届浙江省杭州市第二中学高三上学期选考模拟英语试题.docx

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届浙江省杭州市第二中学高三上学期选考模拟英语试题

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InthemiddleofahotJulyafternoon,Ibecameathiefofsomesort—athiefofmusic.

Forthefirsttime,Icreatedanoriginalpianoarrangementofoneofmyfavoritesongs.UsingonlymyearsandiPad,Itransformedamixofsoundsandmelodiesintothetonesofasingleinstrument;Icreatedcomplexharmonies（和声）andvoicesintosomethingIcouldperformwithonlytwohands.Nohelp,noguide—Ididitonmyown.

I'vebeenapianistsincemyhandsgrewbigenoughtotouchthepiano.Withmyfatherasamusician,Iwasallbutbornonthepianobench.Formanyyears,mymusicalidentitywasdefinedbythenotesthatothershadwritteninthepastcenturies:

elegantlinesofneatlyprintednotesstampedacrossthesheetmusicbecamethescriptIhadtoperform.Ivaluedclassicalmusic—adoredit—butIfeltsuchperformanceswereshallow.IhadnothingofmyowntocontributetothemasterfulcompositionsofBachorRachmaninov.

Thiswaswhy,whenIputthefinishingtouchestomypianoversionofamodemsong,mypridewasglorious:

thisarrangementwasmine.WhatI'ddoneseemedmagical:

anabilitytotakewhathadalreadyexisted—to"steal"asongfrommyfavoriteband—andtochangeitintosomethingdifferentallonmyown.IwasathiefbutIwasalsoanartist.

Inmusic,asinotheraspectsoflife,Ibelievethattrueoriginalityrarelyexists.Almosteverythinghasbeendonebefore,inoneformoranother.ThemostpassionateromancenovelmaybeaslightlychangedversionofaplaywrittenbyShakespeare,whichinturnwasborrowedfromthewritersofAncientGreece:

thesamethemes,differentcharacters,anddifferentcircumstances.Butthenovelnolessdeservespraisejustbecauseitsuniquenessiscompromised.

ThegiftofcreativityisjustliketheabilitytodowhatIdidonthepiano:

tofindoutsomethingbeautiful,toanalyzeandchangeitandloseyourselfinthemysteryofitscomposition,andthentomakeitnew.Suchanactisnotcopying;itisfindinginspirationandhavingthestrengthandtheinnovationtouseitasfuelforyourownmasterpiece.

1．Whydidtheauthorcreatethepianoarrangement?

A．Becausehewasnotsatisfiedwiththeoldone.

B．Becausehewantedtocreatemusicofhisown.

C．Becausehewastiredofhisfather'smusic-teachingmethod.

D．BecausehewantedtoshowrespectforBachandRachmaninov.

2．BymentioningShakespeare,theauthorwantstotellus______.

A．thereisnotruecreativityinmusic.

B．Shakespeare9splaysaretotallyoriginal.

C．manyofShakespeare,splaysdeservenopraise.

D．originalityisconnectedwithwhathasalreadyexisted.

3．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

A．creativityistofindsomethingbeautiful.

B．adaptationhasnothingtodowithcreativity.

C．amasterpiececanbeachangedversionofanexistedwork.

D．commonpeopledon'thavetheabilitytocreatesomethingnew.

Whenyoustartworkingonsomethingbutdon'tfinishit,thoughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinuetojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou'vemovedontootherthings.PsychologistsreferthephenomenonastheZeigamikeffect.TheeffectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigamik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVienna,shenotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficultyrememberingtheexactdetailsoftheorders.

Inoneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtingtogetherpuzzles,orsolvingmathproblems.Halfoftheparticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeigamikaskedtheparticipantstogiveanaccountofwhatthey'dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinterruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwhattheyhadbeendoingasthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.

Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou'restrugglingtomemorizesomethingimportant,momentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandoveragain,reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.Whileyou'refocusingonotherthings,you'llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtotheinformationyouwerestudying.

Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompletingtheminarushatthelastpossiblemoment.Unfortunately,thistendencycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.OnewaytoovercomethisistoputtheZeigamikeffecttowork.Startbytakingthefirststep,nomatterhowsmall.Onceyouhavebegun—butnotfinished—yourwork,you'llfindyourselfthinkingofthetaskuntil,atlast,youfinishit.Youmightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfinalgoal.

4．WhatdoestheZeigamikeffectreferto?

A．Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.

B．Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily.

C．Mostpeoplecan'tfocusononethingforalongtime.

D．Peoplerememberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.

5．HowshouldwestudyaccordingtotheZeigamikeffect?

A．Repeatoverandoveragain.

B．Divideourstudysession.

C．Focusonseveraltasksatatime.

D．Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.

6．What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．Howtogetridofheavystress.

B．Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.

C．Howtobreakthehabitofdelayingwork.

D．Whywealwayscompletetasksinarush.

Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.

Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!

AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.

ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?

Theyarecompletelywaterproof（notletwaterthrough）andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!

Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.

7．Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?

A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.

B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.

C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.

D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.

8．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Howthesneakersarecharged.

B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.

C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.

D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.

9．Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.

A．thelengthoftheshoes

B．thesizeoftheire-panels

C．thedesignersoftheshoes

D．thematerialsoftheirbottoms

10．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?

A．Negative.B．Anxious.

C．Uncertain.D．Confident.

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二、完形填空

AnAmazonorderstartswithatapofafinger.Twodayslater—oreveninamatterofhours—thepackagearrives.Itseemssimpleenough.

ButtodeliverAmazon11andcountlessothersfrombusinessesthat12overtheinternet,thebasicstructureofmajorurbanareasaroundtheworldisbeing13.AndNewYorkCity,wheremorethan1.5millionpackagesaredelivered14,showsthatthispushfor15ishavingimpactsontraffic,roadwaysafetyandpollution.

Delivery16operatedbyUPSandFedExdouble-parkonstreets,17busandbikelanes.Theygotmorethan471,000parkingviolationslastyear,a34percentincreasefrom2013.Themain18forpackagesintoNewYorkCity,leadingtotheGeorgeWashingtonBridgefromNewJersey,hasbecomethemost19interchangeinthecountry.Trucksheadingtowardthebridge20at23milesperhour,downfrom30m.p.h.fiveyearsago.

Whilethe21ofride-hailingserviceslikeUberhasunquestionablycausedmore22,thesuddenincreaseoftruckshas23theproblem.24,carsinthebusiestpartsofManhattannowmovejustaboveajogger,space,about7m.p.h.,roughly23percent25thanatthebeginningofthedecade.

Amazondidnot26arequestforcommentonthe27ofitsdeliveriesongrowingtrafficjamsinNewYork.Othercompanies,includingFedExandUPS,saidtheywereusingtechnologyandtakingothermeasurestomakedeliveriesless28oncrowdedstreets.

NewYorkCityoff