广东省梅县东山中学梅县新城分校届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案.docx
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广东省梅县东山中学梅县新城分校届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案
2020-2021高三上学期9月月考试题
英语
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
WhygotoMadrid?
Theremaybeaslightchill(寒)令)intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch,butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup.Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents.
AnewexlubitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundacidnMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.
Laterthissummer,the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance(文艺复兴)painterEIGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24Juneto5October.
Howtogo?
ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJet-fromBristo,Edinburgh.Gatwick,LiverpoolandLuton.BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted;AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.
Barajasairportis13kmnorth-eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroline8.buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMiniteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis€4.50.Theaiiportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock;€5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof€30coversmostofcentralMadrid.
1.WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose?
A.On23March.B.On11May.C.On24June.D.On5October.
2.WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?
A.EasyJet.B.Ryanair.C.AirEuropa.D.BritishAirways.
3.WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport?
A.Takeataxi.B.Takeacitybus.C.TakeMetroline8.D.Taketheairportexpressbus.
B
Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:
areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?
TheAmericanpublicoverwhelmingly(压倒性t也)thinksthey'rebad.Yettheagreementamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigration,bothlegalandillegal,providesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplabor.lowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomes,andleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadifferencebetweentheideaofmumgrants'impactontheeconomyandthereality?
Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestressthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicservices,likeschools,hospitals,andjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofrace,arguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'sfearsandinsecurities.Tlieressometruthtoalltheseexplanations,buttheyaren'tquiteadequate.
Togetabetteriinderstandmgofwhat'sgoingon,considerthewaymiimgration,smipactisfelt.Tlioughitsoveralleffectmaybepositive,itscostsandbenefitsaredistributedirregularyly.
DavidCard,aneconomistatUCBerkeley,notesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants'low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers-meatpackingplantsinNebraska,forexan^le.theseproducers'savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystore,buthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?
Asforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigration,these,too,areconcentrated.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBoijas,aHarvardeconomist,immigrationhasreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%.
Amonghigh-skilled,better-educatedemployees,however,oppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmost,inotherwords,wasthefinancialburdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasprovedbyanotherfinding:
thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfinancialburdendecreased,asoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990s.whichlimitedimmigrants'accesstocertambenefits.
Theirony(讽刺)isthatforalltheoverexciteddebate,theneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffectedsay,low-skilledworkers,orCaliforniaresidentstheimpactIsn'tallthatdramatic.“Theunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtoaffectourperceptions:
saysDanielTichenoraprofessorattheUniversityofOregon."Butwhenalltliosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbers,itendsupbeinganetpositive,butasmallone\Toobadmostpeopledon'trealizeit.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Whetherimmigrantsaregoodorbadfortheeconomyhasbeenpuzzlingeconomists.
B.TheAmericaneconomyusedtothrive
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