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届山东省临沂市高三一模考试英语试题

2020届山东省临沂市高三4月一模考试英语试题

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AmsterdamDestinationGuide

Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworld,famousforitsbeautifulcanals,topartmuseumsandcyclingculture.HerearesomekeypointsforyourtriptoAmsterdam.

Must-SeeAttractions

BeginwiththeOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.Don’tmisstheDamSquareandtheareasaroundSpuiandNieuwmarkt.You’llalsowantcheckoutAmsterdam’sMuseumQuarterintheSouthDistrict,whichisgreatforshoppingattheAlbertCuypMarketandhavingapicnicintheVondelpark.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmusuem,theAnnFrankHouse,andtheVanGoghMuseum.

IfYouHaveTime

TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeownersandisaplaceforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.TheP1antageareahasmostofthecity’smuseums,includingtheJewishHistoricalMuseum,theScheepvaartMuseum,andthebotanicalgardens.

Transportation

AmsterdamAirportSchipholislocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofcitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentralStation,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.Parkingisdifficultinthecitycenter,socyclingisincrediblypopularhere,andit’seasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundtown.

MoneySavingTips

Unlessyoureallywanttoseethetulipsblooming,avoidbookingbetweenmid-Marchandmid-May.Thisiswhenhotelandflightpricessurge.

LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam’sSouthDistrict,whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecitycenter.

Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney.

1．Wherecanvisitorshaveapicnic?

A．TheOldCentre.B．TheMuseumQuarter.

C．TheVondelparkD．ThePlantagearea.

2．Whyiscyclingsopopularinthecitycenter?

A．It’sdifficulttoparkcarsthere.B．Ithastoomanyconnectingroutes.

C．It’stoofarfromtheairport.D．It’sverycheaptopurchaseabike.

3．Howcanvisitorssavemoneyaccordingtotheauthor’sadvice?

A．BookinginMid-April.B．Buyingtrainticketsatthecounter.

C．Parkinginthecitycenter.D．BookinghotelintheSouthDistrict.

Fiveyearsago,Yellow-Purpletoreaflexortendon（屈肌腱）,makingitdifficulttouseherleftleg.Thelittlepenguinwashavingahardtimewalkingandswimming.

Yellow-PurpleliveswithalargegroupofAfricanpenguinsatMysticAquariuminMystic,Connecticut.Africanpenguinsareanendangeredspecies.Theyarebeautiful,blackandwhitebirdsthatareabouttwofeettallwhenfullygrown,andtheyareverypopularwiththeAquarium’svisitors.

ThestaffattheAquariummadealittlesupportbootforYellow-Purplefromplastic.Thissupportedherleftankleandmadeitmucheasierforhertodoallthethingsthatpenguinsliketodo.Yellow-Purplewasgettingalongfinewithherboot,butthenDr.JenFlower,ChiefClinicalVeterinarianatMysticAquarium,heardabout3Dprintingtechnology.Shedecidedtouseittohelpbettertheboot.

Luckily,MysticAquarium’sVicePresidentofEducation&Conservation,KellyMarls,knewthatMysticMiddleSchoolhadrecentlyacquireda3DSystemsprinter.Kellyreachedouttotheschoolandarrangedameeting.SuePrince,LibraryMediaSpecialistatMysticMiddleSchool,andsevenmiddleschoolstudentsvisitedYellow-Purpletolearnwhatwasneeded,andthencontactedthesupplieroftheir3Dprinter,ACTGroup.

WithACTGroup’shelp,thestudentslearnedhowtoscanYellow-Purple’sexistingfootcast,thenusethatdatatocreateamoreefficientbootwithsculptingsoftware.Thefinalbootdesignwasprintedona3Dprinterusingmultiplematerials,allowingtheboottobeflexibleenoughforcomfortablemovement,yethardenoughtosupporttheinjuredtendon.

ThestudentswerethrilledwhentheysawYellow-Purplewalkingalmostbacktonormal.Itwasagreatwaytoputscienceintopractice.CelebritieslikeAshtonKutchersharedYellow-Purple’sstoryonFacebook,inspiringmorethan1.5millioncombinedviews.

4．WhatcanwelearnaboutAfricanpenguins?

A．Theyareverylargeinnumber.B．Theyaredangerousspecies.

C．Theyarebeautifulwhenyoung.D．Theyareattractivetovisitors.

5．Whocameupwiththeideaofanupdatedsupportboot?

A．TheACTGroup.B．Dr.JenFlower.

C．KellyMatis.D．SuePrince

6．WhatpreparationworkwasdonebeforethestudentsgottheACTGroup’shelp?

A．Theyreachedschoolontime.B．Theyheldameetingtodiscusstheproblem.

C．TheypaidavisittoYellow-Purple.D．TheycontactedtheACTGroupforsupplies.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A．Thedevelopmentof3DprintingB．Apenguinbenefitingfromhigh-tech

C．AnefforttoputscienceintopracticeD．Asoftwarethatcandesign

Wespendathirdofouradultlivesworkingandanotherbigpartpreparingforourcareers.Historically,workwasrarelyseenasasourceofmeaningandpurpose.Duringthevastmajorityofour300,000-yearhumanevolution（进化）,workwasinfactprettysimple.Weworkedtoeatandavoidbeingeaten.Meaningandpurposecamefromsomewhereelse,likespirituality,art,religion,orscience.

