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专题02阅读理解之说明文（二）（2020届四川省泸州市高三第三次教学质量诊断）Knownasthe"OrientalHawaii,"Sanyaisconsideredasoneofthebestdivingresorts(胜

地)intheSouthPacificOcean.Thefollowingsarethetopfiveplacesfordivinginthecity.WuzhizhouIslandWuzhizhouIsland,knownasChin'sMaldives

,isregardedasthebestplaceinHainanprovinceforunderwaterdiving.Itisoneofthefewislandsintheworldwithoutrocksorpebbles,coveringanareaof1.48sq

uarekilometersandisinanirregularbutterflyshape.YalongBayTheunderwaterworldatYalongBayisoneoftheearliestdivingbasesin

Sanya.ItisthoughtasoneofthebestscenicspotsinChinatocarryoutunderseatourism.Colorfulhardcoral,tropicalfish,andothermarinelifeinthenearbywa

tersalsoaddtothebeautyandattractionofthebay.DadonghaiBayDadonghaiBay,withhillsonthreesides,isacrescent-shape

d(新月形的)bay.Theareaenjoysagreeableweatherallyearround,withthewatertemperaturekeepingabout20℃eveninwinter.T

houghthewaterhereisnotasclearasthatinYalongBayandWuzhizhouIsland,thisdivingspotiseasiertogetto.XidaoIslandXidaoIsland,al

soknownasDaimaoIsland,isshapedlikeaturtlelivinginthetropicalarea.Theislandenjoyspleasantsurroundingsofsandybeaches,rockycaves

,andpalmtrees.Italsotakesprideincrystalclearwaterswithmarinelifeandextensivecoralreefstoexplore.FenjiezhouIslandFenjiezhoulsland,anatio

nal5Ascenicarea,isalsocalledtheSleepingBeautyIslandforwhatitlookslikefromafar.Theislandisproudofextremelyclean

beachesandrichmarineecologicalresources.Itistheonlysiteinthecountrythatallowsvisitorstodivewithdolphins.1．WhatcandiversdoattheresortofWuz

hizhouIsland?A．Playwithbutterflies.B．Enjoydivingcomfortably.C．Explorerockycaves.D．Dounderwaterresearch.2．Whichofthefollo

wingismostsuitablefordivingthroughouttheyear?A．YalongBay.B．DadonghaiBay.C．XidaoIsland.D．FenjiezhouIsland.3．WhatisuniqueaboutFenjiezhouIslandinCh

ina?A．Anational5Ascenicarea.B．TheSleepingBeautyIsland.C．Richmarineresources.D．Divingwithdolphins.（2020届四川省泸州市高三第三次教学质量诊断）MannyAbreupra

ticesBenjaminFranklin'sfamoussaying.“Ifyouwantsomethingdone,askabusyperson.”ThroughouthisfouryearsatKellenbergMe

morialHighSchoolintheUS.Abreumadecommunityservice,animportantpartofhislife.“Idon'tknowwherehefindsthetimetodoeverything.”saidEr

inRonan,Alreu'smathteacher.“Heistrulyaclassact.”Asanhonoredstudent,Abreu,18,tookpartindifferentvoluntaryactivitiesaftersch

ool,duringweekendsandsummerholidays.Theseincludedhelpingstaffatthepubliclibrary,doinglandscapeworkatkellenberg,andservingcustomersatalocalrestauran

t.Butfacedwithalimitednumberofhoursinaday,Abreulefthislibraryjoblastsummertostartworkingasanemergencymedicaltechnician—arolethatfitshispassion

formakingadifferenceinotherpeople'slives.“Myappreciationforservicehasguidedmeintogivingback,”saidAbreu,whoissettinghissightsonbecomingad

octor.“It'ssuchawin-winfeelingtohelpsomeoneinneed.”StMartindePorresMarianistSchoolalsobenefitedfromAbreu'shelp.T

hroughhisschool'sSmartClubprogram,hevoluntarilyprovidedhomeworkhelpandplayedgameswiththejuniorhighschoolstude

nts.Forallhishardwork,Abreuwaswelcomedintoaleadershipclubthatorganizesfellowstudents'volunteeractivities.Abreuthankedhisparentsforinspir

inghimtodotherightthing,saying“theyare'themostselflesspeopleIknow.”Herememberedwhenhewasabout6yearsold,andhismotherinvite

dadisadvantagedneighborhoodboytohavedinner.Uponobservingtheboy'shappiness,Abreucameawaywithasenseofhowhewantedtolivehisownlife—“Iwon

'tfocusonmyowndesires.IwillhelpasmanypeopleasIcan,”hesaid.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．To

introducethetopic.B．Tomakeabriefexplanation.C．Toshareafamoussaying.D．TopraiseBenjaminFranklin.5．HowdidAbreudovoluntaryworkduringhishig

hschool?A．Byorganizingschoolactivities.B．Byworkingasacustomer.C．Byspendingextratime.D．Byusingspecialholidays.6．Whatd

oesAbreuthinkofhelpingothersinneed?A．It'schallenging.B．It'srewarding.C．It'sstressful.D．It'swasteful.7．WhoinfluencedAbreumostonhiswaytobeing

avolunteer?A．Hismathteacher.B．Hisfellowstudents.C．Hisparents.D．Hisneighborhoodboy.（2020届四川省泸州市高三第三次教学质量诊断）Modernagricultureandi

tsabilitytofeedbillionsofpeoplemaybeamonghumanity‟sgreatestsuccesses.However,itcomeswithhiddencosts.Forexample,haveyoueverco

nsideredhowmuchwaterisneededtoprovideyouwithasteakorasalad?Itmaysurpriseyou.InarecentstudypublishedinthejournalNutrients,scientistsfro

mtheCommonwealthScientificandIndustrialResearchOrganization(CSIRO),Australia'snationalscienceorganization,tookacloselookatthedietsof9

,341adultAustralians—specifically,their“water-scarcityfootprints(水消耗足迹)”.Itturnedoutthatasweettoothnotonlyaddstoourwaistlines(腰围)butal

sostressesourwaterresources.Thewater-scarcityfootprintisawidelyrecognizedmeasurementofwaterconsumption.First,itcountsthelitersofwateryouused.

Then,itlooksattheplacewherethewaterwasused.Themorelackingwaterisinyourarea,thelargeryourwater-scarcityfootprint.

ThescientistsfoundthattheaverageAustralian'sdiethadawater-scarcityfootprintof362litersperday.Snacks—cookies,cakesandal

cohol—accountedfor25percentofthewater-scarcityfootprint.Theresearchalsoincludedaglassofwine(41liters),asingleservingofpotato

chips(23liters),andasmallbarofmilkchocolate(21liters).Notsurprisingly,cuttingoutsnackswouldbetheN0.1priorityifyouwantedtoloweryourownwater-scarcityfo

otprint.Earth'ssurfaceis70percentwater,butonly2.5percentofthatcanbeusedfordrinkingorfarming.By2030,aworldofabout8.6billionpeoplewillneed35percen

tmorewater,40percentmoreenergy,and50percentmorefood,accordingtotheUnitedStatesNationalIntelligenceCouncil.So

,weneedtowatchwhatweeat,notjustforourpersonalhealthbutforthehealthofoursocieties.12．Whatdidtherecentstudycloselyfocuson?

A．Modernagriculture.B．AverageAustralians.C．Waterresources.D．Water-scarcityfootprints.13．WhatdidscientistsfromCSIROfindi

ntheirstudy?A．Sweetteethleadtothinwaistlines.B．Australians'dietsaremainlymadeupofsnacks.C．Thewater-scarcityfooprin

tisameasurementofsavingwater.D．Lackingwaterinourareameansalargerwater-scarcityfootprint.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theN0.1priority”inPar

agraph5probablymean?A．theleastimportantthingB．theleastimpossiblethingC．somethingtobedonefirstD．somethin

gtobepreventedfirst15．Whatdoesthelastparagraphintendtotellus?A．Takecareofourdiets.B．Protectourdrinkingwater.

