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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,isregardedasthebest

placeinHainanprovinceforunderwaterdiving.Itisoneofthefewislandsintheworldwithoutrocksorpebbles,coveringa

nareaof1.48squarekilometersandisinanirregularbutterflyshape.YalongBayTheunderwaterworldatYalongBayisoneoftheearliestdivingbasesinSanya.Iti

sthoughtasoneofthebestscenicspotsinChinatocarryoutunderseatourism.Colorfulhardcoral,tropicalfish,andothermarinelifeinthenearbywater

salsoaddtothebeautyandattractionofthebay.DadonghaiBayDadonghaiBay,withhillsonthreesides,isacrescent-shaped(新月形的)bay.The

areaenjoysagreeableweatherallyearround,withthewatertemperaturekeepingabout20℃eveninwinter.Thoughthewaterher

eisnotasclearasthatinYalongBayandWuzhizhouIsland,thisdivingspotiseasiertogetto.XidaoIslandXidaoIsland,alsoknownasDaimaoIsland,isshapedlikeatur

tlelivinginthetropicalarea.Theislandenjoyspleasantsurroundingsofsandybeaches,rockycaves,andpalmtrees.Italsotakesprideincrystalclearwa

terswithmarinelifeandextensivecoralreefstoexplore.FenjiezhouIslandFenjiezhoulsland,anational5Ascenicarea,isalsocalledtheSleeping

BeautyIslandforwhatitlookslikefromafar.Theislandisproudofextremelycleanbeachesandrichmarineecologicalresources.Itistheo

nlysiteinthecountrythatallowsvisitorstodivewithdolphins.1．WhatcandiversdoattheresortofWuzhizhouIsland?A．Playwith

butterflies.B．Enjoydivingcomfortably.C．Explorerockycaves.D．Dounderwaterresearch.2．Whichofthefollowingismostsuitablefordivingthrou

ghouttheyear?A．YalongBay.B．DadonghaiBay.C．XidaoIsland.D．FenjiezhouIsland.3．WhatisuniqueaboutFenjiezhouIslandinChina?A．Anationa

l5Ascenicarea.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'sf

amoussaying.“Ifyouwantsomethingdone,askabusyperson.”ThroughouthisfouryearsatKellenbergMemorialHighSch

oolintheUS.Abreumadecommunityservice,animportantpartofhislife.“Idon'tknowwherehefindsthetimetodoeverything.”saidErinRonan,Alreu'smathteacher.“He

istrulyaclassact.”Asanhonoredstudent,Abreu,18,tookpartindifferentvoluntaryactivitiesafterschool,duringweeke

ndsandsummerholidays.Theseincludedhelpingstaffatthepubliclibrary,doinglandscapeworkatkellenberg,andservingcustomersatalocal

restaurant.Butfacedwithalimitednumberofhoursinaday,Abreulefthislibraryjoblastsummertostartworkingasa

nemergencymedicaltechnician—arolethatfitshispassionformakingadifferenceinotherpeople'slives.“Myappreciationforservicehasgui

dedmeintogivingback,”saidAbreu,whoissettinghissightsonbecomingadoctor.“It'ssuchawin-winfeelingtohelps

omeoneinneed.”StMartindePorresMarianistSchoolalsobenefitedfromAbreu'shelp.Throughhisschool'sSmartClubprogram,hevolunta

rilyprovidedhomeworkhelpandplayedgameswiththejuniorhighschoolstudents.Forallhishardwork,Abreuwaswelcomedintoaleadershipclubthatorganizesfellowstudent

s'volunteeractivities.Abreuthankedhisparentsforinspiringhimtodotherightthing,saying“theyare'themostself

lesspeopleIknow.”Herememberedwhenhewasabout6yearsold,andhismotherinvitedadisadvantagedneighborhoodboytohavedinner.Uponobservingtheboy'shap

piness,Abreucameawaywithasenseofhowhewantedtolivehisownlife—“Iwon'tfocusonmyowndesires.IwillhelpasmanypeopleasIcan,”he

said.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Tomakeabriefexplanation.C．Toshareafamoussaying.D．TopraiseB

enjaminFranklin.5．HowdidAbreudovoluntaryworkduringhishighschool?A．Byorganizingschoolactivities.B．Byworkingasacustomer.C．Byspendingext

ratime.D．Byusingspecialholidays.6．WhatdoesAbreuthinkofhelpingothersinneed?A．It'schallenging.B．It'srewarding.C

．It'sstressful.D．It'swasteful.7．WhoinfluencedAbreumostonhiswaytobeingavolunteer?A．Hismathteacher.B．Hisfellowstudents.C．Hisparen

ts.D．Hisneighborhoodboy.（2020届四川省泸州市高三第三次教学质量诊断）Modernagricultureanditsabilitytofeedbillionsofpeoplemaybeamonghumanity‟sgreatestsuccesses.How

ever,itcomeswithhiddencosts.Forexample,haveyoueverconsideredhowmuchwaterisneededtoprovideyouwithaste

akorasalad?Itmaysurpriseyou.InarecentstudypublishedinthejournalNutrients,scientistsfromtheCommonwealthScientifican

dIndustrialResearchOrganization(CSIRO),Australia'snationalscienceorganization,tookacloselookatthediet

sof9,341adultAustralians—specifically,their“water-scarcityfootprints(水消耗足迹)”.Itturnedoutthatasweettoothnotonlyaddstoourwaistlines

(腰围)butalsostressesourwaterresources.Thewater-scarcityfootprintisawidelyrecognizedmeasurementofwaterconsumption.

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

rcityfootprint.ThescientistsfoundthattheaverageAustralian'sdiethadawater-scarcityfootprintof362litersperday.S

nacks—cookies,cakesandalcohol—accountedfor25percentofthewater-scarcityfootprint.Theresearchalsoincludedaglassofwine(41liters),asingl

eservingofpotatochips(23liters),andasmallbarofmilkchocolate(21liters).Notsurprisingly,cuttingoutsnackswouldbeth

eN0.1priorityifyouwantedtoloweryourownwater-scarcityfootprint.Earth'ssurfaceis70percentwater,butonly2.5percentofthatcanbeused

fordrinkingorfarming.By2030,aworldofabout8.6billionpeoplewillneed35percentmorewater,40percentmoreenergy,and50percentmo

refood,accordingtotheUnitedStatesNationalIntelligenceCouncil.So,weneedtowatchwhatweeat,notjustforourpersonalhealthbutforthehealthofoursocie

ties.12．Whatdidtherecentstudycloselyfocuson?A．Modernagriculture.B．AverageAustralians.C．Waterresource

s.D．Water-scarcityfootprints.13．WhatdidscientistsfromCSIROfindintheirstudy?A．Sweetteethleadtothinwaistlines.B．Australians'd

ietsaremainlymadeupofsnacks.C．Thewater-scarcityfooprintisameasurementofsavingwater.D．Lackingwaterinourareameansalargerwater-scarcityfootprint.14

．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theN0.1priority”inParagraph5probablymean?A．theleastimportantthingB．theleastimpossiblethingC．somethingtobedone

firstD．somethingtobepreventedfirst15．Whatdoesthelastparagraphintendtotellus?A．Takecareofourdiets.B．Protectourdrinkingwater.C．Makegooduse

ofenergy.D．Producemorehealthyfood.（2020届安徽省淮南市高三第二次模拟）Roadnetworksareexpandingworldwideatanalarmingra

te.Althoughroadscanpromoteeconomicdevelopmentandimprovehumanwelfare,theycanalsohavesevereeffectsonwildlifepopulationsbyworseninghabitatandhuman

disturbance.Moreover,trafficdisturbancefromnoise,lights,andmotionreducesthequalityofhabitatnearroads.W

hileroadsarenoweverywhereacrossmuchoftheearth,theconstructionofnewroadswillbeconcentratedinareaswithhighbiodi

versityvalue.Manyofthesenewroadsandhighwayswilllikelycrossreservesorotherhighlybiodiverseareas.Althoughroadsareoneofthemostimportantimp

actsonglobalecosystems,weknowlittleabouthowpatternsinroadconstructionwillaffectbiodiversityinthecomingdec

ades.Here,weusearecentlydevelopedglobalroadsdatasettoinvestigatetheextentandpotentialinfluenceofroadnetworksacrossthe

