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河南省百校联盟学年高二上学期联考英语试题
河南省百校联盟2020-2021学年高二上学期1月联考英语试题
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Ourvolunteerscanexpecttogainthefollowingexperiences:
leadershiproles,publicspeakingopportunities,interpersonalcommunication,andmuchmore.Whileanyonebetweentheagesof14-18mayapply?
wewouldliketoremindallapplicantsthatspaceislimitedandacceptanceintotheprogramwillbebasedonanswerstoextraquestions,availabilityandinterviewperformance.
Requirements&Expectations
Techieteenvolunteersthatareselectedfortheprogramwillbeexpectedtomeetthefollowingrequirements.
*Mustbeatleast14yearsoldbythefirstdayoftraining
*Attendalltrainingmeetings
*Volunteerforaminimumof2.5-3hourseveryotherweekforthefulldurationoftheprogram(September17〜May9)
*Mustcreateandpresenta30-niinuteworkshop(研讨会)attheendofthesessioninMay
*Arriveontimeforshifts(轮班)andstayforthewholedurationofthescheduledshift
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1.Whyistheprogramtobeheld?
A.Toassistwithcommunitymanagement.
B.Topromotetheapplicationoftechnology.
C.Toimproveseniors,technologicalskills.
D.Todevelopvolunteers'leadershipqualities.
2.Whatcanvolunteersexpectoftheprogram?
A.Itwillimprovetheirphysicalstrength.
B.Itcangivethemchancestospeakpublicly.
C.Itmightbettertheirinterviewperformance.
D.Itmayincreasetheirnursingknowledge.
3.Whatisrequiredofthevolunteers?
A.Receivingallthetraining.
B.Knowinghowtocreateapplications.
C.Volunteeringfor2.5~3hourseveryweek.
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Ratherthancontinuelivingacomfortableurbanlife,thisBritishfamilyhassoldtheirLondonhomeinfavoroflaunchingtheworld'ssmallestnaturereservetosaveanation'scoralreefsystem.KarolinaandBarrySeath—alongwiththeirtwoyoungdaughters—arepreparingtomovetoanislandintheSeychelles(非洲塞舌尔群岛)measuringjust1,300feetlongby980feetwide(400by300meters).
They'velaunchedacharityandteamedupwith(与.....合作)localbiologistsinanefforttobringthecoralreefsbacktolifeinthesmallestAfricancountry,whichhavebeenalmostwipedoutbyrisingseatemperatures.Theirland-basedcoralfarmwillbeonlythesecondofitskindintheworld,theotherbeingonAustralia'sGreatBarrierReef,tospecializeinregrowingcoraltorestorethereefs.
47-year-oldBarry,whoisaformerpoliceman,said,“Wearejustanormalhusband,wifeandtwokids,livingthesortoflifethatmostothersdo,butwefelttheneedtomakeapositivechangeforourselves,ourchildren,andtheworldwehadlargelytakenforgranted.”
OverthecourseofseveralvacationstotheSeychelles,theSeathswitnessedthegradualdeterioration(恶化)ofthereefs."Everytimewevisited,wenoticedthecoralwasgettingworseandworse,"saidBarry."Allthetouristssaythesamething.Theylovethebeachesbutarereallydisappointedwiththecoral."
Barryfeltitwastimetomakeachangeandshowhisdaughtersanalternativewayofeco-friendlyliving.HethenteamedupwithexpertsattheMarineConservationSocietySeychellesinordertodevelopthefacility.Onceitiscomplete,itwillbethefirstlarge-scale,land-basedcoralfarmintheIndianOcean.Theeco-warriorshopetousethefacilitytogrowaround10,000coralsperyear.Barrysaid,"Ourlong-termgoalistoshoweveryonethat—withjustarelativelysmallinvestment—youcanhaveabigpositiveinfluenceonthemarine(海的)environment."
4.WhyhaveKarolinaandBarrySeathsoldtheirhouse?
A.Theyneedtocollectenoughmoneytosetupacharity.
B.TheywillmovetoanislandintheSeychellestosavecoral.
C.Theythinksuburbanlifeneartheseawillbemorecomfortable.
D.Theywanttohaveaseafarmtogrowcoralfortheirdaughters.
5.WhatdoweknowabouttheSeathsfromthetext?
A.Theyoftentakeotherpeople'sdeedsforgranted.
B.TheyhavevisitedtheSeychellesonlyonce.
C.Therearealtogethersixfamilymembers.
D.BarrySeathusedtobeapoliceman.
6.WhatwillKarolinaandBarryBeath'scoralfarmbelike?
A.Itwillbe1,300meterslongand980meterswide.
B.ItwillbethefirstofitskindintheIndianOcean.
C.Itwillfocusonfightingwithrisingseatemperatures.
D.ItwillbelargerthantheoneonAustralia'sGreatBarrierReef.
7.WhatisBarry'slong-termgoal?
A.Toshoweveryonetheycanmakeadifferencetotheseaenvironment.
B.TomakesurenooneisdisappointedwiththecoralintheSeychelles.
