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2020届广东省六校联盟高三第三次联考英语试题

一、阅读理解

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1.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.

【小题1】Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?

A．CentralLibrary

B．TrinityCollegeLibrary

C．GeiselLibrary

D．TUDelftLibrary

【小题2】WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____.

A．aspaceshipdesignerfoundedthelibrary

B．ithasaroofofgrassyhill

C．famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthere

D．itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld

【小题3】InCentralLibrary,youcan_____.

A．drinkcocktails

B．buysouvenirs

C．createpaintings

D．bookevents

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2.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.

【小题1】Whatmadetheauthorsosleepyinthefirstplace?

A．Takingcareofthekids.

B．Askinghermotherforhelp.

C．Drivingtohermother’shouse

D．DealingwithDIYprojects.

【小题2】Howdidtheauthorfeelassoonasshefinishedherrepairwork?

A．Regretful

B．Upset

C．Proud

D．Thankful

【小题3】WhatcanbeimpliedfromParagraph3?

A．Ourhealthisignoreddeliberately.

B．Ourbodywillrespondtowhatwedo.

C．Theauthortookhermother’sadvice.

D．TheauthorwasinfectedbeforetheDIY.

【小题4】Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Todescribeanunfortunateevent.

B．ToshowthedangerofDIY.

C．Tostresstheimportanceofsleep.

D．Toencouragefocusingononeself.

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3.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.

【小题1】Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？

A．Lifemightbefulfilledbylandingidealjobs．

B．Lifedilemmaischallengingforustogetoutof．

C．Meaningishighlyvaluedinourculture．

D．Happinessiswhatmostpeopletrytoachieve．

【小题2】Whichwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedword?

A．Confused

B．Distracted

C．Disappointed

D．Saddened

【小题3】Whichpillarcandescribeanartistobsessedwithherworkdespiterepeatedfailures?

A．Belonging

B．Purpose

C．Transcendence

D．Storytelling

【小题4】Thepassageaimstotellusthat_______________．

A．meaningissuperiortohappiness

B．meaningisthewaytosuccess

C．chasingmeaningcanmakepeoplehappy

D．meaninghasdeeperpsychologicalsignificance

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4.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,willoverlookoccasionalinefficienciesfromtheirsecretarysolongasshehasapleasantpersonality.Perhapstherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessableaspectsofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore