1、Unit 3Life in the future.阅读理解2020南昌市重点中学高三年级段考试题As life in cities worldwide becomes more expensive, urban designers are using modern technology to help citizens avoid traffic jams, and shorten the time needed for bus waiting and other things. Technology is also used to cut costly waste.In Santander,
2、 a Spanish port city, parking is easy to find. As one car drives away, an underground sensor shows that a parking space is now free. 400 sensors send messages to signs on streets, and GPS devices direct drivers to the nearest available parking spaces, reducing traffic jams. Trash is collected only w
3、hen the bins are full and bus stop signs show exactly when the next bus is coming. The public parks are watered only when the soil gets dry. All this is made possible by 20,000 sensors installed on buildings, street posts and even buses. They are part of the “smart city” project, launched by the Uni
4、versity of Cantabria seven years ago.University researchers like Luis Munoz regularly meet with locals to discuss how to make their city even smarter. “They propose their ideas and sometimes even develop them by themselves. Here, we give them the opportunity to see these ideas happen in real life，”
5、said Munoz. For example, the university helped a woman create an app that outlines the easiest route for walking with a baby stroller. Another provides information to residents about their water consumption and sends an alarm to their phone if there is a leak.The Santander smart project is attractin
6、g the attention of larger cities in Europe and elsewhere that are looking for smart solutions to urban problems.1What is the life like in Santander?AIt is meaningful.BIt is full of freedom.CIt is likely to change fast.DIt is efficient and convenient.2How can residents help Munozs job?ABy offering so
7、me original or fresh ideas.BBy showing him around the city.CBy installing sensors themselves.DBy using as little water as possible.3What does the underlined word “Another” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AA university.BA phone.CAn app. DAn easy route.4What can be the best title for the text?AA Worldwide Pro
8、blemBA Smart City ProjectCA Creative ResearcherDA Trend in Urban Design.七选五2020昆明质量检测Is there a best way to pack clothes? The following ideas are of great help to those who are always on the way.Where to start?_1_ Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. Beca
9、use the truth is like your wardrobe, you never seem to use as much as you take.How to deal with clothing?Start with your shoes. Put stockings or socks inside of them to hold the shape of your shoes. Thus, you can make use of every square inch of space. Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small
10、 gaps with very soft items. _2_Lay out the first clothes with one end inside the suitcase and the other end dropping over the edge. Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around. _3_ In this way, youll get another flat layer soon. Finally, one by one, fold the clothes back
11、 in.Where to put nonclothing?_4_ These awkward shaped items are difficult to pack. Youd better put them towards the middle to give maximum protection. Remember to double bag your toiletries (洗漱用品) kit to avoid spotting your clothes.Top tips：If you take belts, slip them along the inside of your case.
12、 _5_ That will take more space. Next, use the hard shape of the case to offer protection. Leave your toiletries kit in your suitcase, when you return home. Its ready for the next time you travel.ADont roll belts up.BBe sure to put away socks.CThis idea will create a flat first layer.DAnd then contin
