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全国市级联考广东省揭阳市届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题
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【全国市级联考】广东省揭阳市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题
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Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.
Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitem(商品)thatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.
Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.
1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphl?
A.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.
B.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.
C.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.
D.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.
2、Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?
A.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.
B.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.
C.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.
D.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.
3、Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethat___________.
A.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarket
B.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry
C.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoften
D.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople
4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
A.Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.
B.Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.
C.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.
D.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.
Theword"OK"isthemostfrequentlyspokenall-purposeexpressionontheplanet—andit'sturning176yearsoldonMarch23,2015.Thetermwasbornduringa19th-centuryabbreviation(缩写)crazeandwentontointernationalfamewithitsownhandgesture.
Lastyear,HenryNass,a64-year-oldretiredEnglishteacher,aNewYorker,hadspentthelastfewweekshandingoutcardschampioning"GlobalOKDay"inadvanceofthecominganniversary.
"Nomatterwherepeoplearefromtheyusetheword'OK,'buttheydon'tknowwhereitcomesfrom,"saysNass."Theproblemisbecauseit'sjust,youknow,OK."
ThewordisOK,perhaps,butitshistoryisdefinitelybetterthanaverage.LateetymologistAllenWalkerReadtracedthetwo-letterwordto1839,wheneditorsattheBostonMorningPostsignedoffonarticlesas“allcorrect”withasimpleword“OK”.
ThewordmadeitintoprintonMarch23ofthatyear,inanarticleagainstarivaleditorinProvidencewhohadstatedwronglythatabandofBostoniansheadingtoNewYorkwouldpassthroughtheRhodeIslandcapital(Providence).
"Wesaidnotawordaboutourteampassing'throughthecity'ofProvidence,"theMorningPostreported."O.K.—allcorrect."
ThehumoroftheProvidence-Bostonjokehasbeenlosttohistory—butthewordOKtookofffromthere,soonconnoting(隐含)agreement,acceptance,averageness,qualityorlikability.
By1840,itservedasasloganforPresidentMartinVanBuren'sunsuccessfulreelectioncampaign.“OldKinderhookisOK,”postersstated,areferencetotheeighthpresident'sbirthplaceandhissupporters'beliefinhissatisfactoryperformance.
5、WhydidHenryNasshandoutcards?
A.Toletpeopleunderstandthehistoryoftheword“OK”.
B.Tocallonpeopletousetheword“OK”properly.
C.ToappealtopeopletocelebrateOKDay.
D.Toattractpeople’sattention.
6、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph4?
A.Thehistoryoftheword“OK”isknowntoaveragepeople.
B.Thehistoryoftheword“OK”isunfamiliartopeople.
C.Peoplefrequentlyusetheword“OK”inhistory.
D.Peoplearefondoftheword“OK”inhistory.
7、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tookoff”inParagraph7probablymean?
A.Gotoff
B.Setup
C.Movedoff
D.Becamepopular
8、WecanlearnfromthetextthatKinderhookis oftheeighthAmericanpresident.
A.thename
B.thebirthplace
C.thepolicy
D.thebelief
Despitegainsinrecentyears,womenstillfallbehindmeninsomeareasofmathachievement,andthequestionofwhyhascausedheatedargument.Now,astudyoffirstandsecondgraderssuggestswhatmaybepartoftheanswer:
Femaleprimaryschoolteacherswhoareconcernedabouttheirownskillscouldbepassingthatalongtothelittlegirlstheyteach.
Youngstudentstendtomodelthemselvesafteradultsofthesamesex,explainedBeilock,anassociateprofessorinpsychologyattheUniversityofChicago.Littlegirlsmaylearntofearmathfromthewomenwhoaretheirearliestteachers.Beilockandhercolleaguesstudied52boysand65girlsinclassestaughtby17differentteachers.NinetypercentoftheUSprimaryschoolteachersarewomen,aswasallofthoseinthisstudy.
Students’mathabilitywasnotrelatedtoteachers’mathanxietyatthestartoftheschoolyear,butattheendoftheyear,themoreanxiousteacherswereabouttheirownskills,themorelikelytheirfemalestudents—butnottheboys—weretoagreetothat“boysaregoodatmathandgirlsaregoodatreading”.Inaddition,thegirlswhoansweredthatwayscoredloweronmathteststhaneithertheclasses’boysorthegirlswhohadnotdevelopedsuchabelief,theresearchersfound.
Afterseeingtheresults,theresearchersrecommendedthatthemathrequirementsforobtainingaprimaryeducationteachingdegreeshouldberethought.“Ifthenextgenerationofteachers,especiallyprimaryschoolteachers,isgoingtoteachtheirstudentsmoreeffectively,morecareneedstobetakentodevelopbothstrongmathskillsandpositivemathattitudesintheseeducators,”theresearcherswrote.
“Girlswhogrowupbelievingfemaleslackmathskillswindupavoidinghardermathclasses.Itkeepsgirlsandwomenoutofalotofcareers,particularlyinsciencetechnology,”Beilocksaid.
9、Wecanlearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphsthat______.
A.teachersinUSprimaryschoolsaremostlyfemales
B.thestudentsinvolvedinthestudyarestartersatprimaryschool
C.youngstudentsusuallyfollowexampleoftheirfemaleteachers
D.it’struethatboysdowellinmathwhilegirlsdowellinreading
10、Wecanweinferfromthetext?
A.Beilock’sstudywillbringaboutaprimaryeducationrevolution.
B.Girls’lackofconfidenceinmathskillsaffectstheirfuturejobs.
C.Theperformanceofthestudentschangedlittleduringtheprocessofthestudy.
D.Theresearchersarguedthatcurrentprimaryschooleducationneededimproving.
11、What’sthesuggestedsolutiontothephenomenonmentionedinthetext?
A.Usingdifferentapproachestoexcitestudents’interestinmath.
B.Reducingthenumberofsituationsthatmaketeachersanxious.
C.Creatingmorechancesforboysandgirlstoworktogetherinclass.
D.Improvingteachers’mathskillsandchangingtheirmathattitudes.
12、What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Girlsmaylearnmathanxietyfromfemaleteachers.
B.Boysarefreefromthemathanxietyoffemaleteachers.
C.Primaryschoolteachershaveafar-reachinginfluenceonstudents.
D.Studentsshouldlearnhowtoholdpositiveattitudestowardsmath.
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