C．Makegooduseofenergy.D．Producemorehealthyfood.（2020届安徽省淮南市高三第二次模拟）Roadnetworksareexpandingworldwideatanalarmingrate.Althoughr

oadscanpromoteeconomicdevelopmentandimprovehumanwelfare,theycanalsohavesevereeffectsonwildlifepopulationsbyworseninghabitatand

humandisturbance.Moreover,trafficdisturbancefromnoise,lights,andmotionreducesthequalityofhabitatnearroads.Whiler

oadsarenoweverywhereacrossmuchoftheearth,theconstructionofnewroadswillbeconcentratedinareaswithhighbiodiver

sityvalue.Manyofthesenewroadsandhighwayswilllikelycrossreservesorotherhighlybiodiverseareas.Althoughroadsareoneofthemos

timportantimpactsonglobalecosystems,weknowlittleabouthowpatternsinroadconstructionwillaffectbiodiversityinthecomingdecades.Here,weusearecentl

ydevelopedglobalroadsdatasettoinvestigatetheextentandpotentialinfluenceofroadnetworksacrossthe1,160,000-km,13-

countryrangeofthegloballyendangeredtiger.IntheRussianFarEast,forexample,roadsreducetigersurvivalratesduetocras

hesintovehicles.Insomeregions,tigersavoidareasclosertopublicroads,suggestingthatroadsactasimportantbarrierstomovement.Theeme

rgingimpactsofroaddevelopmentontigersarecriticalforseveralreasons.Wecalculateroaddensity(度),distancetothe

nearestroad,andrelativemeanspeciesabundance(MSA)tocharacterizehowroadnetworksinfluencetigerhabitats.Thesesystemsofmeas

urementprovidestartingpointsforrange-widemonitoringandimpactassessmentsofroaddevelopmentprojects,thusenabling

evaluationofprogresstowardcountry-levelconservationandsustainable(可持续的)developmentgoals.8．Whatisthesecondparagra

phmainlyabout?A．Theimportanceofcreatingreserves.B．Thedestructiontoglobalecosystems.C．Theeffectonbiodiversitywor

ldwide.D．Theopinionaboutroadconstruction.9．Whyisroaddevelopmentattacked?A．Ithasbadinfluenceontigers.B．Itcausesmoretrafficaccidents.C．Itcovers

toomanyareas.D．Itrequiresaquantityoffunds.10．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesystemsofmeasurement?A．Optimistic.B．Doubtful.C．Concerned.D．Astonished.11

．Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythetextappear?A．Entertainment.B．Health.C．Education.D．Science.（2020届安徽省淮南市高三第二次模拟）Overthepastdecade,drug-res

istantdiseaseshaveappearedasamajorhealththreat.Butwheredotheydevelopthedrugresistance?Onesurprisingtheory:theymayhavedevelopedtheres

istanceonfarms,andnotinhospitals.Thecropprotectionproductsfarmersusetocontrolmanyplantdiseasesarealmostth

esameasthedrugsdoctorsusetotreatinfections,includingfungi(真菌).Fungiarecontinuallymutating(变异),andwithalifec

yclemeasuredindaysorweeks,theymutatequickly.Whenamutationproducesresistancetoachemical-killingfungi,fungiwilljumptoanyhostthatprovides

awelcomingenvironment,suchasahumanbody.Andifthetreatmentforthefungalinfectioninvolvesadrugsimilartothefungicideencounteredonthefarm,Fungimaydevelop

quicklyinthehumanbody-justastheydidinthefield.Anobvioussolutionistouselessfungicideinthefield.Reducingfungicideusewouldnoto

nlyslowthedevelopmentofthedrugresistance,itwouldhelprestorediversitytothefungalworld.Fungicidesareamustinthefarmingcommunity.Pl

antdiseasesposeamajorproblemforfarmersglobally-insomecrops,diseasecanreduceharvestsbymorethan70percent-andfai

luretodealwiththeproblemcanmeanfinancialruin.JustlikeFungi-or,indeed,anylivingthing-plantscontinuallyevolve.Thisishownaturalgeneediting(基因编辑)wo

rks,andwithoutit,we'dallstillbesinglecellsinasaltysoup.Throughnaturalselection,almostanyplantwilleventuallyproduc

eresistancetoFungi.Butthiscantakecenturies,sowedon'thavethetimetowait.Ontheotherhand,advancesingeneticshavegivenusanunderstand

ingofnature'sgeneeditingprocessinplants,helpingusdevelopresistancetoadisease.Geneeditingtechniquescanthenenableustoproducediseaseresistan

ce-justasnaturewoulddo,ifgivenenoughtime.12．WhatcanweinferaboutFungifromParagraph2?A．Theycantreatinfectionsometimes.B．Theydon'tstopdevelopingne

wforms.C．Ahumanbodyistheirfavoriteplace.D．TherearenoFungiinthefieldsnow.13．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword''pose''inparagraph3

?A．Solve.B．Face.C．Cause.D．Overcome.14．WhatmakesaplantproduceresistancetoFungi?A．Thesurvivalofthefittest.B．Advancesinte

chnology.C．Theuseoffarmchemicals.D．Awelcomingenvironment.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Waysto

PreventDrug-resistantDiseasesB．TheSourceoftheDrugResistanceC．ThePopularityofGeneEditingTechniquesD．TheNewTheor

yofNaturalSelection（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Whenfilmwasfirstinventedinthelate1800sandearly1900s,movie-goerscou

ldactuallyseeimagesoffar-awayplaces,likeChina,andthatfueledinterestinthearea.Throughouthistory,manyChineseAmericansaredevotedi

nthisarea.Now,thebackroomoftheFormosaCafelookslikeamuseumthathonorstheworksofChineseAmericansandtheircontribut

ionstoHollywood.Chinesestereotypes（刻板印象）StereotypesoftheChineseinAmericawerestrengthenedbytheothernessofU.S.Chinatownsinthelate18

00sandearly1900s.TherewasanideathattheChinesewasthe“yellowperil”,whoyoucouldn‟ttrust.Andthatresultedinthecharactercal

ledFuManchu.FuManchuwasanevilcharacterwhowantedtodestroythewesternworld.Heappearedinmoviesandinatelevi

sionseries.In1926,CharlieChan,aChineseinvestigatorfromHawaii,appearedforthefirsttimeinamovie.Thiscreatedadifferent,yetstillproblematicAsianstereotype

.“Yellowface”actorsCharlieChanandFuManchumayhavebeenChinesecharacters,buttheactorswereusuallywhitemenmadeuptol

ooklikeAsian.ActorsSidneyToler,RolandWintersandRossMartinallplayedCharlieChan.Yellowfacemeanttheyactuallyyelloweduptheirskin.Whiteactorsjustplay

edtheleadcharactersinTheGoodEarth,a1937filmaboutChinesefarmers.Asianactorshadpartsinthefilm,buttheyneededbankabl

eactors,however,therewerenoAsianAmericanbankableactors.ChinafactorsOvertheyears,AsianandChineseAmericansdidfindworkinHollywood,anda

fewearnedastarontheHollywoodWalkforFame.HollywoodisalsochangingthewayitpresentstheChineseculture.Asthebiggestmarketformoviesoutside

theU.S,HollywoodhasbeenmakingfilmsthatwillnotoffendmoviegoersinChinaorthecountry‟sgovernment.Theindustryhasbee

ncarefulnottoshowtheChineseasevil.Co-productionsbetweenHollywoodandChinesecompaniesputChinesecharactersandChinainafavorableorsatisfactoryway

.1．WhyisthebackroomoftheFormosaCafementioned?A．ToshowappreciationforChineseAmericanfilmmakers.B．Todis

playtherichnessofChineseAmericanfilms.C．ToattractmorecustomerstoenjoycoffeeintheFormosaCafe.D．TorecommendaplacetomovergoerstolearnChineseAmeri

canfilms.2．WhatcanbeknownaboutCharlieChan?A．HecouldbefoundinaTVseries.B．Hewasanactorbearingevilreputation.C．HerepresentedinvestigatorsfromHawaii.D

．Hewasn‟tmuchappreciatedbymovie-goersthen.3．WhatcanbeconcludedaboutChineseAmericanfilms?A．ChineseactorswerepreferredincastingChine

seroles.B．TheyfocusedonevilChineseeagertoruinAmerica.C．Chinafactorsarepositivelyviewedinthem.D．TheyhavebeenintroducingChinesestereotypes.（2020届

安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）ThisisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.LikemanycitiesinSweden，

Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU2020targetofrecycling50%ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholives

herefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories，inclu

dingfood，textiles,cartons（纸板箱）andmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.Thereasonforthisbecomesclea

ratthecity‟srecyclingplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey‟recollectedaltogetherinarush,onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople‟shouses.Butthankstotho

sebrightcolors,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoacertainthickliquidtoma

keburnablegas,whichpowersthecity‟sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereislesscross-pollution,somoreo

ftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.LiketherestofSweden，Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitiz

enstolandfill.Wastethatcannotberecycledisburntatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases.Ascou

ntriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollowaslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheirci

tizenstogetbusysortingathome.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutEskilstuna?A．Itisfloodedwithcolorfulwaste.B．Itisbest-knownforwaste-recycling.C．Wastethereispain

tedintosevencolors.D．Rubbishrecyclingishandledseriouslythere.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jumbled”inparagraph2mean?A．Mixedtogether.B．Coll

ectedorderly.C．Sealedcautiously.D．Piledpurposefully.6．Whatmaythenewrecycle-systembringabout?A．Theincreaseintheefficiencyofwasterecyc

ling.B．Theconveniencetothecitizensinwastedropping.C．Theavoidanceofrubbishrelatedenvironmentalproblems.D．Thed

ecreaseofprofitforwasteplants.7．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A．Parents.B．Instyle.C．Fortune.D．TheNewYorkTimes.（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三

