届新高考英语模拟导航卷浙江卷第五卷.docx

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届新高考英语模拟导航卷浙江卷第五卷

新高考英语模拟导航卷（浙江卷）

第五卷

1、   AftercollegeIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld,soIjoinedanon-profitorganizationandbecameavolunteerteacher.IhopedtomakeapositiveimpactinNamibia.Honestly,myfirstchoicewasn’tAfrica,butIamextremelygratefulthatIwassentthere.

   Varioustribes（部落）andracialgroupsliveinNamibia,andanumberoflanguagesarespoken.WhenNamibiagainedindependencein1990,Englishbecametheofficiallanguage.TeachersweresupposedtoteachinEnglish,butmanylackedthelanguageskillstodoso.Myjobwastotraintheteachers.Schoolswerequitebare.Someclassroomsconsistedmerelyofsticksstuckinthesandandametalroof.Becausebothboysandgirlsshavedtheirheads,Ilearnedtodistinguishthembytheiruniforms:

girlsworeskirts.

   Thestudentshadtiringdays.Theywalkedmilestogettoschool,oftenbarefoot.Theyalsodidmanydailychores.Theyfetchedwater,gatheredfirewoodandcookedmeals.Evenwiththeirmountainsofwork,fewpossessionsandlittleopportunity,thesechildrenwerejoyful.Iadmiredthat.

   ThiswasthefirsttimethatIhadlivedabroadinadifferentcultureandwithahostfamily.Simplygettingaccustomedtothelivingconditionswasabigadjustment.Ihadnoelectricity,runningwater,phoneorInternet.However,IcouldendeachdaywithasplendidAfricansunset.Andatnight,Ihadanunbelievable,light-pollution-freeviewoftheentireMilkyWay.IneverthoughtIwouldliveinsuchanenvironment.Myexperienceawakenedmetonotonlythelimitationsweplaceonourselves,butalsoouramazingabilitytoadapt.

   Travel,stepoutsideofyourcomfortzoneandimmerse（使沉浸在）yourselfinanotherculture.Youwon’tregretit.

1.Whydoestheauthorfeelgrateful?

A.Hemanagedtosticktohischoice.B.Hewasexposedtoadifferentculture.

C.HeinfluencedNamibiapositively.D.Hejoinedanon-profitorganization.

2.HowdoestheauthorfindhislifeinAfrica?

A.Dullbutdelightful.B.Tiringbutinspiring.

C.Dangerousbutmeaningful.D.Inconvenientbutrewarding.

3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Avoluntaryexperience.B.Acountryofwonders.

C.AninfluenceonNamibia.D.Abigadjustmentabroad.

2、   TheseabirdpopulationonasmallBritishislandoffthecoastofNorthDevonhasincreasedquicklyfollowingtheremovalofrats.

   TherehasbeengrowthinthenumbersofManxshearwaters,puffinsandguillemotsonLundyIsland15yearsafteraconservationprojecttoremoveitsratsended.Theprojectwaslaunchedin2003bytheLandmarkTrust,theNationalTrustandtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds（RSPB）,andaimedtokilltheratsbecausetheywerethebiggestthreattothesurvivalofthebirds.Acull（选择性宰杀）costing50,000poundswasusedtogelridof40,000ratsontheislandwhenpuffinnumbersfelltofewerthan10pairs.

   HelenBooker,SeniorConservationOfficerforRSPBinSouthWestEngland,saidtheorganizationisdelightedwiththeresults.“Thisstudyclearlyshowshowquicklyandpositivelyseabirdsrespondtotheremovalofnon-nativepredators（捕食性动物）,"shesaid."Ofcourse,wehadexpectedmajorpopulationincreaseswhentheprojectwaslaunched,butthescaleofthisrecoverywasfarbeyondourexpectations."

   DeanJones,theinspectoronLundy,whichismanagedbytheLandmarkTrust,saidtherecoveryoftheseabirdswasapositive,butthatitisimportanttoremaincautious."ItisexcitingtoseethislevelofrecoveryinManxshearwaters,oneofourmostimportantseabirds.Inspringtheislandcomesaliveatnightwiththesoundoftheseamazingbirds.Theincreasesinpuffins,guillemotsandrazorbillsarealsoveryencouragingforthefutureofseabirdsonLundyandwearemaintainingourattentiontoensureratscannotreturnlotheisland.”

   Arecentstudyfoundthatnearly10percentofendangeredbird,mammal,amphibianandreptilespeciescouldbesavedbycullinginvasive（侵入的）mammalssuchascatsandratson169islands.Butratremovalprogramshavebeencontroversialwithsomeanimalrightsactivists,whohavearguedthattheblackratisoneofthecountry’smostendangeredmammals.

1.WhydidtheUKcarryouttheprojecttoremoverats?

A.Tokillinvasivespecies.B.Tosaveseabirdsindanger.

C.Tokeepbalanceinnature.D.Todecreasetherats’number.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheratremovalproject?

A.Itisfavoredbyanimalrightsgroups.

B.Itstartedwhenguillemotshadnearlydiedout.

C.Ithasprotected10%ofspeciesontheUK's169islands.

D.Itcontributestomoreincreasesinseabirdsthanexpected.

3.WhatwillbedonenextaccordingtoDeanJones?

A.Planthefutureofseabirds.B.Speeduptherecoveryofseabirds.

