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广东省珠海市实验中学、东莞六中、河源高级中学三校
2020届高考联盟高三下学期第一次联合考试
英语试题
满分：120分
考试时间：120分钟
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，滴分40分） 第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。
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Crazy-Creative Traditions in Schools
Here are a few schools' crazy-creative traditions that will probably have you wish to go there so you could celebrate in all the graduation fun. Learn about them all in the below.
Attire （服装）and Flowers at College of Charleston
You fashionista will love this one. During December ceremony， women wear black dresses and men wear black tuxedos （燕尾服）.During May ceremony， women wear white dresses and men wear summer tuxedos. It's also been a tradition since the 1930s to carry flowers onto the stage: women carry bouquets of six red roses in a red bow and men wear a single red rose boutonniere （扣 眼）.So classy!
Hoop Rolling at Wellesley College
This all-women's college tradition was originally held on May day， but it's now held in April. The purpose was to allow students to essentially leave all their worries behind and just participate in some fun games outdoors. Back in the day， it was said that the winner of the hoop rolling race was
the first to be married， and in the 1980s she would be the first to be CEO. Nowadays， the winner would be the first to achieve her own happiness...that is， after being thrown into Lake Waban by all her classmates.
Fabric and Green Grad Recycling Program at University of New Hampshire You'll absolutely love this tradition. UNH's vendor provides wrinkle-resistant
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caps and gowns made of recycled plastic bottles. Graduates then have the opportunity to donate their gowns to be cleaned and reused. Graduates are still able to keep their caps and tassels as keepsakes， all while helping to save the environment. The tradition has become a trend for many universities to follow， such as Husson University and Wake Forest University.
21. Which can you choose if you want to participate in December ceremony? A. College of Charleston.
C. The University of New Hampshire.
B. Wellesley College. D. Husson University.
22. What docs Hoop Rolling at Wellesley College aim at enabling the students to do? A. To be CEO.
C. To achieve happiness.
B. To have fun. D. To be married.
23. What arc UNH's caps and gowns made of? A. Flowers.
C. Recycled plastic bottles.
B. Leather.
D. Silk and cotton. B
I live on the West Coast of British Columbia with my husband and three children. Our day started like any other day. My husband left for work in the north of the town， which is an hour and a half's drive. The younger children caught their bus to school ten minutes away. Our oldest attends high school and is a 40-minutc drive away. I work at home in the office， working on the computer.
It was November 2006 and the news had reported gusty winds. When the winds started to get strong I shut the computer down and tried to phone my husband. I left a message telling him the winds were blowing at 80 to 90 km/hr. As I hung up the phone， I heard a tree crack. I went outside and stood in the driveway. Another tree exploded and my heart was racing.
When the school bus carrying the youngsters arrived， I ran to get them. No sooner had we made it to the house than another tree exploded. The children were clearly scared， so I loaded them up into the car and we parked in the middle of the yard， where no trees could land on us， it was starting to get dark.
My oldest son didn't come home on the bus and my husband was stranded at work. I called the high school and reached my son. He said he was stranded and didn't know
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广东省珠海市实验中学、东莞六中、河源高级中学三校2020届高考联盟下学期第一次联考英语试题
