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山西省太原市六十六中2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题(考试时间:120分钟满分150分)一听力理解（略）二、阅读理解：（每小题3分，共计60分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AYoungreaderswilldiscoverdinosaurs,stars,explorers,landmarksandmoreinthefollowingmapsandtravelbookschosenbyVivienGodfrey,headofStanfords.MapsSpecialEdition,£25Thisbookwasalreadypopularinourchildren’sareaandhasbeenmadeevenbetterwiththisspecialedition,whichincludes16newmaps.Thecollectionof68mapstakesyouthrough58countriesandsixcontinents.Itispackedwithillustratedinformation,whichincludesfamoushistoricalfigures,localdishes,somefestivals,wildanimalsandlandmarks.MapsoftheUnitedKingdom,£17.99WemadeMapsoftheUnitedKingdomfirstavailableattheStanfordsstoreinLondon.Technicallyaimedatchildren,itcontainslotsofinformationandfacts.It’sverywellputtogether,especiallywhenitcomestochoosingthesevenfamouspeoplewithaconnectiontotheirspecialplace:PhilipPullman,forinstance,isassociatedwithNorfolk.HarryPotter’sLondon:TheFilmLocationWalk,£3.99HarryPotter’sLondonisamapthatcoversinformationonthreewalkstakeninthebestofthecentralLondonlocationsinthehugelypopularfilms.ThewalkscoverPiccadillyCircus,WestminsterBridgeviaTrafalgarSquare,andKing’sCross,withitsfamousPlatform9¾.UsborneFirstStickerBookFlags,£5.99Learntheflagofeverycountryintheworldbyplacingtheflagstickersonthecorrectcountriesonthemaps.Thiscontainsinterestingfactsaboutcountriesandwhycertainflagshavetheirparticulardesigns.Therearefunquestionsthroughout,including,“SomeAfricanflagshaveadiagonalstripe.Howmanycanyoufind?”21.MapsSpecialEditioncanofferreadersknowledgeabout__________.A.popularfestivalsaroundtheworld.B.thepeopleandcultureofmanyplaces.C.someofchildren’sfavoritebooks.D.differenteditionsoftheworldmap22.WhatdoesMapsoftheUnitedKingdomespeciallydowellin?A.Aimingatchildrenofdifferentages.B.ContaininginformationandfactsC.Linkingpeoplewithplaces.D.IntroducingactivitiesinLondon.23.WhatcanreadersdowithUsborneFirstStickerBookFlags?A.Askquestionsabouttheoriginofcountries.B.Makedifferentdesignsforsomecountries’flags.C.Matchflagfactswiththehistoryofcountries.D.Findcountries’flagsofvariousdesigns.BHundredsofthousandsofkidsfromover80countrieswillskipschoollaterthisyearandtaketothestreetstosaveourplanet.Itisaplea(恳求)togovernmentofficialsandbusinessleaderstotakeimmediateactionagainstclimatechange.Theglobalyouthenvironmentalmovementbeganwithasingleconcernedteenager－l6-year-oldGretaThunberg.TheSwedishresidentwasfirstexposedtoclimatechangewhenshewasjusteightyearsold.Shesays,“IrememberwhenIwasyounger,ourteachersshowedusfilmsofplasticintheocean,starvingpolarbearsandsoon.Icriedthroughallthemovies.Thosepictureswerestuckinmyhead."Overthenextfewyears,theyoungsterconvincedherparentstoreducetheircarbonfootprint.Hermother,aworld-famousoperasinger,stoppedflying,eventhoughitseverelyimpactedhercareer,whileherfatherbecameavegetarian.In2018,followingarecordheatwaveinEuropeandaseriesofmassiveforestfiresinSweden,theyounggirldecidedtotakeherconcernstoanationallevel.Sheorganizedaschoolstrike,buttheeffortfailed.However,thatdidnotstopthedeterminedteenfromtryingtoachievehergoal.FromAugust20,2018toSeptember9,2018－thedayofSweden'sgeneralelections－Gretaskippedschoolandspentthedayssittingonthepavementoutsidetheparliamentbuilding...