2022高考英语百天仿真冲刺卷五

PAGE15-2014高考百天仿真冲刺卷英语卷五

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题I.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What'sthepriceofastudentticket?

A.10dollars.

B.7.5dollars.

C.5dollars.

2.Whattimeisitnow?

A.It's3:00pm.

B.It's4:00pm.

C.It's3:30pm.

3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heworkslikeamechanic.

B.Hehasn'tenoughmoney.

C.Hehasgotamechanic.

4.WhatdoesRobertplantodo?

A.GotoNewYork.

B.Visitaplantation.

C.Movetothesouth.

5.Whatclassdoesthegirlprefertohave?

A.TheP.E.

B.Theart.

C.Thebiology.

第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhydidBobgotoCanada?

A.Todobusiness.

B.Togosightseeing.

C.Tofurtherhisstudy.

7.WhatsubjectsdostudentsfromCanadalike?

A.Economicsandengineering.

B.Businessandcomputing.C.Computingandeconomics.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthegirlwanttodo?

A.Toapplyforaloan.

B.Torepayaloan.

C.Tolearnaboutaloan.

9.Whydotheyneedtocontactthegirl'scollege?

A.Tomakesuresheneedsmoney.

B.Tomakesuresheisastudent.

C.Tomakesureshestudieswell.

10.Whenwillthegirlknowtheresult?

A.Thisweek.

B.Nextweek.

C.Inthreeweeks.

听第8段材料，回答第11至l3题。

11.Whywon'tSusangotoPhoenix?

A.Shedidn'tbookaplaneticket.

B.Shelostherplaneticket.C.Shecan'taffordthetrip.

12.WheredidSusanprobablyloseherwallet?

A.Inthestreet.

B.Inthebank.

C.Onthebus.

13.WhatdoesthemanadviseSusantodo?

A.Togotothepolicestation.

B.Tocallthebuscompany.

C.Toasksomeoneaboutit.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14.Whendidthewomanbegintodance?

A.Attheageofseven.

B.Attheageofnine.

C.Attheageofsixteen.

15.Wheredidthewomangetherfirstjob?

A.InNewYork.

B.InAmsterdam.

C.InHolland.

16.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sexperience.

B.Aballetcompany.

C.Afamousballetdancer.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthemanspeakerprobably?

A.Azookeeper.

B.Avolunteer.

C.Ananimalexpert.

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutvolunteers?

A.Theycanoperateonsickanimals.

B.Theyarenotallowedtodoofficework.

C.Theycanhelpanimalsintheirdailylife.

19.Whichisnotmentionedtohelpabandonedpets?

A.Theresponsibility.

B.Themedicalcare.

C.Thefamily'ssupport.

20.WhereCanyougoifyouwanttohelpanimals?

A.Tothenaturecenters.

B.Tothepetshops.

C.Tothelocalhospitals.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单选填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.—Jenny,I'velearnedyourplan.CouldImakesomesuggestions?

—_______.

A.Mypleasure

B.Gorightahead

C.Withpleasure

D.Justforfun

22.Whenherealizedthepolice________him,theman________fortheexitasquicklyaspossible.

A.spotted;made

B.spotted;hadmade

C.hadspotted;made

D.hadspotted;hadmade

23.________theroarsofa“tigermom”,a“wolfdad”stirredanargumentagainaboutstickparenting.

A.Tofollow

B.Following

C.Followed

D.Follow

24.HedoesbusinessmainlyontheInternet,sohemakesithisdaily________tocheckhisemail.

A.duty

B.routine

C.tradition

D.hobby

25.Thefirestartedonthefirstfloorofthehospital,manyof________patientsareelderlyandweak.

A.which

B.whom

C.whose

D.its

26.Sheisreadingan________

storyandthereisan________expressiononherface.

A.amused;amused

B.amused;amusing

C.amusing;amusing

D.amusing;amused

27.—David,thewindowsofthehouseareverydirty.________Ihavethemcleanedbeforewemovein?

—Ofcourse.

A.Will

B.Would

C.Shall

D.Do

28.—Soyouthinkweshouldsellthehouseandmovetothecountryside?

—_______.

A.Generally

B.Strictly

C.Luckily

D.Exactly

29.________peoplewenttothecinematoseeZhangYimou'snewfilmtheflowersofWar.

A.Agoodmanyof

B.Aplentyof

C.Notafew

D.Alargeamountof

30.Thegovernmentofficialsaid________schoolbussafetycheckshavestartedacrossthecountryand________,sofar,15buseshavebeenfoundtobeoperatingillegally.

