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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)intheSouthPacif

icOcean.Thefollowingsarethetopfiveplacesfordivinginthecity.WuzhizhouIslandWuzhizhouIsland,knownasChin'

sMaldives,isregardedasthebestplaceinHainanprovinceforunderwaterdiving.Itisoneofthefewislandsintheworl

dwithoutrocksorpebbles,coveringanareaof1.48squarekilometersandisinanirregularbutterflyshape.YalongBayTheunderwaterworldatYalongBayisoneoftheearlie

stdivingbasesinSanya.ItisthoughtasoneofthebestscenicspotsinChinatocarryoutunderseatourism.Colorfulhardcoral,tropic

alfish,andothermarinelifeinthenearbywatersalsoaddtothebeautyandattractionofthebay.DadonghaiBayDadonghaiBay,withhi

llsonthreesides,isacrescent-shaped(新月形的)bay.Theareaenjoysagreeableweatherallyearround,withthewatertemperaturekeepin

gabout20℃eveninwinter.ThoughthewaterhereisnotasclearasthatinYalongBayandWuzhizhouIsland,thisdivingspotiseasiertogetto.XidaoIslandXidaoIsl

and,alsoknownasDaimaoIsland,isshapedlikeaturtlelivinginthetropicalarea.Theislandenjoyspleasantsurroundingsofsandybeaches,rockycaves,andp

almtrees.Italsotakesprideincrystalclearwaterswithmarinelifeandextensivecoralreefstoexplore.FenjiezhouIs

landFenjiezhoulsland,anational5Ascenicarea,isalsocalledtheSleepingBeautyIslandforwhatitlookslikefromafar.Theislandisproudofextremelycleanbeachesand

richmarineecologicalresources.Itistheonlysiteinthecountrythatallowsvisitorstodivewithdolphins.1．WhatcandiversdoattheresortofWuzhizhouIsland?A．Pl

aywithbutterflies.B．Enjoydivingcomfortably.C．Explorerockycaves.D．Dounderwaterresearch.2．Whichofthefollowingismostsuitablefordiving

throughouttheyear?A．YalongBay.B．DadonghaiBay.C．XidaoIsland.D．FenjiezhouIsland.3．WhatisuniqueaboutFenj

iezhouIslandinChina?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）MannyAbreupraticesBenjaminFranklin'sfamoussaying.“Ifyouwantsomethingdone,askabusyperson.”Throughouthisfo

uryearsatKellenbergMemorialHighSchoolintheUS.Abreumadecommunityservice,animportantpartofhislife.“Idon'tknowwherehefin

dsthetimetodoeverything.”saidErinRonan,Alreu'smathteacher.“Heistrulyaclassact.”Asanhonoredstudent,Abreu,18,tookpartindifferentvoluntaryacti

vitiesafterschool,duringweekendsandsummerholidays.Theseincludedhelpingstaffatthepubliclibrary,doinglandscapeworkatkellenberg,andserving

customersatalocalrestaurant.Butfacedwithalimitednumberofhoursinaday,Abreulefthislibraryjoblastsummertostartworkingasanemergencymedicaltechnician—arol

ethatfitshispassionformakingadifferenceinotherpeople'slives.“Myappreciationforservicehasguidedmeinto

givingback,”saidAbreu,whoissettinghissightsonbecomingadoctor.“It'ssuchawin-winfeelingtohelpsomeoneinneed.”StMartindePorresMarian

istSchoolalsobenefitedfromAbreu'shelp.Throughhisschool'sSmartClubprogram,hevoluntarilyprovidedhomeworkhelpandplayedgameswiththejuniorh

ighschoolstudents.Forallhishardwork,Abreuwaswelcomedintoaleadershipclubthatorganizesfellowstudents'volunteeractivitie

s.Abreuthankedhisparentsforinspiringhimtodotherightthing,saying“theyare'themostselflesspeopleIknow.”Hereme

mberedwhenhewasabout6yearsold,andhismotherinvitedadisadvantagedneighborhoodboytohavedinner.Uponobservingtheboy'shappin

ess,Abreucameawaywithasenseofhowhewantedtolivehisownlife—“Iwon'tfocusonmyowndesires.IwillhelpasmanypeopleasIcan,”hesaid.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofth

efirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Tomakeabriefexplanation.C．Toshareafamoussaying.D．TopraiseBenjaminFranklin.5．HowdidAbreudovoluntaryworkdur

inghishighschool?A．Byorganizingschoolactivities.B．Byworkingasacustomer.C．Byspendingextratime.D．Byusingspecialholidays.6．WhatdoesAbreuthin

kofhelpingothersinneed?A．It'schallenging.B．It'srewarding.C．It'sstressful.D．It'swasteful.7．WhoinfluencedAbreumostonhiswa

ytobeingavolunteer?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）Mod

ernagricultureanditsabilitytofeedbillionsofpeoplemaybeamonghumanity‟sgreatestsuccesses.However,itcomeswithhiddencosts.Forexample,haveyouevercon

sideredhowmuchwaterisneededtoprovideyouwithasteakorasalad?Itmaysurpriseyou.InarecentstudypublishedinthejournalN

utrients,scientistsfromtheCommonwealthScientificandIndustrialResearchOrganization(CSIRO),Australia'snationalscienceorganization,

tookacloselookatthedietsof9,341adultAustralians—specifically,their“water-scarcityfootprints(水消耗足迹)”.Itturnedoutthataswe

ettoothnotonlyaddstoourwaistlines(腰围)butalsostressesourwaterresources.Thewater-scarcityfootprintisawidelyrecognizedmeasurementofwaterconsumption

.First,itcountsthelitersofwateryouused.Then,itlooksattheplacewherethewaterwasused.Themorelackingwaterisinyourarea,thelargeryourwater-scarcityfootpri

nt.ThescientistsfoundthattheaverageAustralian'sdiethadawater-scarcityfootprintof362litersperday.Snacks—cookies,cakesandalcohol—account

edfor25percentofthewater-scarcityfootprint.Theresearchalsoincludedaglassofwine(41liters),asingleservingofpotatochips(23liters),an

dasmallbarofmilkchocolate(21liters).Notsurprisingly,cuttingoutsnackswouldbetheN0.1priorityifyouwantedtolowe

ryourownwater-scarcityfootprint.Earth'ssurfaceis70percentwater,butonly2.5percentofthatcanbeusedfordrinkingorfarming.By2030,aworldofabout8.6bill

ionpeoplewillneed35percentmorewater,40percentmoreenergy,and50percentmorefood,accordingtotheUnitedStatesNationalIntelligenceCouncil.So,weneedtowat

chwhatweeat,notjustforourpersonalhealthbutforthehealthofoursocieties.12．Whatdidtherecentstudycloselyfocus

on?A．Modernagriculture.B．AverageAustralians.C．Waterresources.D．Water-scarcityfootprints.13．WhatdidscientistsfromCSIROfindinth

eirstudy?A．Sweetteethleadtothinwaistlines.B．Australians'dietsaremainlymadeupofsnacks.C．Thewater-scarcityfooprintisameasu

rementofsavingwater.D．Lackingwaterinourareameansalargerwater-scarcityfootprint.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theN0.1priority”inParagraph5probabl

ymean?A．theleastimportantthingB．theleastimpossiblethingC．somethingtobedonefirstD．somethingtobepreventedfirst15

