学年南昌县广福二中高三英语一模试题及答案解析.docx

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学年南昌县广福二中高三英语一模试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年南昌县广福二中高三英语一模试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

Overtheyears,I’vebeenguiltyofhastilyshuttingthefrontdoortomanystrangerswhentheycameknockingwiththeintentionofsellingthings.Butearlierthisyear,aroundEastertime,adearfriendofminehadanexperiencethatchangedmymindandperceptiontowardsthese“intruders”.

Linda,whorecentlymovedtoanewneighbourhood,hadbeenhouseboundallweeksufferingfromaseverecaseoffluwhen,earlyonemorning,therewastheterribleknockonherfrontdoor.Peeringoutthewindow,shesawtwoyoungladiesdemurely（端庄地）holdingleafletsandaTVsetmodel.SheknewofalargeTVsetestablishmentnearbyandassumedamessagewasabouttobegentlydelivered.“ThisisthelastthingIneedtoday,”shemutteredtoherselfandhesitantlyopenedthedoor.

Coughing,shepokedherheadoutandimpatientlyinformedthemshewasn’ttheslightestbitinterestedinanyTVwhatsoever.Furthermore,sheadded,shewasfeelingquiteunwellandabruptlyshutthedoor.Theladiespolitelyturnedandleftinsilence.

Afewhourslater,anotherknock.Lindaglancedoutthewindowandtohersurprise,therewerethesametwoladies,backagain.Reallyannoyedthistime,sheopenedthedoorreadytogivethemapieceofhermind.Beforeshecouldspeak,withconcernedlooksontheirfaces,thesewomenhandedLindawhatlookedtobeadish,saying,“We’resosorrywedisturbedyouearlier.Wethoughtyoumaylikethishomemadechickensoup.Hopefullyitmightmakeyoufeelalittlebetter.”

Lindawastakenabackbythislovelygesture.Beingnewtothearea,shedidn’tknowmanyneighboursorpeoplewhocouldassistherwithshoppingorerrands（跑腿）sothegesturewasallthemoreappreciated.Shecouldonlysmilesheepishlyandsincerelythankedthem.Withthat,theladiesleft.

Aftersherelatedthisstorytome,Ithoughtabouthowtouchingthisdeedreallywas.Especiallyintoday’sworldwheresadly,kindnessandthoughtfulnessseemsorare.Ialsorealizedthatthinkingaboutothersandshowingkindnessistherealessenceoflove.

1.Whatdoestheexpression“givethemapieceofhermind”inParagraph4mean?

A.Scoldthemseverely.B.Drivethemaway.

C.Refusethemdirectly.D.Speakoutheridea.

2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutLindafromthepassage?

A.Lindaalwayshastilyshutthefrontdoortomanypeople.

B.LindawasnotalittleinterestedinanyTVwhatsoever.

C.Lindawasverygratefultotheladiesfortheirchickensoup.

D.LindawouldbuytheirTVsetinrewardfortheladies’chickensoup.

3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AChickenSoupB.Soupforthesoul

C.TheRealEssenceofLoveD.AFriend’sexperience

B

Learningtosay“yes,and”

WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovisation（即兴交流）class,Iwashesitating.Asaquietandshygirl,Ifearedimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfectopportunitytolearnhowtospeakandcommunicatewithotherseffectively.Isignedup,knowingtheexperiencewouldgivemehelp.

Duringourfirstclass,welearnedanimportantconceptofimprovisation:

“yes,and.”Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,we’dbetteracceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos（犀牛）arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andthencontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.

Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortableandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ibecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.OncewhenIwasgivingapresentationaboutmyscience,anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn’tgrowoutoftheinformationI’dpresented.Insteadofgettingconfusedandnervous,Itookthe“yes,and”approach—acceptingthequestionandlettingmymindfocusonwhyitwasasked.Thathelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Igotprettyexcitedaboutit.

Thebenefitsofimprovisationgobeyondcommunication.Beforeattendingtheclass,Iwouldgetstuckwhenmyexperimentsproducedunexpecteddata,thinkingthatIhadmadeamistake.Butnow,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Iwillstayopentothepossibilitythattheresultsarereal,keepexploringthedataandendupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatisn’tbehavingasexpected.

Ithinkallscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenit’sworthfindingoutwhetherrhinosare,infact,librarians.Asscientists,ourjobisn’ttochallengedatathatsupportapreconceived（先入为主的）story,buttosay“yes,and.”

4.Whydidtheauthorattendtheimprovisationclass?

A.Togetadifferentexperience.

B.TofinishherPh.D.atuniversity.

C.Togiveupherjobasasciencecommunicator.

D.Toimproveherspeakingandcommunicatingability.

5.Whatwastheauthor’schangeafterattendingtheimprovisationclass?

A.Sheformedherownideaquickly.

B.Shecameupwithlotsofcreativeresponses.

C.Shepaidmoreattentiontothelogicofanswers.

D.Shebecameagoodlistenerbeforegivinganopinion.

