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2020届广东省六校联盟高三第三次联考英语试题
一、阅读理解
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1.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.
【小题1】Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?
A.CentralLibrary
B.TrinityCollegeLibrary
C.GeiselLibrary
D.TUDelftLibrary
【小题2】WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____.
A.aspaceshipdesignerfoundedthelibrary
B.ithasaroofofgrassyhill
C.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthere
D.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld
【小题3】InCentralLibrary,youcan_____.
A.drinkcocktails
B.buysouvenirs
C.createpaintings
D.bookevents
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2.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.
【小题1】Whatmadetheauthorsosleepyinthefirstplace?
A.Takingcareofthekids.
B.Askinghermotherforhelp.
C.Drivingtohermother’shouse
D.DealingwithDIYprojects.
【小题2】Howdidtheauthorfeelassoonasshefinishedherrepairwork?
A.Regretful
B.Upset
C.Proud
D.Thankful
【小题3】WhatcanbeimpliedfromParagraph3?
A.Ourhealthisignoreddeliberately.
B.Ourbodywillrespondtowhatwedo.
C.Theauthortookhermother’sadvice.
D.TheauthorwasinfectedbeforetheDIY.
【小题4】Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Todescribeanunfortunateevent.
B.ToshowthedangerofDIY.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofsleep.
D.Toencouragefocusingononeself.
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3.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.
【小题1】Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Lifemightbefulfilledbylandingidealjobs.
B.Lifedilemmaischallengingforustogetoutof.
C.Meaningishighlyvaluedinourculture.
D.Happinessiswhatmostpeopletrytoachieve.
【小题2】Whichwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedword?
A.Confused
B.Distracted
C.Disappointed
D.Saddened
【小题3】Whichpillarcandescribeanartistobsessedwithherworkdespiterepeatedfailures?
A.Belonging
B.Purpose
C.Transcendence
D.Storytelling
【小题4】Thepassageaimstotellusthat_______________.
A.meaningissuperiortohappiness
B.meaningisthewaytosuccess
C.chasingmeaningcanmakepeoplehappy
D.meaninghasdeeperpsychologicalsignificance
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4.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,forexample,willoverlookoccasionalinefficienciesfromtheirsecretarysolongasshehasapleasantpersonality.Perhapstherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessableaspectsofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore