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专题03阅读理解之应用文1.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）DiveintoJasondeCairesTaylor'sunderwaterartexhibitsfromaroundtheworldCreat

ingtheworld'sfirstunderwatersculpture(雕像)parkinGrenadain2006,andwithover1,000underwaterartworksacrosstheglobe,deCairesTaylorhasartfullyhigh

lightedthethreatstoouroceanswhileactivelyhelpingtocreatenewlifeinthem.Herearesomeoftheunderwaterartexhibits.MolinereUnderwaterScu

lptureParkGrenada,WestIndiesInstalledin2006afterMolinereBaysuffereddestructivedamagefromthe2004HurricaneIvan,these75underwaterartpiecesfo

rmedtheworld'sfirstunderwatersculptureparkandwasnamedoneofNationalGeographic's25WondersoftheWorld.Itnowprovidesanewhabitatformarinelife,andit

alsodrawsdiversandglass-bottomedboatsawayfrommoredelicatereefsnearby.OceanAtlasNassau,BahamasOffthecoas

tofNassausitstheworld'slargestunderwatersculpture,shallowenoughfordiverstoview.This60-ton,16-foottallstatueofayoungBahamiangirlappearst

oholduptheocean,justlikeherGreeknamesake(同名人物)Atlas,whosuspendedtheheavensinGreekmyth(神话).TheRisingTideLondon,U.K.UnlikemostofdeCairesTaylor'sworks

,thesesculpturescanbeseenfromland,onthebanksoftheRiverThames,emergingduringlowtide.WithinsightoftheHousesofParliame

nt,theyareanodtotheFourHorsemenoftheApocalypseandareareminderofrisingsealevelsandthedenialofclimatechange.MuseumofUnderwaterArtGreatB

arrierReef,AustraliaExpectedtoopentothepublicinearly2020,deCairesTaylor'slatestprojectaimstorehabilitatepartsofthewo

rld'slargestreefsystem.Worksintheunderwatermuseumincludeapartially-submerged(半淹没的)figurethatchangescolorastheseawarmsandwhichcanbeseenfroms

hore,andevenasubmergedcoral-coveredgreenhouse.1．WhatdodeCairesTaylor'sunderwaterartexhibitshaveincomm

on?A．BecomingNationalGeographic'sWondersoftheWorld.B．SharingnameswithgodsinGreekmyth.C．Changingcolorswithwatertemperature.D．Combiningartwi

thsavingoceancreatures.2．Wherecanyouseethelargestunderwatersculpture?A．Grenada.B．Nassau.C．London.D．GreatBarrierReef.3．Whichisintend

edtosavetheworld'slargestreefsystem?A．MolinereUnderwaterSculpturePark.B．OceanAtlas.C．TheRisingTide.D．MuseumofUn

derwaterArt.2.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）CheckoutsomefunweekendactivitiesfromourfriendsatArizonaParenting.WalkintheWild:Walkorrunforwild

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alakesideafterparty.Registeronline.6－10am.PhoenixZoo,455NorthGalvinParkway,Phoenix.602－286－3800.FreeMuseumDay:Itis

hostedbySesameStreetandHBOattheChildren'sMuseumofPhoenix.Kidscanparticipateinactivities,enjoyaperformancebytheSesameStreetM

uppetsandgettojointheEverydayHeroesClub.Anactofkindnessisallittakestobecomeamember.Performancesandactivitieswill

takeplaceat10：30－11：30amand1：30－2：30pm.9am－4pm.Children'sMuseumofPhoenix,215N.7thStreet,Phoenix.602－253－

0501.SundayA'Fair:SundayA'FairfeaturesfreeoutdoorconcertsinScottsdaleCivicCenterParkbytopArizonamusicians,alon

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ryArt(SMoCA).Guestsareinvitedtobringblankets,lawnchairsorpicnicbaskets,andenjoyarelaxingafternoonofgreatentertainment.Deliciousfoods,snacks,be

er,wineandsoftdrinksarealsoavailableforpurchase.12－4pm.ScottsdaleCenterforthePerformingArts,7380E.2ndSt.,Scott

sdale.480－994－ARTS(2787)．1．WhatcanchildrendoatWalkintheWild?A．Joininthe5milewalk.B．Attendcoursesforfree.C．Wearanimalsha

pedclothes.D．Enjoygoodcompanyofwildanimals.2．WhatqualificationisneededtojointheEverydayHeroesClub?A．Doagooddee

d.B．Donatemoneytotheclub.C．Beactiveinschoolactivities.D．Bereadytohelpprotectwildlife.3．Wherecanonegotobuysomeworksofart?A．ThePhoenixZoo.B．Sc

ottsdaleCivicCenterPark.C．TheChildren'sMuseumofPhoenix.D．ScottsdaleMuseumofContemporaryArt.3.（2020届广东广

雅中学高三适应性考试）CampFireUSACampFireUSAisayouthagencyservingchildrenfromPre-Kthrough12thgrade.CampFireprovidesopportunitiesfo

ryouthtolearnlifeskills,buildtheirself-esteem,servetheircommunities,experiencetheoutdoors,makefriends,andhavefun.CampFireprogramsa

reavailabletoallpeoplewithoutregardtorace,gender,creed,religion,nationalorigin,sexualorientation,econo

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daycamps,ourYouthVolunteerCorpsprogram,answeringphones,clericalwork,groupactivities,andprogramdelivery.MinimumAge:11,dependingupontaskMinimumCommi

tment:Varies;rangeisfrom2hours/monthto1day/weekContact:ProgramManagerAddress:1635NE87thSt,SteB8Redmond,W

A98052Phone:425-885-0477FAX:425-885-0201Email:info@campfire-usa.orgWeb:www.campfire-usa.orgBusinessHours:ByappointmentorFriday9am-3

pmSeattleAquariumTheSeattleAquarium'smissionistoinspireconservationofourmarineenvironment.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersarenee

dedasinterpreterstospeaktoguestsaboutourexhibits,leadguidedtours,leadactivitiesforchildren,andassistwithspecialeventsduringtheschoolyearandsummerMin

imumAge:16MinimumCommitment:SchoolYear一Twoweekenddayspermonth(9:30am-5:15pm);Summer一Twohalfdayshiftsperweek(9:30am-1:45

pmor1pm-5:15pm).Contact:HighSchoolVolunteerSupervisorAddress:1483AlaskanWaySeattle,WA98101Phone:206-386-4351FAX:206-386-4328Office

Hours:Sun-Thurs,8:30am一5:30pmAquariumHours:Fall/Winter,Daily10am-5pm;Spring,Daily9:30am-5pmSummer.Daily8:30am

~7pmHomewardPetHomewardPetanimalshelterprovidesfood,shelter,medicalattention,andlovetohomelessadoptablecatsanddogsuntilpermanenthomesare

found.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersareneededtohelptakecareofhomelessdogsandcatsbycleaningcages,feeding,petting,exercising

,andplayingwiththeanimals.MinimumAge:16MinimumCommitment:3monthsContact:VolunteerCoordinatorSiteAddress:18800Woodinville-SnohomishRd.,Woodinville

