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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'sunderwaterartexhibitsfromaroundtheworldCreatingtheworld'sf

irstunderwatersculpture(雕像)parkinGrenadain2006,andwithover1,000underwaterartworksacrosstheglobe,deCairesTaylorhasartfullyhighli

ghtedthethreatstoouroceanswhileactivelyhelpingtocreatenewlifeinthem.Herearesomeoftheunderwaterartexhibits.MolinereUnderwaterSculptureParkGrenad

a,WestIndiesInstalledin2006afterMolinereBaysuffereddestructivedamagefromthe2004HurricaneIvan,these75underwaterartpiecesformedtheworld'sfirstunderw

atersculptureparkandwasnamedoneofNationalGeographic's25WondersoftheWorld.Itnowprovidesanewhabitatformarinelife,anditalsodrawsdiversand

glass-bottomedboatsawayfrommoredelicatereefsnearby.OceanAtlasNassau,BahamasOffthecoastofNassausitstheworld'slargestunderwaterscu

lpture,shallowenoughfordiverstoview.This60-ton,16-foottallstatueofayoungBahamiangirlappearstoholduptheoce

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

turescanbeseenfromland,onthebanksoftheRiverThames,emergingduringlowtide.WithinsightoftheHousesofParliament,theyarea

nodtotheFourHorsemenoftheApocalypseandareareminderofrisingsealevelsandthedenialofclimatechange.Museumo

fUnderwaterArtGreatBarrierReef,AustraliaExpectedtoopentothepublicinearly2020,deCairesTaylor'slatestproje

ctaimstorehabilitatepartsoftheworld'slargestreefsystem.Worksintheunderwatermuseumincludeapartially-submerged(半淹没的)figurethatchangescolorastheseawar

msandwhichcanbeseenfromshore,andevenasubmergedcoral-coveredgreenhouse.1．WhatdodeCairesTaylor'sunderwaterarte

xhibitshaveincommon?A．BecomingNationalGeographic'sWondersoftheWorld.B．SharingnameswithgodsinGreekmyth.C．Changingcolorswithwatertemperature.D．Comb

iningartwithsavingoceancreatures.2．Wherecanyouseethelargestunderwatersculpture?A．Grenada.B．Nassau.C．London.D．GreatBar

rierReef.3．Whichisintendedtosavetheworld'slargestreefsystem?A．MolinereUnderwaterSculpturePark.B．OceanAtlas.

C．TheRisingTide.D．MuseumofUnderwaterArt.2.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）CheckoutsomefunweekendactivitiesfromourfriendsatArizonaParenting.Walk

intheWild:WalkorrunforwildlifeatthePhoenixZoo'sWalkintheWild2016.Putonyourfavoriteanimaldressandtakepartintheonemileor5K,enjoyin

gthesightsandsoundsoftheZoo.WalkintheWildincludesamorningfullofuniqueactivitiesyouwon'tfindatanyothervalleywalk,includingalldayzoo

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

sameStreetandHBOattheChildren'sMuseumofPhoenix.Kidscanparticipateinactivities,enjoyaperformancebytheSesameStreetMuppetsandgettojoint

heEverydayHeroesClub.Anactofkindnessisallittakestobecomeamember.Performancesandactivitieswilltakeplaceat10：30－11：30amand1：30－2：30pm.9am－4pm.

Children'sMuseumofPhoenix,215N.7thStreet,Phoenix.602－253－0501.SundayA'Fair:SundayA'Fairfeaturesfreeoutdoorcon

certsinScottsdaleCivicCenterParkbytopArizonamusicians,alongwithanartsandcraftsmarket,funactivitiesforchildrenandfami

lies,guidedtoursofthesculpturesintheparkandfreeadmissiontoScottsdaleMuseumofContemporaryArt(SMoCA).Guestsa

reinvitedtobringblankets,lawnchairsorpicnicbaskets,andenjoyarelaxingafternoonofgreatentertainment.Deliciousfoods

,snacks,beer,wineandsoftdrinksarealsoavailableforpurchase.12－4pm.ScottsdaleCenterforthePerformingArt

s,7380E.2ndSt.,Scottsdale.480－994－ARTS(2787)．1．WhatcanchildrendoatWalkintheWild?A．Joininthe5milewalk.B．Attendcoursesforfree.C．Wearani

malshapedclothes.D．Enjoygoodcompanyofwildanimals.2．WhatqualificationisneededtojointheEverydayHeroesClub?A．Doagooddeed.B．Donatemoney

totheclub.C．Beactiveinschoolactivities.D．Bereadytohelpprotectwildlife.3．Wherecanonegotobuysomeworksofart?A．ThePhoenixZoo.B．ScottsdaleCivicCent

erPark.C．TheChildren'sMuseumofPhoenix.D．ScottsdaleMuseumofContemporaryArt.3.（2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试）CampFireUS

