山西省太原市六十六中届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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山西省太原市六十六中届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

山西省太原市六十六中2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

（考试时间:

120分钟满分150分）

一听力理解（略）

二、阅读理解：

（每小题3分，共计60分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Youngreaderswilldiscoverdinosaurs,stars,explorers,landmarksandmoreinthefollowingmapsandtravelbookschosenbyVivienGodfrey,headofStanfords.

MapsSpecialEdition,£25

Thisbookwasalreadypopularinourchildren’sareaandhasbeenmadeevenbetterwiththisspecialedition,whichincludes16newmaps.Thecollectionof68mapstakesyouthrough58countriesandsixcontinents.Itispackedwithillustratedinformation,whichincludesfamoushistoricalfigures,localdishes,somefestivals,wildanimalsandlandmarks.

MapsoftheUnitedKingdom,£17.99

WemadeMapsoftheUnitedKingdomfirstavailableattheStanfordsstoreinLondon.Technicallyaimedatchildren,itcontainslotsofinformationandfacts.It’sverywellputtogether,especiallywhenitcomestochoosingthesevenfamouspeoplewithaconnectiontotheirspecialplace:

PhilipPullman,forinstance,isassociatedwithNorfolk.

HarryPotter’sLondon:

TheFilmLocationWalk,£3.99

HarryPotter’sLondonisamapthatcoversinformationonthreewalkstakeninthebestofthecentralLondonlocationsinthehugelypopularfilms.ThewalkscoverPiccadillyCircus,WestminsterBridgeviaTrafalgarSquare,andKing’sCross,withitsfamousPlatform9¾.

UsborneFirstStickerBookFlags,£5.99

Learntheflagofeverycountryintheworldbyplacingtheflagstickersonthecorrectcountriesonthemaps.Thiscontainsinterestingfactsaboutcountriesandwhycertainflagshavetheirparticulardesigns.Therearefunquestionsthroughout,including,“SomeAfricanflagshaveadiagonalstripe.Howmanycanyoufind?

”

21.MapsSpecialEditioncanofferreadersknowledgeabout__________.

A.popularfestivalsaroundtheworld.

B.thepeopleandcultureofmanyplaces.

C.someofchildren’sfavoritebooks.

D.differenteditionsoftheworldmap

22.WhatdoesMapsoftheUnitedKingdomespeciallydowellin?

A.Aimingatchildrenofdifferentages.

B.Containinginformationandfacts

C.Linkingpeoplewithplaces.

D.IntroducingactivitiesinLondon.

23.WhatcanreadersdowithUsborneFirstStickerBookFlags?

A.Askquestionsabouttheoriginofcountries.

B.Makedifferentdesignsforsomecountries’flags.

C.Matchflagfactswiththehistoryofcountries.

D.Findcountries’flagsofvariousdesigns.

B

Hundredsofthousandsofkidsfromover80countrieswillskipschoollaterthisyearandtaketothestreetstosaveourplanet.Itisaplea（恳求）togovernmentofficialsandbusinessleaderstotakeimmediateactionagainstclimatechange.

Theglobalyouthenvironmentalmovementbeganwithasingleconcernedteenager－l6-year-oldGreta Thunberg.The Swedishresidentwasfirstexposedtoclimatechangewhenshewasjusteightyearsold.Shesays,“IrememberwhenIwasyounger,ourteachersshowedusfilmsofplasticintheocean,starvingpolarbearsandsoon.Icriedthroughallthemovies.Thosepictureswerestuckinmyhead."

Over the next fewyears, theyoungsterconvincedherparentstoreducetheircarbonfootprint.Hermother,aworld-famousoperasinger,stoppedflying,eventhoughitseverelyimpactedhercareer,whileherfatherbecameavegetarian.

In2018,followingarecordheatwaveinEuropeandaseriesofmassiveforestfiresinSweden,theyounggirldecidedtotakeherconcernstoanationallevel.Sheorganizedaschoolstrike,buttheeffortfailed.However,thatdidnotstopthedeterminedteenfromtryingtoachievehergoal.FromAugust20,2018toSeptember9,2018－thedayofSweden'sgeneralelections－GretaskippedschoolandspentthedayssittingonthepavementoutsidetheparliamentbuildingincentralStockholm.

“Ipaintedthesignonapieceofwoodand,fortheflyers,wrotedownsomefactsIthoughteveryone shouldknow,”sherecalls.“Thefirstday,Isatalonefromabout8:

30amto3pm－theregularschoolday.Andthenonthesecondday,peoplestartedjoiningme.Afterthat,therewerepeoplethereallthetime.”

GretanowattendsschoolfourdaysaweekandspendseveryFridayprotestingoutsidetheparliamentbuilding.SheplansoncontinuingthisuntiltheSwedishgovernment'senvironmentalpoliciesalignwiththoseoutlinedintheParisClimateAgreement.Theyoungactivist,praisedbyexpertsas“thebestnews fortheclimatemovementindecades”,hasalsobecometheunlikelyfaceoftheenvironmentaldebate.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutGretafromthepassage?

A.Shehasbadlyperformedinschoolsincechildhood.

B.She was deeply influencedbyeco-destructionmoviesatayoungage

C.Shewantstogetachancetomeetsomefamouspoliticians.

