1、2019 届高三英语最后 40 天冲刺卷三1、 Dream of visiting Paris? Follow our travel plan to experience as much of the city as possible.Paris food tourFood tours are our favorite way to begin a trip in a new city because they teach you about the cuisine as well as give you a look at the city. Often the guide will rec
2、ommend restaurants for you to try during your visit. Sometimes youll even learn about a food you didnt know existed.Eiffel Tower tourThe Eiffel Tower is probably No. 1 on your must-see list for Paris, whether you have a week or only two days in Paris. Get there early in the morning to try to beat th
3、e crowds,and book your tickets ahead to save time. Paris sightseeing tourAfter youve had your fill of the splendid views of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower, explore other big sights. Check out Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the earliest and finest examples of French Gothic architecture. The Arc
4、 de Triomphe is another recognizable symbol of Paris, and of France, that you dont want to miss. You can climb to the top for another interesting view of the city from above.Marche dAligre tourTired of sightseeing? Markets can be a wonderful way to see a more local side of town. The Marche dAligre i
5、s open every day except Monday. The main market is in a covered building. It can be a great stop to load up for a picnic as well.1.Which tour do you need to reserve to avoid waiting?A.Paris food tour.B.Eiffel Tower tour.C.Paris sightseeing tour.D.Marche dAligre tour.2.Where can you enjoy a view of P
6、aris from above?A.From the Eiffel Tower and the Marche dAligre.B.From the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de friomphe.C.From the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.D.From Notre Dame Cathedral and the Arc de Triomphe.3.What can you do on the Marche dAligre tour?A.Enjoy the markets.B.Load up the shop.C.Go
7、 for a picnic.D.Cover the building.2、 Video producer and musician Justin Scholar enjoyed his fantastic moment weeks ago when he spotted his latest work playing on a huge electronic screen at New Yorks Times Square.“Its sort of the American dream to see your name up inlights, says the 25-year-old New
8、 Jersey native. “Id never really cared about my name being that big, but going to New York and seeing the big screens, you always wonder if your work is going to make it up there.The video that helps Scholar fulfill his “ American dream“ was shot and produced in China, where Scholar is living and wo
9、rking as a media company owner. Scholar took his first Chinese class in high school seven years ago and made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a study-abroad program when he was a student in New York University. The film and TV major changed his focus from technical art to traditional arts
10、during his study in Shanghai, spending most of the time learning ink-and-wash painting, calligraphy and the guzheng,a traditional Chinese musical instrument. He also fell in love with the city, where he ate a lot of authentic xiaolongbao, or steamed meat buns, and felt safe walking on the streets at
11、 3 am.Shanghai impresses Scholar as an efficient, modern city calling for greater business prosperity with foreign participation, so he returned two years later, when his career at home was already booming after making commercials for big names such as Coca-Cola and Jaguar.Thanks to a combination of
12、 luck and talent, he achieved the goal soon with a Chinese friend as his business partner, and the company has already produced some 15 videos for pop icons, fashionistas, and art museums in merely six months. The video that plays at Times Square, a tourism promotionalfilm for southwest Chinas Chong
13、qing city, is the companys first project contracted(签合同) by a local government in China.1.What did Scholar study in Shanghai?A.TV media.B.Technical art.C.Traditional arts.D.The Chinese language.2.What is the author s purpose in writing Paragraph 3 and 4?A.To change to a new topic for writing.B.To ma
14、ke a conclusion of the first 2 paragraphs.C.To dive deeper into the previous topic.D.To add the background information of the video.3.What do we know about Scholars video?A.It was shot at Times Square.B.It showed attractions of Chongqing.C.It was shot in the year 2015.D.it showed his college life in
