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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,"Sanyaisconsideredasoneofthebestdivingres

orts(胜地)intheSouthPacificOcean.Thefollowingsarethetopfiveplacesfordivinginthecity.WuzhizhouIslandWuzhizhouIsland,knownasChin'sMaldive

s,isregardedasthebestplaceinHainanprovinceforunderwaterdiving.Itisoneofthefewislandsintheworldwithout

rocksorpebbles,coveringanareaof1.48squarekilometersandisinanirregularbutterflyshape.YalongBayTheunderw

aterworldatYalongBayisoneoftheearliestdivingbasesinSanya.ItisthoughtasoneofthebestscenicspotsinChinatocarryoutunderseatourism.Co

lorfulhardcoral,tropicalfish,andothermarinelifeinthenearbywatersalsoaddtothebeautyandattractionofthebay.DadonghaiBayDadonghaiBay,withhills

onthreesides,isacrescent-shaped(新月形的)bay.Theareaenjoysagreeableweatherallyearround,withthewatertemperaturekeepingabout20℃eveni

nwinter.ThoughthewaterhereisnotasclearasthatinYalongBayandWuzhizhouIsland,thisdivingspotiseasiertogetto.XidaoIsl

andXidaoIsland,alsoknownasDaimaoIsland,isshapedlikeaturtlelivinginthetropicalarea.Theislandenjoyspleasantsurroundingsofsandybeac

hes,rockycaves,andpalmtrees.Italsotakesprideincrystalclearwaterswithmarinelifeandextensivecoralreefs

toexplore.FenjiezhouIslandFenjiezhoulsland,anational5Ascenicarea,isalsocalledtheSleepingBeautyIslandf

orwhatitlookslikefromafar.Theislandisproudofextremelycleanbeachesandrichmarineecologicalresources.Itistheonlysiteint

hecountrythatallowsvisitorstodivewithdolphins.1．WhatcandiversdoattheresortofWuzhizhouIsland?A．Playwithbutterflies.B．Enjoydivingcomforta

bly.C．Explorerockycaves.D．Dounderwaterresearch.2．Whichofthefollowingismostsuitablefordivingthroughouttheyear?A．YalongBay.B．DadonghaiBay.C．Xi

daoIsland.D．FenjiezhouIsland.3．WhatisuniqueaboutFenjiezhouIslandinChina?A．Anational5Ascenicarea.B．TheSleepingBeautyIs

land.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.“Ifyouwantsomethingd

one,askabusyperson.”ThroughouthisfouryearsatKellenbergMemorialHighSchoolintheUS.Abreumadecommunityservice,anim

portantpartofhislife.“Idon'tknowwherehefindsthetimetodoeverything.”saidErinRonan,Alreu'smathteacher.“Heistrulyaclassact.

”Asanhonoredstudent,Abreu,18,tookpartindifferentvoluntaryactivitiesafterschool,duringweekendsandsummerholidays.Theseincludedhelpi

ngstaffatthepubliclibrary,doinglandscapeworkatkellenberg,andservingcustomersatalocalrestaurant.Butfacedwithali

mitednumberofhoursinaday,Abreulefthislibraryjoblastsummertostartworkingasanemergencymedicaltechnician—arolethatfitshispassionformakingadi

fferenceinotherpeople'slives.“Myappreciationforservicehasguidedmeintogivingback,”saidAbreu,whoissettinghissightsonbecomingadoctor.“It'ssuchawin-win

feelingtohelpsomeoneinneed.”StMartindePorresMarianistSchoolalsobenefitedfromAbreu'shelp.Throughhisschool'sSmart

Clubprogram,hevoluntarilyprovidedhomeworkhelpandplayedgameswiththejuniorhighschoolstudents.Forallhishardwork,Abreuwaswelcomedintoa

leadershipclubthatorganizesfellowstudents'volunteeractivities.Abreuthankedhisparentsforinspiringhimtodotherightthi

ng,saying“theyare'themostselflesspeopleIknow.”Herememberedwhenhewasabout6yearsold,andhismotherinvitedadisadvantagedneighbor

hoodboytohavedinner.Uponobservingtheboy'shappiness,Abreucameawaywithasenseofhowhewantedtolivehisownlife—“Iwon'tfocusonmyowndesires.Iwill

helpasmanypeopleasIcan,”hesaid.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Tomakeabriefexplanat

ion.C．Toshareafamoussaying.D．TopraiseBenjaminFranklin.5．HowdidAbreudovoluntaryworkduringhishighschool?

A．Byorganizingschoolactivities.B．Byworkingasacustomer.C．Byspendingextratime.D．Byusingspecialholidays.6．

WhatdoesAbreuthinkofhelpingothersinneed?A．It'schallenging.B．It'srewarding.C．It'sstressful.D．It'swasteful.7．WhoinfluencedAbreumostonh

iswaytobeingavolunteer?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）Modernagricultureanditsabilitytofeedbillionsofpeoplemaybeamonghumanity‟sgreatestsuccesses.However,itcomeswithhiddencosts.Forexample,

haveyoueverconsideredhowmuchwaterisneededtoprovideyouwithasteakorasalad?Itmaysurpriseyou.InarecentstudypublishedinthejournalNutrients,sci

entistsfromtheCommonwealthScientificandIndustrialResearchOrganization(CSIRO),Australia'snationalscienceorganization,to

okacloselookatthedietsof9,341adultAustralians—specifically,their“water-scarcityfootprints(水消耗足迹)”.Itturnedoutthatasweettoothnotonlyadds

toourwaistlines(腰围)butalsostressesourwaterresources.Thewater-scarcityfootprintisawidelyrecognizedmeasurementofwaterconsumption.F

irst,itcountsthelitersofwateryouused.Then,itlooksattheplacewherethewaterwasused.Themorelackingwaterisinyourarea,thelargeryourwater-scarcityfootprint

.ThescientistsfoundthattheaverageAustralian'sdiethadawater-scarcityfootprintof362litersperday.Snacks—cookies,cakesandalcohol—accountedfor2

5percentofthewater-scarcityfootprint.Theresearchalsoincludedaglassofwine(41liters),asingleservingofpotatochips(23liters),a

ndasmallbarofmilkchocolate(21liters).Notsurprisingly,cuttingoutsnackswouldbetheN0.1priorityifyouwantedtoloweryourownwater-scarcityfootp

rint.Earth'ssurfaceis70percentwater,butonly2.5percentofthatcanbeusedfordrinkingorfarming.By2030,aworldofabout8.6bill

ionpeoplewillneed35percentmorewater,40percentmoreenergy,and50percentmorefood,accordingtotheUnitedStatesNationalIntel

ligenceCouncil.So,weneedtowatchwhatweeat,notjustforourpersonalhealthbutforthehealthofoursocieties.12．Whatdidtherecentstudycloselyfocuso

n?A．Modernagriculture.B．AverageAustralians.C．Waterresources.D．Water-scarcityfootprints.13．Whatdidsci

entistsfromCSIROfindintheirstudy?A．Sweetteethleadtothinwaistlines.B．Australians'dietsaremainlymadeupofsnacks.C．Thewater-scarcityfooprintisamea

surementofsavingwater.D．Lackingwaterinourareameansalargerwater-scarcityfootprint.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theN0.

1priority”inParagraph5probablymean?A．theleastimportantthingB．theleastimpossiblethingC．somethingtobedonefirstD．somethin

gtobepreventedfirst15．Whatdoesthelastparagraphintendtotellus?A．Takecareofourdiets.B．Protectourdrinki

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

atanalarmingrate.Althoughroadscanpromoteeconomicdevelopmentandimprovehumanwelfare,theycanalsohavesev

ereeffectsonwildlifepopulationsbyworseninghabitatandhumandisturbance.Moreover,trafficdisturbancefromnoise

,lights,andmotionreducesthequalityofhabitatnearroads.Whileroadsarenoweverywhereacrossmuchoftheearth,theconstruct

ionofnewroadswillbeconcentratedinareaswithhighbiodiversityvalue.Manyofthesenewroadsandhighwayswilllikelycrossreservesorotherhighlybiodiver

seareas.Althoughroadsareoneofthemostimportantimpactsonglobalecosystems,weknowlittleabouthowpatternsinroadconstructionwillaffectbiodiversit

yinthecomingdecades.Here,weusearecentlydevelopedglobalroadsdatasettoinvestigatetheextentandpotentialinfluenceofroadnetworksacrossthe1,160