ACampFireUSAisayouthagencyservingchildrenfromPre-Kthrough12thgrade.CampFireprovidesopportunitiesforyouthtolearnlifes

kills,buildtheirself-esteem,servetheircommunities,experiencetheoutdoors,makefriends,andhavefun.CampFi

reprogramsareavailabletoallpeoplewithoutregardtorace,gender,creed,religion,nationalorigin,sexualorientation,economicstatusorm

entalorphysicaldisabilities.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersareneededtohelpwithlocalevents,childcareforchildrenwithvariousneeds,summerday

camps,ourYouthVolunteerCorpsprogram,answeringphones,clericalwork,groupactivities,andprogramdelivery.MinimumAge:11,dependingupontaskMinimumCommitment:

Varies;rangeisfrom2hours/monthto1day/weekContact:ProgramManagerAddress:1635NE87thSt,SteB8Redmond,WA980

52Phone:425-885-0477FAX:425-885-0201Email:info@campfire-usa.orgWeb:www.campfire-usa.orgBusinessHours:ByappointmentorFriday9am-3pmSeattleAqua

riumTheSeattleAquarium'smissionistoinspireconservationofourmarineenvironment.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersareneededasinterpreterstospe

aktoguestsaboutourexhibits,leadguidedtours,leadactivitiesforchildren,andassistwithspecialeventsduringthesc

hoolyearandsummerMinimumAge:16MinimumCommitment:SchoolYear一Twoweekenddayspermonth(9:30am-5:15pm);Summer一

Twohalfdayshiftsperweek(9:30am-1:45pmor1pm-5:15pm).Contact:HighSchoolVolunteerSupervisorAddress:1483AlaskanWayS

eattle,WA98101Phone:206-386-4351FAX:206-386-4328OfficeHours:Sun-Thurs,8:30am一5:30pmAquariumHours:Fall/W

inter,Daily10am-5pm;Spring,Daily9:30am-5pmSummer.Daily8:30am~7pmHomewardPetHomewardPetanimalshelterprovidesfood,shelter,med

icalattention,andlovetohomelessadoptablecatsanddogsuntilpermanenthomesarefound.VolunteerOpportunities:Volunteersareneededtohelptakecareofhomel

essdogsandcatsbycleaningcages,feeding,petting,exercising,andplayingwiththeanimals.MinimumAge:16MinimumCommitment:3monthsCon

tact:VolunteerCoordinatorSiteAddress:18800Woodinville-SnohomishRd.,Woodinville,WA98072MailingAddress:POBox2293,Woodinville,WA98072Phone:425-488

-4444ex407FAX:425-481-6867BusinessHours:Wed-Fri,3pm-7pm;Sat-Sun,1pm~6pmKidsQuestChildren'sMuseumKidsQuestChildren'sMuseumprovidesinteractiv

eexhibitsandprogramsintegratingart,science,technology,anddailyexperiencestoinspirelife-longlearninginchildrenandfamilies.VolunteerOpportuni

ties:Volunteersareneededtoassistwithcommunityevents,leadinghands-onactivitieswithchildrenandtheirfamilies,birthdayparties,workshops,

andprograms.MinimumAge:14MinimumCommitment:NoneContact:CommunityConnectionsManagerSiteAddress:4091FactoriaBlvdSEBellevue,WA98006Phone:

425-637-8100FAX:425-747-7178BusinessHours:Tues一Thurs,10am-5pm;Fri,10am-8pm;Sat,10am-5pm1．Catloverswillprobablybewillingtovolunteerat________.A．Kids

QuestChildren'sMuseumB．HomewardPetC．CampFireUSAD．SeattleAquarium2．IfyouvolunteertoworkatCampFireUSA,you'l

lhavetoworkatleast________.A．twoweekenddayspermonthB．threemonthsC．twohourspermonthD．oneschoolyear3．Ifyoua

redisabledandinterestedinvolunteering,thefirstchoiceamongthosepostedhereistocall__________.A．425-637-8100B．

425-488-4444C．425-885-0477D．206-386-43514.（2020届广西桂林调研）NationalZooStaysOpenLaterforZooLightsExhibitWinteristheperfecttimetoseeWashingtoninad

ifferentlight.Thecrowdshavethinned,andthosehumid95-degreedaysarelonggone.AndtheNationalZooisadifferente

xperiencebecauseof500,000bulbsthatilluminate（照亮）theannualZooLightscelebration.Eco-friendlytwinklylightswilldecoratezoowalkways,treesandbuilding

s.Sculpturesfeaturingpopularzooresidents,includingelephantsandgiantpandas,lightupintimetomusic.Ifwalkinga

ndwatchingisn‟tenoughexcitement,headtoLion&TigerHill,hometoa150-foot-longsnowlesstubingrun.Ridesonthetrackless

trainandthecarousel（欢闹）alsowillbeavailable.Don‟tforgettovisitafewofthezoo‟srealanimals.TheKids‟Farm,ReptileDiscoveryCenter,SmallMammalHouse,ThinkTank

