山西省太原市六十六中届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题Word文件下载.docx
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第一节:
(共15小题;
每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Youngreaderswilldiscoverdinosaurs,stars,explorers,landmarksandmoreinthefollowingmapsandtravelbookschosenbyVivienGodfrey,headofStanfords.
MapsSpecialEdition,£
25
Thisbookwasalreadypopularinourchildren’sareaandhasbeenmadeevenbetterwiththisspecialedition,whichincludes16newmaps.Thecollectionof68mapstakesyouthrough58countriesandsixcontinents.Itispackedwithillustratedinformation,whichincludesfamoushistoricalfigures,localdishes,somefestivals,wildanimalsandlandmarks.
MapsoftheUnitedKingdom,£
17.99
WemadeMapsoftheUnitedKingdomfirstavailableattheStanfordsstoreinLondon.Technicallyaimedatchildren,itcontainslotsofinformationandfacts.It’sverywellputtogether,especiallywhenitcomestochoosingthesevenfamouspeoplewithaconnectiontotheirspecialplace:
PhilipPullman,forinstance,isassociatedwithNorfolk.
HarryPotter’sLondon:
TheFilmLocationWalk,£
3.99
HarryPotter’sLondonisamapthatcoversinformationonthreewalkstakeninthebestofthecentralLondonlocationsinthehugelypopularfilms.ThewalkscoverPiccadillyCircus,WestminsterBridgeviaTrafalgarSquare,andKing’sCross,withitsfamousPlatform9¾
.
UsborneFirstStickerBookFlags,£
5.99
Learntheflagofeverycountryintheworldbyplacingtheflagstickersonthecorrectcountriesonthemaps.Thiscontainsinterestingfactsaboutcountriesandwhycertainflagshavetheirparticulardesigns.Therearefunquestionsthroughout,including,“SomeAfricanflagshaveadiagonalstripe.Howmanycanyoufind?
”
21.MapsSpecialEditioncanofferreadersknowledgeabout__________.
A.popularfestivalsaroundtheworld.
B.thepeopleandcultureofmanyplaces.
C.someofchildren’sfavoritebooks.
D.differenteditionsoftheworldmap
22.WhatdoesMapsoftheUnitedKingdomespeciallydowellin?
A.Aimingatchildrenofdifferentages.
B.Containinginformationandfacts
C.Linkingpeoplewithplaces.
D.IntroducingactivitiesinLondon.
23.WhatcanreadersdowithUsborneFirstStickerBookFlags?
A.Askquestionsabouttheoriginofcountries.
B.Makedifferentdesignsforsomecountries’flags.
C.Matchflagfactswiththehistoryofcountries.
D.Findcountries’flagsofvariousdesigns.
B
Hundredsofthousandsofkidsfromover80countrieswillskipschoollaterthisyearandtaketothestreetstosaveourplanet.Itisaplea(恳求)togovernmentofficialsandbusinessleaderstotakeimmediateactionagainstclimatechange.
Theglobalyouthenvironmentalmovementbeganwithasingleconcernedteenager-l6-year-oldGreta
Thunberg.The
Swedishresidentwasfirstexposedtoclimatechangewhenshewasjusteightyearsold.Shesays,“IrememberwhenIwasyounger,ourteachersshowedusfilmsofplasticintheocean,starvingpolarbearsandsoon.Icriedthroughallthemovies.Thosepictureswerestuckinmyhead."
Over
the
next
fewyears,
theyoungsterconvincedherparentstoreducetheircarbonfootprint.Hermother,aworld-famousoperasinger,stoppedflying,eventhoughitseverelyimpactedhercareer,whileherfatherbecameavegetarian.
In2018,followingarecordheatwaveinEuropeandaseriesofmassiveforestfiresinSweden,theyounggirldecidedtotakeherconcernstoanationallevel.Sheorganizedaschoolstrike,buttheeffortfailed.However,thatdidnotstopthedeterminedteenfromtryingtoachievehergoal.FromAugust20,2018toSeptember9,2018-thedayofSweden'
sgeneralelections-GretaskippedschoolandspentthedayssittingonthepavementoutsidetheparliamentbuildingincentralStockholm.
“Ipaintedthesignonapieceofwoodand,fortheflyers,wrotedownsomefactsIthoughteveryone
shouldknow,”sherecalls.“Thefirstday,Isatalonefromabout8:
30amto3pm-theregularschoolday.Andthenonthesecondday,peoplestartedjoiningme.Afterthat,therewerepeoplethereallthetime.”
GretanowattendsschoolfourdaysaweekandspendseveryFridayprotestingoutsidetheparliamentbuilding.SheplansoncontinuingthisuntiltheSwedishgovernment'
senvironmentalpoliciesalignwiththoseoutlinedintheParisClimateAgreement.Theyoungactivist,praisedbyexpertsas“thebestnews
fortheclimatemovementindecades”,hasalsobecometheunlikelyfaceoftheenvironmentaldebate.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutGretafromthepassage?
A.Shehasbadlyperformedinschoolsincechildhood.
B.She
was
deeply
influencedbyeco-destructionmoviesatayoungage
C.Shewantstogetachancetomeetsomefamouspoliticians.
D.Sheaskedherparentstodecreasetheirworkinghourstoreducetheircarbonfootprint.
25.Whatwasthepurpo