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2019-2020学年无锡市宜兴外国语学校高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析
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）
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
WeareproudtopresentashowcaseforkidinventionsfromchildrenchosenfromtheKid'sForumatBluePrintEarth.Wehopeyouenjoytheideasexpressedhereandjoinusinsupportingthenextgeneration.
EaterofNaturalDisasters
Myinventioncansaveyourhomebysuckingupall-naturaldisasters.Thegovernmentwillnotownthismachine,butbyyousotherewillbenotaxesonit.OrderNow!TheEaterofNaturalDisasterswillrunonrenewablebatteries.Itwillcost50dollarstomakeandIwillsellitforjust$75.
CreatedbyMatthewSzekeresh—Mt.WashingtonElementary,5thGrade.Pick-up-PollutionBomb
MyinventioniscalledthePick-up-PollutionBomb.Itwilljustpickuppollutionanditwon'thurtanythingelselikepeople,animals,property,playgrounds,andparks.ThereasonwhyImadeitisthatIthinkthereistoomuchpollutionontheEarth.Itsellsfor$100apiece,andifyoubuythisnow,Iwillsendyouanotheroneforfree.
CreatedgratefullybyLaurenNewberry—Mt.WashingtonElementary,5thGradeFlyingHouse
Myinventionisahomethatwillblastoffinspace.Forexample,iftherewereanearthquakepeoplewouldimmediatelyblastoff,oriftherewereaflooditwouldtakeoff.Onlyfor$400.99.
CreatedbyDavidTurner—Mt.WashingtonElementary,5thGradeBugRobot
Myinventionisarobotthatcatcheslittlebugs,eatslittlebugs,sucksuppollution,sucksupnaturaldisasters,andturnsthemintofoodsolvingtheproblemsoftoomanylittlebugs,naturaldisasters,pollutionandstarvation.Myproductisworth$500.Myinventionworkson2triple—Abatteries.AndifyouorderonetodayI'llthrowin4rechargeabletriple-Abatteries.
CreatedbyCassieCourtey—Mt.WashingtonElementary,5thGrade1.WhyistheFlyingHousecreated?
A.Toexplorethespace.B.Tocleantheair.

C.Topreparepeopleforearthquakes.D.Tohelppeopleescapefromnaturaldisasters.2.Whichinventioncanturnpollutionintofood?
A.TheBugRobot.B.ThePick-up-PollutionBomb.C.TheFlyingHouse.D.TheEaterofNaturalDisasters.3.Whatcanweinferaboutthefourinventions?
A.Theyareveryeasytobuild.B.Theyareideasfromkidsinthesameschool.C.Theyareexpensivebutofpracticaluse.D.Theyarebeingusedbypeople.
B
WhenvisitorsenterPlanetWord,anewmuseuminWashington,D.C,theywillseeSpeakingWillow,atallartpiecerepresentingatree.Astheypassundertheartwork,theycanhearrecordingsofspeechinhundredsoflanguagescomingfromthetree.Mostwordssoundforeigntothelisteners.Thedifferentvoicesalsospeakatthesametime.Theresultingclamorissimilartothatmadeinacrowdedtheaterbeforeashowbegins.
RafaelLozano-Hemmercompletedthepiecelastyear.Onhiswebsite,theartistsaysthatSpeakingWillow“remindsusthatlanguageiswhatdefinesourspecificcommunitiesandconnectsourmanycultures.”Lozano-Hemmermadethepiecespeciallyforthemuseum.
Itisthefirstofmanyimmersive(身临其境的experiencesforvisitorsatPlanetWord,amuseumallaboutwordsandlanguage.Theexhibitsplayfullyexplorethelagerandcomplexsubjectoflanguage.
Inoneroom,avideoplays,showingbabiessayingtheirfirstwords.Anotherroom,called“WhereDoWordsComeFrom”,teachesthehistoryofsomecommonEnglishwords.Thespaceincludesa22-foot-tali“WallofWords”,wherevisitorsspeakintodevicesandlearnabouttherootsoftheEnglishlanguage.
Anotherroominviteslistenerstospeakandlearnaboutdifferentlanguages.Nativespeakersof28languagesandtwosignlanguagesteachpeoplesayingsinthoselanguages.Theyalsoexplainhowlanguageshapestheirunderstandingoftheworldandhowwordscannotbeseparatedfromculture.
Otherroomsexplorethedifferentwayslanguageisused—fromhumorandsongwritingtopublicspeakingandadvertising.Visitorscansingkaraokewhilelearningaboutsongwriting,recordafamousspeech,playajoke-tellinggame,andteachacomputerhowtomakecartoons.Almosteveryexhibitisinteractiveandmostaskvisitorstospeakaloud.
Oneexhibitroomisallaboutbooks.Itisdesignedtolooklikeanold,richlibrary.Bookslinetheshelves.Whenabookisplacedonthetable,arecordedreadingbeginsandpicturesappear.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“clamor”inparagraph1probablymean?

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