．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.Althoughroadscanpromoteeconomi

cdevelopmentandimprovehumanwelfare,theycanalsohavesevereeffectsonwildlifepopulationsbyworseninghabitatandhumandisturbance.Moreover,trafficdi

sturbancefromnoise,lights,andmotionreducesthequalityofhabitatnearroads.Whileroadsarenoweverywhereacrossmuch

oftheearth,theconstructionofnewroadswillbeconcentratedinareaswithhighbiodiversityvalue.Manyofthesenewroadsandhighwayswilllikelycrossreserveso

rotherhighlybiodiverseareas.Althoughroadsareoneofthemostimportantimpactsonglobalecosystems,weknowlittleabouthowpatternsinroad

constructionwillaffectbiodiversityinthecomingdecades.Here,weusearecentlydevelopedglobalroadsdatasettoinvestigat

etheextentandpotentialinfluenceofroadnetworksacrossthe1,160,000-km,13-countryrangeofthegloballyendangeredtiger.IntheRussianFarE

ast,forexample,roadsreducetigersurvivalratesduetocrashesintovehicles.Insomeregions,tigersavoidareasclos

ertopublicroads,suggestingthatroadsactasimportantbarrierstomovement.Theemergingimpactsofroaddevelopmentontigersarecriticalfo

rseveralreasons.Wecalculateroaddensity(度),distancetothenearestroad,andrelativemeanspeciesabundance(MSA)tocharacterizehowroadnetworksinfluencetigerh

abitats.Thesesystemsofmeasurementprovidestartingpointsforrange-widemonitoringandimpactassessmentsofroaddevelo

pmentprojects,thusenablingevaluationofprogresstowardcountry-levelconservationandsustainable(可持续的)developmentgoals.8．Whatisthesecondparagr

aphmainlyabout?A．Theimportanceofcreatingreserves.B．Thedestructiontoglobalecosystems.C．Theeffectonbiodiversityworldwide.D．Theopinionaboutroadcons

truction.9．Whyisroaddevelopmentattacked?A．Ithasbadinfluenceontigers.B．Itcausesmoretrafficaccidents.C．Itcoverstoomanyareas.D

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

awebsitemaythetextappear?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-resistantdiseaseshaveappea

redasamajorhealththreat.Butwheredotheydevelopthedrugresistance?Onesurprisingtheory:theymayhavedevelopedtheresistanceonfarms,an

dnotinhospitals.Thecropprotectionproductsfarmersusetocontrolmanyplantdiseasesarealmostthesameasthedrugsdoctorsusetotreatinfections,includi

ngfungi(真菌).Fungiarecontinuallymutating(变异),andwithalifecyclemeasuredindaysorweeks,theymutatequickly.Whenamu

tationproducesresistancetoachemical-killingfungi,fungiwilljumptoanyhostthatprovidesawelcomingenvironment,suchasa

humanbody.Andifthetreatmentforthefungalinfectioninvolvesadrugsimilartothefungicideencounteredonthefarm,Fungimaydevelopquicklyin

thehumanbody-justastheydidinthefield.Anobvioussolutionistouselessfungicideinthefield.Reducingfungicideusewouldnotonlyslowthedevelopmentofthedrugr

esistance,itwouldhelprestorediversitytothefungalworld.Fungicidesareamustinthefarmingcommunity.Plantdiseasesposeamajorproblemf

orfarmersglobally-insomecrops,diseasecanreduceharvestsbymorethan70percent-andfailuretodealwiththeproblemcanmeanfinancialruin.JustlikeFungi-or,indeed,

anylivingthing-plantscontinuallyevolve.Thisishownaturalgeneediting(基因编辑)works,andwithoutit,we'dallstillbesingle

cellsinasaltysoup.Throughnaturalselection,almostanyplantwilleventuallyproduceresistancetoFungi.Butthiscantakecenturies,so

wedon'thavethetimetowait.Ontheotherhand,advancesingeneticshavegivenusanunderstandingofnature'sgeneeditingprocessinplants,helpingusdeve

lopresistancetoadisease.Geneeditingtechniquescanthenenableustoproducediseaseresistance-justasnaturewoulddo,ifgiveneno

ughtime.12．WhatcanweinferaboutFungifromParagraph2?A．Theycantreatinfectionsometimes.B．Theydon'tstopdevel

opingnewforms.C．Ahumanbodyistheirfavoriteplace.D．TherearenoFungiinthefieldsnow.13．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword''pose''inp

aragraph3?A．Solve.B．Face.C．Cause.D．Overcome.14．WhatmakesaplantproduceresistancetoFungi?A．Thesurvival

ofthefittest.B．Advancesintechnology.C．Theuseoffarmchemicals.D．Awelcomingenvironment.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoPreventDrug-resistan

tDiseasesB．TheSourceoftheDrugResistanceC．ThePopularityofGeneEditingTechniquesD．TheNewTheoryofNaturalSelection（2020届安徽

省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Whenfilmwasfirstinventedinthelate1800sandearly1900s,movie-goerscouldactuallyseeimagesoffar-awayplaces,likeChina,andthatfueledin

terestinthearea.Throughouthistory,manyChineseAmericansaredevotedinthisarea.Now,thebackroomoftheFormosaCafelookslikeamuseumthathonorstheworksof

ChineseAmericansandtheircontributionstoHollywood.Chinesestereotypes（刻板印象）StereotypesoftheChineseinAmericawerestrengthenedbytheothernes

sofU.S.Chinatownsinthelate1800sandearly1900s.TherewasanideathattheChinesewasthe“yellowperil”,whoyoucouldn‟ttrust.Andthatresultedinthecharactercall

edFuManchu.FuManchuwasanevilcharacterwhowantedtodestroythewesternworld.Heappearedinmoviesandinatelevisionseries.In1926,CharlieChan,aChine

seinvestigatorfromHawaii,appearedforthefirsttimeinamovie.Thiscreatedadifferent,yetstillproblematicAsianstereoty

pe.“Yellowface”actorsCharlieChanandFuManchumayhavebeenChinesecharacters,buttheactorswereusuallywhitemenmad

euptolooklikeAsian.ActorsSidneyToler,RolandWintersandRossMartinallplayedCharlieChan.Yellowfacemeanttheyactuallyyelloweduptheirskin.W

hiteactorsjustplayedtheleadcharactersinTheGoodEarth,a1937filmaboutChinesefarmers.Asianactorshadpartsinthefilm,

buttheyneededbankableactors,however,therewerenoAsianAmericanbankableactors.ChinafactorsOvertheyears,AsianandChineseAmericansdidfindworkinHolly

wood,andafewearnedastarontheHollywoodWalkforFame.HollywoodisalsochangingthewayitpresentstheChineseculture.Asthebiggestmarketformoviesoutsidet

heU.S,HollywoodhasbeenmakingfilmsthatwillnotoffendmoviegoersinChinaorthecountry‟sgovernment.TheindustryhasbeencarefulnottoshowtheChineseasevil

.Co-productionsbetweenHollywoodandChinesecompaniesputChinesecharactersandChinainafavorableorsatisfactoryway.1．Whyisthebackr

oomoftheFormosaCafementioned?A．ToshowappreciationforChineseAmericanfilmmakers.B．TodisplaytherichnessofChineseAmericanfilms.C．Toat

tractmorecustomerstoenjoycoffeeintheFormosaCafe.D．TorecommendaplacetomovergoerstolearnChineseAmericanfilms.2．WhatcanbeknownaboutCharlie

Chan?A．HecouldbefoundinaTVseries.B．Hewasanactorbearingevilreputation.C．HerepresentedinvestigatorsfromHawaii.D．Hewasn‟tmu

chappreciatedbymovie-goersthen.3．WhatcanbeconcludedaboutChineseAmericanfilms?A．Chineseactorswerepreferredin

castingChineseroles.B．TheyfocusedonevilChineseeagertoruinAmerica.C．Chinafactorsarepositivelyviewedinthem.D．Th

eyhavebeenintroducingChinesestereotypes.（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）ThisisthecolourfulwastecreatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.Likemanyci

tiesinSweden，Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU2020targetofrecycling50%ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsa

strictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories，includin

gfood，textiles,cartons（纸板箱）andmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity‟srecycli

ngplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey‟recollectedaltogetherinarush,onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople‟shouses.Butthankstothosebrightcolors

,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoacertainthickliqui

dtomakeburnablegas,whichpowersthecity‟sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereisless

cross-pollution,somoreoftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.LiketherestofSweden，Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitsciti

zenstolandfill.Wastethatcannotberecycledisburntatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases.Asco

untriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollowaslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheirc

itizenstogetbusysortingathome.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutEskilstuna?A．Itisfloodedwithcolorfulwaste.B．Itisbest-knownforwaste-recycling.C．Wastethere

ispaintedintosevencolors.D．Rubbishrecyclingishandledseriouslythere.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jumbled”inp

aragraph2mean?A．Mixedtogether.B．Collectedorderly.C．Sealedcautiously.D．Piledpurposefully.6．Whatmaythenewrecycle-systembringabout?A．Theinc

reaseintheefficiencyofwasterecycling.B．Theconveniencetothecitizensinwastedropping.C．Theavoidanceofrubbishrelatedenvironmentalproble

ms.D．Thedecreaseofprofitforwasteplants.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,manyofthehotdrinksweconsumeevenmoreatthistimeofyearcertainly

soundsugary,butjusthowmuchsugartheycontainmightcomeasashock.ThehealthcampaigngroupActiononSugarhasfoundthat