13、ue laying other clothes.EThat will make the job a whole lot easier.FLay everything you want to take with you on the bed.GNonclothing items are things like books, toothbrushes and cameras.完形填空2020福建三校联考Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelo
14、pe fell from one. Inside was an undated _1_ and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was _2_ it, it meant the author had died.Tears were welling up in Drapers eyes. These were a _3_ womans last words to her child. He had to _4_ Bethany. “Whoever it is
15、 will _5_ this，” he thought. “You wouldnt _6_ a letter like that.”He supposed if the _7_ ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he _8_ recognized the little girls face. Even if shed since left the area, there might be someone in the town who would re
16、cognize the _9_.He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the _10_ letter._11_， Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n) _12_ herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the _13_. As she read her mothers _14_， which she thought had be
17、en lost forever, she said she thought she must be _15_.Bethany was only 4 when her mother _16_. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally _17_.She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then _18
18、_ searching through everything in the hope that it was there. “Thats when I realized it was _19_ gone by now and Id never see it again，” she said.Draper _20_ the letter in person. He also brought her a childrens book for her son. Bethany was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by
19、 the strangers kindness.1A.message BemailCpostcard Dletter2A.reading BdestroyingCforgetting Dcopying3A.determined BkindCselfish Ddying4A.find BintroduceCphone Dcomfort5A.enjoy BavoidCwant Dlike6A.tear up Bthrow awayCcut up Dpull out7A.book BgirlCreporter Dnews8A.hardly BaccidentallyCunfortunately Da
20、ctually9A.author BpictureCteacher Dstranger10A.wet BvaluableClost Dbroken11A.However BThereforeCMeanwhile DEventually12A.mother BeditorCdaughter Dassistant13A.ticket BmagazineChomework Darticle14A.vocabularies BtermsCwords Dlanguages15A.writing BdreamingCjoking Dplaying16A.came back Bdied outCpassed
21、 away Dcalmed down17A.burned BdonatedCdirtied Drobbed18A.madly BsuddenlyCsecretly Dregularly19A.almost BlongCstill Dnever20A.kept BcomposedCdelivered Dpublished.书面表达2020南昌模拟假定你是李华，你和几个朋友打算去参观茶园，想邀请美国交流生Henry同往。请你给他写一封邮件告知其活动安排。内容包括：1时间和地点；2学习如何沏茶、品茶；3介绍中国茶文化的历史和发展。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear
22、Henry，_Yours，Li Hua课时作业(二十三).阅读理解体裁：说明文主题语境：人与社会科技与生活城市智能化【语篇解读】传感器、GPS定位等现代科技手段帮助西班牙的港口城市桑坦德避免了交通拥堵、缩短等车时间、减少资源浪费等，这种做法正在吸引欧洲的大城市以及其他更多地方的注意力，他们都在寻找解决城市问题的智能方案。1D考查推理判断。根据题干中的关键词in Santander定位到文章的第二段。根据该段中的内容，尤其是“parking is easy to find”“Trash is collected only when the bins are full”“The public pa
23、rks . gets dry”可推知，在桑坦德的生活是高效方便的，故答案是D。2A考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词residents和Munozs job定位到文章的第三段。根据该段中的“Luis Munoz regularly meet with locals to discuss how to make their city even smarter”“They propose their ideas”可知，当地人有了想法会向Munoz提出来，故答案是A。3C考查代词指代。根据上文“the university helped a woman create an app . with a b
24、aby stroller”可知，这所大学开发了一款应用程序，该应用程序为推婴儿车散步的女士规划了最舒适的路线。结合画线词所在句意可推知，画线词指的是另一款应用程序，故答案是C。4B考查标题判断。根据第二段最后一句“They are part of the smart city project, launched . seven years ago”并结合文章其他内容可知，本文主要介绍了智能城市项目的相关内容，故B项最适合作文章标题。.七选五体裁：说明文题材：日常生活主题：如何有效地打包衣物【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何有效地打包衣物。1F空后一句是说一旦你看到如此多的东西摆在你的
