英语试题
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four ways the increasingly mobile workforce is transforming office style More breakout spaces and rest areas
While some people tend to work more productively in a traditional desk—and—chair arrangement，others feel better when they’re working from a sofa or bean—bag chair．That’s why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer both laid-back and traditional seating options．
Smaller offices，smaller carbon footprint
There are huge bonuses，both financially and environmentally，to offices employing more remote workers．For employers，less people in the office equals less needed space——meaning they can save huge amounts of money by renting or building smaller office spaces，and by using less energy and water，lowering their utility bills．For employees，smaller offices in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint．
Designated desks are no longer the norm
The days of cubicles(小隔间)and assigned desk stations are finally coming to an end．As more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week，it makes no sense for employers to keep individual，asigned desks around for everyone.
Technology that cuts the barrier between office and home
When offices have more employees working from home — or even from other countries —it’s vital to have the proper technology to connect people together easily．To do this，offices are using VoIP phones，which make phone calls through the internet rather than regular landlines，to help employees around the world appear
as though they’re calling from the office． 1．What is the advantage of smaller offices?
A．There are huge bonuses to the workers in the office． B．The employers can employ less people，reducing salary． C．They’re environment—friendly and save the office cost． D．More employees are seated working in the smaller space． 2．Why are the individual，assigned desks not kept in the office? A．More employees seldom work in the office． B．Nobody makes the desks any longer． C．The price of the desks is greatly high． D．The employers come to work in turn．
3．What makes it possible for employees around the world to work from home? A．More breakout spaces and rest areas． B．Renting or building smaller offices． C．Cubicles and designated desk stations．
D．Technology that connects people together easily．
B
Compassion and love are concepts that are often thought to be felt by humans only．As the most intelligent creatures to ever walk the earth，we tend to assume that we are the only ones who can feel emotions．We forget that the speechless beings who live here with us — animals — also have the same capability．
During a cold night in Ontario，Canada，a passer—by spotted something on the side of the road that made her stop — a shaking dog curled up in the snow．
When she approached the pup，she discovered that she wasn’t alone——she was cuddling five orphaned black kittens to keep them warm．
The dog surely could have found a safer place to stay for the night，but she chose instead to help not just herself but other stray animals as well．
The Good Samaritan called Pet and Wildlife Rescue and an animal control officer picked them up．When they got to the shelter，it was apparent that a close bond had already been formed between the dog and the orphaned kittens．The staff decided to name the kind dog Serenity in honor of her selfless act．
“It’s truly heartwarming!”a shelter spokesperson told The Dodo．“It had been a very cold night so these kittens would have had a very hard time surviving．”
Aside from requiring treatment for worm and flea infections，the orphanod kittone are now safe．Just like a proud and doting mother，Serenity insisted on checking on her babies regularly to oversee their progress．
The good news is that the kittens are now living with a foster family who will
care for them until they are old enough to be adopted．Serenity，on the other hand，is still looking for a family．
According to the shelter，she loves zooming around in the yard and is big on playlng．She is also quite jumpy，so she would do best in a home without small children． 4．What did the passer-by see on the road? A．A dog curled up in the snow． B．Five kittens were in the snow alone． C．A dog was warming five kittens in the snow． D．A dog found a safe place to stay for the night．
5．What does the underlined word“she”in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The passer—by． B．The dog． C．The kitten． D．The spokesperson． 6．Where is the dog Serenity now? A．Living in the shelter．
B．Being adopted by a family． D．Playing with some children．
C．Staying with the kittens． 7．What can we draw from the story?
