小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com2024学年第一学期高三第一次模拟考试英语(考试时间105分钟,满分115分。请将答案填涂在答题纸上)I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Report:HarmfulWasteCreationSettoIncreaseTheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)saidinareportthatpublicwastecreationwillgreatlyincreaseby2050.Therisewillcausehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofdamagethroughbiodiversityloss,climatechange,anddeadlypollution,UNEPreports.UNEP’sGlobalWasteManagementOutlook2024saysworldwidewastecreationwouldgreatlyincrease(1)_____governmentstakeurgentpreventativemeasures.Damage(2)_____(cause)bythegrowingwastewouldaccountforabout$443billionofthetotalcost.Thereport,calledBeyondanAgeofWaste:TurningRubbishintoaResource,(3)_____(release)duringtheU.N.EnvironmentAssemblyinKenyaearlythisweek.Thewritersarguethathumanity(4)_____(move)backwardsoverthepasttenyears.Theysayhumansarecreatingmorewaste,morepollution,andmoreclimatechanginggases.Wastepreventionmeasuresandimprovedwastetreatmentcouldreducethosecosts,thereportsaid.Butitnotes,therearemajorbarriers(5)_____suchreforms.Negotiatorsareworkingtowardanagreement(6)_____(deal)withtheespeciallydamaginganddangerouspollutionfromplastics.TheyarebeginningafourthroundoftalksinApril.UNEPExecutiveDirectorIngerAndersensaidsheishopefultheywillcompletetheagreementbytheendofthisyear.Environmentalistsandfossilfuel(化石燃料)producerscontinuetodisagreeaboutthetermsoftheagreement.Theyespeciallydispute(7)_____thedealshouldcenteronreducingplasticsproductionorincreasingrecyclingandreuse.“Thereisaninterest,especiallyamongthecountries(8)_____areproducingrawpolymer(聚合物),butasIkeeptellingthem,thisisnotananti-plasticagreement,”Andersentoldthereporters,(9)_____(note)therewouldstillbeaneedforplasticsinvehiclesandmedicalequipment.Andersensaid(10)_____shehopesisthatnogroupswouldworktoblockprogressontheagreement,butinstead“findawayforwardthatactuallytakesintoaccountthefactthatwearedrowninginplastic.”SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comA.appealingB.attainableC.basicallyD.dramaticallyE.freedomF.kicksG.minimumH.prioritizesI.submitsJ.underlyingK.withdrawalFIREMovement:FinancialIndependence,RetireEarlyManyAmericansaretakingearlyretirementintotheirownhandsbyjoiningtheFIREmovement,butit’snotforeveryone.“FinancialIndependence,RetireEarly”(FIRE)isalifestylemovementthat11extremesavingandinvestingtobeabletoretireearlierthantraditionalmethodsmightallow.ThegoalofFIREistoachievefinancial12soinvestorscanchoosehowtospendtheirtime.“Theconceptofthemovementis13havingthefinancialflexibilitytohavetheultimatelifeflexibility,”saysRachaelBurns,afinancialplanneratTrueWorthFinancialPlanning,basedinFolsom,California.ANerdWalletsurveyfoundthatofAmericanswhoaren’tretiredyetbutplantoretire,25%wanttoretirebeforeage50and18%wanttoretireintheir50s.Theaverageagewas57,10yearsearlierthanthefullretirementagetogetSocialSecurity.PeoplewhouseFIREtoretireearlydosoby14reducingtheirexpenses,looki...