15、 Shanghai.4.Whats the main idea of the text?A.China opens up new routes to international tourists.B.Shanghai attracts an increasing number of foreigners.C.American dream unexpectedly comes true with the great video.D.Young American brings Chinese tourist video to Times Square.3、 Energy sources which
16、 are pollution free and environmentally friendly are one of the key challenges ofworlds future society. A team of roboticists and biologists at IITIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Pontedera (Pisa, Italy), found that living plants can help with electricity. Fabian Meder, Barbara Mazzolai and iheir
17、co-workers at IIT discovered that living plants are “ green ” power source,which may :become one of futures electricity supplies that perfectly produces in natural environments and is accessible all over the world. Results are published on Advanced Functional Materials.They discovered that plants ca
18、n produce, by a single leaf, more than 150 volts each time the leaf is touched, enough to power 100 LED light bulbs. They also showed that an “hybrid tree” made of natural and artificial leaves can act as an “green” electrical producer transferring wind into electricity.Certain leaf structures are a
19、ble to transform mechanical(机械的 ) forces applied at the leaf surface into electrical energy, because of the specific composition that most plant leaves naturally provide. In detail, the leaf is able to gather electric charges on its surface due to a process called contact electrification. These char
20、ges are then immediately passed into the inner plant tissue. The plant tissue transports the electricity to other parts of the plant. And then, by simply connecting a “ plug” to the plant stem(茎), the electricity produced can he harvested and used to power electronic devices.The researchers addition
21、ally describe for the first time how this effect can be used to transfer wind into electricity by plants. They equipped a Nerum oleander tree(夹竹桃) with artificial leaves that touch the natural Nerum oleander leaves. When wind blows into the plant and moves the leaves, the “hybrid tree” produces elec
22、tricity. The electricity produced increases the more leaves are touched. Consequently, it can he easily up-scaled by exploiting the whole surface of I he leaves of a tree or even a forest.1.What can we learn about the discovery of the Italian scientists?A.A living leaf can produce electricity for 10
23、0 LED bulbs when touched.B.Artificial plants now serve as an electricity supply in natural environments.C.An artificial leaf can produce electricity for 100 LED bulbs when touched.D.Natural trees can produce electricity by transferring wind in natural environments.2.What does the underlined word in
24、Para. 2 probably mean?A.False.B.Tall.C.Mixed.D.Decorated.3. How does the plant provide electricity for use?a. Electricity is gained from the stem.b. Mechanical forces are put on the leaf.c. Electric charges are gathered by the leaf.d. Electrical energy is passed into the inner parts.e. Mechanical fo
25、rces are transformed into electric charges.A.d-c-e-b-aB.e-b-c-d-aC.c-d-e-b-aD.b-e-c-d-a4.What did the experiment of the Nerum oleaner tree show?A.How leaves of trees can produce electricity.B.How hybrid trees can transfer wind into electricity.C.How electricity produced by leaves can be harvested.D.
26、How natural leaves can be combined with artificial ones.4、 According to official government figures, there are more than twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia, and many Australians consider them pests(有害动物). Landholding farmers say that the countrys estimated 50 million kangaroos damage the
27、ir crops and compete with livestock for scarce resources. Australias insurance industry says that kangaroos are involved in more than 80 percent of the 20,000-plus vehicle-animal collisions reported each year. In the countrys underpopulated region, the common belief is that kangaroo numbers have swo
28、llen to “plague proportions.” In the absence of traditional hunters, the thinking goes, killing kangaroos is critical to balancing the ecology and boosting the rural economy. A government-sanctioned(政府认可的) industry, based on the commercial harvest of kangaroo meat and hides, exported $29 million in
29、products in 2017 and supports about 4,000 jobs. Today meat, hides, and leather from kangaroos have been exported to 56 countries. Global brands such as Nike, Puma, and Adidas buy strong, supple “k-leather” to make athletic gear. And kangaroo meat is finding its way into more and more grocery stores.