A．Animals and humans should live in harmony． B．A sad end can be turned into a positive one． C．Animals have the same capability with humans． D．Animals can feel compassion and love like humans．
C
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature，33 percent of coral reefs (珊瑚礁)are in danger．One of the victims is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia，the world’s largest coral reef system．
A team of British and Australian scientists banded and came up with a solution to revive one of the world’s seven natural wonders．They used underwater loudspeakers to attract fishes to the dead coral reefs to help them restore．The groundbreaking process is known as“acoustic (声音的)enrichment”．
Loudspeakers are placed on patches of dead corals in the Great Barrier Reef．After careful observation，researchers discovered a favorable result—nearly twice as many fish arrived—and stayed，as compared to parts where there was no sound from speakers．
“Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy places—the crackle of sanapping shrimp and the whoop of fish combine to form a biological soundscape．Young fish home in on these sounds when they’re looking for a place to settle．”said Professor Steve Simpson at the University of Exeter．
Reefs become quiet when they are desraded(退化)，as the shrimps and fish disppear． “By using loudspeakers to restore this lost soundscape，we can attract young fish back again，”Simpson added．“Fish are crucial for coral reefs to function as healthy ecosygtems…Boosting fish populations in this way could help kick-start
natural recovery processes，counteracting(抵消)the damage we’re seeing on many coral reefs around the world．”he said．
Despite this groundbreaking discovery，we still have our work cut out for the preseryation of coral reefs．The average water temperatures are rising，and problems such as overfishing and pollution are still among the pressing issues at hand．Also，further research is still needed to understand how loudspeakers influence the behavior of aquatic(水中)creatures fully．
Nevertheless，hope is still visible for the degraded coral reefs．The authors of the acoustic enrichment study remain to be optimistic in the power of music and sound to restore the reef’s abundant marine population． 8．How does“acoustic enrichment”function according to the text? A．By scaring the enemy of fishes． B．By making degraded reefs noisier． C．By appealing to young fishes． D．By making fishes multiply faster．
9．What does Prof Simpson think of bringing fish back? A．It can help rebuild the coral reefs’ecosystem． B．It can benefit the other lives in the ocean． C．It can make the ocean noisier and cleaner． D．It can improve the food chains of the ocean． 10．What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A．The research has achieved a complete success． B．It is tough to restore the damaged coral reefs． C．Global wanning is the biggest reason for reef victims． D．Music and sound benefit endangered animals． 11．What is the text mainly about? A．The threats coral reefs face nowadays B．The world’s biggest coral reef system C．Various reasons why corals are threatened D．A novel approach to degraded coral reefs
D
In the land of the Sagas，it isn’t Christmas if there isn’t a flood of books under the tree— literally．
The Jolabokaflod，or Christmas Book Flood，is a much-loved tradition that has been celebrated in Iceland since 1945．It’s a bit like Britain’s Super Thursday，when hundreds of hardbacks hit the shelves on the first Thursday of October，but much bigger：Two—thirds of books in Iceland are published in November and
December．Hundreds of new titles go on sale in bookshops and supermarkets at reduced prices，a Yuletide(圣诞季)custom that has also become vital for the publishing industry’s survival．
On Christmas Eve，Icelanders traditionally exchange books and spend the evening reading books—perhaps curling up by the fireside with the latest crime novel by Arnaldur Indridason．Almost seven out of 10 Icelanders buy at least one book as a Christmas gift，according to the Icelandic Publishers Association．
“Literature is very important in Iceland and it is，I guess，the art form that is something the whole public can relate to，”said Sigrun Hrolfsdottir，an artist and mother of two children．Her daughter and son have already picked the books they want out of the Bokatidindi，an 80-page catalog of novels，poetry and children’s books distributed free to all households．
Iceland’s literary tradition was born about 900 years ago with the Icelandic Sagas，widely seen as a gem in world literature and still studied in school by Icelandic children today．The Jolabokaflod started during World War II，when paper was one of the few things not rationed in Iceland．Because of this，Icelanders gave books as gifts while other commodities in short supply，turning them into a country of bookaholics to this day，according to jolabokafiod．org．In fact，a 2013 study conducted at Bifrost University found that 50 percent of Icelanders read more than eight books a year and 93 percent read at least one． 12．How do Icelandic people celebrate Christmas each year? A．Giving books as gifts and reading． B．Purchasing smaller gifts for children． C．Holding large family parties on Christmas Eve． D．Composing stories for family members．
13．Why does the author give the example of Sigrun Hrolfsdotti? A．To advertise Christmas Book Flood．
B．To tell us how clever her two children are．
C．To publicize the grand Christmas occasion in Iceland． D．To show the importance of reading in Icelandic culture．
14．What does the underlined word“gem”in the last paragraph most probably mean? A．A fine tradition． B．The best work． C．A great event．
D．An important subject．
15．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A．The history of Iceland． B．The origin of the Jolabokaflod．
山东省东营市利津县第一中学2020届高三一轮检测英语试卷
