江苏省宿迁市2021届高三英语第二次适应性考试试卷

Family-friendly walks

PADLEY GORGE

Next to Grindleford Station, eight miles north of Bakewell, lies Padley Gorge. Trails are kept as natural as possible—it's more a case of finding the gaps in the woods than following a path.

LONGSHAW ESTATE

The 1.7-mile walking route around this National Trust estate skirts the upper end of Padley Gorge. People love the stepping stones, but Longshaw is mostly all about the giant fallen trees, left in place for little hands and feet to delightfully climb over.

HIGGER TOR

A pile of giant rocks dominates Higger Tor, the best of several lookouts along the Ringinglow Road between Hathersage and Sheffield. Walk through the nearby fields, then let the kids climb over hundreds of strangely smooth grey stones. The views out over the Hope Valley are great and impressive, and the rock pools in Burbage Brook are perfect for rowing in.

STANAGE EDGE

Popular with rock climbers, this stone cliff marks the boundary of the mysterious land of the Dark Peak cliff and the grass-covered flat land of White Peak. It's a six mile circular walk from Hathersage. Alternatively, park at the Hollin Bank Car Park and climb half a mile to the top, out of breath.

CHATSWORTH ESTATE

A three-mile circle from Calton Lees Car Park takes in a ruined factory, the pretty village of Edensor and views of Chatsworth House. Appreciate the stretch along the River Derwent—deer often hang out there.

Few parts have reached the same heights in television as James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano. The Sopranos was appointment TV series, and 13 years after the series ended. The Many Saints of Newark, a promising film, will be shown to the audiences this fall, with Michael Gandolfini succeeding his father as a young Tony.

"My dad didn't want me to see Tony Soprano—the violence, the angry, the mean. Of course I was on set and would visit him when he was free, but I had never watched the show... I never knew Tony Soprano. I only knew my dad."

Michael spent summers with his dad on the Jersey Shore. "Because he was beloved down there. I would get jobs I was unqualified for at only eight years old, like working at a body shop." When Michael was 14, his father died of a heart attack while on vacation in Rome.

A football injury sent Michael to try out for high school plays. "I'd gone to acting to get myself through after my dad passed away. Honestly, I didn't like it at first, but it brought something out." Two managers took a chance and sent him to his first-ever acting. They called the next day: "You're the right one!" He played Joey Dwyer and calls it "an incredible time of failing and learning and getting my sea legs."

"It was really hard to watch my dad," he says. "I recorded four hours of his long speeches with Melfi and walked around New York with them constantly, constantly, constantly playing in my ear."

Three months later, he got the offer. In Cherry, Michael plays the hometown friend of Holland's bank robber with PTSD (创伤后应激障碍). "Not playing the Italian New York kid, having them believe in me and allow me to play such a complicated, beautiful role was such a gift." Looking back, he says, "My dad constantly told me, if I'd ask a question about acting, 'I'm not your acting coach. I'm your dad,' which I really appreciate now."

During the COVID-19 pandemic, technologies are playing a crucial role in keeping our society functional in a time of lockdowns and quarantines (封锁和隔离). And remote work may have a long-lasting impact beyond COVID-19.

Many companies have asked employees to work from home. Remote work is enabled by technologies including virtual private networks（VPNs）, voice over internet protocols' (VoIPs), virtual meetings, cloud technology, work collaboration tools and even facial recognition technologies that enable a person to appear before a virtual background to preserve the privacy of the home. In addition to preventing the spread of viruses, remote work also saves commute time and provides more flexibility.

Yet remote work also imposes challenges to employers and employees. Information security, privacy and timely tech support can be big issues. Remote work can also complicate labor law issues, such as those associated with providing a safe work environment and income tax issues. Employees may experience loneliness and lack of work-life balance. If remote work becomes more common after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may decide to reduce rents and hire people from regions with cheaper labor costs.

Laws and regulations must be updated to accommodate remote work, and further psychological studies need to be conducted to understand the effect of remote work on people.

Further, not all jobs can be done from home, which creates disparity. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 25% of wage and salary workers worked from home at least occasionally from 2017 to 2018. Workers with college educations are at least five times more likely to have jobs that allow them to work from home compared with people with high school diplomas. Some professions, such as medical services and manufacturing, may not have the option at all. Policies with respect to data flows and taxation would need to be adjusted should the volume of cross-border digital services rise significantly.

For lots of animals—humans included—lazing about in the sunshine is one of life's greatest pleasures. But unfortunately, this leisure comes with a cost: sunburn. And, while its most likely victims are the fairer-skinned among us, animals are at risk of sunburn, too. But if this can happen to animals too, why, then, don't we ever see sunburned fish?

"If you think of it, the sun has been here forever in terms of our planet, and all individuals have been exposed to it," said Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, a molecular epidemiologist from the Autonomous University of Queretaro, in Mexico. So, it's a pretty strong selective pressure that the sun has put on animals and that has led to many mechanisms of reacting to it."

Some of these mechanisms are obvious: hair, fur, wool, feathers and scales (鱼鳞) on many creatures create a barrier between sunshine and skin.

But, "marine mammals (海洋哺乳动物(, and specifically cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), are an exception because they don't have fur; they don't have scales," said Acevedo-Whitehouse, who has been studying sunburn in whales for over five years.

In skin samples taken from the backs of blue, sperm and fin whales on their cross-ocean migrations, Acevedo-Whitehouse and her colleagues discovered signs of sunburn from the whales' hours spent breathing and socializing at the surface. But crucially, they also discovered that whales have specialized mechanisms that help them cancel out this burn. "The common adaptation of cetaceans is that they appear to be very effective at repairing damage," she said.