Starbuckshotchocolatemadewithmilkhasalmost94gramsofsugar.Thatequals23teaspoons.AtCaffeNero,thesaltedhotchocolatepack

sinalmost60gramsofsugar,about15leaspoons.AndCasta‟screamlatte（拿铁）has32gramsofsugar,that‟s8teaspoons.Thedrinkmakerswon‟thavethose

detailslistednexttotheprice.Ifknown,itwouldbequitealarming.That‟showcapitalismworks.Thecapitalistshavetogetpeopleaddictedtocertainthingstoke

epsellingitmore.Iftoldtheamountofsugarcontained，manywouldtakehotdrinksjustasatreatnotonadailybasis.Somedrinkshaveactu

allyreducedinsugaroverthepastfewyears，butmanymorehaven‟t.ThemostsugaryseasonaldrinkwasfromStarbuckswithmorethan14teaspoonsofsugar

.Othercompanieslikebreakfastcerealmanufacturersandyogurtmanufacturersarereducingsugar.Andsoissoftdrinks，yetthemilkbase

ddrinks,milkshakes，hotchocolatesandlattesjustdon‟tseemtohavechangedinthesameway.Andwhilesomecompaniesareactuallybeingreallyrespo

nsiblereducingtheirsugar,somehaveactuallyincreasedthatinthelasttwoyearswhichjustseemsridiculous.Coffeechainsdoofferlow-caloriealter

natives.ButActiononSugararestillcallingformoretaxonhotcoffeedrinks.NotmuchofaChristmaspresentforthecoffeechains,butmaybeagiftinthe

longtermforourhealth.8．Whatdoesthefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A．Consumersfavorsugarcontainedhotdrinks.B．Theamo

untofsugarinsomehotdrinksisfrightening.C．Famoushotdrinkmakerspreferhotchocolateseries.D．CreamlatteisthesignaturehotdrinkforStarbucks.9．

Whatcanwelearnabouthotdrinkmakers?A．Mostofthemaretryingtoreducesugarincertaindrinks.B．Chocolateandsyrupare

irreplaceablepartoftheirproducts.C．Theywon‟tshowtheconsumerhowmuchsugaradrinkcontains.D．Fourofthemhavebeeninvestigatedbythehealthcampaigngroup.10

．What‟sthewriter‟sattitudetowardthehotdrinkmakers?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Reserved.11．Howcanthesugar-originatedhotdrinkproblembeeas

ed?A．Taxescanberaisedonhotdrinkmakerslikecoffeechains.B．MoreofficialgroupslikeActiononSugarcouldbefounded.C．Sugarcontentcanbelabeledinplace

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

scauseviolence?Scientificstudiesdonotsuggestalink.Buttheideathatthereisalinkbetweenviolentvideogamesandviolentactsreappearedfollow

ingthemassshootinginElPaso,Texas,lastweekend.AnonlinestatementthoughttobewrittenbytheElPasogunmanmentionedthe

videogame“CallofDuty”.OnMonday,PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidthat“terrifyingvideogames”contributetoa“glorificat

ionofviolence”.Americanpoliticianshavelongmadesimilarstatements.BenjaminBurroughsisaprofessorofmediaattheUn

iversityofLasVegas.Hesaidthatthereisnolinkagetogunviolence,whenmentioningvideogames.Burroughspointedoutthatsomestudiesshowashort-

termincreaseinaggressivethoughtsandfeelingsafterplayingvideogames,butnothingthatrisestothelevelofvio

lence.“Plentyofgamersgetupsetwhentheyloseorfeelthegamewas„cheating‟,butitdoesn‟tleadtoviolentoutputs,”Bu

rroughsstressed.In2006,asmallstudybyresearchersatIndianaUniversityfoundthatteenagerswhoplayedviolentvideogamesshowedhigherlevelsofemotionalarousa

l（激发）—strongemotionslikeangerorfear.Theteenagersalsoshowedlessactivityinthepartsofthebrainassociatedwiththeabilitytoplan，controlanddirectthoughts

andbehavior.PatrickMarkey，thepsychologyprofessor，foundinhisresearchthatmenwhocommitsevereactsofviole

nceactuallyplayviolentvideogameslessthantheaveragemale.AnotherstudybyMarkeyandotherresearchersshowedthatviolencetendstogodownwhenanewviolentmovie

orvideogamecomesout.Onepossibleexplanationisthatpeopleareathomeplayingthegameorintheaterswatchingthemovie.

Markeybelievesthatvideogamesmightexcitepeople,buttheydonotchangewhopeopleare.“Itislikegoingtoseeasadmovie,”Markeysaidofplayingvideogames.“Itm

ightmakeyoucrybutitdoesn‟tmakeyouclinicallydepressed,”hesaid.12．WhyisthemassshootinginEIPaso,Texasmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowthenecessityof

scientificstudies.B．Tosupportthewriter‟sownviewpoint.C．Toshowtheseriousnessofviolentacts.D．Toserveasevidencefortheassumption.13．Whatar

ethesimilaritiesbetweenBenjaminBurroughsandPatrickMarkey?A．BotharespecialistsinpsychologyintheUSA．B．Botha

cknowledgevideogamerousedemotionalchange.C．Bothpresenttheirideasthroughdoingresearch.D．Bothworryaboutt

hepotentialdangerscausedbyvideogames.14．Whatcanbelearnedabouttheresearchin2006?A．Teenagerstestedinitbecomemoreemotional.B．Itsfin

dingssetalarmforyoungvideogameplayers.C．TeenagersmentionedinitmainlycomefromIndiana.D．Itsresearchersarest

ronglyforbanningvideogames.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Violence—aby-productofvideogames.B．Videogames—thecauseofviolenceornot.

C．Videogames—thepromoterofthemassshoot.D．Violence—athreatforgameplayersornot.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）Wanttobemoresuccessful?I

fso,thenyouneedtoreadafewself-helpbooks.Herearefourpopularonestogetyougoing.59Seconds(2009)byRichardWisemanThisisasel

f-helpbookwithadifference.Wiseman,ascientist,usessciencetoprovemanyself-helpmyths(神话)arefalse.Forexample,self-helpb

ookssaythatifyouwanttoachieveagoal,youshouldvisualizeit.ButWisemansaysthat'stheworstthingtodo.Studiesshowt

hatyouneedtovisualizethestepsrequiredtoachievethegoal.HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople(1936)—byDaleCarne

gieThisisthebookthatlaunchedtheself-helptype.Carnegiesaysfinancialsuccessis15%professionalknowledgeand85%thea

bilitytoexpressideas,assumeleadership,andmotivatepeople.Thebookisfullofpracticaladviceonhowtoinfluencepeoplebymakingthemlikeyou.TheMillionaireNextD

oor(1996)byThomasStanley&WlliamDankoTheauthorsofthisbookspentyearsinterviewingAmericanmillionairestofigureoutthesecretsoftheirsucce

ss.Andtheydiscoveredthatamajorityofmillionairesdon'tliveluxurylifestyles.They'rerichbecausetheylivebelowtheirmeansandreinvestwhattheyearn.WhoMov

edMyCheese?(1998)-bySpencerJohnsonWhoMovedMyCheese?AnAmazingWaytoDealwithChangeinYourWorkandinYourLife,pu

blishedonSeptember8,1998,isamotivationalbusinessfable.Thetextdescribeschangeinone'sworkandlife,andfourt

ypicalreactionstothosechangesbytwomiceandtwo“littlepeople”，duringtheirhuntforcheese.1．Whatisthekeytoachievingsuccessin59Seconds?A

