2017年高考英语全国3卷

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San Francisco Fire Engine Tours

SanFrancisco Winery Tour

Running: February 1st through April 30th

This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Islandwhere we will stop at

the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of someof the best wine San Francisco

has to offer.(included in tickets price)

Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request.

Durat ion(

时长

)

：

2 hours

Price: $$90

Backto the Fifties Tour

Running: August 16th through August 31st

This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s mostfantastic periods, the

1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through SanFrancisco for a free taste of ice cream.

Departing from the Cannery 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Duration:2 hours

Price:$$90

SpookyHalloween Tour

Running: October 10th through October 31st

Join us for a ride through the historicalPresidio district .Authentic fire gear

（

服装）

is provided

for

your

warmth

as

our

entertainers

take

you

to

some

ofthe

most

thrilling

parts

of

San

Francisco

Departing from the Cannery:6:30 pm and 8:30pm

Duration :1 hour and 30 minutes

Price: Available upon request

HolidayLights Tour

Running: December 6th through December 23nd

This attractive tour takes you to some of San Francis’s most cheerfulholiday scene

Authentic fire gear is provided for yourwar as you get into the holiday spirit.

Departing from the Cannery 7: 00 pm and 9: 00 pm.

Duration 1 hour and 30 minutes

Advancereservations required.

of the tours is available inMarch?

A

.San Francisco Winery Tour.

to the Fifties Tour.

Hallowen Tour.

y Lights Tour.

can tourtists do on Back to the FiftiesTours?

to Treasure Island.

the holiday scenes.

C

.Have free ice cream.

the Presidio district.

are tourists required to do to goon Holiday Lights Tour?

some drinks.

off early in the morning.

warm clothes.

D

.Make reservations in advance.

B

Minutes

after

the

last

movie

ended

yesterday

at

the

Plaza

Theater,

employees

were

busy

sweeping

up

popcorns

and

gathering

coke

cups.

It

was

a

scene

that

had

been

repeated

many

times

in

the

th

eater’s

75

-year

history.

This

time,

however,

the

cleanup

was

a

little

different.

As

one

group

of

workers

carried

out

the

rubbish,

another

group

began

removing

seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s

end.

Thefilm

classic

The

Last

Picture

Show

was

the

last

movie

shown

in

the

old

the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled withteary

-eyed

audience

wanting

to

say

good-be

to

the

old

building.

Theater

ownerEd

Bradford

said

he

chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie isset in a small town where the

only movie theater is preparing to close down.

Bradford

said

that

large

modern

theaters

inthe

city

made

it

impossible

for

the

Plaza

to

compete. He added that the theater’s location(位置

) was

also a reason.“This used to be the

center of town,”

he said.

“Now the area is mostly officebuildings and warehouses.”

Last week some city officials suggested thecity might be interested in turning the old theater

into a museum and publicmeeting place. However, these plans were abandoned because of

financialproblems.

Bradford

sold

the

building

and

land

to

a

local

development

firm,which

plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater islocated.

The

theater

audience

said

good-by

asBradford

locked

the

doors

for

the

last

time.

After

75

years the Plaza Theaterhas shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.

24. In what way was yesterday’s cleanup atthe Plaza special?

made room for new equipment.

B

.It signaled the closedown of the theater.

was done with the help of the audience.

marked the 75th anniversary of the theater.

25. Why was The Last Picture Show put on?

was an all-time classic.

B. It was about the history of the town.

C. The audiencerequested it.

D

. The theaterowner found it suitable.

26. What will probably happen to the building?

will be repaired.

B. It will be turned into a museum.

C.I

t will be knocked down.

D. It will be sold to the city government.

27. What can we infer about the audience?

A. They are disappointed with Bradford.

B.

They are sad to part with the old theater.

C. They are supportive of the city officials.

D. They are eager to have a shopping center.

C

After

years

of

heated

debate,

gray

wolves

were

reintroduced

toYellowstone

National

Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada andtransported to the park. By last year, the

Yellowstone wolf population hadgrown to more than 170 wolves.

