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届湖南湘豫名校高三联考英语试题

2021届湖南湘豫名校高三8月联考英语试题

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NorthAmericanTrainRoutesforaFamilyVacation

TheAdirondack

Consideredoneofthetoptenscenictrainridesintheworld,theAdirondacktrainroutetravelsfromNewYorkCity’sPennStationtoMontreal,Canada.The10-hourtripisgreatforaweekendawayineitherMontrealorManhattan.TheroutewilltakeyoupastWestPointAcademy,theHudsonRiverValleyandfiftymilesofLakeChamplain.

TheVermonter

Thealmost11-hourtripfromWashington.DCtoSt.Albans.VermonttakesyoufromtheUSCapitol,throughthebeautifulNewEnglandstatesofConnecticutandMassachusettsonthewaytoVermont.AsyoutravelthroughNewEnglandtowns,you’llbeabletoseesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinthisarea,includingrivers,fallsandcoveredbridges.

TheDowneaster

TheDowneasterwasestablishedin2001andwasexpandedinrecentyearstoincludeservicetoFreeportandBrunswick.Maine.Theshortride（betweenthreeandfourhours）includesatripalongthebeautifulMainecoastline.Withfiveround-tripsoffereddaily,it’sagreatwayforMassachusettsfamiliestovisitMaineforadayorlonger.Manyoftheseroutescarryvolunteerstoaidpassengerswithquestionsaboutlocalattractionsanddestinations.

ThePennsylvanian

BothNewYorkCityandPittsburgharegreatfamilyvacationdestinationsandthePennsylvanianroutetakesyouthroughthebeautifulPennsylvanianlandscapebetweenthetwomajorcities.Thenineandahalfhourtriptravelsthroughavarietyofdifferentterrains（地形）andstopsalongthewayincludeNewark,Philadelphia,HarrisburgandAltoona.ConnectingtrainserviceisavailableforthoselookingtotraveltoCleveland,Chicago,andToledofromPittsburgh.

1．Whichtrainrouteoffersthebestchoiceforaone-daysightseeing?

A．TheAdirondack.B．TheVermonter.

C．TheDowneaster.D．ThePennsylvanian.

2．WhereisSt.Albans?

A．InVermont.

B．InWashington.DC．

C．BetweenConnecticutandMassachusetts.

D．BetweenWashington.DCandMassachusetts.

3．HowcanyougotoChicagofromNewYorkCitybytrain?

A．BytakingatrainatPennStationtoMontreal.

B．BytakingaconnectingtrainatPittsburgh.

C．BytravellingtoClevelandandthentoChicago.

D．BytravellingthroughNewEnglandstatestoChicago.

It’sbeenalongjourneyfromJanuary10,1972whenRickwasbornaspasticquadriplegic（四肢瘫痪者）withcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）.DoctorstoldtheyoungHoytsthattheirsonhadnohopeofanormallife.

AsRickdeveloped,hisparentsnoticedhewasfarfroma“vegetable”asdoctorshadcalledhim.“WecouldtellbylookinginRick’seyesthatheunderstoodeverythingweweresaying.Wetaughthimthealphabetandnumbersanddidalotofreadingwithhim.”saysDick.thefather.

ThenwiththehelpoftheTuftsInteractiveCommunicator（TIC）,Rickwasabletousehisheadmovementtotapoutwordsandphrases.

AsRicktappedouthisfirstwords,hisparentsdebatedoverwhathe’dsay.Totheirsurprise,hisfirstwordswere“Go.Bruins!

”“Weknewrightthenandtherethatheunderstoodeverything,andthathelovedsportsandfollowedthegamejustlikeanyoneelse.”saysDick.

WhenRickwasinhighschool,hewantedtotakepartina5-mileroadrace,andtheydidfinishtherace.Thatnight,Ricktappedoutamessagethatwouldchangethecourseofhislife.Hewrote.“Dad,whenI’mrunningitfeelslikeI’mnotdisabled.”

“Thatwasaverypowerfulmessageforme.”recallsDick.Heknewhewantedto“loanRickmyarmsandlegssohecouldcompeteinotherraces.”

Withthefatherpushinghisdisabledsoninawheelchair,thefather-son“TeamHoyt”beganrunningraces.Dicksaysthatsomepeoplethoughthewasbeingselfish,pushinghisdisabledsoninraces.“TheythoughtIwasdoingitformyself.Theydidn’tunderstandRickwastheonewantingtorace,”hesays.

TeamHoythascompletedtodateover1.075runningevents,includingmarathonsandIronmantriathlons（三项全能运动）.

Rickwasonceasked,ifhecouldgivehisfatheronething,whatwoulditbe?

Rickresponded.“ThethingI’dmostlikeisformydadtositinthechairandIwouldpushhimforonce.”

4．WhatcanbeinferredaboutRickashegrewup?

A．Hecouldn’tsee.B．Hecouldn’tspeak.

C．Hecouldn’tthink.D．Hecouldn’thear.

5．WhatdidRickwanttodowhenhetappedoutthewords“Go,Bruins!

”?

A．Watchagame.B．Gotraveling.

C．Runarace.D．Gotoschool.

6．Howdoes“TeamHoyt”workinarunningevent?

A．Thefatherandthesonruntogether.

B．ThefatherandthesonrunwiththehelpofTIC．

C．Thefatherpushesthesoninawheelchair.

D．Thesonfollowsthefatherinhiswheelchair.