．Toemployscience.B．Tofollowexamples.C．Topictureprocedures.D．Tovisualizethegoal.2．WhatisDaleCarnegie'sbookmainlyabout?A．Howtomasterocc

upationalknowledge.B．Howtoapplypracticaltechniques.C．Howtogainstrongmanagement.D．Howtobecomepopularpe

rsons.3．Whichbookcanhelpyouadapttochangeinyourlife?A．59SecondsB．WhoMovedMyCheese?C．TheMillionaireNextDoorD．HowtoWinFriends&Influe

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

wouldalltakenaps,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.Finally,thevillagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.WhenMille

treachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarving,someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,whic

henabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.Millet'spicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwa

tchthemcarefully—digging,hoeing,spreadingmanure,sawingwood,orsowinggrain.Thenhewouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehad

seen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetallthemovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogoby,hewoulda

skhiswifetoposeforhim.Oneofhisnotedartworksiscalled“TheSower”,whichshowsamanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagfors

eedandthenswingsbackwardtoscattertheseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesowerstridesforward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,but

hisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.Onlytheman'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.Anothermasterpiecei

scalled“TheGleaners”.Agleanerissomeonepickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.WhenfarmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventheli

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asbeentheexperienceofPeterRyanoftheUniversityofCapeTown,inSouthAfrica.Since1984Dr.RyanhasbeenvisitingInaccessible,

recordingthelitterstrandedontheisland'sbeaches.Thisweek,hehaspublishedtheresults.ThoughInaccessiblei

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ndstoaccumulate.Dr.Ryanandhiscolleaguesfocusedononeparticularclassoflitter:bottles.Theirdefinitionofabottleincludedjarsandco

ntainers,andthingsmadeofmetal,glassorpolymer.Most,though,wereofpolyethyleneterephthalate,alightplastic.Aparticularadvantageofpickingbottlestoinvesti

gateisthattheyareoftenstampedwiththeircountryofmanufacture.ThatenabledDr.Ryantoanalyzethehistoryofoceaniclittering.Heanalyzedtheproport

ionsofbottlesfromvariousgeographicalsources.In1989thepreponderance(优势)ofthem(67%)wasSouthAmerican.Twentyyearslater,in2009,bottlesmade

inAsiacontributedmoreorlessequally(44%)withSouthAmericanones(41%).By2018theoverwhelming(压倒性的)majority(74%)wereAsian.Thisgeogra

phicalshiftspeaksvolumes.ThefirstsamplesuggestsmostlitterarrivingonInaccessiblehadbeenwashedoffthelandordroppedfromcoastalshippi

ng—SouthAmericabeingarelativelynearbycontinent.Theothertwo,withtheirrisingproportionsofrubbishfromAsia,whichistoofarfromth

eislandforittohavefloatedthere,stronglysuggestitwascrews‟emptiesbeingflungfromships.Suchlitteringisbanned—which,iron

ically,cameintoforcein1989.Butevidentlyalotofships‟captainsdonotcare.Theypermitthedumpingofrubbishoverthesid

e,regardless.12．WhatleadstolittergatheringonInaccessibleIsland?A．Thenaturalphenomenonofoceancurrents.B．Toomanypeople‟sactivitiesontheisland.C．Thel

itter‟sfloatingaroundtheisland.D．Theisland‟sremotelocation.13．WhydoesDr.Ryanchoosebottlesassubjects?A．Itiseasytoanalyzethem.B．It

ispossibletofigureouttheirsources.C．Therearestampsattachedtothem.D．Theycontributemosttooceaniclittering.14．Whatdoe

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ttlesWasheduponInaccessibleIslandB．GeographicalFactorsAccountingforMoreRubbishC．PlasticPollutionWorseningonRemoteAtlanticD．ABottledupRubbishProblemon

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020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）China‟s40-year-longprocessofreformandopeningupmeantforeigninfluencesgainingafootholdinthec

ountry.Butnow,theprocesscanalsobeviewedintheoppositeway.TheoutsideworldisopeningupasareceptacleforChineseculture.WhereonceitwasallamatterofChine

sepeoplefascinatedbyHollywoodmovies,anew“softpower”trendistakingChinesepopmusic,TVseriesandnovelstoappreciativeaudiencesabro

ad.EnglishwomanHollieSowdenandAmericanNoraWilsondevelopedawebsitecalled“WrittenChinese,”withaChinesewomannamedChamcenLiu.

ThewebsiteprovidesadictionaryandotherMandarinlearningtools.Wilsonsays,“Atthebeginning,itwasjustaFacebookpagewherewepostedcharacters,theirmeaning

sandexamplesentences.Thatpageexpandedlikecrazy,withnearly280,000followers.That‟swhywedecidedtodevelopadictionaryappandthenthewebsite.

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rFacebookpages.Chinesemusic,too,iswalkingthroughtheopendoorthatoncewasaone-waystreet.MelodyC2EisastudentclubattheShanghaiInternatio

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PanJianghaoheardayouthenvoy(公使)fortheUnitedNationssaythattheworldwantedtohearmorefromChineseyoungpeople.Motivat

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ranslation.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“receptacle”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Container.B．Source.C．Center.D．Foundati

on.5．Whatdoweknowabout"WrittenChinese'"?A．Ithasnearly280,000followers.B．IthelpslearnChinesecharacters.C．Itinvolvesdailylivi

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eTouchB．CompetitionLeadingtoaCultureBoomC．China'sCulturalFootprintonForeignShoresD．ReformandOpeningupShapingaNewGeneration（2020届福建

省厦门市高三第二次质检）Itwasared-letterdayinthehistoryofmedicine-“TargetZeroDay”,May8th,1980,markingthecompleteremovalofsmallpox,at

errifyingdisease.Itwasuntreatablebut,luckily,itturnedoutthatvaccination(接种疫苗)providedgoodprotection--andth

atmassimmunization(免疫)couldwipeoutthesmall-poxvirusbyblockingitsspread.Accordingtolegend,vaccinationwasinventedbyDrEdwardJenner.Jenner

showedthathealthychildrenvaccinatedwithcowpox,amildinfectionofcattle,couldnotcatchsmallpox.Hewassupposedlyinspiredbyacommentfromalocalm

ilkmaid,butthereisevidencethattheideacamefromamedicalfriend,JohnFester,whohadexperimentedwithcowpox.Nevertheless,Jenner

deservescreditforintroducingvaccinationintothemedicalmainstreamwithhispaperpublishedin1798.In1966,160yearsafterthepredictionthatvaccinatio

nwouldcleanoffthedisease,theWorldHealthOrganizationlauncheditsSmallpoxEradicationProgramme.Thisheroic1-yeardrivewasdirected

bytwoAmericanpublichealthdoctors,DAHendersonandBillForge.Theirhardshipswereenormous:OneWHOofficialevenpromisedtoeatatyreifsmallpoxw

asremoved;Hendersonpromisedtosendhimthetyreandwishedhimgoodappetite.ButHendersonandFoege'shardworkpaidoff--threeyearsafterthelastsmallpox

casewasinformed(tomakesurenooutbreakshadbeenmissed)TargetZeroDaywasdeclared.40yearson,shouldwerememberTargetZeroDay?First,tocelebratevictory

ofpreventativemedicineandfreedomfromacrueldisease.Then,wemustrememberthevictimsofsmallpox.Ithadpreviouslykilled

1in12worldwide.In1914,aCanadianprofessorwarnedagainstforgettingsmallpox,whichwasfastdisappearingfromNorthAmerica.Itwentontokillatleastanother

250millionpeople--threetimesmorethanbothworldwarscombined.TargetZeroDayalsoremindsusofundefeatedinfections,includingpolio,measles,malar

ia,andofcoursethecoronavirusCovid-19.Let'srecognizeTargetZeroDayforwhatitis:amilestoneinworldhistoryandamonumen

ttotheartofthepossible.8．WhatinspiredJennertoinventthevaccination?A．Amedicalfriend.B．Alocalmilkmaid.C．Cattle.D．Chil

dren.9．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofmentioningtheWHOofficial'spromise?A．TointroducethesupportfromtheWHO.B．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodappet

ite.C．Tosuggestthedifficultyinremovingsmallpox.D．Toshowhisdeterminationtocarryonthedrive.10．Wherecanyoufindthefigures

thatbestsupport“smallpoxisaterrifyingdisease?A．Inparagraph1.B．Inparagraph2.C．Inparagraph3.D．Inparagraph4.11．Whatmessagedo

esthetextconvey?A．Apromisemadeisadebtunpaid.B．Atroublesharedisatroublehalved.C．Somethingisbetterthannothing.D．Nothingisimpossib