D.Sheaskedherparentstodecreasetheirworkinghourstoreducetheircarbonfootprint.

25.WhatwasthepurposeofGreta’saction?

A.Tourgethegovernmenttoimprovetheenvironmentalpolicies.

B.Toshareherpaintingsandflyerswithmorepeople.

C.Toencouragemore youngteenagerstoskipschooltohelpher.

D.Tocallforcompulsoryclimatechangeeducationinschools.

26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“alignwith”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Getalongwith. B.Dealwith.

C.Comeintolinewith D.Competewith.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.WorldwideYouthPlanB.DiscussionAboutaStrike

C.AnUnforgettablePictureD.TeenEnvironmentalCampaign

C

Theyhideintrees,hangfromhelicopter,andevenfollowpeopledownonmotorcycles－allsothattheycansnapashotofacelebrity.Theyarepaparazzi－photographerswhomakealivingbytakingpicturesoftherichandfamous.

ThisSeptember,California,astatewithplentyofcelebrities,passedalawaimedattakingactionagainstpaparazzi.Thelawforbidsphotographersfromenteringprivatepropertytotakepictures,fromusinghigh-techdevicestotakepicturesofpeopleonprivateproperty,andfrom“persistentlyfollowinginordertotakeapicture”.Violatorscanbefinedorspendtimeinprison.TheUnitedStateCongressisconsideringpassingasimilarlaw.

SupportersoftheCalifornialawsayitwillprotecttheprivacyofcelebrities,whompaparazzihavebeenbotheringforyears.Opponentssaythelawrestrictsphoto-journalistsfromdoingtheirjob.

Mostcelebritiesseemtolikehavingtheirpicturestakenwhentheyareinpublicatawardshowsorotherevents.Afterall,it’sfreepublicity.Butwhenthey’renotinpublic,theysay,photographersshouldleavethemalone.Yetpaparazzihavebeenknowntosecretlylookinwindowsandworse.ActorMichaelJ.Foxsaidthatpaparazzihaveeven“triedtopretendtobemedicalpersonnelatthehospitalwheremywifewasgivingbirthtoourson”.

Celebritieshaveasmuchrighttotheirprivacyasanyoneelse,supportersofthelawstate.SupportersfurtherarguethattheCalifornialawisafairwaytokeepthepressatbay,becausethelawstillallowsphotographerstodotheirjob.Itonlypunishesthem,supporterssay,whentheyviolatecelebrities’privacy.

OpponentsofthelawsayitviolatestheFirstAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichguaranteesthatnolawswillbemadetolimit“thefreedomofspeech,orofthepress”.Althoughsomepeoplemightnotconsiderpaparazziapartofthelegalpress,theCalifornialawdoesnotsingleoutpaparazzi.Itappliestophotographersworkingforanypublication.Opponentsofthelawarealsoconcernedaboutitswording.“Does‘persistently’meanfollowingsomeoneforsixminutes,sixseconds,orsixdays?

”askedlawyerDouglasMirell.Thewordingofthelawistoovague,criticscomplain,andcouldbeusedtopunishalmostanynewsphotographers.

TheUnitedStatesneedsafreepresstokeepthepublicinformedaboutimportantnews,paparazzilawopponentssay.Limitingthepressinanyway,theyargue,limitsthefreedomofall.

28.WhichofthefollowingwillbeconsideredillegalbythenewCalifornialaw?

A.Paparazzihiringhelicoptersasafastmeansoftransportation.

B.Paparazzirushingtowardsfilmingsitesonmotorcycles.

C.Paparazzitakingphotosoffamouspeoplewithhigh-techcameras.

D.Paparazzislippingintothehouseofafamouspersontotakeashot.

29.Supportersofthenewlawbelievethat____________.

A.privacyoffamouspeopleneedsspecialprotection

B.itpreventsthemediafromgettingworse

C.itgivesphotographersafairwaytocompete

D.punishmentforcespaparazzitoquittheirjob

30.Opponentsofthenewlawareconcernedthat____________.

A.somephotographerswillbewronglyaccused

B.peoplewillnotbeinformedofimportantnews

C.theFirstAmendmentwillbechanged

D.itwillviolatepaparazzi’sprivacy

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewCalifornialaw?

A.ApprovingB.Critical

B.NeutralD.Skeptical

D

Asthetemperaturerises,sweatyhumansaremakingaresponsethatisfurtherworseningtheproblemofclimatechange.Atpresent,theworldjusthas1.6billionairconditioningunits,buttheseunitsuseasurprisingtotaloftenpercentofallglobalelectricitysupply.Whilelessthanathirdoffamiliesgloballyaresoequipped,themostAC-addictedcountriesareJapan（in91percentoffamilies）,theUS（90percent）andSouthKorea（86percent）.

NewresearchbytheInternationalEnergyAgency（IEA）guessesthatthetotalnumberofACunitsislikelytoincreasetoover5.6billionby2050－equaltotennewunitsbeingsoldeverysecondformorethan30years－withsalesdrivenparticularlybyIndia,ChinaandIndonesia.Thiswillmaketheuseofairconditioningoneoftheworld’slargestdemandsforenergy.

“Growingelectricitydemandforairconditioningisoneofthemostcriticalblindspots