第三次联考）Chocolates,syrup（糖浆）,creamontop,manyofthehotdrinksweconsumeevenmoreatthistimeofyearcertainlysoundsugary,butjusthowmuchsugartheycontainmight

comeasashock.ThehealthcampaigngroupActiononSugarhasfoundthatStarbuckshotchocolatemadewithmilkhasalmost94gramsofsugar.Thatequals23

teaspoons.AtCaffeNero,thesaltedhotchocolatepacksinalmost60gramsofsugar,about15leaspoons.AndCasta‟screamlatte（拿铁）has32gramsofsugar,t

hat‟s8teaspoons.Thedrinkmakerswon‟thavethosedetailslistednexttotheprice.Ifknown,itwouldbequitealarming.That‟showcapitalism

works.Thecapitalistshavetogetpeopleaddictedtocertainthingstokeepsellingitmore.Iftoldtheamountofsugarcontained，manywouldtake

hotdrinksjustasatreatnotonadailybasis.Somedrinkshaveactuallyreducedinsugaroverthepastfewyears，butmanymorehaven‟t.Themostsugarys

easonaldrinkwasfromStarbuckswithmorethan14teaspoonsofsugar.Othercompanieslikebreakfastcerealmanufacturersandyogurtmanufacturersarereducin

gsugar.Andsoissoftdrinks，yetthemilkbaseddrinks,milkshakes，hotchocolatesandlattesjustdon‟tseemtohavechangedinthesameway.Andwhil

esomecompaniesareactuallybeingreallyresponsiblereducingtheirsugar,somehaveactuallyincreasedthatinthelasttwoyearswhichjustseemsridiculous.Coffeec

hainsdoofferlow-caloriealternatives.ButActiononSugararestillcallingformoretaxonhotcoffeedrinks.Notmuc

hofaChristmaspresentforthecoffeechains,butmaybeagiftinthelongtermforourhealth.8．Whatdoesthefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A．Consumersfavorsugarc

ontainedhotdrinks.B．Theamountofsugarinsomehotdrinksisfrightening.C．Famoushotdrinkmakerspreferhotchocolateseries.D．Creamlatteisthesignaturehotdrinkfor

Starbucks.9．Whatcanwelearnabouthotdrinkmakers?A．Mostofthemaretryingtoreducesugarincertaindrinks.B．Chocolateandsyrupareirreplaceablepartoftheirproduct

s.C．Theywon‟tshowtheconsumerhowmuchsugaradrinkcontains.D．Fourofthemhavebeeninvestigatedbythehealthcampaigngroup.10．What‟sthewriter‟

sattitudetowardthehotdrinkmakers?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Reserved.11．Howcanthesugar-originatedhotdrinkproblembeeased?A．Taxescanb

eraisedonhotdrinkmakerslikecoffeechains.B．MoreofficialgroupslikeActiononSugarcouldbefounded.C．Sugarcontentcanbelabeledinplaceoftheprice

forhotdrinks.D．Warningscanbegiventothoseenjoyingweeklyhotdrinks.（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Dosomekindsofvideogam

escauseviolence?Scientificstudiesdonotsuggestalink.Buttheideathatthereisalinkbetweenviolentvideogamesandviolentact

sreappearedfollowingthemassshootinginElPaso,Texas,lastweekend.Anonlinestatementthoughttobewrittenbyth

eElPasogunmanmentionedthevideogame“CallofDuty”.OnMonday,PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidthat“terrifyingvideogames”contributetoa“glorificationofviolence”.Am

ericanpoliticianshavelongmadesimilarstatements.BenjaminBurroughsisaprofessorofmediaattheUniversityofLasVegas.Hesaidthatthereisnolinkagetog

unviolence,whenmentioningvideogames.Burroughspointedoutthatsomestudiesshowashort-termincreaseinaggressivethoughtsandf

eelingsafterplayingvideogames,butnothingthatrisestothelevelofviolence.“Plentyofgamersgetupsetwhentheyloseorfeelthegamewas„cheating‟,butitdoesn‟tlead

toviolentoutputs,”Burroughsstressed.In2006,asmallstudybyresearchersatIndianaUniversityfoundthatteenagerswhoplayedviolentvideogamesshowed

higherlevelsofemotionalarousal（激发）—strongemotionslikeangerorfear.Theteenagersalsoshowedlessactivityinthepartsofthebrai

nassociatedwiththeabilitytoplan，controlanddirectthoughtsandbehavior.PatrickMarkey，thepsychologyprofessor，foundinhisresearchthatmenwhocommitsevere

actsofviolenceactuallyplayviolentvideogameslessthantheaveragemale.AnotherstudybyMarkeyandotherresearchersshowedthatvi

olencetendstogodownwhenanewviolentmovieorvideogamecomesout.Onepossibleexplanationisthatpeopleareathomeplayingthegameorintheaterswatchingthemovie.M

arkeybelievesthatvideogamesmightexcitepeople,buttheydonotchangewhopeopleare.“Itislikegoingtoseeasadmo

vie,”Markeysaidofplayingvideogames.“Itmightmakeyoucrybutitdoesn‟tmakeyouclinicallydepressed,”hesaid.12．WhyisthemassshootinginEIPaso,Texasment

ionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowthenecessityofscientificstudies.B．Tosupportthewriter‟sownviewpoint.C．To

showtheseriousnessofviolentacts.D．Toserveasevidencefortheassumption.13．WhatarethesimilaritiesbetweenBenjaminBurroughsandP

atrickMarkey?A．BotharespecialistsinpsychologyintheUSA．B．Bothacknowledgevideogamerousedemotionalchange.C．Bothpr

esenttheirideasthroughdoingresearch.D．Bothworryaboutthepotentialdangerscausedbyvideogames.14．Whatcanbelearn

edabouttheresearchin2006?A．Teenagerstestedinitbecomemoreemotional.B．Itsfindingssetalarmforyoungvideogameplayers.C．Teenage

rsmentionedinitmainlycomefromIndiana.D．Itsresearchersarestronglyforbanningvideogames.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Viol

ence—aby-productofvideogames.B．Videogames—thecauseofviolenceornot.C．Videogames—thepromoterofthemassshoot.D．Vio

lence—athreatforgameplayersornot.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）Wanttobemoresuccessful?Ifso,thenyouneedtoreadafewself-helpbooks.Herearefourpopul

aronestogetyougoing.59Seconds(2009)byRichardWisemanThisisaself-helpbookwithadifference.Wiseman,ascientist,

usessciencetoprovemanyself-helpmyths(神话)arefalse.Forexample,self-helpbookssaythatifyouwanttoachieveagoal,yous

houldvisualizeit.ButWisemansaysthat'stheworstthingtodo.Studiesshowthatyouneedtovisualizethestepsrequiredtoachievethegoal.HowtoWinFriends&In

fluencePeople(1936)—byDaleCarnegieThisisthebookthatlaunchedtheself-helptype.Carnegiesaysfinancialsuccessis15%professionalknowledgeand85%

theabilitytoexpressideas,assumeleadership,andmotivatepeople.Thebookisfullofpracticaladviceonhowtoinfluencepeoplebymakin

gthemlikeyou.TheMillionaireNextDoor(1996)byThomasStanley&WlliamDankoTheauthorsofthisbookspentyearsinterviewingAmeri

canmillionairestofigureoutthesecretsoftheirsuccess.Andtheydiscoveredthatamajorityofmillionairesdon'tliveluxurylifestyles.They'rerichbecausethe

ylivebelowtheirmeansandreinvestwhattheyearn.WhoMovedMyCheese?(1998)-bySpencerJohnsonWhoMovedMyCheese?AnAmazingWaytoDealwithChangeinYourWorkandin

YourLife,publishedonSeptember8,1998,isamotivationalbusinessfable.Thetextdescribeschangeinone'sworkandlife,andfourtypica

lreactionstothosechangesbytwomiceandtwo“littlepeople”，duringtheirhuntforcheese.1．Whatisthekeytoachievingsuccessin5

