安徽省芜湖市繁昌县皖江中学届高三第二学期考前冲刺英语试题.docx

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安徽省芜湖市繁昌县皖江中学届高三第二学期考前冲刺英语试题

安徽省芜湖市繁昌县皖江中学2020届高三第二学期考前冲刺

英语试题

2020.6

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Ifyou’replanningonhittingupafestivalthissummer,makesureyoucheckoutthelatestpackingguidetocampingmusicfestivals.

QuebecCitySummerFestival

When:

July4-14

Where:

Toronto,Quebec

300shows,10placesand11daysofmusicmakethisfestivaloneofCanada’sbiggestmusicfestivals.Everyyear,thisfestivalattractsoveronemillionfestivalgoerstoQuebecCity’shistoricdistrictforconcertsbyinternationalsuperstarsandtopnewtalent.

CenterofGravity

When:

July28-30

Where:

Kelowna,BritishColumbia

Canada’shottestbeachfestivalisback!

Nowinits10thyear,thebiggestandexcitingfestivaltohittheOkanaganincludesthreedayspackedwithextremesports,sandybeaches,andsomeofthebiggestDJnamesintheworld.

FutureForest

When:

August5-7

Where:

Fredericton,NewBrunswick

FutureForestisanoutdoorcampingfestivalwithafocusonelectronicmusic.Thefestivaloriginatedin2012asafundraiserforabrilliantDJ,JayHamilton,whowasdiagnosed（诊断）withcancer.FutureForestproudlyshowstheideathattherearenoaudienceattheeventbutratherparticipants（参与者）whoinsomewaycontributetotheoverallexperience.

ShambhalaMusicFestival

When:

August9-10

Where:

SalmoRiverRanch,BritishColumbia

ThisisCanada’searliestelectronicmusicfestival.Cuttingedgetalent,lightsandsoundcometogethertogivelifetothisevent.SeeingitforyourselfistheonlywaytounderstandexactlywhatisShambhala.

1.WhatcanpeopledointheQuebecCitySummerFestival?

A.Dosomeextremesports.

B.Playonthesandybeaches.

C.LearnaboutQuebecCity’shistory.

D.Enjoytheperformancesofsuperstars.

2.WhatwasFutureForestsetupforatfirst?

A.TohonorabrilliantDJ.

B.Topromoteelectronicmusic.

C.Toraisemoneyforacancerpatient.

D.Toprovideoutdoorcampingactivities.

3.WhichfestivalisCanada’searliestelectronicmusicfestival?

A.QuebecCitySummerFestival.

B.CenterofGravity.

C.FutureForest.

D.ShambhalaMusicFestival.

B

Onceamonth,Ivolunteeratamealcentertohelpservefoodtopeoplewhoareinneed.DespitethemanyotherthingsthatIneedtodo,Ireallylookforwardtomeetingandservingthesepeople,evenifonlybriefly.AlthoughmymotivationbeginswithwantingtohelpothersandbegratefulforwhatIhavebeengiven,itisjoythathelpsbringmebackwhenIamverybusy.Ifirstnoticedthissometimeago:

attheendofourshift（轮班）,afterthekitchenanddiningroomhavebeencleanedup,Iwouldexperiencealightnessofbeing.

Afewyearsago,asIwasresearchinghowkindnessaffectedhealth,Icametolearnthatvolunteerismwasassociatedwithamarkedlylowerriskofdying.OnerecentandlargeEuropeanstudyfoundthatself-reportedhealthscoreswereapparentlybetterinvolunteersthannon-volunteers.Dependingonthestudy,thedecreaseindeathratesrangedbetween20to60percentorso.

Howcouldvolunteeringdecreasetheriskofdeath?

Thereareseveralfactorsatplay.Thefirst,andmostprimary,isdecreasedsymptomsofstressandupliftedmood.Manystudieshaveprovidedevidencethatvolunteeringisgoodfordepression（抑郁）,well-being,andsocialnetworking,amongothereffects.Secondly,peoplewhovolunteerregularlyalsomakemoreefforttotakecareofthemselves.Theymanagetopayvisitstotheirdoctorforpreventivehealthcare.Finally,peoplewhovolunteermaybemorephysicallyactive.Volunteershaveanobviousincreaseinwalkingeachdaycomparedtothosewhodidnotvolunteer.

Totrytotiethistogether,volunteeringlikelyexerts（施加）itspositivehealtheffectsbyconnectingpeopletoothersandtoanactivitythattheyfindmeaningful.Achievingconnection,purpose,andmeaningiscriticaltoreducingstressesoflife—particularlyloneliness.Sincestressisamajorcauseofdisease,especiallyheartdisease,theabilitytosatisfytheneedforconnection,purpose,andmeaningcanbringaboutbeneficialchangesforpeople.Andwhenthereispurposeandweareconnectedtoothers,wetakecareofourselves.

4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutdoingavolunteerjob?

A.Pleased.B.Tired.C.Surprised.D.Annoyed.

5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Astudyonvolunteerism.

B.Thehealthscoresofvolunteers.

C.Therelationshipbetweenkindnessandhealth.

D.Volunteerism’spositiveeffectonvolunteers’health.

6.Volunteeringdecreasestheriskofvolunteers’deathmainlyby___________.

A.makingthemmorephysicallyactive

B.makingthemvisitdoctorsfrequently

C.pushingthemtotakecareofthemselves

D.reducingtheirstressandupliftingtheirmood

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“critical”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Different.B.Equal.C.Important.D.Contrary.