(orangutans)andGreatCatsexhibitwillbeopenintheevening.There‟snoguarantee,however,thattheanimalswillbea

slivelyasthehumansinattendance.When:NovembertoJanuary1(exceptDecember24-25),5to9p.m.Where:3001Connecticu

tAve.NW.Washington,D．C．Howmuch:Admissionisfree;limitedparkingis$22.Chargesfortubing,trainridesandcarous

elrides.Formoreinformation:Aparentcanvisitnationalzoosi.edu/events/zoolights.MoreZoolightscelebrations:Forthoseoutsideofthe

D．C．area,herearesomelinkstootherzooswithsimilarevents(notallarefree):ColumbusZoo,Ohio:ThroughJanuary1.DetroitZoo,Michigan:ThroughDecem

ber31.DenverZoo,Colorado:December2-January1.HoustonZoo,Texas:ThroughJanuary15.1．WhencanyouenjoytheannualZooLightscelebrationinWashi

ngtonbest?A．OnDecember12thB．OnJanuary3rd.C．OnDecember24th.D．OnOctober1st.2．Wherecan‟tpeopleseerealanimalsduringthecelebration?A．AttheKids‟Farm.

B．AtReptileDiscoveryCenter.C．AtSmallMammalHouse.D．AtLion&TigerHill.3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatyoucertainlydon'thavetopaytobeadmit

tedifyouvisit________.A．ColumbusZooB．DetroitZooC．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）CitiesallovertheworldcelebrateChristmasinuniqueandmemorableways.Thefollowinginternationaldestinations

arejustafewofthecountlesschoicestoconsider.QuebeccityQuebeccityhaslongdrawnadmirerstoitshistoricdistrictthefamedcitywall,strangecobblestonelanes（鹅

卵石小路）andhandsomestonehouses.ThisareatransformsintoascenicChristmasvillageeachDecember.The403-year-oldcapitalofQuebecprovincetakes

prideintheoutdoorsatChristmastime,whenstonebuildingsshinewithlights.Considercross-countryskionthePlainsofAb

raham,orskateattheplaceD‟Youvillesquare.EdinburghEdinburgh,amagiccityfullofstaircasesandhillsaswellasGeorgianandneo-

Classicalbuildings,isfamousforitsmixtureofthemodernandtheold.Thisisevidentinwinter,whenScotland‟scapitalput

sonasix-weekfestivallastinguntilJan.6thatgoeswaybeyondChristmasmarkets.Youcanriderollercoasters,climbawallofic

eandattendavividChristmasthemedshowbythecabarettroupe（剧团）LaClique.ZurichIfbuyinggiftsisonyourtravelschedule,Zurich

isanimpressiveshoppingcenter,particularlyaroundtheholidays,frommultipleChristmasmarketsandtheluxury（奢侈品）dresssho

psofBahnhofstrasseStreet,totheindependentdesignersandantiqueshopsinthemergingindustrialzones.Anotherannuallightingspectacle（壮观场面）,L

ichterschwimmen,onDec.21,includeshundredsoftinylanternsthataresentfloatingdowntheRiverLimmat.SydneyAlackofsnowdoesn

otdampentheChristmasspiritinSydney.OnegreatandfreewaytofeeltheholidayistotakethisDec.21walkingtourofGeorgeStreet,whichprom

ises“themostsharablewindowdisplaysandcolouredlights.”Oneadvantageoverotherdestinations:warm,sandybeachesthatliejustminutesfromdowntown,wherethenat

uralbeautyofAustralia‟smostpopularcitywillbewaiting.1．WhatcanyoudoinQuebeccityduringChristmas?A．Rideroller

coasters.B．Takepartinawalkingtour.C．Enjoycross-countryski.D．WatchaChristmas-themedshow.2．Whereshouldyo

ugoifyouwanttoenjoyaChristmaswithoutsnow?A．Quebeccity.B．Edinburgh.C．Zurich.D．Sydney.3．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfr

om?A．Aguidebook.B．Adiary.C．Anovel.D．Aresearchpaper.6.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）Seattleishometooneofthebusiestports,somanyvisitorshaveashortwi

ndowtocrowdinasmuchsightseeingaspossiblebeforegettingonaship.Herearefourattractionsyoucanseeinarush.SpaceNeedleRegularticketsfor

theSpaceNeedleare$10cheaperfrom8:00a.m.to9:30a.m.Orderticketsinadvancesoyoucangostraightinlinefortheelevators.Atthetop,youcanreadfunfactsabouttheNeed

leandinteractwithahuge,touchscreen“SkyPad”—-nottomentionadmiringincredible360-degreeviewsofthecity.ChihulyGardenandGlassLocatedrightnexttothe

SpaceNeedle,thisexhibitfeaturestheworkofDaleChihuly.WalkthroughtheGlasshousetoseeoneofhislargestpieces:a100-foot-lo

ngglasssculptureincolorsofred,orangeandyellow.OrderyourSpaceNeedleandChihulyticketstogetherforevenmoresavings.Pike

