高三英语最后40天冲刺卷五.docx

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高三英语最后40天冲刺卷五

高三英语最后40天冲刺卷五

1、WhetheryouaretryingtoexperiencesomeactivitiesofSanFrancisco,orsimplywantingtoexplorethecityitself,weofferavarietyofattractionsandsightseeingtourstohelpyoumakethemostofyourvacation.

   BigBusTour

   BigBusTouraimstogiveyouthemostenjoyableandmemorableexperienceofSanFrancisco.Thisuniquecitytourstopsatmostkeypointsofinterestallaroundthisspectacularcity.Learnaboutthecity’shistoryandwitnessthediverseculture,beautifulparksandmagnificentarchitectureonanopenairbus.HoponandoffatyourleisuretocreateyourowncustomizedjourneyaroundSanFrancisco.

   WineCountryTour

   Winehasalwaysbeenamarkofcivilizationatitsfinest.Localareasproducetheirownwinetosignifytheirvaluetobuyers.Winecountrytourswillgothroughregionsthatdisplaythenaturalbeautyofthecountrysideanditsresources.

   FatTireTour

   Imaginetravellingeffortlesslythroughthebeautifulparksandalongthewaterfrontwhilereceivinginformativehistoricalandcurrentdayinformationandlotsofuniqueandfascinatingstoriesfromyourguide.Ourtoursarelimitedinsizesoyoucancountonagreatandintimateexperience.FatTireToursisproudtobethefirstguidedtourusingSegwaysintheworld.

   AT&TParkTour

   It’stheonlyballparkinAmericawherehomerunscanbe“splashhits”andwheretheeventonthefieldaddsradianceandbeautytothebreathtakingBayviews.Onyourbehind-the-scenesballparktourofsensationalAT&TPark,thehomeoftheSanFranciscoGiants,youwillhavethechancetogotoplacesonlytheplayersandstaffgoto.

1.Inwhichtourcanyouenjoythemostplacesofinterest?

A.BigBusTour.

B.WineCountryTour.

C.FatTireTour.

D.AT&TParkTour.

2.WhatisspecialaboutFatTireTour?

A.Visitorscanvisitbeautifulparks.

B.Visitorscantravelonavehicle.

C.Thereisaguidetoaccompanyvisitors.

D.Thereisachancetovisitthecity'smuseums.

3.WhatcanyoudoontheAT&TParkTour?

A.Hithomeruns.

B.Enjoyamatch.

C.Travelwithplayers.

D.Gotoanationalpark.

2、 Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（联合）voiceacrosscultures.

    Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

    It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

    “Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”

    Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.

    Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“JusttokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion（情感）lie?

Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight（感悟）onhowtalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?

Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”

1.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?

A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.

C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.

C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?

A.Itwilldisappeargradually.B.Itremainsblackandwhite.

C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.D.Itchangesevery50years.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz.B.TheRiseandFallofJazz.

C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician.D.CelebratingtheJazzDay.

3、OnaFebruaryafternooninaclassroom,Taylorcamefacetofacewithacow-butitwasallinherhead.Avirtual（虚拟的）realityheadsethadtransportedherandherclassmatestoafarm250milesawayandforthem,thetechnologymeansfieldtripsarenolongerlimitedbyabusride.

   Onanygivenday,studentsnationwidewalkthroughfields,diveintodeepsea,andobservemedicaloperationsbyusingsuchheadset.It'sanotherwaytoattracttheiPhonegenerationofstudentsandimprovetheirunderstandingandtheirgrades.

   RichardLambisascientistworkingatBuffaloScienceLab.Inthelab,thephysicaleffectsofvirtualrealitybecomeclearasparticipantsexperiencemotion（运动）sicknesswithoutmoving.“Someoftheresearchwe’redoinghasshownthatwhatyouexperienceinvirtualrealityhasverysimilarresponsesthatyouwouldgetifyouweredoingtheactualactivity,”Lambsaid.