,WA98072MailingAddress:POBox2293,Woodinville,WA98072Phone:425-488-4444ex407FAX:425-481-6867BusinessHours:Wed-Fri,3pm-7pm;Sat-Sun,1pm~6pmKidsQuestChi

ldren'sMuseumKidsQuestChildren'sMuseumprovidesinteractiveexhibitsandprogramsintegratingart,science,tech

nology,anddailyexperiencestoinspirelife-longlearninginchildrenandfamilies.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersarenee

dedtoassistwithcommunityevents,leadinghands-onactivitieswithchildrenandtheirfamilies,birthdayparties,workshops,andprograms.MinimumAge:14Minim

umCommitment:NoneContact:CommunityConnectionsManagerSiteAddress:4091FactoriaBlvdSEBellevue,WA98006Phone:425-637-8100FAX:425-747-7178Busin

essHours:Tues一Thurs,10am-5pm;Fri,10am-8pm;Sat,10am-5pm1．Catloverswillprobablybewillingtovolunteerat________.A．KidsQuestChildren'sMuseumB．HomewardPe

tC．CampFireUSAD．SeattleAquarium2．IfyouvolunteertoworkatCampFireUSA,you'llhavetoworkatleast________.A．twoweekenddayspermonthB．threemonthsC．twohoursper

monthD．oneschoolyear3．Ifyouaredisabledandinterestedinvolunteering,thefirstchoiceamongthosepostedhereistocall__________.A．425-637-8100B．425-488-44

44C．425-885-0477D．206-386-43514.（2020届广西桂林调研）NationalZooStaysOpenLaterforZooLightsExhibitWinteristheperfecttimetoseeWashingtoninadifferen

tlight.Thecrowdshavethinned,andthosehumid95-degreedaysarelonggone.AndtheNationalZooisadifferentexperiencebecauseof500,000bulbsthatilluminate（照亮）thea

nnualZooLightscelebration.Eco-friendlytwinklylightswilldecoratezoowalkways,treesandbuildings.Sculptu

resfeaturingpopularzooresidents,includingelephantsandgiantpandas,lightupintimetomusic.Ifwalkingandwatchingisn‟tenoughexcitement,headtoL

ion&TigerHill,hometoa150-foot-longsnowlesstubingrun.Ridesonthetracklesstrainandthecarousel（欢闹）alsowillbeavailable.Don

‟tforgettovisitafewofthezoo‟srealanimals.TheKids‟Farm,ReptileDiscoveryCenter,SmallMammalHouse,ThinkTank(orangutans)andGreatCatse

xhibitwillbeopenintheevening.There‟snoguarantee,however,thattheanimalswillbeaslivelyasthehumansinattendance.When:NovembertoJanuary1(excep

tDecember24-25),5to9p.m.Where:3001ConnecticutAve.NW.Washington,D．C．Howmuch:Admissionisfree;limitedpark

ingis$22.Chargesfortubing,trainridesandcarouselrides.Formoreinformation:Aparentcanvisitnationalzoosi.edu/events/zoolights.MoreZoolight

scelebrations:ForthoseoutsideoftheD．C．area,herearesomelinkstootherzooswithsimilarevents(notallarefree):ColumbusZoo,Ohio:ThroughJanuary1.DetroitZ

oo,Michigan:ThroughDecember31.DenverZoo,Colorado:December2-January1.HoustonZoo,Texas:ThroughJanuary15.1．Whencanyouenjoythea

nnualZooLightscelebrationinWashingtonbest?A．OnDecember12thB．OnJanuary3rd.C．OnDecember24th.D．OnOctober1st.2．Wher

ecan‟tpeopleseerealanimalsduringthecelebration?A．AttheKids‟Farm.B．AtReptileDiscoveryCenter.C．AtSmallMammalHouse.D

．AtLion&TigerHill.3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatyoucertainlydon'thavetopaytobeadmittedifyouvisit________.A．ColumbusZooB．Det

roitZooC．DenverZooD．NationalZoo4．Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A．Students.B．Tourists.C．Parents.D．Zookeepers.5.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）Citi

esallovertheworldcelebrateChristmasinuniqueandmemorableways.Thefollowinginternationaldestinationsarejustafewofthecountlesschoices

toconsider.QuebeccityQuebeccityhaslongdrawnadmirerstoitshistoricdistrictthefamedcitywall,strangecobblestonelanes（鹅卵石小路）and

handsomestonehouses.ThisareatransformsintoascenicChristmasvillageeachDecember.The403-year-oldcapitalofQuebecprovincetakespri

deintheoutdoorsatChristmastime,whenstonebuildingsshinewithlights.Considercross-countryskionthePlainsofAbraha

m,orskateattheplaceD‟Youvillesquare.EdinburghEdinburgh,amagiccityfullofstaircasesandhillsaswellasGeorgianandneo-

Classicalbuildings,isfamousforitsmixtureofthemodernandtheold.Thisisevidentinwinter,whenScotland‟scapitalp

utsonasix-weekfestivallastinguntilJan.6thatgoeswaybeyondChristmasmarkets.Youcanriderollercoasters,climbawalloficeandatten

davividChristmasthemedshowbythecabarettroupe（剧团）LaClique.ZurichIfbuyinggiftsisonyourtravelschedule,Zurichi

sanimpressiveshoppingcenter,particularlyaroundtheholidays,frommultipleChristmasmarketsandtheluxury（奢侈品）dressshopsofBahnhofstrasseStreet,t

otheindependentdesignersandantiqueshopsinthemergingindustrialzones.Anotherannuallightingspectacle（壮观场面）,Lichterschw

immen,onDec.21,includeshundredsoftinylanternsthataresentfloatingdowntheRiverLimmat.SydneyAlackofsnowdoesnotdampentheChristmasspiritinSydney.One

greatandfreewaytofeeltheholidayistotakethisDec.21walkingtourofGeorgeStreet,whichpromises“themostsharablewindowdisplaysandcolouredlights.”

Oneadvantageoverotherdestinations:warm,sandybeachesthatliejustminutesfromdowntown,wherethenaturalbeautyofAustralia‟smostpopularci

tywillbewaiting.1．WhatcanyoudoinQuebeccityduringChristmas?A．Riderollercoasters.B．Takepartinawalkingtour.C．Enjoycross-countryski.D．WatchaChristmas-t

hemedshow.2．WhereshouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoyaChristmaswithoutsnow?A．Quebeccity.B．Edinburgh.C．Zurich.D．

