江苏省无锡市届高三上学期期中考试英语.docx

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江苏省无锡市届高三上学期期中考试英语

江苏省无锡市2021届高三上学期期中考试英语

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Havingmetonlyweeksbefore,climbersEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgayshookhandsbeforehuggingeachotherinamomentthatwouldputtheirnamesinhistorybooksforever.Theywereontopoftheworld-literally.AfterfivehoursofcontinuousclimbingthetwofirstclimbedtothetopofMountEverest,thehighestspotonEarth.Astheultimateclimbinggoalforthembothandthedreamofmostclimbers,theyhadjust15minutestoabsorbtheexperienceofbeingat8,848metresabovesealevel.Anylongerandtheymaynothavemadeitbacktocamptotellthetale.

Withthisinmind,thepairspentsomeoftheirpreciousminutessearchingtheareaforsignsofthosewhohadbeenbeforethem.ThebodiesoftwopreviousEveresthopefuls-AndrewIrvineandGeorgeMalloryofthe1924attempt-wereinthethoughtsofNorgayandHillary.However,theycouldfindnosignofthemhavingreachedthetop.

Everesthasbeenresponsibleforclaimingover300livesandendangeringmanyothers,asitposeshugeandunpredictablechallenges,withhighaltitudes（海拔）puttingimmensetensiononhumanbiologyandwithitsicylandmakingeachsteparisk.Whentheclimbersmadeitbacktocampandthenewsspread,globaladmirationandfamepouredin.

NorgayandHillaryweredeterminedtobethefirsttoconquertheworld'shighestmountain.Theyhaddoneit.Atthetimetheybelievedthattheboxhadbeentickedandnooneelsewouldputthemselvesthroughthedangertorepeattheirachievement.Theycouldn'thavebeenmorewrong.Todayhundredsofpeoplechoosetofollowintheirfootstepseveryyear.Incontrasttothetotalisolation（孤立）feltonthefirstsuccessfuljourney,duringtimesofidealweatherconditions,queuesformuptothemountain'ssummit.Thiscreatesdangerousstandstills（停滞）inthemountain'smostdeadlyzones.

Whetheryoubelievetheseadventurerstobebrave,admirableoroutoftheirminds,itisclearthatHillaryandNorgayhaveprovidedknowledgeandinspirationformanytofindouthowitfeelstotrulybeontopoftheworld.

4．WhatdidEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgaydoonthetopoftheworld?

A．TheymeasuredtheheightofMountEverest.

B．Theycelebratedtheirvictorywithmanyclimbers.

C．Theytriedtofindsignsofearlierclimbers.

D．Theysharedtheexperienceaslongas15minutes.

5．WhatcanbeinferredaboutAndrewIrvineandGeorgeMalloryfromthepassage?

A．TheysucceededinreachingthetopofMountEverestfirst.

B．TheylosttheirlivesintheirattempttoconquerMountEverest.

C．TheyweregoodfriendsofEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgay.

D．Theydiedbecausetheydidn'treturntotheircampintime.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"immense"inParagraph3mean?

A．Huge.B．Outside.C．Minimum.D．Limited.

7．WhatwillthepresentEverestclimbersbelikelytofacecomparedwithNorgayandHillary?

A．Moreterribleloneliness.

B．Moreidealweatherconditions.

C．Moredeadlyzones.

D．Moredangerousstops.

VeronicaVorobetlearnedaboutcaringinherhomecountryofRomaniabynursinghergrandparents.In2013,aftertheirdeaths,shemovedtoEnglandtofindajobusingthefreedomprovidedbyEU（EuropeanUnion）membership.

Vorobet,36,isoneofaquarterofamillioncareworkerswhoarenotUKcitizens,arisingpercentageofwhomhavecomefromtheEUinrecentyears.Theyhavebecomeanessentialpartofalow-paidworkforcethatisconstantlyunderstaffed（人手不足的），withabout120,000unoccupiedpositions.

Yesterday,sheexpresseddisappointmentwiththeannouncementthattherewouldbenospecialtreatmentforcarerscomingintotheUKafterBrexit-BritishexitfromtheEU.

“IwanttoseepeopletreatedthewayIwanttobetreatedandtomakeadifferenceinpeople'slives,makingafeelingofhomeforeveryone,”shetoldtheGuardian.“Theforeignworkersareimportantinthis.Theyareabletoworkunderalotofstressandlonghours.Inmycountryweareveryclosetoourelderlypeopleandthatiswhatweshowhere.Wetrytobeclosetothemandrespecttheirwishes."

Shesaidherapproachwastotreatresidentsasiftheywereherowngrandparentsandprovidesimilarlevelsof“supportandlove.”WhenshearrivedintheUK,VorobetstartedasajuniorcareworkeronminimumwageinahomeforolderpeopleinPetersfield,Hampshire.SevenyearsonandhavingstudiedforanNVQinhealthandsocialcare,sheisadeputy（副的）caremanageratStAnthony'sresidentialcarehomeinWatford,partofRMDCare.TheresheworksalongsideotherRomanianpeople,andcareworkersfromIndian,SriLankaandKenya.

Hermostrecenttrialhasbeenkeepingcoronavirus（冠状病毒）outofthehome,sofarsuccessfully.Shesaidthatgiventhedifficultyoftakingoncareworkers,Europeanworkershavehelpedcreatestabilityintheworkforce.Staffturnoverratesinadultsocialcarecurrentlystandatabout30%ayear.

“Thegovernmentshoulddotheirresearchandfindoutwhodoesthesejobsandunderstandtheriskoftakingthisdecision.Theriskisthattherewon'tbeenoughstafftolookafterthepeopleinneed,"shesaid.

8．Whydoestheauthormention“withabout120,000unoccupiedpositions"inParagraph2?

A．TopredictthefutureworkforceintheUK.

B．TohighlightthecurrentsituationoftheUK.

C．ToshowtheimportanceofforeigncarersintheUK.

D．Torevealforeigncarers'determinationtostayintheUK.

9．WhatdoesVorobetthinkofforeigncarersintheUK?

A．Theyarehardworkingandconsiderate.

B．Theyareunwillingtoworkwithalowpay.

C．Theyworkattheriskofbeingphysicallyabused.

D．Theyhavetoleavetheircountriestoseekafortune.

10．Theunderlinedpart“thisdecision”inthelastparagraphreferstothedecisionthat.

A．Europeanworkersmustbefiredsoon

B．foreigncarerswillbetreatedwithalowpay

C．foreigncarersintheUKwillbegivennoparticulartreatment

D．theBritishgovernmentbansEuropeanworkersfromfindingjobsinEngland

11．What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A．TointroduceVorobet,awomanfromUK.

B．TopresentthecurrentsituationoftheEUcarers.

C．TorevealtheproblemsoftheUKafterBrexit.

D．TopredictthefutureworkforceintheUK.

In2015,researchersfromAustralia'sDeakinUniversitypublishedoneofthefirststudiesmeasuringfood'sphysicaleffectonthelefthippocampus（海马体）,aseahorse-shapedbrainregioncrucialformemory,learning,anddecisionmaking.ItisalsooneofthefirstareastoshrinkinpeoplewithAlzheimer'sdiseaseandotherformsofdementia（痴呆）.255peoplefilledoutdietsurveysandthenunderwentMRIscans（磁共振扫描成像）thatmeasuredtheirbrains.Fouryearslater,theyreturnedforanotherscaninresponsetoarequestfromtheresearchers.

Thestudyfoundthatthelefthippocampuswasbiggerandheavierinthehealthyeatersthanintheunhealthyones,regardlessofage,sex,weight,exercisehabits,orgeneralhealth.Thatmeanseatingtherightfoodsandskippingthewrongstuffcouldhelpprotectagainstdeclinesinthinkingandmemorythatleadtodementia.Healthyeatingdoesn'tjustpreventbraindecline.Itraisesscoresonthinkingandmemorytests,accordingtoastudypublishedinMarch2019thattracked2,621Americanwomenandmenfor30years."Greenleafyvegetableshavegoodeffectsthatmayprotectbothfemalesandmalesagainstcognitive（认知的）declineanddementia,"saysleadresearcherClaireMcEvoy,RD,oftheCentreforPublicHealthatQueen'sUniversityBelfastinNorthernIreland.

Evenalittlehealthyfoodgoesalongway.Accordingtoa2018RushUniversitystudythattracked960peoplefor4.7years,participantswhoatejust1.3extraservingsofgreenleafyvegetablesadayshowedcognitiveabilitiessimilartothoseofpeople11yearsyounger.

Howarethesepowerfoodsworkingwithyourbraincells?

Animalandtest-tubeexperimentssuggestthatcompoundsinhealthydietshelpnew