英语届江西省新余市高考二模英语试题含答案.docx

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英语届江西省新余市高考二模英语试题含答案

2020届江西省新余市高考二模英语试题

一、阅读选择

1. 

GuinnessWorldRecordsSetbyKids

◆TheyoungestclubDJ

OratilweAJHongwanelikesputtinginmoreeffortswhenplayingmusicforacrowd.In2012,hebecametheyoungestclubDJ—hewasfivewhenheplayedaone-hoursetto100peopleatabarinSouthAfrica.KnowninthebusinessasDJArchJnr,hebroketherecordpreviouslyheldbyasix-year-oldinJapan.

◆Themostviewedvideogame-unboxingvideo

Kidslovewatchingsomeoneunboxanewpurchase-especiallyifit'ssomethingtheycan'tgetthemselves.Maybethat'swhymorethan25millionpeoplehavewatchedYouTubeHD.What'sreallycoolaboutEvanisthatheactuallydonatesmostofthetoystothoseinneed.HealsouseshispopularYouTubechanneltodrawpeople'sattentiontoworthyorganizationsforhelpingthepoor.

◆Theyoungestdrummer

TherulesofGuinnessWorldRecordssayadrummermustrecordarealsongandbepaidforhisskillsandthatthedrummermustgiveatleast20concertsof45minutesorlongerwithinfiveyears.AttheageofjustfourJulianPavonemetallthosequalifications.

◆Thefastestassembly（组装）of10,000LegopiecesandthelongestLegochain

AgroupofschoolkidsinNewJerseywentfortheirworldrecordstoincreasepublicawarenessaboutafellowstudentwhoissufferingfromarareanddeadlydisease.Thegroupputtogether10,000Legopiecesinjustthreehours,breakingtheoldonebyfivehours.TheyalsosettherecordforthelongestLegochain,whichendedupat947meters,beatingtheoldrecordby40.

（1）Whoisdevotedtocharity?

A  OratilweAJHongwane.        B  Evan.        C  DJArchJnr.        D  JulianPavone.

（2）Whatdoweknowabouttheyoungestdrummer?

A  Hehasrecorded20realsongs.        B  Hegaveatleast20concertsatfive.        C  Hemustearnalotofmoneybyrecording.        D  HewasqualifiedfortheGuinessWorldRecordsatfour.

（3）Whydidtheschoolkidssettheworldrecord?

A  Tohelpasickschoolmate.        B  Toinspireteamspirit.        C  Topreventararedisease.        D  Tomaketheirschoolfamous.

2.     On a Saturdayafternoon,TasiLamahadjustfinishedlunchandwasgoingtowashhishandswhenthegroundunderhisfeetstartedshakingviolently.Objectsbegantofalldownfromoverheadandrisingabovethecrashes,hecouldhearterrifiedscreamsallaroundhim.Severalmonthslater,thepainterfromNepal'sKathmanduValleyremembersthatdaymorevividlythanhisweddingdayorthebirthofhisson.

    It wasonApril25,2015thatanearthquakehitNepal,theformerHimalayankingdomoutofsightbetweenitsgiantneighborsChinaandIndia,81yearsafterasimilardisaster.Thiskillerquakeandaftershocksthatcontinuedformorethanamonthafterwardkilledover8,000people,destroyedthousandsofhouses,andruinedaneconomyalreadydamagedbymanyotherreasons.

    It wasalsoofconsequencefortheancientartstyleNepalipainterssuchasLamahavebeenpracticingforgenerations.“Weleftourhomesandlivedintheopenfieldsoutsidethecity,undertarpaulins（防水油布）foramonth,"Lamasaid.Manyofthehouses,builtofmudandbricks,wereinruinsandtheaftershockscontinued,thoughlessfrequently.Oneday,IwenttomyshowroomtogetsomeofthepaintingsoutandtheEarthstartedshakingagain.Idroppedeverythingandranoutformylife.”

    DineshLama,a32-year-oldartistfromNepal'scapitalcity,Kathmandu,saidhisBoudhaStupaThangkaCenter,whichfunctionsashisshowroomaswellashisstudio,hasremainedshutsincetheearthquake,ashisartisans（工匠）aretootraumatized（心理受到创伤的）totakeupthebrushagain.“Welivedintemporarytentsformorethanamonth,"hesaid.“Whentheytrytositinsidethestudioandpaint,fearmakestheirhandsshake.Luckily,wehavegotalotofaidfromChina.Ibelievewewillcomebacktoourhomesoon.”

（1）Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?

A  TheApril25earthquakemadeNepaldisappearforlong.        B  Thisquakecausedmoredeathsthantheone81yearsago.        C  Nepalalsosufferedaseriousdisasterduetothe1934quake.        D  TheearthquakeistheonlyreasonforNepalbeingbackward.

（2）WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTasiLama'swords?