Sydney.3．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Adiary.C．Anovel.D．Aresearchpaper.6.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）Sea

ttleishometooneofthebusiestports,somanyvisitorshaveashortwindowtocrowdinasmuchsightseeingaspossiblebeforegettingonaship.Herearefourattractionsyouc

anseeinarush.SpaceNeedleRegularticketsfortheSpaceNeedleare$10cheaperfrom8:00a.m.to9:30a.m.Orderticketsinadvancesoyoucangostraightinlinefortheeleva

tors.Atthetop,youcanreadfunfactsabouttheNeedleandinteractwithahuge,touchscreen“SkyPad”—-nottomentionadmiringincredible360-degreeviewsofthecity.Chihu

lyGardenandGlassLocatedrightnexttotheSpaceNeedle,thisexhibitfeaturestheworkofDaleChihuly.WalkthroughtheGla

sshousetoseeoneofhislargestpieces:a100-foot-longglasssculptureincolorsofred,orangeandyellow.OrderyourSpaceNeedleandChihulyticketstogetherforevenmor

esavings.PikePlaceMarketJuststepsfromtheSpaceNeedle,youcangetonthebustothefamousPikePlaceMarket.Giveyourselfplentyoftimetoeatyou

rwaythroughthishugemarketplace.Mostplacesoffersamplessoyoucantryawidevarietyofsnacksbeforeyoubuy.PostAlleyLocatedunderPikePlac

eMarket,thisstreetishometoSeattle‟sstickiestattraction:theGumWall.Thistraditionstartedinthe1990s,whenpeoplewaitinginlineforPos

tAlley‟sMarketTheaterwouldsticktheirchewedgumonthewall.Sincethen,thousandsofothershaveaddedtothecollection.Thewallw

assweptcleanin2015,butyou‟dneverknowitnow.Itmakesforagoodphotoopportunity—justdon‟tgettooclose.1．WhatcanyoudoattheSpaceNeedle?A．Tastesome

delicioussnacks.B．OverlookthewholecityofSeattle.C．Seeawonderfulglasssculpture.D．Takethefastestelevatorsintheworld.2．WhatwasDaleChi

huly?A．Anartist.B．Anactor.C．Anarchitect.D．Aprofessor.3．WhatistheGumWallprobablylikenow?A．Itisaplacetostickphotos.B．Itisascleanasotherwalls.C．Iti

scoveredbychewedgum.D．ItisapartofPikePlaceMarket.7.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）TheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)—astudyofthetestscores

of15-year-oldsacross79countries—showedthatstudentsinEnglandperformedsignificantlybetterinmathsthan2015.P

ISAisconductedbytheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)everythreeyears,andassessestheperformanceof15-year-oldsmain

lyinreading,mathsandscience.InEngland,theGovernmenthasprioritized（优先）climbinguptheleaguetablesinrecentyears.Thelatestt

estswerecarriedoutlastyear,andshowedthatEnglandwasranked17inthetableformaths,upfrom26in2015.PupilsinEngla

ndalsooutperformedtheOECDaverageinreadingandscience.Onstudentwell-being,53percentof15-year-oldsacrosst

heUKreportedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirlives—wellbelowthe67percentaverageacrosstheOECD．TakingtheUKasawhole,whiletherewasonlyastatisticall

ysignificantimprovementinmaths,thecountrystillimproveditspositionrelativetoothercountriesacrossallthreeofthesubj

ectstestedbyPISA．Inreading,theUKwas14th,upfrom22ndthreeyearsago.InsciencetheUKwas14th,upfrom15th,andinmathstheUKroseto18thfrom27th.Acrosstherestofth

eleaguetables,EastAsiancountrieslikeChinaandSingaporecontinuedtobefarsuperior.Today‟sresultsalsoshowedthatEstoniaoutperformedallthemajorEurop

eaneconomies.However,GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,cautionedagainstconcludi

ngtoomuchfromthefindings.Therearemanyeducationalandnon-educationalfactorswhichaffectperformanceanditisnoteasytofindhowthesehavei

mpactedonyoungpeople‟sattainmentinasetoftests.Whatisworrying,however,isthatthisanalysisshowsthatfewerstudentsintheUKaresatisf

iedwiththeirlivesthantheOECDaverage.Itisclearthatmanyyoungpeoplefeelundergreatpressureinasocietyinwhichtherisksoftenseemveryhightotheminte

rmsofachievingtheirgoals.12．WhichaspectofEnglandisundertheaverageoftheOECD?A．Reading.B．Science.C．Well-being.D

．Maths.13．WhichstatementagreeswiththeUK‟performanceinPISA?A．TheUKdidworsethanbefore.B．TheUKprogressedal

ittleinPISA．C．TheUKhasn‟tmadeanyimprovement.D．TheUKpulledwellaheadoftherestcountries.14．WhichofthefollowingcountriesalwaysholdsaleadingpositioninPISA

?A．China.B．Estonia.C．TheUK.D．England.15．WhatdotheGeoffBarton‟swordsmeaninthelastparagraph?A．ThePISAresult

sareunbelievableforeducators.B．StudentsintheUKareinneedofmorepractice.C．Educationqualitycan‟tbefullyreflectedonlyby

PISA．D．Youngpeopletakemorerisksofachievingtheirgoals.8.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）Justlikeessays,allspeecheshavethreemainsections:theintroduction,thebody,and

theconclusion.16．Youneedtowriteaspeechinawaythatkeepstheattentionofanaudienceandhelpspaintamentalimageatthesametime.Wh

atevertypeofspeechyoudecidetowrite,findwaystomakeyourwordsmemorable.Thestructureofhowtowriteyourspeechisjustthestart.17．Startbypayingatt

entiontoyouraudienceandtheirinterests.Writethewordsyou‟llspeakwithpassionandenthusiasm,whichyoualsowanty

ourlistenerstoshare.Whenwritingyourattention-grabbingstatements,makesureyouarewritingwhatwillgettheiratten

tion,notjustyours.18．Readfamousspeechesandlookatthewaytheyareconstructed.Findthingsthatstandoutandfigureoutwhatmakesitinteresting

.Oftentimes,speechwritersuserhetoricaldevices（修辞法）tomakecertainpointseasytoremember.Remembertobeginandendyourspeechwithsomethingtha

twillgainandholdtheattentionofyouraudience.Ifyouspendtoomuchtimegettingintoyourspeech,peoplewillzoneoutorstartcheckingtheirphones.19．20

．Whenyougivethespeech,thinkaboutthetoneyoushoulduse,andbesuretowritethespeechinthesameflowthatyou‟duseinconversations.Agreatwaytocheckthisfl

owistopracticereadingitoutloud.Ifyoustumble（磕磕巴巴）whilereadingoritfeelsdull,lookforwaystojazzup（使活泼）thewordsandimprovetheflow.A．Yo

u‟llalsoneedtowritethespeechskillfully.B．Howyoudeliverthespeechisalsoimportant.C．Youcangaininspirationfromothers‟speeches.D．Instea

d,ifinterested,theymaystickwithyouuntiltheend.E.Sotheessayformcanofferagoodfoundationfortheprocess.F.However,unlikeessays,speeche

sarenottobereadbuttobeheard.G.Inotherwords,yourspeechshouldcontainsomecolor,drama,orhumor.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Christmasiscomingearlythisyearfor“Downt

onAbbey”《唐顿庄园》fans.HighclereCastle,wherethebelovedBritishshowwasfilmed,willbeavailableforonenightonlyonAirbnb.Thestaywilloffertwoluckyguestsa

glimpseatwhatlifeasaCrawleymayhavebeenlike.Theonce-in-a-lifetimestaywilltakeplaceonNovember26,2019,accordingtothelisting.HighclereCast

lebelongstotheEarlandCountessofCarnarvon,whostillliveonthegroundsandwillhosttheguests.TheEarlisQueenEliz

abethII‟sgodson.ReservationsforHighclereCastlewillbecomeavailableonOctober1at7p.m.ET,andit‟sfirstcome,firstserve.ThestayatHighcler

eCastlewillcost$159.Inaone-night-onlylisting,EarlandLadyCarnarvonareinvitingoneluckycoupleto“livelikeroyalty”a

ttheir100,000-square-foot,300-roomestateinHampshire,England.ThechosenpairwillbeinvitedtosharedinnerwiththeEarland

