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届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷4
2019届高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷4
1、 Thoughmanyartistsspecializeincityscapes(城市风光),veryfewcreatemasterpiecesasdetailedasthosesketched(画素描)byStephenWiltshire.Evenmoreimpressiveisthateachlandscape,whichtakestheBritishartistjustafew daystocomplete,isdrawnfrommemory,atalentthathasearnedhimthenameTheHumanCamera".
ThoughStephenisnowconsideredanartistictalent,hisstartinlifewasrocky.Sufferingfromautism(自闭症)attheageofthree,hewasunabletorelatetopeopleandrefusedtosayasingleword.Histalentcametolightwhenhiskindergartenteachersnoticedhowmuchtheyoungboyenjoyeddrawing.Toencouragehimtospeak,theybeganprovidinghimwithartsuppliesonlyifheorallyrequestedthem.ItwasnotsurprisingwhatwasStephen^firstword,spokenatagefive.Asachild,Stephenwasgoodatsketchingwildlifealongwithdrawingsofhisteachersandclassmates.However,ashegrewolder,itbecameapparentthathisrealtalentandpassionlayindrawingcityskylines.
Hisunbelievableworkdidnotgounnoticed.Stephensoldhisfirstpaintingfor$1,620(£1,150)atageseven,andwasinvitedbytheBritishPrimeMinistertocreateadrawingoftheSalisburyCathedralatageeight.Fiveyearslater,hisfirstbookofartcameoutinLondon!
In2006,tohonorhissignificantcontributiontotheartworld,StephenwaspresentedwithanMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(MBE)byPrinceCharles.
Stephen'sfamousartworkincludesskylinesofRome,HongKong,Dubai,andLondon.AcareerhighlightremainshisfirstvisittoNewYorkwhenhewas13,acityhelovesandoftenvisits.ItwastherewherehemetthelateauthorOliverSacks.Thetwobecamelifelongfriends.Sacksoncewrote,"Hislimitationscanserveasstrengths,too.Hisvisionisvaluable,becauseitconveysawonderfullydirect,unconventionalviewoftheworld."
isStephencalled"TheHumanCamera"?
isablelocopycityscapesexactly.
candrawcitiesentirelyfrommemory.
isabletosketchcityscapesquickly.
hasdrawnmanycitiesinafewdays.
wasprobablyStephen'sfirstwordsincebirth?
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happenedtoStephenwhenhewas13?
soldhisfirstpainting.
metthegovernmenthead.
publishedabook.
receivedanMBE
didSacksregardStephen'sdisease?
makesforStephen’stalent.
hasnolimitationstoStephen.
givesStephengreatinnerstrength.
conveysadifferentviewoftheworld.
2、Getinvolved!
Makeadonation!
Sowhatisrewilding?
Imagineournaturalhabitatsgrowinginsteadofspeciesthriving,insteadof'sisecologicalrestorationandalittlebitoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.
WhyisrewildingessentialforBritain?
●Ourecosystemsareplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetothrivehavebeenreducedtowetseabedhasbeendamagedandstrippedofitslivingcreatures.
●OurwildlifeiswonderfulBritishspecieshavedeclinedcatastrophicallyoverthepast'velostmoreofourlargemammalsthananyEuropeancountryexceptIreland.
●Weneedkeystonevitalspecies,includingtoppredator(食肉动物),driveecologicalprocesses.TheirlossinBritainandaroundtheworldhasworsenedourlivingsystems.
●Naturelooksafterecosystemscanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventflooding,storecarbon,andattractcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.
Whatarechallenges?
Our"rewildingbritain"isalong-termcourseithasitsofusfeelindifferent,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativefarmersopposethethoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorstothecountrybecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmtakestimetoeducateall,weneedmoney!
Soweneedyourhelp!
Makeadonation
HelpusbringbackJivingsystemsandrestorewildnatureinBritain!
Withyourhelpwecan...
●Openupnewopportunitiesforrewildingandpushforchange.
●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.
Thanksforyoursupport.
1.Whatcanweknowfromtheresultofrewilding?
A.Alotofspeciesdecline.
B.Speciesbecomevarious.
C.Ecosystemsaregreatlydestroyed.
D.Theseabedhasbeendamaged.
2.What'sthegreatestchallengeatpresent?
A.People'sindifference
B.Farmers'opposition
C.Shortageoftime
D.Alackoffund
3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Topersuadepeopletochangetheirmind.
B.Tocallonpeopletomakeadonation.
C.Toconvincepeopletocareforpredators.
D.Towarnpeopleofthebadecosystem.
3、Thatthesuccessofhumansasaspeciesdependstoalargeextentonourabilitytocooperateingroupsiswidelybelieved.Muchmoresothananyotheranimal,peopleareabletocoordinateandjointheirforcesandactionstoproducemutualbenefits.
NewresearchinvolvingDrMolleman,anexpertattheUniversityofNottingham,suggeststhatsuccessfulcooperationingroupsdependsonhowpeoplegatherinformationabouttheirpeers,andhowtheybasetheircooperativedecisionsonit.
