高三第二次月考英语试题.docx

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高三第二次月考英语试题

2020-2021高三第二次月考英语试题

第一部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame（theHallofFameforshort）isafantasticdestinationforeveryonefromlifelongbasketballfanstofamilieswithchildrenwhoarejustbeginningtoexploretheworld'smostpopularsport.Eachyear,severalthousandvisitorscrowdintothisbirthplaceofbasket-ball.

DatesandHoursofOperation

TheHallofFameisopenWednesdaythroughSundayfromlateNovemberthroughMarch31anddailytherestoftheyear.Hoursarefrom10a.m.to4p.m.（FridaythroughSunday:

10a.m.to5p.m.）.Becauseitmaycloseforprivatefunctions,itiswisetoconfirmhoursofoperationaheadofyourvisit.Justcall1-877-466-6752.

TicketInformation

AdmissiontotheHallofFame（asof2019）is$24forpeopleagedover16,$16foryouthsagedfrom5to16andfreeforchildrenunderage5.Sincethenumberofvisitorsislimitedeachday,youareadvisedtomakeareservationinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-877-466-6831.

TravellingfromAllDirections

TheHallofFameisconvenientlylocated（位于）withindrivingdistancefromBoston（intheeast）,Albany（inthewest）,Vermont（inthenorth）andNewYork（inthesouth）andisrightoffofMARoute91.Forthosewhoprefertotravelbyair,themuseumisnotfarfromLoganInternationalAirportandBradleyInternationalAirport.Formoreinformationaboutthetransportation,call1-877-446-6755.

AFriendlyReminder

1Nofoodandbeverageinsideofthehall.

2Backpacksandanylargebagsarenotpermittedinsideofthehallunlessneededformedicalreasons.

3IfyouwishtoparticipateinshootingonCenterCourt,pleasewearappropriatefootwear.Also,contestsofanykindandhalfcourtshotsarenotallowedforeveryone'ssafety.

4Foranythingyoudon'tknowforsure,call413-781-6500.

21.WhencanvisitorsvisittheHallofFame?

A.At11:

00a.m.,Monday,Nov.30th.

B.At3:

00p.m.,Friday,Mar.12th.

C.At4:

30p.m.,Tuesday,Apr.1st.

D.At5:

30p.m.,Sunday,Dec.20th.

22.Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraphofthetext?

A.TotellaboutthelocationoftheHallofFame.

B.TointroduceseveralcitiesneartheHallofFame.

C.TostresstheeasyaccessibilitytotheHallofFame.

D.ToencouragepeopletoreachtheHallofFamebycar.

23.WhatarevisitorsadvisedtodointheHallofFame?

A.JoininshootingcontestsonCenterCourt.

B.Takesomesnacksincasetheyarehungry

C.Takecareoftheirbackpacksduringthevisit

D.Wearsuitableshoesiftheywanttotryshooting.

B

Nobodylikestofail.Itmakespeoplefeelembarrassedanddiscouraged.What'sworse,itmaycausemajorprofessionalorpersonaltroubleandleadtonegativity.Basically,failureisnofunformostpeople.However,avastbodyofresearchtellsusthatfailureprovidesuswithachancetogrowanddevelop,increasesadaptability,andhelpsprotectagainstanxiety.

It'shardtochangethemindset（心态）ofalifetime.Butevenifwestillcan'tgetoverthebrokenmarriageorthefailedCollegeEntranceExaminationortheworkpresentationthatwentfearfullywrong,itmightnotbetoolateforourkids.

ChristyPennison,aprofessionalconsultant,sayssheworkswithanincreasingnumberofkidsandteenswhoshowsignificantanxietyaroundafearoffailure.Shesaid,"Wewanttoprotectourchildren,andwewantthemtolivehappyandmeaningfullives,sowefrequentlytellthemtheharmoffailureandaskthemtoavoidfailure.Thechildrenexperiencinginternalandsometimesextenalpressurethinktheyshouldn'tfail.Meanwhile,wealwayshavehighexpectationsofthem.Sowhentheydon'tliveuptoacertainstandard,orthingsdon'tgoaccordingtotheplans,theywillfeelupsetandanxious."

Pennisonarguesthatfailures,areoftenthehiddenlearningchancesthatcanhelppeopledeveloppositivequalities,likepersistence,focus,flexibility,patience,andpositiveself-image.

Sowhatcanparentsdotohelptheirchildrenembrace（拥抱）failureinsteadofavoidingitatallcosts?

Pennisonsuggestsdirectingpraisetowardstheeffort,nottheresult."Thisallowschildrentobuildconfidenceinthemselves,"sheexplains."Acknowledgingtheeffortcangivechildrenpermissiontotrynewthingswithoutafearoffailure.Andthebiggerpictureisthatthedevelopmentofthemindset—'I'drathertryandfailthannottryatall.'—helpsthemkeepabeliefinthemselves,andexpandstheirworldofpossibilities."AsPennisonpointsout,weallfail,buthowwegetupafterwefailiswhatmatters.

24.Whataspectdomostpeoplefocusonwhenthinkingoffailure?

A.Thegreatcouragetofaceit.

B.Theeffortsmadetohandleit.

C.Unexpectedbenefitsitbrings.

D.Unpleasantsideeffectsitbrings.