Countessinthestatediningroom,followedbycoffeeinthelibrary.Theywillthenretiretooneofthegallerybedroomswithviewsoverlooking1,

000acresofparkland.Beforetheyleavethefollowingday,theguestscanalsoexpectbreakfastandaprivatetourofthegroundsthatwillhighlightrooms“DowntonAbbey”fan

sknowwell,includingthedrawingroomandgallerybedrooms.Guestswillbewaitedonbythecastle‟sbutlerservice(管家服务)duringdinnerandt

here‟sstrictlyonebutlerallowedperguest,accordingtohouserules.Otherstipulationsforguestsincludethatallnewspapersmustbeiron

ed,theymustwearcocktailattiretodinner,theycanonlygossipinthedownstairsquarters,andtherearenopetsallowed.Buthavenofear,thereareninedo

gsonsitewhocan‟twaittomakeyouracquaintance.Thisisn‟tthefirsttimetheEarlandCountesshaveopenedtheirdoorstothepublic.Visitorscantaketo

ursofthecastlebetween9:30a.m.and5:00p.m.dailyfromJulytoSeptember.Thecastleisalsoopenonvariousdaysthrou

ghouttheyear.ThecoupleevenhostedthefirstpublicChristmasballatHighclereCastlelastyear.They‟llbehostinga

notherholidayballthisyear,thoughthespecificdatehasn‟tbeenannouncedyet.“It‟sanabsoluteprivilegeandpleasur

etocallHighclereCastlemyhomeandIamdelightedtobeabletoshareitonAirbnbforatrulyuniquestay,”LadyCarnarvonwroteonAirbnb.“HighclereCastlehasbeenintheCa

rnarvonfamilysince1679andhasanincrediblyrichhistory,”theCountessadded.“IampassionateaboutthestoriesandheritageofHighclereCastle,andIamlookingfor

wardtowelcomingourfutureguests.”Theeventbuildsontheexcitementforthe“DowntonAbbey”film.ThefilmfollowstheCrawleyfamilyastheyprepa

reforavisitfromKingGeorgeVandQueenMaryin1927.ItpremieresintheatersonFridayintheUS.21．Fromthepassage,wec

anlearnthat________.A．theguestswillstayatHighclereCastleonChristmasEveB．DowntonAbbeywasfilmedatHighclereCast

leC．HighclereCastlewilloffertheguestsonlyB&BD．allthevisitorswillbeinvitedtohavecaffee22．Thestaywill________.A．bereservedonOctober1at7p.m.ETB．provide

theguestswithdinnerandcoffeeinthelibraryC．allowgueststotake9dogsatmostD．witnessaChristmasballonNovember26,201923．Thep

assageisprobablya(n)________.A．filmreviewB．familyintroductionC．traveladvertisementD．castlestory10.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）Ove

rcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,SlovenianDavoKamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon-stopdown

MountEverest.Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38-year-oldKamicaremergedinh

isbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifeelonlyabsolutehappinessandabsolutetiredness,”hesaid.Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapseda

ndbrokeunderneathhimandcouldhavesenthimfallingintothedeepcrevasses(裂缝)thatdotthemountain.Thedescent(下落)hadbeenseenbymanyasinsanelydangerous

.TheDarwinAwardswebsite,whichdocumentsdeathswhicharefoolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.“Keepyoureyespee

ledforaliveDarwinAward,”itsaid.However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpse(尸体)ofanunknownmountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpa

stashedescended,oneofanestimated120corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprises.Seeingadeadmanouttherewasareallyshockingex

perience,”hesaid.Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohissafetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeo

plewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,whichwasoneoftherecordhighsever.Duringtherunmorethan650,000hitswereregisteredonhisexpeditionwebs

itejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthesite.WeatherconditionsweresoseverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstorestonthesummitbe

foreattemptingtodescend.Instead,sufferingfromfatigue,assoonashereachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimselfbackdownthemountain.Dealing

withthemountainhadalreadycostKamicartwofingerswhenapreviousfailedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.Kamicarcomesfromaskii

ngfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstHimalayanskiingexpeditionin1989.Sincethen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorshipformo

reexpeditions,withEverestasthepermanentgoal.32．DavoKamicarmadehistoryby________.A．skiingdownMountEverestwithoutrestB．descendingMountEver

estwithintheshortesttimeeverC．attractinglargestnumberofaudienceonlineforhisdescentD．becomingthefirsttofilmhisd

escentdownMountEverest33．Theunderlinedwordfoolhardyinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto______.A．suddenandhardtoacceptB．takingunnecessaryris

ksC．attractingpublicattentionD．workinghardtofoolothers34．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Kamicarsawabo

ut120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.B．Thebroadcastofhisdescentonlinewascancelledbecauseofthewebsitejam.C．Ka

micar‟sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.D．ThiswasnotKamicar‟sfirstattemptonMountEverest.35．Whichoft

hefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MadmanskisdownEverestB．DarwinAwardforDavoKamicarC．ExtremesportsheroslidestoarecordD．Bodyofmountaineerf

oundonEverest11.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Manypeopletraveltoenjoyandenrichthemselves.AspoetJalaluddinsaid,“Travelbringspowerandlovebacktoyourlife.”Howe

ver,theirtravelmethodsmaybedifferenteveryyear.Lonelyplanetlistedthreetoptrendsof2019.Let‟stakealook.SolotravelTraditionally,tr

avelseemstobeagroupactivitytohavefuntogetherandavoidloneliness.Butthatchangedin2019.Travelingonyourownmeansthatyouarethebossofeverything,choo

singwhereveryouwanttogo.Forsomepeople,italsoshowsabetter,moreconfidentperson,readytosolveanything.Travel

ingaloneinatotallyforeignlandcanbechallenging.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthingsandpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone,”SaidKristina,atravelerfromthe

US.Augmented(增广的)attractionsWorldtravelcanbeexpensive.Butvirtualrealityandaugmentedreality,orVRandAR,aregivingmorepossibilitiesto“travel”forlittleco

st.Withever-improvingheadsets,smart-phonesandWi-Ficonnections,technologieshavechangedthewaywetravel,bringingthe360-degreeexperienceofmuseums,th

emeparksandhistoricalsitestoourhomes.In2019,NASAprovidedaVRexperienceofMars,allowingpeopleto“walk”itssurfacewithjustaheadset.Paris‟famousmuseums,mean

while,providedmoreapplicationswithARtechnology.Thisgivesvisitorsmorecontextandinformationaboutexhibits.Withthat,visitorscanviewasea

cowgrowingfleshbeforetheireyes.Thesetrendswillhelpyoubeatthecrowdsandexperiencenewkindsoftravel.GettingoffthebeatenpathInordertoavoidthecrowds,m

anylikedtovisitlessfamousplacesaftersearchingonlineorfollowinglocalagenciesin2019.Withlesstransportationandfewerthingstodo,h

ittinguponsmalltownsletspeopleslowdownandnoticethelittlethings.Takeawalk,rideabike,drinkcoffee,takeadeepbreathandexplore.1．Theauthor‟

smainpurposeofwritingthispassageis.A．tointroducethetraveltrendsof2019B．toencouragemorepeopletotravelC．torecommendtrav

elhotspotsD．toexplainwhatmakesagoodtrip2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Solotravelersarefreeto

maketheirowndecisions.B．Travellingalonebenefitspeoplealot.C．NASAprovidedarealexperiencetoMarsforpeople.D．VRandARmakeitcheaperforpeopleto

“travel”.3．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Famousplacesarestillpopularwithmanytravelers.B．Manypeoplebegintoexplorenewwaysoftravelling.C．Manyp

eopleliketosearchforplacesonline.D．Lesstransportationofsmalltownscausesinconvenience.12.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）YouprobablyhavenotheardofLuZiku

an,butrecentlythe11-year-oldboydeeplytouchedChinesenetizensfordonatinghisbonemarrow(骨髓)tosavehissick

fatherandhasreturnedtoschoolinhishometown.LuZikuanisjustanordinaryboyfromHuixiancounty,Henanprovince.Onhearingabouthisfather

‟sillness,theboyhadastrongfeelingthatheshoulddosomethingtohelp.Hegained15kilogramsinthreemonthsinordertomeettheweight(atleast45kg)requiredforanopera

tiontosavehisfather,whosufferedfromleukemia（急性白血病）andwasinneedofabonemarrowtransplant.Byfillinghisstomachwithfivemealsaday,he

balloonedto45kgfromhisoriginal30kgsinceMarch,whenthebonemarrowwasfoundtomatchthatofhisfather.OnSept9,theoperationwentsmoothlyataPe

kingUniversityPeople‟sHospitalbranchinQinghe,Beijing.Hisfatherisrecoveringfromthetransplant,andtheboyhasbeenout

ofhospitalandonadiet.Afterputtingonweight,evenverylittleexercisewouldexhausthimandhisinnerthighsoftengotredandswollenwhenhewalked.Nowtheboyh

aslost4kilogramssincetheoperation,andhehopestoeventuallygetbacktoabout30kg.Accordingtohisfather,LuZikuanneverbotheredhimwit

hhisstudies.Hisgradeshavealwaysbeenwithinthetopfive,andhe‟sstillclassmonitor.Histeachersandclassmatesalsospokehighlyofhim,“Heisreallythek

indofboywecandependon.Wheneverweareintrouble,heisreadytohelp.”Wheninterviewed,theboytoldthereporter,“It‟snothing.IjustdidwhatIsh

ould.Ifanyoneelsewereinmyposition,theywoulddefinitelydothesamething.”4．WhatcanwelearnaboutLuZikuan?A．HedisappointedtheChinesenetizensgreatly.

B．Hetriedtolosesomeweighttosavehisfather.C．Hesufferedlittleaftergainingweight.D．Hewasfoundtomatchinbonemarrowwithhisfa

ther.5．WhichwordscanbestdescribeLuZikuan?A．Braveandreliable.B．Selfishandgenerous.C．Aggressiveandambitious.D．Courageousandoutgoing.6．Inwhichse

ctionofanewspapercanwefindthispassage?A．Sports.B．News.C．Culture.D．Entertainment.7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Leukemia—ADeadl

ydiseaseB．TheLifeStoryofLuZikuanC．ASuccessfulOperationD．BraveBoySavedHisFather13.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）Lake

ForestHighSchoolClubsEnvironmentalClubClubmembersareprovidedopportunitiestorealizetheirgoalsofenvironme

ntalservice.Themajorityofprojectsarestudent-initiated.Lastyear‟sactivitiesincluded:theLFHSCourtyardGardenupkeep,BiketoSchoolDaywithfreecocoaandsna

cks,an“eatlocal”100-miledinner,recyclingsolutionsforLFHS,beachclean-upthroughtheGreatLakesAlliance,an

dEarthWeekcelebrations.Meetings:FirstFridayofthemonthinRoom5at7：00a．m.Advisor:MsMaryBethNawor,mnawor@lfschools.netPeerTutoringStudentsvoluntee

rtohelpfellowstudentsinimprovingtheiracademicandorganizationalskills.StudentstutorLFHSandmiddleschoolstudentsonanindividually

scheduledbasis.LFHStutorsmusthaveproficiency(精通)intheacademicareainwhichtheywishtotutor,butmiddleschooltutorsonlyneedgeneralacademicproficiency.

Meetings:Alltutoringisdoneonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.Advisor:MsKathyO‟Hara,kohara@lfschools.netYoungIdeaYou

ngIdeaisLFHS‟sartandliterarymagazine.Studentsofallageswholovewritingandartareencouragedtobecomepartofthest

affofthisaward-winningmagazine.YoungIdeaencouragesallstudentstosubmitartandliteratureworkstothemagazine,whethertheyareapart

ofthestaffornot.FromSeptembertoFebruary,YoungIdeameetsonThursdaysafterschoolinthePublicRoomtodiscussthepiecesthathavebeensubmittedtothemagazineand

providefeedbackfortheauthors.Meetings:Seeaboveexplanation.Advisor:MsDebbieZare,dzare@lfschools.netScoutBuddiesSc

outBuddiesisafriendshipclubwhichhelpsbuildfriendshipamongindividualswithandwithoutdisabilities.Clubmembersparticipateinavarietyofsocialactivitie

sbothwithintheschoolandinthecommunity.Activitiesincludeorganizingholidaypartiesintheschool,bowling,goingtothem

ovies,andeatingoutinlocalrestaurants.Meetings:Monthlymeetingdatesvary,butinRoom134.Advisor:MsDonnaLovitsch,dlovitsch@lfschools.net1

．Whichclubprovideshelpforstudentspoorinstudy?A．PeerTutoring.B．EnvironmentalClub.C．YoungIdea.D．ScoutBuddies.2．WhenisthestaffofYoun

gIdeamostlikelytomeet?A．6：30p．m.,August11,ThursdayB．6：00p．m.,January5,ThursdayC．7：30a．m.,November17,ThursdayD．7：00p．m.,September23

,Friday3．Whatistherequirementforstudentstojoinacertainclub?A．TheyarerequiredtohaveabiketojoinEnvironmentalClub.B．TheyneedtobeathletictojoinScou

tBuddies.C．TheyneedtowinaliteraryawardtojoinYoungIdea.D．TheyneedtobeacademicallyproficienttojoinPeerTutoring.14.（20

