高考英语大二轮总复习综合模拟练三Word格式文档下载.docx

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Thematernity（母性）package—agiftfromthegovernment—isavailabletoallexpectantmothers.Itcontainsbodysuits，asleepingbag，outdoorgear，bathingproductsforthebabyaswellasnappies，beddingandasmallmattress.

Withthemattressatthebottom，theboxbecomesababy’sfirstbed.Manychildren，fromallsocialbackgrounds，havetheirfirstnapswithinthesafetyofthebox’sfourcardboardwalls.

Thetraditiondatesbackto1938.Atfirst，theschemewasonlyavailabletofamiliesonlowincomes，butthatchangedin1949.Inthe1930sFinlandwasapoorcountryandtheinfantdeathratewashigh—65outof1,000babiesdied.Butthefiguredecreasedrapidlyinthedecadesthatfollowed.Over75years，theboxhasbeenanestablishedpartoftheFinnishrite（仪式）ofapassagetomotherhood，unitinggenerationsofwomen.

ReijaKlemetti，a49yearoldwomanfromHelsinki，remembersgoingtothepostofficetoreceiveaboxforoneofherchildren.“MypartnerMillaandIwerelivinginLondonwhenwehadourfirstchild，Jasper，soweweren’teligible（有资格）forafreebox.ButMilla’sparentsdidn’twantustomissout，sotheyboughtoneandputitinthepostoffice.Wecouldn’twaittoopenthebox.TherewerealltheclothesIhadexpected，withtheadditionofasnowsuitforFinland’scoldwinter.”

“WenowliveinHelsinkiandhavejusthadoursecondchild，Annika.Shedidgetafreebox，fromtheFinnishgovernment.Thisfelttomelikeevidencethatsomeonecared—someonewantedourbabytohaveagoodstartinlife，”ReijaKlemettisaid.

1．InFinlandthematernitypackageisprobablyseenasasymbolof.

A．wealthB．equality

C．prideD．fame

2．Thefourthparagraphimpliesthat.

A．therichrefusedtousetheboxes

B．therewerenotenoughboxesatfirst

C．theboxesweregiventopoorfamiliesonly

D．theboxeshelpedcutdownthedeathrateofbabies

3．Whycouldn’tReijaKlemettigetafreeboxwhenherfirstchildwasborn?

A．TheywerenotcitizensofFinland.

B．TheylivedoutsideFinland.

C．Theydidn’tapplyforthebox.

D．Theyhadgotonefromtheirneighbors.

4．WhatdidReijaKlemettiwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A．Afreeboxcameatlast.

B．Shewaslongingforafreeboxforherchild.

C．ShereturnedtoFinlandtogetafreebox.

D．Thefreeboxgaveherafeelingofwarmth.

B

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly，believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad，thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother，thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthrelied（依赖）onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem，playingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit（追求）ofsuccess，thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.

However，whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed，otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers，theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople，Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying，theyalwayshaveanexcuse：

“Imayhavelost，butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost，thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly，thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve（缓解）canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.

5．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Competitionhelpstosetupselfrespect.

B．Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.

C．Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.

D．Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.

6．Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?

A．Itpushessocietyforward.

B．Itbuildsupasenseofduty.

C．Itimprovespersonalabilities.

D．Itencouragesindividualefforts.

7．Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means“”．

A．thosewhotrytheirbesttowin

B．thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly

C．thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly

D．thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess

8．Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”？

A．One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.

B．One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.

C．One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.

D．One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.

C

It’shotout.Theusualmiddaythunderstormhasjustpassed，andafewkidshangingoutonbenchesaroundthepoolatMiami’sRansomEvergladesSchoolfinallyjumpinandcooloff.

EightyearoldGaryKendrickandtheothersareallhereforswimlessons.“Theytoldustoholdontothewallandkickourfeetand，like，moveourarms，”Kendricksays.“WhenIhadtoswimtooneofthecounselors，Iwasreallyswimming.IdonotevenknowIwasmoving.”

Kendrickdoesn’thavethetechniqueofanOlympicswimmer，buthecanmakeittothesideofapoolifhe’spushed，fallsin，orjustwantstocooloff.KendrickisoneofahandfulofkidsfromSouthMiamitogetfreeswimlessonsatRansomEverglades.