25、面前，一定要勇敢地减去三分之一。故F项“把你想随身携带的所有东西都摆在床上”符合语境。2C根据空前一句“Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items”可知，C项“这个点子会创建平平的第一层”符合语境，承接上文。C项中的“a flat first layer”与下一段中的“another flat layer”相呼应。3D通读本段可知，本段讲的是如何把衣服一层层地摆放整齐，空前两句都是祈使句，D项与上文句式一致，与上文在语义上衔接紧密，故选D项。4G根据该段小标题Where to put non
26、clothing？可知，本段讲的是如何放非衣服类的东西，并结合空后一句“These awkward shaped items are difficult to pack”可知，G项”非衣服类的物品是书、牙刷和照相机之类的东西”符合语境，故选G项。5A空前一句是说如果你带了腰带，把它们沿着行李箱的内侧塞好，空后一句是说那样会占更多的空间，故A项“不要把腰带卷着”符合语境，衔接上下文，故选A项。.完形填空体裁：记叙文题材：个人经历主题：归还遗失的信【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了书店店主Draper在整理旧书时，发现了一封信和一张照片，了解到这封信是一位母亲的临终遗言，Draper决心寻找并最终找到信件
27、的主人的感人故事。【高频词回顾】secondhand adj.二手的check out查看，观察in the hope that . 抱着的希望1D根据下文“The letter said”可推知，当时信封里有一封信，故选D。2A根据语境及常识可推知，那封信上写道，如果Bethany读到这封信时，这封信的作者已经去世了，这与下文中的“womans last words”呼应，故选A。3D根据下文“womans last words”可推知，这封信是一个临终的妇人留给孩子的遗言，与上文“The letter said if Bethany was _2_ it, it meant the aut
28、hor had died”呼应，故选D。4A根据下文“And he thought he _8_ recognized the little girls face”和“He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the _10_ letter”可推知，Draper决定找到照片上那个小女孩。5C根据上文“womans last words to her child”可推知，无论照片里的小女孩是谁，都会想拿回这封信，毕竟这是母亲的遗言，故选C。6B根据语境和常识可知，既然有人需要这封信，那么就不能随
29、便扔掉(throw away)。故选B。tear up“把(纸或布)撕碎”；cut up“切碎”；pull out“脱离”。7A根据上文”Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one”可推知，此处表示夹有信的那本书(book)。8D根据下文“Even if shed since left area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize t
30、he _9_可推知，Draper认为自己实际上认出了那个小女孩的面容，故选D。9B根据上文“And he thought he _8_ recognized the little girls face”，并结合“a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap”可推知，此处表示辨认出那张照片，故选B。10C根据下文“She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter”和“Id never see it again”可推知，这是一封遗失的信，故选C。11C根据语境可知，此处表示与此
31、同时(Meanwhile), Bethany在大约十英里以外的地方。12A根据下文“He also brought her a childrens book for her son”可知，Bethany现在也是一位母亲(mother)，故选A。13D根据上文“He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the _10_ letter”可知，Draper在报纸上刊登了关于那封信的文章，Bethany的好友看到了，发信息给她让她看一下那篇文章，故选D。14C根据上文“womans last word
32、s”可知，此处指她母亲的遗言，故选C。15B根据上文“which she thought had been lost forever”可知，Bethany之前以为她永远失去了那封信，多年以后却看到那封信，她觉得难以置信，感觉自己好像在做梦。16C根据上文“womans last words”可知，Bethany的母亲去世(passed away)了。die out“灭绝”。17B根据语境并结合选项可推知，当时那本夹有那封信的书被捐了出去。故选B。18A结合下文“Searching through everything in the hope that it was there”可推知，当时Be
33、thany疯狂地(madly)到处搜寻，都没有找到，故选A。19B根据句中的“Id never see it again”和上文Bethany小时候搬家时遗失了信可知，那封信已经遗失很久了，故选B。20C根据下文“He also brought her a childrens book for her son”可推知，Draper亲自把那封信送还给Bethany，故选C。deliver“递送”。.书面表达【范文赏读】Dear Henry，Some of my friends and I plan to pay a visit to the tea garden near our school
34、this Sunday. Ive learned that you are interested in Chinese tea culture, and I wonder if you could join us.I think it will be an enjoyable experience for you to learn something about the history and development of Chinese tea culture there.And I bet you will be impressed by the traditional craftsman
35、ship of making tea, which includes washing the tea pots, adding tea leaves, and pouring water into the cups. And then you could taste the tea made by yourself.I am looking forward to your reply. With best wishes!Yours，Li Hua【一句多译】And I am fairly sure that you will be impressed by washing the tea pots, adding tea leaves, and pouring water into the cup, which are parts of the traditional craftsmanship of making tea.