河南省名校联盟届下学期高三 联考英语试题及答案.docx

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河南省名校联盟届下学期高三联考英语试题及答案

河南省名校联盟2020届下学期高三5月联考

英语

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Enterthe17thAnnualKids'FishArtContest

Eachfall,OntariostudentsareinvitedtoentertheKids'FishArtContest.ThisfreeannualcontestletsyoushowoffyourartistictalentsandlearnaboutOntario'snativefishandtheirhabitats.

Thecontestisopentoallstudents:

●whoareresidentsofOntario

●currentlyattendingelementaryorsecondaryschool（orhomeschooled）

●betweenthegradesof4-12

ChildrenofMinistryofNaturalResourcesandForestry'sFishandWildlifeServicesBranchemployeesarenotpermitted.

Prizes

Thereis1winnerforeachofthe3categories:

●gradesof4-6

●gradesof7-9

●gradesof10-12

Thisyear'sprizesinclude:

●afishingtripatBrennanHarbourResort

●adayoffishingwithCanadianSportfishingTelevisionShowHost,ItaloLabignan

●thewinningdesignsadvancetoaninternationalcompetition

Keydates

Opens:

September30,2019

Closes:

December6,2019

Announcementofwinners:

March2020

Howtoenter

1.Prepareyourentry:

●originalartwork

●ashortessay

2.Downloadandcompletetheentryform.

3.Mailyourentry,postmarkednolaterthanDecember6,2019

To:

OntarioMinistryofNaturalResourcesandForestry

Kids'FishArtContest

PeterboroughONK9J3C7

Do:

●provideyourartisticinterpretationofthefishinitshabitat

●submityouroriginal,hand-donecreation

Donot:

●usephotographs,tracings,computer-generatedartwork

●submitfreehandcopiesofotherpeople'swork

●putanylettering,signaturesorinitialsonthefrontofthedesign

Essay

Writeal-pageessayabout:

●yourfish

●itshabitat

●howtoprotectitforfuturegenerations

Includeyournameandaddressonyouressay.

21.Whocansighupforthecontest?

A.Julie,a3graderfromOntario.B.Ian,whosefatherworkswiththecontest.

C.Brian,a6-gradehomeschooler.D.Olivia,wholivesoutsideofOntario.

22.Whenwillthewinningentriescomeout?

A.September30,2019.B.December6,2019.C.March2020.D.December31,2019.

23.Toenterthecontest,participantsmust

A.mailtheentryformtothecontestholderB.puttheirnamesontheirartworks

C.ensuretheirentriesarereceivedbyDecember6,2019

D.createtheirartworksbyhand

B

Inoneofmyfavoritephotographsofmymother,she'sabout18andverytan,withlong,blondhair.It'sthe1970sandmydadisthere,too,huggingherfrombehind.

Ihaven'tseenthisphotoforyears.Ihavenoideawhereitisnow,butIstillthinkofit-and,specifically,mymomisinit.Shelookssoyoungandinnocent.Atthattimeshehasn'tyetdroppedoutofcollege,orgotmarried.Theyoungwomaninthisphotohasnoideathatlifewillbringherfivechildrenandfivegrandchildren,onedivorce,twomarriagesandamoveacrossthecountry.

Forme,asformanydaughters,thetimebeforemymotherbecameamotherisastringofstories,toldandretold:

thetimeshesoldherchildhoodBarbiedolltobuyatickettoWoodstock;thetimesheworkedasawaitressatHowardJohnson's,strugglingtopayherwaythroughherfirstyearatRutgers.Theoldphotosofherareevenmoreappealingthanthestoriesbecausethey'reahistoricalrecord,carryingtheweightoffact.

Itisalwaysacomfortfromthosephotostoknowthattime,agingandmotherhoodcannottakeawayawoman'sessentialidentity.Fordaughterswhocloselyresembletheirmoms,itmustbeanevenbiggercomfort:

thesemothersanddaughtersaretwins,separatedbyageneration,andanoldphotoservesasakindofmirror.

Fordaughters,theseoldphotosofourmothersfeellikebothachasm（巨大差异）andabridge.Thewomaninthepictureissomeoneotherthanthewomanweknow.Sheisalsoexactlythepersoninthephoto-still,rightnow.Finally,weseethatthewomanwe'vecometothinkofasMom-whethershe'snurturing（乔育），ordisapproving,orthoughtful,orsupportive,orsentimental-isalsoamysterious,fun,bravebabe.

She'sbeenhereallthistime.

24.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'smotherfromparagraphs2&.3?

A.Shedivorcedtwiceallherlife.

B.Lifewastoughforherduringherfirstyearatcollege.

C.Shetraveledacrossthecountryinheryouth.

D.Shewasgoodatstorytelling.

25.Whydoestheauthorfindthephotoofhermotherappealing?

A.Thephotoremindsherofhermother.

B.Hermotherlooksyoungandhappyinthephoto.

C.Shewonderswhyhermotherdroppedoutofcollege.

D.Thephototellsalotabouthermotherinheryouth.

26.Somephotosofmothersbringcomforttotheirdaughtersbecause

A.thephotosarekeptwellevenaftergenerations

B.thephotosrecordthelifeofthemothersfaithfully

C.thephotoshelpdaughterstolearnmoreabouttheirmothers

D.thephotosshowtheessentialpartofthemothersremainsunchanged

27.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThePicturesofOurMothers.B.OurMothersasWeNeverSawThem.

C.MyFavoritePictureofMyMother.D.TheWaytoLearnAboutOurMothers.

