青岛西海岸新区高中3月模拟试题
英 语
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
One of the best ways to experience New York City is with a bus tour，rolling between Manhattan neighborhoods，one beautiful block at a time．Here are some best bus tours that NYC offers．
Big Bus New York
This classic bus tour provides a thorough introduction to Manhattan．Take a seat on the open-air top deck of a double-decker bus(双层公共汽车)instead of traveling by subway．The most popular stops include the 9／11 Memorial，the High Line，5th Avenue shopping and Harlem’s Apollo Theater．For some fresh air，stop in the 843-acre Central Park and go for a walk．
The Ride
Climb aboard The Ride and the bus becomes the theater while the New York City streets are the stage．This 75-min tour combines sightseeing(including landmarks like the Chrysler Building and Carnegie Hall)with live entertainment(both from onboard guides providing fun facts and screening movie clips，and on-the-street performers)．
Gray Line City Lights Tour
Witnessing New York City by night is an essential experience when visiting Manhattan．By night，the main roads，landmarks，and bridges are lit up in breathtaking fashion．There’s no better way to see it than from the open-air top deck．This after-dark tour includes Rockefeller Center
and Radio City Music Hall．
Open Loop New York
Take advantage of technology to know exactly when your bus is coming with the “Where’s My Bus?”web page from Open Loop．This bus tour—with an uptown route and downtown route—offers a double—decker experience complete with an audio(录音的) guide available in several languages．Attractions across Manhattan include the Empire State Building，the Metropolitan Museum of Art，Times Square，and the High Line． 1．What might be your reason for stopping in the 843- acre Central Park? A．To enjoy clean air． C．To do some shopping．
B．To visit a theater．
D．To visit the 9／11 Memorial．
2．Which bus should you take to enjoy live performances? A．Big Bus New York． C．Gray Line City Lights Tour．
B．The Ride．
D．Open Loop New York．
3．What is special about Open Loop New York?
A．It offers real-time bus schedule information online． B．It provides a local guide who speaks several languages． C．There’re only double-deckers going through the city centre． D．It includes many scenic spots located in several cities．
B
I hope you will join us to develop the project．The idea struck me in early 2017．We were sitting in our class when our head teacher announced．“There’11 be a new boy starting school tomorrow．He comes from the circus so he’11 be with us for a while.” Immediately I heard remarks like“Those are dirty people”；“They eat raw meat”；and“Watch out your bags”．The teacher must have heard them and said in a very serious voice，“Jake is our guest．Make sure you treat him well.”
It was the first time I had met anyone from a circus．Fortunately he sat in the only spare seat next to me．Of course I didn’t want to mind others’ business，but I couldn’t help looking at him sideways．I noticed Jake was smaller than me and had dirty finger nails．His shirt was clean but had been repaired in many places and his trousers were held up by a wide，leather belt．As he was sniffing loudly，I passed him my handkerchief．Immediately the boys began to whisper“Leave him be!”From my left a slight movement showed that Jake must have heard the remarks too．He seemed to be having great difficulty with his maths work and was struggling to hold his pen correctly．He looked around as if for help．I looked around too．The teacher was
busy so I offered to explain the problems to him．As he listened he smiled．His eyes lit up and he returned to the exercises with enthusiasm．He finished them quickly and proudly presented them to the teacher．“Well done，Jake”, she approved．Jake smiled．
I thought about how Jake’s life would be．I remembered seeing the campsite and thinking how poor the facilities were．So I decided to help．As it was my turn to suggest a project for our grade．I put forward this idea．Our head teacher accepted it and so we began to prepare our plans to improve the campsite．Hope you will join us．
4．Why did the students dislike Jake even before they saw him? A．A newcomer was not welcome at that time． B．They always judged a person by what he looks like． C．The teacher hadn’t introduced Jake to them beforehand． D．They must have heard terrible stories about circus people． 5．What’s the author’s attitude towards Jake? A．He copied the other boys’ behavior．
B．He was distant about what Jake’s life was like． C．He had sympathy for the people who were in need． D．He couldn’t ignore what other people said about Jake． 6．With the help of the author，Jake became more_______． A．friendly and brave C．easygoing and helpful
B．confident and proud D．optimistic and warm-hearted
7．What’s the author’s main purpose in writing this passage? A．To call on more people to help Jake． B．To show what is in need for a circus． C．To ask the readers to join in his project． D．To argue circus people should be fairly treated．
C
The world’s insects are going down the path of extinction，threatening a“catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”，according to the first global scientific review．More than 40％of insect species are declining and third are endangered，the analysis found．The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals，birds and reptiles．
“It should be of huge concern to all of us，for insects are at the heart of every food web．山东省中学联盟They pollinate(授粉)the large majority of plant species，keep the soil healthy，
recycle nutrients，control pests，and much more．Love them or 1oathe them，we humans cannot survive without insects，”said Prof Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex in the UK．
The analysis，published in the journal Biological Conservation，says intensive(集约型)agriculture is the main driver of the declines，particularly the heavy use of pesticides．Urbanisation and climate change are also significant factors．
“If insect species losses cannot be stopped，this will have catastrophic consequences for both the planet’s ecosystems and for the survival of mankind．It is very rapid．In 10 years you will have a quarter less，in 50 years only half left and in 100 years you will have none，”said review author Francisco Sánchez-Bayo，at the University of Sydney，Australia．
One of the biggest impacts of insect loss is on many birds，reptiles，amphibians and fish that eat insects．“If this food source is taken away，all these animals starve to death，”he said．Such effects have already been seen in Puerto Rico，where a recent study revealed a 98％fall in ground insects over 35 years．
Matt Shardlow，at the conservation charity Buglife，said：“It is thoughtful to see this evidence that shows the pitiful state of the world’s insect populations．It is increasingly obvious that the planet’s ecology is breaking and there is a need for a strong and global effort to prevent and change these terrible trends．”
8．Why are people worried about the insect decline? A．They are vital to ecosystems． C．They pollinate all plants． A．More and more trees． C．Upgrading agriculture． A．In paragraph 1． C．In paragraph 3．
9．What is the main cause of insect losses?
B．Restrictions on pesticides． D．Friendly environment． B．In paragraph 2． D．In paragraph 4．
B．They provide food for pests． D．They enrich the soil．
10．Where can you find the exact time of insect losses?
11．What can be a suitable title for the text? A．Humans can survive the punishment of nature B．Insect declining is breaking nature’s ecosystems C．Nature’s ecosystems are influenced by humans D．Insects and animals are dying out in Puerto Rico
D
Researchers from the Water, Peace and Security partnership (WPS) have announced the
creation of a global forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity are most likely to break out. The system uses artificial intelligence to create patterns from a wide rage of geographical and socio-economic data and can identify potential conflict hotspots up to a year in advance.
Susan Schme, a senior lecturer at Delft Institute for Water Education, which leads the WPS, explains predicting these types of conflicts isn’t as simple as it might first appear. It isn’t simply a case of conflicts increasing every time a water security incident occurs. Several regional and cultural factors also play a part, making prediction difficult.
The researchers test-ran the AI tool in Mali. They found that it predicted more than three-quarters of the water-related conflicts there. To achieve this, the system is fed with a variety of data. “First there’s the natural side of things—so rainfall data, soil moisture and many other natural factors,” explains Schme. This enables it to identify areas where availability of water is likely to become a concern.
“Then we also look at vulnerability in terms of socio-economic and political developments — anything from a regime type to the state of development in a region,” she adds. This additional information is weighed up to determine whether it increases or decreases the chance of conflict. Other factors might include whether the water insecurity is likely to affect crops. The tool is just one part of a wider WPS project that aims to increase the availability of information which could help avoid water-related conflicts. Once artificial intelligence has made its predictions the WPS researchers use other analytical tools to zoom-in on a certain region and find out exactly what’s driving water insecurity. This might be decreased rainfall, increased population, or water might be being diverted away from a community.
The designers are now undergoing final tests of the new AI tool to make sure it’s ready for a November launch date. Once widely available, Schme hopes that it will be used by local governments and also by international organizations with an interest in maintaining global stability.
12. What is the function of the tool? A. Collecting all kinds of data. B. Predicting conflict hotspots.
山东省青岛市西海岸新区（黄岛区）高三3月模拟考试英语试题含答案
