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2020年潮州市华侨中学高三英语第一次联考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AIt’sthetimeofyearwhenwestarthiking.Asyoupack,remembertobringyoursmartphone.Whetheryou’regoingonashortwalkoralongtrip,thereareahandfulofappsthatcanhelp.MapMyHikeThisapptrackswhereyou'rehikingsoyouhaveamapofyourrouteattheendofthehike.Itcanalsotrackotherfitnessinformationlikethedistancetraveled,speed,pace,andevencaloriesburned.Youcansavethedataforyourhike,soyoucanalwaysaccesstherouteyoulookaswellastrackimprovementstoyourworkout.GaiaGPSYoudon'talwayshavecellphoneservicewhenhiking,butyoualwayswanttoknowwhereyouare.TheGaiaGPSappprovidesthatinformation.Downloadmapsofdifferentpartsoftheworld,andaccesstheGaiaGPSappinthemiddleofeventhemostremotetrails.TheGPSfunctionmakesusingthemapssimple,andtheappwillalsopointtoareasofinterest.BackpackingChecklistOneoftheworstthingsisbeingwayoutonatrailonlytodiscoveryouleftbehindsomethingimportant.That'swhychecklistsarethebest.Thischecklistapphelpsyoubuildacustomized(定制的listofthingstotakewithyou.Organizedifferentlistsbasedontraillengthsorrequirements.Trackallyouressentialitemsbyweightandwhereyoucanfindthem.WildObsUsingWildObs,youcanrecordyourobservationsofplantsandanimalsandaddthemtothedatabase.Youcanaskthecommunitytohelpyouidentifysomethingandkeeptrackofeverythingyou'vemet,andmostimportantly,youcanbecomeacitizenscientist.Byrecordingwhatyou'veseenwiththisapp,you'rehelpingscientistskeeptrackofwhat'shappeningtothenaturalworld.1.WhatcanyoudowithMapMyHike?A.Recordyourwalkingspeed.B.Designasuitablehikingroute.C.Locatepopulartouristattractions.D.Storethedataofyourdailyactivities.2.WhatisWildObsintendedtodo?
A.Toprovidesurvivalskills.B.Toleadtheway.C.Toidentifywildlife.D.Tohelpmakepreparations.3.Whichappismostusefulbeforehiking?A.GaiaGPS.B.MapMyHike.C.WildObs.D.BackpackingChecklist.BTheraceskywardsbeganinAmerica.Inthelate1800s,industrializationhaddrivenurbanpopulationsandlandpricesup,makingtallbuildingsincreasinglycost-effective,accordingtoCarolWillis,directoroftheSkyscraperMuseuminNewYork,“Theveryfirsttallbuildingswereofficebuildingsthatconcentratedaworkforce,piledoneontopoftheotherinordertomakebusinessveryefficient,”shesays.Likeallmajorchangesinarchitecture,thetrendwasunderpinnedbyengineering.Thedevelopmentofsteelframework,whichcouldbeusedinsteadofload-bearingstones,madeiteasierandcheapertobuildtall.Thecomingoftheelevator,meanwhile,madelivingonhigherfloorsfarmoreconvenient.Thoughsimilarinshape,today'sskyscrapers(摩天大楼looklittlelikethosebuiltinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Thisismostlythankstoarchitecture'snextmajortechnologicalshift：thecurtainwall.Postwardevelopmentsinmanufacturingmeantthathugepanesofglasscouldbeproducedquicklyanduniformly,andglasswindowssoonbecamethefrontofchoiceforhigh-rises.Aswellasallowingforgreaterfloorspaceandmorenaturallight,glassexteriors(外部help.buildingsresistgreaterwindloads.Therearenow191completedskyscrapersthatareatleast300meterstall.Butthatdoesn'tmeanourcitieswillgrowtallerindefinitely.Whileeachadditionalstoryaddssellablefloorspace,constructioncostsalsorise.Allbuildingsreachapointwhereaddinganextrafloorwillcostmoremoneythanitbrings.“Everycitywantstohavethislandmarkthatgivesthatsenseofdistinctculture,”butitalsoneedsplacesforpeopletoliveandworkinurbansettings“withoutthecitysprawling(无序扩张,”explainsHongKongarchitectSimonChan.Thenextbigchallengefacingarchitectsgoesbeyondheight：Atatimewhenbuildingsandtheirconstructionaccountformorethanathirdoftheworld'senergyconsumptionandcontributeabout40%ofgreenhousegasemissions(排放,therearenewcoststoconsider.Whetherit'semployingmoreenergy-efficientmaterials,encouragingnaturalairorusingbuildingsthemselvestogeneratesolarorwindenergy,reducingcarbonemissionsisthenewfrontierformanyskyscraperarchitects.

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