广东省六校联盟届高三英语第三次联考试题.docx

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广东省六校联盟届高三英语第三次联考试题

广东省六校联盟2020届高三英语第三次联考试题

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HowcoolcanlibrariesbeinaneraofiPodsandKindles?

Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.

CentralLibrary:

Seattle,Washington,UnitedStates

TheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006,twoyearsafteritsopening.Thelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitions,booksigningsandotherevents,whilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytime.

TrinityCollegeLibrary:

Dublin,Ireland

TheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinisinIreland,foundedattheendofthe16thcenturybyQueenElizabethI.Itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld,alsoknownastheLongRoom,whichcontainsmorethan200,000ofthelibrary'soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps（竖琴）inIreland.Datingtothe15thcentury,theoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolforeland.

GeiselLibrary,UniversityofCalifornia:

SanDiego,UnitedStates

Atfirstglance,itlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereira,whohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHouston,Texas,designedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilms,shortstoriesandnovels.Thelibraryhosts“DinnerintheLibrary,”whichinvitesreadersforcocktails,andalsospecialspeechesfromdistinguishedauthors．

TUDelftLibrary:

TheNetherlands

ThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862,000books,16,000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththeground,soyoucan'treallyseetheactualLibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroof,whichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5,500squaremeters.Andithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresinthearea.

1.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?

A.CentralLibraryB.TrinityCollegeLibrary

C.GeiselLibraryD.TUDelftLibrary

2.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____.

A.aspaceshipdesignerfoundedthelibrary

B.ithasaroofofgrassyhill

C.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthere

D.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld

3.InCentralLibrary,youcan_____.

A.drinkcocktailsB.buysouvenirs

C.createpaintingsD.bookevents

B

Thecrackedstepfouryearsagowasthestartofit.Thatday,Iawoketired—thechildrenweretinyandneedingsomuch—andIhadagoldenafternoonofrestahead,mymothersteppingintoallowmetocatchuponmysleep.Idroppedthemoffanddrovehome—thesunshiningandmybedsignaling.AsIwasabouttoenterthehouse,Icaughtsightofadeepcrackbeneathmyfeet.

Withoutthinking,Iturnedaround,walkedbacktothecaranddrovetoaDIYstore.Fourhourslater,Ihadallthetools,mixedmyowncement,filledinthecrackandrepairedthefoundation.Perfect.AsIstooduptotakeaphotoofmyhandiwork,IrealizedthatIwastrembling.I’dforgottenmyshotatanicelongnap,andmychildrenwerealreadyontheirwayhome.Thatsleep...thatpromisetoselfwasbroken,becauseIhadfocused,instead,onthecrackinthestep.

Suddenly,everythingstartedtohurt.Myhead,mythroat,myback.Icouldn’tstopshaking.Whatearnedthenisthatwhenwebreakthepromiseswemaketoourbodiestheywillnotbesilenced.Thisiswhenweoverworkandoverthinktothepointofbreakingdown.Ironically（讽刺地）,formanyofus,itisonlywhenwehavenochoice—whenwefallill—thatwelearntolisten.Forme,whenthatcrackendedinahospitalstaywhichsentmetobedfortwounmovingweekswhenmybodyworkedtocleartwodifferentinfections,thelessoniseverpresent.Ididittomyself—awholetwistedspinonDIY.

SadlyittookanothertworidiculousDIYprojectstofinallygetthrough.Thecrackswillneverbefullyfilled.Focus,then,onyourowninnercore,thefeedingoflight,fireandstrength.

4．Whatmadetheauthorsosleepyinthefirstplace?

A.Takingcareofthekids.B.Askinghermotherforhelp.

C.Drivingtohermother’shouseD.DealingwithDIYprojects.

5．Howdidtheauthorfeelassoonasshefinishedherrepairwork?

A.RegretfulB.UpsetC.ProudD.Thankful

6．WhatcanbeimpliedfromParagraph3?

A.Ourhealthisignoreddeliberately.

B.Ourbodywillrespondtowhatwedo.

C.Theauthortookhermother’sadvice.

D.TheauthorwasinfectedbeforetheDIY.

7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Todescribeanunfortunateevent.

B.ToshowthedangerofDIY.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofsleep.

D.Toencouragefocusingononeself.

