河南省三门峡市外国语高级中学届高三上学期英语周练.docx

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河南省三门峡市外国语高级中学届高三上学期英语周练

2022届英语周练12021年9月4日

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

VisitIceland

BestTimetoGo

TravelbetweenJuneandAugusttendstobemostpopularwithvisitors.Juneoffers24hoursofArcticdaylight,whileJulyandAugustarethewarmestmonths,offeringthebestchancesforgoodweather.Travelbetweenmid-Septemberandmid-Octoberisthemostideal,asyou’llavoidthehigh-seasontouristtrafficandhaveasolidchanceofseeingthenorthernlights.Althoughwinterweathercanshortenyoursightseeing,excellentdealscanbescoredduringtheoff-season.

Transportation

Bargainairfarepriceshaveundercutthemajortransatlantic（横越大西洋的）players,withIcelandairandWowAirservicingKeflavíkInternationalAirportdirectlyfromdozensofmajorU.S.cities.Carrentalsarethemostconvenientwaytoexploretheisland,althoughmountainroadsandgeneraloff-roadingshouldbelefttoexperiencedguides.

Weather

Travelersshouldpackforallfourseasonsnomatterthetimeofyear.SummertimecanreachlevelsofT-shirtcomfort,whilemanyvisitorsaresurprisedtodiscoverthatwintertemperaturesmaybemilderthanAmerica’snortheast.Butabeautifuldayonthewesterncoastoftheislandcouldmeandamagingstormsintheeast.That’swhyIcelandersarefamousforsaying,“Ifyoudon’tliketheweather,waitfiveminutes.”Windscantransformtheweathertheremorethanadozentimesinasingleday.

KnowBeforeYouGo

Iceland’sreputationasabudget-friendlydestinationisverymuchathingofthepast.Priceshavegoneupgreatly—alcoholandfoodareparticularlyexpensive.WerecommendlimitingtheamountoftimeyouspendinReykjavíkasit’salwayscrowdedwithtourists.Instead,explorethesmallertownsandvillagesalongIceland’scoast.

1.WhenisthebesttimetovisitIceland?

A.AttheendofOctober.B.AtthebeginningofJune.

C.AttheendofSeptember.D.InthemiddleofDecember.

2.HowaregeneraltouristsadvisedtotravelinIceland?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybike.C.Byair.D.Bycar.

3.WhatcanbeknownaboutIcelandfromthetext?

A.Pricestherearerelativelylow.

B.Theweatherthereisquitechangeable.

C.JunetoAugustarethewarmestmonthsthere.

D.CoastaltownsandvillagesaremorepopularthanReykjavík.

B

AsIenteredthejobsite,Icouldhearmy16-year-oldsonbeforeIcouldseehim.Thesoundsofaloudradioinanemptyroomupstairs,combinedwiththeheavystrikeofahammerandloudmusic,ledmetowherehewastakingapartabuilt-incupboard.Hewassweaty,hisfacecoveredindirtanddrywalldust.Andhelookedexhausted.

Forabriefmoment,Ifeltguilty.Onahotsummerday,mysonwascoveredindirtinsteadofrelaxingbythepoolwithhisfriends.And,thoughwehaveafamilyvacationplannedforlaterinthesummer,hewasn’tspendinghissummervacationdaysbackpackingthroughSouthAmericaorparticipatinginacampprogramcenteredonanactivityheloves.Rather,hegetsupbeforedawntowork.Hecarriestoolsandawaterbottlewithhimandheeatsaturkeysandwichonhislunchbreak.He’slearninghowtotakeordersfromajobforeman（工头）andhowtousepowertools.He’salsolearningjusthowstronghislong,skinnybodyis,becausepulling30-year-oldcarpetingoutofahouseisnoeasytask.

IhavemomentswhenIremembermyownhappysummerdaysspentinfrontofThePriceIsRightandDaysofOurLives.Iwonderifhe’smissingout,butIremindmyselfthathavingajobasateenisjustasimportantasattendingfilmcampordrinkingwithfriendsonaSaturdaynight.Afterhisfirstdayonthejob,mysoncamehomeandannouncedthathespentfourhourscuttingheavily-gluedtiles（瓷砖）outofabasement.“Iwasn’tgoingtogiveupuntilthosethingscameofftheground,”hetoldus.

Thebackbreakingworkofphysicallaboristeachinghimjustasmuchas,ifnotmorethan,thementalchallengeofahighschoolAPclass.Itturnsout,too,thathavingaregularjobduringthesummermightbejustasattractivetoacollegeadmissionsofficerasatriptovolunteerinanothercountry.

4.Whatwastheauthor’ssondoingwhenhereachedthejobsite?

A.Makinganewcupboard.B.Workingwithgreatefforts.

C.Enjoyingmusiccomfortably.D.Playingamusicalinstrument.

5.Whydidtheauthorfeelguilty?

A.Hissonfailedtoadapttoadultlifequickly.

B.Hissonwasdoingsomethingnotforhisage.

C.Hecouldn’tprovideacomfortablelifeforhisson.

D.Hecouldn’tsparemoretimetoaccompanyhisson.

6.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’ssonfromparagraph3?

A.Heiseasytosatisfy.B.Heisn’tafraidoffailure.

C.Heisastrong-willedperson.D.Hehasasimilarexperiencetohisfather’s.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Benefitsofworkingforstudents.B.Workopportunitiesforstudents.

C.Waystobalanceworkandstudy.D.Challengesofworkingforstudents.

C

Forcenturies,applegrowersinJapan’sAomoriPrefecturehavebeencreatinggood-lookingapplesbyusing“MojieRingo”.Theprocessisfairlysimple.Itbasicallyshelterstheapplesfromsunlightforaperiodoftimeandthenappliesstencils（蜡纸）toensurethatpartoftheappleskinremainsdiscolored.Moreoftenthannot,MojieRingoapplesaredecoratedwithmessagesandsymbolsofgoodfortune,andareofferedasgifts.

LargeapplevarietieslikeMutsuorStarkJumboaremostsuitableforMojieRingo,astheyprovidemoresurfaceareaforcomplexdesign.PreparationbeginsinJanuary,withapruning（剪枝）operation,toensurethatremainingflowersreceiveplentyofsunlight.Then,growershand-pollinate（人工授粉）eachoftheappletreeflowers,andthenoncefruitsbegintoform,theyarecoveredwithseverallayersofplasticbagstoprotectthemfrombothpestsandsunlight.

Keepingtheapples“inthedark”forlongperiodsoftimeincreasestheirphotosensitivity（光敏性）,sowhentheplasticbagsarefinallyremoved,theybegintoproduceacomponentthatturnstheskinred.DuringthefinalstageoftheMojieRingoprocess,stencilsareappliedonthesurfaceoftheappletoensurethatonlytheskinaroundthestencilturnsred.

Thestencilsareremovedduringharvesting,toexposethealmostwhiteskinunderneath.Thestencilsneedtobeflexible,becausethefruitscontinuetogrow,andotherwisethedesignscouldbecompromised.

AccordingtoCultureTrip,MojieRingowasperfectedbyfarmerHamoIwasakifromAomoriPerfecture,whoseson,ChisatoIwasaki,iswidelyregardedasoneofthemosttalentedappleartiststoday.

AlthoughMojieRingoseemsfairlysimple,itrequiresalotofworkandpatienceoverlongperiodsoftime,andformanygrowerstheeffortandattentionjustdon’tpayoffenough.That’swhytheoldtraditionisslowlyfading,withonlyafewAomorifruitgardensproducingtheeye-catchingfruits.

8.MojieRingoismainlyusedtoimprovethe__________ofapples.

A.productionB.attractionC.tasteD.shape

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inparagraph3referto?

A.applesB.stencilsC.plasticbagsD.applegrowers

10.WhydomanyfruitgrowersrejectMojieRingo?

A.Becausetheyaren’tfamiliarwithit.B.Becauseitisanout-of-datetradition.

C.Becauseitisn’teconomicallyworthwhile.D.Becausefruitscomingfromitaren’tpopular.

11.What’sthetextmainlyintendedtointroduce?

A.Anewapplevariety.B.Atalentedappleartist.C.Anappleplantingcenter.D.Anapplefarmingtechnique.

D

Fordecades,wealthynationshavetransportedplasticwaste,andtheenvironmentalproblemsthatgowithit,topoorercountries,butresearchershavefoundapotentialbrightsideofthisseeminglyunequaltrade.

Inastudy,researchersanalyzed11yearsofdataontheglobalplasticstradeagainsteconomicmeasuresfor85countries.TheyfoundthattheimportofplasticwastewasassociatedwithgrowthinGDPinthelow-incomecountries.Theystressedthatplasticwasteisstillabigproblem,especiallyfordevelopingcountries,asthemajorityofitdoesn’tgetrecycledandevenplasticsthatarerecycledstillfinallynegativelyaffecttheenvironment.

Forthestudy,researchersanalyzeddatafromtheUnitedNationsandtheWorldBanklookingatseveraleconomicvariablesaswellastradeinformationoncommonplasticwaste.Whiletheyfoundanassociationbetweeneconomicbenefitsandplasticwasteimportsinthelow-incomecountries,forthehigh-incomecountriestherewasnoassociationbetweenimportingwasteandeconomicgrowth.

Whilethestudydidn’tassessexactlyhowtheplasticwastewasmadeuseofinthedevelopingcountries,theauthorsnotethatit’slikelythey’rerecyclingsomeoftheplasticforuseinindustry.Therewasalsosomeevidencethatthelow-incomecountriesweretradingtheplasticwasteamongthemselvesregionally.

Theresearchersstressedthatthereismuchcomplexityinglobaltradingofplasticwaste.Inthefuture,theyplantoinvestigatetheregionaltradeamongcountriesaswellaschangesinmorerecentyears.Evenwiththeeconomicbenefitsofimportingplasticwaste,reducingenvironmentalharmfromplasticswouldstilllikelyrequirechangesfrombothhigh-incomecountriesandlow-incomecountries.

“Somepeoplemightarguethatdevelopedcountriesneedtocreatemorewaystobetterprocessplasticwasteathome,insteadoflookingforotherdestinationsforplasticwasteabroad,”oneoftheresearcherssaid.“SomecommunitiesintheUnitedStatesmaydowellinrecyclingplasticwaste,butinothers,thereisstillroomforimprovement.Producingandusinglessplasticwouldbeanotherwaytoreduceenvironmentalharm.”

12.Howdoesmostimportedplasticwasteendupindevelopingcountries?

A.Beingunrecycled.B.Beingrepurposed.

C.Beingsoldrepe