湖北省沙市中学2020届高三英语冲刺第一次考试试题

A．it was completely dark inside in the air

C．something strange blinded them

B．there was too much dust

D．it was too bright inside

23. The writer felt glad that he had stayed up late because ________.

A．he did not miss the exciting stories with his uncle

C．he had a lucky escape

D．he saw a strange sight

B．he spent more time

24. Which of the following can best describe the writer's uncle?

A．Adventurous and good at storytelling. B．Humorous and good at making jokes.

C．Dependable and generous with money. D．Considerate and sensitive to danger.

B

Many young people these days adore the advertised magazine body and become too focused on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time. But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years, and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent? It is a sad reality that people don't realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another.

Think of the most typical American girl you know. Is she blonde-haired with white skin and light blue eyes, and does she love shopping or sports? Now place this girl in the heart of Africa, where beauty is placed on what you can control. The Maasai tribe in Kenya focuses on how clean people are, and how stylish their piercings(穿孔) are. This tribe's culture is to be a brave fighter, so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong. If you don't look fierce, you are not beautiful.

Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique

views on beauty. In an interview, a woman who has lived in both North Korea and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife. She says that women in North Korea are less concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense. She says they did have a time when big eyes were a big deal and everyone wanted to get double eyelid surgery. This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture. But don't you think the idea of getting surgery done to look more attractive is crazy?

25. What does the underlined word “vacillating” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Inconsistent. B．Reasonable. C．Unusual. D．Similar.

26. The Maasai tribe in Kenya is mentioned to show that in their eyes ________.

A．getting dirty is stylish beautiful

C．strong people cut their skin shopping

27. According to the woman interviewed，women in North Korea now ________.

A．care a lot about their appearance the first place

C．pay great attention to their ability D．are crazy about double eyelid surgery

28. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Inner beauty is of great importance. B．Ideas of beauty vary among culture groups. C．Different ways are needed to admire true beauty. D．Fashion magazines easily influence young people. C

We all have one shirt in the closet that we don't want to get rid of，

B．put the beauty of eyes in D．American girls love B．looking fierce is

yet keep around because we can't bear to just throw it in the garbage. We don't wear it anymore. Being a little out of style，your old T-shirt needs a new home where it can be appreciated. One city in Toronto has started a project to give it one.

Earlier this year，the Toronto suburb(郊区) of Markham introduced a new program encouraging its residents and residents of nearby suburbs to donate their old unwanted clothing. The program is exceptional because unlike most of those second-hand stores，they are accepting old clothing that isn't quite in perfect condition. It is breathing new life into these typically-trashed items. Contrary to common belief, textiles(纺织品) are not only used for clothing，and these items are being repurposed in a variety of interesting ways.

The city has set up many different donation centers around the suburbs，and residents are encouraged，to donate any unwanted textiles they happen to have lying around their house. It's volunteers' duty to divide the donations into different sorts. Those items in usable and good condition are donated to local homeless shelters and other aid centers. Those which are not are shipped off to be used for industrial purposes. Only when there is no more industrial need for fabric and textiles will they begin to use their last place—a landfill outside the city.

The program isn't the city's only green initiative(倡议)．It has already had one of Canada and the world's largest solar panels，and it is said that they are steadily working towards a shift to 100% renewable energy. The city also has subsidized(补助) farmers' markets and over 125 miles of bike paths. As a result，Markham also has a much lower rate of obesity than other Canadian cities. Now，it's working towards another goal—100% recycling of unwanted textiles.

29．What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．A shirt. B．A city. C．A home. D．A closet. 30．What do the volunteers do with the unwanted clothing?

A．Sell some in good condition. C．Share them with poor kids.

B．Sort through the donations. D．Send them for industrial use.

31．What does the author want to say in the last paragraph?

A．The city has been the best place to live in Canada. B．The program is more successful than expected. C．The citizens have fallen in love with the city. D．The city is working hard to be a green one. 32．What is the main idea of this text?

A．One Canadian city is giving old clothing a new life. B．Old clothes are becoming more useful in Canada. C．Rubbish has been put into wide use in Canada. D．Donation centers become popular in Canada. D

The fact that ants are fascinating insects has been known for some time. Now, scientists have discovered a large number of wood ants living in an abandoned underground storehouse in Templewo, Poland，despite having no obvious source of food.

Polish zoologist Wojciech Czechowski and his team began studying the underground colony in 2020.They found the ants built a 60 cm high nest in the soil directly over the storehouse's vertical air pipe. As years passed，the metal covering on the pipe eroded，leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores. The scientists say that there are no sources of food in the storehouse. This means that the insects live in a state of near starvation.

In July 2020，the researchers disturbed part of the ant nest in search of larvae(幼虫)，empty cocoons(茧)，and queens. They found nothing，leading