河南省驻马店市正阳县高级中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次素质检测试题

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Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children’s forums together most evenings. “Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,” says Swencki, one of the site’s volunteers. “They know what he’s going through, so he doesn’t feel alone.”

Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

These days, Thomas’s main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can’t afford a diabetic’s huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. “Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar’s original members. “But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”

24．From the passage, what do we know about Christopher Thomas?

A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.

B. He studies the

leading cause of diabetes.

C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.

D. He encourages

diabetics by writing articles.

25．What was the purpose of the Diabeitcrockstar.com?

A. Diabetics can communicate with each other. B. It helps volunteers find jobs. C. Children can amuse themselves. D. Rock stars can share resources.

26．What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.

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C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. D. It owns a well-known medical website.

27．What can we know about Thomas in the last paragraph?

A. He works full-time in a diabetes charity. B. He employs 22 people for his website. C. He helps diabetics in his own way. D. Thomas tries to find a cure for diabetes.

C

Chinese consumers' crazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable, with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world's luxury items.

As China's economic miracle develops, the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury goods and services are increasing. Luxury consumption（奢侈品消费） in China now extends ways beyond well-known car, clothing and jewelry brands. For example, the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world, even outstripping that of the United States, with a market share of 25 percent. This trend appears to continue, with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China, compared with only 2 to3 percent in the US. But more importantly, China's luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items.

China's high-quality red wine market also provides evidence of the growth in private consumption of luxury goods. In 2013,China became the largest market for red wine in the world, even overtaking France, with l.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year. Over the past five years, China's red wine consumption has grown 136 percent.

According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to \possessions. On the other hand, it is \motivation in this area. Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and

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economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success. But this has little to do with \face\and impressing others and much more to do with the need for personal contentment.

Finally, the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally.

28．What do you think the author would most probably be?

A. A news reporter. C. A professor.

B. An accountant. D. A conductor.

29．The underlined word \\

A. falling far behind of C. going far ahead of

B. going out of D. keeping pace with

30．What can we learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A. China's luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%.

B. France was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013. C. The luxury jet market in the US shares 25%of the jet consumption in the world. D. China's red wine consumption has increased to 1.86 billion bottles since 2013.

31．What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Future Private Luxury Consumption in China B. Chinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and Services C. The Potential Luxury Jet Market in China D. The Maturity of the Chinese Consumers

D

A disastrous fire surrounded Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）completely and destroyed large parts of the Gothic(哥特式的) architecture on Monday.

“Notre Dame is our history, our literature; part of our spirit, the place of all our great events, our wars, our liberations, the center of our lives\President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in front of the still burning Paris landmark and promised to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral.

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“Notre Dame is burning, and know the sadness and this tremble felt by so many fellow French people. But tonight, I’d like to speak of hope too, \said, announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign.

“Let’s be proud, because we built this cathedral more than 800 years ago, we’ve built it and, throughout the centuries, let it grow and improve it. So I gravely say tonight: we will rebuild it together, ”he added.

The disastrous fire engulfed(吞没) the upper reaches of Paris’ towering Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations(翻新)。

Tourists and Parisians looked on horrified from the streets below. France’s Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.

The fire collapsed the cathedrals’ spire(尖顶) and spread to one of its landmark towers \spokesman Andre Finot told French media. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable works of art and is one of the world’s most famous tourist attractions,

well-known by Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The cause of the fire was not known, but French media quoted the Paris fire brigade(消防队) as saying the fire is “potentially linked\to a 6 million—euro($6. 88 million)renovation project on the church’s spire and its 250 tons of lead. Officials opened an investigation as Paris police said there were no reported deaths. Some 400 firefighters were battling the fire well into the night. 32．What Emmanuel Macron said mainly shows that____________

A. Notre Dame was the symbol of Paris in history. B. The French government are going to rebuild Notre Dame. C. It took more than 800 years to build Notre Dame. D. He was desperate when he made the announcement.

33．Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Notre Dame Cathedral was burnt down entirely. B. The structure was well saved by the firefighters. C. People who were killed in the fire are some firefighters.

D. The fire was likely caused by a renovation project on the church’s spire.

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