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2019-2020学年梅州市梅县松口中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析
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）
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Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?Ifyes,don’tcareaboutsexorage!Comeandjoinus,thenyou’llmakeit!
Position:VolunteerSocialCareAssistant(NoPaywithFreeMealsPlace:ManchesterHours:PartTime
Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!
Role:
Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.
SkillsandExperienceRequired:
Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1.Thetextismeantto_________.
A.carryanadB.sendaninvitationC.presentadocumentD.leaveanote
2.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities__________.A.tolearnnewlivingskillsB.togetsomefinancialsupportC.toproperlyprotectthemselvesD.torealizetheirownimportance3.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?A.Theonewhocandriveacar.
B.TheonewhocanspeakEnglishfluently.

C.Theonewhohasrelevantworkexperience.D.Theonewhohasthepatiencetolistentoothers.
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Theideaofgrowingfoodinadesertwouldmakemostpeoplelaughbutthisisquicklybecomingareality.Therearecurrentlytwodesertfarmsintheworldwherequalityvegetablesarebeingplantedcheaplyandeasily.
SundropFarms,basedinSouthAustralia,usesexperimentalgreenhousestogrowtomatoes,peppersandcucumbers.Thebiggestchallengeofgrowingfoodinadesert,obviously,isthelackofavailablewater.TheresearchersatSundropFarmshavegottenaroundthisproblembyusingthesuntodesalinate(淡化seawater.Itcanalsobeusedtocontrolthetemperatureofthegreenhouses.
WithoutdependingonlimitedresourcessuchaslandandfreshwaterSundropFarmshasmadefarmingapractice.Thiscanincreasetheworld’sfoodsupplies.Anotherbenefitofthiskindoffarmingisthatitcanbedoneanywhere,thusreducingthecostsoftransportingfoodtodistantlocations.Yetanotherbenefitisthatitreducestheneedforpesticides(杀虫剂.
AnotherexperimentaldesertfarmistheSaharaForestProject,whichbeganinQatarinDecember2012.Greenhousesinthefarmarecooledbysaltwater.Solarpowerandothertechnologiesareusedtogethertohelpmakevegetation(植被growinthedesertenvironment.Asdesertshaveexpandedoverrecentyearsaroundtheworldduetoglobalwarming,thisprojectcouldsolvetheproblem.
TheresultformtheQatarprojectwerebetterthanexpectedandinJuneof2014,Jordanagreedtohostanotherone.ThiswillbemuchbiggerthantheQatarprojectandtheprojectmemberswillhaveevenmoreopportunitiestotesttheirexperimentsonamuchlargerscale.Itisnotclearyetthatdesertfarmingresentsthefutureoffarmingbuttheseprojectshaveshownsomesuccessinthefield.4.Whatdoes“thisproblem”inparagraph2referto?A.Seawaterisbardtopurify.B.Thedesertisshortofwater.
C.Thetemperatureishighinthedesert.D.Desertfarmsaren’tfittoplantvegetables.5.Whatisoneofthecharactersofdesertfarming?
A.Itneedsmorepesticides.B.Itsavesdeliverycosts.C.Ithasalocationlimit.D.Itsolvesfoodwasteproblems6.WhatcanweknowabouttheSabaraForestProject?

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