C.Keepacarefulwatchforrats.D.Continuetodriveawayratsandcats.

4.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Aresearchpaper.

C.Abiologytextbook.D.Amedicalmagazine.

3、   Understandingwhatteensaretalkingabouthasbeenagreatproblemforparentsandteachersforages.OnehighschoolteacherinMassachusettsfoundasmartsolution.

   JamesCallahanofLowellHighSchoolcreatedaspreadsheetofallthecolloquial（口语的）termshisstudentshaveusedalongwithhisattempttodefinethem,andpeopleonsocialmediaarehavingafieldday."Ioftenoverhearstudentsinthehallwaysorclassroomsusingwordsorslangtermsintheirpersonalconversations,"Callahantoldreporters."Inordertounderstandthembetterandformarelationshipwiththemonapersonallevel,Istartedaskingthemwhatcertainwordsmeant."

   Heevenpostedonlineaphotoofafour-pagedocumenttitled"Callahan'sGenerationZDictionary".Intheleftcolumn,hetypedoutvocabularieslike"sis"and"snack".Intherightcolumn,heattemptstodefineeachvocabularyusingaformalinterpretationofwhatthestudentssay.Forexample,"secure（d）thebag"translateslooselyinto"moneyreceived".

   Somepeopleapplaudedtheprofessor’sinterestinteenageculture."Thetypicalteacher-studentrelationshipinvolvesarigidpowerstructure,butinmyexperience,I'vefoundthatstudentsaremoreengagedandperformbetterifIamabletoreachwheretheyare,"Callahansaid.SomestudentssayCallahanpulledupthedocumentinclasssothattheclasscouldhelphimupdatethedefinitionsof"bops"and"jams"."Mr.Callahanaskedifanyenjoyablesongisa'bop'andsomeoneclarified,sayingthatthesonghastobemodemwiththeelementofdancing,"oneofhisstudentssaid."Mr.Callahanaskedifanoldsongorarock&rollpiececanbea'bop'towhichastudentanswered,matter-of-factly:

‘No.That’sajam.'"

   Surprisedatandexcitedaboutthefactthatthedictionarywentviral（广为传播的）online,Callahansaidtheunofficialguidetoteenagelanguagebreaksupthelesson,getsthestudentsinvolvedandprovidesthemwithsomeownershipofthedictionary."Languageissoflexible,andeverygenerationcreatestheirownvocabularybankofslang.Thestudentscreatedit,and1amsortofjusttherecorder!

"

1.WhydidCallahancreate"Callahan’sGenerationZDictionary”?

A.Tobetterconnectwithstudents.

B.Toimprovestudents'interestinlearning.

C.Tohelpparentsunderstandchildrenbetter.

D.Tochangethetraditionalteacher-studentrelationship.

2.WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?

A.Thenameofthedictionary.B.Thephrasesthedictionarycollected.

C.Thestructureofthedictionary.D.ThephotopostedontheInternet.

3.Whichmightbea"bop"accordingtoCallahan’sdictionary?

A.Modernpianomusic.B.Popmusicwithdance.

C.Classicaljazzmusic.D.Rock&rollmusic.

4、   Timeaftertime,Iamondifferentinternetforums,andIendupcommunicatingwithpeoplewhowanttostartablogorwebsiteandare,“goingtogetstartedsoon”,"thinkingaboutit",or“stillgoingovermyoptions”,andsoon. Whileabitofplanningandresearchwillserveyouwellwhenstartinganyproject,oftenmonthslater,thesesamepeopleare“stillthinkingaboutit”.

   Whiletherearemanyreasonsthatmaystopsomeonefromevenstartingaprojecttheyhaveinmind,fearbeingthemostobvious,theideaofperfectionismseemstobethesecondmost.①______________

   Thereisaproverb,“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek.”Thereisnosuchthingastheperfectplan.Infact,youspendsomuchtimebeingconcernedaboutgettingeverythingrightandperfectbutitwearsyourinitialenthusiasmdown.②______________

   Yes,youshouldwanttobereachingforexcellence,butwhostartsoutwithbeingexcellent?

Excellencewillonlycomefromtrialanderror.

   Justmakeadecisionandstartfollowingthrough.Forgettryingtobeaperfectionist.③______________Itcomesfromthebeliefthat,“anythingIdothatislessthanperfectisnotworthdoing”.Thiswayofthinkingleadstoonebecomingdiscouragedandthenfailedeventostartyourproject.

   Tostart,justbeginwithsomethingthatisgoodenough,andthenkeepworkingtoimproveonit.Makeabasicplan,takeaction,andthenstartimprovingtheactualresults.④______________ Letgoofthefear,stopthinkingandstartdoing,andforgetstartingoutwith,“it’sgottobeperfect.”

   I’llleaveyouwiththewordsofanactualdoer,whowasnotaperfectperson,andallhisdecisionswerenotperfect.⑤______________ “Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase,justtakethefirststep.”

A.Infact,perfectionismisanunhealthybelief.

B.I’llprovideyouwithsomeexamplesofaction.

C.Yettheonlywaytoasolutionistostartdoing.

D.However,heisanexampletobefollowedtoday.

E.Onceyoubegin,it’softenlesspainfultokeepworking.

F.Gettingstartedonaprojectisnotalifeanddeathdecision.

G.Theresultisthattimepassesandsodoestheper