6.Theauthormentionsapplyingthe“yes,and”approachtoherscientificexperimentsto______.

A.explaintheprocessofusingthemethod

B.provethebenefitsoftheimprovisationclass

C.shareherownresearchexperienceswithreaders

D.attractfellowscientiststoattendtheimprovisationclass

7.Whatcanbeinferredaboutscientistsfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyshouldattendtheimprovisationclass.

B.Theyshouldquestionallpreconceivedideas.

C.Theyshouldcarryonresearchbyadmittingearlierdata.

D.Theyshouldtrytoimprovetheirprofessionalknowledge.

C

Acrew（全体成员）ofsixteenagegirlscompletedanine-daysailingtripintheUSrecently,afterhavingseasicknessandstrongwinds.

Forthepastthreeyears,theSeaCadetteenagerswhosetsailwereallmale.RogerNoakes,whocaptained（担任队长）theboat,saidthiswasthefirsttimehe’dtakenoutanall-femalecrew.

Thegirlsaskedforanall-girlstripinAugustthisyear.Thecrewsetsailalongwiththreeadults,NoakesandtwoSeaCadetrepresentatives.Theoriginalplanwasforthegirlstosail24hoursadayinrotatingshifts（轮流换班）alongthecoastandthenreturn.Thingsturnedoutdifferently,however.“Thefirstnightwasdifficultbecausethewindwasreallyhard.Thewavesweregoingupanddown,”saidAbbyFairchild,16.“Everybodygotseasick.”Noakesgavethegirlsthechoiceofjustsailinginthebayandnotgoingintoopenwater.“Buttheydecidedtheyweregoing.”

Theteenagersthensailedalongwayovernightandsleptinshifts.“We’velearnedeverythingfromcontrollingtheboattoputtingupthesailswhilewehaveroughseas,”said15-year-oldOliviaWilcox.

TheteenagersstoppedonlandinMassachusetts.Theydidn’tmakeittotheiroriginaldestination（目的地）inMaine,wheretheyweresupposedtohaveacelebratorydinner,duetotheweatherandwinds.Theysaidtheyweren’tdisappointed,however,asthey’dlearnedalot.“Theylearnedaboutboating,andaboveall,theybuiltconfidenceandcharacter,”saidNoakes.

8.WhatwasspecialabouttheSeaCadettripthisyear?

A.Itwasthelongestsailingtripever.

B.Itwasthefirstall-female-crewsailingtrip.

C.Itwasthemostdangeroussailingtripever.

D.Itwasthefirstsailingtripforteenagers.

9.Whathappenedonthecrew’sfirstdayofthetrip?

A.Theyallfeltsickontheboat.

B.Someofthemwerehurt.

C.Theirboatwasoutofcontrol.

D.Theywentintoopenwaterbymistake.

10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheseyoungsailors?

A.Strong-mindedandhavingastrongsenseofteamwork.

B.Hard-workingandhavinggreatleadershipskills.

C.Understandingandcreative.

D.Adventurousandskillful.

11.AccordingtoNoakes,whatwasthesailors’greatestbenefitfromthetrip?

A.Theyknewtheseabetter.

B.Theymademanyfriends.

C.Theygotexcellentsailingskills.

D.Theydevelopedgoodpersonalities.

D

AformerUPSdriverandhiswifehavemadehistorybydonating$20milliontoMorganStateUniversity–thelargestgiftanyhistoricallyblackcollegeoruniversity（HBCU）haseverreceivedfromaformerstudent.Themoney,pledgedbyCalvinTylerJrandhiswifeTina,willfundscholarshipsthatwereestablishedundertheTylers’namein2002.

Tylergrewupinalow-incomefamilyandwasforcedtodropoutofMorganStateUniversityin1963becausehecouldnolongeraffordtostudy.Thefollowingyear,TylersawajobadvertisementinaBaltimorenewspaperfromUnitedParcelServiceandgotajobwiththecompanyasadriver.Herosethroughtheranksduringhis34-yearcareerattheglobalshippingcompanytobecomeitsseniorvicepresidentofUSoperationsandamemberoftheboardofdirectorsbeforeretiringin1998.

Tylerandhiswife,alsoaBaltimorenative,havelivedallacrossthecountrybuthesaidtheyhaveneverforgottentheirhumblebeginnings.

Theirlatestpledgefollowsa$5millioncommitmenttheymadein2016forthefund,whichtodatehassupported222studentswithfullorpartialscholarships.

MarybethGasman,aprofessoratRutgersUniversitywhostudiesHBCUs,saidthegiftissignificantbecausepublicHBCU’slikeMorganStateUniversitytendtohavealoweralumnigivingratecomparedtoprivateones.

“Foralongtime,theyweren’taskingalumnitogive,”shesaid.Butthathaschangedinthepastcoupleofdecades,sheadded,andtheschoolshave“startedaskingalumnitogiveandcreatingacultureofphilanthropy（慈善）oncampus.”

DavidK.Wilson,thepresidentofMorganStateU