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届高三英语最后40天冲刺卷三
2019届高三英语最后40天冲刺卷三
1、DreamofvisitingParis?
Followourtravelplantoexperienceasmuchofthecityaspossible.
Parisfoodtour
Foodtoursareourfavoritewaytobeginatripinanewcitybecausetheyteachyouaboutthecuisineaswellasgiveyoualookatthecity.Oftentheguidewillrecommendrestaurantsforyoutotryduringyourvisit.Sometimesyou'llevenlearnaboutafoodyoudidn’tknowexisted.
EiffelTowertour
TheEiffelTowerisprobablyNo.1onyourmust-seelist forParis,whetheryouhaveaweekoronlytwodaysinParis.Getthereearlyinthemorningtotrytobeatthecrowds,andbookyourticketsaheadtosavetime.
Parissightseeingtour
Afteryou'vehadyourfillofthesplendidviewsofParisfromthetopoftheEiffelTower,exploreotherbigsights.CheckoutNotreDameCathedral,oneoftheearliestandfinestexamplesofFrenchGothicarchitecture.TheArcdeTriompheisanotherrecognizablesymbolofParis,andofFrance,thatyoudon'twanttomiss.Youcanclimbtothetopforanotherinterestingviewofthecityfromabove.
Marched'Aligretour
Tiredofsightseeing?
Marketscanbeawonderfulwaytoseeamorelocalsideoftown.TheMarched’AligreisopeneverydayexceptMonday.Themainmarketisinacoveredbuilding.Itcanbeagreatstoptoloadupforapicnicaswell.
1.Whichtourdoyouneedtoreservetoavoidwaiting?
A.Parisfoodtour.B.EiffelTowertour.
C.Parissightseeingtour.D.Marched'Aligretour.
2.WherecanyouenjoyaviewofParisfromabove?
A.FromtheEiffelTowerandtheMarched’Aligre.
B.FromtheEiffelTowerandtheArcdefriomphe.
C.FromtheEiffelTowerandNotreDameCathedral.
D.FromNotreDameCathedralandtheArcdeTriomphe.
3.WhatcanyoudoontheMarched'Aligretour?
A.Enjoythemarkets.B.Loaduptheshop.
C.Goforapicnic.D.Coverthebuilding.
2、VideoproducerandmusicianJustinScholarenjoyedhisfantasticmomentweeksagowhenhespottedhislatestworkplayingonahugeelectronicscreenatNewYork’sTimesSquare.
“It’ssortoftheAmericandreamtoseeyournameupinlights,’’saysthe25-year-oldNewJerseynative.“I’dneverreallycaredaboutmynamebeingthatbig,butgoingtoNewYorkandseeingthebigscreens,youalwayswonderifyourworkisgoingtomakeitupthere.
ThevideothathelpsScholarfulfillhis“Americandream"wasshotandproducedinChina,whereScholarislivingandworkingasamediacompanyowner.ScholartookhisfirstChineseclassinhighschoolsevenyearsagoandmadehisfirsttriptoShanghaiin2015throughastudy-abroadprogramwhenhewasastudentinNewYorkUniversity.ThefilmandTVmajorchangedhisfocusfromtechnicalarttotraditionalartsduringhisstudyinShanghai,spendingmostofthetimelearningink-and-washpainting,calligraphyandtheguzheng,atraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Healsofellinlovewiththecity,whereheatealotofauthenticxiaolongbao,orsteamedmeatbuns,andfeltsafewalkingonthestreetsat3am.
ShanghaiimpressesScholarasanefficient,moderncitycallingforgreaterbusinessprosperitywithforeignparticipation,sohereturnedtwoyearslater,whenhiscareerathomewasalreadyboomingaftermakingcommercialsforbignamessuchasCoca-ColaandJaguar.
Thankstoacombinationofluckandtalent,heachievedthegoalsoonwithaChinesefriendashisbusinesspartner,andthecompanyhasalreadyproducedsome15videosforpopicons,fashionistas,andartmuseumsinmerelysixmonths.ThevideothatplaysatTimesSquare,atourismpromotionalfilmforsouthwestChina’sChongqingcity,isthecompany’sfirstprojectcontracted(签合同)byalocalgovernmentinChina.
1.WhatdidScholarstudyinShanghai?
A.TVmedia.B.Technicalart.C.Traditionalarts.D.TheChineselanguage.
2.WhatistheauthorspurposeinwritingParagraph3and4?
A.Tochangetoanewtopicforwriting.
B.Tomakeaconclusionofthefirst2paragraphs.
C.Todivedeeperintotheprevioustopic.
D.Toaddthebackgroundinformationofthevideo.
3.WhatdoweknowaboutScholarsvideo?
A.ItwasshotatTimesSquare.
B.ItshowedattractionsofChongqing.
C.Itwasshotintheyear2015.
D.itshowedhiscollegelifeinShanghai.
4.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Chinaopensupnewroutestointernationaltourists.
B.Shanghaiattractsanincreasingnumberofforeigners.
C.Americandreamunexpectedlycomestruewiththegreatvideo.
D.YoungAmericanbringsChinesetouristvideotoTimesSquare.