,000-km,13-countryrangeofthegloballyendangeredtiger.IntheRussianFarEast,forexample,roadsreducetigersurviv

alratesduetocrashesintovehicles.Insomeregions,tigersavoidareasclosertopublicroads,suggestingthatroadsactasimportantbarriers

tomovement.Theemergingimpactsofroaddevelopmentontigersarecriticalforseveralreasons.Wecalculateroaddensity(

度),distancetothenearestroad,andrelativemeanspeciesabundance(MSA)tocharacterizehowroadnetworksinfluencetigerhabitats.Thesesystemsofmeasurementprovide

startingpointsforrange-widemonitoringandimpactassessmentsofroaddevelopmentprojects,thusenablingevaluationofprogresstowardcountry-l

evelconservationandsustainable(可持续的)developmentgoals.8．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theimportance

ofcreatingreserves.B．Thedestructiontoglobalecosystems.C．Theeffectonbiodiversityworldwide.D．Theopinio

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

Itrequiresaquantityoffunds.10．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesystemsofmeasurement?A．Optimistic.B．Doubtful.C．Co

ncerned.D．Astonished.11．Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythetextappear?A．Entertainment.B．Health.C．Education.D．Science.（2020届安徽省淮南市高三第二次模拟）Overthepastdeca

de,drug-resistantdiseaseshaveappearedasamajorhealththreat.Butwheredotheydevelopthedrugresistance?Onesurprisingtheory:theymayhavedevel

opedtheresistanceonfarms,andnotinhospitals.Thecropprotectionproductsfarmersusetocontrolmanyplantdiseasesarealmostthesameas

thedrugsdoctorsusetotreatinfections,includingfungi(真菌).Fungiarecontinuallymutating(变异),andwithalifecyclemeasuredind

aysorweeks,theymutatequickly.Whenamutationproducesresistancetoachemical-killingfungi,fungiwilljumptoanyhostthatprovide

sawelcomingenvironment,suchasahumanbody.Andifthetreatmentforthefungalinfectioninvolvesadrugsimilartothefu

ngicideencounteredonthefarm,Fungimaydevelopquicklyinthehumanbody-justastheydidinthefield.Anobvioussolutionist

ouselessfungicideinthefield.Reducingfungicideusewouldnotonlyslowthedevelopmentofthedrugresistance,itwouldhelprestorediversitytothefungalworld

.Fungicidesareamustinthefarmingcommunity.Plantdiseasesposeamajorproblemforfarmersglobally-insomecrops,diseasecanreduceha

rvestsbymorethan70percent-andfailuretodealwiththeproblemcanmeanfinancialruin.JustlikeFungi-or,indeed,anylivingthin

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

turalselection,almostanyplantwilleventuallyproduceresistancetoFungi.Butthiscantakecenturies,sowedon'thavethe

timetowait.Ontheotherhand,advancesingeneticshavegivenusanunderstandingofnature'sgeneeditingprocessinplants,helpingusdevelopresistan

cetoadisease.Geneeditingtechniquescanthenenableustoproducediseaseresistance-justasnaturewoulddo,ifgivenenoughtime.12．WhatcanweinferaboutFu

ngifromParagraph2?A．Theycantreatinfectionsometimes.B．Theydon'tstopdevelopingnewforms.C．Ahumanbodyistheirfavoriteplace.D．The

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

akesaplantproduceresistancetoFungi?A．Thesurvivalofthefittest.B．Advancesintechnology.C．Theuseoffarmchemicals.D．Awelcomingenvironment.15．What

canbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoPreventDrug-resistantDiseasesB．TheSourceoftheDrugResistanceC．ThePopularityofGeneEditingTe

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

dactuallyseeimagesoffar-awayplaces,likeChina,andthatfueledinterestinthearea.Throughouthistory,manyChineseAmericansaredevotedinthisarea

.Now,thebackroomoftheFormosaCafelookslikeamuseumthathonorstheworksofChineseAmericansandtheircontributionstoHollywood.Chinesestereotypes（刻板印象）Stereo

typesoftheChineseinAmericawerestrengthenedbytheothernessofU.S.Chinatownsinthelate1800sandearly1900s.The

rewasanideathattheChinesewasthe“yellowperil”,whoyoucouldn‟ttrust.AndthatresultedinthecharactercalledFuManchu.FuManchuwasanev

ilcharacterwhowantedtodestroythewesternworld.Heappearedinmoviesandinatelevisionseries.In1926,CharlieChan,aChineseinvestigatorfromHawaii,appeare

dforthefirsttimeinamovie.Thiscreatedadifferent,yetstillproblematicAsianstereotype.“Yellowface”actorsCharlieChanand

FuManchumayhavebeenChinesecharacters,buttheactorswereusuallywhitemenmadeuptolooklikeAsian.ActorsSidneyToler,RolandWintersandRossMartinallplayedCha

rlieChan.Yellowfacemeanttheyactuallyyelloweduptheirskin.WhiteactorsjustplayedtheleadcharactersinTheGoodEarth,a193

7filmaboutChinesefarmers.Asianactorshadpartsinthefilm,buttheyneededbankableactors,however,therewerenoAsianAmericanbankableactors.ChinafactorsOverthey

ears,AsianandChineseAmericansdidfindworkinHollywood,andafewearnedastarontheHollywoodWalkforFame.HollywoodisalsochangingthewayitpresentstheChinesec

ulture.AsthebiggestmarketformoviesoutsidetheU.S,HollywoodhasbeenmakingfilmsthatwillnotoffendmoviegoersinChinaorthecountry‟sgov

ernment.TheindustryhasbeencarefulnottoshowtheChineseasevil.Co-productionsbetweenHollywoodandChinesecompaniesputChines

echaractersandChinainafavorableorsatisfactoryway.1．WhyisthebackroomoftheFormosaCafementioned?A．ToshowappreciationforChineseAmericanfilmmakers.B．

TodisplaytherichnessofChineseAmericanfilms.C．ToattractmorecustomerstoenjoycoffeeintheFormosaCafe.D．TorecommendaplacetomovergoerstolearnC

hineseAmericanfilms.2．WhatcanbeknownaboutCharlieChan?A．HecouldbefoundinaTVseries.B．Hewasanactorbearingevilreputation.C．Hereprese

ntedinvestigatorsfromHawaii.D．Hewasn‟tmuchappreciatedbymovie-goersthen.3．WhatcanbeconcludedaboutChineseAm

ericanfilms?A．ChineseactorswerepreferredincastingChineseroles.B．TheyfocusedonevilChineseeagertoruinAmerica.C．Chinafactorsarepo

sitivelyviewedinthem.D．TheyhavebeenintroducingChinesestereotypes.（2020届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Thisisthecolourfulwastecr

eatedbyaSwedishcitywithauniquerecyclingsystem.LikemanycitiesinSweden，Eskilstunahasanimpressiverecyclingreco

rd.ItmettheEU2020targetofrecycling50%ofwastemanyyearsago.Butalmosteveryonewholivesherefollowsastrictrecyclingpolicyathome.Peo

pleareexpectedtosorttheirhouseholdwasteintosevenseparatecategories，includingfood，textiles,cartons（纸板箱）andmetal.But

whatreallymakesthesystemstandoutisthebrightcolourcode.Thereasonforthisbecomesclearatthecity‟srecyclingplant.The

bagsarrivealljumbledupbecausethey‟recollectedaltogetherinarush,onceafortnightfromoutsidepeople‟shouses.Butthankstothosebri

ghtcolors,scannerscanselectthebagsandseparatethemefficiently.Thefoodwasteingreenbagsisprocessedonsiteintoacertainthickliquidtomakeburn

ablegas,whichpowersthecity‟sbuses.Oneofthebenefitsofthismethodofrecyclingisthatthereislesscross-pollution,somoreoftherecycledwastecanact

uallybeusedtomakenewthings.LiketherestofSweden，Eskilstunaiscommittedtosendingzerowastefromitscitizenstolandfill.Wastethatcannotberecycled

isburntatalocalplanttogenerateelectricity.Thisreducesrelianceonfossilfuels,butdoescreategreenhousegases

.Ascountriesaroundtheworldtrytoimprovetheirrecyclingrates,somemaylooktoEskilstunaasanexampletofollowaslongastheyth

inktheycanpersuadetheircitizenstogetbusysortingathome.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutEskilstuna?A．Itisfloodedwithcolorfulwaste.B．Itisbe

st-knownforwaste-recycling.C．Wastethereispaintedintosevencolors.D．Rubbishrecyclingishandledseriouslythere.5．Wh

atdoestheunderlinedword“jumbled”inparagraph2mean?A．Mixedtogether.B．Collectedorderly.C．Sealedcautiously.