PlaceMarketJuststepsfromtheSpaceNeedle,youcangetonthebustothefamousPikePlaceMarket.Giveyourselfplentyoftimetoeatyourwaythrough

thishugemarketplace.Mostplacesoffersamplessoyoucantryawidevarietyofsnacksbeforeyoubuy.PostAlleyLocatedunderPikePlaceMarket,thisstreet

ishometoSeattle‟sstickiestattraction:theGumWall.Thistraditionstartedinthe1990s,whenpeoplewaitinginlineforPostAlley‟sMarketTheaterwouldstic

ktheirchewedgumonthewall.Sincethen,thousandsofothershaveaddedtothecollection.Thewallwassweptcleanin2015,

butyou‟dneverknowitnow.Itmakesforagoodphotoopportunity—justdon‟tgettooclose.1．WhatcanyoudoattheSpaceNeedle?A．Tastesomedeliciou

ssnacks.B．OverlookthewholecityofSeattle.C．Seeawonderfulglasssculpture.D．Takethefastestelevatorsintheworld.2．Wh

atwasDaleChihuly?A．Anartist.B．Anactor.C．Anarchitect.D．Aprofessor.3．WhatistheGumWallprobablylikenow?A．Itisapla

cetostickphotos.B．Itisascleanasotherwalls.C．Itiscoveredbychewedgum.D．ItisapartofPikePlaceMarket.7.（2020届河南省焦作市

高三三模）TheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)—astudyofthetestscoresof15-year-oldsacross79countries—showedthatstudentsinEng

landperformedsignificantlybetterinmathsthan2015.PISAisconductedbytheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopm

ent(OECD)everythreeyears,andassessestheperformanceof15-year-oldsmainlyinreading,mathsandscience.InEngland,th

eGovernmenthasprioritized（优先）climbinguptheleaguetablesinrecentyears.Thelatesttestswerecarriedoutlastyear,andshowedthatEnglandwas

ranked17inthetableformaths,upfrom26in2015.PupilsinEnglandalsooutperformedtheOECDaverageinreadingandscience.

Onstudentwell-being,53percentof15-year-oldsacrosstheUKreportedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirlives—wellbelowth

e67percentaverageacrosstheOECD．TakingtheUKasawhole,whiletherewasonlyastatisticallysignificantimprovementinmaths,thecountrystillimpr

oveditspositionrelativetoothercountriesacrossallthreeofthesubjectstestedbyPISA．Inreading,theUKwas14th,upfrom22ndthreeyearsago.InsciencetheUKwas

14th,upfrom15th,andinmathstheUKroseto18thfrom27th.Acrosstherestoftheleaguetables,EastAsiancountrieslikeChinaandSingapo

recontinuedtobefarsuperior.Today‟sresultsalsoshowedthatEstoniaoutperformedallthemajorEuropeaneconomies.However,GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretar

yoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,cautionedagainstconcludingtoomuchfromthefindings.Therearemanyeduc

ationalandnon-educationalfactorswhichaffectperformanceanditisnoteasytofindhowthesehaveimpactedonyoungpeo

ple‟sattainmentinasetoftests.Whatisworrying,however,isthatthisanalysisshowsthatfewerstudentsintheUKaresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthantheOECDaverage.Itis

clearthatmanyyoungpeoplefeelundergreatpressureinasocietyinwhichtherisksoftenseemveryhightothemintermsofachievingtheirgoals.12．WhichaspectofE

nglandisundertheaverageoftheOECD?A．Reading.B．Science.C．Well-being.D．Maths.13．WhichstatementagreeswiththeUK‟performanceinPISA?A．TheUKdidwo

rsethanbefore.B．TheUKprogressedalittleinPISA．C．TheUKhasn‟tmadeanyimprovement.D．TheUKpulledwellaheadoftherestcountries.14．Whichofthefollowin

gcountriesalwaysholdsaleadingpositioninPISA?A．China.B．Estonia.C．TheUK.D．England.15．WhatdotheGeoffBarton‟swordsmeani

nthelastparagraph?A．ThePISAresultsareunbelievableforeducators.B．StudentsintheUKareinneedofmorepractice.C．Education

qualitycan‟tbefullyreflectedonlybyPISA．D．Youngpeopletakemorerisksofachievingtheirgoals.8.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）Justlikees

says,allspeecheshavethreemainsections:theintroduction,thebody,andtheconclusion.16．Youneedtowriteaspeechinawaythatkeepstheattentionofanaudiencea

ndhelpspaintamentalimageatthesametime.Whatevertypeofspeechyoudecidetowrite,findwaystomakeyourwordsmemor

able.Thestructureofhowtowriteyourspeechisjustthestart.17．Startbypayingattentiontoyouraudienceandtheirinterests.Writethewordsyou‟llspeakwit

hpassionandenthusiasm,whichyoualsowantyourlistenerstoshare.Whenwritingyourattention-grabbingstatements,makesureyouarewritingw

hatwillgettheirattention,notjustyours.18．Readfamousspeechesandlookatthewaytheyareconstructed.Findthingsthatstandoutandfig

