河南省郑州市示范性高中届高三阶段性考试三英语试题.docx

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河南省郑州市示范性高中届高三阶段性考试三英语试题

河南省郑州市示范性高中2021届高三阶段性考试（三）英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Songkran

Duration:

fromApril12to15,2020inPhuket（Thedatesvarydependingontheregions）.

Location:

SongkranistheThaiNewYear.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff,andmostThaipeoplewillbegoingbackhometocelebrateSongkranwiththeirfamilies.Justexpectalotoftrafficjamsontheroadaseveryoneisoutonpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.

Details:

StaringintheearlymorningonApril13th,thewaterceremonywilltakemanyforms.Initially,youareonlysupposedtosprinkle（洒）yourfamilywithatinycupofwaterathome.It’sgoodluck.ThenyousprinkleastatueofBuddhaveryrespectfullyanddoalittlepray.

Laterinthemorning,thegamestartstochange.Becausethisisthehottesttimeoftheyear,sprinklingeachotherwithwaterisalotoffun.AddalittlebeertothatandSongkranturnsintoacountry-widewaterwar.

ItstartsrathergentlyinPhuketTownaround10am,turningtowaterdogfights（混战）intheafternooninPatong,KataandKaron,andendsfull-scalewetwarzoneinBanglaRoaduntillateatnight.

SurvivalTips:

★Don’tdriveabikeifyoucanavoidit.It’sslipperyandthetendencytocloseeyeswhenwateristhrownatyouisdangerous.

★Getawaterproofcamera

★Beawareofmajortrafficjamsintowns,mostlyinPatongBeach.

★Don’tcarryanythingthatdoesn’tresistwater.

★Don’twearexpensiveclothing.

★Beawareofthesun!

★Havefun!

Don’ttakeittooseriously,it’sgood.

1．WhydotrafficjamshappenduringSognkran?

A．Theroadisslippery.

B．Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff.

C．Thepeoplearethrowingwaterateachother.

D．Everyoneissprinklinghisfamilyontheroad.

2．What’sthefirststeptocelebrateSongkran?

A．Doingalittlepray.B．SprinklingastatueofBuddha.

C．Sprinklingfamilywithalittlewater.D．Sprinklingeachotherwithmuchbeer.

3．WhichofthefollowingisrecommendedduringSongkran?

A．Carryinganumbrella.B．Wearingcheapclothes.

C．Bringingsomecash.D．Ridingabicycle

Fourdaysoffun,sunandcelebrities,aswellasnetworking,careerworkshopsandmentoring（指导）,wereinstorefortwoLongIslandteenschosentotakepartinthe12thannualDisneyDreamersAcademy（DDA）atWaltDisneyWorldResortinOrlando,Florida.Chosenfromthousandsofapplicants,TiannaGonzalesofLakeGroveandKaiyaSimmonsofMillerPlacewerepartofagroupof100youngpeoplewhomarchedintheMagicKingdomparadeandmadeconversationwithAcademyAward-winningcostumedesignerRuthCarterandactorMilesBrown.

BorninCharleston,SouthCarolina,KaiyaSimmons,14,movedtoMillerPlaceattheageof3.AninthgraderatMissPorterSchoolinFarmington,Connecticut,Kaiyasayssheenjoysacting,artandscienceandiscurrentlystudyingenvironmentalscience.“Itisfunlearningabouttheenvironmentanddifferentwaystohelpprotectit,”Kaiyasays,adding,“Iamalsolearningdifferenttechniquestoimprovemyactingonstageandinfilm.”Afterhighschool,KaiyahopestoattendYaleUniversityandundertakeacareerasadoctor.

TiannaGonzales,a10thgraderatSachemNorthHighSchool,isinterestedinpsychologyandmusicandplayssaxophone（aninstrument）fortheschool’smarchingband,orchestraandband.Otherschoolactivitiesincludetrack,ModelUnitedNations,foreignlanguageandartclubhonorsocieties.“OnceIgraduate,Iplantoundertakeacareerinthefilmworld,hopefullyattendingNewYorkUniversityorNewYorkFilmAcademy,”shesays.“Throughstorytelling,wecanshapethiscenturytobeanevenstrongerattractionforsocietalchange.”

TheDisneyDreamersAcademyisaimedathelpingtoinspireyoungpeopleduringacriticaltimeoftheirdevelopment,“Ourgoalistohelpthemseetheunlimitedpossibilitiesandtoinspirethemtoachievetheirfullpurpose—tobecometheheroesoftheirownstories,”saysTraceyD．Powell,vicepresidentofWaltDisneyWorldResort.

4．WhatcanweknowaboutthetwoLongIslandteens?

A．Theyexperiencedfourdaysoffuninastore.

B．Theycommunicatedcloselywithtwocelebrities.

C．Theytookpartinacostumedesigncompetition.

D．They’rerecognizedascelebritiesbythe12thannualDDA．

5．WhatisKaiya’sdreamaftergraduating?

A．Tobecomeamovieactress.B．Tostudyenvironmentalsciencefurther.

C．Totakeupaprofessionasadoctor.D．ToreturntoherhometownMillerPlace.

6．WhatcanbestdescribeTianna?

A．Creativeandserious.B．Ambitiousandresponsible.

C．Straightforwardbutfriendly.D．Determinedbutconservative.

7．Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A．TointroducetheaimoftheDDA．

B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.

