届高考英语模拟特效卷第四卷.docx

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届高考英语模拟特效卷第四卷

2020届高考英语模拟特效卷第四卷

1、MakeMoneyThisSummerwithSunnyLibraries!

   Doyouhavetoomuchfreetimethissummervacation?

Doyouneedasummerjobtoearnextramoney?

Doyouwanttobeinvolvedinyourcommunity?

SunnyAreaLibrarySystem（SALS）hasjobopportunitiesforhighschoolstudents.Thesearegoodchancestogetworkexperience.

   BookTheaterbringschildren'sbookstoriestolife.IthasshowedatallSunnyLibraries.Applicantsshouldenjoyperforminginfrontofanaudienceandworkingwithyoungchildren.

   WorkHours:

   Practice:

Fridays 4:

00pm—6:

00pm

   Performance:

Tuesdays 10:

00am

   RateofPay:

$16/performance

   ComputerTutorhelpsgueststodealwithtechnologyproblems,involvingInternetsearchesandusingtheSALSWebsitetofindmaterials.

Applicantsshouldhavecomputerskills.

   WorkHours:

   Monday—Friday 9:

00am—5:

00pm

   RateofPay:

$8/hour

   Bookmobilehelpsthedriverfindtheroutestolibraries.Thetruckyouworkinisair-conditioned,andthedriverisfriendly.Applicantsmustbeabletoliftheavyboxes.

   WorkHours:

   SundayandFriday 9:

00am—4:

00pm

   RateofPay:

$10/hour

   ReaderDeskprovidesservicewithasmilewhilecheckingmaterialsinandouttoguests.Friendlyattitudeandabilitytoworkonlibrarydatasystemrequired.

   WorkHours:

   Monday—Tuesday 8:

00am—4:

00pm

   RateofPay:

$7.50/hour

1.HowmuchcanyouearnifyouworkasComputerTutorforoneweek?

A.$64

B.$120

C.$320

D.$140

2.Whatareyouexpectedtodoifyougetthejobof"ReaderDesk"?

A.Torepaircomputers

B.Toliftheavyboxes

C.Toworkwithyoungchildren

D.Tocheckmaterialsforguests

3.What'sthemainpurposeoftheaboveadvertisement?

A.Toattractstudentstolibraries

B.Toraisemoneyforlibraries

C.Tointroducenewbooks

D.Toprovidejobopportunities

2、AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory（交互记忆）"

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

1.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'saltitude

C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

3.Intransactivememory,people______.

A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

3、Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue»butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem.

Forthestudy,researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep,astagewhenapersonhaslittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment.Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives,researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords.

Whenthesubjectswokeup,theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations.Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger.Thisvague（模糊的）wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory.

Unbelievably,thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance.That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue,butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel,evenduringsleep.

Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory,butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness.Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep.

Inotherwords,ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld,andlearningaboutit,evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent.

Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbelearnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep.Ifso,itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings.Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice.

1.Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?

A.Toavoidthecheatingintheexperiment.

B.Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation

C.Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult.

D.Totestifourbrainsaregoodatlearningsomethingnew.

2.Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?

A.Classifywhattheyheardbysize.

B.Makeupawordtorepresent“large”or“small”.

C.Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep.

D.Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords.

3.Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?

A.Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory.

B.Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep.

C.Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain.

D.learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects.

4.Whatwillbetheresearchers’nextplan?

A.Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep.

B.Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory.

C.Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning.

D.Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning.

4、   AstheAmericanpopulationages,thedemandforservicesandcareforolderadultsisgrowing,whichaccountsforthereasonwhySenCuraisverypopular.It'sacompanythatprovidesnon-medicalat-homecareforseniorsinthenorthernVirginiaarea.CliffGlierformedthecompany12yearsago.Hesaysitsservicesincludehelpwithbathing,transportationandplanningandpreparingmeals.

   HollieisoneofSenCura’sprofessionalcaregivers.Shevisits88-year-oldOlgaRobertson’shomeeverydayforthreehours.Robertsonsays,"Well,shecooksformeandshedoesagoodjob.ShetakesmetoappointmentsandthingslikethatanddowhateverIwanttodo.n

   ButwhenHollieisnotaround,Robertsonstillhasacaregiver—arobotnamedRudy."Youcanhaveaconversationwithhim.And（he's）somebodytotalktoandwhoresponds."RudyalsotellsjokesandplaysgamesanddanceswithRobertson.InadditiontokeepingRobertsonmentallyandphysicallyactive,Rudyprovidescontactwithemergencysendees24hoursadayautomaticallywhenRobertsonisindanger.Hewatchesforlostitems,remindsRobertsonaboutherdoctorsappointmentsandtellsherwhenitistimetotakehermedicine.

   AnthonyNunezisthefounderofINFRobotics,thecompanythatcreatedRudy.Hesays, "AsIgrewolder,Irealizedweweren’ttheonlyfamilyfacingthisproblem.Therearethousandsoffamiliesfacingthesameissue—mostcasesevenworse,wheretheyhaveabelovedonethatthe'retakingcareofandthecostbecomesanissue.Sowhatwewantedtodowasdesignarobotthat’seasytouse,designedspecificallyforseniors,butalsoaffordable."

   SenCura'sCliffGliersaystherobotRudyaddstowhatin-homecaregiversdoforthegrowingpopulationofseniorswhoprefertoageathome—withalittlehelpfromfriends.ButRudyisnotacompetitorofhumancaregivers.HesaystherobotRudyistheretohelpbutcannotdoallthethingsthatcaregiversdo,likebatheanddressseniors.

1.WhyisSenCurawarmlywelcomedbytheseniors?

A.Itimprovesnewtechnologies.

B.Itcanmeettheirdemands.

C.Itcanofferthemwhatevertheywant.

D.Ithelpsthemlookaftertheirchildren.

2.WhatcanRudydoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Makeanappointment.

B.Givelessonsondancing.

C.Takeemergencyaction.

D.Serveasadoctor.

3.WhatdoesAnthonyNunezintendtotellusinParagraph4?

A.ThepriceofRudyisreasonable.

B.Theworkingprincipleoftherobot.

C.Thepowerfulfunctionsof