广东六校高三第二次联考英语试题含答案文档格式.docx

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第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

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

WithalltheattentionThanksgivingandChristmasgetfromtravellers,it’seasytooverlookHalloweenasadestinationholiday.Whileafewcitiesprovideaghostlyatmosphereallyearround,annualfestivals,themeparkpop-upeventsandotherhauntedhappeningselsewherehavehelpedmaketheholidayatravelmini-seasonallitsown.

NewOrleans

Hometoyear-roundcemeterywalks,NewOrleansisamongthecitiesthatnaturallyharmonizewithHalloween.WorthnotingeveryOctoberisthefamily-friendlyHalloweenparade,happeningthisyearonOct.21,withfloatsdevotedtothemeslikewerewolvesandvampires.Floatridersthrowlocallymadecandiestothecrowd.NewOrleanshostsplentyofafter-event-parties,buttheprocessionitselfdrawsallagesincostume.

Whitby,England

ThispicturesquetownonEngland’sYorkshirecoastisconsideredtobethehomeofDracula,thoughinadifferentway.BramStokerspentjustamonthinWhitby,butthosefourweeksinJulyandAugust1890wereimportantinthecreationofhismostfamousbook,“Dracula”,whichwaspublishedin1897.Whitbycelebratedthe125thanniversaryofStoker’svisitin2015,butthisyearyoucanseetheskeletalremainsofWhitbyAbbeyilluminatedthroughoutthefinalweekofOctober.

Salem,Massachusetts

Hometotheinfamouswitchtrialsoftheearly1690s,itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthistownisahotbedforHalloweenactivity.OnewaySalembuildsonitsspectralpastiswiththenearlymonth-longfestivaloftheDead.Eventsstartingfrommid-Octoberthisyearincludepsychicreadings,mourning-themedteaandonHalloweennight,awitchesgathering.

Orlando,Florida

ThehomeofDisneyWorldandUniversalStudiosgoesall-outwithhugeHalloweenevents.Universalthisyearwillholdits27thHalloweenHorrorNightonOct.30,aseasonalpop-upfeaturinghauntedhousesand“scareactors”employedtofrightenvisitors.Plus,therearemanyotheractivitiesliketrick-or-treating,Disneycharacterencounters,aHalloweenballandfireworks.

21.Whichofthefollowingismostrecommendedforafamilygoingtogether?

A.NewOrleans.B.Whitby,England.

C.Salem,Massachusetts.D.Orlando,Florida.

22.WheredoHalloweenactivitieslastthelongestthisyear?

23.WhatcanyoudoinOrlando,Florida?

A.Havemourning-themedtea.B.Enjoydancing.

C.WatchDisneymovies.D.Seeskeletalremains.

B

AcloudlessSouthernCaliforniaskyloomsovertheProParkCoursefortheProSkateParkSeries.Heretocompetearesomeofthetopfemaleskatersintheworld.Thewomenskatersrangeinagefromearlyadolescencetoearly30s,butinasportthatembracesyouth,thereisonewhostandsout.At8yearsold,SkyBrown,wouldbetheyoungestskater,maleorfemale,evertocompeteatthisseries.

Sheisknowntosome—aminorstaroftheviralage.WhenherfirstvideowaspostedtoYouTube,Skyinitiallygainedalittleinternetfameasaprematureandlevel-headed4-year-old—highlyintelligent,well-spokenbeyondheryears,hugelytalented,andyetgrounded.Fouryearslater,itwasannouncedthatshewouldbecompetingatHuntingtonBeach.Still,thequestionremains:

Isshetrulyready,orwillthisbeanothercasewhererealitycomescrashingdownhardonallthehype?

Andthen,itturnsouttobeanythingbut.Skygoesoutandpresentsonesurpriseafteranother.CommentatorsNealHendrixandChrisPastrasareleftinawe,“Halfoftheproscan'

tdo.”Theonlythingthatmakestheprodigylooklikeakidishersize.Ineveryotherregard,sheholdsherownwithskaters10and20yearshersenior.BeforethecompetitionatHuntington,Skywasacuriosity.After,sheisacompetitor.

Sky'

sfirstmemoryofaskateboardisseeingherfather,Stuart,doingafewtricksinfrontofthefamilyhome.“Italwayslookedreallyfun,”saysSky.“Ijustkeptbeggingtotryit.”Skyprogressedquickly,althoughsheneverhadaformalcoach.Somehowshejusthadtheknack.Everymovement,everyshiftinweight,everypushandpullofbodyonboard,sheabsorbed.Then,shediditherself.

“Yougetsoclosetomakingit,”shesaysofherprocess,“andthinkyou'

reabouttolandit,andthenittakesyou100moretimes.I'

malwayssayingtomyparents,'

Justonelasttry.'

”Ifanyonewaspushing,strivingtogetbetter,itwasSkyherself,learningnewtricksthesamewayeveryoneelsedoes—bytrying,failing,falling,andgettingbackupagain.

24.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.ToshowSky’searlyexperience.

B.ToshowSky’stalentsfromvariedaspects.

C.Toshowthepublic’sdoubtaboutSky’scompetence.

