届辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟英语试题原卷版.docx

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届辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟英语试题原卷版

辽宁省五校协作体2020届高三上学期联合模拟考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Belowyouwillfindaprofileofeachgapyearprogram.Ifthereisaspecificprogramyouareinterestedinoraquestionyouhaveregardingtheseprograms,pleasefeelfreetocontactthemdirectly.

YouthInternational

Since1997,YouthInternationalhasprovidedmanypeoplewiththemostexcitingandeducationalexperienceoftheirlife.Itisalearningprogramthatcombinesinternationaltravel,inter-culturalexchange,homestays,volunteercommunityserviceworkandoutdooradventures.

Phone:

1-720-270-3323

CarpeDiemEducation

Throughvolunteerservice,travelandculturalexchange,studentsofCarpeDiemEducationreceiveapersonalinsightintothemselvesandtheirculture.Wespecializeinguidingsummerandsemesterprogramsforhighschoolstudents.Eachcourseiscarefullycraftedtodevelopleadershipandself-awarenesswithinourstudents,whoreturnhomebetterpreparedtobeleadersinthoughtandaction.

Phone:

503-285-1800

CenterforInterimPrograms

Foundedin1980,theCenterforInterimProgramsisthefirstindependentgapyearorganizationinAmerica.Basedorstudents'interestsandbudget,ourexperiencedteachershelpmakeindividualcoursechoicesincludinglowcostvolunteeroptions,languageprograms,researchtrips,andsoon.Wearecommittedtohelpingstudentsfindmoreexperiencesofformaleducationandwork.

Phone:

413-585-0980

EFGapYear

AnEFGapYearoffersstudentstheabilitytoexploreseveralcountrieswhereyouwilllearnalanguage,volunteerforagoodcausegaininternationalworkexperience12-weeksemesteror26-weekacademic.Choosebetweenapersonalizeyourprogramtomeetyourlearning.Youcanthenbydecidingwhere,when,andhowyouwishtostandinterestsown.Ourwell-structuredcurriculumevenallowsyoutohavecollege-levelclassesandearncreditstowardgraduation.

Phone:

1-800-726-9746

1.Whichphonenumbercanyoudialifyouwanttoimproveyourleadership?

A.1-720-270-3323B.503-285-1800

C.413-585-0980D.1-800-726-9746

2.WhatisEFGapYear'suniquefeature?

A.Itsreasonablefee.

B.Itsexperiencedteachers

C.Itsflexiblestudytime.

D.Itsdiversecurriculumchoices

3.Whatdothefourprogramshaveincommon?

A.Theypayattentiontovolunteerservicework.

B.Theycombineeducationwithhomestays.

C.Theymainlyoffercross-culturaleducation.

D.Theyraisestudents'interestinadventure.

B

Inalong-sleevedshirtandjeans,DieudonneTwahirwalooksnothinglikethetraditionalAfricanfarmer.The30-year-oldownerofGashoraFarmknowswhatadifferencethatmakes.

“Youneedmorerolemodels,”hesaid,standingamongknee-highrowsofchilli（辣椒）plants.“Ifyouhaveyoungfarmers,theyhavelandandtheydrivetothefarm,othersmaythink,‘Whycan’tIdothat?

’”

Mr.Twahirwa

auniversitygraduate,boughtafriend’stomatofarmsixyearsagofor$150.Hemade$1,500backintwomonths.“Youhavetolinkfarmingwithentrepreneurshipandrealnumbers,”hesaid.

ManyyoungAfricansareabandoningareasinthecountryside,choosingnottoworkhardandforalongtimeinfields—ajobmadetougherbyclimatechange.

ButTwahirwaisoneofthegrowingbandofsuccessfulfarmersworkingtomakeagriculture’simageonthecontinentmoreattractive.Some1,000farmersnowproducechilliesforhim.Heisstartingafourthfarmofhisown,andexportsfreshanddriedchilliesandoiltoBritain,theUnitedStates,IndiaandKenya.

Africahastheworld’syoungestpopulationand65percentuncultivatedarableland（耕地后备资源）.Yetaccessinglandandloansisdifficult,andAfricanproductivityislowwithcropyieldsjust56percentoftheinternationalaverage.

“Agricultureismainlyassociatedwithsufferingandnoyoungpersonwantstosuffer,”saidTamaraKaunda.ShebelievesAfricanagricultureneedsachangetogetridofitsold-fashionedimageofveryhardandtiringworkwithahoe.“Showyoungpeoplewithtractors,greenfields,niceirrigationsystemssmartphones,”shesaid.

Gettingyoungpeopleinvolvedinagriculturedoesnotmeantheyhavetoworkonafarm.Forexample,incoffeeproduction,thebeansgofromthefarmtothewashingstation,thentobeseparatedfromthehusks（外壳）.

4.Whatdoes“Whycan’tIdothat?

”inParagraph2mean?

A.Whycan’tIdrivetothefarm?

B.Whycan’ttheyfarm?

C.Theyfollowtheexampleofthosefarmers.

D.Theyboughtafriend’stomatofarm.

5.Whatmakesitharderforfarmerstowork?

A.Poorland.

B.Climate.

C.Lowincome.

D.Longworkinghours.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutTwahirwaaccordingtoParagraph5?

A.Hemadeafortunebygrowingchillies.

B.Hischilliesaretrygrowingchillies.

C.Farmersworkingforhimliveasimplelife.

D.Thelocalsaren'twillingtobuyhischillies.

7.WhenitcomestoagricultureinAfrica,whatdopeoplethinkaboutit?

A.Loansaredifficult.

B.Mostlandisuncultivated.

C.Cropyieldsareratherlow

D.Farmingmethodsareoutofdate

C

Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld’sfirstkidstobe“taught”byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustan avatar thatappearsonthestudent’sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,when orderedtocome.

The autonomous animationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingitto show human-likebehavior.Thedigitalteacherisassigned toteachVector’s“Be sustainable withenergy”—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.

Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents’responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbal cues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents’attention,butalsoallowstheprogram’sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.

NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenext generation.Hesays,“Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture.”

Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,“Whatwas fascinating tomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention.”However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.

8.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?

A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.

B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.

C

Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.

D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.

9.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?

A.Itcansmileback.B.Itcanusemicrophone.

C.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.D.Itcanchangeifnecessary.

10.What’sRavishankar’sattitudetoWill’sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.

C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewHigh-techContributestoEducation

B.TheWorld’sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassroom.

C.TheWorld’sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents

D.NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms

D

Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:

Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?

Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?

Avoidingtemptation（诱惑）isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.

Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?

Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.

Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.

Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthy