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第三部分 期考综合检测卷
期中考试检测卷
[范围:必修第三册]
(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(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。
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Assealevelsclimb,evenWashingtonD.C.couldseemorefrequentandwidespreadflooding
athightide.
Strongstormsandhighwindssometimesbringfloodstocoastalareas.Butcitiesandtowns
alongthe US EastCoastarefloodingevenincalm andsunny weather.Amongthemis
MarylandscapitalAnnapolis.Touriststheremustsometimeswalkthrough waterflooding
downtownstreetssurroundingtheharbor.SometimeswatercoversroadsinAtlanticCity,N.J.
EventheyardsandbasementsofcoastalhomesnearNewYorkCitysometimesflood.
Alaresufferingfromthistrend—normalhightidessurpass(超过)arisingsealevel.Sea
levelshaveclimbed,onaverage,about20centimeters(8inches)overthepast135years.Anda
sharpincreaseintidefloodingisoneofthemorevisibleimpactsaffectingmanycoastalareas,
notesWiliamSweet,anoceanographer.
Sweetandhisco-workersrecentlyanalyzeddatafrom45tidegauges(计量表)alongtheUS
coasts.Thesetoolsrecordthechangingheightsoftidesastheyriseandfal.Fromthesedata,
Sweetsteamcalculatedthenumberof“troublesomefloods”invariouscoastalcities.These
floods,Sweetexplains,typicalyoccurwhenwaterlevelisabout30centimeters(1foot)above
thehistoriclevelofthehighesttides.InJune2014,theteamreportedfindingagrowingrisein
thesefloodingevents.
InCharleston,S.C,from1957to1963,thecityexperiencedtroublesomefloodsanaverageof
4.6daysperyear.Butfrom2007to2013,theoccurringrateoftroublesomefloodsjumpedfive
times.Annapoliscitywasevenmoreserious.From1957to1963,troublesomefloodswererough-
ly3.8daysperyear.From2007to2013,theaveragewas10timeshigher—39.3daysayear.
“Overthenextfewdecades,climatechangeprobablydrivessealevelsevenhigher,”Sweet
says.“Sotodaysfloodingproblemspromisetobecomeonlymorewidespreadandfrequent.”
1.WhatisParagraph2mainlydevelopedby?
A.Usingexamples. B.Analyzingcauses.
C.Makingcomparisons. D.Folowingtimeorder.
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2.WhatcanbeinferredaccordingtothedatainParagraph5?
A.Therehasbeenagrowingriseintheseanalyzedfloodingevents.
B.Thechange