高考英语临考冲刺卷 浙江卷二.docx

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高考英语临考冲刺卷浙江卷二

2020年高考英语临考冲刺卷浙江卷

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   Thirteen-year-oldMadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenLeighWilliams,hermother,toldherthatalittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化粪池）andnoonecouldreachhim.

   MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sworriedmotherandotheradultssurroundingthetankopening.Itstuckoutafewinchesabovethegroundandwas11inchesinwidth—slightlywiderthanabasketball—withahatch（盖子）thathadbeenmovedunnoticed.Thetwo-year-oldboyhadslippedinandwasdrowning（溺水）infourfeetofwastewaterinsidetheeight-feet-deeptank.

   Madisonsurveyedthesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallhole.Withouthesitation,shetoldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassmelly.Intheprocess,shejammedherleftwristagainstahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristsoseverelythatthehandwasleftuseless.

   Ratherthantendingtoherinjury,Madisontriedtofeeltheunderwaterboy.Minuteswentbybeforeshesawtheoutlineofhisfoot.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoottightly.“Pullmeup!

”sheshouted.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank,sheandtheboywereliftedout.

   Buttheboywasn’toutoftrouble.Hehadlackedoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’tbreathing.Hewasplacedonhisside,andanadulthithimhardontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewasallright.IttookMadisonlongertorecoverthantheboy,whowastakentohospitalandlefthospitalthatsamenight.She,however,experiencedmonthsofpainfultreatment,fortheinjurythatshehadpostponedtendingwasmoresevere,which,saysneighborMaryHolley,madethegirl’sactionsallthemoreimpressive.

1.Whatmostlikelycausedtheboytofallintotheseptictank?

A.Thetankwasveryhardtobenoticed.

B.Theboywascuriousabouttheunknown.

C.Thehatchwasnotinthecorrectposition.

D.Thetankopeningstoodoutontheground.

2.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtobestdescribeMadison?

A.ModestB.Optimistic.C.Determined.D.Hard-working.

3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aluckylittleboy.B.Aterribledrowningaccident.

C.Ahiddenseptictank.D.Anadmirableteenhero.

Onabrightearlysummermorning,manyyoungswimmersgatheratalocalswimmingpoolinthestateofMaryland.

Theyaremembersofacompetitivesummerswimteam,andthat'saregularpartoftheirdailylife.Astheytrainandcutsecondsofftheirtimes,whichmakesthemclosertothechampionshipinthefollowinglarge-scale（大规模的）competitions,theyaregettinglotsofphysicalexerciseandvitaminDfromthesun.However,thebenefitsofbelongingtoasportsteamarenotjusthonororhealthrelated.Youcanlearnusefullifeskills.

PaulWaas,coachoftheswimteam,explains,"Thediscipline（自制力）comesintoplaywhenyou'retalkingaboutconcentratingonthedetailsthatyourcoachesaresayingasitmakesyoufasterratherthanjustgoingupanddownthepoolthesamewayyouhaveeverytime.Whenyoufocusonwhatyou'redoingrightandwhatyoucandobetter,thenyou'llseetheimprovement."

Besides,thereisalsoresponsibility,goalsandworkingswithinagroup.Again,hereisCoachWaas."It'sreallygreat!

It'ssofuntowatchfromyeartoyear.I'vehadkidswhoas7-year-oldsontheteamcouldbarelypayattentioninpracticeandwereonlyinterestedinwhowasgoingfirst.Nowthey'vecomebackas8-year-olds,havingsetsomegoalsandhavingthingsthattheywanttoachieve.Theseskillscanhelpthemalot."

Butplayingthesportsisnotwithoutharm.Somecanbehardonthebody.Youngathletessufferseriousinjuriesthatfollowthemintoadulthood.CoachWaassaysthatinfact,swimmingisdifferentfrommostothers.First,itposesalowerriskofinjury.Thesecondonerelatestohowswimteamsarestructured.Actuallytchildrenarenottheonlyoneswhocanbenefit.Adultscanalsobenefitfromteamsports.

1.Whydotheswimmersgatherataswimmingpoolintheearlymorning?

A.ToobtainvitaminDfromthesun.B.Tobuildpracticalskillsforfuture.

C.Tojoininalarge-scalecompetition.D.Tocarryouttheirroutinepractice.

2.WhatdoPaulWaas'wordsimplyinparagraph2?

A.Swimmersshouldconcentrateondetails.

B.Membersgetdisciplinedandfocusedintheteam.

C.Coachesplayakeyroleinplayers'improvement.

D.Mostswimmersenjoyswimminginthesameway.

3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?

A.Exercisebenefitseveryone.B.Swimmingisbetterthanothersports.

C.Teamsportsteachlifelessons.D.Physicalexerciseshouldbeahabit.

    Fromancientstoriestomodernresearches,thelabel（标签）attachedtobeingleft-handedisundeniable.Left-handedpeople,or“lefties”astheyareoftencalled,aregenerallybelievedtobegoodatart—LeonardodaVinci,PicassoandMichelangeloareallleft-handed.