A.what;that

B.that;what

C.that;不填

D.不填;that

31.—DidyouvisittheYellowMountainlastweek?

—Yes.ThatwasthethirdtimeI________there.

A.hadbeen

B.havebeen

C.was

D.wouldbe

32.WithoutthehelpofthePLAmen,all69minerstrappedinafloodedcoalmineinHenan第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sometimeswehavetowonderwhereallthegoodnewshasgone.TurnontheTVorcheckthenewsonlineanditseemstobeone36afteranother.

37whenwedogetaglimpseof38news,itattractsoureyesrightup.Likejustrecently,therewasasciencearticleonlineabout39andhowtheypreparedeliciousmeals.Iwentrightforit.Iwasreally40aboutwhatwashappeningoutthereintheocean.Itwasashortbreakfromthe41newswhichwereallydon'twanttoknowabout.

Inanattempttowritemore42articles,themediasometimesgiveusaglimpseofwhatIcall,almostnews.Likearecentarticlesaboutfindingawomantheythinkmightbe128yearsold.That'skindof43

Buttheydidn'twaittofindoutifitwas44newsfirst.Instead,theyjustprintedthat45newsstory.It'sstillanicebreak.Andifthewomanactuallyis128yearsold,I'dliketoseeafollow-uparticleon46shedidit.Wouldn'titbegreatifshegrewso47fromeatingicecream,potatochipsanddip?

Whileit'struethatsensationalism(追求轰动效应)

48stories,weneedfrequentbreaksfromallthatnegativereality.There'sanotherformofreportingthat'sextremely49andit'sneitherpositivenornegative.It’s50

news.Apossibleproblemis51,suchasavolcanoinAlaskathat'sexpectedtoerupt.

ScientistsatthevolcanocenterinAlaskahadbeenmonitoringaseriesof52underthevolcano.Theresidents,beingwarnedasagoodnewsreportwilldo,werebuyingupbreathingmasksandairfiltersfortheirhomes.They're53foodandwaterincasetheyneedtohunker(蹲下)downinthehouseforafewdayswhilevolcanicashfallsandsettlesandeventheearthquakesfollow.

Newslikethatservesagreat54:givingpeopletimetoprepareforadisasteronthewaysotheyhaveachancetodowhateverisnecessaryto55themselvesandtheirkids.

36.A.story

B.disaster

C.comedy

D.joke

37.A.So

B.But

C.Still

D.Otherwise

38.A.sudden

B.shocking

C.good

D.sad

39.A.tigers

B.dolphins

C.monkeys

D.birds

40.A.sorry

B.happy

C.upset

D.curious

41.A.normal

B.common

C.usual

D.average

42.A.positive

B.valuable

C.scary

D.interesting

43.A.cool

B.strange

C.bad

D.exciting

44.A.attractive

B.

realistic

C.reasonable

D.real

45.A.moving

B.impressive

C.maybe

D.comfortable

46.A.what

B.where

C.why

D.how

47.

A.young

B.old

C.strong

D.wise

48.A.develops

B.helps

C.sells

D.benefits

49.A.great

B.useful

C.alarming

D.normal

50.A.daily

B.warning

C.political

D.scientific

51.A.comingup

B.comingover

C.comingback

D.comedown

52.A.collapse

B.fire

C.flood

D.earthquakes

53.A.givingaway

B.takingaway

C.storingup

D.usingup

54.A.idea

B.model

C.lesson

D.purpose

55.A.protect

B.educate

C.persuade

D.encourage

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenmyinterestshiftedfromspacetothesea,Ineverexpecteditwouldcausesuchconfusionamongmyfriends,yetIcanunderstandtheirfeelings.AsIhavebeenwritingandtalkingaboutspaceflightforthebestpartof20years,asuddenswitchofinteresttothedepthoftheseadoesseempeculiar.Toexplain,I'dliketosharemyreasonsbehindthisunusualchangeofmind.ThefirstexcuseIgiveisaneconomicone.Underwaterexplorationissomuchcheaperthanspaceflight.Thefirstround-triptickettothemoonisgoingtocostatleast10billiondollarsifyouincluderesearchanddevelopment.Bytheendofthiscentury,thecostwillbedowntoafewmillion.Ontheotherhand,thedivingsuitandasetofbasictoolsneededforskin-divingcanbeboughtfor20dollars.Mysecondargumentismorephilosophical.Theocean,surprisinglyenough,hasmanythingsincommonwithspace.Intheirdifferentways,bothseaandspaceareequallyhostile.Ifwewishtosurviveineitherforanylengthoftime,weneedtohavemechanicalaids.Thedivingsuithelpedthedesignofthespacesuit.Thefeelingandtheemotionsofamanbeneaththeseawillbemuchlikethoseofamanbeyondtheatmosphere.