25.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.Bringupthemaintopic.

B.Listthechallengesinourlife.

C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.

D.Stresstheimportanceofthemindset

26.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?

A.Thecausesofchildren'sanxiety.

B.ChristyPennison'scommentsonadolescents.

C.Theconsequencesofoverprotectingchildren.

D.ChristyPennison'sexperienceineducatingchildren.

27.Whichofthefollowingadvicecanhelpparentsencouragekidstofacefailure?

①Praisekids'everyachievement.

②Makekidsembraceabrightmindset.

③Focusontheprocessofkids'effort

④Expandkids'knowledgeabouttheworld.

⑤Encouragekidstomakenewattempts.

A.①②④B.②③④C.②③⑤D.①③⑤

C

Parentsaroundtheworldoftenurgechildrenoverandover-washyourhands!

Itcanbedifficult,however,togetchildrentoremembertowash.Butwhatifwashinghandswasconnectedtoafuncreativeactivity?

Whatifinsteadofsimplyreachingforthesoap,amachinecoulddropitrightintoyourhands?

Well,suchamachinewasrecentlybuiltbyaboyandhissisterintheU.S.stateofMarylandaspartofacreativecompetition.Thenot-for-profitRubeGoldbergOrganizationisholdingthecompetition.

Everyyear,theRubeGoldbergcompetitionassignsaspecifictask,consideringinventionsthatusecomplexsystemstocarryoutasimpleeverydaytask.Atfirst,thetaskfor2020wassupposedtobe“turnonalight.”ButwhentheCOVID-19happened,thetaskwaschangedto“dropabarofsoapintosomeone’shand.”

Thosetakingpartinthecompetitionareschoolchildren.Butwithschoolsclosedtoslowthespreadofthevirus,organizerschangedtherules.Thisyear,theteamcanincludeanyfamilymembersandpeoplewereaskedtosendinrecordingsofthemachinestocompete.Onethinghasnotchanged:

Themachinemustcompletethetaskinlessthan10steps.

InMaryland,theDielfamilywantedtoenter.So,CaitlinandherbrotherBendesignedandbuilttheirownRubeGoldbergmachine.Next,theyhadtodemonstratethatitcouldcompletethetask-throwingthesoapjustrighttobecaughtinsomeone’shand.After106failedattempts,theyfinallyhadsuccess.Withtheirvideodemonstration,theycannowenterthecompetition.

DrAnneGlowinskiteacheschildpsychiatry（精神病学）atWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louis.Shesaidthat“creativityandplay”connectswithchildren.Itisbetterthanthemessage.“Wehavetowashourhandsbecauseofthishorriblevirus”.Glowinskiadded.

28.WhatmightbeataskofinventionsassignedbytheRubeGoldbergcompetition?

A.Sweepingthefloor.B.Exploringnature.C.Writinganovel.D.Paintingthehouse.

29.Whatchangehasbeenmadetotherulesofthecompetitionthisyear?

A.Allkindsofinventionsareadmitted.

B.Avideooftheentryisqualifiedtoenter.

C.Teachersareencouragedtogetinvolved.

D.Thetaskmustbefinishedwithin10steps.

30.WhatdoesGlowinskithinkoftheinvention?

A.Practical.B.Unnecessary.C.Economical.D.Complicated.

31.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvocatethehabitofwashinghands.

B.Tocallonschoolchildrentocompeteinacontest.

C.Toencouragemoreinventionsfromeverydayitems.

D.Tointroduceacontestmakinghandwashingfunforkids.

D

Let’sfaceit.You’relikelyreadingthisarticleinanefforttoavoidsomeothertasksyou’reprocrastinating（拖延）tolearnhowtostopprocrastination,buttheclockisticking.Sowhycan’tyouseemtogetridofthat?

Thoughthepsychologicalcausesarestilldebated,there’sahumantendencytooverorunderestimatethevalueofarewardbasedonitstemporalproximity（时间接近）.Thisisoftenreferredtoastemporaldiscounting.Forexample,ifIofferedyou$100todayor110inamonth,mostwouldtakethehundredandrun.ButwhatifinsteadIofferedyou100dollarsinayearor110inayearandonemonth,youmightsaytoyourselfifIcanwaitayearIcanwaittheextramonth.

Butthetimeandvaluedifferencearetheexactsameineachexample.Itturnsoutthathumanmotivationishighlyinfluencedbyhowneartherewardismeaningthefurtherawaytherewardisthemoreyoudiscountitsvalue.Sobeingonlineismoreappealingthanpreparingforyourtest.TheproblemissurfingtheInternetprovidesmanysmallquickandcontinuousrewardsunlikeyourtestscoreswhichareafutureone.

Sohowdoyouovercometheurgetoputoffsomanytasks?

Unfortunatelythereisnodefiniteanswer,buttryrewardingyourselfwithatimelysnackorotherenjoyableactivities.ThePomodoroTechniquemakesuseofatimertoworkfor25minutesstraightandwhenyou’vedonethisgiveyourselftherewardwitha5-minutebreak.Thenstarttheworkingclockagain,Graduallyincreasingtheamountofworktimeyouputinwillimproveyourtimemanagementskills.

It’sbeenshownthatcreatingacostlydeadlineisalsoaneffectivew