7．WhatRickexpressedinthelastparagraphshowsthat

A．hefeltproudB．hewasupset

C．hefeltluckyD．hewasgrateful

Whenpeoplefromdifferentculturesgettoknoweachotherwell,thedifferencesbetweenthembecomelessimportantbecausetheyrecognizemoreandmorethingstheyhaveincommon.Peoplebegintoseeeachotherasanindividual,ratherthanjustasarepresentativeofaparticularculture.Thiscanhappenquicklywhenpeopleareworkingorstudyingtogether.

However,problemscanappearinsituationswherepeoplefromdifferentculturesareputtogetherbutremainstrangers.Thisoftenoccursineverydaylife,forexample,onpublictransport.Here,peoplemayhavedifferentexpectationsofhowtobehaveandoftencriticizetheactionsofpeoplefromotherculturesthattheydonotunderstandverywell.

MonicaSung,asociologist,hasbeenresearchingpublicattitudestothetelevisionswhicharenowputonmanybusesinHongKong,showingprogrammesandadvertisingforpassengerstowatch.Monica’sresearchshowsthatsomepeoplefindthisa“disturbance”becausetheirexpectationsofbustravelaredifferent,whileotherpassengersliketohavesomethingtoenjoyduringtheirjourney.“AWesternerwrotealettertothenewspaper,complainingaboutthenoiseofthetelevisionsandsayingthatbusesinhishomecountryweremorepleasantbecausetheydidnothavetelevisions,”saidMonica.“AChinesepersonwroteareply,tellingtheforeignerheshouldgobackhomeifhepreferredthebusesthere.”

Monicapointsoutthatbothtypesofreactionarestupid.“Notallforeignpeoplewantquietbuses,andnotallChinesepeoplewanttowatchtelevisiononbuses!

”shesaid.“Peopleoftentakeitforgrantedthateverymemberofaparticularculturalgroupsharesthesamevaluesandopinions.”

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“anindividual”inParagraph1referto?

A．Anewcomerconsideredasanoutsider.

B．Aclosefriendwhosharesthesamevalues.

C．Asinglepersonconsideredseparatelyfromaculture.

D．Astrangerwhohasbecomeusedtoanewculture.

9．WhydoesMonicaSungchoosetoconductherresearchonbuses?

A．Takingabusiswhatpeopledoineverydaylife.

B．Passengersarcusuallyunkindtoeachother.

C．Therearepassengersfromdifferentcultures.

D．Peoplehavedifferentexpectationsofbusservice.

10．WhatcanbeinferredabouttheChineseperson?

A．Heprefersbuseswithouttelevisions.

B．Heisinfavoroftelevisionsonbuses.

C．Hedislikescomplainingtonewspapers.

D．Heenjoystakingbuseswithforeigners.

11．Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtous?

A．Peoplefromdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachother.

B．Peoplefromdifferentculturesshouldbepolitetoeachother.

C．Peoplefromdifferentculturesshouldnotregardeachotherasstrangers.

D．Peopleshouldnotcriticizeanothercultureonlyforwhatonefromitdoes.

Buyinggreenisnowpopularwithmanyconsumers.Wechooseenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts,andwetrytobeconsciousconsumers.However,newresearchbytheUniversityofArizonahasfoundthatithasnopositiveeffectonpsychologicalwell-being（幸福感）.Italsohasamorelimitedenvironmentalbenefitthantheotheroptionsimplybuyingless.

Thestudyfollowed968youngadultsoveranumberofyears.Throughoutthestudy,participantsrespondedtoonlinesurveyquestionsabouttheirsubjunctivewell-being,theirlifesatisfactionandtheirpsychologicaldistress（悲伤）,aswellasgivinginformationabouttheirlevelsofmaterialismandpro-environmentalbehaviors.

Thestudyfoundthatreducedconsumptionbuyingless,repairingitemsinsteadofreplacingthem,avoidingimpulsepurchasesandsoonwaslinkedtoahigherlevelofpersonalwell-beingandalowerlevelofpsychologicaldistress,butgreenbuyingdidnotshowsuchlinks.

Perhapsunsurprisingly,thestudyalsofoundthatyoungpeoplewithmorematerialisticvalueswerelesslikelytoengageinreducedconsumption.Thisgroupdid,however,engagewithbuyinggreenactivities.ResearcherSabrinaHelmsuggeststhatthismaybebecausebuyinggreenisstillbuyingsoitstillsatisfiesthematerialistsurgetoaccumulatenewitems.Thesepeoplearecalled‘greenmaterialists’.

However,greenmaterialistsmuststilldealwiththesameconsumption-relatedstressesasaveragematerialists.Ifyoubuyandownalotofstuff,ittakesupalotofheadspace.Youhavetoworryabouthowtopayforit,andyouhavetomanageallthestuff,worryingabouthowtokeepitsafeandhowtokeepitorganized.AsHelmnotes,“Thekeyistoreduceconsumptionandnotjustbuygreenstuff.Havinglessandbuyinglesscanactuallymakeusmoresatisfiedandhappier.”

Understandinghowmaterialisticvaluesaffectconsumerbehaviors,andhowthosebehaviorsinturnaffectpersonalwell-being,isimportant.However,Helmacknowledgesthatformanyconsumers,changingbehaviorstoconsumelesswillbechallenging.“We’vebeentoldsincechildhoodthatthere’saproductforeverythingandit’sOKtobuy,andit’sagoodthingbecausethat’showtheeconomyworks,”SheSaid