广东省梅县东山中学梅县新城分校届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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广东省梅县东山中学梅县新城分校届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案

2020-2021高三上学期9月月考试题

英语

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。

WhygotoMadrid?

Theremaybeaslightchill（寒）令）intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch,butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup.Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents.

AnewexlubitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundacidnMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.

Laterthissummer,the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance（文艺复兴）painterEIGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24Juneto5October.

Howtogo?

ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJet-fromBristo,Edinburgh.Gatwick,LiverpoolandLuton.BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted;AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.

Barajasairportis13kmnorth-eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroline8.buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMiniteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis€4.50.Theaiiportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock;€5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof€30coversmostofcentralMadrid.

1.WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose?

A.On23March.B.On11May.C.On24June.D.On5October.

2.WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?

A.EasyJet.B.Ryanair.C.AirEuropa.D.BritishAirways.

3.WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport?

A.Takeataxi.B.Takeacitybus.C.TakeMetroline8.D.Taketheairportexpressbus.

B

Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:

areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?

TheAmericanpublicoverwhelmingly（压倒性t也）thinksthey'rebad.Yettheagreementamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigration,bothlegalandillegal,providesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplabor.lowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomes,andleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadifferencebetweentheideaofmumgrants'impactontheeconomyandthereality?

Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestressthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicservices,likeschools,hospitals,andjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofrace,arguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'sfearsandinsecurities.Tlieressometruthtoalltheseexplanations,buttheyaren'tquiteadequate.

Togetabetteriinderstandmgofwhat'sgoingon,considerthewaymiimgration,smipactisfelt.Tlioughitsoveralleffectmaybepositive,itscostsandbenefitsaredistributedirregularyly.

DavidCard,aneconomistatUCBerkeley,notesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants'low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers-meatpackingplantsinNebraska,forexan^le.theseproducers'savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystore,buthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?

Asforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigration,these,too,areconcentrated.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBoijas,aHarvardeconomist,immigrationhasreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%.

Amonghigh-skilled,better-educatedemployees,however,oppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmost,inotherwords,wasthefinancialburdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasprovedbyanotherfinding:

thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfinancialburdendecreased,asoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990s.whichlimitedimmigrants'accesstocertambenefits.

Theirony（讽刺）isthatforalltheoverexciteddebate,theneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffectedsay,low-skilledworkers,orCaliforniaresidentstheimpactIsn'tallthatdramatic.“Theunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtoaffectourperceptions：

saysDanielTichenoraprofessorattheUniversityofOregon."Butwhenalltliosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbers,itendsupbeinganetpositive,butasmallone\Toobadmostpeopledon'trealizeit.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Whetherimmigrantsaregoodorbadfortheeconomyhasbeenpuzzlingeconomists.

B.TheAmericaneconomyusedtothrive