“Youknow，wehavepopulationsofpeoplewholackbasicswimskills，”saysJulieGilchrist.“Inswimmingpools...presumably，youknowwherethebottomis，youknowwherethesidesare，”shesays.“Andsoonewouldthinkthatwithbasicswimskillsitshouldbedifficultforanolderchildorteentodrowninaswimmingpool.Andyetthat’swhatwewereseeingamongAfricanAmericans.”

Swimmingpooldrowningratesamongschoolagedblackchildrenaremorethanfivetimeshigherthantheyareamongwhitekidsthesameage.Why？

Therearemanyreasons，butonebigone.“Kidswhoarelivinginpublichousing，growingupwherefinanceisarealproblem，singlemotherhouseholds，opportunitiesforjusthavingaccesstoapoolarelimited.”

Afterfourdecadesofworktogetapoolbuilt，Codringtonisfinallygettingone，intheheartofSouthMiami.Codringtoncallsita“mixedbag”．Hewishesthenewpoolwerebigger—toaccommodatethingslikeswimmeetsandlifeguardlessons.Buthe’ssatisfiedknowingthatit’llbeaplacewhereneighborhoodkidscanlearntoswim.

“Thisisgoingtosavealotoflivesjustasitis.It’sgoingtosavealotofchildrenfromdrowning，”hesays.

9．AtRansomEverglades，Kendrick.

A．wasbeingtrainedtoswimforOlympics

B．waslearningtheskillsofswimmingforfree

C．washavingalessonasanOlympicswimmer

D．wasplayinginapooltocooloff

10．WhatwasGilchristseeingamongtheblackchildren?

A．Theyknowwherethebottomofthepoolis.

B．Theyhavegraspedbasicswimmingskills.

C．Theyoftendrowninaswimmingpool.

D．Theycan’tmakeittothesideofapool.

11．AccordingtoCodrington，blackkids.

A．hadnomoneytopayforswimming

B．wouldn’tliketogotoafarawaypool

C．aren’tallowedtoswimbytheirmoms

D．havefewerchancestoaccessapool

D

Everydayisagift，andifyoulookforwardtospendingeachdaywithhappiness，wakeupeverymorningwithapositiveattitudeandenjoyabeautifulday!

Setupadailyplanforyourselfandensurethatyoureserveenoughtimeforyourhomework.Also，don’tforgettosparesometimeforplay！

Stopbeinglazyandstartparticipatinginyourlifeinsteadofjustwatchingitpassby.Trytodosomethingfunandconstructiveeveryday.Readabook，writesomethinginterestinginyourdiary，tryanewhobby，spendtimewithyourfriends，orjustwatchyourfavoriteshowontelevision，andyouwillseehoweverymomentofyourdayuntelevision，andyouwillseehoweverymomentofyourdayunfolds.You’llachievebetterresults，andultimatelygreatersuccess.

However，everydaywillnotbethewayyouwantittobe.Somedayswillbegood，whilesomewillbebad.Youwon’tbealwayshappyandsmiling.Youmaycomeacrossmanychallenges.Don’tforgettoremindyourselftoslowdownandtakecareofyourself.Intoday’sbusylifestyle，itisnecessarytorelaxtobringbalanceandjoybackintoyourlife.So，takechargeofyourlife.Enjoyandappreciatethesmallthingsaroundyou.Doagooddeedandmakeothershappy.Sometimes，doingsomethingassimpleashavingacupofteawithanoldfriendorafamilymember，listeningtoacheerfulsong，orjustwritingdownallthethingsthatmakeyouhappycouldindeedturnyourdayaround!

Reviewandanalyzeyourdaybeforeyousleepatnight.Rewardyourselfforcompletingthesetgoalsandpreparethestageforthenextday.Thiswillimpactyoursleepandoverallhappinesslevels.Planforthenextday，takeagoodrest，andwakeupfreshthenextmorning!

Ifyouaredoingthesamethingseveryday，stepoutofyourcomfortzoneandsetasidesometimetodothingsyouhaveneverdonebefore.Stretchyourlimits.Notonlywillitmakeaboringdayexcitingbutitwillalsobuildyourconfidence.

12．Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A．Teachers.B．Students.

C．Workers.D．Peopleingeneral.

13．Whyis“Readabook”mentionedinthesecondparagraph?

A．Toshowreadershowtomakethemse