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广东省揭阳市学年下学期高三质量测试英语试题
广东省揭阳市2020-2021学年下学期高三质量测试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
I'vebeenreadinglotsofbooksperyearduringthepastdecade.SoobviouslyIgettheusualquestionofwhatbooksIrecommend.Wellherearemytop4favoritebooksofalltime,whichinfluencedmeintowhoIamtoday.
1.Think&GrowRichbyNapoleonHill.
It'soneofthebiggestbestsellersofalltime.NapoleonHillspenttwodecadesanalyzingover500successfulmenlikeHenryFord,ThomasEdisonandJohnD.Rockefellertodiscoverhowtheydidit.TheresultofHill'sresearchisinThink&GrowRich—13stepstoachieveyourgoal,whateveritis.Allotherself-helpbooksarejustcopiesofHill'sbookfirstpublishedin1937.
2.Psyclho-CyberneticsbyMaxwellMaltz.
It'sanotherbestsellerandtheonlyself-helpbookyou'llneednexttoThink&CrowRich.MaxwellMaltzwasaplasticsurgeonwhowasamazedthatsomepatientsstillfeltuglyaftersurgery.That'swhenhediscoveredtheyalsoneededreconstructionworkinside—their"self-image".Everythingabouthowtousethe"mind-body"connectiontoachieveyourgoals,andhowtofeelconfidentaboutyourbodyisinsidethisbook.
3.TalentisOverratedbyGeoffColvin.
Thisbookdrivesthepointhomethatsuccessinanyfieldisnotdeterminedbygenesortalentbutdeliberatepractice,ColvinusesexamplesfromclassachieverslikeTigerWoods,JackWelch,WarrenBuffet,Mozarttoprovethattheyallgottheirsthroughyearsofpractice—the10,000hoursrule.You'llreexamineyourbeliefsaboutwhatittakestosucceedandsuperchargeyourmotivationafterreadingColvin'sbook.
4.MasterybyGeorgeLeonard.
Thisbookalsostressesthatpracticeisthesecretofsuccessinanything.Leonardexplainsthatmastershipneverends—youwillneverhaveperfecttechniqueandbeabletostop.Insteadyou'llkeeplearning,improving,andhittingplateaus.ThebigpointinMasteryisthatplateausarevitalforimprovingyourskillsandthatyouthereforemuststartenjoyingtheminsteadofgettingimpatientorquittinglikemostguysdo.
1.ForwhatpurposewillapersonreadthebookThink&GrowRichasareference?
A.Tomakearesearchonbeingrichandfamous.
B.Todrawaconclusiononthesuccessfulmen'sstories.
C.Todeliveralectureontheinstructionsonhowtosucceed.
D.TowriteareportonhowtocopyHill's13stepstobecomefamous.
2.WhatdoThink&GrowRichandPsycho-Cyberneticsbothshare?
A.Theyareonthesamebookshelfnexttoeachother.
B.Theyarebestsellersandtheself-helpbooksaswell.
C.Theyintroduceaboutsuccessfulpeopleandtheirsecrets.
D.Theyhelpreaderstobecomesuccessfulbyofferingconfidence.
3.Whichbookscanbestexplainthesayings"Practicemakesperfect"and"Liveandlearn"respectively?
A.TalentisOverrated;Mastery.B.Mastery;Psycho-Cybernetics.
C.Think&GrowRich;Psycho-Cybernetics.D.Think&GrowRich;TalentisOverrated.
HavingjustcompletedherdiplomainFrench,FengYu,asabraveyounggirl,wasreadyforsomeadventure.ShefinallytookonthejobofferthatbroughthertotheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongotoworkasaninterpreter.Only22yearsoldatthetime,shecouldhardlyimaginethehardshipssuewouldfacethere.ButwiththesupportofherAfricanfriendsinChina,shestoodfirmandfoundoutthatanextraordinaryexperiencewasawaitingforherthere.
Despitehavingmadeallnecessarypreparations,Fengspentherfirstnightonthecontinentintears.Butshedidherbesttoadapttothenewlivingenvironment.
Afterafewmonths,shelookonanewjobofferintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongobeforemovingtoAlgeria.ShestayedontheAfricancontinentforthreeandahalfyearsintotal,beforefinallyreturningtoChina.
Asdayswentby,agoldenopportunityopenedtoher.Hercompanyneededsomeonetogotoafarawayvillagedeepintheforest.Noneofhercolleagueswantedtogo,butFeng,asajunioremployee,seizedtheopportunity.
Thisvillageisinhabitedbythetribe,cutofffromtheworld,stillmaintainsistraditionalways.Thatnightwhenthekerosenelampwentout,Fengfoundherselfintotaldarkness."Iwassoscared,butIhadnowheretorunaway,"sherecalled.Thenextday,shesawhowsinginganddancingplayamajorroleinthelivesoflocalvillagers.
Littlebylittle,Fengwascaughtupinthislivelyatmosphereandsoonforgotherinitialworries.
