D

Antarctica's Lake Vostok has long been a mystery to scientists. Sealed(密封) off from the outside world for millions of years, Vostok is buried beneath 13 000 feet of ice. The huge underground lake is the size of Lake Ontario and is located in one of Antarctica's coldest regions. Scientists want to know：What lives below the ice?

They might find out soon. After more than 10 years, a team of Russian scientists have finally been able to drill through the ice into Vostok's ancient waters. Vostok lies below one of the coldest zones on Earth, and the ice here is denser than ice elsewhere on the planet. Drilling can take place each year only during Antarctica's warmest weather. This is when the ice is easier to drill, and the temperatures are not as severe for scientists living in the Vostok Research Station, which is above the lake. Numerous past attempts to reach the lake, including one last year, failed because the scientists did not finish drilling before the weather became too cold.

Scientists estimate that Vostok has been closed off from the outside world for approximately 30 million years. Signs of tiny organisms called microbes (微生物)were discovered years ago in the ice above the lake. Some researchers think similar life­forms could be thriving (兴盛的，繁荣的) below the ice shielding (防护，保护)Vostok's waters.

Ancient forms of life that could remain in these waters might reveal new information about how organisms can survive in extreme environments, and about how life used to exist on Earth millions of years ago. “For me, the discovery of this lake is comparable with the first flight into space，” says expedition director Valery Lukin. “By technological complexity, by importance, by uniqueness.”

More than 350 underground lakes are frozen below Antarctica, and Lake Vostok is one of the largest. Teams of scientists are now planning to drill into similar lakes throughout Antarctica. In December(summertime in the Southern Hemisphere), an American team will be tunneling into Lake Whillans near the South Pole, and a British team will attempt to reach Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica.

66.Russian scientists drilled through the ice into Lake Vostok ________.

A.to fetch some ancient water

B.to find some ancient forms of life

C.to explore natural resources

D.to measure the thickness of ice

67.It can be inferred that the task of Russian scientists drilling ________.

A.was not easy

B.was a piece of cake

C.was done all through the year

D.never achieved success

68.Based on their findings what are researchers expected to do?

A.To know the geographical features of Antarctica.

B.To solve mysteries of the ice at the South Pole.

C.To analyze the evolution history of the earth.

D.To open Antarctica's 30­million­year­old secrets.

69.Research on Antarctica underground lakes like these can be considered ________.

A.the path of guiding human development

B.the result of human struggle for existence

C.a new frontier for scientists

D.a great victory against nature

70.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.The floor of Antarctica is almost as irregular as the exposed land areas.

B.British and US teams are targeting Lakes Ellsworth and Whillans respectively.

C.The attempt to drill might fail during the Antarctic winter.

D.What was in the waters of Antarctica lakes has been revealed.

第二卷 (非选择题，共35分)

10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

There are many TV programs on Chinese food, but few are like China at Your Tongue Tips. The latest seven­part documentary (纪录片) offers insights into the geographical, historical and cultural aspects of what Chinese eat.

Made by Chen Xiaoqing, an award­winning documentary maker, China at Your Tongue Tips is filled with varieties of food, which tells us the beautiful process of food­making. The program is sure to attract both food experts and ordinary audiences.

Television is filled with food programs these days, especially introductions of top chefs and close looks at the complicated and refined (精制的) cooking processes of a feast (盛宴), but how to create dishes is only one aspect of food culture, according to Chen.

“The program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes, like eating habits of eating.”

The surprise is that the show is not only about dishes. Every part focuses on different people, who tell stories about their adventures with food.

“As a saying goes, ‘You are what you eat.’” Chen says. “Food is always connected with people. Behind the documentary, they are stories that reflect people's living situations and attitudes. That's another section which makes it special.”

To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing researches and interviews in about 60 cities before they started shooting in last July. Filming lasted about nine months.

China at Your Tongue Tips shows social changes while presenting food culture, such as showing the elderly are in their hometowns while other members of this family work outside. In those cases, food serves as reminders of happy times and centerpieces of reunions.

Title: A Hit about Chinese Food

71.______ ●The program consists of seven parts.

●It shows Chinese food in terms of history, culture as well as 72.________ Characteristics of China at Your

Tongue Tips ●Experts and ordinary people are 73.______ by the program 74.______ of delicious food.

●75.________ elements are presented to bring something new.

●Every part draws our 76.________ to persons who tell stories about their adventure with food.

●Stories can 77.________ people's living situations and attitudes. Background and significance of the program ●It took the production team 3 months to go to about 60 cities to do 78.________ and interviews before shooting.

●79.________ lasted more than nine months.

●The program shows social 80.________. 第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)

81.请阅读下列文字及图表，并按照要求写一篇150词左右的文章。

假设你参加所在年级的英文写作比赛，请按照要求完成一篇短文：

1.简要描述下图内容，并点明主题;

2.联系实际，表达该图带给你的启示。

注意：1.短文的标题已给出(不计词数);

2.参考词汇：spoil宠坏;

3.词数150左右。

时杨中学高三年级三模模考试卷

英语试题答案

听力

1-5 BAACA 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 BAACB 16-20 CCABA

单项选择

21-25 BBABD 26-30 DACBA 31-35 CCAAC

完型填空

36-40BBDCA 41-45CAACC 46-50 DBACA 51-55 BDCBB

阅读理解

56-58 CAD 59-61 CBC 62-65 CDAD 66-70 BADCD

任务型阅读

71Introduction(s) 72.geography 73.attracted 74.full 75.Cultural 76.attention 77.reflect 78.research 79.Filming 80.Changes

作文

One possible version

Too Much Care Spoils A Child

As is shown in the picture above, the blooming plant is being destroyed by over­watering.Often people do things with good intentions, but the result may be quite different.Such can also be the case with us while we grow up.

To spare us the kind of hardships they had in their childhood, our parents tend to offer us too much care, for example, making beds, washing clothes and even carrying school bags for us.They are doing all these without knowing that they are actually spoiling us.

As far as I am concerned, we children can't depend on our parents in everything, and at the same time our parents are supposed to let ourselves do whatever we can.As children, what we really need is to experience difficulties and take challenges so that we can learn from our own mistakes and grow to be independent.Only in this way can we become stronger to shoulder our due responsibilities.

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