山西省运城市空港新区高三英语模拟考试试题五Word格式.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Languagelearnersthinktheyunderstandatopic.Yetwhenaskedtousewhattheylearned,theyarenotabletoremembertheinformation.
Notbeingabletoretrieve(恢复)newideascouldhappenonatestoreveninaconversation.Thebasicproblemisthis:
learnersdidnotlearnsomethingaswellastheythoughttheydid.
Learningtakeseffort.Ittakeseffortbecausethelearningprocesschangesthebrain.Onewayitchangesthebrainisbycreatingconnections.Theseconnectionsarecalleddendrites
(树突)whichareimportantforretrieval.
Themethodtogrowdendriteconnectionsistotestyourself.A
paperintheJournalofAppliedResearchinMemoryandCognitionsays,whenstudentstestthemselvesaspartofstudying,theylearnwhattheydonotknow.Whenstudentsknowwhattheydonotunderstand,theycanpayattentiontoimprovingtheirweaknesses.
Learnersshouldtestthemselvesbythinkingaboutwhattheyhavelearned.Thebenefitsofsuchpracticearenotjustaboutimprovingtheabilitytorememberinformationbutalsoaboutbuildingconfidenceintheskillsonehasdeveloped.Whenyoutestyourself,youwillseehowmuchprogressyouhavemade.Thisprogresswillsatisfyandencourageyoutodomoreinthefuture.
Butwhatcanyoudo?
1.Makeflashcards
Asimplewaytotestvocabularyistocreateflashcardswithcluesononesideandtheanswerontheback.Nowadays,manyonlineservicesallowstudentstocreatedigitalflashcards.ThenexttimeyouarestudyingEnglish,trytotestyourselfinthisway.
2.Askyourselfquestions
Anotherwayistoaskyourselfquestionsattheendoftheday,attheendofastudysession,oratothertimes,suchas,“WhatdidIlearntoday?
Howdoesitwork?
”
Theimportantpointisthis:
effectivelearningtakestime,effortandpractice.Donotjustassumethatyoucanreadsomethingonceortwiceandfullyunderstandit.Afterall,Olympicathletescannotlearnhowtoswimorrunjustfromreadingabook.Theyhavetopracticeswimmingorrunningeverydayforyears.They
oftencompeteinracestotesttheirskills.
21.Whycan’tlanguagelearnersrecallwhattheylearned?
A.Becausetheydidn’tmakeanyeffort.
B.Becausetheydidn’tlearnsowellatall.
C.Becausetheirbrainsdidn’tchangeatall.
D.Becausetheyformedgooddendritesalready.
22.Whatmethodcanyouusedtotestyourselfwhenyoustudyvocabulary?
A.Makeflashcards.B.Askyourselfquestions.
C.Createconnections.D.Improveretrieval.
23.Howshouldlearnerstestthemselves?
A.Byimprovingtheirweaknesses.B.Bybuildingconfidencetheyhavedeveloped.
C.Bygrowingdendriteconnections.D.Byconsideringwhattheyhavelearned.
24.WhydoestheauthormentionOlympicathletesinthelastparagraph?
A.ToshowthatitishardtobeonOlympicathlete.
B.TointroduceawayoflearningEnglish.
C.Totellreaderslearningneedstopracticealot.
D.Totellreadershowtotestthemselves.
B
Yellowstoneishosttomanydifferentspeciesofplants.However,theparkismostspecialbecauseofwhatliesunderneathit.Itsitsontopofanancientsupervolcano,knownasTheYellowstoneCaldera.Thecalderais48by72kilometers.Anditremainsanactivevolcano.Itisbelievedthatthelasttimethevolcanoexplodedwasonehalfmillionyearsago.Theareah
ashadthreemajoreruptionsinthelastthreemillionyears.Expertssayitmayeruptagaininanother1,000to10,000years.Buteachyear,therearethousandsofearthquakesatYellowstone.Mostaretoosmalltobefeltbypeoplevisitingthepark.
Yellowstoneisfilledwiththebeautyofmanythermalorhotwatersprings.Ofallthegeothermalplacesintheworld,halfareinYellowstone.
Inplacesofgeothermalactivity,hotwaterandgasesaretrappedundertheearth’scrust.InplaceslikeYellowstone,theyrushtothesurfaceintheformofhotwaterandsteamtoformgeysers(简歇喷泉).
TherearemoregeysersandhotspringsinYellowstonethananywhereelseonEarth.ThemostfamousgeyserisOldFaithful.Iteruptsabouteveryhouroranhourandahalf.Theeruptioncanlastfromoneandahalfminutesupto5minutes.Theamountofhotwateritexpelsinthattimecanbeasmuchas31,000litersormore.
Inadditiontoitsbeautyandwonder,Yellowstoneisananimalshelter.ItishometothelargestgroupofwildanimalsintheUnitedStates.Asyoutravelthroughthepark,youcansometimesseethemintheirnaturalhabitatandheartheircallstomateanddefendthemselves.
25.WhatisitthatmakesYellowstonethemostspecialpark?
A.Manydifferentspeciesofplants.B.Thousandsofearthquakesthere.
C.Thehotwaterthere.D.Thesupervolcanocaldera.
26.It’sunlikelyforpeop