ureoutwhatmakesitinteresting.Oftentimes,speechwritersuserhetoricaldevices（修辞法）tomakecertainpointseasytorememb

er.Remembertobeginandendyourspeechwithsomethingthatwillgainandholdtheattentionofyouraudience.Ifyouspendtoomuch

timegettingintoyourspeech,peoplewillzoneoutorstartcheckingtheirphones.19．20．Whenyougivethespeech,thinkaboutthetoneyoushoulduse,andbesuretowriteth

espeechinthesameflowthatyou‟duseinconversations.Agreatwaytocheckthisflowistopracticereadingitoutloud.I

fyoustumble（磕磕巴巴）whilereadingoritfeelsdull,lookforwaystojazzup（使活泼）thewordsandimprovetheflow.A．You‟llals

oneedtowritethespeechskillfully.B．Howyoudeliverthespeechisalsoimportant.C．Youcangaininspirationfromothers‟speec

hes.D．Instead,ifinterested,theymaystickwithyouuntiltheend.E.Sotheessayformcanofferagoodfoundationfortheprocess.F.However,unlikeessays,speechesare

nottobereadbuttobeheard.G.Inotherwords,yourspeechshouldcontainsomecolor,drama,orhumor.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Christmasiscomingearlythisye

arfor“DowntonAbbey”《唐顿庄园》fans.HighclereCastle,wherethebelovedBritishshowwasfilmed,willbeavailableforonenightonlyonAirb

nb.ThestaywilloffertwoluckyguestsaglimpseatwhatlifeasaCrawleymayhavebeenlike.Theonce-in-a-lifetimestaywilltakeplaceonNovembe

r26,2019,accordingtothelisting.HighclereCastlebelongstotheEarlandCountessofCarnarvon,whostillliveonthegroundsandwillhosttheguests

.TheEarlisQueenElizabethII‟sgodson.ReservationsforHighclereCastlewillbecomeavailableonOctober1at7p.m.ET,an

dit‟sfirstcome,firstserve.ThestayatHighclereCastlewillcost$159.Inaone-night-onlylisting,EarlandLadyCarnarvonareinvitin

goneluckycoupleto“livelikeroyalty”attheir100,000-square-foot,300-roomestateinHampshire,England.Thechosenpairwill

beinvitedtosharedinnerwiththeEarlandCountessinthestatediningroom,followedbycoffeeinthelibrary.Theywillthenretiretooneofthegallerybedroomswi

thviewsoverlooking1,000acresofparkland.Beforetheyleavethefollowingday,theguestscanalsoexpectbreakfastandaprivat

etourofthegroundsthatwillhighlightrooms“DowntonAbbey”fansknowwell,includingthedrawingroomandgallerybedrooms.Guestswillbewaitedonbythecas

tle‟sbutlerservice(管家服务)duringdinnerandthere‟sstrictlyonebutlerallowedperguest,accordingtohouserules.Othersti

pulationsforguestsincludethatallnewspapersmustbeironed,theymustwearcocktailattiretodinner,theycanonlygossipinthedownstairsquarters,andtherearenop

etsallowed.Buthavenofear,thereareninedogsonsitewhocan‟twaittomakeyouracquaintance.Thisisn‟tthefirsttimetheEarlandCountesshaveopenedtheirdoorstot

hepublic.Visitorscantaketoursofthecastlebetween9:30a.m.and5:00p.m.dailyfromJulytoSeptember.Thecastleisal

soopenonvariousdaysthroughouttheyear.ThecoupleevenhostedthefirstpublicChristmasballatHighclereCastlelastyear.They‟llbehostinganotherholidayballthisye

ar,thoughthespecificdatehasn‟tbeenannouncedyet.“It‟sanabsoluteprivilegeandpleasuretocallHighclereCastlemyhomeandIamdelightedtobeabletoshareitonA

irbnbforatrulyuniquestay,”LadyCarnarvonwroteonAirbnb.“HighclereCastlehasbeenintheCarnarvonfamilysince1679

andhasanincrediblyrichhistory,”theCountessadded.“IampassionateaboutthestoriesandheritageofHighclereCastle,andIamlook

ingforwardtowelcomingourfutureguests.”Theeventbuildsontheexcitementforthe“DowntonAbbey”film.ThefilmfollowstheCrawleyfamilyastheypreparefor

avisitfromKingGeorgeVandQueenMaryin1927.ItpremieresintheatersonFridayintheUS.21．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．theguestswills

tayatHighclereCastleonChristmasEveB．DowntonAbbeywasfilmedatHighclereCastleC．HighclereCastlewilloffertheguestsonl

yB&BD．allthevisitorswillbeinvitedtohavecaffee22．Thestaywill________.A．bereservedonOctober1at7p.m.ETB．providetheguestsw

ithdinnerandcoffeeinthelibraryC．allowgueststotake9dogsatmostD．witnessaChristmasballonNovember26,201923．Th

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

remecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,SlovenianDavoKamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon-stopdown

