届陕西省宝鸡市高考三模英语试题.docx

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届陕西省宝鸡市高考三模英语试题

2020届陕西省宝鸡市高考三模英语试题

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London-WalkingTour

HostedbytheCambridgeSocietyofLondon

JointheCambridgeSocietyofLondonandlearnmoreaboutthehistoriccityofLondon.

DepartingTime：

Friday,27March2020,6.00pmGMT

Duration：

3hours

Meetingpoint：

AtStPaul’stubestationinfrontofCafeNero

Opento：

Alumniandguests

TheCityofLondoniswhereLondonbegan，almost2,000yearsago,asRomanLondinium.Todayitisthefinancial“squaremile”,hometotheBankofEnglandandnumerousbanksandfinancialservicescompanies.

ThistourfocusesontheCity’shistoryandthelegacyofthathistoryinitsuniquegovermancewithitsownLordMayorandCorporation.Wewilllearnhowtheseinstitutionsevolvedsincethe12thcentury,theirancienttraditionsandtheirresponsibilitiestoday.

Ofcourse,wewillalsoincludeRomanremains,hiddenCitygardens,Victorianmarkets,historicpubsandfindoutwhatmakesacockney（ortrueLondoner）.

Bookinginformation

1.Advancedreservationsarerequired.Ifyouwouldliketoattendthisevent,pleasebookonlineusingthelinkbelow.

2.Numbersarelimitedto20people.Registeredmemberscaninviteoneguest.

PleasenoteonlymembersoftheCambridgeSocielyofLondon（andtheirguests）maybooktickets.Ifyouarenotcurrentlyamemberandwouldliketobecomeone,pleasevisitwww.camsoclon.org.

3.Price：

￡12.50formembers,￡13forguests.（Insuranceisamust.Each,￡1.5）

1．WhatisspecialaboutLondon-Walkingtour?

A．IthelpstoexplorethehistoryofLondon.

B．Itoffersanopportunitytovisitfinancialcompanies.

C．Itprovidestheserviceofbookingonline.

D．Itallowsonetoinviteoneofhisguests.

2．Whataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonthetour?

A．ArriveatStPaul’stubestationat6.30pm.B．Bookticketsinadvance.

C．Inviteatleastoneguest.D．Applytobecomeamember.

3．Howmuchshouldamemberpayifheinvitesafriend?

A．￡12.50.B．￡13.

C．￡25.50.D．￡28.5.

WalterCarrandhismotherjustmovedfromNewOrleans,LouisianatoBirmingham,AlabamaafterlosingtheirhomeinHurricaneKatrina.

WalterCarr,acollegestudentinAlabama,walked32kilometersinthedarktogettohisnewjob.WalterCarr’scarbrokedownthenightbeforestartinganewjobatBellhops,afurnituremovingcompany.Carrwasunabletofindaride.Heleftatmidnightsothathecouldmakeittothecustomer’shouseby8：

00amthenextmorning.

Pelhampolicesawhimwalkingalongahighwayat4：

00amandtheytookhimtoarestaurantforbreakfastandthentoachurchwherehecouldsafelywaituntil8：

00am.ThepolicethentookCarrtothehomeofcustormerJennyLamey.LameysaidthateventhoughCarrhadjustwalkedtheentirenight,herefusedheroffertorestandstartedworking.Lameythoughtheworkedinadown-to-earthway.Whileheworked,hetalkedwiththecustomer,tellingherhowmuchhelikedherkitchen.

LameylaterwrotethisonFacebook：

“Ijustcan’ttellyouhowtouchedIwasbyWalterandhisjourney.Heiskindandcheerfulandhehasbigdreams!

Heishardworkingandtough.”ShethenstartedaGoFundMepagetohelpWalterwithmoneytogethiscarfixed.WhentheCEOofBellhops,LukeMarklin,learnedofCarr’sstory,hedrovefromTennesseetoAlabamatogiveWalterhisownFordEscape.

WalterCarr’sstorytouchedmanyothersaroundtheUnitedStates.Withinafewdays,peoplegaveover$73,000tohisGoFundMepage.CarrhasdecidedtogiveapartofthedonationstotheBirminghamEducationFoundation.Andhehasreceivedmoreoffersforjobsandscholarshipsforschools.

4．WalterCarrwalkedlongtohisnewjobbecause__________.

A．hecouldn’taffordthebusfareB．hewantedtoexperiencenewlife

C．hetriedtoavoidthetraffcjamD．hevaluedhisjobverymuch

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“workedinadown-to-earthway”inparagraph3mean?

A．Hewastiredofthework.B．Hewasdevotedtohiswork.

C．Hewasexhaustedafterwork.D．Hewasskilledinhiswork.

6．WhydidJennyLameyandLukeMarklinhelpCarr?

A．Theyweremovedbyhisdeeds.B．Theyshowedsympathyforhim.

C．Theywantedtorewardhim.D．Theyusedtogainhelpfromhim.

7．WhatcanwelearnfromCarr’sstory?

A．Successisagreatthirstofjob-hunters.B．Famealwayscomesfirst.

C．Jobscanbesoughtbydonation.D．Struggleandkindnesswillpayoff.

WhenAmericansKayandLarryDayfoundastoresellingkitesnearly20yearsago,theydecidedtobuyafewkitesfortheirchildren.Forfun,Larryboughtoneforhimself.“Hewentoutandflewitanddecidedheneededtogobackandgetabetterone.”Kayremembered.Sincethen,sheandherhusbandhavelovedkite-flying.Theyownmanykitesandplantripsaroundflyingthem.Theyalsoorganizeakite-flyingeventeachwinterintheirhometowninlowa.“I’matpeacewhenI’mflying.”saidLarry.

