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届高三英语最后40天冲刺卷五
2019届高三英语最后40天冲刺卷五
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1.Inwhichtourcanyouenjoythemostplacesofinterest?
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C.FatTireTour.
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2、 Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.
Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.
It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.
“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”
Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.
Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“JusttokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion(情感)lie?
Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight(感悟)onhowtalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?
Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”
1.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?
A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.
C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?
A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.
C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.
3.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?
A.Itwilldisappeargradually.B.Itremainsblackandwhite.
C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.D.Itchangesevery50years.
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz.B.TheRiseandFallofJazz.
C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician.D.CelebratingtheJazzDay.
3、OnaFebruaryafternooninaclassroom,Taylorcamefacetofacewithacow-butitwasallinherhead.Avirtual(虚拟的)realityheadsethadtransportedherandherclassmatestoafarm250milesawayandforthem,thetechnologymeansfieldtripsarenolongerlimitedbyabusride.
Onanygivenday,studentsnationwidewalkthroughfields,diveintodeepsea,andobservemedicaloperationsbyusingsuchheadset.It'sanotherwaytoattracttheiPhonegenerationofstudentsandimprovetheirunderstandingandtheirgrades.
RichardLambisascientistworkingatBuffaloScienceLab.Inthelab,thephysicaleffectsofvirtualrealitybecomeclearasparticipantsexperiencemotion(运动)sicknesswithoutmoving.“Someoftheresearchwe’redoinghasshownthatwhatyouexperienceinvirtualrealityhasverysimilarresponsesthatyouwouldgetifyouweredoingtheactualactivity,”Lambsaid.
It'sunknownhowmanyclassroomshaveorwilladoptthetechnology,butexpertssayit'sstillrelativelyrare.Whileindividualheadsetsthatrequireauser’sphonecancostaslittleas$20or$30,systemsandsoftwareforclasseswillcostthousandsofdollars.Earlycomplaintsaboutalackofgoodsoftwarearefadingasmorecompaniesenterthemarket,buttherulesforusehaven'tnecessarilycaughtupwiththetechnology.
InNewYork,virtuallabexperimentsdon’tcounttowardthestate'shands-onlabtimerequirements.Evenso,thesciencesareanareawherevirtualrealityholdsparticularpromiseforclassrooms.“Thebiggestimpedimentisgoingtobethequalityofthatexperience,andthatmeanshowcloselyitmimics(模仿)thephysicalworld,”saidDavidEvans,ascientist.“Doingdangerousthingsandrunningintoalotmorecasesrepresentahugelearningopportunity.”
Lambagreed.“Tooofteninschools,whenwedothingsinlabs,youmixthingstogetherandyougetthisoutcome.Andifyoudon'tgetthatoutcome,youdidsomethingwrong,butwedon'thaveenoughresourcesforyoutoredoit,”hesaid.“Invirtualreality,allIdoisonthecomputer.Idon’thavetoactuallyusechemicals.”
1.Whatdoesavirtualrealityheadsetreallyhelpthestudentsdo?
A.Takesomeexercise.B.Performanoperation.
C.Goforabusride.D.Havedifferentexperiences.
2.Thetechnologyisrarelyusedinclassroomsmainlybecause________.
A.studentsshowlittleinterestinitB.it'stooexpensiveforuserstoaffordit
C.supportingsoftwareisinaccessibleyetD.it'sinconvenienttobeoperatedbystudents
3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“impediment”inParagraph5?
A.Opportunity.B.Difficulty.C.Surprise.D.Disappointment.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdobothLambandEvansagreewith?
A.Thistechnologycansavestudentsalotoftime.
B.Thistechnologyissafewhenusedinexperiments.
C.Thistechnologycanenrichstudents'learningexperiences.
D.Thistechnologycanproduceabetterresultinreallife.
4、Askanyofmystepchildrenandthey'llagree:
Thequickestwaytoproducealongandangryshoutistocomplain,“It’snotfair!
”Icangoonandonabouthowfairnesshasnothingtodowithwhogetstheslightlylargercookie,andhowimportantitistobegratitudeforalloftheincredibleprivilegeswehave.Andyet,IdisplayedrightbythoseinspiringquotesaboutthankfulnesspostedbyfamilyandfriendsonFacebook.I'velaughedattheconceptofkeepingagratitudejournal,adailydiaryofthingsinmylifetobethankfulfor,asseenonOprahandinmanystudiesabouthappiness.(Despitealltheevidencetorecommendit,keepingonejustdoesn’tfeellikeme.)
Butaccordingtoarecentstudy,peoplewhopractisegratitudearemorejoyfulandoptimisticandlesslonely.Iwouldlovetoexperienceallofthosethings,sowhydoIgetallsickinsidewhenIhearaboutpractisinggratitude?
Thebiggestreasonisthatitsometimesfeelsslightlydishonest.
Earlierthisyear,though,Idecideditwastimetogivegratitudearealchance;Iwantedtoseefirsthandifitwouldchangemyoutlook.Then,astreamofterriblethingshappened—itfeltlikeeverynightonthenewstherewasanothertragedy,anditfeltlikethewholeworldwasgoingtoruin.Puttingasideafewminutesadaytothinkaboutalltheawesometilingsinmylifefeltbothunimportantanddisrespectful.ButIsatdownandtriedit.WhileIwouldn'tgoasfarasajournal,Ididtrytospendafewminuteseachdayfeelingthankful.
Andsomethingclicked.Allowingmyselfsmallmomentsofgratitudedidn’tfeelastiredasIthoughtitwould;itfeltuplifting,evenrestorative.Irealizedthatgratitudeasagoalstillmakesmechange.Appreciatingwhatwehavecanhelpusunderstandwhatotherpeopleare,bothfarawayandclosertohome.
1.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisstepchildren?
A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.
B.Toexpresstheyarespeciallynaughty.
C.Toshowhowfairheistothem.
D.Topresentthebenef