山西省山西大学附中2020届高三英语上学期第二次模块诊断试题

山西省山西大学附中2020届高三英语上学期第二次模块诊断试题考试时间：100分钟考察范围：高考范围第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60）第一节（共15小题：每题3分，满分45）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AEnterforaChancetoWinaMontanaAdventureImagineyourselfhikingonthesameroutethatLewisandClarkonceexplored,fly-fishingandwhite-waterraftinginbeautifullakesandrivers,learninghowtospeakBlackfoot,diggingforancientdinosaurremains,andstandingattheedgeofa6,000-year-oldglacierinGlacierNationalPark.YouhavethechancetodoallofthisandmuchmorewiththeNationalGeographicKidsHands-OnExplorerChallengeExpeditionTeam.TheHands-OnExplorerChallengeisheadingwestin2019toMontana.HIKE!Montanaishometomanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Followinthefootstepsoflegendaryexplorersandgetaclose-upviewofwaterfalls,wildflowers,andwildlife.DIG!SomeofthemostimportantdinosaurdiscoverieshavebeenfoundinMontana.You’lldiscovertreasuresyourselfasyoudigforancientdinosaurremainsinMontana’sHighPlains.CULTURE!MontanahaselevenNativeAmericantribes―eachonefilledwithauniqueheritageandlotsofrichtraditions.Viewtheworldastheyseeitthroughtheirdances,songs,food,games,andlanguages.HOWTOENTER1.Writeanoriginal,personalessayinEnglishofnomorethan300wordstellingushowyouexploreyourworldandwhatitisaboutexplorationthatinspiresandexcitesyou.2.Takeaphotographofwhat,where,orhowyouexploredthesubjectofyouressay.3.EnterbyJanuary7,2019.Opentokidswhowillbeages9—14asofJuly1,2019.4.Sendyourentry(参赛)form,essay,andphoto(asdescribedintheOfficialRules)to:NGKidsHands-OnExplorerChallenge,NationalGeographicKidsmagazine/CDH,114517thStreetNW,Washington,D.C.20036.FORMOREINFORMATION,GOTOKIDS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/KIDS/CONTESTS/EXPLORER-TRIP-2019.1.WhatistrueaboutMontana?A.Ithasmanyelephantdiscoveries.B.ItisLewisandClark'shometown.C.ItsNativeAmericantribessharethesameculture.D.Itishometomanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.2.Ifyouwanttoenterthecontestyoumust______.A.beover14yearsoldB.sendaphotowithyouressayC.haverichexplorationexperienceD.writeanEnglisharticleover300words3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toprovidetravelinformation.B.TodescribeMontana’sscenery.C.Toannounceakidcompetition.D.Tosuggestsomeoutdooractivities.BScienceisfinallybeginningtoembraceanimalswhowere,foralongtime,consideredsecond-classcitizens.AsAnniePottsofCanterburyUniversityhasnoted,chickensdistinguishamongonehundredchickenfacesandrecognizefamiliarindividualsevenaftermonthsofseparation.Whengivenproblemstosolve,theyreason:henstrainedtopickcoloredbuttonssometimeschoosetogiveupanimmediatefoodrewardforaslightlylater(andbetter)one.Healthyhensmayaidfriends,andmournwhenthosefriendsdie.Pigsrespondtohumansymbols.WhenaresearchteamledbyCandaceCroneyatPennStateUniversitycarriedwoodenblocksmarkedwithXandOsymbolsaroundpigs,onlytheOcarriersofferedfoodtotheanimals.ThepigssoonignoredtheXcarriersinfavoroftheO’s.Thentheteamswitchedfromreal-lifeobjectstoT-shirtsprintedwithXorOsymbols.Still,thepigswalkedonlytowardtheO-shirtedpeople:theyhadtransferredtheirknowledgetoatwo-dimensionalformat,anotinconsiderablefeatofreasoning.I’vebeenguiltyofprejudicedexpectations,myself.Atthestartofmycareeralmostfourdecadesago,Iwasfirmlyconvincedthatmonkeysandapesout-thinkotheranimals.They’reotherprimates（灵长目动物）,afterall,animalsfromourownmammalianclass.Fairlysoon,Icametoseethatalongwithourclosestlivingrelatives,whalestooaremastersofculturallearning,andthatelephantsexpressprofoundjoyandmourningwiththeirsocialcompanions.Long-termstudiesonthesemammalshelpedtofuelaviewpointshiftinoursociety:thepublicnolongersoeasilyacceptsmonkeysmadetoundergopainfulprocedureinlaboratories,elephantsforcedtoperformincircuses,anddolphinskeptinsmalltanksatthemeparks.Overtime,though,asIbegantobroadenoutevenfurtherandexploretheinnerlivesoffish,chickens,pigs,goats,andcows,1startedtowonder:Willthenewscienceof“foodanimals”bringanethical(伦理的)revolutionintermsofwhoweeat?Inotherwords,willourethicsstarttocatchupwiththedevelopmentofourscience?4.AccordingtoAnniePotts,hens’choiceofalaterandbetterrewardindicatestheirabilityof______.A.interactionB.analysisC.creationD.abstraction5.Theresearchintopigsshowsthatpigs______.A.learnletterquicklyB.havegoodeyesightC.canbuildupagoodrelationshipD.canapplyknowledgetonewsituations6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thesimilaritiesbetweenmammalsandhumans.B.Thenecessityoflong-termstudiesonmammals.C.Achangeinpeople’sattitudestowardsanimals.D.Adiscoveryofhowmammalsexpressthemselves.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheLifestylesofFoodAnimalsB.ScienceReportsonFoodAnimalsC.TheInnerLivesofFoodAnimalsD.ARevolutioninFoodAnimalsCRunnerswhoencountervisualandauditory（听觉的）distractionsmaybemorelikelytosufferleginjuries,accordingtoaresearchbytheAssociationofAcademicPhysiatristsinLasVegas.Runnersoftenseekdistractionsfromthetaskathand.Whetheritismusic,texting,daydreaming,takinginthesights,orproppingabookuponthetreadmill（跑步机）,moreoftenthannot,adistractioniswelcome.But,researchersfromtheUniversityofFloridahaverecentlydiscoveredthatthosedistractionsmayleadtoinjury.DanielHerman,MD,PhD,assistantprofessoratUniversityofFlorida,andhisteamconductedaresearchontheeffectofvisual