1,160,000-km,13-countryrangeofthegloballyendangeredtiger.IntheRussianFarEast,forexample,roadsreducetigers

urvivalratesduetocrashesintovehicles.Insomeregions,tigersavoidareasclosertopublicroads,suggestingthatroadsactasimpor

tantbarrierstomovement.Theemergingimpactsofroaddevelopmentontigersarecriticalforseveralreasons.Wecalculateroaddensity(度),distancetothenearestroad,and

relativemeanspeciesabundance(MSA)tocharacterizehowroadnetworksinfluencetigerhabitats.Thesesystemsofmeasurementprov

idestartingpointsforrange-widemonitoringandimpactassessmentsofroaddevelopmentprojects,thusenablingevaluationofprogr

esstowardcountry-levelconservationandsustainable(可持续的)developmentgoals.8．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．The

importanceofcreatingreserves.B．Thedestructiontoglobalecosystems.C．Theeffectonbiodiversityworldwide.D．Theopinionaboutroadconstruction.9

．Whyisroaddevelopmentattacked?A．Ithasbadinfluenceontigers.B．Itcausesmoretrafficaccidents.C．Itcoverstoomanyareas.D．I

trequiresaquantityoffunds.10．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesystemsofmeasurement?A．Optimistic.B．Doubtful.C．Concerned.D．Astonis

hed.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.Thecropprotectionproductsfarmersusetocontrolmanyplantdiseasesarealmostthesameasthedrugsdoctorsusetotreatinf

ections,includingfungi(真菌).Fungiarecontinuallymutating(变异),andwithalifecyclemeasuredindaysorweeks,theymutatequickly.Whenamutat

ionproducesresistancetoachemical-killingfungi,fungiwilljumptoanyhostthatprovidesawelcomingenvironment,suchasahumanbody.Andifthetreatmentfort

hefungalinfectioninvolvesadrugsimilartothefungicideencounteredonthefarm,Fungimaydevelopquicklyinthehumanbody-justastheydid

inthefield.Anobvioussolutionistouselessfungicideinthefield.Reducingfungicideusewouldnotonlyslowthedevelopmentofthedrugresistance,itwouldhelpre

storediversitytothefungalworld.Fungicidesareamustinthefarmingcommunity.Plantdiseasesposeamajorproblemforfarmersglobally-insomec

rops,diseasecanreduceharvestsbymorethan70percent-andfailuretodealwiththeproblemcanmeanfinancialruin.JustlikeFungi-o

r,indeed,anylivingthing-plantscontinuallyevolve.Thisishownaturalgeneediting(基因编辑)works,andwithoutit,we'dallstillbesinglecellsinasaltysoup.Throughna

turalselection,almostanyplantwilleventuallyproduceresistancetoFungi.Butthiscantakecenturies,sowedon'thavethetimetowait.Ontheotherhand,advancesin

geneticshavegivenusanunderstandingofnature'sgeneeditingprocessinplants,helpingusdevelopresistancetoadisease.Geneeditingtechniquescanthenenableustop

roducediseaseresistance-justasnaturewoulddo,ifgivenenoughtime.12．WhatcanweinferaboutFungifromParagraph2?A．Theycantre

atinfectionsometimes.B．Theydon'tstopdevelopingnewforms.C．Ahumanbodyistheirfavoriteplace.D．TherearenoFungiinthefieldsnow.

13．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword''pose''inparagraph3?A．Solve.B．Face.C．Cause.D．Overcome.14．Whatmakesaplantproduceresistanceto

Fungi?A．Thesurvivalofthefittest.B．Advancesintechnology.C．Theuseoffarmchemicals.D．Awelcomingenvironment

.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoPreventDrug-resistantDiseasesB．TheSourceoftheDrugResistanceC．ThePopularityofGeneEditingT

echniquesD．TheNewTheoryofNaturalSelection（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Whenfilmwasfirstinventedinthelate1800sandearly1900s,movie-goerscouldactuallys

eeimagesoffar-awayplaces,likeChina,andthatfueledinterestinthearea.Throughouthistory,manyChineseAmericansaredevotedinthisa

rea.Now,thebackroomoftheFormosaCafelookslikeamuseumthathonorstheworksofChineseAmericansandtheircontributionstoHoll

ywood.Chinesestereotypes（刻板印象）StereotypesoftheChineseinAmericawerestrengthenedbytheothernessofU.S.Chinatownsinthelate1800sandearly1900s.Therewa

sanideathattheChinesewasthe“yellowperil”,whoyoucouldn‟ttrust.AndthatresultedinthecharactercalledFuManchu.FuManchuwasanevilcharacterwhowantedto

destroythewesternworld.Heappearedinmoviesandinatelevisionseries.In1926,CharlieChan,aChineseinvestigatorfromHa

waii,appearedforthefirsttimeinamovie.Thiscreatedadifferent,yetstillproblematicAsianstereotype.“Yellowface”actorsCharlieChanandFuManchumayhavebe

enChinesecharacters,buttheactorswereusuallywhitemenmadeuptolooklikeAsian.ActorsSidneyToler,RolandWintersandRossMartina

llplayedCharlieChan.Yellowfacemeanttheyactuallyyelloweduptheirskin.WhiteactorsjustplayedtheleadcharactersinTheGoodEarth,a1937filmaboutChinesefar

mers.Asianactorshadpartsinthefilm,buttheyneededbankableactors,however,therewerenoAsianAmericanbankablea

ctors.ChinafactorsOvertheyears,AsianandChineseAmericansdidfindworkinHollywood,andafewearnedastarontheHollywoodWalkforFame.Ho

llywoodisalsochangingthewayitpresentstheChineseculture.AsthebiggestmarketformoviesoutsidetheU.S,Holly

woodhasbeenmakingfilmsthatwillnotoffendmoviegoersinChinaorthecountry‟sgovernment.TheindustryhasbeencarefulnottoshowtheChinesease

vil.Co-productionsbetweenHollywoodandChinesecompaniesputChinesecharactersandChinainafavorableorsatisfactoryway.1．Whyisthe

backroomoftheFormosaCafementioned?A．ToshowappreciationforChineseAmericanfilmmakers.B．TodisplaytherichnessofChineseAmericanfilms

.C．ToattractmorecustomerstoenjoycoffeeintheFormosaCafe.D．TorecommendaplacetomovergoerstolearnChineseAmericanfilms.2．WhatcanbeknownaboutCharlieCh

an?A．HecouldbefoundinaTVseries.B．Hewasanactorbearingevilreputation.C．HerepresentedinvestigatorsfromHawaii.D．Hewasn‟tmuchap

preciatedbymovie-goersthen.3．WhatcanbeconcludedaboutChineseAmericanfilms?A．ChineseactorswerepreferredincastingChineseroles.B．Theyfocusedon

evilChineseeagertoruinAmerica.C．Chinafactorsarepositivelyviewedinthem.D．TheyhavebeenintroducingChinese

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

kemanycitiesinSweden，Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingrecord.ItmettheEU2020targetofrecycling50%ofwastemany

yearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peopleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecate

gories，includingfood，textiles,cartons（纸板箱）andmetal.Butwhatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolou

rcode.Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity‟srecyclingplant.Thebagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey‟recollectedaltogetherinarush,onceafortni

ghtfromoutsidepeople‟shouses.Butthankstothosebrightcolors,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreen

bagsisprocessedonsiteintoacertainthickliquidtomakeburnablegas,whichpowersthecity‟sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthe

reislesscross-pollution,somoreoftherecycledwastecanactuallybeusedtomakenewthings.LiketherestofSweden，Eskilstunaiscomm

ittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitizenstolandfill.Wastethatcannotberecycledisburntatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity

.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases.Ascountriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrec

yclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollowaslongastheythinktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome.4．Whatcanwel

earnaboutEskilstuna?A．Itisfloodedwithcolorfulwaste.B．Itisbest-knownforwaste-recycling.C．Wastethereispaintedintosevencolors.D．Rubbi

shrecyclingishandledseriouslythere.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jumbled”inparagraph2mean?A．Mixedtogether.B．Collectedorderly.C．Sealedcau

tiously.D．Piledpurposefully.6．Whatmaythenewrecycle-systembringabout?A．Theincreaseintheefficiencyofwasterecycling.B．Theconveniencetothecitizensinw

astedropping.C．Theavoidanceofrubbishrelatedenvironmentalproblems.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,manyofthehotdrinksweconsumeevenmoreatthistimeofyearcertainlysoundsugary,butjusthowmuchsugartheycontainmightcomeasashock.The

healthcampaigngroupActiononSugarhasfoundthatStarbuckshotchocolatemadewithmilkhasalmost94gramsofsugar.Thatequals23teaspoons.AtCaffeNer

o,thesaltedhotchocolatepacksinalmost60gramsofsugar,about15leaspoons.AndCasta‟screamlatte（拿铁）has32gramsofsugar,that‟s8teas

poons.Thedrinkmakerswon‟thavethosedetailslistednexttotheprice.Ifknown,itwouldbequitealarming.That‟showcapitalismworks.Thecapitalistshavetog

etpeopleaddictedtocertainthingstokeepsellingitmore.Iftoldtheamountofsugarcontained，manywouldtakehotdrinksjustasatreatnotonadailybasis.Somedrinksh

aveactuallyreducedinsugaroverthepastfewyears，butmanymorehaven‟t.ThemostsugaryseasonaldrinkwasfromStarbuckswithmore

than14teaspoonsofsugar.Othercompanieslikebreakfastcerealmanufacturersandyogurtmanufacturersarereducingsugar.Andsoissoftdrinks，yetthemilkbasedd

rinks,milkshakes，hotchocolatesandlattesjustdon‟tseemtohavechangedinthesameway.Andwhilesomecompaniesareactuallybeingreallyresponsiblereducingtheirsuga

r,somehaveactuallyincreasedthatinthelasttwoyearswhichjustseemsridiculous.Coffeechainsdoofferlow-caloriealternatives.ButActiononSugararestillcall

ingformoretaxonhotcoffeedrinks.NotmuchofaChristmaspresentforthecoffeechains,butmaybeagiftinthelongtermforo

urhealth.8．Whatdoesthefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A．Consumersfavorsugarcontainedhotdrinks.B．Theamountofsugarinsomehotdrinksis

frightening.C．Famoushotdrinkmakerspreferhotchocolateseries.D．CreamlatteisthesignaturehotdrinkforStarbucks.9．Whatcanwelearnabouthotdrinkmakers?A

．Mostofthemaretryingtoreducesugarincertaindrinks.B．Chocolateandsyrupareirreplaceablepartoftheirproducts.C．Theywon‟tshowtheconsumerhowmuchsug

aradrinkcontains.D．Fourofthemhavebeeninvestigatedbythehealthcampaigngroup.10．What‟sthewriter‟sattitudetowardthehotdrinkmakers?A．Suppo

rtive.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Reserved.11．Howcanthesugar-originatedhotdrinkproblembeeased?A．Taxescanberaisedonhotdrinkmake

rslikecoffeechains.B．MoreofficialgroupslikeActiononSugarcouldbefounded.C．Sugarcontentcanbelabeledinplaceofthepriceforhotdrinks.

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

alink.ButtheideathatthereisalinkbetweenviolentvideogamesandviolentactsreappearedfollowingthemassshootinginElPaso,T

exas,lastweekend.AnonlinestatementthoughttobewrittenbytheElPasogunmanmentionedthevideogame“CallofDuty”.OnMonday,PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidthat“

terrifyingvideogames”contributetoa“glorificationofviolence”.Americanpoliticianshavelongmadesimilarstatements.BenjaminBurroughsisaprofessorofmediaat

theUniversityofLasVegas.Hesaidthatthereisnolinkagetogunviolence,whenmentioningvideogames.Burroughspointedoutthatsomestudiesshowas

hort-termincreaseinaggressivethoughtsandfeelingsafterplayingvideogames,butnothingthatrisestothelevelofviolence.“Plentyofgamersgetupsetwhentheyloseor

feelthegamewas„cheating‟,butitdoesn‟tleadtoviolentoutputs,”Burroughsstressed.In2006,asmallstudybyresearchersatIn

dianaUniversityfoundthatteenagerswhoplayedviolentvideogamesshowedhigherlevelsofemotionalarousal（激发）—strongemotionslikeangerorfea

r.Theteenagersalsoshowedlessactivityinthepartsofthebrainassociatedwiththeabilitytoplan，controlanddirectthoug

htsandbehavior.PatrickMarkey，thepsychologyprofessor，foundinhisresearchthatmenwhocommitsevereactsofviolenceactuallyplayviolentvideo

gameslessthantheaveragemale.AnotherstudybyMarkeyandotherresearchersshowedthatviolencetendstogodownwhenanewviolentmov

ieorvideogamecomesout.Onepossibleexplanationisthatpeopleareathomeplayingthegameorintheaterswatchingthemovie.Markeyb

elievesthatvideogamesmightexcitepeople,buttheydonotchangewhopeopleare.“Itislikegoingtoseeasadmovie,”Markeysaidof

playingvideogames.“Itmightmakeyoucrybutitdoesn‟tmakeyouclinicallydepressed,”hesaid.12．WhyisthemassshootinginEIPaso,Texasmentionedinthefirstparagrap

h?A．Toshowthenecessityofscientificstudies.B．Tosupportthewriter‟sownviewpoint.C．Toshowtheseriousnessofviolentacts.D．Toserveasevidenceforth

eassumption.13．WhatarethesimilaritiesbetweenBenjaminBurroughsandPatrickMarkey?A．Botharespecialistsinpsychologyint

heUSA．B．Bothacknowledgevideogamerousedemotionalchange.C．Bothpresenttheirideasthroughdoingresearch.D．Bothworryaboutthepotentialdangerscausedbyvideogam

es.14．Whatcanbelearnedabouttheresearchin2006?A．Teenagerstestedinitbecomemoreemotional.B．Itsfindingssetalarmforyo

ungvideogameplayers.C．TeenagersmentionedinitmainlycomefromIndiana.D．Itsresearchersarestronglyforbanningvideogames.15．Whatisthebesttitlefo

rthetext?A．Violence—aby-productofvideogames.B．Videogames—thecauseofviolenceornot.C．Videogames—theprom

oterofthemassshoot.D．Violence—athreatforgameplayersornot.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）Wanttobemoresuccessful?Ifso,thenyouneedtoreadafews

elf-helpbooks.Herearefourpopularonestogetyougoing.59Seconds(2009)byRichardWisemanThisisaself-helpbookw

ithadifference.Wiseman,ascientist,usessciencetoprovemanyself-helpmyths(神话)arefalse.Forexample,self-helpbookssaythatifyouwan

ttoachieveagoal,youshouldvisualizeit.ButWisemansaysthat'stheworstthingtodo.Studiesshowthatyouneedtovisualizethes

tepsrequiredtoachievethegoal.HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople(1936)—byDaleCarnegieThisisthebookthatlaunchedtheself-helpt

ype.Carnegiesaysfinancialsuccessis15%professionalknowledgeand85%theabilitytoexpressideas,assumeleadership,andmotivatepeople.Thebookisfullofprac

ticaladviceonhowtoinfluencepeoplebymakingthemlikeyou.TheMillionaireNextDoor(1996)byThomasStanley&WlliamDankoTheauthorsofthisbookspentyearsinterview

ingAmericanmillionairestofigureoutthesecretsoftheirsuccess.Andtheydiscoveredthatamajorityofmillionairesdon'tliveluxurylifes

tyles.They'rerichbecausetheylivebelowtheirmeansandreinvestwhattheyearn.WhoMovedMyCheese?(1998)-bySpencer