D．Piledpurposefully.6．Whatmaythenewrecycle-systembringabout?A．Theincreaseintheefficiencyofwasterecyclin

g.B．Theconveniencetothecitizensinwastedropping.C．Theavoidanceofrubbishrelatedenvironmentalproblems.D．Thedecreaseofprofitforwasteplants.7．Whe

reisthistextmostlikelyfrom?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,manyofthehotdr

inksweconsumeevenmoreatthistimeofyearcertainlysoundsugary,butjusthowmuchsugartheycontainmightcomeasashock.Thehealthcampaigngrou

pActiononSugarhasfoundthatStarbuckshotchocolatemadewithmilkhasalmost94gramsofsugar.Thatequals23teaspoons.AtCa

ffeNero,thesaltedhotchocolatepacksinalmost60gramsofsugar,about15leaspoons.AndCasta‟screamlatte（拿铁）has32gramsofsugar,tha

t‟s8teaspoons.Thedrinkmakerswon‟thavethosedetailslistednexttotheprice.Ifknown,itwouldbequitealarming.That‟sh

owcapitalismworks.Thecapitalistshavetogetpeopleaddictedtocertainthingstokeepsellingitmore.Iftoldtheamountofsugarcontained，manywouldtakehotd

rinksjustasatreatnotonadailybasis.Somedrinkshaveactuallyreducedinsugaroverthepastfewyears，butmanymorehaven‟t.Themosts

ugaryseasonaldrinkwasfromStarbuckswithmorethan14teaspoonsofsugar.Othercompanieslikebreakfastcerealma

nufacturersandyogurtmanufacturersarereducingsugar.Andsoissoftdrinks，yetthemilkbaseddrinks,milkshakes，hotchocolatesandlattesjustdon

‟tseemtohavechangedinthesameway.Andwhilesomecompaniesareactuallybeingreallyresponsiblereducingtheirsugar,somehaveactuallyincre

asedthatinthelasttwoyearswhichjustseemsridiculous.Coffeechainsdoofferlow-caloriealternatives.ButActiononSugararestillca

llingformoretaxonhotcoffeedrinks.NotmuchofaChristmaspresentforthecoffeechains,butmaybeagiftinthelongtermfo

rourhealth.8．Whatdoesthefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A．Consumersfavorsugarcontainedhotdrinks.B．Theamountofsugarinsomehotdrinksisfrightenin

g.C．Famoushotdrinkmakerspreferhotchocolateseries.D．CreamlatteisthesignaturehotdrinkforStarbucks.9．Whatcanwel

earnabouthotdrinkmakers?A．Mostofthemaretryingtoreducesugarincertaindrinks.B．Chocolateandsyrupareirreplaceabl

epartoftheirproducts.C．Theywon‟tshowtheconsumerhowmuchsugaradrinkcontains.D．Fourofthemhavebeeninvestigatedbythehealt

hcampaigngroup.10．What‟sthewriter‟sattitudetowardthehotdrinkmakers?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Reserved.11．Howcanthesugar-originatedhotdrin

kproblembeeased?A．Taxescanberaisedonhotdrinkmakerslikecoffeechains.B．MoreofficialgroupslikeActiononSugarcouldbefounded.C．Sugarco

ntentcanbelabeledinplaceofthepriceforhotdrinks.D．Warningscanbegiventothoseenjoyingweeklyhotdrinks.（2020

届安徽省江淮十校高三第三次联考）Dosomekindsofvideogamescauseviolence?Scientificstudiesdonotsuggestalink.Buttheideathatthereisali

nkbetweenviolentvideogamesandviolentactsreappearedfollowingthemassshootinginElPaso,Texas,lastweekend.Anonl

inestatementthoughttobewrittenbytheElPasogunmanmentionedthevideogame“CallofDuty”.OnMonday,PresidentDo

naldTrumpsaidthat“terrifyingvideogames”contributetoa“glorificationofviolence”.Americanpoliticianshavelongmadesimilarstat

ements.BenjaminBurroughsisaprofessorofmediaattheUniversityofLasVegas.Hesaidthatthereisnolinkagetogunviolence,whenmentioningvi

deogames.Burroughspointedoutthatsomestudiesshowashort-termincreaseinaggressivethoughtsandfeelingsafterplayingvideog

ames,butnothingthatrisestothelevelofviolence.“Plentyofgamersgetupsetwhentheyloseorfeelthegamewas„cheating‟,butitdoesn‟tleadtov

iolentoutputs,”Burroughsstressed.In2006,asmallstudybyresearchersatIndianaUniversityfoundthatteenagerswhoplaye

dviolentvideogamesshowedhigherlevelsofemotionalarousal（激发）—strongemotionslikeangerorfear.Theteenagersalsoshowedlessactivi

tyinthepartsofthebrainassociatedwiththeabilitytoplan，controlanddirectthoughtsandbehavior.PatrickMarkey，t

hepsychologyprofessor，foundinhisresearchthatmenwhocommitsevereactsofviolenceactuallyplayviolentvideogameslessthantheaveragemale.AnotherstudybyMarkeya

ndotherresearchersshowedthatviolencetendstogodownwhenanewviolentmovieorvideogamecomesout.Onepossibleexplanationisthatpeople

areathomeplayingthegameorintheaterswatchingthemovie.Markeybelievesthatvideogamesmightexcitepeople,bu

ttheydonotchangewhopeopleare.“Itislikegoingtoseeasadmovie,”Markeysaidofplayingvideogames.“Itmightmakeyoucrybutitdoesn‟tmake

youclinicallydepressed,”hesaid.12．WhyisthemassshootinginEIPaso,Texasmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowthenecessityofscientificstudies.B．Tosu

pportthewriter‟sownviewpoint.C．Toshowtheseriousnessofviolentacts.D．Toserveasevidencefortheassumption.13．Wh

atarethesimilaritiesbetweenBenjaminBurroughsandPatrickMarkey?A．BotharespecialistsinpsychologyintheUSA．B．Bothacknowledgevideogamer

ousedemotionalchange.C．Bothpresenttheirideasthroughdoingresearch.D．Bothworryaboutthepotentialdangerscausedbyvideo

games.14．Whatcanbelearnedabouttheresearchin2006?A．Teenagerstestedinitbecomemoreemotional.B．Itsfindingssetalar

mforyoungvideogameplayers.C．TeenagersmentionedinitmainlycomefromIndiana.D．Itsresearchersarestronglyforbanningvideog

ames.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Violence—aby-productofvideogames.B．Videogames—thecauseofviolenceornot.C．Vide

ogames—thepromoterofthemassshoot.D．Violence—athreatforgameplayersornot.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）Wanttobemoresuccessfu

l?Ifso,thenyouneedtoreadafewself-helpbooks.Herearefourpopularonestogetyougoing.59Seconds(2009)byRichardWisemanTh

isisaself-helpbookwithadifference.Wiseman,ascientist,usessciencetoprovemanyself-helpmyths(神话)arefalse.Forexample,self-helpbookssaythati

fyouwanttoachieveagoal,youshouldvisualizeit.ButWisemansaysthat'stheworstthingtodo.Studiesshowthatyouneedtovisualizethesteps

requiredtoachievethegoal.HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople(1936)—byDaleCarnegieThisisthebookthatlaunchedtheself-helptype.Carnegiesaysfinanci

alsuccessis15%professionalknowledgeand85%theabilitytoexpressideas,assumeleadership,andmotivatepeople.Thebookisful

lofpracticaladviceonhowtoinfluencepeoplebymakingthemlikeyou.TheMillionaireNextDoor(1996)byThomasStanley&WlliamDankoTheauthorsofthisbookspentye

arsinterviewingAmericanmillionairestofigureoutthesecretsoftheirsuccess.Andtheydiscoveredthatamajorityofmi

llionairesdon'tliveluxurylifestyles.They'rerichbecausetheylivebelowtheirmeansandreinvestwhattheyearn.WhoMovedMy

Cheese?(1998)-bySpencerJohnsonWhoMovedMyCheese?AnAmazingWaytoDealwithChangeinYourWorkandinYourLife,publishedonSeptember8,1998,is

amotivationalbusinessfable.Thetextdescribeschangeinone'sworkandlife,andfourtypicalreactionstothosechange

sbytwomiceandtwo“littlepeople”，duringtheirhuntforcheese.1．Whatisthekeytoachievingsuccessin59Seconds?A．Toemployscien

ce.B．Tofollowexamples.C．Topictureprocedures.D．Tovisualizethegoal.2．WhatisDaleCarnegie'sbookmainlyabout?A．Howtomasteroccupationa

lknowledge.B．Howtoapplypracticaltechniques.C．Howtogainstrongmanagement.D．Howtobecomepopularpersons.3．Whichbookcanhel

pyouadapttochangeinyourlife?A．59SecondsB．WhoMovedMyCheese?C．TheMillionaireNextDoorD．HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）When

Milletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Attheresthourinthefieldstheotherworkerswouldalltakenaps,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.Finally,the

villagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.WhenMilletreachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarv

ing,someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,whichenabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.Millet'spicturesofpeasantsatwor

kwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcarefully—digging,hoeing,spreadingmanure,sawingwood,ors

owinggrain.Thenhewouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmo

delsandgetallthemovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogoby,hewouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.Oneofhisnotedartworksiscalled“TheSower”,whichshow

samanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackwardtoscattertheseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesowerstrides

forward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,buthisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.Onlythema

n'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.Anothermasterpieceiscalled“TheGleaners”.Agleanerissomeonepickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.Whenfa

rmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittlethegleanerscanfindisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet'spicturewhatback-breakingworkgleani

ngmustbe.4．WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?A．Hiswifesupportedhimtobeapainter.B．Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.C．HespenthiswholelifeinBarbiz

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c.（2020届福建省福州市高三二模）InaccessibleIslandiswellnamed.ItisanuninhabitedrockintheSouthAtlanticocean.Gothere,though,andyouwillfinditscoastiscoveredwithl

itter.ThathasbeentheexperienceofPeterRyanoftheUniversityofCapeTown,inSouthAfrica.Since1984Dr.RyanhasbeenvisitingInaccessib

le,recordingthelitterstrandedontheisland'sbeaches.Thisweek,hehaspublishedtheresults.ThoughInaccessib

leisindeedremote,thenatureofoceaniccirculationmeansthatthisisexactlythesortofplacewherefloatingrubbishten

dstoaccumulate.Dr.Ryanandhiscolleaguesfocusedononeparticularclassoflitter:bottles.Theirdefinitionofabottleincludedjarsandcontainers,an

dthingsmadeofmetal,glassorpolymer.Most,though,wereofpolyethyleneterephthalate,alightplastic.Aparticularadvantageofpickingbottlestoinv

estigateisthattheyareoftenstampedwiththeircountryofmanufacture.ThatenabledDr.Ryantoanalyzethehistoryofoceanicl

ittering.Heanalyzedtheproportionsofbottlesfromvariousgeographicalsources.In1989thepreponderance(优势)ofthem(67%)wasSouthAmerican.Twentyyearsla

ter,in2009,bottlesmadeinAsiacontributedmoreorlessequally(44%)withSouthAmericanones(41%).By2018theoverwhelming(压倒性的)majority(74%)wereAsian.This

geographicalshiftspeaksvolumes.ThefirstsamplesuggestsmostlitterarrivingonInaccessiblehadbeenwashedofft

helandordroppedfromcoastalshipping—SouthAmericabeingarelativelynearbycontinent.Theothertwo,withtheirrisingproportionsofrubbishfromAsi

a,whichistoofarfromtheislandforittohavefloatedthere,stronglysuggestitwascrews‟emptiesbeingflungfromships.Suchlitteringisbanned—w

hich,ironically,cameintoforcein1989.Butevidentlyalotofships‟captainsdonotcare.Theypermitthedumpingofrubbishovertheside,regardless.12．Whatleadsto

littergatheringonInaccessibleIsland?A．Thenaturalphenomenonofoceancurrents.B．Toomanypeople‟sactivitiesontheisland.C．Thelitter‟sfloatin

garoundtheisland.D．Theisland‟sremotelocation.13．WhydoesDr.Ryanchoosebottlesassubjects?A．Itiseasytoanalyzethem.B．Itispossiblet

ofigureouttheirsources.C．Therearestampsattachedtothem.D．Theycontributemosttooceaniclittering.14．What

doestheunderlinedword“flung”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Castaway.B．Givenaway.C．Carriedout.D．Putout.15．Whatisthebesttitlefor

thetext?A．PlasticBottlesWasheduponInaccessibleIslandB．GeographicalFactorsAccountingforMoreRubbishC．Plasti

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processcanalsobeviewedintheoppositeway.TheoutsideworldisopeningupasareceptacleforChineseculture.WhereonceitwasallamatterofChinesepeoplefascinatedby

Hollywoodmovies,anew“softpower”trendistakingChinesepopmusic,TVseriesandnovelstoappreciativeaudiencesa

broad.EnglishwomanHollieSowdenandAmericanNoraWilsondevelopedawebsitecalled“WrittenChinese,”withaChinesewomannamedChamc

enLiu.ThewebsiteprovidesadictionaryandotherMandarinlearningtools.Wilsonsays,“Atthebeginning,itwasjustaFacebookpagewherewepostedcharacters,theirm

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amples,withtensofthousandsoffollowersontheirFacebookpages.Chinesemusic,too,iswalkingthroughtheopendoorthatoncewasaone-waystreet.MelodyC2Eisastu

dentclubattheShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,whichistryingtospreadChinesepopsongstotheworld.Itnowhasaround300,000subscribers.Theins

pirationisrootedin2016,whenPanJianghaoheardayouthenvoy(公使)fortheUnitedNationssaythattheworldwantedtohearmorefr

omChineseyoungpeople.Motivatedbyhiswords,PanandLinHongyingdecidedtofoundanewmusicalgroupandshareChinesepop,songswiththerestoftheworldviaEngli

shtranslation.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“receptacle”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Container.B．Source.C．Cente

r.D．Foundation.5．Whatdoweknowabout"WrittenChinese'"?A．Ithasnearly280,000followers.B．IthelpslearnChinesecharacters.C．ItinvolvesdailylivinginChina.D

．Itisdevelopedbytwoforeigners.6．WhywasMelodyC2Esetup?A．TomotivateChineseyoungpeople.B．TopreserveChinesetraditionalsongs.C

．Toimproveitsmembers'translationskills.D．TointroduceChinesepopsongstotheglobe.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

?A．ForeignWebsiteswithaChineseTouchB．CompetitionLeadingtoaCultureBoomC．China'sCulturalFootprintonForeignShoresD．ReformandOpeningupShapingaNewGene

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

teremovalofsmallpox,aterrifyingdisease.Itwasuntreatablebut,luckily,itturnedoutthatvaccination(接种疫苗)providedgoodprotectio

n--andthatmassimmunization(免疫)couldwipeoutthesmall-poxvirusbyblockingitsspread.Accordingtolegend,vaccinationwasinventedbyDrEdwardJenner.Jenn

ershowedthathealthychildrenvaccinatedwithcowpox,amildinfectionofcattle,couldnotcatchsmallpox.Hewassupposedlyinspiredb

yacommentfromalocalmilkmaid,butthereisevidencethattheideacamefromamedicalfriend,JohnFester,whohadexperimentedwithcowpo

x.Nevertheless,Jennerdeservescreditforintroducingvaccinationintothemedicalmainstreamwithhispaperpublishe

din1798.In1966,160yearsafterthepredictionthatvaccinationwouldcleanoffthedisease,theWorldHealthOrganizationlaunched

itsSmallpoxEradicationProgramme.Thisheroic1-yeardrivewasdirectedbytwoAmericanpublichealthdoctors,DAHendersonandBillForge.Theirhardships

wereenormous:OneWHOofficialevenpromisedtoeatatyreifsmallpoxwasremoved;Hendersonpromisedtosendhimthetyreandwishedhimgooda

ppetite.ButHendersonandFoege'shardworkpaidoff--threeyearsafterthelastsmallpoxcasewasinformed(tomakesurenooutbreakshadbeenmissed)TargetZeroDaywa

sdeclared.40yearson,shouldwerememberTargetZeroDay?First,tocelebratevictoryofpreventativemedicineandfreedomfromacrueldisease.Then,wemustrememberth

evictimsofsmallpox.Ithadpreviouslykilled1in12worldwide.In1914,aCanadianprofessorwarnedagainstforgettingsmallpox,whichwasfastdisappearingfromNorthAme

rica.Itwentontokillatleastanother250millionpeople--threetimesmorethanbothworldwarscombined.TargetZeroDayalsoremindsusofundefeatedinfections,includ

ingpolio,measles,malaria,andofcoursethecoronavirusCovid-19.Let'srecognizeTargetZeroDayforwhatitis:amilesto

