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广东省六校届高三上学期第二次联考英语
广东省六校2020届高三上学期第二次联考
英语
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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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A
WithalltheattentionThanksgivingandChristmasgetfromtravellers,it’seasytooverlookHalloweenasadestinationholiday.Whileafewcitiesprovideaghostlyatmosphereallyearround,annualfestivals,themeparkpop-upeventsandotherhauntedhappeningselsewherehavehelpedmaketheholidayatravelmini-seasonallitsown.
NewOrleans
Hometoyear-roundcemeterywalks,NewOrleansisamongthecitiesthatnaturallyharmonizewithHalloween.WorthnotingeveryOctoberisthefamily-friendlyHalloweenparade,happeningthisyearonOct.21,withfloatsdevotedtothemeslikewerewolvesandvampires.Floatridersthrowlocallymadecandiestothecrowd.NewOrleanshostsplentyofafter-event-parties,buttheprocessionitselfdrawsallagesincostume.
Whitby,England
ThispicturesquetownonEngland’sYorkshirecoastisconsideredtobethehomeofDracula,thoughinadifferentway.BramStokerspentjustamonthinWhitby,butthosefourweeksinJulyandAugust1890wereimportantinthecreationofhismostfamousbook,“Dracula”,whichwaspublishedin1897.Whitbycelebratedthe125thanniversaryofStoker’svisitin2015,butthisyearyoucanseetheskeletalremainsofWhitbyAbbeyilluminatedthroughoutthefinalweekofOctober.
Salem,Massachusetts
Hometotheinfamouswitchtrialsoftheearly1690s,itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthistownisahotbedforHalloweenactivity.OnewaySalembuildsonitsspectralpastiswiththenearlymonth-longfestivaloftheDead.Eventsstartingfrommid-Octoberthisyearincludepsychicreadings,mourning-themedteaandonHalloweennight,awitchesgathering.
Orlando,Florida
ThehomeofDisneyWorldandUniversalStudiosgoesall-outwithhugeHalloweenevents.Universalthisyearwillholdits27thHalloweenHorrorNightonOct.30,aseasonalpop-upfeaturinghauntedhousesand“scareactors”employedtofrightenvisitors.Plus,therearemanyotheractivitiesliketrick-or-treating,Disneycharacterencounters,aHalloweenballandfireworks.
21.Whichofthefollowingismostrecommendedforafamilygoingtogether?
A.NewOrleans.B.Whitby,England.
C.Salem,Massachusetts.D.Orlando,Florida.
22.WheredoHalloweenactivitieslastthelongestthisyear?
A.NewOrleans.B.Whitby,England.
C.Salem,Massachusetts.D.Orlando,Florida.
23.WhatcanyoudoinOrlando,Florida?
A.Havemourning-themedtea.B.Enjoydancing.
C.WatchDisneymovies.D.Seeskeletalremains.
B
AcloudlessSouthernCaliforniaskyloomsovertheProParkCoursefortheProSkateParkSeries.Heretocompetearesomeofthetopfemaleskatersintheworld.Thewomenskatersrangeinagefromearlyadolescencetoearly30s,butinasportthatembracesyouth,thereisonewhostandsout.At8yearsold,SkyBrown,wouldbetheyoungestskater,maleorfemale,evertocompeteatthisseries.
Sheisknowntosome—aminorstaroftheviralage.WhenherfirstvideowaspostedtoYouTube,Skyinitiallygainedalittleinternetfameasaprematureandlevel-headed4-year-old—highlyintelligent,well-spokenbeyondheryears,hugelytalented,andyetgrounded.Fouryearslater,itwasannouncedthatshewouldbecompetingatHuntingtonBeach.Still,thequestionremains:
Isshetrulyready,orwillthisbeanothercasewhererealitycomescrashingdownhardonallthehype?
Andthen,itturnsouttobeanythingbut.Skygoesoutandpresentsonesurpriseafteranother.CommentatorsNealHendrixandChrisPastrasareleftinawe,“Halfoftheproscan'tdo.”Theonlythingthatmakestheprodigylooklikeakidishersize.Ineveryotherregard,sheholdsherownwithskaters10and20yearshersenior.BeforethecompetitionatHuntington,Skywasacuriosity.After,sheisacompetitor.
Sky'sfirstmemoryofaskateboardisseeingherfather,Stuart,doingafewtricksinfrontofthefamilyhome.“Italwayslookedreallyfun,”saysSky.“Ijustkeptbeggingtotryit.”Skyprogressedquickly,althoughsheneverhadaformalcoach.Somehowshejusthadtheknack.Everymovement,everyshiftinweight,everypushandpullofbodyonboard,sheabsorbed.Then,shediditherself.
“Yougetsoclosetomakingit,”shesaysofherprocess,“andthinkyou'reabouttolandit,andthenittakesyou100moretimes.I'malwayssayingtomyparents,'Justonelasttry.'”Ifanyonewaspushing,strivingtogetbetter,itwasSkyherself,learningnewtricksthesamewayeveryoneelsedoes—bytrying,failing,falling,andgettingbackupagain.
24.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?
A.ToshowSky’searlyexperience.
B.ToshowSky’stalentsfromvariedaspects.
