河南省息县第一高级中学届高三下学期第四次阶段测.docx

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河南省息县第一高级中学届高三下学期第四次阶段测

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HereisalistofsomeofthebestmuseumsforchildreninAmerica.

PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseum

ThismuseumliesinPhiladelphia.ItoffersAliceinWonderlandexhibitswhereyoungchildrencanplaywithgiantflowersandhaveteaparties.Kidscanalsoplayonmusicalinstrumentsandbabiescancrawlonlilypads,whichmakemusicalsounds.

TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolis

ThismuseumliesinIndiana.Itholdsafairshareofdinosaurfossils（化石）.TherearemanyfossilsliketheT.Rex,Buckyandmanyothersinan8,000-square-footarea.Around10,000man-madeobjects,includinga55-tonsteamengineanda33-foottallwaterclock,arethereinthe365,000-square-footarea.Italsooffersactivitieslikedinosaurbuilding,campsandclassesfeaturingspacethemesandothereducationalprograms.

BostonChildren’sMuseum

ThismuseumliesinMassachusetts.Theexhibitshereareofhealth,art,science,cultureandenvironment.Inthismuseum,childrenalsolearnaboutJapaneseculture.ActivitieslikePlayLab,NewBalanceClimbandTheRecycleShopbringoutthecreativityinchildren.

NationalMuseumofPlay

Thismuseum,whichliesinRochesterareaofNewYork,hasawidecollectionofdolls,games,toysandotherhomecraftsdatingbacktothe19thcentury.Here,educationaltoursincludestoriesofmachinesandothertoys.KidscanwalkinSesameStreetexhibitandcookfoodatplayorTVstudios.

Children’sMuseumofHouston

ThismuseumliesinTexas.Termedasthebestplaygroundformind,thismuseumoffersscoresofactivitiesforkidsofeveryage.Itevenoffersfreefamilyadventureeventswherefamilieswiththeirkidsareencouragedtoworkonmathactivitiesandgames.Childrenalsolearnaboutbroadcastingactivitiesandpreservingecosystems.

21.Onewhohasinterestinenvironmentalprotectioncanchoosetovisit.

A.NationalMuseumofPlayorChildren’sMuseumofHouston

B.BostonChildren’sMuseumorChildren’sMuseumofHouston

C.PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseumorBostonChildren’sMuseum

D.TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolisorNationalMuseumofPlay

22.WhilevisitingNationalMuseumofPlay,youcantakepartin.

A.dinosaurbuildingB.NewBalanceClimb

C.playingwithgiantflowersD.cookingfoodatplayorTVstudios

23.Ifacouplewithkidsofdifferentageswanttodoactivitiestogether,theyshouldgoto.

A.TexasB.IndianaC.NewYorkD.Massachusetts

24.Whomightbemostinterestedinthispassage?

A.Parents.B.Students.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.

B

IthinkitwasOctober,1982.AfriendhadbusinessdealingsinthecityofReno,Nevada,andIwasaskedtoaccompanyheronanovernighttrip.Whilesheconductedherbusiness,IwasaimlesslywanderingdownVirginiaStreet,headingintoamostgloriouslybeautifulsunset.Ihadanurgetospeaktosomeoneonthestreettosharethatbeauty,butIcouldn’tmakeeyecontactwithanyone.QuicklyIduckedintoadepartmentstoreandaskedtheladybehindthecounterifshecouldcomeoutsideforjustaminute.ShelookedatmeasthoughIwerefromsomeotherplanetaridsaid,“Well...”Surprisingly,shefollowedmeout.

WhenshegotoutsideIsaidtoher,“Justlookatthatsunset!

NobodyoutherewaslookingatitandIjusthadtoshareitwithsomeone.”

Forafewsecondswejustlooked.ThenIsaid,“God’sinhisheavenandall’srightwiththeworld.”Ithankedherforcomingouttoseeitandsharingthebeauty.

Fouryearslatermysituationhadchangedconsiderably,Ihadcometotheendofatwenty-yearmarriage.Iwasaloneandonmyownforthefirsttimeinmylife.Oneday,whilemyclothesweregoingaround,IpickedupaUnityMagazinearidreadanarticleaboutawomanwhohadbeeninsimilarcircumstances.Shehadcometotheendofamarriage,movedtoastrangecommunity,andtheonlyjobshecouldfindwasoneshedisliked:

cosmeticsalesinadepartmentstore.Wehadalotincommon.

Thensomethinghappenedtoherthatchangedeverything.Shesaidawomancameintoherdepartmentstoreandaskedhertostepoutsidetolookatasunset.Thestrangerhadsaid,“God’sinhisheavenandall’srightwiththeworld.”,andshehadrealizedthetruthinthatstatementandthatshesimplyhadnotbeenseeingit.Fromthatmomenton,sheturnedherlifearound.

25.Whydidthewriterduckintoadepartmentstore?

A.Shefounditwasboringwithnobodytalkingtoher.

B.Shewantedtobuysomethingforherfriend.

C.Shewantedtofindsomebodysharingthebeautifulsunset.

D.Shethoughtitwashisresponsibilitytosharethenaturalbeautywithothers.

26.Whatdoesthesentence“God’sinhisheavenandall’srightwiththeworld”mean?

A.Weshouldbeoptimisticinthefaceofuncertainty.