Gray

wolves

once

were

seen

here

and

there

in

the

Yellowstone

areaand

much

of

the

continental United States, but they were gradually

displaced

by human development. By the

1920s,

wolves

had

practically

disappeared

from

theYellowstone

area.

They

went

farther

north into the deep forests of Canada, wherethere were fewer humans around.

The

disappearance

of

the

wolves

had

many

unexpected

results.

Deerand

elk

populations

—

major

food

sources

(

来

源

)

for

the

wolf

–

grew

rapidly.

These

animals

consumed large amounts of vegetation

(

植被

), which reduced plant diversityin

the

park. In

the

absence

of

wolves,

coyote

populations

also

grew

coyotes

killed

a

large

percentage of the park’ s red foxes, and completelydrove away the park’ s beavers.

As

early

as

1966,

biologists

asked

the

government

to

consider

reintroducingwolves

to

Yellowstone

Park.

They

hoped

that

wolves

would

be

able

to

control

theelk

and

coyote

problems.

Many

farmers

opposed

the

plan

because

they

feared

thatwolves

would

kill

their

farm animals or pets.

The government

spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan toreintroduce the

wolvers.

The

U.S.

Fish

and

Wildlife

Service

carefully

monitorsand

manages

the

wolf

packs

in

Yellowstone.

Today,

the

debate

continues

over

howwell

the

gray

wolf

is

fitting

in

at

Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyotepopulations are down, while beavers and red fores

have

made

a

comeback.

The

Yellowstone

wolfproject

has

been

a

valuable

experiment

to

help

biologists decide whether toreintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.

is the text mainly about?

fe research in the United States.

diversity in the Yellowstone area.

conflict between farmers and graywolves.

D

.The reintroduction of wolves toYellowstone Park.

does the underlined word“displaced” in paragraph 2 mean?

.

ted.

C

.Forced out.

d down.

did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about

？

A.

Damage to local ecology.

B.A decline in the park’s income.

vation of vegetation.

increase in the variety of animals.

is the author’s attitude towardsthe Yellowstone wolf

project

？

ul.

B

.Positive.

roving.

D. Uncaring.

D

The

Intelligent

Transport

team

at

NewcastleUniversity

have

turned

an

electric

car

into

a

mobile

laboratory

named“Drive

LAB”

in

order

to

understand

the

challenges

faced

by

old

er

drivers and to discover where the key stress points are.

Research

shows

that

giving

up

driving

is

one

of

the

key

reasons

for

afall

in

health

and

well-being among older people, leading to them becoming moreisolated(

隔绝

) andinactive.

Led by Professor Phil Blythe, the Newcastle team are developingin- vehicle technologies for

older drivers which they hope could help them tocontinue driving into later life.

These

include

custom-made

navigation(

导航

)

tools,

night

vision

systems

and

intelligent

speed

Blythe

explains:

“For

many

older

people,

particularly

those

living

alone or in thecountry, driving is important for preserving their independence, giving themthe

freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others.”

“But

we

all

have

t

o

accept

that

as

we

get

older

our

reactions

slow

downand

this

often

results

in

people

avoiding

any

potentially

challenging

drivingconditions

and

losing

confidence in their driving skills. The result is thatpeople stop driving before they really need

to.”

D

r Amy Guo, the leading researcher on the older driver study,explains, “The DriveLAB is

helping us to understand what the key points anddifficulties are for older drivers and how we

might use technology to addressthese problems.

“For example, most of us

would expect older drivers always go slowerthan everyone else

but

surprisingly,

we

found

that

in

30mph

zones

theystruggled

to

keep

at

a

constant

speed

and so were more likely to break thespeed limit and be at risk of getting fined. We’re looking

at the benefits ofsystems which control their speed as a way of preventing that.

“We hope that our work will helpwith technological solutions(解决方案

) to ensure that older

drivers stay safer behind the wheel.”

is the purpose of the DrivelLAB?

explore new means of transport.

design new types of cars.

C.

To find out older driver`s problems.

teach people traffic rules.

is driving important for olderpeople according to Phil Blythe?

A

.It keeps them independent.

helps them save time.

builds up their strength.

cures their mental illnesses.

do researchers hope to do for olderdrivers?

e their driving skills.