C.Toshowthepublic’sdoubtaboutSky’scompetence.
D.Toshowthepublic’srecognitionofSky’sperformances.
25.WhatdoweknowaboutSky?
A.Sheequalstheseniorskatersinthecompetition.
B.Shelookslikeaprofessionalskaterintermsofherfigure.
C.Sheparticipatesinacompetitioninappropriatefortheyoung.
D.Shehasalreadybecomeahouseholdnamebeforethecompetition.
26.WhatisthemainreasonforSky’sachievements?
A.Herparentspushhertoohard.
B.Shepracticeshardandneverquits.
C.Hercoachisverystrictwithher.
D.Herfatherexertsastronginfluenceonher.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ARockyRoadLeadstoInternetFame
B.AStrongCompetitorStandsoutfromCrowd
C.An8-year-oldSkaterAmazestheWorld
D.AWonderShowsattheProSkateParkSeries
C
In1992,TeenTalkBarbiewasreleasedwiththecontroversialvoicefragment,“Mathclassishard.”Whilethetoy'sreleasemetwithstrongpublicreaction,thisunderlyingassumptionpersists,spreadingthemyththatwomendonotthriveinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematic(STEM)fieldsduetobiologicalinadequaciesinmathaptitude.However,in2019JessicaCantlonatCarnegieMellonUniversityledaresearchteamthatcomprehensivelyexaminedthebraindevelopmentofyoungboysandgirlsandfoundnogenderdifferenceinbrainfunctionormathability.
Cantlonandherteamconductedthefirstneuroimagingstudytoevaluatebiologicalgenderdifferencesinmathaptitudeofyoungchildren.HerteamusedfunctionalMRI(核磁共振)tomeasurethebrainactivityin104youngchildren(3-to-10-year-old;55girls)whilewatchinganeducationalvideocoveringearlymathtopics,likecountingandaddition.Theresearcherscomparedscansfromtheboysandgirlstoevaluatebrainsimilarity.Inaddition,theteamexaminedbrainmaturitybycomparingthechildren'sscanstothosetakenfromagroupofadults(63adults;25women)whowatchedthesamemathvideos.
Afternumerousstatisticalcomparisons,Cantlonandherteamfoundnodifferenceinthebraindevelopmentofgirlsandboys.Inaddition,theresearchersfoundnodifferenceinhowboysandgirlsprocessedmathskillsandwereequallyengagedwhilewatchingtheeducationalvideos.Finally,boys'andgirls'brainmaturitywerestatisticallyequivalentwhencomparedtoeithermenorwomenintheadultgroup.
CantlonsaidshethinkssocietyandculturearelikelysteeringgirlsandyoungwomenawayfrommathandSTEMfields,aspreviousstudiesshowthatfamiliesspendmoretimewithyoungboysinplaythatinvolvesspatialcognition(空间认知).“Typicalsocializationcanmakeworsesmalldifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsthatcansnowballintohowwetreattheminscienceandmath,”Cantlonsaid.“Weneedtobeawareoftheseoriginstoensurewearen'ttheonescausingthegenderinequities.”
However,thisprojectisfocusedonearlychildhooddevelopmentusingalimitedsetofmathtasks.Cantlonwantstocontinuethisworkusingabroaderscopeofmathskills,suchasspatialprocessingandmemory,andfollowthechildrenovermanyyears.
28.Whatcanweinferaboutthetoy’srelease?
A.Ithasraisedastormofapplause.
B.Girlsperformnoworsethanboysinmath.
C.Mathisasubjectdifficulttoeveryoneofus.
D.Womenarebornwithinsufficientmathabilities.
29.WhatcanwelearnfromthestudyconductedbyCantlon?
A.Boysprocessmathskillsmorequicklythangirls.
B.Boysandgirlshavesimilarbraininmathabilities.
C.Boysandgirlshavesimilarinterestinmath.
D.Adultshavebetterbrainthanchildreninmath.
30.WhatwillCantlonmostlikelyagreewith?
A.Parentsshouldlengthenthetimespentwithgirls.
B.Societyiscausingagreatergenderdifferenceinmathabilities.
C.Cultureplaysaleadingroleinchildren’sbraindevelopment.
D.Weshouldcultivateboys’andgirls’mathabilitiesequally.
31.HowwillCantlonfurtherherresearch?
A.Byusingawiderrangeofmathskills.
B.Byinvolvingabroaderscopeofsubjects.
C.Byincreasingthecomplexityofmathtasks.
D.Byfollowingthechildrenuntiltheiradulthood.
D
JonathanAgnewrecentlydescribed“unofficialinterviews”asthosewhereyouagreethatit’s“betweenyouandI”.AndaTimesjournalistwroteaboutsomeonewhohad“madeJennyandIfeelsowelcome”.Theyarebothintelligentpeoplewiththeabilitytoexpressideasfluentlyandlogically.Andyettheywrote“I”wheretheymeant“me”.
It’shappeningmoreandmore.Wearescaredofthemistakelike“Terryandmewenttothepub”.We’veallbeentaughtthatitshouldbe“TerryandIwenttothepub”.Pluswe’veheardtheQueensay“myhusbandandI”alot.Sowebegintouse“andI”evenwhenitshouldbe“andme”.
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