MountEverest.Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38-year-oldKamicaremergedinhisbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifee

lonlyabsolutehappinessandabsolutetiredness,”hesaid.Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapsedandbrokeunderneathhimandcouldhavesenthimfall

ingintothedeepcrevasses(裂缝)thatdotthemountain.Thedescent(下落)hadbeenseenbymanyasinsanelydangerous.TheDarwinAwardswebsite,whichdocumentsde

athswhicharefoolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.“KeepyoureyespeeledforaliveDa

rwinAward,”itsaid.However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpse(尸体)ofanunknownmountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpastashe

descended,oneofanestimated120corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprises.Seeingade

admanouttherewasareallyshockingexperience,”hesaid.Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedto

hissafetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,whichwasoneoftherecordhighsever.Durin

gtherunmorethan650,000hitswereregisteredonhisexpeditionwebsitejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthesite.Weathercon

ditionsweresoseverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstorestonthesummitbeforeattemptingtodescend.Instead,sufferingfromfatig

ue,assoonashereachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimselfbackdownthemountain.DealingwiththemountainhadalreadycostK

amicartwofingerswhenapreviousfailedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.KamicarcomesfromaskiingfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstH

imalayanskiingexpeditionin1989.Sincethen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorshipformoreexpeditions,withEver

estasthepermanentgoal.32．DavoKamicarmadehistoryby________.A．skiingdownMountEverestwithoutrestB．descendingMountEverestwithinthesho

rtesttimeeverC．attractinglargestnumberofaudienceonlineforhisdescentD．becomingthefirsttofilmhisdescentdownMountEverest33．Theunderlinedw

ordfoolhardyinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto______.A．suddenandhardtoacceptB．takingunnecessaryrisksC．attractingpublicattentionD．workinghardtofoolother

s34．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Kamicarsawabout120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.B．Thebroadcastofhisdescentonlinewascanc

elledbecauseofthewebsitejam.C．Kamicar‟sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.D．ThiswasnotKamicar‟sfirstattemptonMountEverest.35．Whichofthefollow

ingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MadmanskisdownEverestB．DarwinAwardforDavoKamicarC．Extremesportsheros

lidestoarecordD．BodyofmountaineerfoundonEverest11.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Manypeopletraveltoenjoyandenrichthemselves.AspoetJ

alaluddinsaid,“Travelbringspowerandlovebacktoyourlife.”However,theirtravelmethodsmaybedifferenteveryyear.Lonelyplanetlistedthreetoptrend

sof2019.Let‟stakealook.SolotravelTraditionally,travelseemstobeagroupactivitytohavefuntogetherandavoidloneliness.Butthatcha

ngedin2019.Travelingonyourownmeansthatyouarethebossofeverything,choosingwhereveryouwanttogo.Forsomepeople,italsoshowsabetter,moreconfi

dentperson,readytosolveanything.Travelingaloneinatotallyforeignlandcanbechallenging.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthingsandpushesyououtofyou

rcomfortzone,”SaidKristina,atravelerfromtheUS.Augmented(增广的)attractionsWorldtravelcanbeexpensive.Butvirtualrealityandaugmentedreality,orVRandAR,are

givingmorepossibilitiesto“travel”forlittlecost.Withever-improvingheadsets,smart-phonesandWi-Ficonnections,technologieshavechangedthewaywet

ravel,bringingthe360-degreeexperienceofmuseums,themeparksandhistoricalsitestoourhomes.In2019,NASAprovidedaVRexperienceof

Mars,allowingpeopleto“walk”itssurfacewithjustaheadset.Paris‟famousmuseums,meanwhile,providedmoreapplicationswithARtechnology.Thisgivesvisi

torsmorecontextandinformationaboutexhibits.Withthat,visitorscanviewaseacowgrowingfleshbeforetheireyes.Thesetrendswillhelpyoubeatthecrowds

andexperiencenewkindsoftravel.GettingoffthebeatenpathInordertoavoidthecrowds,manylikedtovisitlessfamousplacesaftersearchingonlineorfoll

owinglocalagenciesin2019.Withlesstransportationandfewerthingstodo,hittinguponsmalltownsletspeopleslowdownandnoticethelittlethings.Takeawalk,

rideabike,drinkcoffee,takeadeepbreathandexplore.1．Theauthor‟smainpurposeofwritingthispassageis.A．tointroducethetr

aveltrendsof2019B．toencouragemorepeopletotravelC．torecommendtravelhotspotsD．toexplainwhatmakesagoodtrip2．Whichofthefollowi

ngisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Solotravelersarefreetomaketheirowndecisions.B．Travellingalonebenef

itspeoplealot.C．NASAprovidedarealexperiencetoMarsforpeople.D．VRandARmakeitcheaperforpeopleto“travel”.3．Whatc

anweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Famousplacesarestillpopularwithmanytravelers.B．Manypeoplebegintoexplorenewwaysoftr

avelling.C．Manypeopleliketosearchforplacesonline.D．Lesstransportationofsmalltownscausesinconvenience.12.（2020届湖

