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1、高中英语阅读理解+七选五课堂小题过关练九PART A（1）Essay CompetitionThe aim of this contest is to encourage great student writers and to give them a leg-up in their studies.PrizesOne Grand Prize winner will receive: $1,000 in cash; the essay published in our magazines May 2021 issue; an interview with our magazines autho
2、r.Ten First Place winners will receive: $500 in cash; their names and essay titles listed in our magazines May 2021 issue.Fifty Honorable Mention Winners will receive:a$50 gift card to our online shop.RequirementsThe length of the essay should be between 500-700 words.Write an essay on the topic of:
3、 How Food Affects Our Mood.Please write about three reasons for believing in your thesis (论点) statement in the form of body paragraphs and back up your reasons with practical evidence from respected sources.Do not write about yourself and dont explain why you deserve to win the prizes.DeadlinesEarly
4、-Bird Deadline: May 4,2020-Free for the entry.Deadline: June 5,2020-$5 for the entry.Extended Deadline: July 22,2020-$10 for the entry.1. What will the First Place winners be rewarded with?A. Getting their essays published in the magazine.B. Having their essay titles listed in the magazine.C. Receiv
5、ing a gift card to the particular online shop.D. Gaining an opportunity to meet the magazines author.2. Which of the following meets the requirements?A. Writing an essay of more than 800 words.B. Submitting an essay about food nutrition.C Expressing your strong desire to get the award.D. Supporting
6、your reasons with credible evidence.3. When can you submit your essay for free?A. April 30,2020.B. May 20. 2020.C. June 10. 2020.D. July 25,2020.（2）One year, our son Tom, who was six years old, asked for a new sound system. "Please bring me a new stereo so I don't have to listen to my dad&#
7、39;s old music," he told the shop's Santa. Jenny and I took note.On Christmas Eve, we let Tom sleep in our bed at the back of the house, where the sound of Santa wouldn't wake him. Then I went to my NASA-level workshop in the spare bedroom and spent the whole night putting together that
8、 stereo.At one point, I took a break to move Tom from our bed to his he was afraid that Santa might think he wasn't home and would forget to leave presents behind. He moved a bit while I carried him but never opened his eyes. At last, I finished the stereo and positioned it by the tree. Jenny an
9、d I fell asleep early that Christmas morning, filled with satisfaction. At 7 a.m., Tom woke us up and led us to the Christmas tree in the hall. He fell in love with the sound system.A few days passed, and Tom asked me a surprising question. "Dad, how did I get from your bed to mine?" Ever
10、the clever one, I said, "Santa moved you! Isn't that fun?” He said nothing, walking into the hall and looking closely at the floor. He came back, arms folded. "Dad, we need to talk, but Mom can't hear. You are Santa Claus! Look at the wheel marks on the carpet. The stereo was rolle
11、d out of that bedroom and down the hallway." I was shocked. He was only six.His big concern was that we should not tell his mother, because he was certain she didn't know. "It will be our little secret forever," I told him, much to his delight. "We men have to stick together.
12、"After that, Tom got to be Santa on Christmas when we donated presents to a needy family he just loved it.4. Why did Tom's parents move Tom from their bed to his?A. Because they wanted him to sleep alone.B. Because they knew his worry that he would possibly miss Santa's presents.C. Beca
13、use they wanted to put together the stereo.D. Because they would prepare another gift for him.5. For what reason did Tom want to communicate with his father?A. He didn't want his mother to hear.B. He discovered the wheel marks on the floor.C. He wanted to confirm that his father was Santa.D. He
14、saw his father putting together the stereo at night.6. From the story, how do you find Tom?A. Smart and kindB. Considerate and curiousC. Naughty and aggressiveD. Responsible and cautious7. What is the best title of the text?A. The secret well keep foreverB. The gift Tom likes bestC. The holiday I
15、9;ll never forgetD. The kid I've teased（3）Wherever we humans go, we leave behind a mess. That goes for space, too. An estimated 500,000 pieces of debris (碎片) litter the Earths orbit as a result of mans explorations of space. Some satellites have been hit by fast-moving pieces of junk. The remain
16、s of old rockets can be the size of a bus, while other debris pieces are simply tiny spots of paint.Today, our species is responsible for the junk dashing around Earth at high speeds, and if we dont start actively removing the largest pieces, the risk of collisions will only grow worse. “Imagine how
17、 dangerous sailing the high seas would be, if all the ships ever lost in history were still floating on top of the water,” says Jan Wörner, ESA director general. “That is the current situation in orbit, and it cannot be allowed to continue.”Its almost as if we need a truck to remove all of fail
18、ed satellites from our orbit. By 2025, the agency plans on launching the worlds first orbiting junk collector, a four-armed robot that tracks down space waste. The first-of-its-kind task, known as ClearSpace-1, will start collecting only a single piece of space junk to prove the concept works. The t
19、arget in this case is called Vespa, a leftover from ESAs Vega rocket launch in 2013. This piece of junk weighs roughly the same as a small satellitle and has a simple shape that should make it easy to grab with four robotic arms. Once its safely in the arms of the garbage collector, it will then be