9Seconds?A．Toemployscience.B．Tofollowexamples.C．Topictureprocedures.D．Tovisualizethegoal.2．WhatisDaleCarnegie'sbookmainlyabout?A．Howtomasteroccupati

onalknowledge.B．Howtoapplypracticaltechniques.C．Howtogainstrongmanagement.D．Howtobecomepopularpersons.3．Whichbookcanhelpyouada

pttochangeinyourlife?A．59SecondsB．WhoMovedMyCheese?C．TheMillionaireNextDoorD．HowtoWinFriends&Influen

cePeople（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）WhenMilletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Attheresthourinthefieldstheotherworkerswouldallt

akenaps,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.Finally,thevillagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.W

henMilletreachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarving,someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,whichenabledhisfamil

ytoleaveforBarbizon.Millet'spicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcaref

ully—digging,hoeing,spreadingmanure,sawingwood,orsowinggrain.Thenhewouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythat

hecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetallthemovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogoby,hewouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.Oneofhis

notedartworksiscalled“TheSower”,whichshowsamanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackwardtoscatt

ertheseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesowerstridesforward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,buthisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoo

thly,likeamachine.Onlytheman'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.Anothermasterpieceiscalled“TheGleaners”.Agleanerissomeonepickinguptheleft

overinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.WhenfarmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittletheglea

nerscanfindisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet'spicturewhatback-breakingworkgleaningmustbe.4．WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?A．Hiswifesupportedhimtobeapainter

.B．Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.C．HespenthiswholelifeinBarbizon.D．HewasbroughtupinParis.5．Howdidhepaintthe

laboringfarmers?A．Askingmodelsforhelp.B．Imaginingfiguresinthefield.C．Rememberingwhathehadobserved.D．Recallingthedaysonhisfather'sfarm.6．

WhatdoMillet'sworksconvey?A．Thefarmers'hardships.B．Thesceneoffarming.C．Hisloveforthevillage.D．Hisanxietyaboutthefarmers.7．Whatpainti

ngstyleofMilletcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Impressionistic.B．Abstract.C．Romantic.D．Realistic.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）InaccessibleIslandiswellnamed.Itisa

nuninhabitedrockintheSouthAtlanticocean.Gothere,though,andyouwillfinditscoastiscoveredwithlitter.Thathasb

eentheexperienceofPeterRyanoftheUniversityofCapeTown,inSouthAfrica.Since1984Dr.RyanhasbeenvisitingInaccessible,recordingthelitterstrandedonth

eisland'sbeaches.Thisweek,hehaspublishedtheresults.ThoughInaccessibleisindeedremote,thenatureofoceaniccirculationmeanst

hatthisisexactlythesortofplacewherefloatingrubbishtendstoaccumulate.Dr.Ryanandhiscolleaguesfocusedononeparticularclassoflitter:bottles.Th

eirdefinitionofabottleincludedjarsandcontainers,andthingsmadeofmetal,glassorpolymer.Most,though,wereofpolyethyleneter

ephthalate,alightplastic.Aparticularadvantageofpickingbottlestoinvestigateisthattheyareoftenstampedwi

ththeircountryofmanufacture.ThatenabledDr.Ryantoanalyzethehistoryofoceaniclittering.Heanalyzedtheproportionsofbottlesfromvariousgeographicals

ources.In1989thepreponderance(优势)ofthem(67%)wasSouthAmerican.Twentyyearslater,in2009,bottlesmadeinAsiacontri

butedmoreorlessequally(44%)withSouthAmericanones(41%).By2018theoverwhelming(压倒性的)majority(74%)wereAsian.Thisgeographicalshift

speaksvolumes.ThefirstsamplesuggestsmostlitterarrivingonInaccessiblehadbeenwashedoffthelandordroppedfromcoastalshipping—So

uthAmericabeingarelativelynearbycontinent.Theothertwo,withtheirrisingproportionsofrubbishfromAsia,whichistoo

farfromtheislandforittohavefloatedthere,stronglysuggestitwascrews‟emptiesbeingflungfromships.Suchlitt

eringisbanned—which,ironically,cameintoforcein1989.Butevidentlyalotofships‟captainsdonotcare.Theypermitthedumpingofrubbishovertheside,regardle

ss.12．WhatleadstolittergatheringonInaccessibleIsland?A．Thenaturalphenomenonofoceancurrents.B．Toomanypeople‟s

activitiesontheisland.C．Thelitter‟sfloatingaroundtheisland.D．Theisland‟sremotelocation.13．WhydoesDr.Ryanchoosebottlesassubjects?A．I

tiseasytoanalyzethem.B．Itispossibletofigureouttheirsources.C．Therearestampsattachedtothem.D．Theycont

ributemosttooceaniclittering.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flung”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Castaway.B．Givenaw

ay.C．Carriedout.D．Putout.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PlasticBottlesWasheduponInaccessibleIslandB．GeographicalFactorsAccountingforMoreRubbishC．P

lasticPollutionWorseningonRemoteAtlanticD．ABottledupRubbishProblemonInaccessibleIsland（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）Hereareappsthatcanh

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kes.D．Itcanrecognizemanylanguages.3．Whoisthetextmainlyintendedfor?A．Students.B．Librarians.C．Businessmen.D．Programmers.（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）C

hina‟s40-year-longprocessofreformandopeningupmeantforeigninfluencesgainingafootholdinthecountry.Butnow,theprocesscanalsobeviewedintheoppositeway.Th

eoutsideworldisopeningupasareceptacleforChineseculture.WhereonceitwasallamatterofChinesepeoplefascinatedbyHollywoodmovies,anew“so

ftpower”trendistakingChinesepopmusic,TVseriesandnovelstoappreciativeaudiencesabroad.EnglishwomanHollieSowdenandAmericanNoraWilsondevelopedaw

ebsitecalled“WrittenChinese,”withaChinesewomannamedChamcenLiu.ThewebsiteprovidesadictionaryandotherMandarinlearningtools.Wilsonsays,“Atthebeginni

ng,itwasjustaFacebookpagewherewepostedcharacters,theirmeaningsandexamplesentences.Thatpageexpandedlikecrazy,withn

early280,000followers.That‟swhywedecidedtodevelopadictionaryappandthenthewebsite.”SowdenandWilsonaren‟ttheonlyeagert

otapworldinterestinChina.Yearsago,groupsformedintheUStoprovideEnglishsubtitlesforpopularChineseTVdramas.Therearealsowebsitestranslatin

gChinesenovels,especiallyfantasyseries.WuxiaworldandGravityTalesaretwoexamples,withtensofthousandsoffollowersontheirFacebookpages.Chinesemusi

c,too,iswalkingthroughtheopendoorthatoncewasaone-waystreet.MelodyC2EisastudentclubattheShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,whichistryi

ngtospreadChinesepopsongstotheworld.Itnowhasaround300,000subscribers.Theinspirationisrootedin2016,whenPanJiangha

oheardayouthenvoy(公使)fortheUnitedNationssaythattheworldwantedtohearmorefromChineseyoungpeople.Motivatedbyhiswords,PanandLinHongyingdecidedtofoundane

wmusicalgroupandshareChinesepop,songswiththerestoftheworldviaEnglishtranslation.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“receptacle”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Co

ntainer.B．Source.C．Center.D．Foundation.5．Whatdoweknowabout"WrittenChinese'"?A．Ithasnearly280,000followers.B．Ith

elpslearnChinesecharacters.C．ItinvolvesdailylivinginChina.D．Itisdevelopedbytwoforeigners.6．WhywasMel

odyC2Esetup?A．TomotivateChineseyoungpeople.B．TopreserveChinesetraditionalsongs.C．Toimproveitsmembers'translationskills.D．Tointr

oduceChinesepopsongstotheglobe.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ForeignWebsiteswithaChineseTouchB．CompetitionLeadingtoaCulture

BoomC．China'sCulturalFootprintonForeignShoresD．ReformandOpeningupShapingaNewGeneration（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）Itwasared-letterdayinthehist

oryofmedicine-“TargetZeroDay”,May8th,1980,markingthecompleteremovalofsmallpox,aterrifyingdisease.Itwasuntreatablebut,luckily,

itturnedoutthatvaccination(接种疫苗)providedgoodprotection--andthatmassimmunization(免疫)couldwipeoutthesmall-poxvirusbybloc

kingitsspread.Accordingtolegend,vaccinationwasinventedbyDrEdwardJenner.Jennershowedthathealthychildrenvaccinatedwithcowpox,amildinfectionofcatt

le,couldnotcatchsmallpox.Hewassupposedlyinspiredbyacommentfromalocalmilkmaid,butthereisevidencethattheideacamefromamedicalfriend,JohnFes

ter,whohadexperimentedwithcowpox.Nevertheless,Jennerdeservescreditforintroducingvaccinationintothemedicalmainstreamwithhispaperpublished

in1798.In1966,160yearsafterthepredictionthatvaccinationwouldcleanoffthedisease,theWorldHealthOrganizationlaunchedits

SmallpoxEradicationProgramme.Thisheroic1-yeardrivewasdirectedbytwoAmericanpublichealthdoctors,DAHendersonandBillForge.Theirhardshipsw

ereenormous:OneWHOofficialevenpromisedtoeatatyreifsmallpoxwasremoved;Hendersonpromisedtosendhimthetyreandwishedhimgoodappetite