C

Inthesummerof2016,IgaveatalkatasmallconferenceinnorthernVirginia.IbeganbyadmittingthatI’dneverhadasocial-mediaaccount;Ithenoutlinedargumentsforwhyotherpeopleshouldconsiderremovingsocialmediafromtheirlives.TheeventorganizersuploadedthevideoofmytalktoYouTube.ThenitwassharedrepeatedlyonFacebookandInstagramand,eventually,viewedmorethanfivemilliontimes.Iwasbothpleasedandannoyedbythefactthatmyanti-social-mediatalkhadfoundsuchalargeaudienceonsocialmedia.

IthinkofthiseventastypicaloftheconflictedrelationshipsmanyofushavewithFacebook,Instagram,andothersocial-mediaplatforms.Ontheonehand,we’vegrownwary（小心谨慎的）oftheso-calledattentioneconomy,which,inthenameofcorporateprofits,destroyssociallifegraduallyandoffendsprivacy.Butwealsobenefitfromsocialmediaandhesitatetobreakawayfromitcompletely.Notlongago,ImetapartneratalargelawfirminWashington,D.C.,whotoldmethatshekeepsInstagramonherphonebecauseshemissesherkidswhenshetravels;lookingthroughpicturesofthemmakesherfeelbetter.

Inrecentmonths,someofthebiggestsocial-mediacompanies,FacebookandTwitter,inparticular,havepromisedvariousreforms.InMarch,MarkZuckerbergannouncedaplantomovehisplatformtowardprivatecommunicationprotectedbyend-to-endencryption（端对端加密）;laterthatmonth,heputforwardtheestablishmentofathird-partygrouptosetstandardsforacceptablecontent.

Alloftheseapproachesassumethatthereformationofsocialmediawillbeacomplex,lengthy,andgradualprocess.Butnoteveryoneseesitthatway.Alongsidetheseofficialresponses,aloosecollectiveofdevelopersthatcallsitselftheIndieWebhasbeencreatinganotheralternative.Theyaredevelopingtheirownsocial-mediaplatforms,whichtheysaywillpreservewhat’sgoodaboutsocialmediawhilegettingridofwhat’sbad.Theyhopetorebuildsocialmediaaccordingtoprinciplesthatarelesscorporateandmorehumane.

8.Whydidtheauthorfeelannoyedwhenhisvideowasspreadonline?

A.Hisvideocausedmanyarguments.

B.Hisvideowassharedwithouthispermission.

C.Histalkwasopposedbyalargeamountofpeople.

D.Hisvideo’spopularityonsocialmediaisagainsthistalk.

9.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhispartner?

A.Toprovethatsocialmediahassomebenefits.

B.Toadvisepeopletobreakawayfromsocialmedia.

C.Totellthenegativeeffectssocialmediamayproduce.

D.Todescribepeople’sconflictedrelationshipswithsocialmedia.

10.Whatisthepurposeofthereformmadebysomesocial-mediacompanies?

A.Toattractmoreusers.

B.Tomakemoreprofits.

C.Toimprovenetworkenvironment.

D.Toprovidemoreconvenientservice.

11.WhatdoestheIndieWebintendtodo?

A.Developnewsocial-mediaplatforms.

B.Setupprinciplesoftheuseofsocialmedia.

C.Improvetheexistingsocial-mediaplatforms.

D.Helpsocial-mediacompaniestomakereformation.

D

Thisyear,Germanenvironmentalistscollected1.75millionsignaturesfora“savethebees”lawrequiringanimmediatechangetowardorganic（有机的）farming.Buttocreatehealthyecosystemsworldwide,peopleincommunitiesacrosstheglobewillneedtotakesimilaractionbasedonsympathyforinsects—andnotonlyforbeesandbutterflies.Theenvironmentalistspresentedimmediate,science-basedactionstoslowdowntheinsectdecline.

“Ittakesspecificlawtopreservetheamazingvarietyofinsectsintheworldandweneedtostopthedestroyingofnaturalhabitats,limitroadbuildinginparksandreservesandproducefoodwithouttheuseofpesticides（杀虫剂）,”saidBasset,anentomologist,“Conservinginsectsisnotthesameasconservingbiganimalsorrarefrogs.Youcan’tkeepmillionsofinsectsinazoo.”

ArecentarticleinEntomologyTodaysuggeststhatsuccessfulprogramstosaveinsectshaveaclearandsimpleobjectiveandastrategically（战略上）chosenaudience.Byfocusingonbeesandbutterfliesandotherbeautiful,familiarinsects,itispossibletoenactthelawtoprotectthehabitatoflesserknown,lessattractive,butequallyimportantspecies.

Buttherearestillhugegapsininformationabouthowdifferentspeciesofinsectsaredoing,especiallyinthetropics（热带）.“Itisnexttouselesstoweighinsectscollectedinanareaandsaythatinsectcommunitiesareincreasingordeclining.”Bassetsaid.“Weneedmuchmorespecificinformation.Thatisexpensiveanddifficultbecauseoftheeffortthatittakesjusttoidentifythespecies,especiallyinthetropics.Whatwearedoingnowistogroupinsectsbytheirmainfunction,andthentodeterminehoweachgroupisdoinginaspecificareaoftheworld.”

12.Whatshouldpeopledotoprotectinsectsaccordingtothetext?

A.Stopbuildingroadsin