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2020届汕头市谢易初中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AIstartedworkingwithmyhandsatayoungage.Theyoungestoffivebrothers,Itookontheroleasa“maintenance(维修man”atanearlyageforourfamily’ssmallgrocerystore.Oftenmydadwouldn’tgivemeaclearideaofhowsomethingshouldbedone,soIjusthadtofigureitoutbyresearchingorthroughtrialanderror.Fastforwardto2016andthoseproblem-solvingskillswouldbecomethefocusofTippecanoeHighSchool’sHomebuildingclass.IknewIwantedtoteachthestudentsskillsthatwentbeyondjustbeingabletohammernailsorcutpiecesoftwo-by-fours.Theproblemwasthatwedidn’thavetheresourcesatthetimetodomuchelse.Theideaofattractingsometypeoffundingseemedveryimportant.Designing,buildingandsellingatinyhouseonwheelsseemedliketheperfectprojecttoaccomplishthetask.Ireachedouttoanumberoflocalbusinessesandmostofthemrespondedwiththegreatestsupportforwhatxkwweweredoing.Thisyearweaddedanewelementtotheprogram.Throughoneofourpartners,wewereabletoconnectwiththenonprofitVeteran’sAnandaIncorporated.StudentsintheHomebuildingclassareleadingthedesignandproductionofmicrohousestobedonatedtothisorganization.Thenewpartnershipgivesthestudentsanotherfocustoconsiderwhendesigningandbuildingthehouses.Therehasbeennoshortageofstudentssinceourfirstyear.Threeyearsagowehad41students,thenext191,andthisyearitwaslimitedtojustover160studentssowecouldhaveasafeandmanageableclassroomenvironment.Thenumberofgirlstakingtheclasshasrisensteadilyoverthelastfewyearsaswell.Thisclassofferssomethingforeveryoneandtheskillsareuniversal.1.Howcanwedescribetheyoungauthor?A.Heopenedasmallgrocerystore.B.Hedidalotofresearchinthelab.C.Heenjoyeddoinghands-onactivities.D.Helearntaboutmaintenancefromhisfather.2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thetask”inparagraph2referto?A.Gettingsomefinancialsupport.B.Sellingatinyhouseonwheels.
C.Reachingouttomanylocalbusinesses.D.Offeringthestudentssomeproblem-solvingskills.3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheHomebuildingclassfromthelastparagraph?A.Itssizeneedsincreasing.B.Itispopularwiththestudents.C.Ithascausedsomesafetyconcerns.D.Itsclassroomenvironmentishardtomanage.BAsiscommonlyknown,Antarcticaisanicycontinentwithextremeenvironment.However,anewstudyprovidesevidencethattheareahadarainforestinthepast.TheresearcherscollectedapieceofEarthsedimentfromundertheseaflooroffthecoastofAntarctica.Inthesediment,theydiscoveredforestmaterialthatwasestimatedtobeabout90millionyearsold.Atthatperiod,dinosaursweretheruleranimalsoftheland.JohannKlages,aGermangeologist,wastheleadwriterofastudyonthefindings,publishedinthejournalNature.Hesaidthesedimentwascollectedfromadepthofabout30metersbelowtheoceanfloor.Klagessaidanexaminationshowedthatthematerialdidn’tformintheocean.Theresearchersestimatethatthearea—about900kilometersfromtheSouthPole—hadaverageyearlytemperaturesofabout12°Cto13°C.Thesoilincludedfinedirtparticlesandhardclay,aswellassubstanceslinkedtoatleast65differentkindsofplants,thestudyfound.Althoughnoanimalremainswerefound,Klagessaidtherewerelikelydinosaurs,flyingreptilesandmanyinsectsintheenvironment.TheresearchrepresentsnewevidenceofthemajorclimatechangesEarthexperiencedinthepast—andiscurrentlyundergoingtoday.Thesoilinthesedimentdatesbacktotheplanet’swarmestperiodofthepast140millionyears,withsealevelabout170metershigherthantoday.TheresearcherssaidthattherainforestenvironmentinAntarcticawasespeciallysurprisingbecauseeachyear,theareaexperiencesafour-monthpolarnight