C.Totrytogrowaround10,000coralsperyearontheircoralfarm.
D.Toshowhisdaughtersabetterlifeofeco-friendlyliving.
Therunningbuffaloclover(aplant)usedtospreadacrosseightstates,fromVirginiatoArkansas.Themoreitwaswalkedonbythebuffalothebetteritgrew.
Whenbuffalodisappeared,theplantwasgone,too.Researchersbelievedtheplantwasextinct,whichhadnotbeenspottedsince1940s—untilapopulationwasfoundinWestVirginiain1983.Now,afterdecadesofprotection,thesmallplantstandstoberemovedfromthelistofspeciesprotectedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.
BiologistRodneyBartgiscameacrossapatchofrunningbuffalocloverin1983.HewasrecordingplantsinWestVirginiaandwaswanderingaroundacarroadintheNewRiverGorgewhenhespottedsome“unique-looking”leaves,whichherecognizedasrunningbuffaloclover.Afterthefindingwasconfirmed,thecloverwasconsiderednolongerextinctandplacedontheendangered-specieslistin1987.
Partofthereasonittookawhiletostarttofindthecloverinthewildisthat,unlikeotherrareplants,thisonewon'tgrowinunspoiledareas.Itlikesbeingrunover.Whenthecloverwasfirstdiscovered,USFishandWildlifeServices(USFWS)forestmanagersweretoldtoavoiddrivingintheareapopulatedbytheplant.Butthismadetheclovertheredisappear.IntheFernowForestinWestVirginia,Gundy,aresearchforester,realizedtheskiddersusedtopulltreeshadhelpedensuretheclover'sgrowthbeforeanyoneknewitwasthere.SoinherworkmonitoringthepopulationinFernow,Gundyrunsoverthecloverwithaskidder."Youneedtoremembertoagitateit,“shesays.
Since1987,researchershavefound154populations.Butit'snotoutofthewoodsyet.Thecloverstillfacesthreatsfrominvasivespecies.TheUSFWSwillhaveapubliccommentperiod,whentheclover'scasefordelistingwillbereviewed.Evenifitisdelisted,biologistsfromtheUSFWSwillobservepopulationsforyearscloselytoensurethatthespeciesissecure.
8.Whatdoweknowabouttherunningbuffalocloverfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Ithasdiedoutduetosomehumanaction.
B.Itstillneedscarefulprotectionfromextinction.
C.Itwasconsideredextinctbeforeitsrediscovery.
D.Itcangrowbetterwithoutbuffalosteppingonit.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutRodneyBartgisfromthetext?
A.Hediscoveredthecloverbyaccident.
B.Henoticedthecloverinanunspoiledarea.
C.Hehardlyrecognizedthecloverwhenfirstseeingit.
D.Hehadsearchedforthecloverforyearsbeforefindingit.
10.HowshouldwedealwiththebuffalocloveraccordingtowhatGundysaidinparagraph4?
A.Sheadvisedweshouldkeepawayfromit.B.Shesuggestedweshoulddisturbit.
C.Shetoldustoremembertowateritoften.D.Sheaskedustoplantmoreandmorebuffaloclover.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.ThebuffaloateupthecloverintheUS.
B.Thecloverisalmostfreefromnaturalenemies.
C.TheUSFWSiscautiousoftheprotectionoftheclover.
D.Thecloverwon'tberemovedfromtheprotectionlist.
LONDON——Globalauction(拍卖)salesofChineseartandantiquesfellin2019to$5.7billion,a10percentdropyear-on-year,andthelowestlevelforthecollectingcategorysince2010.TheGlobalChineseArtAuctionmarketreport,compiledbyArtnetandtheChineseAssociationofAuctioneers,foundthiswascluetotradetensionsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina,aswellasaslowdownofGDPinChina.
Thereport,nowinitseighthedition,notedthatthevalueoftotalauctionsaleswithintheChinesemainlanddeclinedby10percentin2019to$3.7billion,thelowesttotalsince2010.OutsideChina,therewasalsoa9percentdropinsalesofChineseartandantiques.
“Thecombinationofsuchslowdownsresultedinaweakeningofcollectors'confidenceandamorecautiousattitudeamongbuyersmakingdecisionsoninvestinginartin2019,"saidthereport.
However,despitethedownturnintotalsalesvalueforChineseartandantiquesin2019,theEuropeanmarketshowedsomepositivetrendsemerging.SignificantpeaksinlotsofferedandlotssoldinEurope,combinedwithastrongsellthroughrate(卖出率)of61percentin2019.
Europeaccountedfor29percentofallChineseartandantiquelotssoldoverseasin2019,accordingtothereport,closinginon(接近)theNorthAmericanmarket'sshare.
Theannualreportalsofoundstrongperformanceswith20thcenturyandcontemporaryChineseartinboththeChinesemainlandandoverseas,boostedbyayoungergenerationofChinesecollectors.
TheaveragepriceforthecategoryincreasedintheChinesemainland,upby23percentyear-on-year,andoverseassalessawanine-yearh
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