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2020届吉林省示范高中(四平一中、梅河口五中、白城一中等)高三第四次模拟考试英语试题
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UniversityHouseANU
Location:
1BalmainCres,2601Canberra,Australia
SetwithintheANUCampus,UniversityHouseANUoffersroomswithabalcony,a flat-screenTVandarefrigerator.Locatedonsite,BoffinsRestaurantoffersAsian-influenced,contemporarydishesandawideselectionoflocalandimportedwines.Thehoteliswithin10minutes'busrideofParliamentHouse,theNationalGalleryofAustraliaandtheNationalLibraryofAustralia.
Couplesrateit9.4pointsforatwopersontrip.
VibeHotelCanberraAirport
Location:
1RoganStreet,2609Canberra,Australia
FeaturingfreeWiFiandafitnesscentre,VibeHotelCanberraAirportoffersspaciousaccommodation,situatedatCanberraAirport.ThishotelfeaturespicturesqueviewsofLakeBurleyGriffinandanon-siterestaurant.VibeHotelCanberraAirportisconvenientlylocatedwithin10minutes'driveofCanberra8manyattractions.
Couplesrateit8.1pointsforatwopersontrip.
SouthsideVillage
Location:
250CanberraAvenue,2609Canberra,Australia
SetinCanberraintheAustralianCapitalTerritoryregion,SouthsideVillageoffersaccommodationwithfreeprivateparking.Theholidayparkoffersachildren'splayground.Afteradayofhiking,cyclingorfishing,guestscanrelaxinthegarden.ManukaShoppingAreais2.8kmfromSouthsideVillage.ThenearestairportisCanberraAirport,7kmfromtheaccommodation.
Couplesrateit7.3pointsforatwo-persontrip.
ForrestHotel&Apartments
Location:
30NationalCircuit.Forrest,2603Canberra,Australia
LocatedinthequietCanberrasuburbofForrest,thishotelislessthan10minutes'drivefromParliamentHouseandtheNationalGalleryofAustralia.ForrestHotel&ApartmentsoffersmodernaccommodationwithfreecableTV,500MBoffreeWiFiandfreeprivateparking.
Couplesrateit6.7pointsforatwopersontrip.
1.Whichhotelmaymostcoupleslikebest?
A.SouthsideVillage.B.VibeHotelCanberraAirport.
C.UniversityHouseANU.D.ForrestHotel&Apartments.
2.Whichlocationisbestforpassengerstocatchearlyflights?
A.1RoganStreet,2609Canberra.B.1BalmainCres,2601Canberra.
C.250CanberraAvenue,2609Canberra.D.30NationalCircuit,Forrest,2603Canberra.
3.WhatdoSouthsideVillageandForrestHotel&Apartmentshaveincommon?
A.TheybothofferfreeWiFi.
B.Theybothofferfreeprivateparking.
C.Theybothofferachildren'splayground.
D.Theyarebothwithin10minutes'drivefromParliamentHouse.
AyearagoIlostmywonderfulfriendandcolleagueRachaelBland.Shediedattheageofjust40,twoyearsafterbeingdiagnosedwithbreastcancer.
Herdeathknockedmeforsix.Iknewitwascomingandwehadtalkedaboutit—butnothingpreparedmeforactuallynothavingherinmylifeeveryday.Thethingwas,whileweonlykneweachotherforashortperiodoftime,shehadahugeimpactonme.WhenIgotdiagnosedwithstage4lungcancer,Imadeawholenewgroupoffriends.Rachaelwasuptherewiththebestofthem.SheunderstoodexactlywhatIwasgoingthrough,shesharedmyfearsandwasalwaysthereat3amtoreassureme.Shewasmyrock.
AfterRachaeldied,Ihadanervousbreakdown.Ihitnumerousbrickwallsintheweeksandmonthsthatfollowed.MycancerwasprogressingandIfellintoadarkplace.Ipusheditawaybutignoredtheterrorofitallandinevitablyitallcamecrashingdownaroundme.GreatSorrowhitmewhenIleastexpected.Herdeathfeltlikeabaddream.Theemotionalbitaside,oneofthethingsIfoundreallyhardwastoactuallyacceptshedied.
Rachaelhopedthatbystartingtheconversationaroundcancer,shecouldhelpotherwomenavoidgettingcancertoo.Itwasherabsolutedeterminationandbraveryathelpingtobreakdowntaboos(禁忌)thatwillliveonforgenerationstocome.
Rachaelshowedmehowtolivewithcancer.Eveninherdarkestdaysshewasdeterminedtoshowthatcancerdidn’tgettotakeover.Shehelpedremindmetogetbusylivingwithcancerratherthanworryaboutdyingofit.Shewasinthebottomofmyheartforever.
4.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?
A.Iwasbeatensixtimes.
B.Herdeathgavemethestrength.
C.Shewasknockeddownanddied.
D.Herdeathmademeveryshocked.
5.Whydidtheauthorhitthebrickwalls?
A.Shewantedtoendupherlife.
B.Shecouldn’tstandthepainofcancer.
C.Shehadbeensufferingfromnightmares.
D.ShewastoosorrowfultoacceptRachael’sdeath.
6.WhatisRachael’swish?
A.Tohelpwomenfightagainstfear.
B.Toassesswomen’sconversationalskills.
C.Topreventotherwomenfromgettingcancer.
D.Toinspiresickpeopletohopefortheirfuture.
7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRachael?
A.Optimistic.B.Weak.
