广东省六校学年高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案解析.docx

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广东省六校学年高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案解析

广东省六校2019-2020学年高三上学期第二次联考

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一、阅读理解

WithalltheattentionThanksgivingandChristmasgetfromtravellers,it’seasytooverlookHalloweenasadestinationholiday.Whileafewcitiesprovideaghostlyatmosphereallyearround,annualfestivals,themeparkpop-upeventsandotherhauntedhappeningselsewherehavehelpedmaketheholidayatravelmini-seasonallitsown.

NewOrleans

Hometoyear-roundcemeterywalks,NewOrleansisamongthecitiesthatnaturallyharmonizewithHalloween.WorthnotingeveryOctoberisthefamily-friendlyHalloweenparade,happeningthisyearonOct.21,withfloatsdevotedtothemeslikewerewolvesandvampires.Floatridersthrowlocallymadecandiestothecrowd.NewOrleanshostsplentyofafter-event-parties,buttheprocessionitselfdrawsallagesincostume.

Whitby,England

ThispicturesquetownonEngland’sYorkshirecoastisconsideredtobethehomeofDracula,thoughinadifferentway.BramStokerspentjustamonthinWhitby,butthosefourweeksinJulyandAugust1890wereimportantinthecreationofhismostfamousbook,“Dracula”,whichwaspublishedin1897.Whitbycelebratedthe125thanniversaryofStoker’svisitin2015,butthisyearyoucanseetheskeletalremainsofWhitbyAbbeyilluminatedthroughoutthefinalweekofOctober.

Salem,Massachusetts

Hometotheinfamouswitchtrialsoftheearly1690s,itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthistownisahotbedforHalloweenactivity.OnewaySalembuildsonitsspectralpastiswiththenearlymonth-longfestivaloftheDead.Eventsstartingfrommid-Octoberthisyearincludepsychicreadings,mourning-themedteaandonHalloweennight,awitchesgathering.

Orlando,Florida

ThehomeofDisneyWorldandUniversalStudiosgoesall-outwithhugeHalloweenevents.Universalthisyearwillholdits27thHalloweenHorrorNightonOct.30,aseasonalpop-upfeaturinghauntedhousesand“scareactors”employedtofrightenvisitors.Plus,therearemanyotheractivitiesliketrick-or-treating,Disneycharacterencounters,aHalloweenballandfireworks.

1．Whichofthefollowingismostrecommendedforafamilygoingtogether?

A．NewOrleans.B．Whitby,England.

C．Salem,Massachusetts.D．Orlando,Florida.

2．WheredoHalloweenactivitieslastthelongestthisyear?

A．NewOrleans.B．Whitby,England.

C．Salem,Massachusetts.D．Orlando,Florida.

3．WhatcanyoudoinOrlando,Florida?

A．Havemourning-themedtea.B．Enjoydancing.

C．WatchDisneymovies.D．Seeskeletalremains.

AcloudlessSouthernCaliforniaskyloomsovertheProParkCoursefortheProSkateParkSeries.Heretocompetearesomeofthetopfemaleskatersintheworld.Thewomenskatersrangeinagefromearlyadolescencetoearly30s,butinasportthatembracesyouth,thereisonewhostandsout.At8yearsold,SkyBrown,wouldbetheyoungestskater,maleorfemale,evertocompeteatthisseries.

Sheisknowntosome—aminorstaroftheviralage.WhenherfirstvideowaspostedtoYouTube,Skyinitiallygainedalittleinternetfameasaprematureandlevel-headed4-year-old—highlyintelligent,well-spokenbeyondheryears,hugelytalented,andyetgrounded.Fouryearslater,itwasannouncedthatshewouldbecompetingatHuntingtonBeach.Still,thequestionremains:

Isshetrulyready,orwillthisbeanothercasewhererealitycomescrashingdownhardonallthehype?

Andthen,itturnsouttobeanythingbut.Skygoesoutandpresentsonesurpriseafteranother.CommentatorsNealHendrixandChrisPastrasareleftinawe,“Halfoftheproscan'tdo.”Theonlythingthatmakestheprodigylooklikeakidishersize.Ineveryotherregard,sheholdsherownwithskaters10and20yearshersenior.BeforethecompetitionatHuntington,Skywasacuriosity.After,sheisacompetitor.

Sky'sfirstmemoryofaskateboardisseeingherfather,Stuart,doingafewtricksinfrontofthefamilyhome.“Italwayslookedreallyfun,”saysSky.“Ijustkeptbeggingtotryit.”Skyprogressedquickly,althoughsheneverhadaformalcoach.Somehowshejusthadtheknack.Everymovement,everyshiftinweight,everypushandpullofbodyonboard,sheabsorbed.Then,shediditherself.

“Yougetsoclosetomakingit,”shesaysofherprocess,“andthinkyou'reabouttolandit,andthenittakesyou100moretimes.I'malwayssayingtomyparents,'Justonelasttry.'”Ifanyonewaspushing,strivingtogetbetter,itwasSkyherself,learningnewtricksthesamewayeveryoneelsedoes—bytrying,failing,falling,andgettingbackupagain.

4．WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A．ToshowSky’searlyexperience.

B．ToshowSky’stalentsfromvariedaspects.

C．Toshowthepublic’sdoubtaboutSky’scompetence.

D．Toshowthepublic’srecognitionofSky’sperformances.