.ButHendersonandFoege'shardworkpaidoff--threeyearsafterthelastsmallpoxcasewasinformed(tomakesurenooutbreakshadbeenmissed)Targ

etZeroDaywasdeclared.40yearson,shouldwerememberTargetZeroDay?First,tocelebratevictoryofpreventativemedicinean

dfreedomfromacrueldisease.Then,wemustrememberthevictimsofsmallpox.Ithadpreviouslykilled1in12worldwide.In1

914,aCanadianprofessorwarnedagainstforgettingsmallpox,whichwasfastdisappearingfromNorthAmerica.Itwentontokillatleastano

ther250millionpeople--threetimesmorethanbothworldwarscombined.TargetZeroDayalsoremindsusofundefeatedinfections,includingpolio,measle

s,malaria,andofcoursethecoronavirusCovid-19.Let'srecognizeTargetZeroDayforwhatitis:amilestoneinworldhistoryanda

monumenttotheartofthepossible.8．WhatinspiredJennertoinventthevaccination?A．Amedicalfriend.B．Alocalmilkmaid.C．Cattle.D．Ch

ildren.9．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofmentioningtheWHOofficial'spromise?A．TointroducethesupportfromtheWHO.B．Tostressthe

importanceofgoodappetite.C．Tosuggestthedifficultyinremovingsmallpox.D．Toshowhisdeterminationtocarryonthedrive.10．Wherecan

youfindthefiguresthatbestsupport“smallpoxisaterrifyingdisease?A．Inparagraph1.B．Inparagraph2.C．Inparag

raph3.D．Inparagraph4.11．Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?A．Apromisemadeisadebtunpaid.B．Atroublesharedisatroublehalved.C．Somethingisbetterthannoth

ing.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）Inhabitatsacrosstheplanet,animalsperiodicallydropeverythingtowalk,flyorswimtoanewplace.

Wildlifesuchaswhalesandgeeselearnmigration(迁移)pathsbyfollowingtheirparents.Others,includingsmallsongbirds,gainthedistanceanddirec

tionoftheirmigrationwithintheirgenetic(遗传的)code.Andsomeanimalsuseacombinationofgeneticsandculturetoguidetheir

migration.Anothergroupofmigratorsdoesnotquitefiteithermodel,andresearchershaveonlyrecentlystartedtofigureouthowthe

yfindtheirway.TaketheCory'sshearwater,anoceangoingseabirdthatmigratesovertheAtlanticeveryyear.Theyoungdonotmigratewith

theirparents,soculturecannotexplaintheirjourneys.Andtheexactpathsvarywildlyfromindividualtoindividual

,makinggeneticsequallyunlikely.Cory'sshearwatersarelong-lived,rarelyproducingyoungsuccessfullybeforeagenine.Thisleavesanopeningforlear

ningandpracticetodeveloptheirmigrationpatterns.Researcherscallthisthe"exploration-refinement",anduntilnowithasbeenhypothetical(假设的)becauseofdiff

icultiesintrackingmigratoryanimals'movements.Butateamofresearchershasdonethatbyattachingsmallgeolocatorstomorethan150ofth

ebirdsagedfourtonine.Theyfoundthatyoungerbirdstraveledlongerdistances,forlongerperiods,andhadmorediversepathsthanolderbirds.“Wefinal

lyhaveevidenceofthe"exploration-refinement"formigratorybirds,"saysLetiziaCampioni,wholedthestudy.YoungerCory'ss

hearwatersareabletoflyjustasfastastheadults-buttheydonot,suggestingthattheyoungdomoreexploring,whichgraduallyfadesastheymatureandsettl

eintoapreferredcourse.“Althoughitmayseemlessefficientthanotherstrategies,„explorationrefinement‟couldbebeneficialtobi

rdsandotherorganismsinarapidlychangingworldduetounpredictableman-madechanges,”saysBarbaraFrei.“Itmightbesafertorepeatabehaviorthat

wasrecentlysuccessfulthantorelyonpatternsthatwereperfectedlongagobutmightnolongerbesafe.”12．Thefirstparagraphmai

nly.A．describesanimals'habitatsB．talksaboutmigrationmodelsC．comparesdifferentspeciesD．introducesatrackingtechno

logy13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph3referto?A．ThelonglifeofCory'sshearwaters.B．ThewayCory's

shearwatersformtheirmigrationpatterns.C．Theopeningforlearningandpractice.D．TheprocessscientiststrackCory'sshearwate

rs'movements.14．WhatdocsLetiziaCampioni'sstudyfindabouttheyoungerCory'sshearwaters?A．Theytravelasmuchasadultbirds.B．Theymoveinapredictable

manner.C．Theylowerthespeedforexploration.D．Theylookforacoursewiththeirparents.15．Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagra

ph?A．Man-madechangesmakemigrationeasier.B．Animalsmakeasaferjourneyviaafixedtrack.C．Courseexplorationcontributestobirds

'adaptability.D．Acombinationofstrategiesassuresmigrationsuccess.（2020届广东省高三模拟一）AfricaWaterWeek-nearlyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenoaccesstodrin

kingwater,thatlackofcleanwaterassociationwithun-properhygieneandshortageoftoiletskills3.3millionayear.Andthisisacommonprobleminmanypartsofthedevelop

ingworld,butitseffectisnotwidelyknown,accordingtoexpertsatthePulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting.AspartoftheWorldWaterDaytradition,thecenterisscreeningfi

lmsaboutinternationalwaterissuesattheEnvironmentalFilmFestivalinWashington,D．C．Thefilmsdescribeavarietyofconflictsoverwater.

“Thechallengeinpresentingthesefilms,”saysPeterSawyer,projectcoordinatoratthePulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting,“ist

osharewithawideraudiencetheurgentissuessurroundingwater.Ourgoalforthisscreeningistojustgettheseissuesoutthere,”hesays.“Wedon'tfeelthattheyattractpubl

icattentionandwethinkthattheyshouldbecausetheyarereallyimportant.”InDhaka'sChallenge,filmmakerStephenSa

pienzaexploresoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinAsia.Hesaysone-thirdofthe15millionpeopleintheBangladeshicapitalliveinp

laceswheresafewaterislimited.Eachyear400,000newcomersjoinDhaka'surbanpoor.CitywaterfromDhaka'sWaterandS

ewerAuthority(WASA)comesataprice,availableonlytolandowners.Thefilmrecordshowanon-profitgrouphelpedchangethe

lawtogivethesameequalwaterrightstotheurbanpoor.DiabalokSingHa,whoisthegroup'sfounder,said,“Awin-winsituationactuallyoccurredbecauseDhakaWASAwant

edtheirincomesandontheotherhand,poorpeoplewantedtheserviceandtheyimmediatelyseetheeconomicadvantageofgettingDhakaWASAwate

rsupplybecausethatischeap,sotheyimmediatelybuyin.”“Mystorywasjusttryingtopointoutthattheseproblemsaresolvableon

somelevelevenifyouhavetostartsmallandit'spossibleinthelongruntosavemanylives,”saysSapienza.8．Whichofthefollowi

ngisthemainpurposeofthefilms?A．Toshowthenumberofpeoplelackingcleanwater.B．Toletmorepeopleknowtheseriouswaterproblems

.C．Toattractpeopletopayattentiontotheworldconflicts.D．Togetpeopletohaveagoodknowledgeofwater.9．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．

Waystogetcheapwater.B．ThefilmDhaka'sChallenge.C．FilmmakerStephenSapienza.D．Anon-profitgroup.10．Whichofthefollowingdo

esDiabalokSingHaagreewith?A．Mostpeoplecan'taffordthewatersupply.B．RichpeopleinDhakawillbuyinatonce.C．Poorpeoplein

Dhakaneedtheserviceofwater.D．DhakaWASAwillseesoontheeconomicadvantage.11．WhatdoesSapienzaintendtotellusbymakingthefilm

Dhaka'sChallenge?A．Theproblemofwatercanpossiblybesolved.B．AllthepeoplecannotgetcitywaterfromWASA．C．Awin

-winsituationisexpectedbyeveryfilmmaker.D．DhakaWASAisverypopularwiththelocalpeople.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Ifyouarecrazyaboutpaintings,yoush

ouldn‟tmissthefollowingfourfamousmasterpieceswhichhavestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck‟sArnolfiniPortrait,anoilpai

ntingonwoodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterp

iecesintheNationalGallery,London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumen

tonfifteenth-centurysociety,throughvanEyck‟sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswi

thdomesticduties.TheStarryNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstra

ctlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,duringhis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint-Rémy-de-Provence,Francebetween18

89and1890.WhentheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknow

n,butithassincebecomeoneofvanGogh‟smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElder

in1565.ItdepictstheharvesttimewhichmostcommonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcollector

fromAntwerp,commissionedthispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.GuernicaGuernica,al

argeblack-and-whiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle“Guernica”referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNazi

planesduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hascometobeananti-warsymbolandareminderofthetrage

diesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofaíinMadrid.1．Whichofthefollo

wingpaintingswasproducedearliest?A．TheArnolfiniPortraitB．TheStarryNight.C．TheHarvesters.D．Guernica.2．Whatdoweknowaboutthepaintin

gTheStarryNight?A．Itwaspaintedonwoodinoil.B．Itwasn‟twidelyrecognizedbefore1941.C．Itdescribedthepainter‟slifeinhospital.D

．Itwasgivenawaytothemuseumbyacollector.3．Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingthetragedyofwar?A．PieterBruegeltheElder.B．VincentvanGogh.C．J

anvanEyck.D．PabloPicasso.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Thekilldeer,asmallbirdknownforitshigh-pitchedcall,couldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada‟biggestmu

sicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa‟sBluesfest,anoutdoorfestivalthatdrawsaround300,000peopleeachyear,camelast

weekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchal

lengingproblemswe‟vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatcha

ngestheschedulehasamajoreffect,sowe‟retakingitveryseriously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs

,hiringasecurityguardtowatchoverthem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswerealsobroughtin.“Wedon‟tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”said

Monahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilllikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthenex

tdayorso.ThefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfromEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlifecenter.Movingthenestwould

alsoensurethebirdanditsyoungwouldbeprotectedduringthefestival‟s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It‟shighlylikelythatthefestival

‟sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdanditseggs.Monahanwasconfidentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,howev

er.“Mostofthepeoplewe‟reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolution,”Monahansaid.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan‟tgoon.”Asnewsofthedile

mmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesupportedthebird,sayingthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoya

ncethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbird,whichiswidespreadacrossNorthAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmi

llionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Thekilldeer‟stendencytobuilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinothe

rareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,constructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwastemporarilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscov

ered.8．WhichisTRUEaboutBluesfest?A．ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.B．Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.C．Itisamusicf

estivalheldeverytwoyears.D．ItisachallengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.9．WhatwasespeciallychallengingforBluesfestthisyear?A．Pressuref

romthegovernment.B．Disagreementswiththepublic.C．Theneedtoprotectthebird‟seggs.D．Thelackofexperienceinhostingtheevent.10．Howdidthefestivalpla

ntodealwiththeproblem?A．Movethenesttoanotherplace.B．Askgovernmentofficialsforhelp.C．Seekadvicefromenvironmentalists.D．Hiresecurit

yguardstoprotecttheeggs.11．WhatwasMonahan‟sattitudetowardhostingthefestival?A．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．Unsure.D．Posit

ive.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Mostpeoplearen‟tgoodatcreativeproblemsolvingfortworeasons:First,theyarenottra

inedinhowtobecreative.Second,theydon‟tunderstandgroupstrengthwellenoughtoharness(驾驭)theirpowertomaximizegroupcreativi

ty.Akeyelementofcreativityisapplyingexistingknowledgetoanewproblem.Themorepeoplegettinginvolvedinsolvingit,themoreknowle

dgethereistoworkonit.Unfortunately,researchshowsthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethodsfailtoachievethatgoal.Whengroups

gettogethertoexchangeideas,theyactuallycomeupwithfewerideasoverallthaniftheyeachhadworkedalone.Tofixth

isproblem,youshouldconsiderthetwostagesofgroupproblem-solving:divergence(分散)andconvergence(集中).Divergenceha

ppenswhenthegroupconsidersasmanydifferentpotentialsolutionsaspossible.Convergencehappenswhenthevariousprop

osedsolutionsareevaluatedandreducedtoasmallersetofcandidatesolutionstothecurrentproblem.Theessentialprincipleofgroupc

reativityisthatindividualsworkingalonediverge,whereasgroupmembersworkingtogetherconverge.Ingroups,onceamemberstatesapotentialsolution,itm

akesothersthinkabouttheproblemsimilarly.Thatiswhygroupsworkingtogetherdivergelessthanindividualsworkingalone.Therefore,

beawareofwhentodivergeandwhentoconverge.Forexample,earlyintheproblem-solvingprocess,havegroupmembers

workalonetowritedownstatementsdescribingtheproblem.Thengetthembacktodiscusstheirdescriptions.Thegroupdiscussionwillleadeveryonetoacceptoneorasma

llnumberofthesestatementstoworkon—thisishealthyconvergence.Whenstartingtogeneratesolutions,youagainwantdiverge

nce.Havepeopleworkalonetostart.Thencollectpeople‟sinitialideasandsendthemaroundtoothersandallowthedi

vergencetocontinueaseveryoneindividuallybuildsontheideasofothermembers.Finally,letthegroupdiscusstheresultingideas.Thisdiscussionwillgraduallyl

eadthegrouptoconvergeonasmallnumberofcandidatesolutions.Thissimplemethodworkseffectively,becauseitrespectswhatindividualsandgr

oupsdobest.12．Wecaninferthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethods______.A．enablepeopletoformmoreideastogethe

rB．greatlyencouragegroupcreativityC．actuallylimitgroupcreativityD．preventpeople‟sinvolvementintheproblems13．AccordingtoPar

a.4,whenamemberpresentsanidea,otherstendto_____.A．thinktheotherwayroundB．followhiswayofthinkingC．bemoreconfidentintheirownideasD．belesswill

ingtosharetheirownideas14．Whatshouldgroupmembersfirstdoearlyintheproblem-solvingprocess?A．Discusstheproble

m.B．Putdowngroupstatementstogether.C．Simplifytheproblem.D．Writedowntheirindividualdescriptions.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Asimp

lewaytomakegroupthinkingmoreeffectiveB．DifficultiesinorganizinggroupthinkingC．DifferencesbetweendivergenceandconvergenceD．Advantagesofgroupthinking

overindividualthinking（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）WelookaheadtoLondon‟sartandexhibitionopeningsandselectthemust─seeshows.

DoublescienceIt‟sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseum,withanewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.TheScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLon

donbetween1550and1800whenmajorscientificbreakthroughswerehappeningacrossthecity──fromNewton‟slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicrosc

opesallowingustoseethetinycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn‟tenough,there‟salsoanexhibitiononhowartandsciencehav

eworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturiesandcontinuetodosotoday.ScienceCity1550──1800:TheLinburyGalleryattheScienceMuseum.Opens12September──13Oct

ober,free.TheArtofInnovation:FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatterattheScienceMuseum.25September──26January,freebutticketed.Areyouwo

rriedyet?Weallsufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintothisthroughartworksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanag

e.Theexhibitionalsocoverswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcouldbevisualisedinlightorsound──somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.OnEd

ge:LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.19September──19January,free.ClimbingthewallsNoartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanf

iguresallovertheplace.AntonyGormley,theartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesoverth

eRoyalAcademyofArtswithablockbusting(轰动一时的)exhibition.Thisisthehotartticketintown.AntonyGormleyatRoyalAcademyofArts.21October──3

December,£18──22.1．WhatisonshowintheScienceCitygallery?A．Someofthegreatestphysicists.B．ThestoriesoftheLondondevelopment.C．Thepredictionofthe

futurescience.D．Someofthegreatachievementsinhistory.2．Whichexhibitionallowsvisitorstoknowaboutanegativemoodinane

wway?A．TheArtofInnovation.B．OnEdge.C．RoyalAcademyofArts.D．ScienceCity1550─1800.3．Whencanvisitorsseethesefourexhibitionsaltogether

?A．InJanuary.B．InSeptember.C．InOctober.D．InDecember.（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）OnHoxtonStreetinEastLondonthereisaveryspecia

lchildren‟swritingandmentoring(辅导)centercalledtheMinistryofStories,whichisfrontedbyitsshop,HoxtonStreetMonster(怪兽)Supplies,whereyoucanexp

ecttofindmonsterfood.Thestoreraisesfundsforthisveryspecialprogramthatfireschildren‟simagination.Theyouthaged8to18entertheMinistr

y,throughasecretdoorthatisdesignedtoopenaworldofopportunitybyencouragingaloveforwriting.Theorganizationbelievesthat,“Wr

itingincreasesself-respect,improvescommunicationandcanchangelives.”That‟sbecausewritingallowschildren‟sv

oicestobeheard.Thisyear,theworkshopiscelebrating10yearsofhelpingchildrendiscoveraloveforwritingthroughcreativeprograms.FoundedbyL

ucyMacnab,BenPayneandbest-sellingauthorNickHornby,theorganizationworkswitharound1,000childrenperyearparticipatinginschools,andcommunityprogra

msacrossHackney,Islington,andTowerHamlets.Itnowhasover400volunteersandrunsitsprogramfreeofchargefortheyouthoftheareas.“Througharange

ofcreativewritingprograms,andone-to-onementoring,weaimtohelpyoungpeoplefindtheirownqualitiesthatcanbedeveloped,”MacnabtoldTheTe

legraph.“Webuildconfidence,self-respect,andcommunicationskillsinbothworkshopsforschoolsandoutofschoolwritingclubs.”One10-yearparticipant,Nmeso

,saidthattheweeklyafter-schoolclubheattendsattheMinistryhashelpedhimgrowhisimaginationandimprovehisacademicperformance.Infact,hewasabletomove

upagradeinschool.What‟sevenmoreremarkableisthatNmesohashadastoryhewrotepublished──alongwithotherwritersinthe

program──titledAndreHasaHardTime.ThisisNmeso‟ssuccessstory.4．WhatisthefunctionofHoxtonStreetMonsterSu

pplies?A．Advertisingthementoringcenter.B．SupportingtheMinistryofStories.C．Attractingyoungchildrentocome.D．Arousingchildren'sinterestinfood.