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

eeselearnmigration(迁移)pathsbyfollowingtheirparents.Others,includingsmallsongbirds,gainthedistanceanddirectio

noftheirmigrationwithintheirgenetic(遗传的)code.Andsomeanimalsuseacombinationofgeneticsandculturetoguidetheirmigration.Anothergroupofmigr

atorsdoesnotquitefiteithermodel,andresearchershaveonlyrecentlystartedtofigureouthowtheyfindtheirway.TaketheCory'sshearwater,anocean

goingseabirdthatmigratesovertheAtlanticeveryyear.Theyoungdonotmigratewiththeirparents,soculturecannotexplaintheirjourneys.And

theexactpathsvarywildlyfromindividualtoindividual,makinggeneticsequallyunlikely.Cory'sshearwatersarelong-lived,rarelyprodu

cingyoungsuccessfullybeforeagenine.Thisleavesanopeningforlearningandpracticetodeveloptheirmigrationpatterns.Researchersc

allthisthe"exploration-refinement",anduntilnowithasbeenhypothetical(假设的)becauseofdifficultiesintrackingmigratoryanimals'movements.Butateam

ofresearchershasdonethatbyattachingsmallgeolocatorstomorethan150ofthebirdsagedfourtonine.Theyfoundthatyounger

birdstraveledlongerdistances,forlongerperiods,andhadmorediversepathsthanolderbirds.“Wefinallyhaveevidenceofthe"exploration-refi

nement"formigratorybirds,"saysLetiziaCampioni,wholedthestudy.YoungerCory'sshearwatersareabletoflyjustasfastastheadults-butthe

ydonot,suggestingthattheyoungdomoreexploring,whichgraduallyfadesastheymatureandsettleintoapreferredcourse.“Al

thoughitmayseemlessefficientthanotherstrategies,„explorationrefinement‟couldbebeneficialtobirdsandotherorganismsinarapidlychangingworldduetounpredic

tableman-madechanges,”saysBarbaraFrei.“Itmightbesafertorepeatabehaviorthatwasrecentlysuccessfulthantorelyonpatternsthatwereperfectedlong

agobutmightnolongerbesafe.”12．Thefirstparagraphmainly.A．describesanimals'habitatsB．talksaboutmigrationm

odelsC．comparesdifferentspeciesD．introducesatrackingtechnology13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagra

ph3referto?A．ThelonglifeofCory'sshearwaters.B．ThewayCory'sshearwatersformtheirmigrationpatterns.C．Theopeningforlearningandpractice.D．Theprocesss

cientiststrackCory'sshearwaters'movements.14．WhatdocsLetiziaCampioni'sstudyfindabouttheyoungerCory'sshearwaters?A．Theytravelasmuchasadult

birds.B．Theymoveinapredictablemanner.C．Theylowerthespeedforexploration.D．Theylookforacoursewiththeirparents.15

．Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Man-madechangesmakemigrationeasier.B．Animalsmakeasaferjourneyviaafixedtrack.C．

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

peoplearoundtheworldhavenoaccesstodrinkingwater,thatlackofcleanwaterassociationwithun-properhygieneandshortageoftoiletskills3.3millionayea

r.Andthisisacommonprobleminmanypartsofthedevelopingworld,butitseffectisnotwidelyknown,accordingtoexpertsatthePulitzerCenteronC

risisReporting.AspartoftheWorldWaterDaytradition,thecenterisscreeningfilmsaboutinternationalwaterissuesattheEnvironmentalFilmFestivalinWas

hington,D．C．Thefilmsdescribeavarietyofconflictsoverwater.“Thechallengeinpresentingthesefilms,”saysPeterSawyer,projectcoordinatoratthePulitz

erCenteronCrisisReporting,“istosharewithawideraudiencetheurgentissuessurroundingwater.Ourgoalforthisscreeningistojustgettheseissu

esoutthere,”hesays.“Wedon'tfeelthattheyattractpublicattentionandwethinkthattheyshouldbecausetheyarereall

yimportant.”InDhaka'sChallenge,filmmakerStephenSapienzaexploresoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinAsia.Hesays

one-thirdofthe15millionpeopleintheBangladeshicapitalliveinplaceswheresafewaterislimited.Eachyear400,000

newcomersjoinDhaka'surbanpoor.CitywaterfromDhaka'sWaterandSewerAuthority(WASA)comesataprice,availableonlytolandowners.Thefilmrecordsh

owanon-profitgrouphelpedchangethelawtogivethesameequalwaterrightstotheurbanpoor.DiabalokSingHa,whoisthegroup'sfounder,said,“Awin-winsit

uationactuallyoccurredbecauseDhakaWASAwantedtheirincomesandontheotherhand,poorpeoplewantedtheserviceandtheyimmediatelyseeth

eeconomicadvantageofgettingDhakaWASAwatersupplybecausethatischeap,sotheyimmediatelybuyin.”“Mystorywasjusttryingtopointoutthatthes

eproblemsaresolvableonsomelevelevenifyouhavetostartsmallandit'spossibleinthelongruntosavemanylives,”saysSapienza.8．Wh

ichofthefollowingisthemainpurposeofthefilms?A．Toshowthenumberofpeoplelackingcleanwater.B．Toletmorepeople

knowtheseriouswaterproblems.C．Toattractpeopletopayattentiontotheworldconflicts.D．Togetpeopletohaveagoodknowledgeof

water.9．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Waystogetcheapwater.B．ThefilmDhaka'sChallenge.C．Filmmake

rStephenSapienza.D．Anon-profitgroup.10．WhichofthefollowingdoesDiabalokSingHaagreewith?A．Mostpeoplecan'taffordthewatersuppl

y.B．RichpeopleinDhakawillbuyinatonce.C．PoorpeopleinDhakaneedtheserviceofwater.D．DhakaWASAwillseesoontheeconomicadvantag

e.11．WhatdoesSapienzaintendtotellusbymakingthefilmDhaka'sChallenge?A．Theproblemofwatercanpossiblybeso

lved.B．AllthepeoplecannotgetcitywaterfromWASA．C．Awin-winsituationisexpectedbyeveryfilmmaker.D．DhakaWASAisverypopularw

iththelocalpeople.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Ifyouarecrazyaboutpaintings,youshouldn‟tmissthefollowingfourfamousmasterpieces

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ndowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNationalGallery,London.Thispainting

isasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumentonfifteenth-centurysociety,throughvanEyck‟sheavy

useofsymbolism—whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticduties.TheStarryNightV

incentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,durin

ghis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint-Rémy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1890.WhentheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfr

omaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butithassincebecomeoneofvanGogh‟smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpain

tingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1565.Itdepictstheharvesttimewhichmostcommonlyoccurredwithint

hemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcollectorfromAntwerp,commissionedthispainting.Thepaintinghas

beenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.GuernicaGuernica,alargeblack-and-whiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanish

painter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle“Guernica”referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesduringtheSpanishC

ivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hascometobeananti-warsymbolandareminderofthetragediesofwar.

Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofaíinMadrid.1．Whichofthefollowingpaintingswasproducedearliest?A．TheArnolfiniPortr

aitB．TheStarryNight.C．TheHarvesters.D．Guernica.2．WhatdoweknowaboutthepaintingTheStarryNight?A．Itwaspaintedonwoodinoil.B．Itwasn‟twidelyrecognizedbefo

re1941.C．Itdescribedthepainter‟slifeinhospital.D．Itwasgivenawaytothemuseumbyacollector.3．Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingthetragedyofwar?A．PieterBru

egeltheElder.B．VincentvanGogh.C．JanvanEyck.D．PabloPicasso.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Thekilldeer,asmallbirdknownforitshigh-pitchedcall,couldlea

dtothecancellationofoneofCanada‟biggestmusicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa‟sBluesfest,anoutdoorfesti

valthatdrawsaround300,000peopleeachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaiming

themainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchallengingproblemswe‟vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecan

workthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatchangestheschedulehasamajoreffect

,sowe‟retakingitveryseriously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiringasecurityguardtowatchovert

hem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswerealsobroughtin.“Wedon‟tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilllikelyleavet

henestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthenextdayorso.Thefestivalisnowseekingperm

issionfromEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlifecenter.Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdanditsyoungw

ouldbeprotectedduringthefestival‟s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It‟shighlylikelythatthefestival‟sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdandi

tseggs.Monahanwasconfidentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.“Mostofthepeoplewe‟reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolution,”Monahans

aid.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan‟tgoon.”Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesupportedthe

bird,sayingthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbird,whichiswidespreadacrossNor

thAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Thekilldeer‟stendency

tobuilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,constructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwa

stemporarilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.8．WhichisTRUEaboutBluesfest?A．ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCana

da.B．Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.C．Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.D．ItisachallengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.9．Whatwasespeci

allychallengingforBluesfestthisyear?A．Pressurefromthegovernment.B．Disagreementswiththepublic.C．Theneedtoprotectthebird‟seggs.D．Thelackofexperiencei

nhostingtheevent.10．Howdidthefestivalplantodealwiththeproblem?A．Movethenesttoanotherplace.B．Askgovernmentofficial

sforhelp.C．Seekadvicefromenvironmentalists.D．Hiresecurityguardstoprotecttheeggs.11．WhatwasMonahan‟sattitudetowardhostingthefestival?A

．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．Unsure.D．Positive.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Mostpeoplearen‟tgoodatcreativeproblemsolvingf

ortworeasons:First,theyarenottrainedinhowtobecreative.Second,theydon‟tunderstandgroupstrengthwellenoughtoharness(驾驭)theirpowertomaximizeg

roupcreativity.Akeyelementofcreativityisapplyingexistingknowledgetoanewproblem.Themorepeoplegettinginvolvedins

olvingit,themoreknowledgethereistoworkonit.Unfortunately,researchshowsthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethodsfailtoachievethatgoal.When

groupsgettogethertoexchangeideas,theyactuallycomeupwithfewerideasoverallthaniftheyeachhadworkedalone.Tofixthisproblem,youshouldconsiderthetwostages

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alsolutionsaspossible.Convergencehappenswhenthevariousproposedsolutionsareevaluatedandreducedtoasmallersetofca

ndidatesolutionstothecurrentproblem.Theessentialprincipleofgroupcreativityisthatindividualsworkingalonediverge,whereasgroupmembersworkin

gtogetherconverge.Ingroups,onceamemberstatesapotentialsolution,itmakesothersthinkabouttheproblemsimilarly.Thatiswhygroupsworkingtogethe

rdivergelessthanindividualsworkingalone.Therefore,beawareofwhentodivergeandwhentoconverge.Forexample,earlyintheproblem-solvingproc

ess,havegroupmembersworkalonetowritedownstatementsdescribingtheproblem.Thengetthembacktodiscusstheirdescriptions.Thegroupdiscussionwil

lleadeveryonetoacceptoneorasmallnumberofthesestatementstoworkon—thisishealthyconvergence.Whenstartingtogeneratesolutions,youagainwa

ntdivergence.Havepeopleworkalonetostart.Thencollectpeople‟sinitialideasandsendthemaroundtoothersandallowthedivergenc

etocontinueaseveryoneindividuallybuildsontheideasofothermembers.Finally,letthegroupdiscusstheresultingideas.Thisdiscussionw

illgraduallyleadthegrouptoconvergeonasmallnumberofcandidatesolutions.Thissimplemethodworkseffectively,bec

auseitrespectswhatindividualsandgroupsdobest.12．Wecaninferthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethods______.A．enablepeopletof

ormmoreideastogetherB．greatlyencouragegroupcreativityC．actuallylimitgroupcreativityD．preventpeople‟sinvolvementintheproblems13．Acco

rdingtoPara.4,whenamemberpresentsanidea,otherstendto_____.A．thinktheotherwayroundB．followhiswayofthinkin

gC．bemoreconfidentintheirownideasD．belesswillingtosharetheirownideas14．Whatshouldgroupmembersfirstdoearlyintheproblem-solvi

ngprocess?A．Discusstheproblem.B．Putdowngroupstatementstogether.C．Simplifytheproblem.D．Writedowntheirindividualdescription

s.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AsimplewaytomakegroupthinkingmoreeffectiveB．DifficultiesinorganizinggroupthinkingC．Differencesbe

tweendivergenceandconvergenceD．Advantagesofgroupthinkingoverindividualthinking（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）WelookaheadtoLondon‟sartandexhibitionopenings

andselectthemust─seeshows.DoublescienceIt‟sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseum,withanewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.T

heScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLondonbetween1550and1800whenmajorscientificbreakthroughswerehappeningacross

thecity──fromNewton‟slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicroscopesallowingustoseethetinycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn‟tenough,there‟salsoanex

hibitiononhowartandsciencehaveworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturiesandcontinuetodosotoday.ScienceCity1550──1800:TheLinburyGalleryatthe

ScienceMuseum.Opens12September──13October,free.TheArtofInnovation:FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatterattheScienceMuseum.2

5September──26January,freebutticketed.Areyouworriedyet?Weallsufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintothisthroughartwor

ksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanage.Theexhibitionalsocoverswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcou

ldbevisualisedinlightorsound──somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.OnEdge:LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.

19September──19January,free.ClimbingthewallsNoartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanfiguresallovertheplace.AntonyGormley,th

eartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesovertheRoyalAcademyofArtswithablockbusting(轰动一时的)exhibition.Thisistheho

tartticketintown.AntonyGormleyatRoyalAcademyofArts.21October──3December,£18──22.1．WhatisonshowintheScienceCitygallery?A．Some

ofthegreatestphysicists.B．ThestoriesoftheLondondevelopment.C．Thepredictionofthefuturescience.D．Someof

thegreatachievementsinhistory.2．Whichexhibitionallowsvisitorstoknowaboutanegativemoodinanewway?A．TheArtofInn

ovation.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）OnHoxtonStreetinEastLondonthereisaveryspecialchildren‟swr

itingandmentoring(辅导)centercalledtheMinistryofStories,whichisfrontedbyitsshop,HoxtonStreetMonster(怪兽)Supplies,whereyoucanexpecttofindmonsterfood.

Thestoreraisesfundsforthisveryspecialprogramthatfireschildren‟simagination.Theyouthaged8to18entertheMinistry,throughasecretdoo

rthatisdesignedtoopenaworldofopportunitybyencouragingaloveforwriting.Theorganizationbelievesthat,“Wr

itingincreasesself-respect,improvescommunicationandcanchangelives.”That‟sbecausewritingallowschildren‟svoicestobeheard.Thisyear,theworkshopiscele

brating10yearsofhelpingchildrendiscoveraloveforwritingthroughcreativeprograms.FoundedbyLucyMacnab,BenPayneandbest-sellin

gauthorNickHornby,theorganizationworkswitharound1,000childrenperyearparticipatinginschools,andcommunityprogramsacrossHackney,Islin

gton,andTowerHamlets.Itnowhasover400volunteersandrunsitsprogramfreeofchargefortheyouthoftheareas.“Througharangeofcreativewr

itingprograms,andone-to-onementoring,weaimtohelpyoungpeoplefindtheirownqualitiesthatcanbedeveloped,”MacnabtoldTheTelegraph.“Webuildconfid

ence,self-respect,andcommunicationskillsinbothworkshopsforschoolsandoutofschoolwritingclubs.”One10-yearparticipant,Nmeso,saidthattheweeklyafter-sch

oolclubheattendsattheMinistryhashelpedhimgrowhisimaginationandimprovehisacademicperformance.Infact,hewasabletomoveupagradeinschool.What‟

sevenmoreremarkableisthatNmesohashadastoryhewrotepublished──alongwithotherwritersintheprogram──titledAndreHasaHardTime.T

hisisNmeso‟ssuccessstory.4．WhatisthefunctionofHoxtonStreetMonsterSupplies?A．Advertisingthementoringcenter.B．SupportingtheMinistry

ofStories.C．Attractingyoungchildrentocome.D．Arousingchildren'sinterestinfood.5．Whyaresomefiguresusedintheparagraph3?A．Toprovetheprogram

ispopular.B．Tosuggestwritingisvitalforchildren.C．Toattractreaders‟attentiontothecenter.D．Toshowthevalueofrunningtheprogram.