neinworldhistoryandamonumenttotheartofthepossible.8．WhatinspiredJennertoinventthevaccination?A．Amedicalfriend.B．Alocalmilkmaid.C．Cattle.D．Childre

n.9．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofmentioningtheWHOofficial'spromise?A．TointroducethesupportfromtheWHO.B．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodappetite.C．Tosugges

tthedifficultyinremovingsmallpox.D．Toshowhisdeterminationtocarryonthedrive.10．Wherecanyoufindthefiguresthatbestsupport“smallpoxisaterrifyingdise

ase?A．Inparagraph1.B．Inparagraph2.C．Inparagraph3.D．Inparagraph4.11．Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?A．Apromisemadeisadebtunpaid.B．At

roublesharedisatroublehalved.C．Somethingisbetterthannothing.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.（2020届福建省厦门市高三第二次质检）Inhabitatsacrosstheplan

et,animalsperiodicallydropeverythingtowalk,flyorswimtoanewplace.Wildlifesuchaswhalesandgeeselearnmigration(迁移)pathsbyfollowingtheirparents.Others,inc

ludingsmallsongbirds,gainthedistanceanddirectionoftheirmigrationwithintheirgenetic(遗传的)code.Andsomeanimalsuseacombinationofgen

eticsandculturetoguidetheirmigration.Anothergroupofmigratorsdoesnotquitefiteithermodel,andresearchershaveonlyrecentlystartedtofigureouthowtheyfi

ndtheirway.TaketheCory'sshearwater,anoceangoingseabirdthatmigratesovertheAtlanticeveryyear.Theyoungd

onotmigratewiththeirparents,soculturecannotexplaintheirjourneys.Andtheexactpathsvarywildlyfromindivid

ualtoindividual,makinggeneticsequallyunlikely.Cory'sshearwatersarelong-lived,rarelyproducingyoungsuccessfullybeforeagenine.Thisleavesanopening

forlearningandpracticetodeveloptheirmigrationpatterns.Researcherscallthisthe"exploration-refinement",anduntilnowithasb

eenhypothetical(假设的)becauseofdifficultiesintrackingmigratoryanimals'movements.Butateamofresearchershasdone

thatbyattachingsmallgeolocatorstomorethan150ofthebirdsagedfourtonine.Theyfoundthatyoungerbirdstraveledlongerdistances,fo

rlongerperiods,andhadmorediversepathsthanolderbirds.“Wefinallyhaveevidenceofthe"exploration-refinement"formigratorybirds,"saysLeti

ziaCampioni,wholedthestudy.YoungerCory'sshearwatersareabletoflyjustasfastastheadults-buttheydonot,suggestingthattheyoungdomoreexploring,whichgr

aduallyfadesastheymatureandsettleintoapreferredcourse.“Althoughitmayseemlessefficientthanotherstrategies,

„explorationrefinement‟couldbebeneficialtobirdsandotherorganismsinarapidlychangingworldduetounpredictableman-madechanges,”

saysBarbaraFrei.“Itmightbesafertorepeatabehaviorthatwasrecentlysuccessfulthantorelyonpatternsthatwereperfectedlongagobutmightnolongerbesafe

.”12．Thefirstparagraphmainly.A．describesanimals'habitatsB．talksaboutmigrationmodelsC．comparesdifferentspe

ciesD．introducesatrackingtechnology13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph3referto?A．Thelongli

feofCory'sshearwaters.B．ThewayCory'sshearwatersformtheirmigrationpatterns.C．Theopeningforlearningandpractice.D．TheprocessscientiststrackCor

y'sshearwaters'movements.14．WhatdocsLetiziaCampioni'sstudyfindabouttheyoungerCory'sshearwaters?A．Theytravelasmuchasadultbirds.B．Theymove

inapredictablemanner.C．Theylowerthespeedforexploration.D．Theylookforacoursewiththeirparents.15．Whatcanweconclu

defromthelastparagraph?A．Man-madechangesmakemigrationeasier.B．Animalsmakeasaferjourneyviaafixedtrack.C．Courseexplorationcontri

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

earlyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenoaccesstodrinkingwater,thatlackofcleanwaterassociationwithun-properhygieneandshortageoftoiletskills3.3million

ayear.Andthisisacommonprobleminmanypartsofthedevelopingworld,butitseffectisnotwidelyknown,accordingtoexpertsatthePulitzerCent

eronCrisisReporting.AspartoftheWorldWaterDaytradition,thecenterisscreeningfilmsaboutinternationalwaterissuesattheEnvironmentalFilmFestival

inWashington,D．C．Thefilmsdescribeavarietyofconflictsoverwater.“Thechallengeinpresentingthesefilms,”saysPeterSawyer,pro

jectcoordinatoratthePulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting,“istosharewithawideraudiencetheurgentissuessurroundingw

ater.Ourgoalforthisscreeningistojustgettheseissuesoutthere,”hesays.“Wedon'tfeelthattheyattractpublicattentionandwethinkthattheyshouldbecaus

etheyarereallyimportant.”InDhaka'sChallenge,filmmakerStephenSapienzaexploresoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinAsia.Hesaysone-

thirdofthe15millionpeopleintheBangladeshicapitalliveinplaceswheresafewaterislimited.Eachyear400,000newcomersjoinDhaka'surbanpoo

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

changethelawtogivethesameequalwaterrightstotheurbanpoor.DiabalokSingHa,whoisthegroup'sfounder,said,“Awin-winsituationactuallyoccurredbecauseDhaka

WASAwantedtheirincomesandontheotherhand,poorpeoplewantedtheserviceandtheyimmediatelyseetheeconomicadvantageofget

tingDhakaWASAwatersupplybecausethatischeap,sotheyimmediatelybuyin.”“Mystorywasjusttryingtopointoutthattheseproblemsares

olvableonsomelevelevenifyouhavetostartsmallandit'spossibleinthelongruntosavemanylives,”saysSapienza.8．W

hichofthefollowingisthemainpurposeofthefilms?A．Toshowthenumberofpeoplelackingcleanwater.B．Toletmorepeoplekn

owtheseriouswaterproblems.C．Toattractpeopletopayattentiontotheworldconflicts.D．Togetpeopletohaveagoodknowledgeofwater.9．Whatdoes

Paragraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Waystogetcheapwater.B．ThefilmDhaka'sChallenge.C．FilmmakerStephenSapienza.D．Anon-profitgroup.10．Whichoft

hefollowingdoesDiabalokSingHaagreewith?A．Mostpeoplecan'taffordthewatersupply.B．RichpeopleinDhakawillbuyinatonce.C．PoorpeopleinDh

akaneedtheserviceofwater.D．DhakaWASAwillseesoontheeconomicadvantage.11．WhatdoesSapienzaintendtotellusbymakingthefilmDha

ka'sChallenge?A．Theproblemofwatercanpossiblybesolved.B．AllthepeoplecannotgetcitywaterfromWASA．C．Awin-winsitua

tionisexpectedbyeveryfilmmaker.D．DhakaWASAisverypopularwiththelocalpeople.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Ifyouarecrazyaboutpain

tings,youshouldn‟tmissthefollowingfourfamousmasterpieceswhichhavestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck‟sArnolfiniPortrait,anoilpaintingon

woodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNationalGallery,

London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumentonfifteenth-centurysoc

iety,throughvanEyck‟sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticduties.TheStarr

yNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhill

sidevillage,duringhis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint-Rémy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1

890.WhentheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butit

hassincebecomeoneofvanGogh‟smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1

565.ItdepictstheharvesttimewhichmostcommonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcol

lectorfromAntwerp,commissionedthispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.Guernic

aGuernica,alargeblack-and-whiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle“Gue

rnica”referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hascometobeanant

i-warsymbolandareminderofthetragediesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofaíinMadrid.1．Which

ofthefollowingpaintingswasproducedearliest?A．TheArnolfiniPortraitB．TheStarryNight.C．TheHarvesters.D．Guernica.2．Whatdoweknowaboutth

epaintingTheStarryNight?A．Itwaspaintedonwoodinoil.B．Itwasn‟twidelyrecognizedbefore1941.C．Itdescribedthepa

inter‟slifeinhospital.D．Itwasgivenawaytothemuseumbyacollector.3．Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingthetragedyofwar?A．PieterBruegeltheElder.B．Vin

