山东省临沂实验学校2020届高三英语模拟卷11（含解析）.doc

山东省临沂实验学校2020届高三英语模拟卷11（含解析）（考试时间：100分钟）注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIndonesiahassaidthecountrywouldberemovingitscapitalcity,inpartbecauseit'ssinkingintotheJavaSea.Jakartaisoneofthefastestsinkingcitiesintheworld,accordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,duetorisingsealevelsandtheover-extractionofgroundwater.Butitisn'ttheonlycityintrouble.Here'salookatsomeothersthatarealsoatrisk.HoustonHoustonhasbeensinkingfordecadesand,likeJakarta,theover-extractionofgroundwaterispartlytoblame.TheHoustonChroniclereportedthatpartsofHarrisCounty,whichcontainsHouston,havesunkbetween10and12feet(about3meters),sincethe1920s,accordingtodatafromtheUSGeologicalSurvey.Areashavecontinuedtofallasmuchas2inchesperyear,anamountthatcanquicklyaddup.Lawmakershavetriedtoaddresstheissue,creatingaspecialpurposedistrictmeanttoregulatethewithdrawalofgroundwaterin1975.Buttheproblemhaspersisted,withprivatelyownedwellsandwatersupplierscontinuingtopullfromaquifers(蓄水层).LagosThecityofLagossitsonthecoastofNigeria,constructedpartlyonthemainland,partlyonsomenearbyislands.It'salsoAfrica'smostpopulouscity.ItsgeographymakesLagosespeciallyeasilyflooded,andthecoastlinehasalreadybeeneroding.Assealevelsriseduetoglobalwarming,thecityisincreasinglyatrisk.Onestudyfrom2012revealedthat,becauseNigeria'scoastlineissolow,asealevelriseofjust3to9feet(about1to3meters)"willhaveacatastrophiceffectonthehumanactivitiesintheseregions."WashingtonWashingtonisoneofthemostimportantcitiesintheUS—andit'salsosinking.Researchfrom2015showedthatAmerica'scapitalwilldropmorethan6inches(15centimeters)inthenext100years.ButunlikeJakarta,Washington'ssinkinghasnothingtodowithaquifersorrisingsealevels—it'sactuallybecauseofanicesheetfromthelasticeage.Amile-highicesheetpushedlandbeneaththeChesapeakeBayupward.Whentheicesheetmelted,thousandsofyearsago,thelandsettledbackdown.Th