河南省郑州市届高三英语上学期第八次周考试题02100381.docx

1、河南省郑州市届高三英语上学期第八次周考试题02100381河南省郑州市2020届高三英语上学期第八次周考试题第二部分 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 The annual Hong Kong Book Fair is one of the largest of its kind in Asia，attracting the attendance of several hundred thousand book lovers. The Fair gives readers an o

2、pportunity to have a preview of new books and to communicate with book writers. It also aims at promoting local reading culture through the organization of various activities. During the seven-day event, its also hoped that visitors would respond and contribute to the Fairs appeal for environmental

3、protection to make the Hong Kong Book Fair a green spotlight.Download app to reduce papers The HK Book Fair app is newly developed this year to provide instant fair updates for visitors. Go green and reduce the use of paper maps.Green travel To prevent serious traffic jams and reduce air pollution,

4、ask your friends to visit the Hong Kong Book Fair together using public transport.Carry own shopping bags Plastic shopping bag charging has been fully conducted in Hong Kong. Exhibitors shouldn t distribute plastic bags to customers for free. Theyll have to charge customers no less than 50 cents for

5、 each plastic bag. Therefore, visitors are encouraged to carry their own bags!Waste recycle Categorized waste recycle bins are placed inside. Please support waste recycle.Share the love for forests During and after the Fair，you must be eager to share many photos with your friends, but please try to

6、do so through your blogs or e-mails in order to reduce paper consumption, thus contributing to the protection of our forests. Also, drinking machines and paper cups are available inside. But please be environmentally friendly and try to bring your own bottle.21.According to the text， the Hong Kong B

7、ook Fair .A.takes place every year B. lasts a whole fortnightC. has had an app since its beginning D. just attracts thousands of book writers22.What are visitors to the Fair encouraged to do?A.Rent a car with their friends. B. Bring water bottles themselves.C. Stop using shopping bags. D. Share phot

8、os with friends in any way they like.23. What is the purpose of the text?A.Introducing activities of a book fair. B. Increasing attendance to a book fair.C.Providing details about a book fair. D. Offering green tips for a book fair.B Looking at Rosa Ferrignos new suit, you could swear it was knitted

9、 (织)with regular yam(毛线).Its only when you touch it and hear the characteristic rustling(沙沙声)of plastic that you realize theres something special about it. In fact, the suit is made out of over 300 plastic grocery bags. Ferrigno, who once worked as a tailor before starting a family, got the idea for

10、 her unique hand-made suit last August. She was at a family picnic and saw one of the other guests carrying a purse made from re-purposed plastic bags. It attracted her, so she and her daughter searched for instructions on how to make one on YouTube. The 75- year-old ended up making a purse from col

11、orful plastic bags. But that was only the beginning. After finishing her second plastic bag purse，Ferrigno realized she needed something to match it with，so last November she told her daughter she was going to make a skirt and jacket suit out of plastic bags，as a winter project. Rosa started by cutt

12、ing up the plastic bags into strips(条)and then tying them together to make longer, yam- like strips that could be knitted. But to knit the plastic yam, she needed large needles that didn t exist on the market, so she made them on her own. The suit took Rosa two months to complete. The jacket was mad

13、e out of 170 plastic bags, and the skirt required another 140. Although she didn t even use a pattern when knitting the impressive suit, it ended up fitting her perfectly, and when she finally showed it off at the supermarket earlier this month, everyone went crazy. “We love it when our customers re

14、use or recycle grocery bags, but never have we seen a work of art like Rosa s! Its really fantastic! ”Jo Natale, the supermarket chain s vice president of media relations, said.24. What makes Rosa Ferrignos new suit special?A.Its unique way of knitting. B. Its unusual knitting material.C. Its being

15、knitted by an old lady. D. Its being able to sing when touched.25. How did Rosa learn to make purses out of plastic bags?A.By modelling a guest. B. By consulting her daughter.C. By watching YouTube videos. D. By asking a tailor for instructionsf26. What do Jo Natales words in the last paragraph sugg

16、est?A. She thinks highly of Rosas behavior.B. Rosas work of art will become popular. C. The potential of grocery bags needs further developing.D. She thinks all customers should follow Rosas footsteps.27. What can be inferred about Rosa from the text?A.She does nothing without careful planning. B. S

17、he likes showing off her knitting skills.C.She is quite able and patient. D. She is good at matching clothes.CWhen HarmonyOs, the Chinese self-developed operating system for Huawei mobile devices, was released on Aug 9, it quickly became a hot topic on social media. Many believe it not only represen

18、ts the rise of the country as a tech power, but also shows respect to classical Chinese culture by naming the system Hongmeng in Chinese.Hongmeng is a classical word from Zhuangzi. In the ancient times of Chinese legend and myths (神话),“Hongmeng was used to describe the original state of the universe

19、 before matter existed. For HarmonyOS, Hongmeng indicates the developers aim to make an innovative operating system, unlike any other.Besides Hongmeng, Hunwei has also registered many of its products under the names of legendary creatures from Chinese myths. For example, the companys Kirin mobile ch

20、ip got its name after a lucky monster called Qilin. And its server chip is calked Kunpeng”, a creature that changed from a fish into a giant bird.Many Chinese Internet users and media have praised Huaweis use of these names, as they stand for Chinese wisdom and ancient peoples imagination and spirit

21、 of exploration”, Global Times noted.In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern ventures. Ne Zha, the new film, also portrays traditional culture in a modern context. The movie is loosely based on the well-known work of classical Chinese myth The Investiture of the Gods. Ea

22、rlier this month it became the biggest animated movie in China and was called “ the glory of domestic anime (国产动漫)”.Indeed, the long history and splendid classic works have given China a profound culture. Myths and legends are the creative works of tremendous imagination. As Global Times put it, tod

23、ay by revisiting a modern context, “ ancient myths has the power to inspire imagination in young people”. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation.28.What do we know about HamonyOS?A. Its release raised a storm of objections.B. It is named after creature in myth.C. It combines high techno

24、logy and culture.D. Its the best operating system.29.Which of the following best explains innovative” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. creative B. modern C. popular D. intelligent30. How do the public think of Huaweis use of the names?A. Confused. B. Unexpected. C. Approving. D. Doubtful.31. What can be

25、 inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. The film Ne Zha is not adapted from myths. B. The film Ne Zha is a big hit.C. More businesses follow Huaweis lead.D. Ancient myths is a good choice for entertainment.DImagine a school where self-awareness is celebrated, students are encouraged to solve maths

26、 problems by writing on the walls and applying learned lessons to real life is more important than homework. These are a few of the concepts that makes Space of Mind School unique. Located in a home built in 1896 in Florida, US, the program serves students in grades 2 through 12 and will accept kind

27、ergarten students next year. It also offers an after-school program for students who attend traditional schools, as well as evening programs for adults and educators and weekend events for families.There is a different atmosphere from that of a traditional school building. Tables and brightly colore

28、d walls are white boards. In the science room, students are studying climate changes at a weather station, while in the music room, a student is solving an equation (等式) with his academic coach while he connects music theory and maths.The daily schedule at the school also stands out. “ We dont assig

29、n boring or exhausting homework.” said Space of Mind founder and CEO Ali Kaufman. “ Instead of homework, we ask that they go home and take a video of themselves applying a lesson they learned or cooking a meal for their family that they learned how to make at school.”For lunch, instead of traditiona

30、l cafeteria dishes such as pizza, the school offers organic meals made out of products from local gardens and farms. “ Our students also run a business at the Delray Beach Green Market on Saturdays so they can understand sustainable living practices and how to run a business,” Kafman said.“ We are a

31、lso the first school program in Florida to start and end each day with 15 minutes of meditation (冥想),” Kaufman said. “ The positive results we have been seeing in the students from meditation are amazing. We are really about infusing social, emotional and creative skills with academic and life skill

32、s.”32. Space of Mind School_.A. assigns no homework. B. urges students to use what they learnC. teaches students to earn money in class D. focuses on knowledge learning33. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Yoga enjoys great popularity in US. B. The practice of meditation is amazing.C. The meditation session lasts 15 minutes daily. D.The students benefit from meditation.34. The underlined word “infusing in the last paragraph probably means_.A. emphasizing B. che