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A(2019·浙江瑞安高三第一次调研)When Huang Lizhi took her firstclass in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in SouthAfrica in February, her professor asked her and her classmates whatimpressed them most when it came to Africa.Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty”and “safari”—negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reports—were the kind of terms her African classmates didn’t want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this way：“Africa is the cradle of humankind”and “Africans are passionate and generous”．Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. It’s true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the emergence(出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, it’s easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the world’s oldest civilizations—Egypt, born by the world’s longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources for the literature and film industries.When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being extremely hot all year round and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas(稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the snowcapped Kilimanjaro—the highest mountain in Africa—and even thick forest on the island of Madagascar. These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation was held on Sept. 3 and 4—to understand each other better.Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people. In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong will and activity. “At that moment, I knew exactly what they wanted —they wanted their culture to be respected.”1．Which of the following best explains the underlined “cradle” i n paragraph 2?A．A small bed for babies.B．A basket to hold something.C．A place for people to relax themselves.D．A place where something important began.2．Which of the following would Huang agree with?A．To see is to believe.B．Think twice before you do.C．A miss is as good as a mile.D．Don’t judge a person by his appearance.3．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Valuing a CultureB．Understanding AfricaC．Paying a Visit to AfricaD．Discovering a ContinentBHave you ever heard of agritourism where you can experience the farmlife? If not, Dr. Cindy AyersElliott will tell you the real story of Food PrintFarms.The original concept of building Food Print Farms was simple. WhenAyersElliott returned to her hometown after graduation, she didn’t have to look any further than her state’s alarming health statistics to find a mission. Everywhere she turned, there were reports of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. “The problem was already identified，”explains AyersElliott.“Too many Mississippians were seriously unhealthy and it didn’t take research to see that. And many of the state’s greatest health challenges could directly result from poor diet.”These days, Food Print Farms, which started with a few raised beds of herbs and vegetables, is making fresh, naturally grown food. “When speaking of the key to my success, the coop model works because we share the work and rewards，”notes AyersElliott. “A perfect example is the Wingfield High School football team. To earn the money for equipment and other items, players committed to working five hours a week on the farm, and by the end of the summer they produced 1，000 melons and the profits from their sales helped to buy weights, Tshirts, sweat suits and pregame meals. But the lessons they learned about the rewards of hard work and working together to accomplish something were even more valuable products of their efforts.”“It’s a model that can easily be learned in other places and I’m looking forward to seeing some of our current partners do just that—to take what they have learned here and spin it off in other communities，”Ayers-Elliott remarks. She is now looking forward to developing an agritourism area to the farm, where visitors can experience the farm life, learn new skills and take with them seeds of inspiration they can sow in their own communities when they return home.4．What made Ayers-Elliott set up Food Print Farms?A．The problems faced by local farmers.B．Her further research into heart disease.C．The failure of her career after graduation.D．The health state of people in her hometown.5．Why does the author take the football team as an example?A．To advocate the concept of independence.B．To stress the importance of teamwork.C．To support the idea of coop model.D．To explore the key to success.6．What is the main idea of the text?A．Naturally grown food benefits people’s health.B．Food Print Farms is making a difference in Mississippi.C．AyersElliott encourages people to experience the farm life.D．Agritourism is becoming increasingly popular in America.CAnxiety is a natural response that changed gradually over millions ofyears to make us more careful and our bodies prepared to flee danger. Butfeeling anxious because you hear a noise on a dark street isn’t the same thingas having an anxiety disorder. “The key thing we look for in the clinic iswhether anxiety is interfering(妨碍) with a person’s daytoday life, or causing them a lot of unhappiness，”says Nick Grey of King’s College London.To clinical psychologists like Grey, “maladaptive(不适应的) beliefs” are typical in anxiety disorders and are often used to determine the type of anxiety someone has. In social anxiety disorder, the most common anxiety disorder, you might believe that your face turning red will result in people laughing at you. People with this type of disorder experience constant and great fear before, during and after social events.If you have panic disorder, you might assume that you are having a heart attack if your heart starts to race. The physical symptoms of anxiety—a pounding heart, breathing difficulty, feeling dizzy—will then come on in a rush. Everyone can experience such panic attacks from time to time, but in panic disorder the attacks are regular and become a source of anxiety themselves.Other “maladaptive beliefs”are less specific. Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by continuous worries about a range of different events or activities, for at least six months. If you have this condition, the belief driving your anxiety could, for example, be the feeling that it’s your job to take care of other people, or that you have responsibilities that you must meet at all costs. To decide who to refer for further treatment, doctors might use a tool called the GAD-7 test.7．Which of the following belongs to an anxiety disorder?A．Quarreling with parents.B．Getting to school earlier.C．Missing a lunch.D．Knocking on the wall.8．What is social anxiety characterized by?A．Continuous worries.B．Past experiences.C．Maladaptive beliefs.D．Frequent terrors.9．What will happen to you when you have panic disorder?A．You can’t stand steadily.B．Your face turns red.C．You can’t touch anything.D．Your hands feel numb.10．What anxiety disorder occurs more often than others?A．Generalized anxiety.B．Panic attacks.C．Social anxiety.D．Acute anxiety attacks.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。