5．WhatdoweknowaboutSky?

A．Sheequalstheseniorskatersinthecompetition.

B．Shelookslikeaprofessionalskaterintermsofherfigure.

C．Sheparticipatesinacompetitioninappropriatefortheyoung.

D．Shehasalreadybecomeahouseholdnamebeforethecompetition.

6．WhatisthemainreasonforSky’sachievements?

A．Herparentspushhertoohard.

B．Shepracticeshardandneverquits.

C．Hercoachisverystrictwithher.

D．Herfatherexertsastronginfluenceonher.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ARockyRoadLeadstoInternetFame

B．AStrongCompetitorStandsoutfromCrowd

C．An8-year-oldSkaterAmazestheWorld

D．AWonderShowsattheProSkateParkSeries

In1992,TeenTalkBarbiewasreleasedwiththecontroversialvoicefragment,“Mathclassishard.”Whilethetoy'sreleasemetwithstrongpublicreaction,thisunderlyingassumptionpersists,spreadingthemyththatwomendonotthriveinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematic（STEM）fieldsduetobiologicalinadequaciesinmathaptitude.However,in2019JessicaCantlonatCarnegieMellonUniversityledaresearchteamthatcomprehensivelyexaminedthebraindevelopmentofyoungboysandgirlsandfoundnogenderdifferenceinbrainfunctionormathability.

Cantlonandherteamconductedthefirstneuroimagingstudytoevaluatebiologicalgenderdifferencesinmathaptitudeofyoungchildren.HerteamusedfunctionalMRI（核磁共振）tomeasurethebrainactivityin104youngchildren（3-to-10-year-old;55girls）whilewatchinganeducationalvideocoveringearlymathtopics,likecountingandaddition.Theresearcherscomparedscansfromtheboysandgirlstoevaluatebrainsimilarity.Inaddition,theteamexaminedbrainmaturitybycomparingthechildren'sscanstothosetakenfromagroupofadults（63adults;25women）whowatchedthesamemathvideos.

Afternumerousstatisticalcomparisons,Cantlonandherteamfoundnodifferenceinthebraindevelopmentofgirlsandboys.Inaddition,theresearchersfoundnodifferenceinhowboysandgirlsprocessedmathskillsandwereequallyengagedwhilewatchingtheeducationalvideos.Finally,boys'andgirls'brainmaturitywerestatisticallyequivalentwhencomparedtoeithermenorwomenintheadultgroup.

CantlonsaidshethinkssocietyandculturearelikelysteeringgirlsandyoungwomenawayfrommathandSTEMfields,aspreviousstudiesshowthatfamiliesspendmoretimewithyoungboysinplaythatinvolvesspatialcognition（空间认知）.“Typicalsocializationcanmakeworsesmalldifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsthatcansnowballintohowwetreattheminscienceandmath,”Cantlonsaid.“Weneedtobeawareoftheseoriginstoensurewearen'ttheonescausingthegenderinequities.”

However,thisprojectisfocusedonearlychildhooddevelopmentusingalimitedsetofmathtasks.Cantlonwantstocontinuethisworkusingabroaderscopeofmathskills,suchasspatialprocessingandmemory,andfollowthechildrenovermanyyears.

8．Whatcanweinferaboutthetoy’srelease?

A．Ithasraisedastormofapplause.

B．Girlsperformnoworsethanboysinmath.

C．Mathisasubjectdifficulttoeveryoneofus.

D．Womenarebornwithinsufficientmathabilities.

9．WhatcanwelearnfromthestudyconductedbyCantlon?

A．Boysprocessmathskillsmorequicklythangirls.

B．Boysandgirlshavesimilarbraininmathabilities.

C．Boysandgirlshavesimilarinterestinmath.

D．Adultshavebetterbrainthanchildreninmath.

10．WhatwillCantlonmostlikelyagreewith?

A．Parentsshouldlengthenthetimespentwithgirls.

B．Societyiscausingagreatergenderdifferenceinmathabilities.

C．Cultureplaysaleadingroleinchildren’sbraindevelopment.

D．Weshouldcultivateboys’andgirls’mathabilitiesequally.

11．HowwillCantlonfurtherherresearch?

A．Byusingawiderrangeofmathskills.

B．Byinvolvingabroaderscopeofsubjects.

C．Byincreasingthecomplexityofmathtasks.

D．Byfollowingthechildrenuntiltheiradulthood.

JonathanAgnewrecentlydescribed“unofficialinterviews”asthosewhereyouagreethatit’s“betweenyouandI”.AndaTimesjournalistwroteaboutsomeonewhohad“madeJennyandIfeelsowelcome”.Theyarebothintelligentpeoplewiththeabilitytoexpressideasfluentlyandlogically.Andyettheywrote“I”wheretheymeant“me”.

It’shappeningmoreandmore.Wearescaredofthemistakelike“Terryandmewenttothepub”.We’veallbeentaughtthatitshouldbe“TerryandIwenttothepub”.Pluswe’veheardtheQueensay“myhusbandandI”alot.Sowebegintouse“andI”evenwhenitshouldbe“andme”.

Butmypointhereisnottosupportthecorrectusage.It’stheopposite:

Iwanttorejecttheideathatthere’ssuchathingas“correct”Englishatall.Languageisn’tlikemaths,whereyoucanshowthattwoplustwoisfour.Languagehasnofundamentalrightsandwrongs,