56.Howdidthespeaker'sfriendsrespondtohischangeofinterest?

A.Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

B.Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

C.Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

D.Theywereafraidhewasn'tfullyprepared.

57.Inwhatwaydoesthespeakerthinkdivingissimilartospacetravel7

A.Theybothattractscientists'attention.

B.Theycanbothbequitechallenging.

C.Theyareboththought-provoking(激发思考的).

D.Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.

58.Whatisthespeaker'spurposeingivingthistalk?

A.Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.

B.Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.

C.Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.

D.Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.B

Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.

Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky.

Ifyousaytoyourchildren“I'msorryIgotangrywithyou,but...”Whatfollowsthat“but”canrendertheapologyineffective:“Ihadabadday”or“yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache”leavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.

Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallydoingsoistosay“I'msorryyou'reupset”;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdone.

Thenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecific:

actthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsulting,andwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.Saying“I'muselessasaparent”doesnotcommitapersontoanyspecificimprovement.

Thesepseudo-apologies(伪道歉)areusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness.Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotresorttothesepseudo-apologies.

Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition(悔悟),childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoes,andthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.Asix-year-oldmightneedremindingthatspoilingotherchildren'sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptable,butthatborrowingaparent'sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.

59.Ifamotheradds“but”toanapology,

A.shedoesn'tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologized

B.shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenhurt

C.thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoaccept

D.thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology

60.Accordingtotheauthor,saying“I'msorryyou'reupset”mostprobablymeans“______”

A.Youhavegoodreasontogetupset

B.I'mawareyou'reupset,butI'mnottoblame

C.Iapologizeforhurtingyourfeelings

D.I'matfaultformakingyouupset

61.Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapologybecause______.

A.itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromises

B.itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguilty

C.itisvagueandineffective

D.itishurtfulandinsulting

62.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosaysorry______.

A.thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignored

B.theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount

C.parentsneedtosetthemagoodexample

D.parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant

63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperlyis______.

A.asocialissuecallingforimmediateattention

B.notnecessaryamongfamilymembers

C.asignofsocialprogress

D.notassimpleasitseems

C

Oncemanyyearsago,IpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.Lastweek1receivedatelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstopcryingasshetoldmethatoneofmystorieshadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.Inclosingshecalledmeahero.

Thatgotmethinkingaboutwhataherois.WasIaherobecauseIpulledafamilyfromaburningcar?Ifso,howcouldIbeaherojustbecauseIwroteastorythatsavedsomeone'slife?

TodayIdecidedtolookuptheword“hero”inthedictionarytoseeexactlywhatitmeant.Itread“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”.AsIreadon,italsosaid“personwhoisgoodandnoble”.

Thatstatementimpressedmemorethanthepartaboutbeingbrave.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.SayIwaswalkingintothelocalWal-MartStoreandIhappenedtoopen,andholdthedoorforsomeoneasacourtesy.Astheypassedmeby,Isay,“Howareyoutoday?”Mostofthetimethatwouldbenobigdeal,butthistimelet'ssayitwasforsomeonewhowasdeeplydepressedandneartileendoftherope.Thatmayhaveverywellbeentheonlykindnessorcourtesyshowntotheminaverylongtime.

Havingbeennear“theendofmyrope”,aftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended,Iwasinsuchacondition.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetupenoughcouragetoendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhome,someonehadsentmeacardinthemailwhichtoldmehowmuchtheywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatperson,withoutevenknowingit,savedalifeandbecameahero.

ThemanystoriesIkeptwritinginthefollowingyearssavedthelifeofateenageboy.Inturnthatmakesthepersonwhosentmethecardadoublehero.IsupposethatiswhyIfightsohardtohelpthechildrennowlivinginorphanages(孤儿院).Mostchildrencomeoutoftheseinstitutionswithaveryhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworld.Thegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.Hopefully,mostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthekindnessshowntothembythoseofuswhocared.Ifitworks,wewillalsobecome“heroes”.

Gee,whowouldhaveeverthoughtthatanyonecanbecomeahero,andpossiblysavealife,justbybeingkindandcourteoustoothers?Thebestpartofallisthatbecomingaheroisfreetoallwhowishtowearsuchanhonor.

64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WhyShouldYouBeAHero?

B.WhatExactlyIsAHero?

C.IAmAHero.

D.EveryoneIsAHero.

65.Theunderlinedword“courtesy”inParagraph4meansthebehaviorthatis______.