   It'sunknownhowmanyclassroomshaveorwilladoptthetechnology,butexpertssayit'sstillrelativelyrare.Whileindividualheadsetsthatrequireauser’sphonecancostaslittleas$20or$30,systemsandsoftwareforclasseswillcostthousandsofdollars.Earlycomplaintsaboutalackofgoodsoftwarearefadingasmorecompaniesenterthemarket,buttherulesforusehaven'tnecessarilycaughtupwiththetechnology.

   InNewYork,virtuallabexperimentsdon’tcounttowardthestate'shands-onlabtimerequirements.Evenso,thesciencesareanareawherevirtualrealityholdsparticularpromiseforclassrooms.“Thebiggestimpedimentisgoingtobethequalityofthatexperience,andthatmeanshowcloselyitmimics（模仿）thephysicalworld,”saidDavidEvans,ascientist.“Doingdangerousthingsandrunningintoalotmorecasesrepresentahugelearningopportunity.”

   Lambagreed.“Tooofteninschools,whenwedothingsinlabs,youmixthingstogetherandyougetthisoutcome.Andifyoudon'tgetthatoutcome,youdidsomethingwrong,butwedon'thaveenoughresourcesforyoutoredoit,”hesaid.“Invirtualreality,allIdoisonthecomputer.Idon’thavetoactuallyusechemicals.”

1.Whatdoesavirtualrealityheadsetreallyhelpthestudentsdo?

A.Takesomeexercise.B.Performanoperation.

C.Goforabusride.D.Havedifferentexperiences.

2.Thetechnologyisrarelyusedinclassroomsmainlybecause________.

A.studentsshowlittleinterestinitB.it'stooexpensiveforuserstoaffordit

C.supportingsoftwareisinaccessibleyetD.it'sinconvenienttobeoperatedbystudents

3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“impediment”inParagraph5?

A.Opportunity.B.Difficulty.C.Surprise.D.Disappointment.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdobothLambandEvansagreewith?

A.Thistechnologycansavestudentsalotoftime.

B.Thistechnologyissafewhenusedinexperiments.

C.Thistechnologycanenrichstudents'learningexperiences.

D.Thistechnologycanproduceabetterresultinreallife.

4、Askanyofmystepchildrenandthey'llagree:

Thequickestwaytoproducealongandangryshoutistocomplain,“It’snotfair!

”Icangoonandonabouthowfairnesshasnothingtodowithwhogetstheslightlylargercookie,andhowimportantitistobegratitudeforalloftheincredibleprivilegeswehave.Andyet,IdisplayedrightbythoseinspiringquotesaboutthankfulnesspostedbyfamilyandfriendsonFacebook.I'velaughedattheconceptofkeepingagratitudejournal,adailydiaryofthingsinmylifetobethankfulfor,asseenonOprahandinmanystudiesabouthappiness.（Despitealltheevidencetorecommendit,keepingonejustdoesn’tfeellikeme.）

   Butaccordingtoarecentstudy,peoplewhopractisegratitudearemorejoyfulandoptimisticandlesslonely.Iwouldlovetoexperienceallofthosethings,sowhydoIgetallsickinsidewhenIhearaboutpractisinggratitude?

Thebiggestreasonisthatitsometimesfeelsslightlydishonest.

   Earlierthisyear,though,Idecideditwastimetogivegratitudearealchance;Iwantedtoseefirsthandifitwouldchangemyoutlook.Then,astreamofterriblethingshappened—itfeltlikeeverynightonthenewstherewasanothertragedy,anditfeltlikethewholeworldwasgoingtoruin.Puttingasideafewminutesadaytothinkaboutalltheawesometilingsinmylifefeltbothunimportantanddisrespectful.ButIsatdownandtriedit.WhileIwouldn'tgoasfarasajournal,Ididtrytospendafewminuteseachdayfeelingthankful.

   Andsomethingclicked.Allowingmyselfsmallmomentsofgratitudedidn’tfeelastiredasIthoughtitwould;itfeltuplifting,evenrestorative.Irealizedthatgratitudeasagoalstillmakesmechange.Appreciatingwhatwehavecanhelpusunderstandwhatotherpeopleare,bothfarawayandclosertohome.

1.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisstepchildren?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B.Toexpresstheyarespeciallynaughty.

C.Toshowhowfairheistothem.

D.Topresentthebenefitsof