20届江西省新余市高考二模）GuinnessWorldRecordsSetbyKids♦TheyoungestclubDJOratilweAJHongwanelikesputtinginmoreeffortswhenplayingmusi

cforacrowd.In2012,hebecametheyoungestclubDJ—hewasfivewhenheplayedaone-hoursetto100peopleatabarinSouthAfrica.KnowninthebusinessasDJArchJnr

,hebroketherecordpreviouslyheldbyasix-year-oldinJapan.♦Themostviewedvideogame-unboxingvideoKidslovew

atchingsomeoneunboxanewpurchase—especiallyifit'ssomethingtheycan'tgetthemselves.Maybethat'swhymorethan25

millionpeoplehavewatchedYouTubeHD．What'sreallycoolaboutEvanisthatheactuallydonatesmostofthetoystothoseinneed.Healsouseshispopul

arYouTubechanneltodrawpeople'sattentiontoworthyorganizationsforhelpingthepoor.♦TheyoungestdrummerTherulesofGuinnes

sWorldRecordssayadrummermustrecordarealsongandbepaidforhisskillsandthatthedrummermustgiveatleast20concertsof45minutesorlongerwit

hinfiveyears.AttheageofjustfourJulianPavonemetallthosequalifications.♦Thefastestassembly(组装)of10,000Legopi

ecesandthelongestLegochainAgroupofschoolkidsinNewJerseywentfortheirworldrecordstoincreasepublicawarenessabo

utafellowstudentwhoissufferingfromarareanddeadlydisease.Thegroupputtogether10,000Legopiecesinjustthreehours,breakingtheoldonebyfivehours.Theya

lsosettherecordforthelongestLegochain,whichendedupat947meters,beatingtheoldrecordby40.1．Whoisdevotedtocharity?A．OratilweA

JHongwane.B．Evan.C．DJArchJnr.D．JulianPavone.2．Whatdoweknowabouttheyoungestdrummer?A．Hehasrecorded20realsongs.B．Hegaveatleast20concer

tsatfive.C．Hemustearnalotofmoneybyrecording.D．HewasqualifiedfortheGuinessWorldReordsatfour.3．Whydidtheschoolkidssettheworl

drecord?A．Tohelpasickschoolmate.B．Toinspireteamspirit.C．Topreventararedisease.D．Tomaketheirschoolfamous.15.（2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一模）Septemberisthemonthfo

rfashion,withfourinternationalcitieshostingthefashionweek.AlleyeswillturntoNewYork,London,MilanandParisthismonthtoseew

hichcityputsonthebestshow.NewYorkNewYorkFashionWeek,orNYFW,kicksoffonSeptember5thandrunsforapproximatelyeightdays.NYFWisconsideredthemostcom

mercialandcasualofthefour.Itisalsotheonlyeventtoallowsomefashionschoolstudentstoparticipate,bringingafreshlooktotherunway.LondonLondonFashionW

eek(LFW)comesontheheelsofNYFW,startingonSeptember13th,andrunningthroughSeptember17th.OnceconsideredaminorplayeramongtheBi

gFour,LFWcannowcommandalistofbignamesaswellaspromisingnewdesigners.Londonfashionhouseshaveareputationforbeingveryexpe

rimentalandopentonewideas.MilanFashionWeekmovestoMilanonSeptember17th.ThisbeautifulItaliancityishometosomeofthebiggestfashionhousesanddesignersi

nthefashionworld,includingArmaniandPrada.Milan‟sfashionhousesareknownforofferingglamorous(有魅力的),yetpractical,options.ParisThemonthoff

ashionmakesitswaytoFranceasParisFashionWeekbeginsonSeptember23rd.Savingthebestforlast,Parisneverfailstooffersomeofthemostexcitingsh

owsoftheseason.World-famouslabelslikeChanelandDiortrytooutdooneanotherwiththeirlatestdesigns.Theword

thatbestdescribesParisFashionWeekis''elegant''.1．Whichcityislikelytoattractthenewdesigners?A．London.B．NewYork.C．Paris.D．Milan.2．Whendoe

sParisFashionWeekprobablyend?A．September21st.B．September20th.C．September29th.D．September23rd.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthefourfashionwee

ks?A．Eachofferspracticaloption.B．Eachshowsitsbiggestbrand.C．Eachisopentoschoolstudents.D．Eachhasitsowncharacteristics.16.（2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模）Activities

toGetYouOutdoorsWhileTravelingManyofuswouldenjoygettingoutsideandescapingourdaytodaywithsomefreshairwhiletraveling.Butwheredoyoustart?Tryoutaf

ewoftheseactivitiesandyou‟resuretofindanewoutdoorhobbytohelpyouenjoynatureonyournextholiday.HorsebackRidingManypeoplemayshyawayfromthis,excusingla

ckofexperiencewithhorses,butmostoperatorshavehorsesforridersofanyexperienceincludingnoneiftheymeetthephysicalreq

uirements.Horsescantakeyougreaterdistancesinashortertime,coveringareasthatwouldbedifficultorinaccessibleotherwise.Fly-FishingForanexcusetostandinariv

erenjoyingthesounds,smellsandsceneryofsomeofthemostbeautifulplaces,tryfly-fishing.Fishingisaperfectactivitytoenjoywit

hchildren,grandparentsorwhoever.Withenoughpractice,youmayevencatchadeliciousbigfish.Cycling+MountainBikingOnthepat

hortheroad,spendingtimeonabikeallowsyoutoslowdownandleisurelytakeinthesceneryaroundyou.Mountainbikingcangiveyouthebiggestexc

itement,whileroadcyclingmayofferamorepeacefulandcalmingexperience.Travelwithyourbikeorrentoneatyourtravellingplaces,an

dyourpossibilitiesforexplorationhavealreadyincreased.RockClimbingForamorephysicalandchallengingexperienceoutdoors,tryyourhandatrockclimbing.Youcan

getafeelforclimbinginagym,butitsrealrewardslieinputtingthoseskillstouseoutside.Manypopulartravelplaceshavegreatclimbingwithinadaytripdistance

.1．Whocantakeahorsebackride?A．Anybodywhowantstotakeahorseride.B．Travelerswithoutexperienceofhorseriding.C．Thosewhohavethebasicp

hysicalconditions.D．Theexplorerswholiketotravelindangerousplaces.2．Whichactivityisfittestforallthefamilies?A．Fly-Fishing.

