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

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