黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试（10月）试题

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TerrificNewTechnologies

•Afashionablesmartspeaker

ThenewAmazonEchosmartspeakerhasthesamepopularfeatureastheoriginal--analwayslisteningvoiceassistantreadytoplaymusicandnews,settimers,andusethird-partyapps.Onlynowit'sactuallystylish.The$120speakercomesindifferentfinishes,includingfabricandwood.

•Ahelpinghandforparents

10SuzySnoozehelpsbabiesandkidssleepsoparentscancatchupontheirownsleep.It'sasoundmachineandanightlight.Itconnectswithanappoverwi-fiandturnsintoanaudiomonitor.Ifakidcriesatmidnight,it'lldetectthesoundandtrytocalmhimbacktosleep.Itcanalsoletearlyrisersknowwhenit'sOKtogetoutofbed.MadebyBleepBleeps,the$249"smartnightlight"hasanadorablelittleface.

•Safetyfordingdongs

Doorbellsusedtojustring,ding,anddong.Butthankstomoderntechnology,doorbellscannowdoubleasInternet-connected-surveillance（监视）devices.Rings$249VideoDoorbellProcanrecordHDvideoofyourfrontsteps,evenatnight.Itincludesmotionsensorsandtwo-wayaudio,soyoucanyell"getoffmylawn"fromanywhere.Youcanalsousetheapptoseewhat'sgoingoninfrontofyourhousewhileyou'reatworkorinthebackyard.

•Themust-havekitchengadget

TheInstantPotmakesfoodfastinonepot.Thesurprisekitchenhitisacombinationofpressurecooker,ricecooker,slowcookerandevenyogurtmaker.Ithassensorsandsettingstomakecookingassafeaspossible.Startingat$80,anInstantPotcanmakedishesinlesstimethanittypicallytakestocookthem.

1.WhatcanSuzySnoozedoforparents?

A.Providesunlight.

B.Playwithbabies.

C.Comfortcryingbabies.

D.Remindparentstowakeupkids.

2.WhatistheadvantageoftheVideoDoorbellProcomparedwithtraditionaldoorbells?

A.ItcanplayHDvideos.

B.Itcanmakeasoundofding-dong.

C.Itcancommunicatewiththeusers.

D.Itcantakeontheworkofamonitor.

3.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedintheInstantPot?

A.Thosewholovefastfood.

B.Thosewhoenjoycooking.

C.Thosewhoarebusyworking.

D.Thosewholikegoingcamping.

B

Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin'sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.

TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.

Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They'reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it'sturneddown.

TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism（印象派）.PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom"respectable"artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.

Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword"primitive"forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodern,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.

Intruth,Gauguin'spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot"primitive".Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.

4.WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin'slife?

A. Hehadanunhappychildhood.                      B. HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.

C. HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti.                         D. Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.

5.What'sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?

A. ToexplainwhyGauguin'sworkswerepopular.

B. TopointoutwhereGauguin'sinspirationcamefrom.

C. ToshowGauguin'sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.

D. TocompareGauguin'spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh's.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"spontaneous"underlinedinParagraph5?

A. Natural                           B. Modern                           C. Industrial                           D. Scientific

7.TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.

A. theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin's        B. greatartistssharemanysimilarities

C. theyareasimportantasGauguin                  D. Gauguin'sinfluenceontheirworks

C

Althoughtoys'packagingsaysit's'educational,itdoesn'tmakeitso.That'sthefindingfromanewstudyinJAMAPediatricsthatfoundsometoysbeingmarketedaslanguagepromotersgotinthewayoflearning.

Researchshowsthatforkidstounderstand,speakandeventuallyreadorwritealanguage,theyneedtohearit--lotsofit.Andit's'nevertooearlyforparentsandtocaregiverstogettalking.Thatexplainstheboomingindustryintalkingelectronictoysthatclaimtohelpkidslearnlanguage.

ProfessorAnnaSosa,ofNorthernArizonaUniversity,ledthestudyandsaysshegavefamiliesthreedifferentkindsoftoystoplaywith:

books,traditionaltoyslikehumbleblocksandashapesorter,andelectronictoys.Sosasaysshepickedthosetoysbecausetheyareadvertisedintheirpackagingaslanguage-promotersforbabiesbetweentheagesof10and16months.