20、dragged out of orbit and allowed to burn up in the atmosphere.In addition, an Australian company, Electro Optic Systems, has received a $ 3.5 million government fund to develop the worlds first laser tracking (激光跟踪) technology. It would replace existing radar (雷达) networks that currently monitor tha
21、t part of space. The goal is to track small objects with great accuracy.8. Why does Jan Wörner refer to ships on the high seas?A. To explain the danger of space debris.B. To describe the universes huge space.C. To praise mans explorations of space.D. To compare the oceans with the universe.9. H
22、umans plan to handle debris by_.A. ClearSpace-1 and VespaB. ESAs Vega rocket launch and radar networksC. the orbiting junk collector and the first laser tracking technologyD. truck to remove all of failed satellites and track small objects10. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Dangerous Sp
23、ace ExplorationB. Cleaning up Space Junk PiecesC. Developing Space TechnologyD. Launching A Four-armed Robot11. Where is this text probably from?A. An astronomy report.B. A travel guidebook.C. A science fiction.D. An environmental magazine.（4）Appealing to rich people's desire to control events i
24、s a better tactic to get them to donate to the charity, rather than their community spirit. That's the finding of a psychological study building on previous research which found that the wealthy people value the ability to control the outcome of different events compared to lower-income people.D
25、onations from high earners were 1.5 times larger when researchers tailored(定制)the words of letters requesting financial support to play on this desire.Experts from Harvard University wrote to 12,000 alumni of an Ivy League business schoolwho were earning $ 100,000 (£ 80,000) per year or moreask
26、ing them to donate to the school. Two sets of letters were sent outone saying the “community” needed to take action, while the other called on individual action. The letter were phrased respectively as "Sometimes, one community needs to come forward and support a common goal" or "Some
27、times, one person needs to come forward and take individual action”.Respondents to the second letter gave $ 432 (£ 340) on average compared to the $ 270 (£ 215) average from the first group.New Scientist Ashley Whillans, who led the research, said, "We think that giving high-income ea
28、rners a sense of control makes them want to give more.”12. What is the finding of the psychological study?A. Community spirit is more important in getting donation.B. Meeting wealthy people's desire of controlling events can get more donation.C. Wealthy people do not care about their community s
29、pirit at all.D. Lower-income people are more likely to control the result of events.13. What does the underlined word them refer to in the third paragraph?A. experts.B. letters.C. events.D. alumni.14. According to the passage, which of the following messages can get more donation?A. Your help can be
30、nefit the blind boy.B. Let's take action for a common goal.C. It's necessary to help the blind boy.D. Our community works together to help the blind boy.15. The author writes the passage in order to_.A. assist the poor to lead a meaningful lifeB. stress the impact of the rich's controlli
31、ng desire on donationC. appeal to more people to focus on the poor's feelingD. persuade the rich to donate more to the charityPart B阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There are now lots of products and services on the market._16_ It is vital,therefore,for a company to distinguish itself f
32、rom its competitors by having a strong company image which is immediately recognizable.Logos are part of this image._17_ The logo establishes a visual identity for the company,just as different groups of young people express their identity through hairstyles and clothes.All groups from all cultures
33、and throughout the ages have used colors and symbols to show their identity._18_Some colors may be connected with coldness in one culture and with warmth in another . Some colors represent life in one culture but death in another.International companies have,therefore. to make sure that their logos
34、will not be misunderstood in different countries.The logos of large international companies are instantly recognizable throughout the world. One of the most famous logos is that of Coca-Cola.The design of the words"Coca-Cola"has not changed since 1886,although the surrounding design has be
35、en changed from time to time.Many companies have over the years,renewed their logos._19_Logos are used on packaging and brochures as well as on the product itself.They may also appear in newspapers or on television as part of an advertising campaign._20_The logo helps to promote this image and to fi
36、x it in the minds of the customers.Logos,therefore,need to be original and to have impact and style.A. Companies need to have a strong corporate identity.B. In different cultures,different colors carry different meanings.C. Colors and symbols,different in meanings,help identify a company.D. Many of
37、them are similar in content though produced by different companies.E. They are symbols which often include a name or initials to identify a company.F. So,they can better fit in with contemporary design and present more powerful images.G. In this way,they are easier to be distinguished from those of the competing companies.1-3. B D A4-7. B C A A8-11. A C BD12-15. B DA B16-20. D EBF A