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2020-2021学年韶关市乐昌城关中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
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Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there’safamoussaying,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates;youneverknowwhatyou’regonnaget.”Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.
Ablindboxtoyishiddeninsideuniformpackagingbutinvisiblefromtheoutside.Youdon’tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.
BlindboxeshavecaughtonsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.Accordingtoa2019Tmallreport,themini-seriesofLabubublindbox,designedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung,wasnamedChampionofUnitSaleswith55,000soldinjust9secondsduringtheSinglesDayshoppingevent.Mostcustomersforblindboxesareyoungpeopleaged18to35.
AccordingtoThePaper,blindboxtoysarepopularinpartbecauseoftheircuteappearances.Thetypicallycutecartoonfigurinescomeinminiaturesizes,makingthemsuitablefordisplayalmostanywhere.
Evenifblindboxesarenottheirtopchoicefordecorations,themysteryanduncertaintyoftheprocessalsoattractspeople.It’sthemainreasonwhypeoplebuyblindboxesoneafteranother.
“Fearoftheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,”saidMissCao,24,wholivesandworksinShenyang.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid:“Untilyouopenalltheboxes,youcannotknowwhatitisinside.”
Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theymaybedisappointed,buttheuncertaintyispartofthefun.Peoplewillopenmoreblindboxesandhopeforabetteroutcome.
Whensomeonere-makesForrestGump,don'tbesurprisedifhesays,“Lifeislikeablindbox...”1.WhyisthefamoussayinginthefilmForrestGumpquotedatthebeginning?A.Toarousethereaders’interest.B.Topresentthewriter’sview.C.Tointroducethetopic.D.Tohighlightthefunofblindboxes.2.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfeaturethatmakesblindboxsopopular?A.Miniaturesizes.B.Cuteappearances.
C.Fearoftheunknown.D.Mysteryanduncertainty.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Blindboxbecamepopularin2019afterbeingfirstintroducedfromJapantoChina.B.Blindboxtoystypicallyoriginatedinpopculture,varyingfrommoviestocartoons.C.BlindboxtoyswasdesignedandnamedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung.D.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theywillfeeldisappointed.
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AttheWorldEconomicForumlastmonth,PresidentTrumpdrewclapswhenheannouncedtheUnitedStateswouldrespondtotheforum'sproposaltoplantonetrillion(万亿treestofightclimatechange.Thetrillion-treeideawonwideattentionlastsummerafterastudypublishedinthejournalScienceconcludedthatplantingsomanytreeswas“themosteffectiveclimatechangesolutiontodate”.
Ifonlyitweretrue.Butitisn't.Plantingtreeswouldslowdowntheplanet'swarming,buttheonlythingthatwillsaveusandfuturegenerationsfrompayingahugepriceindollars,livesanddamagetonatureisrapidandconsiderablereductionsincarbonreleasefromfossilfuels,tonetzeroby2050.
Focusingontreesasthebigsolutiontoclimatechangeisadangerousdiversion(偏离.Worsestill,ittakesattentionawayfromthoseresponsibleforthecarbonreleasethatarepushingustowarddisaster.Forexample,intheNetherlands,youcanpayShellanadditional1eurocentforeachliterofregulargasolineyouputinyourtank,toplanttreestobalancethecarbonreleasefromyourdriving.That'sclearlynomorethandisasterslightlydelayed.Theonlywaytostopthisplanetfromoverheatingisthroughpolitical,economic,technologicalandsocialsolutionsthatendtheuseoffossilfuels.
Thereisnowaythatplantingtrees,evenacrossaglobalareathesizeoftheUnitedStates,canabsorbthehugeamountsoffossilcarbonreleasedfromindustrialsocieties.Treesdotakeupcarbonfromtheatmosphereastheygrow.Butthisuptakemerelyreplacescarbonlostwhenforestswereclearedinthefirstplace,usuallylongago.Regrowingforestswheretheyoncegrewcanundosomedamagedoneinthepast,butevenatrilliontreescan'tstoreenoughcarbontoheadoffdramaticclimatechangesthiscentury.
Inasharpcounterargumenttolastsummer'sPaperinScience,JustinGilliswroteinthesamejournalinOctoberthatthestudy'sfindingswereinconsistentwiththedynamicsoftheglobalcarboncycle.Hewarnedthat“theclaimthatglobaltreerestoration(复原isourmosteffectiveclimatesolutionissimplyscientificallyincorrectanddangerouslymisleading”.
4.Whatdoweknowaboutthetrillion-treeidea?A.Itwaspublishedinajournal.

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