河南省十所名校学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题wd无答案.docx

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河南省十所名校学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题wd无答案

河南省十所名校2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题（wd无答案）

一、阅读选择

1.Someannualfestivalscomeoutofreligiousceremoniesorculturalevents,whileotherscomeaboutbecauseofmarketingexperimentsorboredom.Herearesomefestivalsthatmightmakeyouscratchyourhead.

WifeCarryingWorldChampionship—Sonkajärvi,Finland

WifecarryingstartedasasportinSonkajärvi,Finland,in1992.Participantsareaskedtocarrytheirwivesinavarietyofwaysacrossa253.5-metertrackfullofobstacles,fromfencestowaterpools.Theprizeisawardedbasedonthewife’sweightinbeer.

InternationalHairFreezingContest—Whitehorse,Yukon,Canada

InternationalHairFreezingContestisafunwintercelebrationthatoccurseveryFebruaryoutsideattheTakhiniHotPools.Participantsinthecontestputtheirheadsinthehotwaterofthepoolsandthencreatefrostyhairstylesbyshapingtheirhairasitfreezesinthecoldairabove.Temperaturesintheareacanreachbelow－30℃atthetimeofthecontest.Winnersreceiveasmallcashprize.

UnderwaterMusicFestival—LooeKeyReef,Florida,USA

HeldintheFloridaKeysinAmerica’sonlylivingcoralbarrierreef（珊瑚礁）,thefestivalhasbeenrunningfor31years.Alocalradiostationsponsorstheeventtopromotecoralprotectionandresponsiblediving,andtheyplaytheirsea-themedmusicunderwaterthroughspeakershungunderboatssituatedabovethereef.Participantsareencouragedtowearcostumesandplay“underwaterinstruments”tocompeteforprizes.

BoryeongMudFestival—Boryeong,SouthKorea

ThisannualfestivaloccursinJulyinthevillageofBoryeong.ItwasoriginallycreatedasanoutdoormarketingeventforBoryeongmudcosmetics（化妆品）.Themudthereisrichinnaturalmineralsandisusedtomakebeautyproducts.Thefestivalispopularwithlocalsandtouristsalike.Notablefestivitiesincludeamudpool,mudslides,mudprisonandmudskiing.

【小题1】Peopleconcernedabouttheenvironmentwillmostprobablyfocusonthefestivalheldin_________.

A．SonkajärviB．WhitehorseC．FloridaD．Boryeong

【小题2】Inwhichfestivalcan’ttheparticipantcompetealone?

A．BoryeongMudFestival.B．UnderwaterMusicFestival.

C．InternationalHairFreezingContest.D．WifeCarryingWorldChampionship.

【小题3】Whatdothefourfestivalshaveincommon?

A．Theyallstartedasfunsports.B．Theyareallheldintheopenair.

C．Theyalloffercashtoprize-winners.D．Theyareallheldinthesameseason.

2.OnWednesday,16-year-oldAavaMurtotookoverforadayasprimeministerofFinland.Themovewaspartofaninternationaleffortcalled“GirlsTakeover”,designedtobringattentiontotherightsofgirls.Finland’sprimeminister,SannaMarin,handedoverthepositiontoAavaandshowedherhowthingsworked.ThoughAavadidn’tmakeanylaws,shedidmeetwithpoliticians,speaktoreporters,andgiveaspeech.

GirlsTakeoverisaworldwideprogramrunbyagroupcalledPlanInternational.Theprogramallowsgirlsaroundtheworldtotemporarilytakeoverpositionsnormallyheldbyleadersofalldifferentkinds.

ThisisFinland’sfourthyearoftakingpartintheprogram.InadditiontoAavatakingoverasprimeminister,othergirlstookchargeofotherbusinesses,includingamagazine,auniversity,andRovioEntertainment,thecompanybehindtheAngryBirdsvideogame.Thisyear,thefocusofGirlsTakeoverisonequalityforgiftsintechnology.Aavanormallyspendsalotofhertimeworkingtopromoteclimateactionandhumanrights.ButonWednesday,shefocusedontechnologyinherspeech.

“Inequalityaffectsmanyofusgirlsgloballyandaffectsourlivesinavarietyofways,”shesaid.Aavapointedoutthatmostpeoplehavealwaysassumedthatboysareinterestedintechnologyandthatgirlsaren’t,whichisagainstthefactandcanmakeitharderforgirlstomastertheseskills.

Aavasaidthatsinceupto90%ofjobsinthefuturewillrelyondigitalskills,it’simportanttomakeiteasyforeveryonetodeveloptheseabilities.Aavanotesthatthisisespeciallyimportantinpoorercountrieswheretechnologyisn’tascheaporascommon.“Girls,too,haveadigitalfuture,”shesaid.“Andthatiswhygirlsshouldhaveavoiceintechnology.”

SeveralothercountriesaroundtheworldaretakingpartinGirlsTakeover,includingtheDominicanRepublic,Kenya,Paraguay,Peru,Sudan,andVietnam.

【小题1】WhywasAavaMurtoabletoserveasFinland’sprimeministerforoneday?

A．Becauseofaglobalprogram.B．Becauseofherendlessefforts.

C．Becauseofaregularexchange.D．Becauseofherclosenesstothegovernment.

【小题2】Whatdoesparagraph3imply?

A．Aavahastakenmanydifferentleaders’rolesbefore.

B．Aavaalwaysdevotesherselftospeechesontechnology.

C．ThefocusofGirlsTakeovermayvaryfromyeartoyear.