Backhome,shefoundapositioninanAfricanembassyinBeijing.Forthenextfouryears,from2014to2018,FengtraveledtwicetoMauritaniaandtwicetoMadagascar.Shewascaptivatedbythecontinentagainandagain.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutFengYufromParagraphOne?
A.Shewantedtoexperiencesomehardshipsaftergraduation.
B.SheisanexperiencedChineseoverseastudent.
C.ShewantedtoworkinAfricaaftergraduation.
D.ShewasworkingatanembassyinAfrica.
5.WheredidFengYugotoworkwhenshewas22yearsold?
A.Algeria.B.Mauritania.C.Madagascar.D.Congo.
6.HowdidFengYufeelafterinthevillagefinally?
A.Scared.B.Relaxed.C.Worried.D.Excited.
7.HowlongdidshestayinAfricainallbeforeshegotapositioninanAfricanembassy?
A.Almostfouryears.B.Almostthreeyears.
C.Morethanfouryears.D.Morethanfiveyears.
MarcoSpringmannandhiscolleagues,attheOxfordMartinSchool'sFutureofFoodProgramme,builtcomputermodelsthatpredictedwhatwouldhappenifeveryonebecamevegetarianby2050.Theresultsindicatethatiftheworldwentvegan,thegreenhousegasemissionsdeclineswouldbearound70%.
IntheUS,forexample,anaveragefamilyoffouremitsmoregreenhousegasesbecauseofthemealtheyeatthanfromdrivingtwocars——butitiscars,notsteaks,thatregularlycomeupindiscussionsaboutglobalwarming.
Food,especiallylivestock,alsotakesupalotofroom.68%ofagriculturallandintheworldisusedforlivestock.Whentheselandsbecomegrasslandsandforests,theywouldcapturecarbondioxideandfurthereaseclimatechange.
However,ifthewholeworldwentvegan,therewouldbenegativeeffectstoo.First,itisnecessarytokeeplivestockforenvironmentalpurposes."I'msittinghereinScotlandwheretheHighlands'environmentisveryman-madeandbasedlargelyongrazingbysheep,"saysPeterAlexander,aresearcherinsocio-ecologicalsystemsmodelingattheUniversityofEdinburgh."Ifwetookallthesheepaway,theenvironmentwouldlookdifferentandtherewouldbeapotentialnegativeimpactonbiodiversity."
Plus,meatisanimportantpartofhistory,traditionandculturalidentity.Numerousgroupsaroundtheworldgivelivestockgiftsatweddings,celebratorydinnerssuchasChristmaswithturkeyorroastbeef.
Andnowadays,moderationinmeal-eating'sfrequencyandportionsizeiskeytosolvingtheseconflicts."Certainchangeswouldencourageustomakehealthierandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlydietarydecisions,"saysSpringmann,"likeputtingahigherpricelagonmeatandmakingfreshfruitsandvegetablescheaper."
Infact,clearsolutionsalreadyexistforreducinggreenhousegasemissionsfromthelivestockindustry.Whatislackingisthewilltoimplementthosechanges.
8.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph?
A.DrivingcarsismoredangerousthaneatingsteaksintheUS.
B.Ourdietarychoicesaffectingclimatechangeisoftenunderestimated.
C.Peoplecomparethegreenhousegasemissionsofthecarsandsteaks.
D.Carsaffecttheglobalwarmingmoreseriouslythanthesteaks.
9.WhydoesPeterAlexandermentionthesheep?
A.Toshowtheimportantimpactoflivestockontheenvironment.
B.Toshowhisworkasaresearcherinthesocio-ecologicalsystems.
C.Toencouragepeopletotakeallthesheepbackforenvironmentalpurpose.
D.Topointoutthenegativeimpactofthesheeponthebiodiversity.
10.Whichsayingcanbestshowtheauthor'sattitudetolivestock?
A.Itishardtopleaseall.
B.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.
C.Onecannnotseethewoodforthetrees.
D.Everythingisadouble-edgedsword.
11.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.
C.Ascientificjournal.D.Aneducationalreview.
AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenareeverybitascapableofbeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen.Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom.AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenandleadership,mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrommenonkeyleadershiptraitssuchasintelligenceandcapacityforinnovation,withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmenintermsofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.
Sowhy,then,arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessintheUnitedStates?
Accordingtothepublic,atleast,it'snotthattheylacktoughness,managementtalentorproperskillsets.It’salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance.Althougheconomicresearchandprevioussurveyfindingshaveshownthatcareerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeitharderforwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortopexecutivejobs,relativelyfewadultsintherecentsurveypointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadershiproles.Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamilyresponsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhytherearen'tmorefemalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.
Instead,toppingthelistofreasons,aboutfour-in-tenAmericanspointtoadoublestandardforwomenseekingtoclimbtothehighestlevelsofeitherpoliticsorbusiness,wheretheyhavetodomorethantheirmalecounterpartstoprovethemselves.SimilarsharessaytheelectorateandcorporateAmericaarejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintopl