山西大学附中2019届高三下学期3月模块诊断英语试卷(带答案)

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Amsterdam’s Best Flea Markets

Ijhallen Flea Market

First or second weekend of every month

Perhaps the most impressive of them all is Ijhallen, located in the north of Amsterdam. With more than 1,500

stands

and

3,000

free

parking

spaces,

the

monthly

market

attracts

visitors

from

not

only

the

Netherlands,

but

Europe-wide.

There is a five euro admission fee, but you can be pretty sure that you can browse second-hand treasures for

most of the day. Anything and everything can be found here; old guitars and antique chairs, art prints and military

gear.

Noordermarkt Flea Market

Saturday, 9am-4pm

Monday, 9am-2pm

In the centre of the Jordaan, the Noordermarkt Flea Market on Saturdays includes vintage(

老式的

) goods and

organic food produce from local farmers.

On

Mondays,

the

market

transforms

into

an

antique-

hunter’s

goldmine.

There

are

piles

of

vintage

clothes,

antique books, coins and furniture.

Waterloopein Market

Monday- Saturday, 9am-6pm

The most centrally located of all flea markets in Amsterdam, Waterlooplein Market offers visitors a range of

snacks, second-hand clothes and vintage treasures.

There’s a maze of second

-hand goods, from old globes and hanging lamps, to African drums, antique rugs and

used bikes.

Spui Book Market

Friday 10am-6pm

Ideally situated among bo

okstores, you’ll find a collection of tents sheltering second

-hand and antique books

at the book market on Spui.

You can find a variety of literature from biographies and poetry to fantasy-fiction, history, psychology and

geography. While most books are from the Netherlands, some English and international titles are for sale. As well

as antique maps, prints and record.

1. Which flea market do you need to pay some extra money?

A. Ijhallen Flea Market.

B. Noordermarkt Flea Market.

C. Waterlooplein Market.

D. Spui Book Market.

2. What can you pick up at Noordermarkt Flea Market?

A. You can get enough parking space.

B. You can choose a range of snacks.

C. You can buy some fresh vegetables.

D. You can dig some gold mines here.

3. When is a good time to visit a favorite market for a crazy book fan?

A. First weekend of every month.

B. Friday, 10am-6pm.

C. Monday, 9am-6pm.

D. Saturday, 9am-4pm.

B

Construction on Knolly’s Tunnel began in 1896, and

it was opened on August 13th, 1898 by the man it was

named

after--Sir

Clement

C.

Knolly,

Acting

Governor

of

Trinidad.

It

linked

Rio

Claro

with

Port

of

Spain.

Its

architecture is still admired and studied today, and many are amazed that Knolly’s Tunnel has stood up to the earth’s

movement over so many years.

Much research is being done on the tunnel. At the top of Knolly’s Tunnel are cottages covered with leaves,

where visitors can sit and enjoy the beauty of nature. Standing at the beginning of Knolly’s Tun

nel, you can see

nothing but the tiny light at the end. The train tracks have been removed and replaced with small stones. Visitors can

drive through the tunnel or walk through, but should do so in groups for safety. In the old days, there were no lights,

but now there are street lights on the way to the tunnel, though not inside.

On your way in, you may notice some manholes on the walls of the tunnel. These were there for individuals to

step into for safety as the train passed. Knolly’s Tunnel can be acces

sed through Tabaquite and through Mitchell Gap.

The

road

was

recently

improved,

but

is

better

when

you

enter

from

Tabaquite,

and

there

are

signs

on

the

road

directing you to Knolly’s Tunnel.

On the drive to Knolly’s Tunnel there are two other cottages wher

e visitors can sit and just enjoy nature. At the

site itself, there is nothing to purchase to eat or drink, but in Tabaquite there are several bars, a restaurant, and food

outlets. A gas station and a health centre are also close by.

For those who admire a

rchitecture, Knolly’s Tunnel is a must

-see when visiting Trinidad. For the nature lovers,

there is no better place for them to be and for the historians, they can walk or drive through Knolly’s Tunnel knowing

that many of our ancestors toiled (worked hard)

on its structure. So when you visit Trinidad, don’t forget to take a

look at Knolly’s Tunnel!

4

. Knolly’s Tunnel is special in __________.

A. its environment

B. its function

C. its location

D. its architecture

5

. The underlined word “site”

in the paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A. Trinidad

B. Tabaquite

C. Mitchell Gap

D. Knolly’s Tunnel

6. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To suggest a visit to Knolly’s Tunnel.

B. To introduce the history of Knolly’s Tunnel.

C. To e

valuate the value of Knolly’s Tunnel.