JohnsonWhoMovedMyCheese?AnAmazingWaytoDealwithChangeinYourWorkandinYourLife,publishedonSeptember8,1998,isamotivatio

nalbusinessfable.Thetextdescribeschangeinone'sworkandlife,andfourtypicalreactionstothosechangesbytwomiceandtwo“littlepeople”，duringtheirhu

ntforcheese.1．Whatisthekeytoachievingsuccessin59Seconds?A．Toemployscience.B．Tofollowexamples.C．Topict

ureprocedures.D．Tovisualizethegoal.2．WhatisDaleCarnegie'sbookmainlyabout?A．Howtomasteroccupationalknowledge.B．Howtoap

plypracticaltechniques.C．Howtogainstrongmanagement.D．Howtobecomepopularpersons.3．Whichbookcanhelpyouadapttochangeinyourlife?A．59SecondsB．WhoMovedMyCh

eese?C．TheMillionaireNextDoorD．HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）WhenMilletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Attheresthourinthefie

ldstheotherworkerswouldalltakenaps,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.Finally,thevillagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistos

tudyart.WhenMilletreachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarving,someoneboughtoneofhi

speasantpaintings,whichenabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.Millet'spicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwould

gooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcarefully—digging,hoeing,spreadingmanure,sawingwood,orsowinggrain.Thenhewouldcome

homeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetallthemove

mentsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogoby,hewouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.Oneofhisnotedartworksi

scalled“TheSower”,whichshowsamanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackwardtoscattertheseed,andwitheachsw

ingofhishandthesowerstridesforward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,buthisswingingstepanda

rmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.Onlytheman'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.Anothermasterpieceiscalled“TheGleaners”.Agle

anerissomeonepickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.WhenfarmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittlethegleanerscanfi

ndisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet'spicturewhatback-breakingworkgleaningmustbe.4．WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?A．Hiswifesupportedhimtobeap

ainter.B．Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.C．HespenthiswholelifeinBarbizon.D．HewasbroughtupinParis.5．Howdidhepaintthelaboringfarmers?A．Askingmodelsf

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

med.ItisanuninhabitedrockintheSouthAtlanticocean.Gothere,though,andyouwillfinditscoastiscoveredwithlitter.Thathasbeentheexp

erienceofPeterRyanoftheUniversityofCapeTown,inSouthAfrica.Since1984Dr.RyanhasbeenvisitingInaccessible,recordingthelitterstrandedontheisland'

sbeaches.Thisweek,hehaspublishedtheresults.ThoughInaccessibleisindeedremote,thenatureofoceaniccirculationmeansthatthisisex

actlythesortofplacewherefloatingrubbishtendstoaccumulate.Dr.Ryanandhiscolleaguesfocusedononeparticularclassoflitter:bottles.Theird

efinitionofabottleincludedjarsandcontainers,andthingsmadeofmetal,glassorpolymer.Most,though,wereofpolyet

hyleneterephthalate,alightplastic.Aparticularadvantageofpickingbottlestoinvestigateisthattheyareoftenstampedw

iththeircountryofmanufacture.ThatenabledDr.Ryantoanalyzethehistoryofoceaniclittering.Heanalyzedtheproportionsofbottlesfromvariousgeographicalsourc

es.In1989thepreponderance(优势)ofthem(67%)wasSouthAmerican.Twentyyearslater,in2009,bottlesmadeinAsiacontributedmoreorlessequally(44%)with

SouthAmericanones(41%).By2018theoverwhelming(压倒性的)majority(74%)wereAsian.Thisgeographicalshiftspeaksvolume

s.ThefirstsamplesuggestsmostlitterarrivingonInaccessiblehadbeenwashedoffthelandordroppedfromcoastalshipping—SouthAmericabeingarelativelynearbyconti

nent.Theothertwo,withtheirrisingproportionsofrubbishfromAsia,whichistoofarfromtheislandforittohaveflo

atedthere,stronglysuggestitwascrews‟emptiesbeingflungfromships.Suchlitteringisbanned—which,ironically,cameintoforcein

1989.Butevidentlyalotofships‟captainsdonotcare.Theypermitthedumpingofrubbishovertheside,regardless.12．WhatleadstolittergatheringonInaccessibl

eIsland?A．Thenaturalphenomenonofoceancurrents.B．Toomanypeople‟sactivitiesontheisland.C．Thelitter‟sfloatingaroundtheisland.D．Theisla

nd‟sremotelocation.13．WhydoesDr.Ryanchoosebottlesassubjects?A．Itiseasytoanalyzethem.B．Itispossibletofigureouttheirsources.C．Therearestampsattached

tothem.D．Theycontributemosttooceaniclittering.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flung”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Castaway.B．Gi

venaway.C．Carriedout.D．Putout.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PlasticBottlesWasheduponInaccessibleIslandB．Geographic

alFactorsAccountingforMoreRubbishC．PlasticPollutionWorseningonRemoteAtlanticD．ABottledupRubbishProblemonInaccess

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anHollieSowdenandAmericanNoraWilsondevelopedawebsitecalled“WrittenChinese,”withaChinesewomannamedChamcenLiu

.ThewebsiteprovidesadictionaryandotherMandarinlearningtools.Wilsonsays,“Atthebeginning,itwasjustaFace

bookpagewherewepostedcharacters,theirmeaningsandexamplesentences.Thatpageexpandedlikecrazy,withnearly280,000followers.

That‟swhywedecidedtodevelopadictionaryappandthenthewebsite.”SowdenandWilsonaren‟ttheonlyeagertotapworldinterestinChina.Yearsago,groupsformedinthe

UStoprovideEnglishsubtitlesforpopularChineseTVdramas.TherearealsowebsitestranslatingChinesenovels,especiallyfantasyseries.WuxiaworldandGravityTale

saretwoexamples,withtensofthousandsoffollowersontheirFacebookpages.Chinesemusic,too,iswalkingthroughtheopendoorthatoncewasaone-waystreet.MelodyC2Eis

astudentclubattheShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,whichistryingtospreadChinesepopsongstotheworld.Itnowhasaround300,000

subscribers.Theinspirationisrootedin2016,whenPanJianghaoheardayouthenvoy(公使)fortheUnitedNationssaythatthewor

ldwantedtohearmorefromChineseyoungpeople.Motivatedbyhiswords,PanandLinHongyingdecidedtofoundanewmusicalgroupandshareChin

esepop,songswiththerestoftheworldviaEnglishtranslation.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“receptacle”inparagraph1probablymean?A

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titleforthetext?A．ForeignWebsiteswithaChineseTouchB．CompetitionLeadingtoaCultureBoomC．China'sCulturalFootprintonForeignShoresD．ReformandOpeni

ngupShapingaNewGeneration（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）Itwasared-letterdayinthehistoryofmedicine-“TargetZeroDay”,May8th,1980,markingthecompleteremova

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rEdwardJenner.Jennershowedthathealthychildrenvaccinatedwithcowpox,amildinfectionofcattle,couldnotcatchsmallpox.Hewassupposedlyinsp

iredbyacommentfromalocalmilkmaid,butthereisevidencethattheideacamefromamedicalfriend,JohnFester,whohadexperimentedwithco

wpox.Nevertheless,Jennerdeservescreditforintroducingvaccinationintothemedicalmainstreamwithhispaperpublishedin1798.In1966,160yearsafterthe

predictionthatvaccinationwouldcleanoffthedisease,theWorldHealthOrganizationlauncheditsSmallpoxEradicationProgramme.Thisheroic1-y

eardrivewasdirectedbytwoAmericanpublichealthdoctors,DAHendersonandBillForge.Theirhardshipswereenormous:

OneWHOofficialevenpromisedtoeatatyreifsmallpoxwasremoved;Hendersonpromisedtosendhimthetyreandwishedhimgoodappetite.ButHendersonandFoe

ge'shardworkpaidoff--threeyearsafterthelastsmallpoxcasewasinformed(tomakesurenooutbreakshadbeenmissed)TargetZeroDaywasdeclared.40yearson,sh

ouldwerememberTargetZeroDay?First,tocelebratevictoryofpreventativemedicineandfreedomfromacrueldisease.Then,wemustrememberthevictimsofsmallpox.Ithad

previouslykilled1in12worldwide.In1914,aCanadianprofessorwarnedagainstforgettingsmallpox,whichwasfastdisappea

ringfromNorthAmerica.Itwentontokillatleastanother250millionpeople--threetimesmorethanbothworldwarscombined.TargetZeroDayalsoremindsusofundefeatedinf

ections,includingpolio,measles,malaria,andofcoursethecoronavirusCovid-19.Let'srecognizeTargetZeroDayforwhat

itis:amilestoneinworldhistoryandamonumenttotheartofthepossible.8．WhatinspiredJennertoinventthevaccination?A．Amedic

alfriend.B．Alocalmilkmaid.C．Cattle.D．Children.9．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofmentioningtheWHOofficial'spromise?A．Tointroducethesupportfromth

eWHO.B．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodappetite.C．Tosuggestthedifficultyinremovingsmallpox.D．Toshowhisdeterminationt

ocarryonthedrive.10．Wherecanyoufindthefiguresthatbestsupport“smallpoxisaterrifyingdisease?A．Inparagraph1.B．Inparagraph2.C．Inparagraph3.D．Inpara

graph4.11．Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?A．Apromisemadeisadebtunpaid.B．Atroublesharedisatroublehalved.C．Somethingisbettertha

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

odicallydropeverythingtowalk,flyorswimtoanewplace.Wildlifesuchaswhalesandgeeselearnmigration(迁移)pathsbyfollowingtheirparents.Others

,includingsmallsongbirds,gainthedistanceanddirectionoftheirmigrationwithintheirgenetic(遗传的)code.Andsomeanimalsuseacombinationofgeneticsan

dculturetoguidetheirmigration.Anothergroupofmigratorsdoesnotquitefiteithermodel,andresearchershaveonlyrecentlystartedtofigureouthowtheyfin

dtheirway.TaketheCory'sshearwater,anoceangoingseabirdthatmigratesovertheAtlanticeveryyear.Theyoungdono

tmigratewiththeirparents,soculturecannotexplaintheirjourneys.Andtheexactpathsvarywildlyfromindividualtoindividual,

makinggeneticsequallyunlikely.Cory'sshearwatersarelong-lived,rarelyproducingyoungsuccessfullybeforeagenine.Thisleavesanopeningforlearnin

gandpracticetodeveloptheirmigrationpatterns.Researcherscallthisthe"exploration-refinement",anduntilnowit

hasbeenhypothetical(假设的)becauseofdifficultiesintrackingmigratoryanimals'movements.Butateamofresearchershasdonethatbyattachingsmallg

eolocatorstomorethan150ofthebirdsagedfourtonine.Theyfoundthatyoungerbirdstraveledlongerdistances,forlongerperi

ods,andhadmorediversepathsthanolderbirds.“Wefinallyhaveevidenceofthe"exploration-refinement"formigratorybirds,"saysLetiziaCampioni,wholedthestudy.Yo

ungerCory'sshearwatersareabletoflyjustasfastastheadults-buttheydonot,suggestingthattheyoungdomoreexploring,whichgraduallyfadesastheyma

tureandsettleintoapreferredcourse.“Althoughitmayseemlessefficientthanotherstrategies,„explorationrefineme

nt‟couldbebeneficialtobirdsandotherorganismsinarapidlychangingworldduetounpredictableman-madechanges,”saysBarbaraFrei.“It

mightbesafertorepeatabehaviorthatwasrecentlysuccessfulthantorelyonpatternsthatwereperfectedlongagobutmightnolongerbesafe.”12．Thefi

rstparagraphmainly.A．describesanimals'habitatsB．talksaboutmigrationmodelsC．comparesdifferentspeciesD．intr

oducesatrackingtechnology13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph3referto?A．ThelonglifeofCory'sshearwaters.B．ThewayCory'sshearwatersform

theirmigrationpatterns.C．Theopeningforlearningandpractice.D．TheprocessscientiststrackCory'sshearwate

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

moveinapredictablemanner.C．Theylowerthespeedforexploration.D．Theylookforacoursewiththeirparents.15．Whatc

anweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Man-madechangesmakemigrationeasier.B．Animalsmakeasaferjourneyviaafixedtrack.

C．Courseexplorationcontributestobirds'adaptability.D．Acombinationofstrategiesassuresmigrationsuccess.（2020届广东省

高三模拟一）AfricaWaterWeek-nearlyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenoaccesstodrinkingwater,thatlackofcleanwaterassociationwithun-properhygieneandshortageo

ftoiletskills3.3millionayear.Andthisisacommonprobleminmanypartsofthedevelopingworld,butitseffectisnotwidelyknown,accordingtoexp

ertsatthePulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting.AspartoftheWorldWaterDaytradition,thecenterisscreeningfilmsaboutinternationalwateris

suesattheEnvironmentalFilmFestivalinWashington,D．C．Thefilmsdescribeavarietyofconflictsoverwater.“Thechallengeinpresentingthesef

ilms,”saysPeterSawyer,projectcoordinatoratthePulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting,“istosharewithawideraudiencetheurgentissuessurr

oundingwater.Ourgoalforthisscreeningistojustgettheseissuesoutthere,”hesays.“Wedon'tfeelthattheyattractpublicattentionandwethinkthattheyshouldb

ecausetheyarereallyimportant.”InDhaka'sChallenge,filmmakerStephenSapienzaexploresoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinAsia.Hesaysone-thirdoft

he15millionpeopleintheBangladeshicapitalliveinplaceswheresafewaterislimited.Eachyear400,000newcomersjoinDhaka'surbanp

oor.CitywaterfromDhaka'sWaterandSewerAuthority(WASA)comesataprice,availableonlytolandowners.Thefilmrecordshowanon-

profitgrouphelpedchangethelawtogivethesameequalwaterrightstotheurbanpoor.DiabalokSingHa,whoisthegroup'sfounder,said,“Awin-winsitu

ationactuallyoccurredbecauseDhakaWASAwantedtheirincomesandontheotherhand,poorpeoplewantedtheserviceandtheyi

mmediatelyseetheeconomicadvantageofgettingDhakaWASAwatersupplybecausethatischeap,sotheyimmediatelybuyin.”“Myst

orywasjusttryingtopointoutthattheseproblemsaresolvableonsomelevelevenifyouhavetostartsmallandit'spossibleinthelongruntosavemanylives,”saysSapienza

.8．Whichofthefollowingisthemainpurposeofthefilms?A．Toshowthenumberofpeoplelackingcleanwater.B．Toletmorepeopleknowtheseriouswaterproblems.C．Toattractp

eopletopayattentiontotheworldconflicts.D．Togetpeopletohaveagoodknowledgeofwater.9．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A

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Mostpeoplecan'taffordthewatersupply.B．RichpeopleinDhakawillbuyinatonce.C．PoorpeopleinDhakaneedtheserviceofwater.D．DhakaWASAwillseesoo

ntheeconomicadvantage.11．WhatdoesSapienzaintendtotellusbymakingthefilmDhaka'sChallenge?A．Theproblemofwatercanpossiblybesolved.B．Allthe

peoplecannotgetcitywaterfromWASA．C．Awin-winsituationisexpectedbyeveryfilmmaker.D．DhakaWASAisverypopularwiththelocalpeople.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质

检）Ifyouarecrazyaboutpaintings,youshouldn‟tmissthefollowingfourfamousmasterpieceswhichhavestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck‟sArnolf

iniPortrait,anoilpaintingonwoodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiec

esintheNationalGallery,London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumentonfifteenth-centurysociety,throug

hvanEyck‟sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticd

uties.TheStarryNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaint

ingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,duringhis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint-Rémy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1890.Wh

entheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butithass

incebecomeoneofvanGogh‟smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1565.

ItdepictstheharvesttimewhichmostcommonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelin

ck,amerchantbankerandartcollectorfromAntwerp,commissionedthispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.

GuernicaGuernica,alargeblack-and-whiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.