Biologistswonderhowcooperationcouldhavedevelopedbynaturalselection:
itispuzzlinghowcooperationcanbebeneficialwhenitispossibletobehaveselfishlyandtakeadvantageofthecooperativeeffortsofyourgroup.Psychologistsandeconomiststryhardtounderstandwhymanypeoplearewillingtosacrificetheirownwelfaretobenefittheirsocialenvironment.Theyaskedquestionslike“Howdopeoplemakedecisionswhentheiractionscanaffectthewelfareofothers?
”“Howpeopledeterminetheirbehaviorwhentheyhavetocooperateingroups?
”.
DrPieterVanDenBergfromtheUniversityofGroningensaid,“Frompreviousresearchweknowthatsomepeopleare‘majority-oriented(以……为中心)’andtendtolookatthebehaviorofthemajorityintheirgroup,whereasothersare‘success-oriented’andtrytofindoutwhatkindofbehaviorpaysoffbestforthemselves.”
DrMolleman,fromthecenteroftheDecisionResearchandExperimentalEconomics,said,“Itturnsoutthatbehavioringroupsofsuccess-orientedpeoplewasmuchmoreselfishthanitingroupsofmajority-orientedpeople.Asaconsequence,thepeopleinthemajority-orientedgroupstendedtocammoremoneyintheexperimentsincetheycooperatedmore.”
1.Comparedwithotheranimals,humanbeingsarecapableof________.
A.communicatingwellwithothersB.workingtogetherwitheachother
C.survivingsomenaturaldisastersD.gettingaccesstovariousinformation
2.Whatarethepsychologistsandeconomistsmostinterestedin?
A.Whetherpeople’spersonaleffortswillpayoffeventually.
B.Howcooperationhasdevelopedoveralonglimenaturally.
C.Whypeopleoffertoaffectthosearoundthemunselfishly.
D.Whatbenefitthatgoodcooperationcanbringimmediately.
3.Wecaninferthatthesuccess-orientedpeople________.
A.arecarefultoselectagrouptojoin
B.arelikelytobesuccessfulinthefuture
C.paymoreattentiontotheresultoftheireffort
D.havesomeskillsincollectingusefulinformation
4.Whatisthenewfindingoftheresearch?
A.Havinggoodrelationshipgetsustolivefullestlife.
B.Focusingonindividualsuccessmakespeopleselfish.
C.Beingconsideratecanensureourlong-termbenefit.
D.Masteringsocialskillshelpcreateharmonioussociety.
4、Ifyouwanttogetridofbodyfat,time-restrictedfeeding(TRF)couldbetheanswer.TRFisaformofintermittentfasting(间歇性禁食)一whichhasseveralbenefitsoverregulardieting.Withintermittentfasting,theideaisthatyoucaneatonlyduringaneight-hourperiodintheday—between,say,11amand7pm.Therestoftheday,youdon’ttouchfoodorcaloriesinanyform.NowastudyrecentlypublishedintheJournalofNutritionalSciencesuggeststhatTRFmayofferjustasmanybenefits.
Scientistsdivided16volunteersintotwogroups.Onegroupdelayedtheirtypicalbreakfasttimeby90minutesandthenatetheirdinner90minutesearlierthantheynormallymight.Thisshortenedtheireating“window”bythreehours.Theothergroupateattheirnormalhours.Regularly,theresearcherstestedthevolunteers’blood,checkingtheirbloodsugarandcholesterollevels.Thevolunteerskeptcarefuldietdiariesandcompletedafeedbackquestionnaireattheendofthestudy.
Aftertenweeks,thefirstgrouphadlost,onaverage,morethantwiceasmuchbodyfatasthesecond.Afteranalyzingthedietdiaries,theresearchersfoundthattheTRFgrouphadsimplyeatenless.Infact,57percentofthefirstgroupnotedontheirquestionnairesthatthey'deatenless;theysaidtheirappetitesweren'tasstrongandtheyhadfeweropportunitiestoeat.Plus,theyremovenighttimesnacking.
Whilethisstudycan’tfinallylinklowerbodyfattotheTRFschedule,itmakescleartheadvantagesoflimitingpeople’seatingtime.Theresearcherswillrepeattheresearchwithbiggergroupsandforawiderangeofagesandconditions.TheyfindthatTRFisnotalwayswell-matchedwithfamilyandsocialduty.Sometimeslife'sdemandsnecessarilygetintheway.
1.Whatdoestheideaoftime-restrictedfeedingmean?
A.Onecaneatonlyduring11amand7pminaday.
B.Onecaneatfoodonlyduringalimitedperiodintheday.
C.Onecanhaveonlyonemealduringaday.
D.Onecanonlyeattheapprovedfoodduringthe8hours.
2.Thereasonwhythefirstgrouplostmuchmorebodyfatwasthat_________.
A.theirappetiteswereweaker
B.theyhadfeweropportunitiestoeat
C.theyremovenighttimesnacking
D.theyhadsimplyeatenless
3.Whatwilltheresearchersdointhefollowingstudy?
A.TheywilllinklowerbodyfattotheTRFschedule.
B.Theywillstartanotherprogramwithbiggergroupsandforawiderangeofagesandconditions.
C.Theywillrepeattheresearchwithmorevolunteersofdifferentagesandconditions.
D.TheywillresearchhowTRFconnectswithfamilyandsocial