Kite-flyinghasalonghistoryasanactivityforadultsandchildren.Thecustomofflyingapieceofclothhighintheskybeganmorethan2,000yearsagoinChina.Sincethen,kiteshavebeenusedtodoscientificexperiments,powerboats,takepicturesfromtheairandmuchmore.

“Thereisakindofakiteforeverybodyoutthere.”saidNicO’Neill,presidentoftheAmericanKitefliersAssociation.“Kite-flyingcanbedonealoneorwithfriendsandfamily.Andkite-flyingrequiresskill,butalsoalittleartistry.Experiencemakesadifference,asdoestheweather.”sheadded.

“Sometimesthebestflyingconditionshappeninwinter-onafrozenlake.”saidKayDay,whowithherhusbandorganizestheColortheWindKiteFestival.IttakesplaceeveryFebruaryonClearLakeinlowa.Thisyear,morethan100childrenattendedakite-makingclass.Kitersareareallygoodgroupofpeople.It’safamily.

“Thekitingcommunitymakeseveryonefeelwelcome.saidOregon.“Hertwochildrenstartedflyingkitesaboutthreeyearsagoafterattendingakitefestival.Andthekitefliersweknowwanttoteachthekidseverythingtheycan,”sheadded.“Theylikethatthere’sanewgenerationcomingup.”Hersons,Dylan,andCardin,flywithkitersofallages.“Idoenjoyseeingdifferentpeople.”Dylansaid.

The13-year-oldalsolikesthehappyfeelingsthatheexperienceswhenhiskitemovesthroughthesky.“It’sreallycalming.”hesaid.

8．WhydoesLarrylikeflyingkites?

A．Itcanbringmuchfun.B．Itishisfavoritehobby.

C．Itwillbuildupthebody.D．Ithelpshimfeelgoodinmind.

9．AccordingtoNicO’Neill,weknowthat

A．individualsarenotrecommendedtoflykites

B．Chinaisthehomeofflyingkites

C．flyingkitesissuitableforallpeople

D．weatherconditionsarenotimportantinkite-flying

10．Whatcanwelearnaboutpeopleinkitingcommunity?

A．Theyareagroupofgrown-ups.

B．Theygetonwellwitheachother.

C．Theycanacquireeverything.

D．Theytendtomakenewfriends.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Kite-Flying：

aLifttoPeopleofAllAges

B．Kite-Flying：

aTraditionalCustomofChina

C．Kite-Flying：

aCloseBondtoStrangers

D．Kite-Flying：

aHobbyofFamilyMembers

Scientistswarnthatourearthisdrowninginplastic.Theworld’scitiesproduce2billiontonsofrubbisheveryyear.Thatnumberisexpectedtoriseto3billiontonsby2050.

Weoftenbuypackagedgoodsbutthatpackagingisoftenmadeofplastic.Now,itmaybechanging.Anewenvironmentallyfriendlyshoppingmodel,calledLoop,wasrecentlylaunchedattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Itaimstoreplacethrowawaycontainerswithreusableones.Thisiswhatsomepeoplecallthezero-wastemovement.Themainbeliefdrivingthismovementisthatmuchofthetrashwecreateisunnecessary.

LoopistheideaofTerraCycle,arecyclingcompany.Itfirstcamefromthe“milkmanmodel”ofthe1950sintheUS.Backthen,someonebroughtmilktoyourdoorstepinglassbottlesandthenleftwithemptybottles.Thesecouldbecleanedandusedagain.Theresultiszero-waste.Loopwillworkthesameway.Insteadofthrowingaway,theproductcomesinareusableone.Whentheproductisallgone,someonewillcollectandcleantheoldcontainer,fillitupandthenreturnittoyou.

Atthestart,Loopwillofferabout300products.Proctor&Gamblewillstartbyselling10productsonLoopasatest.Iftheresultsaregood,moreproductswillbeaddedlater.

RepresentativesfromGreenpeacealsojoinedinthediscussionaboutLoopatDavos.JenniferMorgansaidthat“GreenpeacewelcomestheaimoftheLoopAlliancetomoveawayfromthrowawaycultureanddisposability.ButIdoubtwhethercompaniesworldwidearereadytochangetheirbusinessmodels”.

LoopissettolaunchlaterinthreeeasternU.S.states,andalsoinParis,Franceandsomeofthesurroundingarea.ThenLoopplanstoexpandtotheU.S.WestCoast,Toronto,CanadaandBritainbytheendofthisyear.

12．ThepurposeofLoopisto___________.

A．makepackagingeasier

B．reducetheplasticwaste

C．lowertheproductioncost

D．changeshoppingmodel

13．Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．TheoriginoftheideaofLoop.

B．Thewaytorecyclemilkbottles.

C．Thefutureofshoppingpattern.

D．Thebenefitofrecyclingcontainers.

14．WhatisMorgan’sattitudetowardsthecurrentsituationofloop?

A．Optimistic.B．Desperate.

C．Worried.D．Ambiguous.

15．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Toshowscientists’concernaboutplastic.

B．Topresentusbenefitsofrecyclingplastic.

C．Tointroducethezero-wasteshoppingmodel.

D．Toinformusofanenvironmentalissue.

Anxietyistoughtodealwithatthebestoftime.It’seventougherwhenwe’reinthemidstofapandemic（大流行病）thatiscausingchaosaroundtheglobe.Herearesomesimplestepstha