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广东省六校联盟届高三第三次联考英语试题Word版含答案
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2020届高三六校第三次联考
英语试题
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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A
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.
1.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?
A.CentralLibraryB。
TrinityCollegeLibrary
C。
GeiselLibraryD.TUDelftLibrary
2.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____.
A.aspaceshipdesignerfoundedthelibrary
B.ithasaroofofgrassyhill
C。
famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthere
D。
itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld
3。
InCentralLibrary,youcan_____.
A。
drinkcocktailsB。
buysouvenirs
C。
createpaintingsD。
bookevents
B
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。
4.Whatmadetheauthorsosleepyinthefirstplace?
A。
Takingcareofthekids.B。
Askinghermotherforhelp.
C。
Drivingtohermother'shouseD。
DealingwithDIYprojects.
5.Howdidtheauthorfeelassoonasshefinishedherrepairwork?
A.RegretfulB。
UpsetC.ProudD。
Thankful
6.WhatcanbeimpliedfromParagraph3?
A。
Ourhealthisignoreddeliberately。
B.Ourbodywillrespondtowhatwedo.
C。
Theauthortookhermother’sadvice.
D.TheauthorwasinfectedbeforetheDIY。
7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Todescribeanunfortunateevent。
B。
ToshowthedangerofDIY。
C。
Tostresstheimportanceofsleep.
D。
Toencouragefocusingononeself。
C
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.
8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A. Lifemightbefulfilledbylandingidealjobs.
B. Lifedilemmaischallengingforustogetoutof.
C。
Meaningishighlyvaluedinourculture.
D. Happinessiswhatmostpeopletrytoachieve.
9.Whichwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedword?
A.ConfusedB。
DistractedC。
DisappointedD。
Saddened
10。
Whichpillarcandescribeanartistobsessedwithherworkdespiterepeatedfailures?
A.BelongingB.PurposeC。
TranscendenceD.Storytelling
11.Thepassageaimstotellusthat _______________.
A.meaningissuperiortohappiness
B。
meaningisthewaytosuccess
C. chasingmeaningcanmakepeoplehappy
D。
meaninghasdeeperpsychologicalsignificance
D
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,forexa