2020届高考英语考前拔高每日练 第七练

2020届高考英语考前拔高每日练

综合训练（七）1、Thestudysuggeststhatthecultureswegrowup_______influencethebasicprocessesbywhichweseeworldaroundus.

A.on

B.in

C.at

D.about2、Susanhas_____morethan5,000dollarsinthelastthreemonths,withwhichshecanbuynewbicyclesforthosepoorchildren.A.accelerated

B.accompanied

C.accumulated

D.acknowledged3、Wetendtohaveabettermemoryforthingsthatexciteoursensesor_____ouremotionsthanforstraightfacts.A.findout

B.appealto

C.putdown

D.comeacross4、

ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014,SamirLakhani,anAmericancollegestudent,sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage."Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder,whichissoharmfultotheskin,"saidLakhani."It'sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday,youwon'tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon'tstocksoap.Thelastreason,becausemanyCambodiansdon'treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom,theydon'tknowhowtopreventthem,includingusingsoap."Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarelyusedsoapinhotels,Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap."Theywerealleagertohelp,"heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon,hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today,theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry,providingjobsto35localwomen.Andsofar,some174,000barsofsoaphavebeendonated,about24,000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled,andhygiene(卫生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661,000people."Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone,"Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank,Lakhanisaid,"We'vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge,andmuchremainstobedone.We'relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture."(1).WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon'tusesoap?A.Poverty.

B.Inaccessibility.C.Unawareness.

D.Tradition.(2).Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"killingthreebirds"inParagraph5referto?A.Savingsoap,curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B.Stoppingpollution,providingjobsandinspiringdonation.C.Reducingwaste,providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D.Recyclingwaste,helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.(3).WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A.Itwon'tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B.There'slittleitcandowithoutothercountries'assistance.C.Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D.ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.(4).Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A.Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B.Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C.AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D.Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.5、

In1971,UNscholarPaoloLugaristartedaneco-socialexperimentinGaviotas,Colombia.Locatedinoneofthemostextremeclimates,Gaviotaswasdescribedasasustainable,self-sufficientvillageinanareathatLugaricalled"justabig,wetdesert"."Theyalwaysputsocialexperimentsintheeasiestplaces,"Lugarisaid."Wewantedthehardestplace.Wefiguredifwecoulddoithere,wecoulddoitanywhere.""Lugarijustthoughtthatsomedaytheworldwouldbecomesocrowdedthathumanswouldhavetolearntoliveintheplanet'sleastdesirableareas,"wroteAlanWeisman,authorofGaviotas:AVillagetoReinventtheWorld.Today,Gaviotasisaneco-villagewithabout200people.Theyfarmorganically.Theyusewindandsolarpower.Since2004,Gaviotashasbeen100%fossilfuelindependent.Theresidentsalsoenjoyfreehousing,schooling,andcommunitymeals.Shockingly,therearenoweapons,nopolice,nojailandnomayor.Butthoughtheseelementswouldmakeanysocialexperimentasuccess,perhapsthemostremarkableaccomplishmentistheplantingof1.5millionpinetreesandpalmtrees.Thevariousresultsofthisnewtreegrowthhavebeenincredible.Theshadeofthetreeshasinspiredthereturnofmanyrainforestspeciesthatwereoncenativetotheregion.Additionally,theresidentsofGaviotasenjoyasustainable