Theideathatwearemeanttofindmeaningatworkortofindworkmeaningful-isarathermodern,ifnotpostmodern,invention.Onlyonehundredyearsagoitwouldhavebeenfrequenttoseeaworkerwhoreturnedfromatypicalworkdayatafactorycomplaintotheirfolksthattheydidn’tearnmuchortheywerewornoutandraretoseethattheycomplaintheydidn’texperienceasenseofpurpose.

Similarly,theideathatweoughttobringour“wholeself”toworkisaprettynovelandrecentformofcareeradvice.ItsoriginscanbetracedtoWilliamKahnwhoinventedtheconceptofemployeeengagement30yearsago.Hispointwasthatemployeesdifferinthedegreetowhichtheyidentifywiththeirworkrole.Someseeworkasmerelyajobandclockinandouteveryday,withoutbringingtheirwholeselftowork.Workisjustnotacoreaspectoftheiridentity,andtheirconceptofthemselvesisbuiltonothersocialcategorieslikemother,husband,American,Christian,captainofthelocalsoccerteam,etc.

Others,however,haveverylowpsychologicaldistancewiththeirworkrole,seeingitasessentiallyintertwined（交融的）withwhotheyare.Theydon’tjustcometowork,theyarefullydevotedtotheircareersandhaveaspiritualtypeofconnectionwiththeirjobs.Theyare,itseems,almostpossessedbyworkandarethetypeofworkaholics（工作狂）mostcompanieslongfor.

8．Whydidwespendmuchofouradultlivesworking?

A．Toprepareforfuturecareers.B．Tofindthewatersources.

C．Tohelpusevolve.D．Tomakeussurvive.

9．Whydidthewritermentiontheworkeracentury,ago?

A．Tohelpusfindmeaningatwork.B．Toprovethattheideawasmodern.

C．Toshowusthebadolddays.D．Tocomplainabouttheexperience.

10．WhichofthefollowingmightWilliamKahnagreewith?

A．Employeeshavedifferentunderstandingsabouttheirworkrole.

B．Everyemployeemustbringtheirwholeselftowork.

C．Tobedevotedtoworkisaprettynovelidea.

D．Workers’coreidentityisbuiltonartcategories.

11．Whatkindofemployeesdomostcompaniesfavour?

A．Thosewhoseeworkasajob.

B．Thosewhoidentifywiththeirworkrole.

C．Thosewhoarefullydevotedtotheirwork.

D．Thosewhopossessexperience.

Wearingaheadsettoplayavirtual-realitygameisfun.Asyoumoveyourheadaround,youcanseethescenefromdifferentangles.You’reinafakeenvironmentthatseemssoreal.ButthepowerofVRmaygowellbeyondentertainment.Itjustmighthelppeoplewhosufferfromlongtimeofpain,anewstudyfinds.

“IfVRcanreducesometypesofpain,itcouldbecomeanewcurewithfewersideeffectsthandrugs,”saysSamHughes,apsychologistatImperialCollegeLondon.“Anditwouldbe1essexpensive.”

Hughes’groupstudiesboneandmusclepain.Oneexampleissciatica.Sciaticaisaformofpaindoctorscallchronicpain,whichisdifferentfromthehurtyoufeelwhenyouhityourkneeagainstatableorputyourhandinveryhotwater.Itisfairlylong-1ivedpainandmayevenspreadfromaninitialsitetootherbodyparts.

Theresearcherstestedthepain-alteringeffectofvirtualreality.Eachvolunteeracceptedsomeformoftemporarypain.Thepaincamefromaspecialcreamappliedtotheskin.Thecreamcontainedcapsaicin.It’sthechemicalinhotpeppersthatburnsyourmouth.

Theythenshowedthevolunteersamovie.Eachvolunteerwouldseethemovietwice-oncein3D,whilewearingaVRheadset,andonceonanormal2Dscreen.Theresearchersrandomlydecidedforeachvolunteerwhethertheywatchedthe2Dor3Dversionfirst.Usingthe2DmovieasthecomparisonallowedthemtoisolatetheeffectofVR.WatchingthemovieinVRreducedthepainintheskinareabetterthandidviewingthemoviein2D．VRhelpedthemtoleratemorepainintheareaofthecreamedskin.However,thatpainreductionendedafewminutesafterremovingtheVRheadsets.TheresearcherswonderedhowwellVRmightreduceothertypesofpain.

12．What’soneoftheadvantagesofVRtoreducepain?

A．It’smuchsafer.B．It’smoreconvenient.

C．It’smuchfaster.D．It’smoreefficient.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chronic”meaninParagraph3?

A．suddenB．long-term

C．1ightD．sharp

14．Whywasthespecialcreamusedintheexperiment?

A．Tofindchemicalsinhotpeppers.B．Tobringcomforttovolunteers.

C．Toburnsthevolunteers’mouth.D．Tocausesometemporarypain.

15．Howwasthetestcarriedout?

A．Bygivingnumbers.B．Byusingexamples.

C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Bypresentingresearchfindings.

LifeinDeathValley

DeathValleyisahugeplace,extendingmore