C．ToencouragemoreteenstotakepartintheDDA．

D．ToprovideinformationabouttheparticipantsoftheDDA．

TherebuiltNotreDame（巴黎圣母院）couldfeatureafuturisticglassdesign,solarpower,andanurbanfarmthatsupportsvulnerableandhomelessParisians,ifonearchitecturefirm’svisionisrealized.InApril,FrenchPrimeMinisterEdouardPhilippeannouncedaninternationalcompetitionforarchitectstoredesignthecathedral’s19thcenturyspire（尖顶）,whichfelldownafterafiredestroyedthe850-year-oldGothiclandmark.ParisfirmVincentCallebautArchitectures（VCA）respondedtothecallwithaneco-friendlydesignthatsupportsthelocalpopulationandproducesmoreenergythanituses.

TheVincentCallebaut（VC）projectistitled“Palingenesis”,aGreekconceptofrebirthorrecreation.Thefilmproposesanewroofmadeofgalss,oakandcarbonfiber,whichconnects“inonesinglecurvedstrokeofpencil”totheslopingspire.Theroosterwhichtoppedtheoriginalspire,regainedfronttheremainsafterthefire,willresumeitswatchfromthenewglassdesign,whilethecathedral’schoirwillbe“bathedinnaturallight”.

Beneaththespire,theroofwillhostafruitandvegetablefarmrunbycharitiesandvolunteers,inordertoproducefreefoodforvulnerablelocalpeople.“Upto21tonsoffruitsandvegetablescouldbeharvestedanddirectlyredistributedforfreeeachyear,”thefirmsaidinapressrelease.“Tothatend,afarmers’marketwouldbeheldeveryweekontheforecourtofNotreDame.”Theroofandspirewillalsoproduceelectricity,heatandventilation（aircirculation）forthecathedral:

an“organicactivelayer”withintheglasswillprovidesolarpower,whiletheroof’sdiamond-shaped“scales”willopentooffernaturalventilation—adesigninspiredbytermitemounds（白蚁丘）.Thespirewillatasaspaceinwhichhotairaccumulatesinwinter.

“Howcanwewritethecontemporaryhistoryofourcountry,butalsothatofscience,artandspiritualitytogether?

”thefirmsaidinapressrelease.“Weseektopresentasupremeproject,asymbolofalivelyandecologicalfuture.”IftheVincentCallebautdesignisselected,thefirmsaid,therebornNotreDamewilldefine“thenewfaceoftheChurchinthe21stcentury”,presenting“afairersymbioticrelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.”

8．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthedesignofNotreDamebyVCA?

A．Itisfocusedonthethemeof“green”.

B．Itgetsthemostlocalsupportthantheothers.

C．ItcanrecoverNotreDame’soriginalappearance.

D．Itisfromthemostfamousarchitectaroundtheworld.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“resumeitswatch”inparagraph2mean?

A．Bemadeofhigh-techmaterials.B．Showpeopletherighttimeagain.

C．Beremovedandplacedsomewhereelse.D．OverlookNotreDameagainatitsoriginalplace.

10．Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Theinspirationofthedesign.B．Thefunctionoftheroofandthespire.

C．AdetailedintroductionoftheVCAproject.D．ThesymbolofNotreDameforthelocalpeople.

11．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．ThefutureofthenewNotreDamelooksblack.

B．TheproposalfortheNotreDamehasbeenapproved.

C．TheVCAisconfidentaboutwinningthecompetition.

D．ThenewdesignofNotreDamewillbeamixofhistory,scienceandart.

AnewstudypublishedthisweekinthejournalNatureCommunicationshasconcludedthata100percentchangetoorganic（有机的）foodproductioninEnglandandWaleswouldactuallyleadtoagreatincreaseingreenhousegasemissions（排放）.Inturn,thiswouldcontributetofurtherclimatechange.

Althoughorganicfarmingdirectlypoursoutfeweremissionsthanconventionalfarming—around20percentlowerforcropsand4percentforfarmanimals—itproducesnotablylessfood.Astothisstudy’sfindings,totalorganicagricultureinEnglandandWaleswouldproduce40percentlessfood.Withlessfoodinthemarket,thecountrieswouldneedtoincreasefoodimports,whichwouldproducemoreglobalgreenhousegasemissions.

Organicfarmingalsoincreasestheamountofabsorbingcarbon,aprocesswherecarbondioxide（CO2）is“absorbed”outoftheatmosphereandcapturedbyplantsandstoredinthesoil.However,evenatotalchangetoorganicfarmingwouldonlybeequaltoatinypartofthehigheremissionsfromoverseaslanduse.

“Wepredictadropintotalfoodproductionof40percentunderafullyorganicfarmingprocess,comparedtoconventionalfarming,ifwekeeptothesamenationaldiet,”DrAdrianWilliams,leadauthorandreaderinAgri-EnvironmentalSystemsatCranfieldUniversity,saidinastatement.“Thisresultsfromlowercropquantity,becauseoutputislimitedbyalowersupplyofnitrogen,whichismainlyfromothercropsorsolidwastefromcattleonthegrassland.”

Nevertheless,itisimportanttonotethatorganicfarmingstillholdssomeusefulbenefitsfortheenvironment,suchasreducingexposuretochemicalsandimprovingthevarietiesofcreatures.Inconclusion,thestudysuggeststhatorganicfarmingw