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verweareintrouble,heisreadytohelp.”Wheninterviewed,theboytoldthereporter,“It‟snothing.IjustdidwhatIshould

.Ifanyoneelsewereinmyposition,theywoulddefinitelydothesamething.”4．WhatcanwelearnaboutLuZikuan?A．HedisappointedtheChinesenetizensgreatly.B．Hetried

tolosesomeweighttosavehisfather.C．Hesufferedlittleaftergainingweight.D．Hewasfoundtomatchinbonemarrowwithhisfather.5．WhichwordscanbestdescribeL

uZikuan?A．Braveandreliable.B．Selfishandgenerous.C．Aggressiveandambitious.D．Courageousandoutgoing.6．Inwhichsectionofanewspap

ercanwefindthispassage?A．Sports.B．News.C．Culture.D．Entertainment.7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Leukemia—ADeadlydiseaseB．The

LifeStoryofLuZikuanC．ASuccessfulOperationD．BraveBoySavedHisFather13.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）LakeForestHi

ghSchoolClubsEnvironmentalClubClubmembersareprovidedopportunitiestorealizetheirgoalsofenvironmentalservice.Them

ajorityofprojectsarestudent-initiated.Lastyear‟sactivitiesincluded:theLFHSCourtyardGardenupkeep,BiketoSc

hoolDaywithfreecocoaandsnacks,an“eatlocal”100-miledinner,recyclingsolutionsforLFHS,beachclean-upthroughtheGreatLakesAlliance,andEarthW

eekcelebrations.Meetings:FirstFridayofthemonthinRoom5at7：00a．m.Advisor:MsMaryBethNawor,mnawor@lfschools.netPeerTutor

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olstudentsonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.LFHStutorsmusthaveproficiency(精通)intheacademicareainwhichtheywishtotutor,butmiddles

chooltutorsonlyneedgeneralacademicproficiency.Meetings:Alltutoringisdoneonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.Advisor:MsKathyO‟Hara,ko

hara@lfschools.netYoungIdeaYoungIdeaisLFHS‟sartandliterarymagazine.Studentsofallageswholovewritingandartareencouragedtobecomepartofth

estaffofthisaward-winningmagazine.YoungIdeaencouragesallstudentstosubmitartandliteratureworkstothemagaz

ine,whethertheyareapartofthestaffornot.FromSeptembertoFebruary,YoungIdeameetsonThursdaysafterschoolinthePu

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@lfschools.netScoutBuddiesScoutBuddiesisafriendshipclubwhichhelpsbuildfriendshipamongindividualswithandwithoutdisabilities.Clubme

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tstojoinacertainclub?A．TheyarerequiredtohaveabiketojoinEnvironmentalClub.B．TheyneedtobeathletictojoinScoutBuddies.C．Theyneedtowinaliteraryawa

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five.C．Hemustearnalotofmoneybyrecording.D．HewasqualifiedfortheGuinessWorldReordsatfour.3．Whydidtheschoolkidssettheworldrecord?A．Tohe

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tshow.NewYorkNewYorkFashionWeek,orNYFW,kicksoffonSeptember5thandrunsforapproximatelyeightdays.NYFWisconsid

eredthemostcommercialandcasualofthefour.Itisalsotheonlyeventtoallowsomefashionschoolstudentstoparticipate,brin

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ncharacteristics.16.（2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模）ActivitiestoGetYouOutdoorsWhileTravelingManyofuswouldenjoygettingoutsideandescapingourdaytodaywithsomef

reshairwhiletraveling.Butwheredoyoustart?Tryoutafewoftheseactivitiesandyou‟resuretofindanewoutdoorhobbytohelpyouenj

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y-FishingForanexcusetostandinariverenjoyingthesounds,smellsandsceneryofsomeofthemostbeautifulplaces,tryfly-fishing.Fishingisaperfectactivitytoenjoywi

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epeacefulandcomfortableexperience.17.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）MostHelpfulAppsforStudentsThere'salmostanappforeverythingnowadays,andthis

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NFree;$35plustaxforthebookTheDripPaintingworkshopTheDripPaintingfamilyworkshopforages4—12teacheschildrenhowtoexpresstheir

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

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day,avolcanoeruptedonNewZealand‟sWhiteIslandforthefirsttimeinnearlytwodecades.Earlyreportsindicatethattheeventhasalreadyclaimedatleastfive

lives,andemergencyrecoveryeffortsarestillunderway.Unlikesomevolcaniceventsatknownhotspots,thevolcanoprovidedlittlehintthatitwas

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iveconfirmeddeceasedalready.“Touristswhosaidtheywereontheislandjustshortlybeforetheeruptionsharedvideosofthevolcano

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rueaboutthevolcano?A．Ithasbeensleepingforabouttwentyyears.B．Officialsfailedtowarnvisitorsofitseruption.C．Itisamust-goattractionfo

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nferredfromthepassage?A．Thisvolcanoisnotanactiveone.B．Theexactnumberofdeathsremainsunknown.C．NewZealand‟sWhiteIslandisnotahotscenicspot.