3、Energysourceswhicharepollutionfreeandenvironmentallyfriendlyareoneofthekeychallengesofworld’sfuturesociety.AteamofroboticistsandbiologistsatIIT—IstitutoItalianodiTecnologiainPontedera(Pisa,Italy),foundthatlivingplantscanhelpwithelectricity.FabianMeder,BarbaraMazzolaiandiheirco-workersatIITdiscoveredthatlivingplantsare“green”powersource,whichmay:
becomeoneoffuture’selectricitysuppliesthatperfectlyproducesinnaturalenvironmentsandisaccessibleallovertheworld.ResultsarepublishedonAdvancedFunctionalMaterials.
Theydiscoveredthatplantscanproduce,byasingleleaf,morethan150voltseachtimetheleafistouched,enoughtopower100LEDlightbulbs.Theyalsoshowedthatan“hybridtree”madeofnaturalandartificialleavescanactasan“green”electricalproducertransferringwindintoelectricity.
Certainleafstructuresareabletotransformmechanical(机械的)forcesappliedattheleafsurfaceintoelectricalenergy,becauseofthespecificcompositionthatmostplantleavesnaturallyprovide.Indetail,theleafisabletogatherelectricchargesonitssurfaceduetoaprocesscalledcontactelectrification.Thesechargesarethenimmediatelypassedintotheinnerplanttissue.Theplanttissuetransportstheelectricitytootherpartsoftheplant.Andthen,bysimplyconnectinga“plug”totheplantstem(茎),theelectricityproducedcanheharvestedandusedtopowerelectronicdevices.
Theresearchersadditionallydescribeforthefirsttimehowthiseffectcanbeusedtotransferwindintoelectricitybyplants.TheyequippedaNerumoleandertree(夹竹桃)withartificialleavesthattouchthenaturalNerumoleanderleaves.Whenwindblowsintotheplantandmovestheleaves,the“hybridtree”produceselectricity.Theelectricityproducedincreasesthemoreleavesaretouched.Consequently,itcanheeasilyup-scaledbyexploitingthewholesurfaceofIheleavesofatreeorevenaforest.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthediscoveryoftheItalianscientists?
A.Alivingleafcanproduceelectricityfor100LEDbulbswhentouched.
B.Artificialplantsnowserveasanelectricitysupplyinnaturalenvironments.
C.Anartificialleafcanproduceelectricityfor100LEDbulbswhentouched.
D.Naturaltreescanproduceelectricitybytransferringwindinnaturalenvironments.
2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.2probablymean?
A.False.B.Tall.C.Mixed.D.Decorated.
3.Howdoestheplantprovideelectricityforuse?
a. Electricityisgainedfromthestem.
b. Mechanicalforcesareputontheleaf.
c. Electricchargesaregatheredbytheleaf.
d. Electricalenergyispassedintotheinnerparts.
e. Mechanicalforcesaretransformedintoelectriccharges.
A.d-c-e-b-aB.e-b-c-d-aC.c-d-e-b-aD.b-e-c-d-a
4.WhatdidtheexperimentoftheNerumoleanertreeshow?
A.Howleavesoftreescanproduceelectricity.
B.Howhybridtreescantransferwindintoelectricity.
C.Howelectricityproducedbyleavescanbeharvested.
D.Hownaturalleavescanbecombinedwithartificialones.
4、Accordingtoofficialgovernmentfigures,therearemorethantwiceasmanykangaroosaspeopleinAustralia,andmanyAustraliansconsiderthempests(有害动物).Landholdingfarmerssaythatthecountry’sestimated50millionkangaroosdamagetheircropsandcompetewithlivestockforscarceresources.Australia’sinsuranceindustrysaysthatkangaroosareinvolvedinmorethan80percentofthe20,000-plusvehicle-animalcollisionsreportedeachyear.Inthecountry’sunderpopulatedregion,thecommonbeliefisthatkangaroonumbershaveswollento“plagueproportions.”
Intheabsenceoftraditionalhunters,thethinkinggoes,killingkangaroosiscriticaltobalancingtheecologyandboostingtheruraleconomy.Agovernment-sanctioned(政府认可的)industry,basedonthecommercialharvestofkangaroomeatandhides,exported$29millioninproductsin2017andsupportsabout4,000jobs.Todaymeat,hides,andleatherfromkangarooshavebeenexportedto56countries.GlobalbrandssuchasNike,Puma,andAdidasbuystrong,supple“k-leather”tomakeathleticgear.Andkangaroomeatisfindingitswayintomoreandmoregrocerystores.
Advocatespointoutthatlow-fat,high-proteinkangaroomeatcomesfromananimalmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythangreenhousegas-emittingsheepandcattle.JohnKelly,formerexecutivedirectoroftheKangarooIndustryAssociationofAustralia,says,“HarvestingourfoodandfibersfromanimalsadaptedtoAustralia’sfragilerangelandsisextremelywiseandsustainable.Manyecologistswilltellyouthatthereisnomorehumanewayofproducingredmeat.”
Opponents(反对者)oftheindustrycallthekillinginhumane,unsustainable,andunnecessary.Populationestimatesarehighlydebatable,theysay,but“plagueproportions”arebiologicallyimplausible.Littlekangaroosgrowslowly,andmanydie,sokangaroopopulationscanexpandbyonly10to15percentayear,andthenonlyunderthebestofcircumstances.DwayneBannon-Harrison,amemberoftheYuinpeopleofNewSouthWales,saystheideathatkangaroosaredestroyingthecountryislaughable.“They’vebeenwalkingthislandalotlongerthanpeoplehave,”hesays.“Howcouldsomethingthat’sbeenhereforthou