A  ManyNepalipainterslosttheirlivesinthequake.        B  Onlythehousesbuiltofmudandbricksbrokedown.        C  Hisshowroomfellintoruinsafterthequake.        D  Hehadnochoicebuttostopworkingforlong.

（3）WhatmadeDineshLamaworriedmost?

A  Thathisshowroomhadbeentotallydestroyed.        B  Thathisartisanswereincapableofworking.        C  Thathecouldn'tsellhisworksasusual.        D  Thathewouldneverpickuphisbrushtodraw.

（4）Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthetext?

A  EarthquakeBringsDamagetoAncientArt        B  EarthquakeCausesManyArtistsOutofJob        C  ChinaGivesaTimelyHandtoNepal        D  NepalSuffersfromTwoNonstopQuakes

3.     Australianexpertshaveexpressedconcernsthattoomanymillennials（千禧一代）arehopingtousetheirsocialmediaaccountstobuildtheircareers.

    Theirconcernsfollowthesuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"whomakemoneybypostingsponsoredphotosonline.Fortheluckyfewwhoarenotonlytalentedphotographersbutalsogood-lookingandbusiness-savvy（有商业头脑的）, makingmoneyoffsocialmediaisn'timpossible.

    Instagramisfloodedwithsocialmediaprofessionalspaidtopromoteproductsandservices.However,socialscientistDrLaurenRosewarne,fromtheUniversityofMelbourne,saysthatinreality,therearefarfewerpeoplemakingmoneyofftheplatformsthanonemaythink.

    She saidmanyyoungAustraliansweregettingsuckedinbytheappealofmakingmoneyonplatformslikeInstagram,describingitas"totallyunrealistic"andextremelydifficulttodo.

    "Youngpeoplearehopingtobefamousinnumbersthatweresimplynotthere20yearsago,"RosewarnetoldtheAustralianBroadcastingCorporation（ABC）onSaturday."Therearesomepeoplewhocanmakefortunesoutofmonetizing（使具有货币性质）theirInstagramposts,butthatisnotthenorm."

    She saiditwasuptoparentsandschoolstodiscouragestudentsfromseekingInsta-fame,asmanybelieveitisapossiblecareerchoice."There'sthewarningforparents;thisisnotanormalorevencommonoccurrencethatyoucanmonetizeyourInstagramaccount."

    MeanwhileToniEagerfromAustralianNationalUniversitysaidsocialproblemscouldarisefromspendingtoomuchtimewithsocialmedia.

    "Wheredotheinsta-celebritiesgo...toseparatethelifepeopleseeonInstagramfromtheiractualnormallife?

"Eagersaid."Allofasudden,peopleownyourprivatelife."

（1）Whyisthereasuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"?

A  Manyyoungpeoplewanttobephotographers.        B  Manypeopleseeitasashortcuttomakingmoney.        C  Peoplewanttosocializebysharingphotosonline.        D  Instagramoffersyoungpeoplemorecareerchoices.

（2）Theunderlinedphrase"gettingsuckedin"inParagraph4probablymeans"______".

A  benefitingfromsomething        B  becominginvolvedinsomething        C  takingadvantageofsomething        D  beingsatisfiedwithsomething

（3）WhatmessagedoestheauthorconveybyquotingDrLaurenRosewarne?

A  Youngpeopletodayaremorebusiness-savvythanever.        B  YoungpeoplearebecominglessinterestedinInternetfame.        C  Instagramisnotagoodplatformtopromotenewproducts.        D  It'sabadideaforyoungpeopletotryearningmoneyonInstagram.

（4）WhatproblemdoesToniEagerthinkoveruseofsocialmediacouldcause?

A  Anover-relianceonInstagram.        B  Alossofpersonalprivacy.        C  Lessinteractionwithpeopleinreallife.        D  Thedesiretomonetizeone'sInstagramaccount.

4.     If youbelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung, youaremissinganimportantpartofthestory．AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics．Itfoundtherearetwodifferentpeaksofcreativity．Onecomesearlyinaperson'scareer, whileanothercomeslater．

    The researchsupportspreviousworkbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences．

    "We believewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomics, butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally, "saidBruceWeinberg, leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity．

    "Manypeoplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth, butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'retalkingabout．"

    In thestudy, thosewhodidtheirmostgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual"innovators（创新者）．

    Thesetypeofinnovators"________", challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas．Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed（沉浸于）intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield, Weinbergsaid．

    But thereisanotherkindofcreativity, hesaid, whichisfoundamong"experimental"innovators．Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandit．

    The longperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's（荣誉获得者的）career．

    "Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach, "Weinbergsaid．

    The researcherstookanovel, empirical（经验主义的）approachtothestudy, whichinvolved31laureates．Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual．

    This rankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportantwork, classifyingtheminto"conceptual"or．"ex