B．RockClimbing.C．HorsebackRiding.D．Cycling+MountainBiking.3．Whatdomountainbikingandroadcyclinghavein

common?A．Allowingtravelerstofullyenjoythescenery.B．Slowingdownthetraveltohaveanenoughrest.C．Gettingthetravelerstohavethebiggestexcite

ment.D．Offeringamorepeacefulandcomfortableexperience.17.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）MostHelpfulAppsforStudentsThere'salmostanappfore

verythingnowadays,andthiscanmakestudentlifeeasier,cheaper,saferandmorefun.Whetheryouwanthelpwithtakin

gnotes,revising,wakingupontimeorkeepingfit，readonforourstudentapppicks．LecturerecordingappsJustafewyearsago

,studentsattendinglectureswouldhavetospendtheentiretimewritingwildlyonnotepads,inordernottomissanyvitalbitofinformation.Thenalongcametechnology,and

now，lecturerecordingappsareareality.SoundNoteisapopularlecturerecordingappforiPadusers.Youcanstoreanentirelectureinbot

hvisualandaudioform.OthergoodqualitylecturerecordingappsincludeNotesPlusandAudioMemosFree—TheVoiceRe

corder.StudentplannerappsOrganizationiskeyforsuccessandwell-beingatuniversity,andstudentplannerappsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A

swellassavingonpaper,manystudentplannerappsalsosendremindersandwarningsstraighttoyourphoneordevice.Popularstudentpl

annerappsincludeTimetable,MyClassScheduleandClassTimetable.StudentsafetyappsAnumberofappsforstudentshavebeendevelopedpromotingpersonalsafet

yifoutaloneatnight.TheCircleofSixappisparticularlyusefulforlocatinglostfriendsonnightsoutandalsoallowsuserstosen

dtheircircleofsixfriendsaninstantcallforhelpatthetouchofabutton.TheGPStrackerwillmarkyourlocationonyourfriends"devices,ensuringyou'llalways

beabletofindoneanotherifnecessary.OtherstudentappsthatpromotesafetyincludebSafeandReactMobile.HealthyeatingappsIfyou'reinterestedineatinghealthily

whilekeepingtoastudentbudget,considerdownloadingafewhealthyeatingapps.ExamplesI'vecomeacrosswhichareperfectapp

sforstudentsincludeRockinRamen，astudentappfeaturinganumberofnutritiousrecipeswithRamenasamainingredient,andMealBoard,anappwhichplanshea

lthymeals,groceryshopsandrecipesbasedonwhatyou'vegotinthefridge.21．Whichappssendreminderstousers?A．Studentplannerapps.B

．Lecturerecordingapps.C．Studentsafetyapps.D．Healthyeatingapps.22．WhatcanwelearnabouttheCircleofSixapp?A．Itallowsu

serstoseekhelpduringanemergency.B．Itencouragesuserstocommunicatewithfriends.C．Itenablesuserstostoreanentirelecture.D．Ithelpsuserstoleadahealthy

life.23．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A．categorizeappsB．introduceappsC．evaluateappsD．compareapps18.（20

20届山西省吕梁市高三一模）BestactivitiesforthisweekendonLongIslandLookingforactivitiesontheweekend?We‟veroundedupthebestconcerts,fairs,partie

sandculturaleventsgoingoninNassauandSuffolk.TheacrobaticperformanceTraditionalChineseacrobaticsandcircusartsgohandandhandata

performanceof“CirqueMei,”8p.m.SaturdayatthePatchogueTheatre.Collectivebicycleskills,footjugglingwithumbrellas,ladderba

lancing,andhoopsdivingwillbeperformed.Ticketsmustbereservedinadvance.INFO631-207-1313,patchoguetheatre.orgADMISSION$69ThereturnofElvisThe“KingofRo

ckandRoll”isinthespotlightonceagainduring“ElvisSeenUnseen,”atNYCBTheatreatWestbury,8p.m.Sunday.Theconcertfeature

snever-beforeseenvideofootageofElvisPresley,livemusicperformedbytheTCBband.INFO516-247-5200,thetheatreatwestbury.comADMISSION$50ThebooksigningTheawa

rd-winningactressandoneofthehostsof“TheView,”WhoopiGoldbergcomestoHuntingtontosignhernewbook,“TheUnqualifiedHostess,”7p.m.

Friday.Thebookgivesherpersonaladviceincludingtipsonentertaining,settingauniquetable,anddecoratingforguests.Visi

torsmustbuythebookatBookRevuetogetonthesigningline.INFO631-271-1442,bookrevue.comADMISSIONFree;$35plustaxforthebookTheDripPaintingwork

shopTheDripPaintingfamilyworkshopforages4—12teacheschildrenhowtoexpresstheirfeelingscreativelythroughart,10:00—11:30a.m.Saturday.MeetatthePol

lock-KrasnerHouseandStudyCenter,830SpringsFireplaceRd.,fortheworkshop.Everyoneleaveswithamasterpieceoftheirown.INFO917-502-0790,imagineart

ed.comADMISSION$401．WhatdoyouneedtodoifyouseetraditionalChinesecircusacts?A．Learnladderbalancing.B．Arrivea

t9p.m.Saturday.C．Bookticketsinadvance.D．Showyourbicycleskills.2．HowmuchdoesThereturnofElvischarge?A．$6

9.B．$40.C．$35.D．$50.3．Whichofthefollowingisintendedforchildren?A．TheDripPaintingworkshop.B．Theacrobaticperforman

ce.C．ThereturnofElvis.D．Thebooksigning.19.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）Wantabook?HeadtoaRocketShipinBoulder,Colorado,UnitedStates,acottage(小屋)nearGhen

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braries,thesesmallstructuresaren'tbuildingswherepeoplecheckoutbooksfromalibrarian.“ALittleFreeLibraryisaboxf

ullofbooksfromwhich,whenyoufindone,youcantakeabookhomewithyou,”explainsMargretAldrich,LittleFreeLibraryspokes-woman.“Orifyouha

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tinfrontofToddBol‟shomeinHudson,Wisconsin,UnitedStates,10yearsago.ThelittleschoolhouseBolbuiltheldfreebooksanyo

necouldenjoy.Itbecamealocalhit.Ayearaftersettinguphislibrary,BolandRickBrooks,afriendandbusinesspartner,launchedLit

tleFreeLibraryasanonprofitorganizationin2012.Theirgoalwastomakebooksmorewidelyavailablewhilebuildingconnectionswithincommunities.Theyinspi

redabook-sharingrevolution.LittleFreeLibrariesbegantospreadallovertheplace-fromSalvador,Brazil,toGrandMarais,Minnesota

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thefeelingof,„WowIhelpedmakethat,‟”says11-year-oldAvaJelliek,“Thatgavemeconfidence.”1．Whenandwherewast

hefirstLittleFreeLibrarysetup?A．In2001;InWisconsin,UnitedStates.B．In2002;InSalvador,Brazil.C．In2011;InGhen,Belgium.D．In2012;InDoha,Qat

ar.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Thefirstfreelibrary.B．ToddBol'shome.C．Anearbycoffeeshop.D．AcottagenearGhen.3．WhatcanwelearnaboutUmay

rAnsariandAvaJelliek'sopinion?A．Theyarehappytohavetheirownlibraries.B．It‟sgoodtomakemoneybybuildinga

LittleFreeLibrary.C．Theyareeagertobuildconnectionswithfriends.D．It'sapleasuretohelppeoplereadbookseasily.20.（2020届四川省德阳市高三二诊）Agreatwayt

