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1、高三英语课堂四十五分钟专项限时练习七Best Souvenirs in Singapore 2022If you are into Singapore, its culture and attractions, you can purchase your favorite souvenirs on many online stores now.Merlion 3D Magnets (磁铁)for Your Refrigerator DoorBest deal: $3.65( off 15% )These Merlion 3D Magnets are common souvenirs of di

2、fferent designs and colors. Most Singapore themed 3D magnets feature the famous Merlion Statue. So, if you are looking for a simple souvenir that does not cost much and looks nice, this may be the one for you.AMOCAN White Laksa Cooking KitBest deal: $4.80 (off 20%)The AMOCAN Singapore White Laksa Co

3、oking Kit is one of the things you need right now if you are highly in love with Singapore local foo. This cooking kit is made for those who want to enjoy a good bowl of Laksa at their own comfortable home.Singapore My Travel DiaryBest deal: $18 36 (off 25%)The Singapore My Travel Diary is a simple,

4、 yet effective notebook designed for recording your daily life in Singapore. It is also an ideal gift for your kids and young teens back home due to its cute yet powerful designs in cartoonish form. The designs made by artists are based on the different iconic places and Singapore itself.Merlion Gol

5、f Ball SetBest deal: $36 ( off 15% )The Merlion Golf Ball Set is one of the good souvenirs that you can get if you are into sports like golf and want to have a souvenir that is very reminiscent (ffl日)of Singapore but also can remind you of your favorite sports. In the package itself, it comes in 3 p

6、ieces of Merlion golf ball that is tightly contained inside a plastic display like transparent case.Which souvenir can be used as a decoration?A. Merlion 3D Magnets.B. AMOCAN White Laksa Cooking Kit.C. Singapore My Travel Diary.D. Merlion Golf Ball Set.B. Teaching kids cartoon art.D. Introducing fam

7、ous artists.What is Singapore My Travel Diary designed for?A. Writing travel journal.C. Showing the local beauty.What do the four souvenirs have in common?They are popular with young teens.C. They can be got online at a discount.They are all well-received globally.D. They can remind you of your hobb

8、y.BWhen Mike Ford was a kid, he dreamed of being a car designer. But when he was 11, things changed. Thats when he went to a car-design program and ended up learning about architecture instead.“As a youngster, I was lucky enough to have some conversations with the people running that summer program,

9、 “ he told TIME for Kids. Talking with designers there stimulated Fords interest in architecture. He went on to pursue it as a career.Now Ford hopes to inspire the same interest in other young people. Last year, he launched his own architecture program for kids aged 10 to 17, But his program has an

10、unexpected feature. Campers base their designs on hip-hop lyrics. Fords goal is to inspire a new generation of architects from underrepresented communities. Only 3% of architects are African American, “ he said. Most of our buildings, most of our parks and public spaces, have all been designed by wh

11、ite males. If we can increase diversity, the entire world will now start to experience space from a totally new perspective.”Ford calls his program the Hip Hop Architecture Camp. The one-week camp is offered to students around the country. At the camp, students listen to and read the lyrics of hip-h

12、op songs. Then they use some of those lyrics to guide them in planning a city block. On graph paper, each square represents a word. Students build with Lego on each square based on the number of syllables （音节）in each word. In the end, they have what looks like a city skyline. Kids then use a design

13、program called Tinker cad to transform their Lego models into 3D digital versions.Ford believes this approach helps campers learn that architecture is about more than just construction. The architects Number 1 job is to serve peoples needs, “ he says. uArchitecture plays a critical role in determini

14、ng or challenging how people live in certain communities. ”What made Ford change his dream of being a car-designer?Participation in a program.Lack of talent for car-designing.Desire for a more promising career.Conversation with architecture designers.What is Fords architecture program aimed at?Appea

15、ling to young people.Popularizing hip-pop music.Promoting diversity in the field.Connecting music with architecture.If you heard “ beautiful ” , how many blocks would you use on the square?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.Whats Fords opinion about architecture?It determines peoples needs.It influences peoples li

16、festyles.It is just about building things.It is about adding more buildings.CScience experiments don/t always go as planned, but that doesnt mean you cant learn from them. Recently, Australian scientists learned something unexpected about magpies （喜鹊）when they tried to attach trackers to them to lea

17、rn more about their habits.The birds the scientists hoped to study were Australian magpies. Theyre medium-sized black and white birds from the same bird “family as crows and bluejays, live in groups of up to 12 birds and work together to defend the area they live in. The researchers were eager to tr