Thetitle“Guernica”referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult

,hascometobeananti-warsymbolandareminderofthetragediesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArt

eReinaSofaíinMadrid.1．Whichofthefollowingpaintingswasproducedearliest?A．TheArnolfiniPortraitB．TheStarryNight.C．TheHarvesters.D

．Guernica.2．WhatdoweknowaboutthepaintingTheStarryNight?A．Itwaspaintedonwoodinoil.B．Itwasn‟twidelyrecogni

zedbefore1941.C．Itdescribedthepainter‟slifeinhospital.D．Itwasgivenawaytothemuseumbyacollector.3．Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingthetrag

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

couldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada‟biggestmusicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa‟sBluesfest,anoutdo

orfestivalthatdrawsaround300,000peopleeachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.Ithad

laidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchallengingproblemswe‟

vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatchangesthescheduleha

samajoreffect,sowe‟retakingitveryseriously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiring

asecurityguardtowatchoverthem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswerealsobroughtin.“Wedon‟tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatiskn

ownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilllikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthene

xtdayorso.ThefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfromEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlif

ecenter.Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdanditsyoungwouldbeprotectedduringthefestival‟s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It‟shigh

lylikelythatthefestival‟sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdanditseggs.Monahanwasconfi

dentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.“Mostofthepeoplewe‟reworkingwitharelookingforapositive

solution,”Monahansaid.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan‟tgoon.”Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesuppor

tedthebird,sayingthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggso

fthesmallbird,whichiswidespreadacrossNorthAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Thek

illdeer‟stendencytobuilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,constructionon

ahealthcenterinWisconsinwastemporarilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.8．WhichisTRUEaboutBluesf

est?A．ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.B．Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.C．Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.D．Itisachallengingoutdooract

ivityinOttawa.9．WhatwasespeciallychallengingforBluesfestthisyear?A．Pressurefromthegovernment.B．Disagreeme

ntswiththepublic.C．Theneedtoprotectthebird‟seggs.D．Thelackofexperienceinhostingtheevent.10．Howdidthefestivalplantodeal

withtheproblem?A．Movethenesttoanotherplace.B．Askgovernmentofficialsforhelp.C．Seekadvicefromenvironmentalists.D．Hiresecurityguards

toprotecttheeggs.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‟tgoodatcreativeproblemsolvingfortworeasons:First,theyare

nottrainedinhowtobecreative.Second,theydon‟tunderstandgroupstrengthwellenoughtoharness(驾驭)theirpowertomaximizegroupcreativity.Akeyelementofcrea

tivityisapplyingexistingknowledgetoanewproblem.Themorepeoplegettinginvolvedinsolvingit,themoreknowledgethereistoworkonit.Unfortunately,researchsho

wsthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethodsfailtoachievethatgoal.Whengroupsgettogethertoexchangeideas,theyactuallycomeupwithfewerideasovera

llthaniftheyeachhadworkedalone.Tofixthisproblem,youshouldconsiderthetwostagesofgroupproblem-solving:divergence(分散)andconverg

ence(集中).Divergencehappenswhenthegroupconsidersasmanydifferentpotentialsolutionsaspossible.Convergencehappenswhenthevariousproposedsolutionsaree

valuatedandreducedtoasmallersetofcandidatesolutionstothecurrentproblem.Theessentialprincipleofgroupcreativityisthatindividualsworkingalonediver

ge,whereasgroupmembersworkingtogetherconverge.Ingroups,onceamemberstatesapotentialsolution,itmakesothersthinkabouttheproblemsimilar

ly.Thatiswhygroupsworkingtogetherdivergelessthanindividualsworkingalone.Therefore,beawareofwhentodivergeandwhentoconverge.Forexample,earlyintheprobl

em-solvingprocess,havegroupmembersworkalonetowritedownstatementsdescribingtheproblem.Thengetthembacktodiscusstheirdescriptions.Thegroupdiscussionwi

llleadeveryonetoacceptoneorasmallnumberofthesestatementstoworkon—thisishealthyconvergence.Whenstartingtogeneratesolutions,you

againwantdivergence.Havepeopleworkalonetostart.Thencollectpeople‟sinitialideasandsendthemaroundtoothersandallowthedivergencetocontinueaseve

ryoneindividuallybuildsontheideasofothermembers.Finally,letthegroupdiscusstheresultingideas.Thisdiscussionwillgraduallyleadthegrouptoconver

geonasmallnumberofcandidatesolutions.Thissimplemethodworkseffectively,becauseitrespectswhatindividualsandgroupsdobest.12．Wecaninferthatthetradit

ionalbrainstormingmethods______.A．enablepeopletoformmoreideastogetherB．greatlyencouragegroupcreativityC．actuallylimitgroupcreativityD．pr

eventpeople‟sinvolvementintheproblems13．AccordingtoPara.4,whenamemberpresentsanidea,otherstendto_____.A．thinktheotherwayroundB．followhiswayofthinking

C．bemoreconfidentintheirownideasD．belesswillingtosharetheirownideas14．Whatshouldgroupmembersfirstdoearly

intheproblem-solvingprocess?A．Discusstheproblem.B．Putdowngroupstatementstogether.C．Simplifytheproblem.D．Writedowntheirindividualdescript

ions.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AsimplewaytomakegroupthinkingmoreeffectiveB．Difficultiesinorganizinggroup

thinkingC．DifferencesbetweendivergenceandconvergenceD．Advantagesofgroupthinkingoverindividualthinking（2020届广东

省肇庆市高三质量监测）WelookaheadtoLondon‟sartandexhibitionopeningsandselectthemust─seeshows.DoublescienceIt‟sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseum,withan

ewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.TheScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLondonbetween1550and1800whenmajorscientificbreakthroughswerehapp

eningacrossthecity──fromNewton‟slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicroscopesallowingustoseethetinycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn‟tenough,there‟salsoan

exhibitiononhowartandsciencehaveworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturiesandcontinuetodosotoday.ScienceCity1550──

1800:TheLinburyGalleryattheScienceMuseum.Opens12September──13October,free.TheArtofInnovation:FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatte

rattheScienceMuseum.25September──26January,freebutticketed.Areyouworriedyet?Weallsufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintot

histhroughartworksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanage.Theexhibitionalsocov

erswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcouldbevisualisedinlightorsound──somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.OnEdge

:LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.19September──19January,free.ClimbingthewallsNoartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanfig

uresallovertheplace.AntonyGormley,theartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesovertheRoyalAcademyofA

rtswithablockbusting(轰动一时的)exhibition.Thisisthehotartticketintown.AntonyGormleyatRoyalAcademyofArts.21October──3December,£18──22.1．WhatisonshowintheS

cienceCitygallery?A．Someofthegreatestphysicists.B．ThestoriesoftheLondondevelopment.C．Thepredictionofthefuturescience.D．Someofthe

greatachievementsinhistory.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‟swritingandmentoring(辅导)centercalledtheMinist

ryofStories,whichisfrontedbyitsshop,HoxtonStreetMonster(怪兽)Supplies,whereyoucanexpecttofindmonsterfood.Thestoreraisesfundsforthisver

yspecialprogramthatfireschildren‟simagination.Theyouthaged8to18entertheMinistry,throughasecretdoorthatisdesignedtoopenaworldofopportunitybyenc

ouragingaloveforwriting.Theorganizationbelievesthat,“Writingincreasesself-respect,improvescommunicationandcanchangeliv

es.”That‟sbecausewritingallowschildren‟svoicestobeheard.Thisyear,theworkshopiscelebrating10yearsofhelpingchildrendiscoveraloveforwritingthroughcrea

tiveprograms.FoundedbyLucyMacnab,BenPayneandbest-sellingauthorNickHornby,theorganizationworkswitharound1,000c

hildrenperyearparticipatinginschools,andcommunityprogramsacrossHackney,Islington,andTowerHamlets.Itnowhasover4

00volunteersandrunsitsprogramfreeofchargefortheyouthoftheareas.“Througharangeofcreativewritingprograms,andone-t

o-onementoring,weaimtohelpyoungpeoplefindtheirownqualitiesthatcanbedeveloped,”MacnabtoldTheTelegraph.“Webu

ildconfidence,self-respect,andcommunicationskillsinbothworkshopsforschoolsandoutofschoolwritingclubs

.”One10-yearparticipant,Nmeso,saidthattheweeklyafter-schoolclubheattendsattheMinistryhashelpedhimgrow

hisimaginationandimprovehisacademicperformance.Infact,hewasabletomoveupagradeinschool.What‟sevenmoreremark

ableisthatNmesohashadastoryhewrotepublished──alongwithotherwritersintheprogram──titledAndreHasaHardTime.ThisisNmeso‟ssuccessstory.4．

WhatisthefunctionofHoxtonStreetMonsterSupplies?A．Advertisingthementoringcenter.B．SupportingtheMinistryofStories.