C

Havinganolderbrothercomeswithplentyofbenefits.Bigbrotherstendtolookoutfortheiryoungersiblings（兄弟姐妹），anddespitetheoccasionalrockymomenthereandthere,manysiblingsenjoylife-longcloserelationships.However,anewstudyfindsaninterestingdownside:

childrenwitholderbrotherstakelongerwhenitcomestodevelopinglanguageskills.

Thestudy,conductedbyagroupofresearchersinParis,France,buildsuponearlierresearchthathadalreadyestablishedthathavingoldersiblingsisassociatedwithpoorlinguistic（语言的）development.Now,researcherssaytheyhavecometoamorespecificconclusion:

onlychildrenwithanolderbrotherexhibittheselinguisticdifficulties.

Onewouldassumethatchildrenwitholderbrotherswouldgrowuparoundmoreconversationonadailybasis,thusspeedinguptheirlanguagedevelopment.Yetresearcherssaysuchchildrenactuallytakelongerthantheirolderbrotherstobegindevelopingtheseskills.

Researchersstudiedmorethan1,000childrenfrombirthtotheageoffive-and-a-halfyearsold.Eachchild'slanguageskillsweretestedatages2,3,and5.5,usingtestsspeciallydesignedtomeasurenumerousaspectsoflanguagedevelopmentsuchasvocabulary,syntax,andverbalreasoning.

Whattheresearchteamdiscoveredwassignificant:

childrenwithanolderbrotherhad,onaverage,atwo-monthdelayintheirlanguagedevelopmentcomparedtothosewithanoldersister.

Asfarasexplainingthisphenomenon,researchershaveproposedtwohypotheses（假设）。

Thefirstisthatoldersisterstendtotalkmoreoftenthanolderbrothers,whichwouldcompensateforparentspotentiallybeinglesspresentthantheywerefortheirfirstchild.Thesecondhypothesisisthatoldersistersusuallycompetewiththeirsiblingslessthanolderbrothersfortheirparents'attention.

Asofnow,thestudy'sauthorssaytheycan'tsayforcertainwhychildrenwitholderbrothershaveahardertimedevelopinglanguageskills.Inthefuturetheywouldliketoinvestigateifcultureorlocationaffectstheresultsofthesestudies.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"downside"inparagraph1mean?

A.difficultyB.drawbackC.mistakeD.burden

29.Whatdoesthepreviousresearchsuggestaboutoldersiblings?

A.Havingoldersiblingswillaffecttheyoungerones'languagedevelopment.

B.Manychildrenpreferhavingbrothersandsisters.

C.Olderbrothersmayhavesomethingtodowiththelinguisticdifficulties.

D.Childrenwitholdersiblingswouldgrowuparoundmoreconversation.

30.Whydochildrenwitholderbrothersexperiencethedelayinlanguagedevelopment?

A.Parentstendtofocusmoreonthefirstchild.

B.Oldersistersaremorecaringthanolderbrothers

C.Olderbrothersalwaysseektogetmoreattentionfromtheirparents.

D.Youngerchildrenarealwaysignoredbytheirolderbrothers.

31.Whatwillfurtherresearchofthestudyfocuson?

A.Thereasonsforchildren'sdelayinlanguagedevelopment.

B.Otheraspectsthatmayinfluencetheoutcomesofthestudy.

C.Moreassumptionstoexplainthephenomenon.

D.Theeffectofcultureonchildren'slanguagelearning.

D

Forthosenotfamiliar,"hygge"referstotheDanishlifestylethat'spopularacrosstheworldandisdescribedasafeelingofcomfortandcontentment,aswellasindulging（沉迷）inallthegoodthingsandpeopleinyourlife.

Hyggehasfocusedlargelyontheideaofmakingtheordinaryspecial,ormeaningful,throughritualising（使仪式化）everydayactivitiessuchasmakingacupofcoffeeorhavingdinner;thatmeansputtingtechnologytooneside,andadoptingsimplepracticessuchaslightingcandles,purchasingflowers,ormakingrealteainchinacups.

Ofcourse,Denmark'suseof"hygge"isparticularlyusefulinbattlingwiththecountry'sharshwinters;withupto17hoursofdarknessadaypotentiallyhavingdeeplynegativeeffectsonthementalhealthofitscitizens.SusanneNilsson,aDanishlectureratLondon'sMorleyCollege,explainedtotheBBC,"Wehavelong,coldwintersinDenmark.Thatinfluencesthings.Hyggedoesn'thavetobeawinter-onlything,buttheweatherisn'tthatgoodformuchoftheyear."

＂Hyggecouldbefamiliesandfriendsgettingtogetherforameal,withthelightingdimmed（变昏暗），oritcouldbetimespentonyourownreadingagoodbook,"sheadded.＂Itworksbestwhenthere'snottoolargeanemptyspacearoundthepersonorpeople."

Thewordhyggedidn'tactuallyoriginatefromtheDanishlanguage,butfromNorwegian,wherethewordoriginallymeantsomethingsimilarto"well-being".However,itspreadtoDenmarkinthe18thcenturyandhassincebecomeanessentialpartofthecountry'scultureandself-identity.

Hygge'sinternationalexporthasseenanexplosionofthemedcookbooksandlifestyleguides,alongsideScandinavian-themedrestaurants,cafesandbarsintheUKwithquietandpleasantsettings,simpledecor,andplentyofcomfortfood.

32.Whichofthefollowingthingsmightapersongo