D.Toshowthepublic’srecognitionofSky’sperformances.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutSky?

A.Sheequalstheseniorskatersinthecompetition.

B.Shelookslikeaprofessionalskaterintermsofherfigure.

C.Sheparticipatesinacompetitioninappropriatefortheyoung.

D.Shehasalreadybecomeahouseholdnamebeforethecompetition.

26.WhatisthemainreasonforSky’sachievements?

A.Herparentspushhertoohard.

B.Shepracticeshardandneverquits.

C.Hercoachisverystrictwithher.

D.Herfatherexertsastronginfluenceonher.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ARockyRoadLeadstoInternetFame

B.AStrongCompetitorStandsoutfromCrowd

C.An8-year-oldSkaterAmazestheWorld

D.AWonderShowsattheProSkateParkSeries

C

In1992,TeenTalkBarbiewasreleasedwiththecontroversialvoicefragment,“Mathclassishard.”Whilethetoy'

sreleasemetwithstrongpublicreaction,thisunderlyingassumptionpersists,spreadingthemyththatwomendonotthriveinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematic（STEM）fieldsduetobiologicalinadequaciesinmathaptitude.However,in2019JessicaCantlonatCarnegieMellonUniversityledaresearchteamthatcomprehensivelyexaminedthebraindevelopmentofyoungboysandgirlsandfoundnogenderdifferenceinbrainfunctionormathability.

Cantlonandherteamconductedthefirstneuroimagingstudytoevaluatebiologicalgenderdifferencesinmathaptitudeofyoungchildren.HerteamusedfunctionalMRI（核磁共振）tomeasurethebrainactivityin104youngchildren（3-to-10-year-old;

55girls）whilewatchinganeducationalvideocoveringearlymathtopics,likecountingandaddition.Theresearcherscomparedscansfromtheboysandgirlstoevaluatebrainsimilarity.Inaddition,theteamexaminedbrainmaturitybycomparingthechildren'

sscanstothosetakenfromagroupofadults（63adults;

25women）whowatchedthesamemathvideos.

Afternumerousstatisticalcomparisons,Cantlonandherteamfoundnodifferenceinthebraindevelopmentofgirlsandboys.Inaddition,theresearchersfoundnodifferenceinhowboysandgirlsprocessedmathskillsandwereequallyengagedwhilewatchingtheeducationalvideos.Finally,boys'

andgirls'

brainmaturitywerestatisticallyequivalentwhencomparedtoeithermenorwomenintheadultgroup.

CantlonsaidshethinkssocietyandculturearelikelysteeringgirlsandyoungwomenawayfrommathandSTEMfields,aspreviousstudiesshowthatfamiliesspendmoretimewithyoungboysinplaythatinvolvesspatialcognition（空间认知）.“Typicalsocializationcanmakeworsesmalldifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsthatcansnowballintohowwetreattheminscienceandmath,”Cantlonsaid.“Weneedtobeawareoftheseoriginstoensurewearen'

ttheonescausingthegenderinequities.”

However,thisprojectisfocusedonearlychildhooddevelopmentusingalimitedsetofmathtasks.Cantlonwantstocontinuethisworkusingabroaderscopeofmathskills,suchasspatialprocessingandmemory,andfollowthechildrenovermanyyears.

28.Whatcanweinferaboutthetoy’srelease?

A.Ithasraisedastormofapplause.

B.Girlsperformnoworsethanboysinmath.

C.Mathisasubjectdifficulttoeveryoneofus.

D.Womenarebornwithinsufficientmathabilities.

29.WhatcanwelearnfromthestudyconductedbyCantlon?

A.Boysprocessmathskillsmorequicklythangirls.

B.Boysandgirlshavesimilarbraininmathabilities.

C.Boysandgirlshavesimilarinterestinmath.

D.Adultshavebetterbrainthanchildreninmath.

30.WhatwillCantlonmostlikelyagreewith?

A.Parentsshouldlengthenthetimespentwithgirls.

B.Societyiscausingagreatergenderdifferenceinmathabilities.

C.Cultureplaysaleadingroleinchildren’sbraindevelopment.

D.Weshouldcultivateboys’andgirls’mathabilitiesequally.

31.HowwillCantlonfurtherherresearch?

A.Byusingawiderrangeofmathskills.

B.Byinvolvingabroaderscopeofsubjects.

C.Byincreasingthecomplexityofmathtasks.

D.Byfollowingthechildrenuntiltheiradulthood.

D

JonathanAgnewrecentlydescribed“unofficialinterviews”asthosewhereyouagreethatit’s“betweenyouandI”.AndaTimesjournalistwroteaboutsomeonewhohad“madeJennyandIfeelsowelcome”.Theyarebothintelligentpeoplewiththeabilitytoexpressideasfluentlyandlogically.Andyettheywrote“I”wheretheymeant“me”.

It’shappeningmoreandmore.Wearescaredofthemistakelike“Terryandmewenttothepub”.We’veallbeentaughtthatitshouldbe“TerryandIwenttothepub”.Pluswe’veheardtheQueensay“myhusbandandI”alot.Sowebegintouse“andI”evenwhenitshouldbe“andme”.

But