安徽省安庆市桐城市2020高三英语考试试题一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共30.0分)Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalachievements．Anewspaperreporterinterviewedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson．Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers？Herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold．Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhedroppedtheslipperybottle，spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor-arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadofshoutingathim，givinghimalectureorpunishinghim，shesaid，"Robert，whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepoolofmilk．Well，thedamagehasalreadybeendone．Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup？"Indeed，theboydid．Afterafewminutes，hismothersaid，"Youknow，Robert，wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis，eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder．Howwouldyouliketodothat？Wecoulduseasponge（海绵），atoweloramop．Whichdoyouprefer？"Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk．Hismotherthensaid，"Youknow，whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands．Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucanfindawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit．"Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands，hecouldmakeit．Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistthensaidthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes．1.Whenthemotherfoundthekitchenfloorcoveredwithmilk，she______．A.gavetheboyalectureinsteadofshoutingathimB.praisedtheboyinsteadofpunishinghimC.feltsatisfiedwiththeboy'stryingtohelphimselfD.calmeddowntheboyandhelpedhimfindawaytocleanthefloor2.Thechild'sexperienceresultedinthefollowingBUT______．A.offeringtheboyachancetoB.benefitingtheboyallhislifegraspthebottleC.helpingtheboybemorecreativeD.makingtheboyrealizethemistakeisofvalue3.Accordingtothepassage，thewaythescientist'smotherusedis______．A.instructiveB.strictC.formalD.strangeToday'sbuzzwords，whichincludeglobalwarmingandzeroemissions，arecausingeverydaypeople（notjustcelebrities）tolookforwaystoreducetheircarbonfootprint．Basedonthistrend，entiredistricts，knownaseco-communities，arebeingdesignedwithgreeninitiativesinmind．DocksideGreeninVictoria，BritishColumbia，Canadaisoneofthesecommunities．Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan，DocksideGreenwillbeaself-sufficientcommunity．Theplansdescribeavarietyofenvironmentalfeatures，someofwhichhaveneverbeenseen．BuildersofDocksideGreenhavetheenvironmentinmindwitheverychoicetheymake．Theyensureproperventilation（通风），andguaranteeresidents100%freshindoorair．Interiorandexteriorbuildingmaterials，suchaspaintsandwood，arenaturalandnon-toxic（无毒的）．Eco-consciousbuildersusebamboowhereverpossiblebecauseitisdurableanddoesnotrequirepesticidestogrow．Energyefficiencyisoneofthetopprioritiesineco-communities，suchasDocksideGreen．Notonlydoenergy-efficientappliancesandlightfixturesreducetheenvironmentalimpactofheatingandhotwater，theyalsosaveresidentsandbusinessownersmoney．DocksideGreenclaimsthathomeownerswilluse55%lessenergythanaverageresidentsinCanada．Studiesshowthatpeopleuseapproximately20%lessenergywhentheyarebilledforexactlywhattheyuse．Inaddition，wateristr...
