山西省阳泉市高三下学期第二次质量调研英语试题.docx

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山西省阳泉市高三下学期第二次质量调研英语试题

山西省阳泉市2020届高三下学期第二次质量调研英语试题

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Edinburghistheworld'sfestivalcity.Thereare12festivalsthroughouttheyear,halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemouthsofJulyandAugust.

HundredsofthousandsofpeoplevisittheScottishcapitalduringthesummer.Herearesomeoftheeventstheycanenjoy:

TheEdinburghInternationalFestival

ThisistheoriginalEdinburghfestival,whichbeganin1947.Actors,musicians,dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformtohugeaudience.Youneedticketsformosteventswhichtakeplaceintheatresaroundthecity.

TheEdinburghFestivalFringe（艺穗节）

Thisisthelargestartsfestivalintheworldwiththousandsofshowstakingplaceacrossthecity,Morethan20,000artistsparticipateinit.asthefestivalisopentoanyone.Visitorscanchoosefromahugevarietyofacts.JointhousandsofvisitorsandlocalsattheRoyalMile,Edinburgh'sminstreet,10watchallkindsofperformersandshows.

TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival

Thelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtokesplaceeveryyearinCharlotteSquareGardens,inthecentreofEdinburgh.Therearemorethan700eventsforchildrenandadultswholovebooks.Youcanmeetmanyauthors,talktothem,askthemtosignabookorlistentothemtalkabouttheirstories.Childrencanlistentostoriesandwatchillustrators（插画家）drawpictures.

TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival

Musicloverscometothisfestivaltoenjoymusicshowsaroundthecity.Oneofthehighlightsofthismusicaleventinthestreetcarnival（嘉年华）,whichisfreetoall.Artistsperformstreettheatre,danceandcircusshowsinamazingcostumes,andeveryonecanjoininthedancing.

1．WhatdoweknowabouttheEdinburghInternationalFestivalfromthetext?

A．Itstartedin1947.B．ItisheldattheRoyalMile.

C．ItisfreetoScottishpeople.D．IttakesplaceinJulyeveryyear.

2．Whichisthelargestartfestivalintheworld?

A．TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival.

B．TheEdinburghFestivalFringe.

C．TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival.

D．TheEdinburghInternationalFestival.

3．Whatisthistextfocusedon?

A．TointroducesomefestivalsinEdinburgh.

B．ToperformthebeautifulpictureofEdinburgh.

C．ToencouragemoretouriststovisitEdinburgh.

D．ToprovethatEdinburghistheworld'sartcenter.

WhenItellpeopleIwroteabookwithmydad,theyusuallysay,“Itmustbenicetothinkofthelegacy（遗产）youcreatedwithsomeonewhomeans90muchtoyou.”

Thiswasabeautifulidea,butitwasnotthewayI,ormydad,everthoughtaboutthecooperation.Thoughwecreatedsomethingweareproudof,“nice”isnotthewordeitherofususestodescribetheprocess.

“Itwasmoreconfrontation（对抗）thancooperation,”mydadlikestosay.Iagree.

Whenwelandedabookdeal,webeganawringjourneythatwasmoredifficultthaneitherofushadexpected,butalsofarmorerewarding.

Foralmostthreeyears,wemetonceortwiceaweekatmyparents’houseandtalkeddailyabouttheplanandtheoutlineofeachchapter.Afterthemeeting,oneofwouldwritearoughdraftthattheotherwouldbuildon.Iwantedthebooktofocusonpositivevices（不良习惯）:

suchasmoderate（适度的）chocolate.However,mydadfeltthebookshouldincludechaptersdealingwiththingslikewalkingandsendingtinewithfamilyFinally,Isawithisway.Hesaidthebookwasaboutmorethanjustgoodadvices.Itwasaboutencouragingpeopletoenjoylifeinhealthyways.

Writingthisbookwasareminderthatourfamilymemberssharenotonlyourfaultsbutalsoourstrengths.Mydadissmart,funny,criticalandcaring.Hehasastrongpassionforthetruth.IhopeIsharethesegreatqualities.Forthisbook,heresearchedeachtopicwithanenthusiasm1hadneverseenfromhim,andheinsistedthatweconstantlyquestionandcriticallyanalyzeeverypieceofinformation-evenourownconclusions.Hewasdeterminedtocooperateonabook，notbecausehecouldnotwriteoneonhisown,butbecausehebelievedthatwecouldcreatesomethingbettertogetherthanwecouldalone.

Iamnotsureifourcooperationledtobetterwriting,butitledtoabetterwritingexperience.Writingthisbookwasdifficult,sometimesmoredifficultthanpastprojects,butitwasneverlonely.

4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewritingexperiencewithhisfather?

A．Iwasproudandpositive.B．Itwashardbutrewarding

C．Itwasinterestingbuthard.D．Itwasfunnyandencouraging

5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfather?

A．Humorous.B．Ambitious.

C．Enthusiastic.D．Demanding

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deal”inparagraph4referto?

A．Passion.B．Permission.

C．Investment.D．Agreement.

7．Accordingtothetext,whatcouldbethepurposeofwringthisbooktogether?

A．Toshowthatmyfatherissmart,criticalandcaring.

B．Toshowthatwritingabookisnotaneasyjob.