A.bothpoliteandrespectful

B.bothbraveandfearless

C.boththoughtfulandconsiderate

D.bothcuteandkind

66.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5refersto______.

A.thewonderfulcardthewriterreceived

B.theactionofsendingthecard

C.thefactthatthecardsavedthewriter

D.thefactthatthesenderwasatruefriend

67.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasthebehaviorofahero?

A.Holdingadooropenforsomeone.

B.Sendingsomeoneawonderfulcard.

C.Keepingwritingmanystoriesforchildren.

D.Beingkindtosomeonewhohasahardtime.D

DoyoustillwatchcableTVwithonlyseveralchannelsnow?Doyoustillhavetopayyourcablebilleverymonthnow?Doyoustilloftenmissyourfavoriteprogramswhenyouareonbusinessnow?SatellitedirectTVcandealwithalloftheseannoyingproblems,forithasmanyadvantages,andI'mafraidyou'llfallinlovewithit.

Ithasmorethan3,500channelswithauto-update.YoucanchooseyourfavoritechannelatrandomwithoutmanylimitslikecableTV.Ifyou’reeagertoobtainit,yourneedisjustacomputerandanInternetconnectionwithoutinstallingotherequipment.

Howconvenientitis!Andwhataboutitsprice?Moneyisourmostconcern.IfyouaresmartandcarefulenoughtocalculateallkindsofTVs'fees,you'llfindthatitspriceisthecheapestinall.Mostimportantly,youdon'tneedtospendyourvaluabletimepayingthebilleverymonth.

Areyouexcitedtotryit?Andhowtouseit?Don'thurry!Followmeplease.Thefirststepyoushoulddoistobecomeamemberofitscorrespondingwebsiteandpaysomenecessaryfees.Next,thesimplethingyouneeddoistodownloadthesoftwarewhichcanbesetupeasilyandquicklyassoonaspossible.OnceyouhavefinishedityoucouldenjoyyourTVprogramjustfromyourcomputeranytimeoranyplacethroughouttheworld.Areyousurprisednow？Andareyousatisfiedwithit？Besidesthesespecialadvantages,youcanalsowatchprogramsonyourTVsetbyconnectingtoyourcomputer.It'seasytooperatebecausetheinstructionscanshowyouhowtodo.

IfyouchoosesatellitedirectTV,you'llchooseanotherenjoyablelifestyle.Itcanmakegreatsignificance.Togetmorerelatedinformation,clickhere.

68.Thepassageaimsto______.

A.tellustheadvantagesofcableTV

B.trytopromoteanewtypeofcableTV

C.showushowtousesatellitedirectTV

D.persuadeustochoosesatellitedirectTV

69.

Accordingtothepassage,whichisthegreatestheadacheaboutcableTV?

A.Spendingtimepayingthemonthlybill.

B.Choosingfromthelimitedchannels.

C.Missingfavoriteprograms.

D.Installingnecessaryequipment.

70.SatellitedirectTVisbettermainlybecause______.

A.userscanhavemorechannels

B.userscanwatchitforfree

C.userscanenjoyitconvenientlyandcheaply

D.userscangetacomputerandanInternetconnection

71.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma______.

A.newspaper

B.website

C.textbook

D.magazine

E

WilliamCaxtonwasborninKent,Englandsometimeintheearlypartofthefifteenthcentury.Duringhisteens,hewassenttoLondontostudyasamerchant.Soon,CaxtonbecameasuccessfulwoolmerchantandmovedtoBruges,Belgium,thecenterofthewooltradeatthattime.From1462to1470he

served

asGovernorofthe“EnglishNationofMerchantAdventurers”,whichallowedhimtoactasadiplomat(外交官)fortheEnglishKing,EdwardIV.CaxtonwouldalsobecomeamemberofthehouseholdofMargaret,DuchessofBurgundy,thesisterofEdwardIV.MargaretbecameanimportantsupporterandinfluenceinCaxton'slife,encouraginghimtotranslatetextsfromFrenchintoEnglish.

Intheearly1470s,CaxtontravelledtoCologne,Germanyinordertolearnabouttheartofprinting.HestudiedunderthefamousprinterJohannVeldener.Havinglearnedtheartofprinting,CaxtonreturnedtoBrugesandprintedhisfirstbookRecuyelloftheHistoryesofTroye.ItwasabookthatCaxtonhad

translatedhimselffromFrenchtoEnglish,andmoreimportantly,itwasthefirstbookevertobeprintedinEnglish.

In1476,CaxtonreturnedtohismotherlandandsetupaprintingpressinLondon.In1477,heproducedthefirstprintedbookinEngland,SayingsofthePhilosophers.Overthefollowingyears,

Caxton'spressproducedoveronehundredbooks,includingChaucer'sCanterburyTalesandMalory'sLaMorted'Arthur.

