Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thail...

Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thailand because the coronavirus crisis has _______ revenues from tourism.

A.cut down B.put down C.break down D.pull down

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

More than 1,000 elephants face 1. (starve) in Thailand because of the coronavirus crisis. An almost total absence of visitors 2. (mean) that many caretakers are struggling to afford food for Thailand’s 4,000 captive elephants. The animals can eat up 3. 200kg of food a day.

Lek Chailert, 4. (found) of the Save Elephant Foundation, told the BBC: “If there is no support 5. (keep) them safe, these elephants, some of whom are pregnant, will 6. starve to death or maybe put on to the streets to beg.” Some elephants maybe sold to zoos or they may 7. (return) to the illegal logging business, which 8. (official) banned the use of elephants in 1989.

“It’s very 9. (hope) until some financial help is received immediately,” Lek Chailert adds. It’s a challenge to keep the animals fed and healthy at 10. best of times but now it’s the dry season, which makes the situation even worse.

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In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinction for these ecologically important creatures in their environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade.

If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know that wildlife trafficking (走私) not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtles—and the world’s most trafficked mammal—pangolins (穿山甲).

Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales (鳞)，which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.

In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan; building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife; raising awareness to drive down the demand that is fueling the illegal trade.

Get involved and remember World Wildlife Day (March 3) by spreading the plan. Use social media and tell everyone that now is the time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species, big and small, from the huge elephant to the shy pangolin.

1.How many endangered creatures are mentioned in the passage?

A. 4.　　 B. 5.

C. 6.　　 D. 7.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Eight species of pangolins live on the same continent.

B. Pangolins are not protected in most of their natural habitats.

C. The scales of pangolins can be used as an ingredient for cooking.

D. High demand contributes to the illegal trade of pangolins in East Asia.

3.What can we know about the plan released by the US?

A. Social media will be used to spread World Wildlife Day.

B. Whether the plan will be worked out remains to be seen.

C. The demand leading to the illegal trade in East Asia is to be brought down.

D. The US will work together with other countries to protect wildlife.

4.What is the author’s intention of writing the passage?

A. To inform us something about World Wildlife Day.

B. To raise awareness of protecting endangered wildlife.

C. To explain why pangolins are illegally traded in East Asia.

D. To show how the United States is to fight the illegal trade in wildlife.

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Interviews were carried out ________ over the telephone，via e－mail or fax or face to face in four cities including Beijing，Shanghai，Guangzhou and Wuhan.

A．supremely　 B．extremely

C．officially　 D．slightly

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays people are facing lots of threats（威胁）all over the world.

A serious threat to farmers in many parts of the world is erosion（侵蚀）.Erosion happens if a large area of land is cleared of trees and is then badly treated by the farmers.The rain and winds may gradually wash away,or blow away much of the topsoil.When this happens,crops of wheat and corn become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well.If erosion continues,it will turn good land into a desert.

In the past,when erosion appeared,farmers sometimes moved to a new place to farm.Sometimes they could not move,but continued to try to grow food in the unhealthy soil.This caused them to sink into poverty.Soon some people realized that there was little rich,fertile soil in the world.The government began to try to stop erosion.

One of the first experiments to stop erosion began in the United States in 1933.The experiment was carried out in the area of the Tennessee River.Flood and bad farming in this area had ruined the land that had once been rich.As a result,most of the people living around the Tennessee River were very poor.

The government built big dams across the river and stored the water for use during the dry season,when there was no rain.The government workers also helped the farmers fertilize their soil and to learn new farming methods which could stop erosion.

In the beginning,the farmers were not interested.But soon,good healthy crops began to appear on the land where new methods were used.Ten years after that the crops were extremely good.The great success of this experiment led to similar projects in other parts of the world.

With the development of science and technology,people are trying to get rid of all the threats they are facing. However,it's not an easy job,because at the same time people are polluting their homeland.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Tennessee River area?

A. It was an area seriously affected by erosion.

B. It used to be a poor and infertile land.

C. It often suffered from floods.

D. It has become a model for other parts of the world to follow.

2.In the third paragraph “to sink into poverty” means_________.

A. to become very poor

B. to lose topsoil in erosion

C. to become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well

D. to return into a desert

3.The main purpose of this passage is to tell people________.

A. something can be done to prevent erosion

B. the importance of using new farming methods

C. the serious result of erosion

D. how erosion happens

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Eric didn’t feel at ____ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing ____face.

A. the; a　　　　　 B. an; /　　 C. /; the　　 D. /; /

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Eric didn’t feel at ____ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing ____face.

A. the; a　　　　 　　　　 　 B. an; /

C. /; the　　 　　　　　　　 D. /; /

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou. Later he was proved to be a disabled person.

In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.

People with morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws. In comparison, the attackers behave worse.

The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats. It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violence justice?

This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.

If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization. The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点。

2. 以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:

(1) 读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?

(2) 假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?

(3) 就如何创建和谐社会提出你的建议。

[写作要求]

1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面新闻,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou. Later he was proved to be a disabled person.

In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.

People without morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws. In comparison, the attackers behave worse.

The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats. It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violent justice?

This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.

If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization. The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点。

2. 以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:

(1) 读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?

(2) 假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?

(3) 就如何创建和谐社会提出你的建议。

1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

书面表达（共1小题）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的作文。

A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou．Later he was proved to be a disabled person.

In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.

People without morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws．In comparison, the attackers behave worse.

The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats．It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violent justice?

This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.

If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization．The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.

1．以约30个词概括短文的要点。

2．以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:

(1) 读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?

(2) 假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?

(3) 就如何创建和谐社会提出你的建议。

注意：

1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

高三英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析