C．Toshowthatcooperationisofgreatsignificance.

D．Toshowthatfamilymemberscansharenicethings.

MeganPiontkowski,anartistandillustrator,wasoutofworkduetothepandemic（流行病）.ShelearnedthroughafriendthataBrooklynhospitalneededfabricmasksforworkers.Piontkowskialreadyhadsomefabriconhandandasewingmachine,soshegottowork.Shewashedthefabric,sewedmasks,washedthemagain,andhungthemtodry.Afterthatshedrovethemtothehospital.Whensheaskedifthehospitalwouldpayforthemasks.shewastoldtheyhadnomoney.

“Ifeltverymixedaboutit,”shetoldVOX,afamousAmericanTVstation.Sheknewthehospitalneededmasksbadly.Butmeanwhile,“I’moutofworkandI'mbeingaskedtodonatethem.”“Thefactthatshewasn'tcompensated（补偿）forsewinghighlynecessaryitemsfeltlikeaeaseoftraditional‘women’swork’notbeingvalued,”Piontkowskisaid.Whilelargercompanieshavebegunmassiveclothmasksinrecentweeks,muchoftheworkofmakingtheprotectiveclothes,especiallyintheearlystagesofthepandemic,wasdoneathome-oftenbywomen.Thatgenderbreakdowniscontinuinginsomevolunteerefforts-about85percentofthearound70volunteerssewingmasksfortheNewYorkCity-basedgroupFaceMaskAid,forexample,arewomen.

Andmasksareonlypartofthestory.Thedemandsofdailylifeduringthecoronaviruspandemicaremany,fromshoppingforfoodshortagesandvirusfearstocaringforchildrenwhenschoolsanddaycaresareclosed.Andinmanycases,womenaretheonesfiguringouthowtomeetthosenewdemands.Somewomenarestillworkingoutsidethehomeaessentialworkersbutshoulderingcareresponsibilitieswhentheygethome.

Itdoesn’thavetobethisway.Withmoremengoingintotaskslikecookingandeducatingchildren,itispotentialtoresetgendernorms.“Thepandemicispotentiallysparkingnewconversationsaboutdivisionsoflabor,”JillYavorsky,asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,Charlotte,toldVOX.

8．WhatcanwelearnaboutMeganPiontkowskifromparagraph1?

A．Shewouldbepaidforthemasks.

B．Sheusedthefabrictomakemasks.

C．SheoftenworkedforaBrooklynhospital.

D．Sheusuallydrovetothehospitalwithmasks.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mixed”inparagraph2mean?

A．Confused.B．Upset.

C．Combined.D．Anxious.

10．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A．Traditionalwomen'sworkishighlyvalued.

B．Womenareexpertatmakingprotectiveclothes.

C．Genderbreakdownisgoingoninsomevolunteerefforts.

D．Largercompaniesproducedmassivemasksalthebeginning.

11．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Nowmendomorechoresthanwomen.B．Itisunlikelytoresetgendernorms.

C．Womendidallthetasksallthetime.D．Newdivisionoflabormightappear.

ResearchersstudieddatafromtheNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,organisedbytheCenterforDiseaseControl（CDC）intheUnitedStatesandlookedattherelationshipbetweencoupeofcoffeedrunkperday,andbothtotalbodyfatpercentageandabdominalor‘trunk’fat.

Theyfoundthatwomenaged20-44whodranktwoorthreecupsofcoffeeperdayhadthelowestlevelsofobesity,3.4%lowerthanpeoplewhodidnotconsumecoffee.Amongwomenagedbetween45-69.thosewhodrankfouramorecupshadanobesitypercentage4.1%lover.

Overall,theaveragetotalbodyfatpercentagewas2.8%loweramongwomenofallageswhodranktwoorthreecupsofcoffeeperday.

Thefindingswereconsistentwhetherthecoffeeconsumedwascaffeinatedordecaffeinatedandamongsmoker/non-smokersandthosesufferingfromchronicdiseaseswhencomparedtothoseingoodhealth.

Inmen,therelationshipwaslesssignificantalthoughmenaged20-44whodranktwoorthreecupsperdayhad1.39%lesstotalfatand1.8%lesstrunkfatthanthosewhodidnotconsumecoffee.

Around7milliontonsofcoffeeisconsumedgloballyeveryyear.DrLeeSmith,ReaderinPublicHeathatAngliaRuskinUniversityandseniorauthorofthestudy,said:

“Ourresearchsuggeststhattheremaybeactivecompoundsincoffeeotherthancaffeinethatmanageweighandwhichcouldpotentiallybeusedasanti-obesitycompounds.”

“ItcouldLepossiblethatcoffee,oritseffectiveingredientscouldbeintegratedintoahealthydietstrategytoreducetheburdenofchronicconditionsrelatedtotheobesity,”DrLeeSmithadded,“Iisimportantointerpretthefindingofthisstudyinlightofitslimitations-thestudywasataspecificpointintimesotrendscannotbeestablished.However,wedon'tbelievethatsomeone’sweightislikelytoinfluencetheircoffeeconsumption.”

12．WhatincoffeemainlyinfluencesbodyfataccordingtoDrLeeSmith?

A．Thecaffeine.B．Thedecaffeinated.

C．Theeffectivecompound.D．Therichnutritio