惠州市惠东高级中学届高三上学期期中考试英语Word格式文档下载.docx

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Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors（传言）warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.

Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.

Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart（小车）loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!

Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.

Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”

21.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?

A.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Awkward.D.Proud.

22.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?

A.Takecareofpatients.B.Leaveearlierthatday.

C.Resignfromthehospital.D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.

23.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?

A.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.

B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.

C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.

D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.

24.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.

B

Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.

Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.

InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.

IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial（殖民地）Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.

Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.

25.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?

A.TheDutch.B.Americans.C.TheEnglish.D.TheJapanese.

26.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?

A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.

B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.

C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.

D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.

B.It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.

C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.

D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Similarity.B.Contradiction.C.Diversity.D.Misunderstanding.

C

Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.

“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”

Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon（登录），theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.

Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel（汽车旅馆）room.

Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagain

later,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.

I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!

29.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?

A.Creatememorableexperiences.

B.Makeprogresswithhardwork.

C.Masterlanguagesthroughgames.

D.Combinestudywithentertainment.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?

A.Learningnewwords.

B.BeingaMemriseuser.

C.Loggingontotheapp.

D.Takingcareofyourgarden.

31.HowdoesMemrisework?

A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.

B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.

C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices.

D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.

32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Disapproving.

D

Shoppingforandchoosingclothesischallengingenough.Butimagineifyouwereunabletouseyourarmstodoanything,orusedawheelchair.

Theconditionsarerealityforfourpeoplewhobecamethe“customers”of15studentsatParsonsSchoolofDesignattheNewSchoolthisyear.Thestudentsspenttheirspringtermcreatingclothingtofittheircustomers’uniquerequirementsaspartofaclassrunbyOpenStyleLab,anonprofitorganizationwhoseaimistodesignfunctionalandfashionableclothingforpeoplewithdisabilities.

“Disabilityoverlaps（关联、一致）withaginganduniversaldesign,”saidGraceJun,thedirectoroftheprogram.“Weneedtoseeitaspartofourlifecycle.It’ssomethingthatweneedtonotonlyseefromahumanrightsstandpointbutalsoforitseconomicvalue.”

“I’malwayslookingatmebeingtheproblemandtheclothingasbeingOK,”saidKieranKern,whogetsaroundinawheelchair.WhenMs.KernapproachedOpenStyleLab,shewaslookingforacoatthatwouldbeeasytoputonwiththelimitationsofaweakerbody.Herteamcameupwithadesignwithacircularrod（杆）thatrunsthroughthecollarandallowsMs.Kerntoswingthecoatacrossherbackwithonehand.

“TheideaofhavingacoatthatseesthepartsthatmakemeasjustpartsandnotasaproblemthatIneedtosolvewasreallyliberatinginanidentitysense,”Ms.Kernsaid.“Becausegenerally,whenyouhaveadifferentbody,youdon’treallyseeyourself.”

“Ithinkthechallengesthestudentsfacedthroughoutthecoursehadalottodowiththeexchangeofideas,”Ms.Junsaid.“Theywereabletounderstandthatnotwopeoplewithadisabilityarealike.Beingabletodesignuniquelymeansyouhavetohaveacollaborative（合作）process.We’redesigningwitheachother,notfor.”

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Aging.B.Disability.C.Design.D.Theprogram.

34.WhatdidthestudentsfindchallengingaccordingtoMs.Jun?

A.Creativityinfashiondesign.

B.Interpersonalcommunication.

C.Makingclothingpartofawearer.

D.Meetingtheneedsofthedisabled.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.OpenStyleLab

B.Anewfashionindustry

C.Disabilityisnolongeraproblem

D.Designsthatdomorethanmeettheeye

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WhenAvaMcCarverwasinkindergarten,herclassvisitedanursinghome（疗养院）.Avalearnedthatmanyoftheresidents（住户）therereceivefewvisitors.36“IaskedmymomifIcouldvisitthem,”shesays.Soon,Avaandhermombec