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《精品》广东省深圳实验珠海一中等六校届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题
广东省六校(广州二中,深圳实验,珠海一中,中山纪念,东莞中学,惠州一中)
2019届高三第二次联考试题
英语试题
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A
Montreal,Quebecisagreatvacationdestinationwithanumberofannualandon-goingactivitiesandeventsinthearea.Findavarietyofareaactivitiesandattractions,lodgingoptionsandcompletevacationpackagesconvenientlyonline!
WinterinMontreal:
IceSkating
Theskatingexperiencestartswithaguidewhowillbringyourgrouptoarink(溜冰场)thatisbestforlearning.Youcanrentskates,andyouwillbetaughthowtoskatecomfortablywhetheryouareabeginneroranexpert.Theskatingexperiencelasts3hoursandanextrahourwhenyouareallowedtotakepicturesandtrulyenjoytherinkexperience.
MontrealTowerObservatory
This4-hourtourwilltakegueststothetallestinclinedtowerintheworld,completewithanaddedtourofthebotanicalgarden.You’llnoticethatthecityisactuallyquitebeautifulespeciallyfromsuchatallbuilding.Ifyouarebringingchildrenalongtheywillgetakickoutofhowuniquethestructureofthebuildingisintheskylineofthisbigcity.Thetriptothetoptakesonlyapproximately2minutes.
FlavorsofOldMontrealWalkingTour
Thisisa1.5-hourfoodwalkingtour.You’llbasicallyexploreallofoldMontréalandyouwillseeaplacethathasarichcultureandrichhistory.Youwillseewhatitwaslikeintheoldendays.YouwillseethelifeofthefirstandonlyFrenchprovinceinCanada.Youwilleatdeliciousfoodslikecheese,macaroons,andevenmore.MontrealHalf-DayBikeTour
Montrealhalf-daybiketourisfamilyfriendlywhichlastsalmost3hours.Thisrideisacceptableforanyskilllevelandanyage.Therearethreeroutestochoosefromincludingthecitytour,theVistaarchitecturetourandthecityofcontrasttour.Eachcoursewillhaveatourguidewhowillintroducethesightseeingduringthetrip.
1.Howlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtoexperiencetheskating?
A.2hours.B.3hours.C.4hours.D.5hours.
2.WhatcanyoudoonthetourofMontrealTowerObservatory?
A.Takethefasttriptothetopofthetower.
B.Seesomepreciousplantsfromabirdview.
C.Enjoythebeautyofthecityinthebotanicalgarden.
D.Teachtheuniquestructureofthebuildingtoyourchildren.
3.Whichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttospendaweekendwithyourparents?
A.WinterinMontreal:
IceSkating.
B.MontrealTowerObservatory.
C.FlavorsofOldMontrealWalkingTour.
D.MontrealHalf-DayBikeTour.
B
Youhaveheardthewords“thatwhichdoesnotkillyoumakesyoustronger”.Ihavefoundittrue.ButIalsobelieveinthephilosophythatwearenotdefined(定义)bywhathappenstous,butbywhatwedowhenthingshappentous.
Somefriendsthinkwehavehadfarmorethanourshareofbadthingsoccur,butIdon’tthinkbadthingsareshared.Theyareeventsthatoccurastheresultofmanyaspects,sometimesfarpastourcontrolorevenknowledgeofthem.Iamalsoafirmbelieverinthelawsofunintendedconsequences—oneeventcausesthingsthatarequiteunexpected,sometimespositive,sometimesnot.
SoasIconsideredthequestionof“Whatmotivatesme?
”andsoughtananswer,itstruckmethatIsimplyrefusetobedefeated.Iwon’tletlifeoreventstearmedowntothepointatwhichIamnolongerme,orsimplystopbeing.
In2008,Ibattledthreetypesofcancer,hadfourcanceroperations,thefirmIworkedforclosedwithoutnotice,mywifewasinahorriblecaraccident,gotlaidofffromhercompany,theeconomydevastatedourlifesavings,…andthatwasforstarters.
Wealsolosttwofamilymembersandmyclosestfriend.HewasthelastpersonIwouldexpecttopassawayoutofourfriends.Butadiseasetookholdofhim9yearsearlier.Hismemorialservicewasfilledwithlove,andmanyofustoldabouthisjoyoflife,humor,hisachievements,andthechallengeshehadovercomeinhislife—whichweremanyandpainful.Hewouldnotbedefeatedinhislifeeither.
Today,mywifeandIarehand-in-hand,continuingtryingtoliveourliveswithdignity,althoughlivingitdifferentlyfromtheendof2007.
4.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthormostagreewith?
A.Weshouldtakeourshareofbadthings.
B.Oneeventmaycausemanyunexpectedresults.
C.Manybadthingscouldhavebeenpreventedbyus.
D.Humansaresometimesdefinedbytheirsurroundings.
5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sexperiencein2008?
A.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.B.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.
C.Misfortunesnevercomealone.D.Nopains,nogains.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastated”inParagraph4mean?
A.Destroyed.B.Increased.C.Supported.D.Included.
