安徽省”皖南八校“2019-2020学年高三摸底考试英语试题及答案解析

安徽省“皖南八校”2019~2020学年高三摸底考试

英语试题

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第I 卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

1．Which book is basically a romance?

A.The Book Thief.

B.A Child Called “it”

C.The Fault in Our Stars.

D.The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. 2．Who is considered to have no good qualities or useful skills in the family?

A.Liesel's brother

B.The 9-year-old son Bruno.

C.A young girl named Liesel.

D.Have Pelzer, a boy from California. 3．What do the four novels have in common?

A.They all expose the dark side of society.

B.They are all emotionally powerful.

C.They are all connected with wars.

D.They all have a sad ending.

A 74-year-old man is pounding(沉重地走)the pavement in the hope of finding a kidney for his sick wife. Wayne Winters began walking along the streets near his home in Farr West, Utah early this month with a sandwich board containing an unusual request. “Need Kidney for Wife, "the sign reads. Winters' phone number and his wife Deanne's blood type are also included.

Deanne has severe kidney failure and is in need of a transplant. Desperate to do something to help his sick wife, Winters walks along the streets armed with a new suitnew shoes, and his sign with a piea(恳请)for a kidney. Though he doesn' t walk fast. Winters' unusual method of tracking down a kidney for Deanne has attracted plenty of attention. In addition to the motorists and passers-by who have seen Winters out walking miles a day, his request for a kidney has now hit the In ternet and attracted the attention of millions more people.

Winters said he was inspired to pound the pavement on behalf of his wife after seeing a story online about another man who did the same thing and got national attention. Rush hour is his favorite time to walk up and down the streets because drivers are slowed down.

Though he hasn't had any success yet, Winters remains confident he will find a kidney for Deanne, and says he won’t rest until he makes it. Winters has stated even after a match for Deanne is found, he will continue to raise awareness about kidney donation because it is now his Mlife mission". In fact, the back of his current sign includes a message aimed at helping others in need. It read," 1,000 kidneys are needed in Utah and Idaho. "

The National Kidney Foundation reports the average wait for an individual s first kidney transplant is over three and a half years, and can vary depending on health, compatibility（兼容性）and availability of organs. The organization also notes over 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month, and 13 people die each day while waiting for a

life-saving kidney transplant.

4．Why is the old man walking along the streets?

A.To help his sick wife.

B.To do some exercise.

C.To look for something he has lost.

D.To appreciate the sights of the city. 5．What encouraged Winters to think of walking along the streets?

A.Others' advice.

B.A moving movie.

C.A story online.

D.His devotion to his wife. 6．According to Para . 4, how can we describe Winters?

A.Optimistic and kind.

B.Patient and generous.

C.Passive and stubborn.

D.Positive and successful.

7．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.A kidney transplant is a life-saving operation.

B.Getting a suitable kidney for a patient is not easy.

C.New patients that are added to the kidney waiting list.

D.The success of a kidney transplant depends on several factors.

The number of snow geese arriving in the Arctic each spring to breed has risen over the past few decades. At first, wildlife biologists saw this as an environmental crisis, pointing to marshes（沼泽地）where plants were eaten by the hungry birds, and the federal government responded by loosening restrictions on snow goose hunting across the country. But how do the Inuit（因纽特人），in whose backyard this is taking place, and for whom fresh goose eggs and meat are among the pleasure of an Arctic spring, view the situation? A recent study is bringing Inuit wildlife experts and scientists together to look for common ground on managing the species.

The snow goose study asked experts in Coral Harbour and Arviat, on the north and west coast of Hudson Bay, to share their generations of knowledge about snow geese and their views on what should be done. “ The community had concerns about controlling the population," says Ron Ningeongan, a community officer for the Kivalliq Inuit Association in Coral Harbour,