2020届梅县东山中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析
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2020届梅县东山中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷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ALastsummer,KatieStellerpulledoffthefreewayonherwaytoworkinMinneapolis.Shestoppedatatrafficlight,whereamanwassittingwithasignaskingforhelp.Sherolleddownherwindowandshouted.“Hey.I’mdrivingaroundgivingfreehaircuts.Doyouwantonerightnow?”Themanlaughed,thenpaused.“Actually,”hesaid,“Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”Stellerpulledoutaredchairfromhercarandhelpedthemancuthishairimmediately.Aftertheworkwasdone,themanlookedinamirror.“Ilookgood!”hesaid.Uptonow,Stellerhasgiven30orsosuchhaircutsaroundthecitytopeoplewithlittleinfluence,andsheisstronglyawareofthepowerofhercleanupjob.Asateen,shesufferedfromaseveredisease,causingherhairtogetthinned,sohermotherarrangedforSteller’sfirstprofessionalhaircut.“Tositdownandhavesomebodylookatmeandtalktomelikeapersonandnotjustanillness,ithelpedmefeelcaredaboutandlessalone,”shesays.Afterthat,Stellerknewshewantedtohaveherownbarbershopsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayshe’dfeltthatday.Notlongafterfinishingcosmetology(美容术schoolin2009,shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChairProject,reachingouttopeopleonthestreets.Heraimwasthatbydoingsomekindacts,otherswouldbeinspiredtospreadtheirown.“Partofwhatbrokemyheartwasjusthowlonelypeoplelooked,”shesaid.“IthoughtmaybeI’dgoaroundandaskifpeoplewantfreehaircuts.Ican’tfixtheirproblems,butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.”Itallbeganwithabeliefinsimpleactsofkindness,suchasafreehaircut.“Thewayyoushowupintheworldmatters,”saidSteller.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatyougivethem.”1.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?A.Bymakingacomparison.B.Bygivingareason.C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bydescribingascene.2.WhatmadeStellarstarttheRedChairProject?A.Hermother’sloveforher.B.Herinterestincosmetology.C.Hercareforthoseinneed.D.Herwishtofightseverediseases.3.WhatdidStellarexpectfromtheproject?
A.Tospreadkindness.B.Tosolvesocialproblems.C.Todealwithrelationships.D.Tomakepeoplelooksmarter.BJapanhasannouncedemergencyCovidmeasuresinTokyoandthreeotherareasinordertocontrolrisinginfections(传染病,justthreemonthsbeforethecountryissettohosttheOlympics.Thegovernmentsaidthestateofemergency—settolastforabouttwoweeks—wouldbe“shortandpowerful”.Underthemeasures,barswillberequiredtocloseandbigsportingeventswillbeheldwithoutaudience.ThegovernmenthasinsistedthattheOlympicswillgoaheadinJuly.PrimeministerYoshihideSugaannouncedthemeasuresonFriday,sayingtheywouldbeginonSundayandremaininplaceuntil11May.InadditiontotoTokyo,Osaka,KyotoandHyogowillbeaffected.Ithasmarkedthethirdstateofemergencyinjapansincethepandemicbegan.“Isincerelyapologizeforcausingtroubleformanypeopleagain,”hesaid.“Itisfearedthatinfectioninmajorcitieswillspreadacrossthewholecountryifwetakenomeasures.”Undertherules,majorfacilitieslikedepartmentstoreswillclose,aswellasrestaurants,bars,andKTVroomsservingalcohol.Restaurantsthatdonotservealcoholarebeingtoldtocloseearly,andcompaniesarebeingaskedtomakearrangementsforpeopletoworkremotely.Schoolswillremainopen.Besides,theemergencymeasurescoincidewiththecountry’s“GoldenWeek”holiday,whichrunsfromlateApriltothefirstweekofMayandisthebusiesttravelperiodoftheyear.TokyogovernorYurikoKoikeurgedresidentstostarttakingprecautionsimmediately.Inanefforttodiscouragepeoplefromgoingoutatnight.Shesaidneonsigns(霓虹灯wouldbeturnedoff.ThecoronavirustollinJapanhasbeenmuchlowerthanthatinmanyothercountries,withabout558,000casesandfewerthan10,000deaths,accordingtofigurescollectedbyJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Butthereareconcernsoverthelatestriseininfections,withreportsofhospitalbedshortagesinsomeareas.Tokyo2020presidentSeikoHashimoto 