2020届常州市清潭中学高三英语期末试题及答案解析

2020届常州市清潭中学高三英语期末试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

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We are proud to present a showcase for kid inventions from children chosen from the Kid's Forum at Blue Print Earth. We hope you enjoy the ideas expressed here and join us in supporting the next generation.

Eater of Natural Disasters

My invention cansave your home by sucking up all-natural disasters. The government will not own this machine, but by you so there will be no taxes on it. Order Now! The Eater of Natural Disasters will run on renewable batteries. It will cost 50 dollars to make and I will sell it for just $ 75.

Created by Matthew Szekeresh —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade.

Pick-up-Pollution Bomb

My invention is called the Pick-up-Pollution Bomb. It will just pick up pollution and it won't hurt anything else like people, animals, property, playgrounds, and parks. The reason why I made it is that I think there is too much pollution on the Earth. It sells for $100 apiece, and if you buy this now, I will send you another one for free.

Created gratefully by Lauren Newberry — Mt. Washington Elementary, 5th Grade

Flying House

My invention is a home that will blast off in space. For example, if there were an earthquake people would immediately blast off, or if there were a flood it would take off. Only for $ 400.99.

Created by David Turner —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade

Bug Robot

My invention is a robot that catches little bugs, eats little bugs, sucks up pollution, sucks up natural disasters, and turns them into food solving the problems of too many little bugs, natural disasters, pollution and starvation. My product is worth $500. My invention works on 2 triple — A batteries. And if you order one today I'll throw in 4 rechargeable triple-A batteries.

Created by Cassie Courtey —Mt.WashingtonElementary, 5th Grade

1. Why is the Flying House created?

A. To explore the space.

B. To clean the air.

C. To prepare people for earthquakes.

D. To help people escape from natural disasters.

2. Which invention can turn pollution into food?

A. The Bug Robot.

B. The Pick-up-Pollution Bomb.

C. The Flying House.

D. The Eater of Natural Disasters.

3. What can we infer about the four inventions?

A. They are very easy to build.

B. They are ideas from kids in the same school.

C. They are expensive but of practical use.

D. They are being used by people.

B

A 25-year-old American with a university degree can expect to livea decade longer than a peer who dropped out of high school. Although researchers have long known that the rich live longer than the poor, this education gap is less well documented. And although the average American’s expected span(预期寿命) has been smooth in recent year—and, shockingly, even fell between 2015 and 2017—that of the one-third with a bachelor’s degree has continued to lengthen.

This gap in life expectancy is growing, according to new research published in the report of the National Academy of Sciences. Anne Case and Angus Deation ofPrincetonUniversityfound that the lifespans of those with and without a bachelor’s degree started to become different in the 1990s and 2000s. This gap grew even wider in the 2010s.

What is the link between schooling and longevity(长寿)? Some argue that better-educated people develop healthier lifestyles: each additional year of study reduces the chances of being a smoker and of being overweight. The better-educated earn more, which in turn is associated with greaterhealth.

Ms Case and Mr Deaton argue that changes in labor markets, including the rise of automation and increased demand for highly-educated workers, coupled with the rising costs of employer-provided health care, have decreased the supply of well-paid jobs for those without a degree. This may be contributing to higher rates of alcohol and drug use, suicide and other “deaths of despair”.

The authors argued that the educational gap in mortality(致死率) will widenin the wake ofthe covid-19 pandemic. ForAmerica’s overall life expectancy to start climbing again, improvements will be needed across all social groups, not just among the privileged few.

4. When did the lifespans of people with and without a degree vary greatly?

A. In the 1990s.

B. In the 2020s

C. In the 2000s

D. In the 2010s

5. According to the article, changes in labor markets reduce jobs for those without a degree. Which change is