C．Attractingyoungchildrentocome.D．Arousingchildren'sinterestinfood.5．Whyaresomefiguresusedintheparagraph3?A．Toprovetheprogrami

spopular.B．Tosuggestwritingisvitalforchildren.C．Toattractreaders‟attentiontothecenter.D．Toshowtheval

ueofrunningtheprogram.6．Whatistheprogramintendedtodo?A．Togivethechildrenabetterfuture.B．Tohelpdiscoverthechildren‟spotential.C．Tohe

lpthechildrenexpressopinions.D．Todevelopthechildren‟swritingskills.7．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutNmeso?A．Heistenyearsoldthisyear.B

．He‟sgothisownbookpublished.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)whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealgaearethreateningtheco

ralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodealwiththealgae.Theproblemstartedwhennon-nativeal

gaewereintroducedtotheecosystemofKaneoheBayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,accordingtotheNationalMari

neFisheriesService(NMFS).Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreachingthecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychangedthechemistryof

thewater.That‟swhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhadtogrowtothesizeofacherrytom

atobeforetheycouldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinshavebeengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailableduetoanunfortunateincident.In

2005,ashipwasgroundedonashallowreefnearKaneoheBay.Whentheshipwasremoved,20acresofreefshavebeendamaged.Whenthe

reisenvironmentaldamage,theNMFSandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedtorestorethedamage.Somefundswerespentonotherp

rojectsliketheseaurchins.ThestateofHawaiibegantogrowtheseaurchins.Whentheyarelargeenough,diverscarefullyplacethemont

hereef.Algaeisn‟ttheonlythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsoffishingandtourisminthea

reaalsoendangerthecoralreefs.Butturningtoseaurchinsinsteadofman-madesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.8．Whyareseaurchinsregardedaso

utstandingcreatures?A．Theyaretinybuthaveteeth.B．Theycankeeptheoceanclean.C．Theycanremoveharmfulalgae.D．Theygrowoncoralreefswithalgae.

9．Whathappenedafternon-nativealgaearrivedatKaneoheBay?A．Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive.B．Theyspreadtoeverycornerofthebay.

C．Theydidn'tfitinwiththenewsurroundings.D．Theyfoughtagainstotherspeciestogetfood.10．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph3?A．Ea

tB．BlockC．AttackD．Attract11．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingtosavecoralreefs?A．Banningfishingandtourism.B．Relyingonhuma

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

fthem,bigandsmall.But,mostimportantly,theyareexcellent,someofthebestontheplanet.FromtheLouvretotheMuséed‟OrsaytotheCentrePompidou,

youcouldspendalifetimewanderingthehallsofthecity‟sgreatmuseums.HerearesomeofthebestmuseumsinParis.TheLouvreTheworld‟sultimatemuseumisalsoth

ebiggestoneandthemostvisited.The35,000artobjectsondisplayareallovershadowedbyonesinglepainting—MonaLisa,intheRenaiss

anceera.JeudePaumeSetintheTuileriesGardensnexttotheLouvre,JeudePaume‟spastliveswereofatenniscourtandthenamuseumwhichhousedImpres

sionistart.TodayitisParis‟smainphotographyandvideomuseum.Italsooccasionallyshowsart-housefilms.Muséed‟OrsayHousedinaformerrailwaystationontheLe

ftBankoftheSeine,themuseumopenedin1986andtodayhousestheplanet‟slargestcollectionofImpressionistandPost-Impressionistar

tworks.Ifyoulike19th-centurynaturallandscapeswithrurallivesandtastes,thisistheplacetotakeitallin.MuséeduQuaiBr

anlyAsParis‟smainhometonon-Europeanart,objects,andculture,thisJeanNouvel-designedmuseumexhibitsacollecti

onof3,500pieces,manyofwhichweretakenfromvariouscountriesduringthevastperiodofFrenchColonialism.Thereareobjects

fromQuebecandLouisianafromthetimewhentheregionswereunderFrenchcontrol.TherearealsoIndiansculptures,ma

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

．WhichmuseumhousesImpressionistartnowadays?A．JeudePaume.B．TheLouvre.C．Muséed‟Orsay.D．MuséeduQuaiBranly.3．MuséeduQuaiBranlyisdifferentfromtheothe

rthreeinthat_________.A．ithousesnon-EuropeanobjectsB．itusedtobeatenniscourtC．itshowsthe19th-centuryruralscen

eryD．itisParis‟slargestmuseum（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Unconfidentchildrencanimprovetheirperformanceinmathtestssimplybysayingnicethi

ngstothemselves,astudysuggests.Atotalof212fourthtosixthgraders,agedbetween9to13yearsold,tookpartintheresearch.Thechil

drencompletedamathtestintwoparts.Attheendofthefirsthalf,researchersaskedthefirstgroupofkidstotalktothemselvesabouttheamountofefforttheywouldputintot

hesecondhalfofthetestbeforecarryingon.Thechildrenquietlytoldthemselves:''Iwilldomyverybest.''Anothergroupwastoldtoconsidertheirability,byrepeatingt

hephrase:''Iamverygoodatthis.''Thechildrenwereinstructedtowritedowntheirgivenphrase,andrepeatittothemselveswhileworkingontheprobl

ems,particularlywhentheyfoundtheworkchallenging.Therestofthechildrenactedasthecontrolgroup,andweren'trequiredtosay

anything.Afewdaysbeforecompletingthetest,allthekidscompletedasurveyonhowtheyviewedtheirownandothers'abilities.

Comparedwithkidswhodidn'tdowhatisknownasself-talking,thosewithlowself-confidencewhospokeabouttheeffortthey'dmakedidbetterinthesecondhalfofthete

st.Thedataledtheresearcherstoconcludechildrenwhostrugglewithnegativethoughtsabouttheircompetencecouldimprovetheirachievementsinschoolbytelling

themselvestheywillputeffortintoatask.However,theteamsaidtheydidnotfindthesameresultamongchildrenwithlows

elf-confidencewhospoketothemselvesaboutability,forself-talkabouteffortisthekey.Meanwhile,theypointedoutthefindingsmaynotrelatetoch

ildrenofotherages,andmoreresearchisneededtoexplorethis.8．Howwastheresearchconducted?A．Bytellingstudentstotalkabout

theireffort.B．Bycomparingthreegroupsofstudents.C．Byinstructingstudentstorepeatphrases.D．Bytellingstudentsnottosayany

thing.9．Whatconclusiondidtheresearchersdraw?A．Studentsmaybenefitfromtalkingabouteffort.B．Studentsshouldtalkabouteffortinthete

sts.C．Studentscanbenefitfromtalkingaboutability.D．Self-talkinghelpsallstudentsdobetterintests.10．Wecaninferfromthe

lastparagraphthattheresearchteamis_________.A．carelessB．cautiousC．stubbornD．competitive11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythis

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

oyouthatthereare365daysinayearbecausethat'showlongittakesforEarthtocompleteonefulljourneyaroundthesun.Whattheym

ightnothaveexplained,however,isthatit'snotexactly365days—it‟sactuallycloserto365.2421days.So,ifwewantourcalenda

ryeartobeginrightwhenEarthbeginsanewturnaroundthesun,wehavetoaccountforroughlyanextraquarterofadayeachyear,oronedayeveryfouryears.Hi

story.comreportsthattheEgyptianshadalreadybeendoingthisforawhilebeforeEuropefinallycaughtonin46BC,whenRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarandastronomerSosigenes

puttheirheadstogethertocomeupwithwhatwenowcalltheJuliancalendar,whichincludes12months,365days,andanadditional''leap

day''everyfouryearsonFebruary29.Butrounding0.2421upto0.25eachyearcreatedanissue,becauseitdidn'tquiteadduptoafulldayeveryfouryears—andthat

tinydifferencemeantthatafter128years,thecalendaryearendedupstartingadaybeforeEarthhadcompleteditsjourneyaroundthesun.Bythe14thcent

ury,thecalendaryearwasstarting10daysbeforeEarthfinisheditsorbit.In1582,PopeGregoryXIIIsoughttocorrectt

heerrorbysuggestingthatwesimplyskipaleapdayeverysooften.HisGregoriancalendar,whichwestillusetoday,rulesthatweskiptheleapday

duringyearswhichcanbeevenlydivided(被整除)by100butnotby400.Forinstance,theyear2000includedaleapdaybecauseitc

anbedividedby100and400;theyear2100,ontheotherhand,willnotincludealeapday,sinceit'sevenlydividedby100,butnotby400.GregoryXIII‟sco

rrectiontoCaesar'sovercorrectionisitselfabitofanunder-correction,sowe'llprobablyneedtoreevaluateourleapdaydesigna

gaininabout10,000years.12．Whatdotheunderlinedwords''puttheirheadstogether''inparagraph2mean?A．Comeacrosseachothe

r.B．Bumptheirheadstogether.C．Competeagainsteachother.D．Combinetheirefforts.13．AccordingtoGregoriancalendar,wh

ichyearmayincludealeapday?A．2100.B．1600.C．1800.D．2020.14．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．EmperorJuliusC

aesarwasalsoanastronomer.B．Today'scalendarexactlyagreeswiththesun'sturning.C．The10-dayearlystartinca

lendarwillalwaysexist.D．TheGregoriancalendarisnotyetthemostaccurate.15．What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A．Topointoutamistakemadebyyourscienceteacher.B．

ToexplainhowlongEarthmakesatriparoundthesun.C．Toexplainindetailwhytheleapdayisneeded.D．Toexplainthereasonwhyweneedacalendar.（20

20届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）MadagascarliesintheIndianOceanofftheeastcoastofAfrica.Theislandisperhapsbestknownastheuniquehomeofthelemur(狐猴）.Butthoselemursliv

eamongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora(植物群）intheworld.AndsothreatenedisthatflorathatBritishandMalagasyscientistswereinv

olvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritishseedbank.TheprojectisbeingdonebytheRoyalBotanicGar

deninLondon.ThebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitoroftheisland.ImeanMadagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiv

ersityhotspotsintheworld.Ithasperhaps13,000plantspecies.90%ofthoseareuniquetothecountry,i.e.foundnowhereelseintheworld.Butalsom

anyspecies,manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas.AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulationaredepe

ndentonfarming.Andalotoftheirfarmingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation(耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear.

Theycutitandtheyburnitandtheycangrowdryriceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost.Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetomovetoanewpatch

offorest.Andforcenturiesthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningafterthreeor

fiveyearssomethinglikethat,thentheforestbecamegrassland.SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar,thoseun

iquespecies.8．whichofthefollowingisthehabitatofthelemur?A．MadagascarB．BritainC．AnIndianisland.D．Theco

ast9．WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromMadagascar?A．Thelemurwilldieoutwithoutthem.B．ThefloraonMadagascarisingreatdanger.C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomo

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

havelosttheirhomes.B．Thepopulationisbecomingsmaller.C．Somerarespeciesaregone.D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition.11．H

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

atchforsunspots—violentstormsthatcanaffectcommunications，navigationsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth.Sunspotsareaproductofhugeelect

romagneticstormsontheSun.ScientistsontheEarthareabletoobservesunspotseightminutesaftertheyhappen.Thatishowlongi

ttakesfortheSun‟slighttoreachus.Thefirstelectricallychargedparticles(颗粒）fromasunspotentertheEarth‟satmosphereabout20to

30minutesafterthestormhappens.Theseparticlescanharmhumanbeings.Sobeforetheyarrive,astronautsontheInterna

tionalSpaceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectthemfromtheireffects.Aboutadayortwolater,thebigge

stpartofthestormarrives.Itiscalledacoronalmassejection.“Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'sblownawayfromth

eSun.It‟stravelingmillionsofkilometersanhour,butthatisrelativelyslow.”saysAlexYoung,theAssociateDirectorforScie

nceatNASA'sHeliophysicsScienceDivision.SeveralciviliangovernmentagenciesandtheU.S.AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24

hoursaday.NASAdoessobecauseitmustprotectitsastronautsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft.Scientistsarealsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofs

unspotsrisesandfallsatalmostregularintervalsevery11years.Inotherwords,scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountofsolaractivity.Sometimestheintensit

y(强度）ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample,thecurrentsolarcycle,asitiscalled,ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone.Severa

lsatelliteswatchtheSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth.Picturesandotherinformationfromthesatellitestellscientistswhatishappening

onandneartheSun.AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlookingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to40years.Thaiisaveryshorttimecompare

dtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshining.12．WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialarea?A．Toavoidbeingharmed.B．Tochargeth

ebattery.C．TowatchtheSuncloselyD．Toprotectdevicesonthespacecraft.13．Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast?A．About8minu

tes.B．About20to30minutesC．About11years.D．About30to40minutes14．WhatenablesscientiststowatchtheSun?A．Environmentalchanges.B

．GoodweatherconditionsC．Advancedinstruments.D．Governmentagencies15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theroleofsatellites.B．findi

ngsaboutsunpotsC．Observationofspace.D．Communicationontheearth.（2020届河北省邯郸市高三第二次模拟）Theplaceofexposuretothegreatestamountofal

lergen（过敏原）forthelongesttimeisinthebedroom.Upto60%ofthedustmites（螨虫）foundinthehomeareactuallylivingin

yourbedandyouspendaboutone-thirdofyourlifeinthebedroom!And,bedroomsaretheeasiestareatocontrolasanallergenfr

eezone.Yourcleaningprofessionalwillfirstvacuumthemattress（垫子）,carpetingandfurnitureusingavacuumcleaner.Th

emattressisthenthoroughlycleanedonallsurfacesusingtheResponsibleCarecleaningagentsandaspeciallowmoisturecleaningtooldesi

gnedtoleavethemattressasdryaspossible.Followingcleaning,AllergyReliefTreatmentisappliedtoallmattresssu

rfacesusingafinemistapplication.Themattressisthenplacedinadryingpositionandaspecialairmoverusedtospeedthedryingprocess,which,dep

endingupontemperatureandhumidity,normallytakesaboutanhour.Thesamesafecleaningagentsareusedtocleanthebedroomcarpetingandifdesired,

anyfurnitureorrugs.ThisisalsofollowedbyanapplicationofAllergyReliefTreatment.Onceagain,aspeeddryingsystemissetuptodrythecleaneditemsasquicklyas

possibleandbringthehumiditydowntonormallevels.Baseboardsandwindowsillsarecleanedaswell.Whilethecleanin

gandtreatmentserviceisbeingperformeditishighlyrecommendedthatthebeddingandpillowsbewashedinhotwaterandthattwocupsofAllergyReli

efTreatmentbeaddedtothewashingcycle.Whileservicingthebedroomisthehighestpriority（优先）,significantbenefitsmayalsoresultfromcleaningandtreatingothera

reaswhereallergysufferersspendlotsoftime.Theseareasincludethefurnitureandcarpetinginroomswheretimeisspentwatchi

ngtelevision,readingandsoon.Also,carpetedareasthatpetshaveaccesstoshouldbecleanedandtreated.Atestforthepresenceofdustmitesinquantitiesre

quiringtreatmentisalsoavailablefromourcompany.Butwewillonlytestdustmitesandwillnotprovideinformationonpetallergen.8．Whichplaceh

asthemostdustmitesinyourroom?A．Bed.B．Carpet.C．Furniture.D．Floor.9．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?A．Theuseofcleani

ngagents.B．Thesurfacesofmattress.C．Cleaningthemattress.D．Dryingthemattress.10．WhatdoweknowaboutAllergyRelie

fTreatmentmentionedinthispassage?A．Itisacuretoallergy.B．Itisatooltokillmites.C．Itisthenameofacompany.D．Itisachemicaltopreventallergy.11．Wheremi

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