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专题03阅读理解之应用文（原卷版）（2020届河南省名校联盟高三联考）Templeshaveexistedforthousandsofyears.Theyaretheproofofculturesandcivilizatio

nthatexistedmanyyearsago.Withtheirexcellentarchitectureandstructuretheyfascinatevisitorsfromaroundtheworld.TempleofHeaven

TheTempleofHeavenisaTaoisttempleinBeijing,thecapitalofChina.Thetemplewasconstructedinthe14thcenturybyEmperorY

ongleoftheMingDynastyashispersonaltemple,wherehewouldprayforgoodharvestandtomakeupforthesinsofhispeople.Thetemple'sarchitectureisquiteinterestin

g:Everythinginthetemple,whichrepresentsheaven,iscircularwhereasthegroundlevels,whichrepresenttheearth,are

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r8at2:00,2020WestBuildingLectureHallTheSydneyJ.FreedbergLectureonItalianArtfeaturesseveralscholarspresentingo

riginalresearchonmodernItalianart.Thisannuallectureseriesbeganin1997andisnamedafterthegreatspecialistofItalianartSydneyJ.Freedberg(1914-1

997).1．WhenandwherewillLectureOnebedelivered?A．July20,2020;NationalGalleryofArt.B．August20,2020;NationalGalleryofArt.C．July20,2020;MetropolitanMuse

umofArt.D．August20,2020;MetropolitanMuseumofArt.2．Inwhichlecturemayyouseepicturesofbattles?A．LectureOne.B．

LectureTwo.C．LectureThree.D．LectureFour.3．WhatisspecialaboutLectureFour?A．Itinvolvesseverallecturers.B．Ittakesplaceev

erytwoyears.C．Itisrelatedtotheoriginofart.D．ItispresentedbyanItalianexpert.（2020届广东省梅州市高三总复习质检）Pangoli

ns(穿山甲)arethemosttrafficked(非法交易)mammalsintheworldandarefacingextinction.Todrawattentiontothesescaly(有鳞片的),anteater-likeanim

als,anewwildlifedocumentary,EyeofthePangolin,isattemptingauniquewaytoinspireactionandconservation.Partneringwith

thenon-profitorganizationPangolin.Africa,thedocumentarywasmadeavailableonYouTubeinMay2019.Theintentionistoreachcommu

nitieswherevertheInternetisavailable,especiallyAfricancommunities,wholiveneartheanimal‟shabitats.Overtwoyears,thedocume

ntarycrewtraveledtoSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublicandGaboninsearchofthefouruniquespeciesofpangolin,whichhasneverbeenachievedbefore.

FilmmakersBruceYoungandJohanVermeulensaythattheywentintotheshootknowingrelativelylittleaboutpangolins,butgrewtorespecta

ndappreciatetheanimals.Gettingclosetothecreaturesovertwoyearswasacrashcourseinthesesecretivecreatures.Jo

hanVermeulensaid,"Onethinghoweverthatmightseemunimportantisthattheyareactuallyquitefussyeaters.Youwouldthinktheywouldeatanytypeofant,butt

heyallpreferaspecifictypeant."PangolinsarehuntedillegallyacrossAfricafortheirscales,whichareusedfortraditionalmedicine

,andtheirmeat.InApril2019,Singaporeancustomsofficialsconductedtwoseparateseizuresof24tonsofpangolinscales,whichequalstot

hedeathof69,000pangolins.Thoughthedocumentaryfocuseslessonthetraffickingofpangolins,andmoreontheanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,theaimofthed

ocumentaryistoinspireviewersaroundtheworldtocallforactiontoendtraffickingandprotectingtheseuniquecreatures.FilmedonlocationinSouthAfric

a,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublic,andGabon,thispowerfuldocumentaryisthestoryoftwomenonamissiontogetallfourspeciesofAfric

anpangolinoncamerafortheveryfirsttime.4．Whatisthepurposeofthedocumentary?A．Tostudythesituationofpangolins.B．Tocollectfundtoprotectpangoli

