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潮州市届高考第二次模拟考试英语
潮州市2021届高考第二次模拟考试
英语
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第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Performances
Let'sFacetheMusic
RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.
Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.
SongRecital
JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist(独唱者)inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.
MayteMartin
MayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona'sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing'scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda"clapper".
TheAdventureofMalic
ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets(皮影),beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.
1.WhowillperformDisneysongs?
A.RiaJones.
B.JudyCoe..
C.MayteMartin.
D.KatherineMorris.
2.Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters'works?
A.Let'sFacetheMusic.
B.SongRecital.
C.MayteMartin.
D.TheAdventureofMalic.
3.Whatdoweknowabout"TheAdventureofMalic"?
A.ItwasmadeinChinese.
B.ItwasshotinBarcelona.
C.Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.
D.ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.
B
Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we'vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.
About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher'seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:
Ihateit!
Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn.andlistenedtoit.
Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin'svoicewokeupthesun;madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.
Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.
Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI'mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway;whenI'mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.
Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer'sday?
4.Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?
A.Ordersfrommum.
B.Boredomofpractice.
C.Lossofpassionforviolin.
D.Disappointmentintheteacher'seyes.
5.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Theauthor'sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.
B.Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.
C.Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.
D.Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.
6.Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?
A.Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.
B.Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.
C.Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.
D.HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn'sworks.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Deeploveformusic.
B.Aninspiringstoryofviolin.
C.Musicalsoulmate-violin.
D.Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.
C
Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld'sfirstkidstobe"taught"byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent'sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.
Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector's"Besustainablewithenergy"—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.
Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents'responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents'attention,butalsoallowstheprogram'sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.
NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,"Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture."
Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,"WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention."
However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.
8.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?
A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.
B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.
C.Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.
D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.
9.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?
A.Itcansmileback.
B.Itcanusemicrophone.
C.Itcanchangeifnecessary.
D.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.
10.What'sauthor'sattitudetoWill'sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?
A.Unclear.
B.Doubtful.
C.Optimistic.
D.Disapproving.
11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.NewHigh-techContributestoEducation.
B.NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms.
C.TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents.
D.TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassroom.
D
Ifyoubelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung,youaremissinganimportantpartofthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetwodifferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecomesearlyinaperson'scareer,whileanothercomeslater.
Theresearchsupportspreviousworkbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences.
"Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomics,butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally,"saidBruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity.
"Manypeoplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'retalkingabout."
Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmostgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual"innovators(创新者).
Thesetypeofinnovators"thinkoutsidethebox",challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed(沉浸于)intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,Weinbergsaid.
Butthereisanotherkindofcreativity,hesaid,whichisfoundamong"experimental"innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandit.
ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's(荣誉获得者的)career.
"Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach,"Weinbergsaid.
Theresearcherstookanovel,empirical(经验主义的)approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual.
Thisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportantwork,classifyingtheminto"conceptual"or"experimental".
Afterclassifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatemadehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandcouldbeconsideredathiscreativepeak.
Theyfoundthat