
四川省2024届高三下学期开学考试英语试卷(含答案).docx
15页四川省2024届高三下学期开学考试英语试卷学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________一、阅读理解You won't need to spend lots of money keeping your cats happy. These DIY cat toys are guaranteed to be satisfying. Here are some good ideas for common household items that can easily be turned into fun toys. You can visit our web page to find out the details. Egg cartons (硬纸盒) These can quickly be changed into a food puzzle for your furry friends. Simply put in some of your cats' favourite biscuits and treats, and then close up the cartons. Place them on the floor and watch as your cats smell out the food and figure out how to get all the tasty snacks.Cardboard boxes We all know just how much cats love boxes. Your cats will naturally jump right in and claim the boxes for themselves, but you can take the boxes to the next level. Just add in an old towel or a blanket, and your cats will have a cosy place for sleep.Old socks Put those old socks to good use and keep your cats entertained for hours. Fill your socks halfway with balled-up paper or other material, and add in a little jingle bell for extra excitement. Then tie off the end with a atring, and your cats' new favourite toy is complete.Plastic water bottles Another creative idea for DIY cat toys is using empty plastic water bottles. Simply remove the cap and the label, and wash the bottles thoroughly. Fill it with a small amount of snacks, and let your cats bat it around to get the snacks. The noise and movement of the bottle will engage your cats' natural hunting instincts and provide entertainment.1.Why are these household items used? A.To save space. B.To reduce waste.C.To entertain cats. D.To protect cats.2.What can cardboard boxes be made into according to the text? A.Cats' beds. B.Cats' playhouses.C.Cats' food containers. D.Cats' water bowls.3.Which household items involve providing food for cats? A.Egg cartons and cardboard boxes.B.Cardboard boxes and old socks.C.Old socks and plastic water bottles.D.Plastic water bottles and egg cartons.A NASA climate research scientist, Cynthia Rosenzweig, who has spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate, was awarded the World Food Prize on Thursday."We basically cannot solve climate change unless we address the issues of the greenhouse gas emissions from the food system, and we cannot provide food security for all unless we work really hard to develop adaptable agricultural systems, "she told The Associated Press in an interview.Rosenzweig, who describes herself as a climate impact scientist, grew up in Scarsdale, New York. a suburban area that she said led her to seek out life in the country. Later, she moved to Italy, and developed a passion for agriculture. After returning to the United States, she focused her education on agronomy (农学) .She worked as a graduate student at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the early 1980s, when global climate models were beginning to show the effects of human-generated carbon dioxide on the global climate. As the only team member studying agronomy, she researched the impact on food production and has been working since then to answer those questions.Rosenzweig's work led to the Environmental Protection Agency's first prediction of the effects of climate change on the nation's agricultural regions in the agency's assessment of the potential effects of climate change on the United States in 1988.She was the first to bring climate change to the attention of the American Society of Agronomy and she organized the first sessions on the issue in the 1980s.The research organization she founded, AgMIP, develops adaptation packages, which could include the use of more drought-tolerant seeds and improved water management practices.Even the largest agribusiness corporations have shown a willingness to listen. Some models her colleagues have developed show how businesses could be effected by climate change and how they have a role to play in reducing the impact on climate."It's really a global partnership of all the global food systems to come together to restrain climate change and maintain the food security for the planet, "she said.4.What can we learn from paragraph 2? A.Plants can hardly cause greenhouse gas emissions.B.Issues of food security will result in climate change.C.Improving food systems will help address climate change.D.Some adaptable agricultural systems have been put into use.5.Which of the following can best describe Rosenzweig? A.Modest. B.Devoted. C.Adaptable. D.Warm-hearted.6.What is paragraph 5 mainly about? A.Rosenzweig's contributions. B.Rosenzweig's challenges.C.Rosenzweig's expectations. D.Rosenzweig's backgrounds.7.What does the underlined word "they" in paragraph 6 refer to? A.The models. B.The practices. C.The colleagues. D.The businesses.You may hear the awful saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". which speaks to a。