ns.C．Toraiseawarenessofpangolinprotection.D．Toproposesettinguppangolinreserves.5．Whatisthemeaningoftheunde

rlinedword“fussy”inparagraph2?A．Picky.B．Messy.C．Showy.D．Heavy.6．What‟sthedocumentarymainlyabout?A．Theillegaltradeofpangolins.B．Th

emedicalfunctionofpangolin'sscales.C．Thelifeofpangolinsintheirnaturalhabitats.D．TheeffortsofPangolin,Africatosa

vepangolins.7．Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?A．Abrochure.B．Adiary.C．Anovel.D．Amagazine.（2020届河北衡水中学高三第二次联考）ACalendarListingofCulturalE

ventsTHURSDAYGypsyCaravanWith30musiciansanddancers,thisshowtracestheRoma(orgypsy)migrationfromIndiatoWesternEurope.Re

presentingdancetraditionsfromIndia,Spain,Romania,andMacedonia.7：30P.M.SandersTheatre,Cambridge.$20,$30,and$37.GalCo

staWorldMusicpresentstheBostondebut(首演）ofBrazil‟stropicalismosuperstar，backedbyDariCaymmiandhisQuintet.8P.M.BerkleeP

erformanceCentre,Boston.$30,$35,and$40.FRIDAYHarvestBallGetouttheblacksuitorfancycocktaildressforanightofdancingtoMarkMorri

sandtheCatunes.ThedanceisabenefitfortheDanaFarberCancerInstitute.8P.M.BackBayHilton,Boston.$40inadvance,$50atdoor.NocheFlam

encaSpain'sflamboyantflamencodancecompanyreturnstoBoston.8：00P.M.$20.$30,and$40.SATURDAYBerlinPhiharmonicOrchestraTheCelebritySeriesopensitsse

asonwithanall-Beethovenprogram.8P.M.SymphonyHall,Boston.$45-$95.MUSEUMSGeometricAbstraction：LatinAmericanArt60pai

ntings,drawings,andsculptures，FoggArtMuseum,Cambridge.SixthAnnualOutdoorSculptureExhibitionDeCordova

Museum,Lincoln.AStudioofHerOwn：WomenArtistsinBoston1870-1940MuseumofFineArts,Boston.OpeneverydayexceptMonday.Admissionfree

.1．Wherewillyougoifyouwanttodance?A．GypsyCaravan.B．NocheFlamenca.C．HarvestBall.D．GalCosta.2．WhatdoGypsyCaravanandNocheFlamencahaveincommo

n?A．Theshowtime.B．Spanishdance.C．Musicstyles.D．Theticketprices.3．Youdon‟thavetopayifyou.A．gotoseeLatinAmericanpaintingsB．hearBerlinPhiharmonicOrchest

raC．watchtheperformancebytheBraziliansingerD．learnfineartsfromthewomenartistsinBoston（2020届河北省邯郸市高三第二次模拟）Activitiestoenjoywiththekids

in2020Whenyouarestuckforideasforthingstodowiththekids,looknofurther.TherearemanyattractionsandactivitiesinNorthDe

von,aswellasononeofourParks.TheBigSheepOpenJanuarytoOctober2020.Meettheanimals,feedtheanimals.Loadsoft

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r-coasterisgreat,ridetheswansinthelakeandenjoythesheepdogshow.AirExtremeOpenallyearround.Auniquetrampoline(蹦床)parkinNorthDevo

n.AfantasticareaofinterconnectedtrampolinesinnearbyBarnstaple.AirExtremeisfilledwithjumpactivities.Jumpalldaylongorch

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fantasticpark.TheMilkyWayOpenweekendsoff-season,dailymostoftheyear.Onlinebookingisessentialforthisfamily-friendlythemepark.TheyhaveNorthDevon'slarg

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onweekendsB．Takingyourfamily.C．Bookingonline.D．Playingroller-coasters.