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

uldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada‟biggestmusicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa‟sBluesfest,anoutdoorfestivalthatdrawsaround300,000people

eachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisis

oneofthemostchallengingproblemswe‟vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,exe

cutivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatchangestheschedulehasamajoreffect,sowe‟retakingitveryseriously.”Thedisco

verymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiringasecurityguardtowatchoverthem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswereals

obroughtin.“Wedon‟tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilllikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingman

ytohopethattheeggshatchinthenextdayorso.ThefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfromEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50meters

awayortakeittoawildlifecenter.Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdanditsyoungwouldbeprotectedduringthefestival‟s11-dayrun,saidM

onahan.It‟shighlylikelythatthefestival‟sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdanditseggs.Monahanwasconfid

entthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.“Mostofthepeoplewe‟reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolution,”Monahansaid.“Th

ereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan‟tgoon.”Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesupportedthebird,sayingthat

movingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbi

rd,whichiswidespreadacrossNorthAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Thekilldeer‟stendencytob

uilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,constructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwastempor

arilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.8．WhichisTRUEaboutBluesfest?A．ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.B．

Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.C．Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.D．ItisachallengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.9．Whatwases

peciallychallengingforBluesfestthisyear?A．Pressurefromthegovernment.B．Disagreementswiththepublic.C．Theneedtoprotectthebird‟seggs.D．Thel

ackofexperienceinhostingtheevent.10．Howdidthefestivalplantodealwiththeproblem?A．Movethenesttoanotherplace.B．Askgovernmentofficialsforhelp

.C．Seekadvicefromenvironmentalists.D．Hiresecurityguardstoprotecttheeggs.11．WhatwasMonahan‟sattitudetoward

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

odatcreativeproblemsolvingfortworeasons:First,theyarenottrainedinhowtobecreative.Second,theydon‟tunderstandgroupstrengthwellenoughtoharness(驾驭)theirp

owertomaximizegroupcreativity.Akeyelementofcreativityisapplyingexistingknowledgetoanewproblem.Themorepeoplegettinginvolvedinsolvingit,them

oreknowledgethereistoworkonit.Unfortunately,researchshowsthatthetraditionalbrainstormingmethodsfailtoachievethatgoal.Whengroupsge

ttogethertoexchangeideas,theyactuallycomeupwithfewerideasoverallthaniftheyeachhadworkedalone.Tofixthisproblem,youshouldconsiderthetwostagesofgrouppr

oblem-solving:divergence(分散)andconvergence(集中).Divergencehappenswhenthegroupconsidersasmanydifferentpot

entialsolutionsaspossible.Convergencehappenswhenthevariousproposedsolutionsareevaluatedandreducedtoasmallersetofcandidatesolutionstothecurrentprob

lem.Theessentialprincipleofgroupcreativityisthatindividualsworkingalonediverge,whereasgroupmemberswo

rkingtogetherconverge.Ingroups,onceamemberstatesapotentialsolution,itmakesothersthinkabouttheproblemsimilarly.Thatiswhygroupsworkingtogethe

rdivergelessthanindividualsworkingalone.Therefore,beawareofwhentodivergeandwhentoconverge.Forexample,

earlyintheproblem-solvingprocess,havegroupmembersworkalonetowritedownstatementsdescribingtheproblem.The

ngetthembacktodiscusstheirdescriptions.Thegroupdiscussionwillleadeveryonetoacceptoneorasmallnumberofthesestat

ementstoworkon—thisishealthyconvergence.Whenstartingtogeneratesolutions,youagainwantdivergence.Havepeoplew

orkalonetostart.Thencollectpeople‟sinitialideasandsendthemaroundtoothersandallowthedivergencetocontinueaseveryoneindividuallybuildsontheide

asofothermembers.Finally,letthegroupdiscusstheresultingideas.Thisdiscussionwillgraduallyleadthegrouptocon

vergeonasmallnumberofcandidatesolutions.Thissimplemethodworkseffectively,becauseitrespectswhatindividualsandgroupsdobest.12．Wecaninferthatthetraditi

onalbrainstormingmethods______.A．enablepeopletoformmoreideastogetherB．greatlyencouragegroupcreativityC．actuallylimitgrou

pcreativityD．preventpeople‟sinvolvementintheproblems13．AccordingtoPara.4,whenamemberpresentsanidea,otherstendto_____.A．thinkthe

otherwayroundB．followhiswayofthinkingC．bemoreconfidentintheirownideasD．belesswillingtosharetheirownideas14．Whatshouldgroupmembersfirstdoearlyi

ntheproblem-solvingprocess?A．Discusstheproblem.B．Putdowngroupstatementstogether.C．Simplifytheproblem.D．Writedownthe

irindividualdescriptions.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AsimplewaytomakegroupthinkingmoreeffectiveB．Difficultiesinorganizin

ggroupthinkingC．DifferencesbetweendivergenceandconvergenceD．Advantagesofgroupthinkingoverindividualthinking（2020届广东省肇

庆市高三质量监测）WelookaheadtoLondon‟sartandexhibitionopeningsandselectthemust─seeshows.DoublescienceIt‟sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseu

m,withanewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.TheScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLondonbetween1550and1800when

majorscientificbreakthroughswerehappeningacrossthecity──fromNewton‟slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicroscopesallowingustoseetheti

nycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn‟tenough,there‟salsoanexhibitiononhowartandsciencehaveworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturi

esandcontinuetodosotoday.ScienceCity1550──1800:TheLinburyGalleryattheScienceMuseum.Opens12September──13Octob

er,free.TheArtofInnovation:FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatterattheScienceMuseum.25September──26January,freebutticketed.Areyouworriedyet?Wealls

ufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintothisthroughartworksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanage.Theexhibitionalsoc

overswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcouldbevisualisedinlightorsound──somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.OnEdge:LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.19Se

ptember──19January,free.ClimbingthewallsNoartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanfiguresallovertheplace.Anto

nyGormley,theartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesovertheRoyalAcademyofArtswi

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

3December,£18──22.1．WhatisonshowintheScienceCitygallery?A．Someofthegreatestphysicists.B．ThestoriesoftheLondo

ndevelopment.C．Thepredictionofthefuturescience.D．Someofthegreatachievementsinhistory.2．Whichexhibitionallowsvisitorstokno

waboutanegativemoodinanewway?A．TheArtofInnovation.B．OnEdge.C．RoyalAcademyofArts.D．ScienceCity1550─1800.3．Whencanvisitorsseethesefourexhib

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

hildren‟swritingandmentoring(辅导)centercalledtheMinistryofStories,whichisfrontedbyitsshop,HoxtonStreetMonster(怪兽)Supplies,where

youcanexpecttofindmonsterfood.Thestoreraisesfundsforthisveryspecialprogramthatfireschildren‟simagination.Theyouthag

ed8to18entertheMinistry,throughasecretdoorthatisdesignedtoopenaworldofopportunitybyencouragingaloveforwriting.Theorganizationbeli

evesthat,“Writingincreasesself-respect,improvescommunicationandcanchangelives.”That‟sbecausewritingallowschildren‟svoicestobeheard.Th

isyear,theworkshopiscelebrating10yearsofhelpingchildrendiscoveraloveforwritingthroughcreativeprograms.FoundedbyLucyMacnab,BenP

ayneandbest-sellingauthorNickHornby,theorganizationworkswitharound1,000childrenperyearparticipatinginschoo

ls,andcommunityprogramsacrossHackney,Islington,andTowerHamlets.Itnowhasover400volunteersandrunsitsprogramfreeofchargefortheyouthoftheareas

.“Througharangeofcreativewritingprograms,andone-to-onementoring,weaimtohelpyoungpeoplefindtheirownqualitiesthat

canbedeveloped,”MacnabtoldTheTelegraph.“Webuildconfidence,self-respect,andcommunicationskillsinbothworkshopsforschoolsandoutofschoolwr

itingclubs.”One10-yearparticipant,Nmeso,saidthattheweeklyafter-schoolclubheattendsattheMinistryhashelpedhimgrowhisimaginationandimprovehisacademi

cperformance.Infact,hewasabletomoveupagradeinschool.What‟sevenmoreremarkableisthatNmesohashadastoryhewrotepublis

hed──alongwithotherwritersintheprogram──titledAndreHasaHardTime.ThisisNmeso‟ssuccessstory.4．Whatisthefu

nctionofHoxtonStreetMonsterSupplies?A．Advertisingthementoringcenter.B．SupportingtheMinistryofStories.C．Attrac

tingyoungchildrentocome.D．Arousingchildren'sinterestinfood.5．Whyaresomefiguresusedintheparagraph3?A．Top

rovetheprogramispopular.B．Tosuggestwritingisvitalforchildren.C．Toattractreaders‟attentiontothecenter.D．Toshowthevalueofrunningtheprogram.6．Whatist

heprogramintendedtodo?A．Togivethechildrenabetterfuture.B．Tohelpdiscoverthechildren‟spotential.C．Tohelpthechildrenexpressopinions.D．T

odevelopthechildren‟swritingskills.7．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutNmeso?A．Heistenyearsoldthisyear.B．He‟sgothisownbookpubl

ished.C．Hehasbenefittedalotfromtheprogram.D．Hebecomesveryfamousasayoungwriter.（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）Seaurchins(