D. To witness the change of Knolly’s Tunnel

7. The passage above is probably taken from ____________.

A. a geography textbook

B. a travel journal

C. a sports report

D. a health and fitness magazine

C

Blue Planet II

’s latest episode focuses on how plastic is having a disastrous effect on the ocean and slowly

poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth,

the Mariana Trench, have plastic in their stomachs. Indeed, the oceans are drowning in plastic.

Though

it

seems

now

that

the

world

couldn’t

possibly

function

without

plastics,

consumerplastics

are

a

remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s;

the same decade that plastic

packaging began gaining in popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still

catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.

We put all

these plastics into the environment and we still don’t really know what the outcomes are going to be.

What we do know, though, is disturbing. Ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year.

Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback

turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastic in their bellies. Ninety percent of

seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.

And it’s not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through

the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see ocean plastic as a disaster, worth mentioning to the same

degree as climate change. But ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers

(

否认者

), at least so far. To do something about it, we don’t have to remake our planet energy system.

This is not a pr

oblem where we don’t know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can

do it. We know how to dispose (

处理

) of it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use

single---- use plastic products. Things that may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag----when

taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.

8. Why is plastics pollution research still a very early science?

A. The plastics pollution research is too difficult.

B. Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.

C. The world couldn’t possibly function without plastics.

D. Plastics have gained in popularity too fast for science to catch up.

9. How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3?

A. By statistics.

B. By quotations from leading experts.

C. By using examples from his own experience.

D. By comparison and contrast.

10. What can we infer about climate change?

A. Climate change is caused by human activities.

B. Some people hold some doubts about climate change.

C. Climate change is less important than ocean pollution.

D. Ocean plastic is more complicated than climate change.

11. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Ocean plastic is a global issue.

B. The oceans become choked with plastic.

C.

Blue Planet II

has left viewers heartbroken.

D. Plastics gain in popularity all over the world

D

Maths and Music

An excellent way to kill a conversation is to say you are a mathematician. Tell others you are also a musician,

however,

and

they

will

be

hooked.

Although

there

are

obvious

similarities

between

mathematical

and

musical

activity, there is no direct evidence for the kind of magical connection many people seem to believe in.

I’m partly referring here to the “Mozart effect”, where children who

have been playing

Mozart compositions

are supposedly more intelligent, including at maths, than other children. It is not hard to see why such a theory would

be popular: we would all like to become better at maths without putting in any effort. But the conclusions of the

experiment that expressed the belief in the Mozart effect were much more modest. If you want your brain to work

better, you clearly have to put in hard work. As for learning to play the piano, it also takes effort.

Surely a connection is quite reasonable. Both maths and music deal with abstract structures, so if you become

good at one, then it is likely that you become good at something more general that helps you with the other. If this is

correct, it would show a connection between mathematical and musical ability. It would be more like the connection

between abilities at football and tennis. To become better at one, you need to improve your fitness and coordination

(

协调

). That makes you better at sport and probably helps with the other.

Abs

tract structures don’t exist only in maths and music. If you learn a language then you need to understand its

abstract structures like grammar. Yet we don’t hear people asking about a connection between mathematical and

linguistic (

语言的

) ability. Maybe this

is because grammar feels mathematical, so it wouldn’t be surprising that

mathematicians

were

better

at

learning

grammar.

Music,

however,

is

strongly

tied

up

with

feelings

and

can

be

enjoyed even by people who know little about it. As

such, it seems differ

ent from maths, so there wouldn’t be any

connection between the two.

Let’s see how we solve problems of the “A is to B as C is to D”

kind. These appear in intelligence tests but they

are also important

to both music and maths. Consider the opening of Mozart’s

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

(

小夜曲

).

The second phrase (

小节

)

is a clear answer to the first. The listener thinks: “The first phrase goes upward and uses

the notes of a G major chord (

和弦

); what would be the corresponding phrase that goes downward and uses the notes

of a D7?” Music is full of puzzles like this. If you are good at them, expectations will constantly be set up in your

mind. The best moments surprise you by being unexpected, but we need the expectations in the first place.

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2. What does the author say about “Mozart effect”

？

A. The goal of it was not carefully thought about.

B. The findings from it gave people wrong information.

C. The interest people showed in it was unexpected.

D. The way it was carried out proved to be ineffective.

13. The author mentioned football and tennis in Paragraph 3 to show that ______.

A. football and tennis are played in a similar way.

B. certain skills may be developed through practice.

C. music and maths have something in common.

D. abstract structures bring benefits to various fields.

14. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ______.

A. language seems more like maths than music does.

B. language is less appealing to learners.

C. mathematicians are good at music learning.

D. the structure of language is easier to learn than that of music.

15. What does the writer intend to state in the last paragraph?

A. How music differs from maths.

B. Why musicians possess mathematical abilities.

C. Why Mozart is so highly considered by mathematicians.