?A.Living a zero waste lifestyle.B.Going green ismore than a fashion.C.A zero waste lifetyle is easy to achieve.D.Making environmentally-conscious decisions.C Trees a
18、re“social creature”that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans,too,ecologist Suzanne Simard says.Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers before becoming an ecologist.Shes now a professor of forest ecology at theUniversityofBritish Columbia.Trees
19、 are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi below the surface of the earth that resembles the nervous networks in the brain,she explains.In one study,Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that had been injured by insects appeared to send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby.The pine t
20、ree then produced defense enzymes to protect against the insect.“This was a breakthrough,”Simard says.The trees were sharing“information that actually is important to the health of the whole forest.”In addition to warning each other of danger,Simard says that trees have been known to share nutrients
21、 at critical times to keep each other healthy.She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an older tree she calls a“mother”or“hub”tree.“In connecting with all the trees of different ages,the mother trees can actually ease the growth of these young trees,”she says.“The young tre
22、es will link into the network of the old trees and benefit from that huge resource capacity.And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the young trees,at crucial times in their lives,that actually help them survive.”The study of trees took on a new resonance
23、for Simard when she suffered from breast cancer.During her treatment,she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some trees produce for their own mutual defense.She explains her research on cooperation in the forest,and shares her personal story in the new boo
24、kFinding the Mother Tree:Discovering the Wisdom of theForest.8.How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?A.By an underground network of fungi.B.By the nervous networks in the brain.C.By making cooperation with each other.D.By holding lessons to it as human beings.9.
25、According to Simard,what was a breakthrough?A.Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.B.She became a professor of forest ecology.C.The pine tree produced defense enzymes.D.Vital information was shared among trees.10.What helped Simard understand trees further?A.Her rich knowledge of trees.B.Her ch
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