海胆)aresmallcreatures,butwhat‟sreallyremarkableaboutthemisthattheyeatanythingthathappenstofloatby.Theyhavereallysharp

teeththeyusetoridrocksofalgae(海藻)whichmakesthemprettyvaluableespeciallyinplaceslikeHawaiiwherealgaearethreateningthec

oralreefs.Inthesummerof2019,500,000ofthemwereusedtodealwiththealgae.Theproblemstartedwhennon-nativealgaewereintroducedtotheecosyst

emofKaneoheBayinthe1970s.Becausetheyhadnoenemies,theyendeduptakingoverthebay,accordingtotheNationalMarineFi

sheriesService(NMFS).Thealgaeblockedsunlightfromreachingthecoral,whichinturnaffectedthelocalfishbecausetheychangedthechemistryofthewater.

That‟swhentheNMFSturnedtoseaurchinsthatlovedtodevourthealgae.Buttheyhadtogrowtothesizeofacherrytomatobeforetheycouldbeused.Since2011,seaurchinsh

avebeengrownandusedtohandlethealgaeproblem.Someofthefundsareavailableduetoanunfortunateincident.In2005,ashipwa

sgroundedonashallowreefnearKaneoheBay.Whentheshipwasremoved,20acresofreefshavebeendamaged.Whenthereisenvironmentaldamage,theNMF

Sandotheragenciesreceivefundsfromthewrongdoersandthefundsareusedtorestorethedamage.Somefundswerespentonotherproject

sliketheseaurchins.ThestateofHawaiibegantogrowtheseaurchins.Whentheyarelargeenough,diverscarefullyplacethemonth

ereef.Algaeisn‟ttheonlythingthatthreatensthecoralreefs.Climatechangeandtheeffectsoffishingandtourismintheareaalsoe

ndangerthecoralreefs.Butturningtoseaurchinsinsteadofman-madesolutionsseemslikethebestwaytogo.8．Whyareseaurchinsregardeda

soutstandingcreatures?A．Theyaretinybuthaveteeth.B．Theycankeeptheoceanclean.C．Theycanremoveharmfulalgae.D．T

heygrowoncoralreefswithalgae.9．Whathappenedafternon-nativealgaearrivedatKaneoheBay?A．Theyhelpedthecoralreefstosurvive.B．Theysprea

dtoeverycornerofthebay.C．Theydidn'tfitinwiththenewsurroundings.D．Theyfoughtagainstotherspeciestogetfo

od.10．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“devour”inparagraph3?A．EatB．BlockC．AttackD．Attract11．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingtos

avecoralreefs?A．Banningfishingandtourism.B．Relyingonhumans‟solutions.C．Employingdiverstohandlealgae.D．Lettin

gnaturetakecareofnature.（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Parisisamuseumcity.Therearehundredsofthem,bigandsmall.But,mostimportantly,th

eyareexcellent,someofthebestontheplanet.FromtheLouvretotheMuséed‟OrsaytotheCentrePompidou,youcouldspendalifetimewanderingthehallsofthecit

y‟sgreatmuseums.HerearesomeofthebestmuseumsinParis.TheLouvreTheworld‟sultimatemuseumisalsothebiggestonea

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

eudePaumeSetintheTuileriesGardensnexttotheLouvre,JeudePaume‟spastliveswereofatenniscourtandthenamuseumwhichhous

edImpressionistart.TodayitisParis‟smainphotographyandvideomuseum.Italsooccasionallyshowsart-housefilms.Muséed‟OrsayHousedina

formerrailwaystationontheLeftBankoftheSeine,themuseumopenedin1986andtodayhousestheplanet‟slargestcollectionofImpressionistandPost-Impressionis

tartworks.Ifyoulike19th-centurynaturallandscapeswithrurallivesandtastes,thisistheplacetotakeitallin.MuséeduQua

iBranlyAsParis‟smainhometonon-Europeanart,objects,andculture,thisJeanNouvel-designedmuseumexhibitsacol

lectionof3,500pieces,manyofwhichweretakenfromvariouscountriesduringthevastperiodofFrenchColonialism.ThereareobjectsfromQuebecandLouisiana

fromthetimewhentheregionswereunderFrenchcontrol.TherearealsoIndiansculptures,masksfromWestAfricaandotheraestheticdelights.1．Whichi

sthebestandmostadmiredexhibitintheLouvre?A．MonaLisa.B．Renaissance.C．LadyEra.D．Unknown.2．WhichmuseumhousesImpr

essionistartnowadays?A．JeudePaume.B．TheLouvre.C．Muséed‟Orsay.D．MuséeduQuaiBranly.3．MuséeduQuaiBranlyisdiffere

ntfromtheotherthreeinthat_________.A．ithousesnon-EuropeanobjectsB．itusedtobeatenniscourtC．itshowsthe19th-centuryruralsceneryD．itisPa

ris‟slargestmuseum（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Unconfidentchildrencanimprovetheirperformanceinmathtestssimplybysayingnicethingstothemselves,astudysuggests.Atota

lof212fourthtosixthgraders,agedbetween9to13yearsold,tookpartintheresearch.Thechildrencompletedamathtestintwoparts.Attheendofthe

firsthalf,researchersaskedthefirstgroupofkidstotalktothemselvesabouttheamountofefforttheywouldputintothesecondhalfofthetestbeforecarryingon.Thechil

drenquietlytoldthemselves:''Iwilldomyverybest.''Anothergroupwastoldtoconsidertheirability,byrepeatingthephrase:''Iamverygoodatthis.'

'Thechildrenwereinstructedtowritedowntheirgivenphrase,andrepeatittothemselveswhileworkingontheproblems,pa

rticularlywhentheyfoundtheworkchallenging.Therestofthechildrenactedasthecontrolgroup,andweren'trequiredtosayanything.Afewdaysbeforecompletingthete

st,allthekidscompletedasurveyonhowtheyviewedtheirownandothers'abilities.Comparedwithkidswhodidn'tdowhatisknownasself-talking,thosewi

thlowself-confidencewhospokeabouttheeffortthey'dmakedidbetterinthesecondhalfofthetest.Thedataledtheresearcherstoconcludech

ildrenwhostrugglewithnegativethoughtsabouttheircompetencecouldimprovetheirachievementsinschoolbytellingthemselves

theywillputeffortintoatask.However,theteamsaidtheydidnotfindthesameresultamongchildrenwithlowself-confidenc

ewhospoketothemselvesaboutability,forself-talkabouteffortisthekey.Meanwhile,theypointedoutthefindingsmaynotrelatetochildrenofotherages,andmore

researchisneededtoexplorethis.8．Howwastheresearchconducted?A．Bytellingstudentstotalkabouttheireffort.B．Bycomparingthreegro

upsofstudents.C．Byinstructingstudentstorepeatphrases.D．Bytellingstudentsnottosayanything.9．Whatconclusiond

idtheresearchersdraw?A．Studentsmaybenefitfromtalkingabouteffort.B．Studentsshouldtalkabouteffortinthetes

ts.C．Studentscanbenefitfromtalkingaboutability.D．Self-talkinghelpsallstudentsdobetterintests.10．Wecaninfe

rfromthelastparagraphthattheresearchteamis_________.A．carelessB．cautiousC．stubbornD．competitive11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermay

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

explainedtoyouthatthereare365daysinayearbecausethat'showlongittakesforEarthtocompleteonefulljourneyaroundthesun.Whattheymightn

othaveexplained,however,isthatit'snotexactly365days—it‟sactuallycloserto365.2421days.So,ifwewantourcalendaryeartobegin

rightwhenEarthbeginsanewturnaroundthesun,wehavetoaccountforroughlyanextraquarterofadayeachyear,oronedayeveryfouryears.History.comreportsthatth

eEgyptianshadalreadybeendoingthisforawhilebeforeEuropefinallycaughtonin46BC,whenRomanEmperorJuliusCaes

arandastronomerSosigenesputtheirheadstogethertocomeupwithwhatwenowcalltheJuliancalendar,whichincludes12months,365days,a

ndanadditional''leapday''everyfouryearsonFebruary29.Butrounding0.2421upto0.25eachyearcreatedanissue,becauseitdidn'tquiteadduptoafulldayevery

fouryears—andthattinydifferencemeantthatafter128years,thecalendaryearendedupstartingadaybeforeEarthhadcompleteditsjourney

aroundthesun.Bythe14thcentury,thecalendaryearwasstarting10daysbeforeEarthfinisheditsorbit.In1582,PopeGregoryXIIIsoughtto

correcttheerrorbysuggestingthatwesimplyskipaleapdayeverysooften.HisGregoriancalendar,whichwestillusetoday,rulesthatweskiptheleapdayduringyear

swhichcanbeevenlydivided(被整除)by100butnotby400.Forinstance,theyear2000includedaleapdaybecauseitcanbedividedby100a

nd400;theyear2100,ontheotherhand,willnotincludealeapday,sinceit'sevenlydividedby100,butnotby400.GregoryXIII‟scorrectiontoCaesar'sove

rcorrectionisitselfabitofanunder-correction,sowe'llprobablyneedtoreevaluateourleapdaydesignagaininabout10,000years.12．Whatdotheunderlinedwords''putth

eirheadstogether''inparagraph2mean?A．Comeacrosseachother.B．Bumptheirheadstogether.C．Competeagainsteachother.D．Combinetheireff

orts.13．AccordingtoGregoriancalendar,whichyearmayincludealeapday?A．2100.B．1600.C．1800.D．2020.14．Whatcanwelearnfromth

epassage?A．EmperorJuliusCaesarwasalsoanastronomer.B．Today'scalendarexactlyagreeswiththesun'sturning.C．The10-dayearlystarti

ncalendarwillalwaysexist.D．TheGregoriancalendarisnotyetthemostaccurate.15．What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A．Topointoutamist

akemadebyyourscienceteacher.B．ToexplainhowlongEarthmakesatriparoundthesun.C．Toexplainindetailwhytheleapdayisneeded.D．

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

nownastheuniquehomeofthelemur(狐猴）.Butthoselemursliveamongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora(植物群）intheworld.Andsothreaten

edisthatflorathatBritishandMalagasyscientistswereinvolvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritishseedbank.Theprojectisbeingdoneb

ytheRoyalBotanicGardeninLondon.ThebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitoroftheisland.ImeanMa

dagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiversityhotspotsintheworld.Ithasperhaps13,000plantspecies.90%ofthoseareuniquetothecountry,i.e.foundno

whereelseintheworld.Butalsomanyspecies,manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas.AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulationaredependento

nfarming.Andalotoftheirfarmingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation(耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear.Theycutitandtheyburnitan

dtheycangrowdryriceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost.Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetomovetoanewpatchofforest.Andforc

enturiesthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningafterthreeorfiveyearssomething

likethat,thentheforestbecamegrassland.SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar,thoseuniquespecies.8．which

ofthefollowingisthehabitatofthelemur?A．MadagascarB．BritainC．AnIndianisland.D．Thecoast9．WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromMadagascar?A．Thelemu

rwilldieoutwithoutthem.B．ThefloraonMadagascarisingreatdanger.C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomoftheocean

.D．TheBritishseedbankwantstomakemoneyfromthem.10．Whatistheresultofthewaypeoplefarm?A．Manyfarmershavelosttheirhomes.B．Thepopulatio

nisbecomingsmaller.C．Somerarespeciesaregone.D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition.11．Howdoestheauthorsound?A．Hopeless.B．Enthusiastic.C．Optimistic.D．Worr

ied.（2020届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）ScientistswhostudytheSunwatchforsunspots—violentstormsthatcanaffectcommunications，navigat

ionsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth.SunspotsareaproductofhugeelectromagneticstormsontheSun.ScientistsontheEartha

reabletoobservesunspotseightminutesaftertheyhappen.ThatishowlongittakesfortheSun‟slighttoreachus.Thefirstelectricallyc

hargedparticles(颗粒）fromasunspotentertheEarth‟satmosphereabout20to30minutesafterthestormhappens.Theseparticlescanharmhumanbeings.Sobeforetheyarrive

,astronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectthemfromtheireffects.Aboutadayortwolater,thebiggestpartofthestormarriv

es.Itiscalledacoronalmassejection.“Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'sblownawayfromtheSun.It‟stravelingmillionsofkilomet

ersanhour,butthatisrelativelyslow.”saysAlexYoung,theAssociateDirectorforScienceatNASA'sHeliophysicsScienceDivision.Seve

ralciviliangovernmentagenciesandtheU.S.AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24hoursaday.NASAdoessobecauseitmustprotectitsastrona

utsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft.Scientistsarealsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofsunspotsrisesandfallsatalmostr

egularintervalsevery11years.Inotherwords,scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountofsolaractivity.Sometimestheintensity(强度）

ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample,thecurrentsolarcycle,asitiscalled,ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone.Severalsatelliteswatch

theSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth.Picturesandotherinformationfromthesatellitestellscientistswhatishap

peningonandneartheSun.AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlookingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to40years.Thaiis

averyshorttimecomparedtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshining.12．WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpaceStationmov

eintospecialarea?A．Toavoidbeingharmed.B．Tochargethebattery.C．TowatchtheSuncloselyD．Toprotectdevicesonthespacecr

aft.13．Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast?A．About8minutes.B．About20to30minutesC．About11years.D．About30to40minutes14．WhatenablesscientiststowatchtheSun?A

．Environmentalchanges.B．GoodweatherconditionsC．Advancedinstruments.D．Governmentagencies15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thero

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

rgen（过敏原）forthelongesttimeisinthebedroom.Upto60%ofthedustmites（螨虫）foundinthehomeareactuallylivinginyourbedandyouspendaboutone-thirdofyourli

feinthebedroom!And,bedroomsaretheeasiestareatocontrolasanallergenfreezone.Yourcleaningprofessionalwillfir

stvacuumthemattress（垫子）,carpetingandfurnitureusingavacuumcleaner.ThemattressisthenthoroughlycleanedonallsurfacesusingtheResponsibleCarecle

aningagentsandaspeciallowmoisturecleaningtooldesignedtoleavethemattressasdryaspossible.Followingcleaning,AllergyReliefTr

eatmentisappliedtoallmattresssurfacesusingafinemistapplication.Themattressisthenplacedinadryingpositionandaspecia

lairmoverusedtospeedthedryingprocess,which,dependingupontemperatureandhumidity,normallytakesaboutanhour.Thesamesafecleaningage

ntsareusedtocleanthebedroomcarpetingandifdesired,anyfurnitureorrugs.ThisisalsofollowedbyanapplicationofAllergy

ReliefTreatment.Onceagain,aspeeddryingsystemissetuptodrythecleaneditemsasquicklyaspossibleandbringthehumiditydowntonormallevels.Baseboardsand

windowsillsarecleanedaswell.Whilethecleaningandtreatmentserviceisbeingperformeditishighlyrecommendedthatthebeddingandpill

owsbewashedinhotwaterandthattwocupsofAllergyReliefTreatmentbeaddedtothewashingcycle.Whileservicingthebedroomisthehighestpriority（优先）,significantbenef

itsmayalsoresultfromcleaningandtreatingotherareaswhereallergysufferersspendlotsoftime.Theseareasincludethefur

nitureandcarpetinginroomswheretimeisspentwatchingtelevision,readingandsoon.Also,carpetedareasthatpetshaveaccesstoshou

ldbecleanedandtreated.Atestforthepresenceofdustmitesinquantitiesrequiringtreatmentisalsoavailablefromourcompany.Butwewillonlytestdustmi

tesandwillnotprovideinformationonpetallergen.8．Whichplacehasthemostdustmitesinyourroom?A．Bed.B．Carpet.

C．Furniture.D．Floor.9．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?A．Theuseofcleaningagents.B．Thesurfacesofmattress.C．Cleaningthemattress

.D．Dryingthemattress.10．WhatdoweknowaboutAllergyReliefTreatmentmentionedinthispassage?A．Itisacuretoallergy.B．Itisatooltokillmites.C．Itisthenameofacom

pany.D．Itisachemicaltopreventallergy.11．Wheremightthispassagecomefrom?A．Amagazineaboutfurniture.B．Thewebsiteofaclea

ningcompany.C．Thewebsiteofahospital.D．Anewspaperonpublichealth.