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t.C．Inamagazine.D．OnTV.22.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Therecentfewweekshavebeentheperfecttimeforagoodbookandherearesomegoodonestha

tallowreaderstogetcompletelylostinanotherworld.WatchMeDisappearIfyoulikemysterieswithfamilydrama,JanelleBrown'

sbest-sellingthrillerisforyou,Thestoryfollowsawealthywifeandmomwhogoesonahikeandneverreturns.Herlonelyhusbandandteenagedaughter,Olive(who'sdealin

gwithherownproblems),areconfusedwithsorrowwhiletryingtofindoutwhathappens.TheBoyfromtheWoodsIfyoupickuponeofHarlanCobe

n'sbooks,youwon'tbeabletoputitdown.Hismistystorieskeepreadersfascinated.TheBoyfromtheWoods,issuretosatisfyfansofhis

twisty,heart-racingplotsfilledwithinterestingandexcitingatmosphere.Thisisthebooktoreadifyoulovemasterfulsurp

rises.HowtoWalkAwayKatherineCenter'sbest-sellingnovelfollowsayoungwoman,Margaret,withherperfectfiance,apilotwhotakesheronaupsettingflightthatchangesh

erlifeforever.ReadersadoreMargaret'swisdomandhumorasshefacesachangedworldandfiguresoutwhatlovereallyl

ookslike.TheLastOneLeftThisnovel,firstpublishedin1967,stillattractsreadersdecadeslater.NovelistDeanKoontzwrotetheintr

oductiontotherecentedition,wherehedescribesreadingeachofJohnD．MacDonald'snovels“atleastthreetimes,someofthemtwicethatoften.

"Thisisyournextreadifyouwanttobesweptawaybyamasterofmysteryandexcitement.1．WhatisWatchMeDisappearprobablyabout?A．Afamilyouting.

B．Teenagerproblems.C．Sorrowatadeadmom.D．Mistymissingofawoman.2．Whichbookisforromancelovers?A．HowtoWalkAway.B．TheBoy

fromtheWoods.C．WatchMeDisappear.D．TheLastOneLeft.3．WhoistheauthorofTheLastOneLeft?A．DeanKoontz.B．JohnD．MacDonald.C．Katherine

Center.D．HarlanCoben.23.（2020届四川省遂宁市高三第二次诊断性考试）On23June2016,UK(UnitedKingdom)adultsmadeahistoricdecision.Morethan33millionpeoplevotedfortheUKtol

eavetheEuropeanUnion(EU).Inthereferendum,theresultwasthataround52%ofthem—justoverhalf—votedtoleavethegroupof28countries.ThisiscalledBrexitmade

uptodescribethe“BritishExit”.NocountryhadeverlefttheEUbefore,soBrexitwasasignificantmomentinEuropeanhistory.AfterUKandEUleadershadlot

sofhardnegotiationsabouthowBrexitwouldwork,on22nd,January,2020,Wednesday,theBritishParliamentfinallyappr

ovedanagreementabouttheUK‟sdivorcingtheEU,whichQueenElizabethIIagreedtoonThursday.ThedealwasexpectedtopassintheEuropeanParl

iamentthenextweek.Ifeverythingwentwell,theUKwouldleavetheEUonJanuary31,2020.Itdid!TheUKfinallyandofficiallylefttheEUat11

pmonthisday,endingaprocessthatbeganthreeandahalfyearsbefore.PrimeMinisterBorisJohnsonandBrexitfanscelebratedwithfireworksandbigparties.Formanytheyc

alledittheUK‟sIndependenceDay.FormanyothersintheUK,itrepresentedthefinalstageofsomethingtheyfoughthardtoprevent.No

wthedealhasbeensignedandBritainhasleft,butitdoesn‟tmeanthelifeinBritainwillchangesuddenly.Until31stDecember2020,freedomo

fmovementwillcontinueandthismeansUKcitizenswillhavetherighttoliveandworkintheEU.Makingthingsevenmoredifficultisthefa

ctthatthenextchallengeofBrexithasarrived.TheUKandEUnowhavealmostoneyeartoworkoutthedetailsoftherelation

shiptheywillhaveinthefuture.ManyexpertsexpresstheircommonconcernthatmakingthesenewagreementswillgothroughthesameexperienceastheoriginalBrexitdeal

.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“referendum”inParagraph1mean?A．Explanation.B．Vote.C．Deal.D．Statement.13．WhatdaywasitwhentheUKlefttheEUofficially

?A．Tuesday.B．Wednesday.C．Thursday.D．Friday.14．WhatcanwesayaboutBrexit?A．Itwasanextremelydifficultproces

s.B．ItisagreatvictoryforallUKpeople.C．ItmeansatemporarylossfortheEU.D．ItbringsUKpeopleanewlifeovernight.15．Whatistheexperts‟attitudeto

wardsBrexit‟snextwork?A．Ambiguous.B．Confident.C．Worried.D．Cautious.