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1、黑龙江省安达七中2020届高三英语上学期寒假考试试题（2）一、阅读理解1.It is true that summer is hot. But here is something to make your day easier. Are you prepared? Meet the new AirFreez an alternative to traditional Air Conditioners that cools you just the same!How does it work?It is surprisingly easy to set up! You just need to
2、plug it into a socket(插座)OR any USB port (it uses so little energy that it can even run off of a phone or laptop battery).Once you have done that, simply fill it with 20oz/0. 6L of cold tap water.Now just press the power button and the instant cool air is here!What is so special about this little bo
3、x?It is no larger than a lunchbox. It can be powered by a pocket solar panel(电池板)or battery pack and you probably have the worlds first and most portable AC unit.Bad sleepers are putting the AirFreez next to their beds at night. The relaxing blow of cool, clean air, the comforting soft night light a
4、nd the quiet create the perfect sleeping conditions!The price is just amazing. Most AC units cost at least $ 300+ AND you have to pay more to cover the expensive electricity bills each month. AirFreez costs less than $ 100 (actually $ 53 if you buy more than one here).Top Tips:To make your air even
5、cooleradd a bottle of cold tap water from your refrigerator or even ice!For a beautiful relaxing atmosphereadd a few drops of fragrant oils to the water!1.Which is necessary to get AirFreez to work?A.A socket.B.A phone battery.C.A laptop and hot watenD.Cold water and power supply.2.How much do two s
6、ets of AirFreez cost?A.$106,B.$ 200.C.$ 300.D.$ 600.3.How can a user of AirFreez get cooler air?A.By adding ice into the machine.B.By putting it closer to ones bed.C.By filling the machine with tap water.D.By adding a few drops of special oils.2.Vacation in the U. S. usually means slower days, and n
7、o school teachers know, however, that vacation means students will likely fall behind, and forget things they learned during the year. Simon Vanderpool, a special education teacher in Lexington, Kentucky, decided to do something about it.He started a program called Books and Barbers. Children go to
8、the barber, choose a book and read out loud while the barber cuts their hair. The child gets a sticker and can take the book home. And there is an added bonus: money. The kids get paid to read.Vanderpool says barber shops are places where kids can feel comfortable. “Once a student feels comfortable,
9、 thats whenever the brain opens up, and that they are able to start focusing on nothing but learning. ” Amir Shalash owns a barber shop. But he is doing more than cutting childrens hair. He is listening to them read, and helping them with their reading.Most of the children getting haircuts at barber
10、 shops are boys. Vanderpools idea was to do more than just help them with reading and money. The teacher wants to help kids who are growing up in a home without a father liike he did. Also, I created the program in order to provide a positive mentor(指导者)for the kids that go into the barber shop, and
11、 are able to have someone that they can rely on and they can trust in, and just build a bond between the two of them. ” Shalash says he and his fellow barbers like being mentors.“The biggest thing is that we try to influence as many kids as we can, and that was my whole intention of it. ”1.Why did S
12、imon Vanderpool start Books and Barbers ?A.To help children kill time.B.To bring children a fruitful vacationC.To reduce teachers,pressure from work.D.To improve childrens communication skills.2.What makes a barber shop suitable for Books and Barbers program?A.Its collection of books.B.Its quiet atm
13、osphere.C.Its relaxing environment.D.Its friendly barbers.3.What is Amir Shalashs purpose of taking part in the program?A.To offer valuable guidance to children.B.To show the importance of bonding.C.To tell the necessity of trusting people.D.To influence his fellow barbers positively.4.What is the b
14、est title for the text?A.What It Takes to Be a Good BarberB.What to Expect During the VacationC.How Important Reading Is to ChildrenD.How a Haircut Is Helping Students Read3.Whales, like all mammals(哺乳动物),need air, and come to the surface to breathe through a blowhole. A drone(无人机)that floats over t
15、he blowholes of humpback whales as they are making annual journey along Australias east coast is being used by Australian scientists for collecting nasal mucus(鼻腔粘液)of whales.Vanessa Pirotta, a biologist at Macquarie University says that nasal mucus indicates the health of the whale. “It is the biol
16、ogical mixture that you see as a whale takes a breath as it surfaces from the water,” she said. You can hear sounds of sharp breaths as a whale breathes because, after all, they are animals like you and I. So as they take a breath it is a lot of lung bacteria coming out from their lungs, which we can collect to provide a brief idea of whale health.Australian researchers have attach
