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高三英语第十二次模拟压轴卷试题
2019-2020年高三英语第十二次模拟压轴卷试题
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn'ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.
Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote—"Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery"—andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagically(魔术般)appear.
Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn'tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.
Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigpaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentopete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.
Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch(门廊).Everysooftenmyson'sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.
1.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger________.
A.toshowhismagicalpowerB.topayforthedelivery
C.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy'shouse?
A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.B.Hewasarespectableperson.
C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.
3.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?
A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.
C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.
4.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?
A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.
C.Heneededitforhismilkbottles.D.Heplantedflowersinit.
B
Tellastoryandtel
litwell,andyoumayopenwidetheeyesofachild,openuplinesofmunicationinabusiness,orevenopenpeople'smindtoanothercultureorrace.
Peopleinmanyplacesaredigginguptheoldfolkstoriesandthemessagesinthem.Forexample,mostAmericanstorytellersgettheirtalesfromawidevarietyofsources,cultures,andtimes.Theyregardstorytellingnotonlyasausefultoolinchildeducation,butalsoasameaningfulactivitythathelpsadultsunderstandthemselvesaswellasthosewhoseculturemaybeverydifferentfromtheirown.
"Mostlocalstoriesarebasedonalargertheme,"AmericanstorytellerOpalangaPughsays,"Cinderella(灰姑娘),
orthecentralideaofagoodchildprotectedbyhergoodness,appearsinvariousformsinalmosteverycultureoftheworld."
Workingwithstudentsinschools,Pughhelpsthemunderstandtheirownculturesandthegeneralmessagesofthestories.Sheworkswithprisonertoo,helpingthemknowwhotheyarebytellingstoriesthatherlistenerscanwrite,direct,andactintheirownlives.Iftheydon'tlikethestorytheyareliving,theycanrewritethestory.Pughalsoworkstohelpopenuplinesofmunicationbetweenmanagersandworkers."Foreveryadvanceinbusiness,"shesays,"thereisagreaterneedformunication."Storytellingcanhaveagreateffectoneithersideofthemanager-workerrelationship,shesays.
PughspentseveralyearsinNigeria,whereshelearnedhowcloselystorytellingwaslinkedtotheeverydaylifeofthepeoplethere.Thebenefitsofstorytellingarefoundeverywhere,shesays.
"Ilearnedhowpeopleusedstoriestospreadtheirculture,"shesays,"WhatIdoistofocusonthevalueofthestoriesthatpeoplecantranslateintotheirowndailyworldofaffairs.Weareallstorytellers.Weallhaveastorytotell.Wetelleverybody'sstory."
5.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanstorytellerfromParagraph2?
A.Theysharethesamewayofstorytelling.
B.Theyprefertotellthestories
fromothercultures.
C.TheylearntheirstoriesfromtheAmericannatives.
D.Theyfindstorytellingusefulforbothchildrenandadults.
6.Theunderlinedsentence(Paragraph4)suggeststhatprisonerscan_____.
A.startanewlifeB.settledowninanotherplace
C.directfilmsD.beegoodactors
7.Pughhaspractisedstorytellingwith_____groupsofpeople.
A.2B.3C.4D.5
8.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Storytellingcaninfluencethewaypeoplethink.
B.Storytellingisvitaltothegrowthofbusinesses.
C.Storytellingisthebestwaytoeducatechildreninschool.
D.Storytellinghelpspeopleunderstandthemselvesandothers.
C
Haveyoueverfeltsomebodyelse’spain?
You’renotalone,withnewresearchshowingsomepeopledohaveaphysicalreactiontoothers’injuries.
Britishresearchersusedbrain-imagingtechnology(影像工程学)toshowthatpeoplewhosaytheyfeelthepainofothershaveheightenedactivityinpain-sensingbrainregions(区域)whentheyseesomeoneelsebeinghurt.Forthestudy,theresearchersexposed108collegestudentstoimages(图像)ofpainfulsituations,rangingfromathletessufferingsportsinjuriestopatientsreceivinganinjection.Nearlyathirdsaidthat,foratleastoneimage,theynotonlyhadanemotionalreaction,butalsofeltpaininthesamesiteastheinjuryintheim
age.
Theresearchersfoundthatwhileviewingthepainfulimages,bothpeoplewhosaidtheyfeltpainandthosewhodidnotshowedactivityintheemotionalcentersofthebrain.Butthosewhofeltpainshowedgreateractivityinpain-relatedbrainregionsparedwiththeothers.
“Patientswithfunctionalpainexperiencepainintheabsenceofanobviousdiseaseorinjurytoexplaintheirpain.Thisconfirmsthatatleastsomepeoplehaveanactualphysicalreactionwhenobservingothersbeinginjuredorexpressingpain,”Dr.StuartDerbyshireoftheUniversityofBirmingham,oneoftheresearchers,toldreporters.
Henotedthatthepeoplereportedfeelingpainalsotendedtosaythattheyavoi
dedhorrormoviesanddisturbingimagesonthenews–soastoavoidbeinginpa
in.
ThefindingswerepublishedintheDecemberissueofthejournalPain.
9.Theunderlinedwords“athird”probablyreferto___.
A.sportsmenexperiencingpain B.the36studentsinvolvedinthestudy
C.patientsreceivinganinjection D.the108studentsexposedtotheimages
10.Theresearchersobservedthestudents’emotionalactivityintheir___.
A.brainregionsB.eyeregionsC.facesD.voices
11.Ifyouareallergictopain,you’dbettergetawayfrom___.
A.readingjournalsB.seeingscarymovies
C.listeningtothenewsD.goingtotheconcert
12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EmotionalCentersofYourBrainB.YouCanUseBrain-
imagingTechnology
C.YouCanFeelOthers’PainD.PainfulImagestotheResearchers
D
WhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp(应用软件),therearemanyequivalent(相当的)appsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures(特征).
WhatsApp(US)
Users:
morethan300million
Platforms:
Android,10S,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry
Features:
Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing
Withmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestpetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahoo!
employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadvertisements.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforone-yearsubscription.
KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)
Users:
morethan100million
Platforms:
Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperateingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)
Features:
Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharing
Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platform(多平台)textingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-ononeoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticons(表情符号)andsharethemwithfriends.
Line(Japan)
Users:
morethan200million
Platforms:
Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC
Features:
Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers.
Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeapp
sin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone.itmade$,7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.
13.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_______..
A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChina
B.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingapps
C.drawreaders'attentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingapps
D.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebeesopopular
14.paredwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?
A.Groupmobilegames.B.Freestickersandemoticons.
C.Freedownloadoftheapp.D.Textandgroupchat.
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