7.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tocomplain.B.Toadvertise.
C.Toencourage.D.Toexplain.
C
ChrisMazdzerwonasilvermedalinamen’sluge(无舵雪橇)singleseventat2018PyeongchangWinterOlympics,SouthKorea—equalingthebestfinisheverforanymemberoftheUSOlympiclugeteam.Intheluge,competitorslieflat,feetfirst,onasmallsled(雪橇).Theycantravelaroundanicytrackatspeedsupto140kilometersanhour.Theriderscontrolthesled’sspeedbychangingthepositionoftheirfeetorbymovingtheirshoulders.
SowhydidtheUSlugeteamwinamedalatthePyeongchangOlympics?
MostcreditmustgotoChrisMazdzerhimself.TheAmericansaidhiswinwasaproductof16yearsofpreparationandintensetraining.ButanotherreasonforMazdzer’ssuccesscouldhavebeenthe3-Dprintingtechnology,whichhisteamusedtomakeitsequipment.
Theterm3-Disshortforthreedimensional,meaninganobjectwithlength,widthandheight.In3-Dprinting,3-Dmodelsarefirstcreatedasfiles,ordocuments,onacomputer.Theprinterthenusesasubstance(物质)likeplasticormetaltocreatephysicalobjects.Theprocessinvolvesmakingonelayerofmaterialatatimeuntiltheobjectsreachfullform.
TheUSlugeteamworkedwithanAmericancompanycalledStratasysonthedesigningandmanufacturingprocessforthesleds.First,thecompanymadeascan,orimage,ofthebodyofeverymemberofthelugeteam.Then,3-Dprintingtechnologywasusedtocreatetoolsformakingmolds(模子)intheshapeofOlympiansontopofasled.Theprocessofdesigningandtoolingsledpartsishighlycomplexandcantakeseveralweeks.OfficialsfromtheUSlugeteamsay3-Dprintingcangreatlysimplifytheprocess,speedinguptheproductionofparts.
JonOwen,saystheuseof3-Dprintinghasmadetheteammorecompetitive.Ithelpstheteam“continuouslyadjustdesignsandrunthesledsonthetrackmuchfasterthantraditionalprocesses,”hesaid.Headdedthatthetechnologyalsoprovidesawaytoperfectlyfiteachridertothesled,whilecuttingproductiontimeandcosts.
8.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmainlycontributedtoMazdzer’swinningthemedal?
A.Hisowngreatefforts.B.Hisusinganewtechnique.
C.Thecooperationwithhislugeteam.D.TheUSOlympiclugeteam’sencouragement.
9.Tomakethesledsfortheteam,whatdidthecompanyhavetodo?
A.Tocreatetoolsformakingsledparts.
B.Totakesomephotosofthemembersfirst.
C.Tocreatemoldsaccordingtothemembers’bodies.
D.ToasktheOlympianstobepresentforseveralweeks.
10.Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthat3-Dprintingmostprobably__________.
A.savesplentyofcompetitors’trainingtime
B.helpscompetitorsachievetheirfullpotential
C.requiresgreatskillsofriderstofitthetrack
D.allowsriderstochangetheirsledscontinuously
11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.How3-Dprintingusuallyworks.B.Howwetakeadvantageof3-Dprinting.
C.HowtheUSlugeteamperformedthisyear.D.How3-DprintinghelpedTeamUSgoforgold.
D
TheDunning-Krugereffectisatypeofcognitivebias(偏见)inwhichpeoplebelievethattheyaresmarterandmorecapablethantheyreallyare.Essentially,lowabilitypeopledonotpossesstheskillsneededtorecognizetheirownincompetence.Thecombinationofpoorself-awarenessandlowcognitiveabilityleadsthemtooverestimatetheirowncapabilities.Thisphenomenonissomethingyouhavelikelyexperiencedinreallife,perhapsataholidayfamilygathering.Throughoutthecourseofthemeal,amemberofyourextendedfamilybeginsspoutingoffonatopic,boldlyannouncingthatheiscorrectandthateveryoneelse’sopinionisstupid,uninformed,andjustplainwrong.Itmaybeplainlyevidenttoeveryonethatthispersonhasnoideawhatheistalkingabout,buthetalkscontinuously,blithelyoblivious(忘乎所以)tohisownignorance.
TheeffectisnamedafterresearchersDavidDunningandJustinKruger,twosocialpsychologists.Theyfoundincompetentpeoplearenotonlypoorperformers,theyarealsounabletoaccuratelyassessandrecognizethequalityoftheirownwork.Theselowperformerswerealsounabletorecognizetheskillandcompetencelevelsofotherpeople,whichispartofthereasonwhytheyconsistentlyviewthemselvesasbetter,morecapable,andmoreknowledgeablethanothers.
Thisisthereasonwhystudentswhoearnfailingscoresonexamssometimesfeelthattheydeservedamuchhigherscore.Theyoverestimatetheirownknowledgeandabilityandareincapableofseeingthepoornessoftheirperformance.
“Inmanycases,theincompetentareoftenblessedwithaninappropriateconfid