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2019级高二年级下学期第三次周测
英语试题A卷
命题人:刁彦昌
一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0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。
A Last week's contest: NASA has issued a public call to the nation's community of makers, and citizen scientists to help develop a zero-gravity toilet. What catchy and family-friendly name should NASA give the resulting safe for space toilet? THE WINNER: Zero Gravatory,Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla. SECOND PLACE: Emission Cotroller. Bill Doughty, Honolulu. THIRD PLACE: The Millennium Foulcan, Jeff Gaines, Fort Collins,Colo. This week’s question: A British pub has come up with a novel way of practicing social distancing-- an electric fence between bar men and regular customers. "The fence isn't usually live," said the owner of the Star Inn, “but it can be turned on." If you were to rename this pub to reflect its electrifying distancing technology, what would you call it? HOW TO ENTER: Submissions should be emailed to contest @theweek. com. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number for confirmation; this week, type "Shocking pub" in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 28. Winners will appear on the Puzzle Page next issue and at theweek. com/puzzles on Friday, July 31. In the case of identical or similar entries. the first one received gets credit. The winner gets a one- year subscription to The Week. 21. Which name is likely to be accepted by NASA? A. Zero Gravatory. B. Emission Controller. C. Honolulu. D. Fort Collins. 22. What's this week 's question? A. To practice social distancing.
B. To think of an electric fence. C. To give the Star Inn a new name. D. To put an electrifying technology into use. 23. When is the deadline for submitting your entries? A. The end of this week. B. Before noon on July 28. C. Next Tuesday.
D. Friday, July 31.
B After the season for giving. it is the one for throwing away. Each year in late December a massive amount of plastic packaging is thrown worldwide, most of which goes to landfill. Lithuania will do less damage than many countries. though. The county now recycles at a record level. Almost three -quarters of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2017. the highest in Europe The EU average was 42%. and the worst performers. including Finland and 8
France, under 30%. Much of Lithuania's success is due to a deposit refund scheme(押金制),introduced in 2016. Customers pay €0.10 extra when baying drinks containers. After use, these can be fed into vending machines in shops. from whose mouth the deposit comes out. The machines’ contents are sent directly to recycling centers. By the end of 2017. 92% of all bottles and cans sold were being returned. close to 3 times the amount as before. The Lithuanian government says the scheme has started a potential love for recycling in is citizens. Nearly 90% of Lithuanians have used the machines at least once. The eagerness of Lithuanian recyclers may come no from a love of the earth but from a low net worth. Lithuania has the second-most unequal income in Europe. A tenth of the population live on less than €245 (S272)a month. In big cities it is common to see people picking recyclable items out of bins to take to the machines. Less litter and money for people who need it seems like a win-win. But it might not be best for the environment in the long run. In Germany -where a similar deposit refund scheme has been in place since 2003- the earnings from keeping the deposits from unreturned bottles seem to have discouraged producers from switching to more sustainable packaging. 24. How much packaging waste did Lithuania recycle in 2017? A. Under 30%. B. Above 42%. C. About 74%. D. Nearly 90% 25. What do we know about the deposit refund scheme? A The recycled bottles are sold to producers.
B. The amount of bottles increased 3 times. C. Customers spend much more money on drinks. D. Recyclers get a refund from the vending machine. 26. Why do Lithuanians enjoy recycling? A. They love the earth.