5．Whyaresomefiguresusedintheparagraph3?A．Toprovetheprogramispopular.B．Tosuggestwritingisvitalforchildren.C．Toattractreaders‟attentiontothecenter.D．To

showthevalueofrunningtheprogram.6．Whatistheprogramintendedtodo?A．Togivethechildrenabetterfuture.B．Tohel

pdiscoverthechildren‟spotential.C．Tohelpthechildrenexpressopinions.D．Todevelopthechildren‟swritingskills.7．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutNmeso?A．He

istenyearsoldthisyear.B．He‟sgothisownbookpublished.C．Hehasbenefittedalotfromtheprogram.D．Hebecomesveryfamousasayoungwriter.（2

020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）Seaurchins(海胆)aresmallcreatures,butwhat‟sreallyremarkableaboutthemisthattheyeatanythingthathappenstofloatby.Theyhavereallysh

arpteeththeyusetoridrocksofalgae(海藻)whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealgaearethre

ateningthecoralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodealwiththealgae.Theproblemstartedwhennon-nativealgaewereintroducedtotheecosy

stemofKaneoheBayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,accordingtotheNationalMarineFisheriesService(NMFS)

.Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreachingthecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychangedthechemistryofthewater.

That‟swhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhadtogrowtothesizeofacherrytomatobeforetheycou

ldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinshavebeengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailabled

uetoanunfortunateincident.In2005,ashipwasgroundedonashallowreefnearKaneoheBay.Whentheshipwasremoved,20a

cresofreefshavebeendamaged.Whenthereisenvironmentaldamage,theNMFSandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedtorestorethed

amage.Somefundswerespentonotherprojectsliketheseaurchins.ThestateofHawaiibegantogrowtheseaurchins.Whentheyarelargeenough,diverscarefullypla

cethemonthereef.Algaeisn‟ttheonlythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsoffishingandtourismintheareaalsoendangerthecoralreefs.Bu

tturningtoseaurchinsinsteadofman-madesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.8．Whyareseaurchinsregardedasoutstandingcreatures?A．The

yaretinybuthaveteeth.B．Theycankeeptheoceanclean.C．Theycanremoveharmfulalgae.D．Theygrowoncoralreefswithalgae.9．Whathappenedafternon-nativealgaearr

ivedatKaneoheBay?A．Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive.B．Theyspreadtoeverycornerofthebay.C．Theydidn'tfitinwiththenew

surroundings.D．Theyfoughtagainstotherspeciestogetfood.10．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph3?A．EatB．Bl

ockC．AttackD．Attract11．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingtosavecoralreefs?A．Banningfishingandtourism.B．Relyingo

nhumans‟solutions.C．Employingdiverstohandlealgae.D．Lettingnaturetakecareofnature.（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Parisisamuseumcity.Therear

ehundredsofthem,bigandsmall.But,mostimportantly,theyareexcellent,someofthebestontheplanet.FromtheLouvretotheMuséed‟OrsaytotheCentrePomp

idou,youcouldspendalifetimewanderingthehallsofthecity‟sgreatmuseums.HerearesomeofthebestmuseumsinParis.TheLouvreTheworld‟sultimatemuseu

misalsothebiggestoneandthemostvisited.The35,000artobjectsondisplayareallovershadowedbyonesinglepaintin

g—MonaLisa,intheRenaissanceera.JeudePaumeSetintheTuileriesGardensnexttotheLouvre,JeudePaume‟spastliveswereofatenniscourtand

thenamuseumwhichhousedImpressionistart.TodayitisParis‟smainphotographyandvideomuseum.Italsooccasionallyshowsart-housefilms

.Muséed‟OrsayHousedinaformerrailwaystationontheLeftBankoftheSeine,themuseumopenedin1986andtodayhousesthepla

net‟slargestcollectionofImpressionistandPost-Impressionistartworks.Ifyoulike19th-centurynaturallandscapesw

ithrurallivesandtastes,thisistheplacetotakeitallin.MuséeduQuaiBranlyAsParis‟smainhometonon-Europeanart,objects,andcul

ture,thisJeanNouvel-designedmuseumexhibitsacollectionof3,500pieces,manyofwhichweretakenfromvariouscountriesduringthevastperiodofFrenchColonialism.The

reareobjectsfromQuebecandLouisianafromthetimewhentheregionswereunderFrenchcontrol.TherearealsoIndiansculptures,masksfromWestAfricaandotheraes

theticdelights.1．WhichisthebestandmostadmiredexhibitintheLouvre?A．MonaLisa.B．Renaissance.C．LadyEra.D．Unknown.2．WhichmuseumhousesImpressionistartnowad

ays?A．JeudePaume.B．TheLouvre.C．Muséed‟Orsay.D．MuséeduQuaiBranly.3．MuséeduQuaiBranlyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeinthat_________.A．ithousesnon-Euro

peanobjectsB．itusedtobeatenniscourtC．itshowsthe19th-centuryruralsceneryD．itisParis‟slargestmuseum（20

20届广东省珠海市高三三模）Unconfidentchildrencanimprovetheirperformanceinmathtestssimplybysayingnicethingstothemsel

ves,astudysuggests.Atotalof212fourthtosixthgraders,agedbetween9to13yearsold,tookpartintheresearch.Thechildrencompletedamathtestin

twoparts.Attheendofthefirsthalf,researchersaskedthefirstgroupofkidstotalktothemselvesabouttheamountofefforttheywou

ldputintothesecondhalfofthetestbeforecarryingon.Thechildrenquietlytoldthemselves:''Iwilldomyverybest.''Anothergroup

wastoldtoconsidertheirability,byrepeatingthephrase:''Iamverygoodatthis.''Thechildrenwereinstructedtow

ritedowntheirgivenphrase,andrepeatittothemselveswhileworkingontheproblems,particularlywhentheyfoundtheworkchallenging.Therestofthechildre

nactedasthecontrolgroup,andweren'trequiredtosayanything.Afewdaysbeforecompletingthetest,allthekidscompletedasurveyonho

wtheyviewedtheirownandothers'abilities.Comparedwithkidswhodidn'tdowhatisknownasself-talking,thosewithlowself-confidencewhospokeabouttheeffortthey'dm

akedidbetterinthesecondhalfofthetest.Thedataledtheresearcherstoconcludechildrenwhostrugglewithnegativethoughtsaboutthe

ircompetencecouldimprovetheirachievementsinschoolbytellingthemselvestheywillputeffortintoatask.However,thete

amsaidtheydidnotfindthesameresultamongchildrenwithlowself-confidencewhospoketothemselvesaboutability,forself-t

alkabouteffortisthekey.Meanwhile,theypointedoutthefindingsmaynotrelatetochildrenofotherages,andmoreresearchisneededtoexplorethis.8．Howwasther

esearchconducted?A．Bytellingstudentstotalkabouttheireffort.B．Bycomparingthreegroupsofstudents.C．Byinstructingstudentstorepeatph

rases.D．Bytellingstudentsnottosayanything.9．Whatconclusiondidtheresearchersdraw?A．Studentsmaybenefitfromtal

kingabouteffort.B．Studentsshouldtalkabouteffortinthetests.C．Studentscanbenefitfromtalkingaboutability.D．Self-talkingh

elpsallstudentsdobetterintests.10．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheresearchteamis_________.A．carelessB．cau

tiousC．stubbornD．competitive11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A．Entertainment.B．Health.C．Education.