"Wehadatalkingonfarm-animalnamesandthings,"Sosasaysoftheelectronictoys."Wehadababycellphone.Andwehadababylaptop.Soyouopenthecoverandstartpushingbuttons,andittellsyouthings.Theparent-childcoupleswereaskedtoplayseparatelywitheachtypeoftoyoverthecourseofthreedays."

"Whenthere'ssomethingelsethat'sdoingsometalking,theparentsseemtobesittingonthesidelinesandlettingthetoytalkforthemandrespondforthem,"Sosasays."That'sbadbecausethebestwayatoycanpromotelanguageininfantsandtoddlersisbystimulatinginteractionbetweenparentandchild.There'ssimplynoevidencethatayoungchildcanlearnlanguagedirectlyfromatoy.Itisn'tresponsiveenough.Itisn'tsocial."

Asfortheothertoys,traditionalblocksandpuzzlesstimulatedmoreconversationthantheelectronictoys,andbooksoutscoredthemall.Butdon'tunderestimatethehumbleblock.Whiletraditionaltoysfellshortofbooksininteractionquantity,Sosanotes,theykeptpaceintermsofquality.

8.WhatisthefindingoftheresearchledbyProfessorAnnaSosa?

A.Toyindustryisfacingnewchallengeinmarketing.

B.Kidsshouldbetaughttolearnwithtoysasearlyaspossible.

C.Peoplemightbemisledbythestatementsofsometoymakers.

D.Parentsneedtobecautiouswhenchoosingtoysfortheirkids.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whyaretalkingelectronictoyssopopular?

A.Becausetheyrepresentthelatestcreations.

B.Becausetheyarousetheinterestlearning.

C.Becausetheyareusedasaneducationaltool.

D.Becausetheyareeasyforthekidstocontrol.

10.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatitisnecessaryfortheparents______________.

A.tosharetheirexperiencesofreadingwiththeirkids

B.tosparemoretimetostaywiththeirkidsathome

C.toencouragetheirkidstoattendsocialactivities

D.togetinvolvedintheconversationsonwiththeirkids

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoelectronictoysaslanguagepromoters?

A.Critical.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Objective.

D

Youcanrelaxifrememberingeverythingisn'tyourstrongsuit.Recentresearchmakesthecasethatbeingforgetfulcanbeastrength--infactselectivememorycanevenbeasignofstrongerintelligence.

Traditionalresearchonmemoryhasfocusedontheadvantagesofrememberingeverything.Butlookingthroughyearsofrecentmemorydata,researchersfoundthattheneurobiologyofforgetting1002001U0canbejustasimportanttoourdecision-makingaswhatourmindschoosetoremember.

Makingintelligentdecisionsdoesn'tmeanyouneedtohavealltheinformationathand.Itjustmeansyouneedtoholdontothemostvaluableinformation.Andthatmeansclearingupspaceinyourmemorypalaceforthemostup-to-dateinformationonclientsandsituations.Ourbrainsdothisbycreatingnewneurons（神经元）inourhippocampus,whichhavethepowertooverwrite（重写）existingmemoriesthatareinfluencingourdecision-making.

Ifyouwanttoincreasethenumberofnewneuronsinourbrains'learningregion,tryexercising.Someaerobicexerciselikejogging,powerwalkingandswimminghasbeenfoundtoincreasethenumberofneuronsmakingimportantconnectionsinourbrains.

Whenweforgetthenamesofcertainclientsordetailsaboutoldjobs,thebrainismakingachoicethatthesedetailsdon'tmatter.Althoughtoomuchforgetfulnesscanbeacauseforconcern,theoccasionallostdetailcanbeasignofaperfectlyhealthymemorysystem.Theresearchersfoundthatourbrainsfacilitatedecision-makingbystoppingusfromfocusingtoomuchonunimportantpastdetails.Instead,thebrainhelpsusrememberthemostimportantpa