B.WeshouldbelieveinGodwhocanhelpuswhenweareintrouble.

C.WeshouldneverholdthebeliefthatGodcanchangeourlife.

D.Weshouldbeindependentandenjoyourselvesinspiteofdifficulties.

27.Whatdoyouthinkfinallychangedthewriter’sattitudetowardslife?

A.Theoldmagazineshecameacross.B.Theencouragementfromthewoman.

C.Thesunsettheyenjoyedfouryearsago.D.Thewoman’sstory.

28.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DependingonyourselfB.Shoringbeauty

C.StrugglingeverydayD.Nevergivinguphalfway

C

Imagineyou’vefinallylandedajobofyourdreamsinanothercity.It’severythingyou’dhopedfor,butthere’sonlyoneproblem—housingcostsintheareaaresohighthatyou’reforcedtoliveinaparkinglot.

Whilethissoundslikeanimpossiblesituation,thispredicamentisarealityforoneman.

Brandon,25,isasoftwareengineerforGoogleatitsSanFrancisco,Californiacampus.

“IrealizedIwaspayingtoolargeanamountofmoneyfortheapartmentIwasstayingin,andIwasalmostneverhome,”hetoldBusinessInsider.“It’sreallyhardtojustifythrowingthatmoneyaway.You’renotputtingmoneyintoanythingandyouarenotbuildingitupforafuture.”

SincescoringhisjobinMay2015followingasuccessfulinternship,he’sbeenlivinginatruckonaparkinglotashortdistancefromhisworkplace.

Thetechworkermakesupforthelackoffacilitiesbyeating,usingthebathroomandshoweringatwork,alsocharginghisphoneandcomputerthere.

SanFranciscoishometothemostexpensiverentalmarketintheUS,withtheaveragerentalforaone-bedroomapartmentcomingto$3,590（24,900yuan）amonth,accordingtopropertysiteZumper.

Andwhilesomemaynotbeabletohandlegivinguplife’sluxuriesjusttoputasidesomecash,Brandonestimatesthathe’ssavedalmost$28,000sincehemovedinjustover18monthsago.

“NotonlydoIgettoinvestallofthatredirectedrentmoney,butIgettoinvestallthemoneyI’mnotspendingonfurniture,facilitiesandbuyingfood,”Brandonwroteonhisblog.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“predicament”inParagraph2?

A.possibilityB.disappointmentC.dilemmaD.mess

30.WhydoesBrandonprefertoliveinatruckonaparkinglot?

A.Becausehehasnotimetogobacktoanapartment.

B.Becausetherentistoohighandhethinksitisn’tworthwhile.

C.Becausehisworkplaceprovideshimwithwhatheneeds

D.Becausehewantstosavemoneyforanapartmentofhisown.

31.WhatdoesBrandonthinkofhischoice?

A.DifficultB.EmbarrassingC.PainfulD.Wise

D

Pigeonsmayonlyhaveabrainthesizeofathimble（顶针）,butitAppearsthatpigeonscancategorizeandnameobjectsinthesamewayhumanchildrenlearnnewwords.

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofIowahasshownthatthebirdsarecapableoflearningtocategorize128differentphotographsinto16basiccategories.

Scientiststaughtthreepigeonstosortoutdifferentkindsofdogsortypesofshoes,forexamplebyusingaparticularsymbolinexchangeforareward.Whentheywereshownblackandwhitepicturesofpreviouslyunseendogsorshoes,thebirdswereabletocorrectlymatchthesewiththecorrespondingsymbols.

Thescientistsbehindtheprojectsaythisisasimilarapproachtakenbyyoungchildrenwhentheyarefirstlearningwordsforobjects.However,theresearcherssaidittooktheirbirdsaround40daystoperfectthetaskoflearningjust16Categories.

ProfessorEdwardWasserman,wholedthework,said:

“Ourbirds’rateoflearningappearstohavebeenquiteslow.Wouldchildrenlearnfasterthanpigeons?

Almostcertainly.However,ourpigeonscametotheexperimentwithnobackgroundknowledgeatall.Thus,themorerelevantcomparisongroupmaybenewbornbabies,whoindeedtake6-9monthstolearntheirfirstwords.”

WritinginthejournalCognition,theresearcherssaidtheirexperimentwasaverysimplemirrorofthewaychildrenaretaughtwords—bytheirparentspointingtopicturesandaskingthemtonametheobject.

Pigeonsareknowntobesmarterthanmanybirds.ProfessorBobMcMurray,whoalsotookpartinthestudy,saidtheresultsshowedthathumanlearningisnotasuniqueaswaspreviouslybelieved.

Hesaid:

“Childrenarefacingahugetaskoflearningthousandsofwordswithoutalotofbackgroundknowledgetogoon.Foralongtime,peoplethoughtthatsuchLearningisspecialtohumans.Whatthisresearchshowsisthatthewaysinwhichchildrensolvethishugeproblemmaybesharedwithmanyspecies.

32.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Pigeonsandyoungchildrentakeasimilarapproachtolearnwords.

B.Pigeonsareknowntobesmarterthannewbornbabies.

C.Pigeonsrecognizeobjectsinthesamewaychildrenlearnwords.

D.Pigeonsareuniqueastheycanlearnlikehumans.

33whydoesthewriterthinknewbornbabiesarethe