2010-2023历年甘肃省天水一中高三下学期第二次模拟考试试卷（英语）.docxVIP

2010-2023历年甘肃省天水一中高三下学期第二次模拟考试试卷（英语）

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一.参考题库(共25题)

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FarfromthelandofAntarctica,ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.Attheundersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfish,theAntarcticcod.

Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?Itmusthavesomesecret.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswehaveananswer.

Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.

Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.Thebloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixture.

Thescientists’nextresearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthefish’sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledtosomereallystrangethingmadeupofaprotein(蛋白质)neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.Whenitwasremoved,thebloodfrozeatseawatertemperature.Whenitwasputback,thebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandaloweredfreezingpoint.

Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmallsugarmolecules(分子)heldinspecialpositionswithineachbigproteinmolecules.Becauseofitssugarcontent,itiscalledaglycoprotein.Soithascometobecalledtheantifreezefishglycoprotein,orAFGP.

49.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheterribleconditionsintheAntarctic.?????????B.Aspecialfishlivinginfreezingwaters.

C.TheiceshelfaroundAntarctic.?????????????????D.ProtectionoftheAntarcticcod.

50.WhycantheAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?

A.Theseawaterhasatemperatureof-1.88℃.????

B.Itlovestoliveintheice-saltmixture.

C.Aspecialproteinkeepsitfromfreezing.????????

D.Itsbl