C.Humorous.D.Demanding.
Intoday'sworld,mostworkersarehighlyspecialized,butthisspecializationcancomeatacost——especiallyforthoseonthewrongteam.NewresearchbyHarvard'sGrowthLabuncoverstheimportanceofteamsandcoworkerswhenitcomestoone'sproductivity,earningpotential,andstaysofemployment.Theresearchanalyzedadministrativedataonthe9millioninhabitantsofSweden.Itfoundthattoearnhighwagesandreturnsoneducation,workersmustfindcoworkerswhocomplement,butnotsubstitutethem.
Theresearchoffersatooltoassesstherightandwrongcoworkersinfieldsofexpertise.Therightcoworkersarethosewithsillsyoulack,yetneededtocompleteateam.Thewrongcoworkersarethosewhohavethesameskillsetasyouandeventuallyloweryourvaluetotheemployer.Forexample,thosewithadegreeinarchitecturearebestassistedbyworkerswithengineering,construction,orsurveyingdegrees,andnegativelyimpactedbythosewithlandscapeorinteriordesigndegrees.
“Wetendtothinkofsillsassomethingpersonalthatindividualscanmarkettoacompany,”saidFrankNeffke,GrowthLabResearchDirector“However,thisvisionofsillsistoosimplistic.Oneperson'ssillsconnecttoanotherperson'ssills,etc.,andthebettertheseconnectionsare,themoreproductiveworkerswillbe,andthemoretheywillearn”Neffkeaddsthatthebenefitsofworkingwithcomplementarycoworkersarenotthesameforallworkers.Thosewithhigherlevelsofeducationseemtobenefitmuchmorefromworkingincomplementaryteamsthanworkerswithlowerlevels.Overthepast20years,workerswithcollegedegreesorhigherhavebeenincreasinglyabletofindbettermatchingcoworkers.
Complementaryalsodrivescareers.Theresearchshowsthatpeopletendtostaylongerinorganizationswithmanycomplementaryworkersandtendtoleavethosewithmanyworkerswhosubstitutethem.Theseresultsholdtrueforupto20yearsofone'scareer.
Theresearchalsosupportsseveralwell-knownfacts,suchascitiesandlargefirmspayhigherwages.Workersaremorelikelytofindbetterfittingteamsincities,andlargefirmsoftenallowworkerstospecialize.
8.Whichgroupofworkerscanmakeupthebestteam?
A.Thosewhocansubstituteeachother.B.Thosewhocomefromthesameplace.
C.Thosewhoareexpertinthesamefield.D.Thosewhohavethecomplementarysill
9.Whomaybethebestcomplementarycoworkerforanarchitect?
A.Alandscaper.B.Ahouseagent.
C.Aconstructor.D.Anotherarchitect.
10.Employersthinkmoreoftheirstaff’s________.
A.dependencerelationshipB.strugglingspirit
C.physicalqualityD.educationallevel
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.Whatworkersyouremployerneedmost
B.Howcoworkersimpactthevalueofyourskills
C.Howcoworkersgethigherwagesandalong-termjob
D.Howcomplementarityimprovesyourmentalpotential
Foodcompaniesengineerjunkfoodtomakeitaddictive.Theylabeltheirproductstomakethemseemmuchhealthierthantheyare.Theiradvertisementstargetchildren.AllofthisisaccordingtoanewsreportreadrecentlybystudentsinaTexasmiddleschool.TheyweretakingpartinanexperimentrunbytheUniversityofChicagoandtheUniversityofTexas.“Idon'tunderstandhowthisisevenlegal,”saidagirlwhotookpartinthestudy.
Researchershadstudentslearnaboutfood-industryadvertisingstrategies.Theywantedtoknowiflearningaboutthemwouldchangehowkidsfeelaboutjunkfood.Allovertheworld,kidsareeatingmorefoodsthatarehighinsalt,sugar,andfat.Thatispartlytheresultofcleveradsthatmakejunkfoodirresistible.ChristopherJ.Bryanledthestudy.Hesaysthatwhenkidsquestionthemotivesbehindjunkfoodads,theyfeellikethey'refightinginjustice.Therewardisknowingtheyaredoingtherightthing.
Junkfoodhasbeenlinkedtohealthproblemssuchasheartdisease,obesity,anddiabetes,Butin2018,foodcompaniesspentnearly$9billionTVadssellingunhealthyfare.Companiesusevaryingstrategies.Anadwithcartooncharactersmaymakechipsseenfuntoeat.Aprofessionalathleteenjoyingasugarydrinkmaymakeitlookcool.Advertisersknowthatifkidswantaproduct,they'llannoytheirparentstobuyit.Evenparentsdon'tnoticethepowerofads.Bythetimetheyareadultstheyhavebeenusedtojunk-foodadvertising.Theyjustdon'tseeit.
IntheTexasstudy,BryanhadstudentsviewadsoniPad.Theirjobwastowriteordrawonthescreen,tomakeeachad'smessagetrue.Forexample,aMcDonald'sadshowedaBigMac(巨无霸)andthewords“Thethingyouwantwhenyouordersalad.”Totheendofthesentence,astudentadded“shouldbesalad”.
Threemonthsafteranalyzingads,studentswerestillchoosinghealthiersnacks:
milkinsteadofsugaryjuices,fruitovercookies.Kidsarebecomingconsciousofthemselvesasagentsintheworld.Theyseeachancetomaketheworldabetterplace.
12.Whatisthe