D．Sports.（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Atsomepointinelementaryschool,yourscienceteachermayexplainedtoyouthatthereare365daysinayearbeca

usethat'showlongittakesforEarthtocompleteonefulljourneyaroundthesun.Whattheymightnothaveexplained,however,isthatit'snotexactly365days—it‟sactuall

ycloserto365.2421days.So,ifwewantourcalendaryeartobeginrightwhenEarthbeginsanewturnaroundthesun,wehavetoaccountforroughlyanextraquarterof

adayeachyear,oronedayeveryfouryears.History.comreportsthattheEgyptianshadalreadybeendoingthisforawhilebeforeEuropefinallycaughtonin46BC,whenRomanEmp

erorJuliusCaesarandastronomerSosigenesputtheirheadstogethertocomeupwithwhatwenowcalltheJuliancalendar,whichi

ncludes12months,365days,andanadditional''leapday''everyfouryearsonFebruary29.Butrounding0.2421upto0.25eachyearcreate

danissue,becauseitdidn'tquiteadduptoafulldayeveryfouryears—andthattinydifferencemeantthatafter128years,thecalendaryearendedupstartingadaybeforeEa

rthhadcompleteditsjourneyaroundthesun.Bythe14thcentury,thecalendaryearwasstarting10daysbeforeEarthfinisheditsor

bit.In1582,PopeGregoryXIIIsoughttocorrecttheerrorbysuggestingthatwesimplyskipaleapdayeverysooften.HisGregoriancalendar,whichwes

tillusetoday,rulesthatweskiptheleapdayduringyearswhichcanbeevenlydivided(被整除)by100butnotby400.Forinstance,theyear2000includedaleapday

becauseitcanbedividedby100and400;theyear2100,ontheotherhand,willnotincludealeapday,sinceit'sevenlydividedby100,butnotby

400.GregoryXIII‟scorrectiontoCaesar'sovercorrectionisitselfabitofanunder-correction,sowe'llprobablyneedtoreevaluateourleapdaydesignag

aininabout10,000years.12．Whatdotheunderlinedwords''puttheirheadstogether''inparagraph2mean?A．Comeacrosseachother.B．Bumptheirheadstogeth

er.C．Competeagainsteachother.D．Combinetheirefforts.13．AccordingtoGregoriancalendar,whichyearmayincludealeapday?A．2100.B．1

600.C．1800.D．2020.14．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．EmperorJuliusCaesarwasalsoanastronomer.B．Today'scalendarexactlyagreeswiththesun'sturning.C．The10-

dayearlystartincalendarwillalwaysexist.D．TheGregoriancalendarisnotyetthemostaccurate.15．What'sthepurposeoft

hispassage?A．Topointoutamistakemadebyyourscienceteacher.B．ToexplainhowlongEarthmakesatriparoundthesun.C．T

oexplainindetailwhytheleapdayisneeded.D．Toexplainthereasonwhyweneedacalendar.（2020届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）MadagascarliesintheIndi

anOceanofftheeastcoastofAfrica.Theislandisperhapsbestknownastheuniquehomeofthelemur(狐猴）.Butthoselemursliveam

ongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora(植物群）intheworld.AndsothreatenedisthatflorathatBritishandMalagasyscientistswe

reinvolvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritishseedbank.TheprojectisbeingdonebytheRoyalBotanicGardeninLondon.Th

ebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitoroftheisland.ImeanMadagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiversityhotspotsi

ntheworld.Ithasperhaps13,000plantspecies.90%ofthoseareuniquetothecountry,i.e.foundnowhereelseintheworld.Butalsomanyspecies,

manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas.AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulationaredependentonfarming.Andalotoftheirfar

mingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation(耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear.Theycutitandtheyburnitandtheycangrowdryr

iceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost.Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetomovetoanewpatchofforest.Andforcenturi

esthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningaftert

hreeorfiveyearssomethinglikethat,thentheforestbecamegrassland.SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar,thoseuniquespecies.8．whichofthefol

lowingisthehabitatofthelemur?A．MadagascarB．BritainC．AnIndianisland.D．Thecoast9．WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromM

adagascar?A．Thelemurwilldieoutwithoutthem.B．ThefloraonMadagascarisingreatdanger.C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomo

ftheocean.D．TheBritishseedbankwantstomakemoneyfromthem.10．Whatistheresultofthewaypeoplefarm?A．Manyfarmershavel

osttheirhomes.B．Thepopulationisbecomingsmaller.C．Somerarespeciesaregone.D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition.1

1．Howdoestheauthorsound?A．Hopeless.B．Enthusiastic.C．Optimistic.D．Worried.（2020届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）ScientistswhostudytheSunwatchforsunspots

—violentstormsthatcanaffectcommunications，navigationsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth.Sunsp

otsareaproductofhugeelectromagneticstormsontheSun.ScientistsontheEarthareabletoobservesunspotseightminutesafter

theyhappen.ThatishowlongittakesfortheSun‟slighttoreachus.Thefirstelectricallychargedparticles(颗粒）fromasunspote

ntertheEarth‟satmosphereabout20to30minutesafterthestormhappens.Theseparticlescanharmhumanbeings.Sobeforetheyarrive,astronautsontheInternationalSp

aceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectthemfromtheireffects.Aboutadayortwolater,thebiggestpartof

thestormarrives.Itiscalledacoronalmassejection.“Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'sblownawayfro

mtheSun.It‟stravelingmillionsofkilometersanhour,butthatisrelativelyslow.”saysAlexYoung,theAssociateDirectorforScienceatNASA'sHeliophysicsScienceD

ivision.SeveralciviliangovernmentagenciesandtheU.S.AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24hoursaday.NASAdoessobecause

itmustprotectitsastronautsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft.Scientistsarealsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofsunspot

srisesandfallsatalmostregularintervalsevery11years.Inotherwords,scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountofsolaractivity.Sometimestheintensity(强

度）ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample,thecurrentsolarcycle,asitiscalled,ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone.Several

satelliteswatchtheSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth.Picturesandotherinformationfromthesate

llitestellscientistswhatishappeningonandneartheSun.AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlookingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to4

0years.Thaiisaveryshorttimecomparedtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshining.12．WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpa

ceStationmoveintospecialarea?A．Toavoidbeingharmed.B．Tochargethebattery.C．TowatchtheSuncloselyD．Toprotectdevicesonthespacecraft.1

3．Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast?A．About8minutes.B．About20to30minutesC．About11years.D．About30to40minutes14．Whatenablesscientist

stowatchtheSun?A．Environmentalchanges.B．GoodweatherconditionsC．Advancedinstruments.D．Governmentagencies15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．The

roleofsatellites.B．findingsaboutsunpotsC．Observationofspace.D．Communicationontheearth.（2020届河北省邯郸市高三第二次模拟）Thepl

aceofexposuretothegreatestamountofallergen（过敏原）forthelongesttimeisinthebedroom.Upto60%ofthedustmites（螨虫）foundinthehomeareactuallylivin

ginyourbedandyouspendaboutone-thirdofyourlifeinthebedroom!And,bedroomsaretheeasiestareatocontrolasan

allergenfreezone.Yourcleaningprofessionalwillfirstvacuumthemattress（垫子）,carpetingandfurnitureusingavacuumcle

aner.ThemattressisthenthoroughlycleanedonallsurfacesusingtheResponsibleCarecleaningagentsandaspeciallowmoisturecleaningtooldesignedtoleavethe

mattressasdryaspossible.Followingcleaning,AllergyReliefTreatmentisappliedtoallmattresssurfacesusingafinemistappli

cation.Themattressisthenplacedinadryingpositionandaspecialairmoverusedtospeedthedryingprocess,which,dependingupontemperatureandhumid

ity,normallytakesaboutanhour.Thesamesafecleaningagentsareusedtocleanthebedroomcarpetingandifdesired,anyfurni

tureorrugs.ThisisalsofollowedbyanapplicationofAllergyReliefTreatment.Onceagain,aspeeddryingsystemissetuptodrythecleane

ditemsasquicklyaspossibleandbringthehumiditydowntonormallevels.Baseboardsandwindowsillsarecleanedaswell.Whilethecleaningan

dtreatmentserviceisbeingperformeditishighlyrecommendedthatthebeddingandpillowsbewashedinhotwaterandthattwocupsofAllergyReliefTreatmentbeadded

tothewashingcycle.Whileservicingthebedroomisthehighestpriority（优先）,significantbenefitsmayalsoresultfromcleanin

gandtreatingotherareaswhereallergysufferersspendlotsoftime.Theseareasincludethefurnitureandcarpetinginroomswheretimeiss

pentwatchingtelevision,readingandsoon.Also,carpetedareasthatpetshaveaccesstoshouldbecleanedandtreated.Atestforthepr

esenceofdustmitesinquantitiesrequiringtreatmentisalsoavailablefromourcompany.Butwewillonlytestdustmitesandwillnotprovideinformationonpetallergen.8．W

hichplacehasthemostdustmitesinyourroom?A．Bed.B．Carpet.C．Furniture.D．Floor.9．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?A．Theuseofcleaningagents.B．Th

esurfacesofmattress.C．Cleaningthemattress.D．Dryingthemattress.10．WhatdoweknowaboutAllergyReliefTreatmentmentio

nedinthispassage?A．Itisacuretoallergy.B．Itisatooltokillmites.C．Itisthenameofacompany.D．Itisachemicaltopreventallergy.11．Wheremightthispassagecomefro

m?A．Amagazineaboutfurniture.B．Thewebsiteofacleaningcompany.C．Thewebsiteofahospital.D．Anewspaperonpublichealth.