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liertoday,avolcanoeruptedonNewZealand‟sWhiteIslandforthefirsttimeinnearlytwodecades.Earlyreportsindicatethattheeventhasalreadyc

laimedatleastfivelives,andemergencyrecoveryeffortsarestillunderway.Unlikesomevolcaniceventsatknownhotspots,thevolcanopr

ovidedlittlehintthatitwasreadyforaneruption,makingitdifficultforofficialstowarnvisitorsthatthedestructiveeve

ntwasa-bouttooccur.AsCNNreportsagroupof23visitorswasnearthevolcanoshortlybeforeiterupted.Thefiveindividua

lswhohavebeenconfirmeddeadwerefromthatgroup,whileeveryoneelsesufferedavarietyofinjuries.Thevisitorsthatwereontheislandweremembersofatouristgroupf

romacruiseshipknownasOvationoftheSeas.ThevesselisoperatedbyRoyalCaribbeanCruiseLine.Atthemoment,it‟snotbelievedthatt

hereisanyoneelseontheisland.“Basedontheinformationwehave,wedonotbelievethereareanysurvivorsontheisland,“apolicestateme

ntexplains.“Policeisworkingurgentlytoconfirmtheexactnumberofthosewhohavedied,furthertothefiveconfirmeddeceasedalready.“Touristswhosaidtheyw

ereontheislandjustshortlybeforetheeruptionsharedvideosofthevolcanospittingdustanddebrisonsocialmedia.Ascanbeseeninth

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ckedupotherswhowereattemptingtoflee,buttheconfusednatureoftherescueeffortshasleftsomestillunaccountedfor.Rescuecrewsarecontinuingtheireffortsa

swespeak.28．Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthevolcano?A．Ithasbeensleepingforabouttwentyyears.B．Offic

ialsfailedtowarnvisitorsofitseruption.C．Itisamust-goattractionfortouriststotheisland.D．Itseruptionproducedlargeamountsofsmokeanddust.29．Accordi

ngtothepolicestatementinthepassage,whatconclusioncanwedraw?A．Allsurvivorshavebeenrescuedfromtheisland.B．Touristsshouldstayawayfromtheeruptingvo

lcano.C．Therecan‟tbemoredeathsexceptforthefiveconfirmedones.D．RoyalCaribbeanCruiseLineisresponsibleforthelossoflives.30．Whatcanbei

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mostlikelytoappear?A．Inanewspaper.B．OntheInternet.C．Inamagazine.D．OnTV.22.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Therecentfewweekshavebeentheperfect

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sterieswithfamilydrama,JanelleBrown'sbest-sellingthrillerisforyou,Thestoryfollowsawealthywifeandmomwhogoesonahikeandneverreturns.Herlonelyhusbandand

teenagedaughter,Olive(who'sdealingwithherownproblems),areconfusedwithsorrowwhiletryingtofindoutwhathappens.TheBoyfromtheWoodsIfyoupickuponeofHarlanCo

ben'sbooks,youwon'tbeabletoputitdown.Hismistystorieskeepreadersfascinated.TheBoyfromtheWoods,issuretosatisfyfansofhistwisty,heart-racingplotsfille

dwithinterestingandexcitingatmosphere.Thisisthebooktoreadifyoulovemasterfulsurprises.HowtoWalkAwayKatherineCenter'sbest-sellingnovelf

ollowsayoungwoman,Margaret,withherperfectfiance,apilotwhotakesheronaupsettingflightthatchangesherlifeforever.Readersadore

Margaret'swisdomandhumorasshefacesachangedworldandfiguresoutwhatlovereallylookslike.TheLastOneLeftThisnovel,firstpublishedin1967,stillattr

actsreadersdecadeslater.NovelistDeanKoontzwrotetheintroductiontotherecentedition,wherehedescribesreadingeachofJohnD．MacDonald'snov

els“atleastthreetimes,someofthemtwicethatoften."Thisisyournextreadifyouwanttobesweptawaybyamasterofmysteryandexcitement.1．WhatisWat

chMeDisappearprobablyabout?A．Afamilyouting.B．Teenagerproblems.C．Sorrowatadeadmom.D．Mistymissingofawoman.2．Whichbook

isforromancelovers?A．HowtoWalkAway.B．TheBoyfromtheWoods.C．WatchMeDisappear.D．TheLastOneLeft.3．WhoistheauthorofTheLastOneLeft?A．DeanKoontz.B．JohnD

．MacDonald.C．KatherineCenter.D．HarlanCoben.23.（2020届四川省遂宁市高三第二次诊断性考试）On23June2016,UK(UnitedKingdom)adultsmadeah

istoricdecision.Morethan33millionpeoplevotedfortheUKtoleavetheEuropeanUnion(EU).Inthereferendum,theresultwasthataround52%ofthem—justoverhal

f—votedtoleavethegroupof28countries.ThisiscalledBrexitmadeuptodescribethe“BritishExit”.Nocountryhadeverle

fttheEUbefore,soBrexitwasasignificantmomentinEuropeanhistory.AfterUKandEUleadershadlotsofhardnegotiati

onsabouthowBrexitwouldwork,on22nd,January,2020,Wednesday,theBritishParliamentfinallyapprovedanagreementaboutth

eUK‟sdivorcingtheEU,whichQueenElizabethIIagreedtoonThursday.ThedealwasexpectedtopassintheEuropeanParliamentthenextw

eek.Ifeverythingwentwell,theUKwouldleavetheEUonJanuary31,2020.Itdid!TheUKfinallyandofficiallylefttheEUat11pmonthisday,endingaproc

essthatbeganthreeandahalfyearsbefore.PrimeMinisterBorisJohnsonandBrexitfanscelebratedwithfireworksandbigparties.Formanytheycal

ledittheUK‟sIndependenceDay.FormanyothersintheUK,itrepresentedthefinalstageofsomethingtheyfoughthardtoprevent.

NowthedealhasbeensignedandBritainhasleft,butitdoesn‟tmeanthelifeinBritainwillchangesuddenly.Until31stDecember2020,freedomofmovementwillcontinu

eandthismeansUKcitizenswillhavetherighttoliveandworkintheEU.MakingthingsevenmoredifficultisthefactthatthenextchallengeofBrexithasarrive

d.TheUKandEUnowhavealmostoneyeartoworkoutthedetailsoftherelationshiptheywillhaveinthefuture.Manyexpe

rtsexpresstheircommonconcernthatmakingthesenewagreementswillgothroughthesameexperienceastheoriginalBrexitdeal.12．Whatdoestheunderl

inedword“referendum”inParagraph1mean?A．Explanation.B．Vote.C．Deal.D．Statement.13．WhatdaywasitwhentheUKlefttheEUofficially?A．Tuesday.B．Wedne

sday.C．Thursday.D．Friday.14．WhatcanwesayaboutBrexit?A．Itwasanextremelydifficultprocess.B．ItisagreatvictoryforallUKpeople.C．Itmeansatemporary

lossfortheEU.D．ItbringsUKpeopleanewlifeovernight.15．Whatistheexperts‟attitudetowardsBrexit‟snextwork?A．Ambiguou

s.B．Confident.C．Worried.D．Cautious.