30、 Advocates point out that low-fat, high-protein kangaroo meat comes from an animal more environmentally friendly than greenhouse gas-emitting sheep and cattle. John Kelly, former executive director of the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia, says, “Harvesting our food and fibers from animals
31、adapted to Australias fragile rangelands is extremely wise and sustainable. Many ecologists will tell you that there is no more humane way of producing red meat.” Opponents(反对者) of the industry call the killing inhumane, unsustainable, and unnecessary. Population estimates are highly debatable, they
32、 say, but “plague proportions” are biologically implausible. Little kangaroos grow slowly, and many die, so kangaroo populations can expand by only 10 to 15 percent a year, and then only under the best of circumstances. Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, a member of the Yuin people of New South Wales, says the
33、 idea that kangaroos are destroying the country is laughable. “Theyve been walking this land a lot longer than people have,” he says. “How could something thats been here for thousands of years be destroying the country? I dont understand the logic in that.” Can Australians conflicting attitudes tow
34、ard kangaroos be reconciled(和解) ? George Wilson says that if kangaroos were privately owned, then graziers(放牧人)working independently or through wildlife conservancieswould protect the animals, treating them as possessions. They could feed them, lease them, breed them and charge hunter a fee for acce
35、ss. “If you want to conserve something,” Wilson says, “you have to give it a value. Animals that are considered pests dont have value.” Privatization could also help reduce grazing pressures. If kangaroos were more valuable than cattle or sheep, farmers would keep less live-stock, which could be goo
36、d for the environment. Under this scheme, landholders would work with the kangaroo industry on branding, marketing and quality control. The governments role would be oversight and regulation.1.What can be learnt from the first three paragraphs?A. Kangaroo meat is healthier than other red meat. B. Gl
37、obal brands make small profits on kangaroos.C. Kangaroos are more friendly to the environment.D. Overpopulated kangaroos have become a financial burden.2.What does the underlined word “implausible” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Unreasonable. B. Immeasurable. C. Unquestionable. D. Unchangeable.3.Wh
38、ich of the following might be the benefit of privatization?A. The popularity of kangaroo hunting.B. The reduction in the number of kangaroos. C. The establishment of more conservation areas.D. The better management of the kangaroo industry.4.The passage is written to _.A. argue against the killing o
39、f kangaroos B. stress the importance of protecting kangaroos C. present different opinions on the kangaroo industryD. provide a solution to the problem caused by kangaroos5、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Write a Good College Application EssayHere are some tips collected from experts
40、 for writing that all-important application essay, which can often mean the difference between getting accepted or rejected by the school of your choice. The essay is your megaphone (扩音器). _ It needs to tell a story with passion, your interests, your values, your life experiences, your ambitions and
41、 so on.Emphasize volunteer work or other ways youve helped people or made your community a better place.Mention practical experience, summer courses, extracurricular activities or lab work that show steps youve taken to learn and understand your field of interest. _Explain with knowledge and passion
42、 why you want to study at this particular college rather than at others._Use grammar, syntax and writing with high level that shows youre ready for college. Never use text-style abbreviations(缩写)or rude language._, check your email and voice mail daily to make sure you see and respond promptly to me
43、ssages from admissions staff members. _ Hafeez Lakhani of Lakhani Coaching summed up the essay this way: “Every college is like a dinner table. What will make you the most interesting contributor to that dinner table conversation? What will make you help everyone else have a more interesting experie
44、nc?“ A good essay, rich with anecdotes(轶事) and personalily, will answer those questions and stand out from the pile.A. After writing a good essayB. After the essay is submittedC. Its not just an essay of everything youve doneD. Correct spelling, grammar and punctuation are criticalE. It helps if the
45、 activity is related to the subject you want to studyF. Many students check only texts and sometimes miss emails asking follow-up questionsG. That will help show you know the field youve chosen to study and are passionate about it6、My Perfect Imperfect LifeA few years ago, I was standing at the barr
46、e (扶手杠) waiting for my adult ballet class when I heard a voice behind me. “So, do you have this perfect life?”My first reaction was to 1 who was being asked such an odd question. Then I remembered there were only two of us in the room. When I turned 2 the other woman was looking straight at me.I had
47、 no idea how to answer it. Was she 3 ?Who has a perfect life? Sure, occasionally I did find the perfect dress or the perfect pair of shoes 4 never would I use that word to describe anything about me or my life. I felt a twinge of guilt for somehow giving her that 5 .She watched me. I finally 6 to wh
48、isper a quick “No”.By then, the teacher had entered the room and turned on the music to start class. With a sigh of 7 I moved my feet into the best position. But as soon as my knees bent for our first pose, I realized my 8 had been disturbed. This womans words wouldnt 9 echoing in my thoughts.I want
49、ed to know how she came up with her very mistaken 10 .If she knew anything about my life, she never would have had the 11 to ask me that question.I did my best to do our floor exercises in front of the mirror. For a few moments, I didnt see the usual 12 of my older self attempting to use a beautiful art form to 13 my gracefulness. I only saw the little girl whose father died when s
