高三英语第二次适应性测试卷,一、阅读选择 1.阅读理解,International UN Volunteer Program 2021 If you are interested and ready to become a UN volunteer, you can join a million volunteers to register and become an international volunteer through any of the available opportunities cutting across a wide range of professions. UN volunteer job is available to the volunteers from any part of the globe. You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering with the UN. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. What it involves The International UN Volunteers promote peace and development in communities around the globe, while supporting the ideals and aspirations (抱负) of the United Nations. Volunteers come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds. They bring a wide variety of perspectives (观点) and approaches. As a volunteer, you can learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages and gain professional and life experiences. Requirements for becoming a UN volunteer *25 years old or older (no upper age limit). University degree or higher technical diploma (文凭). *Two years of relevant volunteer experience in a professional background will gain the priority to be employed. Good working knowledge of at least one of UNVs three working languages: English, French or Spanish. Ability to work in a multicultural environment. Willingness to work with people and local organizations to draw upon the synergies (协同作用) between expert solutions and local knowledge. Ability to adjust in difficult living conditions and sometimes remote locations. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. 1What benefit can an International UN volunteer enjoy? A.Expanded networks. B.A free high education opportunity. C.Working as a clerk in the UN later. D.Opportunities to travel in more than 160 countries.,2What is required for the applicant? A.Good command of Russian. B.Excellent organizational skills. C.A high school diploma. D.At the age of 18 or older. 3Who is most likely to get the volunteer opportunity? A.One with technical diploma. One with good cooperation ability. One with excellent spoken English. One with years of relevant volunteer experience. 2.阅读理解 Students at Summer Creek and Kingwood Park High schools have joined a project called Students Helping Veterans (退伍军人) : Big Heroes, Tiny Homes over the past school year. The high schools students and teachers partnered together to create a tiny home community in the Houston area, for homeless veterans. Generous local community donations helped fund the project. Besides, the schools collaborate with architects, engineers and other community partners in the local community to design and build homes expected to be 200 to 300 square feet in size. They eventually want to build a community where veterans can be surrounded by other veteran neighbors who understand and relate to their difficulties and issues when coming back to civilian life. As a team, the students attend regular meetings together to work on the design. They are motivated by the purpose behind the project which keeps them focusing on the tasks at hand. With every nail that goes in, they know that they are improving a veterans life and providing him a secure home where he can spend his golden years. The kids are doing something for someone without any reward except knowing they are doing it for someone, said Missy Tayler, their proud teacher. They wanted to serve their country and protect us, and they came back but they didnt get the same treatment, said senior student Sarah Dalby, describing her motivation to help. She added that when she started the project, she barely knew how to use a saw but she is a fast learner and loves the work. You have to appreciate the armed forces of our country for giving us the individual liberties that we enjoy, senior student, Nicolas Logan said when explaining his own motivation to participate in the project. 1What does the underlined phrase collaborate with in paragraph 2 mean? A.Learn from. Team up with. Compete against. Make up with.,2Who aided the project financially? A.High school students and teachers. B.Local architects and engineers. C.Citizens and organizations from local communities. D.Governments of Houston areas. 3Which can best describe the students involved in the project? A.Caring and cooperative. B.Demanding and considerate. C.Humorous and determined. D.Independent and intelligent. 4Whats the purpose of the last paragraph? A.To express the teachers feelings. To explain the secret of the project. To explain the students motivation. To reveal a potential educational benefit. 3.阅读理解 Identical twins (同卵双胞胎) may not be exact copies at the DNA level after all. Normally, identical twins differ by 5. 2 genetic changes. Researchers shared their new finding in Nature Genetics. Identical twins are also called monozygotic twins (单卵双胞胎). They come from a single egg. That egg for