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安徽省合肥市合肥一中高三最后一卷英语试题

2020届安徽省合肥市合肥一中高三最后一卷英语试题

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Avolunteeringorgapyeartrip

Safe,SupportedVolunteeringandGapYearTripsforFirst-TimeTravelers

Avolunteeringorgapyeartripisagreatopportunitytoexploreothercountries,tohelpmakeadifference,andtofurtherafuturecareer.Frontieraimstoprovideanauthenticvolunteeringexperienceinmanyoftheworld’smostspectacularcountries,whilemakingsurethatsafety,supportandaccountabilityareofprimaryimportance.Withmorethan20years’experienceinrunningandsupportingvolunteeringprojectsworldwide,andwithdedicatedteamsofstaffintheUKandtheUSA,weareabletoprovidepeaceofmindforvolunteerandtheirparents,aswellasunforgettableexperiences.

HowdoesFrontiersupportitsvolunteersandtheirfamilies?

Wetakethesafetyandsecurityofourvolunteersextremelyseriously.Withthisinmind,herearejustafewofthepolicieswefollow:

•Allfieldstafftrainedinhealth&safetyprocedures

•Weoffera24-hour,7-day-a-week,emergencyphoneline

•Weekly“SituationReport”emailsforFrontiergroupprojects,tokeepfriendsandfamiliesofvolunteersinformedofnewsanddevelopmentsonourcamps.

•Beforeacceptingavolunteerontoaplacement,werequirethemtoundergoaninterviewwithoneofourtraveladvisers,toensurethatthevolunteerunderstandstheproject,andiscomfortablewithalloftheresponsibilitiesrequired.

TravelBuddies

Volunteersoftenfeelmoreconfident（andtheirparentsmorereassured）whentravellingwithsomeonefromtheirowncountyand/oroftheirownage.Ifrequested,wewillfindaplacementonwhichtherearevolunteersofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.Ifbothpartieswish,wecanputthemincontactwitheachothersothattheycangelloknoweachotherbeforeleaving,andevenarrangetoflyouttogether.

1．WhatisspecialaboutFrontier?

A．Itattachesgreatimportancetovolunteers’safety.

B．Ithaswelltrainedanddedicatedstaffworldwide.

C．Itprovidesvolunteeringexperienceinmostcountries.

D．Itprovidespeacefulandunforgettableexperiences.

2．Ifparentswanttotracktheirchildren,theycan.

A．asktheirtravelcompanions

B．makeemergencyphonecalls

C．check“SituationReport”emails

D．contactfieldstaffortraveladvisers

3．Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A．Anannouncement.B．Anadvertisement.

C．Anexhibitionguide.D．Atravelbrochure.

Lastyear,IwentWWOOFing（WillingWorkersonOrganicFarms）atabeautifulorganicfarminthesouthofLaReunion.WithWOOFing,volunteersexchangetheirtimeandworkforfoodandboard.Isleptinacabininthewoodswithhedgehogs（刺猬）diggingaboutinthebushes,alldifferentcolouredbirdssinginginthemorningandendlessrowsofpalmtreesofferingshadefromthesun.

Forme,oneofthebestwaystogettoknowanewplaceistoworkwiththeland,livewiththelocalsandsharemealstogether.Ithasgottobeoneofthebestwaystotravel.Itisamutuallybeneficialexchangewhereeveryoneinvolvedprioritizespeopleandourplanetaboveprofit.Yougetthetimeandspacetodeepenaconnectionwithlocalcommunitiesandnature.

Thereisalottolearnandeachfarmhasitsownuniquewayofdoingthings,dependingontheenvironment,climateandsoil.AtthefarminLaReunionweplantedpalmtreestoharvestthecoreofthetrunkwhichcanbeeateninsalads.BeforestayingwiththefarmIhadonlyeatenheartofpalmfromcanswhichwerenothingincomparisontotherealthing,freshfromtheground.Whenpottinguptheverybeginningsofthepalmtrees,Ifeltgratefultobeapartofthestartofthetrees’cycle.Iwasfilledwithawethatsomethingsosmallcouldgrowintosomethingsobigandstrong.

Ofcourse,noteveryoneisabletotravelfarafield,duetovariousrestrictionsorresponsibilitiesbackhome.Thegreatthingabouttheskill-sharephilosophybehindWWOOFing,whichprioritizespeopleaboveprofit,isthatit’ssomethingwecanalldofromourownbackyard.ThatcanbeswappingFrenchlessonswithaneighbourforbabysitting,orcookingamealinexchangeforayogaclass.Thefocusshiftsfrommoneytohowwecanbestsupporteachotherinourcommunities.Afairexchangecanmakeabigdifferenceintheworld.

4．TheauthorlovesWWOOFingmainlybecause.

A．hecangettoknownewplacesandpeople

B．itisoneofthebestwaystotravel

C．hecanmakeprofitsatthebeautifulorganicfarm

D．hecanconnectwithlocalcommunitiesandnature

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prioritizes”inParagraph2mean?

A．Takesomethingmoreseriously.

B．Treatsomethingmorecarefully.

C．Considersomethingmoreimportant.

D．Takesomethingforgranted.

6．Whydoestheauthormention“palmtrees’’againinParagraph3?

A．Toshowthathelearnsalotbyvolunteeringonthefarm.