    Ourbrainisdividedintotwoparts:

thelefthemisphere（大脑半球）andtherighthemisphere.Thelefthemisphere,linkedtologicandanalysis,isresponsiblefortherightsideofthebody.Therighthemisphere,linkedtocreativityandimagination,controlstheleftsideofthebody.So,peopletendtobelieveleftiesarecontrolledbytherightsideofthebrain,andaremorecreativethanright-handers.Somealsothinkthatleftiesmaynotbeasgoodasright-handersinmathematicsandproblem-solvingskills.

    However,arecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolintheUKandtheUniversityofMilaninItalyprovedthistheorywrong.Thestudyinvolved（涉及）morethan2,300studentsinItalyagedbetween6and17yearsold.Theywereaskedtocompleteseveralmathematicaltasksofdifferentlevels.Itturnedouttheleft-handersoutperformedtheotherswhenthetasksinvolveddifficultproblem-solving.Thispatternwasparticularlyclearinmaleadolescents.However,whenitcametosimplearithmetic,therewasnodifferencebetweenleft-handersandright-handers.

    Itwasalsodiscoveredthatthosewhoare"severely"right-handedperformedlesswellinalltheexperimentscomparedto“medium”right-handersandleft-handers.

    “Takentogether,thesefindingsshowthathandednessdoesinfluenceabilitiestosomedegree,"thestudy’sauthorswrote.However,“handednessisjustanindirectexpressionofbrainfunction,"wrotepsychologyprofessorGiovanniSalafrom theUniversityofLiverpoolintheUK,theleadauthorofthestudy.Salaalsonotedthatonlyonethirdofpeoplewithahighly-developedrightsideofthebrainareleft-handed.Itmeansthattherearelotsofright-handedpeoplewithasimilarbrainfunctionasleft-handers.

1.Theauthorbeginsthetextby____________.

A.tellingsomeancientstoriesB.givingexamplesofartworks

C.introducingamodernresearchD.presentingconventionalwisdom

2.Whatisthemainfocusofparagraph2?

A.Skillsofsolvingproblems.B.Waysofbecomingcreative.

C.People'sopinionsofleft-handers.D.Thefunctionsoftwohemispheres.

3.WhatcanwelearnfromtherecentstudyledbyGiovanniSala?

A.Handednessdoesn’thaveanyassociationwithbrainfunction.

B.Peoplewithahighly-developedrighthemispherearemostlikelylefties.

C.The“severely”right-handedarefarbetteratsimplearithmeticthanlefties.

D.Right-handersdidn’tperformaswellasleftieswhenhandlingtoughproblems.

4.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom ____________.

A.amedicalreportB.asciencemagazine

C.abiologytextbookD.aneducationessay

Withtheever-increasingcostofliving,one'ssalaryissometimesnotenoughforanythingbeyondputtingfoodonthetable.①________Consequently,findingtheperfectwork-lifebalanceisastruggleformostofus,especiallythosewhoarelivingwithpets.Ifyou'reoneofthosepeople,here'swhatyoucando.

◎Exercisewithyourpet.

Ifyourfreetimeisnotadequateforbothexercisingandbondingwithyourpet,youcancombinethetwoforanevenbetteroutcome.②________Ortrytofitinahikeontheweekend.Yourbondwillgrowevenstronger.Takingpartintheseactivitieshelpsyouandyourpetliveahealthylife.

◎Don'tforgetaboutyourfamily.

③________So,asyoumakethenecessarylifestylechangeswithyourpet,extendthechangesasfarasyourfamilyisconcerned.Forinstance,bringyourkidsalongonwalkswithyourpetandusetheopportunitytogetuptodatewiththeirlives.Ifyouhavethemeansandthetime,youcanalsoorganizeoutingsasagreatwaytobringthewholefamily,includingthefour-leggedmembers.

◎④________

Somepetsrequirelotsofactivitieswhileotherscandojustfinewithminimal（极少的）exercise.Itis,therefore,necessarythatyouconsiderbothyourlifestyleandananimal'spersonality.Forinstance,ifyouhavenofreetimeonweekdays,keepoffdogsliketerriersastheyneedlotsofactivitiestostayhealthy.⑤________Forexample,ifyourkidsarebelow5yearsofage,avoiddogslikepoodlesasthey'reknowntobetoonervousaroundsmallkids.

A.Chooseapetthatfitsyourlifestyle.

B.Considerswitchingyourexistinglifestyle.

C.Thenumberofkidsyouhaveandtheiragesshouldalsobeconsidered.

D.Takeyourpetfriendforawalkaroundtheneighborhoodeveryevening.

E.Thenextstepistochangetherelationshipsbetweenyourpetandfamily.

F.Thisiswhymostpeopleoftenhavetoworklonghoursandevenweekends.

G.Yourfamilyneedsyourloveandpresencejustasmuchasyourfour-leggedfriend.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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“AllIcanbeisme.”Consideringt