6．Whatistheprogramintendedtodo?A．Togivethechildrenabetterfuture.B．Tohelpdiscoverthechildren‟spotential.C．Tohelpthechildrenexpressopini

ons.D．Todevelopthechildren‟swritingskills.7．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutNmeso?A．Heistenyearsoldthisyear.B．He‟sgothi

sownbookpublished.C．Hehasbenefittedalotfromtheprogram.D．Hebecomesveryfamousasayoungwriter.（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量

监测）Seaurchins(海胆)aresmallcreatures,butwhat‟sreallyremarkableaboutthemisthattheyeatanythingthathappenstofloatby.Theyhavereallysh

arpteeththeyusetoridrocksofalgae(海藻)whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealg

aearethreateningthecoralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodealwiththealgae.Theproblemstartedwhennon-nativealgae

wereintroducedtotheecosystemofKaneoheBayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,accord

ingtotheNationalMarineFisheriesService(NMFS).Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreachingthecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychang

edthechemistryofthewater.That‟swhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhadtogrowtothesizeofacherrytomatobeforetheycou

ldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinshavebeengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailableduetoanunfortunateincident.In2005,ashi

pwasgroundedonashallowreefnearKaneoheBay.Whentheshipwasremoved,20acresofreefshavebeendamaged.Whenthereisenvironmentaldam

age,theNMFSandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedtorestorethedamage.Somefundswerespentonotherprojectsliketheseaurchins.

ThestateofHawaiibegantogrowtheseaurchins.Whentheyarelargeenough,diverscarefullyplacethemonthereef.Algaeisn‟ttheon

lythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsoffishingandtourismintheareaalsoendangerthecoralreefs.Butturningto

seaurchinsinsteadofman-madesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.8．Whyareseaurchinsregardedasoutstandingcreatures?A．They

aretinybuthaveteeth.B．Theycankeeptheoceanclean.C．Theycanremoveharmfulalgae.D．Theygrowoncoralreefswithalgae.9．Whathappenedafternon-nativealgaearri

vedatKaneoheBay?A．Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive.B．Theyspreadtoeverycornerofthebay.C．Theydidn'tfitinwiththenewsurroundings.D．Theyfoughta

gainstotherspeciestogetfood.10．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph3?A．EatB．BlockC．AttackD．Attract11．Whatdoestheauthors

uggestdoingtosavecoralreefs?A．Banningfishingandtourism.B．Relyingonhumans‟solutions.C．Employingdiverstohand

lealgae.D．Lettingnaturetakecareofnature.（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Parisisamuseumcity.Therearehundredsofthem,bigandsmall.But,mostimportantly,theyaree

xcellent,someofthebestontheplanet.FromtheLouvretotheMuséed‟OrsaytotheCentrePompidou,youcouldspendalifetimewanderingth

ehallsofthecity‟sgreatmuseums.HerearesomeofthebestmuseumsinParis.TheLouvreTheworld‟sultimatemuseumisalsothebiggestone

andthemostvisited.The35,000artobjectsondisplayareallovershadowedbyonesinglepainting—MonaLisa,intheRenaissanceera.J

eudePaumeSetintheTuileriesGardensnexttotheLouvre,JeudePaume‟spastliveswereofatenniscourtandthenamuseumwhichhousedImpressi

onistart.TodayitisParis‟smainphotographyandvideomuseum.Italsooccasionallyshowsart-housefilms.Muséed‟OrsayHousedinaformerrailwa

ystationontheLeftBankoftheSeine,themuseumopenedin1986andtodayhousestheplanet‟slargestcollectionofImpressionistandPost-Im

pressionistartworks.Ifyoulike19th-centurynaturallandscapeswithrurallivesandtastes,thisistheplacetotakeitallin.MuséeduQuaiB

ranlyAsParis‟smainhometonon-Europeanart,objects,andculture,thisJeanNouvel-designedmuseumexhibitsacollectionof3,500pieces,m

anyofwhichweretakenfromvariouscountriesduringthevastperiodofFrenchColonialism.ThereareobjectsfromQuebecandLouisianafromthe

timewhentheregionswereunderFrenchcontrol.TherearealsoIndiansculptures,masksfromWestAfricaandotheraestheticdelights.1．Which

isthebestandmostadmiredexhibitintheLouvre?A．MonaLisa.B．Renaissance.C．LadyEra.D．Unknown.2．Whichmuseumhou

sesImpressionistartnowadays?A．JeudePaume.B．TheLouvre.C．Muséed‟Orsay.D．MuséeduQuaiBranly.3．MuséeduQuaiBranlyisdifferentfromtheotherthree

inthat_________.A．ithousesnon-EuropeanobjectsB．itusedtobeatenniscourtC．itshowsthe19th-centuryruralsceneryD．itisParis‟sla

rgestmuseum（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Unconfidentchildrencanimprovetheirperformanceinmathtestssimplybysayingnicethingstothemselves,

astudysuggests.Atotalof212fourthtosixthgraders,agedbetween9to13yearsold,tookpartintheresearch.Thechildrencompletedamat

htestintwoparts.Attheendofthefirsthalf,researchersaskedthefirstgroupofkidstotalktothemselvesabouttheamountofefforttheywouldput

intothesecondhalfofthetestbeforecarryingon.Thechildrenquietlytoldthemselves:''Iwilldomyverybest.''Anothergroupwastoldtoconsidertheirability

,byrepeatingthephrase:''Iamverygoodatthis.''Thechildrenwereinstructedtowritedowntheirgivenphrase,andrep

eatittothemselveswhileworkingontheproblems,particularlywhentheyfoundtheworkchallenging.Therestofthechildrenactedasthecontrolgroup,an

dweren'trequiredtosayanything.Afewdaysbeforecompletingthetest,allthekidscompletedasurveyonhowtheyviewedtheirownandothers'abilit

ies.Comparedwithkidswhodidn'tdowhatisknownasself-talking,thosewithlowself-confidencewhospokeabouttheeffortthey'dmakedidbetterinthe

secondhalfofthetest.Thedataledtheresearcherstoconcludechildrenwhostrugglewithnegativethoughtsabouttheircompetencecouldimprovetheirachie

vementsinschoolbytellingthemselvestheywillputeffortintoatask.However,theteamsaidtheydidnotfindthesameresultamongchildren

withlowself-confidencewhospoketothemselvesaboutability,forself-talkabouteffortisthekey.Meanwhile,theypointedoutthefindingsmaynotrelatetoch

ildrenofotherages,andmoreresearchisneededtoexplorethis.8．Howwastheresearchconducted?A．Bytellingstudentstotalkabouttheireffort.B

．Bycomparingthreegroupsofstudents.C．Byinstructingstudentstorepeatphrases.D．Bytellingstudentsnottosayanything.9．Whatconclusio

ndidtheresearchersdraw?A．Studentsmaybenefitfromtalkingabouteffort.B．Studentsshouldtalkabouteffortinthetests.C．Studentscanbenefitf

romtalkingaboutability.D．Self-talkinghelpsallstudentsdobetterintests.10．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheresearchteam

is_________.A．carelessB．cautiousC．stubbornD．competitive11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear

?A．Entertainment.B．Health.C．Education.D．Sports.（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Atsomepointinelementaryschool,yourscienceteachermayexpl

ainedtoyouthatthereare365daysinayearbecausethat'showlongittakesforEarthtocompleteonefulljourneyaroundthesun.Whattheymightnothav

eexplained,however,isthatit'snotexactly365days—it‟sactuallycloserto365.2421days.So,ifwewantourcalendaryeartobeginrightwhenEarthbeginsan

ewturnaroundthesun,wehavetoaccountforroughlyanextraquarterofadayeachyear,oronedayeveryfouryears.History.comreportsthattheEgyptianshada

lreadybeendoingthisforawhilebeforeEuropefinallycaughtonin46BC,whenRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarandastronom

erSosigenesputtheirheadstogethertocomeupwithwhatwenowcalltheJuliancalendar,whichincludes12months,365days,andanadditional''le

apday''everyfouryearsonFebruary29.Butrounding0.2421upto0.25eachyearcreatedanissue,becauseitdidn'tquiteadduptoafulldayeveryfouryears—andt

hattinydifferencemeantthatafter128years,thecalendaryearendedupstartingadaybeforeEarthhadcompleteditsjourneyaroundthesun.By

the14thcentury,thecalendaryearwasstarting10daysbeforeEarthfinisheditsorbit.In1582,PopeGregoryXIIIsoughttocorrecttheerrorbysuggestingtha

twesimplyskipaleapdayeverysooften.HisGregoriancalendar,whichwestillusetoday,rulesthatweskiptheleapdayduringyearswhichcanbeevenl

ydivided(被整除)by100butnotby400.Forinstance,theyear2000includedaleapdaybecauseitcanbedividedby100and400;theyear2100,ontheotherhand,willnot

includealeapday,sinceit'sevenlydividedby100,butnotby400.GregoryXIII‟scorrectiontoCaesar'sovercorrectionisitselfabitofanunder-cor

rection,sowe'llprobablyneedtoreevaluateourleapdaydesignagaininabout10,000years.12．Whatdotheunderlinedwords''puttheirheadsto

gether''inparagraph2mean?A．Comeacrosseachother.B．Bumptheirheadstogether.C．Competeagainsteachother.D．Combi

netheirefforts.13．AccordingtoGregoriancalendar,whichyearmayincludealeapday?A．2100.B．1600.C．1800.D．2020.1

4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．EmperorJuliusCaesarwasalsoanastronomer.B．Today'scalendarexactlyagreeswiththesun'sturning.C

．The10-dayearlystartincalendarwillalwaysexist.D．TheGregoriancalendarisnotyetthemostaccurate.15．What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A．Topoin

toutamistakemadebyyourscienceteacher.B．ToexplainhowlongEarthmakesatriparoundthesun.C．Toexplainindetailwhytheleapdayi

sneeded.D．Toexplainthereasonwhyweneedacalendar.（2020届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）MadagascarliesintheIndianOceanofftheeastcoastofAfrica.Theislandisperha

psbestknownastheuniquehomeofthelemur(狐猴）.Butthoselemursliveamongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora(植物群）intheworld.Andsothreatenedisthatflora

thatBritishandMalagasyscientistswereinvolvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritish

seedbank.TheprojectisbeingdonebytheRoyalBotanicGardeninLondon.ThebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitor

oftheisland.ImeanMadagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiversityhotspotsintheworld.Ithasperhaps13,000plantspecies.90%ofthoseareuniquetotheco

untry,i.e.foundnowhereelseintheworld.Butalsomanyspecies,manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas.AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulat

ionaredependentonfarming.Andalotoftheirfarmingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation(耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear.Theyc

utitandtheyburnitandtheycangrowdryriceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost.Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetom

ovetoanewpatchofforest.Andforcenturiesthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningafter

threeorfiveyearssomethinglikethat,thentheforestbecamegrassland.SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar,

thoseuniquespecies.8．whichofthefollowingisthehabitatofthelemur?A．MadagascarB．BritainC．AnIndianisland.D．The

coast9．WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromMadagascar?A．Thelemurwilldieoutwithoutthem.B．ThefloraonMadagas

carisingreatdanger.C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomoftheocean.D．TheBritishseedbankwantstomakemoneyfromthem.10．Whatistheresultofthewaypeoplefarm?A．Man

yfarmershavelosttheirhomes.B．Thepopulationisbecomingsmaller.C．Somerarespeciesaregone.D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition.11．Howdoestheautho

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

ications，navigationsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth.SunspotsareaproductofhugeelectromagneticstormsontheSun.ScientistsontheEa

rthareabletoobservesunspotseightminutesaftertheyhappen.ThatishowlongittakesfortheSun‟slighttoreachus.Thefirstelectricallychar

gedparticles(颗粒）fromasunspotentertheEarth‟satmosphereabout20to30minutesafterthestormhappens.Thesepartic

lescanharmhumanbeings.Sobeforetheyarrive,astronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectt

hemfromtheireffects.Aboutadayortwolater,thebiggestpartofthestormarrives.Itiscalledacoronalmassejection.“

Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'sblownawayfromtheSun.It‟stravelingmillionsofkilometersanhour,butthatisrelativelyslow.”saysAlexY

oung,theAssociateDirectorforScienceatNASA'sHeliophysicsScienceDivision.Severalciviliangovernmentagenciesandth

eU.S.AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24hoursaday.NASAdoessobecauseitmustprotectitsastronautsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft.Scientistsa

realsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofsunspotsrisesandfallsatalmostregularintervalsevery11years.Inotherwords,scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountof

solaractivity.Sometimestheintensity(强度）ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample,thecurrentsolarcycle,asitiscall

ed,ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone.SeveralsatelliteswatchtheSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth.Pictu

resandotherinformationfromthesatellitestellscientistswhatishappeningonandneartheSun.AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlook

ingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to40years.Thaiisaveryshorttimecomparedtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshi

ning.12．WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialarea?A．Toavoidbeingharmed.B．Tochargethebattery.C．TowatchtheSuncloselyD．Top

rotectdevicesonthespacecraft.13．Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast?A．About8minutes.B．About20to30minutesC．About11years.D．Abou

t30to40minutes14．WhatenablesscientiststowatchtheSun?A．Environmentalchanges.B．GoodweatherconditionsC．Advancedinstrumen

ts.D．Governmentagencies15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theroleofsatellites.B．findingsaboutsunpotsC．Observationofspace.D．Communicationont

heearth.（2020届河北省邯郸市高三第二次模拟）Theplaceofexposuretothegreatestamountofallergen（过敏原）forthelongesttimeisinthebedroom.Upto60%ofthedustmites（螨虫）foundintheh

omeareactuallylivinginyourbedandyouspendaboutone-thirdofyourlifeinthebedroom!And,bedroomsaretheeasiestareatocont

rolasanallergenfreezone.Yourcleaningprofessionalwillfirstvacuumthemattress（垫子）,carpetingandfurnitureusingavacuumcleaner.Themattressisthenthoroughlyc

leanedonallsurfacesusingtheResponsibleCarecleaningagentsandaspeciallowmoisturecleaningtooldesignedtol

eavethemattressasdryaspossible.Followingcleaning,AllergyReliefTreatmentisappliedtoallmattresssurfacesusingafinemistapplication.The

mattressisthenplacedinadryingpositionandaspecialairmoverusedtospeedthedryingprocess,which,dependingupontemperatureandhumidity,normallytak

esaboutanhour.Thesamesafecleaningagentsareusedtocleanthebedroomcarpetingandifdesired,anyfurnitureorrugs.Thisisalsofollo

wedbyanapplicationofAllergyReliefTreatment.Onceagain,aspeeddryingsystemissetuptodrythecleaneditemsasquicklyaspossibleandbringthehumiditydownt

onormallevels.Baseboardsandwindowsillsarecleanedaswell.Whilethecleaningandtreatmentserviceisbeingperformeditishighlyrecommendedthatthebeddingandpillo

wsbewashedinhotwaterandthattwocupsofAllergyReliefTreatmentbeaddedtothewashingcycle.Whileservicingthebedroomi

sthehighestpriority（优先）,significantbenefitsmayalsoresultfromcleaningandtreatingotherareaswhereallergysufferersspendlotsoftime.Theseareasincludethefu

rnitureandcarpetinginroomswheretimeisspentwatchingtelevision,readingandsoon.Also,carpetedareasthatpetshaveaccesst

oshouldbecleanedandtreated.Atestforthepresenceofdustmitesinquantitiesrequiringtreatmentisalsoavailab

lefromourcompany.Butwewillonlytestdustmitesandwillnotprovideinformationonpetallergen.8．Whichplacehasthemostdustmitesinyourroom?A．Bed.B．

Carpet.C．Furniture.D．Floor.9．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?A．Theuseofcleaningagents.B．Thesurfac

esofmattress.C．Cleaningthemattress.D．Dryingthemattress.10．WhatdoweknowaboutAllergyReliefTreatmentmentionedinthispa

ssage?A．Itisacuretoallergy.B．Itisatooltokillmites.C．Itisthenameofacompany.D．Itisachemicaltopreventallergy.11．Whe

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

.