B．Tointroducethegrowingprocessofpalmtrees.

C．Toexpresshisinterestingrowingplantsonthefarm.

D．Toshowhisamazementatthegrowthofpalmtrees.

7．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Weshouldexchangewhatwehavewithourneighbors.

B．Wecansavemoneybyswappinglaborwithourneighbors.

C．Wecanbenefiteachotherbyexchangingourtimeandwork.

D．Weshouldvolunteertoworkonafarmtoexperiencenature.

Runningorwalkingafterdark,backpackinginanunfamiliarcity,eventakingataxialoneinthemiddleofthenight,canallbedangerousactivities,especiallyforwomen.Toofferbetterprotection,sometechnologycompaniesarelookingforawaytodeveloporexpandtoolsthathighlightwomen’ssafety.

InBeijing,onJun10,China'ssmartjewelrybrandTotwoolaunchedakitcalledSafety,whichisexpectedtopreventattackonwomeninthecountry.

Iftheuserfeelsthreatened,pressingthebuttonforfoursecondswillactivatethedevicethatwillstartrecordingfor10seconds.Within50seconds,thedevicewilltelephoneandsendtextmessagestothreeemergencycontactstoinformthem,providingalocation,first-aidinformationandaudiorecordings.Onceacontactresponds,thedeviceshakesandlightsuptoinformtheuser.Theusercandisablethealarmbypressingthebuttonthreetimesinsuccession.

Aroundthediameterofabottlecap,thewaterproofpieceofjewelrycanbeattachedtoabag,akeyorevenwornasanecklace.“InChineseculture,certainjewelryissometimeswornasasymbolofsafely.Ourproductbringssometruthtothat,”saysWangJieming,whofoundedTotwooin2015.Itmakessensethatthecompanydecidedtomodelthejewelryintheshapeofanapple,thenameofwhichinChineseis“pingguo”,sharingthesamepronouncedpingas“ping’an”,theChinesewordfor“safety”.

CooperatingwithChinaMobile,thesmallcoremoduleusesaremoteSIM,bypassingtheneedforaphysicalSIMcard.Ithascertifiedwireless-chargingtechnologysimilartothesystemusedbyApple.SupportingnavigationsystemssuchasGPS,BeidouandGSMbasestationpositioning,itcarprovideaccuratelocationinformation.

XinYang,headoftheInternationalSecurityDefenseCollegeinBeijing,aprivatesecuritytrainingschoolestablishedin2011,saysanindependentdevicecanenhancewomen’ssafetyinanemergency,because“mobilephonesareoftenthefirstitemanattackerwillattempttograbordestroy”.

8．Whichofthefollowingisrightaboutthedevice?

A．Theusercanmakevideoandaudiorecordingswiththedevice.

B．Thedevicecanbeswitchedonandoffwithinminutes.

C．Theusercanconfirmacontactsresponsewithouttextmessages.

D．ThedeviceistechnicallysupportedbybigcompaniessuchasApple.

9．WhatistheadvantageofasmartjewelryoverotherdevicesaccordingtoXinYang?

A．It’seasytocarryandoperate.B．Itlooksbeautifulonwomen.

C．ItsymbolizessafetyinChineseculture.D．Itavoidsbeingtargetedbyanattacker.

10．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthedevice?

A．Doubtful.B．Favorable.C．Uncertain.D．Objective.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Womencanbefashionableandsafe.

B．Asmartjewelrypromoteswomen’ssafety.

C．Women’ssafetyraiseswidespreadconcern.

D．Technologycompaniesfindanewwaytosavewomen.

“There’snoplacelikehome.”ThisEnglishsayinghasmuchtruthinit:

thebestplacetobeissurroundedbyourtreasuredpossessionsandourlovedonesandwitharoofoverourhead.Andformanyyoungadults,it’stheonlyaffordableplacetostay;someplacewheretheycanreceivefirst-classservicefrommumanddad.Butthiscomesataprice!

Insomecountries,it’squitetraditionalforpeopleintheirlateteensandearly20stoliveathomewiththeirparents,butinotherplaces,flyingawaythenesttostarttheirownindependentlifeisverydesirable.Butthere’sbeenagrowingtrend,intheUKatleast,foryoungpeopletoreturnhometolive—ornottoleavehomeatall.

AccordingtotheUK’sOfficeforNationalStatistics,aboutaquarterofyoungadultsaged20-34liveathome,andthatfigurehasbeengrowing.Asurveybyapricecomparisonwebsitefoundthat18%ofadultchildrenintheUKsaidtheyweremovingbackhomebecauseofdebt,comparedwith8%lastyear.Moreyoungpeoplehadlosttheirjobs,andotherscouldn'taffordtheirrentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.So,it’seasytoseewhythey’reincreasinglybecominghomebirds.

TheBBC’sLucyHookerexplainsthatmanyreturningadultchildrenenjoyhomecomforts.Theseincludecookedmeals,afullfridgeandcleaning,aswellastheirbillsbeingcoveredbywhatiscommonlycalled“thehotelofmumanddad”.Butforthe“hoteliers”,that’smumanddad,thesurveyfoundtheaveragecosttothemhasgoneupsharply,andthattheyaresacrificingluxuriesandholidaystolookaftertheir“bigkids”