18、y a new tracker on the magpies. They hoped to learn more about how far the birds flew and what they did during a normal day.Its hard to find trackers that work well with small and medium- sized birds. Either the trackers are too heavy, or dont last long enough. The new trackers were light and could

19、be recharged without wires while they were still on the birds.The researchers placed trackers on five magpies. But just ten minutes after setting up the last magpie, they noticed something unusual.z/ an adult female magpie was helping another magpie get free from its trackers. In a few hours, none o

20、f the birds had trackers anymore. The birds outsmarted us. said Dominique Potvin, one of the scientists.The scientists were disappointed about the trackers, but they realized that the magpies had taught them something else: that magpies are able and willing to help each other out, even if the bird w

21、ho is helping doesnt get a reward. This is called rescue behavior” , and this is the first time rescue behavior has been reported for Australian magpies.The researchers are glad theyve learned about the rescue behavior of magpies. But now they need to try again to figure out a good way to track thes

22、e for Australian magpies.Why did the researchers try to put the new trackers on magpies?A. To preserve magpies/ habitat.B. To study magpies/ living habits.C. To introduce the migration of magpies.D. To prove magpies/ biological diversity.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 3?B. The process of m

23、aking trackers.D. The comparison of old and newA. The problems of the trackers.C. The technology of tracking birds, trackers.What can we conclude from Dominique Potvins words?A. Magpies solve problems quickly.B. Magpies tend to help each other.C. Magpies are smarter than humans.D. Magpies are curiou

24、s about trackers.What is scientists attitude towards the discovery of magpies rescue behavior?A. Doubtful.B. Tolerant.C. Satisfied.D.Disappointed.DLibraries are romantic places. The romance is that of reading, and the wealth of human imagining and learning that is contained in them. Access to the kn

25、owledge and literary art (poetry, fiction, drama) in a library is precious - and particularly valuable to young minds and people of any age with an interest in education.It would be hard to find anyone who actively disapproves of libraries. But when it comes to reality, Britains libraries are on les

26、s solid ground. The number of books borrowed in the year ending in March 2021 was 72. 9m, down 56% on the previous year. Physical visits also collapsed, from 214. 6m to 59. 7m.Of course, this is the behaviour that one would expect during a pandemic. Many libraries were closed during this period, whi

27、le people were discouraged from unnecessary mixing. Book sales climbed to their highest in a decade in 2021, which suggests that some former users of libraries may have bought books instead.Private libraries at home, whether large collections or single bookshelves, appear to be developing well. But

28、the hope must be that visits and loans at public libraries will soon return to their former level too. Like any other service, libraries need users. And while booksellers might in one sense be regarded as competitors, in fact the vast majority of those involved in the trade, from publishers to poets

29、, are library lovers.This has something to do with the romantic idea of the reader as explorer; with every book a door to a new store of feeling or understanding. But it also involves the recognition that if books are to form part of our life, there must be space in public for them. Books can be tre

30、asured possessions, but there is also something special about a copy that arrives in your hands having passed through those of others - and that will go on being passed between strangers who share your curiosity.What has happened to British libraries?They have been in a bad state.They have become ro

31、mantic places.They have got great appeal for artists.They have suffered great loss of users.What has led to the home library boom in Britain?People avoid close contact in public.Many libraries have been pulled down.People have access to affordable books.More people disapprove of public libraries.Wha

32、t does the author try to convey in the last paragraph?Books are personal belongings.Libraries are a paradise for adventurers.Books should be attached importance to.Libraries contribute to human connection.What is the main idea of the text?Libraries will fade out of stage.Libraries will hold a promis

33、ing future.Booksellers benefit from libraries collapse.The pandemic has boosted British book sales.第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值125分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to prepare yourself for a super successful MondayRemember: the best Monday morning begins on a Sunday evening. While all you want

34、to do is rest and relax, theres something to be done about planning ahead for your week. 16 Not only will it help lower stress and anxiety levels, but itll also remind you that you can do anything you put your mind to.Its Sunday, so what? Love your career and love yourself when you love your job. Su

35、nday is just another chance to achieve your goals. You need to get in the right outlook to kick mess and make your Sunday to-do list. 17Identify your most important tasks. Open your planner and start by identifying your most important task. 18 So its better to plan out how you re going to achieve them and write them in your planner ahead of time. Sunday evening is the perfect time to do that.Get it out of you