Some whales generate colors that darken and protect their skin; others have genes (基因) that set off a protective stress response in the skin. There are even whales that have developed a hard, keratinized layer (角质层) that protects the delicate skin below. "We were excited to see there isn't really evidence of skin cancer in whales," Acevedo-Whitehouse said. Now, they're trying to understand precisely how those healing mechanisms work.

Many hear endlessly how good exercise is for our health, but you might be surprised to know just how good.

It helps you breathe better.

Frequent exercise improves the volume of oxygen you can use in your body. This is what makes you fit and the benefits aren't limited to sport. Attending someprofessional courses can build core strength and improve shape, and so strengthen breathing muscles.

Physical activity enhances your mental health.

Doing something active releases "happy" brain chemicals that make you more positive. The more you do it, the better you'll feel. But you do need to work up a bit of a sweat. If you've had a bad day, treat yourself to a little bit of exercise.

The way your gut（内脏）feels often impacts on your mental and physical health. Walking, running and yoga strengthen abdominal（腹部）muscles, increase heart rate and encourage your muscles to move digestive waste through your body more efficiently and digest food more quickly.

Keeping active keeps you young.

There may not be an elixir (灵丹妙药) of youth just yet, but keeping fit comes close. Just 15 minutes of exercise a day for eight years can increase your lifespan by three years. The more you do, the longer you could live.

It can be low-intensity exercise—swimming, a gentle exercise, a long walk on a running machine at the gym, or a low-intensity workout via special APPs.

A. It aids your digestion.

B. It gives you a better appetite.

C. Increased muscle strength helps too.

D. Here are the benefits you can get from exercise.

E. This is because physical activity delays cell ageing.

F. People think this will catch our attention and inspire our action.

G. A quick power walk or rope skipping is a brilliant stress reliever.

One evening in July, I noticed my wedding ring—which I had worn for over half a century was missing. I was very 1. I looked everywhere. No2.

My memory3to the day when I encountered my former seatmate, who I had4contact with since our graduation from primary school. Then our love5began. He offered me the ring a few months later, small but perfect.

The daydream passed. My daughter called.

"Mom, you should shop for a new ring." She was6. "Where do you want to go?" she asked. "The pawn shop (典当店) close by." I said.

At the shop, we found five jewelry cases to7. This would be an exercise in8. We picked out three rings from the first case, but9of them really fascinated me. So we continued to the next case. I picked up the first. As I10it on my finger, I shouted, "Here's my lost ring! See how it just11."

I wanted to know how my ring had ended up there, so the police had to get12. It turned out a girl had found it in the mall parking lot.

Weeks have gone. I'm13in amazement that I found my ring. How did I decide to enter that shop? The work of angels? Just curiosity? I'm not sure I'll ever know. But I did learn that sometimes things are gone for a while14 they reappear to be claimed. Just15my man, and my ring.

It's never been so important to spend time outside,that's because it's the only place to experience different scenes or for the mental and physical good provided by fresh air and exercise. It's not always easy to be(motivate), which, however, is where nature collecting can help.

Start by looking(closely) at the flowers in your garden or trees on your street than ever before. How many species or unusual features can you spot? Pick up a fallen leaf or examine a pretty flower. Allow yourself time(stop), breathe, switch on your sensory antenna(触角) and connect with the bigger picture. Makeextra effort to look, listen, smell, touch and taste. When you form new habits, why not set yourself the challenge of collecting and identifying 100 natural(treasure) over the seasons,(use) some relevant knowledge?

When it(come) to displaying your finds, there are many methods to explore, from container displays, and pressed-flower artother works of art. You can also take photos or make drawings of live animals, rare plants or other items,you think need to stay in the wild, such as seashells and pebbles(鹅卵石) on the beach. Make it personal and, above all, enjoy!

1）请假时间及原因；

2）在家自学；

3）希望准假。

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1）写作词数应为80左右；

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3）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Mr. Wang,

……

Yours,

Li Hua

Located in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, Edgewood Elementary School has set up a crisis response system that goes smoothly there. It has direct connection with agencies such as hospitals, the police station. Many teachers there have given their personal phone numbers to students and families in case they need extra help as well. There's no doubt that the primary school is famous for its quickness in emergency response.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia Smith began what was only her second year as a first grade teacher in a virtual classroom at the school. One September afternoon a few weeks into the school, she received a call from Mary White, who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter's tools for online learning.

Julia immediately knew something was wrong with Mary. The two women had spoken numerous times before, but Julia had never heard the grandmother sound quite like this. Her words were in such disorder that Julia could barely understand her, though she was able to make out that Mary had fallen four times that day. "Was she going to have a stroke (中风)?" Julia wondered.

Julia called her principal, Charlie Green, telling him her concern. From Julia, Green knew that Mary's two grandchildren, aged four and six, were probably home alone with her—the kids' parents were killed in a traffic accident several years ago and now she was their primary guardian. Green assured her that he would call and check on Mary himself. Yet Julia still felt worried, so she grabbed the handbag, rushing out.

Just like Julia, Green could barely understand Mary, but he was able to make out the word "Kids". It called up his memories of his own father, who had suffered a stroke. Green still vividly remembered the symptoms—sudden headaches, confusion, different vision, difficulty speaking and unexpected falls—that his father had experienced. "Mary must be having a stroke," Green thought to himself.

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He realized it was an emergency.

……

When Green and the other two teachers reached the family's home less than ten minutes later, seeing what was happening, they sighed in relief.