Today,WilliamCaxtonisrememberedasoneofthemostimportantfigureinthehistoryofEnglishbookprinting.Thebooksheprintedaremuchsoughtafterbycollectorsandtendtocommandveryhighpriceswhensoldatauction(拍卖).

72.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.letusknowmoreabouttheprintingindustry

B.understandtheinfluenceofprintingonlanguage

C.giveusageneralintroductionofCaxton'slife

D.describethehistoryofEnglishbookprinting

73.WheredidWilliamCaxtonprinthisfirstbook?

A.InParis.

B.InBruges.

C.InCologne.

D.InKent.

74.WhichofthefollowingisthefirstbookprintedinEngland?

A.SayingsofthePhilosophers.

B.RecuyelloftheHistoryesofTroye.

C.CanterburyTales.

D.LaMorted'Arthur.

75.Whichshowsthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.CaxtonsetupaprintingpressinLondon.

b.Caxtonwentto第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节

任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

EarthHourisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWF(WorldWideFundforNature,alsoknownasWorldWildlifeFund)andisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyear,askingfamiliesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehourtoraiseawarenessabouttheneedtotakeactiononclimatechange.EarthHourwasputforwardbyWWFandTheSydneyMorningHeraldin2007,when2.2millionresidentsofSydneyparticipatedbyturningoffallunnecessarylights.FollowingSydney'slead,manyothercitiesaroundtheworldadoptedtheeventin2008.EarthHour2010willtakeplaceonMarch27,2010from9:00pmto10:00pmlocaltime.

EarthHour2009wasfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltime,onMarch28,2009.88countriesandabout4,000citiesjoinedEarthHour2009,tentimesmorethanEarthHour2008had(2008sawabout400citiesparticipate).Amongtheparticipantsin2009was,forthefirsttime,theheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.TheUNconservativelyestimatesthatitsparticipationwouldsave$102inenergy.

ReportsshowedthatthePhilippinestoppedtheEarthHourparticipationas647citiesandtownsorover15mill

ionFilipinoswereestimatedtohavejoinedinthehour-longlights-offat8:30-9:30pmlocaltime.ThiswasfollowedbyGreecewith484citiesandtownsparticipating,andAustraliawith309.

ThecapitalcityofIndia,NewDelhi'spowerdemandfellby1000MW.TheCanadianprovinceofOntario,notincludingthecityofToronto,sawadecreaseof6%ofelectricitywhileTorontosawadecreaseof15.1%(nearlydoubledfrom8.7%thepreviousyear)asmanybusinessesdarkened,

includingthelandmarkCNTower.AccordingtoVietnamElectricityCompany,Vietnamelectricitydemandfell140,000kWhduringEarthHour.ThePhilippineswasabletosave611MWofelectricityduringtheperiod,andwassaidtobeequaltoshuttingdownadozencoal-firedpowerplantsforanhour.

CriticsclaimedthatbecauseEarthHourvolunteersdrivearoundtogetthewordout,andbecausepeopleuseuneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorchesinsteadofmoreeconomicallightbulbs,it'spossiblethatEarthHouractuallyresultedinanincreaseinenergyusage.

TheChristianScienceMonitorsaidthatmostcandlesaremadefromparaffin(石蜡),insomecases,replacinglightbulbswithcandleswillcauseanincrease,insteadofadecrease,incarbondioxideemissions.TitleEarthHourDefinitionItisaglobaleventorganizedbyWWFandisheldonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyear,which

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familiesandbusinessestoturnofftheirunnecessarylightsandotherelectricalequipmentforonehour.

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Toincreasepublicawarenessofclimatechange.EarthHour2007In2007,2.2millionpeoplelookpartintheworld's

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EarthHourinSydney,EarthHour2008About400citiesaroundtheworldwas

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intheevent.EarthHour2009☆88countriesandabout4,000citiesdarkenedfrom8:30pmto9:30pmlocaltime,onMarch28,2009,

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theheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity.

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byGreeceandAustralia.BenefitsPowerdemandfallsgreatlyduringEarthHourandalargeamountofelectricityis

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☆Energyusageis

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tobeincreasedasaresultofvolunteers'drivingaroundtogetthewordoutandpeople'susinguneconomicalbatteryoperatedtorches.

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第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假如你将参加学校的英语演讲活动，请以“ReadingMoreorTravelingMore?”为题，根据以下要点写一篇英语短文。

内容要点：

1．有人认为多读书重要，