C

Iusedtothinkthewholepurposeoflifewaspursuinghappiness.Everyonesaidthepathtohappinesswassuccess,soIsearchedforthatidealjob,thatperfectboyfriend,andthatbeautifulapartment.Butinsteadofeverfeelingfulfilled,Ifeltanxiousandlost.Eventually.Idecidedtogotograduateschoolforpositivepsychologytolearnwhattrulymakespeoplehappy.

Andwhat'sthedifferencebetweenbeinghappyandhavingmeaninginlife?

Manypsychologistsdescribehappinessasastateofcomfortandease,feelinggoodinthemoment.Meaning,though,isdeeper.ThefamouspsychologistMartinSeligmansaysmeaningcomesfrombelongingtoandservingsomethingbeyondyourselfandfromdevelopingthebestwithinyou.Ourcultureisobsessedwithhappiness,butIcametoseethatseekingmeaningisthemorefulfillingpath.

Therearefourpillarsofameaningfullife.

Thefirstpillarisbelonging.Belongingcomesfrombeinginrelationshipswhereyou'revaluedforwhoyouareandwhereyouvalueothersaswell.Formanypeople,belongingisthemostessentialsourceofmeaning.

Forothers,thekeytomeaningisthesecondpillar:

purpose.Findingyourpurposeisnotthesamethingasfindingthatjobthatmakesyouhappy.Adoctortoldmeherpurposeishealingsickpeople.Manyparentstellme,“Mypurposeisraisingmychildren.”Thekeytopurposeisusingyourstrengthstoserveothers.Withoutsomethingworthwhiletodo,peopleflounder,thuslosingtheaimoflife.

Thethirdpillarofmeaningisalsoaboutsteppingbeyondyourself,butinacompletelydifferentway:

transcendence（超然）.Transcendentexperiencescanchangeyou.Transcendentstatesarethoseraremomentswhenyou'reliftedabovethehustleandbustleofdailylife,yoursenseofselffadesaway,andyoufeelconnectedtoahigherreality.Forme,I’mawriter,andithappensthroughwriting.SometimesIgetsointhezonethatIloseallsenseoftimeandplace.

Thefourthpillarisstorytelling,thestoryyoutellyourselfaboutyourself.Creatinganarrativefromtheeventsofyourlifebringsclarity.Ithelpsyouunderstandhowyoubecameyou.Butwedon’talwaysrealizethatwe'retheauthorsofourstoriesandcanchangethewaywe’retellingthem.Yourlifeisn'tjustalistofevents.Youcanedit,interpretandretellyourstory,evenasyou'reconstrainedbythefacts.

That’sthepowerofmeaning.Happinesscomesandgoes.Butwhenlifeisreallygoodandwhenthingsarereallybad,havingmeaninggivesyousomethingtoholdonto.

8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？

A. Lifemightbefulfilledbylandingidealjobs． 

B. Lifedilemmaischallengingforustogetoutof． 

C. Meaningishighlyvaluedinourculture．

D. Happinessiswhatmostpeopletrytoachieve．

9.Whichwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedword?

A.ConfusedB.DistractedC.DisappointedD.Saddened

10.Whichpillarcandescribeanartistobsessedwithherworkdespiterepeatedfailures?

A.BelongingB.PurposeC.TranscendenceD.Storytelling

11.Thepassageaimstotellusthat _______________． 

A.meaningissuperiortohappiness

B. meaningisthewaytosuccess

C. chasingmeaningcanmakepeoplehappy 

D. meaninghasdeeperpsychologicalsignificance

D

Itoftenhappensthatanumberofapplicantswithalmostidenticalqualificationsandexperienceallapplyforthesameposition.Intheireducationalbackground,specialskillsandworkexperience,thereislittle,ifanything,tochoosebetweenhalfadozencandidates.Howthendoestheemployermakeachoice?

Usuallyonthebasisofaninterview.

Therearemanyargumentsabouttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Oneargumentisthatitgivesrisetoawhollysubjectivedecision.Asoftenasnot,employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,buttheonewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,replytothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomesoexperiencedininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasoundassessmentofeachcandidate’slikelyperformance.Unfortunately,bothfortheemployersandapplicants,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.Therearealso,ofcourse,peoplewhointerviewextremelywell,butarelaterfoundtobeveryunsatisfactoryemployees.

Thoseinfavouroftheinterviewinsistthatthewell-structuredprocedureisvalidinassessingacandidate’sability,anessentialguaranteeforthefuturejob.Theyalsoarguethatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate’sability,butwiththesuitabilityofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasionalinefficienciesf