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届湖北黄冈中学高三网络联考英语试题学生版

2020届湖北黄冈中学高三2月网络联考

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whetheryou'relookingforantiques,food,collectors'itemsorjustrandomjunk,ourrichheritagehasproducedsomeofthefinestmarketsintheworld.Hereare3ofthem.

EdinburghFarmers’Market

Tradershavelongsoldtheirgoodsintheshadowofthecity’sspectacularcastle,whichdatesbackto1130—－andit’satraditionthatshowsnosignofabating.EdinburghFarmers’MarkettakesplaceonCastleTerraceeverySaturdayandattractsahugecrowdwithitslocallysourcedgoods.Themarketisnowinits15thyearandchampionstheverybestinScottishproduce,fromknitweartoorganicwaterbuffaloandlobster.

FordAirfieldMarket

Lookingforanold-styleprostheticleg

aventriloquist’sdummy,orevenasuitofarmour?

Thechancesareyouwillfindwhatyouareafter—andplentyofotherrandomstuff—atoneofthehundredsofstallshere.Amarketandtwohugecar-bootsalesareheldthroughouttheweekallyearround,comerainorshine.Themarkethasbeenrunningfor25yearsandisawell-knowntreasuretroveforantiquesexpertslookingforabargain.

StGeorge’sMarket

FollowyournosealongMayStreetinBelfastandthesmellsofdelicioushome-madefoodfromacrosstheglobewilllandyouinStGeorge’sMarket.Withthreedifferentweeklymarketsaccompaniedbyfreshfoodandlivemusic,StGeorge’swasoncevotedthebestintheUK.WhenBelfastbecameanimportantportinthe17thcentury,therangeofgoodsgrewandtradingthrived.

1.WhatisspecialaboutEdinburghFarmers’Market?

A.Itlastsalongtime.

B.Itprovideslocalproducts.

C.Itoffersallkindsoffood.

D.Itattractsantiquesexperts.

2.WhenwasthetradingatStGeorge’sMarketbooming?

A.Ittheyearof1130.

B.Fifteenyearsago.

C.Inthe17thcentury

D.Twenty-fiveyearsago.

3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anovel.

C.Awebsite.D.Amagazine.

B

Onespecialgrandmotherislending100yearsofwisdomtostrangersonNewYorkCity’supperWestside.HerofficeattractsmanyNewYorkers,whowaitforachatwiththewoman.

Insidetheoffice

youwillfindalaptopwith100-year-oldgrandmotherEileenWilkinsonwaitingtochat.ShemayliveacrossthecountryinWashingtonState,butthankstohergrandson,MikeMatthews,whoisasocialprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,sheisnowsharingwordsofwisdomforachat.

“Youcanbeanythingyouwant,”Eileensaid.“Don’tcomplainaboutanything.Youcandosomethingaboutit.”

Overthepastthreemonths,hundredsofpeoplehavestoppedby,chattingwithEileenasiftheywereoldfriends.“ShecompletelygetsakickoutofmeetingNewYorkersbecausetheyaresoopenabouttheirlives,”saidMatthews.

Amusicstudentaskedforadviceonaperformance.Otherswerecuriousaboutlifein1917.

Oneboysaidhewasalreadyplanninghisnextvisit.“Sheissowiseandenergetic,”hesaid.“Andshereallydoesn'tlook100yearsold.Shelooksasifshewasinherearlylate80s.”

Eileenspentmostofherlifeasahomemakerandmother

Shesaidtrulylisteninggaveheradvice-givingabilityandshewashonest.

Eileenhostsonlinechatsandhastwoaccountsofthesocialmedia.“ItworksbothwaysbecauseIgetgreatjoytalkingtothem,”shesaid.Eileenisn'tslowingdownanytimesoon,bringingnewmeaningtothesaying,“Theroadtoyourgrandma’shouseisneverlong.”Shesaidthesecrettoherlonglifewaslivingagoodlife.

4.HowdoesEileenhelpstrangers?

A.Bychattingwiththem.

B.Byworkingforthem.

C.Bylendingmoneytothem.

D.Bygivingspeechestothem.

5.WhatdostrangersthinkofEileen?

A.Sheisaresponsiblemother.

B.Sheisgoodatperforming.

C.Sheisfullofenergyandwisdom.

D.Sheisawomanofcaringforeducation.

6.WhatwillEileendointhefuture?

A.Setuponlinechats.

B.Makeherlifesimple.

C.Bringnewmeaningtothesaying.

D.Continuetoshareherwisdom.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WaysofLivingaGoodLife.

B.ASpecial100-year-oldWoman.

C.HelpingtheStrangersIsInteresting.

D.TheSecrettoa100-year-oldWoman’sLongLife.

C

Inrecentyears,stressed-outurbaniteshavebeenseekingrefugeingreenspacesfortheprovenpositiveimpactsonphysicalandmentalhealth,butthebenefitsof“bluespace”—theseaandcoastline,butalsorivers,lakes,canals,waterfalls,evenfountains—arelesswellpublicized,yetthesciencehasbeenconsistentforatleastadecade:

beingbywaterisgoodforbodyandmind.

“Manyoftheprocessesareexactlythesameaswithgreenspace—withsomeaddedbenefits,”saysDrMathewWhite,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofExeter.Whitesaystherearethreeestablishedpathwaysbywhichthepresenceofwaterispositivelyrelatedtohealthandhappiness.First,therearethebeneficialenvironmentalfactors,suchaslesspollutedairandmoresunlight.Second,peoplewholivebywatertendtobemorephysicallyactive.Third—andthisiswherebluespaceseemstohaveanedgeoverothernaturalenvironments—waterhasapsychologicallyrestorativeeffect.Whenyouaresailing,surfingorswimming,saysWhite,“you’rereallyintunewithnaturalforcesthere.”Bybeingforcedtoconcentrateonthequalitiesoftheenvironment,weaccessacognitivestatehonedovermillennia.Wateris,quiteliterally,immersive.

CatherineKellyisawellnesspractitionerwhoteachesclassesin“mindfulnessbythesea”.Shesaystheseahasameditativequality.

“Togototheseaissynonymouswithlettinggo,”saysKelly.“Itcouldbelyingonabeachorsomebodyhandingyouacocktail.Forsomebodyelse,itcouldbeawild,emptycoast.Butthereisthisreallyhumansenseof:

‘Oh,look,there’sthesea’—andtheshouldersdrop.”

8.Whydopeoplegotothe“bluespace”forarelaxation?

A.Toseekpositiveeffectonbodyandmind.

B.Tohaveagoodswiminthebluesea.

C.Toconsiderthebeneficialenvironmentalfactors.

D.Totendtobemorecarefulandactive.

9.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thecharacteristicsofthebeneficialandfriendlyenvironmentalfactors.

B.Theclassificationofbeingbywaterisgoodforbodyandmind.

C.Theimportanceofthebeneficialandfriendlyenvironmentalfactors.

D.Thecausesofbeingbywateraregoodforbodyandmind.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersive”inparagraph2referto?

A.Beinginterested.B.Beingforced.

C.Beinginvolved.D.Beingmoved.

11.WhatdoesCatherineKellyfindabout“goingtothesea”accordingtothetext?

A.TrickofthelessonB.Secretofthehappiness.

C.SenseofhumanbeingsD.Broadnessofthesea

D

Languageswillcontinuetodiverge.EvenifEnglishweretobecometheuniversallanguage,itwouldstilltakemanydifferentforms.IndeedthesamecouldhappentoEnglishashashappenedtoChinese:

alanguageofintellectualswhichdoesn’tvaryhugelyalongsidealargenumberofvariationsusedbylocalpeoples.

Wewillcontinuetoteachotherlanguagesinsomeform,andnotjustforreasonsofpracticaluse.Learningalanguageisgoodforyourmentalhealth;itforcesyoutounderstandanotherculturalandintellectualsystem.SoIhopeBritisheducationwilldevelopamorerationalapproachtotheforeignlanguagesavailabletostudentsinlinewiththeirpoliticalimportance.Becausesomanypeoplebelieveitisnolongerimportanttoknowanotherlanguage,Ifearthattimedevotedtolanguageteachinginschoolsmaywellcontinuetodecline.Butyoucanarguethatlearninganotherlanguagewellismoreexhaustingthan,say,learningtoplaychesswell—itinvolvessensitivitytoasetofcomplicatedrules,andalsotocontext.

Technologywillcertainlymakeadifferencetotheuseofforeignlanguages.Computersmay,forinstance,relievethehardworkthatavasttranslationrepresents.Butnoonewhohasseenacomputertranslationwillthinkitcansubstituteforliveknowledgeofthedifferentlanguages.Amachinewillalwaysbebehindthetimes.Stillmoreimportantisthefactthatnocomputerwillevergetattheassociationsbeyondthewordsassociationsthatmaynotbeexpressedbutwhichcarrymuchofthemeaning.InlanguageslikeArabicthatcontextisveryimportant.Languagescomewithheavyculturalbaggagetoo—inFrenchorGermanifyoumisstheculturalreferencesbehindawordyou’reverylikelytobemissingthemeaning.Itwillbeveryhardtoteachallthattocomputer.

AllthepredictionsarethatEnglishwillbespokenbyadecliningproportionoftheworld’spopulationinthe21stcentury.Idon’tthinkforeignlanguageswillreallybecomelessimportant,buttheymightbeperceivedtobe—andthatwouldintheendbe—averybadthing.

12.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthatChinese_______.

A.isalanguagefullofculturalbackground

B.isnarrowlyusedbylocalpeoples

C.willberegardedasimportantasEnglish

D.willsoonbecometheuniversallanguage

13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sopinion?

A.Foreignlanguagesshouldbetaughtforpoliticalimportance.

B.Learninganotherlanguageisjustlikelearningtoplaychesswell.

C.Britisheducationlacksarationalapproachtotheteachingofforeignlanguages.

D.Learningalanguageneedtoknowacountry’culturalandintellectualsystem.

14.Whycanthecomputertranslationmakeadifferencetotheuseofforeignlanguages?

A.Itcanreplaceforliveknowledgeofthedifferentlanguages.

B.Itcanalwayskeepthepacewiththetimesinthetranslation.

C.Itcanreducethehardworkthatavasttranslationrepresents.

D.Itcanexpresstheimpliedmeaningbeyondwordassociations.

15.Whatisthetext